FOY Ruby-crowned kinglet on Parmenter Road, Lodi, NY foraging near our pond.
On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 12:02 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest < cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Saturday, April 08, 2017. > > 1. Photos of Little Gull Dorchester Park Broome County 4/6/17 > 2. Re: Photos of Little Gull Dorchester Park Broome County 4/6/17 > 3. NE Ithaca, Fri 4/7 > 4. FOY Field Sparrow > 5. Purple finch and "The yellow birds are back" > 6. Weekend beginner and up bird walks > 7. Re: FOY Field Sparrow > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Photos of Little Gull Dorchester Park Broome County 4/6/17 > From: David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 01:31:26 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > see http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35739589 > > Dave Nicosia > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Photos of Little Gull Dorchester Park Broome County 4/6/17 > From: "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 13:57:16 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Nice - thanks Dave. I hope it's there (and accessible) in a couple of > hours.... > > Ken > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 7, 2017, at 1:31 AM, David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com<mailto: > daven102...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > see http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35739589 > > Dave Nicosia > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/ > CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@ > cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: NE Ithaca, Fri 4/7 > From: Mark Chao <markc...@imt.org> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 11:03:11 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > This morning, I saw a BROWN THRASHER singing in our yard in suburban > northeast Ithaca. I think it was the first thrasher I’ve ever found on our > street. > > > > Not far away in the yard, a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS has started to build > a nest in the same box where a pair successfully raised four young last > year. Last weekend, the male was cleaning out pieces of last year’s nest. > On Wednesday and Thursday, the female made several trips to the nest with > new material. She seemed to waste a lot of energy trying to jam very long > stiff twigs crosswise through the box opening. But a few did bend enough > to get through. > > > > Mark Chao > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: FOY Field Sparrow > From: Tom Hoebbel <tomhoeb...@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 13:03:44 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > We have our first Field Sparrow under our feeder today...cleaning up the > millet that the other birds are forsaking. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video > www.TH-Photo.com <http://www.th-photo.com/> > 607-539-6121 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Purple finch and "The yellow birds are back" > From: Bard Prentiss <bvanwoer...@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 13:53:59 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > Hi, > > Gina spotted our first purple finch of the year this AM. They nest in the > Norway Spruces next door. > > We also had our first male goldfinch in full breeding plumage at a feeder > today. Before today the yellow feathers were sparse and not particularly > attractive. Then today, as if a new species had arrived, We were treated to > the shocking yellow of our first "yellowbird" of the spring. > "The yellow birds are back" was the very predictable announcement , each > spring, of a charming, now deceased couple in Dryden. Knowing that I like > birds they would give me a call as soon as they saw their first > "yellowbird". I never had the heart to tell them that the dull, mostly > greenish birds at their feeder all winter were were winter plumage > "yellowbirds". > > Bard > > Bard V. Prentiss > 27 East Main Street > Dryden, NY 13053 > bvanwoer...@gmail.com > 607-844-4691 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Weekend beginner and up bird walks > From: Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 18:17:29 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Hey all > > Just a reminder about ongoing weekend walks at Sapsucker Woods, Cornell > Laboratory of Ornithology. Walks are at 7:30 both Saturday and Sunday > morning. > > Binoculars available for loan. Meet at the front door of the Visitors > Center. > > Led by members of the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted towards beginners but > great for everyone. > > Email me if you have any questions. > > The weather should be improving and good for birds. Dress warmly. > > Linda Orkin > Ithaca, NY > > Sent from my iPhone > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: FOY Field Sparrow > From: Sara Jane Hymes <s...@cornell.edu> > Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2017 02:02:45 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > I also spotted a FOY Field Sparrow in our yard this afternoon along with > the huge numbers of Juncos coming for the millet seed. > -- > > Sara Jane > > > On Apr 7, 2017, at 1:03 PM, Tom Hoebbel <tomhoeb...@gmail.com<mailto:t > omhoeb...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > We have our first Field Sparrow under our feeder today...cleaning up the > millet that the other birds are forsaking. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video > www.TH-Photo.com<http://www.th-photo.com/> > 607-539-6121 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/ > CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@ > cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
