[cayugabirds-l] Early Birds
I was wakened early this morning by the peenting and then flight song of a Woodcock outside the window. He was not there last night. Must have come in on the breeze and gone immediately to setting up territory. That was followed shortly by a Mourning Dove giving its three-syllable (coo-OOOH-ooo) song and then several Cardinals singing out from their territorial boundaries. All of this in the fog/mist/rain! Bob McGuire -- 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/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Byron - WF Goose + 7 Lesser Black-back Gulls (Jerry Lazarczyk)
Interesting coincidence:There was a single Greater White-fronted Goose for a few hours on Sunday afternoon (10 March 2013) at Stewart Park on the south end of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca. During that time 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (7 adults and 1 second year) accumulated there as well. The trip is roughly 90 miles WNW as the gull or goose flies.--Dave NutterOn Mar 12, 2013, at 02:00 AM, geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu wrote:Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:52:48 GMT From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" lazar...@netzero.net To: dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org, geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Byron - WF Goose + 7 Lesser Black-back Gulls Message-ID: 20130312.005248.2200...@webmail11.dca.untd.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Late Monday afternoon I received a Text from S Skelly about a White-fronted Goose and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls off NY33 near Ivison Road in Byron NY . When I arrived Doug Beatty was on site and we saw the birds in the NE quadrant of the intersection. Some of the Lesser Black-backs were quite close to the road while others loafed near the ponding and the WF Goose was near the distant ridgeline and difficult to spot as it rested and preened. Jerry LazarczkGrand Island NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Byron - WF Goose + 7 Lesser Black-back Gulls (Jerry Lazarczyk)
Byron is somewhat NE of Batavia a few mi. WSW of Rochester. The way the NNW winds were blowing by us here in Union Springs it wouldn't take birds long to make the trip! From: nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:55 PM Interesting coincidence: There was a single Greater White-fronted Goose for a few hours on Sunday afternoon (10 March 2013) at Stewart Park on the south end of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca. The trip is roughly 90 miles WNW as the gull or goose flies. --Dave Nutter On Mar 12, 2013, at 02:00 AM, geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu wrote: Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:52:48 GMT From: Jerry Lazarczyk lazar...@netzero.net Late Monday afternoon I received a Text from S Skelly about a White-fronted Goose and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls off NY33 near Ivison Road in Byron NY . -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] More early birds: WIWR
It is so much fun when birds that become fairly regular by summer can give you a charge when you first ID them for the year. In our backyard, Karen and I had a Winter Wren trying to do his song, but doing a poor job of it this morning. Cheers, John -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hammond Hill State Forest migration watch
The Hammond Hill site appears to be about 4.5 miles ESE of the west peak of Mount Pleasant. Some birds may have been visible from both sites, but at least when I was on Mount Pleasant the geese were headed pretty much north, not tracking from Hammond Hill toward Mount Pleasant, nor aiming from Mount Pleasant toward Cayuga Lake. As Kevin noted, even one high flock of Canada Geese which was pointed W was actually traveling N in the strong winds.The location Chris, Jeff Jessie marked on the eBird report is not the parking lot on Hammond Hill Road, but about half a mile to the southeast atop a N-S ridge with conifers to the north and deciduous forest in all other directions. This ridge is the edge of the Cayuga Lake Basin, so it's lucky the Pine Grosbeak was flying west! Is this site on a trail with a clearing for viewing?--Dave NutterOn Mar 11, 2013, at 08:48 AM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote:It's interesting to think that our coverage was so good in the Ithaca area that multiple groups were encountering the same birds. At Mount Pleasant, we had 2 NORTHERN PINTAIL in a large Canada flock shortly after 1 PM, and these were likely the same birds that passed over Hammond at 12:50. Then, there were 3 CACKLING GEESE together in another flock about 15 minutes later, so again possibly one of the same flocks. Definitely no good finches or shrikes, though!KENKen Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.eduOn Mar 10, 2013, at 10:33 PM, Christopher Wood chris.w...@cornell.edu wrote:I spent three hours at Hammond Hill State Forest east of Ithaca this afternoon (starting at 12:10pm) watching migrants. As others have noted, there was an amazing flight of waterfowl throughout Tompkins County and beyond. This flight was strongly dominated by Canada Geese. I was curious how much of a concentrating effect Cayuga Lake had for the geese Would there still be some out to the east or if were they headed toward Cayuga Lake. The numbers of geese were just as high at Hammond Hill as Jessie and I had seen from Monkey Run earlier in the day.In comparing numbers with Luke Seitz and others watching from Cornell campus, it seemed that we recorded very close to the same number of birds. While some of these birds may have been the same, the great majority were probably different suggesting a very broad front given others reported similar numbers in Trumansburg. It would be fun to organize several different stations in the Finger Lakes (and beyond) the next time we have such a flight on a weekend.Jessie Barry and Jeff Gerbracht joined me for part of the time I was here and helped me find much more than I would have done on my own.Highlights included 8 Golden Eagles, 1 PINE GROSBEAK, 1 Northern Shrike, 1 White-winged Crossbill and at least 24 Evening Grosbeaks.Waterfowl made up the bulk of the show: 297 Snow Goose, 26575 Canada Geese, 13 Cackling Geese, 1 Tundra Swan, 1 Wood Duck, 2 Northern PintailA complete checklist with some photos can be found at the link below. I broke counts of Canadas into 20 minute segments for anyone interested (which may just be me!)http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13354236Good birding,ChrisChristopher WoodeBird Project LeaderCornell Lab of Ornithologyhttp://ebird.orghttp://birds.cornell.edu--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!-- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question about lower lake road
The ice edge is a gathering place for ducks throughout the winter, but Lower Lake Road provides a prime spot for viewing.The melting of the southern ice edge northwards up to Lower Lake Road in early March typically coincides with the arrival of many Anas ducks, so it's a good time to search for Eurasian Wigeon before the ponds at Montezuma thaw out.There are also Snow Geese which spend much if not all of the winter resting in the middle of the widest part of Cayuga Lake, between Aurora and Dean's Cove, commuting to farm fields east and west of Cayuga Lake. On Sunday afternoon there was still a raft of Snow Geese in this location as well. I've seen a similar raft of Snow Geese on Seneca Lake below Sampson SP.I think the south end of the lake does rival in diversity, but certainly the north end is the prime gathering spot at the end of winter.--Dave NutterOn Mar 11, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Christopher Wood chris.w...@cornell.edu wrote:There are also different factors at play with different species and different individuals of the same species. Some, like Northern Pintail, American Black Duck, Mallard were waiting to be able to forage in fields (say at the Mucklands). So they tend to concentrate at the north end and then make flights up to those fields to see if there are areas to forage. Tundra Swans and Snow Geese do similar things (forage in muck). Snow Geese are shot at right now, so they stay out more toward the middle of the lake. Aythya (Redhead, scaup) dive for food. As the lake opens in the spring, they follow the ice edge as it reveals foraging areas that were impossible to reach earlier in the year. So you have optimal staging for daily movements in some species, optimal foraging for others, migration staging for others compounded with the advantages of flocking for predator avoidance. All this leads to some very large concentrations with exceptional diversity at the north end of the lake in spring -- concentrations and levels of diversity that you never see at the south end at any season. Christopher Wood eBird Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://ebird.org http://birds.cornell.edu On 3/11/13 10:38 AM, "Donna Scott" d...@cornell.edu wrote: Interestingly, I live by the deepest part of the Lake, 430 feet deep, and I rarely get big concentrations of Snow geese or swans here. Now and then big rafts of diving ducks will go by or stay near the shallow edges for a while, but I almost never get all the big concentrations of geese, swans or duck rafts one sees up north or down by Ithaca. Donna Scott Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Mar 11, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Those two factors (shallow water, ice shelf) are related; ice forms soonest and lingers longest over the shallows. Aquatic ecology (hence exploitable food resources) are also influenced by depth. And of course the north end of the lake is surrounded by marshes and agricultural lands that offer forage whenever the snow cover does not prevent it.The winter draw-down of lake level makes the shallows even shallower, almost like a tidal area.-Geo KloppelOn Mar 11, 2013, at 8:58 AM, John VanNiel vanni...@flcc.edu wrote:There was also an ice shelf there to loaf on...-Original Message- From: bounce-75479805-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-75479805-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:06 AM To: cayugabirds-l Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question about lower lake roadI imagine a number of factors contribute to the attractive power of that area. Here's one: the lake is still broad there, but it's very shallow, mostly 5 - 6 ft.-Geo On Mar 11, 2013, at 1:29 AM, "Barbara B. Eden" b...@cornell.edu wrote:I am curious why that is the place where the snow geese and tundra swans congregateThanks, Barbara--Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.h tmARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'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.htmlPlease submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/-- --Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.h tmARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'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.htmlPlease submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/----Cayugabirds-L List Info:
[cayugabirds-l] FOY Song Sparrow
A lone SONG SPARROW was just at our yard off Mitchell St. -- Sara Jane Hymes -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] TV's
On my walk home from work yesterday evening (in daylight now that the clocks have changed), I saw TURKEY VULTURES slowly gathering in the air and kettling over downtown Ithaca. My maximum count from the corner of Meadow, Fulton, Clinton about 6pm was 41, but they were hard to keep track of, and there may have been more. Then they seemed to disperse, but when I got home I was able to see 13 of them as I looked east from my yard. Today about 5pm as I biked south on NYS-89 I saw the latest of 6 of them land in the large willows along the inlet just south of the dock for the dragon boats. Maybe there was a dead fish in the area that the ice melt has revealed. I saw GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS working on dead fish in Treman Marina.--Dave NutterOn Mar 12, 2013, at 06:46 PM, "Judith W. Jones" j...@cornell.edu wrote:Maybe 30 TV's roosting in the Norway spruces behind Significant Elements - 400 block S Plain - quite a sight. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'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/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
