[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Birds Rail and other birds
Hi all, I was able to hear the VIRGINIA RAIL calling in the wetlands near the airport this morning. I first heard it when still on the main road, then after about 5 minutes, it began calling more often. There was also a beautiful WILD TURKEY with a well-trimmed beard walking around the area. The pond still has several COMMON MERGANSERS and a PIED-BILLED GREBE. These were joined today by two male AMERICAN WIGEON along the Wilson Trail North. Not at the lab, but in the area was a calling EASTERN TOWHEE near Sanctuary Drive. - Brad -- 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] Brown Thrasher
The recent south winds swept our Fox Sparrows and 95% of our Juncos away, but this morning they were replaced by a very special bird, a BROWN THRASHER!!! Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu -- 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] Sapsucker Woods Birds Rail and other birds
I wanted to thank Brad (who I do see in the hallway occasionally) for reminding me that the strange sound that put me onto the Wilson's Snipe is called 'winnowing'. I had forgotten I knew that word. And thanks to Tom Schulenberg who I did see in the hallway for explaining that my field guide continues the confusion on Snipe naming, by showing a Common Snipe and a Wilson's Snipe with overlapping ranges. Tom told me that Common Snipe was once accepted as the name for both North American and Eurasian snipes, but now Wilson's denotes the NA species and Common refers only to the Eurasian. If I explained that incorrectly, please adjust, Tom or other expert! Thought others would like the refresher. So I have recorded the winnowing rapidly-descending angular-winged and long-billed silhouette I saw as my FOY Wilson's Snipe (on Monday). Cheers, ChrisP On 20130417, at 07:58 , Brad Walker wrote: Hi all, I was able to hear the VIRGINIA RAIL calling in the wetlands near the airport this morning. I first heard it when still on the main road, then after about 5 minutes, it began calling more often. There was also a beautiful WILD TURKEY with a well-trimmed beard walking around the area. The pond still has several COMMON MERGANSERS and a PIED-BILLED GREBE. These were joined today by two male AMERICAN WIGEON along the Wilson Trail North. Not at the lab, but in the area was a calling EASTERN TOWHEE near Sanctuary Drive. - Brad -- 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! -- __ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- 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] Hawthorn Orchard: Fox Sparrows
This morning, I birded the Hawthorn Orchard (Northeast Ithaca, up on East Hill, just to the Southwest of the intersection of Pine Tree Rd., Ellis Hollow Rd. and Mitchell Street, behind the Reis Tennis Center) from about 7:30am to 8:30am, kind of hoping for something unusual or really interesting. Nothing out-of-the-ordinary was found, but there were an notable six (6) FOX SPARROWS that were in the shrubs down the slope at the Northeast corner of the Hawthorn Orchard. Initially, they were quietly foraging in the undergrowth only giving soft seeet notes. Once they responded to pishing, they each flew up to near the tops of the bushes and hawthorns, then some began making their harsh tshuck! notes. Other birds in the area included two EASTERN TOWHEES (1 at Northeast corner down the slope, 1 at Southwest corner), only one RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, a small flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS (near White Pines on North ravine edge), two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, one DARK-EYED JUNCO, several SONG SPARROWS, a handful of BARN SWALLOWS, **many** BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES (in relatively sizable groups with individuals actively pursuing one another), a singing EASTERN MEADOWLARK (to the Southeast) and a single PILEATED WOODPECKER that flew in from the Northeast. Good birding! -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- 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] tree swallows
Four Tree Swallows showed up this morning checking out the nest boxes in our field. The one they seem to want the most already has House Sparrows claiming an interest. There may be conflict. Yesterday, the first bird we saw was a Harrier and the second was a Flicker. Both birds have white rumps, so I was wondering what would appear next. White-rumped sandpipers? My question was answered when a rabbit ran out from our porch. Bill and Shirley McAneny , TBurg -- 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] Yellow-headed Blackbird reported on Murfield Road
A friend of mine was surprised to see an unusual bird at his feeder early this morning. He and his wife looked through their field guide and concluded it was a Yellow-headed Blackbird. It feasted for about 10-15 minutes before flying off. This was at 70 Murfield Road. The feeder is at the back of the house and can probably be seen from Waterwagon or Ryan's Way. I have asked them to call and take photos if it shows up again. -Paul -- Paul Anderson, VP of Engineering, GrammaTech, Inc. 531 Esty St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x118; http://www.grammatech.com -- 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] Swan Pen Palm Warbler
I went chasing Chris T-Hymes Fox Sparrows late this morning - and come up empty - but was rewarded by a low-soaring Broad-winged Hawk over the soft ball field. I was headed downtown to do some errands and stopped off at Stewart Park to check the lake and swan pen. The trees/shrubs around the pen contained a FOY (for me) PALM WARBLER (eastern), 2 Eastern Phoebes, 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, and House Sparrows. 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] First record predictions from 14 years ago...
All: Back in 1999 some of the local birders who were doing the David Cup held a survey amongst themselves to determine which birds were predicted to show up for the first time in the basin. The top ten predictions were the following: 10. Boreal Owl 9. Pacific Loon 8. Pomarine Jaeger 7. California Gull 6. Eurasian Collared-Dove 5. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4. Mississippi Kite 3. Cave Swallow 2. Great Cormorant 1. Tufted Duck If I recall correctly, as of about this time last year 7 of the 10 had been found. At that time neither Great Cormorant nor Tufted Duck had yet been seen. How cool is it that both of these just showed up within a few weeks of each other? And how cool is it that those predictions were so spot on? I don't remember what the one remaining species is, but I think it must be either Boreal Owl or Pomarine Jaeger. The newsletter that the David Cuppers maintained at that time is archived at the CBC web site. The issue that showed the top ten is here: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/the-david-cup/year-5-issue-8. There's plenty of other good stuff in there too. Enjoy! Paul -- Paul Anderson, VP of Engineering, GrammaTech, Inc. 531 Esty St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x118; http://www.grammatech.com -- 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] Song Sparrow
Hi all, My yard Song Sparrow has returned today! Last three or four years dates have been April 17 or 18! So he is on time! I wonder from where he is coming. But I am glad he is back! Cheers Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
