[cayugabirds-l] Flocks of mallards
There have been flocks of a couple hundred mallards in the ag fields around our house lately. Is it unusual to see them in such great numbers on land? They have been in the field at the corner of Perry City and Dubois rds, and also in the field next to our home at 5011 Dubois. Along with lots of geese... Nancy Cusumano Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 475 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad -- 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] EIRw mixed flock
Hi all, Walk to work produced good birds. Am. Redstart Wilsons warbler Two Philadelphia Vireos Blackburnian Magnolia Common Yellowthroat young male, looked so very cute H. Wren C. Wren Along with other usual birds Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- 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] Flocks of mallards
Hi Nancy, Thanks for the post about flocks of mallards in farm fields. It brought back fond memories of growing up on our farm in south-central PA. Sometimes mixed flocks of dabbling ducks would land to feed in our harvested small grain fields (wheat, barley, oats) in late summer, but they seemed especially attracted later in the fall and early winter to the harvested corn fields. They would come and go at different times of day, but I have wonderful memories of lots and lots of birds coming into those fields between sunset and dark. Much fun! Thanks for the memories. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Program Development and Evaluation Cornell Lab of Ornithology From: Nancymailto:nancycusuman...@gmail.com Sent: ?Wednesday?, ?September? ?10?, ?2014 ?8?:?58? ?AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-Lmailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu There have been flocks of a couple hundred mallards in the ag fields around our house lately. Is it unusual to see them in such great numbers on land? They have been in the field at the corner of Perry City and Dubois rds, and also in the field next to our home at 5011 Dubois. Along with lots of geese... Nancy Cusumano Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 475 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad -- 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 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] Black Vulture on South Hill
While dropping Tractor off at school this morning on south hill, I noticed a BLVU, the the company of 2 TUVU, heading south -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- 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] Flocks of mallards
Yes, these are fields of harvested grains-oats, wheat and rye I believe. So short enough for the mallards to be gleaning leftover grain. Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 450 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad On Sep 10, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi Nancy, Thanks for the post about flocks of mallards in farm fields. It brought back fond memories of growing up on our farm in south-central PA. Sometimes mixed flocks of dabbling ducks would land to feed in our harvested small grain fields (wheat, barley, oats) in late summer, but they seemed especially attracted later in the fall and early winter to the harvested corn fields. They would come and go at different times of day, but I have wonderful memories of lots and lots of birds coming into those fields between sunset and dark. Much fun! Thanks for the memories. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Program Development and Evaluation Cornell Lab of Ornithology From: Nancy Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 8:58 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L There have been flocks of a couple hundred mallards in the ag fields around our house lately. Is it unusual to see them in such great numbers on land? They have been in the field at the corner of Perry City and Dubois rds, and also in the field next to our home at 5011 Dubois. Along with lots of geese... Nancy Cusumano Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 475 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad -- 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 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] Wake of vultures?
Heading north on Rt 414 this morning at 7:30 AM, about 2 miles north of the 96/96A intersection in Ovid, at least 30 Turkey Vultures were scattered around the ground in a field that appeared to have had hay cut recently (maybe yesterday judging by the dark green color) and gathered into long parallel heaps. I couldn't stop to observe carefully, but they seemed mostly to have their heads up (not eating on the ground) and no two were together. Any idea what was up with them? Seems like a heck of a lot of birds for the odd vole or bunny that would have been killed in the haying process. Alicia On 9/10/2014 11:47 AM, Nancy wrote: Yes, these are fields of harvested grains-oats, wheat and rye I believe. So short enough for the mallards to be gleaning leftover grain. Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 450 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org http://cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad On Sep 10, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edu mailto:j...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi Nancy, Thanks for the post about flocks of mallards in farm fields. It brought back fond memories of growing up on our farm in south-central PA. Sometimes mixed flocks of dabbling ducks would land to feed in our harvested small grain fields (wheat, barley, oats) in late summer, but they seemed especially attracted later in the fall and early winter to the harvested corn fields. They would come and go at different times of day, but I have wonderful memories of lots and lots of birds coming into those fields between sunset and dark. Much fun! Thanks for the memories. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Program Development and Evaluation Cornell Lab of Ornithology *From:* Nancy mailto:nancycusuman...@gmail.com *Sent:* Wednesday, September 10, 2014 8:58 AM *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu There have been flocks of a couple hundred mallards in the ag fields around our house lately. Is it unusual to see them in such great numbers on land? They have been in the field at the corner of Perry City and Dubois rds, and also in the field next to our home at 5011 Dubois. Along with lots of geese... Nancy Cusumano Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 475 dogs since 2005! Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org http://cayugadogrescue.org Sent from my iPad -- 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 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/!* -- --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] Last reminder, and deadline has changed. OT: New York State Ornithological Association Annual meeting here in Ithaca!!
Come one, come all! The Cayuga Bird Club hosts the New York State Ornithological Association’s annual meeting this year the weekend of September 19 through September 21. Registration is in full swing and we are excited to have people coming from all around New York State to participate in this. We are especially hoping that many of our wonderful local birders will also attend, so that not only our great birding spots but our wonderful friendliness and local hospitality will be showcased for all to enjoy. The Friday night reception will be held at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology from 6-9 PM. We thank Melissa Walker for working along with us to make this happen. There will be “heavy” hors d’oeuvres provided by Cornell Catering, along with a wine and beer cash bar. Two presentations will be offered: *All About Bird Biology *given by Mya Thompson , the author of this newly launched web resource, and a recently produced film called *Inside the Lab* (which is not currently available to the general public). Guests can join either of two tours of the employee areas of the Lab. The innovative sound ring, a wooden soundscape sculpture by Maya Lin, part of her “What is missing?” series dealing with extinctions, will be turned on for all to hear and experience. And the wonderful new mural of bird silhouettes, a tribute to Roger Tory Peterson and his first field guide, will captivate our visitors who will have a check list to challenge their ID acumen. Bob McGuire has organized many wonderful field trips to some of our local hot spots, and you can select the ones which may interest you. Saturday at the Ramada will see a series of interesting paper presentations from 1:30 to 5, with topics ranging from *The Hidden World of Bird Language* to *Earlier Arrival Dates of Spring Migrants*, to *Piping Plover Recovery* in NYS and many more. There will be posters on display, and of course, the NYSOA delegates business meeting in the morning. A silent auction will be ongoing throughout the day. The banquet Saturday night at the Ramada will be buffet style, with a cash cocktail reception preceding this. Announcements of award winners will be followed by our keynote speaker. We are very excited to be presenting Dr. Bridget Stutchbury, who will talk about her groundbreaking research and whose talk is titled *Frequent Fliers: New Discoveries in Bird Migration*. For those who may not know Dr. Stutchbury, you still have time to read her three great books written for general audiences*: Silence of the Songbirds, Bird Detective, and most recently, The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Social Life.* Doesn’t this sound like a must-attend weekend? Don’t brush it off just because you don’t have to travel long distances and stay in a hotel to attend. As a matter of fact, this is a wonderful reason for you to make sure you are part of this. Go to *Cayugabirdclub.org* to register and for more information. *And please note, if you are registering and choosing banquet or reception, the deadline for this is Sept. 11. Please NOTE this change, it is a day earlier as we need to get actual numbers to the food providers by September 12. * Contact me if you need more information. Linda Orkin Ithaca, NY -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- 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] Possible female Orange-crowned warbler
Because of infrequent sightings of this species, it's with some trepidation that I file this report. I saw the bird on Monday in the shrubby area outside the west gate at Mundy Wildflower Garden. My attention was drawn to it by the sharp chip notes it was making. The bird was uncooperative, so I only got very brief looks at it as it moved about in the plants. It was around for only a short time. The bird had uneven, very pale yellow coloration on its throat and breast. It had an eye-line, and appeared to have an eye-ring. The head and back were a light grayish-brown color. There were no wing-bars. Unfortunately, I could not see the undertail markings or the coverts. The uneven'' color on the breast could have been due to streaking, but I didn't see the bird long enough to detect any definite streaking. Looking through Sibley, this is closest to what I saw. Would this species be around at this time? 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Wed 9/10
Just past 5 PM on Wednesday, the urgent clamor of Blue Jays drew all the neighborhood songbirds and woodpeckers and eventually me also to a line of towering spruces along our neighbor's driveway in northeast Ithaca. After several minutes of searching high in the branches, where most of the little birds were, I found the source of all the alarm - a gray-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL only about seven feet from the ground, in the open on an outer branch. It was uncommonly beautiful against the natural dark-green backdrop, entirely but softly lit by the overcast late-afternoon sky. Soon the songbird mob dissipated. I got my scope and over the next hour, managed to show the owl to my whole family and more than 20 curious neighbors, including a pre-K kid, a high-school senior, at least a couple of grandmothers, and many school grades and stages of life in between. Mark Chao PS. The Montezuma Muckrace, an annual bird-a-thon to raise funds for the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex, takes place this weekend. Meena Haribal, my son Tilden, and I will be participating as a team called Blue and Bluer. If you are interested in pledging to the Friends in the name of our team, any other team, or even no specific team at all, please see http://www.friendsofmontezuma.org/muck_race.html#donate. Thank you. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Wed 9/10
Lately, for several days I have heard two E. Screech Owls passing slowly through my yard and/or woods, singing a duet of sorts! They seem to be calling as they approach, then keep calling as they move away from my area. I heard them several days about 5:30 AM and I just heard them outside tonight! A lovely yard bird, to be sure! - Original Message - From: Mark Chao To: 'Cayugabirds- L' Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:06 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Wed 9/10 Just past 5 PM on Wednesday, the urgent clamor of Blue Jays drew all the neighborhood songbirds and woodpeckers and eventually me also to a line of towering spruces along our neighbor's driveway in northeast Ithaca. After several minutes of searching high in the branches, where most of the little birds were, I found the source of all the alarm - a gray-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL only about seven feet from the ground, in the open on an outer branch. It was uncommonly beautiful against the natural dark-green backdrop, entirely but softly lit by the overcast late-afternoon sky. Soon the songbird mob dissipated. I got my scope and over the next hour, managed to show the owl to my whole family and more than 20 curious neighbors, including a pre-K kid, a high-school senior, at least a couple of grandmothers, and many school grades and stages of life in between. Mark Chao PS. The Montezuma Muckrace, an annual bird-a-thon to raise funds for the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex, takes place this weekend. Meena Haribal, my son Tilden, and I will be participating as a team called Blue and Bluer. If you are interested in pledging to the Friends in the name of our team, any other team, or even no specific team at all, please see http://www.friendsofmontezuma.org/muck_race.html#donate. Thank you. -- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. -- 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 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/ --
