Re: [cayugabirds-l] peregrines on Bradfield Hall
Males aren't just smaller, they're slimmer. You may notice a bit of difference in head shape, too, male more rounded, female more flat on top. These particular birds differ in their face pattern, but I think that's an individual variation, this male has a more completely black side of the face, while this female shows more white separation between the sideburn and the nape. There may also be some other plumage differences, but I'm not as certain - male with blacker barring below, female more murky. Male blacker on helmet? Not sure if their backs are the same hue. See if any of this agrees with your observations. --Dave Nutter On Feb 27, 2015, at 08:41 AM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote: Around 8:20am today, one was feeding in the same area you saw the male feeding two days ago. Btw, how do you distinguish gender? Just relative size? Here’s an iPhone-through-binoculars photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/16qr05mcz4fospr/2015-02-27-Bradfield-Peregrine.JPG And, I agree that this pair deserves a nest box, complete with cameras. Ray On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote: At 7:25am the male was feeding perched on one of 2 very high larger ledges in the middle of the east side of the building, while the female was perched on one of the small ledges 3/4 up the west side of the building. At 8:22am she had not moved but he had moved down to a smaller ledge 3/4 up the east side. My next chance to look was at 4:02pm when I saw none on either east or west side. Considering that there wouldn't even be Peregrine Falcons in eastern North America today if not for the work of Tom Cade and others at Cornell in the 1970s, I think a nest box should be put on Bradfield Hall in their honor. This pair of Peregrines clearly like this building. I'd love to see their work truly come to fruition. --Dave Nutter On Feb 25, 2015, at 09:54 AM, Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu wrote: About 9am this morning, there appeared to be 2 peregrine falcons on the east side of Bradfield Hall on the Cornell campus. Wouldn’t this be a great and promising location for a nest shelf and a camera??? Marty Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu Food Agriculture Librarian, Mann Library 607-255-6919 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Cell 315-521-4315 -- 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: 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] No Gyrfalcon, Yes Snowy Owls and Rough-legged Hawk
I spent from 3:20 until 5:00 in the Seybolt/Stahl/Canoga and martin road areas with no luck on the Gyrfalcon. Here's the story. The first approach to Stahl had a cloud of starlings but no sign of a raptor. The second time they were up again with a Sharp-shinned through the group landing on a barn peak. There were no ducks in the little open stream along Canoga road so there was no bait there. I followed crows up 89 until they broke off toward Mud lock across the lake. Continuing on 89 northbound there was a young Bald Eagle sitting over the frozen canal. Turning up to East Road the heartrate kicked up a notch at the sight of a dark bird smaller than an Eagle and heftier than a Peregrine in the eagle tree. Oh well, just a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Swinging through downtown Seneca Falls hoping the Gyr roosts downtown or feeds on Rock Doves, again the heartrate jumped as a bird plowed through the Rock Doves and landed on a chimney; Cooper's hawk. One last approach to the Seybolt/Stahl intersection at sunset and the starling cloud was up again. This time a large bird was in the center of the swarm swooping like a falcon but it was just a hungry Red-tailed hawk. Consolation on the way home, thanks to the report from the Howe's, I went along Yellow Tavern Road and just west of 414 a Snowy Owl got up from behind the first barn. A second bird was on 96a on the first silo North of the yellow tavern intersection. Mike Tetlow -- 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] rare bird rant
OK, here is the problem I have with eBiird. I just checked for sightings in New York State and the only sighting listed was from Dave Nutter on Feb 22. Nothing since then. I get eBird alerts for Seneca and Cayuga county. What I get are Chipping Sparrow, no Gyrfalcon. Granted eBird is great for collecting data, but for alerting birders to rare birds it is, pardon the expression, for the birds. Maybe I am doing something wrong in my eBird settings, but it is not clear to me, and if it not clear it is not useful. Now if only someone could help me get on the local alert net I would be grateful. Carl On 2/27/2015 10:31, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: The great part of using eBird as Bob does is that rare bird sightings output to all users that have the rare bird / needs alert notifications setup in their account. No extra work involved and potentially reaching more observers than the text alert system. I highly recommend using BirdLog NA for all your sightings! The RBA system still has the advantage of immediacy reaching flip phones, but can detract from the personal experience just a little. I don't feel the same loss when using BirdLog and will advocate that others try it and judge for themselves. This comes from a dedicated notebook user. Gary -- 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] Redpolls again
The redpolls have return again to my feeders, this time I was able to get a couple of pictures. The link below https://www.flickr.com/photos/11985299@N05/16476476608/ Andrea Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Peregrines!
Yup. They have been using BR and EZ's perch for weeks now-wondering when/if they will get the boot. From: bounce-118871349-64835...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-118871349-64835...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andy Turner Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 10:11 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrines! Good Morning, Walking into work this morning in Beebe Hall a bit bleary eyed after arriving home in the early morning from Tucson Arizona I remembered to look up at Bradfield as I have been doing nearly every day for a month looking for the Peregrine Falcons. To my astonishment I saw one bird sitting about 2/3 of the way up on the East side of the building pruning itself on the small ledge that juts out from the building. Moments later the second bird appeared directly overhead looking amazing in the bright blue sky and landed about 30 feet from the other bird. This was at approximately 9:30 a.m. Andrew S. Turner Cornell Cooperative Extension State 4-H Program Leader Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 607-255-7809 a...@cornell.edumailto:a...@cornell.edu http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/Pages/default.aspx Twitter - @AndyNYS4H -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://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] Cayuga RBA
Here’s the link to information about the Cayuga RBA: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/rare-bird-alert-system-for-the-cayuga-lake-basin Sincerely, Chris T-H -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga RBA
Just one clarification to Chris's post: this page is slightly out-of-date with respect to one aspect of the RBA, the link to subscribe to the list. Due to spamming a month or two ago, I had to deactivate this link. If you would like to join the group, please EMAIL ME with your name and phone number and I will add you to the group. To reduce the possibility of spammers getting into the group again, please DO NOT ADD MEMBERS TO THE GROUP. Have them get in touch with me and I will add them. On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu wrote: Here’s the link to information about the Cayuga RBA: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/rare-bird-alert-system-for-the-cayuga-lake-basin Sincerely, Chris T-H -- 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:* 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/!* -- -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@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] rare bird rant
Hi all, To keep the list from turning into a long eBird thread, please direct your site questions here. http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/emails/new There is also a Facebook group for discussing eBird features. As for the situation mentioned above, this may be due to people not submitting lists or reviewing may just be delayed. Thanks, Brad On Fri, Feb 27, 2015, 11:44 Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote: OK, here is the problem I have with eBiird. I just checked for sightings in New York State and the only sighting listed was from Dave Nutter on Feb 22. Nothing since then. I get eBird alerts for Seneca and Cayuga county. What I get are Chipping Sparrow, no Gyrfalcon. Granted eBird is great for collecting data, but for alerting birders to rare birds it is, pardon the expression, for the birds. Maybe I am doing something wrong in my eBird settings, but it is not clear to me, and if it not clear it is not useful. Now if only someone could help me get on the local alert net I would be grateful. Carl On 2/27/2015 10:31, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: The great part of using eBird as Bob does is that rare bird sightings output to all users that have the rare bird / needs alert notifications setup in their account. No extra work involved and potentially reaching more observers than the text alert system. I highly recommend using BirdLog NA for all your sightings! The RBA system still has the advantage of immediacy reaching flip phones, but can detract from the personal experience just a little. I don't feel the same loss when using BirdLog and will advocate that others try it and judge for themselves. This comes from a dedicated notebook user. Gary -- *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/!* -- -- 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] rare bird rant
What is the text number? I've been using the listserve to post. I really wanna see that gyrfalcon!! David On Feb 27, 2015, at 4:58 AM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote: Hey, everybody! I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted Mark to miss seeing the chase interactions or getting those fantastic photos (plus congratulations on a fantastic life bird!). But please if at all possible before leaving a rare bird try to get word out on the text message rare bird alert system. If you are not on the text alert system, or don't want to take your eyes off the bird long enough to text about it, call someone else and have them put the word out. There were people in the field yesterday afternoon who also had been trying to find the Gyrfalcon and could've returned quickly. A Gyrfalcon was also seen two other times this winter with no text RBA sent out. But when Tim Lenz did get the word out after a few minutes of viewing at least 6 additional birders got to see it that morning. Similarly the Tufted Duck has been quietly seen recently when there was a guy from out of town who was asking about it. I know it may seem like old news, but these are still rare birds that people would love to get a chance to see. Thanks. --Dave Nutter 607-229-2158 On Feb 27, 2015, at 12:29 AM, M Miller mmiller...@hotmail.com wrote: Just wanted to add that I first saw the gyrfalcon at 3 PM (thanks to the couple parked on Stahl Rd with a scope set up on it). It quickly flew south to land on the east side of Seybolt Rd (nabbing a duck dinner on it’s way) about 200 yards south of Stahl Rd. It stayed there for about 20 minutes, then flew back north a few hundred yards, and was still in the area when I left. Photos can be seen on the Eaton Birding Society facebook page. Mark Miller From: Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com Date: February 26, 2015 at 4:41:52 PM EST To: nysbird...@cornell.edu nysbird...@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon Reply-To: Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com I neglected to mention that Mark got some awesome photos of the Gyr nabbing a Mallard in flight, and then fighting off two Red-tailed Hawks trying to claim the carcass on the ground. The photos can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=881790955212707set=pcb.720534001377417type=1permPage=1 On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote: The Seneca County Gyrfalcon was relocated this afternoon by Mark Miller on Seybolt Road in Seneca Falls. More specific locations/directions can be found on the Cayugabirds list. -Scott On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:47 AM, claude...@aol.com wrote: Any signs of the gyr today?? If yes, I am planning to go there tomorrow. Thanks in advance Claude -- -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] peregrines on Bradfield Hall
Around 8:20am today, one was feeding in the same area you saw the male feeding two days ago. Btw, how do you distinguish gender? Just relative size? Here’s an iPhone-through-binoculars photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/16qr05mcz4fospr/2015-02-27-Bradfield-Peregrine.JPG And, I agree that this pair deserves a nest box, complete with cameras. Ray On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote: At 7:25am the male was feeding perched on one of 2 very high larger ledges in the middle of the east side of the building, while the female was perched on one of the small ledges 3/4 up the west side of the building. At 8:22am she had not moved but he had moved down to a smaller ledge 3/4 up the east side. My next chance to look was at 4:02pm when I saw none on either east or west side. Considering that there wouldn't even be Peregrine Falcons in eastern North America today if not for the work of Tom Cade and others at Cornell in the 1970s, I think a nest box should be put on Bradfield Hall in their honor. This pair of Peregrines clearly like this building. I'd love to see their work truly come to fruition. --Dave Nutter On Feb 25, 2015, at 09:54 AM, Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu wrote: About 9am this morning, there appeared to be 2 peregrine falcons on the east side of Bradfield Hall on the Cornell campus. Wouldn’t this be a great and promising location for a nest shelf and a camera??? Marty Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu mailto:m...@cornell.edu Food Agriculture Librarian, Mann Library 607-255-6919 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Cell 315-521-4315 -- 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/! -- -- 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/! -- -- 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] rare bird rant
Hello All, I was stimulated by Dave’s well-written email to offer an anti-rant . (And, Dave, please keep your rants coming, because I do enjoy reading them!) Maybe the fact that I don’t have a cell phone and rarely carry my little trac-fone with me says a lot about how I approach birding. Encounters with birds, rare or common, are very personal for me. I think it is great that others get so excited about chasing birds that others have reported, but that is not for me. More importantly for me, I really don’t want to have a bunch of other birders (even my friends) show up and interfere with that very personal interaction. If that is selfish, then I guess I’ll wear that label proudly. I am a scientists (both ecological and social) and a conservationist, yet I am reluctant to submit my sightings to eBird because I don’t want my personal experiences to be treated as data by others. I know I’m a bit weird about all this compared to most people. I still have not chased the Tufted Duck, which I’ve never seen in my life. There was a White-eyed Vireo on the other side of the Lab of O pond for three days a year or so ago and I never trekked the 150 yards out to see it. Please don’t think I am an anti-lister, either. I recently was in CA for work and passed the 500 species in the US mark (Surfbird) pointed out to me by Brian Sullivan (along with my life Black-vented Shearwater, Common Murre, Rhinoceros Auklet, and Pacific Loon -- see I do go birding with others sometimes!). Soon after Brian left, I stumbled upon a bird I did not recognize other than to know it was some kind of sandpiper-ish bird. I sat for a half hour taking notes, drawing pictures, and taking a few pictures. Then I had to go do work. Later that night I was excited to find out that I had encountered a Wandering Tattler (#501 in the US for me; California Thrasher was my last new one at #502 and California Condor had been #489 ). I did send Brian and a couple other CA birders a couple pictures for confirmation. But, I was thrilled and felt a real sense of discovery because I encountered the bird on my own and had a half hour to really observe it by myself. I know that is a very different experience than the ones desired by other birders. And, I totally support Dave’s point of view and do encourage others to share their sightings if they want to. Just please don’t expect me to want to ! Thanks Dave for stimulating this discussion. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Public Engagement in Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2471 From: Dave Nuttermailto:nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 4:59 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-Lmailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Hey, everybody! I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted Mark to miss seeing the chase interactions or getting those fantastic photos (plus congratulations on a fantastic life bird!). But please if at all possible before leaving a rare bird try to get word out on the text message rare bird alert system. If you are not on the text alert system, or don't want to take your eyes off the bird long enough to text about it, call someone else and have them put the word out. There were people in the field yesterday afternoon who also had been trying to find the Gyrfalcon and could've returned quickly. A Gyrfalcon was also seen two other times this winter with no text RBA sent out. But when Tim Lenz did get the word out after a few minutes of viewing at least 6 additional birders got to see it that morning. Similarly the Tufted Duck has been quietly seen recently when there was a guy from out of town who was asking about it. I know it may seem like old news, but these are still rare birds that people would love to get a chance to see. Thanks. --Dave Nutter 607-229-2158 On Feb 27, 2015, at 12:29 AM, M Miller mmiller...@hotmail.com wrote: Just wanted to add that I first saw the gyrfalcon at 3 PM (thanks to the couple parked on Stahl Rd with a scope set up on it). It quickly flew south to land on the east side of Seybolt Rd (nabbing a duck dinner on it’s way) about 200 yards south of Stahl Rd. It stayed there for about 20 minutes, then flew back north a few hundred yards, and was still in the area when I left. Photos can be seen on the Eaton Birding Society facebook page. Mark Miller From: Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.commailto:scotthab...@gmail.com Date: February 26, 2015 at 4:41:52 PM EST To: nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon Reply-To: Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.commailto:scotthab...@gmail.com I neglected to mention that Mark got some awesome photos of the Gyr nabbing a Mallard in flight, and then fighting off two Red-tailed Hawks trying to claim the carcass on the ground. The photos can be viewed here:
Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant
Jody, Dave and others, I have some of the same birding behaviors as Jody but one activity I do support whole-heartedly is the regular and frequent use of Ebird. Ebird lets me keep track of my bird sightings almost effortlessly. Most importantly, it lets me contribute to our collective knowledge of bird distribution and populations, again with very little effort. I have been birding since about 5 years old and earned my living as a wildlife biologist. Since about 1969, I have filled out paper checklists that I have stored somewhere. I conducted multi-year bird populations studies that were entered into corporate data bases with the assurance that the data would never by erased. But, I don't really know what birds I have seen and the data from those studies was dumped (without myknowedge) by a database administrator looking for space (I guess). I am thrilled with Ebird and at least I know what I have seen and where since I started using Ebird regularly in 2013. I plan to use the paper records of my bird population studies and my birding checklists to enter historical data into Ebird for both personal, selfish reasons and to make the study data available to others. Please use Ebird. You could even hide its output if that violates your sense of privacy. Rob Blye CALS 1972 - Original Message - From: Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:05:21 AM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant Hello All, I was stimulated by Dave’s well-written email to offer an anti-rant . (And, Dave, please keep your rants coming, because I do enjoy reading them!) Maybe the fact that I don’t have a cell phone and rarely carry my little trac-fone with me says a lot about how I approach birding. Encounters with birds, rare or common, are very personal for me. I think it is great that others get so excited about chasing birds that others have reported, but that is not for me. More importantly for me, I really don’t want to have a bunch of other birders (even my friends) show up and interfere with that very personal interaction. If that is selfish, then I guess I’ll wear that label proudly. I am a scientists (both ecological and social) and a conservationist, yet I am reluctant to submit my sightings to eBird because I don’t want my personal experiences to be treated as data by others. I know I’m a bit weird about all this compared to most people. I still have not chased the Tufted Duck, which I’ve never seen in my life. There was a White-eyed Vireo on the other side of the Lab of O pond for three days a year or so ago and I never trekked the 150 yards out to see it. Please don’t think I am an anti-lister, either. I recently was in CA for work and passed the 500 species in the US mark (Surfbird) pointed out to me by Brian Sullivan (along with my life Black-vented Shearwater, Common Murre, Rhinoceros Auklet, and Pacific Loon -- see I do go birding with others sometimes!). Soon after Brian left, I stumbled upon a bird I did not recognize other than to know it was some kind of sandpiper-ish bird. I sat for a half hour taking notes, drawing pictures, and taking a few pictures. Then I had to go do work. Later that night I was excited to find out that I had encountered a Wandering Tattler (#501 in the US for me; California Thrasher was my last new one at #502 and California Condor had been #489 ). I did send Brian and a couple other CA birders a couple pictures for confirmation. But, I was thrilled and felt a real sense of discovery because I encountered the bird on my own and had a half hour to really observe it by myself. I know that is a very different experience than the ones desired by other birders. And, I totally support Dave’s point of view and do encourage others to share their sightings if they want to. Just please don’t expect me to want to ! Thanks Dave for stimulating this discussion. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Public Engagement in Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2471 From: Dave Nutter Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 4:59 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Hey, everybody! I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted Mark to miss seeing the chase interactions or getting those fantastic photos (plus congratulations on a fantastic life bird!). But please if at all possible before leaving a rare bird try to get word out on the text message rare bird alert system. If you are not on the text alert system, or don't want to take your eyes off the bird long enough to text about it, call someone else and have them put the word out. There were people in the field yesterday afternoon who also had been trying to find the Gyrfalcon and could've returned quickly. A Gyrfalcon was also seen two other times this winter with no text RBA sent out. But when Tim Lenz did get the word out
[cayugabirds-l] Suggestion on gyrfalcon
Relaying some info that was given to me on the gyrfalcon. It seems that this bird may have a pattern where it shows up near the corner of Seybolt Stahl Rds (township of Fayette) in the afternoons (around 3 PM). I had tried several mornings (a convenient time for me) without any luck. On Thursday afternoon I was able to locate it within 15-20 minutes of driving around. Sent from Windows Mail -- 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] EBird info IPhone question
Please tell me how to look up REAL TIME sightings posted to EBird using an iPhone. Both Sibley's and Audubon apps do this BUT the info is at least one day old AND only shoes the most recent single sighting. Trying to use Safari - EBird - species on an iPhone is nearly impossible and usually crashes. This method on a computer is GREAT. thanks in advance to all who respond. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.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] EBird info IPhone question
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Brad Walker wrote: *Hi all,* *To keep the list from turning into a long eBird thread, please direct your site questions here. http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/emails/new http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/emails/new* *There is also a Facebook group for discussing eBird features. As for the situation mentioned above, this may be due to people not submitting lists or reviewing may just be delayed.* On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Glenn Wilson wil...@stny.rr.com wrote: Please tell me how to look up REAL TIME sightings posted to EBird using an iPhone. Both Sibley's and Audubon apps do this BUT the info is at least one day old AND only shoes the most recent single sighting. Trying to use Safari - EBird - species on an iPhone is nearly impossible and usually crashes. This method on a computer is GREAT. thanks in advance to all who respond. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com -- *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/!* -- -- 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] No Gyrfalcon this morning on Stahl Road
Hi all, Scott Haber and I drove around the area for about an hour this morning with no luck. We did see a flying Pileated Woodpecker that we hoped would get plucked from the air, but no luck. There are a lot of Crows, Red-tailed Hawks and Larks in the area to watch in the meantime. Scott and I also stopped at Dean's Cove where we had several Long-tailed Ducks, about 30 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Bluebirds and a drumming Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, in addition to other common waterfowl. - 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] Peregrines!
Good Morning, Walking into work this morning in Beebe Hall a bit bleary eyed after arriving home in the early morning from Tucson Arizona I remembered to look up at Bradfield as I have been doing nearly every day for a month looking for the Peregrine Falcons. To my astonishment I saw one bird sitting about 2/3 of the way up on the East side of the building pruning itself on the small ledge that juts out from the building. Moments later the second bird appeared directly overhead looking amazing in the bright blue sky and landed about 30 feet from the other bird. This was at approximately 9:30 a.m. Andrew S. Turner Cornell Cooperative Extension State 4-H Program Leader Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 607-255-7809 a...@cornell.edu http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/Pages/default.aspx Twitter - @AndyNYS4H -- 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] rare bird rant
The great part of using eBird as Bob does is that rare bird sightings output to all users that have the rare bird / needs alert notifications setup in their account. No extra work involved and potentially reaching more observers than the text alert system. I highly recommend using BirdLog NA for all your sightings! The RBA system still has the advantage of immediacy reaching flip phones, but can detract from the personal experience just a little. I don't feel the same loss when using BirdLog and will advocate that others try it and judge for themselves. This comes from a dedicated notebook user. Gary On Feb 27, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Rob Blye rwb...@comcast.netmailto:rwb...@comcast.net wrote: Jody, Dave and others, I have some of the same birding behaviors as Jody but one activity I do support whole-heartedly is the regular and frequent use of Ebird. Ebird lets me keep track of my bird sightings almost effortlessly. Most importantly, it lets me contribute to our collective knowledge of bird distribution and populations, again with very little effort. I have been birding since about 5 years old and earned my living as a wildlife biologist. Since about 1969, I have filled out paper checklists that I have stored somewhere. I conducted multi-year bird populations studies that were entered into corporate data bases with the assurance that the data would never by erased. But, I don't really know what birds I have seen and the data from those studies was dumped (without myknowedge) by a database administrator looking for space (I guess). I am thrilled with Ebird and at least I know what I have seen and where since I started using Ebird regularly in 2013. I plan to use the paper records of my bird population studies and my birding checklists to enter historical data into Ebird for both personal, selfish reasons and to make the study data available to others. Please use Ebird. You could even hide its output if that violates your sense of privacy. Rob Blye CALS 1972 From: Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edumailto:j...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edumailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.commailto:nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:05:21 AM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant Hello All, I was stimulated by Dave’s well-written email to offer an anti-rant . (And, Dave, please keep your rants coming, because I do enjoy reading them!) Maybe the fact that I don’t have a cell phone and rarely carry my little trac-fone with me says a lot about how I approach birding. Encounters with birds, rare or common, are very personal for me. I think it is great that others get so excited about chasing birds that others have reported, but that is not for me. More importantly for me, I really don’t want to have a bunch of other birders (even my friends) show up and interfere with that very personal interaction. If that is selfish, then I guess I’ll wear that label proudly. I am a scientists (both ecological and social) and a conservationist, yet I am reluctant to submit my sightings to eBird because I don’t want my personal experiences to be treated as data by others. I know I’m a bit weird about all this compared to most people. I still have not chased the Tufted Duck, which I’ve never seen in my life. There was a White-eyed Vireo on the other side of the Lab of O pond for three days a year or so ago and I never trekked the 150 yards out to see it. Please don’t think I am an anti-lister, either. I recently was in CA for work and passed the 500 species in the US mark (Surfbird) pointed out to me by Brian Sullivan (along with my life Black-vented Shearwater, Common Murre, Rhinoceros Auklet, and Pacific Loon -- see I do go birding with others sometimes!). Soon after Brian left, I stumbled upon a bird I did not recognize other than to know it was some kind of sandpiper-ish bird. I sat for a half hour taking notes, drawing pictures, and taking a few pictures. Then I had to go do work. Later that night I was excited to find out that I had encountered a Wandering Tattler (#501 in the US for me; California Thrasher was my last new one at #502 and California Condor had been #489 ). I did send Brian and a couple other CA birders a couple pictures for confirmation. But, I was thrilled and felt a real sense of discovery because I encountered the bird on my own and had a half hour to really observe it by myself. I know that is a very different experience than the ones desired by other birders. And, I totally support Dave’s point of view and do encourage others to share their sightings if they want to. Just please don’t expect me to want to ! Thanks Dave for stimulating this discussion. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Public Engagement in Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2471 From: Dave Nuttermailto:nutter.d...@me.com Sent:
Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant
I believe it is clear not everyone uses e-bird. Which I have found frustrating when traveling to new areas. Janet Akin From: Carl Steckler Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 11:43 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant OK, here is the problem I have with eBiird. I just checked for sightings in New York State and the only sighting listed was from Dave Nutter on Feb 22. Nothing since then. I get eBird alerts for Seneca and Cayuga county. What I get are Chipping Sparrow, no Gyrfalcon. Granted eBird is great for collecting data, but for alerting birders to rare birds it is, pardon the expression, for the birds. Maybe I am doing something wrong in my eBird settings, but it is not clear to me, and if it not clear it is not useful. Now if only someone could help me get on the local alert net I would be grateful. Carl On 2/27/2015 10:31, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: The great part of using eBird as Bob does is that rare bird sightings output to all users that have the rare bird / needs alert notifications setup in their account. No extra work involved and potentially reaching more observers than the text alert system. I highly recommend using BirdLog NA for all your sightings! The RBA system still has the advantage of immediacy reaching flip phones, but can detract from the personal experience just a little. I don't feel the same loss when using BirdLog and will advocate that others try it and judge for themselves. This comes from a dedicated notebook user. Gary -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar--The Talented Superb Lyrebird
Hello Cayuga Birders: Please join us on *Monday, March 2* at *7:30 *for the next Monday Night Seminar at the Cornell Lab. As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. This coming Monday, we will be streaming the seminar live. Be sure to bookmark http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/cornelllab-monday-night-seminars for quick access on Monday evening. And if you missed them, you can also watch the archived versions http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1579 of the previous live-streamed lectures. Hope to see you there! Marc *Dr. Anastasia H. Dalziell, postdoctoral associate, Cornell Lab of Ornithology* *The Talented Superb Lyrebird* *Host: Mike Webster* Australia’s Superb Lyrebird is famous for the male’s remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of sounds, from the songs of other bird species to chainsaws, camera shutters, car alarms, and more. Dr. Anastasia Dalziell will share research results showing that the vocal mimicry by male lyrebirds is even more spectacular and bizarre than previously thought. Males also coordinate their songs with elaborate “dance moves” on carefully constructed dance platforms to attract a mate. Female lyrebirds have unexpectedly complex displays as well. You’ll hear recordings and see videos of behaviors previously undescribed in this fascinating species. Upcoming Monday Night Seminars: *March 9 Cayuga Bird Club Meeting* *Suan Yong, Cayuga Bird Club member; nature enthusiast* *Vacation in Antarctica* Suan and two friends traveled to Antarctica in January 2013 for what they call “the most incredible vacation of a lifetime.” Suan will share photos and information about the last continent and the nature tourism industry that has made it more accessible than you might think. *March 23* *Seminar and book signing* *Dr. Andrew L. Mack, executive director, Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance* *Uphill Struggles: Of Cassowaries, Seeds, and Conservation* *Host: Ed Scholes* Cassowaries, the third largest species of bird, are the closest things living to dinosaurs. They are secretive denizens of the rugged island of New Guinea, the third largest remaining rainforest (after the Amazon and Congo Basins). Dr. Andrew Mack has spent years living deep in these forests, working with indigenous Pawai’ia trackers, undertaking the first field studies of cassowaries in New Guinea. He devoted considerable effort to the study of the droppings of these giant frugivores, more specifically the seeds within the droppings. Despite their reclusive nature, these birds play a keystone role in the overall rainforest ecology. Witnessing the demise of rainforests everywhere led Mack to shift from researcher to focusing on New Guinea conservation. He will speak about his adventures with cassowaries and discoveries deep in the tropical rainforests of New Guinea. His book, *Searching for PekPek: Cassowaries and Conservation in a New Guinea Rainforest*, will be available for signing after the presentation. *April 6* *Seminar and book signing* *Dr. Stephen W. Kress, Director, Audubon Seabird Restoration Program* *Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock* Host: Miyoko Chu After 42 years, Project Puffin has achieved international acclaim for pioneering methods that are helping endangered seabirds worldwide. But there is much to this story that has never been told. Join us as project founder Dr. Stephen Kress recounts how his childhood experiences in landlocked Columbus, Ohio, ignited his lifelong passion for puffins on the Maine coast. Hear about the challenges of working on remote islands, and how persistence helped him succeed when a nemesis almost halted the project in its infancy. Join us for the first public debut of Kress’s new autographical book, which will be available for signing after the presentation. *April 13* *Cayuga Bird Club Meeting* *Greg Budney, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab* *Their World of Sound: An Exploration of Bird Sounds* Birds make some of the most compelling sounds heard in nature--from the stunningly beautiful to the bizarre, from drumming to mimicry, from the Common Nightingale to the Musician Wren. During this presentation you'll hear sounds that birds use to communicate and learn what these sounds reveal about their complex lives, via sound recordings from the Cornell Lab’s Macaulay Library, the world's largest archive of bird sounds. *May 4* *Seminar and book signing* *Laura Erickson, author; and Marie Read, author and wildlife photographer* *Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds * This new book from author Laura Erickson and wildlife photographer Marie Read documents every stage in the family lives of birds. The authors will talk about these rare glimpses into the lives of the
[cayugabirds-l] Myers and airport, Fri 2/27
Some birding highlights from Lansing on Friday afternoon: * Extensive bands of ice on the edges and center of the lake both north and south of Myers Park, but mostly open water close to shore south of the lighthouse and private marina. Many diverse dabbling and diving birds, including dozens of TUNDRA SWANS, a few GADWALLS, and a RED-NECKED GREBE. * Three HORNED LARKS on the beach at Myers, maybe the first of this species I've ever seen here * An intrepid BELTED KINGFISHER on a wooden pile at the edge of the marina * One adult and one first-year BALD EAGLE over the cove between the marina and Portland Point Road * One light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at the east end of Snyder Road by the Ithaca/Tompkins airport. The gray-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has appeared approximately two of every three days throughout February, including today, in our nest box in northeast Ithaca. Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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] Clarification about anti-rant
Hi All, I received a lot of emails today about my response to Dave Nutter’s great opening rant about folks who don’t report sightings of birds in a timely manner. I sense that I did not articulate part of my anti-rant as clearly as I would have liked. Some of you seem to have interpreted me as saying that I don’t particularly like eBird. Just to set the record straight -- I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to consider reporting their sightings to eBird because of the tremendous scientific and conservation benefits associated with that data set and how it can be used for on-the-ground decision making. When I was in CA, I made about a dozen point counts in areas with few or no previous reports to help do a tiny part in filling in some of the geographic gaps in the data set. As a conservationist, I can easily be an eBird cheerleader. As a birder, well, that is another story. In my earlier post, I did mention how I was not a very consistent or enthusiastic poster to eBird as a birder. I also mentioned that birding for me is a very personal experience. And I have my very individualized way of both connecting with birds in the field, and, more to the point, keeping track of my sightings in ways that are meaningful to me. I certainly have heard how important it is for some people to be made aware of rare or unusual species so they can have a chance to see and enjoy them, and I understand the importance for many people to express their internal “sharing trait” by wanting to share their sightings with others and helping others get to see a bird they might otherwise ever have a chance to see. For those people, the notion of sharing their sightings with others and to have sightings shared with them are indeed, identity-defining traits (along with others). They need to do these things to feel like they are being a birder because that’s who they are as a birder. I totally get that, and I love that others do these things and have these traits. For me as a birder, the very same behaviors that I want to encourage as a conservationist (e.g., helping other people see birds they’ve never seen before, and reporting my sightings to eBird as data) take on very different meanings. Those behaviors diminish my sense of personal discovery and the intimacy of my interaction with nature by reducing my experience to data (the eBird example) or by inhibiting the very connection to the bird that I have strived so hard to achieve. In essence, these behaviors become identity-destroying for me as a birder. Doing these behaviors is like asking me to drink poison or to become someone who I am not and who I do not want to become. As a conservationist, I will defend and support eBird to the death. But, as a birder, I will submit to eBird sparingly so I can maintain my sense of identity, my feeling of being the kind of birder I want to be rather than the kind of birder that someone else might be. And, I really like it that there are so many different kinds of birders around. If we all were the same, I think birding would be really boring. Take care everybody. Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Program Development and Evaluation Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2471 From: Rob Blyemailto:rwb...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 9:58 AM To: jwe4@cornell. edumailto:j...@cornell.edu Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-Lmailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu, Dave Nuttermailto:nutter.d...@me.com Jody, Dave and others, I have some of the same birding behaviors as Jody but one activity I do support whole-heartedly is the regular and frequent use of Ebird. Ebird lets me keep track of my bird sightings almost effortlessly. Most importantly, it lets me contribute to our collective knowledge of bird distribution and populations, again with very little effort. I have been birding since about 5 years old and earned my living as a wildlife biologist. Since about 1969, I have filled out paper checklists that I have stored somewhere. I conducted multi-year bird populations studies that were entered into corporate data bases with the assurance that the data would never by erased. But, I don't really know what birds I have seen and the data from those studies was dumped (without myknowedge) by a database administrator looking for space (I guess). I am thrilled with Ebird and at least I know what I have seen and where since I started using Ebird regularly in 2013. I plan to use the paper records of my bird population studies and my birding checklists to enter historical data into Ebird for both personal, selfish reasons and to make the study data available to others. Please use Ebird. You could even hide its output if that violates your sense of privacy. Rob Blye CALS 1972 From: Jody W Enck j...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:05:21
[cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant
Hey, everybody! I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted Mark to miss seeing the chase interactions or getting those fantastic photos (plus congratulations on a fantastic life bird!). But please if at all possible before leaving a rare bird try to get word out on the text message rare bird alert system. If you are not on the text alert system, or don't want to take your eyes off the bird long enough to text about it, call someone else and have them put the word out. There were people in the field yesterday afternoon who also had been trying to find the Gyrfalcon and could've returned quickly. A Gyrfalcon was also seen two other times this winter with no text RBA sent out. But when Tim Lenz did get the word out after a few minutes of viewing at least 6 additional birders got to see it that morning. Similarly the Tufted Duck has been quietly seen recently when there was a guy from out of town who was asking about it. I know it may seem like old news, but these are still rare birds that people would love to get a chance to see. Thanks. --Dave Nutter 607-229-2158 On Feb 27, 2015, at 12:29 AM, M Miller mmiller...@hotmail.com wrote: Just wanted to add that I first saw the gyrfalcon at 3 PM (thanks to the couple parked on Stahl Rd with a scope set up on it). It quickly flew south to land on the east side of Seybolt Rd (nabbing a duck dinner on it’s way) about 200 yards south of Stahl Rd. It stayed there for about 20 minutes, then flew back north a few hundred yards, and was still in the area when I left. Photos can be seen on the Eaton Birding Society facebook page. Mark Miller From: Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com Date: February 26, 2015 at 4:41:52 PM EST To: nysbird...@cornell.edu nysbird...@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon Reply-To: Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com I neglected to mention that Mark got some awesome photos of the Gyr nabbing a Mallard in flight, and then fighting off two Red-tailed Hawks trying to claim the carcass on the ground. The photos can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=881790955212707set=pcb.720534001377417type=1permPage=1 On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote: The Seneca County Gyrfalcon was relocated this afternoon by Mark Miller on Seybolt Road in Seneca Falls. More specific locations/directions can be found on the Cayugabirds list. -Scott On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:47 AM, claude...@aol.com wrote: Any signs of the gyr today?? If yes, I am planning to go there tomorrow. Thanks in advance Claude -- -- 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] Merlin, RL Hawk, no Gyr
Spent the afternoon searching for the gyrfalcon around Seybolt Rd, without any luck. Did have a N. Harrier at Seybolt Stahl Rds, a Merlin at Leader Hoster Rds, and a Rough-legged Hawk (light morph) along rte 89 just north of E. Tyre Rd. Sent from Windows Mail -- 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/ --
