[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-breasted Chat reported at Lindsay-Parsons, Wed 5/17

[Mark Chao]

In the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve on Wednesday morning at about
7:30 AM, Annie Wexler and Tony Gaenslen found a bird that we all believe
was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.  Annie provided the following details to me by
phone.



The bird was in the island of brush and trees at the bottom of the long
slope that crosses the first meadow, where the blue-blazed trail goes
through a gap with this island to the left and the turn to Coleman Lake on
the right.  They had a close look for about five minutes, right there by
this gap, as the bird sat still and silent, low in the vegetation.  The
bird had a bright yellow throat and breast contrasting with a white belly
and tan upperparts.  Annie notes emphatically that the bird was quite
large, larger than any warbler.  She notes her conviction that it was not a
Yellow-throated Vireo because of size and overall appearance, which closely
matches the chat but not other birds in her field guide.



Mark Chao

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[cayugabirds-l] Pewee, Alder and Scarlet Tanager

[khmo]

Thought this AM would be heavier, after viewing the radar loop, but in
addition to the more common species we had our first Eastern Wood Pewee
and Alder Flycatcher at around 7 followed by a very loud Scarlet
Tanager. New warblers were nil.

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[cayugabirds-l] Wood Pewee

[Regi Teasley]

Heard a Pewee up on West Hill in the city.
Welcome!

Regi
"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, 
you will perceive the divine mystery in things."  Dostoyevsky.


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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Swainson

[Suan Yong]

Just photographed a low close silently foraging swainson's thrush in the 
hawthorn orchard's "crossroad piazza" along the north trail. It was moving 
south.

Earlier had an uncooperative singing hooded which I think I saw fly away into 
the distance, and I can hear tennessee, alder flycatcher, yellow-throated 
vireo. Otherwise pretty quiet.

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[cayugabirds-l] SSW this AM

[Chris R. Pelkie]

First for me this year, several EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE singing on Hoyt-Pileated.
Also saw NASHVILLE at power line cut, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH(es) at Woodleton, 
heard singing BROWN CREEPER (still), numerous Common Yellowthroat and Ovenbird. 
Followed HAIRY WOODPECKER to the underside of a large high tree branch where 
nestlings can be heard; I found the same at home last night: a hole in the 
underside of a branch with loud nestlings and attendants. SCARLET TANAGER was 
singing but did not come close enough to see.

Heard 3 distinct “THREE-beer” clear tones between Woodlleton and the road but 
it didn’t come closer, did not hear “WHIP”, and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERs were 
in abundance, so just saying: keep an ear and eye out for possible Olive-sided.

Yesterday I observed 2 female COMMON MERGANSERS perching on the 15’ high stumps 
in the south part of the pond (1 per stump). Also came across a male WOOD DUCK 
high in a tree at the end of Podell who squeaked at me for a bit while I took a 
video of him, then finally flew off when I took a step forward. Later saw both 
M and F Woodies up on the big snag.

Big warbler day at home yesterday, mostly afternoon-evening: MAGNOLIA (M 
breeding and non-breeding), BLACK-THROATED GREEN, several loud full-song 
NORTHERN PARULA, WILSON’S, YELLOW, AM REDSTART, BLACK-AND-WHITE, several bright 
BLACKBURNIAN, possible ORANGE-CROWNED (but I did not count it as the looks were 
too brief), COMMON YELLOWTHROATs setting up territories as in past years.

ChrisP
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Chris Pelkie
Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst
Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/17

[Susan Gateley]

I'm an unskilled bird watcher but I listened to the Internet and discovered
a black billed cuckoo calling next to my garden this AM

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:35 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> Birding has been very slow for me in Sapsucker Woods so far on Wednesday.
> Despite my usual rather wide coverage, I've found about one-tenth of the
> volume and diversity of yesterday's passage migrants --today, only one
> Rusty Blackbird, a couple of Yellow-billed Warblers, a female
> Black-throated Blue, a silent male Magnolia, and a subadult male American
> Redstart, plus some "dzzt" notes moving overhead. I hope others find what
> I've been missing...
>
> Mark Chao
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/17

[Mark Chao]

Sorry for not catching the annoying auto-correct in my last message -- I
meant Yellow-rumped Warblers, not more interesting yellow-billed birds.

It is still beautiful here, with several singing Scarlet Tanagers, more
Veeries than I've found previously, and my first Eastern Wood-Pewee of the
spring. Just not a lot of sojourning boreal birds that I've found.

Mark


On May 17, 2017 7:35 AM, "Mark Chao"  wrote:

Birding has been very slow for me in Sapsucker Woods so far on Wednesday.
Despite my usual rather wide coverage, I've found about one-tenth of the
volume and diversity of yesterday's passage migrants --today, only one
Rusty Blackbird, a couple of Yellow-billed Warblers, a female
Black-throated Blue, a silent male Magnolia, and a subadult male American
Redstart, plus some "dzzt" notes moving overhead. I hope others find what
I've been missing...

Mark Chao

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/17

[Mark Chao]

Birding has been very slow for me in Sapsucker Woods so far on Wednesday.
Despite my usual rather wide coverage, I've found about one-tenth of the
volume and diversity of yesterday's passage migrants --today, only one
Rusty Blackbird, a couple of Yellow-billed Warblers, a female
Black-throated Blue, a silent male Magnolia, and a subadult male American
Redstart, plus some "dzzt" notes moving overhead. I hope others find what
I've been missing...

Mark Chao

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Birding and Boating - Saturday, May 20

[Chris Lajewski]

Join the Montezuma Audubon Center this Saturday, May 20 from 1:30 p.m.– 4:00 
p.m. for a relaxing 2-mile paddle to explore the Seneca River around Howland’s 
Island. The water is up and the weather is warming which should make for 
perfect conditions to explore the largest population of breeding Cerulean 
Warblers in NY and the elusive Prothonotary Warblers. Bring your own 
canoe/kayak or rent a boat from us. Fee: $10/child without rental, $18/adult 
without rental, $25/solo kayak rental, $40/canoe rental (maximum 2 adults plus 
1 child). Call 315-365-3588 or email montez...@audubon.org to register.

Chris Lajewski
Center Director
Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146
http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma
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