Re:[cayugabirds-l] [External Email] Re: [bluewing-group] Sumac for catbirds and robins

[Glenn Wilson]

I too have see Pileateds hanging on and eating sumac. 

Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com

On May 24, 2020, at 8:05 PM, Julian Shepherd  wrote:


Add Pileated.  Once saw one feeding thus in the BU Nature Preserve.

> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 10:27 AM Elaine Benjamin  wrote:
> Anne, I have witnessed the catbirds and robins on the rail trail enjoying the 
> many sumac heads on the eastern portion of the trail nearest to Michaels and 
> Home Goods.  I may have seen cardinals eating them also.  I'll be looking to 
> confirm this.
> 
> Elaine Benjamin
> 3212 Woodberry Dr.
> Vestal, NY 13850-3023
> C: (607) 232-3300
> nyben...@gmail.com
> 
> 
>> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 9:44 AM AB Clark  wrote:
>> A couple of sumac heads “saved” over winter in a dry bouquet are getting 
>> lots of attention from my catbirds and now a male robin. I just hung them at 
>> our feeders.  
>>  I knew crows, jays and woodpeckers (hairy, downy) love them, but didn’t 
>> realize that they were quite so broadly popular.  Maybe I will save more.  
>> We have been trying to encourage as many sumac clones as possible to be 
>> productive.  Will redouble our efforts.
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> 
>> Anne B Clark
>> 147 Hile School Rd
>> Freeville, NY 13068
>> 607-222-0905
>> anneb.cl...@gmail.com
>> 
>> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Genung, McIlroy, and Logan Hill, Sat/Sun May 23-24

[Mark Chao]

So far this weekend, my family and I have continued to get more than our
share of birding joys and surprises on Finger Lakes Land Trust preserves.

On Saturday, Miyoko and I went to the Dorothy McIlroy Bird Sanctuary in
Summerhill, stopping briefly on the way at the Genung Nature Preserve.

Our first highlight was a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER singing a four-note song like
a Golden-winged Warbler, then eventually offering dazzling sight
confirmation right along the road by the Genung Nature Preserve parking
lot.

Upon our arrival at the southern border of the McIlroy Bird Sanctuary along
Peth Road, Miyoko spotted a big brown lump in the first green field.
Though it was less than ten meters away, completely out in the open, we
couldn’t figure out what it was.  A log?  A snapping turtle?  Then, the
shape burst up from the ground and with heavy flaps revealed itself as a
female WILD TURKEY (a first for my month-long Spring Bird Quest species
tally).  We think that she might have been flattening herself down over a
nest site, though we could not figure out why she would pick somewhere so
open.  Nor could we find any eggs or chicks in a quick scan.

Saturday’s other bird drama also unfolded along Peth Road, where we found
two SAVANNAH SPARROWS countersinging for several minutes in the same tree –
one sounding normal, and the other omitting the usual sad-sounding note
after his trill, rather like a Grasshopper Sparrow, but also eventually
confirmed by sight.   I kept expecting one sparrow to chase the other off,
but it seemed that they dueled to détente – each retreating to his own
field, one to the north and one to the south, with the tree itself serving
as a DMZ between them.

Then on Sunday, our son Tilden Chao joined us on a hike at the Logan Hill
Nature Preserve in Candor.  We found the expected great variety of breeding
songbirds, including fine looks at HOODED WARBLER, Chestnut-sided Warbler,
American Redstart, Blue-headed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, and others), plus a
couple of passage migrants (SWAINSON’S THRUSH and TENNESSEE WARBLER).

But the surpassing thrills of the morning came out of the blue from five
CHIMNEY SWIFTS, which first zoomed and banked in close formation and
exhilarating synchrony over the fields and across the sky, like an avian
version of the Blue Angels, then descended to the pond to drink on the
wing, skimming the surface with their little bills, all while hardly losing
any airspeed.  For a family used to watching Chimney Swifts over downtown
Ithaca but not elsewhere, it was a revelation to witness this species’
wildness up close, and to its relationship with habitat beyond our world of
metal, concrete, and glass.

Mark Chao

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dave Nicosia's prediction.

[Laura Stenzler]

No warblers on the higher elevations around Ithaca, however. They skipped us 
and stopped at the large lakes. Oh well.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

On May 24, 2020, at 6:13 PM, Judith Thurber  wrote:

 I’m another who enjoyed happy lakeshore warbler, etc. migrants low to ground 
at Fair Haven westside of bay.

Thank you so much!

Judy Thurber
Liverpool

Sent from my iPhone

On May 24, 2020, at 5:48 PM, Peter Saracino 
mailto:petersarac...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I'd like to give a shout-out to Dave Nicosia for his recent comments concerning 
the southerly air flow and the warblers in its tow.
I had a wonderful day birding with my friend, Linda, along the southern shore 
of Lake Ontario (Church Woods/Firehouse Woods/ BraddocknBay Eastern Spit).
Between these 3 locations we got 21 species of warblers!!!
Not to mention various thrushes, various, woodpeckers, vireos, a screech owl, 
and waterfowl.
I think we had 54 species in all.
The woods were dripping with warblers - no lie/exaggeration and many were low 
like Magee Marsh - a real fallout...5 Canadas, 2 mournings, tons of magnolias 
and bays, wilsons, blackpolls etc.
Dave's hit the nail on the head with his timely illustration of the connection 
between Meteorology and Ornithology.
I am grateful for his contribution(s) to the listserve.
Thanks for the heads-up Dave.
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dave Nicosia's prediction.

[Judith Thurber]

I’m another who enjoyed happy lakeshore warbler, etc. migrants low to ground at 
Fair Haven westside of bay.

Thank you so much!  

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 24, 2020, at 5:48 PM, Peter Saracino  wrote:
> 
> I'd like to give a shout-out to Dave Nicosia for his recent comments 
> concerning the southerly air flow and the warblers in its tow. 
> I had a wonderful day birding with my friend, Linda, along the southern shore 
> of Lake Ontario (Church Woods/Firehouse Woods/ BraddocknBay Eastern Spit).
> Between these 3 locations we got 21 species of warblers!!!
> Not to mention various thrushes, various, woodpeckers, vireos, a screech owl, 
> and waterfowl.
> I think we had 54 species in all.
> The woods were dripping with warblers - no lie/exaggeration and many were low 
> like Magee Marsh - a real fallout...5 Canadas, 2 mournings, tons of magnolias 
> and bays, wilsons, blackpolls etc.  
> Dave's hit the nail on the head with his timely illustration of the 
> connection between Meteorology and Ornithology. 
> I am grateful for his contribution(s) to the listserve.
> Thanks for the heads-up Dave.
> Pete Sar
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Dave Nicosia's prediction.

[Peter Saracino]

I'd like to give a shout-out to Dave Nicosia for his recent comments
concerning the southerly air flow and the warblers in its tow.
I had a wonderful day birding with my friend, Linda, along the southern
shore of Lake Ontario (Church Woods/Firehouse Woods/ BraddocknBay Eastern
Spit).
Between these 3 locations we got 21 species of warblers!!!
Not to mention various thrushes, various, woodpeckers, vireos, a screech
owl, and waterfowl.
I think we had 54 species in all.
The woods were dripping with warblers - no lie/exaggeration and many were
low like Magee Marsh - a real fallout...5 Canadas, 2 mournings, tons of
magnolias and bays, wilsons, blackpolls etc.
Dave's hit the nail on the head with his timely illustration of the
connection between Meteorology and Ornithology.
I am grateful for his contribution(s) to the listserve.
Thanks for the heads-up Dave.
Pete Sar

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sumac for catbirds and robins

[Marty Schlabach]

Today I observed a catbird eating last year’s rose hips.
--Marty
Interlaken

From: bounce-124652034-3494...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of AB Clark
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 9:44 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Bluewing 

Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sumac for catbirds and robins

A couple of sumac heads “saved” over winter in a dry bouquet are getting lots 
of attention from my catbirds and now a male robin. I just hung them at our 
feeders.
 I knew crows, jays and woodpeckers (hairy, downy) love them, but didn’t 
realize that they were quite so broadly popular.  Maybe I will save more.  We 
have been trying to encourage as many sumac clones as possible to be 
productive.  Will redouble our efforts.

Anne


Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
607-222-0905
anneb.cl...@gmail.com



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[cayugabirds-l] Sumac for catbirds and robins

[AB Clark]

A couple of sumac heads “saved” over winter in a dry bouquet are getting lots 
of attention from my catbirds and now a male robin. I just hung them at our 
feeders.  
 I knew crows, jays and woodpeckers (hairy, downy) love them, but didn’t 
realize that they were quite so broadly popular.  Maybe I will save more.  We 
have been trying to encourage as many sumac clones as possible to be 
productive.  Will redouble our efforts.

Anne


Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
607-222-0905
anneb.cl...@gmail.com




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[cayugabirds-l] Olive-sided Flycatcher

[Geo Kloppel]

Spotted an Olive-sided Flycatcher at 7:12 this morning in the swamp about 800’ 
north of the Station Rd RR crossing, West Danby. Singing, snag-sitting.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bear!

[Geo Kloppel]

4:45 AM. A bear just raided my bird feeders. (Tupper Rd, West Danby) They love 
those black oil sunflower seeds!

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