[cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

[Chris R. Pelkie]

First Eclipse 
Finding
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Preliminary Finding
What did birds do during today's eclipse?

from HaikuBox

I own/operate a HaikuBox so got an email with this result, but resending the 
web link, so I hope that works for you.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Binoculars - reasonably priced?

[Chris R. Pelkie]

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-binoculars/
Just updated in late Nov. I didn’t disagree with anything said but I’m not 
familiar with all the models reviewed.
Written by a birder/ornithologist/real user.

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On 2021-12-15, at 23:13 , Kathleen P Kramer 
mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hello,

I hope this is an acceptable message for this ListServ. Can anyone suggest 
reasonably priced binoculars for a beginning birder? I’m taking a chance that 
the recipient will even pursue birding and I also know that “bad” binoculars 
can discourage a beginner. So I’d really appreciate a couple of suggestions!

Many thanks,
Kathleen Kramer




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] YB Cuckoo

[Chris R. Pelkie]

There was a Black-billed Cuckoo singing (multiple triplets closely spaced) 
yesterday at 730am at the Lab.
As I got out of the car in the staff lot, the sound was from either the trees 
between the drive and second lot (and bird facing away) or further over in the 
patch of trees on the other side of the road by second lot, I couldn’t be sure 
of range. It was distinct but not super loud.

Had both from home this year, with the gurgle-intro leading into single-note 
songs from YBCU both of the last couple evenings just outside our sunroom.

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On Jun 9, 2021, at 10:17 , Suan Hsi Yong 
mailto:suan.y...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Just heard the repeated single calls of a yellow-billed cuckoo outside
my home / office. Coupled with the BBCU from last month, that's both
cuckoos as new yard birds for me this season! Again, once I got
outside it stopped calling and could not be found.

Is it just me, or have the black-billed cuckoos, who seemed to be
singing everywhere earlier in the season, been replaced by
yellow-billed cuckoos lately? We had looks and calls from
yellow-billed cuckoos on our Connecticut Hill field trip last Sunday.
I also heard then saw one that afternoon at Lindsay-Parsons

Suan

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

[Chris R. Pelkie]

You’ll want to pry them out. Some years ago, a squirrel stashed sunflower seeds 
into my exhaust pipe.
OMG, there’s nothing on earth that stinks as bad as burning sunflower seeds!
(:-)
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On Nov 20, 2020, at 12:37 , Peter Saracino 
mailto:petersarac...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So I hung strings of  Christmas lights on the porch the other day but didn't 
put the bulbs in yet. They're easier to string without the bulbs. I finally got 
around to screwing the bulbs in this morning only to find single, unopened 
black oil sunflower seeds in a few of the places into which one would screw the 
actual bulb. I began to wonder how they ever could have gotten into so tight a 
space until I realized they must be places where the birds I'm feeding are 
catching food for a later date!
I think that's kind of neat!
The birds are helping me decorate! Well, sort of.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
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[cayugabirds-l] John James Audubon's Birds of America | Audubon

[Chris R. Pelkie]

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Download high res images from Birds of America. 435 of them!

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[cayugabirds-l] Dawn Chorus: Have You Seen a Salmonberry Bird?

[Chris R. Pelkie]

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/5/31/1947630/-Dawn-Chorus-Have-You-Seen-a-Salmonberry-Bird

This was interesting to me as I enjoy etymology as well as how different 
cultures derive different names for the same thing.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Agreed! I have some pokeweed growing behind the shed, no intention of removing 
(or tasting) it. I went to wiki initially to see if the toxins were 
intoxicating Anne’s robins but there’s no obvious support for that from this 
plant. I have seen robins et al get ripped on late season “raisins” from wild 
cherry so wondered if that was similar.

[Btw, I worked for Dr John many moons ago as a barely passable cook and 
carpenter assistant building the lab on Appledore Island when he was director 
of Isles of Shoals.]

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On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:54, darlingtonbets 
mailto:darlingtonb...@gmail.com>> wrote:

just that people should be cautious in using, handling or eating it.  And many 
plants that are toxic to humans are fine for birds and other animals.  Pokeweed 
is a beautiful, interesting plant. Just don't eat it or handle it without 
gloves.
Betsy

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

[Chris R. Pelkie]

For the record, don’t try this at home! Poke berries are very toxic to humans 
and many other mammals though some foxes, mice,etc are resistant, as are many 
songbirds that distribute the seeds after ingestion. Make sure your kids do NOT 
ingest these.
Poke leaves are made edible only after three separate boilings in fresh water. 
See wiki for details.

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On Oct 26, 2019, at 09:00, 
"anneb.cl...@gmail.com" 
mailto:anneb.cl...@gmail.com>> wrote:


This morning I have a large number of robins all age/sexes foraging on my 
productive pokeweed berries and scratching leaves AND chasing each other hard 
and long.  More athletic long chases than I am used to associating with robins.

They are not just chasing around the berries although I watched some head 
lowered face offs ( before a chase) on the fence near pokeweed.

Anne
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[cayugabirds-l] A Blackbird Blowing 'Smoke' Rings Wins Top Prize at the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards

[Chris R. Pelkie]

https://gizmodo.com/a-blackbird-blowing-smoke-rings-wins-top-prize-at-the-2-1836308346

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] The tale of two merganser ducklings on Beebe Lake

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Great first story! I look forward to more. I finally get to see some of your 
great photos after meeting you on the trail many times!

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> On May 27, 2019, at 13:33, Wee Hao Ng  wrote:
> 
> My first post to the list.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 2/7 (Barred Owl reported again)

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I observed it in the fog at 745am but chose not to report it.

I’d like to ask all to be aware that the last time I did, the crowd that showed 
up scared it off.
Raptors have better eyesight than you and get edgy when a cluster of people 
gather under the tree. (which is a lousy viewpoint since it is 40’ up)
Give the owl some breathing room this time so it isn’t scared off this 
conveniently visible roost.

Thanks!

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On Feb 7, 2019, at 09:16, Mark Chao mailto:markc...@imt.org>> 
wrote:

Tom Schulenberg reports that the BARRED OWL has returned to the tall pine tree 
by the shelter at the Wilson/Severinghaus intersection in Sapsucker Woods on 
Thursday morning.

Mark Chao

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[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl still there

[Chris R. Pelkie]

At about 10:10am today, the BARRED OWL reported by Mark and Bob is still 
sitting in the lone pine by the Sapsucker Woods Wilson Trail shelter.

Easily spotted approaching from the East as it is on the 2nd big needled branch 
up from ground on South side of tree, 2’ from trunk.
Harder to see looking back from West.

Also singing BROWN CREEPER by Harper Bench.

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[cayugabirds-l] Rough legged hawk ithaca airport

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About 3 pm big beautiful ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK soaring over field north of 
borgwarner and NW of runway. Sorry for late post... I was driving at the time.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Some kind of thrush?

[Chris R. Pelkie]

OK, I’ll buy that. I didn’t see the expected downcurve until you pointed it 
out, but the yellow eyes are probably more definitive (and the wing-bars).
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On Apr 16, 2018, at 11:55, Geo Kloppel 
> wrote:

The bill looks foreshortened because of this pose, but note that it’s all dark, 
down-curved and quite pointy. The breast and flanks have streaks rather than 
spots; the eye is yellow. The whole color scheme is right for Brown Thrasher, 
even down to the white wing bars, which you won’t see on any of our Thrushes.

-Geo


On Apr 16, 2018, at 10:39 AM, Carol Cedarholm 
> wrote:

Does anyone know what kind of thrush this is.  Was in my backyard the last few 
days foraging on the ground.  I have definitely had 2 hermit thrushes, but this 
one looks redder with bolder spots on the breast. Thanks, Carol

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Some kind of thrush?

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I’d so no. Thrasher bill is pronouncedly longer.
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On Apr 16, 2018, at 11:04, Dimitri William Ponirakis 
> wrote:

Brown Thrasher?
Toxostoma rufum
ORDER: Passeriformes
FAMILY: Mimidae

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Thrasher

From: 
bounce-122475495-24773...@list.cornell.edu
 [mailto:bounce-122475495-24773...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carol 
Cedarholm
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 10:39 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Some kind of thrush?

Does anyone know what kind of thrush this is.  Was in my backyard the last few 
days foraging on the ground.  I have definitely had 2 hermit thrushes, but this 
one looks redder with bolder spots on the breast. Thanks, Carol

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crested Caracara in Wayne County

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Whoo-ee! THAT's a yard bird!


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On Feb 6, 2018, at 11:57, Brad Walker 
> wrote:

This list was posted on the New York Birders Facebook group:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S42534197

Long story short: The reporter had a trail cam on a deer carcass and the bird 
showed up for a quick nibble. Photos in the list.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Collective noun

[Chris R. Pelkie]

+1 for pun!


Chris Pelkie


On Oct 28, 2017, at 09:07, Tony Shrimpton 
> wrote:

How about a “desert” of Sandhills? 

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 65 Sandhill Cranes

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Nice. Is ‘cranery’ a word yet? Maybe we should start pushing it! Oxford 
Dictionary, here we come!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] New post published Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Plan

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argh: ‘something to the effect’

As Officer O’Hara said in Arsenic and Old Lace: “I have these great ideas, but 
I can’t spell ‘em!”

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On Aug 21, 2017, at 07:44, Chris R. Pelkie 
<chris.pel...@cornell.edu<mailto:chris.pel...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

something to the affect


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] New post published Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Plan

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I recently read this thesis:
https://books.google.com/books/about/Factors_Affecting_Avian_Diversity_in_a_N.html?id=xnVPYAAJ
produced by Tom Litwin in 1986, discussing the changes in Sapsucker Woods in 
both avian type and foliage type, over the hundred years up to that time.

Amazing that grazing, lumbering, and fire have all passed through SSW prior to 
its ‘sanctuary’ days.
The charted changes in nesters (Canada Warblers were once frequent!) is very 
informative.

My only point here is that Tom says early on something to the affect that there 
is a difference between ‘conservation’ and ‘preservation’ and that distinction 
had never hit home before so clearly.
Not to bend the Latin (and PIE) roots too far, but ‘con’ (from Latin ‘cum’ with 
or together) and ‘serve’ (‘ser’ protect) is not the same as ‘pre’ (beforehand) 
and ‘serve’.
Protecting together, as John C eloquently described, is not the same business 
as protecting the same static thing forever.

I finally grasped why the south side of the SSW is so barren of lower tier 
breeders, after looking at Litwin’s historic maps of the woods.
Frankly, I prefer the north and east for diversity; the south high closed 
canopy has its interesting but quite different residents (thrushes, tanagers, 
barred owl, pileated et al., high canopy warblers in migration, and ovenbirds 
to give one forest floor denizen his due.)

The occasional cutting, as horrifying as it seems, breathes and welcomes new 
life into the tired old forest, when done intelligently and in moderation.
I would like to think that keeping an eye on the DEC efforts is worthy, but 
that DEC is not rapacious in intent.

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On Aug 18, 2017, at 13:07, John Confer 
> wrote:

HI Dave,

It still surprises me that even among environmentalists, biodiversity is 
still a matter of contention. There are ecological reasons to support 
biodiversity, often thought to enhance the mega goal of biostability.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Finger Lakes NF - Hector Station 607-546-4470 Hector NY 
https://www.fs.fed.us/r9/gmfl/contact/offices.htm YES YES

The YESes are for Senior Pass and Access Military 4th Grade

Taken from:
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I have not tried this source myself.

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On Jul 13, 2017, at 10:51, Peter 
> wrote:

Might anyone know where one could purchase a Senior park pass to our National 
Parks? I got mine at the Refuge but am told they are no longer selling them.

Much obliged.

Pete Sar


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[cayugabirds-l] Praying mantises regularly hunt and kill small birds

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Here's something you probably didn't want to know...

http://newatlas.com/praying-mantis-killing-birds-study/50346/?li_source=LI_medium=default-widget



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[cayugabirds-l] Best Binoculars: The Cornell Lab Review 2013 | All About Birds

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https://www.allaboutbirds.org/best-binoculars-the-cornell-lab-review-2013/

For the binoc request, see if yours are in here


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[cayugabirds-l] Bioacoustics site is up and check out the Red-eyed Vireo movie

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All of us in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bioacoustics Research Program 
(BRP) are pleased to share our new site with you all:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/

In particular, I think many of you in the CBC will enjoy this video that Russ 
put together (and which I tantalized Suan with a couple weeks ago).

The riddle to consider is whether the Red-eyed Vireo is making it up as he goes 
along or playing from memory.
What do you think, before you watch the video?

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/education/

And if you bird Sapsucker Woods, you can help us analyze the soundscape:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/soundscapes/

as we are recording 24/7 using:
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Enjoy and send comments via the links at the site. Holger and Ashik did all the 
hard work to make it happen!

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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.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I wanted you to know that I got the forwarded note from a Scots woman colleague 
whom I just showed a male Red-winged Blackbird to a couple weeks ago on a trip 
around the pond, presumably for her first time.
I hope the Scots who get to add the F to their life list are as thrilled as I 
was with the Tufted Duck a couple years ago.

And I still think we should all be called “twitchers”, the instinctive lurching 
and twisting motion made in response to peripheral activity, a far more 
accurate nickname than “birdwatchers” which implies there is a bird sitting 
still long enough to be watched. Like that ever happens!

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On May 2, 2017, at 09:22, Dave Nutter 
<nutter.d...@me.com<mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote:

Everyone knows what Red-winged Blackbirds are. They arrive here at the very 
start of Spring when there are still bouts of cold and snow to survive, causing 
general wonderment about their judgement. They fly, perch, and call 
conspicuously, establishing their territories. Their short, harsh song is among 
the best known by the general public. Their plumage is all black except for 
big, bold, red wing patches. They are obvious birds, well-named, and easy to 
ID. But those are just the males.

The females are a totally different story. They arrive a couple weeks later 
when people have stopped paying attention to the males. Females' most obvious 
association with the males is to be chased at high speed around marshes. 
Females act different, doing more skulking in marshes where they feed and nest. 
They are smaller than the males. They have no black. They have no red. When 
most people see a female Red-winged Blackbird, they think, "Oh, a stripy brown 
bird." Many people stop there, daunted by that category, while other folks are 
confused by finding not finding it among the sparrows. The name is no help at 
all. Identifying a female Red-winged Blackbird is a more complicated puzzle 
which birders memorize. It's also a reminder, whenever there is no obvious 
match for a brown bird, to check the field guide for females of various 
species, using shape and habitat as clues. And often birds' names are just 
distracting arbitrary words.

--Dave Nutter


On May 1, 2017, at 1:47 PM, Jody Enck 
<jodye...@gmail.com<mailto:jodye...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi All,

Here's an opportunity to dust off your field guides (as many as you can find) 
and look at all the different plumages presented in those guides of Red-winged 
Blackbirds.  Like many, many species of birds, males and females of Red-winged 
Blackbirds look quite different.  The picture posted on the BBC website of the 
bird is a female.  So, yes, this time of year about half the Red-winged 
Blackbirds out there really do look like this.  As these are typically 
short-distant migrants, it is quite astounding that this bird made it all the 
way to Scotland.  Even if it hop-scotched across Greenland and Iceland to get 
there, it is quite a feat for this bird.  Very cool.

Jody

On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Tom Hoard 
<tomhoar...@gmail.com<mailto:tomhoar...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Maybe a juvenile?

Sent from my iPad

On May 1, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Sandra J. Kisner 
<s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Is that what they think a red-winged blackbird looks like?  Or is it just a 
poor choice of illustration?

Sandra

From: 
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 [mailto:bounce-121484551-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Chris R. Pelkie
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:24 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
<cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Guess which bird made the front page of the 
Scottish BBC news...

The things some people get excited about… (:-)
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Begin forwarded message:


Subject: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...
Date: May 1, 2017 at 10:16:00 EDT


http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird
[https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/164D1/production/_95854319_p051n2tf.jpg]<http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird>

Red-winged blackbird spotted on North Ronaldsay - BBC 
News<http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird>
www.bbc.com<http://www.bbc.com/>
Birdwatchers are making their way to North Ronaldsay after what is claimed to 
be the first European sighting of a red-wing

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...

[Chris R. Pelkie]

The things some people get excited about… (:-)
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Begin forwarded message:


Subject: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...
Date: May 1, 2017 at 10:16:00 EDT


http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird
[https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/164D1/production/_95854319_p051n2tf.jpg]

Red-winged blackbird spotted on North Ronaldsay - BBC 
News
www.bbc.com
Birdwatchers are making their way to North Ronaldsay after what is claimed to 
be the first European sighting of a red-winged blackbird.



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] does anyone have an extra copy of the book, not CDs, from Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs 1997

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Forgot to look til now.
i have the booklet if you want to borrow it to scan to PDF or some such.
Let me know and I will bring it to the Lab this week.

ChrisP


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On Apr 16, 2017, at 13:01 , Peter 
> wrote:


Common Birds And Their Songs by Lang Elliott and Marie Read?

On 4/14/2017 8:37 AM, Laurie Roe wrote:
Hi all, I am looking for a copy of the booklet that comes with the CD set of 
the Eastern Region, released in 1997..with the singing YW on the cover..don't 
need the CDs just the booklet..or if you have suggestions on how to find just 
the booklet! Thanks, Laurie

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [clo_brp-l] For you birders

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Forwarding this to the wider birding audience in the area.
We (BRP) have 30 of our newly developed Swift recorders (TARUs or terrestrial 
audio recording units) spread throughout SSW recording 24/7 as part of a 
long-term biodiversity measure.
The avicaching will assist as ground truth as we develop detectors for species 
specific vocalizations, in addition to the noise analysis work we can do now, 
such as airport and route 13 noise patterns.
BTW, the recording sites are marked, a requirement to ensure that no one was 
surreptitiously being recorded.

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Holger Klinck 
>
Subject: [clo_brp-l] For you birders
Date: March 31, 2017 at 08:52:20 EDT
To: >
Reply-To: Holger Klinck 
>


Hi all,

We just finished setting up a avicaching site in eBird in support of our 
Sapsucker Woods monitoring project:

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/swamp/

If you happen to go out birding, please consider conducting 5 min bird counts 
at the locations indicated by the website.

Thanks,

Holger

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[cayugabirds-l] A Legend Who Persuaded a Generation to Love Birds, Wild Places and Science Has Passed

[Chris R. Pelkie]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/21/1645790/-A-Legend-Who-Persuaded-a-Generation-to-Love-Birds-Wild-Places-and-Science-Has-Passed

Chandler Robbins, in case you don't like to click links



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[cayugabirds-l] Barred owl ssw this am

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Sorry for late post but I was walking to frog barn this am when a large bird 
jumped up From  ground to 12' branch,. On trail between parking area gate and 
fb. Thought Cooper's hawk, stopped, crept forward to find baow staring back w 
big black eyes
Jumped in truck and drove here to VA Beach, pardon typos on phone
Great way to start day!
Saw am white pelicans from Chesapeake bay bridge, mockingbird singing at hotel 
at dusk
Great way to end day!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night

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I’ll defer to the experts but would not rule out Screech-owl. I’ve heard that 
also: clear descending rather than whinny descending but followed by other EASO 
distinct sounds, so concluded it was the same bird. I’ve been hearing EASO loud 
whinnies just in the last couple of weeks, first time this year, so I guess I 
have a male imoving around checking out the territory or advertising once again.

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On Sep 22, 2016, at 08:32, Eva Smith 
> wrote:

Dear all,

I hope it's ok to ask for ID help here. Between Sibley and the Lab of O's bird 
call recordings, I haven't been able to get a decent ID on a bird heard last 
night.

The call was a long (1-2 s) descending clear whistle (not a whinny like a 
typical Eastern Screech Owl), starting on a high note and ending quite low. It 
was repeated 3-4 times and then followed by a repeated whistle on a single, 
high note. The timbre was similar to a saw-whet owl, but the tempo was 
different.

It was heard at 1 AM at the border between a field and scrubby forest.

Regards,
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[cayugabirds-l] SPEAKING OF NATURE: Fishers are back | Lifestyle | fltimes.com

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http://www.fltimes.com/lifestyle/speaking-of-nature-fishers-are-back/article_d7d8fafe-6cba-11e6-ab55-038e8d6a63c3.html

Thought the many of us who go to montezuma would find this interesting.
Justifying posting to Cayuga birds as John says that crows found his fisher for 
him.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] White-throated Sparrows

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Yes same in my yard. They (WTSP) are dominating the dawn chorus.
Difficult to get an accurate count but probably 12-20 easily.

I noticed few Robins which are normally the main component of dawn chorus this 
time of year (some but not as many).

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On Apr 26, 2016, at 09:52, smb4...@aol.com wrote:

This past week we have enjoyed an amazing number of White-throated Sparrows in 
the yard.  Yesterday there were over twenty male and female White-throated 
Sparrows between the front and back yards.  I've never had that many here...are 
others finding relatively large numbers by their bird feeders?

Suzanne Broderick
Northeast area of Ithaca
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Yellow-rumped Warbler

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Kevin pointed out another Yellow-rumped Warbler yesterday up here on the North 
Wilson side of the Sapsucker Pond, but I only heard it then.
Today, I heard then caught up with it for some good looks.

This is FYI for Sapsucker Woods walkers this weekend.
It was near the beaver exclosure cage both days.

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On Apr 15, 2016, at 12:12, bob mcguire 
> wrote:

There was a single Yellow-rumped Warbler singing lustily from the shrubs just 
NW of the boathouse this morning. Palm Warbler next?

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[cayugabirds-l] Bufflehead at SSW

[Chris R. Pelkie]

This one I saw!
Single individual BUFFLEHEAD diving right outside the big window (near the 
bubbler). Either female or 1st winter male, methinks, prominent cheek patch and 
small white patch near wingtips (folded) but not a breeding male.

Went out to check on what sounded like Towhee song (we have a live mic feed to 
our suite) but couldn’t find it, for the second time. Glad someone else 
reported Towhee here a couple days ago. It seems to sing “Drink your 
Tea-tea-tea” so I wanted to see I was hearing a variant Song Sparrow instead. 
Could still be the latter.

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[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl recall

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I’ve been informed by a reliable source that he (human) was doing BARRED OWL 
(voice not playback I think) from Woodleton at 1pm which explains the location 
and the lack of finishing growl.
Also explains the oddness of a mid-day Strix varia aria.
Drat!

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[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl _SSW, interesting Phoebe call

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At 1pm I was just about to set foot on the south end of Podell Boardwalk 
returning from a lunchtime circuit of the pond but lingered to watch 2 HAIRY 
WOODPECKER females chasing each other from tree to tree. Interesting that they 
were both female: much squeaking and peeking but no flicka’ing though they 
landed on the same tree several times and eyeballed each other.

To my east, I thought I heard a weird monotonic dog bark, but then the BARRED 
OWL must have turned to face me because 30 sec later it was a very clear 
WHO_COOKS_FOR_YOU without the following WHO_WA growl on the end. I estimate it 
was in the evergreens by the two gates on Sapsucker Woods but I walked back up 
and scanned for 15 min without a further call or a visual.

Also on this walk, I heard again an unusual call from an EASTERN PHOEBE that I 
noticed a few weeks ago when the first one arrived. At that time, there was 
only one, so the call was spontaneous, but today my attention was drawn to it 
because 2 of them spatted and one landed on a low branch, making both 
straightforward chips and then a soft ‘chi-bew’ (‘bew’  lower than ‘chi’) sound 
that is similar to some other flycatchers, interspersed with the chips. This 
time, it seemed to be a reaction sequence to the ‘fight’. I did not see how far 
away the other one was but think it was within 20’.

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[cayugabirds-l] TuVu

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22 TURKEY VULTUREs playing on the wind this evening over Gulf Creek at 
Triphammer, Asbury, plus one RED-TAILED HAWK
One of the TUVU had the all white outer half of left wing, haven't seen that 
one here for a couple years though it was seen last year in the Basin as I 
recall
First song of yard year from CAROLINA WREN this afternoon

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[cayugabirds-l] Perverse chuckle of the day

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I get a regular ‘deal’ email from B and spotted this oddity this morning:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1197974-REG/snypex_9842_lrf1800_snypex_knight_lrf1800_laser.html?utm_medium=Email_campaign=Promotion_source=WeeklySpecials%20160314_content=Retail_term=Knight-8x42-LRF-1800

It’s a pair of 8x42 binocs from a company I’ve never heard of (Snypex!) for 
$800 ($200 off). Kinda pricey unless you count the fact that it has a built-in 
laser rangefinder.

So if you have a burning desire to know exactly how far away your now blinded 
bird is, or if you like to spot airplanes just before being arrested by the 
FAA, these babies are for you! Or are these designed for people who cheat at 
golf?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible leucistic Canada at SSW

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Is there any significance to the mostly yellow bill with black tip? And the 
yellow legs and feet?
With little experience in picking apart weird plumages, I also leaned toward 
domestic or hybrid and away from Canada because of those marks.
Unless leucism can impart those color shifts as well.

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On Mar 14, 2016, at 09:45, Kevin J. McGowan 
> wrote:

Although the body shows some dark feather edging that resemble a Canada Goose, 
the thick neck with deep ridges in the feathers indicate this bird has domestic 
goose genes.

Kevin

From: 
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 [mailto:bounce-120266252-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth V. 
Rosenberg
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To: edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible leucistic Canada at SSW

I saw that goose by the horse farm on Blugrass Lane yesterday. Very large and 
whitish, but with some "wild-type" markings. Looked mostly domestic but 
obviously flying around with Canadas.

Ken

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On Mar 14, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Brad Walker 
> wrote:
Hi all,

There's a possible leucistic Canada Goose at Sapsucker Woods on the pond for 
those that want to take a look. It's either that or a domestic type.

Brad
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Morning voices

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Before a week ago, I had observed Pileated, Hairy, Downy, Flicker, and 
Sapsuckers at one point or another (in past years) doing the ‘flicka-flicka’ 
type interaction where a pair (sometimes M-F, sometimes M-M) were ascending a 
pole or tree and playing hide-and-seek while doing this vocalization.

Although Red-bellied Woodpeckers abound in our yard, woods, and bark butter 
feeder, it was only a few days ago when I walked out to observe 2 males 
ascending a bare tree, with a female in an adjacent tree, one M doing a loud 
Wukka-Wukka at the other.

New yard bird vocalization for me (yes, I’m reduced to that now….)

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On Mar 10, 2016, at 10:41, Geo Kloppel 
> wrote:

A very light sprinkle, and I'm working with the door open. There sure are lots 
of bird voices around my yard this morning! A Song Sparrow seems to be the only 
new arrival, unless there are newcomers among the Juncos that are trilling from 
all directions. But Cardinals, Robins, Jays, Crows, Ravens, Purple Finches, 
Goldfinches, all the recent regulars seem to have found their more exuberant 
voices. A Barred Owl is day-hooting from down in the direction of the West 
Danby Fire Station, Pileated Woodpeckers are working somewhere quite close, and 
a Red-bellied Woodpecker that hangs out around my shop broke from its usual 
querrs and chatters for a string of slow woika-woika-woika interaction calls - 
perhaps for a mate.

Hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds have gone over, and a few thousands of Canada 
Geese, all turning west-northwest, rather than continuing north toward Ithaca.

I flushed a Ruffed Grouse from the thickets down in the orchard, and I see the 
Turkeys have been raking the ground aggressively there. No Fox Sparrows yet...

-Geo

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Starling murmuration downtown ithac

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> On Jan 13, 2016, at 19:59 , Anne Marie Whelan  wrote:
> 
> Yes, quite a flock of starlings blew into the West End this morning and 
> swirled around and hung out for a bit on and around my crabapple tree and 
> feeder.  Quite startling!
> 
> 

Ouch, that was the vulgaris pun I’ve seen lately… (;-)

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[cayugabirds-l] Noah Strycker broke birding’s worldwide Big Year record.

[Chris R. Pelkie]

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/01/noah_strycker_broke_birding_s_worldwide_big_year_record.html

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Of course you discovered you can zoom in with mouse or fingers on iPad, etc.. 
And if you click the speed scale legend it will cycle to your favorite unit 
(knots, mph, etc.).
And there’s a bit of history you can roll back to on the time line: I just 
dialed up last night’s blow to see how bad it was (30’s MPH).

ChrisP

On Dec 29, 2015, at 08:57 , Meena Madhav Haribal 
> wrote:

Thank you Wade and Melissa! Cool site! I like we can see temperatures and 
pressure and other bells and whistles too. Great information.  But only thing I 
did not like is the color combinations. Reds and oranges don't go very well 
with the greens. I have bookmarked the site.

As for the birds, yesterday around 10.30 am while I was driving on rt 70 
towards Elmira, somewhere close to Eddy street in Collegetown, a Raven flew 
over followed by a crow.

All the way to Elmira -Corning airport, I did not see any other birds except a 
few crows here and there. I was hoping to see a shrike or a turkey.

Cheers
Meena

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Incredible the online things that exist to help us better understand the 
natural world. They make the teaching of concepts a thousand times easier and 
more fun than they use to be!
Happy New Year!
On 12/27/2015 12:47 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote:
Thanks Peter! Previously I used to use the map link you sent. But the one I 
sent was colorful so I fell in love with this windmap. It is amazing how sharp 
is the demarcation in both versions. I thought it was a front, but as you 
mention I too  have never seen anything so clearly dividing the country. I 
think it is an unusual front.
I would keep watch to see how it changes over time!



I am always fascinated by the wind energy!



Cheers
Meena



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[cayugabirds-l] Crows vs TVs

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I mentioned seeing my first of season ‘big’ crow assemblage at the CBC meeting 
last week, of about 100 American Crows doing small wheelies in a large group 
swirling over my house (I first thought it was gulls, in fact).

Over the last week, I’ve seen similar numbers streaming over at dusk, probably 
from Lansing corn fields to Ithaca/Northeast area.

This morning, I had a bird-a-palooza at 645AM while walking the dog. As I 
stepped out, the cawing was loud, continuous, and numerous. Looking up in early 
dawn against gray overcast, I estimated 200 AMCRs swirling and attacking about 
16 Turkey Vultures (this is unusual, of course).
The TVs were clearly not enjoying this at all, and probably saying “Mellow out, 
dudes! What’s up with this?”. But crows were hitting the TVs and small groups 
chasing individual TVs around in a giant swirling mass of black wings.
The illusion of a WWII bomber-fighter sky battle came to mind.

I suspect that the crows were roosting in the same trees around Asbury Cemetery 
as the TVs have used for several years, and both groups woke up about the same 
time, probably when a near-sighted crow with a short temper jumped the first TV 
by accident thinking it was one of those ‘other’ raptors it should be 
attacking, then the cascade began of more crows joining in and more TVs 
freaking out and going from tree to sky only to be attacked themselves. Just my 
hypothesis.

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[cayugabirds-l] Poster

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I just ordered one of these for myself. Thought others might find it nice too 
(I haven’t seen it in the flesh yet):


http://popchartlab.com/collections/prints-nature/products/birds-of-north-america

740 North American birds on one poster for $38 unframed. Framed option 
available also.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: hurt bird question

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Forwarded for a friend in Ithaca not on the list: not sure who might help, 
Victoria? or is this a vet school question?
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Begin forwarded message:



Hi Chris,

I have a bird question, and since you're at the Lab of O now, I'm hoping it's 
ok to start with you?

My son (undergrad) found a hurt pigeon (broken wing?) inside a building on 
campus last night, about 10:30.  What's the best thing for the non-birder to do 
in that situation?  He wanted to do something to help it, but had no idea what.

Thanks-
S


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Sounds like Sandy’s recent report was ‘payback time’ for the birds…

Oh, speaking of Disney films, you may want to avoid watching “The Living 
Desert” (some seriously rigged nature photography to get one critter to eat 
another, several different episodes).
Disney learned his lesson after the bad reviews and didn’t do quite so much 
fake photography after that, ceding the crown to Wild Kingdom.

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On Sep 11, 2015, at 24:17, Melanie Uhlir 
<mela...@mwmu.com<mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote:

Well, I do really like Red Foxes. I'm glad to know they like to eat chipmunks. 
I can't help but think Red Squirrels are cute. I blame Beatrix Potter.

I think some Disney films I was shown in early childhood damaged my ability to 
accept the food chain. I just want all the animals to be herbivores who are 
friends!

I guess I just have completely illogical biases for some creatures, but nature 
does not support favoritism based on cuteness.

Thank you for the gently phrased reality check, Chris.

Melanie

On 9/10/2015 10:14 AM, Chris R. Pelkie wrote:
Chipmunks make excellent fox food.
I enjoy the Red Foxes that have taken up nesting, breeding, cavorting, and 
howling at my place in the last few years.
For better or worse, we have a nice selection of chipmunks, red squirrels, and 
gray squirrels, along with voles, deer mice, etc. to keep them well-fed (in 
addition to the compost we toss out there).
The circle goes on.
ChrisP
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Ithaca, NY 14850

On Sep 9, 2015, at 20:05, Kathleen P Kramer 
<<mailto:k...@cornell.edu>k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Several years ago, I posted to Cayugabirds-L about seeing a chipmunk kill an 
adult female cardinal. The chipmunk and the cardinal were feeding, apparently 
companionably, on the ground beneath my dad’s bird feeder. Suddenly, the 
chipmunk lunged at the cardinal and grasped her in his/her mouth by the head. 
The cardinal flopped wildly from side to side, trying to escape. We ran 
outside, not able to repress that desire to save the bird, even knowing that as 
Rob says, “Nature is messy.”

The chipmunk ran off, scolding loudly, but we were too late to help the 
cardinal. Her neck was broken. We had to go away from the house on an errand, 
so we placed the dead cardinal on a nearby stump. When we came back a short 
time later, the cardinal was gone. We know she didn’t leave under her own 
power, so the answer probably is that the chipmunk came back and dragged her 
away. Or perhaps a cat that wasn’t kept inside took her.  Pretty dramatic 
example of how predatory these little bundles of muscle really are.

Kathy Kramer

On Sep 9, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Rob Blye 
<rwb...@comcast.net<mailto:rwb...@comcast.net>> wrote:

Chipmunks and squirrels do what they do without conscience or shame as do all 
predators. Nature is messy. Good work for keeping your cats inside.


From: "Melanie Uhlir" <mela...@mwmu.com<mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>>
To: "Robyn Bailey" 
<<mailto:rb...@cornell.edu>rb...@cornell.edu<mailto:rb...@cornell.edu>>, "Susan 
Fast" <sustf...@yahoo.com<mailto:sustf...@yahoo.com>>, "CAYUGABIRDS-L" 
<<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 4:17:23 PM
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

I guess I hate chipmunks now. Why didn't the vicious vermin eat the murder 
victims??

My cats are indoor-only. If I could train them to eat only chipmunks and House 
Sparrows I would let them out.

Melanie

On 9/9/2015 4:11 PM, Robyn Bailey wrote:
Re: Part 2…I have heard that this is a chipmunk M.O. Fortunately, have never 
had to witness it in person.

Robyn Bailey

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[<mailto:bounce-119633859-15067...@list.cornell.edu>mailto:bounce-119633859-15067...@list.cornell.edu]
 On Behalf Of Susan Fast
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 3:20 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

I've been watching some inexplicable behavior (to me) by 1 or 2 goldfinches 
nesting in my yard.  There are 2 parts.

Part 1:  2 weeks ago I noticed a female goldfinch perching in bushes along the 
front of the house, then flying toward the upper lefthand corner of a large 
double-hung window, hovering for a second, then flying against the glass.  This 
was late afternoon and she repeated the behavior a dozen times.  I would scare 
her away, but she retur

Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Chipmunks make excellent fox food.
I enjoy the Red Foxes that have taken up nesting, breeding, cavorting, and 
howling at my place in the last few years.
For better or worse, we have a nice selection of chipmunks, red squirrels, and 
gray squirrels, along with voles, deer mice, etc. to keep them well-fed (in 
addition to the compost we toss out there).
The circle goes on.
ChrisP
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Chris Pelkie
Information/Data Manager; IT Support
Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

On Sep 9, 2015, at 20:05, Kathleen P Kramer 
> wrote:

Several years ago, I posted to Cayugabirds-L about seeing a chipmunk kill an 
adult female cardinal. The chipmunk and the cardinal were feeding, apparently 
companionably, on the ground beneath my dad’s bird feeder. Suddenly, the 
chipmunk lunged at the cardinal and grasped her in his/her mouth by the head. 
The cardinal flopped wildly from side to side, trying to escape. We ran 
outside, not able to repress that desire to save the bird, even knowing that as 
Rob says, “Nature is messy.”

The chipmunk ran off, scolding loudly, but we were too late to help the 
cardinal. Her neck was broken. We had to go away from the house on an errand, 
so we placed the dead cardinal on a nearby stump. When we came back a short 
time later, the cardinal was gone. We know she didn’t leave under her own 
power, so the answer probably is that the chipmunk came back and dragged her 
away. Or perhaps a cat that wasn’t kept inside took her.  Pretty dramatic 
example of how predatory these little bundles of muscle really are.

Kathy Kramer

On Sep 9, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Rob Blye 
> wrote:

Chipmunks and squirrels do what they do without conscience or shame as do all 
predators. Nature is messy. Good work for keeping your cats inside.


From: "Melanie Uhlir" >
To: "Robyn Bailey" >, "Susan Fast" 
>, "CAYUGABIRDS-L" 
>
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 4:17:23 PM
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

I guess I hate chipmunks now. Why didn't the vicious vermin eat the murder 
victims??

My cats are indoor-only. If I could train them to eat only chipmunks and House 
Sparrows I would let them out.

Melanie

On 9/9/2015 4:11 PM, Robyn Bailey wrote:
Re: Part 2…I have heard that this is a chipmunk M.O. Fortunately, have never 
had to witness it in person.

Robyn Bailey

From: 
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 [mailto:bounce-119633859-15067...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 3:20 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

I've been watching some inexplicable behavior (to me) by 1 or 2 goldfinches 
nesting in my yard.  There are 2 parts.

Part 1:  2 weeks ago I noticed a female goldfinch perching in bushes along the 
front of the house, then flying toward the upper lefthand corner of a large 
double-hung window, hovering for a second, then flying against the glass.  This 
was late afternoon and she repeated the behavior a dozen times.  I would scare 
her away, but she returned after several minutes.   Night fell and she 
desisted.  At 0700 next morning she was at it again.
I tightly closed the inside curtains.  No effect.  I then hung a painter's 
dropcloth over the whole window on the outside.  This stopped her briefly, but 
she then moved to the upper lefthand corner of an adjacent window (same size 
and shape, but 4' away) and continued.  I put a dropcloth over that window 
also.  I have 2 other identical windows in the second story over these, but she 
did not go up there, thankfully.   I didn't see her the rest of the day.  Next 
morning I took the cloths down and she did not reappear.

Part 2:  The last several days, I have seen a goldfinch flying repeatedly into 
the top (40' up) of a large sugar maple in our side yard.  Nest, I figured.   
About an hour ago, my daughter found a headless baby bird, still warm, on the 
ground under the tree.  The neck was still present, although skinless, the head 
gone except for the very bottom edge of it, apparently cleanly removed.  She 
called me out to look, and as we did so, another baby dropped onto the roof of 
her car.  Blood was still flowing from the point where the neck attaches to the 
body, but both head and neck were gone.  No other damage visible.
  Both babies have rudimentary wing feathers and patches of fuzz here and 
there.  At this time also, an adult goldfinch could be heard vocalizing from 
above in the tree.  Shortly thereafter, a female adult was seen moving about 
among the goldenrod and other weed heads below 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Weekend Bird walk reports.

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Speaking of compliant Phoebes, I walked to Sherwood Platform at lunch and met 
(first time) a visitor/birder from NYC. As he was turning to leave and I was 
approaching, I spotted a Phoebe on the hand rail and pointed it out to him. It 
was 5’ away. Then it hopped to a closer post and eventually to about 3’ from 
us. We remarked that it must be a juvenile though it was in full feather. Then 
it landed on the floor of the platform in the hot sun and spread its wings and 
squashed its belly down, opened its mouth and started sunning. We had to walk 
around it (!) to get back to the rail to look for herons and kingbirds, etc. It 
finally flew into the bushes at its own good time.

I have often thought of tethering a flycatcher to my hat to ward off 
mosquitoes...

ChrisP
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

On Jul 27, 2015, at 12:10, Linda Orkin 
wingmagi...@gmail.commailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote:

I thought people might be interested in reading these.  The leaders write up 
these reports each week and they are posted on the 
Cayugabirdclub.orghttp://Cayugabirdclub.org website under About us, and then 
field trips. Hope you enjoy. I plan on posting them each week, as long as this 
is okay with the list administrator.   Linda Orkin

Reports from this past weekend's beginner bird walks led by Cayuga Bird Club 
Members.
Saturday from Lisa Wood. 22 participants. Big group today, so I was grateful 
for help from CBC member Donna Coventry Wray, who’s been on many, many of these 
walks and is a multiple-year SFO alumna. A few “townies” were mixed in with the 
many visitors. We had several memorable experiences in the 2.5 hours it took us 
to get all the way around the Wilson Trail. First, we had good looks at a 
silent Yellow Warbler pair foraging in full sun near the Owens Platform 
boardwalk. From the platform itself, we watched a long and daring (and comical) 
“tightrope“ walk by a Green Heron across a section of the wire above the pond. 
From the Sherwood Platform, everyone enjoyed watching Eastern Kingbirds feeding 
busily and noisily above the lily pads. Having seen a Great Crested Flycatcher 
earlier, we declared it a flycatcher day when, by the pergola, we were 
repeatedly “buzzed” by a brave little Eastern Phoebe. The bird first flew from 
the island over to the shore and perched above us, quite close. That was a nice 
treat, but then it actually flew to a couple of us, close to our faces and 
above our heads/hats—close enough that those of us in the front couldn’t help 
but flinch. Evidently the bird was after the mosquitoes that were after us! It 
successfully caught prey several times while we stood there—what a thrill for 
all of us!

And Sunday from Paul Anderson 10 participants.I had ten people show up: a group 
of six students from Colombia, a couple from New Jersey and a two ladies from 
Binghamton. There was a lot to see, even if little of it was unusual. Many 
juveniles of many species were out begging. We saw more flycatchers - mostly 
Phoebes - than I've ever seen on one of these walks. The mosquitoes were 
voracious. An early highlight was a Green Heron on the main pond, but 
everybody's favorite was a group of three baby Wood Ducks.
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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Vireo

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Yellow-throated Vireo in full dress color, yellow spectacles, actively feeding 
near the green scummy pond on West Wilson Trail.
He’s making a lot of squeaks that sound like a wet thumb dragged quickly over a 
rubber balloon (not real loud, but frequent) which helps locate him as he moves 
around rapidly. Just observed at 1pm.

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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-billed cuckoo SSW

[Chris R. Pelkie]

At noon, I heard a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO do 3 series of 6-8 single coo’s from 
the exclosure area just south of the covered shelter on Wilson.
I was close enough by the third series to ensure myself it wasn’t a squirrel, 
though the pacing and separation of series had already indicated that.
However, it shut up and didn’t move while I served as a mosquito meal waiting 
to get a visual or record a 4th series so I left while I still had the strength.

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[cayugabirds-l] Modified report

[Chris R. Pelkie]

In light of an offline conversation with T-H, I want to amend my observation to 
Cuckoo sp. until someone gets a visual. He has come across Black-billed doing 
single call series in the past, whereas  I thought they were usually double 
(cu-cucu-cu) patterned. Considering all the other strange variability in 
other bird vocalizations this year, I’ll hedge my bet.

What I heard was a ‘kwolp” not a “coo” note, repeated as I described earlier, 
that is spaced single notes maybe 1 sec apart for 6-8 repetitions, in 3 sets 
spaced about 30-60 sec apart. I moved toward it as quickly and quietly as I 
could so I could be sure it wasn’t a Gray Squirrel and am convinced it was not.

Anne’s observation is good to hear: at least we likely heard the same thing 
whatever it is!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tennessee warbler song

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I’ve located and visually verified two different Chestnut-sided Warblers this 
spring that were not singing the ‘normal’ song we know and love. Close but off 
enough that I was going through Magnolia, Redstart, and Yellow-rump thoughts 
before seeing the Chestnut face and/ or sides.

Good stuff on your analysis and spectrograms!


ChrisP



Yesterday we heard Bay-breasteds and Cape Mays also doing lots of variations. 
The Chestnut-sided I heard did not seem to sing the regular Pleased Pleased to 
meet you, which we hear in Ithaca area,  but instead they had totally a 
different dialect. I also found all three species singing at the same time and 
there was overlap of songs.  So how do they recognize each other or different 
species when they are all singing together in same band width.



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[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Nature show

[Chris R. Pelkie]

This is the show Paul mentioned a couple CBC meetings ago: it had a sneak 
preview at Cinemapolis but now is going national. Produced by the Multimedia 
Group at the Lab of O.

The Sagebrush Sea makes its broadcast premiere May 20, on 
NATUREhttp://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406id=a33849f372e=ee420ea907
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[cayugabirds-l] Really cool wind map

[Chris R. Pelkie]

This one is even cooler than the one I sent last year:

https://www.windyty.com

Check it out, birdy weatherwatchers!
Be sure to note that you can choose the altitude of interest and you’ll find 
amazing differences. For example, last evening, surface winds were very mild 
and non-directional. 3000m winds were those wicked t-storms flying through the 
area.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

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This was an interesting exchange: I wondered if WEWA foraged and sang from very 
high perches, since I think of them as low bush skulkers.
But I have much to learn about such things and no guarantee all of a species do 
the same thing anyway.

ChrisP

On May 6, 2015, at 12:01, Brad Walker 
edgarallenhoo...@gmail.commailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com wrote:


Thanks Jay and Gary! One uncommon bird was mistaken for another. I'll update my 
list later.

Brad

On Wed, May 6, 2015, 11:58 Jay McGowan 
jw...@cornell.edumailto:jw...@cornell.edu wrote:

Gary and I just refound Brad's warbler in the same spot, above the egg cairn on 
the east side. However, it turned out to be not a Worm-eating but an 
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, understandably confusing as it foraged high over the 
trail in the crowns of the trees, only occasionally giving its metallic trill.

On May 6, 2015 8:08 AM, Brad Walker 
edgarallenhoo...@gmail.commailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com wrote:

Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above the egg 
cairn.

Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] SSW this morning

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I was a half hour behind Mark, I guess: from 7-745 I walked the northern end of 
Hoyt-Pileated, finding 3 BLUE-HEADED VIREOs, 2 of whom were interacting vocally 
and by chasing each other through the treetops, while the other was some 
distance away singing. Numerous BROWN CREEPERs in full song; the 2 I located 
were as expected on high perches, so I suspect this is territory/nest defense 
song? Then amidst the creeper song, I heard what sounded like BLACK-THROATED 
GREEN WARBLER but wondered if a creeper had swapped a couple notes. Moving 
closer to Woodleton though, I got confirmation from 2 BT Greens singing (one in 
front of me, and 1 behind) though I couldn’t see them.

I think the big wave is coming but not here yet.

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[cayugabirds-l] A few Sapsucker items

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A couple days ago at lunch, my FOY RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET appeared in the trees 
behind the lab, only ‘chirring’ one syllable of the song while foraging up high.

Yesterday morning, I set out at around 7am to pick up SWAMP SPARROW in the 
field east of the north parking lot and found one easily only about 100’ in 
from the chain, sitting rather higher than normal (15’ on a small sapling 
rather than 3’ on the reeds) and loudly trilling and showing his colors in the 
breaking daylight. Since my FOY yard CHIPPING SPARROW arrived yesterday 
afternoon, I wanted to confirm I hadn’t fooled myself so went back again today 
and found what I am pretty sure is the same SWSP on the same tree still singing.

On the way to that field yesterday, I encountered the (a) Ruby-crowned in full 
glorious song (I think this is maybe my favorite bird song of this region: it’s 
so ecstatic!), this time down low foraging on a bush about 6’ from me, ruby 
crown somewhat erected, just off the footbridge from the second parking lot to 
the lab.

Today, after checking the field, I moved to the top end of that north parking 
lot where I heard very faintly what sounded like Meadowlark song. With the 
Starlings busily calling and building nests in the power tower behind me and 
all the early morning Rt 13 traffic noise, I listened and heard it again, so 
scanned the airport fence but saw nothing. Then a large bird flew up from 
‘below’ Rt 13 (must have been in the ditch or dropoff on the other side) and I 
followed it flying away. Was it? Couldn’t tell but another same sized bird 
joined up, the two furiously chased each other down the runway, TURNED (yes!) 
and flew back toward me, battling along the way like fighter jets, TURNED their 
glorious yellow EASTERN MEADOWLARK bellies to the morning sun in my full binoc 
view and confirmed that I can still hear the odd faint sound if I am paying 
attention.

After their battle, they dropped back out of sight on the other side of 13.

Nice start to a Spring day!

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[cayugabirds-l] A few items from today (SSW item for Linda)

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I headed out for the Loon and stopped at Cass Park for the GREAT-HORNED OWL.. I 
parked in the first lost, and ended up walking about halfway up the walk 
scanning the tall trees at Newman (cause I forgot the excellent directions 
someone else provided). When I spotted it, it was really obvious, big nest, 
high in a tall tree, and I was almost at right angle looking across the Inlet. 
Good viewing in mid-morning sun. Two pretty big white fluffy owlets were 
bobbing their heads from under mom who watched over them. (Not sure if there 
were any more.)

Don Timmons and I met up at Treman Marina for the RED-THROATED LOON which was 
in the Inlet by the boat canal at first but during dives made its way further 
away from us, so we both drove to the dog park and walked in. Along the way, 
Dave Nutter chatted with us, pointing out 3 OSPREY on the wing and 1 PEREGRINE 
FALCON higher still. Don and I refound the Loon at close and excellent viewing 
distance. While the crews were passing it and over it (during dives), the Loon 
seemed unperturbed by the boats, but some of its dives were 50’ long, so it was 
fun to try to keep up with it. We walked to Hog Hole, spotted a few more things 
along the way, Song Sparrows, Redheads, Common and Hooded Mergansers, I had a 
Greater Scaup M and ‘harem’ but it disappeared before I could show Don, several 
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKs that Dave had mentioned as well. One of the OSPREY spent 
time on the nest as well. We also chased down the source of a weird sound that 
we both thought at first sounded amphibian-like, then too random, but still 
loud enough to get one’s attention. I finally localized it to two of the tall 
grass (phragmite?) stems rubbing on each other like a cricket leg on abdomen or 
a fraying bow on a big string.

We parted and I had no special luck at Stevenson Road or Mt Pleasant nor did I 
relocate Meena’s Shrike though I did have a good look at both a RED-TAILED HAWK 
and AMERICAN KESTREL on the airport fence (some distance from each other), and 
at least 2 more Red-tails soaring over Freese Rd. but no interesting sparrows 
at the gardens.

I did a turn around Severinghaus Trail at Sapsucker Woods. First: the trail is 
in rough condition: icy and hard to negotiate even with a trekking pole, plus 2 
trees down across the trail, plus Dayhoff Boardwalk is almost as bad this year 
(falling into a weird fun-house curve) as Woodleton was before the Boy Scouts 
fixed it last year. I will let Jeff, the building manager, know all this 
tomorrow. BUT, it was worth the trip as I startled a WINTER WREN who flew to a 
fallen log about 30’ away and did rhythmic squat thrusts while making alarm 
calls at me for a couple of minutes, moving to other locations in a partial 
circle while I stood still. This looked a lot like territorial defense, so when 
the trail gets more navigable this might be a good spot to visit for a WIWR 
nest site or possible song. This was near the SW end of Dayhoff near the West 
Trail fork.

When I got home, my first of yard-year GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET showed up.

Cheers,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saturday Birding

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I wonder if when the half of the duck’s brain is sleeping the opposite foot is 
kicking randomly like my sleeping dog does (and maybe I do it too!).

Or maybe this is akin to a screensaver: the duck keeps one leg kicking so it 
doesn’t freeze in place!

Just some random theories….
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On Mar 8, 2015, at 08:11, Meena Madhav Haribal 
m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote:

​Hi all,
 Yesterday , I too went looking for birds at IYC, but my goal was to observe 
behaviors. I arrived there and got out and from the top parking area I looked 
at the ducks in the bay and first thing I saw was T

What intrigued me most is how the ducks, geese and swans sleep. Some of them 
sleep with their eyes tucked inside the feathers and others with, only beak 
tucked inside the feathers and eyes outside.  I saw several hundreds of them 
asleep in the water. But many of them were spinning around.  Something similar 
I watched on Seneca River too where the sleeping mergansers were spinning 
around. They remained almost in the same location in spite of river flowing. So 
how do they do it?  At least mergansers I could see they were paddling slowly 
in spite of sleeping.  My conclusion was probably they paddle with one feet and 
thus they rotate round and round. Same thing happens if we paddle in one 
direction only in a canoe or kayak.  Anybody has any insight about the 
mechanism? It would be cool to learn.




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] IYC Wednesday

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Bob or Jay or anyone: what are the access rights to the Yacht Club?
I don’t want to trespass and have never been there so don’t know the signage or 
access.

For what it’s worth (and I think it is): I did stop at the Lansing Marina back 
in the Fall and personally asked the manager if it was OK to use the little 
parking area on the East side of the marina to scope the bay south of the 
marina and he said no problem as long as I wasn’t blocking traffic. I was 
always very uncomfortable driving right past the ’private property no 
trespassing’ sign when SFO leaders took us there so had not done it on my own 
until after I had this conversation. I am not offering this as a blanket 
permission to anyone reading the list; in our conversation i was only asking 
about myself: I think each person should make the effort on his/her own though 
of course it is unlikely anyone is there right now. The manager was pleasant (I 
think his name was John, but don’t hold me to that.)

Too many nuts with guns and ‘rights’ to be cavalier about this issue. Read the 
NYS trespassing laws: the trespasser has essentially no rights and even signage 
laws are liberal favoring the owner: signs have to be maintained once a year 
but if they fall down, it’s still their property and you still have no right to 
trespass.

Not busting on anyone! If this site is ‘open’, we should add it to the Birding 
in the Basin list.

ChrisP


On Mar 4, 2015, at 15:08 , bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com wrote:

 Utterly chagrined that I missed the Tufted Duck at the yacht club yesterday, 
 I stopped back this morning for a longer/closer look. Sure enough, it WAS 
 feeding with the small aythya flock just off the swim dock. In addition, I 
 had a close-in group of 7 Long-tailed Ducks and a distant group of 21 
 Red-necked Grebes plus four Horned Grebes.
 
 The most curious sighting was the upside-down carcass of what appeared to be 
 a Red-breasted Merganser floating offshore. A first year Greater Black-backed 
 Gull was sitting with it on the water, occasionally pecking at it, trying to 
 find a way in. At one point it reached over, grabbed the duck by the bill, 
 and gave it a shake. 
 
 In the inner harbor was a pair of Common Goldeneye. The female swam behind 
 the male with her neck outstretched and chin flat on the water. He led her in 
 a couple of broad circles before quickly turning along side and mounting her. 
 Copulation lasted a few seconds, and he was off. She rose up, shook herself, 
 and swam off in the other direction. I assumed, anyway, that they were 
 copulating. Though it does seem early in the season. 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald eagles?

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We’re assuming you are in the Cayuga Basin, but not sure where. Near open water?
That sounds like a good description of BALD EAGLE as Turkey Vulture would not 
show a light/white head or tail  but would be large and dark bodied.

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On Feb 18, 2015, at 21:03, Weinberg, Kathy C. 
kweinb...@jenner.commailto:kweinb...@jenner.com wrote:

We keep seeing birds we think are bald eagles.  My husband has seen one of them 
frequently the last few days; we saw the two together today.  They fly across a 
large gap in the trees, so we don’t have very long to identify them, but we are 
seeing white or very light heads and tails, with very dark brown or black 
bodies.  My husband saw distinctive yellow beak.  They are QUITE LARGE.  Are 
they bald eagles?

Thanks,

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[cayugabirds-l] On the TUDU list

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3rd time the charm: last Sat I spent 1.5 hrs looking at the 4000 Redheads/ 1000 
Scaup raft off Hog Hole and never seeing the blasted Tufted Duck, even though 
another birder told me it was there (he was already packed and leaving, so gave 
me general directions, for which I was grateful).

Yesterday,  I tried again: went up 89 but couldn’t see the raft, so went all 
the way to Taughannock Park where I got my first of year COMMON LOON (1), 
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (1) singing and foraging in a small hemlock near the 
boat launch canal (and also chatted with Paul S and Ray), and BELTED KINGFISHER 
(1) flying over and rattling, along with a smattering of Mallard, 4 Redhead, 
and gull sp. On the way back, I pulled off on 89 overlooking the lake at Hog 
Hole and still didn’t see a big raft, so bagged hiking out there and went to 
Stewart Park instead. For 1.5 hrs, I stood looking into the brisk North wind 
from the Swan Pen at a smaller raft without success, earning tearing eyes and 
frozen forehead (even with a balaclava).

So with the prospect of cold sun today, I set out again… for Myers Pt. From the 
Marina, I scoped the TUNDRA SWANs at Ladoga, along with COMMON GOLDENEYE, 
MALLARD, a few REDHEAD, mixed SCAUP. From Myers Pt, it was only a smattering of 
gulls but distant views of more Swans, geese, and a raft of Redheads north of 
Salt Pt. As I was about to turn into Salt Pt, a burst of white winged birds 
flew up from the shoulder, so I pulled over and jumped out but did not find the 
expected Snow Buntings. Instead, I got a NORTHERN CARDINAL, then my FOY 
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD who flew up next to the cardinal, then a CAROLINA WREN 
began singing and simultaneously my FOY PILEATED WOODPECKER called then flew 
and landed in plain sight on a tree over Salmon Creek. Other small birds were 
also calling at the same time; busy spot! I drove to the north end of Salt Pt 
and scoped 1st cycle TUNDRA SWANs with their charcoal heads and necks and 
pinkish bills swimming with parents, some of who made lots of interesting 
calls. A pair of RING-BILLED GULLs got into a meowing match: I don’t remember 
ever hearing this particular vocalization from them before and it had a nice 
resonance in the bay so was quite loud. Scoping the mixed Aythya yielded 
nothing new, though this Redhead raft was nearly Scaup-less but filled in with 
many Mallards and geese. There were a good number of Goldeneye in the bay but 
no Scoters to be seen further out.

As I was driving by the concrete blocks, I was looking hopefully for one of 
those Bluebirds Donna is always seeing, but nothing, so I slowed, then stopped 
to listen. Must have been a premonition, so I got out and immediately a big 
raptor flew off a tree across the tracks from me and down to land in the trees 
I had just come from: quick look said (FOY) ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and longer look 
confirmed this. Before I could set up the scope, it flew up and behind those 
trees, but then caught a themal and spiraled back into view, even doing one of 
those great mid-air stall/hovers before diving on some unseen prey. I stopped 
on the same road by the parking lot on the way out and found 3 more Carolina 
Wrens, lots of Blue Jays, 2 (FOY) NORTHERN FLICKERs, and listened for any other 
new birds but got none. It was busy though with lots of birdy foraging sounds 
(probably those Wrens) and other calls. In the distance, the Swans chorused a 
few times.

I stopped at East Shore to locate where the southern rafts were, at about 
1130am. I thought there might have been a White-winged Scoter halfway across 
the lake but if it was, it slept the whole time and the thermals just wouldn’t 
let me resolve it, so I didn’t count it. But I could see a large raft at 
Stewart and another at Hog Hole, so stopped at Stewart and looked at every one 
of them 3 times to be sure there was no Tufted Duck. There were a good number 
of gulls sitting on the ice near East Shore Dr but they were almost all facing 
me, so I gave up looking for white ones and said, alright, let’s do this thing, 
hike out to Hog Hole with fingers crossed. I shoulda checked email right?

But as I hadn’t, I was pleasantly surprised to see the only other birder out 
there at noon was Jay who indeed had my newest life bird, the infamous TUFTED 
DUCK, in his scope and camera. We chased it up and down the beach for a while 
until the flock it was in stopped pedaling up and down the ice and settled in 
pretty much in front of us, just off the ice, so about t00 yds away, in bright 
sun, calm water, no thermals. Fantastic viewing: we could see the greenish 
sheen of the head, the tuft usually showed, except after some quick dives as 
Dave pointed out it was briefly matted down, but the most remarkable thing was 
the popping white of its side vs all the now drab-looking Scaup sides. My 
vision is not so great unaided at 100 yds, but this guy popped out from the 
pack even without optics. To those who have tried and not succeeded, this bird 
is 

[cayugabirds-l] Tufted Duck photos

[Chris R. Pelkie]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73284351@N03/

has 3 shots from today of the Tufted Duck for your reference.

Also, a recent visit to our owl box by a different EASO than the one in 2013 
(also in this photo stream)

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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine still on bradfield

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Easily seen closely from plant Sci loading dock, only 1 at present
On a small projection 3/4 way up wall


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] COMMON EIDER (?

[Chris R. Pelkie]

It would be great if an Eider appeared, but a note of caution: on 12/15/2014 I 
scoped a big black and white Mallard (probably x Domestic) on Dryden Lake. I 
think Jay had reported this previously. I can easily see how it could be 
confused with an eider for the coloration, but the bill on my observed duck was 
‘mallard’ as was the call which it did a large number of times while I watched 
it in the scope. I have some awful digiscoped images of it: it had patchy black 
on the cheek and eyes, white nape, black shoulders, black back but white 
patches on the wings, black tail. It swam with Mallards and appeared to be 
20-30% larger than them. Eider would probably have all white back and a more 
defined black cap and nape, white cheek.

Hoping it IS an eider…. hopefully someone else will confirm one or the other.

ChrisP

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Marianne ludwigsen just called me from Dryden Lake where she saw a BALD EAGLE 
and a COMMON EIDER.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Long-eared Short-eared Owls

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Ann asked about this site: (Onondaga Parks system, so $4 entry fee, I think per 
car)

Beaver Lake Nature Center
Beaver Lake County Park
8477 East Mud Lake Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
On Dec 23, 2014, at 07:20 , Ann Mitchell 
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Where is baldwisville nature ctr? Thanks. Ann

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 22, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Chris R. Pelkie 
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I think we (Ann’s group) were pleasantly surprised the SEOWs were so active in 
mid-afternoon on Sat. However, it was a leaden sky so maybe they thought dusk 
had arrived earlier. At Long Pt (which we skipped that day), they seem to wait 
until pre-dusk before magically appearing; there is still half an hour or so of 
light to see and photograph them in. I assume other observers will chime in 
with their anecdotes.

I trekked up to Baldwinsville Nature Ctr today and batted out on the LEOW as 
did the 30 or so other birders who were there in the morning. Maybe it will 
reappear today at dusk as apparently it did yesterday. I chatted with one of 
the folks who got photos of it yesterday in dim light, sitting high on a tree. 
I was not expecting to see it in that position this AM (and didn’t) and intense 
scanning of the dense evergreens/hemlocks did not make it appear on its day 
roost either. Sigh. He said this was the first ever LEOW at that site, so it 
was big news in the area.

However, the same photog (Everett) told me the Saw-whet was a regular and liked 
to hang out at the beginning of Bog Trail Loop, so I waited for a good half 
hour there hoping for a stray movement from the Long-ear. Just as my feet were 
getting cold, 2 then 3 titmice starting freaking out, then joined by 2 
chickadees, 2 WB nuthatches and a Downy, all shrieking in a single small tree. 
Classic owl mob, so I trundled down the path and after some searching found the 
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL with a mouseful (sic) of Deer Mouse. He didn’t give a 
hoot (ick) about me standing 15’ away and shooting madly but also did not give 
me a real good full-body look, occluded by one branch or another no matter how 
I contorted myself. I couldn’t get closer because the icy trail is on a raised 
walk over a semi-frozen bog. But I’m happy my little birdy friends ran him down 
cause he would have been invisible otherwise.

Batted out completely on Bob’s Salt Rd Snowy and any others that might have 
been on Indian Fields Rd as I took that on the way back.

ChrisP


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Long-eared Short-eared Owls

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I think we (Ann’s group) were pleasantly surprised the SEOWs were so active in 
mid-afternoon on Sat. However, it was a leaden sky so maybe they thought dusk 
had arrived earlier. At Long Pt (which we skipped that day), they seem to wait 
until pre-dusk before magically appearing; there is still half an hour or so of 
light to see and photograph them in. I assume other observers will chime in 
with their anecdotes.

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did the 30 or so other birders who were there in the morning. Maybe it will 
reappear today at dusk as apparently it did yesterday. I chatted with one of 
the folks who got photos of it yesterday in dim light, sitting high on a tree. 
I was not expecting to see it in that position this AM (and didn’t) and intense 
scanning of the dense evergreens/hemlocks did not make it appear on its day 
roost either. Sigh. He said this was the first ever LEOW at that site, so it 
was big news in the area.

However, the same photog (Everett) told me the Saw-whet was a regular and liked 
to hang out at the beginning of Bog Trail Loop, so I waited for a good half 
hour there hoping for a stray movement from the Long-ear. Just as my feet were 
getting cold, 2 then 3 titmice starting freaking out, then joined by 2 
chickadees, 2 WB nuthatches and a Downy, all shrieking in a single small tree. 
Classic owl mob, so I trundled down the path and after some searching found the 
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL with a mouseful (sic) of Deer Mouse. He didn’t give a 
hoot (ick) about me standing 15’ away and shooting madly but also did not give 
me a real good full-body look, occluded by one branch or another no matter how 
I contorted myself. I couldn’t get closer because the icy trail is on a raised 
walk over a semi-frozen bog. But I’m happy my little birdy friends ran him down 
cause he would have been invisible otherwise.

Batted out completely on Bob’s Salt Rd Snowy and any others that might have 
been on Indian Fields Rd as I took that on the way back.

ChrisP


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[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming documentary

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I just spotted a listing for an upcoming 2014 doco called “From Billions to 
None: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction” on PBS.
One listing is for WCNY HDTV Dec 9 at 2pm. Look up your local listing for your 
favorite PBS station.
I have not seen this yet, so am informing not recommending.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Purple Sandpiper

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Belatedly, I wanted to note that when I found it last week, it was happily 
lurking amidst the gulls on the point. It was completely hidden by them as they 
are 3x bigger than it and when clustered together made a complete wall.
Then, it is also the same color as the beach rocks. It has been animatedly 
foraging so watch for moving beach rocks!

After scanning the gulls a couple times, then looking away for a while, then 
scanning them again, lo and behold, I saw a ‘not gull’ head pop up briefly and 
knew I had found it.
A while later, they flew off and gave nice scope views (it didn’t come as close 
as for some other observers and I didn’t want to fright it off, so I stayed 50’ 
away).

So, keep trying, but it has been there for a while and may have finally beefed 
up for the next leg of migration.

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On Oct 29, 2014, at 10:09, Carol Keeler carolk...@adelphia.net wrote:

 Although it sounds as if it has departed, if anyone goes to Myers and 
 relocates the Purple Sandpiper, would they please post it.  This is the first 
 free day I've had to come down to see it.
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[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow Wilson North

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Quick turn around north Wilson Trail, found FOS FOX SPARROW foraging near the 
rise. In the creekbed by the footbridge, two gorgeously rusty RUSTY BLACKBIRDs. 
I think every one I’ve ever seen before was basically black but these two were 
really handsome brown backed, dark underside, with those bright eyes. Also 
heard a new (for me) vocalization from a pair of interacting WHITE-CROWNED 
SPARROWs, a sharp ‘peek’ almost Hairy or Cardinal-like. They jumped up on a 
shrub and did it right in front of me, so definitely them. There was also full 
song from other WCSP as well as the more usual ‘tseep’ foraging calls.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow Wilson North

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Yes absolutely. Mind warp, chilly fingers. Thanks Jay! I looked right at the 
throats and still mistyped it!

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On Oct 29, 2014, at 13:09, Jay McGowan 
jw...@cornell.edumailto:jw...@cornell.edu wrote:

Would those be White-throated Sparrows?

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Chris R. Pelkie 
chris.pel...@cornell.edumailto:chris.pel...@cornell.edu wrote:
Quick turn around north Wilson Trail, found FOS FOX SPARROW foraging near the 
rise. In the creekbed by the footbridge, two gorgeously rusty RUSTY BLACKBIRDs. 
I think every one I’ve ever seen before was basically black but these two were 
really handsome brown backed, dark underside, with those bright eyes. Also 
heard a new (for me) vocalization from a pair of interacting WHITE-CROWNED 
SPARROWs, a sharp ‘peek’ almost Hairy or Cardinal-like. They jumped up on a 
shrub and did it right in front of me, so definitely them. There was also full 
song from other WCSP as well as the more usual ‘tseep’ foraging calls.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Owl seduction

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When I was researching screech owl box plans, everyone seems to have converged 
on a shape about 8 in sq and 10-12 deep from the entry hole which is about 
2.5-3” diameter about 3-4” below the roof. So deep cavity like a hollow in a 
tree, basically. You might get away with attaching a latch to the mailbox door, 
drill a 3” hole in the bottom near one end, then hang it vertically so that 
hole is now on the top of the outward facing side, assuming it started out as a 
‘normal’ mailbox shape. You probably should add a slanted piece of wood or 
cedar shingle as a roof and drill a couple small holes (3/4-1”) in the floor 
for drainage and a couple small holes just under the roof eave for ventilation. 
The latched door can be opened to clean it out every year or two after the 
occupants leave.

Otherwise, a plain ol’ box has some chance of being adopted by something: mine 
attracted Great Crested Flycatchers who fledged 2 young last year! Followed by 
a gray squirrel who built an elaborate and comfy winter home in it (now cleaned 
out, hoping for owls again this winter).
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On Jun 29, 2014, at 17:57, Robin Cisne 
rfci...@gmail.commailto:rfci...@gmail.com wrote:

I hope you'll excuse this being somewhat off-topic, but I could use some sage 
counsel.  I have an old mailbox that I was thinking I could nail up in a tree 
in hopes an owl would roost in it.  Am I deluding myself?  If this is a 
realistic possibility, are there things I could do to make it more attractive?  
I put up a bat house a couple of years ago and am disappointed that it remains 
unused.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk

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I’m hoping Chris Wood or someone who has birded the desert Southwest will take 
a look.

I did some research after Ryan’s post and find the Zone-tailed Hawk a 
fascinating possibility which does seem to match many images I find online (in 
Hawkwatch sites, not generic and untrustworthy Google Images). That said, there 
are healthy debates among SW hawkwatchers trying to distinguish ZTHA from black 
phase Short-tailed Hawk. ZTHA is an interesting critter as it has evolved to 
mimic Turkey Vulture in shape, color, and behavior: circling lazily (even with 
TUVU flocks) but then able to pounce from 100m on witless prey thinking they 
were just seeing TUVUs overhead.

Ray’s latter 2 pics look much more like TUVU or ZTHA than the many pics I find 
of dark phase Broad-wing though naturally I agree the latter is far more likely 
in the NE. However, the reports of errant ZTHA mean we have to consider this. I 
discount the value of color in out-of-focus images (having taken hundreds of 
them) as chromatic effects creep in when the lens bends all those rays into 
blobs, so the first image is not really helpful.

I agree the windows appear to be missing primaries. I just don’t think the 
overall wing shape / aspect ratio looks like soaring BWHA, nor shows the wrist 
bend often seen (but not always) in flight. BWHA wing says “Big D” to me; these 
images show a much more stretched out shape.

That said, I have never seen a ZTHA but would love to! Hope it settles in with 
the neighborhood TUVUs and reappears for us!

Thanks to Ray and Ryan for turning me on to a new species!

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On Jun 16, 2014, at 04:31, Dave Nutter 
nutter.d...@me.commailto:nutter.d...@me.com wrote:

Good point about the primary barring showing at the molt. If the slaty color of 
the wing linings and underside of the body  head is true, not just reddish 
which appears so dark because it's dull, backlit, and distant (as our usual 
Broad-wingeds appear gray instead of pink on the breast when high overhead), 
then I must admit that Zone-tailed seems possible. I think Red-shouldered, 
although darker than Broad-winged, shouldn't be so extensively dark, either. 
I'm just not familiar enough with Zone-tailed to be confident.

--Dave Nutter

On Jun 15, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Rbakelaar 
rbakel...@aol.commailto:rbakel...@aol.com wrote:

The photos seem to demonstrate barring on the primaries, more so than I would 
expect on even a dark phase Broad-wing.  The molted out feather allows this 
characteristic to be seen somewhat well.  This bird's proportions seem to weigh 
against B-wing too.  The wings seem long and narrow, with only a slight bulge 
of the secondaries.  Tail seems long as we'll.  The photos also seem to show a 
black body.

Any of our resident experts care to weigh in?

Ryan.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 15, 2014, at 10:57 PM, Dave Nutter 
nutter.d...@me.commailto:nutter.d...@me.com wrote:

I couldn't reconcile the red tail of photo 1 with the black and white stripes 
of photo 3, even though I have seen various effects of looking through backlit 
feathers. The reason I didn't say Red-shouldered Hawk is that the white 
tail-band appeared too wide to me (but this may be a focus issue, or may 
judgement may be wrong), and the white mark in the otherwise even-colored 
primaries appears to me due to a molted missing feather on each side, not a 
window across the primaries. The reason I said the only species of Buteo 
around here is that Zone-tailed Hawk is way out of range, and also is less 
familiar to me. My guess was that Zone-tailed would not look so pale on the 
flight feathers of the wings. I am open to correction on all points.

--Dave Nutter

On Jun 15, 2014, at 08:28 PM, Sandy Podulka 
s...@cornell.edumailto:s...@cornell.edu wrote:

As you know, I'm really just a beginner at hawks.. but...  What about a 
Red-shouldered Hawk?  It's got the white windows and the banded tail. The 
reddish appearance of the tail could just be sunlight shining through brownish 
feathers, which can really play tricks on the eye. It seems like the 
distribution of light and dark on the underside of the wings matches that of 
Red-shouldered Hawk.

Sandy

At 08:09 PM 6/15/2014, Ann Mitchell wrote:
I agree with Dave regarding a Broad-winged Hawk. Ann Mitchell

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On Jun 15, 2014, at 5:28 PM, Dave Nutter 
nutter.d...@me.commailto:nutter.d...@me.com wrote:

I am NOT an authority on raptors, but that has never stopped me from commenting 
before, so here's my guess:

I think the first blurry photo looks like a dark type of Red-tailed Hawk more 
typically found out west.

I think the second and third photos are of a different bird with a feather 
missing from primaries on each side. The only species of Buteo around here with 
such a wide bold white stripe in the tail is Broad-winged Hawk, which 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Night Flight - Etna, NY: 5/28-5/29

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Thanks for these postings: I was on cuckoo alert because of them, and got a 
Yellow-billed calling in the dawn chorus yesterday at 530am (heard from bed: I 
am an adherent of the Rosenberg-Yong School of Recumbent Birding now) and again 
yesterday about 430pm as I stepped out to walk the dog. So far, have not seen 
one this year, but we have had at least one spend some time in our trees in the 
past, so hopeful!
I had a Black-billed call a couple weeks ago also in home dawn chorus, 
apparently separately from this latest push.

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On May 30, 2014, at 10:21, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu wrote:

Wednesday night, there was a significant movement of cuckoos, marking the first 
of major movement of the season. I hand browsed through those data last night 
and tallied 26 Black-billed Cuckoo calls from at least 24 different 
individuals. I also counted five different individual Yellow-billed Cuckoos.

Other tallies of note include:

1 Red-eyed Vireo (song phrases)
2 Virginia Rail (keeer calls)
2 Alder Flycatchers (re-be-er calls)
1 Indigo Bunting
1 Short-billed Dowitcher flock (at least 2 birds)
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee (pee-urrr call)
Several Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes
1 Bicknell's Thrush candidate (candidate = a relatively high-frequency 
Gray-cheeked Thrush-type call, but not classic Bicknell's Thrush call).

Many more nights to come!

Good birding and night listening!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sparrows in the area

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Great resource list, Dave. Thanks!

Richard: I was killing time before a doctor appt at Arrowwood Dr this AM and 
there were 2 singing Eastern Towhees, one right at the right angle corner 
(where the Town Trail starts) and another back in the woods. I did not try to 
find the close one but it was right there near the road I believe in a big 
thicket. Song and Chipping also present over near the power line (but they are 
everywhere).

Not relevant for your Sparrow quest but I had also 6 warblers in the first 200’ 
of the trail (Chestnut-sided, Com Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Ovenbird, North 
Waterthrush, and Yellow). I intend to go back to that location as, like Mark 
pointed out recently, it’s quite a nice birdy spot and should be added to the 
future Basin Map list.

Our recent mob of singing White-crowned Sparrows have headed north as have our 
winter feeder Juncos.

ChrisP


On May 21, 2014, at 19:44 , Dave Nutter 
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Richard Tkachuck,

These are sparrows of which I am aware that have been reported here in the 
Cayuga Lake Basin at some point:



On May 21, 2014, at 04:36 PM, Richard Tkachuck 
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Can someone give a list of the sparrows that are now present in our area. I 
would like to start photographing these for an article in a fall issues of the 
CBC newsletter.
Richard Tkachuck
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[cayugabirds-l] Missed Kittiwake

[Chris R. Pelkie]

When I arrived about 830-845 there were no gulls on the Myers spit but some on 
the lighthouse jetty. I waited for about half an hour and the gulls filtered 
back in from breakfast and settled on the spit. Reexamining them several times 
(as more arrived), I thought I had the Kittiwake when I spotted a post-ocular 
spot on one who had a darkened nape. Whoo-hoo says I. Then he stood up. Pink 
legs were pretty obvious. As were those on his mate.
Pics of the two (I think) Bonaparte’s Gulls (correct me if I misidentified 
these!). One Semiplamated Plover, one Least Sandpiper, and a couple of Spotted 
Sandpipers piddled around the gulls.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73284351@N03/sets/72157644717310165/https://www.flickr.com/photos/73284351@N03/14226991653/

Salt Point was birdy: I watched a Warbling Vireo working on a woven basket nest 
(2/3 of the way down the no-driving road toward the lake, on the left side high 
up in a tree that also contains an active Baltimore Oriole nest). The funky 
White-winged Scoter and one of the winter plumage Common Loons (thanks to Jay, 
I now know what both of those are!) were still in the north bay near shore 
along with 5 Red-breasted Mergansers and 1 breeding plumage Horned Grebe. 
Magnified and weak shots of the distant Scoter and Loon are at the link above.

I heard the burry voice of then saw what I believe was Yellow-throated Vireo 
(could not get on him as he bopped around in the foliage to see the spectacles 
but the throat was quite yellow) in the same tree on the north side as another 
singing Warbling Vireo and while waiting for the YTVI to reappear, finally got 
a look at a silent ORCHARD ORIOLE M who landed near me and chipped a few times, 
then left. Two OSPREY flew over, one spent time in a tree, one appeared on the 
nest box after a while. In total, I had about 48 species at Myers/Salt Pt, but 
nothing out of the expected so I won’t list here.

One more interesting observation with pic: European Starling appeared above me 
as I was absent-mindedly stopped under one of the bird houses on poles on the 
walk to the lake. It was upset because its chicks were hollering from same box. 
I looked up and saw that it had a large green flying insect and 2 or 3 large 
caterpillars SIMULTANEOUSLY in its bill! I moved off a bit after taking this 
pic and the smorgasbord was heartily received by the kids shortly after. Wonder 
why Starlings are so prosperous? Mass production and just-in-time delivery.

ChrisP

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[cayugabirds-l] SSW Barred Owl etc

[Chris R. Pelkie]

At 815am, several crows alerted me to a possible threat (to them). I vectored 
in on a big ‘beech’ (I think, light gray) and in the V of two large trunks sat 
one of the BARRED OWLs. It was about 15m up and about 50m from me inside the 
deer exclosure, seen from Severinghaus Trail about 50m down from where it joins 
Wilson closest to the road (but looking W into the exclosure). But this time I 
had my camera! So I have some acceptable images. Not convenient to download or 
post at this time, but if you are headed to SSW this morning, take a swing down 
Severinghaus Trail. There were numerous WOOD THRUSHes puttering around on and 
off the trail and singing from perches. I did not see other Catharus today. Wes 
H. alerted me to the EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE that is also calling from the Dayhoff 
area. Two NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHes were puttering by Sherwood, one right under 
the bridge on the trail, one on the big fallen log in the small pool to the SW 
of Sherwood. Walt and I observed a MINK holding a very freshly caught and very 
large fish as it crossed the Wilson footbridge then ran under it.

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[cayugabirds-l] Belated post re probable Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

[Chris R. Pelkie]

At about 1230pm at the NW corner of the SSW pond, in a tree where I have seen 
Least Flycatchers in the spring several times, I had what I assumed at first 
was this year’s FOY (for me) of same (knowing others already have reported one 
at SSW). However, from a rather close distance and with 10x binocs in good 
light, what I actually saw had a quite yellow front side (throat, belly, 
underside) and a yellow-olive back side and the eye ring was also yellowish. It 
was definitely a smallish flycatcher; no vocalizations. I think therefore that 
it was a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. Sorry for not posting sooner but I wanted 
to review images of Least to see if they tend to occasionally show more yellow 
than the plain buff I am used to seeing. I can’t find any evidence they do, but 
stand to be corrected.

I was pleased to also find 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHes calling (‘chick’) but not 
singing from either side of the trail just where it bends at the Fuller 
boardwalk. These were not my FOYs, but I’ve not seen them in this marshy area 
before. One hopped up for good looks while the other hid behind the huge willow 
tree there.

At home this afternoon, I did get my FOY NASHVILLE WARBLER (nice to get one for 
the home team as the first of year) as well as my SOYY (second of year yard) 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER(s). Then Martha came out and while we were looking at our 
first of year Female (no less, and unaccompanied) ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, she 
also spotted a yellow breasted tail pumper in a hemlock which indeed was a PALM 
WARBLER.

Our resident YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER has discovered to his delight that the 
metal eave trough just above the bedroom window makes a resounding and 
satisfying racket when pecked vigorously at 530 am. for 15 mins at least.

ChrisP
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[cayugabirds-l] SSW Wood Thrush

[Chris R. Pelkie]

730a NW corner of Wilson (where the vireo was), several phrases from a skulking 
WOOD THRUSH
same general location also a singing COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk etc.

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While we were finishing dinner in our glass-roofed conservatory, I saw a 
crow-sized bird soar in and begin circling overhead. Hoping for a raven, I 
grabbed the binocs at hand and was as happy to see it was a BROAD-WINGED HAWK 
(not a new yard bird but first of year for me and for yard). It circled several 
times giving great looks at the tail before sailing off to the east up West 
Meadow Dr Lansing.

Shortly after 2 WOOD DUCKs flew over (they were in the creek a couple weeks 
back).

I went out to see what other goodies would appear when what to my wondering 
eyes but about 50 RING-BILLED GULLs flying in an almost perfect goose-like V 
(somewhat flatter than the typical goose pattern) on their way back to the lake 
for the night. This is the biggest organized gull group I’ve ever seen. I have 
had small well-formed V’s of a dozen or so gulls pass over in the past (not 
this year) but at first glance up I thought ‘wow what are those snow geese 
doing here now?’.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell Arboretum this AM

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I had definitely 3 yesterday noon. The singing bright M, the brown F (faint 
streaks on sides, not the RCKI, though that was also singing), plus another 
rather yellow but not as bright one moving, foraging, and I believe singing. By 
climbing to the top of the knoll, they came down to our level for good views 
and some pics. Thanks to the first finder for posting so I knew it was time to 
go hunting!

There are also singing Chipping Sparrows providing a good discrimination test 
for ‘spring trillers’. Pine Warbler was, as expected, a softer trill than the 
more mechanical CHSP. Actually, I first mistook the CHSP trill for a Dark-eyed 
Junco as it was trilling in short bursts like Junco and the Juncos and Chippies 
are both trilling in my yard now. But I found the Sparrow sitting in a tree at 
the bottom of the knoll for visual ID.

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On Apr 21, 2014, at 14:58, Linda Orkin 
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There were multiple Pine Warblers singing at both the south edge in Red Pine 
and the North Edge in White Pine this morning.  I'd say at least 3 or 4.  I was 
able to find and see one, a very bright one, as he was singing.  One of them 
switched from the normal trill to a very fast trill with a brief musical 
ending.  I cannot find this musical ending described anywhere, but this was 
definitely the Pine Warbler doing this.

And a singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

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[cayugabirds-l] Heron nest falling at SSW

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A sharper eyed colleague pointed out during our noon fire drill today that the 
heron nest on the big snag at SSW pond is falling out of the tree.
I haven’t been watching the nest cam: is that Mallard jumping up and down or 
something?

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[cayugabirds-l] Swamp Sparrows SSW

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Numerous singing SWAMP SPARROWs in the field/marsh east of 3rd parking lot. 
They were sitting high so easy to see their fresh plumage in the rising sun.

I heard some ‘quarter-clicking’ and low grunty sounds but could not say if it 
was a Rail or not. It was near me and made many of the grunts but no clear 
resolution of what it was in the time I had to spend.

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[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Towhee

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First of yard year EASTERN TOWHEE showed up today (W Meadow Dr Lansing) singing 
his head off but with an unusual (and at first baffling) added strong second 
syllable that challenged my memorized pattern to something at first 
unidentifiable: drink-a-you-TEEE or drink-you-your-TEEE; the trill was flatter, 
and less upscale than I remembered so I had to get a visual on him to verify it 
wasn’t some really aberrant song sparrow or other mystery.

On top of that, last year’s 1st Towhee was Apr 23 and 2012’s was Apr 26 so he’s 
very early for this location.

Another item of interest: he sang two upsweep notes while foraging (after he 
stopped singing). At first I was sure there were 2 birds one responding to the 
other from about 10’ away. But after I found him and watched him, I could see 
he was throwing his voice: the first note was a few semitones higher and really 
seemed to come from a distance away, then the second note was more rooted at 
his location (on the ground). Fascinating trick.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Chris R. Pelkie]

As I stepped out of the truck in my driveway at 1545 yesterday, the barky 
honking of a large ‘disorganized’ flock of SNOW GOOSE was heard overhead.
I did a quick count of a subset and estimated about 400. They were relatively 
low (under 1000’ probably).
I grabbed binocs but only had time to look carefully at about 100 of them: all 
were white, not blue, and no obvious Ross in there.
They were headed north.
It was great to see them in good light, somewhat surprising to have them flying 
in a stiff SW or W wind, and somewhat unusual for them to be overhead of my 
house.
However, the other sightings of flocks over SSW at 2 and in Lansing later 
suggest this was not the only group yesterday.

I am hopeful we get a big collection on the northerly end of the lake so would 
also appreciate early birders’ reporting conditions up there.

ChrisP

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[cayugabirds-l] Huge snow goose flocks ssw now

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Many hundreds some blue

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[cayugabirds-l] TVs and a bone mystery at Asbury

[Chris R. Pelkie]

The Turkey Vultures have been reappearing in numbers this week over my house 
and woods and landing in the pines on Asbury Rd just east of the cemetery 
(corner of Triphammer and Asbury) and occasionally in the neighbors’ large 
pines next to our sunroom.

We have had resident pair or two all winter.
Monday, there were 6 birds.
Tues there were 14.
Wed there were 25-30 (couldn’t count as they were boiling around).

I had a good look at the half-white winged (left wing) individual for the first 
time since last year. I thought I saw a spot of white on its breast or belly 
and at first thought it was carrying something white. Haven’t seen it yet again 
to resolve what I was seeing. It may have just been tipped at a weird angle at 
first glance, so I was seeing the wing tip.

Tue I saw 2 cavorting in a raven-like way: very close coordinated flying with 
sharp turns, almost wing tips touching. Never noticed TUVU doing this before so 
very intriguing. Not sure if that is a courting pair or a rivalry show-off pair.

I really like watching these guys; they clearly are having a ball flying in 
harsh windy conditions like yesterday’s. They do some crazy Ivan stunts like 
fly really low and really fast down the creek bed through the trees or really 
low over my house and adjacent trees, then shoot up in the air. Some were being 
pushed sideways by the wind, but always under control (fortunately, to date, 
none have smashed into my sunroom windows like the passerines). I think of them 
as the skateboarders of the bird world: taking nutty chances to show off and 
just have fun.

They all look pretty healthy too: clean bright plumage and bright red face skin 
on the whole; only one missing primary on one bird of the many observed. I 
wonder if the ‘hard’ winter led to more food sources: i have certainly noticed 
decaying flesh smell on several recent walks at home and SSW (and checked my 
boots to be sure it wasn’t me). Probably critters being exposed as the snow 
melts. My dog has turned up several Red Fox caches under the snow.

A few days ago, I found a beef leg bone piece (about 5 inches long, 4 in 
diameter) that we had given the dog, then disposed of in the compost heap when 
she was done getting all the marrow out. The bone was stashed up in the crotch 
of a small branch, 6’ off the ground on a large horizontally growing box elder 
that I pass under when we do our walk. It stayed there a couple days and is 
back on the ground again now (not directly under where it would have fallen). 
Raccoon? Opossum (we had one pass through the yard in the last few days)? Fox 
(they can climb trees and this would be an esp. easy place for a fox to get 
to)? Raptor (we have a resident Cooper’s Hawk but that seems like a silly thing 
for it to fool with)? Corvid? There was no meat or marrow on this bone, so I 
can’t imagine what critter thought it was worth the effort to cache. I think it 
must be too heavy and unwieldy for either squirrel species in the neighborhood.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Roughly coincident with George and Meena’s observations and possibly one of the 
same huge flocks, I saw hundreds and hundreds of Snow Geese in a vast boiling 
flock probably 3 mi distant to the east from CLO (I was on Sherwood Platform at 
about 1215). Too distant to hear of course. If they had not had directed flight 
to the north, the clumps and trailers reminded me of a Starling murmuration and 
at that distance were more like smoke wisps. Flying very high, it seemed.

There is a male Pileated Woodpecker working very hard on a hole about 30’ above 
Wilson Trail near the shelter (south of pond); large light gray tree, I think 
beech. He and mate were there also on Tue. The hole seems elongated for a nest 
hole but he is doing mostly woodwork and I don’t see any foraging, so maybe 
it’s a future nest. The mate called from a short distance and he responded 
while I walked by but he was unperturbed by me walking below (and moving on).

Anyone know why there is a black-colored hunter stand/ladder attached to a pine 
in the clump west of the pond? I don’t remember seeing it before.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Non-context Yard bird

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Stoneflies close and raptors distant. Reminded me of:
Poe: The Sphinx (short story, good quick read)
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-sphinx.htm
Enjoy while waiting for the ice to break!
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Ithaca, NY 14850

On Mar 7, 2014, at 12:56, Susan Fast sustf...@yahoo.com wrote:

I went into the large field across the road from my house at 1030 this morning 
to see what might go over.  I saw 2 local RED-TAILED HAWKS being harassed by 
some of the local CROWS, BLUEBIRDS singing, and 2 RAVENS soaring about.  Then a 
largish bird flew in from the south, red-tail size, dark brown above and light 
below, but with long wings and deep, deliberate wingbeats that also showed a 
slight hesitation.  Did not recognize it.  I tried to classify it as doing some 
kind of courtship flying, but that didn't work.  I watched it till it 
disappeared to the NW, arguing and cursing my inability to assign a name to it, 
because I knew I had seen that flight pattern before.  Something FINALLY 
clicked and I shouted SHORT-EARED OWL.  This is a milestone as I have been 
watching this field, dawn and dusk, for years for this species and now I had it 
flying right by me couldn't put it together for a while.  It's all in what you 
expect to appear.
About 15 minutes later, another brown bird popped over the trees, same line as 
the owl, but this was my FOY RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.
And finally, I collected a few stoneflies on my scope lens--Spring is coming!

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Trail note

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I did a lunchtime turn around Hoyt-Pileated inner loop back to Wilson yesterday.
I took and would highly recommend you take trekking poles: it is seriously 
treacherous out there with the frozen snow/ice/footprint holes.

It was cold and crisp but not snowing (yesterday), so good exercise but few 
birds. Crows, jays, red-bellied woodpecker, titmouses, and chickadees called or 
flew over. I had hopes of an owl or creeper or even yellow-rumped warbler but 
saw none of those.

The thing of note was 2 PILEATED WOODPECKERs who called (not the crazy laugh 
call but more like a flicker social call) and flew to a tall tree where I saw 
them together, then flew again.
I caught up with them near the south end of Woodlleton Boardwalk where they 
have excavated a roundish hole in a 16” live oak just 15’ up and so close to 
the boardwalk that chips are littered over it.

I think these are both juvenile males because I could see some red as well as 
black in both malar patches. I stand to be corrected, but don’t think females 
have red there, and yet it took some looking even to be sure there was red, 
unlike the ease of ID’ing a breeding color male. I fancy they are brothers.

They stayed together on that tree, hopping up and hopping down while chattering 
to each other, worked the hole, then jumped to another tree, which finally 
allowed me to pass without scaring them off. Good thing because I was starting 
to freeze in place.

So if you need a PIWO for your year list, they should be around that oak some 
more, I’d guess.

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[cayugabirds-l] Chicken eye displays unique arrangement of cells

[Chris R. Pelkie]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/chicken-eye-weird-state-of-matter_n_4854897.html

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Two days ago, I went to the CLO Observatory on lunch break and watched a lone 
American Crow, moving around on the pond ice (30’ away so easy to watch with 
binocs), selecting morsels of ice (small balls it appeared) and ingesting them. 
Later it moved over to an area where there were black bits, maybe seeds or 
something blown over from the feeding area and picked at those as well. But the 
first sequence was definitely ice, not ‘stuff’. I wondered why it didn’t move 
to the small area of open water though the ice edge might have been too fragile 
for it and it knew that.

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On Jan 29, 2014, at 20:03, Linda Orkin 
wingmagi...@gmail.commailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote:

Nice sequence. Note his final comment about heat loss.

Linda

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 29, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Christine C. Bogdanowicz 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu wrote:

Thought this would be an appropriate read ;-)
http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/01/26/frost-eating-white-crowned-sparrow/


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On Jan 29, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Marie P. Read 
m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote:

Regarding winter bird hydration:

I've seen several species of bird eat snow (e.g. Northern Cardinal, Common 
Redpoll).
I've also seen chickadees hovering to sip from melting icicles.

Marie

Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

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Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 7:11 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

I’m sure someone knows how birds in the wild stay hydrated in a prolonged cold 
snap, such as we’re experiencing. I know that sunflower seeds in feeders 
provide some moisture, but I can’t see any main water sources around my house 
that aren’t frozen solid. (I live just above Owasco Lake, and even the entire 
lake is frozen over this year, as are the waterfall tributaries.) Do birds 
“drink” snow in some way?

I’d be grateful for information about this.

Eben McLane
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[cayugabirds-l] Possible shrike at Cayuga Vista

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I had a distant view of what is likely a Northern Shrike at Cayuga Vista Dr 
Lansing about 1130am today.
When I pulled up, the candidate was on one of the low trees near the road, but 
flew down and into the hedge just as I brought my binocs up so I got nothing 
that time.
I waited a while, got out, scanned, then re-found what I thought was the same 
bird but further back this time.
It was just out of reach of my vision to resolve the bill hook and I thought 
the tail seemed a bit longer than I thought a shrike out to have but it was 
wagging it while perched in one of the low trees by the roadside hedge south of 
the road across from that truck shop business.
It was white underneath and blue-gray on top, but I could not resolve the face 
mask at the distance it was perched from me. I am confident this was not a 
Mockingbird though they were in this hedge last year as well (it was not that 
long a tail and the colors were clear to me).

So those going by should take a look and see if you can get a definite NOSH.

Myers was brisk, MALLARDs and RING-BILLED GULLs aplenty and couple other 
commoners. I was pretty surprised to see that Lansing has apparently felled ALL 
the big willows in Myers Park very recently. Maybe they were old enough to be 
widow-maker hazards?

Ladoga had a nearby raft of mostly REDHEADs with some Scaup (pretty sure they 
were Lesser but the raft was bobbing on 2’ waves so I’ll leave it at sp.). 7 
LONG-TAILED DUCKs flew over the raft, circled for good views then settled on 
the choppy water and disappeared from sight. I also saw 2 AMERICAN WIDGEON in 
the Redhead raft.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Forgot to mention that on the way back from Freeville, we swung down to come 
across on Snyder Rd: no Snowy Owl, several other birders in quest of one, but I 
spotted and photographed a drift of at least 46 SNOW BUNTINGs almost at the 
intersection of Snyder and Warren foraging in the gravel edge of Snyder. (I 
counted 46 in one photo but there were probably a few more.) There were no 
obvious Longspurs or Larks in this flock.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freeville Snowy owl subject heading in Junk

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Anything “Free” on the internets is probably a scam! (:-)
It is not happening to me (different spam blocker, I guess: I use SpamSieve on 
Mac Mail).

Chrisp

On Jan 17, 2014, at 18:06 , Meena Madhav Haribal 
m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote:

Hi all,
I seem to be having trouble about Freeville Snowy Owl. All the emails with 
Freeville as subject title seem to be going into junk mail folder. So does this 
happen to others with Cornell email system?



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[cayugabirds-l] Freeville snowy

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I was happy to see others already posted (I was poring over the pictures I 
finally got).
The recent lack of postings re the Freeville Snowy might have discouraged some, 
but it is still there, as of 400pm this afternoon.

I pulled up just as two of the farm workers were getting out of their truck; 
one asked if he could help me and I said ‘seen any Snowy’s lately’ to which he 
replied, ‘yes, it’s right there on that post’ and indeed it was, plain as day 
about 200 yds away, and about exactly where Tom S. had described it a few days 
ago (the orange posts led the eye right up to it). I think Gian was watching it 
at that same time as indeed it shortly flew off the post, glided amazingly low 
to the ground with only a couple wing flaps, then soared up over Fall Creek Rd 
to land atop a telephone pole.

It stayed there for as long as I stayed, surveying the field and unperturbed by 
me, one of the farm workers with his camera, and several others who saw us and 
whacked on their brakes to come have a look.

ChrisP
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[cayugabirds-l] Owl not (yet) seen this AM

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Anne Klingensmith and I independently arrived behind Target around 7am this 
morning but neither of us saw the Snowy this morning from that position. I 
scanned the mall and BJs and the woods for about 15 min. Of course it might be 
over on the fire station again or just hidden on the mall roof.

I did count approx 700 Am Crows moving north just to the west of the mall in 
huge waves in the time I was there.

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Chris Pelkie
Research Analyst
Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850


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