[cayugabirds-l] Black-bellied plover at Myers

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

   Just wanted to pass this along. There has been a black-bellied plover in 
breeding plumage on the gravel bar just off of Myers Point this morning along 
with a ruddy turnstone, one semipalmated and several least sandpipers. The 
plover seemed content on the gravel bar while I was watching through 9:45am. 
Hopefully it will stick around this morning for others to see.

 Cheers,

 Kevin




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Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak

[Kevin C Packard]

For those who are wondering, the blue grosbeak has not been seen since 
Wednesday. Possibly the cold air has made it think of new places to go.

 Many thanks to Tom for his hospitality in welcoming so many birders to admire 
this rarity!

 Cheers,


Kevin Packard




From: bounce-128166743-86653...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Tom Vawter 

Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:06 AM
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Folks are welclme to come visit to see the Blue Grosbeak, maybe 8:00 AM to 7:00 
PM.

107 Ross Rd, Lansing.

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On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 10:08 AM Tom Vawter 
mailto:atvaw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
The Blue Grosbeak is back again this morning.  Earlier it made a number of 
visits to the sunflower seed feeder at the front of the house, but it hasn’t 
been there recently.



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

[Kevin C Packard]

Though, Sandy, I do see them listed as endangered for NY according to the DEC. 
Perhaps someone who knows wildlife laws here in NY could speak to this.

https://dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/biodiversity-species-conservation/endangered-species/lists
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Kevin




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Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 1:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

Interesting thought, but I don't think peregrine falcons are listed as 
endangered under the ESA.

Best,

Kevin







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Would the Endangered Species Act make this illegal?

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falls—not mention all the other wildlife in the park.. There certainly should 
be other, less potentially harmful, ways to celebrate the Park Service. You can 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

[Kevin C Packard]

Interesting thought, but I don't think peregrine falcons are listed as 
endangered under the ESA.

Best,

Kevin







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Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 1:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?

Would the Endangered Species Act make this illegal?

At 10:15 AM 4/14/2024, Tim Gallagher wrote:
I heard some disturbing news last night. Apparently Taughannock Falls will be 
brightly illuminated from 8:30 to 10:00 this coming Thursday, Friday, and 
Saturday night (April 18, 19, and 20). I guess it’s some kind of PR stunt to 
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the New York State Park Service, but it 
couldn’t possibly come at a worse time, with the eggs just about to hatch in 
the Peregrine Falcon eyrie and a pair of Ravens nesting right beside the 
falls—not mention all the other wildlife in the park.. There certainly should 
be other, less potentially harmful, ways to celebrate the Park Service. You can 
contact the Taughannock Park office at (607) 387-7041. (Photo by Arthur A. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Red crossbill irruption year?

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi fellow birders,

 I've been having some success in finding red crossbills recently, mainly where 
the Finger Lakes Trail crosses Michigan Hollow Rd (the N crossing of the two at 
the creek), but also today on the FLT near where it crosses Travor Rd in Danby. 
Jay McGowan was kind enough to tell me that I had been observing both Type 2 
and Type 12 crossbills at Michigan Hollow. I'm curious if this is considered an 
irruption year for this species.  Whether or no, it's quite satisfying hearing 
(and today finally getting good looks at)  crossbills. Happy birding!

Cheers,

 Kevin Packard

PS: Be advised that the Michigan Hollow location is much more accessible. 
Travor Rd is driveable is you have a jeep or similar good ground clearance 
vehicle that does not mind poor dirt roads. I don't, so I just walked the FLT 
from S Danby Rd (2.5 miles round trip) instead. Ebird lists at

https://ebird.org/checklist/S166817133 (Michigan Hollow, April 1)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S166953165 (FLT - Travor Rd, April 2)





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Re: [cayugabirds-l] River otters at Jennings Pond, Danby

[Kevin C Packard]

 I wouldn't be surprised if these otters also were found in the Michigan Hollow 
marsh. The SW outflow from the pond drains there and is secluded from people.

Yes, I have seen the otters there at this time of year last year as well (only 
started bird watching at the pond in the spring of 2022). I've seen them 
sporadically during the warmer months too in the past year.

 Good to know others could enjoy seeing them!

 Cheers,

 Kevin







From: Geo Kloppel 
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2024 9:59 PM
To: Catharine O'Neill 
Cc: Kevin C Packard ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] River otters at Jennings Pond, Danby

Their home range must be at least a few square miles, so the otters at Jennings 
Pond may be the same ones that hang out in the big Michigan Hollow sedge marsh, 
about a mile south of the pond.

Incidentally, beaver have recently repaired the old dam that controls the 
mile-long marsh, and the water level has returned to its former height, which 
may again attract Marsh Wrens, Rails, Bitterns and Grebes…

-Geo


> On Jan 27, 2024, at 9:09 PM, Catharine O'Neill  wrote:
> Yes, the otters were lovely to watch.
> I know they live in the pond, or at least were released there years ago, but 
> do you see them there often? I never have.
>  Catharine O’Neill

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[cayugabirds-l] River otters at Jennings Pond, Danby

[Kevin C Packard]

I realize this is a bird list and not a mammal list, but I wanted to share that 
there is good viewing of a pair of river otters over at Jennings Pond in Danby. 
They were out this morning lounging on the ice in the middle of the pond, ice 
fishing, and seemed to be enjoying themselves.

 Cheers,

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin

[Kevin C Packard]

 Thank you Anne and Jared for sharing on this question.  I really like your 
suggestion Anne in that these could be juveniles begging. The calls were 
nasally but seemed a bit longer than the short 'uh' or 'uh-uh" fish crow calls 
I'm used to hearing around Cayuga Lake.

 As for the fish comment - well yes on the levity a little  Dead fish appear 
on the shoreline from time to time (big kills sporadically in the spring), but 
I don't know their feeding habits very well, so I assumed that they like being 
near waterbodies as it is place to scavenge dead fish or other creatures.

Cheers,

 Kevin



Kevin C Packard
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Department of Social Statistics, ILR School
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-8212




From: anneb.cl...@gmail.com 
Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 8:35 PM
To: Kevin C Packard 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin

Hi Kevin

I think I see why Merlin was back n forth.

 I think your audio is of a demanding American crow fledgling whose nasal begs 
come close to the slightly down slurred and nasal ‘simple version’ fish crow. 
If you listen toward the end of the recording , you can hear a quickening of 
the notes and a slightly ‘gobbling’ sound. That is the fledgling continuing to 
beg as it is getting fed—beg calls with a parental bill in its mouth and 
swallowing at the same time.

Lots of American Crow fledglings out or just coming out now.

I assume that the comment on fish in the pond was a bit of levity?  Maybe it is 
worth mentioning that Fish Crows don’t ‘fish’ Or particularly seek fish as far 
as I know. But they do seem to like shoreline or river edge scavenging, rather 
than foraging on lawns like American crows. And also, less popular with humans, 
they seem to be good at finding bird nests in trees.

Anyway—that’s my Id of the crow voice on your audio.

Best, Anne


Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 1, 2023, at 7:39 PM, Kevin C Packard  wrote:


Hi everyone,

 I was birding at Jennings Pond in Danby the other day and found a group of 
crows in trees by the pond which the Merlin app was giving as both fish crow 
and American crow.  How reliable do you all feel about distinguishing these two 
species using Merlin? I made some recordings that includes the cawing from what 
Merlin was saying as fish and American crow, but I've thought that here in 
Tompkins County that you will see fish crows primarily by Cayuga Lake. Jennings 
Pond is at 1,250 ft elevation, but it is one of the larger ponds in the county 
and has plenty of fish.  The eBird list (giving only American crow) is at

https://ebird.org/checklist/S143150602

 Thoughts are welcome!


 Kevin



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[cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 I was birding at Jennings Pond in Danby the other day and found a group of 
crows in trees by the pond which the Merlin app was giving as both fish crow 
and American crow.  How reliable do you all feel about distinguishing these two 
species using Merlin? I made some recordings that includes the cawing from what 
Merlin was saying as fish and American crow, but I've thought that here in 
Tompkins County that you will see fish crows primarily by Cayuga Lake. Jennings 
Pond is at 1,250 ft elevation, but it is one of the larger ponds in the county 
and has plenty of fish.  The eBird list (giving only American crow) is at

https://ebird.org/checklist/S143150602

 Thoughts are welcome!


 Kevin



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[cayugabirds-l] Too late for snipe?

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 I was at Jennings Pond as usual this morning and heard a brief 
'whoit-whoit-whoit' call (no recordings alas), sung slowly and deliberately, 
not as a whinny that reminded me of a snipe. Ebird is saying this would be rare 
now (last eBird report for the county on May 11). I'm reluctant to trip off a 
rare bird alert for one five to six second string of notes emanating from 
hundreds of feet away. Anyone have any thoughts on the likelihood (or not) of 
snipe coming from cattails/alder/wet pond edge at this date? The rest of the 
eBird report is

https://ebird.org/checklist/S138615420

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[cayugabirds-l] Report of prothonotary warbler at Hog Hole?

[Kevin C Packard]

I was seeing on eBird a report  (not mine) just come in of a prothonotary 
warbler being heard but not seen at Hog Hole. Has anyone seen and confirmed 
this ID at Hog Hole today?

https://ebird.org/checklist/S135191127



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[cayugabirds-l] Greater yellowlegs on Salmon Creek at Myers

[Kevin C Packard]

 This morning (~9am) there was a greater yellowlegs foraging around a gravel 
bar in the mouth of Salmon Creek, readily viewable from Myers. A nice flock of 
Bonaparte's gulls and three caspian terns were also present.

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[cayugabirds-l] Tundra swans at Jennings Pond

[Kevin C Packard]

While not a rarity by any means (though a first for this hotspot in eBird), 
there are 4 tundra swans resting on the ice and paddling about Jennings Pond 
this morning. They are easy to see and photograph. So feel free if you are in 
Danby and would like to have nice views of swans.  

 Cheers,

 Kevin


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

[Kevin C Packard]

A few years ago at Salt Point I found a tufted titmouse hanging upside down 
with its feathers stuck to a Virginia stickseed plant. I freed it and it stayed 
quietly on the ground for a bit. It was too tired from its ordeal to have the 
energy to fly away, though when I came back in half an hour it had left. 
Hopefully your goldfinch flew off after a rest too.

 Best,

  Kevin



From: bounce-126862921-86653...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Donna Lee Scott 

Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 8:49 AM
To: bob mcguire 
Cc: linda orkin ; Sara Jane Hymes ; 
CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

We cut out all burdock we find at Salt Point, Lansing.
I have found some here at Kendal to cut.

Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:01 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:

So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East Ithaca 
RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had perished.

Bob

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin 
mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for him 
you came along.

Linda Orkin

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

 Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was a 
Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and saw 
that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers away.  
I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to the 
ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree to set 
it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some large 
leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and there 
was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  However, 
I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds 
getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being 
caught on a burdock plant.
--

Sara Jane Hymes


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[cayugabirds-l] Waterfowl at Stewart Park

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

  I  i just wanted to share that there is a nice collection of waterfowl off of 
Sewart Park this morning.  No rarities, but a nice collection of wood ducks, 
shovelers, green-winged teal (I had counted 84), ring-necked duck, bufflehead, 
gadwall, scaup, mergansers, and a few wigeon and one pintail, to go along with 
the regulars at the park.  I found good viewing at the shore north of the Swan 
Pond. I'm willing to bet the numbers are higher than what I counted as there's 
quite a lot of ducks and they move around. Nice birding altogether!

 Cheers,

 Kevin





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[cayugabirds-l] Crow predators at night?

[Kevin C Packard]

 Hi everyone,

 Yesterday evening I found the remains of crow in my front yard, mostly 
consumed by something the night before. We have foxes in the neighborhood, but 
I thought that crows would roost in trees at night.  Would owls attack an adult 
crow?  Curious on thoughts from others that know this species well.

 Best,

 Kevin




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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Swans

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Today there are 11 swans-a-swimming along the west side of the lake north of 
Hog Hole. It's cold viewing with the NW wind though!

Cheers,

 Kevin






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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 2:05 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Swans

Nine swans a-swimming just north of Hog Hole. Yesterday there were five.

Elaina

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[cayugabirds-l] Ducks and blue-headed vireo at Hog Hole

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 The conditions are really nice on the lake today with calm water, little wind, 
and warm sun to view a number of different species of ducks. From Hog Hole a 
large Aythya raft is viewable (bring your scope), with many hundred redhead, 
greater and lesser scaup, ring-necked ducks, common and hooded mergansers, 
coots, mallards, black duck, bufflehead, two pintail drakes, and one 
canvasback.  There's also a continuing blue-headed vireo that was quite out in 
the open in the boxelders on the west edge of the Hog Hole woods seen along the 
path ( 42.6098, -76.5187). All in all, it makes for rather nice birding.

 Cheers,

 Kevin


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlins

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I visited Allen H Treman this morning and the merlins were perched in trees and 
flying around the boat launch area calling many times. I didn't notice the 
banding but there were 4 merlins present, so at least one of the adults is 
nearby.

 Kevin


Kevin Packard




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 on behalf of Sandy Podulka 

Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 1:08 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlins

This evening during the thunderstorm I stopped by Cass Park to check on the 
Merlin nest by the Dog Park and saw three banded fledglings hanging around the 
trees in the area of the boat launch. They were definitely working on their 
landing, perching, and flying skills, and being seriously challenged by the 
wind. Sometimes they called repeatedly, but I never saw a parent nearby. Looks 
like they will be around for a while, as they did not move far.

--Sandy Podulka
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[cayugabirds-l] Recent storm damage at Stewart Park

[Kevin C Packard]

Dear birders,

 From what I saw on the Ithaca Times and in social media today, there appears 
to be significant damage to the trees at Stewart Park from yesterday's storms.  
While I hope that it won't have a major impact on our local birds that nest 
there, the park itself is closed until further notice while the city clears the 
damaged trees.

https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/stewart-park-newman-golf-course-cayuga-waterfront-trail-closed/article_6dc722ae-d36b-11eb-b6a4-679c175d0007.html

 Sincerely,

 Kevin

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker at Myers

[Kevin C Packard]

Thank you, John for reporting this.  I visited Myers this evening (5-6:30pm) 
and the woodpecker was still there, calling actively and flying around the 
trees right where you describe it.

 Cheers,


 Kevi



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Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 6:31 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker at Myers

Stuart Krasnoff and I found one adult Red-headed Woodpecker around 12:30 today 
calling and working on enlarging a hole about 50 ft up in a dead trunk of a 
tree facing the private marina at Myers.  Here’s my ebird report with some 
photos and description of location, and with Stuart’s audio recording of calls.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S89950054

John Greenly


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[cayugabirds-l] Common nighthawks at Jennings Pond

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

   For those who are interested, if you come to Jennings Pond  (in Danby) in 
the evening you should be able to see nighthawks zooming about. I was just 
there (around 9pm) and had a real nice show, seeing three nighthawks swooping 
around back and forth over the pond's surface. By standing still, they would 
fly right by me at very close (< 5 feet) range.  Really, this was the best 
views I've ever had of nighthawks. 


Happy birding,

 Kevin



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[cayugabirds-l] Common tern at red lighthouse jetty

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 There was a common tern (black tips on primaries seen) spotted at the red 
lighthouse jetty (observed from Hog Hole this morning from 10-10:30am). The 
tern was still there resting on the jetty when I left. If you're out by the 
lake, feel free to take a look.

 Happy birding,

 Kevin


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364 Ives Hall East
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[cayugabirds-l] Brant at Lindsay Parsons/ Lake Coleman

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

   I found a brant at Lake Coleman in Lindsay-Parsons this morning.  The brant 
was just resting on a log in the middle of the lake and seemed to be in no 
hurry to go anywhere.  Conveniently, it was present for the Cayuga Bird Club 
outing to LPP this morning.  Feel free to check it out if you're in the area.

 Happy birding,

 Kevin

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hangar Theatre osprey platform

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi Nancy,

 I think that they are setting up a new nest there. I first saw that platform 
occupied by ospreys on May 2 and saw one osprey bringing branches to it on May 
6. Ospreys were present there again when I was bird watching at Hog Hole 
yesterday.

  Best,

 Kevin






From: bounce-125622382-86653...@list.cornell.edu 
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Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 8:50 AM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hangar Theatre osprey platform

I meant to send this on Friday. Both Thursday and Friday (laat week) when I 
went past it, there was an osprey sitting on the perch at the platform nearest 
the Hangar, or near the park workmen's building. There were more sticks on the 
platform than had been previously.

Maybe a new nest?

Nancy
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[cayugabirds-l] Yellowlegs at Jennings Pond

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 This morning I found a pair of what I believe to be greater yellowlegs at 
Jennings Pond.  They are sitting on the beaver lodge in the NW corner of the 
pond (the end nearer to Bald Hill Rd). The plumage is dark but they have yellow 
(not green) legs and showed white rump patches when flushed from the pond edge 
at Bald Hill Rd.  The bills look slightly upturned, so I'm thinking these are 
greater rather than lesser yellowlegs. The birds were still there when I left 
the pond a few minutes ago. So if you are in the Danby area, feel free to check 
them out. For what it is worth, there's also a pied-billed grebe paddling 
around the same corner of the pond.

 Happy birding,

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[cayugabirds-l] Caspian terns at red lighthouse jetty

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 There's a new arrival of 4 Caspian terns on the red lighthouse jetty late this 
morning, well viewable from Stewart Park and other locations for those who 
would like to see their first terns of the year.

 Happy birding,

 Kevin


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[cayugabirds-l] Long-tailed ducks at Dryden Lake

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 This morning I took a walk at Dryden Lake and am happy to say that the lake is 
ice free. I found a flock of ring-necked ducks and scaup, and with them a pair 
of long-tailed ducks.   The flock flew off the lake after one of the local bald 
eagles came too close, but they circled around and were still on the lake when 
I left this morning. There's also three horned grebes and a scattering of 
mergansers, bufflehead, and a few other ducks (wigeon, wood duck, mallards). 
The Jim Schug trail is free of ice and it makes for a pleasant walk. Even heard 
my first eastern phoebe for the year along it.

 Happy birding!


 Kevin


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[cayugabirds-l] Gyandromorph cardinal seen in NW PA

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 I was reading with interest today that a gyandromorph northern cardinal 
(having a functional ovary and one functioning testis) was photographed in 
Warren County in NW Pennsylvania recently. Has there been any records of  
gynadromorphs of any common species here in the Cayuga Basin?


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56189600


 Cheers,
Kevin


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lansing, Storm Rd. / Holden Rd intersection field birds

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

  I was there at Holden Rd and Storm Rd earlier this morning and saw a nice 
sized (45) mixed flock of snow buntings and horned larks 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S80939956. I wasn't able to pick out any longspurs 
(kudos to you, Gary!), but the flock was hanging out in the middle of Storm Rd 
as well as flying over fields east and west of the road and should make for 
good viewing.

 Cheers,

 Kevin


Kevin C Packard
364 Ives Hall East
Department of Social Statistics, ILR School
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-5381




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Sent: Friday, February 12, 2021 2:13 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lansing, Storm Rd. / Holden Rd intersection field birds

I haven’t found many good areas for field birds this winter in Tompkins Co. 
Indian Field Rd. road shoulders have been OK, but the road is very busy making 
viewing difficult.

Storm Road / Holden Rd. intersection area, in Lansing, is the best so far. The 
nearby farm is spreading manure / bedding on the snow parallel to Holden Rd. 
for about 0.1 mi. The best viewing is from Storm Rd.

I was here yesterday and didn’t see much, but the spread was new. Today it is a 
larger area. There are Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and I’ve saw one Lapland 
Longspur, before the tractor stirred thing up. I suspect it will get better as 
the day goes on.

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[cayugabirds-l] Multitude of snow geese at Fenner Rd

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 After seeing eBird reports yesterday, I went to check out a flock of snow 
geese at Fenner Rd, which is near Milligan Station but on the east side of Rt  
34B.  There are literally thousands of snow geese in the fields north of Fenner 
Rd, mostly white morph but a few blue morphs mixed in. I didn't see any Ross' 
geese but I couldn't reliably scan such a huge flock.  If anyone wants to try 
their luck or wants to tally large numbers of birds at once, it is quite a neat 
sight to see. I guessed 5,000 geese but will gladly revise this number if there 
are folks who can judge better from the photos on my eBird checklist:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S79275460


Cheers,

 Kevin


Kevin C Packard
364 Ives Hall East
Department of Social Statistics, ILR School
Cornell University
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[cayugabirds-l] Ducks at Dryden Lake

[Kevin C Packard]

I took a short walk over at Dryden Lake, and found an interesting collection of 
ducks on an otherwise cold December day. There were 6 American wigeon, together 
with buffleheads, common and hooded mergansers, and a collection of mallards. 
Wigeon haven't been reported in eBird at Dryden Lake since late March, so if 
you are passing through (and especially if you have a scope), feel free to 
check them out.

Kevin

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[cayugabirds-l] Interesting article on knot numbers

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 I know this is way outside our local birding interest, but I saw this neat 
article on over 140,000 knots being observed this past weekend in the Norfolk 
coast of the United Kingdom. What a sight that it must be!

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-54592215


 Happy birding,

 Kevin


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[cayugabirds-l] Red Crossbills at Travor Rd

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 I wanted to share with you that this past Thursday I  observed two red 
crossbills on Travor Rd in the Danby State Forest, just a few steps from the 
parking area for the Finger Lakes Trail on Travor Rd, where Travor Rd takes a 
turn to the south. They flew up from a small wetland/stream west of Travor Rd 
to  pine tree on the edge of the road, after I was pishing after some 
yellowthroats singing in the bushes and was turning back to the parking area. I 
had a nice view of an adult female, and took some photos (a bit out of range 
for good pics with a 55mm lens). They left together quickly, with the female 
making kip calls as it left, flying back down the stream to the SW of Travor 
Rd. I didn't try to follow them through the woods. Instead I made a recording 
from the road, but am not sure if any crossbill vocalizations are in it (many 
birds are singing together). The pics and recording are posted on eBird. The 
location for the checklist is given at Durfee Hill Rd, since I hiked up on the 
FLT from Durfee Hill Rd to Travor Rd and back. Travor Rd _should_ be driveable 
to the parking area. I hadn't tried it though, and with the recent rain there 
may be muddy spots on the road to deal with. With a good vehicle though, the 
spot  42°18'37.3"N,  76°25'32.8"W(42.310346, -76.425767) can be accessed 
without hiking as I did.

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 Kevin

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[cayugabirds-l] Barred owls at Lake Treman

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 A barred owl nest with nestling peering out was observed in a basswood tree 
cavity on the Treman Lake trail loop on the east side of the lake. Posted to 
ebird with photos (a little blurry as the distance was a little too much for my 
camera lens) and audio recording of adult parent.

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