Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruby-throat

2012-09-10 Thread geokloppel
Still have them at my place in West Danby. The first one to the feeder this 
morning was an adult male at 6:59 AM, 48 degrees F.  Yesterday morning I found 
a sub-adult male inside my car, dead. Apparently it had flown in the previous 
evening while the tailgate was open, and got trapped inside when that was 
closed for the night.

Geo Kloppel
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[cayugabirds-l] Young hawks

2012-08-18 Thread geokloppel
I haven't heard from my young Cooper's Hawks during the last few days - maybe 
they're out trying to fend for themselves now - but begging Sharp-shin 
youngsters are still about. Occasionally I hear the cry of a Broad-winged Hawk, 
and look up to see one or two soaring above the woods. Today there were three, 
making me wonder if the nestlings I saw in June actually fledged before anyone 
else got out to see them. Juvenile Red-tails are also begging in the area, 
though I suspect their nest was down in the valley, maybe near the West Danby 
Fire Station as in years past.

Geo 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American White Pelican and American Avocet Montezuma Aug 2 2012 - unconfirmed ebird reports

2012-08-04 Thread geokloppel
OOB, today's BIRDEAST update from Delaware reports 5 American White Pelicans at 
Prime Hook and 300+ American Avocets at Bombay Hook!

Geo 

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[cayugabirds-l] Sharpies and Coops fledged

2012-07-31 Thread geokloppel
The Sharp-shinned Hawks and Coopers Hawks that nest yearly on my hillside have 
successfully brought this year's young to the point of flying all about the 
area, begging to be fed. But the Broad-wings suffered a string of misfortunes, 
including bad relations with their accipiter neighbors, and I suspect their 
young have not survived. Sad, but I hope they won't give up on this long-held 
territory.

Hooded Warblers still singing here each morning. Maybe they raise two broods.

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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk chicks

2012-07-02 Thread geokloppel
My backyard Broad-winged Hawks have at least two chicks in the nest, who are 
now whitewashing the completed road repair project!

Geo Kloppel


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Common Ravens

2012-06-28 Thread geokloppel
A pair of Ravens nests yearly on my hillside overlooking West Danby. Other 
Ravens nest directly across the valley, and still others farther east in the 
Danby State Forest, as well as off to the west in the Newfield State Forest. 
We're solidly in the forested emerald necklace here, and I would think there 
must be at least one pair for each ten-square-mile block of appropriate habitat.

Geo Kloppel


On Jun 28, 2012, at 8:41 AM, John and Sue Gregoire k...@empacc.net wrote:

 I just heard a Raven gronking as it flew by. I've noticed that occasionally 
 someone
 will post a sighting and it has me wondering. Just how common ARE they?
 
 

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[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers

2012-06-03 Thread geokloppel
I found 3 - 4 singing Worm-eating Warblers this morning in the usual location. 
They were silent until about 8:00 AM, then began countersinging, but gave Iit 
up after 45 minutes as the clouds darkened and the showers increased.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread geokloppel
One reason these odd collective nouns haven't been assigned to Peregrines or 
Great Horned Owls is just that those birds don't noticeably flock. Come to 
think of it, the connotations of flock are mostly unflattering too. 
Etymologically, a flock is a crowd of followers, whose collective behavior 
doesn't display individual initiative. Think of sheep, or rustic parishioners.

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[cayugabirds-l] N Spencer Eagles

2012-05-30 Thread geokloppel
At 7:15 this morning a young Bald Eagle was jumping up and down in the nest at 
N Spencer Marsh, trying her wings. Looks ready to fly!

I wouldn't be surprised if the pressure created by the presence of those Eagles 
was responsible for the relocation of Great Blue Heron nesting to the L-P 
preserve, and maybe related to the surprise appearance of a Common Gallinule at 
Coleman Lake too. (Eagles have a taste for Coots, so moorhens seem likely to be 
acceptable as well)

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[cayugabirds-l] Danby Acadian Flycatcher

2012-05-27 Thread geokloppel
Having gotten tired of repeated disappointments at the Station Road location, I 
decided to check some of the other spots in the greater West Danby area that 
have hosted Acadians in the past. First stop: lower Michigan Hollow. Pat and I 
parked just north of the place where the south leg of the Abbott's Loop trail 
crosses the road. As soon as we opened the car doors we had the songs of an 
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER in one ear and a LEAST FLYCATCHER in the other. The Acadian 
was singing all around the mouth of the shady hemlock ravine that comes into 
the hollow from the west at this point. The trail passes right through there 
and proceeds up the south rim of the ravine. Always an interesting spot for 
forest birds, including Blackburnians, Canada Warblers, Hermit Thrushes, 
Blue-headed Vireos, etc.

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[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl

2012-05-23 Thread geokloppel
A Black-billed Cuckoo is singing out in the fog at my place this morning, and I 
got an uncommonly nice look at one of the neighborhood Barred Owls, whom I 
surprised in the little creek that flows beside Maple Ave. But there's still no 
Acadian Flycatcher at the usual location south of Station Road.

Geo Kloppel


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[cayugabirds-l] ...or maybe discretion is the better part?

2012-05-20 Thread geokloppel
No sight of the previously mentioned Broad-winged Hawks for several days. Their 
old nest still looks abandoned. Road work below is done, but the stick nest 
under construction nearby has acquired a leafy roof (squirrels!)  So, if the 
Broad-wings are still in the vicinity, their nest remains undiscovered.

Multiple Blackpolls here this morning. Heard both Black-billed and 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo yesterday, but their favorite foods (forest and tent tree 
caterpillars) seem to be scarce.

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[cayugabirds-l] W Danby Migrants

2012-05-18 Thread geokloppel
Around my house this morning: Tennessee Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, 
Blackpoll. Many other warblers, but those three are the clearest migrants.

No Acadian Flycatcher yet...

Geo 
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[cayugabirds-l] Persistence pays

2012-05-17 Thread geokloppel
I had been feeling sorry for the Broad-winged Hawks who nest each year in the 
woods  just below my house. They flew all the back here from Veracruz, only to 
find their nest tree damaged by the heavy April snow. They started building a 
new nest several days ago, but almost immediately the highway department 
arrived to begin a lengthy repair project on the shady seasonal road just 
below. The heavy equipment racket starts at 7:00 each day and goes until 4:00. 
Yet the hawks have continued building, and if they can sustain the commitment 
for another day or two, their persistence looks likely to pay off, as the road 
work will be finished and Maple Avenue will return to being a quiet woodland 
lane.

Geo Kloppel


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories?

2012-05-16 Thread geokloppel
I checked my favorite Mourning Warbler spot along Bald Hill Road (Danby) this 
morning. Didn't find any! It was just silly with territorial Hooded Warblers 
though. Raghu, write me for details if you're interested.

-Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Bay-breasted Warbler

2012-05-15 Thread geokloppel
Just found a Bay-breasted Warbler feeding in the balsams in my driveway.

-Geo

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ticks rashes

2012-05-15 Thread geokloppel
My doctor looked at my rash, prescribed the antibiotic, and said there was no 
point in doing a Lyme test, as it would come back negative, being un-useful for 
the just-bitten.

Geo 

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[cayugabirds-l] A few migrants

2012-05-14 Thread geokloppel
This morning a Nashville Warbler was still in my yard, and I heard my first 
Blackpoll. Yesterday I had another Yellow-throated Vireo. Also watched a female 
Scarlet Tanager gathering nest material. My yard-nesting Broad-winged Hawks are 
vocal today. Not sure if they'll reuse last year's nest, as the heavy April 
snow broke away a large covering branch just above it...

Geo Kloppel
 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip to Lindsay Parsons

2012-05-14 Thread geokloppel
Hi Susan, you wrote:

 An added bonus… not a single tick in sight! 

Yes! In spite of all expectations, I've seen very few ticks yet this spring 
around West  Danby, even on my dog! However, several of the ones I _have_ seen 
were already attached to me. One of these bites produced a vague circular rash 
about 3 in diameter.  I  took the full course of Doxycycline, just in case (a 
neighbor of mine actually came down with Lyme Disease last year). Better safe 
than sorry.

I'm still expecting a big outbreak of ticks, any time now...

-Geo



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[cayugabirds-l] Cape Mays in my yard

2012-05-12 Thread geokloppel
I don't usually find Cape May Warblers at home, but this morning there are 
several feeding and singing in the tops of the spruces.

Geo Kloppel


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

2012-05-09 Thread geokloppel
Hi Matt, you wrote:

 the City of Ithaca unambiguously uses the name Fuertes Bird Sanctuary for the 
 wooded area south of Stewart Park, as does the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. It 
 would be particularly interesting to learn why the City has applied this term 
 to this specific area...

It's also interesting to ask _when_ the City began labeling it such, as this 
could help us track down the source of the deviation from the standard name 
used in the birding community. The only City of Ithaca documents I have yet 
seen with this error (if it is an error!) are less than ten years old. Do you 
know of any older ones?

-Geo



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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

2012-05-09 Thread geokloppel
Here's a candidate for the (proximal) source of the confusion:

http://www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com/file_uploads/Waterfront_History_Report_2001.pdf

This fascinating Waterfront History Report entirely misses the creation of 
the Fuertes Memorial Waterfowl Sanctuary (known to us today as the swan pen), 
but applies the Fuertes name instead to the Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary, 
asserting that the Cayuga Bird Club changed the name at the time of Fuertes' 
death.

Now where could the authority for that assertion be found, if not in the club's 
archives?

Geo Kloppel


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
Force of habit. There's a certain threshold of persistence required to 
accomplish an honorary name change, and the Cayuga Bird Club seems never to 
have risen to it. Even the club website refers to the place as Renwick 
Sanctuary, so club members can't be faulted for following along.
 
Fuertes Sanctuary is a fine name, though, and perhaps the club should give 
another effort.

Geo Kloppel
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On May 8, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Matthew Medler m...@cornell.edu wrote:

 Hi All,
 
 The discovery of the Yellow-throated Warbler in the woods south of Stewart 
 Park highlighted a question that I've wondered about for some time: why do 
 most Ithaca birders refer to this area as Renwick Woods or Renwick Bird 
 Sanctuary rather than Fuertes Bird Sanctuary? Based on the City of 
 Ithaca's web site, it appears that the official name for this area is in fact 
 Fuertes Bird Sanctuary:
 
 http://www.ci.ithaca.ny.us/parks/stewartpark.cfm
 
 Even putting this aside, it's always puzzled me that Ithaca birders would 
 favor the name of an early Ithaca settler over Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Not 
 only is Fuertes one of America's greatest bird artists, but he is also one of 
 our most illustrious Ithaca birding ancestors, having been very active in the 
 Cayuga Bird Club and the local birding community for many years. I would 
 think that we would want to celebrate Fuertes's name and use it to refer to 
 the bird sanctuary that was named in his memory after his untimely death.
 
 I am truly interested in learning why it is that so many use the name Renwick 
 to refer to the Fuertes Bird Sanctuary. But, in the absence of any compelling 
 reason for favoring Renwick over Fuertes, I'd also encourage birders to use 
 the sanctuary's official name and honor Fuertes's legacy in the process.
 
 Matt Medler
 Ithaca
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
Chris wrote:

 After reading this article, it would appear that the “Swan Pen” is actually 
 the Fuertes Memorial Bird Sanctuary

Well that would certainly give us good excuse for having retained Renwick 
Sanctuary as the proper name for the woods!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel


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On May 8, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu 
wrote:

 What is the label on the cement archway at the old SE entrance to Renwick? 
 I’m wondering when that was created

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
Don't remember the name for certain, but I do recall that there's a date on it.
 
 On May 8, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
 c...@cornell.edu wrote:
 
 What is the label on the cement archway at the old SE entrance to Renwick? 
 I’m wondering when that was created

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
Rick wrote:

 I have a photo.  I would love to work with Bird Club to restore the Arch.

That ought to cement the proper name of the sanctuary into the minds of 
present-day club members!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
According to a hiker's account that I've come across, the inscription on the 
arch reads:

Renwick Wildwood 
   Sanctuary
Cayuga Bird Club




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick dedication 1917

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
At the dedication ceremony (June 10, 1917) the Cayuga Bird Club was represented 
by Louis A. Fuertes, who presented the new arch to the Mayor of Ithaca, 
Frederick E. Bates

Meena wrote:

 Cayuga Bird Club was formed by luminaries like Andrew White, Anna Comstock, 
 James Needham and other Cornell related people. 
 
 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

2012-05-08 Thread geokloppel
So Matt's puzzler devolves to the question whether the Renwick Wildwood 
Sanctuary was actually renamed after the untimely death of L. A. Fuertes, or 
whether that claim only represents a garbled memory of the creation of the 
Fuertes Memorial Waterfowl Sanctuary (which we've forgetfully dubbed the 'swan 
pen') beside the Stewart Park boathouse.

Might seem like a trivial question, but it  would have to be resolved if the 
arch was going to be restored.

Does the Cayuga Bird Club have archives from the late 1920s that could provide 
an answer?

-Geo

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[cayugabirds-l] Parula, Canada Warbler, etc.

2012-05-04 Thread geokloppel
New around my place: N. Parula, Canada Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Least 
Flycatcher. Still no hummer - did mine take a drink in the Gulf of Mexico?

It looks like today is going to be the Big Day for the neighborhood's American 
Toads. Movement toward the pond was very noticeable yesterday, and the singing 
has intensified. Easy pickings for Crows!

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[cayugabirds-l] Whip-poor-will!

2012-05-04 Thread geokloppel
Sitting outside just now, listening to the night sounds, I thought the toads 
down at the pond were being awfully noisy, so I moved around to the north end 
of the house, andI immediately heard a Whip-poor-will. The last time I had one 
in my yard was way back in 1997!

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[cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler

2012-05-03 Thread geokloppel
New in my yard this morning:

Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blue-winged Warblers
Warbling Vireos
Wood Thrush

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 3:

2012-05-03 Thread geokloppel
Not to detract in any way from the spectacularly magnetic Hawthorn Orchard, but 
I too found 15 warbler species today, without moving more than 1000 feet from 
my house, and probably could have made it 20 without leaving the greater West 
Danby area. There are lots of birds around!

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[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers

2012-05-02 Thread geokloppel
Seeing that we might get a well-timed break of morning sunshine, at 8:15 I 
drove across the valley to visit Worm-eating Warbler habitat below West Danby's 
north pinnacle. On the walk through the forest I flushed a couple of Wood Ducks 
from a tiny vernal pool where frogs and salamanders breed. Hermit Thrushes, 
Black-throated Green Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, Blue-headed Vireos, a 
Scarlet Tanager and other birds were present but not very vocal. When I got to 
the slopes at 8:45 the Worm-eaters were silent. I sat down and waited. I could 
easily hear quite distant birds singing down in the L-P Preserve, including a 
Yellow-throated Vireo. At 9:10 the sun finally climbed above the north pinnacle 
and began to illuminate the treetops, at which point 4 or 5 Worm-eating 
Warblers began counter-singing. One perched at eye level directly in front of 
me. They kept it up strongly for 20 minutes, like a delayed dawn chorus, then 
the cloud cover returned and they all went quiet.

-Geo

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[cayugabirds-l] A few warblers

2012-05-01 Thread geokloppel
A misty walk around my West Danby home produced an Ovenbird, Nashville Warbler, 
Black-throated Green Warbler, Black and White Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, 
Blue-headed Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Broad-winged Hawk, 
Barred Owls, Pine Siskin, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Ravens, etc.

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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Vireo

2012-05-01 Thread geokloppel
A little more walkabout rewarded me with a Yellow-throated Vireo, multiple 
Chestnut-sided Warblers, and more.

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[cayugabirds-l] Eight inches of snow!

2012-04-23 Thread geokloppel
This morning a full eight inches of heavy wet snow covers everything at my 
place in the West Danby hills. The Phoebe on a twig out the window looks black. 
Yesterday's fog-bound flock of twenty-some Yellow-rumps and one Nashville 
Warbler must still be around here someplace.

-Geo

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[cayugabirds-l] Nashville Warbler

2012-04-21 Thread geokloppel
Singing in the trees at my place this morning, a Nashville Warbler, 6 days 
ahead of the mean first arrival date for the Cayuga basin.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Warbling Vireo

2012-04-21 Thread geokloppel

Hi Carol, you wrote:

 Anyone have any solutions to keep grackles away from the feeders?  Actually 
 it's all blackbirds-RedWings, Grackles, and cowbirds?  
 Carol Keeler

Short of advocating for reforestation in your area, your best bet is probably 
to reserve one feeder just for them (and birds that are willing to rub 
shoulders with them), and then offer additional feeders that exclude them for 
all the rest. You know, finch feeders, feeders with adjustable spring loaded 
perches, etc.

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[cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher

2012-04-14 Thread geokloppel
New at my place this morning: Brown Thrasher, Blue-headed Vireo, multiple 
Towhees.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Has birding ethics changed?

2012-04-09 Thread geokloppel
Hi Nari,

As John said, it used to be strictly limited to scientific research, but
I think over the last 50 years we've shifted from black-and-white to grayscale 
on this question. The advent of Citizen Science has played a role, by 
creating research projects that depend on the participation of birders, hence 
offering them an inside view of the scientific justifications for various kinds 
and degrees of disturbance. For example, pishing, imitation and playback are 
all accepted field techniques in various projects that aim to survey breeding 
birds.

I expect that birding ethics (and citizen science) will continue to evolve, and 
eventually we may see them in something like true color!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tape playing versus habitat loss

2012-04-09 Thread geokloppel
DEC itself sometimes destroys beaver dams that are blocking trout streams (like 
Virgil Creek?) to improve the fishery. Could this be what has happened at 
George Road?

Geo Kloppel
 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Has birding ethics changed?

2012-04-08 Thread geokloppel
From the ABA code:
Limit the use of recordings and other methods of attracting birds, and never 
use such methods in heavily birded areas, or for attracting any species that is 
Threatened, Endangered, or of Special Concern, or is rare in your local area
So, the code implicitly recognizes these attraction techniques as birding 
tools, and just calls for us to use situationally appropriate judgement and 
restraint. The two never clauses declare cases that are beyond the bounds of 
appropriateness, but otherwise the community of American birders is enjoined to 
educate, judge and police itself through ongoing debate about the topic.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chipping Sparrow

2012-03-30 Thread geokloppel
I also had Chipping Sparrow a week ago.

 So the real question is, why did people first decide to report to several 
 listservs on one day, but quietly report to eBird for a couple weeks?

Listservs are live in ways that ebird is not. You can get echoes and feedback 
loops.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Communication Towers and Migratory Bird Routes

2012-03-29 Thread geokloppel
I would think you should look at IBAs on a case-by-case basis, giving 
consideration to the cited reasons for each listing. Some IBAs are certainly in 
the inventory because they represent significant migration routes (for example, 
all of Cayuga Lake is a designated IBA). But other IBAs were listed for 
different reasons, and not primarily for their potential to concentrate 
migrating birds.

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On Mar 29, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Lisa Welch welch_m_l...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Thanks Bill,
 
 Wouldn't this be true of other recognized migratory routes, wildlife 
 refugees, or IBA, etc, for example, Montezuma?
 
 From: Bill Evans wrev...@clarityconnect.com
 To: Lisa Welch welch_m_l...@yahoo.com; cayugabirds 
 cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu 
 Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:16 AM
 Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Communication Towers and Migratory Bird Routes
 
 Lisa,
  
 Unlike for commercial wind energy, there are no specific NY guidelines for 
 minimizing avian impacts of communcations towers (i.e., nothing from NYDEC).
  
 The Federal guidelines put forth by the USFWS are pertinent for NY and can be 
 found at the following link: 
 http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/communicationtowers.html
  
 Generally, towers should be kept as far away from the shores of Lake Ontario 
 as possible, due to occasional large migratory bird concentrations there. 
 Towers located within ~3 miles of the shoreline should be free-standing (no 
 guy wires) and as short as possible. Towers should not be built near sources 
 of bright permanent light (sports stadiums, convenient stores, etc.), which 
 may lead to dense bird aggregations of disoriented birds on cloudy nights. 
 Towers should use flashing (not steady-burning) aviation obstruction lighting 
 if possible.
  
 Bill Evans
 www.towerkill.com
  
 - Original Message -
 From: Lisa Welch
 To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu
 Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 9:39 AM
 Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Communication Towers and Migratory Bird Routes
 
 Hello,
 
 I am a planner with Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency and I'm 
 researching migratory bird (or otherwise) regulatory requirements and/or 
 recommended practices for proposed and existing towers.
 
 Can anyone recommend a definitive guide for NYS?
 
 Thanks.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Siskins

2012-03-17 Thread geokloppel
My Siskins are gone, and the Redpoll too.

Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker  Restorer
227 Tupper Rd
Spencer NY 14883
607 564 7026

On Mar 17, 2012, at 1:52 PM, bilba...@pop.lightlink.com wrote:

 I meant to post yesterday, but forgot...I haven't seen any Siskin postings
 recently. We still have a few at our feeders.  Yesterday we had 3 when I
 first looked outside at 8 or so,  and there were 3 around again this
 morning as well.  Both times with the flock of Goldfinches that frequent
 the yard.
 
 Bill
 Baker
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stony Point Bohemian Waxwings

2012-03-17 Thread geokloppel
I had to double-check the location myself, but I suppose a huge canyon like the 
one that cuts through the Hudson Highlands has some power to concentrate 
Bohemians as well as Redcoats and Hessians. 

-Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow

2012-03-08 Thread geokloppel
A Fox Sparrow sang here for a few minutes after the last rain shower passed.

Sky watchers may grumble about the weather, as solar wind activity (and the 
chance of a northern lights display) will be high tonight in the vicinity of 
earth, and even higher tomorrow night, but cloud cover will probably prevent 
any observation from our area.

-Geo

Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker  Restorer
227 Tupper Rd
Spencer NY 14883
607 564 7026
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] winter finches, a teaser

2012-03-07 Thread geokloppel
Well, no Pine Grosbeaks here, but I do have Pine Siskins again today, and one 
Common Redpoll.

Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker  Restorer
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Spencer NY 14883
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[cayugabirds-l] Redpoll

2012-03-05 Thread geokloppel
Siskins seem to have departed, but I still have one Common Redpoll coming to my 
feeder in the company of Goldfinches.

Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker  Restorer
227 Tupper Rd
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607 564 7026
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Midnight crow cries

2012-02-10 Thread geokloppel
Bright moon then. Maybe the crows spotted prowling raccoons?

Geo  

 Yesterday night, almost around 00.00 hours (because 12.00 bus just passed my 
 house), the crow family that nests in my back yard spruce/pine started 
 calling. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese at Dusk over muckland

2012-01-12 Thread geokloppel
Hi Meena,

 I am not sure what made them circle so long.

Coyotes below?

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