[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen/Jetty Woods

2011-04-25 Thread bob mcguire 
On a walk around the Swan Pen and then through Jetty Woods this  
morning I came up with a few good birds. Both Yellow Warblers and  
Yellow-rumped Warblers were singing on the trail around the Pen,  
giving me a good chance to listen to the differences between their  
songs - which at times sounded quite similar. 4 Yellow Warblers, 4  
Yellow-rumps, and 2 (eastern) Palm Warblers.


Over in Jetty Woods there was a pair of Rusty Blackbirds, just in from  
the pumphouse. The male was displaying to the female. Ringing out over  
all was a Carolina Wren. And moving from log to log in the wet channel  
just across from the Rustys was a Green Heron.


Bob McGuire



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[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen/Jetty Woods

2011-04-18 Thread bob mcguire 
A lunch-time walk around the Swan Pen at Stewart Park turned up three  
singing Palm Warblers. They were all Eastern race (bright yellow  
underparts), different from the Palm Warblers found there last week  
which were the Western race. Also found were three Yellow-rumped  
Warblers, several of which were also singing.


I then walked the path through Jetty Woods. There was a single Purple  
Finch singing loudly while munching wild grapes near the entrance,  
four Rusty Blackbirds (2 males, 2 females), and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.


Bob McGuire





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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen/Jetty Woods

2011-04-18 Thread Candace Cornell 
 I must have just missed Bob, but saw and heard the same warblers while
walking the path around the swan pen. Also singing were numerous house
sparrows, redwings, robins, starlings, and a N. Cardinal.
Several Northern Rough-winged and numerous Tree Swallows were catching
insects over the water and a chattering kingfisher circled the pond and flew
off. I must have come right after a hatch of gnats as a cloud of them
swarmed around me as I followed the warblers around the pond.



Several Canada Geese are nesting along the northern edge of the pen with
protective males fiercely hissing at passersby. Above one nest, a trio of
bright N. Flickers noisily challenged each other atop a large cottonwood.
Their yellow under-wings were flashing brilliant yellow as they flew around
each other loudly squawking and trading places on the limb.



Six pairs of Lesser Scaup and a pair of Bufflehead were resting just off
shore in the placid lake along with numerous Canada Geese and mallards. A
predominantly white-bodied hybrid mallard was also among the mix. It was a
pleasant interlude on this drizzly, dank day.


Candace Cornell

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM, bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.comwrote:

 A lunch-time walk around the Swan Pen at Stewart Park turned up three
 singing Palm Warblers. They were all Eastern race (bright yellow
 underparts), different from the Palm Warblers found there last week which
 were the Western race. Also found were three Yellow-rumped Warblers, several
 of which were also singing.

 I then walked the path through Jetty Woods. There was a single Purple Finch
 singing loudly while munching wild grapes near the entrance, four Rusty
 Blackbirds (2 males, 2 females), and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

 Bob McGuire





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