Cedar Waxwings
Hi all, It looks like Cedar Waxwings are getting ready to build their nests. Yesterday at work, I watched Cedar Waxwings at my window to pick up spider silk and possibly a spider or two as there are hardly any. They would stop by either Eduardo's or my window and if they see us they will dash away. A couple of time's one sat (I think it is the same female) and watched me from in-between the pots and plants to see if I am going to do anything to her. After being satisfied she quickly moved her head through the web remnants and fly away. I had a very interesting behavioral interactions with a Blue Dasher (a dragonfly) in New Hampshire last week. He became so used to me that he started landing on my finger instead of bushes. You can read about it at http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ . Feel free to comment on the page. Cheers meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mmh3/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.html http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
waxwings
Waxwings are getting bolder, I guess they need spider silk badly! Wow she sat quite a few seconds kept moving her mouth as if she was biting or chatting at about 2.5 ft on the other side of the glass! Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mmh3/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/ http://birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/ Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Fwd: Bird quiz
I found this interesting so may be people on this list also would be curious. Meena This is a cool little New York Times interactive quiz. See if you can identify which is the real Peruvian bird name by its sound, in each of the 10 pairs presented. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/08/11/science/20090811-NAMING-QUIZ.html Unfair advantage to those of you who have actually studied birds in Peru. -- Susan E. Spear Graphic Designer Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mmh3/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/ http://birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/ Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Migrants and some other birds of interest today
I was out looking for moths when heard a couple of calls. One was Green heron and the other was a thrush, call was rather too faint. So came iI n to check on NOAA. Wind is currently from north and there seem to be a some good reflection just above Geneva. Don't know if it is due to migrants. Tomorrow might be a good day as there would be north - northwest wind. In the evening I did see a squawking Green Heron fly overhead in northerly direction when I was in my driveway, may be it was the same one heading south later today. Around 7.15 PM a Merlin flew along Honness Lane calling loudly.Near East Hill plaza the Kestrel pair were doing some kind of display and calling over equestrian center. On an errand to Highland road, I came across a Turkey and her brood of some 18+ teenagers. During todays; SSW lunch walk, A watched a Pileated Woodpecker loudly announcing his presence by drumming on a dead branch! Now back to moths! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Avocet at Mays Present
Avocet at Mays is still present and there were Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated and Least sandpipers one each were present at Myer's in the morning.. I sent this by phone from May's but seem to have not been made to Cayugabirds. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: migrants
At 12:31 PM 8/24/2009, Dave Nutter wrote: Yesterday evening (Sun 23 Aug) I took a walk in Cass Park vainly hoping to see a Common Nighthawk. However I did see a tight group of 6 CASPIAN TERNS flying determinedly south over the Flood Control Channel around 8:10pm and emitting raspy adult calls and squeaky juvenile calls. I interpret this as migration. I also saw 8 Caspian Terns over Home Depot area that seemed to be heading straight south. may be some of them were heading out of this place. Meena On Monday, August 24, 2009, at 09:02AM, Paul Hurtado pau...@cam.cornell.edu wrote: Hi folks, Last night I heard a few migrants flying over my apartment in Ithaca above the commons off Buffalo) including Bobolink, RB Grosbeak, and two others that went unidentified (one kind of thrush/grosbeak like). This morning I've got a resting Great-crested Flycatcher in the trees outside my apartment window (first one I've heard all summer here) and just heard an adult and juv Caspian Tern vocalizing somewhere overhead. Time to start searching for those early migrants I suppose ;) Good birding, -Paul -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Blue Jay Migration
Hi all, Since morning I have been seeing Blue Jays heading south in groups over my computer monitor (that is the part of window visible to me). Meena Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology/BTI Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Winter Wren at Mundy
Today on my short Mundy lunch walk, I was stopped by a chuckling Winter Wren. When I tried to locate him he hid behind the logs, but eventually came out and sat boldly on the logs and yelled at me for looking at him. Cute little guy. He was the base of stairs that come from Judd Falls road side. I also heard Golden-crowned Kinglets, but did not see them. At the base of the stairs near Mundy buildings, close to Kentucky spot, was a thrush in honeysuckle thickets that never allowed to me to a get a good look at him. All I could see was movements and a brown bird. Meena Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskin
Dave Tetlow reported two from Rochester area two days ago. So probably they are moving. Meena At 01:37 PM 10/6/2009, Kevin McGowan wrote: Last siskin I saw was 9 July at the Lab feeders. Kevin At 01:20 PM 10/6/2009, Tom Schulenberg wrote: I heard several clear calls of a PINE SISKIN flying overhead near the Green Hills Cemetery in the Village of Dryden yesterday afternoon (5 Oct 2009). Has anybody else seen or heard any siskins recently? I had one at my feeders in northeast Ithaca last Tuesday (29 September) - my first there since early June. But I have not seen or heard any locally since then. tss -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brant Turkey Vultures
At 07:41 PM 10/14/2009, Dave Nutter wrote: Today was a big day for Turkey Vulture migration. I think it was around 2:30-3pm as I drove from Ithaca College to the airport I saw about 100, about 1/5 strung out over south hill to go up the Cayuga Inlet valley, 3/5 in a big kettle over NYS 13 just east of Warren Road, the a few minutes later the other 1/5 working their way south over the airport, Sapsucker Woods and the Northeast neighborhood, plus others during the day. May be I watched the same group of Vultures from the campus. I was walking from BTI to Day Hall and right near Dairy Bar I saw this huge congregation at 15 to 10 minutes before 3.00 pm. It reminded me of Veracruz hawk watch as they were gaining height. I also saw several Red-tailed Hawks, they were way above vultures and they were going simply non stop and were slightly bigger than dots. I must have seen at least 10 of them. Then another group of TV's was seen from Uris Library around 3.10 PM that were mainly flying over downtown Ithaca and I would think about 25 of them. I also saw a COOPER's HAWK from my office window heading south east. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sharp-shinns
Just a few moments ago two Sharp-shinned hawks were being chased from over BTI to USDA building and they circled and flew towards Vet school and disappeared. I also see lots of small birds, look like Blackbirds heading south. Will check Beebee lake at lunch time to see if any pied billed grebes there. Meena Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] more on migration
While writing down some notes, my colleague and I observed 25+ TVS gaining thermals and one Peregrine heading south west. Another three of TVs are circling in front of me. Two more joined this group. No BVs' in them yet! Meena Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Brown Creepers
Today a late walk around 2.00 pm in Mundy, produced a Brown Creeper (or possibly two, only heard) near the top of Judd Falls striaways. Meena Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958 Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Scissor-tailed flycatcher in Van Dyne Spoor Savannah?
--=_190796==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AnIBAKop40pFLmfImWdsb2JhbACCJhUYmGIBAQEBAQYNCgcTuXWEPwSLMQ X-AuditID: c0a8013c-a5960bb05622-ca-4ae38cf9195d X-PH: v...@hermes30 From: Steven Daniel sdani...@rochester.rr.com To: Geneseebirds geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:25:44 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-Brightmail-Tracker: ARFf+IE= Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Scissor-tailed flycatcher X-BeenThere: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Bird observations from western New York geneseebirds-l.geneseo.edu List-Unsubscribe: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l, mailto:geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu?subject=unsubscribe List-Archive: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/private/geneseebirds-l List-Post: mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu List-Help: mailto:geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu?subject=help List-Subscribe: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l, mailto:geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu?subject=subscribe Sender: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu X-PMX-Version: 5.5.7.378829, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2009.10.24.231223 X-PMX-CORNELL-SPAM-CHECKED: pawpaw Bob: Is the following accurate? Want to be sure before I post it. Do you think both maps (or just one) should be attached? (Geneseebirds doesn't like attachments, but in this case it may be useful to break the rules.I was unclear if he saw it on VanDyne Spoor Road or an abandoned railbed nearby??? The text below is what I was thinking of posting. Feel free to correct anything. I will wait to hear back from you before I post: Steve I received a note from Bob Marcotte, who forwarded photos of the scissor-tailed flycatcher, and a note from Doug Racine.. Bob has asked that I forward the information to the listserv. Here is the info that Bob passed on from Doug Racine: Saw the bird this afternoon and was still hanging around, at end of Vandyne Spoor Road in Savannah. It was on the wires, then went down in the brush i didnt notice it in the morning, but was there in the afternoon It s a dirt road that is very easy to drive on, hardly any potholes. it was over halfway down after the tree line. He included photos taken around 2:15 pm today. I am including two attachments that have google earth images showing the location. Good luck to all. ___ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m --=_190796==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AnIBAKop40pFLmfImWdsb2JhbACCJhUYmGIBAQEBAQYNCgcTuXWEPwSLMQ X-AuditID: c0a8013c-a5960bb05622-ca-4ae38cf9195d X-PH: v...@hermes30 From: Steven Daniel sdani...@rochester.rr.com To: Geneseebirds geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:25:44 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-Brightmail-Tracker: ARFf+IE= Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Scissor-tailed flycatcher X-BeenThere: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Bird observations from western New York geneseebirds-l.geneseo.edu List-Unsubscribe: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l, mailto:geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu?subject=unsubscribe List-Archive: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/private/geneseebirds-l List-Post: mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu List-Help: mailto:geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu?subject=help List-Subscribe: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l, mailto:geneseebirds-l-requ...@geneseo.edu?subject=subscribe Sender: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu X-PMX-Version: 5.5.7.378829, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2009.10.24.231223 X-PMX-CORNELL-SPAM-CHECKED: pawpaw Bob: Is the following accurate? Want to be sure before I post it. Do you think both maps (or just one) should be attached? (Geneseebirds doesn't like attachments, but in this case it may be useful to break the rules.I was unclear if he saw it on VanDyne Spoor Road or an abandoned railbed nearby??? The text below is what I was thinking of posting. Feel free to correct anything. I will wait to hear back from you before I post: Steve I received a note from Bob Marcotte, who forwarded photos of the scissor-tailed flycatcher
[cayugabirds-l] Loons
As I stepped out into back yard to catch bus, I just looked up and found loons overhead. There were nine of them fairly low in a tight knit group. So I watched them for a few seconds and almost missed the bus. Luckily driver saw me and stopped the bus :-) Along East Ithaca Recreation Way, between Maple Hill and Game farm way there was my usual Mocking bird. Today he was on a slightly further away tree and called a couple of times as I passed. I replied back as usual. It seems to be kind of we say hello to each other almost everyday. There were several Am robins in equestrian field on fruit trees. Meena -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Junco banging on the window
Hi all, Just a few minutes ago, I was in front of my computer at home and heard some banging on the window. When I looked up I saw some grey and white body falling off the window. I was not sure if it was a bird. So I switched off the light and watched the window for a few minutes. Then again I heard the banging, when I saw the Junco's outer tail feathers. I don't know if he is cold and looking for a warmer shelter or the pesky cat ,which hangs around the house disturbed him. A few days ago also I had some similar banging but never knew what it was. I know juncos and chickadees roost in the evergreen cedars and yews around the house and if they are in the thicket they are quite difficult to be reached by the cat. I hope this junco learns where to roost. Today morning while shovelling the snow found a dead crow, he was sprawling with his wings open under the yew with his head tilted. In the morning I thought he might have died of cold, but now I am wondering may be he got hit by a car?? Hope it is not the cold that is killing them :-( Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] gettin' frisky?
I was wondering what is that people are talking about frisking! I was wondering if birds are being frisked when they move territories or cross boundaries :-) I have learnt two new words (and uses) today frisky and trundling Bradfield is visible from my building, but has not yet seen the peregrine. May be I should take a walk, but dont have binoculars with me today! Meena At 02:14 PM 1/7/2010, Marie P Read wrote: These remind me too that when I was downtown yesterday I heard my first cardinal of the year singing (albeit a rather understated song and for just a few seconds). And yet, when I was in CT for Christmas (a bit farther south, it's true) the titmice, chickadees, cardinals, WB Nuthatches and Carolina Wrens were singing up a storm). Marie It's time. I heard a Tufted Titmouse singing this morning. I'm always amazed at how little change in day length it takes to get their hormones flowing. Kevin At 09:52 AM 1/7/2010, Robin Cisne wrote: Early this morning, walking down Vandermark Road in Brooktondale, I heard a Barred Owl hooting very insistently, over and over again. Perhaps it was looking for company already, the very earliest harbinger of the coming spring? Robin Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com http://www.agpix.com/mari -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 phone 607 2541258 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sharp-shinned Hawk SIRW
To make sure that my brain is not rusting along with my skis ( ;-)) and of course my car too, now that I don't have to drive it to work, I took a five mile ski route of South Ithaca recreation way. Most of the part it was very quiet except as I reached the south edge where there are houses and feeders I guess ( :-(), I came across a few chickadees, a couple of Tree Sparrow chips and clicks of two cardinals. But the best sighting was a beautiful male Sharp-shinned Hawk, who was sitting along the trail, on my approach flew across the trail twards houses, I guess to catch some feeder birds. Otherwise it was a beautiful day and snow was very nice! Cheers Meena At 04:35 PM 1/10/2010, bob mcguire wrote: To make sure my binoculars weren't too rusty after all the rain in Florida, I went out for a little birding this afternoon. Highlights: Myers: COMMON LOON and half a dozen hunters East Shore Drive: fly-over NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD East Shore Park: 7 HORNED GREBES to the NW, between the park and the yacht club Stewart Park: a second fly-over NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD Glenwood Point: COMMON LOON, 10 PIED-BILLED GREBES (and the Horned Grebes nowhere in sight) See you all for the perennially outstanding members slide show, Cayuga Bird Club meeting, Monday @ 7:30! Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrine sightings so far Friday 1/22
I took a lunch walk today and did not see Peregrine on the Bradfield Cliff. It seem to come only to roost. Hopefully it will nest, though I am not sure how Bradfield building maintenance guys will feel about it! I did see the excited Red-tailed Hawk circling over its future home. Meena At 02:27 PM 1/22/2010, Dave Nutter wrote: A / The PEREGRINE FALCON dove off a ledge just north of the northwest tower of Bradfield Hall at 6:35am, which would have been dark except for the lights of the greenhouses below. It disappeared northwest out of my view behind a building. No, I didn't see it from home, but from the Plant Sciences parking lot from the taxi. At 12:24pm it flew north on Cayuga Street and alit on the tower of the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Court Street. No idea where it was in between, and by 12:45 it had disappeared again. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 phone 607 2541258 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] OSB report Highland Forest and others
Hi all, I was in Highland Forest yesterday. Surprisingly very few birds were out there. I covered a trail of 5.6+ miles. Only species I heard or saw were -one very beautiful dark phased ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a pair of Golden Crowned Kinglets, three Blue Jays and a few chickadees. At home, today morning the Cardinal was clearing his throat going pip pip pip ppp, in anticipation to sing soon. Tufted Titmouse was doing tee u tee u tee u (or may be see u), crows were claiming their territories when the Red-tailed Hawk circled overhead. Sounded springy. All this month so far I have not heard or seen any American Goldfinches. Are they around? I have not seen anyone report them either, especially those who write all sightings or is it that AMGOs are not considered worth a species to be reported. I am missing them. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinches
All Cayuga Lake Basin (CLB) birders and outside CLB birders. Thanks for your replies. Now I am convinced that they are around but just I seem to have not sighted them. I will look out for them. Meena At 05:11 PM 1/24/2010, Sally Eller wrote: We have had a flock of about 20 Goldfinches all winter here on the west shore, mid-lake. No Pine Siskins. Sally Eller Ovid/Romulus On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Judy Read mailto:jar...@twcny.rr.comjar...@twcny.rr.com wrote: In answer to Meena's question, I also have a small flock of goldfinches on a daily basis in Homer. Judy Read Homer Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Carolina Wren
Yesterday while I was waiting for the bus I heard a cheery chirp of our neighborhood little fellow (Carolina Wren) in spite of temp being in single digit. He entertained me while I was waiting for a short time while waiting for the bus, may be just about two minutes.. Somewhere nearby there was also a House Finch singing. I am also awed by the squirrels who never seem to be tired or bored of cold temperatures. They always seem to be cheerfully hopping around and digging for the cached nuts, except occasionally when they are chasing each other. Also while waiting for the bus, I saw the Red Squirrel from my yard showing an intention of wanting to go across the road and there was continuous traffic, so in my mind, I was begging him not to cross. He stopped for a few seconds at the entrance of the driveway looking this way and that and then also decided it was no safe to cross the road and he crossed the driveway and went into yews. I was relieved that he was safe, but only to find a few seconds later he is crossing the road! But a very smart guy, he had climbed up the electric pole in the yard and was crossing overhead on the electrical wires! I felt stupid that I thought him to be dumb =-O Today morning I have heard Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jays and Crows calling. I feel while I am listening to music, I have been hearing something else singing, may be a Robin, or may it is just my brain that has been tricking me . Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle
An adult Bald Eagle just flew south over my office window! A pair of Red-tails seem to be in the vicinity too and seem to be going to Vet tower often. may be they are thinking of making it a home! Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 phone 607 2541258 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48 N, 76o 28' 16.90 W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65 N, 72o 51' 13.02 E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Gang Wars
Carol's email reminded me of two other incidences that I observed sometimes ago. 1. A few years ago, I was on Salmon Creek road and two pairs of catbirds were confronting each other with lots of meowing at each other. Their hairs were raised (meaning their crests were erected, eyebrows raised). They had conversation quote sometime and here I was feeling like laughing at them, they reminded me of wars in Bombay apartments where two families have things to say each others over variety of disputes. I wish then I had my recorder and camera. After some enough of name naming, one party decided they had had enough and backed out of the fight and went away to other side of the road. I thinks theirs was a border dispute! 2. A couple of years ago, at the Sapsucker woods, just below my office window there was a gang war going on among the Canada Geese. I heard lot of honking, so I looked down to find one goose was being surrounded by several others and everyone was saying something to that one poor goose. All geese were putting their head down when honking. Either they were hazing the poor guy or it was disciplining him for stepping outside his line. It was a serious fight. I did not watch the whole episode, but I could hear them going on for long time, I don't know what happened in the end. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and SHort-eared Owls
Hi all, After almost 5.5 months, I took my Sapsucker Woods lunch walk (but on skis). I did all trails and some twice. I did come across many birds, which I used to do in the past. Hoards of chicakdees, but was looking for my friend KRAP but did not see him, but did see other banded chickadees (Y-BlueK, RP-k etc) most of whom I did not reconize any, but was glad to see them. On Pileated trail, I did see a Pileated slinking away into the woods and other three species Red-bellied, Downy and Hairy along with a Brown Creeper and WB nuthatches. At the entrance of the Dryden trail from CLO parking lot, I heard a weezy call. Then a full song, so stopped to look at the songster, a still drab looking American Golfinch! He seemed as if telling me that here I am and you are not nocticing me. At lean to in the pines there was lot of activity going on. So I stopped to listen to singing Tufted Timouse and a fight between a Tufted Timouse and a chickadee. While watching the two fight something landed below my eye level on the bark just 6 feet away, A very cute BROWN CREEPER. I wished I was carrying my camera. He searched for insects and did find something just above my head level. He flew across to a tree behind me, passing just a feet from me. On Wilson trail, I did see usual Tree Sparrows and White Throated Sparrows taking a drink and bath at the foot bridge stream. Tufted Titmouse were signing all over the woods. A couple of chickadees were also singing. I heard something which sounded very much like a spring peeper. I am not sure what that creature was. It was a beautiful sunny day but was still cool for peepers to be out. It was nice to be out there. I could say whcih tree has fallen or what has changed on the trail in last six months. I also realized how much I have been missing my lunch walks! Later in the evening I went to Ovid to look for Redtails and Short-eared owls. I did see a couple of them where Marty had seen previously. One landed on a fence post some hundred feet way from me and watched the surrounding for some times. Another one sat on a hay bale much furhter away was also inspecting the surroundings. It was a nice day be out there! Cheers Meena -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] FYI from Onieda birds
1b. Snowy Owl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/message/6344;_ylc=X3oDMTJyZTVidjVqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE2NTk5NzU0BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAM2MzQ0BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEyNjczNjkzNTU- Posted by: Sue March smar...@twcny.rr.com mailto:smar...@twcny.rr.com?subject=%20re%3asnowy%20owl suem_13108 http://profiles.yahoo.com/suem_13108 Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:19 pm (PST) About 10:30 this morning we were on the Thruway just east of Montezuma when a snowy owl flew at car height across the highway while being mobbed by crows. I had a great look at them-and enjoyed the sight thoroughly!! Sue March Marcellus smar...@twcny.rr.commailto:smarch1%40twcny.rr.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] No Geese today
Hi all, I have been looking on and off at the sky when I get chance and hardly seen migrant geese today. Wow, all action occurs just in a day or two. Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] crow behavior
I think in general many animals behave in similar manner with their preys. Cat plays with the mouse till it is dead, actually it is not game for cat but it is making sure the mouse is killed. Here is a link to a similar behavior by a Great Egret at Bensten Rio Grande State park in Texas. http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal/TexasGreatEgret#5447545396804630162 I have some video footage too. The egret initially seemed little lost as to how to handle this creature or it was considering if the creature is dead as the smart rodent just clung limply there. The egret tried to kill it by beating it to the ground and the rodent clung to its life and beak of the egre. Finally rodent got away. Egret was not very happy with itself in the end. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -Original Message- From: bounce-5419862-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5419862-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Keeler Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:01 PM To: cayugabirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] crow behavior Hi all, I was out bird watching and photographing when I came upon some interesting crow behavior which I tried to photograph. You can see 4 of the images beginning with this image. http://www.pbase.com/image/122666482 There is an explanation of what I saw below the first image. Any comments or explanations from our crow experts would be welcome. Thanks! Carol Keeler Auburn -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Campus Golden Eagle
Hi all, I missed my regular bus of 4.43 PM, so decided to take the bus after an hour. But when I came down I had missed this bus too. Then I decided that I will take bus part of the distance and walk the rest . I was so glad that I missed all the buses. As I was waiting I looed around, starlings were having fun. Next time when I scanned the sky right over Vet school tower was a raptor circling fairly low. Initially, thought it might be a Turkey Vulture. But in the beuatiful sun there was no silvery white on the underside of the wing, bird was brownish rather thatn blacking, short neck and tail was short and wings held in slight dihedral, short rounded tale. I watched it cirlced sometime fairly low. I went to the steps of my office builiding to make it my office bird! It looked like it was deciding a spot to crash for the night. Then it decided to head towards Mt Pleasant or Monkey Run area. I think I missed the buses because Ii was destined to see the GOLDEN EAGLE! After a couple of minutes, a Turkey Vulture passed the same location that headed straight north, but lazily. What a contrast of colors between two species that was highlighted by the beautiful sun! I too observed many geese from fifth floor of Entomology Dept while in a meeting late afternoon. I walked from EAst Hill Plaza to home why Hawthorn Orchard ball fields. Red-Winged Blackbirds were claiming properties every where singing It's my properteee It was great evening to walk home. Cheers Meena PS: In the morning I saw and heard a SONG SPARROW at the junction of Ellis Hollows and PIne Tree Road. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma tree swallow
I saw two Tree Swallows today at Tshache Pool. Why do Tree Swallows come so early when it is freezing out here? What evolutionary pressures force them to arrive at the breeding ground early? I was wondering if it has to do something with availability of nest cavities. Blue Birds seem to have evolved to start breeding earlier than the tree swallows, so they get the holes earlier. Thus Tree swallows are loosing out and that in turn makes them come early. If it is so, it is interesting know, if this is a recent event or happened hundreds of years earlier. I have also been seeing in last two or three years Bald Eagles seem to be usurping the Osprey nest from the previous years. Ospreys seem to be loosing out and they have to build the nest completely again. So would Ospreys start coming back sooner? I missed out on Eurasian Wigeon AT Tshache. Most wigeons were showing only their butts, only occasionally putting their heads up when I was there. It was nasty cold up on the tower with wind blowing. Later, I stopped at Van Dyn Spoor (Wine Dine Spoor?) Rd in the hopes of recording Sandhill cranes and seeing Short-eared Owls. But the wind put cap to my first plan. I did hear two Sandhill Cranes vocalizing but did not see. I waited for Short-eareds. According to Mike Tetlow's post they showed up at 6.00, but did not see anything till 6.45 PM though the Harriers were still active. Then I ran in to Tony Shrimpton and we were wondering why they did not show up at 6.00 pm. We thought may be it was a typo or Mike forgot to change his clock in his car. But anyway, I waited till 7.10 PM. Then Tony suggested that to see the owls someone has to sacrifice. So I decided to be the sacrifice and left Tony to watch for the owls. I hope they did show up for him. I also saw the Northern Shrike. He seemed to be in the same place where I had seen him in September 2009! Wonder if he spent the whole winter there or did he move elsewhere and is now stopping on the way back. Along Rt 89, I must have seen at least seven dead Skunks (I avoided driving over even the dead ones and I do that for any animals), equal numbers of Opossums and Raccoons too. Just as I was reaching Ithaca, a car in front of me stopped with flashers on and I was not too far from him, but moved on to the other side of the road as no cars were coming, then I saw a raccoon in the middle of the road. It seemed shocked but not smashed. I was happy to see that the driver of the car decided to turn around and hope if the raccoon was just shocked he made it move away from the road. At least there are still people who care for wild creatures. I also saw at least twenty moths of two different sizes and one of them smashed into my wind shield. Others managed to survive! Meena From: bounce-5460317-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-5460317-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John Greenly [j...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:38 PM To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma tree swallow Seems like someone must have reported one by now but I can't remember, so: one TREE SWALLOW yesterday, over the pond on East Rd past May's point. --John Greenly -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Song sparrow back!
Hi all, I am pleased to inform that my backyard Song Sparrow is back today morning! He sang from two of his favorite perches! This is fifth year in a row he has occupied my backyard or his own territory which I am occupying currently! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Song sparrow back!
I checked the date when he (SOSP) had returned in 2008 and the date was March 17. So he is late by a week this year! Wonder what delayed his arrival. I think last year (2009) it was something like April 2 but will check it out. Meena From: bounce-5475443-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5475443-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:14 AM To: CayugaBirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Song sparrow back! Hi all, I am pleased to inform that my backyard Song Sparrow is back today morning! He sang from two of his favorite perches! This is fifth year in a row he has occupied my backyard or his own territory which I am occupying currently! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Phoebes
In the morning to keep of the smell of Jointer compound (or whatever it is called, but stinks), I opened the windows and I also heard a very insistent Eastern Phoebe of my neighborhood vocalizing. Last a couple of times when I have walked to Pine Tree road, I have got fooled by a mockingbird. I heard Kestrel calling so I looked immediately for it and only to hear a next call either a killdeer or tufted mouse or anything else. He does perfect mimicry of Kestrel. I think it must have learnt from the local kestrel of Equestrian center. Meena From: bounce-5509275-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5509275-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Ryan Douglas Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:53 AM To: CayugaBirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Phoebes On my bike ride into lab late this morning I heard EASTERN PHOEBES along the south edge of the Cornell golf course, a couple along the creek in the Mundy Wildflower Garden, another one along Beebe Lake and another one just east of Mann Library. Lots of SONG SPARROWS and DARK-EYED JUNCOS were singing all along my route as well. Good birding, Ryan -- Ryan Douglas r...@cornell.edumailto:r...@cornell.edu Dept. of Plant Biology 142 Emerson Hall Cornell University, Ithaca, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday-Sunday with SFO class Highlights
SWALLOWS fight with BLUE BIRDS as usual. After lunch at MAC, we stopped at newly created pond that had nothing much, but we did see a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and a GREEN DARNER! Odonate season has begun! We came back to May's Point to look for the blue bill on the Ruddy duck. After several tries everyone was able to see the beautiful blue bill and were highly elated. Here I saw another male GREEN DARNER! Our last stop was Seneca Falls Fair Ground. As soon as we entered the ground from north side Barbara found an UPLAND SANDPIPER. But seeing our car he soon crouched to the ground and barely his head was visible. Thanks to noiseless Toyota Prius, we slowly inched forward and parked car sideways and watched him from a distance of about 8 to 10 feet. He first watched us for few minutes from his crouching position. Then got curious and stood up and looked at us. We observed his beautifully delicately marked breast feathers and head feathers. We also observed he had a black tip to his beak. The feathers on the sides of his head curved differently near the ears. Then he turned sideways to show his mottled side. Then turned to show his back. Occasionally he looked at us with his liquidy eyes. Then he got brave and pecked here and there on the grass. Then he became braver and took steps towards the paved road and walked bravely on the rod and pecked along the road. We were hoping he will also oblige us with his beautiful whistle, but he did not. Daintily he walked away into the grass! We also heard several meadowlarks and saw many HORNED LARKS, including their tiny horns! We also observed one take a mud bath! Finally we stopped at the Creamery to get a reward for ourselves! We ended up having 80+ species and we missed many common woodland birds. It was a great week-end. Cheers Meena PS: Only after coming home I realized my eyes were blood shot and red after two days of bird-watching! Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Owl on Freese Road
Hi all, Yesterday after the unsuccessful owl outing I was heading home and on Freese Road in the headlights, I saw an owl fly across the road from the creek side to Liddel Woods. It was a large owl. But I could not say if it was a Great Horned or Barred as it flew into woods. Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Pileated Wood peckers
I recently seem to be seeing Pileateds in suburban and urban areas. Today I was driving on Spencer road when I saw a Pileated fly on to a tree near the car wash. Recently, I have seen Pileateds from the bus in East Ithaca area, one at the junction of Honness and Pine Tree Road, one on Synder Hill Road, one on Snyder Hill and Sky Vue road. Looks like they are moving into more populated area. A dead trunk on maple on my driveway is being excavated buy a woodpecker. There is big hole and large chunks of wood on the driveway. Don't know who is doing it. I know Red-bellied is around the yard whole lot of time. I will keep watch. A robin has built a nest in my yews, must be the same female who used to attack me in my garden last year. I was standing in the living room inside the house and male saw me and started giving alarm call. She popped out of the bush to check out the intruder or danger. In Mundy the Pileateds are nesting in a large Sycamore this year. A few days ago, I saw a male drumming on a dead trunk. When I looked at him, I found that the lower part below the lower beak was all red, I thought he was bleeding after drumming :)) So I looked at him with my binoculars that is when I realized that it was his plumage! I had never seen this character! I came back and checked the field guide to see that the red is nicely depicted in the book! After seeing the picture, I felt a little embarrassed that I had never seen this character in last 16 years! But hey that shows there is lots to learn about everyday subjects! Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow BW Warbler
Interesting, I observed that it seems suddenly for every Shindagin Hollow has become THE place to go to bird :-) It was always good for birds and also for rare butterflies! Meena -Original Message- From: bounce-5621798-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5621798-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P Read Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:56 AM To: Cayugabirds-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow BW Warbler New (for me anyway) on Shindagin Hollow Road this morning was a Black-and-White Warbler. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com http://www.agpix.com/mari -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush
About three or four years ago I found similar differences in songs of Northern Waterthrushes. All in the same location, that is Sapsucker Woods on the Dryden side of the trails. Initially, I distinguished them by sound, then I recorded them and looked at the sonograms. I was surprised that my ears, which in the previous years could not distinguish between Northern Lousiana, but now could tell the difference between the individual Northerns was amazing to me. Definitely listening to more individuals helps! Meena -Original Message- From: bounce-5628399-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5628399-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of bob mcguire Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:18 PM To: cayugabirdlist Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush I have spent the past few mornings recording the song of Louisiana Waterthrush, mainly to look at the differences in song from bird to bird. As noted in BNA, each male has a unique, although similar, song. I am aware of the following locations and would like to hear of any others. Leonard Road (2) Shindagan Hollow (4) Pearman Preserve (2) Lick Brook (1) Upper Buttermilk SP @ Comfort Rd (1) Park (Baldwin) Preserve (1) Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] RC Kinglet
Today a Ruby Crowned Kinglet was singing from the spruces in my yard. I could hear him from inside the kitchen even through my closed doors and windows. His song seems that he is angry with someone and he is scolding them. Especially, with visuals his red crest fluffed up and the tan spot behind the eyes make him look angrier. There was also a Chipping Sparrow signing right over my head when I was waiting for the bus. I seem get used to the metallic quality (at least that is how I feel) and hoping I will get better at distinguishing individual chippies! Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sat SFO at Monkey Run, Ringwood and Mt Pleasant
Hi all, With SFO group I visited Monkey Run South, Ringwood and Mt Pleasant. Highlights of Monkey Run. Several pairs of Red Breasted Nuthatches. One pair was along the trail and making very soft cooing and squeaking sounds, when located them they were sitting together on a branch and quivering wings and one fed the other. Then they hung around together for some time. Then came a pair of Dark-eyed Juncos, one was flairing his tail showing off his whiteness of the tail flying above her and below her while making some kinds of cool sounds. I was right below him not more than a few feet, but was oblivious to my presence and female seemed oblivious to his presence. Further ahead we came upon yet another pair of courting birds, a pair of Brown Creepers. They were spiraling around the tree trunks reaching to the top and continuously calling all the time. Then those other singers included two very vocal Ruby Crowned Kinglets, both seem to have had different phrases in their songs, we spent about an hour and half here and they seemed to be in the same area all that time. A Ruffed Grouse drummed many times! A WINTER WREN serenaded us with his songs and at one point I had a very brief view of him. A BLUE-HEADED VIERO gave us several good views and sang all the time. At least three PINE WARBLERS were singing from three different locations. Several Wood Ducks and a Kingfisher went up and down along the creek while calling. Highlights of Ringwood. It was comparatively quiet. But we did have singing Song and Swamp Sparrows, Purple Finch, Northern Waterthrush and a few drumming woodpeckers. Mount Pleasant. We had good looks at four singing SAVANNAH Sparrows, one of which had quite a different song, but yet one could say he was Savannah. Tree Swallows were chattering merrily over our heads, and one pair fighting with a pair of Bluebirds, in the past I have seen the same fight for the same box, I wonder why can't TRSWs go to a box couple pole further down is a mystery to me. I was expecting see more hawks, but had to be satisfied with a few. A RED SHOULDERED HAWK circled over sheep farm woods and headed north east. A very nice BROAD-WINGED HAWK lifted up from Turkey Hill woods and circled over as if to decide which SFO group he would like to see and finally he decided he had to see our group, so he headed towards us and circled over our head giving some best views and headed to his destination finally. It started as a freezing morning when birds also felt the same and ended up as a pleasant morning on Mount Pleasant. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Loons!
Hi all, Just a few seconds ago we watched (my office colleague and I) 5 Common Loons heading directly to lake! Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy at lunchtime
Today I had chance to skip down to Mundy wildflower garden for a short time. It is first time this season I have encountered flock of warblers. Mostly tons of Yellow -rumps. But along with them there was a Black and White, Am. Redstarts (at least 3), Yellow Warbler, Common Yellow-throat (probably resident), an Ovenbird called just once, Scarlet Tanager, Carolina Wren, Baltimore Orioles (2), Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied, Flicker and Pileateds. Swallows were skimming very low over the Fall Creeks, just above 5 or 6 inches. Swallows included No. Rough-winged and Barn. Canada Geese seem to have only one gosling left and were very protective about it. Several Chimney Swifts were flying over insectory (Ken Post), no joke; but insects in the insectory are all inside the building and not so very juicy. Later the swifts flew over in front of my window. I was observing the feeding behaviors of warblers, it seems that all the insects are in Poplars and ashes and some in spruce. Now I know warblers are where insects are! But all poplars did not have insects. So to me it looks like that Sycamores are not yet clobbered by some moth species. More I observe the warblers and insects they catch, more intrigued I am. I am interested in learning how the warblers know where to get insects. Now I wonder how do we keep track of the plants that have caterpillars. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] FW: Birding in the U.S.
Thought this be of interest to people on this list serve. Meena From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Lynn A. Braband Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:30 PM To: Genesse_Birds Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Birding in the U.S. Title: Birding in the United States: a demographic and economic analysis http://library.fws.gov/pubs/birding_natsurvey06.pdf Lynn Braband NYS Community IPM Program at Cornell University 249 Highland Avenue Rochester, NY 14620-3036 (585) 461-1000 ext. 241 FAX (585) 442-7577 The thing being made in the university is humanity. What universities, at least public-supported ones, are mandated to make or to help to make is human beings in the fullest sense of those words - not just trained workers or knowledgeable citizens but responsible heirs and members of human culture. Wendell Berry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --___ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l
[cayugabirds-l] Catbird!
Last few days I have been anxiously waiting for the Catbird to come home. One day I heard some soft catbirds sounds but it turned out he was not from my area. Today as I walked into my backyard, I was thrilled to hear him, he is back! He is hiding in the rose bushes and singing with gusto. I will have to start competing with him for moths early mornings. I have to scare them off before he wakes up to have a hearty breakfast. I was seeing catbirds all around and mine had not returned, so i was wondering if he lost his way in the hurricanes and tornados. What a reliefe! I look forward to his songs, hopefully he has added a few more phrases to his vocabulary! Meena -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sunday at MNWR
Hi all, On Sunday Stuart Krasnoff and I spent some time on Rail Road Marsh and other spots of MNWR. Highlights were several calling marsh birds. Moorhens were going nuts! We also heard (only through the telinga mic), both American and Least Bitterns, Sora (just called couple of times in an hour or so), and tons of Marsh Wrens, Swamp Sparrows, Yellow Warblers, Song Sparrows. I saw and heard a Sandhill Crane. We also watched 11+ BLACK TERNS migrating and were calling while migrating. Later we saw a few more from Van Dyne Spoor road. One Marsh Wren was very co-operative and sang in front of us while ducking back and forth into cattail and out of it. At Marten's tract I heard a rattling buzz, that sounded like wren coming from the grassy patch on left of the viewing area. By the time I went to the car, got the mic out he shut up (as usual) and I did see a small wren like bird fly across. I came home and listened to Sedge Wren calls on the internet and at Xeno Canto and some of the rattling calls had some similarities. I wish I had recorded it. But it is heads up for those people who have time to go and check up. On Armitage road we heard a Cerulean, later saw one at the Visitor Center and saw a Tennessee, possibly there was another singing nearby. From the Tschache viewing tower in the distance we watched a pair of terns allo-feeding. After several looks through my scope and Stuart's scope and the male's flight I think they were probably a pair of common terns. We also watched one Osprey being harassed by five Bald Eagles. The Osprey nest near Lock 26 on Rt 89 at May's point seem to have been destroyed. I don't know if it was purposely removed or it fell off in one of the recent windy days. We also saw some other usual birds. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Your responses to YBSA
Hi all, Thank you so much for all the replies I received and I was planning on replying to each separately, but I have been clobbered with variety of things. I will try to locate some trees this week-end and write to you separately. Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Connecticut Hills on Saturday afternoon
I was in Connecticut Hills, mostly from about 1.00 Pm to 4.30 pm before I headed off to Hillview Road marsh as usual to look for early odes, especially I was looking for Twin Spotted Spiketails and Spring Darners to take pictures of. I did not find any of the two but I did find quite a few other interesting odes and I was hoping to reach junction of Connecticut Hills road with another road named Connecticut Hill road, but my car could not make up the hill as road was terribly in bad shape on the steep climb and had to return the same way, but did take carter Creek road on the way back. However, I had a great day. Some of the highlights of the birds I saw or heard while oding are noted here. Warblers Chestnut sided (several) Canada (three) Blackburnian (2) Black-throated Green (many) Magnolia (2) Yellow-rumped (many) Ovenbirds (many) Common-yellowthroat (many) Yellow-throated, Red-eyed and Blue headed Vireos. I think I have heard very few Red-eyed Vireos this visit. Indigo buntings (many) Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (3 at least) Scarlet Tanagers (several) No cuckoos nor thrushes, maybe I was at wrong time. Two Barred-owls went a little bit crazy while I was photographing Eastern Red Damselflies at the Orchid Pond and my mic was in the car. I think a raven in the distance And.. many usual birds On Friday I was at South Hill in Plantations natural area and I heard a pair of Ravens croaking away. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] King Rail OOB (or may be in the basin)
I wrote Route 36 in my previous mail, I am sorry I meant Route 34/96 and I mixed the two and made it easy by calling it Route 36. Geo Kloppel informs me that this location is in the basin. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ From: bounce-5868924-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5868924-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:44 AM To: cayugabirds Cornell Subject: [cayugabirds-l] King Rail OOB (or may be in the basin) Hi All, Yesterday I was out looking for odonates, I was especially interested in some Bluets which I had found a few years ago in this location. I went again there yesterday. I heard the clapping sound coming from the marsh. Immediately I thought of Clapper, but it was more emphatic and loud so it was probably a King Rail. So I kept my ears open while looking for bluets. Then I heard the second call Kek kerr kek keeer twice. This was between 5.15 PM to 5.30 PM. I waited for another half an hour and it did not call again. I did have my recorder with me and I had kept it ready in case it called again. But it did not call. I had to get home as some friends from out of town were arriving by about 6.00 PM though they have key to enter the house. Once I got home I did not get chance to check out till today morning, partly I forgot too. Today morning I heard the calls on the web and I pretty sure it was KIGN RAIL. The marsh is on the way to Michigan Hill road from Route 36 via Hillview Road or also know as County road 187, after the road takes a second 90 degree bend. In the past I have heard Virginia Rails. After listening to V. Rails with chicks at Lab of O, I have heard the same calls in the this marsh too. I will go again today evening if I get chance. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ PS: I looked at the topo map and it may be that this marsh drains into Cayuga Inlet. Or it is just sitting on the boundary of the Susquehanna and Cayuga Lake Basin. It is in Spencer, so probably not in the Tompkins County. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo
I was working in my home garden today morning from about 6 to 7.30 am. Black-billed Cuckoos (two) called many times. One was calling from the east side and one further down on the west side of Route 79. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow in Danby and new thread ORCAHRD ORIOLE at Freese Raod gardens
Geo and all, I did recently drove around slowly along some of the locations you mention including Eric's recently but have not been successful. I do remember the Grasshoppers sparrows and Bobolinks on Nelson road. Today after dropping off my brother and family at Pyramid mall for shopping, I worked on my Freese Road garden for couple of hours and most of the time I worked, an ORCHARD ORIOLE sang from the grove in front of garden parking lot entrance. Initially I ignored it thinking that it was a Purple Finch, but then realised that it sounded like my mail alert. So I left the work halfway to check out. I found a young male singing his heart out to attract a female. While eh was singing the Baltimore Oriole kept reminding me that my feet are still dirty or sometimes my feet are silvery. He has been singing this phrase over more than four years now. Yesterday on the way back from Canada, I stopped at Montezuma to look for the HUGO. But was not lucky to see him. But I did see a Pergrine from the deck of Skylon restaurant. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ From: bounce-6022086-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-6022086-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf of Geo Kloppel [geoklop...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:58 PM To: cayugabirds-l L Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow in Danby Hi Eric, It's great to hear that Grasshopper Sparrows are still possible in Danby. Throughout the Ithaca June Count years, and up until about 2000, we used to find them in what could be called the greater Jersey Hill area (Town of Danby, west of Comfort Road). I particularly remember locations along the west side of Townline Road a few thousand feet south of Blakesly Hill, also east of the FLT between there and Bruce Hill Road, and in the highland fields where Hilltop Road, Bruce Hill Road, Jersey Hill Road and Gunderman Road come together. I wonder if anybody has looked for Grasshopper Sparrows in that area lately? -Geo On Jun 8, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Eric Banford wrote: Yesterday morning I stepped outside to check the weather and the first thing I heard was a tick tick BZZZ. Psyched, my second Grasshopper Sparrow ever. I put on my muck boots and grabbed my bins and was able to watch him sing from a bush for a few minutes. Other breeders singing at the time: Willow Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Wood Thrush, Blue- winged Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Rose- breasted Grosbeak, Bobolink (lots), Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch This morning I parked off the edge of Cornell campus, and as I started walking I heard an interesting, rising warbler song. Four slower, steady notes, followed by three quick ones and then a held bu at the end. This great page on All About Birds made it easy for me to go through potential songsters and figure out it was a Cerulean Warbler:http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax.aspx? family=40 Bird! Eric Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Road Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 g...@cornell.edu geoklop...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Raven
Today morning, I was working in the garden around 7.30 am. I just looked up to find a raven circling and after a bit of circling it headed northwards! Other interesting notes are, Tufted titmouse and Black-capped Chickadees have their fledglings along with them these days and BCCHs are very protective of their babies! I have found that now I have two pairs of Catbirds coming to my yard. The pair from my yard has become so very bold that they daily in the mornings scold me for scaring away the beautiful moths from my moth sheet. One of the catbird, I think she a female based on her calls and behaviors, would just sit two to three feet away from me and keep chucking and gurgling at me, as if it to tell dont'... dont scare that big moth, I want it . I can converse with them. They talk back to me and refuse to budge away from the sheet. Imagine catbirds doing that! You can see the beautiful moths, which I have been denying being food to baby catbirds at this link. http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths/June2010MothsMeenaSHouse# Later at some point I will post the chucking calls of catbirds and them running over my gutter looking for moths. A pair of Kestrels, seem to be giving hard time to Vet School Red-tailed Hawks, sometime they chase them long distance away. I guess kestrels have fledglings are around near by. On Saturday, I watched one of the male Kestrel carry a mouse in its talon towards the Vet School. Past Saturday, I paddled E. Tioughnioga river from Cuyler to East Homer. Highlights were - one adult Bald Eagle, several pairs of Kingfishers (may be 10+ individuals), several pairs of Spotted Sandpipers (10+), three females of Common Mergansers with various sized babies, Cedar Waxwings (many), Eastern Kingbirds, Warbling Vireos, two Yellow-throated Vireos and tons of Barn and Tree Swallows, many rough-winged swallows, a few Baltimore Orioles, Yellow Warblers, Common Yellowthroats and I guess something more which I am forgetting now. Only two species of odonates - two dark females of Enallagma sp., and one male Ebony Jewel wing. I also saw my first two monarchs of the year. Happy Summer! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Connecticut Hills
Today, a group of us from Finger Lakes Native Plant Society went to Connecticut hills to see whatever flies and that does not fly. We first stopped at the pond near junction of Boyland and Connecticut Hill road. Lots of Barn Swallows and a few tree, Rough-winged swallows were feeding over the pond. The young barnies were making quite a lot of racket. Cedar Waxwings were hawking like flycatcher over the pond. We (mostly, I was keeping ears and eyes open for anything that was around) also heard and saw Eastern Phoebes, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, and alarmed Veeries, Grey Catbird, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped warblers and other usual year round birds. Then we stopped at Orchid Pond, where we had good assortment of birds. We had a Broad-winged Hawk flying overhead, must have been very high as we could here is teepee call coming from all around as he must have circled over head. A Hermit Thrush was giving alarm calls for a Red-shouldered Hawk calls, but we were not sure if it was Blue Jay or a real hawk as there is a nesting pairof the latter in the vicinity. We also heard Magnolia Warbler, Blackburnian, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireos, Field Sparrow and Indigo Bunting. We walked through a wooded patch when first I flushed a Woodcock and little later Rick flushed another woodcock from the same vicinity. May be we stumbled upon a family. I was expecting to see more insects but there were surprisingly very few to come by. Even common species like pond hawk and skimmer were missing. We saw following species of leps. Cabbage White, Colias, sp, Pearl Crescent, Aphrodite Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Common Woodnymph, Monarch, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Spicebush, Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Peck's Skipper and Dun's Skipper, Clover Looper Moth, Spilosoma virginica, etc. I also had a brief glimpse of a Hairstreak, but lost it. In the odonates we saw Swamp Spreadwing, Emerald Spreadwing, Elegant Spreadwing, Slender Spreadwing, only one specimen of Enallagma, that I could not identify though I have a photo, Eastern Forktail, Sedge Sprite, Common Green Darner, Calico Pennant, Halloween Pennant, Eastern Amberwing, Widow, twelve-spotted skimmer, Common Whitetail, Chalk-fronted Whiteface, Dotailed Whiteface (being named as DiTWiT) lots of Autumn Meadowhawk tenerals, Prince baskettail and another Epitheca. On the whole it was very disappointing to so few odonates and butterflies for July first week. I wonder if heat killed the odes? We also some interesting flora, smallest St Johnswort, Polygala sanguine, Epilobium sp.. (Fireweed) etc. I find many creatures missing this year. We did not hear a single wood peewee, no clubtails or other meadowhawks. Overall it was very pleasant most of the time except it got hot by afternoon. Yesterday I was at Caswell Road on the way back from an errand, I was looking for sparrows and hoping for Henslow's in their old spot as the field seem to have reverted to as it was a few years ago. I found a big group of Bobollinks (20+) in a field. And some males were making some very interesting kinds of sounds that I have never heard before, unfortunately I did not have my recorder. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club mention in this Cornell cast interview with Krissy Faust FYI
Hi all, You might enjoy this Cornell Cast interview of Krissy Faust, the Mundy Wildflower Gardner, who has been pulling out garlic mustard and honeysuckles to create native plants garden for birds and insects. http://www.cornellplantations.org/news/krissy.interview Cayuga Bird Club gets mentioned too! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] oob Chemung River sightings and others
Hi all, Along with Wind River group of people I paddled Chemung River from Elmira to Wellsburg. It is quite scenic river at places kayak touching the bottom of the river. As I was getting off of HWY 17 on to Water street, I saw three adult Bald Eagles, two of them tumbling together and third wanting to join them. Later on the river saw 4 individuals, do not know if they were the same ones or different. At one point when one of the adults took off in one direction, soon I heard screams from an Osprey. I guess Baldy had tried to snatch food from the osprey. A few minutes later saw the Osprey fly down along the river. There were Spotted Sandpipers all along the river, some were as pairs some were in groups of threes or fours. I would think probably about 40+ Sandpipers were seen along less than 7 mile stretch of the river. Several Killdeer were also seen one group consisted of 11 killdeer. Rough Winged Swallows skimmed along the river and one Eastern Kingbird had a clash with a swallow. Twenty five adolescent mergansers swam in front of us for quite some distance. Kingfishers were in good numbers along the river as were the Great Blue Heron. We saw only one Green Heron. There were a few Red-tailed Hawks circling over the river, one passed us fairly low over our heads. One Indigo bunting sang from somewhere along the river. Only warblers we heard were Common Yellowthroats. I was looking for some special river odes, but all I saw were common odes such as Tule Bluets, Dusky Dancers, several mating pairs landed on my boat. A beautiful Blue Dancer male sat on my arm and watched me for quite some time as I paddled along for a few minutes. Several Prince Baskettails zoomed around the boats picking insects disturbed by our boat. It looked like some females were also ovipositing. A nice mating pair of Dusky Dancers landed on my boat and rode for a few minutes. I did see a few large dragonflies, a common Green Darner, and may be two club tails and one possible Dragonhunter as he flew with great speed and a few skimmers. Overall, it was very nice relaxing floating along the river. Last couple of evenings I have been trying to find some quiet locations to record some stereo sound on my new mic. But planes have been very annoying. I spent one evening in Texas Hollow, which was definitely quieter than the Hammond Hill, but still a low flying plane dragged on and on for hours. I did get a very nice Wood Thrush, Kingfishers and a Catbird. Generally most of the birds have been very quiet. Another evening (yesterday) I tried to find some quiet location in Coddington area, I ended up going to dead-end roads and disappointed. On the way back however there was a beautiful sunset with thunderstorms and lightings. Meadowlarks, Eastern Kingbirds, Eastern Bluebirds, Savannah Sparrows and Bobolinks were the highlights. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal http://www.flickr.com/photos/91426...@n00/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Bald eagle
Hi all, Yesterday around this time, my colleague and I watched an adult Bald Eagle come flying straight along Fall Creek from east and headed towards lake. I forgot to post yesterday. I also saw two fledged Flickers along the road behind the USDA building near Mundy Wildflower garden. As for bird food, I have been seeing many Wandering and Spot-winged Gliders which according to recent NYSDD data base (2010) were not recorded from Tompkins county, although I have been seeing them for several years including survey years! There were also five Meadow Fritillaries, I think they were all males as they were checking out any passing butterflies hoping them to be females, I think because there were host plants on the ground nearby and were expecting a female to show up. One Wandering glider was checking out each and every insect to see if it was a female he desired to find at the same spot. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Conn Hill and Home birds
Hi all, At night around 2.00 am, while I was out to check out moth, I heard piercing screams a few times. My brain reminded me of the Barn Owl calls of Matunga, Mumbai, where a pair nested in my brother's apartment building and called every day. I got my mic and was hoping to record it if it called again. But it did not call next 15 or 20 minutes before I went back to bed. The call came from Six Mile Creek. May be it was just a persistent Great Horned Owl baby. I wish my recorder was handy. Later in the morning when I was in the garden doing something and catbirds were following me while we both were meowing to each other as if having a conversation. They stopped calling and suddenly they looked up and I too looked up to see a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK circling over the garden. When I went out to the garden near moth sheet, that is when the Catbirds came to see me and kind of followed me. I don't know if they are thinking I am giving them moths. They seem to hang around me as if in expectation of food. Then later I went Conn Hills via Test Road and Carter Creek Road. On Test road, there was an Alder Flycatcher calling incessantly. There is a beautiful marsh, I would have liked to walk it, but don't know if it is a town property or private property. I did not see any posted signs. On the bottom of the Carter Creek road there was a female HOODED WARBLER catching some insects from a birch tree. The habitat here is beautiful and is good for Acadian Flycatcher. I had not been on this road in last 15 years as one of the bridge was under repairs. In a meadow on this road at the top of a hill, there were 50+ darners hawking for insects, so I spent some time here and saw four species of Darners, Canada, Green, Black-tipped and Green Darners. Some of them were co-operative enough to pose for pictures. While I was here, there was a NORTHERN GOSHAWK calling for some time. I have seen their nest along FLT in the past. A RAVEN also croaked for some time. Other than a couple of Song Sparrows, Common Yellow-throats and a Red Eyed Vireo it was quiet as far as birds were concerned. There were insects singing of course! Along Ridge/ Conn Hill Road, I came across a flock of scolding chickadees and among them were two or three CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, one Empidanax, Blue Jays. Further down the road, just past the junction of Orchid Pond road and Conn Hill road, A BROAD-WINGED HAWK flew across the road. I think it is the same one that I have seen at the beginning of the summer. Closer to Boyland and Conn Hill raod Junction pond, I saw a cuckoo fly across the road but could not say what species it was. AM Goldfinches and Waxwings seem to be having blast hawking on insects and feeding on thistle. I did see several monarchs (five fully grown up caterpillars) and lots and lots of Great Spangled Fritillaries and a few other speices. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal http://www.flickr.com/photos/91426...@n00/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] E. Screech Owl
Hello all, While I was photographing Schinia arcigera (Arcigera flower moth) at 11.23.54 pm, a Screech Owl started calling. He started both whinnying and tootling. Traffic was still hehavy and my recorder was in the car, so I continued photographing the moth. As the bird continued calling, I decided to give it a try at recording. So went to car, picked my recorder and as usual there was no battery in the shot gun. So replaced the battery and just when i was ready, he moved to a further spot and was little too far away for recording, plus there was heavy traffic and insect sounds. I did record it and can be heard far away. While listening to it through the mic, in a distance there was a GREAT HORNED OWL calling too. BTW, the above mentioned moth is not recorded in upstate NY! Same species was found at Linda and Tom Cougherty's house on Aug 9 2010. Can be viewed here if you are interested in seeing the photos http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths/AugustMoths# Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Great -Horned Owl
Hi all, Yesterday night at 10.20 PM, I heard the Great Horned Owl call from somewhere near my house from Six Miles Creek side. He called for a few minutes. Yesterday evening, when I waiting for the bus at BTI bus stop on Cornell campus, a co-passenger and I watched about 30 to 40 Chimney Swifts swirling in the sky. There used to be four or five that circled on and off this summer in front of my office windows that probably were breeding in Vet Tower. May be now these are joined by other campus birds along with their young. Or could they have been a migrating flock? Does anyone know about Chimney Swift migration? Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sunday Evening at MNWR (loong)
was giving salad along with the fish. As one of blackbird flock was heading towards the marsh, suddenly they all stooped down and landed on the poplar. When we looked up a PEREGINE FALCON was giving them a chase. He often swooped around, once almost got a Starling, but missed. As he missed and moved away a tiny little brave TREE SWALLOW chased behind him! While doing some of the chases his path crossed with an Osprey with a fish in its talon, there was a short chase by falcon, but soon decided that he may not be able to handle an osprey. As it was getting to dusk, an Osprey parent decided it was time for its dinner, so it came with a fish and landed right in the poplar above us and ate his dinner in relaxed manner taking its own time. Blackbird were getting restless in the cattail often the whole flock , maybe 3 or 4 thousand birds will take off in the air and do aerial maneuvers, when the sound of their wings and their calls drowned the highway traffic noise! I waited until it was almost dark hoping for a nighthawk or a night heron, but none came to the marsh. It was a beautiful evening! I had a total of 66 species! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal http://www.flickr.com/photos/91426...@n00/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy at lunch time; Philadelphia Vireo and Canada Warblers
Hi all, I spent time having lunch and walk in Mundy Wildflower garden. I came across a small group chickadee associates that consisted of a male and a female CANADA WABRLERS, and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Philadelphia Vireo was feeding right above my head may be six or seven feet high and picking green caterpillars (third or fourth instars) and feeding on them. I could have even got a picture with 100 mm lens, but I did not have a camera:( I watched his underside for quite some time while he was feeding:-) I also saw and heard, RED-EYED VIREOS, E. PEEWEES, BALTIMORE ORIOLES, E. PHOEBES and RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, probably all residents yet. There were a couple of Pantala flavescens (Wandering Glider) and an Ajax junius (Green Darner. Monarchs have started heading south, I have seen several of them today. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] FYI FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Whimbrel Phalaropes at Knox-Marsellus
Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Gary Chapin [gchap...@rochester.rr.com] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 9:43 PM To: Cayuga Birds; Geneseebirds Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Whimbrel Phalaropes at Knox-Marsellus As I exited my car this evening at the Knox-Marsellus overlook at Montezuma NWR, I heard a WHIMBREL calling and moments later it flew up from the marsh. It flew off to the east but eventually circled to the north before dropping into one of the ditches in between the fields of corn across the road and west of the potato building along route 31. Also this evening at Knox-Marsellus were; 4 Sandhill Cranes Semipalmated Plovers Killdeer Both Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper 2 Baird's Sandpipers (both seen from Towpath Road in what I believe used to be referred to as Potter's Marsh, the next pond to the east of Knox-Marsellus) Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Both Dowitchers 2 Red necked Phalaropes (seen in Knox-Marsellus from Towpath Road. The birds were together) Gary Chapin Victor, NY ___ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Wednesday at lunch Parula and Ovenbird
Hi all, I managed to another lunch time at Mundy. I did come across the flock in Pawpaw grove area. They stayed pretty much ± 100 ft radius. This seemed a smaller group still about 25+ birds. I am not sure if yesterday's group left and new arrived or some of them left and others arrived. Group composition was different. Unfortunately I forgot bring my regular binocs so had to use 8x25 old Nikon pairs and birds seemed so tiny. It took some time to get adjusted to sizes of the birds Mostly consisted of Magnolias (many, once three of them in same binocular view) Chestnut-sided (many) Redstarts (at least three 1 male and two female or juvenile plumage, could have been more too as I kept seeing them all the time) Northern Parula (Seen twice at different locations but could be the same) Ovenbird (jumped up to a tree branch from the ground and was surprise that it has been disturbed!) And other usual birds. The local Red-eyed Vireo is feeding the hungry cowbird, which keeps begging for more food. Today morning when I came to work and was booting up the computer, a Pileated Woodpecker seemed to have gotten lost, flew over USDA building, Vet school and flew around bit in a circle, finally headed back to Mundy. Nice office bird. I am still seeing Chimney Swifts in front of my office window. meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Some bird notes
Hi all, Good morning! I was up around 3.47 am to look at the close alliance of Moon and Mars. They were very pretty to watch. But while watching I listened to migrants. Exactly at that time there was a flock of Caspian Terns migrating and they were croaking along. I also heard several tseeps and chips. But as per Murphy's rule that also happened to be time when the train to Power Plant was also passing by. To save humans and animals I guess they honk every few seconds. Though railway line is more than a mile away as crow flies, the sound of train honking is heard several miles. So I decided to get up a little later and listen. I spent some 20 minutes listening and try recording, I did hear some tseeps, but very few, but then I heard lots of trucks rumbling down 79 and probably traffic from Rt 13. I decided to wind up. So it is that time of the year to listen to birds go south! Temp was almost freezing! Yesterday I spent some time in Mundy during lunch time. I saw more birders than birds. Highlights were a Warbling Vireo and a Magnolia in a chickadee flock. But the best bird was YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at Kentucky spot. It was calling and flycatching. For those who are new to this area, Kentucky spot is to the south side of Plantations Hort Building in Mundy, A path from the south western end of the parking lot goes up the edge of the hill towards west with a board walk. The Kentucky spot is where this board walk is, there is a marshy seepage with skunk cabbages. This location is as follows in the Google maps. http://tiny.cc/snnsc Yesterday evening on an impulse, I got into the car to go somewhere to look for birds. I was deciding between Stewart park and some other locations. I took decision by the time I got out of my driveway to go to Six Mile Creeks Overlook. It is such a peaceful location and does not feel that you are in town. Sitting on Edna Clausen bench, I watched several Barn Swallows, one of the parent fed an youngster in flight; many waxwings flycatching, a chattering Baltimore Oriole, Chimney Swifts, two very cute ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, I think they were HY birds, House Wren, a Peewee, Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Red-bellied Woodpeckers (chukchuking) and more than 50+ robins coming in flocks of five to six birds, heading into Poplars. It is such a nice peaceful location, I am glad I went there. Let's see what the day hold for us! Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal http://www.flickr.com/photos/91426...@n00/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Migrants in the morning
Hi all, Today morning from 5 to 5.40 am I listened to migrant birds and recorded some of the calls. Based on the calls and the spectrogram, there were several groups of VEERIES that flew overhead. There were also some ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS and at least one WOOD THRUSH. I also heard something like clicking of bills, could have been a cuckoo, but did chance to record so cannot confirm. Local Great Horned Owl between 5.10 5.20 hooted several times. There at least six species of night insects all occupied different frequency levels in the spectrogram. In one species, two or three insects were calling and initially one would start and then second would join in and after few seconds the sounds were matched and sang as one insect but with increased volume! When I was watching the spectrogram at real time I could see how the frequencies joined and separated in real time. About 17 years ago I bought Ziess 10x42 (before that I used Nikon 7X25 and previous to that an 8X32 which had double image, though my brain after some days of use corrected them to a single image) and went to Stewart park hoping that I would be able to see all the birds now better from any distance. Scope was not known to people in India then. I watched the lake and found no birds. Then Kevin McGowan drove in and set up his scope and declared he seeing all three species of Scoters. I was little disappointed that my binoculars were no good to see that far. He let me peek through his scope and I did see all three species of Scoters. Then my goal was to get a scope, which I managed to get one and when I spent evening at May's point watching shore birds, I used to be frustrated with distant birds that other people could pick up with their scope. Yesterday birds were something like 400 m to 1000 m away from observation site (I actually checked using google distance calculator) and everyone is watching Phalaropes, Buff Breasted Sandpiper and I barely could see them in my scope. Again Kevin McGowan mentioned, that with his old scope, which was similar to my current he could not see birds so well, but with current Swaroski he can see things much better. Oh well, but = since last two years I have been thinking I need to get better optics, but recently they seem to have become so very expensive and beyond my reach. I have been digging in my yard to see if someone has buried any treasure, but so far have found none :( But I was musing about how birding and optics have changed. But now I am thinking maybe I should go back bare basics. Just use good old eyes and go closer to see birds! Or look for those birds that are visible! Do we really need to spend so much of money to see birds that far away? Anyway I thought I will share this with others and see what others think. Yesterday, on the way back from an errand in Rochester at the junction of 318 and 414, I saw a huge flock of BROWN-HEAED COWBIRDS. There may have been more than 1000+ birds and flock was almost pure cowbirds only. Also this did not make it to Cayugabirds. To add to Dave Nutter's list of shorebirds at Knox Marcellus, later in the evening while searching for Buff-Breasted, Mike Tetlow found a Golden Plover from East Road. Viewing was much better from East Road at this time, I could actually see RED-NECKED PHALAROPES as red-necked and not just phalaropes, with the same scope. There were also 7 SANDHILL CRANES in the marsh. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY http://haribal.org/ http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths http://picasaweb.google.com/mharibal http://www.flickr.com/photos/91426...@n00/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] GHOW again
Hello all, I woke up again at 4.55 am to the call of Great Horned Owl calling! I dont know if I woke up to his voice or I just woke up and happen to hear him. May be same as Stuart's. We are just across the creek. I have been hearing a single whistle on and off last few days. I presume it is an Eastern Screech Owl taken up residence in nearby area and he just whistles single whistle at a time. Has anyone herad him doing single whistles? Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Sund(a)y
Hi all, I spent an hour in Mundy as I had no hurry to rush back to lab. Birds were sparse, active and frustratingly giving brief glimpses. Most of the birds were around Pawpaw grove. For example all I could see of a female Scarlet Tanager was mostly underside of the tail, fluffed rump, beak and an eye that too from a strange angle as she was looking down at me. But that was enough to say she was a Scarlet Tanager. A juvenile PINE WARBLER, I spent long time to see its all characters, but once I was convinced it was a Pine Warbler, it landed fairly close to me several times. A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER flitted around affording many excellent views. Two juvenile BLACKPOLLS gave me variety of fleeting glimpses enough to identify them. A young (probably) REDSTART was quite co-operative. A couple with a dog disturbed a hiding SWANSON'S THRUSH from its location in Pawpaw grove and forced to land near me on a tree. It was alarmed and was hesitating as to go closer to dog or a human. But it preferred me. Gave excellent looks. While I was watching the thrush, Boyeria vinosa circled in front of me and above me and picked off insects, presumably those that were trying to me. Tons of Goldfinches everywhere and their babies continuosly begging feed me feed me and parents feeding seeds of Helianthus and deep leafed Rudbeckia. I am sure babies can pick these seeds, but they seem to be not willing to do their own job. Iw onder why is it that seeds still need to be partially processed before being fed to the juvs? Warblers spent most of the time in Ash and Basswoods. Mundy had a busy traffic of I think mostly freshmen and their parents. I could hear gates opening and closing with a bang very often. I was forced to hear conversations such as Tommy or Tony used his computer for four years, so you should be able to do it too. Reply was but they keep upgrading often. Or So what do you get for dinner? Parents probably visiting their offsprings to make sure their kids have settled down and have what they need for their future life on the campus. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Raptors and Odonates
Hi all, I saw some black dots in the sky, so looked at them in the binoculars, an Osprey, a couple may be TVS and one hawk, but the most surprising thing was there were hundreds of Darners heading north. Even now they are going! At least three or four in the binocular view any given time! That would mean 10 or so per sec in the limited location I am watching. They are about 300 to 500 meter from the ground level. Because I used 7X25 I could see the darners if I had used 10x45 to focus on birds I would have missed darners! Several Pantala flavescens are hanging outside my window. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] correction: RE: Raptors and Odonates
Well, darners were not heading north but south. My brain is still confused in spite of 17 years in US. At the beginning of my arrival in US, I always felt north was south and south was north! Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf From: bounce-6292472-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-6292472-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:14 PM To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu; neo...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Raptors and Odonates Hi all, I saw some black dots in the sky, so looked at them in the binoculars, an Osprey, a couple may be TVS and one hawk, but the most surprising thing was there were hundreds of Darners heading north. Even now they are going! At least three or four in the binocular view any given time! That would mean 10 or so per sec in the limited location I am watching. They are about 300 to 500 meter from the ground level. Because I used 7X25 I could see the darners if I had used 10x45 to focus on birds I would have missed darners! Several Pantala flavescens are hanging outside my window. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Nightflight call listening and viewing RE: [cayugabirds-l] Night on the Mount
Thanks Bill for wonderful listening and watching time! I felt we are so lucky to be in Ithaca and have such extraordinary people among our midst and great learning experience. I managed to listen a few minutes with Bill's set up. It was great. Now I could say I heard different kinds of calls, meaning many sounded different which in the past I had difficulty in saying if it was up slurred zip or down slurred call. But now I can distinguish them. Only I need to practice a bit more listening to identify at least a few more species. I feel confident to call that I heard Gray-cheecked thrushes, Swainson's thrushes and a couple of calls sounded very similar to Dickcissel calls, but I am 100% sure that I can confidently call that those were the birds unless I also saw the spectrogram after recording them at the same time. I did record some, but they were still too high for my microphone. If I get chance I will look at them in next couple of days. Thermal camera was another great experience. Bill had set up a thermal camera with a wide screen. As the migrants passed overhead they looked like falling stars (or meteors) as they streaked across the screen. Some went almost south, some flew in circles, others came in groups of four or five birds at a time on the screen. We could even watch their wing beats! At one point two of them almost collided, but one decided that it may want to change its direction last moment. It is so amazing that these birds almost some thousand feet high could be detected so well with this camera. Every time a bird showed up on the screen, we all went wow,oohs and all kinds of expressions. Sometimes we watched some very fast moving creatures that might have been moths, they were like Haley's comet at its brightest! Bill also thought some of them were migrating bats! It was wonderful two hours, which was enjoyed by 12 of us! If Bill posts similar event again sometimes, make sure you go, I am going to miss rest of the night migration this year :-( Thanks again Bill. Happy Birding! Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-6322355-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-6322355-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Evans [wrev...@clarityconnect.com] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:47 PM To: cayugabirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Night on the Mount Great night listening up on Mount Pleasant tonight. Surprising large flight. Most birds were high and the calls were faint to the ear but listening via the micorphone was amazing. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Swainson's Thrush I think predonminated for us with many zeeps and tsips of warblers. We also had a thermal imager and after it cleared it became extraordinary seeing the magnitude of the flow that was actually moving over us. The wind had turned light southerly by 11PM and I would expect there will be a nice selection of new migrants about Ithaca over the weekend. Good birding to all, Bill E -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road birds
I was at my garden plot digging some vegetables and also trying to get a good picture of Goldfinch. I found a House Wren in my plot. Several Savannahs sparrows, many young Song sparrows, a Field Sparrow, a Common Yellowthroat, a Indigo Bunting, a Sharp-shinned Hawk attacking a Red-tailed hawk several time before moving off on its own business. Yesterday I found a Lincoln's Sparrow in the same area. I also find that there many more House Sparrows this year. Then I stopped at Bee lab (Liddel), I found a sign saying dog walkers to park on the other side of the road. I did a quick check to see if there were any goldfinches, but instead I found a Mockingbird churring, Rose-breasted Grosbeak chinking, and a Magnolia Warbler feeding oblivious to my presence, but the Catbird was annoyed. There was a sparrow in the thicket that never came out. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy at lunch
Hi all, After long time I took a walk around in Mundy wildflower Garden. As expected, I did see a few Golden-crowned Kinglets with locals, but no Yellow-rumps. I was glad to see some fall colors too, I thought I had missed it this year. A monarch was heading southeast in this windy weather. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] crab apple feast
A few days ago, I watched a Red-bellied feed on samara (or may be insects associated with the samara) of Ash I think. He had to sit and hang in awkward positions. For some time he hovered like chickadees. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: bounce-7187576-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7187576-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 10:48 AM To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] crab apple feast Good morning, We have 3 crabapple trees full of small, ripe fruit in our yard. This morning, the fruit is being eaten by Robins, Cedar Waxwings, HOUSE FINCHES, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and one RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER! Not what I would expect (other than the Robins and Waxwings). What a nice resource! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Chipping Sparrow
Yesterday afternoon, near David Haskell Ithaca College Boat Club, Bill Evans, Stuart Krasnoff and I observed a cute looking CHIPPING SPARROW while we were looking for leps and other arthropods. This note is for those late record keepers (I don't mean record keepers are late, but record of late seasonal observation keepers). Confused? Ok, I guess you know what I mean. Talking about leps, we did see some five species of leps and several other insects. But we had some fun with one of the species of moths. I was getting ready to photograph a Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera) when Stuart rubbed his water bottle. The insect reacted by taking off and returning a little later to same location. This amused us. So we tried again. Sure enough the sound made it get scared. So we took a short video of this insect. But after 15 replicates or so the insect got habituated and showed no response. We were wondering as to what this insect was perceiving. Same frequencies we hear or was it something that we did not hear? For those who enjoy insects too, here is a link to short video for this behavior. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9-jmjZkl3c cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] I did not send any videos, it is spam!
Hi all, It looks like my hotmail address has been compromised and lot of birders seem to have received and e-mail from my hotmail address. Thanks to Gladys for alerting me. I did not send any! Hence I am using this to let you know. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Canada's Migrating
Hi all, Last couple of days I have observed several skeins (correct?) of geese in the sky. I guess it is getting cold and they are feeling it! Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Vulture in the snow?
There have been several TV's floating in front of my office window on Cornell campus last few days. I saw two just a few minutes ago. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: bounce-7513951-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7513951-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of France Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:28 PM To: cayugabird...@cornell.e Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Vulture in the snow? I was surprised to see a Turkey Vulture today by the Cayuga Mall valiantly attempting to find a thermal in the snow. Such a weird sight. -France -- //--France Dewaghe // \\--Web Programmer ---\\ //--The Cornell Lab of Ornithology--// \\- 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.--\\ //--Ithaca NY 14850 // //--bird...@gmail.com---\\ \\-- www.allaboutbirds.org // - -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Loon, snow geese and waxwings
While waiting for the bus on 79 around 7.57 AM, a lone Loon flew overhead. My neighbor was worried that it is all alone. A couple of minutes ago, a flock of Cedar Waxwings flew in front of my office window. Right now a large flock snow geese just passed over my building. Starlings are also active. Gulls are heading to dump! Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Possible Lewis's Woodpecker along Cayuga lake East shore
A colleague of mine told me that she saw a woodpecker, which she had never seen earlier at her house. She knows all the woodpeckers from this area. She described that it was greenish brown and had some reddish on the head. She did not get chance to see the front of the bird as it kept facing away from her. And it was seen for a short period. So we looked up the web for the pictures and she thinks it could be the LEWIS's WOODPECKER, she was fairly positive about it. This bird was seen where a few a years ago a Red headed woodpecker was seen by many of us. May be a couple of miles up the lake from Ithaca. So keep your eyes open. Unfortunately, my colleague is also leaving town soon so it may not be seen in next few days. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Bird nest decorations
Chris et al, In India, at least those Black Kites (Milvus migrans govinda) that nested near my house or my office in Mumbai, preferred golden materials, especially those of fire cracker wrappers. And crows (Corvus splendens) preferred metal coat (ok clothes) hangers to sticks. I guess where these guys studied the Black Kites did not have exotic colors available. I wonder what would happen if they were given different choice of colors would they show a gradient in their fitness. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf From: bounce-7677069-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7677069-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Pelkie Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 7:43 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird nest decorations Thanks for the eye-opener this AM Joe and Diana! I thought you were announcing a flamingo sighting in the Basin with your post title! (8-) OK, I'm awake now, so here's a contribution: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/bird-nest-messages/ is a quick overview of a recently published Science article on how black kites decorate nests with white plastic to show dominance. __ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] OT: One more for the road
Even butterflies do it. They drink straight neat alcohol. I was working on fourth floor of my chemical company where there was an alcohol drum, which had some spilled alcohol on its surface on the top. I think it was Black Rajah, a Nymphalid, known to feed on rotten fruits was merrily drinking from the spill. Generally, this butterfly is never seen in that area on the ground level, but somehow, either a migrating or a dispersing Rajah had found the drum. It drank for quite some time. Yes animals like alcohol and get high on other chemicals, so I think this habit evolved way early in the evolutionary time, well before humans came to the scene. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf From: bounce-7744966-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7744966-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Candace Cornell Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:10 PM To: cayugabirds-l Subject: [cayugabirds-l] OT: One more for the road Cayuga Birders- Raptor news from across the pond http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,740157,00.html. I've read about birds and other wildlife getting tipsy from eating fermented fruits and berries but I didn't realize they'd also go for raw distillates like German Schnapps-yuk. From it's picture, the owl certainly looks like an ornery drunk. Candace [http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/v9/spiegelonline_logo.png]Internationalhttp://www.spiegel.de/international Thursday, January 27, 2011 German Police Pick up Drunken Owl [http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-165278-galleryV9-fxud.jpg] A wild owl apparently had a wild time in southern Germany. An owl that had evidently drunk too much Schnapps from two discarded bottles was so inebriated that it got picked up by police. The bird will be released once it has sobered up. German police said on Tuesday they had discovered a paralytic owl that appeared to have drunk too much Schnapps from two discarded bottles. A woman walking her dog alerted the police after seeing the bird sitting by the side of the road oblivious to passing traffic, Frank Otruba, spokesman for the police in the southwestern city of Pforzheim, told SPIEGEL ONLINE. The Brown Owl didn't appear to be injured and officers quickly concluded that it had had one too many. One of its eyelids was drooping, adding to the general impression of inebriation. It wasn't staggering around and we didn't breathalyze it but there were two little bottles of Schapps in the immediate vicinity, said Otruba. We took it to a local bird expert who has treated alcoholized birds before and she has been giving it lots of water. The bird will be released once it has sobered up, police said. cro -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ovid area
I drove around some of the locations Michelle Mannella had mentioned for Short-eared Owls as I wanted to try my ne toy I have acquired. Unfortunately, I did not see any owls at all. Has anyone, Michelle? seen them recently or did they decamp after snow accumulation? I did see a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS (about 12 of them). They moved around a bit as it was getting dark. Then they all landed in one of the spruces in spruce plantations on Wycoff road. Then took off again and landed on another. Then they did the same again but then seem to have disappeared instantly. I wondered if they all went to the core of the spruce or I just missed them when they took off again. A Dark-eyed Junco, which hangs around in my yard, I have watched him in the evening coming to the snow covered cedar near my window. He seem to like to land on a particular branch. As soon as he lands he takes a quick look around and then quickly gets inside the bush. May be he has made an igloo for himself. But the thicket is a great place to hide from the black cat that also hangs around in my yard. I have seen the junco do the same last year too. In Ovid, I also several HORNED LARKS at various locations. I saw two TVS from rt 366 today. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] SEOW and Raft of Redehads info
Hi all, I was hoping to go look for these birds today, but did not know snow was in our forecast. But if anyone sees them please e-mail me. Thanks in advance. Today's Cornell Forecast is very interesting. I wonder if the forecaster had some problem writing as it was below zero with wind-chill. Here it is:- Today: Snow showers likely and areas of blowing snow before 1pm, then snow showers and areas of blowing snow between 1pm and 2pm, then snow showers likely and areas of blowing snow after 2pm. High near 30. Windy, with a northwest wind between 22 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. So we are covered for most of the time! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] tvs
5 or 6 TVs circling at my window level just 10 to 15 away on occasions. They look beautiful! Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm?
Well, I was thinking Red tailed hawks were organic feeders, they want free ranging pheasants. Anyways, how come pheasants are preferred food? These are non native birds. And are there so many pheasant farms all around US? May be the particular study that found pheasant are preferred food, happen to have been conducted in Ithaca around game farm and does not reflect true preferences of RTHA Just another query. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf From: bounce-8671320-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-8671320-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John Confer Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 1:05 PM To: Candace Cornell Cc: cayugabirds-l Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm? Hi Folks, I have talked with the Game Farm manager. He told me that they try to release about 130,000 pheasant each fall, that the captive flock starts in fall at about 35,000, and that they loose about 7000 to predation every year. Since the potential for the weight of snow and ice on the screen prohibit the use of screen on top for about 200 days of the year, that means about 35 eaten per day. This winter the count may be higher. There is the mega-number of hawks now, but when the first remove the over-the-top screen in early fall there aren't as many predators around, and before they but it back in spring, there aren't as many hawks then either. So, even though there may be more than 35 eaten per day now, an average of 35 per day for the entire period of no-screen seems reasonable to me. I must admit that I get some satisfaction from seeking hunting license dollars going to feed red-tails. After all, we birders loose the pleasure of seeing so many things due to hunting, it is nice to have some turn around. I wonder how many owls eat there? I wonder if juvenile red-tails have a lower efficiency of capture than the adults? Cheers, John On 3/3/2011 12:22 PM, Candace Cornell wrote: This may be a naive question, but why don't the large number of Red-tailed Hawks (15-60+), which keep vigil at the Ring-necked Pheasant pens on Game Farm Road in Ithaca, decimate the pheasant population? According to the BNA, Ring-necked Pheasant is one of their preferred foods and I've seen them eating what looks pheasant entrails within the pens. Candace Cornell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] about bird OT basin
Hi all, I was just going through current Science magazine and came across this article cited below. I know many people may not have access to the journal. It is about describing a new species found in Colombia. And also about science, politics and power. I wonder where individual rights of scientist is lost in this world. Science 4 March 2011: Vol. 331 no. 6021 pp. 1123-1124 DOI: 10.1126/science.331.6021.1123 * News Analysis Ornithology Feathers Are Flying Over Colombian Bird Name Flap 1. Antonio Regaladohttp://www.sciencemag.org/search?author1=Antonio+Regaladosortspec=datesubmit=Submit Enjoy the scientific gossip! And for the sightings, TVs are still hanging around here and come often close to the windows. They look fabulous in bright morning light. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Red-winged Blackbirds
Hi all, Just now from my office window I watched a small flock of Red-winged Blackbirds. They were actually seeming to head towards west in this snowy weather. Yesterday, at Myers I was trying a video camera for its sharpness and range for a an upcoming project, when I saw two Killdeer at the spit. I actually did not even the scan the lake, I don't know why. I was planning on doing it, but it started to rain, so I packed up. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Campus Peregrine
Around 5.35 PM, I was waiting at Statler bus stop chatting to Panamanian co-bus rider. When I looked up I saw a raptor heading over Statler. Initially, I thought a Coopers, but as it came closer it was an adult male PEREGRINE FALCON. It was making a strange screechy squeaky sound as it flew overhead. I pointed out the bird to my co-rider. Now I am wondering if I heard the sound coming from the Peregrine or from something it had caught. I did not see any thing in its talon. It looks like Statler bus stop is turning to be a profitable spot to be on the campus. Bruce are you looking out of your office window? Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Snowys in Orion
Hi all, Yesterday night on the way to see Pale Male around 6.45 PM near WSH (Willard Straight Hall, on campus), I looked up at the sky as I geese calling. What a perfect V of Snow Geese (may be 60 or so) passed through Orion and parallel to Orion's belt. At one point all the geese were within Orion's four main stars I forget all the names, but Betelgeuse and Rigel are two brightest stars of them (gamma and delta? Others). Just close by was less than a quarter of moon. It made perfect composition for a shoot, but alas I did not have a camera with me! Today morning as the bus was turning into East Hill Plaza, a Common Grackle flew past the bus! I am looking forward to next few days! Meena PS: Those who missed Pale Male, newer version, do see it you get chance! Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] tame tree sparrow
Carol, Birds too have personalities. Some are bolder others are shy. I don't know about this particular bird you have to watch him for other signs to make sure he is happy creature. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: bounce-9076008-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-9076008-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Keeler Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:58 AM To: cayugabirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] tame tree sparrow I just had a rather strange interaction with a tree sparrow. I've had 10-15 of them frequent the feeders all winter. They don't tolerate my presence like the chickadees do. Chickadees are brave souls who fly right up to me as I fill the feeders. They see me and know food is coming. Anyway, I went out to fill the feeders and noticed that one tree sparrow stayed in the area that I have chicken wire around to keep the rabbits from eating my landscape plants. I watched it squeeze through the wire to go over to where I broadcast mixed seed. I thought for sure it would get stuck and I'd have to rescue it, but it did pop through. I'm only 6 feet or so from the bird. He went under the platform feeder and was looking for seed. I grabbed a handful of feed and went over and through more out for him. At times I was no more than 2 feet from him as I filled the feeders. He stayed right there and kept eating. Now, is this bird sick? He doesn't look or act sick. Just so hungry that he'd tolerate my presence? After I came in, I looked out the window and lots of sparrows came in for food. As soon as they saw me, they took off, except for my one tame? bird. Any ideas as to his behavior. I haven't had it before this year (except for chickadees and tufted titmice). Carol Keeler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese
I was at Lowes about an hour ago and I could hear several flocks of snow geese flying overhead, but could not see. Hopefully there would hundreds of them tomorrow for us to watch! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese and others
Hi all, I went to north side of the lake, specially in search of Snow Geese. I was not disappointed. Along the Drake Road, I found some tom Turkeys under usual feeders. Center Road was quiet except for couple of Horned Larks. But as I was passing the road, I encountered my first flock of Snow Geese passing over me heading somewhere along 34 B. By the time I got the camera out, the birds were gone. But I considered that as a good omen for things to come ahead next. After a short detour on 90, I took my favorite Dixon road from Rafferty. Nothing special but many robins along the road, a flock of about 100 grackles with a few Red-winged mixed in and a Kestrel. At the end of the road I headed down to the lake, which comes out at Aurora Fire Station. Along the lake north, I stopped at Factory Pond. As Bill noted it was devoid of any ducks, but sleeping Screechie. At the same spot there was a very entertaining Starling doing all kinds of mimicry including Meadow Lark. So I spent some time with him trying my camera. Next, I stopped at Cayuga Village road just off of 90. Here I encountered huge flocks of Snow Geese flying overhead, which I found were heading to other side of the lake as the lake was mostly frozen around this area. There were many ducks but I did not spend time watching them as I was on an assignment, so shot some B rolls. I went to the water's edge at Cayuga park where I encountered Jay et al. Along Lake Road, I got a nice Common Goldeneye. Then headed to visitor Center for a short stop. Then I headed to Mucklands via East Road. From East Road, I could see huge flocks of Snow Geese in the muck. So I headed directly there. From both sides of the road there were thousands of Snow Geese and were just abut 300 mt from the road. I parked at the Potato building and hid behind the building and watched and took shots (not with guns but with a camera). I spent an hour or so when my battery died. When the whole group on the east side of the road rose, it made such a swishing noise, it was soothing and hypnotic and amazing. Some took off and other landed far side of the Muckland. As my battery had died, I wanted to recharge it, so decided to drive to Carncrass road. While my batter was charging on my car battery, I watched and took videos of Tundra Swans and their behaviors. I just watched the shots on my TV and so many amazing behaviors they seem to have. While I was there several thousands of Snow Geese went north of Carncrass road, to feed I think. But watching them overhead, made me feel dizzy as they made several kinds of patterns, V, U, M, N and Xs. I watched one X it had amazing movements, one group went west and other group east, but maintained that X for quite some time. I shot some part of it and watched it home, it was mind boggling as to how could they do that. As always when I watch these movements, I keep thinking who were the members of each groups, where they random or were they belonging to a specific clan? If they are clans, how do they keep in touch with each other? What is the cue to decide to take off? So many things I would like to learn, but I guess we may need a few more years if not decades to find answers to these questions with the modern technology. By the time I headed back, there were no Snow Geese in the Mucklands. Mucklands seems to be a location with very dynamic activities. Near Tschache channel, there were a few male Hooded Mergansers displaying to a couple of females. I stopped a little ahead and wanted to walk back without alarming them. But some how they sensed my intention, so they scooted. On the way back I took again back roads. Near Warrick and another town (forget name) Townline, I ran into another flock of Snow Geese feeding in the cornfield. I also ran across Greg and Susan at this point. From here I headed straight to lab to take care of something. As I was entering BTI parking lot, again I ran into a Snow Geese flock consisting about 400 birds. As I ran up, my colleague, told me that she has been watching Geese pass by most of the day. Happy birding everyone! Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR again yesterday
Hi all, As I had worked almost 18 hours of Tuesday and 10 hours on Wednesday at work, I decided to leave half an hour early yesterday to catch evening glory at Montezuma. Goal for the day was to get some blackbird flocks against blue skies. I arrived around 4.30 PM to East Road. Saw a few Snow Geese in mucklands, so I headed there. At the junction of 31 and 89, there were already lots of cars pulled out and everyone seemed to be a photographer, I did not recognize anyone as local birders. Snow Geese were fairly close to the road feeding in the potato fields. Somehow it looked like that they could distinguish between a camera and gun, they were not so worried about us being some 200 ft from them. If people walked they got a little worried and stood up and watched otherwise continued feeding. I followed several individuals to record their behaviors. The birds that were feeding in the muck had very dirty mucky legs and beaks, in some case up to their eyes. Quite a few years ago before MNWR acquired this land, with permission from the potato field owners who were working in the area, we had walked in the muck to look for Buff-breasted Sandpipers and it took months to wash off black muck from sneakers. One of the snow geese was tugging hard at a stubborn root, as a result Newton's third law Actions and reactions are equal in magnitude, but opposite in direction kicked in and goose with the opposite direction force almost hit the ground! It probably had some aftershock. At some point all goose took to air. One of the visitor called out to me, to point an immature BALD EAGLE circling. That made the geese land on the far side of the mucklands. Then I spent some time watching Pintails at the Seneca river end. I also came across a big flock of blackbirds and there were quite a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS mixed in and I could hear their kush kush li, kushleee. Then I headed back to May's and North Spring Pool. Here I did watch incredible numbers of blackbirds heading into marsh for the night. Waves after waves of birds came, some small, some large and some continuous, when they flew overhead there was huge swoosh' sound of wings mixed in with chuckles and chucks of Grackle and Red-winged calls. They kept coming for more than half an hour. I even could get them passing in front of rising moon in the east. In the west sky was incredibly beautiful and pink and tons of other species coming to roost from that directions too. In this huge expanse of blackbirds, gulls and geese, there was one TREE SWALLOW heading to marsh. I was wondering if he is feeling all alone and lost! Little brave soul! As the sunset and moon rose and was almost dark, I saw bird sitting on a dead stump, I was thinking it could be an owl, but I think it was a REDTAIL, but looked quite eerie in the moonlight. I wished I could spend the whole night there and be there early morning to witness the return flights, but alas there is no way to camp there. It is too much to drive home and come back again early morning! It was an incredibly beautiful evening! Meena PS: I just saw a flock of TVs from right in the corner above new Vet school building. While at the bus stop my neighbor's robin was signing his attracting female type of song and soon a female flew in and he followed her around for a few minutes and then was back on his perch to sing. My robin is yet to show up! I hope to put some video clips on YouTube sometime this week-end. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy WFG
Hi all, After long time I took lunch walk in Mundy WFG. I did find a cute GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET, with his middle yellow line on the head flared and shining golden in the over head sun. There was also an Eastern Phoebe. In the Comstock Knoll, I heard a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a few more Golden Crowned Kinglets and chip notes of a large bird which kept flying into the hemlock and pines may have been a Pine Warbler. I had glimpses of yellow in flight between the branches. There were also two Juncos singing. It is great time get confused with all the trillers. I was also hoping to see the Dairy Bar Chipping Sparrow, but I did not see nor heard him. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Pheasant question
Hey Marie, but how can I otherwise say I got 154 species of bird in CLB instead of actual 153? But we cant count Trumpeter Swans, though we have evidence that they are breeding. I am another devil or devil's advocate?? I too lead an enthusiastic group of birders for two days in MWC. Most of the species are reported. Our highlights were LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL in Tschache, a pair of SANDHILL CRANES in Martens tract and very cute RUDDY DUCKS. We saw three flocks of shorebirds take off. One was smaller sandpiper group of 15 or so in Mucklands, though we knew where they landed we could not relocate them. Second group was when we were at Rail Road Road, a flock flew over our heads but by the time I got my attention on them they were across towards Van Dyne Spoor road. Third flock was seen from MAC, that flew over MAC and disappeared somewhere northeast. These looked more like medium sized dunlins. Otherwise not shorebirds. On Saturday we had a flock of 6 Bonaparte's Gulls at Myers and 10 or so from Tschache pool. It seems that many species have not yet arrived! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-16312431-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-16312431-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P Read [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 7:34 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Pheasant question Speaking of Ring-necked Pheasants, does anyone know of evidence that they breed successfully in the Basin? Perfect habitat would be in the Rafferty Rd area. but I don't recall any observations of pheasant hens with chicks there. Certainly we hear the males giving their crowing calls during the courting season. Given that Ring-necked Pheasant is an introduced species, we still count as valid our observations of birds seen in the wild even though it seems like the populations are maintained by regular reintroduction of those raised for hunting (according to Sibley Guide). So the pheasants raised at the Stevenson Rd Game Farm presumably end up in wild populations, but we don't count observations of the species when we see the birds in their pens! Seems a little odd...although all I'm doing is playing devil's advocate here... Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com ***NEW*** See my beautiful photo notecards: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=478pos=0 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red-bellied threesome
Day before yesterday, my nieces and I watched a nest occupied by a male at Sapsucker Woods. We had very interesting behavioral observations. Male would call and then go inside the nest and drum, sound was rather lower than their usual drumming but audible. I was wondering what that inform. May tells the female how deep he has dug?? We tried to record and recorder was under my nieces' control and I hope she recorded it. When a female came to visit there was so much of excitement among two, finally she left and he was back in his hole or just outside the hole calling incessantly. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: bounce-21580430-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-21580430-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John Confer Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 10:33 AM To: geoklop...@gmail.com Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red-bellied threesome Geo mentioned 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers making a commotion around his house. We have had four RBWO being very noise at out house for over a month. This activity peaked Sunday, at the same time that Geo observed the same behavior at his house. On Sunday, we had two females, one chasing the other, for over an hour. Very noisy. The male hung around part of the time and then left, perhaps hoping that both females would become reconciled to each other and one would excavate a new hole nearby. Our pair has excavated a hole that can be watched from our kitchen sink and window, much more fun than washing dishes (both male and female shared in excavating). On Sunday, after about an hour of nearly constant pursuit, one of the female RBWO went into the nest cavity. For the next several minutes, the two femals had a billing duel. One inside the hole kept poking at the one outside and visa versa. Really interesting wing flashing, bobbing, calling and beak thrusting. The two females have not been at it since that I have seen. John Confer On 4/24/2011 9:24 AM, Geo Kloppel wrote: Around my yard this morning: lots of gobbling tom Turkeys, Ruffed Grouse thumping from various directions, several Hermit Thrushes, numerous Ruby-crowned Kinglets, one Blue-headed Vireo, one Black and White Warbler, one Louisiana Waterthrush, several Field Sparrows, at least six Fox Sparrows (peaking here now!), numerous Eastern Towhees, a few Purple Finches... Several days ago all my feeder birds vanished for a few minutes while an immature Cooper's Hawk ambushed the deserted feeders. For five minutes I watched a pair (!) of Cowbirds attend very purposefully to the movements of the Phoebes nesting under my eaves. I thought this kind of scouting was just the responsibility of the female Cowbird, but apparently not. Maybe female scouting just looks irresistibly attractive to the male? A Red-bellied Woodpecker threesome made quite a commotion in the big maple tree over my porch. -Geo Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Road Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 g...@cornell.edu geoklop...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker is HOPPING! and so was Hawthorn, but little less noisy that yesterday.
Hawthorn had lots of birds too, many more Blackpolls today. It seemed like some birds had left yesterday, but maybe not. It is just the weather which is rather cool today compared to yesterday. Also, Hawthorn was hopping with lots of birders, some rare to the basin:) Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf From: bounce-30651450-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-30651450-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 9:32 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: K A Schat Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker is HOPPING! Good morning, I arrived at work at the Lab of O this morning on time, just after 8 am with the intention on NOT birding, but of getting some work done this morning! But, as I walked from the parking lot to the north side of the building, I heard Indigo Bunting singing, then Black-throated green, lots of Blackpoll Warblers and much more, so I decided I HAD to walk at least the first part of the Wilson Trail between the platform that looks over the Fuller Wetlands and the second bridge. That walk yielded the following: Warblers: Blackpoll Warbler - many Black-Throated Blue Black-throated Green Blackburnian - several Bay-breasted - 2 males in the Norway Spruce along the inland trail before the second bridge Cape May - in the same tree as the Bay-breasteds - actually, in the same binocular field as the 2 Bay-breasteds! Magnolia Nashville Tennessee Yellow-rumped (lots) Yellow Chestnut-sided Redstart Other birds Woodthrush - several chasing BlueJays Rosebreasted Grosbeak Oriole Etc. Had to finally get to work, so I did not bird the Platform or the rest of the Wilson Trail. Get out there is you can! Laura Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab:(607) 254 2142 Fax:(607) 254 2486 l...@cornell.edumailto:l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Prothontary Warbler Spot
One year, may be 1996 or 1995, Mike Pitzrick and I canoed around in this region (both Barge Canal and Clyde River) to look for Prothonotary Warblers if they are nesting away from the road. We spent some time searching for them but we did not hear or see them. But definitely that does not mean they were not there at all. That was the year when the tree they were nesting fell down. After that they were not reported from our area for quite some time. Actually, what is more interesting to me is there seem to be more Prothonotary warbler (4) reported this year from various locations, may be some of them are same birds. But I was wondering if the birds from south are moving north. For example this year there have been many reports of Red-headed Woodpeckers from various locations in the Finger Lakes region. I think same is true for Prothonotary warblers and Mississippi kites. May be there is a trend. But of course one need to look for detailed data. Mine is just an hypothesis but testable. Some notes about non bird related, or bird food related as my catbird is ever eager to try any moths that come to my sheet. Today morning I had two beautiful Automeris io (Io moth) and a lovely female Cecropia Moth. Morning was cold for the moths to take off, so they were very lethargic! Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: bounce-34432430-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-34432430-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 8:08 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prothontary Warbler Spot Going west over the green steel bridge actually puts you on an island containing about 150 acres. It seems plausible that Prothonotary warblers have occupied it continuously since the early 1990s, perhaps some years settling out of range of detection from the roadside. Speaking of marsh islands and Acadian Flycatchers, does anyone know if Acadians still breed on Howland Island? -Geo On Jun 1, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Matthew Medler wrote: Yes, the two Prothonotary Warblers that I heard yesterday are in the same general area that Geo describes below. However, they were not singing from right along the canal, as they did back in the 1990s. Instead, they were a bit west of that, away from the canal. Looking at Google Earth, the coordinates for the gravel parking spot are 43.020880, -76.800188, and the birds were singing 25+ yards west of that (a bit farther west than I estimated below). Matt From: Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Birding cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prothontaries -- Yes When I plugged-in the provided coordinates the other day, Google Earth landed me out in the open, hundreds of yards to the east. But Matt Medler's description of the one-lane green bridge made it clear that these birds are in just about the same spot where Prothonotary Warblers were found in the late 1990s - i.e. the west end of the high steel bridge over the modern barge canal. -Geo On Jun 1, 2011, at 4:10 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg wrote: This is a strange series of events. Having been a little confused by the bridges on Armitage Rd myself on Sunday, I wonder if there is the possibility of these being two separate spots? 3 calling Acadian FCs would seem to be hard to miss by all the other Prothonotary seekers, and vice versa Just a thought. KEN Ken Rosenberg Director of Conservation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On Jun 1, 2011, at 11:46 AM, J. Gary Kohlenberg wrote: Yesterday at 6:30 pm I was able to hear and then see both Prothonotary warblers. I recorded video of one to have the singing. They are LOUD at close range. This area is amazingly birdie. Gary On Jun 1, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Matthew Medler m...@cornell.edu wrote: There were two Prothonotary Warblers countersinging from opposite sides of Armitage Road at 4:30 pm on Monday afternoon (31 May 2011). These birds were just 10-20 yards west of the little gravel pull-off area on the west side of the one-lane green bridge. No sign of any Acadians at that time, but a singing Northern Waterthrush was a bit of a surprise. Not a surprise, but always nice to hear, were two Cerulean Warblers. Oh, and a distant Black- billed Cuckoo sang for about 30 seconds. Matt Medler Ithaca From: bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com To: cayugabirdlist cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 8:47 AM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Prothontary - no John Confer and I drove up to the north end of the lake yesterday
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Dead Birds - Mulberry Tree
Were the birds really dead or in coma? There is a variety of red geranium when Japanese Beetle feed on them the get intoxicated and fall down to ground. But after few hours they are awake and alive. But then they again go for the same flowers and fall down again. I don't know how long they keep doing this. But I was trying to isolate the active component in collaboration with someone in Kentucky, but we did not get funded. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: bounce-37737035-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-37737035-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:25 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dead Birds - Mulberry Tree Well, if the deaths continue without explanation, there's always DEC's Wildlife Pathology Unit: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6957.html#port -Geo On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:58 PM, bob mcguire wrote: Nope. No windows within 200 ft. And the dead birds were all UNDER the trees. Bob On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: Perhaps the fruiting mulberry trees are only luring birds into the vicinity of something else that's deadly. Windows? -Geo On Jun 23, 2011, at 5:21 PM, bob mcguire wrote: Yes Joe, we've heard that. But death?? On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: The unripe fruits and the milky sap of several mulberry species are mildly toxic, and can cause hallucinations and stomach upset. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Morusal.htm -Geo On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:01 PM, bob mcguire wrote: I just had lunch with a friend who has two mulberry trees on his property. This year, shortly after the fruits began to appear (whitish-green when unripe, going to reddish-black when ripe), he began to find dead birds under the trees: 5 Starlings, 2 male Baltimore Orioles, 1 Gray Catbird so far. There is a strong correlation (timewise) between fruiting and the deaths. Is anyone familiar with this phenomenon? Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Cardinal Singing non stop for three hours
He just stopped a couple of minutes ago and his place is taken over by a cricket. He is going non stop for last few minutes. I will see how long he is going to go on. I bet whole night. Marie, I also had same questions on my mind about cardinal or in general for other birds to. When they stop and start. For example last three or four days my catbird has stopped singing altogether. He did not even come to moth sheet yesterday morning as all my moths were intact even though I got up half an hour after the day break. But he was there today. So I was wondering if he delayed his foray because it was cold. Or his fledglings have just gone off on their own, so he putting his feet up and relaxing. I cant imagine the amount of work they put in to raise their kids! I think humans are slackers compared to birds as far as raising kids go. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: Marie P Read Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:51 PM To: Meena Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: Cardinal Singing non stop for three hours A male cardinal was just singing up a storm in my yard too, making washing the dinner dishes a lot more pleasurable! Bet he and his mate are nesting again too, but I wonder at what stage they are to stimulate this resurgence of song - just starting a new clutch? Or are there recent fledglings that he's singing for? ie. is the singing because they're at the beginning or the end of the nesting cycle? Maybe both, I suppose. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 From: bounce-37804215-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-37804215-5851...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:41 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinal Singing non stop for three hours Hello all, I have been sitting in front of computer for last three hours and a Cardinal has been singing all the time non-stop! Initially he was doing mostly kiddokiddo talk to me talk to me for nearly one hour. I got bored of his song told him to stop. Then recently just before dusk he has changed his tunes. Some times ago eh was doing phewphewphew phew or also you can say thew thew thew (th as harsh t not in like the, in India it is differentiated by two letters). Now he is doing regular most commonly hear cardinal song. Wow he has some energy! I am wondering what is making him so much. Has he started third nesting? Or he is just jubilant today! He is still going on! Now he is doing kuchi khuchi kuchi . Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Cardinal Singing - update on posting from last week - etc
I have one more possible theory regarding singing. How about day length matching to day of the spring days? May be not it is still little too long. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: Marie P Read Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 2:01 PM To: Marie P Read; Meena Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: Cardinal Singing - update on posting from last week - etc Hi all, Last week several of us (including me) reported cardinals singing non-stop and there was a thread about at what stage in the nesting cycle the cardinals might be to have stimulated this resurgence in song. Well, as we speak a pair of cardinals is at my feeder with the male feeding the female. Haven't seen any fledglings. So my local pair has most likely just started another clutch, hence the singing last week. Lots of young Rose-breasted Grosbeaks around, and a couple of days ago a Northern Flicker female on the lawn feeding her fledgling. On another note, there were a number of Bobolinks flying around giving their bink calls in the as-yet-unharvested grain fields at the eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd this morning. Some were mixed in with a larger flock of Red-winged Blackbirds, others were in smaller single species flocks. Also a Common Raven calling from the radio tower. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
