[cayugabirds-l] Wilson's Snipe

2011-04-25 Thread smb4inc
Sunday afternoon we returned to MWR to get more views of the Marbled Godwit, even though we had plenty of photos from Saturday. We did not find the Marbled Godwit, but did see 3 Wilson's Snipe along the mudflats near the edge of the drive at the new shorebird area. Suzanne B Ithaca --

[cayugabirds-l] female redwing

2011-04-25 Thread B Mcaneny
I don't recall any postings of female REDWINGED BLACKBIRDS but we had our first this season on our feeder this morning. Nice to see her again. Bill McAneny, TBurg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] female redwing

2011-04-25 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Yes, I saw my first two last Thurs. (22nd) feeding at my daughter's just up the way on Ridge Rd., east of Union Springs. Fritzie Monday, April 25, 2011 9:49 AM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] female redwing I don't recall any postings of female REDWINGED BLACKBIRDS but we had our first this

[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen/Jetty Woods

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

[cayugabirds-l] Female Redwings

2011-04-25 Thread Stephanie Greenwood
Yes, we have quite a few up here at EcoVillage now. This seems to be Red-wing Blackbird heaven. However, I reported to the list our first 2 females on 6th April this year. Stephanie -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell

[cayugabirds-l] Blackburnian Warbler

2011-04-25 Thread Ann Mitchell
Bob Horn saw a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at his house this morning. It was mixed in with a flock of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Ann -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] COMMON TERN, Stewart Pk on

2011-04-25 Thread 6072292158
COMMON TERN, Stewart Pk on flotsam between red lighthouse piling cluster. 340pm --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Black Vulture?

2011-04-25 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Can anyone give me the dates when the Black Vulture was in the Ithaca area? thanks, Matt mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2011-04-25 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 25, 2011 * NYSY 2504.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 11, 2010 - April 25, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[cayugabirds-l] Female RWBB

2011-04-25 Thread Stephen R. Hill
I saw my first female RWBB yesterday at Boland Pond near Binghamton. Stephen R Hill Johnson CIty, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Sunday at MWR

2011-04-25 Thread Mark Miller
Sorry about the late post - just a quick run down on some sightings Sunday morning: No Marbled Godwit on the auto route but did have a Sandhill Crane pass over the shorebird unit and a few Dunlin. A few ducks around; N. Shovelers, BW GW Teal, Mallards, Redhead, Ring-neck, Gadwall, N. Pintail,

[cayugabirds-l] North Monkey Run Birds

2011-04-25 Thread bob mcguire
On a walk through North Monkey Run late this afternoon I came across a singing Blue-headed Vireo at the top of the bank, then a Black and White Warbler with several Ruby-crowned Kinglets next to the water, and finally a singing Pine Warbler across the creek. Bob McGuire --

[cayugabirds-l] FYI, crow with a white wing band (?) N of Spencer

2011-04-25 Thread Nigel
I have seen a lot of crows around but this was the first I saw one with what might be a tag outside of Ithaca. I was heading into Spencer this morning just north of the turn onto Fisher Settlement Rd, ~08:30. There was a crow flying off the road to the left, Northeast, with what appeared to be a

[cayugabirds-l] Lunch walk: visual Northern Waterthrush

2011-04-25 Thread Chris Pelkie
Highlight (and last bird seen before coming back in from a quick lunch walk): NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (close long observation, 30' from gate to back door of Lab, foraging at pond edge) yellowish-white breast, heavy streaking on breast and sides; distinct white eyebrow, characteristic slight but

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red-bellied threesome

2011-04-25 Thread Meena Haribal
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

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park

2011-04-25 Thread Liz Ashford
At Stewart Park on Sunday around 2:00 pm there was a bald eagle in one of the dead trees across from the boathouse. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)