[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush

2023-04-25 Thread Colleen Richards
Sorry for the late posting. Just read Pete Saracino's post which reminded me of the also talkative Louisiana Waterthrush we heard at the base of Taughannock Falls around 11:30 this morning. With echoes and loud falls noises it was impossible to get bearings for a sighting, but he sure let us

[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush at Sweedler Preserve/Lick Brook

2023-04-25 Thread Peter Saracino
Hey folks. Ran into a very talkative Louisiana waterthrush this morning at the upper reaches of Lick Brook near the Town Line Road entrance. Pete Sar -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Merlins in Trumansburg

2023-04-25 Thread Jared Dawson
A Merlin pair has been noticeable around the upper village during April (single bird first noted on March 16), but it appears that they have not yet begun to nest. For the last several days, they have been doing a lot of vocalizing in the immediate vicinity of my house, on the block bounded by

[cayugabirds-l] new birds this morning including RB Grosbeak

2023-04-25 Thread Alicia Plotkin
I didn't think there would be much migrating in last night but some birds showed up here (SW corner Town of Ovid, Seneca Basin).  Best was a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak who spent 45 minutes first thing this morning gleaning the oak tassels and ignoring our sunflower feeders, and hasn't been

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

2023-04-25 Thread Muhammad Arif
I saw and heard the merlin near east end of Sycamore on 3/17 (I entered it in eBird) and also on 4/16 when I visited a friend near there. He said he had seen the merlin last year too. -- muhammad arif https://www.instagram.com/arif.photos/ “You will observe with concern how long a useful truth

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

2023-04-25 Thread Donna Lee Scott
The Brandywine birds are where Simsbury drive ends at Brandywine. I often see one perched in a deciduous tree back of a Y shaped, trimmed white pine just east of Brandywine rd. Donna Scott Kendal at Ithaca-377 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Scott Haber wrote:  There has

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

2023-04-25 Thread Scott Haber
There has also been a calling pair off and on since the beginning of April in the vicinity of Craft Road and Brook Way in the Village of Lansing. On a few occasions in recent weeks they were frequenting a grove of Norway Spruces on Brook Way as well as a dense stand of White Pines near the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

2023-04-25 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Hi John, There is a calling bird (pair?) at Myers Point Park in Lansing as well— I think they were there last year. The “Tareyton “ bird may be nesting again near the east end of Sycamore— a female perched in a tree there giving some softer, different calls. Ken Sent from my iPhone On Apr

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin update

2023-04-25 Thread Karen
Thanks to reports of many on this list serve,  I have located 11 Merlin territories this year for Tompkins County, but so far no known nests. South Hill near Oak Manor, Fairmount Ave. near Elmwood, Gimme Coffee, Tareyton Rd/Murial area, Dryden west of Agway, Freeville, just west of Yellow Barn

[cayugabirds-l] distinctive Yellow Warbler at Swan Pond (& apology)

2023-04-25 Thread Dave Nutter
Yesterday at Stewart Park’s Swan Pond I saw a distinctive male Yellow Warbler. In addition to the normal rufous streaks on the breast, it had a rufous spot on the right side of its forehead. Have you seen this bird? I’m curious whether it is just passing through briefly or whether is staying