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
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Gallinule and coot parents are well known to engage in aggressive behaviors
toward their chicks, which, in some rare cases, ends in infanticide.
For more info:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00302949
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347284803401
-Scott
On
What is presumably the same Clay-colored Sparrow that has been present in
the last few years was singing from the apple trees in his usual spot
(between Goldwin Smith and Stimson Halls) on the Cornell Arts Quad this
morning around 9:15am.
I saw it briefly in flight as it headed toward East
The original article correctly identifies the bird in question as a
Red-winged Blackbird and includes several diagnostic photos from Scottish
birders. I'm not sure why there's been any "confusion".
-Scott
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Bill Mcaneny wrote:
> To clarify (or
I saw it last Thursday, and I believe several students heard it singing
while lined up for the commencement procession on Sunday morning.
-Scott
On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Michele Mannella
wrote:
> Has anyone seen/heard the clay-colored sparrow outside Goldwin
Thanks, Jody! Bird is still here as of 220...looks like a female-type and I
don't see any obvious signs of an integrade.
Scott
> On May 8, 2016, at 2:04 PM, Jody W Enck wrote:
>
> In my apple tree as of 2:05pm. Park in my driveway and come around back.
> Apple tree is the
A male Mourning Warbler was singing along the Village of Lansing Greenway
this morning. He was mostly hidden deep within the honeysuckles along the
path, but popped out a few times in response to pishing.
Perhaps even more interesting was that it was the only warbler I turned up
during a short
Several huge skeins of Snow Geese were flying high and southbound over the
Village of Lansing around 3PM today.
My conservative estimate was about 4,000 individuals, but more may be
coming.
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I can remember when this was a list "focused on the discussion of birds and
birding in the Finger Lakes Region."
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:01 PM, RICHARD WOOD wrote:
> I can remember a few years back I was doing a breeding bird survey in
> southwestern Minnesota with Steve
And Che-bek, Che-bek would be Least Flycatcher!
On May 12, 2015, at 8:27 AM, RICHARD WOOD rwood...@msn.com wrote:
ACFL would be Acadian Flycatcher. :) Chebek chebek chebek!
Richard
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 07:04:55 -0400
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To:
To add to Brad's tally: there were two Northern Parulas, both singing, on
the Wilson Trail North just west of the Sherwood Platform at about 9:15AM.
A Blackburnian Warbler also sang a few times further east on the Wilson
Trail, just beyond the footbridge.
Scott
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 8:04 AM,
I just tracked down a singing Blue-winged Warbler near the southern end of
the Podell Boardwalk at Sapsucker Woods, but it was sporting bright yellow
wing-bars. Nothing else on the bird suggested a hybrid, but it clearly
isn't quite a purebred either.
Other birds in that immediate vicinity
A male Indigo Bunting was sitting silently on the power lines in the
cleared area at the north end of the Hoyt-Pileated trail at Sapsucker Woods
this morning. Another new arrival was a Black-throated Blue Warbler that
was singing very intermittently along the Wooldeton boardwalk.
Earlier this
A jogger just flushed the American Bittern from the Swan Pen at Stewart Park.
The bittern flew east over the willows along the parking lot and then out of
sight.
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Right around the same time as Marie's sighting, someone was in the
vicinity of the Wilson Trail South repeatedly hooting a Barred Owl
imitation for about two minutes. Perhaps, instead of the desired effect of
bringing the owl closer, the imitation scared the owl across the road (and
into Marie's
Two Pine Warblers are chasing each other and singing on Comstock Knoll at
around 945, Sunday morning.
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The necklace is not really a reliable method for sexing Ospreys in the
field. Males can and do show the necklace, and there's lots of overlap.
As Alan Poole states in the BNA account, sexes often difficult to
distinguish in the field.
Furthermore, it's quite a stretch to take a bunch of
There's currently an immature Golden Eagle circling low over the parking lot
where the DMV is located off Third St. downtown. It's being harassed by two
Ospreys and a few crows.
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An early Field Sparrow was at our feeder in the Village of Lansing just
now.
Although it's not typically a species I think of as a feeder visitor, we
had one here (on the same feeder even) in April of 2013.
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There has been constant northward movement of Snow Goose flocks over the middle
of the lake at Myers this morning.
Like Ken, I was fortunate to pick out a lone Ross's Goose in one skein, and and
it was a great, albeit brief look, as the birds were all flying fairly low over
the water.
Scott H
While letting the dog out just now, I was surprised by a Northern Saw-whet
Owl calling from the northern section of the Village of Lansing Greenway
that ends at the Bomax Rd. fields. The vocalization lasted for about 15
seconds, paused for about 10, and then resumed for another 10 seconds or
so,
Could we possibly direct the rest of these responses directly to Marc, and
not to the list?
Thanks,
Scott
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Bill Mcaneny bmcane...@fltg.net wrote:
Sitting in the bed of a pickup truck on a swivel chair with a cooler
nearby. You can see all, hear all, and be
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Brad Walker wrote:
*Hi all,*
*To keep the list from turning into a long eBird thread, please direct your
site questions here. http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/emails/new
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As a follow-up to Anne's request, I'd also love to hear about any evidence
showing that Goshawks are on territory in January, and that flushing
from low cover is a typical behavior of a Goshawk on territory and
susceptible to disturbance.
-Scott
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Anne Clark
John C.,
I'm still trying to figure out how we know Goshawks to be adverse to
human disturbance. Anecdotal evidence is nice, as is your research on
Golden-winged Warblers, but actual cited research on Northern Goshawks
reports the following:
*Disturbances associated with research are usually of
Brad Walker and I just viewed the Snowy Owl at the Finger Lakes Regional
Airport in Seneca Falls.
As of 915am, the bird was east of the parking lot, just across the runway.
Scott
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At least two of the juvenile Red-headed Woodpeckers were flying freely
around the dead snags yesterday afternoon. They were still mainly relying
on the adults to bring food to them, but they've clearly fledged.
-Scott
On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Paul Schmitt pschmi...@gmail.com wrote:
If you're going berry picking at Grisamore Farms this weekend, keep your ears
open: Brad Walker and I heard a Mourning Warbler singing multiple times from
the wet woods bordering the strawberry patch this morning.
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A seemingly out-of-place adult RED-SHOULDERED HAWK just flew over our patio
off Warren Rd. in Lansing, heading north in the direction of the Bomax Rd.
fields.
I'm not too up to date on this species's breeding status in the basin, but
I can't recall any nearby nesting sites.
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There are currently (as of 845pm) TWO Eastern Whip-poor-wills counter-singing
along Northwoods Drive. This is the road that runs adjacent to the Northwood
Apts off Warren Rd. on the Ithaca/Lansing border.
I got a low-quality audio recording of one via iPhone video camera.
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On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote:
There are currently (as of 845pm) TWO Eastern Whip-poor-wills
counter-singing along Northwoods Drive. This is the road that runs adjacent
to the Northwood Apts off Warren Rd
Woodcocks have been displaying reliably for the last week or so, starting
around 7:45 every evening, along the road that parallels the Northwood
Apts. off Warren Rd.
There were at least 4-5 individual displaying concurrently this evening.
The major display areas seem to be the open field between
A very chilled-looking Gray Catbird was hanging out this afternoon along
the eastern end of the Town of Lansing Greenway off of Coventry Walk (which
itself runs west from Warren Rd. past the Northwood Apartments.
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A very chilled-looking Gray Catbird was hanging out this afternoon along
the eastern end of the Town of Lansing Greenway off of Coventry Walk
I think Kevin was suggesting that the owl sliding was a result of the
bird attempting to perch on a steep, snow-covered incline, and not because
it was terrified by a small group of birders standing at a respectful
distance, but I guess he could be wrong.
-Scott
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:00 AM,
Two Black Vultures soaring with a low kettle of about 15 Turkey Vultures over
the Northwood Apts off Warren Road - as of 130pm.
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site, we're not looking for duplicates: only photos that have not yet been
contributed to Merlin.
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A young male Orchard Oriole (presumably the same one Ken found yesterday)
was singing loudly along the boardwalk between the first and second staff
parking lots at the Lab this morning.
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There was a Yellow-throated Vireo singing from the woodchip path across the
road from the visitor's parking lot at the Lab, just a few minutes ago.
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Are we sure it's not called Fuertes Woods? Perhaps someone should look into
it.
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu wrote:
This is a nice patch of woods that extends into Cayuga Heights, with
trails going out onto Triphammer (and now a Frisbee golf course).
I was holding out hope that the lingering Common Redpolls at our feeders
would last into May, and although they haven't yet put in an appearance
today, a small flock of six Pine Siskins was a nice consolation prize,
along with a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
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A newly-arrived Northern Parula was singing away in the aspens and elms off
our patio this morning. It was very odd to hear that song while also
watching two lingering Common Redpolls at our feeders: I can't imagine
those species cross paths very often.
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Six lingering Common Redpolls at our feeders in Lansing were joined by a
Field Sparrow this morning. It's the first time we've seen the latter
species at the feeders.
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There is a lone female-type Lesser Scaup hanging out with Canada Geese on the
pond at the Business/Tech Park adjacent to the Ithaca Airport.
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There is a lone female Bufflehead hanging out on the tiny pond at the
dogleg on Graham Road/Dart drive on the Ithaca-Lansing border. The pond is
between Route 13 and Graham/Dart, just behind the Cayuga Mall (with the new
Agway, Rite-aid, TJ Maxx etc.)
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Susan Newman and I just came across a flock of about 30 Bohemian Waxwings in
the trees along the road just west of the Northwood Apts. off Warren Road. The
trees are on the north side of the road on the border of the overgrown field
that used to be a public pool many decades ago.
Scott
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A small group of Common Redpolls continues to frequent our feeders off
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on the
shoulder or just off it on the grass to view them.
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Despite the steady wet snowfall and the late hour, our local woodcock here
behind the Northwood Apts. off Warren Road has been persistently peenting
and doing his display flight as of 11PM.
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Our first American Woodcock of the spring is isplaying behind our apartment
off Warren Rd. near the airport as of a few minutes ago. The peents were
difficult to hear in the windy conditions, and I first heard only the
twittering flight display while stepping outside for a few minutes to sweep
the
As part of the group that relocated to Carncross Rd. this evening where we
had excellent looks at three Short-eared Owls, I should note that the
distant possibilities that Colleen referred to were indeed distant
Short-eared Owls. They were quite far out and we tried to help many in the
large group
of the
large woodlot on the west side of the road. The bird narrowly avoided
colliding with a few cars, and although traffic was too busy for us to stop
or make a u-turn, I presume the bird is probably still on the edge of the
woodlot there.
-Scott
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A very out-of-season Killdeer was flying around and calling above the parking
lot at the Equine Research Park on Bluegrass Lane this afternoon.
Also: our dog flushed a flock of five Snow Buntings along the path just east of
the parking area where they then sat calmly on the fence bordering one
Common Redpolls descended on our feeders off Warren Road near the airport
this morning, en masse, with up to 35 any at given time.
-Scott
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At least one male and one female-type White-winged Crossbill were still
feeding in the hemlocks between the A.D. White House and the Big Red Barn
on the Cornell campus as of 1:30PM.
Best,
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and can
be reached via email at: dupre...@gmail.com if you'd like to contact her
about arranging to visit her yard to see the bird, but she will be heading
out of town on Friday so it would be best to get in touch soon.
Best,
Scott
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I just received word from the front desk at the Lab that someone just
called in a report of a Whimbrel in the field across the road from the
Ithaca SPCA. That would be Hanshaw Road, for those unfamiliar with the
location of the SPCA.
Those are all the details I was given. Good luck if you go.
There is an Alder Flycatcher vocalizing from the near the far staff parking
at the Lab of Ornithology this morning. I did visually confirm it as well,
to make sure I wasn't hearing Kevin McGowan's catbird which had been doing
an Alder imitation. The bird was calling from just beyond the gate in
As of a few minutes ago, a Blue-winged Warbler was singing loudly from the
power line cut at the Lab of Ornithology, right where Sapsucker Woods Rd.
intersects with the far (northernmost) staff parking lot.
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A Ruffed Grouse was drumming at the eastern end of the 700 Warren Road
trail this morning, just west of Coventry Walk. A singing Yellow-throated
Vireo was around for a bit as well.
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but there were also several Chestnut-sided and Black-and-White Warblers,
and single Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, American Redstart,
Northern Parula, and Ovenbird. A full eBird list is below:
-Scott
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Brad Walker and I just found a bright Philadelphia Vireo on the Wilson Trail at
Sapsucker Woods, just near the footbridge over the small stream.
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Sapsucker Woods, Tompkins, US-NY
May 3, 2012 7:40 AM - 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
40 species
Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1 caught
A Common Raven was just calling and circling lazily over the northern end of
the Ithaca airport just a few minutes ago (1pm).
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. At that point, the bird was only 75 or 100 yards from the
road.
It's a pretty stunning individual with just a few faint grayish markings on
the wings and the back of the head.
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Two Great Horned Owls were calling back and forth tonight as of about
10:30PM, from the woodlot at the NW corner of the Warren Road/Route 13
intersection. They were quite audible from within the Northwood Apartment
complex, right along the main road that runs through the complex.
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This isn't a Basin bird, but still a remarkable find for New York: David
Rankin discovered and photographed a Gray-crowned Rosy Finch feeding on the
trail and then perching overhead, while hiking near the summit of Black
Dome Mountain, near the town of Windham in Greene County today.
A pair of
There has been a flock of mostly black domestic/barnyard ducks that were
dumped at Beebe sometime over the summer. They could frequently be seen
making forays between the Dean's Graden behind Warren Hall and the southern
shore of Beebe, and would occasionally come up to people seemingly looking
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each of American Redstart and Black and White Warbler, and singles of
Blackburnian Warbler, Ovenbird, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Least
Flycatcher, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Scarlet Tanager.
Might be a good day to check local migrant spots.
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As just pointed out to me by France Dewaghe, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER is
currently perched on the Great Blue Heron nest snag at Sapsucker Woods as of
10:15AM. It's been squabbling occasionally with a few juvenile Cedar
Waxwings that have also set up shop on the snag.
Best,
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With all the discussion of the Prothonotary Warblers at Armitage Road
lately, I thought I'd share an interesting Prothonotary nest site that was
submitted to the Lab as part of the Celebrate Urban Birds Funky Nests
Challenge:
Susan Newman and I just spent a few minutes watching the young male Orchard
Oriole with Mark Chao at Sapsucker Woods. The bird was singing constantly,
spending most of his time in the trees in the gravel parking area at Kip's
Barn (on the east side of the building). Several times, he flew north
As Laura Stenzler noted earlier, there's a plethora of warblers in Sapsucker
Woods this morning, many offering excellent views. On a brief walk along
the Wilson Trail North that was very difficult not to extend beyond the 25
minutes I allotted myself, I ran into Mark Chao and Miyoko Chu with Mark
On a lunchtime dog-walk along the green way connecting the Northwood
Apartments complex with Graham Road in Lansing, I came across a loudly
singing MOURNING WARBLER in the thick brambles along the north side of the
path. Also singing in the area were Canada Warbler, Northern Waterthrush,
and a
Along the west side of the pond at Sapsucker Woods right now, the flock has:
Bay-breasted Warbler: at least 2, possibly 3
Blackburnian Warbler: 1
BT Blue Warbler: 1
BT Green Warbler: 1
Black and White: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler: many
RE Vireo: 2
YT Vireo: 1
Best,
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A brief lunchtime stroll on the Wilson Trail North produced many of the
birds that Mark reported this morning including:
-Yellow-throated Vireo (heard only, but singing from the same location that
Mark mentioned this morning - near the intersection of the Wilson and West
trails)
-Chestnut-sided
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*Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday @ lunch + Myers from
yesterday
A brief lunchtime stroll
After some careful analysis of video that Susan took of the small mammal on
the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods this afternoon, Kevin McGowan has
concluded that it was a Hairy-tailed Mole and not a Short-tailed Shrew.
Still cool to see in plain sight!
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A 30-minute walk around the Northwood Apartments complex in Lansing with the
dog this morning produced some nice new spring arrivals, including singles
of: Northern Parula, Nashville Warbler, Blue-Winged Warbler and Northern
Waterthrush, and a handful each of Yellow-rumped Warbler and Ruby-crowned
A quick stop home at lunch today brought about a nice surprise: a flock of
11 Pine Siskins cleaning out my feeders. This is right near the Northwood
Apartments up by the airport.
Best,
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A pair of Ring-necked Ducks have been cruising around the pond at the Lab
for most of today.
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Last night at about 11PM, there was a lone Woodcock peenting from the wet,
open woods just south of the Northwood Apartments, across Warren Road from
the airport.
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