Re:[cayugabirds-l] CANCELED - Peregrine Watch 2024

Peregrine Watch cancelled. The State Park called and said their biologists concluded it would be too stressful to have a viewing event before the birds fledge, and are rescinding the permit. They said we could have a viewing event after they fledge, but then we would just be showing an empty

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wildlife Photo Ethics

With respect to touch ups and blending and AI, I think anything is fine as long as you're honest about what you've done and where you got it (in the wild, at a zoo or aviary, etc). Contests and publications can, of course, set rules on what is acceptable. The real ethically problematic part is

[cayugabirds-l] FOY Ovenbird

FOY ovenbird at monkey run south, silently foraging on the ground. Suan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm

[cayugabirds-l] FOY house wren

A FOY house wren was singing at lighthouse point this morning, along with Carolina Wren and a Winter Wren with a very interesting intro to its song, while working with the Cayuga Bird Club conservation action committee and some Cornell women's soccer players clearing privet. Also heard Rusty

[cayugabirds-l] RTHA BWHA chase

Just watched a pair of Red-tailed Hawk chasing a Broad-winged Hawk near the intersection of Giles and 79. The broadwing circled high to leave the scene while the redtails continued to circle low. Suan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush @ Mulholland

Perhaps others have heard their return already, but Louisiana Waterthrush is singing at Mulholland, FOY for me. Suan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Varna mystery bird song

Sparrow? I'm still not sure that it's the same bird that sang the earlier song, but I guess it's possible.SuanOn Apr 1, 2024, at 1:18 PM, Laura Stenzler wrote: Dark eyed junco is my thought.  Laura Laura Stenzler lm...@cornell.edu On Apr 1, 2024, at 1:08 PM, Suan Yong wrote

[cayugabirds-l] Varna mystery bird song

This was singing this morning at 10:30 in Varna at the intersection of the Dryden Rail Trail and Mt Pleasant Road: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/a8nRpSH3wrzXdZZ8/?mibextid=K35XfP I don't know what it is, though I have a guess. Suan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text

[cayugabirds-l] FOY Sapsucker

FOY4me YB Sapsucker today at six mile creek second reservoir. I know a few overwinter here and there, but I'm guessing this one just arrived from somewhere warmer. Suan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Field Sparrow near Salt Point

A field sparrow was foraging on the slope next to Myers Road just north of the intersection to Salt Point. Took a while to work out its ID, especially with its torso feathers fluffed out so it looked fatter than a usual field sparrow look. This was probably around 11am. Suan -- (copy & paste

[cayugabirds-l] Renwick Pipit, Audubon, etc.

Lots of birds in Renwick woods this morning just west of the stone arch, including an American Pipit, an Audubon's Warbler and a Myrtle at least, plus bluebirds, white-throats, ca wren, etc. Stephanie is the one who saw the yellow-rump with a yellow throat. Suan -- (copy & paste any URL

[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-crowned kinglet @ SSW

Leigh and I and two visiting birders had a birdy morning around sapsucker woods, with a ruby-crowned kinglet showing off its red crown, first seen by the Charlie Harper bench and working its way into the woods. That same corner stand of white pines also hosted a brown creeper and several

[cayugabirds-l] Red Crossbill @ Hammond

A female or juv red crossbill just came down to eat grit at the Hammond Hill main parking lot. Has flown off but seemed to like that spot and may come back. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Fledgling Traill's Flycatchers @ Cass

At Cass Park's dragon boat docks, the hedges to the left of the little bay is hosting a pair of fledgling Traill's Flycatchers being fed by a parent. Fun to watch. I'm guessing it's Willow Flycatcher from habitat, but could perhaps be Alder? Fledglings are making "chit" calls, parent is silent.

[cayugabirds-l] Atlas addiction continues

I caught the atlas addiction bug on June 18, and have been atlasing most mornings since. I keep waiting for the breeding activity to taper down so I can ease up on the atlasing, and today looked like it might be the day. I arrived at Highland Forest east of Tully with heavy overcast and rain

[cayugabirds-l] Atlas Addiction

Hi, my name is Suan and I'm addicted to atlasing. :-) It started last Sunday when I drove up to Genoa and biked around the CE atlas block. I found a YB Sapsucker nest with young, a BC Chickadee nest cavity frequented by parents, a Baltimore Oriole nest, and recent fledglings - often being fed

[cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Orchard Oriole Nest

This morning at Stewart Park we found an Orchard Oriole nest with nestlings being visited frequently by a yellow female and less frequently by a first-year-looking male, yellowish with black face and bib, with some "dirty" plumage as it slowly transitions to second year plumage. To find the

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn deer management

Hawthorn is quiet from behind the softball field: yellow warbler, white crowned and white throated sparrows, savannah sparrow, catbird. The woods are still posted no entry for deer management bow-hunting. Anyone know whether that's still active, and/or whether we can request a warbler

[cayugabirds-l] No Waterthrush, Yes Waterthrush

This morning around 9am I heard a Northern Waterthrush singing at the Lab of O in the small marsh island just east of the building, near the shed which a sapsucker had been using as its sounding board. It sang a few times then disappeared. A couple people I spoke to said they heard them at

[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush is back singing at Six Mile Creek upstream of second reservoir this morning. I didn't walk the trails the last two days so don't know if they'd been back, though yesterday's evening walk did not hear any. Winter wren continues singing in its traditional territory. Suan

[cayugabirds-l] Winter Wren @ 6 mile creek

Just heard a singing winter wren at potter falls. I guess the timing is about right. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey @ Stewart Park

At Stewart Park this morning I heard them saw an Osprey fly by, the call both familiar and unrecognized at first as my gray matter librarian had to dust off my database of summer bird sounds that had been packed away for the winter. A singing bluebird checked out the nestbox closest to the nw

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese etc

Around noon today we saw from Union Springs a large continuum of skeins across the lake land towards the opposite shore - we think - which according to google maps would be offshore from Canoga where there is no public access. When we drove back south around 2:30, we saw a few "small" islands

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?) island of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect this is one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is located in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty

[cayugabirds-l] Snipe or Woodcock @ Bear Swamp (OOB)

Around midday today while XC skiing at Bear Swamp, which had a good 6+ inches of snow cover, I flushed from a small snow-free patch of wet grassy muck a snipe or woodcock, which flew off not too far and interestingly looked to have landed on a tree branch at about eye level. Alas without

Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Red-winged Blackbirds

Just saw a flock of some 100 RW Blackbirds in Slaterville Springs on Harford Road. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Phila vireo etc @ Salt Poiny

At least one Philadelphia Vireo and Wilson's Warbler at Salt Point so far this morning. Also an adult plumage tern at the point that looked like a sterna to me (Common or Forster), but I don't know what to make of its the dark wingtips. Suan _ Composed by thumb and

[cayugabirds-l] OROR WIWA @ Swan Pen

Orchard Oriole (first year male) and Wilson's Warblers were singing at the Swan Pen this morning, among other more usual birds. On my bike ride home, heard Blackpoll Warbler near the wood chip piles opposite the Newman golf course, and also along the east hill recway at the NW corner of

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn active

Good variety at hawthorn orchard. Just walking the north end trail so far: parula, btgreen, b, Blackburnian, chestnut sided, nashville, yellow rumped. White crowned and white throated sparrows. Great crested flycatcher. Blue headed and warbling vireos. Suan _ Composed by

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn quiet

Hawthorn orchards was quiet this morning, no big arrival due to overnight storm I guess. Only warblers were one yellow warbler and two common yellowthroats. Blue-headed vireo, eastern towhee, and wood thrush were the only other highlights. A few ruby-crowned kinglets and white-throated sparrows

[cayugabirds-l] Winnowing snipes @ Goetchius

Stopped by Goetchius wetland preserve this morning and was treated to a wonderful air show by a winnowing Wilson's Snipe. The unmistakable winnowing sound could be easily heard coming in waves one after the next, but spotting the bird in the sky was trickier until I figured out how high to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher

Had one, maybe two, at jetty woods as well this morning for the cac activity, a silent one seen before the Osprey platform fairway, one heard singing from the middle of the woods. Great looks at the cormorants' double crests as they establish nests on a couple of trees. Suan

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsuckers, pine, rusty, loons...

Beginner bird walk at sapsucker woods this morning saw three loons flying over quite low over the parking lot, about three dozen rusty blackbirds moving across the road in waves, stopping atop some trees only long enough to frustrate my scoping attempts, a pine warbler in the woods pointed out

[cayugabirds-l] Broadwings @ Commonland

Two broad winged hawks circling quite low over Commonland by six mile creek, both making their squeal calls. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Vesper @ SW inlet levee

Surprised to see a vesper flush from the levee behind Home Depot / Kohl's up to a tree. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Lo Waterthrush @ Lick Brook

At least three louisiana waterthrushes singing at Lick Brook this morning, one of them with a faster repeating chop-chop-chop-chop start to its song reminiscent of a northern's rhythm, but less textured. Didn't hear any at six mile creek yesterday though I haven't been down today. Suan

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow geese and roads

Jay just reported 50k+ at the Mucklands. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Mar 13, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > > Hi all, > Does anyone know if the snow geese are still up at the mucklands and also, > how are the roads between there and Ithaca?

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese @ Mackenzie Childs

Route 31 mucklands (erstwhile potatoes building site) is the place to be for snow geese. Flooded fields are full of sngo. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Mar 10, 2022, at 11:19 AM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Modest island(s) of snow geese in middle of Ca

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese @ Mackenzie Childs

Modest island(s) of snow geese in middle of Cayuga lake north of Aurora, visible from Mackenzie Childs, pretty far out. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Cattle egret @ Cass Park

Cattle egret continues north of Cass park ice rink parking lot. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper

are Vesper Sparrows, along with plentiful Eastern Bluebirds and circling Turkey Vultures. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Oct 24, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Grasshopper Sparrow continues on compost piles near piglets corner.

[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper

Grasshopper Sparrow continues on compost piles near piglets corner. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Roseate Spoonbill Chenango Valley State Park Broome Co Today 7/11/21

Another spoonbill has been reported at montezuma by the eagle sculpture, photo posted on Facebook. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Jul 11, 2021, at 11:28 AM, David Nicosia wrote: > >  > A ROSEATE SPOONBILL is being seen at Chenango Valley State Park Broome

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black billed cuckoo

Black billed cuckoo also heard singing at lower Treman state park, heard distant singing approx from direction of the campgrounds. Seems like a banner spring for BBCU? Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Black billed cuckoo

New yard bird for me (actually a house bird): a black billed cuckoo was singing a long series of po-po-po-po outside my house in Commonland. When I got outside with my binoculars and camera, it didn't sing again and was not found. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. --

[cayugabirds-l] Dying GBH Bluegrass Ln

There's a dying Great Blue Heron at bluegrass lane, at the far eastern end of the pond east of the complex of buildings, just north of the first rectangular paddock. When I first saw it an hour ago it was hunckered low in the grass. Now it is just sprawled, as if it may have just died. Thermal

[cayugabirds-l] Orange Crowned @ Hawthorn

Like yesterday hawthorn orchard was again relatively quiet today, nashville warblers continuing to be the dominant singer, with a good number of white crowned sparrows singing and foraging in the freshly and messily mown grass, joining a seemingly diminishing number of white throated sparrows.

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Blackburnian, Red-shouldered

Hawthorn was really quiet this morning by the time I met Ken and Diane by the softball field looking for a handful of singing Nashville Warblers, who seemed the most numerous or at least vociferous. After a quiet walk through the north trail we heard a Blackburnian singing from the pine trees

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn OK

Decent variety but low number of warblers, mostly heard only. Nashville, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Chestnut-sided, Yellow and Common Yellowthroat. Also Least and Great-Crested Flycatchers by the pond to the NW, Wood and Hermit Thrushes. FOY Baltimore Oriole, Northern Flicker, a

[cayugabirds-l] Common Loons

A friend who lives on the lake just north of east shore park reports seeing common loons migrating through. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Osprey

At around 11am there was an Osprey, possibly the same, sitting on a tree at jetty woods along the inlet, across from the Treman marina mouth. I was alerted to its presence by its call, which was clearly prompted by my approach along the trail right below it, as I looked up to see it staring

[cayugabirds-l] Winter wren, brown creeper

On a short morning walk along six mile creek upstream from second dam I heard a singing winter wren and brown creeper. Two days ago there were some 50 ring-necked ducks in the second reservoir, this morning it looks like there are a handful still there. Suan _ Composed by

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese at lower lake road

Many snow geese appear to still be hanging around the shore south of Cayuga lake state park north of Wolffy's, at least as see through the heat shimmer from the east end of the lake. Possibly less than yesterday? Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon continues

Eurasian Wigeon continues at stewart park, just a bit west of the pier. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Rough legged hawk @ east hill

This morning at 9am there was a rough legged hawk hovering and hunting near the corner of Ellis Hollow and Game Farm roads. It was accompanied by a second buteo, presumably a redtail. I stopped briefly to snap some photos en route to an appointment. At 10:30 on the way back from the

[cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50 small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight quarters, in waves of 5-10 at a time. The only sounds I could hear and identify were chickadee chips and calls. I'm used to only encountering chickadees in

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Orange Crowned @ Salt Point

31, 2020, at 2:47 PM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Saw what I'm pretty sure was an orange crowned warbler at salt point, in an > active area between south trail and salmon creek, with many waxwings, a > black-throated green and a yellow-rumped warblers. > > Suan >

[cayugabirds-l] Orange Crowned @ Salt Point

Saw what I'm pretty sure was an orange crowned warbler at salt point, in an active area between south trail and salmon creek, with many waxwings, a black-throated green and a yellow-rumped warblers. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] 50 Bonapartes @ Stewart

There's a raft of some 50 or so Bonaparte's Gulls off Stewart Park, easier to ID with scope than binoculars. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Grouse, Siskin @ L-P

Took a walk around Lindsay Parsons, still plenty of fall colors. Just to the east of the railway tracks, from the bench at the northernmost point along the orange trail, a Ruffed Grouse could be heard drumming. One was drumming there when I visited in the spring also. Later along the red trail

[cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

I was windsurfing between east shore park and the piling cluster. Somewhere near the middle of the lake, just south of the piling cluster, I was surprised to see a little shorebird flying away from me. "What are you doing out here, peep?" I thought, and then saw the bird land just a few feet

[cayugabirds-l] Inlet nighthawk

A common nighthawk just flew north along the inlet from the octupus. Seen from our concert band's distanced outdoor rehearsal. An adult bald eagle also made an appearance. Really augmenting my "concert band birding list". Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. --

[cayugabirds-l] Merlins at Buffalo and Schuyler Pl

Yesterday evening around 7, while biking up Buffalo St, I heard some strange vocalizations that eventually included some more familiar merlin calls as one bird flew over to a tree at the corner with Schuyler Place. No binoculars so did not see the noisemakers, but the unusualness could be a

[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin "Bittern"

When I arrived at Shindagin Hollow's little wetland area, a largish brown heron flushed up to a tree. My first thought was "Bittern in a tree would make for an interesting photo". My first thought should've been "that's strange", as after slowly approaching the tree and scanning through the

[cayugabirds-l] Turnstones at Myers

3 ruddy turnstones and one semi plover at Myers north edge of parking lot while kids play at spit. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary @ Howland

FOY prothonotary warbler at Howland island by kayak. Water level is high, Carncross Road is flooded past the bridge towards the high parking lot. Also in the flooded woods are at least two northern waterthrushes. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush

“My” six-mile-creek Louisiana Waterthrush is also back this afternoon, not singing like I was listening for, but calling its sharp chip calls as it surveyed its turf up back and forth along the creek before landing fairly close on a tree for good ID-confirming views of its tail-pumping

[cayugabirds-l] RC Kinglet

FOY Ruby-crowned Kinglet singing its bubbly song here in Commonland. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] FOY4me Sparrows

Savannah Sparrow at Long Point (plus meadowlark), Field Sparrow at Aurora Bluffs, Swamp Sparrows along Wildlife Drive (westbound leg mainly). Shovelers and Green-Winged Teals are the main birds at MNWR. Several shovelers were happily foraging close to the wildlife drive while Meena and I looked

[cayugabirds-l] On Stevenson Road

On Stevenson Road I was biking, A meow from the hedge was most striking, The tone wasn’t hoarse, Not a catbird, of course, Sapsucker! I said, to my liking. But the next meow came out all flat, It sounded just like... a house cat!? Then some chirps, then a jeer, The ID became clear, ‘Twas a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Many Horned Grebes on the south end of Cayuga

Two horned grebe on Jennings Pond also, one in confusing transitional plumage, with the facial pattern looking more like an “ear” than a “horn”, but I think I spied a white tip on the bill. Also had 17 green-winged teals, I think, which took off and flew away when flushed on my kayak. Suan --

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged downtown!

Circles over again low, got this iPhone photo. Chris Wood ID’ed as redtail. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Feb 24, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Walking along busy Meadow St by the Mobil (State St), I just saw two buteos > circlin

[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged downtown!

Walking along busy Meadow St by the Mobil (State St), I just saw two buteos circling and moving slowly towards NE. Without binoculars one was too high to ID but the other was low and showed the dark wrist of a rough legged, and was soaring with a slight dihedral. Looked smaller than a redtail,

[cayugabirds-l] Cape May? @ Salt Point

Just had a brief look at a warbler at Salt Point that suggested Cape May Warbler, but flew off before it could be more definitively ID’ed, towards the middle where I’ve thus far been unsuccessful at relocating. Impression was too much yellow on the breast to be myrtle (though lighting was bad)

[cayugabirds-l] Merlins @ GIAC

I’m right now listening to and watching two Merlins calling to each other from deciduous trees in the block north of GIAC (Albany and Court) around the swimming pool and field. Saw them copulating I think (no binoculars). Not sure where the nest might be. There might actually be three Merlins

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn poss Phila V

Brief stop at Hawthorn this morning found the trees hopping with Wilson, blue wing, chestnut, Nashville; poss vireo sweep with red-eye, warbling, blue-headed, and a sorta-yellow sorta-warblerish bird high in the tree that could be a Philadelphia video. May or may not have gotten lousy photos to

[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush

FOY Louisiana Waterthrush heard from six mile creek behind Commonland, upstream from second dam. Also heard from same spot a Winter Wren and Brown Creeper. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] SSW Fox Sparrow etc

A beautiful fox sparrow is hanging around at the Sapsucker Woods feeder area with the juncos and white-throated sparrows and American tree sparrows. A cooper flushed the lot so they’re in hiding right now, but are probably still around. Not wanting to be too cavalier about broadcasting owl

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Cortland Nighthawks

Just had two nighthawks fly low over a friend’s house in Cortland near Yaman Park, just east of I-81. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Yes Knot

Red knot still at Myers along shore of salmon creek just past parking area. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Field Trip This Sunday: Connecticut Hill

Hi all, Dave Gislason and I will be leading a Cayuga Bird Club field trip this Sunday to Connecticut Hill. Meet to carpool at 7:30 in the Wegmans parking lot (SW corner, away from the store, next to the water channel), or meet at the intersection of Boylan and Connecticut Hill and Lloyd Starks

[cayugabirds-l] Urban pewee

I was surprised to hear an eastern wood-pewee singing in the fall creek neighborhood, one block north of the baseball field north of BJM school/GIAC. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Lawrence’s Warbler @ Logan Hill

Went to FLLT’s Logan Hill Preserve in Candor this morning, in the first field at the top where the road turns a corner, I heard a blue-winged warbler which I got visuals on, and saw a nice black throat and eye triangle on an otherwise yellow bird: a Lawrence’s Warbler (Blue-Winged x

[cayugabirds-l] Fweep!

Went searching for whippoorwill at Hawthorn this morning with my thermal camera: no luck. The muddy heart of the orchard was quiet, though I did see a Hermit Thrush. The northern slope and ravine area had more activity, with a dozen or more White-Throated Sparrows foraging and singing. In the

[cayugabirds-l] Winter wren @ Mulholland

Winter wren singing its beautiful song at Mulholland wildflower preserve, just past the first sharp bend on the trail from the parking lot. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Am Pipit @ Salt Pt

There was one American Pipit at salt point, flew off when I wasn't looking. Also a northern mockingbird by the parking lot. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed WP @ Palmer Woods

Red-headed woodpecker continues at the same white oak in Palmer Woods this morning (as pointed out to me by CU student Jeremy), hanging out on the north facing side, looking to be making OCD adjustments to its granary. I had a follow-up message last week, including photos, that may have been

[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed WP @ Palmer Woods

There's a red headed woodpecker at Palmer Woods, north side, 42.461656 N 76.481159 W, first seen attacking a pileated woodpecker who held fast for a bit before fleeing. It's been foraging and stashing food in a white oak, and making occasional forays to shoo off interloping blue jays. It

[cayugabirds-l] SSWainson's thrush

Morning walk at sapsucker woods had a swainson's thrush at Charlie Harper bench foraging on red berries. Also the quiet singing of a winter wren, I thought. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Painted ladies

Big Painted Lady irruption this year, was detected early elsewhere, and now coming through our neck of the woods. The species has an almost worldwide distribution, and is famous for their migrations, but they're irruptive and irregular (another way of saying we don't fully understand when and

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR least bittern show

Arrived around 10am at Larue's lagoon to enjoy the least bittern show (second pool to the right), with first one then two birds hunting out in the open (albeit tending towards the far side of the pool) and at least two more calling from shuffling patches of cattails, every now and then one

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Two questions

Spotted sandpiper is more commonly encountered along riverbanks and especially lakeshores around here, but I've certainly come across a few solitary sandpipers as well, especially in the Cayuga Inlet. Spotted is horizontal and "flatter", solitary is taller with long legs and neck, and will

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons mystery song

So, to my mystery song query below, some have suggested white-throated sparrow or yellow-throated warbler (out of range here, and thus unfamiliar to many here), but most had the same conclusion I had, which is a prairie warbler, in particular this fellow:

[cayugabirds-l] Connecticut Hill

In spite of rain and thunder in the forecast, six people joined Dave Gislason and I on the CBC field trip to Connecticut Hill. While looking for a singing chestnut-sided warbler with my thermal infrared camera, I found instead a ruby-throated hummingbird sitting in its tiny lichen-lined nest

[cayugabirds-l] Field Trip Tomorrow: Connecticut Hill

Hi all, I'll be leading a Cayuga Bird Club field trip tomorrow (Sunday, June 4) to Connecticut Hill. We'll meet 7:30am at the Wegmans parking lot (Southwest corner, by the little creek, away from the store), and proceed to the intersection of Connecticut Hill Rd., Boylan Rd., and Lloyd Starks

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pine Warbler

Yesterday our SFO group had a pine warbler at Greensprings Cemetery (in Newfield) singing from one of the scattered smallish pines (~20 feet tall) in the mostly open fields. Great eye-level looks for this species, from a tree that looked (to me) too small and isolated to be good habitat. And it

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Swainson

Just photographed a low close silently foraging swainson's thrush in the hawthorn orchard's "crossroad piazza" along the north trail. It was moving south. Earlier had an uncooperative singing hooded which I think I saw fly away into the distance, and I can hear tennessee, alder flycatcher,

[cayugabirds-l] Chimney Swifts

And if it hasn't been reported yet, chimney swifts are back chittering over the "foothills under collegetown", around Stewart and Seneca. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] C.Loon @ Six-Mile Creek Second Reservoir

On an evening outing around the second dam reservoir of six-mile creek, I was surprised to surprise a common loon fishing at the mouth of the creek entering the reservoir, getting to about 30 feet of the bird who dove and swam away upstream with intent but not too much urgency. Suan --

[cayugabirds-l] Winter Wrenwick, Stewart Ave Redtail, etc

Hung out for a few midday hours at Stewart Park on this beautiful sunny day. In the morning a juvenile bald eagle was perched over the lagoon, giving good looks to SFO groups, other birders and photographers, and passers-by alike. Meanwhile across the way the osprey continued adding sticks to

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