Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruby-throat

Still have them at my place in West Danby. The first one to the feeder this morning was an adult male at 6:59 AM, 48 degrees F. Yesterday morning I found a sub-adult male inside my car, dead. Apparently it had flown in the previous evening while the tailgate was open, and got trapped inside

[cayugabirds-l] Young hawks

I haven't heard from my young Cooper's Hawks during the last few days - maybe they're out trying to fend for themselves now - but begging Sharp-shin youngsters are still about. Occasionally I hear the cry of a Broad-winged Hawk, and look up to see one or two soaring above the woods. Today there

Re: [cayugabirds-l] American White Pelican and American Avocet Montezuma Aug 2 2012 - unconfirmed ebird reports

OOB, today's BIRDEAST update from Delaware reports 5 American White Pelicans at Prime Hook and 300+ American Avocets at Bombay Hook! Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Sharpies and Coops fledged

The Sharp-shinned Hawks and Coopers Hawks that nest yearly on my hillside have successfully brought this year's young to the point of flying all about the area, begging to be fed. But the Broad-wings suffered a string of misfortunes, including bad relations with their accipiter neighbors, and I

[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk chicks

My backyard Broad-winged Hawks have at least two chicks in the nest, who are now whitewashing the completed road repair project! Geo Kloppel -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Common Ravens

A pair of Ravens nests yearly on my hillside overlooking West Danby. Other Ravens nest directly across the valley, and still others farther east in the Danby State Forest, as well as off to the west in the Newfield State Forest. We're solidly in the forested emerald necklace here, and I would

[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers

I found 3 - 4 singing Worm-eating Warblers this morning in the usual location. They were silent until about 8:00 AM, then began countersinging, but gave Iit up after 45 minutes as the clouds darkened and the showers increased. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

One reason these odd collective nouns haven't been assigned to Peregrines or Great Horned Owls is just that those birds don't noticeably flock. Come to think of it, the connotations of flock are mostly unflattering too. Etymologically, a flock is a crowd of followers, whose collective behavior

[cayugabirds-l] N Spencer Eagles

At 7:15 this morning a young Bald Eagle was jumping up and down in the nest at N Spencer Marsh, trying her wings. Looks ready to fly! I wouldn't be surprised if the pressure created by the presence of those Eagles was responsible for the relocation of Great Blue Heron nesting to the L-P

[cayugabirds-l] Danby Acadian Flycatcher

Having gotten tired of repeated disappointments at the Station Road location, I decided to check some of the other spots in the greater West Danby area that have hosted Acadians in the past. First stop: lower Michigan Hollow. Pat and I parked just north of the place where the south leg of the

[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl

A Black-billed Cuckoo is singing out in the fog at my place this morning, and I got an uncommonly nice look at one of the neighborhood Barred Owls, whom I surprised in the little creek that flows beside Maple Ave. But there's still no Acadian Flycatcher at the usual location south of Station

[cayugabirds-l] ...or maybe discretion is the better part?

No sight of the previously mentioned Broad-winged Hawks for several days. Their old nest still looks abandoned. Road work below is done, but the stick nest under construction nearby has acquired a leafy roof (squirrels!) So, if the Broad-wings are still in the vicinity, their nest remains

[cayugabirds-l] W Danby Migrants

Around my house this morning: Tennessee Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll. Many other warblers, but those three are the clearest migrants. No Acadian Flycatcher yet... Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Persistence pays

I had been feeling sorry for the Broad-winged Hawks who nest each year in the woods just below my house. They flew all the back here from Veracruz, only to find their nest tree damaged by the heavy April snow. They started building a new nest several days ago, but almost immediately the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories?

I checked my favorite Mourning Warbler spot along Bald Hill Road (Danby) this morning. Didn't find any! It was just silly with territorial Hooded Warblers though. Raghu, write me for details if you're interested. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Bay-breasted Warbler

Just found a Bay-breasted Warbler feeding in the balsams in my driveway. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ticks rashes

My doctor looked at my rash, prescribed the antibiotic, and said there was no point in doing a Lyme test, as it would come back negative, being un-useful for the just-bitten. Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] A few migrants

This morning a Nashville Warbler was still in my yard, and I heard my first Blackpoll. Yesterday I had another Yellow-throated Vireo. Also watched a female Scarlet Tanager gathering nest material. My yard-nesting Broad-winged Hawks are vocal today. Not sure if they'll reuse last year's nest, as

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip to Lindsay Parsons

Hi Susan, you wrote: An added bonus… not a single tick in sight! Yes! In spite of all expectations, I've seen very few ticks yet this spring around West Danby, even on my dog! However, several of the ones I _have_ seen were already attached to me. One of these bites produced a vague

[cayugabirds-l] Cape Mays in my yard

I don't usually find Cape May Warblers at home, but this morning there are several feeding and singing in the tops of the spruces. Geo Kloppel -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

Hi Matt, you wrote: the City of Ithaca unambiguously uses the name Fuertes Bird Sanctuary for the wooded area south of Stewart Park, as does the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. It would be particularly interesting to learn why the City has applied this term to this specific area... It's also

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

Here's a candidate for the (proximal) source of the confusion: http://www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com/file_uploads/Waterfront_History_Report_2001.pdf This fascinating Waterfront History Report entirely misses the creation of the Fuertes Memorial Waterfowl Sanctuary (known to us today as the swan

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

Force of habit. There's a certain threshold of persistence required to accomplish an honorary name change, and the Cayuga Bird Club seems never to have risen to it. Even the club website refers to the place as Renwick Sanctuary, so club members can't be faulted for following along. Fuertes

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

Chris wrote: After reading this article, it would appear that the “Swan Pen” is actually the Fuertes Memorial Bird Sanctuary Well that would certainly give us good excuse for having retained Renwick Sanctuary as the proper name for the woods! -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 On May 8, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu wrote: What is the label on the cement archway at the old SE entrance to Renwick? I’m wondering when that was created -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

Don't remember the name for certain, but I do recall that there's a date on it. On May 8, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu wrote: What is the label on the cement archway at the old SE entrance to Renwick? I’m wondering when that was created --

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

Rick wrote: I have a photo. I would love to work with Bird Club to restore the Arch. That ought to cement the proper name of the sanctuary into the minds of present-day club members! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fuertes Birds Sanctuary article

According to a hiker's account that I've come across, the inscription on the arch reads: Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary Cayuga Bird Club -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick dedication 1917

At the dedication ceremony (June 10, 1917) the Cayuga Bird Club was represented by Louis A. Fuertes, who presented the new arch to the Mayor of Ithaca, Frederick E. Bates Meena wrote: Cayuga Bird Club was formed by luminaries like Andrew White, Anna Comstock, James Needham and other Cornell

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick vs. Fuertes

So Matt's puzzler devolves to the question whether the Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary was actually renamed after the untimely death of L. A. Fuertes, or whether that claim only represents a garbled memory of the creation of the Fuertes Memorial Waterfowl Sanctuary (which we've forgetfully dubbed

[cayugabirds-l] Parula, Canada Warbler, etc.

New around my place: N. Parula, Canada Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Least Flycatcher. Still no hummer - did mine take a drink in the Gulf of Mexico? It looks like today is going to be the Big Day for the neighborhood's American Toads. Movement toward the pond was very noticeable yesterday, and the

[cayugabirds-l] Whip-poor-will!

Sitting outside just now, listening to the night sounds, I thought the toads down at the pond were being awfully noisy, so I moved around to the north end of the house, andI immediately heard a Whip-poor-will. The last time I had one in my yard was way back in 1997! Geo Kloppel Tupper Road

[cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler

New in my yard this morning: Mourning Warbler Hooded Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Blue-winged Warblers Warbling Vireos Wood Thrush Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 3:

Not to detract in any way from the spectacularly magnetic Hawthorn Orchard, but I too found 15 warbler species today, without moving more than 1000 feet from my house, and probably could have made it 20 without leaving the greater West Danby area. There are lots of birds around! -Geo --

[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers

Seeing that we might get a well-timed break of morning sunshine, at 8:15 I drove across the valley to visit Worm-eating Warbler habitat below West Danby's north pinnacle. On the walk through the forest I flushed a couple of Wood Ducks from a tiny vernal pool where frogs and salamanders breed.

[cayugabirds-l] A few warblers

A misty walk around my West Danby home produced an Ovenbird, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black and White Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, Blue-headed Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Broad-winged Hawk, Barred Owls, Pine Siskin, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Ravens,

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Vireo

A little more walkabout rewarded me with a Yellow-throated Vireo, multiple Chestnut-sided Warblers, and more. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Eight inches of snow!

This morning a full eight inches of heavy wet snow covers everything at my place in the West Danby hills. The Phoebe on a twig out the window looks black. Yesterday's fog-bound flock of twenty-some Yellow-rumps and one Nashville Warbler must still be around here someplace. -Geo Geo Kloppel

[cayugabirds-l] Nashville Warbler

Singing in the trees at my place this morning, a Nashville Warbler, 6 days ahead of the mean first arrival date for the Cayuga basin. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Warbling Vireo

Hi Carol, you wrote: Anyone have any solutions to keep grackles away from the feeders? Actually it's all blackbirds-RedWings, Grackles, and cowbirds? Carol Keeler Short of advocating for reforestation in your area, your best bet is probably to reserve one feeder just for them (and birds

[cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher

New at my place this morning: Brown Thrasher, Blue-headed Vireo, multiple Towhees. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Has birding ethics changed?

Hi Nari, As John said, it used to be strictly limited to scientific research, but I think over the last 50 years we've shifted from black-and-white to grayscale on this question. The advent of Citizen Science has played a role, by creating research projects that depend on the participation of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tape playing versus habitat loss

DEC itself sometimes destroys beaver dams that are blocking trout streams (like Virgil Creek?) to improve the fishery. Could this be what has happened at George Road? Geo Kloppel -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Has birding ethics changed?

From the ABA code: Limit the use of recordings and other methods of attracting birds, and never use such methods in heavily birded areas, or for attracting any species that is Threatened, Endangered, or of Special Concern, or is rare in your local area So, the code implicitly recognizes these

Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chipping Sparrow

I also had Chipping Sparrow a week ago. So the real question is, why did people first decide to report to several listservs on one day, but quietly report to eBird for a couple weeks? Listservs are live in ways that ebird is not. You can get echoes and feedback loops. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Communication Towers and Migratory Bird Routes

I would think you should look at IBAs on a case-by-case basis, giving consideration to the cited reasons for each listing. Some IBAs are certainly in the inventory because they represent significant migration routes (for example, all of Cayuga Lake is a designated IBA). But other IBAs were

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Siskins

My Siskins are gone, and the Redpoll too. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 On Mar 17, 2012, at 1:52 PM, bilba...@pop.lightlink.com wrote: I meant to post yesterday, but forgot...I haven't seen any Siskin postings recently. We still have a few at our

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stony Point Bohemian Waxwings

I had to double-check the location myself, but I suppose a huge canyon like the one that cuts through the Hudson Highlands has some power to concentrate Bohemians as well as Redcoats and Hessians. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow

A Fox Sparrow sang here for a few minutes after the last rain shower passed. Sky watchers may grumble about the weather, as solar wind activity (and the chance of a northern lights display) will be high tonight in the vicinity of earth, and even higher tomorrow night, but cloud cover will

Re: [cayugabirds-l] winter finches, a teaser

Well, no Pine Grosbeaks here, but I do have Pine Siskins again today, and one Common Redpoll. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Redpoll

Siskins seem to have departed, but I still have one Common Redpoll coming to my feeder in the company of Goldfinches. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Midnight crow cries

Bright moon then. Maybe the crows spotted prowling raccoons? Geo Yesterday night, almost around 00.00 hours (because 12.00 bus just passed my house), the crow family that nests in my back yard spruce/pine started calling. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese at Dusk over muckland

Hi Meena, I am not sure what made them circle so long. Coyotes below? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)