[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow 5/26
After visiting a friend in King Ferry yesterday I drove up to Ledyard Rd. looking for Grasshopper Sparrow. There was one singing in the NE field at the corner of Rt 90 and Ledyard Rd. Surprisingly I found no Bobolinks, but did find E. Meadowlark and Savannah Sparrow... Bill Baker - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] FLLT Spring Bird Quest -- carpooling
A birder who lives in the Belle Sherman area of Ithaca is seeking a carpool out to this Saturday's bird walk at the McIlroy Bird Sanctuary in Summerhill, which is part of the annual Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (SBQ). This person prefers to be a passenger, but could drive if needed. Would you please contact me off list if you are interested? (In fact, I will gladly try to serve as a ride-sharing clearinghouse for the whole weekend. Please see below again for the dates and sites of the weekend's walks.) Mark Chao Ithaca PS. Thanks to all who have pledged so far in support of my SBQ fundraising effort, especially Wild Birds Unlimited of Ithaca. If you're interested in pledging too, it's not too late. __ FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST SPRING BIRD QUEST 2010 Saturday, May 29 8:00 AM McIlroy Bird Sanctuary Summerhill (Cayuga County) Sunday, May 30 8:00 AM Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve West Danby Monday, May 31 6:30 AM Goetchius Wetland Preserve Caroline Monday, May 31 8:30 AM Park Nature Preserve Dryden All walks will depart promptly from the parking areas of the respective preserves. For directions, see http://fllt.org/protected_lands/index.php. All walks will last approximately two hours, except the one at Goetchius, which will be shorter. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center, 5/26/10
Location: Montezuma Audubon Center Observation date: 5/26/10 Notes: 10:45 am-12:45 pm; clear, sunny, warm, north breeze; Wed. Naturalists nature/bird hike; dame's rocket peak Number of species: 33 Pied-billed Grebe 1 seen heard; north pond Great Blue Heron 1 (2 earlier) Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 1 high in thermal, thru trees from fire-ring Red-tailed Hawk 1 adult Buteo sp. 1 high in thermal, near eagle, thru trees from fire-ring hawk sp. 2 high in thermal, near eagle, seen thru trees from fire-ring Spotted Sandpiper 2 dropped into cattails, south pond Mourning Dove 1 heard (not seen), far Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 heard (not seen), walnut grove Great Crested Flycatcher 2 heard (not seen), 2 locations Eastern Kingbird 2 near observation platform Warbling Vireo 2 seen/heard from observation platform American Crow 6 Tree Swallow 4 4+ Barn Swallow 2 (usually 4 with 2 nests in back of building) Black-capped Chickadee 1 north woods White-breasted Nuthatch 1 at feeder; back forth to walnut grove Eastern Bluebird 2 (pair) Veery 1 heard (not seen) behind wolf oak in second growth (gravel pit) Wood Thrush 1 heard (not seen), north woods American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 1 European Starling 1 Yellow Warbler 2 heard (not seen), 2 locations (one near observation platform) Common Yellowthroat 2 heard (not seen) warbler sp. 1 heard (not seen) Scarlet Tanager 1 heard (not seen), north woods Field Sparrow 1 heard (not seen), treeline to north field woods Song Sparrow 2 north of observation platform Northern Cardinal 2 heard (not seen), separate Red-winged Blackbird 14 widespread Common Grackle 2 north pond area Brown-headed Cowbird 2 separate male female Baltimore Oriole 4 (pair) nesting above fire-ring; +2 males on way back from north woods House Sparrow 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Dave Spier Eaton Birding Society: http://eatonbirds.webs.com/ Montezuma Birding Trail: http://montezumabirding.webs.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tree-nesting Mallards
We were walking at Stewart Park, and saw a Mallard couple making a fuss, circling around a lawn area and landing, then taking off and circling again, agitating and vocalizing. We watched for awhile and then heard peeping near a tree. We assumed there was a duckling in the scrubby growth around the base of the tree somehow caught or injured, so we looked, but found nothing, and it began to dawn on us that the peeping was coming from up in the tree. I combed my overheated brain for an explanation, and it thought maybe a hawk or crow had made off with the duckling and then dropped it by chance into the crotch of a tree while being chased by another bird. Well, there was indeed a Mallard couple's duckling up in the tree, but it hadn't been dropped there by a predator. There were at least three other offspring, all in a nest about twenty feet up, which the female finally landed near and waddled onto, presumably after deciding we didn't pose an immediate threat. Then she flew down and circled the tree on foot, vocalizing. Suddenly, a duckling came tumbling out of the tree, bounced alarmingly high off the ground after it hit, rolled a little, and then got up and proceeded to follow mom back and forth in front of the tree as she vocalized to the rest of the brood. The tree rained ducklings at intervals until three were following her as she paced. She gave the fourth duckling extra time but couldn't persuade it, so she headed into the pond with the three ducklings she had managed to collect, and was joined there by the male. I'd never heard of Mallards nesting in trees before, but there they were. It seems they found a suitable solution to the problem of nesting in a park with lots of foot and dog traffic. Caroline Manring Ithaca -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick Cerulean warbler
Cerulean Warblers had been heard from Renwick Park and Jetty Woods for many years. Does anyone know if they breed there? Personally, I would think yes, but... Best, Ann Mitchell In a message dated 5/25/2010 2:50:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, carolinemanr...@gmail.com writes: Definite Cerulean warbler, Renwick preserve. Got a great simultaneous look and listen at him singing foraging and having a spat with a female Redstart. CM Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
