[cayugabirds-l] radar migration now (before dawn)
It's now about 5 am, and the radar weather http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=BGMregion=a5lat=42.15665817lon=-75.89051819label=Binghamton%2c%20NYshows heavy migration, a blossom of even green around the radar station indicating a layer of birds up to a certain altitude. As dawn arrives, the green should contract to the radar source as the birds descend and drop off the radar farther out where the earth's curvature makes the radar see higher. --Dave Nutter
[cayugabirds-l] Lansing warblers 4/27
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 Kinglet. House Wren was also heard singing from the area. Best, Scott -- *Scott A. Haber* *Content Manager - Merlin* Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. - #295A Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: (607) 254-1102 Email: sa...@cornell.edu -- 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] NORTHERN PARULA Sapsucker Wds east
NORTHERN PARULA Sapsucker Wds east trail betw gate frog barn, also reported by Mark Chao 820am --Dave Nutter -- 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] CHIMNEY SWIFT ouer Collegetown --Dave
CHIMNEY SWIFT ouer Collegetown --Dave Nutter -- 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] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 4/27
The abundance of early-arriving birds in Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday was satisfying, to be sure, but unusual to the point of being a bit disorienting. While numbers never tell the full story, in this case they offer a clear and striking outline of the birding morning: 90 minutes, 52 bird species, 10 warbler species, at least 5 species that I think must be earliest spring records in Sapsucker Woods for me, 2 ceBcps (coveted eBird confirm prompts), 1 new acquaintance made with a person previously known only from list postings, and 2 more trail encounters with regular springtime fellow watchers. Here are some highlights. * adult male CAPE MAY WARBLER heard singing and then plainly seen along East Trail near green Lucente service building. Nate Williams got an intelligible photo of this bird. * NASHVILLE WARBLER and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER near this Cape May Warbler * singing NORTHERN PARULA at the Hermit Thrush spot to the east of the north end of the Woodleton Boardwalk * BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER between Sherwood Platform and lone bench to the south along Wilson Trail (I am thinking that this place needs to be dubbed officially as the Black-throated Blue Warbler spot -- they love it here), and also along Wilson Trail near shelter at Severinghaus intersection * NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT rounding out the double-digit warbler total * HERMIT THRUSHES and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS still numerous, conspicuous, and thoroughly fun to watch at Hermit Thrush spot * at least one singing WOOD THRUSH along the East Trail * one singing ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK along the Wilson Trail North Thanks to Dave Nutter for posting alerts earlier. Mark Chao PS. I just tried to send this, but I think I used the wrong email account. If this comes through twice, please excuse the mailbox clutter. Thank you! -- 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] Ithaca birding 27Apr11 - Grasshopper Sparrow
Highlights from birding around Ithaca this morning. Stewart Park and Jetty Woods - Many WARBLING VIREOS, AMERICAN REDSTART, WOOD THRUSH, Spotted Sandpiper, Gray Catbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler Rt. 13A marsh south of Ithaca - SOLITARY SANDPIPER Sandbank Road - Town Line Road - West King Road loop - BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, Ovenbird, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (one singing distantly north of Sandbank Road near intersection with West King Road), BOBOLINK (many in several different fields). Sapsucker Woods (late) - CAPE MAY WARBLER (singing to the west of eastern part of East Trail), Great Crested Flycatchers. Jay McGowan Ithaca, NY -- 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] New birds
Had a few new migrants. Saw a warbling vireo which nest here every year. Heard a bobolink, possibly a flyover which I've never heard here before. I also heard a great crested flycatcher doing it's wheep,wheep call. I also saw a female red breasted grosbeak at my feeder. There are also a pair of white throated sparrows. I've had 2 male purple finches here since last week. I've also had a meadowlark and chipping sparrows for quite a while. Who knows what else I'll hear while I'm out gardening. Carol Keeler Auburn Sent from my iPad -- 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] Eastern Kingbird and Raven
Photographed an EASTERN KINGBIRD today midday on a wire near the road at Goetchius Preserve on Flatiron Rd. Also a COMMON RAVEN yesterday at roadkill on Central Chapel Rd. Melissa Groo Brooktondale -- 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] ADMIN: Test - Delete
Testing delivery time. -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes Listowner, Cayugabirds-L Ithaca, New York c...@cornell.edu http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES -- 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] Brown Thrashers
I enjoyed watching and listening to a pair of lovely BROWN THRASHERS dashing around, then eating Staghorn Sumac seeds in a bushy, over-grown meadow above Lansing Station Rd., Lansing, near east shore of Cayuga Lake, about 4 PM. One bird had a fair amount of yellow on the margins of its breast. Donna L. Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- 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] Whip-poor-will, Cornell Research ponds
Becky Cramer found a WHIP-POOR-WILL while doing some House Wren work this afternoon at Unit 1 of the Cornell Research ponds off Warren Drive north of Cherry Road. It was roosting in a thicket in the woods north of the ponds and flushed from a good distance when disturbed. I don't know where the bird ended up, and the research ponds are gated and not accessible to the public. However, it seems like there is a chance it would call tonight (unless the weather turns bad), so it could conceivably be worth listening from Warren Drive, or perhaps from the parking lot of the UPS center to the north of the ponds. In any case, there seem to be some Whip-poor-wills moving through the area, so I recommend getting out and listening at home in the evening. These birds seem to roost during the day and then will sing for a few minutes at dusk before migrating again. Good birding. Jay McGowan Ithaca, NY -- 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] White-crowned Sparrow
This morning I was treated to a new yard bird (downtown Ithaca)... one White-crowned Sparrow in with a bunch of White-throated Sparrows. Susan -- 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] Sapsucker Woods- 2 snakes
Hi everyone, I took a very short walk in Sapsucker Woods before going to work this afternoon and was lucky enough to spot a handsome Eastern Garter Snake and a fairly large Northern Water Snake resting just a few feet away from each other in the transitional area after the boardwalk heading south. Not sure how common the latter is, but I thought I'd mention it. Also saw Common Grackles, a Hairy Woodpecker, and a Red-bellied Woodpecker excavating a nest cavity. Briefly heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch. Good birding, Evan Barrientos -- 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] Sky Migrants
From about 11:45am to 12:45pm, I did some sky watching today in the area of the Cornell Business and Technology Park. Not nearly as many migrating raptors as yesterday.I think they are all Northwest of here. (Braddock Bay Hawk Watch - Rochester - has counted some 4,000+ Broad-winged Hawks, as of an 11:00am posting to Geneseebirds-L); however, those that I did see began medium to high in altitude and then very rapidly became cloud-scraping high! All raptors were migrating in a general SSW to NNE direction. Totals during this time are: 4 Osprey 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks (1 a mere speck in the binoculars, scraping the bottom of a cloud) 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawks 1 American Kestrel 6 COMMON LOONS (at least one was extremely high, disappearing into the base of a cloud; all of these are migrating SSE to NNW; these birds are essentially migrating from the Chesapeake Bay region to well into Canada by today's end). Again, polarized sunglasses are must! Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- 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] Upcoming Monday Night Seminar: Neil Rettig (accompanied by his Harpy Eagle)
Hope to see you here! Monday, May 02, 2011 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Check out the flyer online: http://goo.gl/zmgy5) Eagle Experiences: 30 years of observing and filming the world's largest raptors by Neil Rettig (Accompanying Neil will be his trained male Harpy Eagle!) Eagles have always had a special relationship with humans, whether as symbols of royalty or as fierce emblems of the wild. In this presentation Neil will explore the lives of eagles through photos and video, from the hunting behaviors of Bald Eagles and Philippine Eagles to the hidden haunts of the Harpy Eagle. Accompanying Neil will be his trained male Harpy Eagle--you won't want to miss this special presentation! Speaker Info: Neil Rettig Cinematographer and photographer Learn more about Neil and see a picture of him with his Harpy at http://www.agbfilms.co.uk/index.php?/Our-people/neil-rettig-lighting-cameraman.html Monday Night Seminars were originally conceived by Lab founder Dr. Arthur A. Allen as a venue for sharing the complex world of science in a format aimed at a public audience. Seminars typically begin at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) in the Visitors’ Center Auditorium. As always, admission is free and open to all. ** Charles Eldermire Public Education Outreach Associate Manager, Sapsucker Woods Johnson Visitors' Center Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 254-1131 (607) 254-2111 [fax] birds.cornell.edu/visit twitter.com/sapsuckerwoods facebook.com/sapsuckerwoods -- 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/ --
