[cayugabirds-l] cardinal song

After listening to a myriad of Macaulay Libarry recordings of Carolina Wren and Baltimore Oriole, I still think what I heard was a Cardinal. The C Wren has a much qucker tempo - the song I head was about a second for each upward arpeggio, or 3 seconds for the whole 9 note song. I am going to

[cayugabirds-l] Tennessee Warbler

Tracked it down in my hawthorns, chugging out its mechanical song loudly and endlessly. Not much to look at but a new one to learn. Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods (FLLT annual meeting and celebration), Sat 5/18

A spirited throng of about 30 Finger Lakes Land Trust supporters joined me on Saturday morning for a bird walk in Sapsucker Woods, where the Land Trust is holding its annual meeting and celebration. We found many birds, with several moments of fine shared viewing. Highlights include: * A

[cayugabirds-l] eBird -- Hawthorn Orchard -- May 18, 2013

Interesting morning. Hawthorns nearly devoid of bird life when I arrived around 9:15am then I encountered the Yellow-rumped Warbler flock streaming into the Hawthorn Orchard from the West. Highlights: CAPE MAY WARBLERS (2), ALDER FLYCATCHER (1), Tennessee Warblers (6) and Yellow-rumped

[cayugabirds-l] Upper Lindsay-Parsons Preserve, Sat.

I made another trip to look for Worm-eating Warbler this morning above Station Rd. While I had no luck finding one it was an active birdy morning to be out with territories defended and insects consumed. I was able to add a couple year birds in the woods and on Bald Hill Road.

[cayugabirds-l] Birding at Montezuma and motherhood to Savannah

Hi All, Today Susan, Stuart and I started birding at Mudlock where there were 2 distant Terns - either Common or Forester. They were sitting on a bouy. A beautiful Cerulean Warbler sang for us at the picnic tables just past the visitor center where it is each year. The female Wilson's Phalarope

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, Sat AM

Ken and I had great morning birding at Lindsay Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. Many warblers actively singing, with good views. There were many PRAIRIE WARBLERs around the perimeter of the field, and we were lucky enough to watch one go to her eye-level nest in a shrub. Quite a few BLUE-WINGED,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler Wilson's Phalarope MNWR

Around noon we saw the Prothonotary Warbler carrying material into the same nest cavity used two years ago. Suzanne Ithaca, NY There is a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER singing along Armitage Road in the normal spot this morning. Along the auto loop I had the previously reported female WILSON'S

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey on Niemi Road

Last evening while checking out the birds around the airport and Niemi Rd, we saw an Osprey eating a fish on a telephone pole across from one of the Niemi Road ponds. Suzanne Ithaca, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Common Nighthawk

Yesterday morning around 9:00, as we were driving down State Street just after turning off Mitchell St., Sara Jane and I had two birds fly over us from right to left, which looked very much like COMMON NIGHTHAWK. We only got a very brief look as they passed about 50' above the apartments

[cayugabirds-l] up the lake, afternoon of Sat 18 May

A few quick notes from a trip up the lake:Frontenac Harbor (formerly Castelli's Marina) in Union Springs: 9 (nine) COMMON TERNS on the break wallLarues had at least120 DUNLIN,3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,8 LESSER YELLOWLEGS,1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER,1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER,2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS,and an