[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/2/10

Many birds and birders were out in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning. Birds were numerous and diverse, but weren't always easy to detect. Everyone seems to be finding a different mix this morning. Here are some highlights, shared mostly with Sydney Penner. * WINTER WREN (singing deep in

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons today

I birded Lindsay-Parsons this morning. from 7:30 to 9:30. It was pretty quiet. The only bird not noted earlier was a singing Yellow-throated Vireo which I first heard and then had great views of in sunlight. This was down near the earthern berm and the ponds. Sorry, I don't know all the names

[cayugabirds-l] balt.oriole

This mornings yard birds: highlights are a male B. ORIOLE inspecting branch tips for a suitable spot to hang a nest. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on the lawn. Sharply marked White-Throated Sparrow near the feeders. Yesterdays arrivals: four BARN SWALLOWS in and out of one of the barns. Upset with

[cayugabirds-l] Park/Baldwin Prairie Warbler

Heard Prairie Warbler twice at the Park/Baldwin Preserve this morning (Sunday), although I did not venture very far into the preserve. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park / Jetty Woods 1st-cycle ICELAND GULL

Hi all, Bari Greenfeld, Noah Zallen, and I went birding around Stewart Park / Jetty Woods this morning. We joined Jay McGowan in the Fuertes Bird Sanctuary, and enroute to Jetty Woods we found a very late, first-cycle ICELAND GULL flying over the golf course, continuing northeast until it

[cayugabirds-l] MISSISSIPPI KITE southbound along Fall Creek Sun 5/2 PM

Chris Wood and Jessie Barry just saw a MISSISSIPPI KITE flying south along Fall Creek near the Dryden/Ithaca border (Sun 2:58 PM). Tom Johnson and Chris and Jessie are now off to Stewart Park to try to refind it. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Nature Center , 5/2/10

Attached is my eBird list from this morning's good walk at CNC. Most notable were the (heard only) Hooded Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush, both on territories they have held for several years. We did have a look at singing Wood Thrush, B Oriole and Towhee, among others. Guided walks will

[cayugabirds-l] Tanglewood Nature Center (Elmira, NY)

Hi all, I spent two hours birding at Tanglewood Nature Center (Elmira, Chemung Co., NY) this morning and found an influx of new species for the season. Highlights were a CERULEAN WARBLER (only my second in Chemung County) that was working an oldfield/deciduous woods edge, and a CLIFF SWALLOW

[cayugabirds-l] Whip-poor-will in Lansing

About half an hour ago, from the parking lot at 3109 N. Triphammer Rd. (SE corner of Triphammer and Peruville roads), I heard a WHIP-POOR- WILL calling. It was instantly recognizable despite the competing spring peepers, toads, and traffic! Lisa Wood -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] MISSISSIPPI KITE, Freese Rd. 2:40pm (Tompkins Co.)

As you may have heard, Jessie and I observed a Mississippi Kite this afternoon shortly after Tom Johnson and the two of us saw Black Vulture flying overhead northeast of the Ithaca airport. Thanks to Tom Johnson and Mark Chao for helping get the word out. Jessie and I were headed down Hanshaw