[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: eBird Report - Edward Babcock Hirshfeld Natural Area , May 6, 2011

2011-05-06 Thread Jeff Gerbracht
Spent a little time this morning birding the patch I've decided to monitor all year. A couple FOY birds Edward Babcock Hirshfeld Natural Area, Tompkins, US-NY May 6, 2011 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.4 mile(s) Comments:     Walk around field edges 26 species Canada Goose (Branta

[cayugabirds-l] Genung Preserve, Freeville

2011-05-06 Thread Carl Steckler
A late morning trip through Genung Preserve in Freeville turned up the following; Ruffed Grouse drumming (heard) Red-winged Blackbird Robin Canada Geese Mallards White-throated Sparrow (photographed) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (photographed) Eastern Towhee (photographed) Hairy Woodpecker

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay Parsons Thurs afternoon

2011-05-06 Thread Asher Hockett
Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 I hiked for about an hour and a half at the Lindsay Parsons Biodome. It was sunny/passing clouds and quite windy, which prpbably accoutns for how quiet it was. Most of what I heard, other than frogs, a Grey Catbird, and some crows and a bluejay, were chip notes. Most of

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/6

2011-05-06 Thread Mark Chao
Miyoko Chu and I walked through Sapsucker Woods together on Friday morning (7:55-8:50 AM). Migrants were widely and rather sparsely scattered. We found BLACK-THROATED GREEN , BLACK-THROATED BLUE, YELLOW, YELLOW-RUMPED, and NASHVILLE WARBLERS, a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, OVENBIRDS, and NORTHERN

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/6

2011-05-06 Thread Asher Hockett
And why does a crow soak his pizza? Caws. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Mark Chao markc...@imt.org wrote: Miyoko Chu and I walked through Sapsucker Woods together on Friday morning (7:55-8:50 AM). Migrants were widely and rather sparsely scattered. We found BLACK-THROATED GREEN ,

[cayugabirds-l] Black bellied plover.

2011-05-06 Thread daven1024
At carncross road around 115 pm. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today 5/6/11

2011-05-06 Thread david nicosia
Took a trip to Montezuma with my birding pal Dan Watkins. We stopped at Myer's to get the Orchard Orioles for Dan with success. At first, we did not hear or see them at all. So, we walked to the point which was flooded and found a couple GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, COMMON LOONS,

[cayugabirds-l] B. Orioles

2011-05-06 Thread B Mcaneny
Two male BALTIMORE ORIOLES showed up at the feeder this morning, attracted no doubt by the pieces of orange that Shirley had supplied. These were followed by at least a half-dozen CEDAR WAXWINGS in a crabapple tree. No crabapples of course but probably some bugs on the new leaves. It has

[cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler report

2011-05-06 Thread Dave Nutter
This evening Jessie Barry sent out a CayugaRBA of a female Prothonotary Warbler at May's Point Pool, Montezuma NWR. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The

[cayugabirds-l] Birding Cup Team Slot Open

2011-05-06 Thread Pete Marchetto
A slot has just opened up on the team that my wife is running for the Birding Cup in central PA. Would anyone be interested in doing a 24 hour birding competition that starts at 7p tonight? Thanks, Pete Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Myers Point Friday AM (and comment on spruces)

2011-05-06 Thread Kenneth Victor Rosenberg
I arrived at Myers about 6:30 AM to find The park closed -- high water has covered the spit and parts of the marina, and apparently they were unable to keep cars from driving off the roadways and ruining the lawns. May be closed for the next few days at least. I got close to the shore and

[cayugabirds-l] crow and pizza

2011-05-06 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
Nice crow observation, Mark. Bad pun. Crows like pizza, I guess. I have a series of photos of one hiding a piece of pizza at https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/CrowBehavior#5603657845859633634. Kevin From: bounce-26131504-3493...@list.cornell.edu