[cayugabirds-l] Marsh Wren near Freese Road

9:15am Saturday 24 Sept, I just got a call from Tom Schulenberg reporting a MARSH WREN on the west side of Freese Road opposite Dyce Lab. He was walking out between a soybean field (not to be trampled) and a patch of goldenrod, and he pished up the Marsh Wren several times from the goldenrod.

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 9/24

I visited the east side of Sapsucker Woods again on Saturday morning. Some highlights were the same as yesterday's - two BLACKPOLL WARBLERS under the power lines, a few MAGNOLIA WARBLERS throughout, and an OVENBIRD south of the gated trailhead. Today I also saw two SWAINSON'S THRUSHES (one along

[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Lincoln's Sparrow

I birded Hanshaw and Freese Road this morning. In the fields on Hanshaw south from Sapsucker Woods Road, there were at least 39 KILLDEER mixed among the large numbers of Canada Geese and Ring-billed Gulls. In the Freese Road garden plots, I had one beautiful LINCOLN'S SPARROW, two FIELD SPARROWS,

[cayugabirds-l] Dickcissel in Freese Road community gardens

Just reported by Nate Senner. tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist voice: 607.254.1113 email: ts...@cornell.edu,

[cayugabirds-l] American Avocet Continues

The American Avocet was still at Puddler’s Marsh at Montezuma as of 2:30 PM Saturday afternoon. There were also two Black-bellied Plovers at that location. At least Three Sandhill Cranes were found at Knox-Marcellus. There was a Caspian Tern at Larue’s Lagoon. A Barred Owl was vocalizing

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR late Sat

Just a quick note on MWR late Saturday. Not much of interest accept two mature Bald Eagles (calling to each other) in a tree across from cell post #6 (before the spillway) and 4 Sandhill Cranes at Mays Point to the right of the platform (closer than usual). It was too dark to try Puddler's

[cayugabirds-l] Night calls 9/24/2011

Listened for one hour this evening   1040 pm to 1140 pm...the flight appears high as skies are clear, winds light southwesterly. Not ideal. Many calls very high up and inaudible. But have had some nice fairly low GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and SWAINSONS THRUSH calls.   Numbers are as follows:  

Re: [cayugabirds-l] 2011 Cayuga Lake Basin first records

Once again the lists are updated as of 24 September 2011. The exceptions are Sedge Wren and Long-eared Owl from the Muckrace. I don't know who observed them, which date (9 or 10 September), the locations or even if they were in the Cayuga Lake Basin, as I think the Muckrace boundary extends a bit

[cayugabirds-l] RFI: Muckrace Sedge Wren Long-eared Owl

I'm trying to update the first 2011 records for the Cayuga Lake Basin Sedge Wren and Long-eared Owl were first reported on the Montezuma Muckrace. If anyone can tell me who observed either species, the location, and which date (Friday evening 9 September, or Saturday 10 September), I would be most

[cayugabirds-l] Renwick owl tree is down

I don't recall anyone reporting this, but I was surprised to find that the owl tree in Renwick woods is down. You can follow the trunk to a cavity (possibly the nest hole) now a sorry looking flooded basin. Before making this sad discovery, upon entering the woods from the north, I was

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Renwick owl tree is down

Well, nesting in large old trees with the centers rotted out into cavities does have its downside. It's an old story. This particular nest tree has actually been used for only a few years. I believe the one before that lasted over 10 years. I hope the pair again nests in a cavity that affords