[cayugabirds-l] Lots of birds around Friday AM
I just birded briefly along the Lansing Greenway (the eBird hospot called 700 Warren Road Trail) and came across a nice flock of warblers that appeared to be concentrated in aspens with newly-emerged catkins. Much of the flock was comprised of Nashville Warblers and Black-capped Chickadees, but there were also several Chestnut-sided and Black-and-White Warblers, and single Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, American Redstart, Northern Parula, and Ovenbird. A full eBird list is below: -Scott --- *Scott Haber* Digital Content Manager Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY *sa...@cornell.edu (607)254-1102* 700 Warren Rd. Trail, Tompkins, US-NY May 4, 2012 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.75 mile(s) 42 species Canada Goose 8 Wild Turkey 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Mourning Dove X Belted Kingfisher 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker X Hairy Woodpecker X Least Flycatcher 1 Blue Jay X American Crow X Black-capped Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Carolina Wren X House Wren X Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin X Gray Catbird X European Starling X Ovenbird 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Nashville Warbler 6 American Redstart 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal X Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Two males counter-singing and chasing a female Baltimore Oriole 4 American Goldfinch X -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Parula, Canada Warbler, etc.
New around my place: N. Parula, Canada Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Least Flycatcher. Still no hummer - did mine take a drink in the Gulf of Mexico? It looks like today is going to be the Big Day for the neighborhood's American Toads. Movement toward the pond was very noticeable yesterday, and the singing has intensified. Easy pickings for Crows! Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] New arrivals
Judging by observations, reports from the ADK, our banding and Nexrad, just about all the species have arrived throughout NYS! Heavy T-storms last night and showers this AM precluded banding.New this morning are: Chestnut-sided Warbler (last evening) RT Hummingbird American Redstart Wood Thrush ORCHARD ORIOLE (female) Third one here in 27 years Scarlet Tanager John PS: Clayton, at full volume and timbre, I could hear the redstart! -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cape May etc. in yard
A quick walk around my yard and close neighborhood this morning turned up 2 male CAPE MAY WARBLERS (not singing but giving continuous high zeeep flight calls), a singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, SCARLET TANAGER, and several WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, in addition to yesterday's arriving GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. I don't think it's been posted here, but on Wednesday morning there was an adult FORSTER'S TERN (found by Stuart Krasnoff) along with 20+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS, and also the lingering ICELAND GULL and RED-THROATED LOON (fairly close on east side of park) --I wonder if these out-of-season winter birds are attempting to over-summer? KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] CLIFF SWALLOWS on red barn,
CLIFF SWALLOWS on red barn, NE corner Groton City Rd Old Stage Rd, Town of Groton, inside Cayuga Lake Basin. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] [KHAMOlistserv] New arrivals
I just returned from an incredible hour or so in our wet woods. The cacophony was amazing and the birds everywhere. I saw all of the birds reported earlier, many of those reported in previous days, common regulars and these new species: Black and White Warbler Bay-breasted W. Magnolia W. Northern Parula Tenn. W. Red-eyed Vireo Veery Least Flycatcher I haven't seen such a fallout here in many years and the old thrill was surely back! Most of the above are a week or so early for us, some right on time. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat On Fri, May 4, 2012 09:10, John and Sue Gregoire wrote: Judging by observations, reports from the ADK, our banding and Nexrad, just about all the species have arrived throughout NYS! Heavy T-storms last night and showers this AM precluded banding.New this morning are: Chestnut-sided Warbler (last evening) RT Hummingbird American Redstart Wood Thrush ORCHARD ORIOLE (female) Third one here in 27 years Scarlet Tanager John PS: Clayton, at full volume and timbre, I could hear the redstart! -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Philadelphia vireo - sapsucker woods
Brad Walker and I just found a bright Philadelphia Vireo on the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods, just near the footbridge over the small stream. -Scott -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Golden-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler at Sherwood Platform, Sapsucker Woods. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/4
I walked throughout most of Sapsucker Woods on Friday morning. Migrants are impressively abundant and diverse throughout the sanctuary. The densest warbler flock was in the area of mostly dead trees west of the Wilson Trail North, between the Sherwood Platform and Charley Harper's tribute bench. My full eBird list is below. Highlights include: * 16 warbler species, including WILSON'S WARBLER (heard and tentatively identified with Matt Medler -- independently found and confirmed by sight by Laurie Ray), and notably abundant MAGNOLIA WARBLERS and NORTHERN PARULAS. I heard that Tom Schulenberg found 17 warbler species on his daily walk from Hanshaw Road to the Lab. Maybe he found American Redstart, which I was shocked to miss. * Two LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, one found by Matt among White-throated Sparrows by the green pool west of the trail north of the Sherwood Platform, and another among 11+ WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS right on the mulched trail under the power-line cut on the Dryden side. * One SWAINSON'S THRUSH along the East Trail between 91 Sapsucker Woods Road and the Lucente service building. I plainly saw a brown back and tail with no rufous tones, as well as buffy spectacles and lores. I know it's early, but I'm positive of the ID. * Two VEERIES, one HERMIT THRUSH, and an OVENBIRD (honorary thrush) all seen from one spot on the Hoyt-Pileated Trail, with a WOOD THRUSH singing close by. Mark Chao -Original Message- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Tompkins, US-NY May 4, 2012 9:10 AM - 11:40 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) 65 species Canada Goose 16 Wood Duck 2 Mallard 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 10 Eastern Kingbird 2 Blue-headed Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 5 Tree Swallow 20 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 4 House Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Veery 4 Swainson's Thrush 1 Brown back and tail with no rufous tones; buffy spectacles and lores. Plainly seen at 10X, 20 feet Hermit Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 12 Gray Catbird 6 Cedar Waxwing 2 Ovenbird 5 Northern Waterthrush 7 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Nashville Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 3 Northern Parula 7 Magnolia Warbler 8 Blackburnian Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Palm Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Black-throated Green Warbler 6 Wilson's Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 40 White-crowned Sparrow 25 Northern Cardinal 7 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Common Grackle 9 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 6 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 22 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Durland/ message
Just returned from birding a very birdy Durland including Eastern Kingbird. Young researcher we met on the boardwalk asked us to let her know if we saw any songsparrows - yes pair foraging in grass dam just off the observation platform at 1 O'clock, 10:50-10:55. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Philadelphia vireo - sapsucker woods
I continued my walk after being bummed about missing the Golden-winged Warbler and found a PHILADELPHIA VIREO from the mulched path at the powerline cut. This was presumably a second bird, being a bit far from the Wilson Trail. It was actively foraging in the aspen on the Lab side of the path. Also present was a warbler flock with BLACK-THROATED BLUE, MAGNOLIA, BLACK AND WHITE and YELLOW-RUMPED warblers. -Brad On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote: Brad Walker and I just found a bright Philadelphia Vireo on the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods, just near the footbridge over the small stream. -Scott -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorne Orchard, etc
My morning began with no less than 10 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS in my yard, in the rain. But no hummers as yet :-( . So, don't let anyone ever tell you that you have to be at Hawthorne early! I had intended to be at Hawthorne at 7am, but wimped out due to rain. Then I couldn't stand missing all the fun and headed out a bit later when it was only lightly sprinkling. I was fully prepared to have blown it, but decided to just go anyway. So I didn't arrive at the site until 8:30am. WOW! to my surprise and delight it was busy busy busy. First I was greeted by a BALTIMORE ORIOLE, singing on the tree at the (SE?)entrance just like a gatekeeper. Then plunging in I found myself surrounded by numerous warblers. At one point I was standing in the center of a clearing and just kept turning around and around in a circle trying to see all of them until I just gave up, put down my binoculars, and stood blissed out listening to the 'surround sound'. I've never experienced anything like that before. I had most of the Warblers already reported, was amazed at the large number of NORTHERN PARULAS BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS as well as my first ever really good look at both a TENNESSEE WARBLER and a PRAIRIE WARBLER. Didn't see or hear Blue-wing or Hooded which was reported earlier today. Also had three large flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS. My ebird report below: Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY May 4, 2012 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM 44 species Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Least Flycatcher 4 Blue-headed Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 1 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 3 Cedar Waxwing X Northern Waterthrush 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler X Nashville Warbler X Common Yellowthroat X American Redstart 2 Northern Parula X Magnolia Warbler X Blackburnian Warbler X Yellow Warbler X Chestnut-sided Warbler X Black-throated Blue Warbler X Yellow-rumped Warbler X Prairie Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler X Canada Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee X Chipping Sparrow X Field Sparrow X Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern) X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Baltimore Oriole 1 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 280 1050 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard - 4 May 2012 (16+ Warbler Species)
Today, I birded at the Hawthorn Orchard from about 8:45am to 11:15am. It was a really nice day there! This was my first visit with migration in full swing. I was out of town Tuesday through very early this morning, so missed the big fallout over the prior days. Here's a run-down of what I observed: 1 Red-shouldered Hawk (migrant, low overhead) 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker (audible, chopping away on a tree to the West of the East Ithaca Recreation Way) 6-8 Least Flycatchers 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Blue-headed Vireos 3 Warbling Vireos 3 Red-eyed Vireos (I missed the Yellow-throated Vireo seen by others) 5-6 House Wrens 2-3 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 6-8+ Gray Catbirds 1 Brown Thrasher (1 Northern Mockingbird at the East Hill Plaza) 10-12 Cedar Waxwings 1 Blue-winged Warbler 3 TENNESSEE WARBLERS (two singing near NE corner, one drab plumaged bird near SE portion) (I missed an Orange-crowned Warbler seen near the NE entrance) 20+ (20-25?) NASHVILLE WARBLERS (everywhere) 6+ NORTHERN PARULAS 8-10 Yellow Warblers 2-3 Chestnut-sided Warblers 8-10+ Magnolia Warblers 1-2 Black-throated Blue Warblers 20-25+ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS 8-10 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS 8-10 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS (I missed the Prairie Warbler) 3-4+ Black-and-white Warblers 1-2 American Redstarts 1 Ovenbird (at NE corner) 2-3 Common Yellowthroats 1 CANADA WARBLER (singing in North ravine, North of the NE corner) 1-2 Scarlet Tanagers 1 Eastern Towhee 4-6+ Song Sparrows 6-8 White-throated Sparrows 4-6 Northern Cardinals 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Eastern Meadowlark (distantly heard singing to SW) (1 banded female Brown-headed Cowbird) 8-10 Baltimore Orioles Regrettably, I wasn't very focused this morning and know I ignored or blocked out several local birds, seen or heard, from my memory. 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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawk took my snake
Most Warblers seem not to have made it to shore and upland areas near Cayuga Lake, I guess; I birded all around Lansing Station Rd. and Edwards Lake Cliff Preserve (both Lansing, near the lake, some parts with old orchard trees in bloom) in the last 2 days and saw only Yellow Rumped, Yellow, and Black and White Warblers, and not too many of those. Have seen lots of B. Orioles, Cardinals, G. Catbirds, E. Towhees, White Throated and Field Sparrows, a Brown Thrasher and Swallows and the usual feeder birds. Heard many Wood Thrushes in woods on Lansing Station Rd. But, I digress. For the last two days I saw lying right next to the rail of the RR track by my yard a small Eastern Milk Snake, seemingly sunning itself. This morning, thinking it might be injured and/or that its location right by the track where people and dogs walk was not the safest, I took a towel down to the RR to use to pick up the snake and move it to a safer spot. I heard what sounded like a Fish Crow scolding and looked up to see a Red Tailed Hawk flying off, closely chased by a small crow into the tree tops. Soon, the hawk wheeled around and came back over the RR track dangling something long and skinny in its talons. The crow was still in pursuit. My Milk Snake was no longer in its spot by the rail. :-( Donna 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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Video/audio of Baltimore Oriole
Hello fellow birders, It's hard to believe that this video was taken merely two hours before that massive storm came through Ithaca-it's so clear and sunny! This was taken in the Commonland Community near the east end of the complex. The cottonwood tree (Populus deltoides) you see is a favorite of this particular oriole, and he has serenaded me in my garden for several years running now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dJBq11dvM I apologize for the camera quality-iPhones are great, but can't really zoom! He is toward the right side of the tree in one of the small v's near the top. Enjoy! Alice Fox -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Yellow headed blackbird still there
I haven't seen been down to see it but here is news: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: ferrisa3 ferri...@pronetisp.net Date: May 4, 2012 2:56:52 PM EDT To: Lee van Leer zoologist...@gmail.com Subject: Pssst . . . In case anyone is wondering, I just checked a little while ago, and the Yellow-headed Blackbird is still there in West Corners, hanging out in his usual spot. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods 4May2012
I showed a couple of visitors around the trail system at Sapsucker Woods this afternoon. In general it was pretty quiet, but my highlight was a silent male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER foraging high in maples along the trail that runs from Sapsucker Woods Road (by the visitor lot) to the powerline cut, just before you break out of the woods onto the cut. The female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER that I found at the Sherwood Platform has not been refound, as far as I know, after Jeff Gerbracht, Tim Lenz, Scott Haber and I watched it for a couple of minutes foraging in the low willows along the boardwalk. It wasn't very cooperative for photos, but I managed to get these: https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Spring2012#5738770314184867090 https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Spring2012#5738771296634165730 Good birding, Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak
We have a male BLUE GROSBEAK in our back yard, foraging among the sparrrows and finches for what appears to be dandelion seeds. This morning, Shirley saw two blue colored birds in the front yard but could not ID them. Possibly the same as the Blue Grosbeak. Bill McAneny, TBurg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Campus today
Hi all, Ben Barkley, Brenden Fogarty, Brian Magnier, and I had an excellent morning of birding around campus today (primarily in the woods behind Jessup Field and the A Lot, just north of main campus). In addition to 18+ species of warblers, there were a plethora of White-crowned Sparrows and other migrants. 65 or 70 species in total! Our warbler list included: Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Cape May Warbler - at least two in the larches by the field above the A Lot Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler - heard singing Also Chestnut-sided and Tennessee Warblers, seen by Graham Montgomery. Graham also had several Scarlet Tanagers. Additionally, there was a Wood Thrush singing in the same area yesterday. Good birding! --Hope Batcheller -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard revisited
It was another fantastic day at the orchard. I was there from 10:00 - 12:00 A.M. I tried to count numbers of each species, but it didn't quite work.(sorry Chris) They were moving around too much. Anyway, there seemed to be a number of birds in just about every tree. It was a real treat! As Gary put it yesterday I love the Hawthorn Orchard. The following is my list. Also, I only birded the Northeast and Northwest areas. Many Black-throated Green Warblers Many Black-throated Blue Warblers Common Yellowthroat One Orange-crowned Warbler on the northeast side of the orchard. It was skulking in the low bushes at that entrance. Yellow Warblers Yellow-rumps galore Many Blackburnian Warblers Many Northern Parulas Nashville Warblers 4 at least Tennessee Warbler 4 + Chestnut-sided Warblers Magnolia Warblers 3+ Many Black and White Warblers American Redstart Scarlet Tanagers were there Rose-breasted Grosbeaks - I saw a male and female together. Great Crested Flycatcher There were also Baltimore Orioles, Blue-Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, flyover Mallard. A fellow birder saw an Indigo Bunting that I missed. It was around the ravine. Also, a Canada Warbler was reported around that area. After the Hawthorn Orchard, I did stop by Park Preserve to hear a Prairie Warbler. There were a number there. Lastly, I stopped by Sandbank Road and saw 8+ Bobolinks. They are back. Good birding, Ann -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Blue Grosbeak Not
My apologies. Jay, Jeff, Tim, and others came by to look for the grosbeak and found an Indigo Bunting. My ID was a bit hopeful I guess. Jay kindly said he would rather find a more common bird than miss a rare bird that went unreported.. Nonetheless, you all can now go back to counting warblers in the hawthorns. Good birding, Bill McAneny -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] another red-tailed hawk nest
A friend just told us about another red-tailed hawk nest near Cornell campus that I hadn't heard about. It's located on the north cliff wall of the Fall Creek gorge just above the Stewart Ave. bridge and below eye level when viewed from the bridge. When we looked about an hour ago, it looked like there are two youngsters that are possibly a little older than Big Red and Ezra's three. I'm not a photographer, but it seems like this nest would lend itself to some very nice photos. Does anyone have more info on the history of this nest and pair? Just a caution, anyone going to have a look should be very careful with the traffic there. - Ray -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell Campus today
According to a booklet about Cornell Natural Areas, the woods between Triphammer and Pleasant Grove Roads north of A-lot and Jessup Fields is called PALMER WOODS. This is the first time I've had occasion to use the name, so I can hardly blame anyone else for not knowing. Anyway I'm glad people are going there and finding birds. I mostly drive past and wonder what's there. It looks neat.--Dave NutterOn May 04, 2012, at 05:04 PM, Hope Batcheller hope.batchel...@gmail.com wrote:Hi all, Ben Barkley, Brenden Fogarty, Brian Magnier, and I had an excellent morning of birding around campus today (primarily in the woods behind Jessup Field and the A Lot, just north of main campus). In addition to 18+ species of warblers, there were a plethora of White-crowned Sparrows and other migrants. 65 or 70 species in total! Our warbler list included: Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Cape May Warbler - at least two in the larches by the field above the A Lot Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler - heard singing Also Chestnut-sided and Tennessee Warblers, seen by Graham Montgomery Graham also had several Scarlet Tanagers. Additionally, there was a Wood Thrush singing in the same area yesterday. Good birding! --Hope Batcheller -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Whip-poor-will!
Sitting outside just now, listening to the night sounds, I thought the toads down at the pond were being awfully noisy, so I moved around to the north end of the house, andI immediately heard a Whip-poor-will. The last time I had one in my yard was way back in 1997! Geo Kloppel Tupper Road West Danby -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma
Hiked the Esker Brook Trail and drove towpath rd at Montezuma this afternoon, Spring is definitely here! This is a list of species seen (didn't track numbers). I probably won't remember everything, but here it goes; Yellow-rumped Warblers Yellow Warblers White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Palm Warbler Black-crowned Night-heron (a pair at beginning of towpath - north side of road) Wood Ducks Trumpeter Swan Great Egret Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Blue-gray Gnatcatchers Baby Geese (all over the place) Baltimore Orioles Mallards N. Shovelers Am. Wigeon Redheads BW Teal GW Teal AM Coots Pied-billed Grebes Am Goldfinch Chipping Sparrows DC Cormorants (2 flocks in V formations) One word of caution about towpath road (off N. Mays Point Rd). They (NYSEG?) extended the road to the canal (by the east end) and there are a lot of people using it for fishing access, so watch for traffic. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] 106 Species in 6 hours Broome County May 4, 2012, 17 species of Warblers.
Saw the radar last night after sunset and it was lit up with very heavy bird echoesthen a large swath of thunderstorms pushed through central NY. I watched and right after the storms passed by, the bird echoes were gonemega fallout! Dan Watkins and I planned a big Broome County Day today but I only had until 1 pm so we set a goal for 100 species as we prepare for World Series of Birding next week and we surpassed this very surprisingly. The birding was simply awesome. Highlights- Upper lisle- trees loaded with warblers. This was in the aspens and scattered trees by the main road on the trail that goes up overlooking the Tiougnoiga River. Not in our Hawthorne area. We didn't need to trek up there. Highlights- all common vireos, blue-headed, red-eyed, warbling and yellow-throated. Several MAGNOLIA, NASHVILLE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, AMERICAN REDSTART, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLUE-WINGED, YELLOWS, | BLACK AND WHITE, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and BLACK THROATED GREEN at least. We were there for maybe an hour and more seemed to be coming in. Tree tops were occasionally moving with several birds at a time. I am sure there was more there. We also got many BALTIMORE ORIOLES,1 LEAST FLYCATCHER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, SCARLET TANAGER and scores and scores of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. We also got an EASTERN KINGBIRD that was in an open area near the lake right next to a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on the same branch in an aspen. Odd combination, but that is what these fall-outs do. I am sure I missed some species we had. Dorchester Park- highlights 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS (FOY for Broome). and 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS. Next stop was King Street. It was quiet at first but then when the sun came out...the birds were appearing everywhere. We got FOY CANADA which is early for Broome and also a FOY HOODED again a little early for Broome. There were also many many Black Throated Greens and Blues, several MAGNOLIAS, AMERICAN REDSTARTS, and OVENBIRDS. We also got a very early VEERY for Broome. There was also a GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER that was heard. Of course YELLOW-RUMPS were everywhere all places, like YELLOWS. Near the top of King Street by Knapp Road we got on at least 2-4 BLACKBURNIANS, also added PRAIRIE and PINE WARBLER. Then on Knapp Road we got many many more BLACK-THROATED GREENS, MAGNOLIA, BLACK AND WHITE, NASHVILLE, 1 BLACKBURNIAN and BLACK THROATED BLUE WARBLERS in scattered trees and small wood lots, even real close to people's homes. There were warblers singing and calling almost everywhere there were large trees, small woodloots or even just some cover. We also got a close encounter with a CHESTNUT SIDED WARBLER who was in a small tree by the road on Knapp Rd near a yards that came within 5-10 feet of us. No binoculars needed to enjoy this gorgeous bird! Amazing. Also added some field birds too...BOBOLINK, SAVANNAH SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK. Parson's Road got us more BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK THROATED GREEN, BLACK AND WHITE, NASHVILLE, OVENBIRD and MAGNOLIA. But nothing really knew except for a GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Boland Pond was dead. No swallows, barely a MALLARD. We did get the GREAT EGRET again and also GREEN HERON. We ended at MURPHY's and added a few more species that we needed... GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, HOUSE FINCH!! DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT and a few others. Big misses- NO TVs!!! No BROWN CREEPERS, no AMERICAN KESTREL. SOLITARY SANDPIPERS where have been seeing them regularly. Missed PALM WARBLER, and had no WATERTHRUSHES or HERMIT THRUSH. But all in all, it was my highest daily total to date for Broome County and we only did 6 hours...7 am to 1 pm. That is all I had time for...we could have easily, I think, exceeded 110 species...and given the early date of May 4ththis was quite a surprise to us. We had a great time and good looks too, so we were in and out of world series birding mode. Sometimes we just had to stop and spend time to get good looks at all these great birds. Wish us luck for Saturday May 12th!! Happy Spring to everyone!!! See ebird report below. Broome County, NY, US, Broome, US-NY May 4, 2012 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 50.0 mile(s) 106 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) X Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) X Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) X Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) X Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) X Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) X Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) X Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) X Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) X Great Egret (Ardea alba) X Green Heron (Butorides virescens) X Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) X Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) X Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) X Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) X Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) X Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) X Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) X Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) X
[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Wood-Pewee in SSW
Earlier this evening, LeeAnn VanLeer and I identified an Eastern Wood-Pewee (two white wing bars, no discernible eyeing) on Wilson Trail just past Sherwood Platform. It seemed early for a Pewee, so if anyone has another possibility, let me know. Lots of other stuff but nothing that hasn't already been reported. Favorite sighting of the evening was a Green Heron that flew in, circled the pond and landed on a top branch of one of the tallest trees on the west side of the pond. Also Eastern kingbird at pond near white barn. Susan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchards, 5/4
first WARBLERS of the season spotted (admittedly, a bit late to the game on my part) April 29th: yellow-rumps in Six Mile Gorge. this morning, May 4th, WARBLER HEAVEN in the Hawthorn Orchards on East Hill (roughly 10 am - 12:30 pm), with an amazing fallout from yesterday's thunderstorms (similar to the fallout from a prior storm two days before, that I missed). the hawthorns literally dripping with warbler poop . . . Bay-breasted (highly probable), Chestnut-sided, Yellow, Ovenbird (heard), Black-and-white, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Black- throated blue (heard), Black-throated green. It was a treat to have so many different species of warblers hanging out in proximity to one another, so you could really observe and compare them. Plus Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Baltimore Oriole, amongst others (35 species in 2 hours). Jonathan Skinner -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
