Re: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer Courtship at Myers
One recent good description of poses, etc. is the Stokes Nature Guides, Guide to Bird Behavior, vol. 2.The original Saunders source is Saunders, Aretas Andrews, The Summer Birds of Central New York Marshes Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin. vol. 3 , pp. 335-475. 1926Also A. C. Bent's Life Histories of North American Shorebirds part two. Originally from the Smithsonian in 1927, Dover Publications did a reprint in 1962. Steve On Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:47 PM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edu wrote: I've seen Killdeer doing this and similar behaviors a number of times early in the breeding season. Sometimes in pairs, sometimes several birds together. My impression is that it has both territorial and courtship components. Pairs do something similar during a nest scrape display...the male bows, spreading his tail and trills constantly when the pair is at one of the nest scrapes the male makes when the two are deciding on a nest site. Here are a couple of photos of this behavior: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Killdeer/Gu7AkHC8sfg8/IALsXWhF3uvM/CzQU3lDkq6SE http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Killdeer/Gu7AkHC8sfg8/I6rJaalHoVTk/CzQU3lDkq6SE Cool observation! 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 Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin Available here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE From: bounce-118984747-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-118984747-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Lauren Flesher [superduperw...@aim.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:38 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer Courtship at Myers This morning at Myers Point, the group I was with observed two Killdeer engaging in what we assumed was a courtship ritual. They stood on the log at the end of the gravel parking lot, back to back, with tails raised high, and backed into each other until tails were close to touching. They then began imitating each other, with flicks and dips. The whole time they were calling constantly, so that it sounds like one continuous trill. No one in our group had ever seen the likes of it before, or heard of it. Unfortunately we had to leave before seeing the end of this display, but my curiosity was piqued. I came home and checked on Birds of North America for more information, and found nothing except a small reference to the 1967 paper Prenuptial courtship in wintering shorebirds by J.B. Funderburg. Google searching this paper lead me to a website describing the ground courtship displays of Killdeer. I find it quite interesting, so I thought I'd share it with you all! Found on the website birdsbybent.com. A 1929 bulletin - 146 (part 2: 202-217) - written by Arthur Cleveland Bent for the Smithsonian National Museum. The most noticeable courtship performances of the killdeer are those that take place in the air--the nuptial flight--but those that occur on the ground, although less often seen, are also spectacular. Aretas Saunders (1926) thus describes the display: Two birds would crouch side by side but facing in opposite directions. Then they would droop the tips of the wings so that they exposed the ochraceous patch of the lower back, spread the tail, and tip the breast forward, slowly lifting the wing tips till the came way above the back, but never covered it from view. All the while they kept up a continual call, the long-trilled note 't-r-r-r-r-r.' The displaying birds would often begin the performance or end it with a little fighting. Try as I might, I couldn't find the original Saunders source. Have any of you witnessed this behavior before? Happy birding! Lauren -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- 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] Snow geese
I was awake around 330 am. I heard a large flock of snow geese fly over my house at 3.39 am. It passed over my house over a minute.. What a fun way to count birds while you are under a warm blanket. Meena Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- 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] Mute swan smith park Seneca lake
A pair of mutes are regulars on the Watkins waterfront and overwinter on the west shore. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492' Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat On Thu, March 26, 2015 14:23, Joshua Snodgrass wrote: Mute swan at smith park boat launch swimming north close to shore at 2pm -- 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 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] Killdeer Courtship at Myers
Hi Lauren, As Marie noted sometimes this behavior is by small groups. I watched a group of four Killdeer doing this display on a visit to Myer’s several years ago. It was the most unusual thing to see these birds do what amounted to a Killdeer version of a square dance calling like crazy. Very competitive for them probably and amazing for me. Killdeer are really starting to peak now. I had 11 birds at one stationary count last night and I seem to hear them at every stop. Thanks for posting your observation and reminding me of the thrill I had seeing this behavior. Gary From: bounce-118987670-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-118987670-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 5:45 AM To: Marie P. Read; superduperw...@aim.com; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer Courtship at Myers One recent good description of poses, etc. is the Stokes Nature Guides, Guide to Bird Behavior, vol. 2. The original Saunders source is Saunders, Aretas Andrews, The Summer Birds of Central New York Marshes Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin. vol. 3 , pp. 335-475. 1926 Also A. C. Bent's Life Histories of North American Shorebirds part two. Originally from the Smithsonian in 1927, Dover Publications did a reprint in 1962. Steve On Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:47 PM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote: I've seen Killdeer doing this and similar behaviors a number of times early in the breeding season. Sometimes in pairs, sometimes several birds together. My impression is that it has both territorial and courtship components. Pairs do something similar during a nest scrape display...the male bows, spreading his tail and trills constantly when the pair is at one of the nest scrapes the male makes when the two are deciding on a nest site. Here are a couple of photos of this behavior: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Killdeer/Gu7AkHC8sfg8/IALsXWhF3uvM/CzQU3lDkq6SE http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Killdeer/Gu7AkHC8sfg8/I6rJaalHoVTk/CzQU3lDkq6SE Cool observation! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.comhttp://www.marieread.com/ Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE From: bounce-118984747-5851...@list.cornell.edumailto:bounce-118984747-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-118984747-5851...@list.cornell.edumailto:bounce-118984747-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Lauren Flesher [superduperw...@aim.commailto:superduperw...@aim.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:38 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Killdeer Courtship at Myers This morning at Myers Point, the group I was with observed two Killdeer engaging in what we assumed was a courtship ritual. They stood on the log at the end of the gravel parking lot, back to back, with tails raised high, and backed into each other until tails were close to touching. They then began imitating each other, with flicks and dips. The whole time they were calling constantly, so that it sounds like one continuous trill. No one in our group had ever seen the likes of it before, or heard of it. Unfortunately we had to leave before seeing the end of this display, but my curiosity was piqued. I came home and checked on Birds of North America for more information, and found nothing except a small reference to the 1967 paper Prenuptial courtship in wintering shorebirds by J.B. Funderburg. Google searching this paper lead me to a website describing the ground courtship displays of Killdeer. I find it quite interesting, so I thought I'd share it with you all! Found on the website birdsbybent.com. A 1929 bulletin - 146 (part 2: 202-217) - written by Arthur Cleveland Bent for the Smithsonian National Museum. The most noticeable courtship performances of the killdeer are those that take place in the air--the nuptial flight--but those that occur on the ground, although less often seen, are also spectacular. Aretas Saunders (1926) thus describes the display: Two birds would crouch side by side but facing in opposite directions. Then they would droop the tips of the wings so that they exposed the ochraceous patch of the lower back, spread the tail, and tip the breast forward, slowly lifting the wing tips till the came way above the back, but never covered it from view. All the while they kept up a continual call, the long-trilled note 't-r-r-r-r-r.' The displaying birds would often begin the performance or end it with a little fighting. Try as I might, I couldn't find the original Saunders source. Have any of you witnessed this behavior before?
[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese where abouts
Hi all, Some of my friends want to see snow geese flocks in numbers this week-end. So if someone is seeing birds could you post locations to the list or call me at 6072298710. Thanks in advance. Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Email: m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf -- 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] Snow Geese where abouts
Posted to the list would be much appreciated! On 3/27/15, 9:56 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, Some of my friends want to see snow geese flocks in numbers this week-end. So if someone is seeing birds could you post locations to the list or call me at 6072298710. Thanks in advance. Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Email: m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- 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] Some of you may be interested in theseCornell plantations workshops
To enhance habitat for native birds and other species, some of the workshops might be of interest to you. http://www.ssreg.com/cornellplantations/classes/results.asp?cID=83531 Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Email: m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf -- 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] Wilson's Snipe
A snipe is just east of a white farmhouse in a wet area on Stevenson Road. A Killdeer is also present. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Field Sparrow
An early Field Sparrow was at our feeder in the Village of Lansing just now. Although it's not typically a species I think of as a feeder visitor, we had one here (on the same feeder even) in April of 2013. -Scott H -- 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] Field Sparrow
There is often a Field Sparrow or two at the Lab of O feeders during migration also.not saying now though. Linda Orkin On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote: An early Field Sparrow was at our feeder in the Village of Lansing just now. Although it's not typically a species I think of as a feeder visitor, we had one here (on the same feeder even) in April of 2013. -Scott H -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Veganism is simply the acknowledgment that a replaceable and fleeting pleasure isn't more valuable than someone's life and liberty. ~ Unknown If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- 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] 2 snowy owls
I'm just realizing that I don't think I have ever seen a Snowy Owl in flight. Cool Colleen. Linda On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:07 PM, cl...@juno.com cl...@juno.com wrote: Sorry for the late post - life is a whirlwind these days. Sitting in a friend's house at the corner of County Rte. 139/130 yesterday about 4 pm - 2 mostly white Snowy Owls criss-crossed the nearby field for about 15 minutes then disappeared in separate directions (WNW and due N). They never reappeared. Colleen Richards -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- *Old School Yearbook Pics* View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School Year. Look Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/55158e764f29de762e39st04duc classmates.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/55158e764f29de762e39st04duc -- Veganism is simply the acknowledgment that a replaceable and fleeting pleasure isn't more valuable than someone's life and liberty. ~ Unknown If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- 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] Wilson's Snipe; gulls
In addition to the two continuing Wilson's Snipe, the compost piles on Stevenson Road were very good for gulls this morning. Two ADULT GLAUCOUS GULLS, one 1ST CYCLE and one ADULT ICELAND GULL, and two ADULT LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were among the birds sitting in the fields around the piles, all visible from Stevenson. A probable 1st cycle THAYER'S GULL was photographed by Tim Lenz at the same spot yesterday, but I was unable to refind it this morning. The two Lesser Black-backed were also different birds than the two I saw there yesterday. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Ann Mitchell annmitchel...@gmail.com wrote: A snipe is just east of a white farmhouse in a wet area on Stevenson Road. A Killdeer is also present. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ -- -- 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] eastern phoebe
Spotted an Eastern Phoebe on Dodge Road in trees just south of the stream crossing about noon today (playing hooky from work). Ken Kenneth J. Kemphues Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 435 Biotechnology Building Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 voice: 607-254-4805 fax: 607-255-6249 k...@cornell.edumailto: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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese where abouts
Last Wednesday there were several hundred Snow Geese in the cut-over corn field along Rt 31. North side of the road. West of the Potato Building. The field was still snow-covered and frozen, but I would expect there to be many more geese there by this weekend. Bob McGuire On Mar 27, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, Some of my friends want to see snow geese flocks in numbers this week-end. So if someone is seeing birds could you post locations to the list or call me at 6072298710. Thanks in advance. Meena Dr. Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14853 USA Email: m...@cornell.edu http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf -- 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 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] Meadowlarks
I had two Eastern Meadowlarks singing along Burdick Hill Road around 9 am this morning. One perched high in tree. The other I could not see. South side of the road, about one third of the way down the road from Triphammer Rd. Bob McGuire -- 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] Stewart Park today
About 1pm, north of the footbridge between the park and the golf course, we saw about 8 Bufflehead, along with one pair of Hooded Mergansers, and one pair of Redheads. Teresa Bulatek -- 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] redpoll, at last!
One, lone REDPOLL showed up today at our niger seed feeder. Finally! --Marty === Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 Interlaken, NY 14847 cell315-521-4315 === -- 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] Chipping/Fox Sparrow
Larry called me to our bay window to quickly look at a CHIPPING SPARROW. As I was grabbing my bins to look--but in the opposite direction--I spotted a FOX SPARROW!! In the meantime the rest of the birds were flushed, and I have been waiting for the chipper to come back, so I could see it for myself and get a more accurate ID. (Larry is fairly confident that it was a Chipper.) In meantime, Fox sparrow remains. -- Sara Jane Hymes Vine St. in Ithaca -- 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] Snowgeese
Just had a large flock of Snowgeese fly over-going south. I don't regularly get Snowgeese here between Skaneateles and Auburn. Sent from my iPad -- 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] Chipping sparrows: Union Springs
On Wed. 25 Mar. 2015 Becky Sewell, my daughter, saw 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS under her feeders. She is 3.5 mi. east of Union Springs, inside the Basin has far more varieties of feeder birds than I do. I've had a SONG SPARROW under my feeders since 26 Mar.. I saw one on 18 Jan. but didn't try to keep track of it or other birds because of high winds/weather/snow, etc.. A Bluebird was checking out my bird boxes on the 26th. On 23 Mar. when I went to look at the Snowy owl between Aurora King Ferry, I looked at the new BALD EAGLE nest by the creek at the south edge of Aurora at the corner of Rte. 90 Poplar Ridge Rd. saw the white head sticking up. The nest at Great Gully farm is too far away for me to see with binox. Seems that part of our resident Turkey Vultures have returned. Saw the 1st ones on 24 Mar.. Still don't know where they roost. Also on the 24th I found a Canada goose with a large white elongated cap atop its head the chin strap was shorter more narrow than normal. Got Becky she took pix posted them on her Facebook page. Becky has, for over a wk., seen taken pictures of a male RED-NECKED GREBE on Mill Pond here in Union Springs. I saw it today now that the vast numbers of Canadas weren't there. A COOT joined the Mallards, Buffles Redheads today. Pond outlets along Frontenac Park have many swans, ducks geese. Lake ice is still down to Farley's but with the thaw rain, water is now atop the ice. Snows Canadas were late getting into the air today. Finally about 11 a.m. great flocks of them headed out to feed at 4 p.m. I saw many in fields east of us. Seems most any farm fields east of Rte. 90 between King Ferry Mud Lock, as well as all over MNWR lands, people can find geese. Also saw many in fields going down 89. Snows are still here in great nos.. No ospreys here in Union Springs, yet, that I've seen. Fritzie -- 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] swans
I'm not aware of any migrating swan reports, so will add that a fine-looking Vee of 38 TUNDRA SWANS flew over my house about 1100 this morning. I don't usually see groups this large. Steve FastBrooktondale -- 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] Osprey
I headed up the lake this afternoon to see the thousands of Snow Geese Bob mentioned. It was quite a sight! I did see one Osprey near May's Point hovering over a stream where there were a number of Great Blue Herons. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Fox Sparrow
Beautiful FOX SPARROW (FOY) eating bird seed on ground under Spruce tree in my front yard near dusk this evening, along with 7 female N. CARDINALS at least 4 male Cardinals, a SONG SPARROW, a few D.E. JUNCOS, 6 male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Several SNOW GEESE flocks seen earlier on walk down road, all flying north or towards Cayuga Lake. Donna Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing -- 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/ --
