Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fluorescent green,, black

2022-05-10 Thread Richard Guthrie 
Perhaps an immature male Orchard Oriole?

They are not small, but size is relative and a fast moving bird may appear
to be smaller than it really is.

The black is confined to the throat, but from an odd angle, it might appear
to be extending to the belly/undersides.

Rich Guthrie

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 5:03 PM Leo Thomas Sack  wrote:

> Hi Anne Marie,
>
>
>
> What a strange mystery! Wild guess here… Any chance you might have seen a Tree
> Swallow ? I
> know it doesn’t seem to match the description: white belly and iridescent
> blue head, back and wings, which sounds nothing at all like fluorescent
> green wings and a black body, right? But those iridescent feathers can do
> crazy color-changing tricks when seen in the right light or from the right
> angle. If you look at the iridescent feathers from the side
> , they can look matte black.
> See them straight-on, especially in bright light, and they can flash
> brilliantly in various shades of blue
>  or green
> .
>
>
>
> The Tree Swallow is certainly a small, cigar-shaped bird (“cigar-shaped”
> always makes me think of swallows and swifts), a very fast flier, and
> likely to be seen flying over a yard near riparian habitat. Often seen
> catching insects in flight over lawns or meadows, but they nest near water.
> Similar in size to a sparrow or warbler.
>
>
>
> We have them nesting in nest boxes in Sapsucker Woods, close to the
> parking lot, if you want to come see and compare.
>
>
>
> Hope that helps. If that’s not it, I can’t think what else it could have
> been! Anyone else out there have ideas?
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Leo
>
>
>
> --
>
> Leo Sack
>
> Public Programs Assistant
>
> Visitor Center & Adelson Library
>
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
>
> 607-254-2165
>
> lt...@cornell.edu
>
> birds.cornell.edu/home/visit 
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-126539648-83239...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-126539648-83239...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Anne Marie
> Sheridan
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:08 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Fluorescent green,, black
>
>
>
> Help me understand what I saw? Freeville, small, (cigar shaped?), wing
> fluorescent green (a hair down from that towards chartreuse on the
> spectrum) black body. Flew fast across a yard into riparian woods. I
> thought it was some warbler, hummingbird I never learned, but I see nothing
> in the guides. Is there a large butterfly or moth that could have thrown
> me? I’m really confused. Thanks.
>
>
>
> Anne Marie Sheridan ’98
>
> Assistant to Senior Associate Dean Beth Ahner
>
> Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
>
> 269 Roberts Hall
>
> Ithaca, NY 14853
>
>
>
> phone: 607 255 4677
>
> fax: 607 254 4690
>
> am...@cornell.edu
>
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Feeder First

2022-05-10 Thread Carl Steckler 
Just minutes after talking to my neighbor about her seeing a Yellow bellied
Sapsucker in the woods behind her house, one showed up at my feeders. First
time for my feeders here in Dryden

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fluorescent green,, black

2022-05-10 Thread Leo Thomas Sack 
Hi Anne Marie,

What a strange mystery! Wild guess here… Any chance you might have seen a Tree 
Swallow? I know it 
doesn’t seem to match the description: white belly and iridescent blue head, 
back and wings, which sounds nothing at all like fluorescent green wings and a 
black body, right? But those iridescent feathers can do crazy color-changing 
tricks when seen in the right light or from the right angle. If you look at the 
iridescent feathers from the side, 
they can look matte black. See them straight-on, especially in bright light, 
and they can flash brilliantly in various shades of 
blue or 
green.

The Tree Swallow is certainly a small, cigar-shaped bird (“cigar-shaped” always 
makes me think of swallows and swifts), a very fast flier, and likely to be 
seen flying over a yard near riparian habitat. Often seen catching insects in 
flight over lawns or meadows, but they nest near water. Similar in size to a 
sparrow or warbler.

We have them nesting in nest boxes in Sapsucker Woods, close to the parking 
lot, if you want to come see and compare.

Hope that helps. If that’s not it, I can’t think what else it could have been! 
Anyone else out there have ideas?

Best,
Leo

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Public Programs Assistant
Visitor Center & Adelson Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
607-254-2165
lt...@cornell.edu
birds.cornell.edu/home/visit


From: bounce-126539648-83239...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Anne Marie Sheridan
Sent: Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:08 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fluorescent green,, black

Help me understand what I saw? Freeville, small, (cigar shaped?), wing 
fluorescent green (a hair down from that towards chartreuse on the spectrum) 
black body. Flew fast across a yard into riparian woods. I thought it was some 
warbler, hummingbird I never learned, but I see nothing in the guides. Is there 
a large butterfly or moth that could have thrown me? I’m really confused. 
Thanks.


Anne Marie Sheridan ’98

Assistant to Senior Associate Dean Beth Ahner

Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

269 Roberts Hall

Ithaca, NY 14853



phone: 607 255 4677

fax: 607 254 4690

am...@cornell.edu


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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey webinar recording

2022-05-10 Thread Suan Hsi Yong 
A recording of yesterday's Cayuga Bird Club webinar is now available at:

  https://tinyurl.com/cbc-2022-05-ospreys

Ospreys and Overheads: Working Together to Build and Rebuild
by Paul Paradine.

Recording will be available for about a month (until around June 9, 2022).

Thanks Paul for an informative talk and the work he's doing to help
not just ospreys but other wildlife in our area that are facing
population declines.

Suan

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