[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/11

I found a PINE SISKIN in a flock of goldfinches by the Podell Boardwalk in Sapsucker Woods on Friday morning. Otherwise, I found very few migrants, none at all unusual. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories?

views of two of the four Mourning Warblers in Sapsucker Woods, as well as a frustrating glimpse of a third. One remained out of my sight. Mark Chao -Original Message- From: bounce-58388044-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-58388044-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Victor

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/17

edge somewhere. Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/19

I looked for birds around the Wilson Trail North, the Woodleton Boardwalk, and the road in Sapsucker Woods on Saturday morning. Here are some highlights. * YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER along the road, about 30 meters north of the gated trailheads. Suan Yong and I had a nice 20-second view of

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/20

Warbler stayed in this very location for a few weeks into at least early June, but today's bird seemed much more intent on foraging than defending a territory with song. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve (FLLT SBQ), Sun 5/27

hope to see many of you there! Mark Chao ___ Lindsay-Parsons FLLT Preserve, Tompkins, US-NY May 27, 2012 7:00 AM - 10:15 AM 52 species Canada Goose 21 Wood Duck 4 Great Blue Heron 3 Green Heron 4 Turkey Vulture 1 Common Gallinule 1 Seen swimming

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius and Park/Baldwin (FLLT SBQ), Mon 5/28

the groups; to Frank and Blythe Baldwin once again for uncommon vision and generosity in creating the preserved tract that now bears your name; and to everyone who has had the patience to read my rambling posts three days in a row - many thanks for another wonderful SBQ! Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] eTT reports -- from visitor kiosks (?)

clustered at the beginning of the alphabet, I would suspect that we're seeing the result of casual fun at the kiosk rather than a rigorous report. But of course I hope I'm wrong and that the birds are really there. Mark Chao PS. This past week, we saw a Chipping Sparrow eating chips

[cayugabirds-l] Podell Boardwalk

by the Charley Harper memorial bench, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at the pond edge here, and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER in the woods close to the Fuller Wetlands. Mark Chao From: bounce-64004159-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-64004159-3493...@list.cornell.edu

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 9/20

side. I thought that this bird might pull off a shocking upset, outnumbering the Song Sparrows here 1-0, but alas, I ended up finding a few of the latter species by the little lawn along the road. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Cornell Community Gardens, Sat 9/22

hoped that I might find Song Sparrows and LINCOLN'S SPARROW in roughly the same proportions as Jay, Scott, and Brad found the other day. And I did - not in absolute numbers of 60:4, but about 15 Song Sparrows to one Lincoln's (northeast corner). Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Red-morph screech-owl at Day Hall, Cornell -- Mon 11/12

Miyoko Chu has just passed along a message from a colleague who works at Day Hall on the Cornell campus. There was a red-morph Eastern Screech-Owl out in the open on a tree by that building at 12:20 PM on Monday. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] East Ithaca Recreation Way owl

in 2012. What a wonderful bird! Thanks, Bob! Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] CBC highlights from Area IX (Lansing), Tues 1/1/13

to the south in Area IV). All this in a few hours, plus the shrike that Kevin found and Lee Ann reported. Not bad for a cold, windy morning! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Lansing Center Trail, Sun 1/6

Route 34/34B, just west of the intersection with North Triphammer Road. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Fri 1/25 (red-morph screech-owl)

confusing and exciting that I almost honored our visitor unintentionally by wearing my vest inside-out all morning. Here's a photo of today's owl. https://picasaweb.google.com/114049026073343451957/EasternScreechOwls#583740 3143570372674 Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Lansing Center Trail, Sat 2/2

instead I went looking for roosting owls in the conifers along Benson Road. The search was surprisingly enjoyable despite being cold and ultimately fruitless. Mark Chao PS. Speaking of SuperB owls, we have not seen the red-morph screech-owl or any other owl in our yard since that one day

[cayugabirds-l] W. King Road, Fri 2/15

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[cayugabirds-l] Lansing and Aurora, Sat 2/23

numbers of Canada Geese and AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS were here too. * No Short-eared Owls around Lake Road and Rafferty Road just before dusk. We are looking forward today's Cayuga Bird Club field trip report! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, King Ferry, Morgan Rd., Sat 3/2

, a few dozen NORTHERN PINTAILS, some AMERICAN WIGEONS, hundreds of REDHEADS, a few LESSER SCAUP, and both HOODED and COMMON MERGANSERS, along with the Mallards, Canada Geese, and coots. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Mt. Pleasant, etc., Sat 3/9

Here are some highlights and other notes from around Ithaca over the past few days. The birding hasn't been quite as easy as in our previous, very lucky outings, but the common birds, occasional surprises, and even long silences have still been quite worthwhile. * FISH CROWS heard calling in

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 3/17

there for a few minutes like a jewel, and then finally melt away. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http

[cayugabirds-l] Knox-Marsellus and Tschache Pool, Tues 3/26

counterintuitive given our accustomed image of the perched bird, with its big face and hefty body. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Four miles of blackbirds

yesterday), plus some time even before we started keeping track. * I estimate that this flock was flying about 10 m/sec (20 mph, rounded). -- 12+ minutes (i.e. 0.2 hours) x 20 mph = a flock at least FOUR MILES long. Mark Chao From: Mark Chao [mailto:markc...@imt.org] Sent: Tuesday

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 3/28

frequent calls, we saw the closer woodcock fly out northbound over our heads in a low line. The other one took off a few minutes later. Neither seemed to stay in the field by the gravel road to display; maybe they went to the airport. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 4/7

. Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] Cass Park and Sapsucker Woods, Sat 4/13

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[cayugabirds-l] Rural roadsides and MNWR, Sun 4/28

of their exciting day at Braddock Bay), and a dish of incomparably excellent ice cream at the Cayuga Lake Creamery. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Monkey Run South, Mon 4/29

Out of school today because of grading of state tests, Tilden joined me for a walk on the pink-blazed trail at Monkey Run South on Monday morning. He found a silent WINTER WREN - a life bird for him, and first sighting of the year for me - up where the trail runs along the lip of the ravine. We

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/2

in the heron-cam snag (it's been years since I've seen one here). Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/3

Wetlands. Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] Spring Bird Quest, fundraising, and public bird walks for the Finger Lakes Land Trust in May

. Thank you for your consideration! I’m looking forward to finding birds with you! Mark Chao __ I. Bird walk for kids and families Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:00 AM Roy H. Park Preserve This bird walk is especially for families and children of age 6

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/4 et al.

Like others, I found rather few migrants and nothing very surprising in Sapsucker Woods on Saturday morning. But I did meet Susan and Howard Finch, who gave a compelling account of how they saw a VIRGINIA RAIL taking flight briefly from the east edge of the Fuller Wetlands, just after the

[cayugabirds-l] Park Nature Preserve, Sun 5/5

desultory song at Tutelo Park along Bostwick Road in Ithaca at 5:45 PM. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1

[cayugabirds-l] report of Prothonotary Warbler in Sapsucker Woods

I just heard that three experienced Lab of Ornithology staff members have seen a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER in Sapsucker Woods on Monday morning, flying from the island in the main pond to the flowering tree(s) near the Treman feeder garden right next to the building. The sighting happened around 8:48

[cayugabirds-l] Myers and Salt Point, Sat 5/11

on the corner, and then, on a tip from Stuart Krasnoff, at Salt Point. This time we didn't find the warblers, but we did see three ORCHARD ORIOLES - one subadult male, one adult male, and one adult female. Mark Chao PS. Later, Tilden joined the throngs at the International Migratory Bird

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Tues 5/14

the Cape May Warbler at Myers on Saturday with them. After T and I parted, I also heard NASHVILLE WARBLER and PINE SISKINS in the neighborhood. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Newman Golf Course vicinity and Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/15

MAGNOLIA WARBLER and chipping YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER north of the Sherwood Platform, and a silent SWAINSON'S THRUSH in the woods. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Tareyton vicinity, Fri 5/17

. We also heard a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER close by. Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods (FLLT annual meeting and celebration), Sat 5/18

details. I continue to welcome pledges based on my weekend bird species tally, all in support of the Land Trust's efforts to conserve scenic lands and vital bird habitat in our region. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to seeing many of you next weekend! Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/22 (quiet)

and American Redstart. * WILSON'S WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO heard but not seen along the Wilson Trail North. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Whip-poor-will in Danby

Stewart Mandl has informed me that he heard an EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL in Danby after dark on Sunday night, May 19. Mark -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Mississippi Kite over Ithaca, Wed 5/22

when I had to refocus on the ballgame, but think the kite probably drifted off to the north or northwest. This was a life bird for both Tilden and me, but despite our lack of experience, I feel certain about the ID. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, Fri 5/24 (Whimbrel)

swarming swallows over the water here too. Applying negligible effort, we didn't find any Yellow-throated Warbler or any other unusual songbirds today (even the Warbling Vireos were silent in the nasty cold wind). Mark Chao PS. The Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest starts

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, Fri 5/24 PM

.) Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve (FLLT SBQ), Sun 5/26

of the birding has been really pretty good! I look forward to seeing many of you at tomorrow's walks at the Goetchius Wetland Preserve in Caroline (6:30 AM) and the Park Nature Preserve in Dryden (8:30 AM). Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, Mon 7/1

of Salmon Creek. Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] to MNWR, Wed 7/24

and the adjoining Downtown Deli - excellent), we paid our first visit ever to the Seneca Meadows Wetland Preserve. The vistas, wildflowers, and insects there were spectacular, but we found no unusual birds on a short walk to the Northern Overlook and back. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR stop, Fri 7/26 (and reminder about Rte 90 50-garage sale)

this weekend along Route 90 from Homer through Cayuga. People heading to MNWR from Ithaca should either plan on a very slow drive or seek an alternate route. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] May's Point (MNWR), Sun 7/26 -- Red-headed Woodpeckers still present

side of the road. Mark Chao -- 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

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR, Fri 8/9

of slower wingbeats, I learned), and many yellowlegs and smaller Calidris. The Peregrine Falcon made one pass over the marsh, sending all the smaller birds scattering dramatically across the vast space. Unseen BOBOLINKS clanked musically throughout our visit. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds

[cayugabirds-l] Stevenson Road, Fri 8/30

at about 9:45 to check the edge of the Dodge Road spruces (no warblers except a Common Yellowthroat); the falcon was still in this same tree when we returned for one last look at about 10:05. Many thanks to Jay for finding the Black Vultures and to everyone for the updates! Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 9/3

Tilden and I found some scattered migrants around Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning. * BAY-BREASTED and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER together with chickadees along the Hoyt-Pileated Trail (regrettably, former bird seen by me only) * BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at the first split along the Wilson Trail

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 9/4

corridor. Mosquitoes had a bit more difficulty finding us today than yesterday. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 9/5

I forgot to mention that we also saw BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and several BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS on the Wilson Trail this morning. The Romans saw a TENNESSEE WARBLER and another pair of birders reported a Northern Parula, for a collective total of 15 or 16 species. Mark From: Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 9/5

, a few SCARLET TANAGERS, a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and others. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES

[cayugabirds-l] Raptors around Ithaca, Mon/Tues 9/9 and 9/10

BALD EAGLE flying north at about 5 PM over Tutelo Park off of Route 13A in Ithaca. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 9/18

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[cayugabirds-l] more (and less) from Sapsucker Woods, Th 9/26

at the intersection of the Wilson and West Trails, and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER high above the shelter at the Severinghaus/Wilson Trail intersection. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Sat 9/28

, many SONG SPARROWS in all plumages, one TENNESSEE WARBLER, several COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and a few INDIGO BUNTINGS. Flourishing tall weeds make walking and viewing much more difficult than in previous years, but not prohibitively so. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Sun 10/6

am also pleased to report that recent traffic from walkers and at least one truck has greatly facilitated passage through the weedy corridors among the plots. Thanks to all who joined our group! Thank you, Lincoln's Sparrows! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Th 11/7

much more gradually for owl eyes. Mark Chao PS. I also saw a MERLIN fly south with incredible speed and power across Simsbury Drive yesterday afternoon. Tilden and I think we also might have seen a Peregrine Falcon flying south here a few days ago - large size, pointed wings and powerful

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park and NE Ithaca, Sat 11/16

. https://picasaweb.google.com/114049026073343451957/EasternScreechOwls#594687 1568698802802 I saw the owl for just a few seconds early this morning before it retreated into the box. A brief search under the tree revealed no cleared pellet. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] More screech-owl notes from NE Ithaca, Th 11/21

might have heard a distant second owl, whose presence could explain why our owl was so vocal. But everything in the half-in-half-out soundscape was so weirdly elusive that I couldn't tell direct sounds from echoes from possible imaginary owl voices in my own head. Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park and Newman Golf Course, Wed 11/27

during the final 15 minutes of our visit, as we walked back from the golf course to Stewart Park. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Tues 12/3

minutes later. The EASTERN SCREECH-OWL continues to roost daily in the box in our yard in northeast Ithaca. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Airport and West Dryden (no owls), Sun 12/8

a trip through Aurora many years ago. They saw a Gyrfalcon stooping on a flock of crows! Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl at Target, Ithaca Mall, Wed Dec 11

Found by Perri McGowan, I believe. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca/Lansing Snowy Owl -- not refound so far

any owl in any obvious spots. Kevin McGowan confirmed with me that Perri did indeed find the owl. She said that the owl was on a truck in the parking lot by Target. (Of course in my earlier post I meant Tuesday, December 10.) Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Th 12/12

with prey. (I've checked a few times but still haven't found any of this owl's pellets.) Mark Chao PS. I am coordinating Christmas Bird Count assignments for Area IX, which extends from Cayuga Heights through south Lansing. I'd like to get especially good coverage this year, given

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca airport, Wed 12/18

intersection - my first encounter with this species this winter. I also saw eight EASTERN BLUEBIRDS flying south over suburban northeast Ithaca this morning. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Wed 1/8

/5291963262350115 713?banner=pwa. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Independent pupillary response of screech-owl -- photos

seem excessive by now). Mark Chao Ithaca --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl in Freeville, Th 1/9

Gian Dodici has found a SNOWY OWL in Freeville (Thursday, 4 PM), on a post in a field on the north side of Fall Creek Road, just past its intersection with Ed Hill Road and Herman Road. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.

[cayugabirds-l] East Shore Park and NE Ithaca, Fri 2/7

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[cayugabirds-l] Burdick Hill and Ladoga Park Roads, Sat 2/8

. Birds were much less abundant and diverse at the marina and off Myers Park. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Lansing to Aurora, Mon 2/17

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[cayugabirds-l] Burdick Hill Road, Fri 2/21 (and owl-pellet forensics)

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[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Tues 3/25

and out of view. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 4/13

of helpful jif-jif vocalizations. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Lime Hollow vicinity, Sun 4/27

On Sunday afternoon just before 6 PM, I saw a GREAT EGRET in the air south of McLean Road, near the Lime Hollow Center. Yesterday, my wife Miyoko and I spent about 40 minutes birding together on the Wilson Trail North in Sapsucker Woods. Our biggest surprise was probably a male BLUE-WINGED

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/2

consistent plumage - the bird I saw had an obvious single broad white tail band.) Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Palmer Woods and Arrowwood/Brentwood area, Sat 5/3

(plainly seen twice flying through the treetops). Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Sun 5/4

our eye level for several minutes, merely 5 meters away, with the male pausing now and then to throw his head back and peal out a Woodleton-accented song. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

[cayugabirds-l] Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest -- May 24-26

, and especially during the SBQ! Mark Chao Saturday, May 24 8:00 AM Dorothy McIlroy Bird Sanctuary Lake Como Road, Summerhill. This year, the walk will begin at the Maneri tract, a new addition to the McIlroy Bird Sanctuary. Take Rt. 90 to Lake Como Road. Turn north onto

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/8 early AM

SOLITARY SANDPIPERS flying west (thanks to Brad Walker for finding them) Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/9 early AM

. Beyond the species count, though, the spectacle of sheer numbers of birds is absolutely stirring (10+ male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, and multiple birds streaming by everywhere. (Anne and I also found a BARRED OWL with extremely little effort - same Wilson/Severinghaus area as yesterday). Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/9 full summary (22+ warbler species incl Golden-winged)

that if it seems quiet, keep moving until you find a concentration of birds. Mark Chao PS. Sorry for the misplaced parentheses in my earlier message. I was a little tired, rushed, and overstimulated. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/10

- especially the pair near the footbridge cited above.) Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Northern Parula, passage-migrant Northern Waterthrush, and other warblers are still around. I also heard a BROWN THRASHER singing in the power line cut. Mark Chao

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/10

: Mark Chao [mailto:markc...@imt.org] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:42 AM To: 'Cayugabirds- L' Subject: Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/10 Last night's winds seem to have dispersed and turned over yesterday's fallout birds, but there is still plenty to see today in Sapsucker Woods. I had six CAPE MAY

[cayugabirds-l] This weekend's Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest walks

Hi everyone, I am very fired up for a weekend of birding with many of you!! Please note that tomorrow’s walk at the McIlroy Sanctuary in Summerhill begins at a different location from the usual main parking lot. Please see below for directions to that new site and to all preserves. Walks

[cayugabirds-l] Etna, Genung, McIlroy (FLLT SBQ), Sat 5/24

to seeing some of you tomorrow at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve for the further unfolding of this year's SBQ! Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve (FLLT), Sun 5/25

H. Park Preserve at 8:30! Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius and Park (FLLT SBQ), Mon 5/26

As noted in my posts on Saturday and Sunday, the birding was excellent on the first two days of this year's Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (SBQ), with lots of local specialties and a couple of surprise passage migrants. But my feelings of good fortune were tempered a little by an

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, Fri 6/13

, then perched on a near buoy. We walked the road loop back to the entrance. At the four-way stop, we found a vociferous first-summer male ORCHARD ORIOLE, probably the first my mom has ever seen in her long life. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR, Th 7/10

KINGBIRDS, and others. Then we stopped at the stand of dead trees along May's Point Road. We saw two adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and at least one gray-headed juvenile flying around, with no activity immediately near the nest site. The brood has fledged! Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Myers, Mon 7/28

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[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker in Aurora, Sun 8/10

On Sunday at around 5:45 PM, I saw a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER flying across Route 90 just south of MacKenzie-Childs in Aurora. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 9/7

+ at Harper bench) MARSH WREN (probable - I heard many crisp single call notes moving quickly through nearby cattails by Harper bench but didn't manage to see the bird) CAROLINA WREN (1 singing by parking lots) Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Wed 9/10

the songbird mob dissipated. I got my scope and over the next hour, managed to show the owl to my whole family and more than 20 curious neighbors, including a pre-K kid, a high-school senior, at least a couple of grandmothers, and many school grades and stages of life in between. Mark Chao PS

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