[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Mon 10/13

the path between the hedgerows near the Liddell Lab parking area. 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] Migration takeoff, Sun 10/19

, Chipping (10+ -- most of the season), Field, White-crowned, White-throated, and House. 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] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Sun 12/21

a person might get with a broken nose. I've loaded two poor-quality but illustrative snapshots at the end of this album. https://plus.google.com/photos/114049026073343451957/albums/5291963262350115 713 Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Wed 1/14 and Th 1/15, plus crow calculations

of the frame and out every 15-20 seconds). I feel confident that the whole flock had more than 5,000 birds. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/114049026073343451957/albums/610367938217 7618833 Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Tues 1/27

A gray EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has appeared in our nest box in northeast Ithaca (Tuesday, 4:30 PM)! 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] NE Ithaca, Sun 2/1

remained paused like this for several minutes, watching to see what would happen next, hoping some combination of the others would leave. Alas, the owl departed first. I didn't see the bird as it left - just the empty nodding perch and another wisp of falling snow. Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Myers and airport, Fri 2/27

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[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca screech-owl (RIP), Sun 1/25

, and feather positions could make the same bird appear very different. Mark Chao PS. I saw the two PEREGRINE FALCONS today at 4:30 on separate ledges on the west side of Bradfield Hall along Tower Road on Cornell's campus. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca/Tompkins airport, Th 1/29

property, as well as a couple on Burdick Hill Road. 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] Sapsucker Woods and Newman Arboretum, Sun 4/26

circling together high overhead. Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Newman Municipal Golf Course owls et al., Wed 4/22

every time I passed. But I haven't seen any Merlins there for more than a week now. Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 4/24

sure it was my first sighting of a Pine Warbler on the ground or even anywhere below my eye level. I also found one MERLIN behind the houses inside the eastern corner of Christopher Lane and Christopher Circle in northeast Ithaca. Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Golf course owls, etc., Wed 4/29

with that of the Cumming Nature Center along the same road. Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 4/30

and Yellow-rumped Warblers, some RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, at least one Purple Finch, and other expected birds are present too. Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Recent highlights (breeding sandpipers, Merlins, toads)

Quest (SBQ). We found 39 bird species and an orgy of American Toads. For full details and some photos (rated PG for humans, but NC-17 for amphibians), see the SBQ blog at http://www.fllt.org/spring-bird-quest-blog-by-mark-chao/. The next SBQ walks will be at the Bahar Preserve and the High

[cayugabirds-l] Bahar and High Vista Nature Preserves (FLLT SBQ), Sat 5/9

preservation around Skaneateles Lake are up on my Spring Bird Quest blog: http://www.fllt.org/spring-bird-quest-blog-by-mark-chao/. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Salmon Creek Bird Sanctuary (FLLT), Fri 5/8

THRUSHES, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. 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] VanRiper Conservation Area (FLLT), Sat 5/16

Woodpecker along Mays Point Road and maybe a bittern along the Wildlife Drive. We missed both, but we did enjoy the shorebirds and ducks in the Main Pool. We also heard a VIRGINIA RAIL calling near Benning Marsh. Mark Chao Running Spring Bird Quest (SBQ) totals: 99 bird species, 43+ donors

[cayugabirds-l] 10th annual Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest

may also donate a flat amount online at http://www.fllt.org/donate/. And it would be fantastic some of you might do your own species count and raise your own pledges. Let me know if you’re interested. I look forward to seeing many of you out on the walks next month! Mark Chao

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

I found a singing BLUE-HEADED VIREO and a HERMIT THRUSH by the shelter along the East Trail in Sapsucker Woods on Monday morning. Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] SFO local trip, Sat 4/11

fish Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican SW corner Cayuga Lake

to be wrong again if others can find it. Mark PS. It's cold here by the lighthouse... On Jun 6, 2015 10:19 AM, Mark Chao markc...@imt.org wrote: At about 10:07 I saw the pelican flying up from the line of houses at the SW corner of Cayuga Lake. I was and still am on the white lighthouse jetty looking

[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican SW corner Cayuga Lake

At about 10:07 I saw the pelican flying up from the line of houses at the SW corner of Cayuga Lake. I was and still am on the white lighthouse jetty looking NW. I haven't yet refound the bird. Also Ruddy Turnstone on the white lighthouse jetty. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Pelican over Cass Park

Diane Morton, Paul Anderson, and I saw the Brown Pelican flying high above the jetty woods and Fall Creek from Stewart Park at 11:25. The bird flew out of view behind the jetty woods treeline. Via the RBA text service, Jay just reported seeing it soaring above Cass Park @~ 11:35. Mark --

[cayugabirds-l] Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve, Sat 5/30

of the Land Trust and the SBQ. 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

[cayugabirds-l] Logan Hill Nature Preserve (new Finger Lakes Land Trust site in Candor), Fri 5/29

will be full of them, especially when the rain leaves some puddles behind. My thanks to Betsy for her wonderful company and guidance today, and to both her and Dick for donating such a truly special place to the Land Trust! Mark Chao PS. Tomorrow, I will lead the month’s last bird walk for the SBQ

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Wetland Preserve and Roy H. Park Preserve, Mon 5/25

heard only. My thanks to all participants and of course the Finger Lakes Land Trust for another great morning! Mark Chao Running SBQ tally: 117 bird species Running count of bird walk participants (counting repeat customers each time, but not including me): 114 -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] 4 Finger Lakes Land Trust sites incl. McIlroy Bird Sanctuary, Sat 5/23

-HEADED VIREOS, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and other fine birds. Not bad for a mere 70 minutes close to midday. My thanks to all for your wonderful company and support! Mark Chao Running SBQ tally: 110 species Number of donors so far: 46+ Number of group walk participants so far: 70

[cayugabirds-l] Updated SBQ blog (great photos from Suan Yong)

The Finger Lakes Land Trust has posted updates and new photos to the SBQ blog. http://www.fllt.org/spring-bird-quest-blog-by-mark-chao/ My accounts of this past weekend are essentially a reduced version of what I’ve posted here on the listserv. But you may still deem it worth checking out

[cayugabirds-l] Treman Marina, Mon 6/29

and fall. 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] Cornell Community Gardens, Sat Oct 10 and Sun Oct 11

of her life. Carpe diem, carpe annum, carpe vitam. 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] Cornell Community Gardens - imminent conversion, weekend walks, M-Th recap

/photos/1yHryZfebUGZfwJcA. I look forward to seeing many of you this weekend! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

, and a WARBLING VIREO in the power line cut east of the road. Also, Ron Rohrbaugh and a group of students found an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER along the Fuller Wetlands pond this afternoon. Mark Chao -Original Message- From: bounce-119638434-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-119638434

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 9/11

Yellowthroat (Podell Boardwalk) Yellow-throated Vireo (1 by map stand) 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] Thrush flight Wed 7:30 PM

Many dozens of calling thrushes are passing southbound over Ithaca at 7:30 PM. We have been hearing mostly Swainson’s Thrushes, but also at least six Gray-cheeked Thrushes just in the last five minutes. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Sat 10/3

This morning’s Cayuga Bird Club field trip delivered pretty much everything I hoped for – a good-sized group (ten people), lots of sparrows (seven species), and many very satisfying and enlightening encounters with these and other birds, all under a rainless gray sky. Here are some highlights.

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Fri 10/2

weekend.) 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] Cornell Community Gardens, Fri 9/25

bird each time. The Savannah Sparrows have been issuing “jreeet” calls reminiscent of siskins or Rough-winged Swallows much more often than I’ve ever noticed in the past. They are a great pleasure to watch – conspicuous, sharp, and diverse in their details. Mark Chao PS. I’m going to lead

[cayugabirds-l] NE Ithaca, Fri 12/4

A gray EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has appeared in our nest box in northeast Ithaca on Wednesday and again today, so far only by the dimmest light of early morning or late afternoon. These are our first sightings since March 28. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Lansing Center Trail, Sun 1/3

und-headed, beakless, doubly pointed silhouette of a PEREGRINE FALCON flying over Route 13 from the Stewart Park area toward downtown Ithaca. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES h

[cayugabirds-l] Equine Research Park area, Sun 12/20

question the owl or the pheasant, but did give me the coveted “confirm” prompt for my count of 23 TURKEY VULTURES. All these birds were drifting south at around 3:40 PM. The last one had a white outer left wing. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Recent highlights -- Newman Golf Course, lake, Plantations

-morph Rough-legged Hawk crossed very high to our north as we were leaving. Mark Chao *From:* bounce-12020-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto: bounce-12020-3493...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Sandy Wold *Sent:* Sunday, January 31, 2016 6:24 PM *To:* Upstate NY Birding digest

[cayugabirds-l] Monkey Run South, Sun 4/10

, sometimes occupying the same field of view as the two roadside Fox Sparrows. * PURPLE FINCHES singing along both the road and the trails * COMMON RAVEN calling from the gorge. I also saw an AMERICAN PIPIT flying north over the parking lots of Barnes & Noble and Wegmans yesterday. Mark

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Fri 3/25

Bonaparte's Gull on the shore by the pavilion and boardwalk platform at Stewart Park on Friday morning. Some visiting birders from Philadelphia saw a second Bonaparte's before I arrived, but I haven't found it yet myself. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Around Ithaca, Sun 3/27

three Eastern Commas basking and chasing each other in the Malloryville preserve – the first butterflies I’ve seen this year. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Around Cornell, Sun 4/3

of flyover Great Blue Herons, and dozens of American Robins and juncos everywhere. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Mon 4/4

years ago under very similar conditions in April, a Little Gull spent the day at Stewart Park with Bonaparte’s Gulls, close to shore. But I found no small gulls during my brief visit today. I think they must be on the lake somewhere…) Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http

[cayugabirds-l] Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest -- walks at new sites over Memorial Day weekend

at the preserves! Mark Chao Ithaca PS. It appears that a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS is trying to nest in a box installed by my wife Miyoko Chu in our yard in northeast Ithaca. I just saw a female enter the box with nest material. The male has been hanging around too

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/4

SPARROW by our feeders today, and several PINE SISKINS on Tuesday. 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] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/11

I was just too early, and that some more new birds are around. (Radar indicated descending birds at 5 AM today.) Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/13

noticed in past days, plus two countersinging CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS in the power-line corridor on the Dryden side. Otherwise, I found no new or unusual birds. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/14

.), Veeries (singing throughout the woods, also tolerating close approach), Wood Ducks, and many more. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

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

Trail), plus several others throughout the woods. 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, Sun 5/15

BLUEBIRD perched out in our yard this morning. So Miyoko ran out and took a quick look inside this bird’s nest box. There are five chalk-blue eggs in the nest! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Newman Municipal Golf Course and lighthouse woods, Sun/Mon 5/15-5/16

/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29705580. 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] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/17

* A pair of WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES at an apparent nest hole in a tall tree, East Trail Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Logan Hill Nature Reserve (FLLT SBQ), Sun 5/29

getting there. If there is water running across the road, I will not cross it, and I urge you to apply similar caution. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] VanRiper Conservation Area (FLLT SBQ), Mon 5/30

for a marvelous weekend! 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, Wed 5/25 and Finger Lakes Land Trust SBQ reminder

in the “in honor of” field. Mark Chao ___ Saturday, May 28 8:00 AM High Vista Nature Preserve Village of Scott Woods and streams near Skaneateles Lake. Breeding Hooded Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler

[cayugabirds-l] High Vista Preserve and Hinchcliff Family Preserve (FLLT SBQ), Sat 5/28

WARBLERS, most of which were singing their rambling, unemphatic alternate songs. Thanks to all who joined the walks in the rising heat! And I look forward to seeing many of you in Candor for tomorrow’s walk at Logan Hill! Mark Chao High Vista list http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/24

on this trail south of the roadside gate. I also saw a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO flying across the southern part of Sapsucker Woods Road. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/21

, and an unidentified warbler high in the treetops above the Wilson/Severinghaus shelter – plus a SCARLET TANAGER seen by Miyoko Chu at our home in suburban northeast Ithaca. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds have fledged in NE Ithaca, Sat 6/11

squawk that we saw a Veery making at the High Vista Nature Preserve on May 28). 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, Wed 6/8

, who this morning spread and quivered her wings, inviting and then accepting copulation. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Batman/Robin in Sapsucker Woods, Sat 7/2

at the hole of the nest box, entered completely, and exited within a couple of seconds. I’ve added some distant but illustrative photos to this album: https://goo.gl/photos/F87v9R9WgvbTd4Y38 Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

[cayugabirds-l] Siena Drive screech-owl continues

in the leaf litter below. But the likelihood of seeing the owl is still highest in the late afternoon. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 9/6

maintenance going on. Our eBird checklist, including some photos of the Tennessee Warblers, is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31449541. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Sparrow walks at Cornell Community Gardens this weekend

that Saturday morning’s weather forecast calls for rain. I’ll go to the site even if it is raining hard, but we might decide to quit early. If we do get completely rained out on Saturday morning, I might announce an impromptu make-up walk on Saturday afternoon or Monday morning. Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods highlights, incl Green Heron buoyancy trials

entertaining were one adult’s efforts yesterday to defy Archimedes and traverse the lily-strewn Fuller Wetlands like an aspiring Northern Jacana. I think we all feel like this bird sometimes… https://youtu.be/37eidfPFq_U Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 9/30

Excellent variety of songbirds along East Trail near small pond by 91 Sapsucker Woods Road, 2:05 pm. Multiple Bay-breasted, B-t Green, N. Parula, etc. plus a calling raven across the little pond. I could use help sorting through everything, actually... Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info

[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow, Cornell Community Gardens

many birders (go to “Explore a Region” and enter Tompkins County, or “Explore a Hotspot”). Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Myers Park, Sat 11/5

There are five SNOW BUNTINGS on the beach at Myers Park in Lansing (11 AM, Saturday). Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Th 10/20

in the southern hedgerow. 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] NE Ithaca screech-owl, Sun 10/23

On Sunday evening, I saw a gray-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL roosting at the hole of our nest box, intensely scanning the darkening landscape, then flying out at 6:35 PM. This was my first screech-owl sighting in the yard since a three-day run in early December 2015. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Tues 10/18

FINCH in the tallest willow next to the dock. I found another Tennessee Warbler by the swan pen, and I think that there were probably a few other calling non-Yellow-rumped warblers, which I couldn’t confirm by sight. I didn’t find any unusual birds on the lake. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park and Cornell Community Gardens, Mon 10/17

outer tail feathers, and alighted high in a tree across the road. I also found a LINCOLN’S SPARROW yesterday, and several WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS on both days. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Siena Drive screech-owl, Tues 11/22

meters south of the corner of the intersection. The owl is in the fresher-looking one, on the right side. This is the same cavity where Tilden and I found an owl last February. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Siena Drive screech-owl, Tues 11/22

Here is my eBird checklist with some photos of the owl. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32669870 I am going back there within the next five minutes or so. I’d be glad to see you and help you find the cavity. Mark Chao *From:* Mark Chao [mailto:markc...@imt.org] *Sent

[cayugabirds-l] Siena Drive screech-owl, Wed 11/23

of the whole tree: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32681829 * Yesterday, I returned and watched the owl fly out of the cavity at 5:03 PM. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Fri 11/18

photos. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32611892 (If you think that I have somehow botched the ID of this bird, please let me know.) Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Sat 10/8 and Sun 10/9

late BROAD-WINGED HAWK (I noted the correct shape and underwing pattern, and Bob saw the tail). Thanks to all who attended! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 3/19

… 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/maillist.html 2

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Edwards Lake Cliff Preserve, Sat 4/15 and Sun 4/16

than 150 of them without even looking very widely or carefully. As Miyoko said, it was like an Easter egg hunt, but even better. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/18

against the wall of the Y. 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] NE Ithaca, Fri 4/7

enough to get through. 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, Tues 4/25

Two Barred Owls together along Severinghaus Trail, in first tall pine south of Dayhoff Boardwalk. Two crows just chased one owl into center of woods, but one owl remains in the pine. At least one Northern Waterthrush is singing along the Woodleton Boardwalk this morning too. Mark Chao

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-breasted Chat reported at Lindsay-Parsons, Wed 5/17

the chat but not other birds in her field guide. 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

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/17

of the spring. Just not a lot of sojourning boreal birds that I've found. Mark On May 17, 2017 7:35 AM, "Mark Chao" <markc...@imt.org> wrote: Birding has been very slow for me in Sapsucker Woods so far on Wednesday. Despite my usual rather wide coverage, I've found about one-ten

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

Blue, a silent male Magnolia, and a subadult male American Redstart, plus some "dzzt" notes moving overhead. I hope others find what I've been missing... Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabirds

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/16

Many migrants on Wilson Trail North this morning. Bay-breasted, Cape May, Tennessee, Wilson's, N. Parula, good numbers of other more common species. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve and vicinity, Sat 6/24

WREN was churring at this corner too. 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] Thayer and Sweedler Preserves (FLLT), Sun 6/25

their surroundings, though one managed to snap up a white moth that wandered practically right into its bill. Here is our eBird checklist with photos of one or two fledglings: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37790220. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com

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

a lot of waiting and searching. Willow and Alder Flycatchers also here, plus the usual expected breeding species. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Photo challenge answer, plus Bock-Harvey and Stevenson Forest Preserves, Tues 5/23

next to parking area 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, Fri 5/26

this species in the sanctuary, but it's close. This one seemed to be acting territorial. I also heard and saw a BLACKPOLL WARBLER on Simsbury Drive at dawn, and saw five or six WILD TURKEYS in the field along Hanshaw Road between Freese Road and Bluegrass Lane. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons and Bock-Harvey, Sun 5/21

not too late to pledge a donation to the Land Trust in association with my weekend bird species tally on Land Trust preserves. See below for details. Thank you. Mark Chao Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest Scheduled Walks 2017 Saturday, May

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, Sat 5/27

starting at 10 AM. I hope to see many of you there. Let’s keep pushing Q as high as we can! Mark Chao PS. The forecast seems OK for tomorrow, but not so great for Monday’s walks at the Goetchius Wetland Preserve and the Roy H. Park Preserve. I will show up to lead the walks no matter what

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Wetland Preserve and Roy H. Park Preserve, Mon 5/29

and support this weekend. What a privilege and pleasure it is to spend time in such great places, amid so many wonderful birds, with all of you! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Bock-Harvey and Stevenson, Sun 5/28 (and weather note for Mon 5/29)

to dodge tomorrow, I’ll gladly take what we got today. Thanks to all for two great outings! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Th 6/15

/ebird/view/checklist/S37589209 Stewart Park: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37605275 Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

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