Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Stephanie P. Herrick]

Chipping sparrow amongst ground foraging juncos in guthrie parking lot on 
willow ave.

- S

From: bounce-127957815-82496...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Marty Schlabach 

Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2023 10:44:39 AM
To: Carol Cedarholm ; Geo Kloppel 
Cc: Kevin J. McGowan ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!


Ditto to what Carol reported.  Mary Jean, Phil and I walked the Black Diamond 
yesterday between Garrett and Glenwood Heights (met Carol and Lisa) and had a 
similar selection of birds.  A couple of additional birds included bluebirds, 
junco, pileated, tree sparrow.  We missed the flicker and Red breasted 
nuthatch.  --Marty



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Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2023 10:12 AM
To: Geo Kloppel 
Cc: Kevin J. McGowan ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!



Walked on Black Diamond yesterday between Glenwood Heights and Garrett Road .  
Very birdy. Saw at least 4 Golden Crowned Kinglets with their crowns blazing, 
along with many Chickadees, Titmice, some Robins, Downy, Hairy, Red Bellied, 
Flickers, Cardinal, White Breasted and Red Breasted Nuthatches.  Heard a White 
Throated Sparrow.

Carol Cedarholm



On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 9:29 AM Geo Kloppel 
mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Given the open streams and the forecast, the Great Blue Heron I‘m looking at 
just now is not going to be needed as a “count week” addition. Confluence of 
Buttermilk Creek and Cayuga Inlet.

-Geo


> On Dec 29, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Kevin J. McGowan 
> mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>
> It’s actually frustrating to see things like coot and Great Blue Herons at 
> Myers and not be able to count them for the Ithaca CBC.

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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week Black Vultures

[Dave Nutter]

Late this morning from my home near the south end of Cass Park I scoped 2 large 
black birds atop the tall concrete smokestack low on South Hill in Ithaca. 
Suspecting them to be BLACK VULTURES, I sent a tentative text rare bird alert 
just before one of them raised its wings to fend off a diving crow and revealed 
the diagnostic white markings only below the outer primaries. Shortly 
thereafter they took flight and soared together nearby on flat, very short & 
broad wings and showing their tiny sharp-cornered tails. I think my alert 
enabled Ken Rosenberg to see them from Elmira Road (He did not waste time to 
proofread his reply). I put a description and a couple bad photos in my ongoing 
Daily Yard List on eBird.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S157475632 
Black Vulture is considered rare in Tompkins County, but a pattern of sightings 
this year suggests they bred here. Perhaps these 2 are part of the possible 
family of 4 seen several times this autumn, and there’s a chance they will be 
seen on the Count on New Year’s Day. If you are within sight of that old Morse 
Chain factory smokestack, glance at it every now and then.  

- - Dave Nutter
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Marty Schlabach]

Ditto to what Carol reported.  Mary Jean, Phil and I walked the Black Diamond 
yesterday between Garrett and Glenwood Heights (met Carol and Lisa) and had a 
similar selection of birds.  A couple of additional birds included bluebirds, 
junco, pileated, tree sparrow.  We missed the flicker and Red breasted 
nuthatch.  --Marty

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 On Behalf Of Carol Cedarholm
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2023 10:12 AM
To: Geo Kloppel 
Cc: Kevin J. McGowan ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

Walked on Black Diamond yesterday between Glenwood Heights and Garrett Road .  
Very birdy. Saw at least 4 Golden Crowned Kinglets with their crowns blazing, 
along with many Chickadees, Titmice, some Robins, Downy, Hairy, Red Bellied, 
Flickers, Cardinal, White Breasted and Red Breasted Nuthatches.  Heard a White 
Throated Sparrow.
Carol Cedarholm

On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 9:29 AM Geo Kloppel 
mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Given the open streams and the forecast, the Great Blue Heron I‘m looking at 
just now is not going to be needed as a “count week” addition. Confluence of 
Buttermilk Creek and Cayuga Inlet.

-Geo


> On Dec 29, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Kevin J. McGowan 
> mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>
> It’s actually frustrating to see things like coot and Great Blue Herons at 
> Myers and not be able to count them for the Ithaca CBC.

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week Tundra Swans

[Marty Schlabach]

On Thursday the 28th, while looking for short eared owls on Dean Rd in Lodi, 
Seneca County, a flock of snow geese flew over, mostly hidden by the 
low-hanging clouds.  They were heading south, but circled back north before 
going out of ear shot.  Merlin indicated that in addition to snow geese, there 
were tundra swans and cackling geese in the flock.  Should Merlin be believed?
--Marty

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week Tundra Swans

A few minutes ago a flock of 26 TUNDRA SWANS circled over downtown Ithaca, last 
seen heading south. Caleb Centanni (whom I just met) and I saw them first from 
near the Children’s Garden and then I hustled home to add them to my daily yard 
list. I think this is an unusual species for the count, and being flyovers, I 
suspect they will not stick around until January 1, even though they were not 
very high.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

26 Tundra Swans flying south over downtown about 10 am

Ken

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 30, 2023, at 10:12 AM, Carol Cedarholm  wrote:


Walked on Black Diamond yesterday between Glenwood Heights and Garrett Road .  
Very birdy. Saw at least 4 Golden Crowned Kinglets with their crowns blazing, 
along with many Chickadees, Titmice, some Robins, Downy, Hairy, Red Bellied, 
Flickers, Cardinal, White Breasted and Red Breasted Nuthatches.  Heard a White 
Throated Sparrow.
Carol Cedarholm

On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 9:29 AM Geo Kloppel 
mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Given the open streams and the forecast, the Great Blue Heron I‘m looking at 
just now is not going to be needed as a “count week” addition. Confluence of 
Buttermilk Creek and Cayuga Inlet.

-Geo


> On Dec 29, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Kevin J. McGowan 
> mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>
> It’s actually frustrating to see things like coot and Great Blue Herons at 
> Myers and not be able to count them for the Ithaca CBC.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Carol Cedarholm]

Walked on Black Diamond yesterday between Glenwood Heights and Garrett Road
.  Very birdy. Saw at least 4 Golden Crowned Kinglets with their crowns
blazing, along with many Chickadees, Titmice, some Robins, Downy, Hairy,
Red Bellied, Flickers, Cardinal, White Breasted and Red Breasted
Nuthatches.  Heard a White Throated Sparrow.
Carol Cedarholm

On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 9:29 AM Geo Kloppel  wrote:

> Given the open streams and the forecast, the Great Blue Heron I‘m looking
> at just now is not going to be needed as a “count week” addition.
> Confluence of Buttermilk Creek and Cayuga Inlet.
>
> -Geo
>
>
> > On Dec 29, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
> >
> > It’s actually frustrating to see things like coot and Great Blue Herons
> at Myers and not be able to count them for the Ithaca CBC.
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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week Tundra Swans

[Dave Nutter]

A few minutes ago a flock of 26 TUNDRA SWANS circled over downtown Ithaca, last 
seen heading south. Caleb Centanni (whom I just met) and I saw them first from 
near the Children’s Garden and then I hustled home to add them to my daily yard 
list. I think this is an unusual species for the count, and being flyovers, I 
suspect they will not stick around until January 1, even though they were not 
very high. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Geo Kloppel]

Given the open streams and the forecast, the Great Blue Heron I‘m looking at 
just now is not going to be needed as a “count week” addition. Confluence of 
Buttermilk Creek and Cayuga Inlet.

-Geo


> On Dec 29, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
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> It’s actually frustrating to see things like coot and Great Blue Herons at 
> Myers and not be able to count them for the Ithaca CBC.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Dave Nutter]

What are some Count Week analogies? Doing stretches before a Marathon. 
Tailgating before a football game. A 3-day end-of-year party before the ball 
drops, plus, after the 24-hour Count itself, another 3-day effort to get the 
New Year going. 

Anyway, thanks for the reminder. Everyone: please post here on CayugaBirds-L as 
well as to eBird any unusual birds within or alongside the Ithaca Count Circle 
https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/resources/christmas-bird-count
 found December 29, 39, & 31 with a description of exactly where it was, so 
that everyone who is going to be looking for them on the count can know where 
to make an extra-special effort. On January 2, 3, & 4 there may be other 
species missed on the Count to seek and report. 

For myself, I saw a SONG SPARROW today below the weeds along the paved trail on 
the north side of Treman Marina. I hope others will find this species this mild 
winter, but it’s the first I’ve encountered in awhile, so I’m putting it out 
there. 

RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS have been reported so much around the south end of Cayuga 
Lake recently that I predict this seasonal rarity will have a record high on 
the Count, but just in case, note that Diane Morton & Ken Kemphues reported it 
today in trees along the trails at Allan Treman State Marine Park. 

As Ken noted, a seasonally rare NORTHERN PARULA was reported to eBird this 
afternoon by Eric Mueller, complete with an excellent description of field 
marks seen and a promise of photos, in berry bushes in the Ithaca Farmers’ 
Market parking lot. 

Today John Garrett heard and saw an EASTERN TOWHEE in the NW corner of the 
Pleasant Grove Cemetery near the Carriage House Apartments which is near 
Community Corners. 

Today Adriaan Dokter and Jillian Ditner, on a stationary count from Ladoga Park 
(the pin was at the rough gravel boat launch)  saw the continuing TRUMPETER 
SWAN duo “foraging at the docks of Ladoga” so they are close to the circle. 

As of Christmas Day there was a TUFTED DUCK in an Aythya raft off Stewart Park 
and CACKLING GEESE among a large Canada Goose flock. I didn’t check on the 
26th, BUT both those rafts were cleared out on the 27th & 28th, and as of this 
afternoon only about a hundred Aythya had returned. If hunters are as vigorous 
on New Year’s Day as I have sometimes seen them, deliberately using boats to 
flush the rafts toward hunting blinds, then not just the above rarities but ANY 
DIVING DUCK SPECIES might be missed on the count. The 50 or so AMERICAN COOTS 
also seem to have vacated. 

For the record, scoping eastward today from Allan Treman, I saw REDHEAD, 
GREATER SCAUP, and LESSER SCAUP; I saw a pair of RUDDY DUCKS off the Treman 
lakeshore; and Diane & Ken reported a single COMMON GOLDENEYE from Treman. I 
also saw typical numbers of some species which are less disturbed by hunters, 
including DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, COMMON LOONS, and (in a tree crown in 
Jetty Woods) GREAT BLUE HERONS. I expect BALD EAGLE to be on the count, but 
just in case, I saw an adult over Cayuga Lake near the west shore, plus a 
MERLIN in a tree along the east side of the marina. 

Have a great time birding, and share your news!

- - Dave Nutter

> On Dec 29, 2023, at 6:34 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for this reminder, Kevin. Perhaps the most extraordinary count-week 
> find has just come in on the Tompkins County eBird alert – a Northern Parula 
> seen today at the Ithaca Farmers Market!
>  
> As others have noted, there are many late-lingering birds around this year, 
> as well as an unprecedented number of western vagrants scattered across the 
> Northeast, including a Townsend’s Warbler in Elmira, “Audubon’s” 
> Yellow-rumped Warbler also at the Farmers Market, Say’s Phoebe near Cortland, 
> not to mention the continuing Red-flanked Bluetail in the middle of nowhere 
> in central New Jersey. So nearly anything is possible!
>  
> Finding these rarities and strays may require a shift in Christmas counting 
> strategy, as these birds will be hiding in patches of remaining greenery, 
> fruiting shrubs or trees, and wet thickets, and possibly more likely around 
> town in urban and suburban neighborhoods than in the forested hinterlands 
> (but not necessarily around feeders). Paying close attention to any chickadee 
> or sparrow/junco flock that might have attending small birds, and liberal use 
> of owl-mobbing playback to get close looks at every bird, should yield some 
> interesting finds – as well as large numbers of common species.
>  
> Good luck out there!
>  
> Ken
>  
> Ken Rosenberg (he/him/his)
> Applied Conservation Scientist, Retired
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> k...@cornell.edu
> Cell: 607-342-4594
>  
>  
> From: bounce-127957289-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan 
> 
> Date: Friday, December 29, 2023 at 6:12 P

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

Thanks for this reminder, Kevin. Perhaps the most extraordinary count-week find 
has just come in on the Tompkins County eBird alert – a Northern Parula seen 
today at the Ithaca Farmers Market!

As others have noted, there are many late-lingering birds around this year, as 
well as an unprecedented number of western vagrants scattered across the 
Northeast, including a Townsend’s Warbler in Elmira, “Audubon’s” Yellow-rumped 
Warbler also at the Farmers Market, Say’s Phoebe near Cortland, not to mention 
the continuing Red-flanked Bluetail in the middle of nowhere in central New 
Jersey. So nearly anything is possible!

Finding these rarities and strays may require a shift in Christmas counting 
strategy, as these birds will be hiding in patches of remaining greenery, 
fruiting shrubs or trees, and wet thickets, and possibly more likely around 
town in urban and suburban neighborhoods than in the forested hinterlands (but 
not necessarily around feeders). Paying close attention to any chickadee or 
sparrow/junco flock that might have attending small birds, and liberal use of 
owl-mobbing playback to get close looks at every bird, should yield some 
interesting finds – as well as large numbers of common species.

Good luck out there!

Ken

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 on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan 

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023 at 6:12 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!
Today was the first day of COUNT WEEK for the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count, 
being held on Monday, January first. That means, any rare birds you see in the 
count circle today through January 4th get onto the count, even if we don’t see 
them on the actual count day.

It’s a little bit like the saying, “kissing your sister” to get count week (CW) 
birds that are missed on the real count day. But, it’s still important to log 
them in the official CBC database.

Unfortunately, I don’t have anything fun to add to the CW list from today 
myself. But, I hope people are keeping track and thinking about it. Towhees, 
kinglets, catbirds, Tufted Ducks are around and could be missed on Monday.

Dave Nutter! You’re the king of Count Week. You’re always out there scouring 
the reeds for CW birds. What do you have to report? ;^)

Here is another thing to keep track of. Those Trumpeter Swans hanging around 
Myers Point would be a new species for the Ithaca count IF they ever made it 
into the count circle. Myers Point is NOT in the circle! They would need to be 
seen over near the shore of Portland Point by the Cargill mine. I don’t know if 
they have ever been seen that far south. I will be checking the waters along 
Portland Point from Myers on the count. (It’s actually frustrating to see 
things like coot and Great Blue Herons at Myers and not be able to count them 
for the Ithaca CBC.) But if people are around Myers during the day, look south 
and see if you ever see those swans wander to the far shore and into the Ithaca 
CBC circle!

Oh, going to quote a departed wonderful birding friend, Bard Prentiss – Bird 
Hard!

Kevin





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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week!!!

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Today was the first day of COUNT WEEK for the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count, 
being held on Monday, January first. That means, any rare birds you see in the 
count circle today through January 4th get onto the count, even if we don't see 
them on the actual count day.

It's a little bit like the saying, "kissing your sister" to get count week (CW) 
birds that are missed on the real count day. But, it's still important to log 
them in the official CBC database.

Unfortunately, I don't have anything fun to add to the CW list from today 
myself. But, I hope people are keeping track and thinking about it. Towhees, 
kinglets, catbirds, Tufted Ducks are around and could be missed on Monday.

Dave Nutter! You're the king of Count Week. You're always out there scouring 
the reeds for CW birds. What do you have to report? ;^)

Here is another thing to keep track of. Those Trumpeter Swans hanging around 
Myers Point would be a new species for the Ithaca count IF they ever made it 
into the count circle. Myers Point is NOT in the circle! They would need to be 
seen over near the shore of Portland Point by the Cargill mine. I don't know if 
they have ever been seen that far south. I will be checking the waters along 
Portland Point from Myers on the count. (It's actually frustrating to see 
things like coot and Great Blue Herons at Myers and not be able to count them 
for the Ithaca CBC.) But if people are around Myers during the day, look south 
and see if you ever see those swans wander to the far shore and into the Ithaca 
CBC circle!

Oh, going to quote a departed wonderful birding friend, Bard Prentiss - Bird 
Hard!

Kevin





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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week is on! Please note all unusual birds within circle

[Dave Nutter]

The “Christmas” Bird Count for the Ithaca area will again be, by long tradition 
from Lab founder Arthur Allen, on New Year’s Day. Any species which we miss on 
count day but which are observed within the count area during the week of the 
count - the 3 days before and the 3 days after - get noted as a sort of 
appendix. So, I encourage everyone to do some scouting and reporting. Benefits 
on December 29, 30, & 31 include helping folks find those birds on count day, 
and padding your own 2022 list. On January 2, 3, & 4 the benefits of finding 
new species include giving your 2023 list a boost, showing up all the great 
counters, and a chance to get your name on the list of first 2023 records for 
the Cayuga Lake Basin. 

Some unusual or unseasonal birds which may be around include: 

A bold black and white male Tufted Duck somewhere among the thousands of ducks 
on the southern part of Cayuga Lake, who are fun to stare at just for the 
phenomenon! (The very rare female Red-crested Pochard found yesterday within 
that raft seems to be treated by eBird the way it would treat a Budgie that 
just flew out your neighbor’s window, presumed to be an escapee rather than a 
wild bird, difficult to enter into eBird and doesn’t show up in the records if 
you do. But it’s a challenge to find, if that’s your thing.)

The immature male Harlequin Duck that stayed near East Shore Park for 3 weeks 
may still be in the vicinity but its favored haunts were iced over during the 
cold snap. Will the ice there break up during this warm spell? Will the duck 
return? Will it be verified as being somewhere else? If you find it, please 
take notes on the ID or a photo! 

A Black Vulture seen over Ithaca’s West end 2 days in a row (unless it was 2, 
each migrating away). 

Gulls have been a good bet lately. Even though the Black-legged Kittiwake and 
Little Gull at Stewart Park probably moved on within minutes of being 
discovered, and the California Gull likely will stay at the north end of the 
Basin close to the mountains of garbage, there have also been Lesser 
Black-backed & Iceland Gull & a couple Bonaparte’s thereabouts lately, and ya 
never know who will join them. 

A Ruby-crowned Kinglet (or 2?) has been in the the Allan Treman / Cass Park 
area. White-crowned Sparrows have been in South Lansing. A Towhee has been in 
Caroline. Evening Grosbeaks have been various places in the area. Find your 
additions to the list. 

I believe a map of the count circle is on the Cayuga Bird Club web site.
 
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[cayugabirds-l] count week Golden Eagle!

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Barbara Clise just put in an eBird list with photographs of an immature GOLDEN 
EAGLE seen today along the southern portion of Scofield Road, well within the 
Ithaca Christmas Bird Count circle! https://ebird.org/checklist/S99771454

We had the very first Golden Eagle on the count in 2007, and then another one 
count week in 2013.

It would be great if we could find that bird tomorrow on the actual count, but 
Golden Eagles can travel very long distances in a very short time, so I'm not 
that hopeful.

I am very happy to have it confirmed for count week, though. Thank you Barbara!

Kevin

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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week Black Vulture & Iceland Gull; questionable Red-headed Woodpecker

[Dave Nutter]

I saw Amelia Otis’ photo from 4 Jan at the Cornell compost piles, and it 
definitely looks like a Black Vulture to me. That’s another Count Week species.

Chris Wood saw an Iceland Gull fly over Monkey Run south on 4 Jan. And that’s 
one more Count Week species. 

There was also an eBird report on 4 Jan of a Red-headed Woodpecker around East 
Shore Park or Stewart Park (changed report without a more specific location). 
This report lacked an actual description, which to me is needed for a rare 
bird, only claiming it agreed with Sibley in wing and call. However it also 
said the bird was identified in flight, and that it was a female, and as far as 
I know, Red-headed Woodpeckers cannot be sexed in the field, or at least I 
haven’t seen clues in Sibley. So my guess is that there was some error here, 
either in species name or reading how the illustrations were labeled. Actual 
descriptions would help sort it out. Meanwhile, I am awaiting a more convincing 
report before adding this species to the 2019 Basin Bird List or recommending 
it be included as a Count Week bird. 


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] count week birds

[Ann Mitchell]

Peregrine Falcon - I stopped by Stevenson Road today to see the Black Vultures 
and it flew by landing among the Pheasants for a minute, but didn’t carry any 
off!
Ann

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 30, 2017, at 5:42 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
> 
> I was scouting out my Christmas bird count area yesterday, and did a little 
> birding today. I managed to see a good number of things that are often missed 
> on the Ithaca CBC, so at least they will be count week. Here is an incomplete 
> list.
>  
> Snow Goose – a single bird flying past Myers Point yesterday
> Cackling Goose – a single bird in with a massive number of Canada Geese 
> flying over Stewart Park going out to the lake this afternoon; possibly 
> disturbed off the Newman golf course. I could not refind it on the water.
> Mute Swan – 8 individuals flying in from the north and landing off Stewart 
> Park this afternoon
> Tundra Swan – 11 individuals in the water off Stewart Park this afternoon
> American Wigeon – two south of Myers Point yesterday, and one or two in the 
> big Redhead flock
> Canvasback – not usually uncommon, but I saw fewer than a dozen in the 
> Redhead flock yesterday, which I estimated (twice) to be 10,000 ducks
> Ring-necked Duck – many in Redhead flock
> Greater Scaup – several south of Myers
> Lesser Scaup – some in with Redhead flock
> (Possible) Surf Scoter – far NW of East Shore Park this afternoon; too far 
> for positive ID, but head shape looked good, and I never saw white in the 
> wings, even when it was preening
> White-winged Scoter – At least 11 in flock just off East Shore this 
> afternoon; included 3 adult males; foraging for zebra mussels
> Long-tailed Duck – 3 off East Shore this afternoon, 3 off Myers yesterday 
> (but out of count area)
> Common Goldeneye – a few off East Shore
> Red-breasted Merganser – at least one female south of Myers, and a group of 4 
> females off East Shore yesterday
> Ruddy Duck – 3 in Redhead flock off East Shore yesterday
> Horned Grebe – 2 far NW of East Shore this afternoon. I only found them 
> because they swam past my scoter “sp.” that I was intently staring at in the 
> scope for what seemed like an hour. They were so small and pale, and the 
> shimmer was so intense that I am pretty sure I would not have picked them up 
> on a normal scan.
> Great Blue Heron – flying over Aldi’s parking lot this afternoon
> Black Vulture – 4 at the Game Farm today. New to count!!!
> American Coot – never missed, I don’t think, but I only had 7 at Myers and 3 
> in the Redhead flock
> Iceland Gull – 3 on the ice north of Stewart Park at dusk this evening. Gulls 
> are short this year. I’ve seen very few individuals of Ring-billed Gull, and 
> after having 5 in one day a month ago, I haven’t seen a Lesser Black-backed 
> Gull for weeks
> Fish Crow – Not rare, but could be missed. They seem to have stopped coming 
> to the Cornell compost facility as of this week, which is their normal 
> pattern. They want dorm waste, not stuff from greenhouses, so they often take 
> a break until  school starts up again at the end of January. I did encounter 
> a few of them quietly foraging with the noisy American Crow group in Ithaca 
> near Beverly J. Martin school this afternoon. We have more than half of the 
> local population banded and tagged right now, so if you read the letters on a 
> tag of a bird you suspect of being a Fish Crow, let me know and I’ll check 
> out who it is.
> (outside the count area) American Pipit – One or two on the point at Myers 
> and the gravel spit off Salt Point. Outside the CBC zone, but still present 
> for people who want to get a jump on the 2018 David Cup.
>  
> Okay, we know these birds are in the area, so let’s get them officially on 
> the count! Also, I heard that a couple of Northern Pintail were seen 
> yesterday in the big Redhead flock when it was along the east shore.
>  
> Anyone else have notable birds for count week so far?
>  
> Kevin
>  
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[cayugabirds-l] count week birds

[Kevin J. McGowan]

I was scouting out my Christmas bird count area yesterday, and did a little 
birding today. I managed to see a good number of things that are often missed 
on the Ithaca CBC, so at least they will be count week. Here is an incomplete 
list.

Snow Goose - a single bird flying past Myers Point yesterday
Cackling Goose - a single bird in with a massive number of Canada Geese flying 
over Stewart Park going out to the lake this afternoon; possibly disturbed off 
the Newman golf course. I could not refind it on the water.
Mute Swan - 8 individuals flying in from the north and landing off Stewart Park 
this afternoon
Tundra Swan - 11 individuals in the water off Stewart Park this afternoon
American Wigeon - two south of Myers Point yesterday, and one or two in the big 
Redhead flock
Canvasback - not usually uncommon, but I saw fewer than a dozen in the Redhead 
flock yesterday, which I estimated (twice) to be 10,000 ducks
Ring-necked Duck - many in Redhead flock
Greater Scaup - several south of Myers
Lesser Scaup - some in with Redhead flock
(Possible) Surf Scoter - far NW of East Shore Park this afternoon; too far for 
positive ID, but head shape looked good, and I never saw white in the wings, 
even when it was preening
White-winged Scoter - At least 11 in flock just off East Shore this afternoon; 
included 3 adult males; foraging for zebra mussels
Long-tailed Duck - 3 off East Shore this afternoon, 3 off Myers yesterday (but 
out of count area)
Common Goldeneye - a few off East Shore
Red-breasted Merganser - at least one female south of Myers, and a group of 4 
females off East Shore yesterday
Ruddy Duck - 3 in Redhead flock off East Shore yesterday
Horned Grebe - 2 far NW of East Shore this afternoon. I only found them because 
they swam past my scoter "sp." that I was intently staring at in the scope for 
what seemed like an hour. They were so small and pale, and the shimmer was so 
intense that I am pretty sure I would not have picked them up on a normal scan.
Great Blue Heron - flying over Aldi's parking lot this afternoon
Black Vulture - 4 at the Game Farm today. New to count!!!
American Coot - never missed, I don't think, but I only had 7 at Myers and 3 in 
the Redhead flock
Iceland Gull - 3 on the ice north of Stewart Park at dusk this evening. Gulls 
are short this year. I've seen very few individuals of Ring-billed Gull, and 
after having 5 in one day a month ago, I haven't seen a Lesser Black-backed 
Gull for weeks
Fish Crow - Not rare, but could be missed. They seem to have stopped coming to 
the Cornell compost facility as of this week, which is their normal pattern. 
They want dorm waste, not stuff from greenhouses, so they often take a break 
until school starts up again at the end of January. I did encounter a few of 
them quietly foraging with the noisy American Crow group in Ithaca near Beverly 
J. Martin school this afternoon. We have more than half of the local population 
banded and tagged right now, so if you read the letters on a tag of a bird you 
suspect of being a Fish Crow, let me know and I'll check out who it is.
(outside the count area) American Pipit - One or two on the point at Myers and 
the gravel spit off Salt Point. Outside the CBC zone, but still present for 
people who want to get a jump on the 2018 David Cup.

Okay, we know these birds are in the area, so let's get them officially on the 
count! Also, I heard that a couple of Northern Pintail were seen yesterday in 
the big Redhead flock when it was along the east shore.

Anyone else have notable birds for count week so far?

Kevin



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[cayugabirds-l] Count week starts Wed 29 Dec, so note any unusual birds

[Dave Nutter]

The Ithaca "Christmas" Bird Count will be on New Year's Day as usual, but the three days before and after the count day comprise the count week. Any species found starting Wednesday 29 December through Tuesday 4 January will still count toward our total even if it is missed on count day. So please post to the list any unusual species found within the count circle. Good examples would be out-of-season birds such as the Red-winged Blackbird at Stephanie's feeder if it shows up again, uncommon birds such as Pine Siskins, or just plain rarities such as the King Eider. For that matter, now that duck-hunting has begun, take note of all less-common waterfowl species. As of a few days ago there were at least 17 species of waterfowl on the south end of the lake, but most were in small numbers and may now be hard to find if they survive here. As another guide for what sort of birds are especially worth noting,last year these species were only found during count week:Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, White-winged Scoter, Ring-necked Pheasant, Bald Eagle, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle;and these species had a single easy-to-miss individual found on count day:American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Merlin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird(!), Rose-breasted Grosbeak(!), Rusty Blackbird, Common Redpoll.A big benefit from posting uncommon birds over the next 3 days is that it may help people track them down on count day. Another thing to consider is talking to friends with bird feeders, to see if they would like to note the highest number of each species they see on New Year's Day and the total time they spend watching feeders that day, and call the Lab of O at 254-2473 between 4pm  6pm that evening. What area are we talking about? Here's a link to the map:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/pdf/CBCMap.pdf.It's a standard CBC 15-mile diameter circle, in our case centered on Mount Pleasant. It includes nearly all of the Town of Ithaca (including all of the City of Ithaca), much of the Town of Dryden (including most of the Village of Dryden), considerable chunks of Danby, Caroline, and Lansing, and smaller parts of Groton, Newfield and Ulysses (okay, it also includes one side of one road in Enfield), and Cayuga Lake north past the Ithaca Yacht Club and Portland Point.  Here's a brief list of what's IN the circle around the edge:On the WEST:Garrett RoadWilkins RoadSheffield Roadpart of Lower Treman Park closest to NYS 13On the SOUTH:parts of Blakeslee Hill, Town Line, Layen,  Jersey Hill Roads Comfort Rd south to Gunderman RdGunderman Rd east of Comfort Rd the hamlet of DanbyHornbrook Rdmost of Steam Mill RdDurfee Hill Rd southeast as far as Howard RdDeputron Hollow Rd Belle School Rd plus a bit further south on Coddington  White Church Roadsparts of Bald Hill School, Leonard, Central Chapel, Chestnut, Old 76, Bailor, Buffalo  Harford RdsOn the EAST:Hammond Hill Rd south almost to Harford RdCanaan Rdpart of Star Stanton Hill Rdpart of Chaffee RdKeith LaneLake Rd north of Keith LaneVillage of Dryden except northeast cornerMott RdCady Lane On the NORTH:part of Red Mill RdHile School Rdpart of Ed Hill RdOld Peruville RdSharpsteen RdPleasant Valley Rd west of Sharpsteen Rdpart of Buck Rd to west of Van Ostrand Rdsouthern bit of Conlon RdPortland Point Rd...PLUS all the main roads out to the smaller roads listed above. Sorry to bore everyone with that description. I figured someone might see their road or a nearby road on the list and think, "Hey, I should keep my eyes and ears open around here, and let people know what I found."--Dave Nutter

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count week starts Wed 29 Dec, so note any unusual birds

[Caroline Manring]

There was a Field Sparrow at the Lab of O bird garden this afternoon mingled
with a large group of American Tree Sparrows on the open ground. Anyone
who's at Sapsucker should check for him tomorrow and the rest of count week!

Caroline Manring
Ithaca

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@mac.com wrote:

 The Ithaca Christmas Bird Count will be on New Year's Day as usual,
 but the three days before and after the count day comprise the count week.

 Any species found starting Wednesday 29 December through Tuesday 4
 January will still count toward our total even if it is missed on count
 day.
 So please post to the list any unusual species found within the count
 circle.

 Good examples would be out-of-season birds such as the Red-winged Blackbird

 at Stephanie's feeder if it shows up again, uncommon birds such as Pine
 Siskins,
 or just plain rarities such as the King Eider.  For that matter, now that
 duck-hunting
 has begun, take note of all less-common waterfowl species.  As of a few
 days
 ago there were at least 17 species of waterfowl on the south end of the
 lake,
 but most were in small numbers and may now be hard to find if they survive
 here.

 As another guide for what sort of birds are especially worth noting,
 last year these species were only found during count week:

 Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, White-winged Scoter,
 Ring-necked Pheasant, Bald Eagle, Red-winged Blackbird,
 Common Grackle;

 and these species had a single easy-to-miss individual found on count day:

 American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Long-tailed Duck,
 Northern Harrier, Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk,
 Merlin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird(!),
 Rose-breasted Grosbeak(!), Rusty Blackbird, Common Redpoll.

 A big benefit from posting uncommon birds over the next 3 days is that it
 may help people track them down on count day.

 Another thing to consider is talking to friends with bird feeders, to see
 if
 they would like to note the highest number of each species they see on
 New Year's Day and the total time they spend watching feeders that day,
 and call the Lab of O at 254-2473 between 4pm  6pm that evening.

 What area are we talking about?  Here's a link to the map:

 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/pdf/CBCMap.pdf.

 It's a standard CBC 15-mile diameter circle, in our case centered on
 Mount Pleasant.  It includes nearly all of the Town of Ithaca (including
 all of the City of Ithaca), much of the Town of Dryden (including most
 of the Village of Dryden), considerable chunks of Danby, Caroline, and
 Lansing, and smaller parts of Groton, Newfield and Ulysses (okay,
 it also includes one side of one road in Enfield), and Cayuga Lake north
 past the Ithaca Yacht Club and Portland Point.

 Here's a brief list of what's IN the circle around the edge:

 On the WEST:

 Garrett Road
 Wilkins Road
 Sheffield Road
 part of Lower Treman Park closest to NYS 13

 On the SOUTH:

 parts of Blakeslee Hill, Town Line, Layen,  Jersey Hill Roads
 Comfort Rd south to Gunderman Rd
 Gunderman Rd east of Comfort Rd
 the hamlet of Danby
 Hornbrook Rd
 most of Steam Mill Rd
 Durfee Hill Rd southeast as far as Howard Rd
 Deputron Hollow Rd
 Belle School Rd plus a bit further south on Coddington  White Church Roads
 parts of Bald Hill School, Leonard, Central Chapel, Chestnut, Old 76,
 Bailor, Buffalo  Harford Rds

 On the EAST:

 Hammond Hill Rd south almost to Harford Rd
 Canaan Rd
 part of Star Stanton Hill Rd
 part of Chaffee Rd
 Keith Lane
 Lake Rd north of Keith Lane
 Village of Dryden except northeast corner
 Mott Rd
 Cady Lane

 On the NORTH:

 part of Red Mill Rd
 Hile School Rd
 part of Ed Hill Rd
 Old Peruville Rd
 Sharpsteen Rd
 Pleasant Valley Rd west of Sharpsteen Rd
 part of Buck Rd to west of Van Ostrand Rd
 southern bit of Conlon Rd
 Portland Point Rd

 ...PLUS all the main roads out to the smaller roads listed above.
 Sorry to bore everyone with that description.  I figured someone might
 see their road or a nearby road on the list and think, Hey, I should keep
 my eyes and ears open around here, and let people know what I found.

 --Dave Nutter


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Fwd: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week

[Dave Nutter]

To clarify, the message from Joe  Carol Slattery was about the GENEVA count on 
Sunday January 3, with the count week including Thursday 31 Dec through 
Wednesday 6 Jan.  

Meanwhile the ITHACA count is on Friday, New Year's Day, the first 24 hours of 
2010.  Keep track of any unusual birds in the Ithaca area starting midnight 
tonight, the start of 29 December until midnight at the end of Monday 4 
January.  This can help counters find the birds on count day, and if the birds 
are missed on count day they can still be included on count week.  The count 
circle is a standard 15 miles in diameter, and I believe it is centered on 
Mount Pleasant.  I believe it includes Dryden Lake, the north end of Scofield 
Road, just south of Myers Point, some of Sheffield Road, and a bit of lower 
Robert Treman Park as a few landmarks.  But hey, any interesting bird in the 
area is worth posting about, even if you don't know if it's in the count circle 
or even in the Cayuga Lake Basin.  
--Dave Nutter


From: Joe  Carol Slattery jslatte...@rochester.rr.com
To: 'Dave Nutter' nutter.d...@mac.com
Date: December 28, 2009 09:14:20 AM PST
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Count Week



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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week

[Joe Carol Slattery]

CBC:  Sunday, January 3 (Day of the count)
 
Count Week birds are countable species, if not seen the day of the
count. Count Week is 3 days before and 3 days after the count day.
 
Count Week:
Thursday, December 31
Friday, January 1
Saturday, January 2
 
We will meet after the count at 5 pm for dinner (order from the menu)
and count compilation at the Blue Ribbon Restaurant in Phelps,
intersection of Rte. 96  Rt. 88.
 
 So, try to scout your section count week.  
 
All are welcome - CBC participants and non- CBC participants for the
compilation at the Blue Ribbon. 
 
 See you Sunday, at 5 pm!
 
Joe Carol 
Eaton Birding Society

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