Lindsay-Parsons Preserve, Tompkins, US-NY Jul 23, 2011 5:49 AM - 8:09 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.2 mile(s) Comments: During the middle of a very hot spell in Ithaca, with temps in the last two days reaching well into the 90s. Conditions when we were here somewhat better with temp 78-83F (still hot for this early)! Calm wind. Clear. Most bird song had ended with only a few warblers singing the odd song. Highlights included a singing male CERULEAN WARBLER, a NORTHERN PARULA and a WORM-EATING WARBLER!! OBSERVERS: Chris Wood and Jessie Barry. 62 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 31 4 females; all others males all either eclipse or juv. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1 Flyover. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]) 2 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1 Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 1 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 4 Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 5 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) (Vireo gilvus gilvus) 1 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 15 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 15 Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 12 Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 1 Flying around and calling near parking lot. First for Lindsay-Parsons in eBird. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 10 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 7 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) 2 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1 Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 3 Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 3 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 11 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 8 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 80 Flyovers heading north in early morning (ca 6:00 - 6:15 am) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1 Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 3 Northern Parula (Parula americana) 1 **Rare in mid-summer in Tompkins County. A female (adult or 1st-summer, i.e. not recently fledged). Molting body feathers. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) 17 None showed any sign of green to upperparts yet. One male in particular was only slightly worn, appearing more like a bird in early June. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Dendroica coronata coronata) 1 Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) 1 **Rare/local in summer in Tompkins County. A male sang twice from the woods on the west side of the two main ponds, which we heard from about 150 meters away. We walked over and eventually saw this male. We never heard it sing again, but it did call several times. This is the first Cerulean Warbler for the main portion of Lindsay Parsons in eBIrd. Chris T-H and Martjan had one 14 June 2009 at Thatchers Pinnacles in the same location where they and Utami found a breeding pair (and nest) atop Thatcher's Pinnacles, just SW of the main Pinnacle in 2007. Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 4 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1 Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) 1 *Local/Rare in summer. This bird was NOT up the far hillside (!!), but along the main trail system right where the trail crosses the railroad tracks. First detected the bird by high thin tssi-tssi flight notes. Also called several times, a sharp hard dchik. We had exceptional views of the bird which foraged at eye level for several minutes. The bird was in very fresh plumage and appeared to be a first-year based only on the very clear plumage (all other adult warblers we saw today except for one Yellow were either molting or fairly worn). Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1 Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 18 Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) 2 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1 Across from parking lot. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 8 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 10 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis) 1 Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 3 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 6 Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 4 Flyovers heading north. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 55 Mostly flyovers heading north. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 230 98% flyovers heading north in early morning (ca 6:00 - 6:15 am) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 10 Exact count. Two adult males replacing tail. Purple Finch (Eastern) (Carpodacus purpureus purpureus) 4 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 7 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1 Across from parking lot. This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org) Chris Wood eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
