To add to Matt's list, the Clay-colored Sparrow that hung around Lindsay-Parsons last summer was paired with a Field Sparrow. So Clay-coloreds that end up around here seem to take a liking to Chipping and Field Sparrows...
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Matthew Medler <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Although Clay-colored Sparrow is rare here in the Cayuga Lake Basin, there > is a history of this species breeding with Chipping Sparrow in our area. > From a 1960 issue of The Kingbird: > > The lthaca Clay-colored Sparrow (see July, 1960, Kingbird, p. 651) mated > with a female Chipping Sparrow, fed her on the nest, and assisted in > feeding the young. There were three eggs on Jun 13. Young and both parents > were photographod on Jun. 22. On Jun 24 the young were taken by an unknown > predator, probably a Blue Jay, during a short period when the nest was not > under observation. This nesting record will be written up in detail and > published later. > > http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y1960v10n3/y1960v10n3rgn3.pdf#search=%22summer%201960%22 > > And, also of interest is this recording from Sapsucker Woods from 1959: > > http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/15418 > > Matt Medler > Ithaca > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* France <bird...@gmail.com> > *To:* Graham Montgomery <montgomery.gra...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu > *Sent:* Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:16 PM > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored sparrow copulation with > chipping > > If it actually breeds we should name it the Cascazilla Sparrow > France > On May 15, 2014 9:07 PM, "Graham Montgomery" <montgomery.gra...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Brian Magnier and myself went out and watched/photographed the > Clay-colored sparrow on Cornell's campus this afternoon. He's still > sticking around and singing/calling almost constantly. The most interesting > thing we observed was copulation with a chipping sparrow at around 6:00 PM. > > Photos here: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/72340495@N06/sets/72157644692290725/ > > Brian also got some excellent photos that hopefully he'll post at some > point. Us + Andy Johnson also had a nice Blue-winged warbler in the > flowering trees south of Goldwin Smith Hall. > > Good birding, > > Graham Montgomery > Cornell Entomology | Biology > Ithaca, NY > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Benjamin Freeman Ph.D. candidate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA benjamingfreeman.com -- 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) 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/ --
