A couple weeks ago I came across a Hawthorn tree hosting migrant warblers. It was on a residential street in downtown Ithaca a couple blocks from the Dickcissel site. There were at least 8 birds in this single not-very-large tree, including 4 species of warblers. It was surprising they could hide at all. The other street trees on that block were different species, larger, healthier, with thicker foliage, and I did not search them. I plan to ask the City Forester what variety this shabby Hawthorn tree is, so I can get one! EBird list below.
- - Dave Nutter > NY:TOM:Ithaca: 2nd St #407 Hawthorn, Tompkins, New York, US > May 6, 2019 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM > Protocol: Stationary > Comments: Drove N on this street a couple minutes earlier while going > around the block to be able to drop off a customer curbside in front of > apartments on 3rd St, and I noticed a small fluttering bird in this tree. > Came back with empty taxi and discovered that this ragged barely leafing out > tree held several hiding foraging birds. > 6 species > > Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 Maybe 3, foraging in > Hawthorn. FOY Office. > Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2 2 foraging in Hawthorn. > FOY Office. > Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1 Male foraging in Hawthorn. FOY > Office. > Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Male foraging in Hawthorn. > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2 Male & > female foraging in Hawthorn. FOY Office. > Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 Heard song nearby. > > View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55926931 >> On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 10:40 AM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > There is very little evidence of leafroller moth larvae (Tortricidae) >> > being pervasive throughout the Hawthorn Orchard this year. Most hawthorn >> > trees and leaves appear quite healthy and undamaged. >> > >> > The significantly reduced findings of many warblers or vireos actively >> > foraging in or making use of the hawthorns as a good food source, supports >> > the idea and observation that the neotropical migrants are primarily >> > targeting this location for the periodic abundance of food. The occurrence >> > of leafroller moth larvae may be a biennial event or at least having some >> > cyclical nature—hopefully the notable lack of larvae this year is not >> > another example of the mass die-off of our insects. >> > -- 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/ --
