A pair of red-tailed hawks is building a nest along the northern edge of
the Newman Municipal Golf Course, not far from Fall Creek, along the
boundary with Jetty Woods. Here's the approximate
location: 42.458442989157916, -76.50797178605234. I watched one member of
the pair carrying nesting materia
I just flew out of Syracuse through Philadelphia, and passed over the tops
of Skaneateles, Owasco, and Cayuga Lakes. There were rafts of snow geese in
the middles of Owasco and Skaneateles Lakes.
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Joe Wetmore and I just watched one of the male orioles in our yard
chattering excitedly. As it dropped down to the ground, we realized that it
was looking after, and bringing food to, a recently fledged oriole chick.
The chick could hop and make short flights of about 4-5 feet, but I'm
wondering wh
A female rose-breasted grosbeak just showed up at my feeder. 2 weeks ahead
of schedule, like everything else. I put my hummingbird feeder up
yesterday, in anticipation.
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What a thrill to see an Eastern towhee right outside my kitchen window in
Lansing today. Seems very early! Anyone else seeing them?
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Also be on the lookout for the pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi which is carried
by black-legged ticks, as well. It causes relapsing fever, and can progress
to meningoencephalitis. If doctors are only screening for Lyme in sick
patients, they may miss this.
I know of one person (and possibly two) who g
While the weather has been continuing to be mild this fall, I've enjoyed
sleeping with the windows open and listening to the night sounds of the
last crickets, and happily, in the past week, a pair of duetting barred
owls. But soon enough, the windows will be closed, and the sounds outside
will be
Lovely to wake up this morning to the dawn chorus through my open bedroom
window: a spring song mix of common yellowthroat, wood thrush,
white-throated sparrow, Baltimore oriole, cardinal, and phoebe.
Lansing, NY
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A few weeks ago, I watched a group of a few dozen cedar waxwings fly
catching over a pond at the OD von Engeln Preserve in Malloryville.
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A lot of very vocal Merlin action downtown this evening, back and forth
over Triangle Park and the corner of Dey and Hancock Streets.
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In approximately the same location as Cape May Warbler I just reported,
just east of Coot Pond, Howland Island. Top of tall snag on east side of
trail.
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Beautiful and very sweet views of two Cape May Warblers today on the trail
just north of Coot Pond on Howland Island, seen by Joe Wetmore and me.
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The last few weeks have been full of wild activity in our backyard, as a
nest of red tailed hawks up the hill has now fledged and are spending a
tremendous amount of time around our bird feeders and on the trees in the
yard. I captured this interaction between a couple of juvenile hawks and a
young
We had a beautiful Eastern Towhee foraging and singing in the yard this
afternoon. I think this is the first time that I've had one as a yardbird
here in 30 years.
Salmon Creek valley
Lansing, NY
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In addition to some excellent botanic sightings yesterday at McIlroy, we
had some spectacular views from the wetland viewing deck of a great egret
swooping and looping over the water, roosting in a tree, and patrolling the
water's edge. Apologies for the late posting.
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Dave...the city maintains an online database and interactive map of its
13,000+ trees. Hopefully this will be helpful in determining your hawthorn
variety (advance apologies. ..it does not seem optimized for mobile devices
so I can't absolutely verify).
https://www.cityofithaca.org/253/Tree-Invento
Bob McGuire has gently corrected me that after I shared a recording with
him, it truly was a Carolina wren. Dang. Sorry about that false alarm. What
a stinker...
On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 6:49 PM Karen Edelstein wrote:
> This morning, and for 3-4 days prior, I've been hearing common
> ye
This morning, and for 3-4 days prior, I've been hearing common
yellowthroats singing in the woods behind my house (Salmon Creek Valley,
Lansing). In past years, they've also arrived on the early side, yet
hearing one singing by (or before) April 20th seemed a little odd. But this
morning, the bird
And, since ospreys are on the move, here's the link, once again, to the
Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail Story map that Candace Cornell and I created a
couple of years ago. Please report any changes or additions to Candace
cec...@gmail.com, and we'll do our best to update things. People keep
putting up mor
Joe Wetmore and I had an osprey flying low over the road in the Town of
Springport along Route 90 near Fire Lane 20. About 10 am this morning.
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Last night, Joe Wetmore and I watched 5 short-eared owls plying the fields
on both sides of Lake Road leading west from Long Point Winery, just south
of Aurora. We spotted the first one around 5 pm. So graceful, and the white
of their wings flashing brilliantly.
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Thanks all...let's keep the comments to NYSEG flowing.
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I was dismayed to see that NYSEG has been clearcutting/brush-hogging
vegetation down to bare ground under the powerlines on Salmon Creek Rd.
With the nesting season still well in process, I'm very concerned about the
probable mortality of birds that has resulted in this area of (formerly)
dense gro
Joe Wetmore and I marveled at the nimble and acrobatic flight of three to
four Common Nighthawks feeding on a midge hatch at Salt Point this evening.
Could be a first for me, certainly in Lansing.
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Since Dave Nutter referenced this the other day, I just wanted to remind
everyone about the interactive map I created a few years ago with Candace
Cornell. The URL changed since the original version so please update any
bookmark you might have had. Here's the handy, shortened URL:
http://tinyurl.c
*SOUND MEETS SCIENCE: RADIO PRODUCTION AND THE NATURAL WORLD*
By Bill McQuay, Audio Producer, and NPR Contributor
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 7 p.m.
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing
In celebration of autumn at Salt Point, Bill McQuay, an audio producer and
NPR Contributor, will give a pr
SOUND MEETS SCIENCE: RADIO PRODUCTION AND THE NATURAL WORLD
By Bill McQuay, Audio Producer, and NPR Contributor
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 7 p.m.
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing
In celebration of autumn at Salt Point, Bill McQuay, an audio producer and
NPR Contributor, will give a prese
March 14
(1993) snowstorm in huge numbers.
On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Karen Edelstein wrote:
> Oddly enough, the small flock of brown-headed cowbirds gorging on black
> oil sunflower seed included a very bossy female rose-breasted grosbeak. I
> didn't believe Joe at first when h
Oddly enough, the small flock of brown-headed cowbirds gorging on black oil
sunflower seed included a very bossy female rose-breasted grosbeak. I
didn't believe Joe at first when he told me, but just watched it with my
own eyes.
He also saw a phoebe looking for shelter from the storm earlier this
Great views with Joe Wetmore just now of one snowy owl on the ground in the
field on the south side of Martin Rd. We parked just in front of the gate
of the service road in front of CASE-H, halfway between the farm silos and
the airport.
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Over the past few weeks, a large roost of crows has formed in the woods off
Lansingville Rd just uphill and west of my house on Salmon Creek. Mid-
morning they stream east in loose groups. But this morning, hundreds have
dropped into the cleared cornfield on Salmon Creek Rd, and the many have
made
Ooops. No "American" in those tree swallow. Just tree swallows, and maybe
they were Canadian, anyway. Sorry about that slip of the keyboard.
On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Karen Edelstein wrote:
> Joe Wetmore and I just returned from several days in the Provincetown, MA
>
e did, I bet it would make
a great research project for some enterprising student. I just count myself
as fortunate, particularly when I thought the swallows living around the
Finger Lakes had been gone for over a month already.
Karen Edelstein
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I'm excited to say that after the last instance (I knew of) 15 years ago,
there was a long-eared owl calling about halfway up the hill behind my
house last night. He was vocal for only about 5 minutes around 11 pm, and
then quiet. The last time I heard LEOWs was in February 2001(?), a dueting
pair,
Webinar: It’s tough to be heard in the city: Adaptations of bird song in
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Start: February 22, 2016 @ 1 PM ET
End: February 22, 2016 @ 2 P
Really was our own SuperbOwl Sunday.
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On our way back from Montezuma this afternoon, Joe Wetmore and I took a
quick detour down Lake Rd towards Long Point Winery to look for short-eared
owls. Caught a quick glimpse, I believe, of Laura Stenzler, but no owls. It
was getting late, so we headed back south on Rt 90. Almost immediately
afte
YBSS at our suet feeder just now!
Salmon Creek Rd
Lansing, NY
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Here's an informative article that endorses sticking with natural sugars
(grapes and oranges).
http://nmconservationnetwork.org/2014/04/20/please-no-jelly-for-orioles/
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My advance apologies if this question is outside of list bounds (please
weigh in, Chris). I am wondering if there are concerns about the light
pollution from the gigantic casino facility just approved for Tyre, and the
impacts this gaming development may generate at Montezuma NWR. When this
project
Last night, during our sunset walk at Salt Point in Lansing, Joe and I got
some nice views of the osprey pair sharing a fish on the platform edge.
When we were ready to leave (it was getting quite dark by then) one osprey
was down incubating presumably while the other stayed alert on the perch
(ha-
Yesterday, in the midst of a flurry of activity at the feeder, with visits
from a large flock of goldfinches, several male indigo buntings,
rose-breasted grosbeaks, Baltimore orioles, and several woodpeckers, I
observed a new behavior in a white-breasted nuthatch. The nuthatch was at
the tube feede
I was also told that last year there was an "eagle" nest along the driveway
of Seneca Falls Country Club (just south of Cayuga Lake State Park) that
I'm guessing is really an osprey nest. Nevertheless, I haven't had a
chance to check in person. Has anyone else seen this? I will be up in
Geneva t
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has issued the following
press release:
*DRAFT MUTE SWAN MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BE REVISED AND RELEASED FOR SECOND
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD*
While the initial public comment period on the draft "Management Plan for
Mute Swans in New York State" closed Feb
My friend, Marc Keane, just established this memorial website in honor of
his dad, early CLO sound-recording pioneer, Peter Keane, who passed away
recently--just a days shy of his 104th birthday. Peter was an undergrad at
Cornell, and a student of Arthur Allen, and helped develop the parabolic
dish
Also, I've read that when the early settlers claimed their military lots in
Lansing, the Ludlow brothers came up the frozen lake with their horse and
wagon rigs to Salmon Creek, and then made their way up the stream to settle
the hamlet of Ludlowville.
To wit: "Thomas Ludlow, the son of Henry Ludl
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I have a phoebe that is still hanging around the yard and barn. Isn't it
late for them to still be here?
Karen Edelstein
Lansing, NY
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: fab mushroom photos
To: Karen Edelstein
Hi, Karen--
It turns out that they aren't saprophytes after all, but parasites on
mycorhizal fungi. (So says Kathie Hodge.) When I learned this from her
several years ago, I was very surprised. The same is true of squawroot and
beech drops.
Betsy
On T
Hi Meena,
Great finds! Two of your mushrooms (pages 2 and 13) are actually not fungi,
but are saprophytic, nonphotosynthetic flowering plants. Probably Indian
pipe, Monotropa uniflora.
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> On Jun 22, 2013, at 9:11 AM, Karen Edelstein wrote:
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> Note that the boundary of the State Forest is not accurate on this map,
> at least according to county tax parcels. It should abut L-P.
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> http:/
Hi Annemarie,
Thatcher's Pinnacles high point is in Danby State Forest. The Land Trust's
trail system does not extend to there, or even to the border with the State
Forest Land. I've been working on an interactive map that might help to
show this a little more clearly. The final version should be
The acres of all-glass-plate facade are up on the south side this new
building near the stadium. Does anyone know whether there are any bird
collision mitigation strategies planned? Looks like a thousand heartbreaks
waiting to happen.
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I'm not sure who authored the Cayuga Basin link on Google Maps, but anyone
who would like a kml or shapefile version of the boundary that I used to
create the maps in the revised Birding the Cayuga Basin guide released last
year...please just ask. That boundary was based on Wiegand and Eames' very
Hi Donna, John, and others concerned
After reading Jay McGowan's Facebook post this morning on this topic, I
called Steve Colt, the Lansing Parks and Recreation Supervisor. It was a
very productive conversation. Steve is very open to working with the
birding community to create an improved bir
This is why, in the southern US, cuckoos are known as "rain crows". I
hadn't made the connection to the "cow-row" call as part of the possible
derivation of that name before!
>"On the evening of July 11-a pitch-dark evening with a thundershower
lowering,-they were remarkably noisy, both sitting in
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There was a sharp-shinned hawk perching just now on the wires that run
between Temple Beth El and the Finger Lakes Land Trust, across N. Tioga
Street, downtown Ithaca. He dove low over traffic and then settled on
another wire closer to the Planning Department building on Court St.
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I heard more reports today that people on the Commons have been seeing the
sharp-shinned hawk perched and/or hunting from a vantage point atop the
Night and Day building or the Mate Factor building. He has been picking off
birds in the air.
Karen
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In early December, we had several days of excellent sightings of the
sharp-shinned hawk that has been hunting sparrows in the yew bushes on the
east side of Ithaca City Hall. The bird disappeared for a few weeks, but
was just sighted again. Stop by Autumn Leaves Used Books and check with Joe
for up
The hawk Joe and I watched yesterday seems to have started roosting in
the yew bushes in front of City Hall, and is there again today. You
can get within about 6 feet comfortably for a great eye-level view.
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From: Peter J Smallidge
Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Subject: Gas Wells and Forest Birds- ForestConnect April 2011 Webinar
To: k...@cornell.edu
ForestConnect Webinar Announcement
Effects of Gas Well Development on Eastern Forest Birds
April 20, 2
Adult bald eagle circling over Salmon Creek just now, about 1 1/2 miles
north of Ludlowville.
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8/10/10 4:47 PM, "EdelsteinKaren" wrote:
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> From: Marc Keane
> Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Peregrine
> To: Karen Edelstein
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>
> Hi Karen;
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> Posted one vid-clip to YouTube.
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> http://www.y
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From: Marc Keane
Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Peregrine
To: Karen Edelstein
Hi Karen;
Posted one vid-clip to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULdXBHzCjqc
Marc
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I have photos of this, too, but can't send them to this listserve,
unfortunately.
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From: Marc Keane
Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Subject: Peregrine
To: Karen Edelstein
Hi Karen;
Momoko and I stumbled upon this peregrine eating a squirrel o
This morning, a second GIANT SWALLOWTAIL (and possibly a third) of the week
visited my yard, today paying a lot of attention to the hot pink bee balm
next to the vegetable garden.
Meanwhile, this end of Salmon Creek Valley echoes with the sounds of the
newest pair of young red-tail hawks. They are
Hello all (and apologies for cross-posting),
I'm forwarding this message that Mark Chao posted earlier this month. Please
consider taking advantage of this nice opportunity to get out in the field
with Mark, and visit some beautiful locations. One heads-up...the deer tick
population at Lindsay-Par
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