[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow
I just found (and still have in view) possibly the most beautiful warbler I've ever seen, an adult male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. It is at the Durland Preserve off Ellis Hollow Creek Road in the first hedgerow on the right after you take the first right at the big field after the entrance path. Brilliant yellow head and body, blue wings with white wingbars, and jet black mask and throat. I will post pictures some time soon. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Olive-sided Flycatcher, Ellis Hollow
And now an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER is playing around in the snags off the platform at the Durland Preserve. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Great Horned Owl - Juniper Drive
I heard a Great Horned Owl hoot briefly this morning at 0530 h. It was probably in the vicinity of the gate at the end of Juniper where it meets the South Hill rail trail. I have observed much concerted crowing of crows down there over the past 10 days and have wondered if there was a big owl about. There was this morning. I was at Myers and Salt Pt. shortly after 6, saw gulls, mallards, mergansers, spotties, Killdeer, etc., a well-dispersed case of Keystone Light MTs (the devil's brew). Absolutely no connection attributed to the latter but just as a heads-up to the birding community I also observed much concerted deployment of Canada Goose decoys off the points and heard some gunfire from the west shore. A September goose hunting window opened today until until 9/25 (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28496.html). Best...Stuart -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow
I have posted a few pictures of the Lawrence's Warbler from this morning. Light was pretty low so the aren't incredible, but I think they get the impression across. A distant one of the Olive-sided is also in that album. http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008940157249058 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008950651162178 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008952009585458 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008957520002434 The warbler was still in the area when I left an hour later. It even flew across the path unprompted as I was heading back to the car, giving call notes and flight notes, and then giving a quiet song (sounded like a Blue-winged/Golden-winged alternate song, a series of stuttering notes with a buzz at the end). Jay McGowan Dryden, NY On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote: I just found (and still have in view) possibly the most beautiful warbler I've ever seen, an adult male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. It is at the Durland Preserve off Ellis Hollow Creek Road in the first hedgerow on the right after you take the first right at the big field after the entrance path. Brilliant yellow head and body, blue wings with white wingbars, and jet black mask and throat. I will post pictures some time soon. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Durland Olive-sided Flycatcher
Gary Kohlenberg and I observed a juvenile Olive-sided Flycatcher for half an hour this evening from the tower at the Durland Preserve. Much of the time the bird was perched atop a tall, thin snag from which it occasionally sallied out to snag some airborne prey. Much of the time it faced away but gave good glimpses of the white tufts on the sides of its rump. On occasion it would turn to face us, exposing a white belly and contrasting dark vest. Thanks, Jay, for alerting us to the bird's presence. No sign of the Lawrence's Warbler though. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow
I agree. these are nice photos of a hard-to-find bird. GREAT find. From: ConserveBirds conservebi...@gmail.com To: Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu; Cayugabirds-L Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 9:25:58 PM Subject: Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow Lovely... thanks for posting pics of a bird that many of us will never see. Mona Bearor South Glens Falls - Original Message - From: Jay McGowan To: Cayugabirds-L Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:18 PM Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow I have posted a few pictures of the Lawrence's Warbler from this morning. Light was pretty low so the aren't incredible, but I think they get the impression across. A distant one of the Olive-sided is also in that album. http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008940157249058 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008950651162178 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008952009585458 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008957520002434 The warbler was still in the area when I left an hour later. It even flew across the path unprompted as I was heading back to the car, giving call notes and flight notes, and then giving a quiet song (sounded like a Blue-winged/Golden-winged alternate song, a series of stuttering notes with a buzz at the end). Jay McGowan Dryden, NY On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote: I just found (and still have in view) possibly the most beautiful warbler I've ever seen, an adult male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. It is at the Durland Preserve off Ellis Hollow Creek Road in the first hedgerow on the right after you take the first right at the big field after the entrance path. Brilliant yellow head and body, blue wings with white wingbars, and jet black mask and throat. I will post pictures some time soon. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis continues at MNWR, +phalaropes Rte 89 overlook
The Glossy Ibis continues at Mays Point in the Montezuma NWR. From the overlook on Rte. 89 (or behind the hunter check station), 3-5 phalaropes were seen in the distant mud flat. The closer ones were Red-necked; farther ones I did not have an opinion on given the distance. Plenty of yellowlegs and dabblers. Dave Wheeler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow
Lovely... thanks for posting pics of a bird that many of us will never see. Mona Bearor South Glens Falls - Original Message - From: Jay McGowan To: Cayugabirds-L Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:18 PM Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler, Ellis Hollow I have posted a few pictures of the Lawrence's Warbler from this morning. Light was pretty low so the aren't incredible, but I think they get the impression across. A distant one of the Olive-sided is also in that album. http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008940157249058 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008950651162178 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008952009585458 http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Summer2010#5512008957520002434 The warbler was still in the area when I left an hour later. It even flew across the path unprompted as I was heading back to the car, giving call notes and flight notes, and then giving a quiet song (sounded like a Blue-winged/Golden-winged alternate song, a series of stuttering notes with a buzz at the end). Jay McGowan Dryden, NY On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote: I just found (and still have in view) possibly the most beautiful warbler I've ever seen, an adult male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. It is at the Durland Preserve off Ellis Hollow Creek Road in the first hedgerow on the right after you take the first right at the big field after the entrance path. Brilliant yellow head and body, blue wings with white wingbars, and jet black mask and throat. I will post pictures some time soon. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
