[cayugabirds-l] Saturday in Dryden
An oil leak in my car prevented me from doing the birding I had planned on Saturday and made me head home instead. On the way I made 7 stops at scrubby places around northern Dryden and teased chickadees in hopes they would bring interesting birds into the sunshine to be photographed. I was moderately successful. Notable was that I had RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES at every stop, even one with only a single pine tree in sight. Sparrows were less responsive than I would have thought, but I had Chipping Sparrows in 2 spots, a FIELD SPARROW in one, and White-throated and White-crowned at most. Surprisingly, Song Sparrows were missing from two stops. I saw several Savannah Sparrows at other spots along the way. Ruby-crowned Kinglets were present almost everywhere. I had HERMIT THRUSHES come in at three stops, making their chuck alarm note and flicking their wings. The sky was full of Turkey Vultures, although I couldn't detect any obvious southward movement. Most interesting to me were the band of chickadees that decided that the owl that was calling was inside my car. They climbed up in the wheel wells, and one actually went into the car through an open window. Kevin -- 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] Huss
Hudsonian Godwit at the Mnwr visitors center now to the north. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Greater-White fronted Geese 7 were at the visitors center
At MNWR Saturday afternoon. Sorry I had posting issues that are fixed now. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Saturday at MNWR Greater-White fronted Geese
Sorry I didn't get this out earlier. Bob Guthrie and I spent a long and nice day at Montezuma NWR Saturday. Highlights follow. East Road early: 100 goldfinches in field and trees with several White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows Visitor's Center morning: Black-bellied Plovers, Dunlin, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs. Drive: Ring-necked Ducks, American Coot, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler Benning Marsh: White-rumped Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper Tschache: 2 Great Egrets in a tree south from the tower Towpath: 9 Sandhill Cranes, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers We looked over the Snow Geese for Ross's Goose but could not find one - many geese had their heads tucked in (morning afternoon). Most of the Tree Swallows today were at Van Dyne Spoor Road but we found 1 Barn Swallow, 2 Rough-winged Swallows and a Tree Swallow at May's Point Visitor's Center afternoon: 7 Greater-White fronted Geese that we showed to many people, White-rumped Sandpipers, Dunlin, Semipalmated Sandpiper the plovers North Spring Pool: a Peregrine Falcon in a close dead tree. Leona Lauster Lyons, 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] Pacific Loon reported from Dean's Cove
This evening at 6:10pm there was a message on the Cayuga Rare Bird Alert that a PACIFIC LOON was seen from Dean's Cove (opposite Aurora) on Cayuga Lake. The message was from "seabamirum," but I am embarassed to say I've forgotten who that is. Would that person or anyone else familiar with that person or that bird please post? Thanks.--Dave Nutter
[cayugabirds-l] Sunday MNWR/Cayuga Lake: PACIFIC LOON, godwit, geese +
Hi all, Today, Tim Lenz, Nancy Chen, Chris Dalton and I headed up toward Montezuma and other spots around the lake. Tim and I started birding up the east side of the lake before meeting up with Chris and Nancy at Montezuma, having 2 SURF SCOTERS at Myer's Point and one LINCOLN'S SPARROW along Drake Rd. In the morning, we had a nice diversity of shorebirds at the MNWR Visitor Center pool, with at least 6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, several small groups of Dunlin, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, a Semipalmated Plover, a juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher, and at least 18 Black-bellied Plovers. Along the Wildlife Drive, there were hundreds of Tree Swallows foraging over the Main Pool, as well as 7 Rusty Blackbirds that flew by. At the new shorebird habitat just before the bend we found a juvenile HUDSONIAN GODWIT preening and foraging alongside many Canada Geese. Also there was a single Black-bellied Plover and several Killdeer. At Benning Marsh, we had at least 3 CACKLING GEESE with the Canada Geese. At Towpath, Chris and Nancy had Tennessee Warbler, and 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. We all saw 7 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE preening and sleeping with the Canada Geese in Knox-Marscellus. We did not see any Ross' Geese in the morning, but later in the afternoon, we found 4 ROSS' GEESE (3 adults and 1 juvenile) from East Road as the Snow Geese were foraging on the grass/mud. Also at Knox-Marscellus were Dunlin, Lesser Yellowlegs, White-rumped Sandpipers, and a Stilt Sandpiper. We stopped quickly at Marten's Tract where we were able to find a single NELSON'S SPARROW. There were also several White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows. Van Dyne Spoor had a large group of chickadees and some Myrtle Warblers. We decided to check the Visitor Center and Wildlife Drive again later in the afternoon. There were fewer shorebirds (although this time with 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers), and more Canada Geese. We could not refind the godwit later in the day. The Cackling Geese were still present at Benning. On the way back down the west side of the lake, Tim convinced us that it was a good idea to check Dean's Cove. Tim was, of course, right, and quickly picked out an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a PACIFIC LOON that was quite far from shore, slowly drifting northward with 6 Common Loons (providing for nice comparison). Although quite distant, the smaller size, the smaller, thinner bill (as compared with the Common Loons it was with), and the pale gray back of the head and neck all were clear on the Pacific Loon. Also present were 7 distant WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. All in all, a very successful day. Good birding, Shawn -- 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] Pacific Loon reported from Dean's Cove
seabamirum, is none other than Tim Lenz, as apparent from the next post. Ken Rosenberg Director of Conservation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On Oct 10, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: This evening at 6:10pm there was a message on the Cayuga Rare Bird Alert that a PACIFIC LOON was seen from Dean's Cove (opposite Aurora) on Cayuga Lake. The message was from seabamirum, but I am embarassed to say I've forgotten who that is. Would that person or anyone else familiar with that person or that bird please post? Thanks. --Dave Nutter -- 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] Saturday in Dryden
On 10/10/2010 10:28 AM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: An oil leak in my car prevented me from doing the birding I had planned on Saturday and made me head home instead. On the way I made 7 stops at scrubby places around northern Dryden and teased chickadees in hopes they would bring interesting birds into the sunshine to be photographed. I was moderately successful. Notable was that I had RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES at every stop, even one with only a single pine tree in sight. Sparrows were less responsive than I would have thought, but I had Chipping Sparrows in 2 spots, a FIELD SPARROW in one, and White-throated and White-crowned at most. Surprisingly, Song Sparrows were missing from two stops. I saw several Savannah Sparrows at other spots along the way. Ruby-crowned Kinglets were present almost everywhere. I had HERMIT THRUSHES come in at three stops, making their “chuck” alarm note and flicking their wings. The sky was full of Turkey Vultures, although I couldn’t detect any obvious southward movement. Most interesting to me were the band of chickadees that decided that the owl that was calling was inside my car. They climbed up in the wheel wells, and one actually went into the car through an open window. Kevin Kevin, where exactly are these scrubby places around northern Dryden. I may be missing something as I live in northern Dryden :?) Thanks Carl -- 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/ --
