[cayugabirds-l] Myers Point - Horned Grebes
Lots of birds at Myers Point too. The highlight is the staggering number of HORNED GREBES. I have counted *237*, mostly in groups of 40 or so. Also 6 RED-NECKED GREBES, 5 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 38 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 6 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 AMERICAN WIGEON, both scaup, Ring-necked Duck, 3 Common Goldeneye, 16 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, 1 BARN SWALLOW, 150 TREE SWALLOWS, and 2 AMERICAN PIPITS. Jay McGowan -- 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] Stewart Park - Red-necked Grebe
And fewer birds overall at Stewart Park, but a nice RED-NECKED GREBE is fairly close to shore, straight out from the tennis courts with 8 Horned Grebes. Also quite a few Bonaparte's Gulls. Jay McGowan -- 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] Beebe Lake Dryden Lake again (Great Egret)
Okay, last post for the day (probably). I checked Beebe Lake around noon today and found two HORNED GREBES (one in mostly basic and the other mostly alternate plumage) and a pair of LESSER SCAUP. On my way home I checked George Road again, where the only different bird was a male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, and Dryden Lake, where I found a female CANVASBACK close to the fishing access and a cold GREAT EGRET on the north shore. Canvasback puts the Dryden duck total for the day at an amazing 20 SPECIES (missing only shoveler and scoters), and 22 for Tompkins County (with White-winged Scoter and Northern Shoveler at Myers.) I feel like I've been looking at ducks more than usual this spring... Good birding, 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] Hurd Rd. Saw Whet
Last night around 11:00 while out observing migrating amphibians I heard a saw whet owl calling north of Hurd Rd. just west of the top of the hill. Way better than any basketball game, in my opinion! Cheers! Andrew Myers -- 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] Purple Martins, MNWR Vis. Ctr., 4/5/11
Location: NY SEN Montezuma NWR--Visitor Center (deck parking area) Observation date: 4/5/11, 12:44-1:03 pm Notes: low overcast, cold wind from W, air temp. 45 F.; first Purple Martins Number of species: 10 Canada Goose 2 Gadwall 4 American Wigeon 20 somewhat estimated Northern Shoveler 50 somewhat estimated; 8 pairs close on the water Green-winged Teal 1 probably more blending with far edges (many more near the first bend of entrance road) Turkey Vulture 2 American Crow 1 heard, not seen Purple Martin 3 at the Purple Martin house Eastern Bluebird 1 Song Sparrow 1 on the ground by ramp to deck This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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] Dryden Lake and Myers this Afternoon
Hi all, This afternoon, I went with Sarah Maclean and Gaelyn Ong to Dryden Lake and Myers Point. At Dryden Lake (~3:30), we saw some of the Long-tailed Ducks that Jay mentioned earlier, as well as Red-breasted Mergansers, Horned Grebes, Belted Kingfisher, and an Osprey amongst the usual crowd. At Myers (~6pm), we discovered a male PURPLE MARTIN sitting atop the martin houses. Upon pulling up to the spit, a large PEREGRINE FALCON flew overhead heading NE. Moving up to the shore, an immature GLAUCOUS GULL flew right in front of us. We also had two Phoebes, Shovelers, a Red-necked Grebe, and many of the usuals. I've included a list of our complete findings below. All-in-all, not a bad day! Happy Birding! Nathan -- Nathan Robert Williams Undergraduate Student Earth and Atmospheric Sciences College of Engineering Cornell University c. 413.695.9896 e. nr...@cornell.edu http://home.comcast.net/~nrwhawk/ Vice President, Birding Club at Cornell Supervisor, Cornell Raptor Program List from Dryden: 1530h Long-tailed Duck (8) Horned Grebe (~5) Bufflehead (~8) Canada Goose (lots) American Crow Turkey Vulture Mallard Red-breasted Merganser (8) Common Merganser Hooded Merganser (15) Belted Kingfisher (1-Male) American Robin (while traveling) Gadwall (12) Osprey (1) Song Sparrow Red-tailed Hawk (1-travel) European Starling (travel) Rock Pigeon (travel) Lesser Scaup (2) List from Myers: 1749h Purple Martin (1-Male) Eastern Phoebe (2) European Starling American Robin Glaucous Gull (1) Red-necked Grebe (1) Horned Grebe (8?) Pied-billed Grebe American Crow Bufflehead Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Mallard Northern Shoveler (3) Ring-necked Duck Scaup sp. Canada Goose Peregrine Falcon (1) Common Merganser Gadwall Common Grackle (10) Killdeer (2) -- 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] redpolls continue
Three Redpolls, who arrived Sunday, continue at our feeders this morning. Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg Make a little birdhouse in your soul. -- 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] Sat (4/2) at MNWR and otters
(Sorry for the late post) An eagle was on the nest at Mud Lock, but we saw no other eagles in the area. Just south of the nest in the Lake we saw 31 RUDDY DUCKS. Most appeared to be males, but so many were sleeping it was hard to be sure. At Montezuma's visitor center pool, two male EASTERN BLUEBIRDS did some sit'n'sally insect hunting from the small evergreens close to the entrance, whipping across our field of view. Gorgeous! The COMMON TEAL was present also, as others have noted. As we watched the teal and the many other ducks, our most surprising sighting wasn't a bird, but two RIVER OTTERS! They came over the berm at the back (SW) of the visitor center pond; they were dark, glistenly wet, very active, and seemed huge in comparison to the ducks and even the geese. They galumphed over the top of the berm and slid into the water with the ducks. The ducks seemed only mildly disturbed as the otters started swimming along the edge of the berm, but two of the Canada Geese immediately took off from our side of the pond and flew across, honking furiously. The other geese joined the general honking as the otters retreated back over the berm. We also saw the four DUNLINS at the shorebird area and the SNOW GEESE at East Road, as Jay McGowan did, but we missed the Blue Winged Teal. We did see many pairs of PINTAILS in the muckland area, especially in the flooded field behind the potato barn. As we headed home, an OSPREY landed on the nest by Rt 20, just east of the intersection with Rt 89. Sue and Bud Norvell -- 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/ --
