[cayugabirds-l] Grey-headed Gull
I met with my "financial adviser" at TTC (not that I have any money) today, and he actually brought up the subject. WOW. He must read the NY Times. I am still broke, but he knows about the bird and asked me many questions. Cool. Maybe we have a convert. Best, Ann -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Great Egret
On this evening's (1 Aug) canoe-paddle on Cayuga Inlet Laurie and I saw a Great Egret atop a small tree on the edge of Jetty Woods. A Great Blue Heron stood on a log below, and 17 Double-crested Cormorants rested on dead trees or soared nearby. A Belted Kingfisher and a couple of Caspian Tern families flew past. When we got home an Eastern Screech-Owl was calling from the edge of our yard. --Dave Nutter Ithaca, NY -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park, Aug 1, 2011--Great Egret
Stewart Park, Tompkins, US-NY Aug 1, 2011 7:19 PM - 7:59 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 27 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5 American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 150 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 30 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1 Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1 **Rare. Stewart Park eBird lifer (#203) and first August record in eBird. As I was driving towards the shore I spotted the bird flying westward over the water just above tree level. It banked south and continued flying over the inlet and then over the Jetty Woods out of view. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 4 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 100 Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 2 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 30 numbers have been increasing Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1 swallow sp. (Hirundinidae sp.) 1 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 30 Molting birds flying over jetty woods House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 1 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 5 -- Tim Lenz t...@cornell.edu Web Applications Developer Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Cardinal Singing - update on posting from last week - etc
I have one more possible theory regarding singing. How about day length matching to day of the spring days? May be not it is still little too long. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -Original Message- From: Marie P Read Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 2:01 PM To: Marie P Read; Meena Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: Cardinal Singing - update on posting from last week - etc Hi all, Last week several of us (including me) reported cardinals singing non-stop and there was a thread about at what stage in the nesting cycle the cardinals might be to have stimulated this resurgence in song. Well, as we speak a pair of cardinals is at my feeder with the male feeding the female. Haven't seen any fledglings. So my local pair has most likely just started another clutch, hence the singing last week. Lots of young Rose-breasted Grosbeaks around, and a couple of days ago a Northern Flicker female on the lawn feeding her fledgling. On another note, there were a number of Bobolinks flying around giving their bink calls in the as-yet-unharvested grain fields at the eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd this morning. Some were mixed in with a larger flock of Red-winged Blackbirds, others were in smaller single species flocks. Also a Common Raven calling from the radio tower. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Upland Sandpiper: Etna, NY
Just a quick note: Saturday night, around 11:00pm, while doing some brief star-gazing from the back yard, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the four-noted night flight call of an Upland Sandpiper, as it passed overhead on its southward migration. The distinct call heard was the bubbly "Bweep-bweep-bweep-bweep!" call, infrequently heard during night migration through this part of Upstate, NY. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Monkey Run -- SWAINSON'S THRUSH
On my walk today at Monkey Run I was surprised by a calling Swainson's Thrush. We also had a flyover Greater Yellowlegs from the yard this morning, a new yard bird for us. ** Monkey Run--SE loop, Tompkins, US-NY Aug 1, 2011 6:49 AM - 8:22 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: Fair. Overcast. Immediately following quick thunderstorm. 72 ?F (24 ?C) Humidity: 76 % Wind Speed: Calm Barometer: 29.95" (1013.7 mb) Dewpoint: 67 ?F (19 ?C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. 49 species Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1 Juvenile. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2 Flyovers heading east at 8:12 am. Adults. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 6 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 3 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]) 3 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2 Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1 My first fall migrant for the se side of Monkey Run. Perched up in tree on edge of railroad trail. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 7 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 37 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 7 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) 2 Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 3 Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 2 Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 1 **Very early. Rare at this date. By far my earliest Swainson's Thrush in the fall. The bird was near the creek on the edge of the spruces. It called at least twelve times, a liquid pwip. Never gave any other vocalizations. First called in response to my whistling an Eastern Screech-Owl. Called several other times and remained hidden in the foliage. Finally had a poor view of it, showing brown-gray uppeparts, buffy breast and buff spectacles. Was not completely tattered or showing obvious signs of molt, but views were such that I would not have been able to detect. Greater coverts did not show pale tips, but again, views were not good and scapulars covered part of wing coverts. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 7 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 22 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 39 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 11 Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 5 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) 4 Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) 1 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 16 Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 4 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 21 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis) 1 Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 14 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1 Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org) Chris Wood eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
