[cayugabirds-l] Park Preserve, Sunday afternoon
This afternoon (Sunday 18 Sept) I made the pilgrimmage to the FLLT's Park Preserve (aka Baldwin Tract) to commemorate the sighting of a Connecticut Warbler which was reported a couple days ago. I was not surprised not to find that bird, nor the Gray-cheeked Thrush which was reported later nearby. In fact there were few birds around compared to the late May mornings when I usually visit. But it was a gorgeous afternoon and I pretended I was just going out with Laurie for a walk in a beautiful place. She was grateful for being dragged away from her computer, and she agreed that it's a lovely spot on this glorious day, but she was not fooled about me going on a walk with her. She called it more of an amble, because I moved so slowly trying to find birds. Eventually when she recognized that we were on the final leg of the loop, she gave up on me and returned to the car to read and nap while I stared at the vegetation along the little stream to the sound of faint call notes. The calls were from BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES up in the pines along the far bank. But below them in the deciduous trees and shrubs I slowly started seeing warblers: a probable BLACKPOLL WARBLER poorly seen, a female COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, a possible ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER very poorly seen, a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, a male AMERICAN REDSTART, a male PRAIRIE WARBLER, and finally a non-breeding male CAPE MAY WARBLER, perhaps the best view I've had of this plumage. Also nearby was a juvenile male RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (speckled throat, notched tail with white tips) doing something I have not seen before: It was visiting a honeysuckle bush and aiming its bill directly at the red berries. It did this many times, slowly and methodically, but I was unable to tell if it was actually piercing the fruits and extracting juice. If anyone else is familiar with this behavior, I would be interested in hearing about it. Another fine bird which both Laurie and I saw and heard was a croaking, high-circling COMMON RAVEN. Other birds present included several noisy BLUE JAYS, an invisible calling GRAY CATBIRD, and a flyover MOURNING DOVE. Across the street from the parking area were some AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Tomorrow's Monday Night Seminar: Kenn & Kim Kaufman
Hope to see you here! * Monday, September 19, 2011 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM "Lessons from the warbler capital" Kenn and Kim Kaufman Authors, Birders Black Swamp Bird Observatory The phenomenal concentrations of warblers and other spring migrants in the Magee Marsh region of northwestern Ohio have drawn increasing attention from birders in recent years. Working through the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman are bringing together birders and the local communities in ways that build support for bird conservation. In this presentation, they'll talk about the migration itself, efforts such as the Biggest Week In American Birding and the Black Swamp Birds & Business Alliance, and ideas that could be applied to support conservation efforts elsewhere. ** Charles Eldermire Public Education Outreach Associate Manager, Sapsucker Woods & Johnson Visitors' Center Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 254-2466 (607) 254-2111 [fax] birds.cornell.edu twitter.com/sapsuckerwoods -- 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] Glossy Ibis, Avocet - MNWR
Late Saturday afternoon after Dave Wheeler spoke to us and left, Bob McGuire, Judy Thoroughman (?), and I saw a PLAGADIS IBIS SP, fly across Knox-Marsellus and land in the open. We were scoping from the overlook with excellent conditions - sun behind us, no heat shimmer. We could clearly see the large white patch on the ibis' throat, which shows in photographs of the bird at Railroad Road, and which we saw earlier on the (same) bird at the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center. The throat patch is not visible from all angles, but it is prominent in a front view. I still think the white patch indicates it's a youngster and therefore not identifiable to species, but if there is a way to age and thereby identify this bird I am completely open to learning. I'm also interested in photos which show a different bird. That would be cool, and surprising. We also saw the AMERICAN AVOCET resting among the flocks of GREEN-WINGED TEAL along the edge of the open water in Knox-Marsellus. --Dave NutterOn Sep 17, 2011, at 11:09 PM, tigge...@aol.com wrote:The Ibis is at Knox-Marsellus marsh. I think it's a non-breeding adult Glossy, which would mean it's a different bird than the Railroad Rd bird (which I have seen 3 times and have lots of photos of). I also have distant photos of today's bird, which I thought lacked the whitish feathers on the front of the neck. I also thought it had a noticably longer bill and perhaps the photos will confirm. I last saw the Railroad Rd bird last Saturday (Muckrace). In addition to the Avocet, a few shorebirds continue at Puddler. Back at K-M, there's been a big influx of ducks. Birding today with Lisa Welch. Link to photos of Lark Sparrow from last Sunday at Fair Haven and Red Knots last Sunday in Fulton. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/6144928940/ Dave Wheeler North Syracuse NY Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marcellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Sep 17, 2011 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: with Lisa Welch 15 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose X Wood Duck X American Wigeon 15 Mallard X Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Great Blue Heron X Great Egret 2 Glossy Ibis 1 I thought it was an adult basic-plumaged Glossy and thus not the same bird as at Railroad Rd recently Sandhill Crane 2 Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 5 I didn't really notice which, in retrospect White-rumped Sandpiper 2 European Starling X many in a huge flock on East Rd Brown-headed Cowbird X many in with Starlings Montezuma NWR--Puddler Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Sep 17, 2011 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: with Lisa Welch 10 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose X Great Blue Heron X Black-bellied Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 5 American Avocet 1 distant Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 5 I didn't notice which, in retrospect Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 White-rumped Sandpiper 8 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Ring-billed Gull X Gray Catbird 3 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Now Am.Avocet Puddlers
Still at Puddler's. at Montezuma 10:47am Also American Golden Plover Spotting w/group of 18+ people Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
