[cayugabirds-l] New birds
Two of my regulars have finally come north. Late afternoon, yesterday, I saw my catbird and hummingbird. Still no oriole. I thought I heard it yesterday, but with the mockingbird here daily, I'm not positive. No siting of it yet. The catbird came to the jelly feeder. I usually have my birds show up about a week after they are posted in the Ithaca area. Only the oriole is off schedule. I still have 6 White Crown Sparrows which seem to sing constantly. I occasionally see the Rose Breasted Grosbeak. Carol Keeler Sent from my iPad -- 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] Hawthorn Orchard - 7 May 2012 (Quieter, 9 Warbler sp. - Wilson's Warbler)
Today, I was at the Hawthorn Orchard from about 7:45 to 8:45am. Very quiet start to the hour I was there. In part due to the cloud cover. Seems birds are less vocal when it's really cloudy in the morning. Birds seemed to become most active in the final 15 minutes of my time there. The most diversity of warblers seemed to arrive up from the ravine/slope area to the North of the NE corner. Highlights: 1 Great Crested Flycatcher NO Empidonax sp. flycatchers NO Vireos 2-3 House Wrens 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (non-vocal, NE corner) 2-3 Gray Catbirds 2 Tennessee Warblers (non-vocal, one SW and one NE corner) 5-6 Nashville Warblers (Generally quiet, but these were the most vocal singers of all warblers today; SW, SE, and NE corners) 1 Northern Parula (singing just North of NE corner) NO Yellow Warblers 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler (non-vocal, NE corner) 2 Magnolia Warblers (non-vocal, one NE, one SW) 2 Black-throated Green Warblers (mostly non-vocal, sang once, NE corner) 1 American Redstart (non-vocal, male, NE corner) 2 Common Yellowthroats (singing) 1 WILSON'S WARBLER (new arrival, singing actively and easily seen in NE corner, near top of slope) 3-4 White-throated Sparrows (NE corner, in hedgerow near Softball Field) 1 INDIGO BUNTING (flyover, buzzy ringing flight note) 2 Eastern Meadowlarks (in grass around retention pond on South side of the North soccer field; SW of Reis Tennis Center) 2 Baltimore Orioles (NE corner of Hawthorn Orchard) I am curious to know what this next weather system will bring in, despite the forecast rain overnight tonight. A Low Pressure System is approaching to the SW of our area and is forecast to be centered over Detroit, MI by 2AM tomorrow. This may create a slight SW to NE push for more migrants into our region. 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] Hawthorn additions
I must have just missed Chris in the Hawthorn's where I meandered from about 0845 to 1000 h. Most of the same birds for me including the singing WIlson's Warbler in the north central part of the tract. I can add a Black-throated Blue Warbler male singing briefly and a Red-eyed Vireo both on the slope to the ravine where I also had eye-level views of the Great-crested Flycatcher. Best...Stuart -- 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] Yellow throated warbler update
The warbler is currently in the sycamores on the golf course along the water. -- 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] Yellow throated warbler update
Right before the fire department training center, in the tall sycamores on the golf course. On May 7, 2012 11:56 AM, Brad Walker bm...@cornell.edu wrote: The warbler is currently in the sycamores on the golf course along the water. -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/ !* -- -- 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] New arrival
New arrivals today were Willow and Alder Flycatcher. Also banded three Pine Siskins. Looks like they may hang around to nest again this year; weve had at least four consistently through winter/spring. Sandhill Cranes may be nesting in Queen Catharine Marsh, Schuyler Cty. Two were foraging a couple of weeks ago and one was sighted foraging in the same area yesterday. The dirt road that runs north/south on the east of the IBA/BCA marsh is called Rock Cabin Rd and at about the middle is an observation platform; the cranes have been seen (conveniently) in that area. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- 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] Yellow throated warbler update
Some of you youngsters may not know that this bird was once called the Sycamore Warbler. John Confer On 5/7/2012 12:17 PM, Jay McGowan wrote: Right before the fire department training center, in the tall sycamores on the golf course. On May 7, 2012 11:56 AM, Brad Walker bm...@cornell.edu mailto:bm...@cornell.edu wrote: The warbler is currently in the sycamores on the golf course along the water. -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- 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/ --attachment: confer.vcf
[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler photo
http://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Spring2012Birds#5739845053573543074 -- 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] Yellow-throated Warbler directions
Just in case anybody else was interested in looking for this bird but wasn't clear on where it was, here are the coordinates: 42.455841, -76.502954 Google Maps is showing the road name as Pier Rd./Cayuga Waterfront Trail. The bird was singing from high up in a cluster of large sycamores, right by the tee box for the 3rd hole of the golf course. The fire department training building that Jay mentioned is the first building beyond the sycamores on Pier Rd. Thanks, Drew! Good luck to others who go to look for it! Matt Medler Ithaca From: Kevin J. McGowan k...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 1:31 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler photo http://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Spring2012Birds#5739845053573543074 -- 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: 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] Orchard Oriole question
This AM I was on the E. Ithaca Rec. Trail (the one that goes to Game Farm Rd.). I heard a single clear loud call note, all one pitch, and repeated several times over a period of several minutes. The quality of the sound was much like that of a Balt. Oriole, but when I finally spotted the bird, it didn't look like that, but maybe an Orchard Oriole. Has anyone seen one there recently? It was in the eastern section of the trail, east of the constructed wetland. Betsy -- 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] Mourning and Hooded at Shindagin
Enjoyed a very bird-full walk with my family along Shindagin Hollow Road this morning--many residents warblers (Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Ovenbird, A. Redstart, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia, Black-and-white, Common Yellowthroat, Canada, Nashville, Blackburnian, Yellow, Hooded, Mourning, and Northern Parula). Lots of Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Least Flycatchers, and other birds as well. Did not hear Winter Wren or Louisiana Waterthrush, but we didn't get there until 8 am. Another Hooded Warbler was singing along Bailor Road. Sandy Podulka -- 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/ --
ADMIN: RE: [cayugabirds-l] CHEAP PROPERTIES
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[cayugabirds-l] FW: Night Migration - 6-7 May 2012 - Relatively Quiet
Today, I sent the following message to NFC-L, regarding a meager but interesting night flight last night over Etna, NY. The files of the Black-billed Cuckoo night flight calls (Sounds like a dry or wooden rattle: Kruk-uk-uk), that were attached to the original message, can be obtained here: http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/msg00722.html 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 From: bounce-55779067-9327...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-55779067-9327...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 12:15 PM To: NFC-L Subject: [nfc-l] Night Migration - 6-7 May 2012 - Relatively Quiet Last night, I *finally* got my Evans-style flowerpot microphone (Knowles Element EK3029c) back up on the roof (Etna, NY) and recorded from about 10:00pm to 5:00am, as a dry run. Early this morning, I quickly browsed through my sounds, looking for anything of interest. WeatherTAP showed very strong reflectivity early last night to the WSW of Ithaca, NY, but nothing that would dump huge quantities of birds into our local area. Highlights from the night include: 1 Black-throated Green Warbler (in full song at 10:13pm) 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron (02:16am) 1 Virginia Rail (04:11am) 2 Black-billed Cuckoos (one at 02:19am and one at 04:14am; attached audio file: 120507_16-bit Black-billed Cuckoos.wav) 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Ovenbird-like upsweeps (not Ovenbirds) 1 Indigo Bunting There was one call that I find very strange. It is about 18ms in duration, descending; the frequency range is 16.17kHz to 17.99kHz. It is inaudible without slowing it down. It doesn't quite sound right for Flying Squirrel, of which we have visiting the feeders at times, but even those are somewhat audible in the recordings. This note is completely inaudible and there are no other reference sounds around it in time. I'm a bit baffled. If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate it. The sound is attached: 120507.023016_16-bit_17kHz Seep.wav. You can use software such as Raven to slow it down and view it spectrographically - I have removed the LF band of peepers and other ambient noise and amplified the signal. Lastly, there was a single distant, but close-enough truck backing up in the silence of the night. I really thought I had recorded a Saw-whet Owl. Upon reviewing the entire clip series, it is indeed a just-out-of-earshot truck backing up. There were very few other reference sounds to easily identify it as the backup beeps of a truck. But, what the heck is a service truck doing out at 03:00am? Do dump trucks really operate that early in the outskirts of Ithaca? Nice diversity, very quiet night, though. I look forward to recording again tonight, even though it will be raining - South winds are in the forecast for us - we'll see. 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 -- NFC-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/NFC_WELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/NFC_RULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- 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] FOS American Redstart
My first of season American Redstart seen from the pavement of Lansing Station Rd., Lansing, in a thicket of Russian Olives and Cedar trees, after spending over an hour slogging thru the mud, poison ivy, and prickly rose bushes up in the woods and seeing only nicely singing Catbirds all over up there. May have been a No. Mocking bird singing there too, but didn't see it. Donna Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 07, 2012 * NYSY 05.07.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 30, 2012 - May 07, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison Cortland compiled:May 07 AT 7:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #303 -Monday May 07, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 30 , 2012 Highlights: --- PACIFIC LOON SWALLOW-TAILED KITE WHIP-POOR-WILL PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER CLAY-COLORED SPARROW Compiler’s Note If you hadn’t noticed, migration happened this week. Due to the extrordinary number of arrivals this week I will list a smaller number of specialties and then list the new arrivals with dates and locations although most of the warblers and other songbirds are being seen in many locations. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) Shorebird numbers are on the increase this week. PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, WILSON’S SNIPE, and SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were reported. The visitor’s center, Larues, and Benning Marsh were the best locations. 5/1: Two BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool. 5/6: Two PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS have returned to Armitage Road on the west side of the canal bridge. 7 BLACK TERNS were seen at the end of VanDyne Spoor Road. Today 12 were counted. Derby Hill Bird Observatory It was an amazing week at Derby. Over an eight day period 21,513 raptors were counted. The biggest news was a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE seen on 5/5, only the second of its kind ever recorded at Derby. The first was seen in 1976. Overshadowed by this great find was a PACIFIC LOON seen over the lake on5/6. Onondaga County 5/1: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found along the Erie Canal Trail in Fayetteville. Another was seen in the same area on 5/3. 5/5: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were found at Green Lakes State Park Oswego Couty 5/6: WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard calling from Roosevelt Road north of Oneida Lake. Oneida County 5/6: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen and nicely photographed in Camden. New Arrivals This Week A majority of these birds were initially found on the Lake Ontario shoreline in places like Sunset Bay and Noyes. They have since been seen in most areas of region 5. May 1 was the spectacular day at Sunset Bay with almost too many birds to count. 5/1 - Black Tern - Montezuma 5/1 - Bobolink - Derby Hill 5/1 - Grasshopper Sparrow - Fayetteville 5/1 - Lincoln’s Sparrow - Fayetteville 5/1 - Least Flycatcher - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Veery - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Ovenbird - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Common Yellowthroat - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Magnolia Warbler -Sunset Bay 5/1 - Blackburnian Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Chestnut-sided Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Black-throated Blue Warbler 5/1 - Clay-colored Sparrow - Fayetteville 5/2 - Cape May Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/2 - Golden-winged Warbler - Fayetteville 5/2 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Fayetteville 5/3 - Baltimore Oriole - Baldwinsville 5/3 - Scarlet Tanager - Whiskey Hollow 5/4 - Indigo Bunting - Montezuma 5/4 - Blue-winged Warbler - Great Bear (Phoenix) 5/4 - Mourning Warbler - Great Bear 5/4-Tennessee Warbler - Great Bear 5/4 - Orchard Oriole - Sunset Bay 5/5 - Orange-crowned Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/6 - Prothonotary Warbler - Armitage Road 5/6-Whip-Poor-Will - Roosevelt Road 5/7 - Blackpoll Warbler - Montezuma 5/7 - Canada Warbler - Thhree Rivers End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- 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] Yellow-headed Blackbird continues
Jim Tarolli and I watched it for at least two hours today. Highly recommended. David Wheeler N Syracuse 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] no Yellow-throated but yes Cerulean at Renwick woods
When I got down to the Ithaca City golf course this evening (6:30-7:15), it was raining lightly but steadily, and I could not locate the Yellow-throated Warbler by sight or song. A loose group of 10+ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, with several singing, were moving around the sycamores and foraging in the rain over Fall Creek. I did hear several distinct songs from a CERULEAN WARBLER, though, coming from Renwick Woods across the creek. A silent Western PALM WARBLER appeared with the Yellow-rumps, and an AMERICAN REDSTART and WOOD THRUSH were also audible from Renwick. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@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/ --
