[cayugabirds-l] NO Ruff Tuesday
Dave Nutter, Susan Danskin, and I just returned from Montezuma after an unsuccessful search for the Ruff. None at Puddler's marsh, nor May's Point Pool, Tschache, North Spring Pool, nor the Wildlife Drive. The only concentration of shorebirds was at Puddler's: numerous Lesser Yellowlegs (no Greater that I could find) and Killdeer, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Semipalmated Sandpipers, several least Sandpipers, 1 White- rumped Sandpiper. (No dowitchers) A dozen Ring-billed Gulls and 6 Caspian Terns. Green-winged Teal and Mallards. 2 immature Bald Eagles. Bob McGuire -- 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] Recreational Walkway Game Farm Road with Blue-winged Warblers present
I walked the above path this morning around 9:30, believe it or not, without binoculars. I heard AMERICAN REDSTARTS, YELLOW WARBLERS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a probable CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. There were many CATBIRDS, ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, a RED-TAILED HAWK being chased by an AMERICAN CROW, WOOD THRUSH, VEERY and BLUE JAYS. As I was getting into my car, I distinctly heard a couple BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS. Good birding, 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] Mt Pleasant Common Ravens
Around 4pm today, two Common Ravens were cruising over the newly mown hayfield just east of the observatory, then circling. Maybe looking for newly trashed Bobolink and Red-winged Blackbird nests. It's that time of year.. Numerous starlings and swallow sp. were skimming the field too. 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] phoebe feeding swallow?
I was watching our box of tree swallows. One young bird has found it's way out and to the top of the box where it begs in vain when its mother returns and feed chicks still in the box. I was wondering if it would get fed when an Eastern Phoebe appeared, hovered/almost stood on the box and seemed to feed the young swallow who gaped expectantly. I have continued to watch but not seen a repeat. Has anyone seen this before? The parent swallow continues to ignore the rooftop chick while it tends regularly to the ones inside the opening. I watch the E Phoebe and it has stuck around - has the brightest yellow belly I have ever seen on one. -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- 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] lots of birds around!
Last Sunday Lee Ann van Leer and I did a breeding season Basin big day. I really enjoyed the June Counts we did back in the day; this area is a wonderful mix of breeding species from south and north. My goal was to help Lee Ann see more than 100 species in one day, and we easily exceeded that expectation. We finished the day with 123 species for both of us (I detected 2 more). Most of the expected species were where they were supposed to be, although we missed a few (Prothonotary, Acadian). We picked up a few where we didn't expect them (Hooded and Black-and-white warblers at Ford Hill), and a couple of stake-outs paid off (Vesper Sparrow on Morgan Rd, Clay-colored on King Rd, Virginia Rail at Montezuma shorebird flats). Although we got a few migrant shorebirds I didn't have the weekend before, we missed the Ruff, probably because of a passing thunderstorm. Highlights were too numerous to mention, but baby grebes, coots, and gallinules on Van Dyne Spoor and an evening serenade by multiple Upland Sandpipers at the Farm Days fair grounds stand out. This is a great part of the world, and there are lots of birds out there. Don't wait for migration to get out and enjoy it! Kevin -- 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] OT
Hi All, This is an interesting behavior My husband observed on the shore of the Raquette River while I was kayaking. Two Swallow tail butterflies were hooked up together and unfortunately came to rest like that sitting on the shore. A frog leapt out and caught one of the butterflies. Now, what is interesting is that the one that got away went back and sat on the frog's back while he devoured the other butterfly. So, was he upset about his mate or just being interrupted? I leave this to Meena. He has photos too, but they are still on his camera. Just thought with all the discussion about birds and losing their mates, this was timely. Diana Diana Whiting http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/ -- 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] lots of birds around!
Kevin,The Lott Farm along NYS-414 and Martin Rd on the south edge of Seneca Falls, the renowned Upland Sandpiper site, appears to have been entirely mowed recently. At least that's what it looked like as I drove past on Monday. Was this your impression also? Did it look like the Upland Sandpipers did or could breed there successfully anyway?--Dave NutterOn Jun 26, 2012, at 06:46 PM, "Kevin J. McGowan" k...@cornell.edu wrote:an evening serenade by multiple Upland Sandpipers at the Farm Days fair grounds stand out. -- 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] Owasco Flats
On this lovely 70 degree day (Tues. 6/26). , I took a leisurely drive over hill and dale to Owasco Flats by NY Rt. 38 (#41 in our wonderful Cayuga Basin guidebook) and walked around the loop trail along the inlet stream and old RR bed Some parts were very wet muddy and I wore the wrong shoes, now also very muddy. I may also have poison ivy on my legs in a few days... The paths could use a little trim. While there is not too much PI right by the trail, I would recommend long pants, not shorts. It was peaceful and quiet by the inlet portion of the path, except for the faint traffic noise on Rt. 38. Luckily, some of the birds were not quiet and I heard and saw several VEERYS and GRAY CATBIRDS, and saw, of course heard, 2 BELTED KINGFISHERS. Heard the irregular knocking of a YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER across the inlet, then saw one close by on my side. Kept hearing a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and saw a smaller flycatcher I could not identify. I learned the Sapsucker knock sound from Sandy Padulka, one of our field guides in the SFO class. She found just the right stick to bang on a tree to show us how it sounds! Saw a GREEN HERON flying away and a TURKEY VULTURE in the distance. Part way down the path, by the small bridge with railings (some torn off by vandals), I found a lovely wild Canada Lily in full bloom. Along the old RR part of the path, I heard a few birds I can't yet identify by sound, including one I have never heard: It called a plain sound - yurr or your with a faint buzzy undernote - called once with pauses in between calls. Can anybody tell me what bird this might be? I imitated it and the bird called back (I think), but wouldn't come to where I could see it. Did see a nice female AMERICAN REDSTART there, and heard what I thought was a RED EYED VIREO, and heard a WOOD THRUSH very close to me. On the gravel road part of the trail I saw a HOUSE SPARROW, an AMER. GOLDFINCH, AMER. ROBINS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, DOWNY WOODPECKER, an E. KINGBIRD, and a YELLOW WARBLER. Some RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS and C. GRACKLES flew out to the nearby marsh. Saw several CEDAR WAXWINGS and TREE SWALLOWS, including some babies lined up on a dead tree branch, opening their mouths in unison when a parent flew near. Over or on Owasco Lake were several BARN SWALLOWS, MALLARDS, and RING BILLED GULLS. On the drive over to Owasco through rural country, I saw a lot of birds including many, many BARN SWALLOWS - some sitting in the dirt and gravel on a dirt road, just sitting there, not bathing in the dust; several NO. MOCKINGBIRDS, an AMER. KESTREL, and an EASTERN BLUEBIRD; also, a BELTED KINGFISHER and a YELLOW WARBLER by a little stream. Lots of other common birds, as well. Kevin McGowan is right - there are lots of birds out there and this is a great part of the world - - rural NY in lush, green summer can't be beat! Now I need to try Fillmore Glen State Park, also described in #41. Donna -- 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] Owasco Flats
Sounds great! Perhaps your mystery bird call is a Veery. See if it sounds like the call at the end of this clip: http://allaboutbirds.org/guide/Veery/sounds Sandy Podulka At 11:45 PM 6/26/2012, Donna Scott wrote: On this lovely 70 degree day (Tues. 6/26). , I took a leisurely drive over hill and dale to Owasco Flats by NY Rt. 38 (#41 in our wonderful Cayuga Basin guidebook) and walked around the loop trail along the inlet stream and old RR bed Some parts were very wet muddy and I wore the wrong shoes, now also very muddy. I may also have poison ivy on my legs in a few days... The paths could use a little trim. While there is not too much PI right by the trail, I would recommend long pants, not shorts. It was peaceful and quiet by the inlet portion of the path, except for the faint traffic noise on Rt. 38. Luckily, some of the birds were not quiet and I heard and saw several VEERYS and GRAY CATBIRDS, and saw, of course heard, 2 BELTED KINGFISHERS. Heard the irregular knocking of a YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER across the inlet, then saw one close by on my side. Kept hearing a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and saw a smaller flycatcher I could not identify. I learned the Sapsucker knock sound from Sandy Padulka, one of our field guides in the SFO class. She found just the right stick to bang on a tree to show us how it sounds! Saw a GREEN HERON flying away and a TURKEY VULTURE in the distance. Part way down the path, by the small bridge with railings (some torn off by vandals), I found a lovely wild Canada Lily in full bloom. Along the old RR part of the path, I heard a few birds I can't yet identify by sound, including one I have never heard: It called a plain sound - yurr or your with a faint buzzy undernote - called once with pauses in between calls. Can anybody tell me what bird this might be? I imitated it and the bird called back (I think), but wouldn't come to where I could see it. Did see a nice female AMERICAN REDSTART there, and heard what I thought was a RED EYED VIREO, and heard a WOOD THRUSH very close to me. On the gravel road part of the trail I saw a HOUSE SPARROW, an AMER. GOLDFINCH, AMER. ROBINS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, DOWNY WOODPECKER, an E. KINGBIRD, and a YELLOW WARBLER. Some RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS and C. GRACKLES flew out to the nearby marsh. Saw several CEDAR WAXWINGS and TREE SWALLOWS, including some babies lined up on a dead tree branch, opening their mouths in unison when a parent flew near. Over or on Owasco Lake were several BARN SWALLOWS, MALLARDS, and RING BILLED GULLS. On the drive over to Owasco through rural country, I saw a lot of birds including many, many BARN SWALLOWS - some sitting in the dirt and gravel on a dirt road, just sitting there, not bathing in the dust; several NO. MOCKINGBIRDS, an AMER. KESTREL, and an EASTERN BLUEBIRD; also, a BELTED KINGFISHER and a YELLOW WARBLER by a little stream. Lots of other common birds, as well. Kevin McGowan is right - there are lots of birds out there and this is a great part of the world - - rural NY in lush, green summer can't be beat! Now I need to try Fillmore Glen State Park, also described in #41. Donna -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOMEWelcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULESRules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htmSubscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.htmlThe Mail Archive http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/CayugabirdsSurfbirds http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.htmlBirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to http://ebird.org/content/ebird/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/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Owasco Flats mystery bird
Both Chris Tessaglia-Hymes and Sandy Podulka suggested that the bird call I heard but could not identify was made by a Veery. Thanks to both Chris and Sandy for their helpful replies! - DS Chris wrote: My suggestion for the descriptions you gave is the veert or feeew calls of the Veery. These are the most common call they produce during nocturnal migration, but which are also produced during the daytime when they aren't actively singing; often as an alarm call, too. Sincerely, Chris T-H Sandy wrote: - Original Message - From: Sandy Podulka To: Donna Scott ; Cayuga Bird Club listserv Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Owasco Flats ...Perhaps your mystery bird call is a Veery. See if it sounds like the call at the end of this clip: http://allaboutbirds.org/guide/Veery/sounds Sandy Podulka At 11:45 PM 6/26/2012, Donna Scott wrote: snip Along the old RR part of the path, I heard a few birds I can't yet identify by sound, including one I have never heard: It called a plain sound - yurr or your with a faint buzzy undernote - called once with pauses in between calls. Can anybody tell me what bird this might be? snip Donna -- 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/ --
