[cayugabirds-l] Virginia Rail at Sapsucker
I went over to the northeast bend of Brown Rd (S) for sparrows this AM but batted out on Vespers and Savannahs. I found SONG SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW by the third parking lot along with EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and Starlings, Robins, Jays, Crows, Chickadees, etc. Then hearing trilling that didn't seem long enough to be Chipping, I started for the marshy field to the east of the parking lot. Just as I turned in that direction, a strange call put me on a rapidly descending Snipe sp. (just a silhouette) who landed in that field. After reaching a good view of the marsh grasses and shrubs, I easily found singing SWAMP SPARROW in numbers, some sitting high on low shrubs to give good views while trilling. In between traffic noise, I clearly heard the kid-DICK kid-DICK kid-DICK of a VIRGINIA RAIL male song several times, at intervals of several minutes. Never saw it as it was down in the weeds. No response calls. For a day promising to be nice later, I got sprinkled on twice by cold rain in the hour I was out. Birding! __ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- 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] Retraction: possible odd Barn Swallow and Owls on Dodge road yesterday night.
This is so very scientific! More on Yesterday's Owls on Dodge Road RBA. Yesterday I was dropping off a friend on Forest Home Road after the Concert and on a whim, I decided to drive via Game Farm Road and Dodge Road to listen to Woodcocks. As soon as I pulled on Dodge Road from Stevenson Road past the bridge, I stopped and switched off the light and listened. Immediately, first, I heard hooo hooo's for some time. Then I heard the typical tooting of Sawhets Owl a couple of times. There seemed to be two or may be three owls. The first owl's vocalization I have never heard before. Often with hooo's, I heard some long drawn scream like notes. First I recorded it on my cell phone as I did not have my Sony recorder in my car. Then I realized I have my video camera. So fished it out and recorded some of it on my video camera. I am yet to upload it to my computer. Also it was far away for the camera. But still I got some decent recordings. after reviewing the calls and comparing with calls on Peterson guide cell phone app, I thought it had a some quality of long drawn out call hooo' of Sawhets owl, but I am not yet sure. I will review it tonight with other Long-eared calls and decide. I spent 45 minutes listening and it was calling often. Finally, I got tired as it was nearing 11.00 PM, I decided to go home after listening for other things along the Dodge Road, mostly peeper. Cheers Meena -Original Message- From: bounce-82104631-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-82104631-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of 6072292...@vtext.com Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:04 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Retraction: possible odd Barn Swallow. --Dave Nutt... Retraction: possible odd Barn Swallow. --Dave Nutter -- 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 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] great egret
About 7:30 a.m. a great egret flew over route 90 just north of the DEC checkpoint (between King Ferry and Aurora). It was headed west. -- 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] Retraction: possible odd Barn Swallow and Owls on Dodge road yesterday night.
Hi All, I should have been clearer. This is so very scientific! pertains to Dave Nutter's retraction of Cliff swallow. This phenomenon is becoming very common in Scientific literature, especially in high profile journals. Cheers Meena -- 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] Bluebirds in Groton
I had Bluebirds in my back yard on Sunday. Jacalyn Spoon, Director Blue Spoon Farm 520 W. Groton Rd. Groton, NY 13073 Phone: (607) 898-9050 Mobile: (607) 280-1075 Alt E-mail: bluespoonf...@gmail.commailto:bluespoonf...@gmail.com Store: http://www.localharvest.org/blue-spoon-farm-M38823 Creating Food Sustainably Since 2009 -- 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] Eastern Towhee
As soon as I stepped outside this morning I was greeted with the calls of our first of the year E. Towhee up the hill from the house. Bill Baker - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- 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: Exhibition Opening: Focus on Fungus
Exhibition Opening: Focus on Fungus Reception, Thurs. April 18, 2013, 4-6pm Mann Library Gallery Fungi are mysterious things that capture our imaginations with their weird, ephemeral beauty. Cornell's Plant Pathology Herbarium contains the stories of thousands of fungal species, as well as the stories of the generations of Cornell scientists and students who studied them. Join us for a reception that opens an exhibition presenting fascinating tales from the mushroom kingdom with photographs, specimens, and interactive stations. Mann Library is located off of Tower Road, off of the Ag Quad on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, N.Y. Directionshttp://mannlib.cornell.edu/maps-floor-plans available. For more information, please visit mannlib.cornell.edu or call 255-5406. Marty -- 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] Lesser Scaup -Business/Tech Park
There is a lone female-type Lesser Scaup hanging out with Canada Geese on the pond at the Business/Tech Park adjacent to the Ithaca Airport. -Scott -- 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 * April 15, 2013 * NYSY 04. 15. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 08, 2013 - April 15, 2013 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:April 15 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #350 -Monday April 15, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 08 , 2013 Highlights: --- GREAT EGRET BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON EURASIAN WIGEON BROAD-WINGED HAWK MERLIN SANDHILL CRANE GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS PECTORAL SANDPIPER LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL PURPLE MARTIN PALM WARBLER PINE WARBLER BOHEMIAN WAXWING Migrants this week PURPLE MARTIN BANK SWALLOW PALM WARBLER CHIPPING SPARROW FIELD SPARROW VESPER SPARROW BROAD-WINGED HAWK CASPIAN TERN COMMON TERN LONG-EARED OWL GRAY CATBIRD PINE WARBLER Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 4/12: A FOS PURPLE MARTIN was seen at the Montezuma Audubon Center. 4/13: An EURASIAN WIGEON was spotted at the back of Tschache Pool. 4/14: 12 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were found on Towpath Road. Derby Hill Once again weather (bad,cold) kept numbers down at Derby this week. Only on 4/13 were there over a thousand birds. The weeks total was 2,992 hawks. The first BROAD-WINGED HAWKS (2) arrived on 4/13. Also on that day two Dark Red-tailed Hawks were seen. Herkimer County --- 4/8: 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were found at the intersection of Wilson and Albany Streets in the village of Frankfort. Madison County 4/9: A pair of GREAT EGRETS were seen at the Great Swamp Conservancy. They were refound the next day. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road. 4/10: HORNED, RED-NECKED and PIED-BILLED GREBES were all seen on Taylor Lake in Hamilton. Oneida County 4/8: A possible early NIGHTHAWK was seen at the Turning Stone Casino complex. 4/13: 2 MERLINS were seen at Verona Beach State Park. Oswego County 4/9: A pair of TRUMPETER SWANS were spotted on the pond at the 4-H Center in Amboy. GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at the Oswego County Airport on Howard Road. They were seen again on 4/10. 4/10: A FOS PINE WARBLER was seen in Constantia. Nine species of waterfowl were seen migrating past Phillips Point on Oneida Lake this week . Highlights were WHITE-WINGED and SURF SCOTERS. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were also seen. Onondaga County 4/8: 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Ceder Bay Park on the Erie Canal in Fayetteville. 4/9: A FOS PALM WARBLER was seen at Ceder Bay Park. 4/12: 2 GREAT EGRETS were found at the Pony Farm on Lamson Road in Lysander. They were seenagain the next day. 4/13: One BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continues on the Creek Walk on Onondaga Creek between Bear Street and Hiawatha Boulevard near Carousel Center in Syracuse. 4/15: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. -- end report 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] Swallows from Stewart: odd Barn v Cliff
Okay, here's what happened: Early this cloudy morning I was scanning the jetties from Stewart Parkwith my window-mounted scope from the parked taxi,which is considerably farther than scoping from the path around the swan pond. There were 6 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, but no terns for me. Then I saw a cloud of swallows (ID by behavior), generally white below, but hard to tell much else due to poor light, distance, heat shimmer, and the difficulty of following them in a scope, especially using the either jerky or wobbly window mount. I followed them as they settled, facing 3/4 away from me, on wires along the white lighthouse jetty, and then I could make out many TREE SWALLOWS with white throat-breast-belly and bluish-dark upper parts. It was, frankly, a lousy look, and I wasn't able to discern any swallows which were brown above. I found several swallows which lacked the bright white undersides, and I concentrated on them. Several showed distinctly light areas on the lower back and chestnut on the face/throat. I had to leave on a call, and I texted that I'd seen CLIFF SWALLOW.After that call I was able to return to Stewart Park, and the light was better. Then I saw that several BARN SWALLOWS on those wires (bellies varying from peach to gray) had their backs fluffed up exposing whitish patches near the rump, and I suspected I may have misidentified them as Cliff Swallows, so I sent the retraction. However, I also noted that two of the birds whose tails I did not see to be long and forked showed the combination of dark upper parts, pale underparts, chestnut on face, light patch on rump, and gray band around the neck,whichindicates CLIFF SWALLOW, but I had not remembered that field mark with certainty until checking my guide at home this evening.So, I am now asserting that I did see 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS there this morning. Sorry about my clumsiness in observing, figuring it out, and reporting. This is yet another instance of my learning or refreshing my ID skills through testing and finding that I haven't studied the guide adequately beforehand (remember the Little/Franklin's Gull and the Piping/Semipalmated Plover?). It's this sort of embarrassing situation which makes me believe I will not likely forget this particular ID, although the pattern of me occasionally screwing up seems well-established. Is this episode, as Meena says, like science? I hope not. Those were text messages to give other birders a heads-up, not peer-reviewed publications of some new insight, and even though I try to observe and explain carefully I cannot and do not claim to be a scientist.--Dave NutterOn Apr 15, 2013, at 08:04 AM, 6072292...@vtext.com wrote:Retraction: possible odd Barn Swallow. --Dave Nutter On Apr 15, 2013, at 07:27 AM, 6072292...@vtext.com wrote:CLIFF SWALLOW on wire to white lighthouse.--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] Broad-winged Hawks, etc.
I'm surprised others haven't posted the results of various sky counts today. Mine started with an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over the Northeast Ithaca neighborhood, and at least 5 more streaming over as I walked from the parking lots o the Lab of O. Heading out for a late lunch and seeing that Mt. Sapsucker was adequately covered (but what did they see?), I grabbed a sandwich and headed behind the Ithaca airport to skywatch. Surprisingly I saw no more Broad-wings, but I did have a migrating RED-SHOULDERED AND A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. The strangest sighting though was a shimmering flock of birds high against the blue sky — I got therein the scope and they were 9 breeding-plumage BONAPARTE's GULLS circling high overhead. Also back near the north end of Mohawk Rd. I saw a male sapsucker that had a clear red spot on the nape — otherwise didm' look too different KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 (wk) 607-254-2412 (cell) 607-342-4594 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/ --
