[cayugabirds-l] Hermit Thrushes
Several Hermit Thrushes are singing this morning along Beech Hill Brook (Lindsay-Parsons Preserve). -Geo Kloppel -- 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 yard bird!
A female WOOD DUCK perched in a couple of my trees near my little stream and uttered several calls, then finally flew south. I wish one of my dead trees had a large enough cavity for a nest. Sent from my iPhone Donna 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] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 4/13
On Sunday morning, a GREEN HERON was surveying Sapsucker Woods from high perches in the Fuller Wetlands and on the heron-cam snag in the main pond. Becky Hansen and her group also saw this bird. This is surely the earliest date in April for a local Green Heron sighting for me. The other highlight of my circuit around the sanctuary was a WINTER WREN at the southern Wilson/Severinghaus intersection. The wren gave me several minutes of very fine views as it moved among decaying logs, stopping now and then to pump its body up and down in place. The bird did not sing, but gave a lot of helpful jif-jif vocalizations. Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Green Heron in Seneca Falls
There was a nice variety of songbirds along the sculpture trail in Seneca Falls Sunday morning. A huge surprise was one GREEN HERON that perched in a tree for a few minutes before flying down the Erie Canal. I wonder if this is the same bird seen in TN and PA earlier in the week :-) See my eBird checklist below. Chris Lajewski Interim DirectorMontezuma Audubon Center Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail, Seneca, US-NY Apr 13, 2014 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 24 species Canada Goose X Wood Duck 1 Mallard 6 Green Heron 1 visual confirmation along the canal. the bird was in clear view while perched in a tree for 2 minutes. Turkey Vulture 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 1 Fish Crow 2 Tree Swallow X Carolina Wren X American Robin X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing 6 Chipping Sparrow X Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17868636 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (eBird) eBird News and Features New Big Day route for Team Sapsucker 11 April 2014 The annual Big Day fundraiser is hugely important to eBird and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. View on ebird.org Preview by Yahoo -- 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] Flock of cormorants?
Just saw what I believe were a flock of cormorants, pretty high up, in a flock like geese, maybe 35-40 of them. Heading north. Looks like the silhouette in Sibley, though. My best guess. Nancy Cusumano West side Cayuga lake near Jacksonville Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 455 dogs since 2005. Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org -- 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] Blue headed Vireo and La waterthrush
Our FOY blue headed vireo and Louisiana waterthrush singing in the woods behind our house on Hunt Hill Rd. this afternoon! Neither heard this morning but both singing at noon. Also found a Red tailed hawk nest. East of Ithaca. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@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] Marten's Tract Gallinule
Hi all, Tim and I just had three COMMON GALLINULE swimming around in the ponds furthest east at Marten's Tract. Otherwise, all the usual birds are hanging about. Brad -- 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] osprey pair courting over Jessup Woods
Today about 11-1130, a pair of ospreys, one clasping a 6-8 inch fish with both feet, circled, giving high calls, and repeatedly alighted on the playing field lights just W of the Woods and N across Jessup Rd from the Purcell Center. They moved off toward the north, appearing to stay for a while almost to Pleasant Grove Place (from my vantage point in Alot). After a bit, the one with the fish flew S toward me (still closer to PL. Grove Pl) giving high cries again, and suddenly another was flying fast after it. For a moment, I thought it was its fast flying mate, but it was an adult bald eagle. It very handily caught up, the osprey dropped the fish, the eagle caught it, and beat its way west (essentially toward the Lake, I guess). Anne Clark -- 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] Brown Thrasher on South Hill
This morning at 0730 I was surprised to hear a Brown Thrasher singing away here in suburbia. I caught a brief glimpse of the singer before he took off. Around 0810 a Pine Warbler was singing on Comstock Knoll as if he intended to stay. 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] Eastern Towhee
First of yard year EASTERN TOWHEE showed up today (W Meadow Dr Lansing) singing his head off but with an unusual (and at first baffling) added strong second syllable that challenged my memorized pattern to something at first unidentifiable: drink-a-you-TEEE or drink-you-your-TEEE; the trill was flatter, and less upscale than I remembered so I had to get a visual on him to verify it wasn’t some really aberrant song sparrow or other mystery. On top of that, last year’s 1st Towhee was Apr 23 and 2012’s was Apr 26 so he’s very early for this location. Another item of interest: he sang two upsweep notes while foraging (after he stopped singing). At first I was sure there were 2 birds one responding to the other from about 10’ away. But after I found him and watched him, I could see he was throwing his voice: the first note was a few semitones higher and really seemed to come from a distance away, then the second note was more rooted at his location (on the ground). Fascinating trick. ChrisP -- 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] osprey pair courting over Jessup Woods
That's the second pair trying to nest on CU campus athletic field lights. I think CU should consider putting up a safe osprey platform or two! Candace On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Anne Clark anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: Today about 11-1130, a pair of ospreys, one clasping a 6-8 inch fish with both feet, circled, giving high calls, and repeatedly alighted on the playing field lights just W of the Woods and N across Jessup Rd from the Purcell Center. They moved off toward the north, appearing to stay for a while almost to Pleasant Grove Place (from my vantage point in Alot). After a bit, the one with the fish flew S toward me (still closer to PL. Grove Pl) giving high cries again, and suddenly another was flying fast after it. For a moment, I thought it was its fast flying mate, but it was an adult bald eagle. It very handily caught up, the osprey dropped the fish, the eagle caught it, and beat its way west (essentially toward the Lake, I guess). Anne Clark -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Pt. Ospreys on nest
The adults at Salt Point, Ophelia and Orpheus, are the mated pair from last year, arriving at Salt Point on Saturday, April 5. 2014. This will be their approximate arrival date every spring for as long as they survive. They've been courting, nesting, and fighting off intruding ospreys, 1-4 at a time, since their return. But unlike last year when the pair first got together on April 22, 2013, and had to quickly build a new nest and procreate, the pair has a bit more leisure time this season to spend flying together or just perching side-by-side on a branch and getting used to each other after their long winter separation. Robyn, Paul, and Stevie were the three chicks from last year who won't return to this area, assuming they all survive, until April of 2016. Last year's chicks were named for the three people instrumental in putting up the SP platform--Lab of O's Robyn Bailey, NYSEG's Paul Paradine, and T of Lansing's Park Rec. Dir. Steve Colt. The three are responsible for another new platform this year on Myers Hill Rd, just inland from the Myers Park entrance. The platform is attracting the attention of at least four ospreys over the last four days. Today was the first day I saw a female in the nest, but others saw an adult in it Saturday. The Portland Point pair have been nesting since Thursday, April 3, as far as I can tell. That's the latest O buzz in Lansing. There's lots of ospreys around Ithaca right now as well! Candace On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Lee Ann van Leer lavanl...@gmail.comwrote: I haven't been keeping up with which ospreys are nesting where this year and I deleted a bunch of email from this list. How long have the Ospreys been on the nest platform this year at Salt Point? They are there right now but I am not sure if they are Robyn and Paul as I didn't study them last year. I'm at Myers Point, Lansing. There are some Horned Grebes and a Common Loon. Nothing unusual at the moment. Lee 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 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] First Broad-wings
Just one day after Ken's observation, my (presumed) local Broad-winged Hawk is back on territory. I've seen him several times today, flying low over his traditional nest area, not far above the treetops, calling out the familiar Pe-h? as if expecting an answer. I recently discovered what I believe to be last year's newly-constructed nest (a previous nest that had been in use for a number of years was damaged by a heavy spring snowfall a couple of years ago). I heard some nasal Crow calls this morning. Looking around, I found three Crows, a familiar group that Pat has been feeding for months. They were close together in a tree. One had a food item, and the other two were watching very closely. Not sure what the social relationships are among this threesome, but I believe one was trying a little begging. Lots of Fox Sparrows, Towhees and Purple Finches around today. Also had Golden-crowned Kinglet and Winter Wren, both singing. I might walk down to the brook to hear the chorus of Hermit Thrushes this evening. Yard Woodcock continues. -Geo Kloppel On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote: After scanning the sky off and on all day , including over an hour at Mt Pleasant w hardly any birds, we just saw the first two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS migrating very high over my house in northeast Ithaca. -- 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] FOY bat
As Larry and I were just out in the yard listening to the wonderful 'dusk chorus', I spotted a Bat flying around---our first of the year!! -- Sara Jane Hymes -- 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] Hermit chorus
7:30 pm. Multiple Hermit Thrushes. I'm sitting on a rock right on the Danby/Newfield town line, which corresponds to the boundary between my woods and the westernmost extremity of the L-P Preserve. Hard to say how many Hermit Thrushes are singing down by the brook, as I'm 100 yards up the bank. The brook is quite noisy... Ooh! There's my first Louisiana Waterthrush! :-) Anyway, as I was saying, the number of Hermit Thrushes is hard to tell, but they're definitely here in force. And so are the ticks! Here's one crawling up my shirtsleeve. And here's another on my dog, Sandy. What a beautiful moonrise! I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's lunar eclipse (c.2:00 am) -Geo Kloppel -- 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] Barred Owls, Woodcock, peepers
...an hour later, and it's now as dark as it's going to get under this nearly-full moon. Barred Owls are talking, as they regularly do here year-around, but tonight spring peepers are singing too, as I imagine they're doing all over the basin. My yard Woodcock is still displaying, thanks to the brightness of the moonlight, I guess. I can't remember another year when I had Woodcock right near my house for more than a night or two. -Geo -- 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] Flock of cormorants?
Cormorants look all dark below, have a longer tail than geese, and have a kink in their thick neck like someone had tried to strangle them--Dave NutterOn Apr 13, 2014, at 09:38 PM, "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" k...@cornell.edu wrote:Nancy, that's exactly right for migrating cormorants. Yesterday we had several small flocks like that over Mt. Pleasant and I had a small flock of 5 over my house in Ithaca. They can look very much like geese, but they will often circle higher and reform their flock, which geese never do.KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.eduOn Apr 13, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Nancy Cusumano nancycusuman...@gmail.comwrote:Just saw what I believe were a flock of cormorants, pretty high up, in a flock like geese, maybe 35-40 of them. Heading north. Looks like the silhouette in Sibley, though. My best guess. Nancy CusumanoWest side Cayuga lake near Jacksonville Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 455 dogs since 2005.Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease 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! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Marten's Tract Gallinule
My SFO group heard a COMMON GALLINULE there about 11:30am.--Dave NutterOn Apr 13, 2014, at 01:54 PM, Brad Walker bm...@cornell.edu wrote:Hi all,Tim and I just had three COMMON GALLINULE swimming around in the ponds furthest east at Marten's Tract. Otherwise, all the usual birds are hanging about.Brad--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease 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! --
