[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored Sparrows, Robert Treman SP

[Jay McGowan]

Ann Mitchell just called to report two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS with a
Chipping Sparrow flock near campsite 54 in the camping area at Robert
Treman State Park south of Ithaca.


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Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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[cayugabirds-l] Avicaching update—migration still happening!

[Ian Davies]

Hi Cayugabirders,

I know, it is October—that lull between when most migrant warblers have 
vanished and when the ducks arrive. Many of us like to go out and look for 
sparrows now, but for others it is a tough time of year to get motivated to go 
out birding. But what’s not to like? The mornings have the crispness of fall, 
the foliage is spectacular, and there are still birds moving throughout the 
landscape.

Many of the good birding areas at this time of year involve either water or 
weedy edges, the latter especially near agricultural areas. If you’re looking 
for a little push to get out and go birding, why not visit some places that 
you’ve never been before, see interesting migrants, contribute to science, and 
potentially win free Zeiss binoculars. Why not go Avicaching 
(http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/)?

In case you’re not familiar with Avicaching, I’ll give a quick rundown. There 
are 50 sites scattered across Tompkins and Cortland Counties, chosen to 
represent undersampled habitats and regions on the landscape. By having 
targeted visits to these locations, we’re able to greatly improve models of 
species distribution in the region—basically creating range maps with your 
sightings. In addition, when you visit an Avicache, you gain a certain amount 
of “points”, and each point makes it more likely that you’ll get a free pair of 
Zeiss binoculars at the end of the year.

In addition, some good birds have been found among the 158 species detected at 
Avicaches this year! This past spring there were multiple Golden Eagles, 
Cackling Geese, a White-winged Crossbill, and even Iceland and Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls over farm fields near Cortland. It shows that wherever you 
go, there is potential to find interesting birds. Over the next few weeks, many 
of these Avicaches have great habitat for a wide variety of sparrows in 
addition to species like Orange-crowned Warbler, and perhaps a western vagrant? 
You won’t know until you look.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing your 
name on the Avicaching page: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/!

Best,
Ian

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Today while I was plucking last few leaves of the basil plants, a Raven 
followed by an American Crow  almost skimmed low over my head to avoid the crow 
before flying high up in the sky and beyond my neighbor's house. Yesterday 
early morning at 2.34 am a Screech Owl was calling as that was the time I spoke 
to my nice when she reached home in San Fransisco. It did get recorded in 
through my mic from 2.37 am to 2.42 am as bits and pieces.


meena


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Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf




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[cayugabirds-l] FYI: Bill Evans's talk in Ithaca,com

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

http://www.ithaca.com/news/better-siting-of-turbines-saves-bird-lives/article_bec91b00-728a-11e5-aa4b-7b49bcb88fcf.html

[http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/ithaca.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/f4/0f4f7cfe-728b-11e5-895d-27f65f8ae7c5/561e79b57f41b.image.jpg]

Better Siting of Turbines Saves Bird Lives
A birder's feelings toward wind energy tend to fluctuate, Bill Evans of Old 
Bird Inc. told the Cayuga Bird Club during a Monday, Oct. 12 talk at the 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He showed a hand-drawn line of peaks and valleys in 
graph form, which documented his personal journey on the subject of wind power 
turbines. The vertical axis ranged from "1"-equal his highest esteem for wind 
turbines-down to zero-meaning"no way."
Read 
more...





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[cayugabirds-l] Gray jays( long)

[Bernie Carr]

I would like to add  my two cents to the deisre to drive 3 1/2 hours  to 
attempt to see a gray jay at Sabattis Bog.  If you enjoy standing on the side 
of the road looking at posted signs, then Sabattis bog is the place to go.  You 
might consider Ferd's bog in Inlet, Spring pond bog in Tupper Lake ( only 
accessible through a pass from the Nature Conservancy in Keene), and Madawaska 
near Paul Smiths as other places to check.   Or if you head up to Bloomingdale 
bog plan to walk around and enjoy the scenery as the gray jays are not always 
looking for a hand out. If you're going to go to Sabattis bog, consider hiring 
Joan Collins to guide you.  Gary Lee in Inlet, the Thaxtons in Keene Valley are 
some other choices of guides for the Adirondacks.   The Great Adirondack 
Birding Celebration is held the first weekend in June and field trips head out 
to prime boreal habitat.  Another birding weekend is sponsored by Hamilton 
County later in June.  And last but not least  Onondaga Audubon's '" City 
Cemeteries to Boreal Bogs" is still in print and provides other locations to 
bird in the Adks.
Bernie Carr
  
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[cayugabirds-l] Gray Jay Trip = CBC Field Trip

[Carl Steckler]

Well it looks like the Gray Jay trip has morphed into a Cayuga Bird Club 
field trip.

We will be leaving at 7:00 AM Sat. Oct 24^th .from the parking lot at 
the Lab of O and caravanning to Sabattis Bog in the Adirondacks. This 
will be a full day trip so bring snacks and drinks. We will stop for 
lunch and dinner along the way.

We will explore the region around Sabattis Bog for northern bird 
species. We may take some short side trips in some of the access (read 
dirt) roads nearby.Leaving the area around 5:00 PM for the return trip home.

Depending on the number of people we will need enough vehicles to 
accommodate. I can fit two into my Wrangler. If you can take passengers 
please let me know. This trip is open to all birders, not just club 
members, but please contact me so I know how many are going.(607) 592 
8798 or c...@cornell.edu 

Carl Steckler


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