[cayugabirds-l] killdeer
This afternoon at about 3:30 we saw and heard at least two killdeer in the field on Hopkins Rd near Hayts Rd, FOY for us. Lots of red winged blackbirds were calling also. -- 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] Nest-sitting Eagle
Patricia and I did a car trip, visiting swamps from West Danby to Spencer, Van Etten, Alpine, Cayuta Lake (the NYS boat launch), Trumbull Corners and Newfield, hoping we might run into some Rusty Blackbirds. Struck out on those, but I thought It worth mentioning that a Bald Eagle is already sitting the nest in North Spencer Marsh. -Geo Sent from my iPhone -- 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] 'round Cayuga Lake Saturday highlights
Today Bob McGuire, Susan Danskin & I made a relatively quick trip around Cayuga Lake. We skipped many usual stops but still found many interesting birds including: * EASTERN MEADOWLARK south of Burdick Hill Rd in Lansing and also west of NYS-90 immediately south of the Long Point Winery (Town of Ledyard). 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS in fields along Lake Rd nearby. * HORNED GREBES in winter plumage and in confusing transitional plumage off the bluffs between Long Pt SP and Aurora. On the landward side we watched a pitched battle between 2 SONG SPARROWS that lasted several minutes, including multiple bouts on the ground with one pinning the other down and pecking at it. * An adult BALD EAGLE was in the nest by Paine’s Creek on the south edge of Aurora. Same with the nest along the far shore SW of Mud Lock but this was attended by another adult in a nearby tree. * 5 TREE SWALLOWS foraging over the Frontenac Harbor Marina in Union Springs * As we pulled in to the driveway by the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center at 10:45am we saw a large dark bird overhead flying with a dihedral but not a Turkey Vulture. It went north beyond trees before we were satisfied, so we drove directly to the mucklands on NYS-31 and pulled over at the Potatoes building at 11am where we all got extended views of the adult GOLDEN EAGLE which continued circling, flapping and gliding north. * in the pond northeast of the Potatoes building we saw 2 male BLUE-WINGED TEAL close to NYS-31 and farther from NYS-31 in the same pool a male EURASIAN WIGEON along with many NORTHERN PINTAIL and some AMERICAN WIGEON as well as other ducks. * A calling SANDHILL CRANE flew over the mucklands to the south. * Over Martens Tract in Savannah we saw a COMMON RAVEN flying southwest. * A few thousand SNOW GEESE in Knox-Marsellus but we did not see any Ross’s Geese. Four GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE continued in the northern portion as well among CANADA GEESE. We also saw a light ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK from East Road. * As we approached the Osprey platform south of Dean’s Cove we saw a light-bellied, brown-above, vertically perched raptor on the perching post above the empty platform. It turned out to be a RED-TAILED HAWK. We also met someone at Myers who reported a possible Osprey at Salt Point shortly before we arrived, but we did not refind it. Maybe we just aren’t lucky enough, but I think we were pretty fortunate today. —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] Fox Sparrow
A pair of Wood Ducks dropped into my pond early this morning, and now that the sun is shining one Fox Sparrow has begun singing from deep in the thickets of the old apple orchard. -Geo Kloppel, Tupper Rd, West Danby -- 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] Western Tanager yes. Day Hall window sill
Feeding on top window sill above and just right of steam pipe. Dave Nicosia -- 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] Tufted Duck on Canandaigua Lake
Hello all, My apologies for this late report; I thought I had sent this note successfully from the field yesterday, but I mis-directed it! The Tufted Duck, found by Brooke Morse last weekend, was refound by Willie D'Anna yesterday. The eBird hotspot is called "Canandaigua Lake - Vine Valley". Better viewing can be found at times along S. Lake Rd. between houses. The bird is hanging with a raft of Redheads and Lesser Scaup. Good luck if you go and good birding! ~ Sue Barth Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Sawwhet owl
Around 4.00 am I woke up to what it sounded to me like tooting, heard about 5 toots. Bird sounded as if it was far away. I did not have my windows open. I have been awake since. Once more I heard around 4.41 am another 5 or 6 toots. Not heard since then again. 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/ --
