[cayugabirds-l] Wh C Sparrow

2016-05-02 Thread Carol Keeler 
A White Crown Sparrow has made it to Auburn.  I still have White Throats too.

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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2016-05-02 Thread Joseph Brin 
*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - May 02, 2016
*  NYSY  05. 02. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):April 25, 2015 - 
May 02, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY 
counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: May 02  AT 5:00 p.m. 
(EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 25, 2015.
Highlights--
SNOWY EGRETBRANTEURASIAN WIGEONGOLDEN EAGLESANDHILL CRANEUPLAND 
SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERBLACK TERNSHORT-EARED OWL

Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     Shorebirds reported this week from the complex were: DUNLIN,  WILSON’S 
SNIPE, LEAST SANDPIPER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER, SPOTTED 
SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.     4/26: A SNOWY 
EGRET, first reported from the Wildlife Drive was also seen from Towpath Road. 
No subsequent sightings have been reported.     4/30: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen 
at Mays Point.     5/1: An EURASIAN WIGEON continues at Tschache Pool. 45 
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. rare for spring, were also seen at Tschache Pool.5/23: 
3SANDHILL CRANES were seen along the Wildlife Trail

Derby Hill
     Another inconsistent week at Derby but with two great days. 4/27 saw a 
flight of 3,747 raptors and the next day saw another 1,155 counted. Two GOLDEN 
EAGLES were seen and a number of SANDHILL CRANES were seen also. On 4/29 a 
SHORT-EARED OWL was observed in flight.

Oswego County
     5/1: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was sgain seen at the Oswego County Airport from 
Howard Road.

Onondaga county
     5/1: A group of BRANT were seen in flight at Three Rivers WMA. 

Madison county
     4/27: Some late GREATER and LESSER SCAUP are being seen at Woodman Pond.

Cayuga county
      5/2: A BLACK TERN was seen at Fairhaven State Park.

This was a good week for returning migrants and the coming week should be also. 
New birds this week.
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERYELLOW-THROATED VIREOAMERICAN REDSTARTCOMMON 
YELLOWTHROATBLACK and WHITE WARBLERLINCOLN’S SPARROWBLACK-THROATED GREEN 
WARBLERBOBOLINKCATBIRDGREAT=CRESTED FLYCATCHEREASTERN KINGBIRDWARBLING 
VIREOBLACK TERNYELLOW WARBLERBALTIMORE ORIOLEBLUE-WINGED WARBLERWHITE-CROWNED 
SPARROWSCARLET TANAGERBRANTBLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
 


          
    .--end report 
    
Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027  U.S.A.  
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[cayugabirds-l] Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest -- walks at new sites over Memorial Day weekend

2016-05-02 Thread Mark Chao 
I will lead walks at four Finger Lakes Land Trust preserves over Memorial
Day weekend, as part of an annual event that we call the Spring Bird Quest
(SBQ).  The destinations are mostly different from past years, showing off
some of the Land Trust’s newer major acquisitions, which are great for
birds and well within an hour’s drive of Ithaca, but still barely known
among many of our local birders.



Please see below for a list of walks.  For more information and directions
to all sites, including specific information about parking, please see
http://www.fllt.org/events/.



There is no charge for these walks, but I invite everyone to consider
making a pledge in support of my SBQ tally of bird species found on these
walks and possibly at other Land Trust preserves over the weekend.  Over
ten years, SBQ donations in support of the Land Trust’s continued
conservation efforts have exceeded $44,000.  Please contact me if you’d
like to make a pledge, or donate a flat amount at
http://www.fllt.org/donate/.  If you do donate via the website, please
specify the gift in honor of “SBQ.”



Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  I hope to see many of
you later this month at the preserves!



Mark Chao

Ithaca



PS.  It appears that a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS is trying to nest in a box
installed by my wife Miyoko Chu in our yard in northeast Ithaca.  I just
saw a female enter the box with nest material.  The male has been hanging
around too.













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Saturday, May 28

8:00 AM

High Vista Nature Preserve

Village of Scott



Woods and streams near Skaneateles Lake.  Breeding Hooded Warbler, Mourning
Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and
Louisiana Waterthrush have all been found here in recent years.  Former
spot for Cerulean Warbler.



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Saturday, May 28

10:00 AM

Hinchcliff Family Preserve

Town of Spafford



206 acres of fields and mixed hardwoods, with sweeping views of Skaneateles
Lake.   I’ve never birded here in spring, but I am optimistic that we will
find a lot of charismatic species.  This preserve is just a few miles up
the road from the High Vista Nature Preserve.



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Sunday, May 29

8:00 AM

Logan Hill Nature Preserve

Town of Candor



Mixed woods and fields filled with birds and butterflies.  On May 29, 2015,
Betsy Darlington and I found Hooded and Prairie Warblers among 48 bird
species.  No promises, but this is the best place I know in the area for
finding American Woodcocks on the ground by day.





Monday, May 30

8:30 AM

VanRiper Conservation Area

Town of Romulus



A steep walk down to 1400 feet of lake shore, plus early successional
upland woods.  I think that Prairie and Blue-winged Warblers breed here,
and possibly Hooded too.

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: April 29, 2016

2016-05-02 Thread Beth A. Bannister 
Yesterday, May 1 I heard a Prairie Warbler and a Chestnut-Sided Warbler at the 
Cornell Plantations in the area of the overlook with the gong.
Also this morning I work to the sweet song of Wood Thrush, but I think I live 
slightly out of basin on Michigan Hollow Rd in Danby.
Happy Birding!
Beth

Beth Bannister
JYC/Caroline/Enfield/Danby Youth Employment Program Manager-YouthWorks
CCETC
615 Willow Ave
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-2292 ext 229


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CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Friday, April 29, 2016.

1. Grosbeak
2. Re: Nashville warbler; also Yellow Warbler
3. WOOD THRUSH
4. RB Grosbeak and Brown Trasher in Trumbull Corners
5. Catbird
6. White-crowned
7. Re: Catbird
8. A. Redstart
9. Lansing Warblers, others
10. Re: Catbird
11. Goldfinch migrants

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Subject: Grosbeak
From: Carol Keeler 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 07:33:33 -0400
X-Message-Number: 1

I checked my feeders first thing this morning and there was a RB Grosbeak .  
They must have moved north quickly.  My new bird feeder migrants have kept pace 
with Ithaca.  I also have 5 W TH Sparrows. I didn't get the huge fallout others 
did.  I still have a few Juncos.  Yesterday the Purple Finch was back.
Looks like I better get my Oriole feeders out.

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Subject: Re: Nashville warbler; also Yellow Warbler
From: Nari Mistry 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:42:08 -0400
X-Message-Number: 2

Yesterday afternoon I was lucky to catch sight of a Nashville Warbler
that flew in to our box elder for one very brief second and then flew
off. I was surprised that it was quite high up in the tree and was  not
foraging in bushes, probably just arrived. Also a brief look at a Yellow
Warbler. Luckily I had my binoculars with me as I sat swinging in a
hammock -- pretty hard to grab and focus on these birds at all while
swinging!

Nari Mistry, Ellis Hollow Rd.


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Subject: WOOD THRUSH
From: Donna Lee Scott 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:28:38 +
X-Message-Number: 3

Is back in my woods this morning, singing E-OH-Lay, right on schedule.
He joins the gaily singing BROWN THRASHER, who is sitting high in a cottonwood 
tree.

Donna

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY


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Subject: RB Grosbeak and Brown Trasher in Trumbull Corners
From: Dave Gislason 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:03:00 + (UTC)
X-Message-Number: 4

My first Grosbeak this season on a feeder with a Brown Thrasher underneath.

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Subject: Catbird
From: Carol Keeler 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:00:07 -0400
X-Message-Number: 5

My Catbird is back.  It just came to the jelly feeder.

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Subject: White-crowned
From: Betsy Darlington 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:14:11 -0400
X-Message-Number: 6

We have a white-crowned sparrow in our yard today (near Collegetown in
Ithaca), the first one this year.  Seems happy to be with the mob of
white-throats and goldfinches.
Betsy

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Subject: Re: Catbird
From: david nicosia 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:03:30 + (UTC)
X-Message-Number: 7

Mine came back too!!!Â

  From: Carol Keeler 
 To: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu
 Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 1:00 PM
 Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Catbird

My Catbird is back.  It just came to the jelly feeder.

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Subject: A. Redstart
From: Donna Scott 
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:17:34 -0400
X-Message-Number: 8

Just found a brightly colored male AMERICAN REDSTART foraging in my woods!

Re: [cayugabirds-l] feeder Raven

2016-05-02 Thread Brenda Best 
Asher, for the first time, I have a pair of crows at my feeders.  One has 
figured out it can hang from the bottom of the basket by its feet to get the 
suet.  I've tried to get a picture, but they always see me inside.

Brenda
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> On May 1, 2016, at 1:28 PM, Asher Hockett  wrote:
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> We have had our feeder visited the past few days by a Raven. It appears he is 
> trying to figure out how to get to the suet. There is no close perch so he 
> sits on the railing which puts it about two inches out of his reach. Perhaps 
> we'll scatter some peanuts or corn, but the squirrels may be a deterrent to 
> that idea.
> 
> Anyway, it's really nice to get such close looks of this fascinating 
> individual.
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[cayugabirds-l] McLean Merlin nest - help.

2016-05-02 Thread John Confer 
A friend told me of twice seeing a Merlin in McLean. I went out this morning, 
got out of the car, walked 100 m and heard/saw a Merlin. I watched it for an 
hour until the rain got hard.


The Merlin flew within the triangle formed by Elm Tree Inn at the apex, and Rts 
104 and 180 and Cemetery Lane, closer to 180 than 104. It flew up to the 
southern edge of the cemetery. I guess the nest is very near this area. But, I 
haven't found it and can't monitor the survival and prey brought to the female 
and nestlings unless I do.


Any help would be appreciated. The male usually brings breakfast to the 
incubating female some time between 6:30 and 7:30.


Thanks,


John Confer

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[cayugabirds-l] R-b Grosbeak

2016-05-02 Thread Asher Hockett 
The Raven dominated my brain so much that I forgot to mention we also had
our first R-b Grosbeak on Saturday. Nyger socks now shared by goldfinches
and Pine Siskins.

Hummingbird feeders up for nearly two weeks now, but no sign of them.

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[cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

2016-05-02 Thread AB Clark 
Male--over my feeders this am.  Yes, just a bit outside the basin, but the bird 
flew toward the boundary and Fall Creek…and of course, there were reports 
starting 25th April. :)

Anne
Hile School Rd
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