Re: [cayugabirds-l] Orchard Oriole at Children's Garden

2016-05-31 Thread Dave Nutter 
I saw and heard this young male Orchard Oriole at the Children's Garden on the 
27th, although it may have been around longer. It sang from the edge of the 
woods above the bike path below Incodema and moved north through the Children's 
Garden singing from tree to tree and continuing north toward Union Fields. 
Yesterday I heard one from my yard very close but did not see it. Perhaps it 
was the same bird. Today I heard and saw it again in the southern part of the 
Children's Garden and the trees to the west by the bike path. Dang, it can be 
hard to see a green bird in a leafed out tree, even from ten feet away when it 
is singing loudly.



But there's more:



As I went north late this morning to Treman Marina I also heard an Orchard 
Oriole singing in the row of Sycamore/Plane Trees along the south side of the 
boat ramp parking lot. I looked and saw a young male - generally green, gray 
wings, whitish wingbars, and a black mask & bib. But, unlike the Children's 
Garden bird, this bird had a few brown spots down the middle of the breast 
which were the color of an older male.



Then in the isolated woodlot north of the marina close to the mouth of Cayuga 
Inlet I heard an Orchard Oriole again, but this time I was not able to see it. 
After I had given up and left, and I was on the south side of the marina, I 
heard it again to the north. I wondered if it might have been the bird from 
near the boat ramp, so I went back to that row of Sycamore/Plane Trees by the 
boat ramp parking lot, and again I heard Orchard Oriole song. I saw movement at 
the source, looked up, and saw an older male, all black and brown! I even heard 
him sing. This third male Orchard Oriole then flew across the Inlet toward the 
SW corner of Jetty Woods. I did not hear any other Orchard Oriole there at that 
time.



So, today there are at least 3, maybe 4, male Orchard Orioles in the area of 
Cass Park, Treman State Marine Park, and Jetty Woods.



BTW, eBird reports 2 Orchard Orioles somewhere at Treman Marine SP on the 13th 
& 17th, 1 singing on the 28th, and 1 singing at Jetty Woods today, all of 
unspecified plumage, plus an adult male singing at Stewart Park's Swan Pond on 
the 20th.



This is a lot for Ithaca, it seems to me.

--Dave Nutter

On May 31, 2016, at 05:00 PM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:


This morning, a first spring male Orchard Oriole was singing
vigorously from various trees in the Ithaca Children's Garden and
nearby (the south end of Cass Park). It sounds a lot like a House
Finch to me, but not so sing-songy and doesn't end on an upswing!

Sandy Podulka


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored sparrow reports?

2016-05-31 Thread Scott Haber 
I saw it last Thursday, and I believe several students heard it singing
while lined up for the commencement procession on Sunday morning.

-Scott

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> Has anyone seen/heard the clay-colored sparrow outside Goldwin Smith Hall
> on Cornell campus recently?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored sparrow reports?

2016-05-31 Thread Benjamin Van Doren 
Yes, it was there this morning. The nest it was attending (discovered
yesterday by Teresa Pegan and Eric Gulson) fledged in the last day and the
birds are now very active and flying all around the area following and
feeding the fledglings. The Clay-colored also seems to be trying to chase
off adult Chipping Sparrows -- maybe the other male of "his" nest.

Benjamin
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[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored sparrow reports?

2016-05-31 Thread Michele Mannella 
Has anyone seen/heard the clay-colored sparrow outside Goldwin Smith Hall
on Cornell campus recently?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] a flight of ravens this morning

2016-05-31 Thread David McCartt 
We had 6 Ravens fly over our home in Richford last night about 8:40 pm. I 
assumed they were the local pair's family but can't say for sure. They were 
headed in the direction of Ithaca.

Good Birding,
David McCartt

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> At around 730 am this morning, a flight of whoop-calling ravens flew SW to NE 
> across land just S of us on Hile School Rd.  First two birds, flying 
> together, followed closely by a calling third, and then shortly after that, a 
> strongly calling group of 3.  All kept heading across Ed Hill Rd toward 13, 
> and disappeared.  But then around 830, I heard ravens faintly again, S over 
> toward Irish Settlement Rd. 
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> Could this have been a family outing?  Or would raven fledglings be flying 
> that strongly yet?  Four would be a large brood to fledge, but it seems to be 
> a good year for young Corvus rearing. 
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[cayugabirds-l] a flight of ravens this morning

2016-05-31 Thread AB Clark 
At around 730 am this morning, a flight of whoop-calling ravens flew SW to NE 
across land just S of us on Hile School Rd.  First two birds, flying together, 
followed closely by a calling third, and then shortly after that, a strongly 
calling group of 3.  All kept heading across Ed Hill Rd toward 13, and 
disappeared.  But then around 830, I heard ravens faintly again, S over toward 
Irish Settlement Rd. 

Could this have been a family outing?  Or would raven fledglings be flying that 
strongly yet?  Four would be a large brood to fledge, but it seems to be a good 
year for young Corvus rearing. 

Anne
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