[cayugabirds-l] MZ American Bittern

[metetlow]

In reeds on west side of drive before Visitor Center

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret continues

[Judith Thurber]

Still present at 1:45 PM feeding actively in grass near Canada Geese.  

Judy Thurber
Liverpool 

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> On Apr 22, 2017, at 8:46 AM, Dave K  wrote:
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> The Cattle Egret at the NY Chiropractic College continues this AM. Still 
> relating to the golf course pond.
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/33796718010/in/datetaken-public/
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> Cattle Egret 4-21-17 NYCC
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[cayugabirds-l] Northeast feeders Sapsucker woods rd.

[Therese O'Connor]

This morning 10 beautiful purple finches were at the feeders--5 males and 5
females. Two males were doing a bit of battle with their beaks. Also around
were 2 red-breasted woodpeckers--1 female and 1 male; several downy and
hairy woodpeckers and small clouds of Am goldfinches. The colors!

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[cayugabirds-l] Migration Wind Maps

[Peter]

A little help to follow the spring migration

Pete





U.S.

http://hint.fm/wind/?


Global Wind Map

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-100.02,28.79,359



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[cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch behavior and Fall Creek Highlights

[Sandy Wold]

Two days ago, in the early evening, when the heavens opened up and heavy
rains fell steady, cold, and dreary, I was outside and ran to seek
shelter.  As I entered my back porch, I turned around to watch the rain and
noticed several small birds fluttering in an amongst a tall and leaning
Norway Maple.  My first thought was hummingbird because they appeared so
small with the naked eye and momentarily would hover, but I knew it was too
early for them.

Turns out they were five goldfinches looking for the best spot to wait out
the storm.  Within a few moments, they settled down for the storm.  I
watched them for about thirty minutes, and I noticed the following.  One
brightly colored male took a position very close to the tree trunk.  The
position was ideal as there was a limb immediately above him that protected
him from the rain like an umbrella.  He looked quite content yet stared
intently at the female who perched about an inch or two from him.  She
looked miserable and held a steady gaze back at him.  I kept scanning the
tree and noticed others chose similar spots or spots with less rain
falling, but had to shake off water periodically. A few times, one or two
or three would take flight and settle somewhere else.  There was one moment
where the first male lunged out and pecked at the female, who I think tried
to get closer to him and get more shelter.  After that peck, she stayed put
and did not try again.

At the same time, a Chipping Sparrow caught my eye in the adjacent
crabapple tree.  He also found an amazing shelter spot, similar to the
first male goldfinch I described (but better):  in a nook where two limbs
were close together, one on top of the other, creating a nook and a
shelter.  This sparrow stayed put through out the storm, rhythmically
looking left and right, and center.  I did not see any other sparrows in
that tree until the rain lightened up.  When the rain slowed down, there
was movement in both trees.

Other bird highlights in my yard I've seen/heard in past few days
(*photographed):
--at or below the feeder or in my garden:  Golden-winged Warbler* (yes!),
 Chipping Sparrows*, White-crowned Sparrows*, doves, grackles, juncoes,...
--passersby heard/nearby: kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, bluebird
--heard in higher tree tops of mature trees: titmouse, cardinal,
chickadees, ...
--missing for months:  Pileated, Downy, and Hairy woodpeckers

I am so grateful for this birding community.  My life is so much more rich
because of it.  Thank you.

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[cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret continues

[Dave K]

The Cattle Egret at the NY Chiropractic College continues this AM. Still 
relating to the golf course pond.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/33796718010/in/datetaken-public/

[X]Cattle Egret 4-21-17 
NYCC

[https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/33796718010_c22b1ddef0_b.jpg] 

[https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/33796718010_c22b1ddef0_b.jpg]





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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Highlights

[Sandy Wold]

Yesterday around 7pm, I saw three sandpipers on the rocky shore of Fall
Creek near the Cascadilla Boat house.  I think they were juvenile Spotted
Sandpipers:  bobbing tails, pink/orange bills with a dark tip on the bill,
thrush-like markings on the upper breast, soft peeping calls, flew off
toward Jetty Woods.  Last year, they hung out on the jetty where the
concrete pebbles are loose.

After that, I watched the 154+ cormorants settling in for the night on the
top of the sycamores over at Jetty woods; I couldn't help but be curious
how a handful of them would suddenly leave their roost, bolting upstream
high above the creek, and then make a sharp u-turn near the bridges, and
then glide back to the roost.  Then another handful would leave and do the
same thing.  This went on for about twenty minutes, and I wondered if it
was just juveniles who did this; but then all of a sudden, the entire tree
load of cormorants (about 116, leaving the dead one which is still in the
tree) took off and did the exact same thing as the previous cormorants.  It
seemed to me that they were enjoying the fun of flying as fast as they
could with the wind (upstream) and then gliding back on the wind.

I couldn't help by see how much that was a bit like the fun that can be had
when kayaking white water, but in reverse:  paddle as hard as you can
against the current, then make a sharp u-turn, and go as fast as you can
with the current.  Or even a bike:  peddle hard up a long windy road, then
coast as fast as you can down the other side.

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