[cayugabirds-l] Corncrake on Long Island

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good afternoon,

I realize that a corncrake (Crex crex) isn't a Finger Lakes visitor, but it is 
such a rarity that I wanted to share it here! I myself have not seen the bird, 
but belong to the groups "Birds of the Eastern United States" and "New York 
Birders" on Facebook, and have been seeing sightings and photos pouring in.

Here is what one of the more recent FB posts re: corncrake says:

"Photographed in the early morning at Cedar Beach, Long Island, NY on November 
7th"

"Corn Crake still being seen as of 10:50am (11/8)"

Apparently the last one seen was in the 60's, shot by a hunter on LI who 
mistook it for a pheasant. They are in the rail family, but differ from their 
more aquatic cousins in that they spend much of their time on dry land 
(landrail). From the accounts I've been reading, the location is mayhem with 
police presence to keep traffic moving and to prevent people from clogging up 
the side of the roads. Corncrakes breed in Europe/southern Russia/Western Asia, 
and migrate to southern Africa. How or why this little bird made it here is I'm 
sure, an amazing story.

Just wanted to share this cool event with everyone.

Happy birding!

Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 88
P.O. Box 187
Savannah, New York 13146
(315) 365-3588
Audubon NY- Montezuma
Montezuma Audubon Center on 
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[cayugabirds-l] Bay-breasted Warbler migration pattern

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Just got back from Costa Rica where I was attending the joint conferences
of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation, and Partners in
Flight.  I was part of a great symposium on the Sister Bird Club Network
that links clubs and individual birders throughout the Western Hemisphere
(and beyond).

Many people were commenting about how common and abundant migrant
Bay-breasted Warblers seemed to be in the San Jose area where the
conference was held (they also seemingly were abundant in other parts of
the country, too).  So, someone took a look at eBird data to see if this
species really was more frequently encountered this year compared to last
year.  Lo, and behold, yes, about twice as many birds were being reported
per observer/hour/km as in 2016.

I just looked at the situation for New York State (Go to eBird.  Choose
Explore data tab at top.  Choose Bar charts.  Select NY State.  When the
bar charts come up (oh, and don't forget to choose the year you want to
review), scroll down and click on the blue-highlighted name Bay-breasted
Warbler.  It will show a frequency distribution using both a line graph and
histograms.).  Guess what -- in 2016, birders in NY were reporting a peak
of Bay-breasted migration in early September, with a likelihood of seeing
about 3 birds per observer per hour per kilometer of travel.  In 2017, the
peak of migration occurred also in early September, but the abundance
doubled to 6 birds.hr/km.

Apparently this really was a good year for Bay-breasted Warblers!  See how
easy it is to use eBird to check on what you think you are noticing when
you are birding?

If you want to see some of these birds and others in Central America, the
Cayuga Bird Club is facilitating two opportunities for bird trips there in
2018.  We are going to Honduras in January 2018, and Costa Rica in April
2018.

Trips need to be booked soon.  I will hold two get-togethers at my house
next weekend (the 18th and 19th) if you are on the fence and haven't
decided yet.  We can talk about the trips, birds to be seen, and what the
experiences are likely to be like.  Please email me directly if you want
more info about the meetings.  These trips are open to the public; you do
not need to be a club member to join us.  Please consider joining us!

Thanks
Jody


Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds- H Sparrows

[Melissa Groo]

Maybe getting insects that are embedded in tires? I've certainly seen house
sparrows going for insects on car grilles in parking lots.

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 9:38 AM, d...@cornell.edu  wrote:

> Feisty House Sparrows were landing on my car tires yesterday!
>  I was sitting in parked car in driveway doing something & saw them all
> fly from bush down onto front tire! They made noise while there.
> Perhaps emulating the Black Vultures in The Everglades trying to chew off
> the rubber??
>
> Donna Scott
> Lansing by Cay. Lake
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 8, 2017, at 8:58 AM, AB Clark  wrote:
>
> Among a lot of feisty House Finches, I think it is just one American Tree
> Sparrow—the first I have seen this fall.  But the flock is flitting in and
> out, so maybe more.
>
> Anne B Clark
> 147 Hile School Rd
> 
> Freeville, NY 13068
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [cayugabirds- H Sparrows

[Donna Lee Scott]

Feisty House Sparrows were landing on my car tires yesterday!
 I was sitting in parked car in driveway doing something & saw them all fly 
from bush down onto front tire! They made noise while there.
Perhaps emulating the Black Vultures in The Everglades trying to chew off the 
rubber??

Donna Scott
Lansing by Cay. Lake
Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 8, 2017, at 8:58 AM, AB Clark 
mailto:anneb.cl...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Among a lot of feisty House Finches, I think it is just one American Tree 
Sparrow—the first I have seen this fall.  But the flock is flitting in and out, 
so maybe more.

Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
607-222-0905
anneb.cl...@gmail.com





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[cayugabirds-l] Tree Sparrow at my feeder

[AB Clark]

Among a lot of feisty House Finches, I think it is just one American Tree 
Sparrow—the first I have seen this fall.  But the flock is flitting in and out, 
so maybe more.

Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
607-222-0905
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[cayugabirds-l] Many Loons off Aurora Bay and north 11/7

[Gladys Birdsall]

Yesterday, 11/7, after birding with the Bird Study Group at Myers Park; 
   Susan Soboroff, Bonnie Wojnowski and I continued up to MNWR. We 
stopped at the Aurora Boathouse where there were hundreds of Ring-billed 
Gulls, sitting on the docks and out on the water, with still more flying 
around.  As we got looking out on the lake we saw many Common Loons, 
they were out towards the middle and continued north.  I scanned south 
to north and estimated close to 300.  While scanning I saw what I 
believe was a Grebe in the mix.   There were Gulls among the Loons also, 
Cormorants were flying around too.   (This was around 10:30 am.)

We drove up to the Post Office in Aurora and looked out on the Lake from 
there.  I have never seen that many Loons on the Lake before.  I did not 
count here, but the Loons went further north. We also saw two groups  of 
Cormorants, about 10 in each group. The Cormorants were in a line, in a 
very tight group, while the Loons were scattered.  In the distance there 
was shimmer and the water was darker, not able to make out the many more 
birds out there.

We looked out on the lake from the boatyard when we got to Union Springs 
but did not see Loons there.
Good Birding,

Gladys





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