[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Webinars on birding basics and falconry—Celebrate Black Birders Week

[Katherine Elizabeth Welch]

Enjoy Two Webinars Next Week: Neighborhood Birding, and a Q with "The 
Falconer"
Part of Black Birders Week Celebration

We’re looking forward to more than a dozen special events next week during the 
second annual Black Birders 
Week
 (May 30–June 5). The weeklong celebration, which is free and open to all, is 
organized by a group of Black science and education professionals who seek to 
inspire new audiences to enjoy nature and birds, and to share that joy with all 
birdwatchers.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to co-host several of the week’s 
events, including a free webinar about neighborhood birding, and a preview and 
Q on the PBS film The Falconer (see below for details). View the full 
schedule of events on the Black Birders Week 
website
 and follow Black AF in STEM on Twitter and Instagram @blackafinstem for 
updates.

The following webinar announcements were provided by the Black Birders Week 
organizers. All events are free and open to all.


#BirdsOnMyBlock: Exploring Bird Apps with Black Birders Week
May 31, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern
Register: http://bit.ly/BirdsOnMyBlock

Curious about the birds on your block? Join Black AF in STEM and the Cornell 
Lab of Ornithology to learn about using the tools to aid you in finding and 
identifying the birds on your block! Learn from Deja Perkins, Sheridan Alford, 
and Danielle Belleny as they share their experiences and the tools they use on 
their birding adventures. Learn how to use digital tools like Merlin Bird ID, 
BirdNET, and eBird to practice your birding skills on your outdoor adventures. 
Register here: http://bit.ly/BirdsOnMyBlock

Photos contributed by Danielle Belleny, Sheridan Alford, and Deja Perkins.


#BirdsEyeView: Falconry with Rodney Stotts
June 1, 7:00–8:00 p.m. Eastern
Register: http://bit.ly/TheFalconerBBW

Dive into falconry with Black Birders Week and Rodney Stotts! Join this live 
Q moderated by Black Birders Week co-organizer Deja Perkins as we learn from 
a master falconer from southeast Washington D.C. Hear about Rodney’s journey to 
becoming a master falconer and preview the new documentary The Falconer 
premiering on PBS The World 

 right after the Q Register here: http://bit.ly/TheFalconerBBW

Photo © Annie Kaempfer


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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: Monday Morning

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This morning, I birded for a short while with Melissa Groo, before doing more 
exploration of the area alone. I ran into Jay McGowan for a bit, plus another 
individual whose name I didn’t get.

Early on, there was a single Veery near the entrance by the softball field, and 
part-way into the Northeast corner, our ears picked up on a nearby, but not 
visible, calling Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Today, this particular individual 
was calling with short, soft “chu-wee” calls from deep in the dense mid-story 
brush.

Later, a single Swainson’s Thrush was seen actively foraging among the upper 
canopy of a basswood tree, a single Tennessee Warbler sang half-heartedly from 
the Northeast corner, and a Pine Warbler sang weakly from Pines in the 
direction of Mitchell Street.

Other birds present included a single Blackpoll Warbler, a “pipping” Alder 
Flycatcher, an Eastern Wood-Pewee, and a single “che-becking” Least Flycatcher, 
all while a recently-fledged flock of European Starlings begged incessantly 
nearby.

Other than that, it was relatively quiet and it seems that most of migration 
has come to a close. I would expect a Wilson’s Warbler or two, perhaps another 
day or two with Yellow-bellied Flycatcher(s), and maybe a lucky individual will 
encounter an Olive-sided Flycatcher.

Good birding and here’s my eBird checklist which includes the audio recording 
of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S88890770

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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Chris Tessaglia-Hymes
PO Box 488
8 Etna Lane
Etna, NY 13062
607-351-5740


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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Non-bird: Lightening Bug

[Eveline V. Ferretti]

I also saw a few lightning bugs out just this weekend around our house in the 
Mount Pleasant/Ringwood Rd. area and thought the same thing—early!


From: bounce-125656121-62666...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Regi Teasley
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2021 3:04 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Non-bird: Lightening Bug

In know this isn’t a bird but it does fly.  Last night about 2:00 am I saw a 
Lightening Bug out back of our house in a brushy area.  We often see them in 
late June, but in May?

Regi
West Hill
Ithaca

“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like 
trees.” Rainer Maria Rilke

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[cayugabirds-l] downy at hummer feeder

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

Yes, two yrs. ago I had a downy at the feeder at my kitchen window on 
several occasions for several days. Quite the surprise since I was 
hoping for an oriole. I also had a starling try to get nectar but it was 
too large to perch.

Fritzie, Union Springs, NY


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[cayugabirds-l] Downy use of h- bird feeders

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

Yes, I first had a downy at my feeder outside my kitchen window 2 yrs. 
ago.  It came several times, several days when I happened to be at the 
window. Quite a surprise for me. I was expecting an oriole!


Fritzie, Union Springs, NY

On 5/24/2021 7:59 AM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote:

I finally confirmed with binocs that the persistently visiting Downy 
Woodpeckers at my hummingbird feeders are getting their tongues down into the 
nectar. I can see the water shimmer below where the bill is positioned   These 
are the flat style feeders with openings in the top cover.

Did everyone but me know that woodpeckers competed with hummingbirds for 
“anthropogenically sourced” nectar?

Anne



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[cayugabirds-l] Downy use of h- bird feeders

[anneb . clark]

I finally confirmed with binocs that the persistently visiting Downy 
Woodpeckers at my hummingbird feeders are getting their tongues down into the 
nectar. I can see the water shimmer below where the bill is positioned   These 
are the flat style feeders with openings in the top cover. 

Did everyone but me know that woodpeckers competed with hummingbirds for 
“anthropogenically sourced” nectar?

Anne

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