[cayugabirds-l] Catbird
Catbird at the suet feeder this evening. I thought I had heard it this morning! Regi West Hill in the City “There is a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future on the planet.” Hans-Otto Partner, co-chair, 2022 IPCC working group -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Winnowing snipes @ Goetchius
Stopped by Goetchius wetland preserve this morning and was treated to a wonderful air show by a winnowing Wilson's Snipe. The unmistakable winnowing sound could be easily heard coming in waves one after the next, but spotting the bird in the sky was trickier until I figured out how high to look, sometimes almost directly overhead. The plentiful tree swallows flying didn't make the task any easier. The winnowing went on for up to five minutes at a time followed by a rest period where the snipe would call a repetitive call somewhat reminiscent of flicker or merlin. The sky dances lasted til around 9am, but after a lull there was another dance while a second snipe flew around I think also winnowing but couldn't tell for sure. Not long after, three snipes were seen flying in a semi-coordinated manner as if for courtship, one flying high, the other two trailing a bit and somewhat lower. The preserve itself is quite wet and a bit rough going, and you don't need to walk out to see the show. I think the view is just as good if not better from the road, in the open stretch just south of the trees with the FLLT parking area on Flat Iron road. In the warm afternoon I paddled Jennings pond to the cattails at the south end where after flushing two pairs of Lesser Scaups I heard the grunts of a Virginia Rail. Amid the plentiful songs of Swamp Sparrows, a gentler trill from the nearby pines and junipers was identified as a Pine Warbler by Merlin Sound ID. I never saw the bird and can't rule out junco, but pine warbler seems like a strong possibility there. Also hanging around that end were a pair of Spotted Sandpipers. Later three Broad-Winged Hawks circled fairly low while squealing, with one seemingly chasing away another. These seem to be on territory rather than on the move. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] 56 Broad-winged Hawks
My good luck to see 56 Broad-winged Hawks pass by in 15 minutes from 11:15 to 11:30 at The Parkway and Cayuga Heights Secondary School. John Confer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Baltimore Oriole
Male was singing here in SW Ovid (Seneca Basin) at 7:30 am, it or another one was eating sunflower seeds (and ignoring the adjacent suet, which is what they normally prefer) on our feeder at 11:45. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Finger chomper here
As if he knew the feeder layout, an ASY Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak joined us for lunch just before noon . Earlier, in our woods we found a male Yellow-throated Vireo. That one is rare for us up here. Kestrel Haven 4mile SW Mecklenburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] kettle of Broad-winged Hawks heading toward Ithaca
We just watched around 20 Broad-winged Hawks over Danby heading north toward Ithaca, what a spectacular sight! Eric -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Lakeshore road Red-headed Woodpecker
Hi Birders, I noticed a few people having luck spotting the Red-headed Woodpecker from Lakeshore Road in Lansing. This is a safe, quiet street to pull over and listen/look. As this is my neighborhood, I did want to alert you that yesterday I moved a teeny tiny hatchling Painted Turtle off of Lakeshore Road. Every spring they hatch alongside the road and try to move across it, which every spring results in casualties (one day last year I found as many as 5). If you come to look for the woodpecker, please be on the lookout for any suspicious "gravel" that is round and smooth, and investigate it for baby turtle. The one I found yesterday was about the size of a quarter. Those of us who live and walk along this street appreciate your hypervigilant gaze for baby turtles in the road (it's very safe to stop and move them, I do it all the time). Also please note that Wilderness Road is a private road. Happy Spring, Robyn Bailey -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
