Re: [cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk (zone-tailed hawk?)
Hi Cayuga birders, I have been following the discussion with interest and enjoying the back and forth. I have to admit, that my initial impressions were the same as Dave Nutter's - I thought the first photo was a red-tail and the others were of a backlit Broad-winged Hawk. I just thought the second bird looked too pale to be a zone-tailed. Anyway, I quickly did a comparison of this bird with the Zone-tailed Hawk photographed in similarly bad light in MA last month, And one Broad-winged Hawk that I selected from the internet to try, as much as possible, to match this bird. I've posted this quick comparison here: http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/dalton/HawkComparison.html Of course, looking at just a photo or two is not nearly as good as the observations of the birder in the field - which seem to be inconsistent with at least a light morph of BW Hawk. But, based on the photos alone, a few thoughts: I don't get out birding much anymore, and I've only seen Zone-tailed Hawk once before (and that was years ago), but I thought the wing shape was OK for a BW Hawk, especially one that is clearly molting. Also, the last time I was out birding locally (two weeks ago), I saw a BW Hawk that looked a lot like this bird in terms of wing molt. Plus, in my read on the photo, the bird appears to be getting lighter towards the vent, which would be consistent with an adult BW Hawk. Finally, I thought the light on the flight feathers on the wing was light coming through, not the different pigmentation that occurs on ZT Hawks (is it pigmentation? coloration? or is it more reflective? anyway...) . In reviewing photos of soaring raptors online, this translucent phenomenon seems to occur much more with BW Hawk than ZT Hawk. That plus the less-translucent, dark border to the wings would seem to be consistent with field marks for BW Hawk. Anyway, those are my two cents (which is worth considerably less, especially compared to the many excellent birders on this list). But I thought the comparison with the photo with another recent vagrant record of this hawk would be useful for some or interesting if nothing else. Looking forward to seeing if the group can resolve on an ID! Cheers, Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote: It is not something that I noticed, but I didn’t look for it specifically either. Ray On Jun 16, 2014, at 1:40 PM, John Greenly j...@cornell.edu wrote: Ray, one question: when you were observing through binocs, did you by any chance notice yellow feet, or see the feet clearly as showing up light-colored against the black undertail coverts? A quite noticeable feature of Zone-tailed as I remember. --John On Jun 16, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Ray Zimmerman wrote: Thanks everyone for the helpful discussion and sorry for my silence (busy with life). Here’s a bit more information. First of all, I’ve added a few more photos, of even worse quality :-/ Here’s an updated link … https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nm25xfhyarydgxg/AAAvRHHfszKtNmiLRVoy-LYWa To recap, with a bit more detail. I first heard the bird vocalize, and to me it sounded like a completely classical red-tail sound. I quickly located the bird with my naked eye (90% sure it was the same bird). I did not see any other raptors or TVs in the area. I stepped inside the garage to grab binoculars from the car (15 secs or so), quickly relocated the bird and began observing, still assuming “red-tail”. What I noticed first was the dark underside. I observed through the binoculars for a few minutes before asking my wife to go grab my son’s camera. As I continued watching, it vocalized again. Up until this point, I was still certain it was an unusually dark red-tail. I thought that I saw red on the upper side of the tail a few times, but I’d put about 50% confidence on that statement. When my wife brought the camera, before I began taking pictures, my view of the bird was blocked momentarily by some trees. When it emerged from behind the trees I began snapping pictures. I’d say I’m at least 90% sure that the bird I was observing through the binoculars, that I heard vocalizing, and the one I got pictures of are the same bird. I’m 99% sure there was only 1 bird in the area while I was snapping pictures. I.e. they are all of the same bird, including the one that looks like the tail is reddish. I’ve seen broad-winged hawks (though not dark morph), and I’m nearly certain it was not a broad-wing. The wings and tail seemed too long to me and the shape and flight style just didn’t seem right either. The vocalization sounded nothing like the recordings I’ve heard of broad-wings. I’ve never seen a zone-tailed hawk, but that does seem to be the one that matches best with what I saw. I don’t recall that I ever saw it flap, but I do remember thinking that it held it’s wings in a slight V and that there was something else about the way it flew that seemed “different” (helpful,
[cayugabirds-l] 2nd Hand Report - PAINTED BUNTING - Bald Hill Road, Danby
Cayuga Birders, Alex Flecker wanted me to pass along his sighting this morning, at his private residence, of a PAINTED BUNTING. He sent diagnostic photos taken from just feet away at his feeder. The bird has not returned since 8 AM. Birders interested in relocating the bird may do well to search the Jennings Pond Area and just to the south thereof. Alex indicated he would send word if the bird is re-sighted at his feeder. Otherwise, a general search of the area may be productive. Here's a link to a flickr page with one photo of the bird. I am not sure if this will work, but just in case: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91997159@N03/14310863342/in/photostream/ Good luck and good birding! Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY christopher.m.dalton AT gmail.com -- 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] Great Egret (?) Thomas Road?
Hi Cayuga Birders, Driving on Rte 79 towards Ithaca today, I caught a short look at a bird that I think was a great egret. I was not able to slow down or turnaround, so hopefully someone else can confirm the bird. The bird was near the Caroline Elementary School, but across 79 from the school in a flooded field. What I remember seeing was a large white bird with long black legs, a long neck and a long yellowish bill. My brain said immediately, Great Egret. But I wasn't able to stop, slow town, or turn around to confirm. Has anyone else seen this bird around? Was I seeing something? Was it a misleading piece of lawn statueage? I hope someone else will see the bird and confirm that I wasn't hallucinating! In overdue news, Alberto Lopez, Nancy Chen and I covered much of the east half of Tompkins county on Saturday morning. Of the 122 species that we bumped into before 2 PM, highlights were 2 Soras calling and a Snipe barking at Goetchius, a flyover American Bittern at the Park Preserve (South), expected but awesome breeding warblers at this site and at Hammond Hill (Mourning, Canada, Hooded, LA Waterthrush, Prairie, etc), Bonaparte's Gulls and Orchard Orioles at Myers and Salt Points, respectively, lingering ducks, a Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebe at Stewart Park, and Cape May Warblers and a Philadelphia Vireo at Sapsucker Woods. Plus one frustrating glimpse at what may have been a goshawk at the Park Preserve, a bird that, like so many others, will remain unidentified into eternity. Sure is fun birding this time of year. Good birding, Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY -- 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] RFI - swallow sightings in cold weather
Hi birders, I am working on a research project with Dr. David Winkler on the foraging habits of tree swallows during cold snaps. Like us, many of you who bird around Ithaca have probably observed large foraging aggregations of swallows in places like the Cayuga Lake inlet, Myers Point/Salmon Creek, and Dryden Lake during cool, cloudy weather (like today). We're interested in getting samples of tree swallow food from places where swallows feed most intensively in this kind of weather to assess just how important these foraging habitats may be to the local population of breeding swallows throughout the breeding season. To better target our sampling of food sources, we'd really benefit from your help! If you are near a place in the southern part of the lake basin where you observe (or have observed) a large flock of swallows, we'd love to know about it (where were you? when was it? were swalllows feeding on the wing or resting in trees/wires?). We'll certainly be using eBird data, so we'd especially love to know about sightings that would not otherwise have ended up in the eBird database. Thanks for your time in reading this request and, in advance, for any help you can offer. Good birding! Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY christopher.m.dalton AT gmail.com -- 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] Cornell Siskin Flock
Walking up to Cornell campus today, I was distracted by a din of calling birds near the Cornell Bookstore. Getting closer, I started hearing distinct buzzy calls that made it clear the din was from a fairly large flock of PINE SISKINS in the trees to the E of the campus bookstore, near Day Hall. I had a single bird in this same area yesterday, but today the count was much higher. 25? 50? 100? I did not have time to stop and count, but there were at least a few dozen there from my quick look while walking by (I was late for a meeting). They may stick around for a bit and be worth a look if you're passing through campus today. Good birding! Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY christopher.m.dal...@gmail.com -- 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] Tompkins County Breeding Bird Round-up - May 20
Hi Cayuga Birders, Nancy Chen, Alberto Lopez and I set out to find as many birds in Tompkins County as we could yesterday. This turned into a breeding bird round up, as we only saw two species that we think of as verifiable migrants. We started the day with the barking BARRED OWL on Hunt Hill Rd, enjoyed a dawn chorus that included several CANADA WARBLERS, 1 MOURNING WARBLER, and 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS at Hammond Hill (also a fly by performance by the International Space Station at sunrise), were pleasantly surprised to hear a SORA at close range at Goetchius (giving the whinny call from cattails on Flat Iron Road past the house on the right), enjoyed a bright morning at Lindsay Parsons with HOODED WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, INDIGO BUNTING, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and both YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (the latter seen copulating near the beaver dam), missed the Yellow-throated Warbler at Stewart, saw a beautiful male ORCHARD ORIOLE (but little else) at Salt Point, were entertained by the pitzewing ACADIAN FLYCATCHER at Ford Hill (after narrowly avoiding a negative interaction with swarming bees there as well), found GREEN HERON (and little else) at the Lab of O, enjoyed high-flying NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and BANK SWALLOWS at Monkey Run South, enjoyed the views from Mt Pleasant with HORNED LARK song as accompaniment, bumped into BLUE-HEADED VIREO and HERMIT THRUSH again in Hammond Hill, heard PURPLE FINCH and saw SOLITARY SANDPIPER at Goetchius again in the afternoon, were serenaded by a NORTHERN BOBWHITE and BROWN THRASHER on Taft Rd in Caroline, and ended the day watching Turkey Vultures and swallows climb to astronomic heights while enjoying our first HOODED MERGANSER of the day in Stewart Park. A fly by AMERICAN KESTREL at Hawthron Orchard ended the day. 16 hours of birding and 119 species, most of which breed in the county.A lovely way to appreciate the remarkable diversity of this one area of upstate New York. Best, Chris -- 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] Various Tompkins County Spots, 5/3/2012
Hi folks, Sorry for the late posting. Just catching up on a busy weekend that included some excellent birding. On Saturday, Alberto Lopez, Nancy Chen, Hector Claudio-Hernandez (friend visiting from Puerto Rico) and I had a fun morning checking out sites in Tompkins County. Highlights of the 113 species were 1 MOURNING WARBLER and many CANADA WARBLERS at Hammond Hill, 1 MERLIN, 2 SNOW GEESE in farm fields, a CLIFF SWALLOW at Dryden Lake, lingering AMERICAN PIPIT and NORTHERN PINTAIL plus LEAST SANDPIPER at Myers Point, and SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Stewart Park. Details below: We started the morning at Goetchius Preserve around dawn (from Flatiron Road), where it was raw and misty and the air was full of Swamp Sparrow trills and spring peepers. We heard a grunting VIRGINIA RAIL over the din of trills and peeps, Wood Ducks were flying about and we heard one Willow Flycatcher calling from far out in the preserve. From there we moved to Hammond Hill which was quietly birdy, despite the cold, fog and mist. Highlights there were a number of CANADA WARBLERS, one singing MOURNING WARBLER, a quite a few BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS to go with singing PURPLE FINCH, BROWN CREEPERS and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, to name a few. All, of course, had to be heard over the ceaseless din of singing Ovenbirds from every direction. From there we passed singing BOBOLINKS and a perched MERLIN on Irish Settlement Road to arrive at Dryden Lake, which had no water birds to speak of but tons of swallows, including many Barn, and Tree, a few ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and BANK SWALLOWS, and at least one CLIFF SWALLOW. En route to Myers, by way of Dunkin' , we were very surprised to find two SNOW GEESE in a roadside farm field on Rt 38. The bird we studied closely was an immature with a clear grin patch, light mottling on the back and behind the eye, and size and shape right for Snow Geese. We paused just long enough to confirm the ID on the one bird, which was within 50 yds of the road, and we moved on quickly due to the traffic. It'd be nice if someone could confirm these birds at a time when traffic is more leisurely and might permit longer study. At Myers Point, which was pleasantly birdy, Two CASPIAN TERNS were on the spit and a COMMON TERN fought the winds offshore. A lingering AMERICAN PIPIT graced the spit, and the creek was home to a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LEAST SANDPIPER as well as killdeer and the lingering NORTHERN PINTAIL. Offshore was quiet except a few DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS and 3 COMMON LOONS. Many swallows here too, mostly tree and barn but also BANK SWALLOW and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. Heading down the lake to Stewart Park, we found a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (adult plumage, seen well in comparison to Ring-billed, Herring and Great black-backed Gulls on the jetty to the red lighthouse). No Bonaparte's Gulls or diving ducks of any sort, but Alberto and Hector picked out PALM WARBLERS and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER plus the woods held BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Stops at Sapsucker Woods and Hawthorn Orchards did not add anything new to the lists already sent out about those sites. Ebird Checklists: Goetchius: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10657470 Hammond HIll: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10657543 Dryden lake: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10657667 Myer's Point: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658692 Stewart Park: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658815 Sapsucker: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658855 Hawthorn Orchard: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658908 Good birding! Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY -- 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/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Various Tompkins County Spots, 5/3/2012
Sorry - the subject line should read 5/5/2012, not 5/3/2012! On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Christopher Dalton christopher.m.dal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, Sorry for the late posting. Just catching up on a busy weekend that included some excellent birding. On Saturday, Alberto Lopez, Nancy Chen, Hector Claudio-Hernandez (friend visiting from Puerto Rico) and I had a fun morning checking out sites in Tompkins County. Highlights of the 113 species were 1 MOURNING WARBLER and many CANADA WARBLERS at Hammond Hill, 1 MERLIN, 2 SNOW GEESE in farm fields, a CLIFF SWALLOW at Dryden Lake, lingering AMERICAN PIPIT and NORTHERN PINTAIL plus LEAST SANDPIPER at Myers Point, and SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Stewart Park. Details below: We started the morning at Goetchius Preserve around dawn (from Flatiron Road), where it was raw and misty and the air was full of Swamp Sparrow trills and spring peepers. We heard a grunting VIRGINIA RAIL over the din of trills and peeps, Wood Ducks were flying about and we heard one Willow Flycatcher calling from far out in the preserve. From there we moved to Hammond Hill which was quietly birdy, despite the cold, fog and mist. Highlights there were a number of CANADA WARBLERS, one singing MOURNING WARBLER, a quite a few BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS to go with singing PURPLE FINCH, BROWN CREEPERS and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, to name a few. All, of course, had to be heard over the ceaseless din of singing Ovenbirds from every direction. From there we passed singing BOBOLINKS and a perched MERLIN on Irish Settlement Road to arrive at Dryden Lake, which had no water birds to speak of but tons of swallows, including many Barn, and Tree, a few ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and BANK SWALLOWS, and at least one CLIFF SWALLOW. En route to Myers, by way of Dunkin' , we were very surprised to find two SNOW GEESE in a roadside farm field on Rt 38. The bird we studied closely was an immature with a clear grin patch, light mottling on the back and behind the eye, and size and shape right for Snow Geese. We paused just long enough to confirm the ID on the one bird, which was within 50 yds of the road, and we moved on quickly due to the traffic. It'd be nice if someone could confirm these birds at a time when traffic is more leisurely and might permit longer study. At Myers Point, which was pleasantly birdy, Two CASPIAN TERNS were on the spit and a COMMON TERN fought the winds offshore. A lingering AMERICAN PIPIT graced the spit, and the creek was home to a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LEAST SANDPIPER as well as killdeer and the lingering NORTHERN PINTAIL. Offshore was quiet except a few DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS and 3 COMMON LOONS. Many swallows here too, mostly tree and barn but also BANK SWALLOW and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. Heading down the lake to Stewart Park, we found a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (adult plumage, seen well in comparison to Ring-billed, Herring and Great black-backed Gulls on the jetty to the red lighthouse). No Bonaparte's Gulls or diving ducks of any sort, but Alberto and Hector picked out PALM WARBLERS and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER plus the woods held BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Stops at Sapsucker Woods and Hawthorn Orchards did not add anything new to the lists already sent out about those sites. Ebird Checklists: Goetchius: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10657470 Hammond HIll: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10657543 Dryden lake: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10657667 Myer's Point: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658692 Stewart Park: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658815 Sapsucker: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658855 Hawthorn Orchard: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10658908 Good birding! Chris Dalton Ithaca, NY -- 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] Black Vulture - Hawthorn Orchards - Sunday 5/16 10:00 AM
Nancy Chen and I enjoyed a nice but brief morning in the East Hill Orchards today. The highlight (for me - Nancy just got back from a month in Florida and was less excited) was prolonged looks at a soaring BLACK VULTURE immediately overhead for several minutes, then drifting off to the west. Other good birds around included 2 Tennessee Warblers, 1 Blackburnian Warbler, 3 Wilson's Warblers, and an Eastern Wood-Pewee. Full e-bird report below. Good Birding! Chris Dalton christopher.m.dal...@gmail.com Ithaca, NY Location: Hawthorn Orchard Observation date: 5/15/10 Notes: Black Vulture seen soaring overhead then drifting to the west. Number of species: 47 Black Vulture 1 Killdeer 3 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 3 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Least Flycatcher 8 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 10 American Crow 5 Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 7 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 Tennessee Warbler 2 Northern Parula 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 Magnolia Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 1 American Redstart 2 Common Yellowthroat 3 Wilson's Warbler 3 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 8 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Common Grackle 7 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Baltimore Oriole 4 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 2 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
