[cayugabirds-l] Myers Horned Grebes
Two Horned Grebes close to the point at Myers at 7 pm today, one winter plumage and the other almost full breeding plumage. John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] Lesser Black-backed Gull Myers
There was a breeding plumage Lesser Black-backed Gull in the flock on the point at Myers at 5:30 pm today. Here’s an eBird report with some photos. https://ebird.org/checklist/S105866221 John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] Eagles on Salmon Creek
Around 4:30 this afternoon I was walking along Salmon Creek about 300 yards upstream of the Myers Rd bridge (the bridge by the entrance to Salt Point) when an Osprey (no fish in talons) came flying hard up the creek, vocalizing continuously and closely pursued by two adult Bald Eagles, also screeching. The Osprey dodged through the trees at breakneck speed and disappeared upstream; the Eagles settled in a tall cottonwood for a while then flew off back downstream. The whole performance however was repeated ten minutes later: again an Osprey, also without fish, flying- fleeing- upstream, two eagles in pursuit. I’ve seen an eagle several times earlier this year down at the lake and also flying over Ludlowville along the creek valley. This is the first time I’ve seen two together. I’m wondering about their possible residency somewhere in the neighborhood…. John Greenly Ludlowille -- 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] Red-headed Woodpecker at Myers
Stuart Krasnoff and I found one adult Red-headed Woodpecker around 12:30 today calling and working on enlarging a hole about 50 ft up in a dead trunk of a tree facing the private marina at Myers. Here’s my ebird report with some photos and description of location, and with Stuart’s audio recording of calls. https://ebird.org/checklist/S89950054 John Greenly -- 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] Salt Point songs
When Sandy Podulka and I arrived at Salt Point late morning today we were greeted by a singing Orchard Oriole. Nice to have him back! Also singing were a number of Yellow Warblers, Warbling Vireos, Yellow-Rumps, a Redstart, Field and Song Sparrows, Goldfinches, Bluebirds, Tree and Barn Swallows, RWBBs and Grackles, Robins and Cardinals, a House Wren, and a Catbird chiming in with random irrelevant comments. Nice to hear all that song!! There were 7 Caspian Terns on the point at Myers. John Greenly -- 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] Caspian tern Myers
A single Caspian Tern was braving the squalls with the few gulls on the remaining exposed bar off the mouth of Salmon Creek at Myers, at about 2:30pm today. John Greenly -- 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] Snow Bunting Myers
There’s a Snow Bunting, I believe a first-winter female, on the spit at Myers at 4 pm. Foraging along the creek shore just outside the last tree as you go out to the point. John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] salt point White-crowned sparrow
To Donna’s list for Salt Point today I can add, seen late in the afternoon, an immature White-crowned Sparrow. The bird was with the flock of White-throated sparrows, they moved to various areas of goldenrod and low shrubbery during an hour’s observing. Lots of hyperactive feeding today- at least 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 8 or more Yellow-rumped Warblers. There was also a flock of 25 Cedar Waxwings, both immatures and adults. Today I did not find the Siskins, nor the N Parula. By the way, I put the Parula, with four good photos, in a list I posted to ebird yesterday. This is the first time I’ve posted photos there. Today that list of mine,with the photos, is in "recent visits" on the Salt Point ebird page, but the Parula is not in the overall sightings list. Can anyone tell me why it’s not being shown? John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] Salt point Parula, etc.
Late this afternoon I ran across a mixed foraging flock at Salt Point, with the chicadees and nuthatches there was at least one Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and a surprise- a N. Parula female. There were also several Yellow-rumps eating poison ivy berries. These were all seen along the straight path from the rr crossing to the lakeshore. A flock of a dozen Siskins also was present, flying around to various perches. John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] Blackbird and Osprey gang up!
Speaking of dive-bombing, I’ve had an interesting time the last few days. I’ve been going down to Salt Point in the evening for a walk. When I get to the end of the long straight path and turn to walk past the Osprey nest pole, for several days in a row now, a RW Blackbird has started scolding me and then flying circles about 10 ft above my head. Today the female came out of the tall weeds by the path, where they must have their nest, and buzzed me, too. This is all very well, and today there was just the right breeze so that the male could fly into it and hold his place right above my head, so this went on for a while. Then things got more serious. The male Osprey suddenly took off from his nest and dive-bombed me repeatedly, diving straight at me, pulling up, climbing about 50 ft, turning and diving again, about ten times. This was rather intimidating, seeing the yellow irises of those Osprey eyes heading straight at me and veering away at the last second. People are walking by there all the time and the Ospreys clearly don’t perceive them to be a threat, so it was certainly a response to the Blackbird’s activity that prompted the Osprey to treat me as a danger. Of course, multi-species mobbing of predators is common enough among small birds, but I’ve not previously seen a large raptor join in. The other odd thing is that yesterday after his overhead display I retreated from the Blackbird, watched for a while from a distance as several other people walked by the same spot, and he didn’t bother to fly out over any of them. Then I walked back by and he flew out again! It seems that he just doesn’t like me. Maybe it’s like Kevin and his Crow enemies. I should go back tomorrow with a different hat on and see what happens. John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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/ --
