[cayugabirds-l] Final numbers from 2024 Christmas Bird Count

[Paul Anderson]

All:

After some late additions and some forensic investigation of sightings,
I've finally settled on what I believe will be the final numbers from the
count.

It was an epic year. We had a total of 97 species on the day and a
record-breaking *107 *for the week (previous record was 104 in 2008.) 47540
individual birds were observed by 159 humans.

New species for the count were Wilson's Warbler, Northern Parula and
Trumpeter Swan.

We had record high counts (or ties) for the following species:

   - Cackling Goose
   - Canada Goose
   - Trumpeter Swan
   - Red-throated Loon
   - Common Loon (tie)
   - Golden Eagle (tie)
   - Barred Owl (tie)
   - Short-eared Owl
   - Red-bellied Woodpecker
   - Hairy Woodpecker
   - Pileated Woodpecker
   - Merlin
   - Tufted Titmouse
   - Brown Creeper
   - Golden-crowned Kinglet
   - Ruby-crowned Kinglet
   - Gray Catbird (tie)
   - Chipping Sparrow
   - Dark-eyed Junco
   - White-throated Sparrow
   - Song Sparrow
   - Northern Cardinal
   - American Goldfinch
   - European Goldfinch (tie)

Full details are in the spreadsheet which can be found here
.
If anyone has any last-minute corrections, let me know before I submit the
numbers to Audubon (in about a week).

I've found a volunteer to take over this role next year, so this is my last
report. It's been fun doing this!

-Paul

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Canvasback on count day

[Paul Anderson]

Thanks for this Dave. If Dan Watkins or the unnamed partner are reading
this list, I'd love to hear from them.

Also, ICYMI, a Tufted Duck was reported through ebird on Jan 2nd. I've
added it (and the details) as a count week bird to the spreadsheet.

-Paul

On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 12:13 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:

> Canvasback was missing from the count compilation, but there was a
> reported sighting of the species on count day. This is the story of 2 eBird
> lists at the same place on the same morning.
>
> Jay McGowan & Paul Rodewald did a tremendous amount of work for the count,
> submitting multiple eBird lists together or separately. They started one
> eBird list at Stewart Park when there was just enough light at 7:11am and
> continuing until 8:18am during which they traveled .28 mile. Their
> “complete” list (all the species they could ID) included 19 species, 13 of
> which were associated with the water, while the other species may have
> flown across their field of view or been audible to them. Their task was to
> figure out all the birds on the lake before the birds naturally left to
> feed elsewhere or were disturbed by hunting starting around 8am. The water
> birds were:
>
> 55 Canada Geese
> 32 Mallards
> 500 Redheads
> 150 Greater Scaup
> 350 Lesser Scaup
> 3 Common Mergansers
> 45 American Coots
> 25 Ring-billed Gulls
> 175 Herring Gulls
> 24 Great Black-backed Gulls
> 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
> 6 Double-crested Cormorants
> 2 Bald Eagles
>
> Clearly some of their numbers were estimates, including the crowded raft
> of Aythya ducks, the crowded gray gulls, and perhaps the geese which may
> have been a flyover flock. I think there was a bit of NW wind which could
> create enough waves to make the more distant Aythya ducks bob in and out of
> view in front of each other. That would drive me nuts, but Jay & Paul are
> better birders than I am. I believe there was a different list for Stewart
> Park later concentrating on land birds.
>
> Eight minutes after Jay & Paul quit their eBird list of lake birds at
> Stewart Park, Dan Watkins and an unnamed partner started an eBird list
> there, also concentrating on the lake. I don’t know if Dan was
> participating in the count and visiting Stewart Park in addition to his own
> territory, or whether he was a birder coincidentally visiting this great
> spot as well as some other places farther north along the lake. Compared to
> Jay & Paul, Dan spent less than a third as much time at Stewart, traveled 4
> times as far, and observed 10 species, also a “complete” list. This is no
> criticism of Dan’s abilities. I think Jay & Paul would find twice many
> species as I or most birders would, especially given that lead time. I
> think there were changes in the conditions and the birds present, and if
> Dan stayed in his car or didn’t walk all the way to the shore, then some
> birds may have been hidden to him. His complete list included these water
> birds:
>
> 8 Mallards
> 1 Canvasback
> 9 Redheads
> 3 Greater Scaup
> 4 Lesser Scaup
> 3 Ring-billed Gulls
> 8 Great Black-backed Gulls
> 5 Double-crested Cormorants
>
> I think the Canada Geese were missing from this list because they have not
> been roosting on the south end of the lake since hunting season began
> shortly after Christmas, which is why I thought Jay & Paul’s
> counted-by-fives geese might be a flyover flock. Their Common Mergansers
> and most of their Mallards may have stayed close to shores or moved to the
> shelter of the mouth of Fall Creek where hunters aren’t allowed. The gulls
> may have largely flown off to feed, or Dan may have only counted the easily
> identifiable Great Black-backed and a few of the Ring-billeds, who tend to
> stay closer to land. The wintering Cormorants are obvious resting on logs
> or the Red Lighthouse Breakwater, often 5 visible while the 6th is out on
> the lake fishing.
>
> What about the Aythya raft? Jay & Paul estimated them to be a thousand
> ducks, half Redheads and the rest Scaup, fewer Greater than Lesser.
> Although Jay & Paul were trying to ID & count everything on the lake,
> including finding that Lesser Black-backed Gull, I have to assume they
> spent some time scanning the Aythya raft for other species among them, such
> as the rare Tufted Duck and common Ring-necked Ducks seen on Christmas,
> expected Canvasbacks, and various other duck species or grebes who tend to
> join such flocks. But considering that I found a single male Ring-necked
> Duck in the Aythya raft there both on December 30th and January 2, but it
> was not reported by anyone else since Christmas, maybe Jay & Paul couldn’t
> afford to concentrate only on the Aythyas long enough. I think a male
> Canvasback or Tufted Duck could have eluded me in the rough weather on the
> 30th but that was less likely on the calm 2nd.
>
> Anyway, on Count day that Aythya raft may have skedaddled en masse when
> gunfire started from nearby blinds or parked boats, and only 17 birds
> returned or 

[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count results

[Paul Anderson]

The results of the Christmas Bird Count are now available in this
spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/.../1orJOduCB4GKq7JlF0jJM.../edit...

.
Quick summary: We got 97 species on the day, and we have another 4 count
week species so far. We had 46680 individuals, way up from our 10-year
average of 35740. . Three species were seen for the first time: Trumpeter
Swan, Northern Parula, and Wilson's Warbler. We had record high counts for
16 species, and ties for another 5 species. There were no surprise misses.
The most "exotic" sighting was of a European Goldfinch seen at a feeder in
Dryden.
Of course, these numbers are subject to revision as we eliminate duplicates
and as more information trickles in.
Thanks to all the leaders, counters, and everyone who helped with the most
excellent compilation dinner last night for which we had about 60 people.

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] TVs over Ithaca

[Paul Anderson]

>From my office desk I am witnessing a large movement of Turkey Vultures.
The first group had about 60 birds in a tight kettle all circling and
gaining altitude over Greenstar. A second group of about 15 was close
behind. A third group of 13 came a few minutes later, then another two. V.
impressive.

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Possible Red-shouldered Hawk at SSW

[Paul Anderson]

I led the beginner bird walk this morning at Sapsucker Woods. At one point
I heard a call from the pond area that sounded exactly like a typical
Red-shouldered Hawk call. Unfortunately I didn't get visual confirmation,
nor did I have Merlin activated to record. One of the party did see a hawk
flying away, but he couldn't confirm the ID either.

With such flimsy evidence, I would normally be reluctant to mention this,
but I'm alerting others in the hope they might see or hear the bird and
confirm.

I also had a very distant eagle flyover, which is very unusual for SSW, but
that wouldn't have been the same bird.

-Paul

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redwing?

[Paul Anderson]

Juvenile Robins look a bit like Redwings. Maybe that's what you saw.

-Paul

On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 4:21 PM Carol Cedarholm  wrote:

> Has anyone ever seen a Redwing around here.  I think I might have seen one
> in Lakeview Cemetery this morning.  Is that possible?
> Carol Cedarholm
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Club trip to Lindsay Parson's Biodiversity preserve

[Paul Anderson]

We did have Goldfinch, but no House Sparrow.

-Paul

On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 7:49 PM John Luther Cisne 
wrote:

> Did I miss an American Goldfinch in there somewhere?  …and maybe a House
> Sparrow?
>
>
>
> *From: *bounce-127433743-77975...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-127433743-77975...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Paul Anderson <
> fish...@gmail.com>
> *Date: *Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 4:17 PM
> *To: *CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject: *[cayugabirds-l] Club trip to Lindsay Parson's Biodiversity
> preserve
>
>
>
> I led a group of about 13 people on a trip in delightful weather through
> Lindsay Parson's this morning. No huge surprises, except for the huge
> number of Wood Ducks (64 in all), and an American Wigeon.
>
>
>
> One of the Trashers looked like it was carrying off a fecal sac. Also, one
> of the Tanagers had a strange-colored rump. It was a male, but the rump was
> a distinct greenish yellow.
>
>
>
> Ebird list is below...
>
>
>
>
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  11
> Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  64 Separate flock of 5 and 20 plus a mother
> with 9 ducklings... then three more separate families with babies
> American Wigeon (Mareca americana)  1 Flying off pond at close
> distance,  distinct white wing patches,  pale belly and rump
> Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  3 1 adult female 2 chicks
> Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  2
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)  2
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  1
> Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  2
> Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  2
> Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  4
> Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  1
> Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
> Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  2
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
> Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)  2
> Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)  1
> Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)  1
> Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  2
> Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  2
> Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)  1
> Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  1
> Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  10
> Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  3
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
> Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1
> Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
> Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
> Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  8
> Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  2
> White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
> Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
> European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
> Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  12
> Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  2
> Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  3
> Veery (Catharus fuscescens)  1
> Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  2
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  3
> Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  5
> American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2
> Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  2
> Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  4
> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  8
> Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1
> Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2
> Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)  3
> Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  5
> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  X
> Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  1
> Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  X
> Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  3
> Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)  2
> Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  10
> Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)  2
> American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  4
> Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  1
> Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  8
> Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  9
> Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)  3
> Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)  2
> Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  2
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  2
> Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  6
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[cayugabirds-l] Club trip to Lindsay Parson's Biodiversity preserve

[Paul Anderson]

I led a group of about 13 people on a trip in delightful weather through
Lindsay Parson's this morning. No huge surprises, except for the huge
number of Wood Ducks (64 in all), and an American Wigeon.

One of the Trashers looked like it was carrying off a fecal sac. Also, one
of the Tanagers had a strange-colored rump. It was a male, but the rump was
a distinct greenish yellow.

Ebird list is below...


Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  11
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  64 Separate flock of 5 and 20 plus a mother
with 9 ducklings... then three more separate families with babies
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)  1 Flying off pond at close
distance,  distinct white wing patches,  pale belly and rump
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  3 1 adult female 2 chicks
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)  2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  4
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)  2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)  1
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  2
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)  1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  10
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  8
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  12
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  3
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)  1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  3
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  2
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  4
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  8
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)  3
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  X
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  3
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)  2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  10
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)  2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  8
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  9
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)  3
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)  2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  2
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  6

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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: What’s been found in the Cayuga Lake Basin so far in 2023

[Paul Anderson]

Ha! Thanks for noticing that! It's fixed now.

-Paul

On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 4:42 PM Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> The spreadsheet header still has 2022 date, but I can see it now. :)
> Gary
>
> On Jan 8, 2023, at 3:58 PM, Paul Anderson  wrote:
>
> 
> All:
>
> The page on which the records are listed is this:
> https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/resources/cayuga-lake-basin-first-records-and-arrival-information?authuser=0
> .
>
> If you wish to access the sheet directly:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b15HLb4FScNqSvly4VSaJEmrFThEpT6Wy1AjuOr7cFk/edit?usp=sharing
> .
>
> If anyone has any problems accessing this, please let me know.
>
> -Paul
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 10:15 AM Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
>> Hello again,
>>
>> I left out a couple things that may be helpful.
>>
>> The First Records are posted in 2 forms. In the Taxonomic version it’s
>> theoretically easier to look up a particular species to learn whether it
>> has already been reported and if so, when. That table is in the current
>> taxonomic sequence used by eBird. With scientific advances, this sequence
>> has changed considerably over the years, but I have labeled each family to
>> make it easier to orient oneself while scrolling through.
>>
>> The Chronological version starts with everything found on New Year’s Day
>> of this year, all 106 species. Birds in the Chronological table are also in
>> eBird’s current Taxonomic order within each day. Getting to the fewer
>> species which were first reported in the most recent days requires
>> scrolling to the bottom.
>>
>> Armed with this information, I hope everyone can more quickly and easily
>> navigate the lists, and spend more time finding actual birds.
>>
>> I also want to thank Paul Anderson, who is the Club’s Webmaster and
>> Compiler of the Ithaca “Christmas” Bird Count (actually taken on New
>> Year’s Day). He programmed the tables to automatically fill in the
>> Taxonomic version as I add species to the Chronological version, so I make
>> fewer errors (and when I do, they are at least internally consistent!).
>>
>> - - Dave Nutter
>>
>> On Jan 7, 2023, at 9:31 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The 2023 Cayuga Lake Basin First Records tables are up and (I hope)
>> running on the Cayuga Bird Club website’s Resources page.
>>
>> Species found multiple times on the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count on New
>> Year’s Day are presumed to be generally in the area, and say “Ithaca CBC”
>> for both the observer(s) and the location. Otherwise I try to include all
>> observers and locations (according to eBird anyway) on the first day the
>> species was reported.
>>
>> Let me know if it looks like I got something wrong or left something out.
>>
>>
>> - - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: What’s been found in the Cayuga Lake Basin so far in 2023

[Paul Anderson]

All:

The page on which the records are listed is this:
https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/resources/cayuga-lake-basin-first-records-and-arrival-information?authuser=0
.

If you wish to access the sheet directly:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b15HLb4FScNqSvly4VSaJEmrFThEpT6Wy1AjuOr7cFk/edit?usp=sharing
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If anyone has any problems accessing this, please let me know.

-Paul

On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 10:15 AM Dave Nutter  wrote:

> Hello again,
>
> I left out a couple things that may be helpful.
>
> The First Records are posted in 2 forms. In the Taxonomic version it’s
> theoretically easier to look up a particular species to learn whether it
> has already been reported and if so, when. That table is in the current
> taxonomic sequence used by eBird. With scientific advances, this sequence
> has changed considerably over the years, but I have labeled each family to
> make it easier to orient oneself while scrolling through.
>
> The Chronological version starts with everything found on New Year’s Day
> of this year, all 106 species. Birds in the Chronological table are also in
> eBird’s current Taxonomic order within each day. Getting to the fewer
> species which were first reported in the most recent days requires
> scrolling to the bottom.
>
> Armed with this information, I hope everyone can more quickly and easily
> navigate the lists, and spend more time finding actual birds.
>
> I also want to thank Paul Anderson, who is the Club’s Webmaster and
> Compiler of the Ithaca “Christmas” Bird Count (actually taken on New
> Year’s Day). He programmed the tables to automatically fill in the
> Taxonomic version as I add species to the Chronological version, so I make
> fewer errors (and when I do, they are at least internally consistent!).
>
> - - Dave Nutter
>
> On Jan 7, 2023, at 9:31 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> The 2023 Cayuga Lake Basin First Records tables are up and (I hope)
> running on the Cayuga Bird Club website’s Resources page.
>
> Species found multiple times on the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count on New
> Year’s Day are presumed to be generally in the area, and say “Ithaca CBC”
> for both the observer(s) and the location. Otherwise I try to include all
> observers and locations (according to eBird anyway) on the first day the
> species was reported.
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> Let me know if it looks like I got something wrong or left something out.
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count preliminary results

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Happy New Year to everyone!

As many of you already know, we had the compilation meeting on January 2nd.
Below is a summary of the results. Anyone who wants to see the full gory
details can look at the spreadsheet at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1idhZGODnoTHzDGT80ELsBKWU8JOd2MY6x25fvSXYlq0/edit?usp=sharing
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Caveat: we're still working on this, so some of the numbers will change,
mostly those that involve birds seen on the lake.

161 people spent 360 hours covering about 600 miles of ground.

97 species on the day. So far there are these count week species: Ross's
Goose, Wood Duck, Fish Crow. There were no significant rarities.

High counts: Gadwall, Wigeon, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Common Loon,
Red-necked Grebe, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Common Raven, Hermit Thrush.

No record low counts, although the House Sparrow count was almost there.

41,181 individual birds.

Thanks to everyone who helped, especially the area leaders, Stephanie, and
Matt. Also thanks to Kevin and Jay for furnishing photos used in the
presentation.

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Cortland area Christmas Bird Count

[Paul Anderson]

Hey everyone! Someone emailed me in search of the contact information of
whoever runs the Cortland area CBC. Apparently the contact info on Audubon
is no longer valid. If anyone knows this information please let me know so
I can pass it along.

Thanks, and happy birding!

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[cayugabirds-l] Possible Sedge Wren at Sapsucker Woods

[Paul Anderson]

This morning on the Hoyt Pileated trail about 100 yards from the road I
heard a call coming from the area between there and the power line cut. I'm
not super familiar with the Sedge Wren call, so I listened to a few on
Merlin. What I heard was very much like the second part of that bird's
two-part call, but I didn't notice the first part. That is, the "machine
gun" rattle and not the introductory phrase. I tried getting closer, but it
didn't continue after about four repetitions.

There was a House Wren in that same spot, but I know what they sound like,
and this wasn't one of them.

I'm not confident enough to call it as a Sedge Wren, but I'm hoping that
others in the area will keep an ear out for one.

SSW was otherwise rather delightful this morning and included a Virginia
Rail calling by the platform on the Wilson Trail. Among the other usual
suspects (and already reported by others) was the Osprey, the Great Egret,
a Northern Waterthrush, about 60 Rusty Blackbirds (yes really), Palm
Warbler, Yellow Warbler, many Yellow-rumped, and a Blue-headed Vireo.

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Killdeer and Rusties

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This morning at Salt Point I heard and saw my first Killdeer of the year.
Then at Sapsucker Woods I heard and saw three Rusty Blackbirds. An
impressive flock of several thousand Red-winged Blackbirds flew over in
about three separate waves.

Then at the field next to the compost piles, another Killdeer.

I finally went to Mount Pleasant in the hope that the warm south wind would
bring some raptors over. No luck unfortunately.

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[cayugabirds-l] Curious Canada Geese in Union Springs Mill Pond

[Paul Anderson]

I went on the club trip led by Bob McGuire today. We ended at the Aurora
Boat House but I went on up to Union Springs on my own. In the Mill Pond,
my eye was caught by two Canada Geese among the many hundreds there. They
were together, and both had very speckled necks, very much like the one in
the photo at the link below.

https://feederwatch.org/unusual-bird/salt-pepper-canada-goose/

My immediate thought was that it must be some kind of hybrid, maybe x Snow,
but the pics I found of such hybrids are quite a bit different. These were
the same as Canadas in every way I could see, except for the speckled neck.

Before I could get a photo, the entire flock took off in the direction of
the lake. I tried refinding them there without success.

Does anyone know if this is a natural variation, or might they indeed have
been hybrids?

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count results

[Paul Anderson]

Now that count week is over, the results are in. I've uploaded the
spreadsheet to the website, or you can find it at this link:
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On the day we had 81 species, which was low. We made up some lost ground in
the last few days with a few new count week species, mostly observed from
Hog Hole. The total for the week is now 94, which is only 4 below the
10-year average.

All the data is in that spreadsheet. Enjoy!

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Ducks off Stewart Park, including Eurasian Wigeon

[Paul Anderson]

There's a very nice selection of ducks visible from Stewart Park this
morning, and viewing is good if you can bear the stiff north wind. The list
includes the Eurasian Wigeon, and also American Wigeon, Pintail,
Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Hooded
Merganser, Mallard, Black Duck, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Pintail,
Gadwall.

Also seen or heard there or in Remington Woods: Killdeer, Red-winged
Blackbird, Red-tailed Hawk, Song Sparrow, Carolina Wren.

And of course the usual suspects: all three Gulls, Chickadees, Robins,
Geese, Crows.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Surprises at Salt Point

[Paul Anderson]

I see that Pipits are tail-bobbers too, so that's likely what I saw. Sorry
for the false alarm!

-Paul

On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 4:02 PM bob mcguire 
wrote:

> Diane, Rachel, Ken, and I were at Myers mid-morning as five American
> Pipits flew in front the direction of Salt Point (north shoreline) to
> forage for ten minutes along the edge of Salmon Creek directly in front of
> us. Although the field marks you describe do fit PIWA, you might consider
> pipit as well.
>
> While we were there a pair of White-winged Scoters flew in from the south
> and landed in the cove just north of Salt Point. And there was the
> continuing Killdeer across the creek from us, hunkered down at first, then
> foraging in the gravel.
>
> Bob McGuire
>
> On Feb 21, 2021, at 3:08 PM, Paul Anderson  wrote:
>
> I just got back from a walk around Salt Point. The first surprise was a
> Killdeer.
>
> The second surprise was what I am 90% sure was a Palm Warbler, possibly
> even two. I heard flight calls and followed the bird in flight to where it
> perched in a tree. It was backlit, so I was not able to make out many field
> marks, but I did get a strong impression of the yellow undertail coverts,
> and it was bobbing its tail vigorously. As I was watching that one, I could
> hear another in flight, but the sun was in my eyes so I never picked that
> one up. This was right on the north shore near where the Little Free
> Library is.
>
> In the water, amongst the usual suspects were two White-winged Scoters,
> and three Red-breasted Mergansers. Further to the north was a large
> spread-out raft of probable Canada Geese, but I didn't have my scope so I
> couldn't confirm.
>
> Visibility and wind conditions are excellent. I wouldn't be surprised if
> there were more interesting waterfowl further out. If only I had brought
> that scope
>
> -Paul
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[cayugabirds-l] Surprises at Salt Point

[Paul Anderson]

I just got back from a walk around Salt Point. The first surprise was a
Killdeer.

The second surprise was what I am 90% sure was a Palm Warbler, possibly
even two. I heard flight calls and followed the bird in flight to where it
perched in a tree. It was backlit, so I was not able to make out many field
marks, but I did get a strong impression of the yellow undertail coverts,
and it was bobbing its tail vigorously. As I was watching that one, I could
hear another in flight, but the sun was in my eyes so I never picked that
one up. This was right on the north shore near where the Little Free
Library is.

In the water, amongst the usual suspects were two White-winged Scoters, and
three Red-breasted Mergansers. Further to the north was a large spread-out
raft of probable Canada Geese, but I didn't have my scope so I couldn't
confirm.

Visibility and wind conditions are excellent. I wouldn't be surprised if
there were more interesting waterfowl further out. If only I had brought
that scope

-Paul

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Results from the 2021 Christmas Bird Count Ithaca Circle

[Paul Anderson]

Sorry, it looks like I sent out the link to the 2020 sheet by mistake. The
2021 link is this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qKBp_qY7ZAw6ZPxMNjmfb9bjPjUDNFaH/view.

Thanks to those who pointed this out.

-Paul

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 8:16 PM Paul Anderson  wrote:

> All:
>
> The Christmas Bird Count and the count week is now over. We had the
> meeting last night to unveil the numbers, which many of you probably
> attended. I suspect there will be a few minor changes before we're
> completely done and ready to upload to Audubon, but I don't think any of
> the major conclusions will be upended.
>
> I have uploaded the spreadsheet with the results here:
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=18fVU66lwWkJgcXKVIZwiXWMak_TOC9nK. Note
> that this has not just the numbers for this year, but all numbers for all
> counts back to the first one in 1963. Feel free to download and browse. In
> the sheet named '2021', see column V for this year's totals, and columns E
> through K for historical data. Also, you can find the map and other
> information here:
> http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/christmas-bird-count.
>
> Here's a summary of the interesting information:
>
>- *181 people* participated, breaking the previous record of 165 from
>2017
>- Participants walked *315 miles* in *305 hours*, and spent another *94
>hours* birding from the car, and *24 hours* owling
>- We had *89 species* on the day, and *10 count week species*, one of
>which is new for the count
>- *15 species* had record highs, and two tied the previous record
>high. We've never broken so many records before!
>- No record lows or big misses, although a few species were much lower
>than we have been used to in recent years
>
>
> We had a great year for woodpeckers and other feeder birds, as well as a
> few others. The record high counts were for these species:
>
>- White-winged Scoter
>- Turkey Vulture
>- Red-bellied Woodpecker
>- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
>- Downy Woodpecker
>- Hairy Woodpecker
>- Pileated Woodpecker
>- Common Raven
>- Tufted Titmouse
>- Red-breasted Nuthatch
>- White-breasted Nuthatch
>- Brown Creeper
>- Carolina Wren
>- Eastern Bluebird
>- Hermit Thrush
>
> Ties for record highs:
>
>- Winter Wren
>- Northern Saw-whet Owl
>
> Count week species
>
>- Tundra Swan
>- Gadwall
>- Ring-necked Duck
>- Red-breasted Merganser
>- Ring-necked Pheasant
>- Black Vulture
>- Gyrfalcon - this was new for the count
>- Peregrine Falcon - we only just today confirmed this sighting on
>12/31.
>- Northern Shrike
>- Snow Bunting
>
>
> The total number of birds counted was 30,293, about 16% down from the
> 10-year average.
>
> At the meeting there was lots of speculation about causes for these
> numbers. It seems fair to conclude that the record effort yielded record
> numbers of birds, a theory that is supported by the fact that we had a
> similar amount of effort in 2011 when we also set many records for many of
> the same birds. The low total is likely mostly due to our part of the lake
> being more empty of birds than we have been used to. Those waterfowl were
> just elsewhere on the day.
>
> Finally, although we all agreed that we were sad not to have the in-person
> dinner at the Lab, all the area leaders were greatly appreciative of the
> extra time to collate numbers. Consequently, we are discussing breaking
> with tradition and doing the dinner on the day after the count instead.
>
> Thanks to everyone who participated and helped out. This was fun!
>
> -Paul
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[cayugabirds-l] Results from the 2021 Christmas Bird Count Ithaca Circle

[Paul Anderson]

All:

The Christmas Bird Count and the count week is now over. We had the meeting
last night to unveil the numbers, which many of you probably attended. I
suspect there will be a few minor changes before we're completely done and
ready to upload to Audubon, but I don't think any of the major conclusions
will be upended.

I have uploaded the spreadsheet with the results here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=18fVU66lwWkJgcXKVIZwiXWMak_TOC9nK. Note
that this has not just the numbers for this year, but all numbers for all
counts back to the first one in 1963. Feel free to download and browse. In
the sheet named '2021', see column V for this year's totals, and columns E
through K for historical data. Also, you can find the map and other
information here:
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/christmas-bird-count.

Here's a summary of the interesting information:

   - *181 people* participated, breaking the previous record of 165 from
   2017
   - Participants walked *315 miles* in *305 hours*, and spent another *94
   hours* birding from the car, and *24 hours* owling
   - We had *89 species* on the day, and *10 count week species*, one of
   which is new for the count
   - *15 species* had record highs, and two tied the previous record high.
   We've never broken so many records before!
   - No record lows or big misses, although a few species were much lower
   than we have been used to in recent years


We had a great year for woodpeckers and other feeder birds, as well as a
few others. The record high counts were for these species:

   - White-winged Scoter
   - Turkey Vulture
   - Red-bellied Woodpecker
   - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
   - Downy Woodpecker
   - Hairy Woodpecker
   - Pileated Woodpecker
   - Common Raven
   - Tufted Titmouse
   - Red-breasted Nuthatch
   - White-breasted Nuthatch
   - Brown Creeper
   - Carolina Wren
   - Eastern Bluebird
   - Hermit Thrush

Ties for record highs:

   - Winter Wren
   - Northern Saw-whet Owl

Count week species

   - Tundra Swan
   - Gadwall
   - Ring-necked Duck
   - Red-breasted Merganser
   - Ring-necked Pheasant
   - Black Vulture
   - Gyrfalcon - this was new for the count
   - Peregrine Falcon - we only just today confirmed this sighting on 12/31.
   - Northern Shrike
   - Snow Bunting


The total number of birds counted was 30,293, about 16% down from the
10-year average.

At the meeting there was lots of speculation about causes for these
numbers. It seems fair to conclude that the record effort yielded record
numbers of birds, a theory that is supported by the fact that we had a
similar amount of effort in 2011 when we also set many records for many of
the same birds. The low total is likely mostly due to our part of the lake
being more empty of birds than we have been used to. Those waterfowl were
just elsewhere on the day.

Finally, although we all agreed that we were sad not to have the in-person
dinner at the Lab, all the area leaders were greatly appreciative of the
extra time to collate numbers. Consequently, we are discussing breaking
with tradition and doing the dinner on the day after the count instead.

Thanks to everyone who participated and helped out. This was fun!

-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count results

[Paul Anderson]

All:

I've been tallying the numbers from the Christmas Bird Count that was held
on New Year's Day. We're going to unveil the numbers at the Zoom meeting on
Monday. Until then, here is a teaser.

   - *181 people participated*, breaking the previous record of 165 from
   2017
   - Participants walked *315 miles* in 305 hours, and spent another *94 *hours
   birding from the car, and *21 *owling
   - We had *88 species* on the day, and at this point have 4 count week
   species, one of which is new for the count
   - *15 species had record highs*, and two tied the previous record high.
   We've never broken so many records before!
   - *No record lows or big misses*, although a few species were much lower
   than we have been used to in recent years

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Please note that we already have 60 people signed up, and our maximum
capacity is 100, so sign up soon!

Thanks,

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[cayugabirds-l] Myers and Sapsucker Woods this morning: Snow Buntings then Fox Sparrow and GH Owl

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I went to Myers at about 8:45 this morning in the hope of seeing some loons fly 
by. The first thing I noticed however was a hooting coming from across the 
creek in Salt Point. It sounded just like a classic Northern Saw-whet Owl 
except that the hoots were a fair bit longer. It only lasted about 30 seconds 
or so and I didn't go over to investigate further.

I ran into Kevin Packard there and we did see about 7-8 Common Loons, only one 
of which was in flight, and that one was going north and landed. We had two 
Bald Eagles too. The best treat though was two Snow Buntings that flew in close 
to us.

>From there I went to Sapsucker Woods and was delighted to find a Fox Sparrow 
>in the feeder garden along with a generous helping of the usual suspects: 
>Goldfinch, Chickadees, W-b Nuthatches, House Finches, Mourning Doves, 
>Cardinals, Blue Jays, Titmice, and Downy, Hairy, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. 
>Also one White-throated Sparrow.

In the tall pine tree close to where the Wilson Trail meets the Severinghaus 
Trail, I found a Great-horned Owl glaring at me menacingly from about 40 feet 
up.

I have some photos that I'll post to the FB group later.

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[cayugabirds-l] Glaucous gull at Stewart Park

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The birding at Stewart Park this morning was enormously satisfying. It was 
chilly but beautifully clear, and very still. Among the usual suspects were a 
Glaucous Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Bonaparte's Gulls, Red-breasted 
Mergansers, Ruddy Ducks, Green-winged Teal. And I got my FOY Tree Swallow. See 
ebird for the full list.

Then in Renwick Woods, the crows alerted me to the resident Great-horned Owl.

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[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count spreadsheet

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I finally got round to uploading the spreadsheet from the Christmas Bird Count. 
It can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=18fVU66lwWkJgcXKVIZwiXWMak_TOC9nK

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RE: [External] - [cayugabirds-l] Photos of white duck now on Ebird

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Fred:

I saw that same bird on the Christmas Bird Count (that’s my patch) and took a 
couple of photos too. I judged it most likely to be a domestic, although I 
concede that it isn’t as chunky as most domestics seem to be. I’m interested to 
hear other opinions though.

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From: bounce-124315301-7546...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Fredric Kardon
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2020 3:18 PM
To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [External] - [cayugabirds-l] Photos of white duck now on Ebird

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On Jan 3 I tried to attach a link to the photos on the listserv but failed.  I 
have entered a checklist for the "Wegmans canal area" hotspot on Ebird.  If you 
click "view details' you will see my listing of "duck sp." with photos as the 
11th entry.
I only had my phone, no binoculars.  It looked like a pure white mallard.  Is 
this a domestic duck or an albino?
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip on Saturday

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I was joined by 12 eager birders on this sunny but very chilly Saturday 
morning. We started by going to Stewart Park to see what was on the water. On 
the east side of the park we were treated to a nice collection of waterfowl, 
with highlights including Wood Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, and a few Aythya including 
Lesser Scaup, Redheads, and Ring-necked Ducks. It was hard to see much that was 
far out on the water because of the extreme shimmer. The Swan Pen area was 
lively with Passerines, including Goldfinch, House Finch, countersinging 
Carolina Wrens, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Here's the Ebird checklist: 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S61487073.

We then went North, stopping first at Ladoga where we the best find was a pair 
of Long-tailed Ducks, and a pair of White-winged Scoter. At Myer's, we found a 
nice Lesser Black-backed Gull on the spit, but diversity was otherwise very 
low: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61492343.

We headed towards the Aurora Boathouse, first stopping in King Ferry at the 
coffee shop. As we descended into Aurora, we could see huge rafts of Snow Geese 
far out on the lake. Just judging from the scale, there must have been tens of 
thousands of birds in three large groups. At the boathouse itself, the wind had 
picked up a bit to make it quite cold , and the shimmer again made it really 
difficult to see far away birds, so we could only barely make out the distant 
snow geese. In consolation we had a Bald Eagle soaring over the location where 
they nest. https://ebird.org/checklist/S61492068.

Finally, we decided to make one last stop at Long Point on the way home. This 
yielded a few loons, but not much else: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61491877. 
The only other bird of note was a Pheasant that flew across the road on the way 
back.

Despite the cold, the shimmer, and the low diversity, we all had a great day.

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip on Saturday

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Hi everyone!

I'll be leading a half-day club trip on Saturday to "where the birds are". This 
will undoubtedly include stopping at a few places on the lake, so it may be a 
bit chilly. Bring your scope.

Meet at 8am at the Lab of Ornithology parking lot to carpool to the locations. 
The plan is to be done by about noon.

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club field trip to Park Preserve on Sunday

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I'll be leading a trip to the Park Preserve on Sunday from 7-12. Meet at 
the CLO parking lot at 7 to carpool. All are welcome.


This and all other club trips can be found on the club calendar, visible 
on our website at http://cayugabirdclub.org.


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[cayugabirds-l] Sandpipers on Hanshaw Road

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In the field opposite 1460 Hanshaw Road is a muddy pool. At about 5:15 
today I found there a Solitary Sandpiper and a Semipalmated Sandpiper. 
They were oblivious to the cars buzzing past, but a cyclist went by, 
they and the Blackbirds and Starlings in the vicinity all flew off.


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[cayugabirds-l] Red-shouldered Hawk in Mecklenburg Cemetery

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Early this afternoon I heard what I believe to be the loud and insistent 
calls of a Red-shouldered Hawk. I did not have time to stay and get a 
visual confirmation unfortunately, but I can't think of a plausible 
alternative.


Mecklenburg Cemetery is a little tricky to find. I didn't even know it 
was there until today. It's just off Rt 79. Coming from Ithaca, as you 
come down the hill into Mecklenburg, just after the post office look for 
a small lane on the right. There's a telecom company flag by that 
entrance and one of their little buildings is right there too. You'll 
see the stone pillars leading to the cemetery. That lane is marked as a 
road on Google maps: 
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4556008,-76.7094307,17.62z.


The lane itself runs alongside a little creek and is quite birdy. 
Without really trying I found Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow 
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[cayugabirds-l] Dryden Lake this morning

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I can't go on the club walk tomorrow, so I took myself to Dryden Lake 
this morning and found it satisfyingly birdy.


The highlights were a Bald Eagle carrying a branch to the nest where the 
partner was waiting, two very close-in Common Loons, and lots of 
sparrows including Song, Swamp, Chipping, Field, and Savannah. Ebird 
list is below.


-Paul

Dryden Lake, Tompkins, New York, US
Apr 6, 2019 8:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
36 species

Canada Goose  X
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  X
Ring-necked Duck  15
Bufflehead  3
Hooded Merganser  4
Common Merganser  X
Red-breasted Merganser  10
Horned Grebe  5
Mourning Dove  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  2
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Robin  X
European Starling  X
American Goldfinch  X
Chipping Sparrow  1
Field Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Savannah Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Northern Cardinal  1

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[cayugabirds-l] Christmas bird count final spreadsheet

[Paul Anderson]

I finally finished the count spreadsheet. For those that are interested, 
it can be found here: 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19G1vyet0UhwZi4mjdNIN5s_X237NgI-r. 
(Note that Google Sheets doesn't render things perfectly; some of the 
conditional formatting is not the same as when you look at it with Excel.)


On examination, the Bald Eagle numbers didn't hold up, so we ended up 
with 11, tying the record high count from last year.


On the other hand, the Turkey Vulture total was wrong and after 
correction upwards to 63, this breaks the previous high count of 59 from 
2016.


Enjoy!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 2019 Ithaca Christmas Bird Count results

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: December 29, 2018

[Paul Anderson]

Randy:

Yes 1963 was the earliest (or at least the earliest that was recorded). 
All the data from all years can be seen here: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19EWVe-v5fKI3s93ciNoNwy2Wpp-GpNg6/view.


There were 61 species observed in 1963. Of those, two have not shown up 
on the count since: Dickcissel and Green-tailed Towhee!


-Paul

On 12/29/2018 10:16 AM, Randolph Scott Little wrote:
When was the first Ithaca Christmas Bird Count?  It may have been 
1/1/63, as that is the earliest NYIT CBC that I could find in the 
National Audubon Society web archive.  Perhaps I could find it 
somewhere in my old files, as I recall working
with Dorothy McIlroy to establish the first circle, whose center has 
since been moved slightly.  Good birding!  --Randy


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[cayugabirds-l] Jetty Woods on Saturday afternoon

[Paul Anderson]

I visited the Great Horned Owls at the golf course yesterday (thanks 
Mark) and continued on to Jetty Woods with two others.


The entrance was buzzing with activity with Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 
Redstarts, a Warbling Vireo, a Yellow Warbler, an Oriole, and a 
Blackburnian.


We walked to the end and back; most remarkable was a faint but clear 
call of a Black-billed Cuckoo.


Full ebird list is below:

Canada Goose  X
Hooded Merganser  1
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  1
Ring-billed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Black-billed Cuckoo  1 Heard calling once only but unmistakable.
Great Horned Owl  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  2
European Starling  X
American Redstart  6
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  6
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  4
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Sparrow  X

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip to the Park Preserve tomorrow

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A fine time was had this morning on this field trip. We met at the CLO 
parking lot, and while waiting there we were treated to a nice view of a 
Common Raven being harassed by crows and blackbirds. It landed on one of 
the utility poles and croaked its displeasure.

On the way to the preserve we spotted a Red-tailed Hawk on the ground in 
a field on Freese Road, where it was being mobbed too. At the same point 
one of our party observed a Bobolink and a flyover Pileated Woodpecker.

At the preserve we started at the SW entrance and did the loop down to 
the creek including the ravine. Our first observation was of singing 
Towhees and a distant Prairie Warbler. Large numbers of American 
Goldfinch were present near the entrance. A few Juncos kept making 
appearances. Further in we heard and saw first Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 
then some Golden-crowned. Several White-throated Sparrows were singing 
lustily. An enthusiastic Ovenbird popped into sight and sang. A couple 
of Field Sparrows sang too. Two Broad-winged Hawks flew over.

As we entered the woods leading down to the creek we heard 
Black-throated Green, and probable Magnolia (we never got visuals). At 
the creek we struck out on the Louisiana Waterthrush we had hoped to see.

We bumped into a couple of other birders who had seen a Black-throated 
Blue and a Blackburnian, and heard a Winter Wren at the ravine. We did 
not succeed in repeating their success, but were compensated by the 
sight of a pair of Hermit Thrushes.

Back at the entrance we decided to go to the other parking area and do 
the boardwalk. There we added Solitary Sandpiper, Chestnut-sided, Common 
Yellowthroat, and a flyover Cooper's Hawk.

As a bonus, on the way back we bumped into John Fitzpatrick on Mt. 
Pleasant Road who pointed out the location of Horned Larks. A lovely 
male Harrier was there too. A bit further up we got out of the car when 
we heard a Savannah Sparrow, and then got great scope views of a singing 
male Bobolink at the very top of a tree.

Thanks to everyone who participated. It was well worth the effort.

-Paul


On 5/4/2018 7:49 AM, Paul Anderson wrote:
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> I'm leading a field trip tomorrow to the Park Preserve. Details are on 
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> plantations to hardwoods and ravines. Magnolia Warblers, Indigo 
> Buntings, Prairie Warblers and Louisiana Waterthrush are just a few of 
> the birds that breed here. Bring insect repellent for those deer 
> ticks! We'll meet at the North parking lot of the Cornell Lab of 
> Ornithology at 7:00 am for carpooling (SFO field trips will also be 
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip to the Park Preserve tomorrow

[Paul Anderson]

I'm leading a field trip tomorrow to the Park Preserve. Details are on 
the calendar at http://cayugabirdclub.org and below.

The 300 acre Park Preserve offers a mix of habitats from conifer 
plantations to hardwoods and ravines. Magnolia Warblers, Indigo 
Buntings, Prairie Warblers and Louisiana Waterthrush are just a few of 
the birds that breed here. Bring insect repellent for those deer ticks! 
We'll meet at the North parking lot of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at 
7:00 am for carpooling (SFO field trips will also be meeting at 7:00 
am). Contact me at 607 216-5389 or fish...@gmail.com 
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[cayugabirds-l] Preliminary results of Christmas Bird Count

[Paul Anderson]

Yesterday was a remarkable day in the history of the count. Below are 
some of the preliminary results.

We set many records:

  * Our species count was 102 on the day, beating the previous record of
99 set in 2013
  o We also have two count week species so far
  * We had lots of high counts:
  o 7 Mute Swans (prev 2 in 2002)
  o 16401 Redhead (prev 13412 in 2001)
  o 250 Ring-necked Duck (prev 116 in 2013)
  o 501 Lesser Scaup (prev 330 in 2000)
  o 7 White-winged Scoter (prev 2 in 2014)
  o 47 Long-tailed Duck (prev 14 in 2009)
  o 272 Common Goldeneye (prev 126 in 2009)
  o 216 Common Merganser (prev 127 in 2009)
  o 21 Red-breasted Merganser (prev 19 in 1988)
  o 14 Bald Eagle (prev 9 in 2016) (This is probably an overcount
and is likely to be revised)
  o 1514 Dark-eyed Junco (prev 1185 in 2016)
  o 9 White-crowned Sparrow (prev 8 in 1976)
  * We had three species never seen on the count before:
  o Black Vulture (3)
  o Tufted Duck
  o European Goldfinch

The total count of individual birds was 40536, which is just above our 
10-year average of 38328, and well short of the 2016 record of 59611.

122 people went out, and we had 12 feeder watchers.

Unlucky misses include Ring-necked Pheasant, Merlin and Northern Shrike. 
Keep an eye out for these species in the next three days.

These numbers may be amended as we double check the figures and as new 
observations trickle in. Most of the records are likely to stand.

Thanks are due to everyone who contributed, especially the area leaders.

-Paul

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] the four Black Vultures

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gt;
>> Also present was the leucistic Turkey Vulture that has been seen
>> off and on for a number of years.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park this morning - two Greater White-fronted Geese

[Paul Anderson]

I just learned that two domestic geese have been hanging around in 
Stewart Park, and that they were seen this afternoon at the high school 
playing fields. I think I jumped to the wrong conclusion; the geese I 
saw were sleeping and tightly tucked up, so I didn't get to see any 
patterns on the head. I think it is more likely they are the same two 
domestics seen later.


Sorry if I sent anyone on wild goose chase!


On 12/27/2017 12:02 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:

I just tried and failed for Paul's geese. Perhaps the 5 Bald Eagles (3 adults, 
2 immatures) hunting over the park had something to do with it. The dead goose 
on the ice looked to be a Canada.

Kevin

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park this morning - two Greater White-fronted 
Geese

The viewing conditions from the East side of Stewart Park this morning were 
quite good; it's bright and although it is quite cold, there is very little 
wind.

The most notable birds were two Greater White-fronted Geese sleeping next to a 
small group of gulls and easy to find. If these two stick around for the bird 
count we will have a record. The species has been seen only twice before, and 
only solo.

I searched in vain for a Glaucous gull, but found none.

The raft of ducks is visible from there, but they are much better seen from 
East Shore Park. Among them were two Pintail, two Ruddy Ducks, a handful of 
Lesser Scaup, and a few Ring-necked Ducks. I was surprised to find no 
Canvasback.


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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park this morning - two Greater White-fronted Geese

[Paul Anderson]

The viewing conditions from the East side of Stewart Park this morning 
were quite good; it's bright and although it is quite cold, there is 
very little wind.


The most notable birds were two Greater White-fronted Geese sleeping 
next to a small group of gulls and easy to find. If these two stick 
around for the bird count we will have a record. The species has been 
seen only twice before, and only solo.


I searched in vain for a Glaucous gull, but found none.

The raft of ducks is visible from there, but they are much better seen 
from East Shore Park. Among them were two Pintail, two Ruddy Ducks, a 
handful of Lesser Scaup, and a few Ring-necked Ducks. I was surprised to 
find no Canvasback.



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[cayugabirds-l] TVs on the move

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From my office window on Esty St in Ithaca, I can see lots of Turkey 
Vultures flying south. It's been a constant sequence of clumps for the 
past hour. I've counted about 60, but there are probably very many more 
that I can't see.


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird club trip to Park Preserve

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I led a trip this morning to the Park Preserve; about 15 people took 
part. Although a few drops of rain fell as I was driving to the meeting 
point, the threatened precipitation failed to materialize, so we enjoyed 
our birding dry in cool mid-50s temperatures.


We started at the South entrance. Although we heard quite a few birds, 
this trip was remarkable in that we saw very few of of them. We heard 
Prairie Warbler, Eastern Towhee, several Black-throated Green Warblers, 
a probable Chestnut-sided Warbler, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, 
Louisiana Waterthrush, Flicker, and Carolina Wren. We did get to see 
Hermit Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a possible Sharp-shinned Hawk 
(although it looked much too large, it had all the right characteristics 
otherwise.) Kathy arrived a little later and as she was catching up with 
us, flushed a Ruffed Grouse.


Of course, the more common usual suspects were there too: Chickadees, 
Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, 
Canada Goose, Crow, Grackle, and Red-winged Blackbird.


We then went to the entrance further North, where the boardwalk is. We 
immediately got treated to a few nice sparrows: Song, Field, Chipping, 
and Swamp. A Green Heron flew over; there were Tree and Barn Swallows, a 
Phoebe, and a couple of male Common Mergansers in one of the distant 
ponds. A Broad-winged Hawk and a Turkey Vulture flew over too.


Finally we used up our final half hour by going back to Sapsucker Woods 
so that we could see the White-crowned Sparrows in the feeder garden.


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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club field trip on Saturday 4/29 to the Park Preserve

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I am leading a Cayuga Bird Club field trip to the Park Preserve this 
Saturday 4/29 from 7:30am until about noon. All are welcome, regardless 
of experience or level of expertise.


Meet at the CLO parking lot to carpool to the preserve. Or, meet us at 
the South entrance to the preserve (the one closest to the junction with 
Hurd Road). I expect we'll arrive there between 7:45 and 8:00 am.


The weather forecast predicts temperatures in the 60s and a 30% chance 
of rain, and we may venture into muddy areas, so dress accordingly. 
Insect repellent is likely to be useful too.


-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Preliminary bird count results

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We just did the bird count compilation. Below are some preliminary 
highlights based on today's numbers and comparison with data from all 
previous 54 years.

90 species were seen today. This was the same as last year.

We observed 41875 individuals, up from our 10-year average of 37638.

We have 1 count week species confirmed (Glaucous gull). Last year we had 
10 count week species.

We had these high counts:

  * Bufflehead: 27; previous high was 21
  * Hooded Merganser: 67; previous high was 52
  * Ruddy Duck: 30; previous was 23
  * Double-crested Cormorant: 7; previous was 6

The only bird never seen before on the count day was the Ross's Goose. 
This was a count week species in 2012.
A House Wren was reported in area 7, only the second time one has been 
reported on the day (1994).

A few notable misses:

  * Canvasback (also missed last year, but was previously 48/54)
  * Northern Harrier; first miss since 1988, previously 43/54.

And finally a few that we got by the skin of our teeth (1 individual, 
but where we were expecting more):

  * Purple Finch
  * Swamp Sparrow
  * Yellow-rumped Warbler

I'll post more details as these numbers get double-checked and confirmed.

-Paul


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[cayugabirds-l] Jetty Woods Orchard Oriole

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I went looking for the GH Owls at Jetty Woods this morning, but I was so 
pressed for time that I had to leave before I found them.


My consolation prize (as well as many of the other migrants already 
reported) was an Orchard Oriole right by the building at the entrance to 
the trail.


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[cayugabirds-l] Pipit party at Myers

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At Myer's Point just now, where the strong North wind is brutal, there 
was a remarkable number of American Pipits on the road along Salmon 
Creek leading up to the spit. I estimate at least fifty.


At Ladoga, where it was more sheltered but still unpleasant, - more 
Pipits! Eight on the road in, and another six or so by the shore. South 
of the shore was a flock of thirteen Red-breasted Mergansers. A flock of 
about twenty Tree Swallows were flying around by the docks. An Osprey 
was carrying nesting material.


I had come from leading the beginner bird walk at Sapsucker Woods where 
four visitors were brave enough to join. We encountered many flocks of 
Rusty Blackbirds, but it was impossible for me to tell for sure how many 
in total because they were moving around so much. I would guess about 
20-30 individuals. My guests were happy to see their first Sapsucker ever.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields

[Paul Anderson]

Thanks Geo for this suggestion. I just added this document to the 
Resources section of the CBC website: 
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources. It's right at the end.

I'm more than happy to accept other suggestions for similar additions.

-Paul

On 3/15/2016 10:13 AM, Geo Kloppel wrote:
> I would like to suggest that the Hayfields & Grassland Birds link 
> below might be a useful addition to the Cayuga Bird Club webpage, so 
> that club members and visitors can easily re-locate this valuable but 
> rather deeply buried resource.
>
> http://www.nysenvirothon.net/Referencesandother/Hayfields_Grassland_Birds.pdf
>
> -Geo
>
>
> On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:41 AM, Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Prompted by Mike Palermo to go to the _correct_ section, I find that 
>> the collection of Cooperative Extension documents he shared does 
>> contain just what the livestock guy at Winter Market needs. Readers 
>> can navigate to it as Mike described (you have to hunt for the link 
>> labeled "Hayfields & Grassland Birds", _not_ the one that says 
>> "Fields & Grassland Birds"), but here's a more direct link right to 
>> that section:
>>
>> http://www.nysenvirothon.net/Referencesandother/Hayfields_Grassland_Birds.pdf
>>
>> It's a beautiful treatment, and I thank Mike for his patience in 
>> leading my eye to it.
>>
>> -Geo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks

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A couple of years ago when we had that mild winter, I got a tick on the 
Christmas Bird Count. Not the FOY species I was hoping for!


-Paul

On 10/22/2015 2:22 PM, Donna Lee Scott wrote:

Some of my animals and I have all had multiple ticks on us in the last 2 weeks, 
after a summer of relative freedom from them.
I am a tick magnet and had 3 on my levis yesterday, then one trying to embed in 
my thigh, later!  Ick!
Donna

Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY

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Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks

Good grief! Thank you for the heads-up!!

Melanie

On 10/22/2015 1:39 PM, Carolyn McMaster wrote:

Dr. Carolyn McMaster here,
Just a note of caution for all you fellow birders.  This is the season
when ticks are most active.  Even after it freezes, if it goes above
freezing during the day, the ticks will be foraging for a blood meal.
Only after continual hard frosts will they go dormant.  Lyme disease
is becoming more and more common around here.
Carolyn

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Just a heads up. I know I am attracted to ticks, or the other way
around, but they are still with us. I discovered one on me after a
walk at Roy Park Preserve last evening.
Good birding,
Ann

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens - imminent conversion, weekend walks, M-Th recap

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All:

The Freese Road gardens situation isn't as dire as it sounds. I have a 
plot there so I have received emails about it from the organizers. 
Here's a snippet from one:

> Dear Gardening Friends,
>
> I’m very sorry to tell you that there will be a major change at 
> Cornell Garden Plots next year (2016).
>
> The Cornell Agriculture department, who allows us to use the land on 
> which we garden, told us that we need to move out of the gardens in 
> 2016 so the land can be cover cropped.  Apparently we have been using 
> the same soil for so long that disease spores have built up and are 
> blowing around, which negatively effects nearby research plots. By not 
> growing vegetables and by cover cropping instead, we can greatly 
> reduce the diseases in our soil.  They have agreed to allow us to stay 
> at the Freese Road location and garden this year while they look for a 
> new location to move us to in 2016.
>
> Once they move us in 2016 we will stay in the new location for a 
> couple of years while they cover crop our Freese Road gardens.  Then 
> we would move back to Freese Road, but we would continue to rotate 
> between the two locations every couple of years so that diseases don’t 
> build up again.
>
> I’m letting you know about this now since you may be considering 
> installing structures or buying perennial plants for your “permanent 
> plot”.  Unfortunately it will no longer be permanent.
>
> The people in charge of these decisions want us to continue to garden, 
> they also need to protect the research projects going on nearby.  They 
> have been nothing but encouraging and positive in our interactions. 
> Overall this will make the gardens better, it will unfortunately mean 
> the end of the permanent plots.
>
Unfortunately there has been no success at finding an alternative spot 
for us gardeners. A location on Dodge Road was identified, but it needs 
work for drainage and a road and there is no money to pay for it, so 
until we can return to Freese Road, the club will be on hiatus.

As a birder and a gardener, I am doubly saddened by the loss of this 
spot, but I am hopeful that we might get it back in a couple of years. 
And who knows? Maybe it will continue to be a good spot for fall 
sparrows regardless.

Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush on Kline Road

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As I drove my son to school this morning a Louisiana Waterthrush was 
singing from the gorge next to Kline Road.  This is on the part of Kline 
Road between Needham Road and Lake Street, just uphill from the Ithaca 
High School.


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[cayugabirds-l] Spring Waterfront Cleanup this weekend

[Paul Anderson]

The annual Stewart Park/Waterfront Cleanup is this Saturday from 10am to 
noon. The Cayuga Bird Club invites members and non-members alike to 
participate. We will meet at the Swan Pen at 10am and will proceed to 
clean that area and then Jetty Woods. It's very satisfying and more fun 
than it sounds. A good sighting of a Great-horned Owl is practically 
guaranteed! Please join us.


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[cayugabirds-l] Jetty Woods this morning

[Paul Anderson]

The Red-throated Loon was still present this morning (about 9am) just 
west of the white lighthouse.


As I scoped towards the east I saw in the far distance just north of 
Stewart Park a bird that I believe was a Tree Swallow. I couldn't swear 
by it, and I lost it after about five seconds due to the great distance. 
Are they back?


I had some other FOYs for me: Great-blue Heron, Pied-billed Grebe (about 
4), two Double-crested Cormorants.


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[cayugabirds-l] Reminder: CBC meeting: Share your photo night THIS EVENING

[Paul Anderson]

Everyone is invited to join us this evening for the Cayuga Bird Club 
meeting. The meeting will start at 7:30 with some bird club business, 
then will continue with our annual Share Your Photo night hosted by 
Kevin McGowan.


Hope to see you all there.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Club Meeting reminder - Share Your Photos night

[Paul Anderson]

January 12, 2014

Cayuga Bird Club Meeting

Title: Share Your Photos Night

Host: Kevin McGowan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Kevin McGowan will once again host the Cayuga Bird Club’s annual “Share 
Your Photos Night.”

Club members can share a maximum of *five photos* during the 3 minutes 
you will have to take the stage. Send them by January 8 to Kevin at 
k...@cornell.edu. The Subject Line on the email MUST BE “Bird club photo 
submission Jan2015.” Kevin will send an acknowledgement when he receives 
them. IF you do not get an acknowledgement, contact Kevin again WELL 
before the meeting date. Remember, you must attend the meeting to show 
your photos. Don’t be shy! Share! Although submission is limited to club 
members, the meeting is open to all!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Christmas Bird Count unofficial summary

[Paul Anderson]

 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 found by Kevin McGowan at Portland Point, Lansing)
 Eastern Bluebird
 Hermit Thrush (1 found by Gary Kohlenberg at Monkey Run south)
 American Robin
 75
 Gray Catbird (1 found by Bill Podulka on RR grade by Belle School Rd 
 in Caroline. Is this in Cayuga Lake Basin?)
 Northern Mockingbird
 European Starling
 Cedar Waxwing
 Orange-crowned Warbler (1, life bird for Paul Anderson along railroad 
 south of Fish Ladder in Ithaca)
 80
 Eastern Towhee (1 found by Bill Podulka on RR grade by Belle School Rd 
 in Caroline. Is this in Cayuga Lake Basin?)
 American Tree Sparrow
 Field Sparrow (1 found by Bill Podulka on RR grade by Belle School Rd 
 in Caroline. Is this in Cayuga Lake Basin?)
 Savannah Sparrow (Bluegrass Lane and near Wegmans)
 Song Sparrow
 85
 Swamp Sparrow
 White-throated Sparrow
 White-crowned Sparrow (1 each in Areas 7  8, I neglected to get more 
 info)
 Dark-eyed Junco (1118, a new high)
 Northern Cardinal
 90
 Brown-headed Cowbird (flock of 35 at Cornell compost piles, found by 
 Anne Clark)
 Purple Finch (1 reported at feeder on Caroline Depot Rd)
 House Finch
 Common Redpoll (6 found by Ann Mitchell on Baker Hill Rd)
 American Goldfinch
 95
 House Sparrow
 96

 I thought Paul said the total was 97 but I only count 96. Explanations 
 welcome.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Christmas Bird Count unofficial summary

[Paul Anderson]

Question: does the Barred Owl sighting fall within Area VIII (west of 
Sapsucker Wood Road) or Area II (east)?

Never mind. I just found out it was seen on the East side.

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[cayugabirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler today

[Paul Anderson]

I'm not sure what the etiquette of posting on bird-count day is, but 
rather than wait until the evening compilation to announce this, I 
thought it would be best to get the word out while there is still enough 
light for others to try and see this bird.


I saw a single ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER about 100-200 yards south of the 
dam/fish ladder at the south end of the inlet. It was on the west side 
of the railroad tracks feeding on berries when I first found it. Look 
for a scrubby tree with very dark colored berries.


Never having seen one of this species before, I was a bit unsure of what 
it was. However having reviewed my copy of Stephenson and Whittle's The 
Warbler Guide carefully, I am now quite convinced that this is what it was.


Good luck to others who attempt to find it.

If you wish to get there, probably the easiest way is to find the road 
that goes between the tracks and Nate's Floral Estates, and drive as far 
south as you can. Park there and the spot is a short walk further south.


My other sightings are below.

-Paul

Canada Goose  518
Mallard  160
Green-winged Teal  1
Common Merganser  10
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Ring-billed Gull  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  64
Mourning Dove  14
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Downy Woodpecker  7
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  12
Black-capped Chickadee  24
Tufted Titmouse  16
White-breasted Nuthatch  11
Carolina Wren  8
Eastern Bluebird  9
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  823
Orange-crowned Warbler  1 Seen about 100-200 yards south of the dam. First 
spotted feeding on berries. Stayed in plain sight for two minutes before 
leaving. It then returned for another minute or so. Bird was mostly yellowish, 
with a slightly paler throat and drab grey upperparts. UnTC were yellowish in 
contrast to pale grey tail.
American Tree Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  9
American Goldfinch  15
House Sparrow  5


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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club photo night on January 12th

[Paul Anderson]

Kevin McGowan will once again host the Cayuga Bird Club’s annual “Share 
Your Photos Night” on January 12th.


Club members can share a maximum of five photos during the 3 minutes you 
will have to take the stage. Send them by January 8 to Kevin at 
k...@cornell.edu. The Subject Line on the email MUST BE “Bird club photo 
submission Jan2015.” Kevin will send an acknowledgement when he receives 
them. IF you do not get an acknowledgement, contact Kevin again WELL 
before the meeting date. Remember, you must attend the meeting to show 
your photos. Don’t be shy! Share! Although submission is limited to club 
members, the meeting is open to all!


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Basin Bird Lists

[Paul Anderson]

 The front desk does not have any Basin Bird Lists, we haven't had any 
 for some time.

The basin checklist can be downloaded from the Resources page of the 
Cayuga Bird Club website:
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources. It's the first link.

Enjoy!

Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting tonight

[Paul Anderson]

The first bird club meeting of the season will be tonight at 7:30 at the 
Lab of Ornithology. There are two main items of business:


1. We have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming NYSOA meeting 
starting on the 19th. We will describe the activities that have been 
planned and will be asking for volunteers to help with various tasks.


2. We will present candidates for the elections to be held in October.

These meetings are open to everyone. Please come join us!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Reminder: Cayuga Bird Club picnic and panel unveiling today

[Paul Anderson]

Thanks to everyone who came to the event yesterday.

Someone left a rain jacket behind. Contact me off list to retrieve it.

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[cayugabirds-l] Reminder: Cayuga Bird Club picnic and panel unveiling today

[Paul Anderson]

All:

Our panel is being installed right now so we are all set for our 
unveiling later. Here's the announcement again.


Remember that if you are staying for the dish-to-pass picnic at the 
Large Pavilion you should bring your own plate, cup and utensils.


And yes, there will be birthday cake.

The Cayuga Bird Club annual dish-to-pass picnic will be held Monday June 
9th at the Large Pavilion at Stewart Park, immediately preceded by the 
official unveiling of the Renwick Woods panel to mark our 100th 
anniversary.


The panel will be unveiled at the location where it is mounted - on the 
boardwalk connecting the bridge over the pond to the bridge over Fall 
Creek. Please come right to that location at about 6pm; there will be a 
brief ceremony and the panel will be unveiled at about 6:15.


The dish-to-pass picnic will be held at the Large Pavilion. It is likely 
to be most convenient to park there first, drop off your food or drinks, 
then walk over to the boardwalk. I will arrange for a volunteer to stay 
at the Pavilion during the ceremony to look after stuff that is left 
there and to direct people to the boardwalk.


This event is open to members and their families and guests. Other 
birders and friends of the birding community are welcome to attend too. 
Please come and help us celebrate our 100th birthday!


Directions:
The large pavilion is to the right as you enter Stewart Park. See here 
for a picture: 
http://www.cityofithaca.org/departments/iyb/pavilionrentals.cfm.


The boardwalk is in the Southwest of the park. From the entrance to the 
park, take a left then follow the road round the one-way system and past 
the boathouse until you see the footbridge on the right.


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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club picnic and panel unveiling next Monday

[Paul Anderson]

All:

The Cayuga Bird Club annual dish-to-pass picnic will be held next Monday 
June 9th at the Large Pavilion at Stewart Park, immediately preceded by 
the official unveiling of the Renwick Woods panel to mark our 100th 
anniversary.


The panel will be unveiled at the location where it is mounted - on the 
boardwalk connecting the bridge over the pond to the bridge over Fall 
Creek. Please come right to that location at about 6pm; there will be a 
brief ceremony and the panel will be unveiled at about 6:15.


The dish-to-pass picnic will be held at the Large Pavilion. It is likely 
to be most convenient to park there first, drop off your food or drinks, 
then walk over to the boardwalk. I will arrange for a volunteer to stay 
at the Pavilion during the ceremony to look after stuff that is left 
there and to direct people to the boardwalk.


This event is open to members and their families and guests. Other 
birders and friends of the birding community are welcome to attend too. 
Please come and help us celebrate our 100th birthday!


Directions:
The large pavilion is to the right as you enter Stewart Park. See here 
for a picture: 
http://www.cityofithaca.org/departments/iyb/pavilionrentals.cfm.


The boardwalk is in the Southwest of the park. From the entrance to the 
park, take a left then follow the road round the one-way system and past 
the boathouse until you see the footbridge on the right.


Best regards,

Paul

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma area shorebirds

[Paul Anderson]

At the Armitage Road flooded field at about 4pm yesterday I saw no 
Yellowlegs or Dowitchers, but I did have two Ruddy Turnstones.

Paul

On 5/25/2014 11:48 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
 I went north today seeking the Prothonotary Warbler (no luck for me, 
 although others heard it earlier in the distance), and shorebirds, 
 which turned out to be more interesting. In fact it was shorebirds 
 that delayed my arrival at the hardwood swamp on Armitage Road where 
 the Prothonotaries have been. The field on the south side of Armitage 
 is still flooded, and the northeast corner (where one can conveniently 
 pull off with a car and set up a scope) hosted a goodly number and 
 variety of shorebirds. Although they flushed, flew, rearranged, and 
 returned or added several times while I was there, I saw:

 1 KILLDEER
 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS
 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS
 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER
 47 DUNLIN
 25 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - most arrived in a later batch
 100 LEAST SANDPIPER (estimate)
 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Although I was unable to pick it out when 
 they flushed, and didn't refind it afterward, and was a bit frustrated 
 while viewing it, I've become more confident of the ID based on large 
 size, including width end-on, and rufous stripe on back. The spotting 
 on the side was minimal, but the breast  face were streaked with gray 
 a bit more than I would expect on Semipalmated.)

 Later Ann Mitchell, Gary Kohlenberg  I found some shorebirds and 
 others at the flooded field (in distant cornstubble on the west side) 
 on Carncross Rd in Savannah:

 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - several
 KILLDEER - at least 1
 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. The bird I studied most (which was plenty 
 orange-red on face, neck,  breast) appeared to be Short-billed based 
 on gold-spotted back, whitish lower belly  undertail, and more white 
 than black top of tail seen during preening. Another individual showed 
 a flat back when feeding.
 50 DUNLIN
 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - several
 LEAST SANDPIPER - several
 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, flew into my scope view with 4 Semipalmated 
 Sandpipers, it was similarly grayish tan  white in color but 
 substantially larger and with a slightly downcurved bill, and as it 
 alit I saw the broad white band across the upper tail. Unfortunately 
 it landed behind a dense row of cornstubble, so Gary  Ann did not get 
 to see it.

 Other neat birds at Carncross included a breeding plumage RED-NECKED 
 GREBE swimming, diving and sleeping near a female RUDDY DUCK, a male 
 NORTHERN PINTAIL (late), a male (American) GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and 2 
 adult SANDHILL CRANES which observers from a different vantage said 
 had 2 youngsters. An AMERICAN BITTERN gallunked from the north side of 
 the road and then flushed when a car stopped on the road nearby. MARSH 
 WRENS were unusually visible.

 At the Sandhill Crane Unit (the flooded land south of Van Dyne Spoor 
 Rd) we scoped a distant pair of SANDHILL CRANES with at least 1 
 youngster atop a muskrat mansion.

 The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER pair continues to give a fine show in the 
 dead trees on South May's Point Rd. While there I heard a single song 
 which made me think of Yellow-throated Warbler (a full clear tuwee, 
 tuwee, tuwee, tu tu) but was probably something else, like a 
 Baltimore Oriole. I also heard a BLACKPOLL WARBLER sing nearby.

 My last new bird, found as I was about to leave the Tschache Pool 
 tower parking lot, was a single west-bound BLACK TERN.

 By the way, there were lots of fine songbirds singing in the woods 
 along Van Dyne Spoor Rd and along Armitage Rd, although most were 
 invisible.
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[cayugabirds-l] Ravens over Ithaca

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Yesterday I finished Berndt Heinrich's Mind of the Raven, which I can 
highly recommend. Today at about 6pm waiting at the stop light at the 
Dey St. exit from Rt 13, two Ravens flew over in the direction of the 
farmer's market. One was being harassed by a blackbird.


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird club field trip today

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I had planned to lead the field trip today to Lindsay Parsons, but only 
two people showed up and because so much had been going on locally we 
decided to change our plans and went to the Hawthorn Orchards instead. 
We immediately ran into Chris Tessaglia-Hymes who was listening to the 
Yellow-breasted Chat. We heard it too and before long it made itself 
visible. In that same spot was a pair of Scarlet Tanagers, a Wilson's 
Warbler, a Nashville, Common Yellowthroat, a flyover Indigo Bunting or 
two and an Ovenbird. We spent about an hour in that spot enjoying the 
Chat as it came and went.


The walk through the Orchards was rewarding, but it wasn't nearly as 
busy as I had hoped. The full eBird list is below.


Green Heron  1
Killdeer  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
European Starling  X
Ovenbird  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  2
Magnolia Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Wilson's Warbler  1
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  X
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  X
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Baltimore Oriole  1
American Goldfinch  X
House Sparrow  X


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird club field trip tomorrow to Lindsay Parsons

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I am leading a bird club trip tomorrow to Lindsay Parsons. Everyone is 
welcome, even non-members, regardless of experience or ability.


Meet in the Wegmans parking lot furthest from the store at 7:30am. We 
will carpool out to Lindsay Parsons and hike through the preserve. If 
there is enough interest and if conditions are favorable, we will then 
drive round to Thatcher's Pinnacles to check for Worm-eating Warbler.


The weather is expected to be overcast in the morning with the 
probability of rain increasing from 12% to 38% by noon. We should be 
done in the main part of the park by noon. If we do go on to the 
Pinnacles, we should be done by 2pm.


It is a moderately strenuous hike in and out of the preserve, so bring 
water and appropriate footwear. Also note that this location is 
notorious for ticks.


-Paul

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Prairie Warbler

[Paul Anderson]

Here's a photo of the Prairie Warbler I found on the CBC field trip this 
morning, by the Sherwood platform. This is the same pic I uploaded to 
the club Facebook group.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2Oq-5z5Rz20/U2UfARK4aQI/JfI/jxsky4l3JZs/w1391-h927-no/IMG_7066.jpg

On 5/3/2014 10:26 AM, Tom Schulenberg wrote:

  Hi all, Scott Haber and I took a steel through Sapsucker Woods this 
 morning and found a few new arrivals, including a BALTIMORE ORIOLE and 
 a PRAIRIE WARBLER singing from the powerline cut as we left.
 

 There may have been two Prairies, as I was with a group that had a 
 singing Prairie at the footbridge on the Wilson Trail.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: CRESLI 2014 Great South Channel whale and pelagic bird trips -

[Paul Anderson]

All:

This might be of interest to local birders. I went on one of these trips 
a couple of years ago and enjoyed it.

Paul


 Original Message 
Subject:CRESLI 2014 Great South Channel whale and pelagic bird trips -
Date:   Fri, 7 Mar 2014 18:30:27 -0500
From:   Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D. presid...@cresli.org
To: Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D. presid...@cresli.org



*2014 Great South Channel trip -- August 10-12, 2014.  Same price as 
last year. Reservations are required and can be made as of at 
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html. *

The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a 
non-profit research and education organization.  Our mission is:  To 
promote and foster understanding and stewardship of coastal ecosystems 
through research and education .  Part of our work is to observe and 
document the whale and sea bird populations of NY and New England and to 
take people to see these animals in the wild. Since 2002 we have been 
offering  incredible and successful multi-day offshore pelagic bird and 
whale observation trips.

Our trips have been 100% successful and we have encountered thousands of 
pelagic birds over the years . We've also encountered fin, minke, sei, 
and right whales; common, white-sided, dolphins, pilot whales

We are planning  one trip to the Great South Chanel in August 10-12, 
2014 (51 hours).   The vessel is the 140' Viking Starship that can sleep 
up to 65 passengers in navy style bunks. Excellent food will be 
available at reasonable prices. Passengers may bring their own food as 
well. The trips will be led by a seasoned marine mammal biologist and 
professor. Volunteers from CRESLI will assist in photo-identification 
spotting and data collection.

(1)Our August trip will leave at 6:30 PM on August 10, 2014 and head to 
Martha's Vineyard (MV) to pick up (and drop off) passengers.  We expect 
to arrive at Oak Bluffs in Martha's Vineyard at approximately 12:30 AM 
on 8/11; we leave MV at 1:00 AM and proceed to the GSC.  We should reach 
the whale grounds around day break, spend the next 24 hours amongst the 
whales and birds of the GSC.  The following morning, we will have the 
option of either remaining on the whale grounds, o, if the weather is 
poor, returning early to Martha's Vineyard for land-based birding, 
hiking, or other activities.  The vessel will ultimately depart Martha's 
Vineyard at 4:30 PM on 8/12 and return to Montauk at 10:30 PM on 
8/12/14.*//*

1.*/Cost = $275 for CRESLI members; $300 for non-members/*

2.*/Children 6 -- 12 are half price/*

3.*/Under 6 are free/*

We at CRESLI hope that you will join us on our trips.  Remember that 
members do get discounted fares. Go to 
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/GSC_offshore.html for info and reservation 
links. Reservations can be made  at 
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html

Expectations:

·Cetaceans: Humpback, Fin, Minke, Right; Sei, and Pilot whales; Common, 
Bottlenose, Atlantic White Sided and Risso's Dolphins; Leatherback, 
Green and Loggerhead Turtles; Basking, Great White, Hammerhead, and Blue 
Sharks; Bluefin, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Tuna; White Marlin; Ocean 
Sunfish; Portuguese Man-of-War; and other marine life.

Birds: Cory's, Greater, Sooty, Manx, and Audubon's Shearwaters; Wilson's 
and Leach's Storm-Petrels; Northern Fulmar; Northern Gannet; Red-necked 
and Red Phalaropes; Pomarine, and Parasitic Jaegers; South Polar Skua; 
Greater Black-backed, Herring, Bonaparte's Gulls.

*Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph. D.
President,*

*Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
**presid...@cresli.org* mailto:presid...@cresli.org*
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rules for the David Cup

[Paul Anderson]

Richard:

I don't know that the rules are written down anywhere! Try here: 
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/the-david-cup

Paul

On 1/17/2014 9:46 AM, Richard Tkachuck wrote:
 Is there anywhere where the rules for the David Cup are posted?
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[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming CLO webinars

[Paul Anderson]

Hi all:

I'm forwarding this announcement because it is likely to be of interest 
to listserv readers.

Paul

Dear Webinar alum,

The Education department at the Cornell Lab will be running another set 
of waterfowl ID webinars in a couple of weeks.

The schedule is as follows:

Beginning Waterfowl ID 1: The most important things to know

Monday, October 28 -- Noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Tuesday, October 29 -- 9:00 p.m. Eastern

Beginning Waterfowl ID 2: What else can you use?

Monday, November 4 -- Noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Tuesday, November 12 -- 9:00 p.m. Eastern

Beginning Waterfowl ID 3: Dabbling ducks

Monday, November 18 -- Noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Tuesday, November 19 -- 9:00 p.m. Eastern

Beginning Waterfowl ID 4: Diving ducks

Monday, November 25 -- Noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Tuesday, November 26 -- 9:00 p.m. Eastern

Beginning Waterfowl ID 5: Not everything that swims is a duck

Monday, December 2 -- Noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Tuesday, December 3 -- 9:00 p.m. Eastern

Each one-hour seminar costs $10, and can be purchased at 
http://store.birds.cornell.edu/category_s/55.htm. More information can 
be found at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/courses/home/webinars/.

For those who participated in this series before, note that I've divided 
the ducks into two sessions so we can go over them more slowly.  But, be 
warned, I always have a lot to say about birds, and it's hard for me to 
talk slowly when I'm excited!  ;^)

Best,

Kevin

Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.

Instructor

Home Study Course in Bird Biology

Investigating Behavior: Courtship and Rivalry in Birds

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

159 Sapsucker Woods Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

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607-254-2452

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

[Paul Anderson]

All:

I hear from Jay that textmarks has in fact terminated the free service 
so we need to set up an alternative for CayugaRBA. I propose that the 
Cayuga Bird Club takes on the responsibility of setting this up and 
maintaining it for the long term. I understand there are free 
alternatives, at least for the present, so we would pursue one of these. 
If at some point in the future, no free service is available, the club 
would have to discuss and come to an agreement whether we would pay for it.

I am the Webmaster and now the President of the club, so making this 
happen would mainly fall to me.

I will of course share anything I learn with Oneida birders.

Paul

On 10/15/2013 10:18 PM, Judith Thurber wrote:
 Dave,  if 50 birders put up $5 each could oneidarba and cayugarba 
 share one textmark account?  I think if mentioned at meetings there 
 would be enough interest to keep an alert system going.   (By the way, 
 would someone who has had my problem of not receiving these texts, but 
 being able to generate them have that problem resolved?)

 Just thinking out loud.

 Judy Thurber
 Liverpool


 Sent from my iPad

 On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Ann Mitchell annmitchel...@gmail.com 
 mailto:annmitchel...@gmail.com wrote:

 It is not good news. Who actually gets the money??

 Ann Mitchell
 Sent from my IPhone

 On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:36 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edu 
 mailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote:

 It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is 
 worth $250 a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want 
 to think it is a guy) who keeps posting messages that he is busy in 
 a meeting!

 Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or 
 emailing as now a day’s everyone has emailing capacity on their phones!

 *From:*bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 [mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of 
 *Gary Kohlenberg
 *Sent:* Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
 *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
 *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?


 I hadn’t heard this yet and it isn’t good news for our RBA
 system.  RIP


 OneidaRBA text message system
 
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/message/11488;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcWpzZGpoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE2NTk5NzU0BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxMTQ4OARzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzgxODM5MjYw


 Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:


   krankykestrel
   
 mailto:tigge...@aol.com?subject=Re%3A%20OneidaRBA%20text%20message%20system

 Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are 
 expiring October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per 
 year and current usage of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I 
 believe this change will also affect CayugaRBA. I'll report back if 
 any good options surface.

 David Wheeler
 N. Syracuse, NY


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[cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip Sunday AM

[Paul Anderson]

I led the CBC field trip this morning to Montezuma.

We started at 7:30am at the CLO and headed straight up north with our 
only stop being a brief one at Myers where we had the usual suspects 
plus a single Semipalmated Plover on the spit.


We stopped at the MNWR visitors center where we were to rendezvous with 
others. From there we saw many Yellowlegs and at least two, maybe three 
Pectoral Sandpipers.


We then drove Wildlife Drive, which we found more teeming with birds 
than we had expected. At least two prowling Harriers were scaring birds 
out of the reeds. Most striking were the hundreds of Blue-winged Teal, 
lots of Marsh Wrens calling, and 6-8 very vocal Sora.


Next stop was Towpath Road, where we picked up some other people. At 
this point our group was up to about 40! We had special permission from 
the managers of the reserve to go out on the dikes, so we trekked out a 
few hundred yards on the middle dike. It was great that we were able to 
do so as it allowed us to get much better views than we would otherwise 
have managed. Although at first some of the cormorants flew as we got 
close, the other birds seemed oblivious to our presence, and at various 
points several shorebirds flew right over our heads and then settled in 
quite close.  Best of all, the great variety of birds and the relatively 
close distance allowed us to compare different species directly, both in 
flight and on the ground. The mild weather meant that viewing was great 
with little shimmer.


As we arrived a Forster's Tern that had been with the gulls flew up and 
out of sight. The first special shorebird was a Whimbrel foraging alone 
in the grass. The two White Pelicans were together and treated us to an 
aerial display as they flew up, circled and came back down again. We saw 
a distant Red-necked Phalarope that kept moving and eventually was 
nowhere to be found. We had three American Golden Plovers, and three 
Black-bellied Plovers. Among the peeps were several White-rumped 
Sandpipers. A Merlin buzzed over and then settled on the shore in the 
distance. Several Black-crowned Night Herons were visible in the little 
cattail island in Puddlers. A juvenile Sanderling showed up mixing with 
some peeps, affording very nice views.


There were of course many other species I haven't mentioned. Jay McGowan 
was taking notes and photos and was kind enough to put everything in 
eBird. I encourage readers to take a look at the photos in the eBird 
listing.


Myers: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15183618
Knox-Marsellus: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15183646

Thanks to everyone who showed up to enjoy this wonderful spot, and 
especially to Andrea at MNWR who helped get us permission to view from 
the dikes.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip on Sunday Sept 15th - Montezuma, dikes included

[Paul Anderson]

Linda:

Thanks! What location should I tell them to congregate at?

Paul

On 9/11/2013 2:14 PM, Linda Orkin wrote:
 Thanks Paul, I can pick Cornell Students up if they want to go.

 Linda


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 I will lead the first Cayuga Bird Club field trip of the season to
 Montezuma this Sunday. As usual, this trip is open to members and
 non-members alike.

 I have permission to take the field trip onto the dikes at
 Knox-Marsellus and Puddlers. This will allow us to get a bit
 closer to the shorebirds.

 We will carpool from the CLO parking lot at 7:30 and drive to the
 Montezuma visitor's center to pick up others at 9:00 am. From
 there we will take in Wildlife Drive then go to Towpath Road to
 walk out on the dikes. I expect we'll spend most of the time in
 that location, but depending on circumstances, we may try other
 spots in and around the refuge.

 Bring a scope if you have one, and be prepared to share looks with
 others.

 I have to get back to Ithaca by about 1pm, but others are welcome
 to continue the field trip without me after I leave.

 If any Cornell students need a ride from the campus, let me know
 and I am sure we can arrange a pickup.

 If you wish to attend, please let me know in advance so I can
 estimate numbers.

 Thanks!

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[cayugabirds-l] Most unusual flyover ever at Van Dyne Spoor Road

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I had to go to Syracuse this morning, so I drove over to Montezuma to 
see what was there. My first sighting was John Confer. At the visitor's 
center we saw a Bonaparte's Gull, both Yellowlegs, G-w Teal, Ring-billed 
Gulls, Caspian Terns, Killdeer, a Pectoral Sandpiper, and very scruffy 
looking Canada Geese. There was little of interest on Wildlife drive. We 
then stopped at East Road to look over Knox Marcellus. The water level 
was much lower than when I had last seen it two and a half weeks ago, so 
the shore had receded and the majority of the birds were even further 
away than usual. We could make out peeps, dowitchers, yellowlegs, a few 
Black Terns, the Pelican, lots of Herons and Egrets, two Sandhill 
Cranes, anstd a Harrier. At that distance it was impossible to be more 
specific. John and I parted company and I went out Towpath Road where 
the viewing was a bit better, although I didn't see any new species.


I went to see the Red-headed Woodpeckers, hoping to see them bring food 
to the nest. They were foraging - hawking insects and eating wild 
grapes, but I didn't see them bring any home.


My last stop was Van Dyne Spoor Road where there was an Osprey on a pole 
and a couple more Bald Eagles. There were very many Gallinules and 
Coots, a few Pied-billed Grebes and a Green Heron in the marsh.


On the way out I stopped to check out a freshly plucked and almost 
completely devoured bird on the roadside - probably a young gallinule. I 
heard a couple of large helicopters coming right towards me. I looked up 
to see that the one in the lead was Marine One - probably with Obama 
himself inside!



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[cayugabirds-l] Getting wet at Lindsay Parsons

[Paul Anderson]

I led the bird club trip of 8 people this morning to Lindsay Parsons. It 
started out clear but muggy, but we were rained on towards the end. 
Nevertheless we had a good day.


From the parking lot we had Barn and Tree Swallows, two Kingbirds, a 
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Mourning Dove, a Flicker, a 
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Cardinal, Goldfinch, Cowbird and Song Sparrow.


We took the blue trail and first stopped at the little bridge just down 
from the kiosk. We heard and saw little from there, but as we were about 
to move on, a Woodcock flushed from right under our noses.


Further on, we stopped just after where the path first goes into the 
meadow. Vigorous chipping from the trees led us to two Field Sparrows. 
The one that was chipping had a live green caterpillar in its bill. The 
other was flitting about in the same vicinity. We wondered if this was 
juvenile begging behavior, but that didn't seem to fit exactly. At one 
point a Yellow Warbler joined them and seemed to eye the caterpillar 
before deciding not to attempt to steal it. After a few minutes, the 
sparrow gobbled the morsel down.


We had heard a Prairie warbler from here, and were able to pick it up 
with the scope in some bushes. A Yellow-throated Vireo was singing from 
across the field. Suan's mystery chipper was heard coming from the 
trees so we decided to solve the mystery. This bird sounded like a bit 
like a Junco, but also like a Field Sparrow with an irregular song. It 
was clearly coming from high in the tree, which seemed less likely of 
the sparrow. After a traipse through the wet vegetation, we finally 
picked it up in the scope to find it was indeed the Field Sparrow.


We visited the ponds next, where we found at least twenty Wood Ducks, 
most of which decided we were too close and flew off. In the distance we 
found a female leading a group of about six chicks. A female Kingfisher 
was also visible, as were about ten Canada Geese.


Back to the meadows. We had been hearing faint Indigo Bunting song, and 
when we moved to the next field Bob found it perched high on the dead 
tree at the end of the trail. The song seemed strangely feeble and 
easily drowned out by the other birds. Curiously, on the return, the 
bird was in the same spot, but singing much more strongly.


Beyond the meadow, the trail goes between low bushes before joining the 
woods. We first found a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, got good looks at a 
Chestnut-sided Warbler, and then found a Blue-winged Warbler and a 
Black-and-white. Into the woods, we heard a singing Scarlet Tanager, but 
did not get a visual. Also heard was an Ovenbird.


At the bottom of the trail just before crossing the railroad tracks, 
were two Eastern Phoebes over the creek.


On the other side it started to rain so we paused until it let up. We 
then took the right branch of the loop, and soon heard an atypical song 
that turned out to be a Magnolia. From there we also heard a Hooded 
Warbler and another Black-and-white.


As we went round the loop, the rain started in earnest, so we hurried 
along. By the time we were back to the meadows, it had eased somewhat. 
Here we heard a Veery singing from the woods.


Returning to the cars, the only item of note were eight Double-crested 
Cormorants circling over, possibly going to the large pond there.


Finally, we decided to stop at the Fire house to check out the drowned 
trees there. We found four Great-blue Heron nests, two of which 
contained quite large chicks that were visible. Also seen there were 
four Green Herons and another Kingfisher. A single female Wood Duck here 
was being followed by no fewer than twenty chicks.


Of course we had some of the other usual suspects along the way. Below 
is the ebird list.


Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, Tompkins, US-NY
Jun 2, 2013 7:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.7
47 species

Canada Goose  40
Wood Duck  20
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Great Blue Heron  1
American Woodcock  1
Mourning Dove  X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Phoebe  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Tree Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  1
Veery  2
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
European Starling  X
Ovenbird  2
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  X
Hooded Warbler  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Prairie Warbler  5
Eastern Towhee  X
Field Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  X
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  X
Baltimore Oriole  1
American Goldfinch  X



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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Kayaking field trip

[Paul Anderson]

All:

I am working on arranging a new kind of field trip for the bird club. 
The idea is to go up to the Montezuma area and explore some of the 
waterways by kayak. I have talked with an outfitter who can provide all 
the gear and lead the trip. I'm now looking for people who are 
interested in coming along.


The exact details are still up in the air, but I thought we would go to 
the Howland Island area and spend between 4 and 6 hours on the water. 
The outfitter is familiar with the area and can take us to interesting 
spots. The open dates are the 6th and the 13th of July. It will cost 
between $50-$60 for each individual. We need at least six people for it 
to be feasible, but we can probably take as many as 20.  . Members of 
the club will get priority, but if there is room we can take non-members 
too.


Please let me know by email if  you would like to go on this trip, and 
the date you prefer, by the end of next week. I need to give the 
outfitter a deposit soon so that we can reserve the date, so I need at 
least four firm commitments before I can do that.


Thanks!

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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird reported on Murfield Road

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A friend of mine was surprised to see an unusual bird at his feeder 
early this morning. He and his wife looked through their field guide and 
concluded it was a Yellow-headed Blackbird. It feasted for about 10-15 
minutes before flying off.


This was at 70 Murfield Road. The feeder is at the back of the house and 
can probably be seen from Waterwagon or Ryan's Way.


I have asked them to call and take photos if it shows up again.

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[cayugabirds-l] First record predictions from 14 years ago...

[Paul Anderson]

All:

Back in 1999 some of the local birders who were doing the David Cup held 
a survey amongst themselves to determine which birds were predicted to 
show up for the first time in the basin. The top ten predictions were 
the following:


10. Boreal Owl
9. Pacific Loon
8. Pomarine Jaeger
7. California Gull
6. Eurasian Collared-Dove
5. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
4. Mississippi Kite
3. Cave Swallow
2. Great Cormorant
1. Tufted Duck

If I recall correctly, as of about this time last year 7 of the 10 had 
been found. At that time neither Great Cormorant nor Tufted Duck had yet 
been seen. How cool is it that both of these just showed up within a few 
weeks of each other? And how cool is it that those predictions were so 
spot on?


I don't remember what the one remaining species is, but I think it must 
be either Boreal Owl or Pomarine Jaeger.


The newsletter that the David Cuppers maintained at that time is 
archived at the CBC web site. The issue that showed the top ten is here: 
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/the-david-cup/year-5-issue-8. 
There's plenty of other good stuff in there too. Enjoy!


Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip today

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I led a group of four on a Cayuga Bird Club field trip today: Caroline, 
Judy, Lee-Ann and Becky. Given the very strong South winds, I was 
hopeful that something interesting had arrived, but no luck. The 
starlings in the trees teased us with their imitations of Meadowlarks, 
Towhees and Red-tailed Hawks, but there were few real birds of interest 
among those trees other than an Eastern Phoebe. Looking out on the lake 
we saw the usual three gulls, Mallards, Common Mergansers, Bufflehead, 
Canada Geese, and a single Common Loon. To the East were flocks of 
Coots, Scaup (both), three Ruddy Ducks. If there had been Shovelers and 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls around then, I think we would have found them, 
so they must have arrived later. An adult Bald Eagle flew over as we 
were scoping, a female Belted Kingfisher strafed the surface, and a few 
Tree Swallows flew around the mouth of the inlet. Further in the inlet 
were Wood Ducks, more Bufflehead, more Common Mergansers, several Hooded 
Mergansers, and a Pied-billed Grebe.


We then headed into Renwick in the hope of finding the Great-horned Owl. 
No luck. There were many more Wood Ducks though, at one point a flock of 
about eight males flew over above the treetops. We found a female 
perched high in a tree.


The possibility of Bohemian Waxwings was too good to pass up, so we then 
headed to Drake Road. No luck on those, but we did add a few more 
species: Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Flicker.


We then stopped at Myers, and picked up three Killdeer, a small flock of 
Redhead and another Common Loon.


Finally we went to Sapsucker Woods, starting with the field beyond the 
far parking lot. There we found about half a dozen Golden-crowned 
Kinglets that were very cooperative. A single American Tree Sparrow was 
mixing with the Song Sparrows. We then walked along the first stretch of 
the Wilson Trail hoping to find a Fox Sparrow or two. No luck there 
either, but we did find a couple of White-throated Sparrows.


Despite missing our target species and that fierce wind, it was still a 
great day to be out.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] PEREGRINE FALCON on snag by swan pond, Stewart Par...

[Paul Anderson]

A single Peregrine Falcon was in a tree in Jetty Woods across from the 
Swan Pond again this morning.

-Paul

On 2/14/2013 6:47 AM, nutter.d...@me.com wrote:
 I still hope Melissa has a chance to write her story and show any 
 photos (of any quality) soon. She described to me what I interpreted 
 as TWO Peregrine Falcons cooperatively and successfully hunting a gull 
 and then sharing the meal, including calling, begging, and 
 allo-feeding. Maybe the Peregrines are just passing through, but I 
 think about courtship and the possibility of a pair breeding locally. 
 Everyone in the Cornell community can be part of the eco-system and 
 contribute with their food scraps which go to the compost piles and 
 feed the gulls.
 --Dave Nutter

 On Feb 13, 2013, at 11:01 PM, nutter.d...@me.com wrote:

 About 11:30am I got a phone call from Melissa Groo, who had gone to 
 Stewart Park in search of the Peregrine. If she doesn't post to the 
 list by tomorrow morning what she told me she saw and photographed, I 
 will do so. For the moment I will just say that Stewart Park is 
 pretty special.
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 PEREGRINE FALCON on snag by swan pond, Stewart Park.
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[cayugabirds-l] Possible Hoary Redpoll?

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Redpolls started showing up at my feeder this week. This morning I saw 
one that looked and behaved quite differently than the others. I've 
never seen a Hoary Redpoll, so I can't be sure, but this one seems to 
have some of the hallmarks. Slightly larger, looks plumper, much paler. 
He did not mix with the others at the frenzy at the feeder, but held 
back on his own and lingered even when the others had gone.


I posted a photo on the facebook group: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub/


I'd love to know what people think.

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] OT: 2013 Ithaca Christmas Bird Count

[Paul Anderson]

All:

The link Linda gave may not work for all users. Try the following instead:

http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/christmas-bird-count

-Paul

On 12/10/2012 3:23 PM, Linda Orkin wrote:


Hello to All of You,

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Cayuga Bird Club is once 
again organizing the Christmas Bird Count to be held, as always, on 
January 1, 2013.


As co-coordinators, Bob McGuire and I are always interested in getting 
as many people involved as we can.  It is a very prodigious endeavor 
and has been going on for 113 years.  An amazing data collection and 
these statistics become ever more important as we strive to document 
and minimize our negative impacts and birds and equally, labor to help 
all bird species. And this will be the 60th consecutive year that the 
Cayuga Bird Club has organized this.


There are several ways you can participate, you can choose one or do 
all.  We have area leaders for all nine areas of a 15 diameter count 
circle centered in Ithaca, each of them will greatly welcome your 
inclusion in their area. They will tell you where to go within their 
slice   You can do a feeder count at your own feeder and submit 
those numbers by phone as described on our website. Or you can choose 
to count birds on your own property as your count site and then submit 
these numbers to the appropriate area leader.  You should let me know 
in advance if you plan to do this so I can advise the area leaders.


Instead of putting all the details in this email, I invite you to go 
to this  link on the Cayuga Bird Club website.


https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/Resources/christmas-bird-count?pli=1

There you will see a map and descriptions of the  nine areas.

You will note when you read this that we will find ways for all to get 
involved.  If you would like to practice the counting protocol, I am 
willing to meet people at Sapsucker Woods on Saturday Dec 15 and/or 
Saturday, Dec. 22 in the morning at 8:30. We can go on a bird walk and 
tally birds as we would for the count.  Please respond to this email 
off list if you are interested in doing this.


I hope all will join in, there are several area leaders pleading for 
more help.


Feel free to email me with any questions.

Thanks very much.

Linda Orkin
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga lake basin map

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All:

 I often get question about Cayuga lake Basin map used for bird 
 reports. Here is map that shows you the boundaries.

 https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTFmsa=0msid=214805312847666779826.0004b7e99f502b6d9f5ff


The club website also has a map that shows that same boundary, but with 
the hotspots overlaid. There is also a link there that shows it overlaid 
on a very detailed topological map.  See 
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/where-to-bird.

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[cayugabirds-l] Eurasian wigeon reported yesterday at Stewart Park

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Hi:

Last night I met someone who birds regularly with a group of people from 
the Cornell Campus Club. She said that they found a Eurasian wigeon at 
Stewart Park yesterday morning, apparently in with a group of Am. 
Wigeons. Has anyone else seen this bird?


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club November Newsletter

[Paul Anderson]

All:

Thanks Linda for the mention, but that link is a bit intimidating looking.

It's better to find your way there using 
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/newsletters, from where you can get 
directly to the PDF or to individual articles.

My favorite article this month: 
http://cayugabirdclub.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-2013-winter-finch-forecast.html

Enjoy!

Paul

On 11/4/2012 3:58 PM, wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello All,

 I am providing a link to the November newsletter of the Cayuga Bird 
 Club which is posted on our  website.
   We are very proud of this online version and invite you all to enjoy 
 it.

  We thank both our editor of 10 years, Anne Marie Johnson, who did a 
 splendid job compiling a our newsletter
  each month, and now thanks to RIchard and Cyndy Tkachuck for stepping 
 up with such enthusiasm
 and creativity to keep the tradition going.  And thanks to Paul 
 Anderson who has created a wonderful, easy access
 website for us.

 The link follows


 https://d6d414a4-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/cbc14850/newsletters/November2012.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cr4Agh9Xk5CzaQykgPO7hGkDqtmp0vOHxSRZIqRzAi_U6qr6J04oFRT_7QFxoJrp1SeUiCgdBFkGNgtypAKi3ptPznDquGEEMyOOI4UD-LtR5uO7rM8YeJjlET30ZoLmMw8DsXzsAIpJCsqiVbnGqewfzWksDXe25Uu-aeAR0ToDrAf6sE2dyLARDUvLe08zShCaLH_6k67-w-on3h7Bxpa5kGSuniFZOYterNmWMhGm7hCXKg%3Dattredirects=0


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 Linda Orkin
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club field trip this weekend - meet at CLO, NOT at Stewart Park

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All:

I am leading a field trip this Saturday. This had been scheduled to meet 
at Stewart Park, but I just realized that the Aids ride for life is 
starting from there at 7am. We will instead meet at the Lab of O parking 
lot and proceed from there, leaving about 7:10 or so. From there the 
plan is to go up the lake, returning by 4pm.


Huge apologies to anyone who is inconvenienced by this last-minute change.

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[cayugabirds-l] Facebook group for the Cayuga Bird Club

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Facebook group. It's open to all-comers, so please join, contribute and 
enjoy!


See https://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub/.

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[cayugabirds-l] Myers and Hog Hole this morning, plus the hazards of discarded fishing line

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Below are my eBird reports for Myers Point and Hog Hole - nothing too 
surprising in either location.

However, at Myers in a tree by the creek a Kingfisher had gotten trapped in 
fishing line with predictable and tragic results.

Don't look if you are easily upset...
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Myers Point, Tompkins, US-NY
Aug 19, 2012 8:30 AM - 9:18 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
22 species

Canada Goose  1
Mallard  21
Common Merganser  2
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Osprey  1
Ring-billed Gull  190
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
American Crow  X
Tree Swallow  X
Bank Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  1
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  X
Yellow Warbler  1
Song Sparrow  2
Common Grackle  1


Hog Hole Ithaca, Tompkins, US-NY
Aug 19, 2012 9:49 AM - 10:18 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
16 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  3
Mallard  29
Double-crested Cormorant  39
Green Heron  1
Osprey  2
Killdeer  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Ring-billed Gull  26
Herring Gull (American)  8
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Caspian Tern  5
Hairy Woodpecker  1
American Crow  X
swallow sp.  X
Gray Catbird  1
Song Sparrow  12
American Goldfinch  X

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

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I led the CLO walk round the woods this morning. No major surprises, but 
highlights were three Green Herons, two Scarlet Tanagers, and two young 
Pewees being fed by a parent. Cedar Waxwings were abundant, with lots of 
juveniles.

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The full list is below.

-Paul

Sapsucker Woods--Wilson Trail North, Tompkins, US-NY
Aug 18, 2012 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
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33 species

Canada Goose  4
Wood Duck  3
Mallard  X
Great Blue Heron  2
Green Heron  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Belted Kingfisher  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Tufted Titmouse  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  6
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  40
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Song Sparrow  5
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Finch  X
American Goldfinch  X

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

[Paul Anderson]

Linda:
 Paul. Sounds like another lovely morning leading the public SSW walk.

 Logistically, just wondering. Did you incorporate your postings to 
 Bird Log into walk discussions?  Or did you post surreptitiously?  I 
 am thinking and being inspired that it really will be a great thing to 
 involve walk participants in, as long as the group is small enough. 
  To generate data and spread the word about ebird.
I'm still getting used to using Bird Log, so I didn't want my fumbling 
with it to ruin the flow of the walk. I posted everything later when I 
got home. I didn't mention it during the walk.

-Paul

 Thx on advance for feedback.

 Linda


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 On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Paul Anderson p...@grammatech.com 
 mailto:p...@grammatech.com wrote:


 I led the CLO walk round the woods this morning. No major surprises, 
 but highlights were three Green Herons, two Scarlet Tanagers, and two 
 young Pewees being fed by a parent. Cedar Waxwings were abundant, 
 with lots of juveniles.

 I am finding it very convenient to enter eBird sightings using Bird 
 Log on my smartphone: 
 http://birdseyebirding.com/products-pricing/birdlog. The full list is 
 below.

 -Paul

 Sapsucker Woods--Wilson Trail North, Tompkins, US-NY
 Aug 18, 2012 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM
 Protocol: Traveling
 0.5 mile(s)
 Comments: Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
 33 species

 Canada Goose  4
 Wood Duck  3
 Mallard  X
 Great Blue Heron  2
 Green Heron  3
 Red-tailed Hawk  1
 Spotted Sandpiper  1
 Belted Kingfisher  3
 Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
 Downy Woodpecker  2
 Hairy Woodpecker  1
 Northern Flicker  4
 Pileated Woodpecker  1
 Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
 Red-eyed Vireo  2
 Blue Jay  X
 American Crow  X
 Black-capped Chickadee  X
 Tufted Titmouse  6
 White-breasted Nuthatch  2
 American Robin  X
 Gray Catbird  6
 European Starling  X
 Cedar Waxwing  40
 Common Yellowthroat  2
 Yellow Warbler  1
 Song Sparrow  5
 Scarlet Tanager  2
 Northern Cardinal  2
 Red-winged Blackbird  X
 Common Grackle  X
 House Finch  X
 American Goldfinch  X

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

[Paul Anderson]

I led the SSW walk this morning from 9:30 to 11:00.  On the pond were 
three Ring-necked Ducks (1f,2m), five Wood Ducks and at least six Hooded 
Mergansers. By the feeder on the Wilson Trail a Fox Sparrow was foraging 
under the bushes affording very satisfying looks to all.


Further round the Wilson Trail someone picked out a large buteo-like 
raptor with a big head to the south relatively low in the sky.  We 
concluded that the available evidence pointed to it being an adult 
Golden Eagle. I last saw it descending in a shallow stoop.


After the walk, I went to Hanshaw Road where I picked it up again 
further to the south. This time I followed it through the scope for a 
little while before it disappeared behind the trees going in the 
direction of Rt 366 and Freese Road. I chased it again, but didn't find it.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broken-bill Loon

[Paul Anderson]

As promised:

http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/rarities-curiosities-and-old-friends

Right now, I only have a page for the aforesaid loon. I think I can find 
enough material on the Goose to be respectable.

If someone has a photo and information about the Lansing brown/silver 
crow, I'd be happy to put it up.

Finally a reminder: I am more than happy to give edit permissions on the 
site to any club member who wants to contribute material directly.

Paul

On 1/10/2012 5:25 PM, Anne Marie Johnson wrote:
 The paragraph I put in the CBC newsletter about this bird is on page 3 
 of the January 2010 issue, available on the club website here:
 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/pdf/January2010.pdf

 It provides a very short summary of the sightings reported to the 
 email list.

 Anne Marie Johnson

 
 *From:* bounce-39130778-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 [bounce-39130778-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Paul Anderson 
 [p...@grammatech.com]
 *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2012 4:23 PM
 *To:* Dave Nutter
 *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
 *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broken-bill Loon

 I had been thinking of doing something like this, with a title of 
 something like Old Friends. I have some material I can start with, 
 but will need volunteers to supply text and photos.

 Paul

 On 1/10/2012 3:08 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
 How about a page on the Cayuga Bird Club website to track sightings 
 (with photos too) of individually recognizable birds such as

 * Broken-billed Loon wintering off Myers.
 * Turkey Vulture with white outer left wing (and right outermost 
 primary)
 * Canada X domestic Greylag Goose resident at Stewart park since 
 hatched there 2004? (Kevin McGowan's photos document the family) and 
 still being seen early January 2012
 * silver American Crow near Drake Rd/Atwater Rd/East Shore Dr, Lansing

 --Dave Nutter

 On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:24 PM, bob mcguire 
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 Meena has just informed me that the Common Loon with a broken bill has
 been seen at Myers for the past 10 years! First seen when the
 nefarious Four Matts were still shaken up the basin. I'd love to
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broken-bill Loon

[Paul Anderson]

I had been thinking of doing something like this, with a title of 
something like Old Friends. I have some material I can start with, but 
will need volunteers to supply text and photos.

Paul

On 1/10/2012 3:08 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
 How about a page on the Cayuga Bird Club website to track sightings 
 (with photos too) of individually recognizable birds such as

 * Broken-billed Loon wintering off Myers.
 * Turkey Vulture with white outer left wing (and right outermost primary)
 * Canada X domestic Greylag Goose resident at Stewart park since 
 hatched there 2004? (Kevin McGowan's photos document the family) and 
 still being seen early January 2012
 * silver American Crow near Drake Rd/Atwater Rd/East Shore Dr, Lansing

 --Dave Nutter

 On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:24 PM, bob mcguire 
 bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com wrote:

 Meena has just informed me that the Common Loon with a broken bill has
 been seen at Myers for the past 10 years! First seen when the
 nefarious Four Matts were still shaken up the basin. I'd love to
 know when it was first sighted and by whom.

 Bob



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[cayugabirds-l] New Cayuga Bird Club website.

[Paul Anderson]

  
  
All:

As was discussed at the December meeting of the club, I have been
giving the web site a complete overhaul, with the goal of making it
a much more useful resource for members. A key aspect of this was
to make it easy for members to contribute content. To accomplish
this, I acquired the domain cayugabirdclub.org, created a new site
hosted by Google, moved most of the existing content over, and
created a number of useful new pages. See http://cayugabirdclub.org. 

The Calendar is
now a Google calendar. This means that it is very convenient to
update, and anyone who already uses Google calendars at work or at
home can easily integrate with it.

One of the new features I hope will be popular is the Gallery. This is
intended for members to share their photos and videos. I already
have four photo albums up there, and have been soliciting others to
contribute. Instructions for how to share photos are at the bottom
of that page. I will probably also create a "Rarities" album and a
"Photo of the month" feature on that page too.

I created a new Where to Bird
section. That page boasts an amazing interactive Google map that
shows dozens of birding sites in the Finger Lakes area. I can't take
credit for it though; the map was created collaboratively by Mike
Harvey and several other local birders. It has been incredibly
useful to those of us who have heard about good sites, but didn't
know exactly where they were.

This page also lists the fourteen sites that were described on the
old website. Each site now has its own page with a "season rating"
(based on my own impressions), a map, a slideshow, and a link to the
eBird report for that site. I have kept the original description for
now. I am hoping to recruit volunteers to give these a refresh and
to write new descriptions for the sites that have none yet.

To encourage visitors to get the most out of their time here, I have
created a Trip

  Recommendations page and wrote up a few suggestions for places
to go depending on the season and the amount of time available. I
also created a Field

  Trips page that I hope to keep populated with reports from our
club trips. See the report for the 11/19

  trip for a model.

I encourage everyone to check this out at http://cayugabirdclub.org.
Please let me know if I made any errors and give me feedback on what
works and what doesn't. I am more than happy to give edit
permissions to any member who wants to contribute. It is very easy
to create and edit pages, and no-one who does so should be worried
about accidentally breaking it. I will keep an eye on things to keep
it in order and can revert to a previous version with little effort.
Just email me: p...@grammatech.com.

- Paul Anderson

PS. Note that at the time of writing the old site is still active
and Google searches will favor that site. I will change it to
redirect to the new site soon.
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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike, Ellis Hollow Creek Road

[Paul Anderson]

Hi!

I found a Northern Shrike on Ellis Hollow Creek Road this morning at 
about 10am, just east of the junction with Turkey Hill Road. There is a 
field there with horses and a few barns. To the right of the barns are 
some bushes that follow the line of a small stream. The bird was in 
those bushes.


Previously I had stopped on Mt Pleasant hoping to find Pipits. No luck 
there, but I did find a pair of Horned Larks.


-Paul

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[cayugabirds-l] Muscovy duck by Freese Road

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In the vain hope that a Whip-poor-will might fly by, I checked out the 
fields on Hanshaw Road this evening. In the pond across from the 
community gardens was a domestic Muscovy Duck.


A little earlier I was in Sapsucker Woods and found likely the same 
Veery I saw on Sunday. It was on wooded side of the path of the Wilson 
trail between the platform and the bench.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Monkey Run North, Sun 4/24

[Paul Anderson]

I was in Sapsucker Woods this morning too. I saw the Veery, though I 
confused it with a Swainson's Thrush at first :-(


I saw probably between 60-80 Rusty Blackbirds first on the Wilson trail, 
then possibly the same flock on the Podell boardwalk.


On the East trail was a flock of warblers, maybe 8-10 Yellow-rumped, but 
also two singing Black-throated Greens.


-Paul


Sapsucker Woods continues to host various birds that exemplify this brief
window of late mid-April, and also one surprising early arrival.  Here are
some highlights, mostly shared with Bill Baker's SFO group.

* 1 silent VEERY just north of the Sherwood Platform.  Several others and I
plainly saw light tawny-rufous upperparts, reddest around the head, with
faint breast spots.  Recognizing the variability of Hermit Thrushes and
their greater abundance at this time in our area, I am still certain about
the ID.  (According to data on the Cayuga Bird Club website, the average
first-arrival date of Veery in our area is around May 1, with a standard
deviation of about four days.)
* 20+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, including a few small flocks flying over and
alighting in trees, plus nine foraging on the ground by the Podell Boardwalk
* 3 HERMIT THRUSHES, including two countersinging, at the Hermit Thrush spot
just east of the north end of the Woodleton Boardwalk
* 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging by the Woodleton Boardwalk
* 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS lingering in the feeder garden
* 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER first spotted by Chris Pelkie in the SFO group, in the
back of the main pond

plus Purple Finches, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Swamp
Sparrows, Wood Ducks, a flyover Common Merganser, a Pied-billed Grebe, a
distant southbound Sharp-shinned Hawk, and others.

I also spent part of the morning with Linda Orkin.  We decided spontaneously
to visit the initial straightaway of Monkey Run North in search of Pine
Warblers.  We heard only one, which sang just once, but we did get nice
views of three Hermit Thrushes together.

Mark Chao




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