[cayugabirds-l] CBC Field Trip Sunday
Hi, I am leading a trip around the lake on Sunday the 11th from 8:00 to 4:00, meeting at the east side of Stewart Park to carpool. Come a little early. The plan is to see waterfowl, Snowy Owls (hopefully), field birds, raptors, etc. Bring snacks, lunch, something to drink. We will make a stop or two for a break and to get food. Please dress warmly, wear boots. Bring a scope if you have one. Hopefully, the weather won’t derail the trip! See you Sunday!! Call or email me with questions - 607-230-8440 or annmitchel...@gmail.com. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip Sunday January 21
Ken Kemphues and I will lead a half-day Cayuga Bird Club field trip this Sunday, January 21. We will meet at Stewart Park (east end) at 8:00 am and plan to return at 12:30 pm. We'll look at waterfowl along the southern end of Cayuga Lake and also drive to look for winter field birds such as Horned Larks and Snow Buntings in the Lansing and King Ferry areas. Bring a scope if you have one. Although it will be warmer on Sunday than it has been, wear warm layers as it can be quite cold next to the lake. All are invited to join us on this trip regardless of experience level or membership status. If you are a beginner and need to borrow binoculars, please contact Diane at dianegmor...@gmail.com ahead of time (two pairs available). Diane Morton -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] CBC Field Trip Sunday, 8:30am
Hi all, I'll be leading a field trip this Sunday at the late-bird hour of 8:30am, meeting at the Lab parking lot. Destination is still in flux (and subject to influence of attendees), but will likely be in the direction of Park Preserve and Dryden Lake. Trip will end around 1pm. All are welcome (member or non-member, beginner or expert). FMI email or call 607-351-9334. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] CBC Field Trip Sunday
One more in a string of beautiful early fall days - it was a wonderful morning out be out looking for birds. Thirteen folks joined me today, including several students whose sharp eyes and ears greatly enhanced our experience. We began with a brief stroll around the parking lots at the Lab while waiting for the sun to warm us a bit and for the bird activity to pick up. There were a couple of Rusty Blackbirds, at least four Tennessee Warblers, several Blue-headed Vireos and a Mourning Warbler in the vicinity of the Fuller Wetlands. Shucking one layer of clothing, we headed over to the south Park Preserve to walk the loop. Kinglets, both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned, seemed to be everywhere. In addition, we ran into two feeding flocks that gave us good looks at Black-throated Green, Pine and Magnolia Warblers as well as more Blue-headed Vireos. By far the highlight of the trip was a crisp adult LINCOLN'S SPARROW (originally heard calling - what I thought was a Common Yellowthroat). It moved around a bit, but most of us did finally get a good look as it perched in the open on the tip of a pine bough. We ended the morning at the community gardens, Freese Road, with fairly good comparisons of Song and Savannah Sparrows. A single Field Sparrow was seen by several, as was a female Indigo Bunting. The best bird(s) for Freese Road was a pair of late-migrating Bobolinks seen way at the south end of the weedy field. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip Sunday AM
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. -Paul -- Paul Anderson, VP of Engineering, GrammaTech, Inc. 531 Esty St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x118; http://www.grammatech.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] CBC field trip, Sunday Sept 15th - Montezuma, dikes included
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[cayugabirds-l] CBC Field Trip Sunday
Four folks joined me for a morning-long trip on Sunday. We began at Myers Town Park but soon left because of the traffic on the spit! Salt Point proved to be a gold mine, with great looks at a juvenile Cooper's Hawk chasing a Flicker and other birds, unsuccessfully, before flying across the creek. We ran into a feeding flock comprised of Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireo, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Also around were resident Eastern Pheobe, Carolina Wren and, of course, Robins, Catbirds, and Song Sparrows. Our next stop was the Edwards Cliff Preserve at the end of Teeter Road. Right out of the cars we encountered both Northern Mockingbird and Eastern Towhee and, farther in, more Carolina Wrens,Towhees, Catbirds, an Ovenbird, Magnolia Warbler, and a Blackpoll Warbler. We ended the morning at the Freese Road Gardens with 3 Common Yellowthroats, 2 Indigo Buntings (SW, in the corn), 8 Savannah Sparrows, 1 Field Sparrow, and some 20 Song Sparrows. Our main target was Lincoln's Sparrow and, though we may have seen one, we were not able to confirm it. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
