[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip around the Lake- Nov. 5th

[Gladys J Birdsall]

T*rip around the Cayuga lake and MNWR looking for waterfowls and other 
birds*

*Nov 5 2022 8.00 am*

/Trip Leader - Steve Kress/

Duration - 8.00 am to 3 - 4 pm.

Meeting place - Stewart park at 8.00 am. First parking lot on the right 
as soon as you enter the park towards northeastern side. 42.462680, 
-76.501758. 
.https://www.google.com/maps/place/42%C2%B027'47.9%22N+76%C2%B030'05.3%22W/@42.463317,-76.5036587,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xa4b8ab32238f08ab!7e2!8m2!3d42.4633168!4d-76.50147
 



Group size - 12 (please register with Meena at _mmh3@cornell.edu_ 
)

Trip details - It is fall migration time for waterbirds! So expect to 
see lots of migrating waterfowls along the lake and  MNWR wildlife 
drive. Plus, there may be a few lingering shorebirds and birds like 
pipits and horned larks. If you are lucky you may see the unlucky Cave 
Swallows, which every year head north at this time of the year.  Dress 
properly for weather, bring gloves and hats. Bring scope if you have or 
binoculars. Carry water and hot drinks and snacks and a lunch. We will 
stop on the way at Aurora or some locations for food and bathroom.





Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip this Weekend

[bob mcguire]

I will lead a half-day trip up the east side of the Lake on Sunday. Meet at 
Stewart park (east side) at 8:00, and please pre-register with me 
(bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com ). There is a 
limit of 5 cars; try to arrange any carpooling ahead of time.

This is the time of year when loons begin to congregate on the lake before 
continuing to the coast. It is also when our winter ducks begin to show up, 
unusual gulls pass through, and yet a few late-migrating passerines are still 
around.

The weather forecast is for off-and-on showers. That may makes thing 
uncomfortable but not bad enough to call the trip off. I will cancel only if it 
looks like a steady downpour.

Bob McGuire
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip to Colombia

[Jody Enck]

Hi everyone,
We are fast approaching the billing date for this trip, and we are still
two people short of making the trip a "GO".  If you are sitting on the
fence and wondering whether or not you want to do, please contact me so I
can I answer any questions you might have.  If we don't get two more folks
to sign up in the next 2 weeks, we will cancel the trip (again), and may
not be able to rebook it in the future.  If you have concerns about covid
or anything like that, please contact me off-line so we can chat.  I have a
couple American friends who are in Colombia on bird tours right now and who
are providing me with almost daily information.

Thanks in advance for your interest.

Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip to Colombia

[Jody Enck]

Hi Folks,
Yesterday's discovery of a Prothonotary Warbler in Renwick Woods adjacent
to Stewart Park in Ithaca is notable because it is one of the focal species
(along with Purple Martin and Wood Thrush) for which we are improving
habitat in Renwick and Lighthouse Point Woods.
This exciting event reminds me that you can join the Cayuga Bird Club on a
trip to Colombia in early December of this year, where we likely will see
Prothonotary Warblers on their wintering grounds.

We already have 4 travelers signed up to go, and their is a cap of 10
people placed on the trip.  See the flyer on the Club webpage for more
information.

I've been in contact with friends and colleagues in Colombia about some of
the street protests you may have seen on the news lately.  As I suspected,
those protests largely are occurring in small parts of the bigger cities.
We likely will not be anywhere near them on the trip in December (if they
still are going on then).

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
Jody



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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Today

[bob mcguire]

Today’s trip "around the lake” was just about the best winter birding trip here 
that I can remember! And it’s too bad that only four people joined me. 

We started off at the south end of the lake, just up from Stewart Park, picking 
through several flocks of loafing gulls. After getting everyone on a Lesser 
Black-backed Gull, Ken Kemphues spotted what appeared to be an adult 
Bonaparte’s Gull. After much discussion and a call with photo to Jay McGowan, 
we realized that we were looking at a mega-rarity: BLACK HEADED GULL. During 
the hour that ensued as we waited for others to arrive, we picked out both 
Iceland and Glaucous Gulls as well.

>From there we made stops at Myers, Aurora bluffs and boathouse, and the 
>various ponds in Union Springs adding most of the expected species of 
>waterfowl, including several Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Horned 
>Grebes, and a single White-winged Scoter. We also encountered several flocks 
>of Snow Buntings and Horned Larks (no longspurs). 

On the way back down the west side we tried for Snowy Owl, both at the Seneca 
Falls airport and the gas well on Seybolt Road - to no avail. And, of course, 
no Gyrfalcon.

The weather was perfect (for winter): lots of sun, light breeze, and temps into 
the high 30’s. Next time, I hope that more folks will join us.

Bob McGuire



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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip: Hawthorn Orchard and East Ithaca Rec. Way (May 12, 2019)

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This past Saturday, I lead a group of intrepid souls who turned out for a 
special Cayuga Bird Club birding trip to the Hawthorn Orchard, and for what was 
destined to be a very cold and wet (and relatively birdless) morning. I think 
the temperature barely topped 42º while drizzling almost the entire time.

Thanks to the ~20 folks for surviving!!! ;-)

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Hawthorn Orchard and East Ithaca Rec. Way, Tompkins, New York, US
May 12, 2019 8:13 AM - 10:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Cayuga Bird Club field trip led by Chris Tessaglia-Hymes.  Cold 
and raining - but many participants despite the weather.
33 species

Canada Goose  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Killdeer  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Blue Jay  8
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
House Wren  1 Heard
Veery  1 Heard
Wood Thrush  3
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  1 Heard
European Starling  25 At parking lot
Cedar Waxwing  9
American Goldfinch  3
White-throated Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  4
Lincoln's Sparrow  1 Heard
Eastern Meadowlark  1 Heard by Tom Hoebbel
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  1
Ovenbird  1 Heard once
Nashville Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56178389

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday April 14th

[Gladys Birdsall]

Hi all ,

Just a reminder I will be leading a Cayuga Bird Club Trip tomorrow.  Join me at 
7:30 AM at the east end of Stewart Park for a half day trip. We will check the 
waterfront and then carpool up the east side of the lake. We will make a few 
stops along the lake but also check fields for migrants. (American Pipits, 
Horned Larks and other migrants). Dress for the weather and bring a drink and 
snacks. Bring a spotting scope if you have one. We will plan to return by 
12:30. The trip is open to all. Any questions please email me at  
g...@outlook.com.  Or call/text 607-280-9540.

Good Birding,

Gladys




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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday June 3ed

[Gladys Birdsall]

Hello Everyone,

I will be leading a half-day trip to the Dorothy McIlroy Bird Sanctuary, a 
preserve of the Finger Lakes Land Trust on Sunday, June 3, 7:00 am - noon. The 
preserve is located along the outlet of Lake Como in the town of Summerhill, 
and has a peat swamp and hemlock forest that supports a high diversity of 
species more commonly found in northern forests. The preserve also protects a 
number of uncommon or rare plant species.   As time permits, we will explore 
some of the other roads in the area.
Meet for carpooling at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology NORTH parking area at 
7:00 am. We will return at noon. Bring a snack and something to drink. Any 
questions, contact Gladys at g...@outlook.com.

Good birding,

Gladys

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

[Carol Keeler]

Tom Mc Donald in his talk at Montezuma had some suggestions as to why Snowy 
Owls come to the same areas. Lights at airports seem to attract them.  They 
stop where there is water.  In the winter they often hunt waterfowl.  Cayuga 
lake is right near the airport and gives them another source of food besides 
rabbits and rodents.  
Last year’s Gyrfalcon was also hunting waterfowl on the lake .  I do wonder if 
it’s the same bird returned.

Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 15, 2018, at 4:41 PM, bob mcguire  wrote:
> 
> eBird!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

[bob mcguire]

No idea!
On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:28 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes  
wrote:

> PS - One more thought: has a falconry bird been ruled out?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sincerely,
> Chris
> 
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire  wrote:
> 
> Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 
> Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull.
> 
> Bob McGuire
> 
> 
> Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip 14 January 2108
> 
> Seven well-bundled up folks joined Ken and me for a day-long jaunt around the 
> lake. This trip was postponed from the previous weekend due to the cold and 
> wind. The conditions today were not much better, starting out around zero but 
> no wind. 
> 
> Because the south end of the lake was misted over, we began to bird in 
> earnest at Ladoga where we quickly got on a pair of Trumpeter Swans. 
> Trumpeters are not unusual in the Basin, but they are a rare sight in 
> Tompkins County. Our ABA on the birds brought several more birders out to see 
> them. Then, following up on the sound of distant Cardinal, we are drawn to 
> nearby feeders and were able to add Pine Siskin and Northern Mockingbird to 
> several people’s year lists. From the spit at Myers we were able to look past 
> a couple of hunters to add two Long-tailed Ducks.
> 
> The next stop was Belltown Dairy to try for field birds. We were hugely 
> rewarded with a large flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and two Lapland 
> Longspurs feeding intermittently in the middle of the road and in the 
> adjacent field. The view of a Longspur on stubby legs, hunkered in the middle 
> of the road some 50 feet away, was the best that I have ever had!
> 
> We picked up Wild Turkey along Route 90 north of King Ferry and the 
> continuing Glaucous Gull from the bluffs just south of Aurora. There we also 
> had our first and rather small flock of Aythya ducks plus four White-winged 
> Scoters and a couple of Horned Grebes. I should note there that we never did 
> come across the large numbers of Aythya (numbering in the thousands) that had 
> been seen the previous week along the east side of the lake.
> 
> In Union Springs, the Factory Pond held the usual collection of Gadwall, 
> Buffleheads, Mallards, and Black Ducks as well as three Green-winged Teal and 
> a single Common Goldeneye. On to the Mill Pond we were able to pick out the 
> single Wood Duck amid the thousands of Canada Geese and assorted Aythya, 
> Mallards, Wigeon, and Gadwall. A quick check of the outlet creek yielded the 
> day’s only Belted Kingfisher and Song Sparrow. At this point we were already 
> well past lunch time and took a short break at the Nice ’n Easy - where we 
> ran into Gary Kohlenberg with great directions to the Seneca Falls Snowy Owl.
> 
> We found the first Snowy in a field just east of the airport runway and a 
> second one perched atop one of the hangers. At that point we were pretty much 
> done for the day and headed south to check on an earlier report of another 
> owl. As we passed the quarry on Hoster Road Diane said something like “That 
> looks the right shape for a falcon”. We stopped and, for the next hour, with 
> help from Kevin McGowan, tried for good scope views of a large, dark bird 
> with a consistently dark face that was perched in the tall trees above the 
> quarry and, maddeningly, obscured by branches. Photos were taken and the 
> field marks were discussed, to the ultimate conclusion that there was, again 
> this year, a Gyrfalcon in the area.
> 
> After that we really did head for home, with a quick stop along Ridge Road 
> for the third Snowy Owl of the day. The trip went a little longer than 
> planned, but the weather really wasn’t a deterrent. I’d have to say that it 
> was a successful trip!
> 
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[bob mcguire]

Good questions. I think it will become clearer as more/better photos come in.  

Along those lines, how is it that the Snowy Owls find their way, year after 
year, to the area of the Seneca Falls Airport? The assumption is that all of 
these are hatch year birds (with no memory of having done it before).

Bob
On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:26 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes  
wrote:

> Thanks also for these details, Bob.
> 
> Some questions I have are: is there any reason to suggest this was the 
> identical individual Gyrfalcon as the one seen last year? Or, is there a 
> possibility that this is a new/different bird? If the latter, how did this 
> one come to settle near or at the same quarry as the Gyrfalcon from last year?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sincerely,
> Chris
> 
> 
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire  wrote:
> 
> Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 
> Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull.
> 
> Bob McGuire
> 
> 
> Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip 14 January 2108
> 
> Seven well-bundled up folks joined Ken and me for a day-long jaunt around the 
> lake. This trip was postponed from the previous weekend due to the cold and 
> wind. The conditions today were not much better, starting out around zero but 
> no wind. 
> 
> Because the south end of the lake was misted over, we began to bird in 
> earnest at Ladoga where we quickly got on a pair of Trumpeter Swans. 
> Trumpeters are not unusual in the Basin, but they are a rare sight in 
> Tompkins County. Our ABA on the birds brought several more birders out to see 
> them. Then, following up on the sound of distant Cardinal, we are drawn to 
> nearby feeders and were able to add Pine Siskin and Northern Mockingbird to 
> several people’s year lists. From the spit at Myers we were able to look past 
> a couple of hunters to add two Long-tailed Ducks.
> 
> The next stop was Belltown Dairy to try for field birds. We were hugely 
> rewarded with a large flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and two Lapland 
> Longspurs feeding intermittently in the middle of the road and in the 
> adjacent field. The view of a Longspur on stubby legs, hunkered in the middle 
> of the road some 50 feet away, was the best that I have ever had!
> 
> We picked up Wild Turkey along Route 90 north of King Ferry and the 
> continuing Glaucous Gull from the bluffs just south of Aurora. There we also 
> had our first and rather small flock of Aythya ducks plus four White-winged 
> Scoters and a couple of Horned Grebes. I should note there that we never did 
> come across the large numbers of Aythya (numbering in the thousands) that had 
> been seen the previous week along the east side of the lake.
> 
> In Union Springs, the Factory Pond held the usual collection of Gadwall, 
> Buffleheads, Mallards, and Black Ducks as well as three Green-winged Teal and 
> a single Common Goldeneye. On to the Mill Pond we were able to pick out the 
> single Wood Duck amid the thousands of Canada Geese and assorted Aythya, 
> Mallards, Wigeon, and Gadwall. A quick check of the outlet creek yielded the 
> day’s only Belted Kingfisher and Song Sparrow. At this point we were already 
> well past lunch time and took a short break at the Nice ’n Easy - where we 
> ran into Gary Kohlenberg with great directions to the Seneca Falls Snowy Owl.
> 
> We found the first Snowy in a field just east of the airport runway and a 
> second one perched atop one of the hangers. At that point we were pretty much 
> done for the day and headed south to check on an earlier report of another 
> owl. As we passed the quarry on Hoster Road Diane said something like “That 
> looks the right shape for a falcon”. We stopped and, for the next hour, with 
> help from Kevin McGowan, tried for good scope views of a large, dark bird 
> with a consistently dark face that was perched in the tall trees above the 
> quarry and, maddeningly, obscured by branches. Photos were taken and the 
> field marks were discussed, to the ultimate conclusion that there was, again 
> this year, a Gyrfalcon in the area.
> 
> After that we really did head for home, with a quick stop along Ridge Road 
> for the third Snowy Owl of the day. The trip went a little longer than 
> planned, but the weather really wasn’t a deterrent. I’d have to say that it 
> was a successful trip!
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

PS - One more thought: has a falconry bird been ruled out?

Thanks

Sincerely,
Chris

On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire 
> wrote:

Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 
Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull.

Bob McGuire


Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip 14 January 2108

Seven well-bundled up folks joined Ken and me for a day-long jaunt around the 
lake. This trip was postponed from the previous weekend due to the cold and 
wind. The conditions today were not much better, starting out around zero but 
no wind.

Because the south end of the lake was misted over, we began to bird in earnest 
at Ladoga where we quickly got on a pair of Trumpeter Swans. Trumpeters are not 
unusual in the Basin, but they are a rare sight in Tompkins County. Our ABA on 
the birds brought several more birders out to see them. Then, following up on 
the sound of distant Cardinal, we are drawn to nearby feeders and were able to 
add Pine Siskin and Northern Mockingbird to several people’s year lists. From 
the spit at Myers we were able to look past a couple of hunters to add two 
Long-tailed Ducks.

The next stop was Belltown Dairy to try for field birds. We were hugely 
rewarded with a large flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and two Lapland 
Longspurs feeding intermittently in the middle of the road and in the adjacent 
field. The view of a Longspur on stubby legs, hunkered in the middle of the 
road some 50 feet away, was the best that I have ever had!

We picked up Wild Turkey along Route 90 north of King Ferry and the continuing 
Glaucous Gull from the bluffs just south of Aurora. There we also had our first 
and rather small flock of Aythya ducks plus four White-winged Scoters and a 
couple of Horned Grebes. I should note there that we never did come across the 
large numbers of Aythya (numbering in the thousands) that had been seen the 
previous week along the east side of the lake.

In Union Springs, the Factory Pond held the usual collection of Gadwall, 
Buffleheads, Mallards, and Black Ducks as well as three Green-winged Teal and a 
single Common Goldeneye. On to the Mill Pond we were able to pick out the 
single Wood Duck amid the thousands of Canada Geese and assorted Aythya, 
Mallards, Wigeon, and Gadwall. A quick check of the outlet creek yielded the 
day’s only Belted Kingfisher and Song Sparrow. At this point we were already 
well past lunch time and took a short break at the Nice ’n Easy - where we ran 
into Gary Kohlenberg with great directions to the Seneca Falls Snowy Owl.

We found the first Snowy in a field just east of the airport runway and a 
second one perched atop one of the hangers. At that point we were pretty much 
done for the day and headed south to check on an earlier report of another owl. 
As we passed the quarry on Hoster Road Diane said something like “That looks 
the right shape for a falcon”. We stopped and, for the next hour, with help 
from Kevin McGowan, tried for good scope views of a large, dark bird with a 
consistently dark face that was perched in the tall trees above the quarry and, 
maddeningly, obscured by branches. Photos were taken and the field marks were 
discussed, to the ultimate conclusion that there was, again this year, a 
Gyrfalcon in the area.

After that we really did head for home, with a quick stop along Ridge Road for 
the third Snowy Owl of the day. The trip went a little longer than planned, but 
the weather really wasn’t a deterrent. I’d have to say that it was a successful 
trip!


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Thanks also for these details, Bob.

Some questions I have are: is there any reason to suggest this was the 
identical individual Gyrfalcon as the one seen last year? Or, is there a 
possibility that this is a new/different bird? If the latter, how did this one 
come to settle near or at the same quarry as the Gyrfalcon from last year?

Thanks

Sincerely,
Chris


On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire 
> wrote:

Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 
Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull.

Bob McGuire


Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip 14 January 2108

Seven well-bundled up folks joined Ken and me for a day-long jaunt around the 
lake. This trip was postponed from the previous weekend due to the cold and 
wind. The conditions today were not much better, starting out around zero but 
no wind.

Because the south end of the lake was misted over, we began to bird in earnest 
at Ladoga where we quickly got on a pair of Trumpeter Swans. Trumpeters are not 
unusual in the Basin, but they are a rare sight in Tompkins County. Our ABA on 
the birds brought several more birders out to see them. Then, following up on 
the sound of distant Cardinal, we are drawn to nearby feeders and were able to 
add Pine Siskin and Northern Mockingbird to several people’s year lists. From 
the spit at Myers we were able to look past a couple of hunters to add two 
Long-tailed Ducks.

The next stop was Belltown Dairy to try for field birds. We were hugely 
rewarded with a large flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and two Lapland 
Longspurs feeding intermittently in the middle of the road and in the adjacent 
field. The view of a Longspur on stubby legs, hunkered in the middle of the 
road some 50 feet away, was the best that I have ever had!

We picked up Wild Turkey along Route 90 north of King Ferry and the continuing 
Glaucous Gull from the bluffs just south of Aurora. There we also had our first 
and rather small flock of Aythya ducks plus four White-winged Scoters and a 
couple of Horned Grebes. I should note there that we never did come across the 
large numbers of Aythya (numbering in the thousands) that had been seen the 
previous week along the east side of the lake.

In Union Springs, the Factory Pond held the usual collection of Gadwall, 
Buffleheads, Mallards, and Black Ducks as well as three Green-winged Teal and a 
single Common Goldeneye. On to the Mill Pond we were able to pick out the 
single Wood Duck amid the thousands of Canada Geese and assorted Aythya, 
Mallards, Wigeon, and Gadwall. A quick check of the outlet creek yielded the 
day’s only Belted Kingfisher and Song Sparrow. At this point we were already 
well past lunch time and took a short break at the Nice ’n Easy - where we ran 
into Gary Kohlenberg with great directions to the Seneca Falls Snowy Owl.

We found the first Snowy in a field just east of the airport runway and a 
second one perched atop one of the hangers. At that point we were pretty much 
done for the day and headed south to check on an earlier report of another owl. 
As we passed the quarry on Hoster Road Diane said something like “That looks 
the right shape for a falcon”. We stopped and, for the next hour, with help 
from Kevin McGowan, tried for good scope views of a large, dark bird with a 
consistently dark face that was perched in the tall trees above the quarry and, 
maddeningly, obscured by branches. Photos were taken and the field marks were 
discussed, to the ultimate conclusion that there was, again this year, a 
Gyrfalcon in the area.

After that we really did head for home, with a quick stop along Ridge Road for 
the third Snowy Owl of the day. The trip went a little longer than planned, but 
the weather really wasn’t a deterrent. I’d have to say that it was a successful 
trip!


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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

[bob mcguire]

Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3 
Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull.

Bob McGuire


Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip 14 January 2108

Seven well-bundled up folks joined Ken and me for a day-long jaunt around the 
lake. This trip was postponed from the previous weekend due to the cold and 
wind. The conditions today were not much better, starting out around zero but 
no wind. 

Because the south end of the lake was misted over, we began to bird in earnest 
at Ladoga where we quickly got on a pair of Trumpeter Swans. Trumpeters are not 
unusual in the Basin, but they are a rare sight in Tompkins County. Our ABA on 
the birds brought several more birders out to see them. Then, following up on 
the sound of distant Cardinal, we are drawn to nearby feeders and were able to 
add Pine Siskin and Northern Mockingbird to several people’s year lists. From 
the spit at Myers we were able to look past a couple of hunters to add two 
Long-tailed Ducks.

The next stop was Belltown Dairy to try for field birds. We were hugely 
rewarded with a large flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and two Lapland 
Longspurs feeding intermittently in the middle of the road and in the adjacent 
field. The view of a Longspur on stubby legs, hunkered in the middle of the 
road some 50 feet away, was the best that I have ever had!

We picked up Wild Turkey along Route 90 north of King Ferry and the continuing 
Glaucous Gull from the bluffs just south of Aurora. There we also had our first 
and rather small flock of Aythya ducks plus four White-winged Scoters and a 
couple of Horned Grebes. I should note there that we never did come across the 
large numbers of Aythya (numbering in the thousands) that had been seen the 
previous week along the east side of the lake.

In Union Springs, the Factory Pond held the usual collection of Gadwall, 
Buffleheads, Mallards, and Black Ducks as well as three Green-winged Teal and a 
single Common Goldeneye. On to the Mill Pond we were able to pick out the 
single Wood Duck amid the thousands of Canada Geese and assorted Aythya, 
Mallards, Wigeon, and Gadwall. A quick check of the outlet creek yielded the 
day’s only Belted Kingfisher and Song Sparrow. At this point we were already 
well past lunch time and took a short break at the Nice ’n Easy - where we ran 
into Gary Kohlenberg with great directions to the Seneca Falls Snowy Owl.

We found the first Snowy in a field just east of the airport runway and a 
second one perched atop one of the hangers. At that point we were pretty much 
done for the day and headed south to check on an earlier report of another owl. 
As we passed the quarry on Hoster Road Diane said something like “That looks 
the right shape for a falcon”. We stopped and, for the next hour, with help 
from Kevin McGowan, tried for good scope views of a large, dark bird with a 
consistently dark face that was perched in the tall trees above the quarry and, 
maddeningly, obscured by branches. Photos were taken and the field marks were 
discussed, to the ultimate conclusion that there was, again this year, a 
Gyrfalcon in the area.

After that we really did head for home, with a quick stop along Ridge Road for 
the third Snowy Owl of the day. The trip went a little longer than planned, but 
the weather really wasn’t a deterrent. I’d have to say that it was a successful 
trip!


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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip 2/22

[bilbaker]

I was joined by three people for the Cayuga Bird Club Trip on
Sunday 2/22. This was a half day trip in which we made a number of stops
going as far north up the lake as Aurora.  It was a gray chilly day,  but
much warmer than it has been,  and the sun made a brief appearance at the
end of the trip.
Initially at the lab we had a Red-tailed Hawk, a fly over Pileated
Woodpecker, Am. Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, a bright male
Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker and Blue Jays.
Driving along Drake Rd. the only new birds were Mourning Doves, Juncos,
our only White-throated Sparrow of the day, and Tree Sparrows.  Our next
stop was down to Portland Point.  There we found Am. Coot,  Tundra Swan,
Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Redheads, a few Canvasback, Black
ducks, Common Goldeneye, Herring, and Great Black-backed gulls, Ring-necked
Duck and Scaup sp.
Ladoga,  the private marina, and Myer's Point added a few new birds, 
Hooded Merganser,  Carolina Wren, Mallards, two Bald Eagles and a Belted
Kingfisher and two Gadwall at the marina. 
On the way up to Long point we found a Ring-necked Pheasant along
Lake Ridge Rd, which gave up great close up views. Checking Center Rd and
Ledyard Rd we had our first Horned Larks on Center Rd. and Ledyard Rd added
Snow Buntings to the list.  on Lake Rd heading down to Long Point we saw a
Mockingbird flying across the road.
At Long Point SP we saw our first White-winged Scoters and the only 
Common
Loon of the day.  WE made a stop along the road from Long Point back up to
Rt. 90 and played a mobbing tape hoping for Golden-crowned Kinglets,  but
the only new bird we found was Tufted Titmouse.  Our final stop was at the
boat house in Aurora,  and there we added Horned Grebe to our list.  The
sun started to peak out from the clouds on our way back to the lab and was
out by the time we got back.  
All in all a good morning of birding.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip Sun. 2/22

[bilbaker]

I will be leading a half day local field trip for the Cayuga Bird Club on
Sunday 2/22.  This trip will meet at the Lab of Ornithology at 8 am and
return around noon. While there is a possibility for snow on Sunday the
temperatures will be relatively balmy with a high of 30 projected. Specific
locations visited will be decided on Sunday morning,  with the possibility
of going as far north as Aurora.  I can be contacted at
bilba...@lightlink.com or 539-3203 for any questions.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip Sun. 2/22

[Linda Orkin]

Thanks Bill. Sounds as though it will feel very pleasant to be out before the 
next bout of polar air early in the week. I'm sure the birds will be enjoying 
the moderated temps also. 

I just want to emphasize that all are welcomed to come along regardless of 
experience level or membership status. 

Hope you can!

Linda Orkin
Ithaca, NY

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 On Feb 20, 2015, at 9:29 AM, bilba...@pop.lightlink.com 
 bilba...@pop.lightlink.com wrote:
 
 I will be leading a half day local field trip for the Cayuga Bird Club on
 Sunday 2/22.  This trip will meet at the Lab of Ornithology at 8 am and
 return around noon. While there is a possibility for snow on Sunday the
 temperatures will be relatively balmy with a high of 30 projected. Specific
 locations visited will be decided on Sunday morning,  with the possibility
 of going as far north as Aurora.  I can be contacted at
 bilba...@lightlink.com or 539-3203 for any questions.
 
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip, east side of lake, Sunday 1 December

[Dave Nutter]

Bob McGuire led a great trip. Although it started at the Lab of O, I joined at Stewart Park, arriving shortly before the group. Highlights at Stewart Park included:DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS - 3 snoozing on the red lighthouse breakwaterPIED-BILLED GREBE - 1 very distant to NWRED-BREASTED MERGANSER - 2 separate females distant to NNWAMERICAN WIGEON - 1 female near East Shore ParkBLUE-WINGED TEAL - 1 only seen by me before other people arrived. It was near shore at the east end of the park among Mallards  Canada Geese, and it flew west as I noticed it, alighting near the end of the dock and disappearing among the same 2 species crowded along the edge of the ice. My attention then was drawn elsewhere, and by the time the rest of the field trip arrived the birds in that area had moved, and none of us refound it. I realize that this is very late for this species, about a month since it has been reported in the basin, so one may well ask, "really?" Well, here's what I saw: a small mottled brown duck among the Mallards, but similarly shaped, only glimpsed before it took flight showing large blue patches atop the inner wing (huge epaulettes, not the speculum). Realizing that Northern Shoveler and Blue-winged Teal both have such a shoulder patch, I looked at the head. I did not notice any oversized bill, but I did notice a vertical arc of white in front of the eye. This was not bold and clean-cut, but a bit speckly. Such a mark is shown by Sibley on male Northern Shoveler in November, but Blue-winged Teal should get breeding plumage in November. So, either I'm wrong and it was a Northern Shoveler whose bill I failed to notice, or it was a late-in-the-season, late molting, Blue-winged Teal. I now wish I had spent more time keeping track of the bird or that someone else finds it, as my observation as I read it now doesn't sound as solidly convincing as it felt at the time.We stopped at East Shore Park to check out a small group of suspicious dark specks on the water which I noticed from Stewart Park. They turned out to be:RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - 1 femaleWHITE-WINGED SCOTER - at least 3 or 4SURF SCOTER - maybe 1 or 2 females. I think that's what they were, based on size, shape,  color (smaller lower body and longer more rectangular head than the darker birds which showed white in the wing), but honestly I'm not 100% sure, as females of these 2 species give me trouble. Along East Shore Drive we saw 2 TURKEY VULTURES, which Donna suspects roost by Asbury Cemetery.Drake Road may have had songbirds that I missed.Portland Point Road was uneventful, other than 4 or 5 RED-TAILED HAWKS.Along Ridge Road I noticed a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD.From Myers Point we saw: a close male HYBRID MALLARD x AMERICAN BLACK DUCK swimming with a female Mallard. He had a green crown, gray face, yellowish bill, male Mallard pattern on the body but in muted tones of brown, and curlycue rump feathers. There was also a distant COMMON LOON. Along Center Road between Lake Road and NYS-34B in Genoa we saw: at least 12 HORNED LARKS in flight plus several on the ground and had great views of at least 7 SNOW BUNTINGS, one posing atop a dirt clod; the others feeding in short grass on the road shoulder.Near the Aurora Show factory an AMERICAN KESTREL was on the wires.Along Lake Road in Ledyard, near the bottom of the hill we encountered: hordes of AMERICAN ROBINS and CEDAR WAXWINGS, plus a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. You may have guessed there was fruit on the Cedars and Poison Ivy. From Long Point State Park we saw a couple COMMON LOONS, a close HORNED GREBE, and a close GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. From the Wells College boathouse we saw: a distant flying adult BALD EAGLE, 7 or more HORNED GREBES, several of which were close,a close COMMON LOON,a fly-by female COMMON GOLDENEYE, several very distant flying small flocks of SNOW GEESE,3 male RING-NECKED DUCKS accompanied by an apparent HYBRID RING-NECKED x (GREATER?) SCAUP, which had a rounded head, overall duller dark-brown coloration, a blackish back, distinctly lighter sides with an blurry-edged whitish area at the front of the side where Ring-necked has the white upward point. It was at least as large, perhaps larger than the Ring-neckeds. In Union Springs at the Factory Street pond we saw:1 GADWALL,2 female NORTHERN PINTAIL,1 male GREEN-WINGED TEAL.At the Mill Pond there were:GADWALL, REDHEAD, BUFFLEHEAD, 1 AMERICAN COOT,and circling over a yard nearby 5 pure white ROCK PIGEONS, not associating with the feral flock atop the mill.From Frontenac Park in Union Springs we saw: a male NORTHERN HARRIER flying south over the lake followed minutes later by a femaleseveral BONAPARTE'S GULLS far out over the lake, in addition to the 3 common species closer to us, and3 female COMMON GOLDENEYE.On my walk home from Stewart Park I saw an adult PEREGRINE FALCON atop a power pylon which I could have seen from my yard had it not flown (SSE) a couple minutes after I found it, and long before I got home. It 

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday

[bob mcguire]

For anyone who missed the post of a couple of days ago, I will be leading an 
impromptu trip up the lake tomorrow. Meet at the Lab of O at 8 am. Back around 
2 pm. We will check the lake spots for waterfowl (Eared Grebes still at 
Aurora?), side roads for Horned Larks, Snow Buntings,  Longspurs, and keep an 
eye out for Snow Owls (as per Tim Lentz). The trip is open to the public.

Bob McGuire

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip, Roy H. Park Preserve--Baldwin Tract, May 11, 2013

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi,
 On Saturday I was joined by 10 people for a Cayuga Bird Club trip to the Roy 
H. Park Preserve and Hammond Hill State Forest (briefly).  The weather was a 
bit rainy and cool, but we managed to see and hear  a good number of species 
(many more heard rather than seen).  Reid Rumelt, a Cornell freshman, was 
entering our sightings into his eBIRD app as we went, and below are the 
reports!  It was a really  nice morning with great company, even if a bit wet.
Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

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Roy H. Park Preserve--Baldwin Tract, Tompkins, US-NY May 11, 2013 8:00 AM - 
11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
42 species

Canada Goose  3
Common Merganser  2
Wild Turkey  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  6
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
House Wren  1
Winter Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  9
Gray Catbird  1
Ovenbird  3
Louisiana Waterthrush  3
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  4
Magnolia Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Canada Warbler  1
Eastern Towhee  4
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3
Scarlet Tanager  1
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  7
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  1
Purple Finch (Eastern)  1
American Goldfinch  8


Hammond Hill, Tompkins, US-NY
May 11, 2013 11:36 AM - 12:36 PM
Protocol: Traveling
17 species

Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Mourning Dove  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  2
Ovenbird  2
Mourning Warbler  Common Yellowthroat  1
Cape May Warbler  2
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Canada Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip

[bilbaker]

While the Cayuga Bird Club trip this morning was small in participant
numbers,  just Bob McGuire and myself,  we did find a  very nice variety of
birds.  This was a half day trip,  and we went up the east side of the lake
to Mud Lock,  at which time we split up,  Bob heading farther north and I
back towards Ithaca.  I'll mention just highlights here.
Our first stop was Stewart Park.  By far the most interesting birds were
the Ring-necked Duck/Scaup hybrid and the Red-breasted Merganser that Jay
McGowen mentioned earlier.  We walked briefly into the Renwick woods hoping
for a E. Phoebe,  but came up empty. On the way to Myers Point we found 5
Turkey Vulture's on Drake Rd.  Myers was very quiet,  but we did find a
Horned Grebe off Ladoga.  We made a brief stop on Lake Rd (going down to
Long Point SP) to listen for E. Meadowlarks,  but the best we came up with
was a very convincing Starling imitating a Meadowlark.  
We had a very good stop at the boat house in Aurora finding 10 Horned
Grebes,  the EARRED GREBE and a RED-NECKED GREBE.  The Red -necked Grebe
was not too far out from the dock,  and the Earred Grebe was quite a bit
farther out with 3 Horned Grebes,  which made a nice comparison.  
The ponds in Union Springs were very quiet,  though we did find the
Screech Owl in the box at the Factory St. pond.  From there we went  to
Cayuga,  where we stopped at the machine shop  on Water St (?) N of the
town offices.  There were perhaps 500 mixed Aythya to the north with a few
others ducks mixed in,  several Am Widgeon and a single N. Shovelor  being
the birds of note.  While there we had a number of flocks of Snow Geese fly
over going south.  In these we noted 2 significantly smaller birds,  ROSS'
GEESE.  Our last stop together was at Mud Lock,  where we found 2 Ruddy
Ducks.  We did not see any eagles at or near the nest there.  From here I
headed home and Bob headed up towards the Carncross/ Morgan  Rd area.

Bill
Baker

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip around lake today (09 Jan)

[Dave Nutter]

Bob McGuire led a great trip today around Cayuga Lake. Car-pooling from the Lab of O, the first stop was Stewart Park, where I met the group. Waterfowl were sparse (we heard gunfire from the west and north) and often hidden behind the mounds of ice, but a highlight for me was a female BUFFLEHEAD in a small flock of COMMON GOLDENEYES. We saw only the 3 usual GULLS: RING-BILLED, HERRING, and GREAT BLACK-BACKED. On account of the bitter northwest winds and snow, Bob decided we should go clockwise around the lake for a change. But first we stopped by the Sciencenter at First and Franklin Streets to check for FISH CROW among a small group of AMERICAN CROWS, and several people heard both. As we stood listening, there were two surprising flyovers, one high SWAN (unidentified, but probably Tundra) headed into the wind, and a MERLIN which first zoomed west, then landed briefly on a distant pole, then zoomed back east. Wondering if the swan had landed in the southwest corner of the lake, we stopped at a friend's house on NYS 89, but the water was empty. We saw a couple guys with guns walking along the shore of Treman Marine State Park, a possible factor. A few COMMON MERGANSERS flew past, then a large flock of REDHEADS whirled in and turned north as if to alight soon. Before we left we enjoyed feeder birds including comparing field marks of DOWNY and HAIRY WOODPECKER. Next stop was the Ithaca Yacht Club, where we saw no grebes, but one far COMMON LOON, and two each of CANVASBACK, COMMON and HOODED MERGANSERS, along with a trio we saw at nearly every stop along the lake: AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, MALLARDS, and CANADA CANADA GEESE. Along Seneca County Road 153 in the Sheldrake area, those 3 species lined much of the waterfront, with small numbers of REDHEADS, RING-NECKED DUCKS, and  BUFFLEHEADS mixed in. There were also 2 separate female GREATER SCAUP, a trio of GADWALL, and a couple of interesting hybrids: a MALLARD x AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (like an American Black Duck with a green upper half of the head) and a CANADA x SNOW GOOSE (white head  neck, but dark brown back, wings  breast, and streaked gray and white under the tail). We had good scope views of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS farther away. There was also a COMMON LOON off the point and a few individual GREAT BLACK-BACKED and HERRING GULLS along the way. We saw ROCK PIGEON, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and HOUSE FINCH on our way to Dean's Cove where we saw the reliable winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. At Leader Road we found a pair of CAROLINA WRENS as well as BLUE JAYS, NORTHERN CARDINALS, and a RED-TAILED HAWK. From Bonnie Banks Road we saw a lovely female NORTHERN FLICKER. Then some of us saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along NYS 89. Coming into Canoga we saw a male AMERICAN KESTREL on the wire. Lots of feeders at a house on Parker Road attracted lots of birds, including an adult and an immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (which we thought were firsts for 2011, but eBird shows that Nancy Dickinson saw the species on New Year's Day in Mecklenberg). North of Canoga near the ice edge we saw at least 2 BALD EAGLES, including an adult and a larger and surprisingly dapper immature. On the distant ice along with many resting CANADA GEESE were many big creamy "pillows" - sleeping swans! In one of the polynyas along Lower Lake Road we had good looks at several more active TUNDRA SWANS. A detour west to Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls revealed another LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL among the many HERRING and few GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS on the ice. A surprise bonus was a NORTHERN HARRIER flying by in the distance. Heading east on 520, some of us saw a flock of WILD TURKEYS in a roadside field. After a lunch break at the Nice-n-Easy near Montezuma NWR, we headed south. Next stop was River Road by Mud Lock where we saw and heard a group of displaying TRUMPETER SWANS. (We thought these were firsts for 2011 for the basin, but eBird reveals that Leona Lauster reported them from Morgan Rd in Savannah on New Year's Day.) Six of the eight adults were bowing their heads, holding their wings half out over the water, giving less musical braying honks than I expected, and occasionally chasing one another very short distances. The other 2 adults and 1 immature were not so active, though the youngster was interested. There was also an adult BALD EAGLE stationed near its nest. From Harris Park in the Village of Cayuga we saw many of the previously mentioned waterfowl, including many distant swans, feeding in a large polynya. Here our group split up, one car heading back to the Lab by 3:30. The other car went to Lettie Cook Woods, where we found 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and glimpsed an unidentified owl moving through the forest. In Union Springs' Mill Pond we found several AMERICAN WIGEON and GADWALL among the 8 species of waterfowl. Next we headed inland and eventually found 3 SNOW BUNTINGS off Dixon Road and 7 HORNED LARKS on Shield Road. At 5:15pm we briefly saw a single SHORT-EARED OWL north of Rafferty Road. We also 

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Haiku

[Susan Danskin]

Dave was right, I was tired, it took a while to compose the Haiku, and of 
course I had to watch the Olympics.  Obviously not everything is reported here. 
 It was fun to write.  Hope you enjoy.
Susan

Bird Club trip report
Tired of writing in prose
Haiku used instead
 
Fun on Saturday
All the way around the lake
Nice day of birding
 
Joined by Ann Dave Klaus
Sara Jane and Larry too
Gary and Judy
 
East Shore Park at first
Redheads, Goldeneye abound
White-winged Scoter male
 
Ladoga Park next
Trio of Snow Geese plus Coots
Coopers Hawk great look
 
Amidst Canadas
A Greater White-fronted Goose
Myers a success
 
Bathrooms and coffee
Pileated Woodpecker
Triangle Diner
 
Blue birds in cedars 
Yellow-rumped warbler flashes
Road just past Long Point
 
Wells College boathouse
Choppy looks at four Horned Grebe
No companion Earred
 
No Screechie in sight
Not so many birds to see
Both ponds Union Springs
 
Village offices
First looks at swans for the day
Rafts of ducks galore
 
Just south of Mudlock
Tundra and Trumpeter Swans
No Eagles on nest

Rough-leggeds, Eagles
Short-earred owl chased by crow
Mucklands raptor show
 
Van Dyne Spoor no Shrike
Freight trains block exit to pass
Fifteen minutes lost
 
West side at Dean’s Cove
Red-breasted Mergs so handsome
Evening approaching
 
More White-winged Scoters
This time not just one, a pair
Wyers Point Road, there
 
Larry wants a Loon
Not one on east side or west
Sheldrake, finally!
 
Bird Club trip Haiku
Dave thought it couldn’t be done
Had to prove him wrong
 
Haiku about birds
Not so simple or easy
Next time will be prose
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