[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2017-05-04 Thread Brad Walker
New migrants today included Indigo Bunting near the powerline cut,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler and a MOURNING WARBLER
that sang several phrases near the powerline cut. I was not able to locate
it.

Also, on Tuesday I had the Great Horned Owl getting mobbed by American
Crows near the East Trail map. The trees are beginning to leaf out so it's
getting harder to see into its roosting area.

- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2016-05-17 Thread Brad Walker
There were several flocks of warblers around Sapsucker Woods today.
Highlights included a LINCOLN'S SPARROW singing near the north side of the
building, a male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at the Sherwood Platform and a
WILSON'S WARBLER just east of the Sherwood Platform.

- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2015-08-24 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

There were a few migrants in Sapsucker Woods, mostly around the Sherwood
Platform. There was a mixed flock of BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, RED-EYED
VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, HOUSE WREN and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. There were also
a few BALTIMORE ORIOLES hanging around.

- Brad

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2015-05-11 Thread Scott Haber
To add to Brad's tally:  there were two Northern Parulas, both singing, on
the Wilson Trail North just west of the Sherwood Platform at about 9:15AM.
A Blackburnian Warbler also sang a few times further east on the Wilson
Trail, just beyond the footbridge.
Scott

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Brad Walker 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Migrants of note this morning include a Swainson's thrush on the inner leg
> of the Wilson trail, Eastern wood pewee, multiple Tennessee warblers, and a
> Blackpoll warbler singing on the north side of the building.
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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2015-05-11 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

Migrants of note this morning include a Swainson's thrush on the inner leg
of the Wilson trail, Eastern wood pewee, multiple Tennessee warblers, and a
Blackpoll warbler singing on the north side of the building.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2015-05-07 Thread Nancy Cusumano
I've been watching the gull feeding frenzy the last several evenings. They
are definitely catching something.
I drive that way every day and cannot recall this happening before and
especially not so many days in a row. Anyone care to speculate on what they
are feeding so frenzily on?

All those gulls must surely be a challenge to the rowers as they hover over
their heads while they row and stir up whatever the gulls are after.

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> All,
> Livia I walked around Sapsucker Woods and back this morning from around
> 6:00 to 8:30. The Wilson Trail was quiet on the way out but had picked up
> substantially by 8:00. Only completely new species we saw was a TENNESSEE
> WARBLER foraging with two NASHVILLE WARBLERS in the flowering maples high
> over the inner leg of the trail, viewed from along the pond by the feeder
> blind. Other warblers here included BLACKBURNIAN, PALM, YELLOW,
> YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, AMERICAN
> REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and OVENBIRD. A
> PRAIRIE WARBLER sang once near the Filler Wetlands early and once by the
> footbridge later, but we never saw it. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was singing
> briefly from near Fuller Wetlands as well but quickly disappeared. No sign
> of the Orange-crowned on the east side, but a MAGNOLIA WARBLER was singing
> from the pine grove near the shelter.
>
> LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue at the south end of the lake. Several
> were on the red lighthouse jetty and on the lake last night and this
> morning, and we counted seven in a gull feeding frenzy along the inlet near
> Cass Park two nights ago:
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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2015-05-07 Thread Jay McGowan
All,
Livia I walked around Sapsucker Woods and back this morning from around
6:00 to 8:30. The Wilson Trail was quiet on the way out but had picked up
substantially by 8:00. Only completely new species we saw was a TENNESSEE
WARBLER foraging with two NASHVILLE WARBLERS in the flowering maples high
over the inner leg of the trail, viewed from along the pond by the feeder
blind. Other warblers here included BLACKBURNIAN, PALM, YELLOW,
YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, AMERICAN
REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and OVENBIRD. A
PRAIRIE WARBLER sang once near the Filler Wetlands early and once by the
footbridge later, but we never saw it. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was singing
briefly from near Fuller Wetlands as well but quickly disappeared. No sign
of the Orange-crowned on the east side, but a MAGNOLIA WARBLER was singing
from the pine grove near the shelter.

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue at the south end of the lake. Several
were on the red lighthouse jetty and on the lake last night and this
morning, and we counted seven in a gull feeding frenzy along the inlet near
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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2013-09-12 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

There was a little bit of activity on the Wilson Trail North this morning.
I found a mixed species flock at the Sherwood Platform that had two
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER.
There was also a MOURNING WARBLER on the inner trail before the footbridge.
The bird perched out in the open for several minutes and I managed to get
some crappy photos with my phone.

- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2013-05-13 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

There were a few nice migrants moving around Sapsucker Woods this morning
on the Wilson Trail. Highlights for me were the aforementioned BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, singing SWAINSON'S THRUSH and the return of
SCARLET TANAGERS and RED-EYED VIREOS to the western woods.

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2013-05-09 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

I had my first mixed species foraging flock of the year along the west side
of Sapsucker Woods Road this morning, which included:

Nashville Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Common Yellowthroat


A Veery was also "veer-ing" on the east side.

- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2013-04-30 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

There were some new arrivals at Sapsucker Woods this morning, the most
notable being: OVENBIRD singing along the west side of Sapsucker Woods
Road, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO singing in the same location, GRAY CATBIRD on the
Wilson Trail North, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT singing along the powerline cut
near the Fuller Wetlands, YELLOW WARBLER near the eastern powerline cut,
several singing EASTERN TOWHEES and HOUSE WRENS, and , although not a new
arrival, I heard the winnowing of a WILSON'S SNIPE near the entrance to the
Visitor's Lot.

- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2013-04-25 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

There wasn't too much action on the Wilson Trail North today, but the
Sherwood Platform did have a singing/calling BROWN THRASHER and a
cooperative BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER foraging in the willows at eye level.

Slightly further west on the path was a group of three handsome
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS.

The/A large group of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was also present again just south of
the building, but they seem to be moving around a bit.


- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2013-04-16 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

The south winds brought a few new birds to Sapsucker Woods including a
HERMIT THRUSH near the Swallow House, and EASTERN TOWHEE and BROWN THRASHER
on the Wilson Trail North. There didn't seem to be anything other than Song
Sparrow around the parking areas, but I didn't try too hard.


- Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2013-03-11 Thread Jay McGowan
Brad Walker and I had a nice lunch-time skywatch from the hill at Sapsucker
Woods just now. Highlights were an adult GOLDEN EAGLE, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, 3 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (and Brad had another just before we went
out), several thousand Canada Geese (nowhere near the numbers yesterday,
though), 2 COOPER'S HAWKS, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 5 CACKLING GEESE with a
small group of Canada Geese, 12 TUNDRA SWANS by themselves with 5 Canada
Geese trailing in the flock, 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL with a Mallard flock, 2
COMMON MERGANSERS heading north high overhead, about 17 KILLDEER flying by
in groups of 1-5, a GREAT BLUE HERON heading north, and my first 3 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS of the year with a small blackbird flock over the middle staff
parking lot.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants (06 Sep)

2012-09-06 Thread Tom Schulenberg
  I had a little flock this morning along Sapsucker Woods Road near the
"Frog Barn" (91 Sapsucker Woods Road) with Warbling, Philadelphia, and
Red-eyed vireos, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and a few warblers (Magnolia,
Blackpoll, Black-throated Green).

  There was a (the?) Prairie Warbler along the north side of the Lab of
Ornithology today a little before noon, foraging very low in small willows
and goldenrod. This is where I saw one on 22 August - I don't know what
would be more remarkable, that the same bird still is in the area, or that
two different individuals would pass in front of my office window in a
single season.

tss


On my walk in to work this morning, I found a small flock of migrants at
> the Sherwood Platform including RED-EYED VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER,
> BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and the brightest yellow PHILADELPHIA VIREO I've
> ever seen.
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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants (06 Sep)

2012-09-06 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

On my walk in to work this morning, I found a small flock of migrants at
the Sherwood Platform including RED-EYED VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and the brightest yellow PHILADELPHIA VIREO I've
ever seen.


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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

2011-09-29 Thread Nicholas Sly
I ran into several large mixed flocks before and after work in
Sapsucker Woods today. This morning, the first flock was south of the
pond on Wilson Trail. Most of the 10+ warblers were two far and
obscured in the canopy, but I picked out one Blackburnian. Near the
intersection of Wilson and Severinghaus trails there was a cluster of
4+ Catharus thrushes, but I only identified 2 as Swainson's before
they moved off into the forest away from me. I found a much bigger
mixed flock along the north end of Wilson Trail in the flooded forest
between the trail and the building. Highlights from this flock:

Blue-headed Vireo -  2
Nashville Warbler -  1
Magnolia Warbler -  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler -  1
Blackpoll Warbler -  5
Black-throated Green Warbler -  1

>From 5 to 5:30pm, there was a very active mixed flock at the north end
of the Podell Boardwalk. Highlights:

Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue-headed Vireo -  2
Red-eyed Vireo -  3
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Northern Parula -  1
Magnolia Warbler -  3
Bay-breasted Warbler -  1
Blackburnian Warbler -  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler -  2
Blackpoll Warbler -  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler -  2
Black-throated Green Warbler -  6


Good birding,
Nick

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

2010-05-04 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all,

I took a stroll down the Wilson Trail today while waiting for the shuttle
and saw a few new migrants for the year (for me).  Highlights include:

American Redstart (4)
Warbling Vireo (8)
Yellow Warbler (3)
Eastern Towhee (2, calling back and forth)
Veery (1)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Common Yellowthroat (2)
Baltimore Oriole (1)
Ovenbird (1)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (7)
White-crowned Sparrow (4, at the Lab feeders)
Spotted Sandpiper
Eastern Kingbird
Common Loon (3 flying overhead heading north)
Green Heron

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