In sycamores at Ithaca city golf course. Same spot. More details later.
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A few days ago I watched 5 Cedar Waxwings drinking water from my bird bath
and then they flew up in a tall tulip tree full of blossoms. The Baltimore
Orioles are calling from the tops of the same tree. They might nest up there
but I'm not sure if they enjoy the blossoms. We do find blossoms on the
We have one tulip tree on our property, planted by a former resident perhaps 30
years ago. When we have Cedar Waxwings in the neighborhood, we often see them
in this tree. The birds also frequent a Bradford pear that is within 50 feet
of the tulip. Also a white ash that is another 50 feet
8th time's a charm! With a brief window in downtown Ithaca before an
appointment, I decided to give a listen at the sycamores by the 3rd tee of
Ithaca city golf course (Pier Rd). Arriving at 8:20, I immediately heard the
double-noted song of a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER out my car window -- it was
Very cool. I commented when I saw it on the 7th that there really was no
reason for the bird to leave because the habitat was great, and wouldn't it be
fun if it attracted a mate.
Yellow-throated Warblers are rare breeders in New York, found in only 5 atlas
blocks during the last New York
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Inspired by Ken's great sighing I made my seventh trip to Pier Rd. for this
bird. After about 1/2 hr. of cruising up and down the walkway I was able to see
one Yellow-throated Warbler foraging in the Sycamores by the tee. It eventually
started singing and then I heard a second one across the
The song Gary recorded is the song I've heard from a Yellow-throated Warbler in the Renwick/Pier Rd area this month several times,a series of loud double notes, of which the second note is lower, but each double note is the same. Although I also heard fainter introductory and ending notes, they
