[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Wildlife Drive shorebirds 9 May

Shorebirds along the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma NWR this afternoon (9 May) included:Black-bellied Plover - 1 on mud at south end of Main PoolKilldeerSemipalmated Plover - 2 mainly in Larue'sGreater YellowlegsLesser YellowlegsSolitary Sandpiper - 4 = 2 in Larue's, 2 in slough between Larue's and Se

[cayugabirds-l] Probable nesting Merlins in Freeville

Hi all, There appears to be a pair of Merlins nesting in Freeville. I watched and photographed a pair copulating several times atop the spruce trees across from 53 Main Street today. I was never able to see the nest, but it seems likely it's close by. I hope they are happy in their new

[cayugabirds-l] Unconfirmed Pileated Nesthole

At the Mullholland wildflower preserve, not far from the parking lot, is a beautiful and photogenic cavity where on the morning April 22, I saw the face of a pileated woodpecker inside the hole. I have not seen any pileated activity at that hole since (on my 2-3 times a week passing that spot), so

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA TRICOLORED HERON Montezuma NWR nr visito...

CayugaRBA TRICOLORED HERON Montezuma NWR nr visitor center in Seneca River opp dock @ N end Seneca Trail. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubsc

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Vocal Red-shouldered Hawk

With all due respects to my dear friend Marie Read, I herby ask if anyone would kindly share the location of a pileated woodpecker nest for the purposes of photography and video. I am also open to other ideas. I also wonder if anyone knows who put up the lens hole-free metal barricade by the hawk n

[cayugabirds-l] EVENING GROSBEAK, Brooktondale (slightly OOB)

At around 12:30 today, I looked out my window at my platform feeder, expecting to see the Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks at the feeder as they often are these days, but to my surprise saw what looked like a female EVENING GROSBEAK. I have posted a pic at the CBC web site, see http://www.cayugabirdclub

[cayugabirds-l] Vocal Red-shouldered Hawk

Just had a very vocal Red-shouldered Hawk flying over Tompkins County Unique Natural Area #189 (my back yard). There was a response from an unseen Broad-winged Hawk (a local nester), and the Red-shoulder, still vocalizing, headed south up the gulf towards Seeley Hill, beyond which lies Fox Hollo

[cayugabirds-l] Northern harrier, black terns, prothonotary warbler @ Montezuma

May 9  9 am - 10 am Sandhill Crane Unit: 1 Northern harrier (female), 3 bald eagles (1 adult and 2 juvenile), 4 black terns, 1 osprey, great blue herons, American coots, common gallinule, pied-billed grebe, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, song sparrows, swamp sparrows, cardinals, yellow warbler

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker dinner - Monday, May 13

The Cayuga Bird Club will hold its monthly meeting next Monday, May 13, at 7:30 at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with cookies and conversation at 7:15. Richard and Cyndy Tkachuck will be presenting "Volunteering - Getting Your Feet Wet", a recap of the volunteer work they have done in suppor

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn yellow-throated vireo

Hawthorn had a yellow throated vireo near the north entrance in the corner beyond the softball field. Also two black-throated blues, several redstarts (foy for me), a brown thrasher, blue-headed vireo, yellowthroats, a yellow warbler singing strange songs almost goldfinch-like. Not too much acti

Re: [cayugabirds-l] YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Pier Rd, Newman Golf Course, Ithaca

Thanks Dave, In my haste I posted to Cayuga RBA but not the listserv. I heard the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER from the trail in Fuertes Bird Sanctuary on the Stewart Park side (thinking that's where I would have the best chance of finding it), but it was singing clearly from across Fall Creek on th

[cayugabirds-l] YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Pier Rd, Newman Golf Course, Ithaca

Ken Rosenberg just reported the apparent return of last spring's YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER to the stand of Sycamores near the north end of Pier Rd, by the 3rd tee of Newman Golf Course and just south of the firefighters' training center. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welco

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants

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. - Bra

[cayugabirds-l] Myers swallows

All six swallow species, including my first of year CLIFF, at Myers Point right now, but not much else. Looks like Ken had a Forster's Tern here earlier, but no sign of it or shorebirds now. Orchard Oriole singing from Salt Point but moving as far as the marina quite often. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Green Heron(s) on SSW pond

I watched a GREEN HERON vault from the base of the big leaning willow to catch a fish at 710am. This was in the same spot the Prothonotary Warbler HAD been (not there now) a couple days ago, just for reference, that is along the north edge of the big pond. If flew toward shore with its catch so