[cayugabirds-l] Myers

2013-05-16 Thread Christopher Wood
A few nice birds at Myers now including Short-billed Dowitcher on point, breeding plumage Red-necked Grebes and Cliff Swallow. Chris Wood -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo

2013-05-16 Thread Geo Kloppel
More local breeders seem to have returned this morning to UNA 189 (Beech Hill Road and Brook, West Danby), including Black-billed Cuckoo and Canada Warbler. Also had Red-eyed Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, even a House Wren, plus plenty of the warblers and other birds that I've mentioned

[cayugabirds-l] Lots of migrants

2013-05-16 Thread Laura Stenzler
This morning brought our first migrant flocks to our yard. FOY birds included Parula(3 or 4) , chestnut sided warbler, black and white, redstart. Other warblers in the yard- black throated green, yellow, yellow trumped, blackburnian(4) . And tanager (3), catbird (4) , red eyed vireo, oriole,

[cayugabirds-l] Northeast Ithaca Migrants

2013-05-16 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all, There were quite a few migrants around Northeast Ithaca and Sapsucker Woods today. On Tareyton Drive, Jay McGowan alerted me to a CAPE MAY WARBLER which I later found in a large-ish mixed species flock. The complete list is below: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14130682 At

[cayugabirds-l] Bay breasted Ssw

2013-05-16 Thread Laura Stenzler
Bay breasted on first part of Wilson bear pond. Now. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] sapsucker woods bay breasteds

2013-05-16 Thread Laurie L. Ray
Killer looks at two male and one female bay breasted warblers foraging together with a redstart on the way into the Wilson trail right near the Owens observation platform. (8:30ish) Happy Migration! Laurie Laurie Ray Graphic Designer, University Communications 353 Pine Tree Road 607-255-1167

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Vireo - Sapsucker Woods

2013-05-16 Thread Scott Haber
There was a Yellow-throated Vireo singing from the woodchip path across the road from the visitor's parking lot at the Lab, just a few minutes ago. -Scott -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] eBird -- Hawthorn Orchard -- May 16, 2013

2013-05-16 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Birds were initially scattered at the start of my morning. By the time I left and the skies cleared, vocal activity had picked up and many birds had moved into the taller older section of hawthorns in the Northeast corner. Highlight: BLACKPOLL WARBLER singing odd rapid-fire song in NE corner.

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Goose and Sora

2013-05-16 Thread Jeff Gerbracht
The Snow Goose is still hanging around the Thomas Rd beaver ponds and this morning I heard a Sora in one of the overgrown ponds just N of the BB Jeff -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 --

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Goose and Sora

2013-05-16 Thread John Confer
The location Jeff mentions for the Sora is the same as where I heard one about 2 weeks ago. Nice to know it may be staying around. The darn bird did not respond to playbacks on my Big Day. It certainly is not a bird that I am very fond of. Cheers, John On 5/16/2013 10:50 AM, Jeff Gerbracht

[cayugabirds-l] Boblinks May 13

2013-05-16 Thread Jacalyn C. Spoon
On Monday I noticed that the Bobolinks had returned and were fighting for space in my back pasture. Three males were seen all at one time all diving and calling. I felt sure that there were more but they were so busy it was hard to figure it out. Jacie Jacalyn Spoon, Director Blue Spoon Farm

[cayugabirds-l] FOY Eastern Wood-Peewee

2013-05-16 Thread France
Sapsucker Woods, Wilson Trail. -France -- //--France Dewaghe // \\--Web Programmer ---\\ //--The Cornell Lab of Ornithology--// \\- 159 Sapsucker Woods

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruff

2013-05-16 Thread Judith Thurber
Coot Pond was checked Thursday a.m. but no Ruff seen. Judy Thurber Liverpool Sent from my iPad On May 15, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote: If someone hears of the Ruff being re-found please post. Thanks Carl -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] OT:Webinars

2013-05-16 Thread Linda Orkin
Hey all, Just to continue with the theme of my Cayuga bird club newsletter column of a few months ago, I wanted to alert people to a series of duck id webinars that are now available from the Lab of O. I did the first one of the series as it was in development a while ago and it was