Hi all,
I had a brief view of the Summer Tanager, in a bare deciduous tree, behind
Bill's neighbors house at 4:15 pm today. From the corner of Highland and Gothic
the tree was 3 houses down Gothic St on the same side as Bill's house.
She briefly hawked for some unseen insects ? I first saw
I birded along Sheldrake in hopes of finding the Pacific Loon this afternoon.
The water was calm and beautiful for long distance scanning. There were few,
wildly scattered birds until I got to Sheldrake Park.
By the red lighted buoy was a line of feeding Loons and Gulls with a couple
On my walk around the Plantations Arboretum late yesterday afternoon. I had one
very clean looking E. Phoebe. It seems like it's getting late for them.
Gary
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While at Stewart Park, around 4:30, a Cattle Egret flew down the shore,
from the east, circled Treman Marina a few times before landing.
I drove over to the marina and found him perched on the docks just
north of the restroom building. Stuart Krasnoff joined me and took some
There are a goodly number of Mallards lately at Stewart Park. The strong north
winds keep them close to shore. I would think someone good with hybrids could
find at least one Mallard/Black Duck hybrid in the group.
Location: Stewart Park, Ithaca
Observation date: 10/18/10
Notes: 50
I spent an enjoyable half day on the trails, mostly the Dryden side, at the Lab
today. Some of my best views and most exciting birds were:
Gray-cheeked Thrush, East trail toward barn.
Wood Thrush
Rusty Blackbirds, Timmy's walk and feeder garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, many
Golden-crowned
I was in the gardens for a few hours Sunday in the late morning. The diversity
of birds is fun and interesting. I was able to see:
Song
Savanna
Chipping
House
Field
LINCOLN'S
White-throated Sparrows
Indigo Bunting
House Wren
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Ravens
Red-tailed Hawks
Hi all,
I birded the East Hill Rec. trail this morning. It was very birdie, but
there were no large flocks of migrants. I did see my first RUBY CROWNED
KINGLETS of the fall with a few MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, CHESTNUT-SIDED, C.
YELLOWTHROAT, PHILADELPHIA and WARBLING VIREOS, BROWN
Ann Mitchell and I watched the Franklin's Gull in the same area until dusk. We
couldn't verify the Ruff or Knot because of distance and low light.
We couldn't find the Little Blue Heron at May's Point. We checked other likely
spots with no luck. It could easily still be there just behind the
I was able to find 4 Black-bellied Plover on Towpath this afternoon. Thanks to
Joe for posting , because I was able to hear one giving its whistling call as
it flew by. I'm not sure if it was an additional one or of the original group.
There was also a group of five Sandhill Cranes. Four were
This morning, 7:15, Ann Mitchell and I were at Montezuma to finally find the
Hudsonian Godwit in the same area as has been reported. Unfortunately for Dave
and Susan it also was able to pull the disappearing act that frustrated Susan
and I twice yesterday. The torrential rain made for damp
After a very nice walk with Mark's large birding group at Lindsay Parsons I
decided to climb the ridge in Danby State Forest. Following in the footsteps of
Dave, Susan and Ann I had hopes of hearing or seeing Worm-eating Warblers. I
wasn't disappointed. Sitting, ( or more accurately bracing
Hi Stuart,
On Saturday, I also heard and saw the Blue-winged Warbler singing the
Golden-winged Warbler song. I have to admit to a couple of minutes of elevated
pulse rate until the singer was revealed.
Gary
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Hi all,
Last Sunday, the 16th, Susan, Ann and I birded up the lake. We
didn't post, but people may be interested in our Orchard Oriole sightings.
On Myers Point Rd. where it crosses the RR tracks the apartment house on the
right hosted two nesting pairs or Orchard Orioles. One
While birding Sunday at Comstock Knoll, on the Cornell campus, I heard a Merlin
calling loudly very close by. I couldn't see it because of the trees, but
maybe it's nesting nearby.
Happy birding,
Gary
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I was wondering about the Cliff Swallows. I also noticed they seemed to range
farther out over the water and especially much higher up. Sometime very high
and then dive down in bigger loops.
Gary
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I spent mid-day today watching swallows on the lake and was rewarded with a,
very rare for me, swallow sweep. A Purple Martin was at Stewart Park with
Tree, Rough-winged and Barn Swallows. Myer's Point held hundreds of swallows
including the previously mentioned 2 Cliff Swallows, Bank, Barn,
I heard my first Yellow-rumped Warbler singing yesterday in Shindagen Hollow.
He had nice bright plumage, very handsome.
Gary
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It's like fishing. When you anchor your boat everybody motors on over to see
what you're catching.
I'm enjoying learning more about Steve Fast's backyard. :)
Gary
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I stopped by the Lab, after work today, hoping to catch the last of Mark's
morning Thrushapalooza on the East trail. I was able to see two very shy
HERMIT THRUSHES , my first of the year.
By the power line there were many WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS scratching in the
leaves. One whistle sounded
I didn't know if this would reach CayugaBirds. I thought it would be of
interest to many.
Gary
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In
Ann and I found 21 Pectoral Sandpipers on Armitage Rd. I think Bob first
reported some there on Friday. One Sandpiper was clearly different. The only
candidate that seemed to fit is a Baird's Sandpiper. Unfortunately when we
relocated to get a better look they picked up and moved farther out.
I saw one Rusty Blackbird on the Wilson trail yesterday afternoon. I think
this was been previously reported, but he's still hanging around by the
footbridge at the intersection.
Gary
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With beautiful calm, sunny weather I was able to find the Western Grebe this
afternoon, Wednesday, at 4 PM. It was straight out from the parking area,
swimming, snoozing and preening. Over about an hour it swam leisurely west
until it was behind the bluff. I was able to pick it up again by
This afternoon I was finally able to find a large flock of SNOW GEESE at the
south end of the mucklands. Over the 2 hours I watched this flock it grew to
45,000 birds as more came in from the north. The flock periodically rose to
circle as BALD EAGLES flew over. I was able to find one ROSS'S
I made a brief stop at Stewart Park around 4:30. With all the Ring-billed,
Herring and Great Blacked-backed Gulls there was one adult Lesser Black-backed
Gull and one juvenile Iceland Gull at a nice not-to-far distance.
Happy getting close to spring birding,
Gary
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