A Yellow Warbler arrived early yesterday along with a large flock of Yellow-rumps (Myrtles) and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. On Thursday we had our first Rose-breasted Grosbeak. All this despite the radar showing a relative blank the last couple of nights. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat"
On Sun, April 28, 2013 00:09, Upstate NY Birding digest wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Saturday, April 27, 2013. > > 1. Hermit Thrushes > 2. Morning Birds > 3. SSW yellow palm, rusty > 4. Female RWBB > 5. Richard Crossley speaks at SUNY-ESF, Syracuse - 4/29 > 6. =?utf-8?Q?Hooded_Warbler_&_more_at_Montezuma?= > 7. Ospreys at Salt Point > 8. white-winged Turkey Vulture > 9. Toadsong > 10. Birding up the lake > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Hermit Thrushes > From: Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:19:22 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > At dawn several Hermit Thrushes were singing down in the woods below my > house. Also > Winter Wren, Blue-headed Vireo, Ovenbird and Louisiana Waterthrush, but I > haven't > found any other warblers. > > Geo Kloppel > West Danby > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Morning Birds > From: Carol Keeler <carolk...@adelphia.net> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:10:52 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Lots of birds at the feeders this morning. I got my FOS Purple Finch. I've > been > watching for its arrival. I had one White Throated Sparrow a few days ago. > It had > a one day stop. Also there are two Red- Bellied Woodpeckers eating black > oilseed. > Downy seems to like getting peanuts out of the shell. Most of the regulars > are here > too. There's Goldfinches, House Finches, Chickadees, Cardinals, Tufted > Titmouse, > lots of Juncos, and Chipping Sparrows. A Mockingbird 's out there singing. > The > undesirables are here too, unfortunately- Grackles, Cowbirds, and House > Sparrows. > I'll take a walk down by the creek later to see if any non feeder migrants > have > returned. The White Crowned Sparrows usually show up when the Serviceberry > is in > bloom, which should be soon. The Tree Swallows are looking at the nest > boxes. It's > a wonderful birdy morning. On a disappointing note, I haven't heard any > Meadowlarks > yet and I have always had them. > > On a non bird note, the coyote was here last night. I had one trapped in my > garden > back in February. It's paw prints are all over the driveway. There's rabbit > hair > on the back lawn. I've been hoping for a coyote to get rid of all my rabbits. > > Carol Keeler > > Sent from my iPad > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: SSW yellow palm, rusty > From: Suan Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:38:19 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > This morning's SSW walk saw a yellow palm warbler on the island from the > pergola > (along with two yellow-rumpeds). Later, in the woods, was a large flock of > rusty > blackbirds, conservatively 50, possibly 100+, subflocks continuously emerging > previously unseen from depressions in the woods. > > Ruby-crowned kinglets and white-throated sparrows were everywhere, close, > cooperative, and singing. Two Canada geese on nests, one right outside the VC > entrance; two active robin nests, one under construction; a possible tree > swallow > nest cavity in a tree rather than nestbox, and for a moment a tree swallow > pair > checking out the nestbox/nestpost pair next to the Owens platform. Final > highlight > was a singing brown creeper which with some patience a few managed to see. > > Suan > _____________________ > http://suan-yong.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Female RWBB > From: Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <m...@roosterhillfarm.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:34:58 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > I have a couple *female* RWBB at my feeders as well as about 10 WT > Sparrows who have been hanging around the past week. I am in the hills > above Candor. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Richard Crossley speaks at SUNY-ESF, Syracuse - 4/29 > From: Lewis Grove <zugun...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:16:00 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > Greetings all, > > With apologies for the late notice (and conflict with Tim Gallagher's > talk), I would like to extend an invitation to an upcoming event on the > SUNY-ESF campus in Syracuse that may be of interest to some. We are please > to have Richard Crossley present "Past, Present and Future - world birding > adventures, book design and ID philosophy" at 6 PM on Monday, April 29th. > The talk itself will begin at 7 PM; Richard will be available for an > informal meet-and-greet/book signing starting at 6, with light refreshments > provided. The event will take place in ESF's brand new Gateway Event > Center, which is a stone's throw away from the conspicuous Carrier Dome on > Syracuse University's campus. Visitor parking (fee, unfortunately) is > available in the Irving Street Parking Garage a short distance away. > > If you would like any more information, including a parking/event map in > small jpg form, please let me know! > > Hope to see some of you there, > Lewis > > > -- > Lewis Grove > PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology > SUNY *E*nvironmental *S*cience and *F*orestry > (814) 880 - 5667 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Hooded_Warbler_&_more_at_Montezuma?= > From: M Miller <mmiller...@hotmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:17:06 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Sat morning on the Esker Brook trail (Montezuma) had Yellow, Yellow-rump, > Palm (not > seen by me, but saw photo), and a Hooded Warbler. Also had usual variety, RC > Kinglets, Song, Swamp, Tree Sparrows, and others. > > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Ospreys at Salt Point > From: Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:01:51 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > I've been watching the osprey pair at Salt Point everyday this week for a > few hours a time. I've seen many attempted matings and a few seemingly > successful tries. > > Their nest building is slow going. The male collects a few sticks every > hour using the process John Greenly described so well on April 23. Most of > his attempts at procuring sticks fail and when he does get one, it can be > anywhere from a twig to a branch a few feet long. He is the one I see > maneuvering the sticks around although I did see the female move a few. > > The female spends the majority of her time guarding the nest and > periodically calling. For the last three days, I have seen the male bring > small fish to the nest. When he does, he'll fly around the area with the > fish, calling, and making a grand show of the presentation. All three fish > appeared to be small sunfish spp. Both osprey fish are their own as well. > > On Thursday, a second male tried to mate with the female. but was rebuffed > by her and chased by the male. the pair remained agitated for at least an > hour afterwards and did not leave the nest. > > It is wonderful to watch the pair solidify their bond and work on the nest. > In the time I have spent there, I have not seen them react to the various > cars that drive past the platform although the male did leave when two > motorcycles slowly drove by the other day. The train whistle, however, does > get their attention every time it sounds. > > I hope the Lansing fireworks can be relocated at a far enough distance that > the noise will not disturb the pair. At a minimum, they need to be moved on > the other side of Salmon Creek. > > Candace Cornell > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: white-winged Turkey Vulture > From: Sara Jane Hymes <s...@cornell.edu> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:58:01 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Larry and I went up the lake today for a leisure day of birding. While > we really didn't see anything out of the ordinary we had 'our' first > glimpse of the (a) white-winged Turkey Vulture seen soaring about a mile > north of King Ferry on route 90. However, we did see some 'rare > birders'--Susan Danskin and Ann Mitchell, who will report if they saw > anything unusual. > > -- > > > Sara Jane > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Toadsong > From: Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:53:31 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 9 > > A few American Toads are singing this evening in the vicinity of my pond. > Their > annual pool party is still a week off, I think, but hearing them in the dark > reminds > me that I should be outside each evening over the next week or two to listen > for > migrating Whip-poor-wills. Last year's Whip surprised me on the same evening > that > toad song peaked - May 4th, I think it was - and the very next day > Whip-poor-wills > were reported from the south shore of Lake Ontario! > > Geo Kloppel > West Danby > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Birding up the lake > From: Ann Mitchell <annmitchel...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:07:08 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 10 > > Today Susan Danskin and I birded up the lake. There were great birds we saw > heading up the lake but I mainly want to report some of the more rarities > we saw. Caspian Terns were seen at Stewart Park. along with a couple Palm > Warblers. Harris Park's terns were also Caspian. At the Visitors Center at > Montezuma, we noticed there was much less water. Four Dunlin in breeding > plumage were there along with both yellowlegs and Blue-winged Teal. We saw > a Great Egret from Towpath Road, 2 Tundra Swans from Morgan Road, one with > a green tag. We also saw 10 American Eagles there. The highlight was > Martin's Tract which yielded Virginia Rail, American Bittern, and Sora. > > The other cool thing we saw was a Big Brown Bat at Stewart Park around 6:00 > or so flying around and heading towards Renwick. Must have been disturbed. > > Good Birding, Ann > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
