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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin update
Hi John,
There is a calling bird (pair?) at Myers Point Park in Lansing as well— I think
they were there last year.
The “Tareyton “ bird may be nesting again near the east end of Sycamore— a
female perched in a tree there giving some softer, dif
The Brandywine birds are where Simsbury drive ends at Brandywine.
I often see one perched in a deciduous tree back of a Y shaped, trimmed white
pine just east of Brandywine rd.
Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca-377
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On Apr 25, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Scott Haber wrote:
There has
There has also been a calling pair off and on since the beginning of April
in the vicinity of Craft Road and Brook Way in the Village of Lansing. On a
few occasions in recent weeks they were frequenting a grove of Norway
Spruces on Brook Way as well as a dense stand of White Pines near the
Hi John,
There is a calling bird (pair?) at Myers Point Park in Lansing as well— I think
they were there last year.
The “Tareyton “ bird may be nesting again near the east end of Sycamore— a
female perched in a tree there giving some softer, different calls.
Ken
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On Apr
Merlin identified vacalizing (but not outright braying) by one of my donkeys as
a Mallard!!!
Deb
On Apr 13, 2023 11:50 AM, Mary Jane Thomas wrote:
I would like to talk with someone off-list about Merlin. It has given me some
really weird results - birds not found in this area.
Thanks.
I was out in Arizona and without merlin I would have been lost….I did confirm
all sound ID with photos for life list birds or at least visually confirmed
them.
Again what an amazing app!! Fast and accurate.
Tony carapella
toneloc1...@gmail.com
> On May 25, 2022, at 6:47 PM, James Gaffney
About Life Lists, I’m sure organizations have rules, but unless you are trying
to make the list for the organization, it’s your life and your list, so you can
make your own criteria.
For myself, a new species which I encounter will necessarily be unfamiliar and
may be confusing, so I may be
I agree wholeheartedly. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to find birds whose
songs I’m not familiar with. I was out in Arizona last week and the sound ID
helped me find birds I had never seen before.
Question to the group. If Merlin picks up a bird that is a life list bird and
you don’t
Many thanks, as always, for your edifying info! Love this little singer’s
melody, what that little phoebe says?!
Warmly,
Bar’bara’
> On May 25, 2022, at 12:42 PM, Jay McGowan wrote:
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>
> Hi Barbara,
> That's a Say's Phoebe. And yes, you can import videos into the app as well as
> audio
Hi Barbara,
That's a Say's Phoebe. And yes, you can import videos into the app as well
as audio from other apps, although it's easiest to record straight onto
Merlin.
Since we're on the subject, I thought I would put out a quick public
service reminder regarding Merlin and reporting birds to
Here’s the songbird in question; heard/seen in Boulder CO
https://share.icloud.com/photos/053Nl_RqRT3l4PlHfyzo0fiKg
Warm regards,
Bar’bara’
> On May 25, 2022, at 10:41 AM, Nita L. Irby wrote:
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> Sorry to clutter the list but I have to get this off my chest:
>
> Merlin’s sound ID function
On this beautiful note, any idea what this sweet singer is? (And... is there a
way to plug in a sound video like this for ID...or does one have to catch the
song/call ‘live’?)
Warm regards,
Bar’bara’
Warm regards,
Bar’bara’
> On May 25, 2022, at 10:41 AM, Nita L. Irby wrote:
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> Sorry to
I agree. With my hearing loss, I’ve lost track of many of the once familiar
bird songs and calls in my world. Now, with Merlin, I get to know what might be
out there and know to look around for old friends.
Rich Guthrie
> On May 25, 2022, at 11:17 AM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm
> wrote:
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This morning, my usually 5 minute walk to the mailbox took 25 minutes so...
blessing and a curse 藍
On Wed, May 25, 2022, 11:02 AM Kathleen P Kramer wrote:
> I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes
> long hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin,
I agree! Thank you Lab of O. Every time I walk and birdwatch I learn a
little bit more. So much fun and so useful. Marsha Kardon
On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 11:03 AM Kathleen P Kramer wrote:
> I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes
> long hikes to restore his
I agree! My son, who is going through a rough patch in his life, takes long
hikes to restore his spirit. When I told him about Merlin, he was so pleased
with what it adds to his solitary hikes and the way it’s enhanced his knowledge
of birds. Thank you, Lab of O and all who have made this
And I had a great Merlin-crow interaction near Hile School rd and Ed Hill
Rd intersection on Tuesday. A youngish crow may have begun it because I first
saw it harrying and giving low vocalizations toward the merlin, but the merlin,
a male by back plumage, turned the tables and became the
For what it’s worth, the Merlin Sound ID on my iPhone picked up a Merlin
downhill from the factory 2.5 weeks ago.
Susan Suarez
On Aug 25, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Stanley Scharf
mailto:stanley.sch...@gmail.com>> wrote:
For the past two plus weeks what appears to be a Merlin has been screaming
its
The CLO had brought us from early recordings of birds, through autonomous
recording devices of overflying chips and peeps to owling while sleeping.
Truly it's a brave new world.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 3:48 PM Gary Kohlenberg wrote:
> Some are finding the new Merlin sound ID app has some
Some are finding the new Merlin sound ID app has some deficiencies with
difficult species, like the trillers. For myself, I have been blown away by the
fun and accuracy of such a new application. I wouldn’t base a heard only rare
bird report totally on this app yet, but it sure will be handy to
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Subject: Re: More on Merlin Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin results/Turkey Vulture
Hi all,
I think the Library of Natural Sound used to ask, when archiving audio, whether
the bird was seen to make the call. Now, when people include audio with eBird
submissions, that question is not asked
Very good point Dave. I was thinking the same. I am slightly competent with
bird vocalizing id but if I uploaded a recording I would not be comfortable
saying what it was unless I saw it, especially with these confusing and
overlapping ones. Two years ago there was a particular junco singing
Hi all,
I think the Library of Natural Sound used to ask, when archiving audio, whether
the bird was seen to make the call. Now, when people include audio with eBird
submissions, that question is not asked, and sometimes people are clearly
guessing, even against the advice of apps intended to
Thanks Jay and Alicia. I didn’t see first reply though I was looking for it.
Appreciate it.
I am going to try the uploading to eBird. I didn’t know you could do that
It’s interesting looking at the spectrogram and comparing between the trillers
too. Although obviously not foolproof it can help
Hi Linda,
Jay replied a couple days ago - forwarded below.
Best -
Alicia
Forwarded Message
Subject:Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Worm-eating Warblers in Lansing NY
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 12:02:10 -0400
From: Jay McGowan
Reply-To: Jay McGowan
To: Linda
So far when I use Merlin here, I get correct IDs for Chipping Sparrows & juncos
Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jul 9, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Peter Saracino wrote:
I like all the additional "sounds" on Merlin too!
Sar
On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 12:47 PM Linda Orkin
I like all the additional "sounds" on Merlin too!
Sar
On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 12:47 PM Linda Orkin wrote:
> The worm eating warbler is a interesting weak link. For all the trillers I
> capture it has said worm eating except for one time ChIpping Sparrow
> corrector id’d and one time pine warbler
The worm eating warbler is a interesting weak link. For all the trillers I
capture it has said worm eating except for one time ChIpping Sparrow corrector
id’d and one time pine warbler which I thought was likely wrong although it
could have been right as it was at the top of the hill in the
I played the song of a junco from IBird pro on one electronic device and
listened using Birdnet with another electronic device. The devices were
side by side.
Birdnet said it was a worm eating warbler. I did so after having been
fooled by juncos at Lindsay Parsons a number of times.
After birdnet
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CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l]
Merlin reports
Last spring, I was working from home so had ample time to walk around my
FWIW, last weekend while driving up the lake, I spied a brownish falcon
hunting the field immediately south of the King Ferry winery. When I pulled
over to check it out it flew away to the east and I could never get a
binoculared look to ID it, but I think it was a merlin.
Suan
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Yesterday evening (Thursday 25 March) I heard (several times) and saw (once) a
Merlin calling and flying near my yard. It may have been in one or more of
several mature conifers near the very bottom of Cliff Street in Ithaca. When I
finally saw it, it was flying in a big clockwise arc around
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports
Hi John
At least
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin reports
Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than
near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching
the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated
American crow
Interesting. They have more 2020 crow nests to rent in the Birchwood area than
near that sycamore. But it will be interesting to see if one pair is searching
the whole area. The nest used last year was either a recently depredated
American crow nest or a takeover, the reason for the crow nest
Hi John
At least one Merlin has returned to the Northeast Ithaca neighborhood. I say
“at least” one because there is a male perching regularly on the large sycamore
at the north end of Muriel St. (and calling in that area) and one seen
regularly (by Brad) flying around and calling on
On Inlet Island there’s a tall flat-topped metal pole for electric wires. I
have seen at least ten different species of birds choose to perch on top of
that pole. Twice in the past few days I have seen a Merlin there. The more
recent time the Merlin appeared to be urged off by a Rock Pigeon,
The local northeast area of Ithaca Merlin returned last week. I saw the Merlin
while looking for the crows. Initially heard then seen chasing whomever
possible near St. Catherine's Church on Siena X Blackstone. The Merlin has
been flying around the neighborhood since then.
This morning the
Hi Carol, we are also downtown (N Geneva). We will keep an eye and ear out!
What is your location? Thanks.
John and Kate
On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 6:01 PM Carol Cedarholm wrote:
> Just had a Merlin in my black walnut tonight in downtown Ithaca. Anybody
> else seeing them?
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On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 7:20 AM John Confer wrote:
> Hi Suan,
>
>Thanks for posting that.
>
>Mammals are rarely captured by Merlin, but not never. Adults often
> remove the tail and head before they bring it to nestlings. That has been a
> frustration when I tried to identify prey, which
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Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 7:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nest GIAC
This message originated from outside the Ithaca College email system.
Stopped by GIAC this evening, one merlin (couldn't tell if parent
Stopped by GIAC this evening, one merlin (couldn't tell if parent or young)
was perched visibly until my attention caused it to hop behind some
branches. They can definitely tell who's paying attention and who isn't,
like the few dozen parents watching the ongoing basketball game.
Anyhow, last
Thanks for this intriguing report.
It reminds me of a bald eagle nest I saw in the middle of Hamilton, NY, a town
about 1 1/2 hrs east of Ithaca.
This July 3, I saw three grown bald eagle chicks getting ready to fly, sitting
on branches around the nest, one even tried a short round flying
I heard a merlin twittering on Christopher Circle/Christopher Lane yesterday
evening, although hadn’t seen activity on it. I have not scoped it recently.
> On Jun 16, 2016, at 6:26 PM, John Confer wrote:
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> Not good news, overall, for Merlin nests.
>
> The Titus Ave.
Hi Suan and All Merlin Watchers,
The Merlins on Christopher Circle have either gone completely silent or fledged
(too soon?) or they have moved. I saw no birds around or visible on the nest
by late last week. IS this related to the Highland Avenue pair? I have no
idea how far they might
While biking home this evening around 8pm, I heard what I'm pretty sure was a
Merlin calling from a deciduous tree behind 210 Park Place. Without binoculars
I never sighted the bird. It was calling very continuously, with a few breaks
in between and some "chink" calls reminiscent of grosbeak.
Yesterday morning (10 Feb) while waiting by the front door of the Super 8 Motel
(close to the Meadow Court Inn) I saw a female MERLIN approach from the
northeast, alight atop a tall tree along Six-mile Creek, look around a couple
minutes, bob her head as if judging the distance to prey, and fly
Regarding the Merlin Bird Photo ID software, I would also be interested in
hearing people's opinions of how such software might change birding and
bird-related citizen science.
Thank you,
Clara MacCarald
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Clara MacCarald cmm...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
Is
By way of an unfortunate window incident, I can report that a female or
immature Yellow Warbler can appear from above to have distinct outer yellow
tail feathers. (We have not had them in the yard before; it appeared to
recover, and disappeared a while later, after being placed out of harm's
way
Possibly an American Redstart female?
Donna L. Scott
Lansing Station Road
Lansing
Carol Keeler wrote:
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 6:32 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin
...I had a Goldfinch sized bird that I only saw from the back. It was
distinctive because it's outer
A Merlin arrived at the Cornell Plantations Arboretum while I was there this
morning around 10:00
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY 13068 USA
Phone 607-539-6608
e-mail m...@cornell.edu
http://www.marieread.com
Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono
I have not seen the two Merlins together since the day I observed the
mating, but I have seen one from my porch almost every day. The favorite
perch seems to be in an oak tree in a backyard bordered by Prospect,
Pleasant and Hudson--have seen it there on at least half a dozen separate
occasions in
Hi Meena and List
FYI, red tags are our 2012 cohort. Might be 6V DBAR12, raised across Judd
Falls from the Herb Gardens. We are particularly on the lookout for 6V's
bands-only 13 year old dad, P2 DBAR00, who has only a pair of color bands
(light bluish and greenish--both faded) on right leg.
[mailto:bounce-112631383-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Clark
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:35 AM
To: Meena Madhav Haribal
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin at East Hill Plaza
Hi Meena and List
FYI, red tags are our 2012 cohort. Might be 6V DBAR12, raised across Judd
I did the same thing too! And found Merlin singing away! I also went to Green
hills cemetery and except for the Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Chipping Sparrow and
Great Crested Flycatcher no body was there.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
I've been to the cemetery several times this spring, but haven't heard or
seen the Merlin yet. Tim and I had a Merlin flying around Cayuga Heights
(as seen from Sunset Park, looking south) on Friday. Maybe this is the same
bird?
-Brad
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Meena Haribal
That's a good one, Meena--a cemetery with no body in it.
-Rick ;)
At 01:13 PM 5/12/2012, Meena Haribal wrote:
I did the same
thing too! And found Merlin singing away! I also went to Green hills
cemetery and except for the Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Chipping Sparrow and
Great Crested Flycatcher no
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To: Stuart Krasnoff; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary
I did the same thing too! And found Merlin
I've been sitting the last hour here in the cemetary, watching a (presumably)
female merlin hanging out on the highest naked snag atop a pine, calling
regularly and making frequent flycatcher-style forays. Then, a moment ago, a
slightly different call signaled the arrival of a (presumably) male
I'm thrilled the Merlins are back in the cemetery. After Stuart's post I
stopped by and had terrific views of the female on the bare treetop. As with
Suan, the male and female would call and respond several times then he would
swoop in, copulating, then off again. They did this two times with a
Yippee! One down
On 1/27/12 9:45 AM, Bill Evans wrote:
9:45AM atop a Green St. telephone pole next to Agway parkinglot.
Bill E
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I sent this previously to Bob McGuire, but thought that it might be of
interest to others:
The one bird that I've seen Merlin catch was a House Sparrow. The Merlin
that our Audubon group saw last Saturday was hunting pigeons. It split a
flock in two and then cut an individual out of the flock and
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