[cayugabirds-l] Tuesday, 5/8: Science Cabaret on Night Migration

2012-05-02 Thread Karen Edelstein
Science Cabaret presents: *A River of Birds in the Sky: tuning into night migration* When: 7 PM, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Where: Lot 10 Lounge, 112 S. Cayuga Street FREE!! Unbeknownst to most people, songbird migration in North America happens at night. And many species give short call notes while th

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Us too!!

2012-05-02 Thread Marie P Read
Mine arrived about 6:30 pm and buzzed the hanger outside the window which was still feederless. Of course I remedied that omission in short order! I guess today was hummingbird day! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m.

[cayugabirds-l] Us too!!

2012-05-02 Thread B Mcaneny
First hummingbird about 7:30 pm to H.B. feeder. Shirley McAneny -- 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-

[cayugabirds-l] FW: eBird Report - Sapsucker Woods, CLO, May 2, 2012

2012-05-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi all, Just got the chance to enter my list of birds from a 1.5 hour walk this morning around Sapsucker Woods, from 8:30-10 am. Fine morning! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu Sapsucker Woods, CLO, Tompkins, US-NY May 2, 2012 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Pro

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-02 Thread Robyn Bailey
Me too. Coming to Fuschias! Robyn Bailey Lansing Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2012, at 6:41 PM, "Laura Stenzler" wrote: > Wow! We just had our first hummingbird at the feeder as well! 6:40 pm! > Laura > > > Laura Stenzler > l...@cornell.edu > > Fro

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
Wow! We just had our first hummingbird at the feeder as well! 6:40 pm! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu From: bounce-54477039-8866...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-54477039-8866...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Regi Teasley [rltcay...@earthlink.net] Sen

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird

2012-05-02 Thread Regi Teasley
I saw my first of year (male R-T) Hummingbird at the Bleeding heart flowers this evening. Wow. Get out the feeders! Regi -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabirds

Fw: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird

2012-05-02 Thread david nicosia
Day 7 of the YELLOW HEADED BLACKBIRD in Broome County Endicott West Corner's Marsh - Forwarded Message - From: Janet Akin To: Cayuga Birds List Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 5:30 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird I made the trip to Broome County from Seneca Castl

[cayugabirds-l] Great fall-out conditions for tonight/Thursday morning

2012-05-02 Thread david nicosia
All, We have a warm/stationary front stalled across NY state right now running roughly Syracuse to Elmira. A warm humid summery air mass is flowing northeast through the Ohio Valley and encountering this colder air mass east of the front in NY. At work, before I left, I was still detecting migra

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird

2012-05-02 Thread Janet Akin
I made the trip to Broome County from Seneca Castle this morning. Spotted the bird before I got out of the car. Stayed in view across the marsh for the 1/2 hour I stayed. He was really aggressive to any bird that came his way RWBB, Grackles even a Yellow Warbler which it chased around the marsh.

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard Checklist Today

2012-05-02 Thread Evan Barrientos
45 species total, 15 warbler species, excellent day. Evan B Begin forwarded message: > From: > Date: May 2, 2012 3:37:20 PM EDT > To: > Subject: eBird Report - Hawthorn Orchard, May 2, 2012 > > Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY > May 2, 2012 7:40 AM - 8:50 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 2.0 mile(

[cayugabirds-l] SS Woods Worm-eating Warbler

2012-05-02 Thread France
After lunch today (1:15 pm ish) I saw and heard a Worm-eating Warbler along the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods. Just after the small footbridge along the small stream on the north side of the trail. -France -- //--France Dewaghe -

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 2, 2012

2012-05-02 Thread Christopher Dalton
My plan was to bird Hawthorn on the way to work - quick 30 minute stop to see what was in town. 2 hours later I emerged trying to figure out how to make up for lost time. Just to reiterate the great birds at Hawthorn today, especially the nice mix of warblers. I ran into Evan, and his post describ

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorns

2012-05-02 Thread Jay McGowan
Just to clarify, the Orange-crowned Warbler in the Hawthorns this morning was singing softly, which is what first alerted me to its presence, at the edge of the Hawthorns at the corner of the ravine and the dirt track that comes up from the pond near the Recreation Way off Mitchell Street (so, the

[cayugabirds-l] Possible Yellow Rail

2012-05-02 Thread Leona Lauster
I have been in contact with Eric Lewis. I asked him if the bird could have been a Sora. He said he thought about it but the bird was way too small. He said he saw one bird and heard another which was a long series of clicks def. not a Sora. He found these birds at Huckleberry Swamp. I can't get

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Migration!

2012-05-02 Thread Evan Barrientos
Amazing day for birding, try to get out if you can! Hawthorn Orchards was filled with migrants from 7:30-10:50am today. At least 45 species and simply too many Yellow-rumpeds to count, plus a lot of highlights. I'll send an eBird checklist later, but here are some of the highlights: Prairie War

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions

2012-05-02 Thread David McCartt
I was just out too and can add Blue-headed Vireo.  It was near the foot bridge on the Wilson Trail. David --- On Wed, 5/2/12, Laura Stenzler wrote: From: Laura Stenzler Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L" Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 10:42 AM

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions

2012-05-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
Between 8:30 and 10 am this morning I also walked the trails at Sapsucker Woods. Additions to Anne Marie's list include: On the east side, just past the powerline cut, Brown Thrasher Parula Warbler Black and White Warbler Brown Creeper Black-throated Green Warbler Laura l...@cornell.edu

[cayugabirds-l] Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest May 26-28, plus May 6 walk for kids

2012-05-02 Thread Mark Chao
Hi everyone, Once again this year, I'll be visiting various preserves of the Finger Lakes Land Trust over Memorial Day weekend, leading public bird walks, and raising pledge money per species found on the various preserves. We call this effort the Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (SBQ

[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers

2012-05-02 Thread geokloppel
Seeing that we might get a well-timed break of morning sunshine, at 8:15 I drove across the valley to visit Worm-eating Warbler habitat below West Danby's north pinnacle. On the walk through the forest I flushed a couple of Wood Ducks from a tiny vernal pool where frogs and salamanders breed. He

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsuckers Nesting!

2012-05-02 Thread Pete Marchetto
I've got a pair of yellow-bellied sapsuckers who are working on a nest across the street from my house. They're at the end of Burns Way, right on Slaterville Rd. -Pete _ Pete Marchetto Engineering Physicist, CLO/BRP Grad Student, B&EE 1.607.254.6281 "Blu

[cayugabirds-l] Baltimore orioles!

2012-05-02 Thread K. Alice Wood Fox
Hello folks! Of course, I am referring to the birds and not the baseball team from my hometown. While I was at the Tompkins Recycling center yesterday (behind Maine Source), I saw two Baltimore Orioles in the trees across from the main office. This morning, I saw and heard the Baltimore Oriole

[cayugabirds-l] More migrants

2012-05-02 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Brief banding session this morning netted quite a few birds, new and returns. Among them were four newly arriving species: Nashville Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Northern Waterthrush Warbling Vireo The RB Grosbeaks have as strong a bite as ever! One YB sapsucker swabbed for saliva tests. John --

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

2012-05-02 Thread Anne Marie Johnson
Great morning in Sapsucker Woods as well. I arrived at about 7:45 and walked until 8:30. I started from the Fuller Wetlands and came across a nice warbler flock at the foot bridge along the lower trail. Here are the highlights: Warbling Vireo (1 singing near Fuller Wetlands, another silently for

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorns

2012-05-02 Thread Jay McGowan
Good stuff in the Hawthorns this morning including ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER near Mitchell St entrance along gorge, NORTHERN PARULA, and more. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBird

[cayugabirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler, NE Ithaca

2012-05-02 Thread Jay McGowan
Ken Rosenberg was kind enough to call me out this morning to see a semi-cooperative ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER with Nashville Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the flowering trees on my front lawn on Tareyton Drive. It is still in the area but difficult to find. Jay McGowan -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Tanager

2012-05-02 Thread Laura Stenzler
Weds morning on Hint Hill Rd are Ovenbird and Scarlet Tanager. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfiguration