[cayugabirds-l] Orchard Orioles Salt Point

I watched a pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES foraging this evening at Salt Point. Saw no clue as to nest site. I watched the female vocalize once- she gave the typical whistled note that usually accompanies the "chuck" calls, and then two upslurred notes, something like: "se shooee shooee". The Male w

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

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

[cayugabirds-l] Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary - Ithaca, NY - 12 May 2012

This morning, after a stop at Agway, I decided to bird the Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary (located South of/adjacent to Stewart Park in the City of Ithaca), in hopes of locating the Yellow-throated Warbler seen there for the past week. Despite my efforts, I did not encounter any Yellow-throated Warb

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard - 12 May 2012 (Orchard Oriole adult male)

This morning, I met up with Katy Payne, who joined me for a couple of early morning hours of birding. We birded the relatively quiet but peaceful Hawthorn Orchard from about 5:45am to 7:45am. Best bird was a single adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE that sang one explosive song just as we were getting r

[cayugabirds-l] Highlighting bird names

Anne Marie, I wish to thank you for highlighting the names of the birds you saw at Hawthorn today. This makes it much easier for folks in a hurry or with a lot of reports to scan or for folks with eye problems. Fritzie Blizzard This morning Tim and I found a nice mix of warblers, ... :

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

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

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: eBird Report - Sapsucker Woods, May 12, 2012

Migrants have all but deserted Sapsucker Woods this morning. The only non-resident warblers I saw were 2 YELLOW-RUMPEDS. Non-warbler birding was good though, with 53 species. List below. Good birding, Evan B Begin forwarded message: > From: > Date: May 12, 2012 4:42:16 PM EDT > To: > Subject:

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn this morning

This morning Tim and I went to Hawthorn expecting to find little and were pleasantly surprised. The numbers were low, but we found a nice mix of warblers, all in the NE corner, mostly down the slope of the ravine, and all singing persistently: Canada, Northern Parula (2

RE:[cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

I hope everyone else also had a great laugh with my previous mail! I meant nobody else was there. My brain moves faster than my fingers and adds whatever words it feels like adding. As Marie suggested, anyway even if there were bodies, I could not have seen as they were probably buried years

RE:[cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

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 bo

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

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 wrote: > I d

[cayugabirds-l] Dodge Rd: Cape May, Redstart, Scarlet Tanager etc & crow moaning

This morning (8am) I walked down Dodge Rd to check out arrivals. There was a good sprinkling of birds all along the road. Near the corner of Ellis Hollow Rd., at the first spruce tree on the right I heard a few Tsee-tsee notes and found a Cape May warbler foraging down low, giving me great close

RE:[cayugabirds-l] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

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/

[cayugabirds-l] Cemetary Merlin Video link revised

Cemetary Merlin Video link revised: http://youtu.be/wm8ZK_gFdDA -- 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] MERLIN (nesting?) in City Cemetary

After a discussion about Cape May Warblers I decided to stop at the Ithaca City Cemetary to check the tall spruces. I didn't get that far. Just below the Stewart Ave. entrance there's a short road that goes off sharply to the north and over that road and up toward Stewart Ave. stands a white

[cayugabirds-l] Cape May Warbler and Clay-colored Sparrow

Two new species for our West Hill yard, in/under same tree! Caroline Manring Ithaca -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES

[cayugabirds-l] Cape Mays in my yard

I don't usually find Cape May Warblers at home, but this morning there are several feeding and singing in the tops of the spruces. Geo Kloppel -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBir