[cayugabirds-l] Fall Creek Red-tailed Hawks
Hi all, I spent several hours on the past 2 mornings video-recording the Red-tailed Hawks nesting below the bridge below Fall Creek on Stewart Avenue. The youngsters are getting really big now, and one at least was vigorously exercising its wings this morning. Interestingly, one of the adults continues to bring sticks to the nest, and yesterday morning arrived with a leafy bough as large as he/she was! My understanding of this behavior is that green leaves are chosen for their insecticidal or anti-pathogenic properties, for nest hygiene. When I looked at my video closely, I discovered that the green plant was in fact hemlock. Is there any other reason the hawk may be doing this? 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 Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian godwit etc MNWR
Correction -- 14 Shorebird species for the morning. Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On May 28, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg wrote: > Here are a few more details of my fine morning at Montezuma -- surprisingly > cool and clear during the time I was there (until 11 AM). > > On the drive up in the early morning I stopped to listen for Jay's > GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on Rt. 90 near Lake Rd., having missed them at several > stops nearby last weekend. I was rewarded by 2 singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS > (one very close to the road, one further back) exactly where Jay described -- > then a third one singing in the large field just to the north of Lake Rd. on > the west side of Rt. 90. Lots of good habitat around there. > > As I entered Montezuma Refuge at 6:30, I was greeted by a calling VIRGINIA > RAIL at the beginning of the entrance rd. Along the Wildlife Drive, lots of > song (I counted 14 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 1 BLACK-BILLED > CUCKOO on the drive), and a few shorebirds at "the Flats" including LESSER > YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and SANDPIPERS. The highlight, though, was > the only shorebird at Benning Marsh -- a beautiful male HUDSONIAN GODWIT, > which fed, preened, and slept fairly close to the road. > > While I was watching the godwit a commotion of Red-winged Blackbirds across > the road alerted me to 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS, which flushed from the marsh like > brown owls and flew off across the Main Pool. > > At Puddler's Marsh on Towpath Rd., the shorebird habitat was excellent and > birds were much closer than last weekend. Among the closest birds were 2 > SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, many DUNLIN and > SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 2-3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Further out were > many more DUNLIN, SEMI-SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 male WILSON'S > PHALAROPE, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a few more WHITE-RUMPS, and a few > SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and both YELLOWLEGS. 12 species of shorebirds for the > morning. > > Also heard 2 more CERULEAN WARBLERS and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO along Towpath. > 3 TRUMPETER SWANS very close, lots of calling COMMON GALLINULE, MARSH WRENS, > and SWAMP SPARROWS. > > > An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE is singing in my backyard at 7:45 PM -- a new migrant > for the year. > > KEN > > > Ken Rosenberg > Conservation Science Program > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 607-254-2412 > 607-342-4594 (cell) > k...@cornell.edu > > On May 28, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg wrote: > >> HHUDSONIAN GODWIT at Benning Marsh early. Apparently not relocated. Lots of >> shorebirds at Towpath. Excellent viewing. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> >> 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/ >> >> -- >> > -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian godwit etc MNWR
Here are a few more details of my fine morning at Montezuma -- surprisingly cool and clear during the time I was there (until 11 AM). On the drive up in the early morning I stopped to listen for Jay's GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on Rt. 90 near Lake Rd., having missed them at several stops nearby last weekend. I was rewarded by 2 singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS (one very close to the road, one further back) exactly where Jay described -- then a third one singing in the large field just to the north of Lake Rd. on the west side of Rt. 90. Lots of good habitat around there. As I entered Montezuma Refuge at 6:30, I was greeted by a calling VIRGINIA RAIL at the beginning of the entrance rd. Along the Wildlife Drive, lots of song (I counted 14 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on the drive), and a few shorebirds at "the Flats" including LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and SANDPIPERS. The highlight, though, was the only shorebird at Benning Marsh -- a beautiful male HUDSONIAN GODWIT, which fed, preened, and slept fairly close to the road. While I was watching the godwit a commotion of Red-winged Blackbirds across the road alerted me to 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS, which flushed from the marsh like brown owls and flew off across the Main Pool. At Puddler's Marsh on Towpath Rd., the shorebird habitat was excellent and birds were much closer than last weekend. Among the closest birds were 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, many DUNLIN and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 2-3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Further out were many more DUNLIN, SEMI-SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 male WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a few more WHITE-RUMPS, and a few SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and both YELLOWLEGS. 12 species of shorebirds for the morning. Also heard 2 more CERULEAN WARBLERS and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO along Towpath. 3 TRUMPETER SWANS very close, lots of calling COMMON GALLINULE, MARSH WRENS, and SWAMP SPARROWS. An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE is singing in my backyard at 7:45 PM -- a new migrant for the year. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On May 28, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg wrote: > HHUDSONIAN GODWIT at Benning Marsh early. Apparently not relocated. Lots of > shorebirds at Towpath. Excellent viewing. > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius and Park/Baldwin (FLLT SBQ), Mon 5/28
In the short-lived cool air of early morning on Monday, four birders joined me at the Goetchius Wetland Preserve in Caroline for the third of my four weekend bird walks for the Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (FLLT SBQ). We began our short visit in the big field by the parking lot. This area, formerly all grass, now has some large scrapes holding shallow water and gravel, which seem to constitute decent habitat for migrant shorebirds. We found two SPOTTED SANDPIPERS and a KILLDEER here, but no probable passage migrant shorebirds. We also found two Mallards, sparing me the embarrassment of missing this species on my weekend tally. The new depressions in the field do seem to break up the grassy field, but this year anyway, the BOBOLINKS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and EASTERN MEADOWLARKS are still present. Having grown accustomed to seeing testosterone-charged male Bobolinks relentlessly chasing females and each other around here on past SBQs, I was very surprised to see two males foraging together in peace in a gravel patch, along with four Rock Pigeons and a Mourning Dove. >From here, I also heard one typical whinny of a SORA, evidently from the expansive wetland down the road. We walked over and look a long look and listen, but alas, didn't hear the Sora again. (Later, John Confer arrived and heard one short grunting phrase from a VIRGINIA RAIL, which I missed.) But still we had a fine time just standing among many expected birds, including both WILLOW and ALDER FLYCATCHERS singing in territorial defense, plus a HOODED MERGANSER and three GREEN HERONS flying by. Then most of us headed over to the Baldwin Tract of the Park Nature Preserve, in time for the start of the weekend's last bird walk at 8:30. Here we had a terrific turnout of 20+ people. It was our great privilege to be joined by Frank and Blythe Baldwin themselves, who purchased this tract more than 30 years ago, protected it from development, welcomed visitors, and finally arranged a few years ago for the Land Trust to take it over. Everyone who loves this site and the birds who live there owe Frank and Blythe profound gratitude; it was very satisfying and fitting to be able to extend our thanks directly and en masse at this year's SBQ. After spending our first few minutes watching a snapping turtle laying eggs right by the road (Blythe put up a road-hazard sign to help protect it from parkers), we entered the preserve. We found almost all of the site's expected breeding species, including one or more singing PRAIRIE WARBLERS, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, OVENBIRD, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Regrettably, most of these birds didn't oblige us with good views. A WINTER WREN sounded its incomparably beautiful and complex song at least a couple dozen times by the shelter above Six Mile Creek, but despite our concerted effort, he too remained out of sight. Oh well - as I told the group, given a choice between a good look at a silent Winter Wren, or a prolonged audience with a hidden one, I certainly wouldn't object to the latter. We did get one reward for our efforts to spot birds - a HERMIT THRUSH, who took a long pause from flurries of conspecific chasing and perched for long scope views, right by the shelter. Finally, as I led the group through the sunshine back to the parking lot, my young baseball friend Mark Dodici came running up. He reported that he and a few others, who had stayed behind for a few extra moments at the shelter and creek, had heard a BARRED OWL hooting twice in the ravine! I ended up with a list of 87 species found on Land Trust preserves for the weekend. Notwithstanding my most embarrassing misses - Red-tailed Hawk and Downy Woodpecker - I'm pretty satisfied with the total, given the heat and my inability this year to do much birding on my own outside the group walks. I think that others found at least six species that I missed, including that rail and owl. And counting repeat customers, we had over 50 people come out for the walks! We collected over $300 in on-the-spot donations to the Land Trust; combined with pledges for my weekend tally, I expect that this year's SBQ will raise well over $3000 to support the Land Trust's continuing efforts to preserve habitat in our region. To all who came out for the walks; to all who supported me and the Land Trust with pledges; to Bob McGuire and Betsy Darlington, for assistance with guiding the groups; to Frank and Blythe Baldwin once again for uncommon vision and generosity in creating the preserved tract that now bears your name; and to everyone who has had the patience to read my rambling posts three days in a row - many thanks for another wonderful SBQ! Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave
[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 28, 2012 * NYSY 05.28.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 21, 2012 - May 28, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled:May 28 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #306 -Monday May 28, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 14 , 2012 Highlights: --- AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER HUDSONIAN GODWIT RUDDY TURNSTONE SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S PHALAROPE COMMON NIGHTHAWK ACADIAN FLYCATCHER SWAINSON’S THRUSH ORCHARD ORIOLE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 5/22: One WILSON’S PHALAROPE and a group of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were at Puddler’s Marsh. 5/25: 5 adult and 2 young SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Carncross Road. 5/26: A female HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found at Puddler’s Marsh. A WILSON’S PHALAROPEand WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were at Shorebird Flats on the wildlife drive. 5/27: One of the best spring shorebird days ever at Montezuma. At Puddler’s Marsh there 13 species with some present in great numbers (Semi-plover, Semi-sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, and Dunlin). Here is the complete list. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER SEMIPALMATED PLOVER KILLDEER SPOTTED SANDPIPER GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS HUDSONIAN GODWIT RUDDY TURNSTONE SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER LEAST SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER DUNLIN SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER An additional HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found at Benning Marsh. 5/28: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was relocated at Benning Marsh. 8 species of shorebirds were at Shorebird flats on the wildlife drive. Jefferson County An ORCHARD ORIOLE has been found nesting at a residence in Mannsville. 5/26: 8 species of shorebirds including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were found at El Dorado Beach. also found were 8 species of Warblers. Derby HillBird Observatory This was the final week of counting Raptors at Derby Hill. 1,759 birds were counted this week. A GREAT EGRET was seen on 6/25. A complete summary of this season can be seen by clicking on the following link. http://onondagaaudubon.com/the-view-from-derby-hill-4/ Oneida County 5/22: 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were spotted on Oneida Lake’s east end at the Marion Manor Marina south of Verona Beach. By Wednesday the 23rd. they had moved north and were last seen from the lighthouse parking area north of the park in the morning. Efforts to see them in the afternoon were unsuccessful and they have not been reported at any part of the lake. Oswego County 5/26: 14 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 3 DUNLIN were seen on the near island looking south from Constantia. A short while later 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen also. 5/27: 3 BARRED OWLS and a COMMON NIGHTHAWK were heard at a residence in Constantia. Onondaga County 5/24: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen flying over Baaldwinsville. 5/26: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER has returned to Whiskey Hollow. It seems to be wandering rather than settling in the traditional location. 5/27: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen in Green Lakes State Park. -- End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Bird Photos from this Spring
Hi all, Although I am no longer in Ithaca for the summer, I wanted to share a gallery of NY birds from this year so far that I have just put up. The photos are mostly from birding trips or hikes when I did not take enough photos to make a whole gallery, so I compiled them all into one. Highlights include: -'Ezra' eating a Rock Pigeon at Cornell (Closeups!) -Long-tailed Ducks at Myer's Point -The Red-tailed Hawk nest in Fall Creek Gorge, chicks being fed -Some Hawthorn Orchard migrants -American Woodcock (Closeups) -A few grassland birds at Finger Lakes National Forest http://ebarrientos.smugmug.com/Nature/nature-in-new-york/Just-Birds-New-York/22787204_sSSZJ4#!i=1835435401&k=HTWXFk2 Soon I will be posting another gallery of bird VIDEOS. Best, Evan Barrientos -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit Yes
Hi everyone, the Hudsonian Godwit at Benning Marsh has returned at around 2pm.. Greg and Melissa Coniglio Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian godwit etc MNWR
HHUDSONIAN GODWIT at Benning Marsh early. Apparently not relocated. Lots of shorebirds at Towpath. Excellent viewing. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
