[cayugabirds-l] killdeer nest

2013-05-11 Thread Melissa Groo
I walked by the killdeer nest Suan mentions, later in the morning yesterday, and saw how vulnerable it was to the softball players who kept running over the culvert to collect wayward balls. Along with a couple friends I was with, we did a bit of cordoning off of the nest area with rocks and

[cayugabirds-l] Ruddy Turnstone, Myers Point

2013-05-11 Thread Jay McGowan
Nice breeding plumage RUDDY TURNSTONE with a Dunlin on the beach at Myers Point. Cape May Warbler singing at the entrance. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] a few yard birds (Perry City Rd., T-burg)

2013-05-11 Thread Aaron Jacobsen
2 dueling male BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS a flock of ~35 PINE SISKINS eating dandelion seeds EA. KINGBIRD EA. BLUEBIRDS nesting AM. GOLDFINCH CHIPPING SPARROWS mating WHITE CROWNED SPARROWS eating dandelion seeds RW BLACKBIRDS SONG SPARROWS AM. ROBINS nesting RB WOODPECKER EA.

[cayugabirds-l] Canada warbler park preserve

2013-05-11 Thread Laura Stenzler
Canada warbler along steep sides of gorge at Park Preserve. Actually, just off the preserve. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Bobolinks!

2013-05-11 Thread M K Mannella
3 noisy bobolinks this morning. 2 baltimore orioles. Michele Sent from miPhone @ The Hayward House BB www.thehaywardhouse.com and @ The Body Shop www.bodyshopwellness.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] eBird -- Hawthorn Orchard -- May 11, 2013

2013-05-11 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Mostly quiet start to the morning, then encountered tight flock along middle part of North edge in Hawthorn Orchard (East Hill of Ithaca, accessible behind and to West of Reis Tennis Center and the Oxley Equestrian Center on Pine Tree Road). Drizzling and calm in the AM, then brief WSW winds

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lone snow goose

2013-05-11 Thread John Confer
Hi Folks, It is possible that the same bird is flying around this area. I didn't see it until about 10 days ago after several scans of the Thomas Rd wetlands when I spent enough time that I think I would have seen it if it were there. It was at the Thomas Rd wetlands last Friday at about

[cayugabirds-l] cape may warblers on dodge rd

2013-05-11 Thread Kevin Loope
Just heard 2-3 cape mays singing in the southern part of the spruces on dodge rd! Kevin Loope -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] SSWainson's Thrush

2013-05-11 Thread Suan Yong
Becky Hansen and I are looking at a Swainson's Trush at SSW Hoyt Pileated trail a little west of the junction to the north exit to the power cut. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 11May2013

2013-05-11 Thread Jay McGowan
Some quick highlights from a lond day of birding up Cayuga Lake and around Montezuma: RUDDY TURNSTONE and DUNLIN on the beach at Myers Point GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and dozens of Bobolinks on Lake Road, Ledyard Singing immature male ORCHARD ORIOLE on Lake Road just south of bluffs 6 COMMON TERNS at

[cayugabirds-l] Myers and Salt Point, Sat 5/11

2013-05-11 Thread Mark Chao
On Saturday morning, Tilden sent me to Sapsucker Woods at 7 AM with instructions to come home and wake me up if you find anything good. Well, Brad Walker and I did find some fine birds on a walk around the Wilson Trail, including a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, a couple of cooperative

[cayugabirds-l] Friday-Black-bellied Plover at Kips Island

2013-05-11 Thread Stuart Krasnoff
Sorry for the late post, but I thought I should add that late Friday afternoon Gary Kohlenberg and I had a distant Black-bellied Plover (as well as two Sandhill Cranes, a displaying tom turkey and 5 hens at the Kips Island site where we searched in vain for Ibis. -- Cayugabirds-L List