[cayugabirds-l] Field Trip Sunday

[bob mcguire]

I will lead another impromptu Cayuga Bird Club trip this coming Sunday. Meet at 
the Lab of O at 8 am. We will be back at around 2 pm. I plan to look for all 
the good winter birds. Beginning with gulls & grebes on the lake, a snowy owl 
(if anyone has not yet seen one), larks/longspurs/buntings in the fields, and 
then some ducks. I AM open to suggestions. 

Bob McGuire

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[cayugabirds-l] East Shore Park and NE Ithaca, Fri 2/7

[Mark Chao]

Just before midday on Friday, I saw a large, powerful dark bird fly from the
south end of Cayuga Lake eastbound over Route 13.  Eyes on the road, I
didn't get a great look, but I think it was a BALD EAGLE.  

 

When I arrived at East Shore Park a couple of minutes later, the gulls were
still swirling.  I never saw the eagle again, nor any owls or rare gulls.
But the ducks continue to create quite a spectacle there, with hundreds of
Redheads, many Canvasbacks, both scaup species, Common Goldeneyes, Common
Mergansers, and others.  Perhaps most notably, I counted 36 WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS (scope needed for half-decent viewing).

 

We missed it during a couple of the coldest days last month, and also on
January 30, but otherwise, the EASTERN SCREECH-OWL been appearing daily in
its nest box in our yard in northeast Ithaca.  Over the past two weeks, it
has tended to spend a lot more time in view during the day than in late
fall.  

 

Today, the owl was moved not only to bask, but also to trill a few times in
the bright midday sun.  This was my first time ever watching an owl
vocalizing in broad daylight.  I managed to get this photo of the bird in
mid-trill.  

 

https://plus.google.com/photos/114049026073343451957/albums/5291963262350115
713/5977718048716253954?pid=5977718048716253954

&oid=114049026073343451957

 

Mark Chao



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[cayugabirds-l] Gulls heading to dump

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Hi all,
Just about 15 minutes ago I witnessed hundreds of gulls heading to Cornell 
compost dump from the lake. I scanned for white-winged gulls but could not find 
any. I missed earlier several hundred gulls before starting the scan with 
binoculars.  All the gulls from the lake seemed to be going at the same  time, 
I thought it is interesting. In the afternoon I see them flying back to the 
lake not as one big group but as smaller groups. So who (leader) and when they 
decide to fly to the dump? When they do return from the dump? I will try to 
keep watch in future to see if they have any particular time.

Cheers
Meena

Dr. Meena Haribal
Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca NY 14850
Ph: 607-3011167
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagles E Shore Park

[France]

I had 5 Bald Eagles at East Shore Park this afternoon. 1 Adult and 4 imm
all in view at the same time. A new high count for me on the lake.

France

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagles E Shore Park

[Donna Scott]

I have had 3 Bald eagles here at Lansing Station rd today. 
2 immature together this morning ~ 9:35 am
1 mature a few minutes ago (4:10).

Sent from my iPhone
Donna Scott

On Feb 7, 2014, at 4:19 PM, France  wrote:

> I had 5 Bald Eagles at East Shore Park this afternoon. 1 Adult and 4 imm all 
> in view at the same time. A new high count for me on the lake.
> 
> France
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Gulls heading to dump

[Kevin J. McGowan]

There are no leaders in bird flocks.

All the gulls are hungry and will head to the compost in the morning, around 
the time that the truck brings in the food from the dorms. Each gull gets food 
as it can, and if they are satisfied, they often head back to the lake to loaf 
instead of hanging around the compost.  So, everyone has the same motivation in 
the morning, but not in the afternoon, and their actions vary more in the 
afternoon.

Kevin



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[mailto:bounce-112492965-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Madhav 
Haribal
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 9:01 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Gulls heading to dump

Hi all,
Just about 15 minutes ago I witnessed hundreds of gulls heading to Cornell 
compost dump from the lake. I scanned for white-winged gulls but could not find 
any. I missed earlier several hundred gulls before starting the scan with 
binoculars.  All the gulls from the lake seemed to be going at the same  time, 
I thought it is interesting. In the afternoon I see them flying back to the 
lake not as one big group but as smaller groups. So who (leader) and when they 
decide to fly to the dump? When they do return from the dump? I will try to 
keep watch in future to see if they have any particular time.

Cheers
Meena

Dr. Meena Haribal
Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca NY 14850
Ph: 607-3011167
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
http://haribal.org/



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