[cayugabirds-l] sparrows and fruit
Hi all, Yesterday afternoon after the rain stopped, I took a long walk up Hunt Hill Rd. and down Hurd Rd. (town of Dryden, east of Ithaca). There were a surprising number of groups of birds around. The first group, along Hunt Hill Rd., consisted of a number of ruby-crowned kinglets, yellow-rumped warblers, one black-throated green warbler, two Swainson's thrushes, a phoebe, goldfinches, a sapsucker, two flickers, one hairy woodpecker, one downy and many white-throated sparrows. The sparrows were in a wild grape tangle, busily eating the ripe purple grapes. Earlier in the morning, white-throated sparrows were eating grey-dogwood fruits in our yard. I never realized fruits were a food source for these sparrows! Later in the walk, along Hurd Rd., I came across a second group consisting of a black-throated green warbler in among yellow-rumped warblers, chickadees, titmice, and goldfinches. This morning (Sunday), our yard has a phoebe, ruby-crowned kinglet, robins, chipping sparrows and white-throated sparrows, in addition to the voracious goldfinches and blue jays. Happy frost! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- 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] American Avocets, Montezuma
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS are feeding in the back of Puddlers Marsh, seen from Towpath Road, Montezuma NWR. Also present Black-bellied Plover, White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Dunlin. Jay McGowan -- 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] Avocets now at K-M Marsh
The two avocets are now (1:30) in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Matt Medler 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] Avocets still at K M
4:45. Avocets still at K M marsh, seen from East rd. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- 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] Montezuma NWR
Hi all, We took a trip up the lake from Ithaca today to Montezuma. There were more ducks then I thought there would be along the wildlife drive, and we were lucky enough to see the two American avocets at Knox-Marcellus marsh. Here is what we saw: Union Springs pond - 1 redhead Long Point road - kestrel MNWR Wildlife Drive (main pool) - mallard wigeon pintail - many in eclipse plumage, feeding with bottoms up close to the road wood duck - 2 in eclipse plumage greenwing teal - 1 female tundra swans double crested cormorant common gallinule - many juvenile and adults coot - lots gadwall great egret-2 great blue heron-many greater yellowlegs - 5 bald eagle - 2 peregrine falcon - one perched on the tall dead tree just at the curve where the road turns left and parallels Benning Marsh Knox-Marcellus Marsh American avocet - 2, actively feeding and flying around, always staying together sandhill crane - 5 great egrets - 10 numerous small waders, flying in 3-4 groups, way too far for us to identify but really nice to watch Canada geese, cormorants, gulls, tree swallows, great blue herons, mallards It was really nice day out! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
