[cayugabirds-l] CBC Trip - Hawthorn Orchard: May 14, 2016

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Today, I lead a Cayuga Bird Club trip at the Hawthorn Orchard. There were about 
20 participants, which made for an interesting challenge of getting people to 
see various birds, but I greatly thank everyone for helping each other out 
spotting birds that were seen – this was definitely teamwork! I especially want 
to call out Bob McGuire who stepped in to help out with the other end of the 
group: thank you, Bob!!

Not all of the species below were seen by everyone in the group; additionally, 
some were only seen or heard during the early morning scouting with Bob McGuire.

Highlight was most certainly the abundance of TENNESSEE WARBLERS (18-20 
individuals). This species was seen and heard well by all. The abundance of 
this species presented an ideal opportunity to demonstrate how to estimate the 
number of individuals being seen or heard from a single location. By the end of 
the trip, everyone was confident in the identification of Tennessee Warblers 
both by sight and sound.

There were a total of 15 warbler species seen or heard today.

Other notables are in bold, in the list below.

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, New York, US
May 14, 2016 6:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Lead a Cayuga Bird Club field trip at this location from 8:00am 
to 11:30am. Bob McGuire and I birded together from 6:15am until 8:00am. Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.0 Build 62
68 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  9
Mallard  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  2
Mourning Dove  3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1 (heard calling, Northeast corner)
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1 (Flyover, only seen by a few)
Least Flycatcher  1
Empidonax sp.  1 (heard “whit” notes only, probably Least)
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1 (actively singing and foraging in the mid-Eastern portion)
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  1
Swainson's Thrush  1 (silent forager in Northeast corner)
Wood Thrush  3
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  8
European Starling  4
Cedar Waxwing  9

Blue-winged Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  18 (everywhere)
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  1 (mid-North side)
Northern Parula  1 (mid-Eastern edge and North edge)
Magnolia Warbler  2
Bay-breasted Warbler  1 (Northeast corner)
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1 (mid-East area)
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2 (Northeast corner and maple wooded ravine)
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Wilson's Warbler  1 (along North side)

Song Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  2 (Northeast corner)
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  2 (flyover and singer in Northeast corner)
Bobolink  2 (flyovers)
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  5
House Finch  4
Purple Finch  2 (very accommodating pair feeding on berries in maple wooded 
ravine near Northeast corner)
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  8

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Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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[cayugabirds-l] Carolina wrens

[nocars dave]

The pair of Carolina wrens that ate peanut we put out during winter hahe had 4 
fledgelings since a few days ago. Today the fledgelings  are finding bugs on 
their own.    Dave Streater, Ithaca.

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[cayugabirds-l] Red headed woodpecker at Montezuma

[Ethan Chaffee]

There's a red headed woodpecker poking around at the swamp just past May's
point. I just see one...

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Olive-sided Flycatcher

[Ann Mitchell]

Forgot to add - Sapsucker Woods.

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 14, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Ann Mitchell  wrote:
> 
> Seen from Charlie Harper bench (back side of pond) on Wilson Trail North. 
> Quite active. Seen by Susan and me.
> Ann
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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[cayugabirds-l] Olive-sided Flycatcher

[Ann Mitchell]

Seen from Charlie Harper bench (back side of pond) on Wilson Trail North. Quite 
active. Seen by Susan and me.
Ann

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/14

[Laura Stenzler]

In addition to Mark's birds, my SFO group and I heard an Eastern wood Peewee.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

On May 14, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Mark Chao 
> wrote:

I found some migrants scattered around Sapsucker Woods on Saturday (6:15-8:55 
AM).

CANADA WARBLER (1 singing M seen on island in Fuller Wetlands - strange place 
for this species)
WILSON'S WARBLER (1 or 2 singing males, confirmed once by sight, on lower 
stretch of Wilson Trail North)
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (1 silent M by small footbridge on Wilson Trail North, 1 
silent M on southern stretch of East Trail by pond near maintenance building, 
and 1 F by small pond with shelter along East Trail)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (2 males, one singing a few times, together by small pond 
with shelter, East Trail)
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (1 F along southern East Trail, 1 F on Wilson Trail 
North)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (2 with Blackburnians and female Bay-breasted, a couple 
along Wilson Trail North)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (4+ along Wilson Trail North)
NORTHERN PARULA (1 heard only)

So including expected five breeding warbler species (Yellow, American Redstart, 
Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat), my warbler tally for the 
morning reached a somewhat satisfying 13.  On the whole, though, I was struck 
by how few migrant warblers I heard singing - probably fewer than ten 
individuals.  I was very surprised not to find any Magnolia Warblers or 
Black-throated Green Warblers at all.

But I did greatly enjoy just watching common breeding birds, especially 
Baltimore Orioles (one male singing about three meters away, two pairs in an 
apparent territorial boundary standoff, etc.), Veeries (singing throughout the 
woods, also tolerating close approach), Wood Ducks, and many more.

Mark Chao


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swainson's Thrush

[Geo Kloppel]

Hi John,

I'm located at about 1350-1400', but  the property goes up to a 1920' summit. 
It's all hillside, some of it glacially oversteepened, of NE aspect, 
overlooking the upper Cayuga Inlet Valley. It's cut by hemlock ravines running 
down to the Lindsay-Parsons Preserve and the West Danby hamlet.

These clever Crows don't eat the whole toad, nor any of the toxic skin. They 
just open the toad's belly and take out a little organ - it's the liver, I 
think.

The pool party is about over, only a few die-hard revellers remain in the water.

-Geo

> On May 14, 2016, at 11:02 AM, John and Sue Gregoire  wrote:
> 
> You certainly have the hot spot and are getting much more than we here in the 
> SW
> corner of the basin at 15-1700ft. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swainson's Thrush

[John and Sue Gregoire]

You certainly have the hot spot and are getting much more than we here in the SW
corner of the basin at 15-1700ft. Scarlet Tanager two days back and nothing new
since with scarce warblers and then only the most common. We were honored 
yesterday
with watching a Veery behavior and various vocalizations for a good half hour 
before
we suffered thrush arms and warbler neck from holding still! Today we repeated 
that
with a Wood Thrush and then watched a female Wood Duck on of of our ponds as she
groomed her mate. We had never seen that before.

Geo, wanted to pursue your toad and crow comment. Have you seen crows eating 
toads?
We have watched Grackles eating recently emerged odonates but the frogs are the
exclusive diet of the Green Herons that nest here; they share with great Blur 
every
now and then. I remember learning many moons, from Tom Eisner I think, ago that
toads exuded a chemical that protects them from bird predation which made your
comment more interesting.
Best.
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On Sat, May 14, 2016 10:51, Geo Kloppel wrote:
> Not many new arrivals this morning around my place, but a (silent) Least 
> Flycatcher
> was feeding warbler-like among the apple blossoms, and right now I have a 
> (singing!)
> Swainson's Thrush down by the brook (Beech Hill area of the L-P Preserve. 
> Canada
> Warbler too. Oooh! Even as I write this, a Mourning Warbler has begun singing!
> Hooded Warblers are present in their regular breeding territories.
>
> A few minutes ago I surprised a Ruffed Grouse that was dust-bathing behind the
> sauna. Earlier I had a nice long look at a red fox.
>
> Here's a female Scarlet Tanager eating some kind of large bug, while the male 
> is
> nearby, calling "chik-boings ... chik-boingg".
>
> -Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Jetty Woods Update - GH Owls fledged?

[Sandy Wold]

I saw the mother and two babies Wednesday, thanks to Jay and Livia being
there at the time.  The huge steel plate on the trail is a good marker for
where to stop and look east to the farthest and tallest tree.  I went back
yesterday around 7pm, and they were in the same tree.  Sarah Blodgett
showed up, and we watched.  One just sat, the other hopped around, took a
short flight from one branch to another, toddled for a bit, sat, toddled
like a toddler, then took off suddenly.  It might have been their first
flight, and it was so exciting!   I took several photos, but not sure yet
how good they are.

Diane and Ken showed up shortly thereafter, and we tried to find them
again, but no luck.

Other birds seen in the area:  redstarts, Yellow Warblers, 3+ Common Terns
(far out on the logs spotted by Ken), Great Blue Heron, Song Sparrow, Barn
Swallow, Tree Swallow, cormorants, catbirds, Wood Thrush (calling), Wood
Ducks,...  On Wednesday I also saw four male Brown-headed Cowbirds and one
female, two Yellow-rumped Warblers, and possibly a vireo (white eye ring,
bluish back, white underside, warbler-size/behavior).  There is a nesting
Canada Goose on the jetty at the entrance to the jetty, papa goose will let
you know!

I've been picking up garbage around the place and piling it up near the
City building at the end of the jetty.  I called Streets & Facilities to
pick up.  If they don't pick up by next Friday, could someone else give
them a call?

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[cayugabirds-l] Swainson's Thrush

[Geo Kloppel]

Not many new arrivals this morning around my place, but a (silent) Least 
Flycatcher was feeding warbler-like among the apple blossoms, and right now I 
have a (singing!) Swainson's Thrush down by the brook (Beech Hill area of the 
L-P Preserve. Canada Warbler too. Oooh! Even as I write this, a Mourning 
Warbler has begun singing! Hooded Warblers are present in their regular 
breeding territories.

A few minutes ago I surprised a Ruffed Grouse that was dust-bathing behind the 
sauna. Earlier I had a nice long look at a red fox.

Here's a female Scarlet Tanager eating some kind of large bug, while the male 
is nearby, calling "chik-boings ... chik-boingg".

-Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Swan pen Stewart park

[Laurie Ray]

Is dripping with Palm Warblers right now. Plus several Blackpolls along with 
yellow warblers, yellow rumpled warblers, warbling vireos, and much more.

Laurie Ray
Etna, NY

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/14

[Mark Chao]

I found some migrants scattered around Sapsucker Woods on Saturday
(6:15-8:55 AM).



CANADA WARBLER (1 singing M seen on island in Fuller Wetlands – strange
place for this species)

WILSON’S WARBLER (1 or 2 singing males, confirmed once by sight, on lower
stretch of Wilson Trail North)

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (1 silent M by small footbridge on Wilson Trail North,
1 silent M on southern stretch of East Trail by pond near maintenance
building, and 1 F by small pond with shelter along East Trail)

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (2 males, one singing a few times, together by small
pond with shelter, East Trail)

BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (1 F along southern East Trail, 1 F on Wilson
Trail North)

CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (2 with Blackburnians and female Bay-breasted, a
couple along Wilson Trail North)

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (4+ along Wilson Trail North)

NORTHERN PARULA (1 heard only)



So including expected five breeding warbler species (Yellow, American
Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat), my warbler
tally for the morning reached a somewhat satisfying 13.  On the whole,
though, I was struck by how few migrant warblers I heard singing – probably
fewer than ten individuals.  I was very surprised not to find any Magnolia
Warblers or Black-throated Green Warblers at all.



But I did greatly enjoy just watching common breeding birds, especially
Baltimore Orioles (one male singing about three meters away, two pairs in
an apparent territorial boundary standoff, etc.), Veeries (singing
throughout the woods, also tolerating close approach), Wood Ducks, and many
more.



Mark Chao

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