[cayugabirds-l] Lab of O and Fuertes Highlights

[Sandy Wold]

Lab of O. main trail and Fuertes Bird Sanctuary (both = *)
Canada Warbler
Yellow Warbler*
Yellow-rumped Warbler*
Baltimore Orioles*
Warbling Vireo*
Blue-winged Vireo (Fuertes only)
As I was admiring the shiny blue iridescent heads of two grackles, one of
them pecked a Bull Frog in the butt and harassed it for a few more moments
after it jumped into the water.  It then went back to flipping the leaves
and bark as it and a friend went along foraging along fallen logs in a
swampy part of the pond.  I had no idea birds might have a sense of humor!
Maybe more likely to be seen when food is abundant and weather is nice.  :)
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[cayugabirds-l] Mays Point swamp - 1 Red-headed Woodpecker

[Marie P. Read]

I was up at Montezuma NWR this morning, and after spending a fun hour or so 
photographing the Purple Martins I headed over to Mays Point to see if there 
were any Red-headed Woodpeckers. After hanging out near the flooded trees for 
half an hour,  I was about to leave when 1 Red-headed Woodpecker flew in and 
landed on a treetrunk. But it was immediately buzzed by another bird (possible 
Tree Swallow?) and flew off north toward the weir, where there was lots of 
noisy construction (human) going on. I waited around a while but it never 
reappeared, nor did I see any evidence they are nesting in that spot. Does 
anyone else have more positive news?

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] BT Blue and Indigo Bunting at home

[Tom Hoebbel]

We had a first ever Black Throated Blue Warbler pass through our yard
today...perching and singing just above our deck.  Also, I just saw an
Indigo Bunting in the back yard; the first in a few years here at home in
Brooktondale.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorns Today

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Bob, et. al.,

I didn’t arrive until later this morning, but the best birding was restricted 
to the oak trees along the North ravine edge. Most birds seem to be feeding 
among the oak leaf clusters. Very few birds were down in the hawthorns, as of 
yet. It was a cold start to the morning, too. I imagine that tomorrow will be 
the first real push of migrants into this area, with favorable conditions 
overnight tonight and possibly tomorrow night as well.

Below is my eBird checklist, with highlights being Philadelphia Vireos, Cliff 
Swallow, Cape May Warblers, Bay-breasted Warblers, Tennessee Warblers, and 
Canada Warbler.

Canada Goose  2
Great Blue Heron  1 Distant circling bird
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Herring Gull  1
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Least Flycatcher  3
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Philadelphia Vireo  3 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge.
Red-eyed Vireo  2 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge.
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  3
Tree Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  4
Cliff Swallow  1 This was a surprise sighting. Presumed migrant, flying 
well above treetop level, headed ENE.
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  16
Gray Catbird  13
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  11
Tennessee Warbler  3
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  2 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge. Both 
appeared to be females.
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  2 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge. Male 
birds.
Blackburnian Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1 Probably a first year bird, plumage was 
predominantly "fall"-type, which was surprising.
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine 
edge. Female.
Black-throated Green Warbler  1 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine 
edge. Male
Canada Warbler  1 Male singing low in hedgerow in Northeast corner.
Song Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1 Flyover migrant
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  8 Several foraging and singing birds around, including 
visible redetermined migration.
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  5
House Sparrow  3

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H



On May 16, 2017, at 9:51 AM, bob mcguire 
> wrote:

Most of the action in the Hawthorn Orchard this morning was in the NE corner - 
best observed from the edge of the softball field. Birds of most interest 
included:

Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 2
Mourning Warbler (singing) 1
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler (singing) 1
Yellow Warbler 4

In addition there were several Wood Thrushes (both calling and singing), Least 
Flycatchers, and a “traill’s” - type flycatcher which never vocalized for me.

As I was leaving I noticed Chris T-Hymes heading into the tangle and now 
eagerly await his report.

Bob McGuire
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Question on merganser

[Marie P. Read]

Hi Sheila,

Yes, Red-breasted Mergs are migrants and breed much farther north of us here. 
Common Mergansers breed here commonly! It is a bit hard to tell the females 
apart, but female Red-breasteds are much more slender (Sibley says more 
"spindly) with thin bills, and more wispy crests. They also lack the Common 
female's whitish throat. Commons are much heavier bodied birds, with thicker 
bills.

Marie



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From: bounce-121534501-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-121534501-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sheila Ann Dean 
[shade...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:25 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Question on merganser

Yesterday at Monkey Run I saw a merganser with babies on her back. She sure 
looked like a red-throated, but aren't they migrants? Perhaps she was too low 
in the water to see the white, but she also had quite a crest. Unfortunately I 
startled her, and she seemed to not be able to swim away fast enough with her 
baby burden, so she dumped them, took off at a brisk clip, tsk, tsk, tsking for 
her brood to follow. They would all catch up, climb back on, and then she 
dumped them again to swim farther. This went on several times until it seemed 
she felt they'd escaped danger.

I also saw a scarlet tanager, and heard a white-throated sparrow on the upland 
part of the trail (south side of Fall Creek). Near the water saw an American 
redstart, a Blackburnian warbler, rose-breasted grosbeak, Canada geese. And 
distant hawk, blue jay, and goldfinches. I'm sure there was tons more there, 
but I'm a beginner, and had to get back to work.

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[cayugabirds-l] Question on merganser

[Sheila Ann Dean]

Yesterday at Monkey Run I saw a merganser with babies on her back. She sure
looked like a red-throated, but aren't they migrants? Perhaps she was too
low in the water to see the white, but she also had quite a crest.
Unfortunately I startled her, and she seemed to not be able to swim away
fast enough with her baby burden, so she dumped them, took off at a brisk
clip, tsk, tsk, tsking for her brood to follow. They would all catch up,
climb back on, and then she dumped them again to swim farther. This went on
several times until it seemed she felt they'd escaped danger.

I also saw a scarlet tanager, and heard a white-throated sparrow on the
upland part of the trail (south side of Fall Creek). Near the water saw an
American redstart, a Blackburnian warbler, rose-breasted grosbeak, Canada
geese. And distant hawk, blue jay, and goldfinches. I'm sure there was tons
more there, but I'm a beginner, and had to get back to work.

Sheila

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[cayugabirds-l] Sora, Thomas Rd Brooktondale

[Tom Hoebbel]

Holly and I did a trip around the lake yesterday, but made our first stop
the pond on Thomas Rd off Rt 79.  We were able to hear the Sora that was
reported in ebird vocalizing off and on.  Lots of other great birds up the
east side of the lake and at Montezuma...glad to have the Seneca County Big
day report from Ken, Jay et al. to help us to know what to look for.





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[cayugabirds-l] Roy H. Park Preserve--south (FLLT) -- May 16, 2017

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi. 40 minutes at the FLLT
preserve south  yielded a nice list. My ebird submission follows.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
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Begin forwarded message:

From: Laura Stenzler >
Date: May 16, 2017 at 11:10:32 AM EDT
To: Laura Stenzler >, K Schat 
>
Subject: eBird -- Roy H. Park Preserve--south (FLLT) -- May 16, 2017

Roy H. Park Preserve--south (FLLT)
May 16, 2017
10:30 AM
Traveling
0.50 miles
40 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.4.2 Build 114

1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Wood Thrush
2 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
5 Ovenbird
1 Blue-winged Warbler
2 Tennessee Warbler
1 Nashville Warbler
5 Common Yellowthroat
6 Magnolia Warbler
2 Prairie Warbler
3 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Canada Warbler
1 Field Sparrow
1 Dark-eyed Junco
1 Song Sparrow
2 Scarlet Tanager
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Indigo Bunting
2 Baltimore Oriole
2 Purple Finch
2 American Goldfinch

Number of Taxa: 25


Laura

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorns Today

[bob mcguire]

Most of the action in the Hawthorn Orchard this morning was in the NE corner - 
best observed from the edge of the softball field. Birds of most interest 
included:

Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler   2
Mourning Warbler (singing)  1
American Redstart   1
Magnolia Warbler2
Blackburnian Warbler1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler (singing)1
Yellow Warbler  4

In addition there were several Wood Thrushes (both calling and singing), Least 
Flycatchers, and a “traill’s” - type flycatcher which never vocalized for me.

As I was leaving I noticed Chris T-Hymes heading into the tangle and now 
eagerly await his report.

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[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers and other Danby breeders

[Geo Kloppel]

Right now at the north pinnacle (traditional nesting area) I have at least two 
singing Worm-eating Warblers, 100 yards apart, so I presume the whole "colony" 
has returned. Last time I checked was on Friday. There were none. I had 
Yellow-throated Vireos up here that morning (used to surprise me, but it seems 
to be an annual occurrence). This morning I can hear them down below, in more 
typical area along the RR corridor. I watched a pair of Blue Jays gathering 
fine rootlets (easy to obtain on this over-steepened slope) to line a nest. 
Also spotted a Xylocopa virginica. I guess there's enough dry, durable dead 
wood up here to offer nest sites, though they usually prefer an eastern 
exposure.

Half an hour ago I was in the open grove of white spruces atop Bald Hill 
(behind the yellow gate), with its Hooded Warblers, Black-throated Blues, 
Mourning Warblers, Ruffed Grouse and other regular breeders. Saw two Cooper's 
Hawks: one sub -canopy and another overhead doing what I interpreted as a 
territorial over-flight. There used to be a territory down the long-abandoned 
section of Comfort Road, but recent logging down there may have prompted a 
shift...

-Geo

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/16

[Mark Chao]

Many migrants on Wilson Trail North this morning. Bay-breasted, Cape May,
Tennessee, Wilson's, N. Parula, good numbers of other more common species.

Mark Chao

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