[cayugabirds-l] This week's Mon. Night Seminar: Jim Rising

2010-04-02 Thread charles eldermire
Hello!

The first seminar after Spring Break will feature Jim Rising from the 
University of Toronto, speaking about speciation.  Hope to see you there!


April 5, 2010

Jim Rising
Senior Professor, Ecology  Evolutionary Biology
University of Toronto
Speciation, hybridization, and geographic variation in birds
 

How are new species formed? Jim will talk about geographic variation (based in 
part on genetic variation) and how patterns of geographic variation may reflect 
the sometimes conflicting forces of local adaptation and gene flow. His 
emphasis will be on my own research on songbirds in the Americas, and will shed 
light on this interesting topic.

Seminars typically begin at 7:30 P.M. (doors open at 7:00) in the Visitors’ 
Center Auditorium; as always, admission is free and open to all. Hear great 
talks, meet the speakers, and enjoy browsing at WildBirds Unlimited!

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[cayugabirds-l] UNION SPRINGS OSPREYS

2010-04-02 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
At 10:45 this A.M., John  I observed the Union Springs Center St. Extension, 
Number One Road OSPREYS copulating atop the pole attached to the side of the 
nest platform. This is the first time we have even seen the birds at the 
platform this spring. No new building sticks were observed when I was there 
Mon.. This nest site is out across the field in back of our house  easy to 
keep track of.

The tree swallows are scrapping with each other around a birdbox  a bluebird 
was hanging onto the front of another birdbox while a house sparrow was trying 
to chase it away. I must remember to stop at the south edge of Cayuga  buy 
several more birdboxes displayed on a stand which are made by the Cayuga 
bluebird enthusiast, Doug Carter, who also makes up kits for kids to assemble 
at the Audubon Center  other places. I wonder how many boxes he has made. 
LOTS!! 

If you hungry birders like fish I saw a sign saying that Doug's Fish Fry will 
have their rolling equipment at Half Acre from 11 to 7 tomorrow, a one day 
affair. That's at the corner of Rte. 326  W. Genesee St. between Cayuga  
Auburn, north of Union Springs about 6 mi.. 

Fritzie



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] UNION SPRINGS OSPREYS

2010-04-02 Thread joe Diana
Hi,
  Tonight, I saw a lone Great White Egret at Marcellus Knox.  The  
Osprey pair whose nest was removed on Rt 89, were looking quite  
confused and a bit sad as they tried to figure out what happened to  
their platform. There was another pair on Rt. 20 and a single on  
another nest near by.  I waited for SEO on Van Dyne Spoor until 7: 10  
with no luck. There were on sign of the Eagle at the lock at twilight  
unless one was deep in the nest.

Diana Whiting

Diana Whiting
On Apr 2, 2010, at 10:48 AM, John and Fritzie Blizzard wrote:

 At 10:45 this A.M., John  I observed the Union Springs Center St.  
 Extension, Number One Road OSPREYS copulating atop the pole attached  
 to the side of the nest platform. This is the first time we have  
 even seen the birds at the platform this spring. No new building  
 sticks were observed when I was there Mon.. This nest site is out  
 across the field in back of our house  easy to keep track of.

 The tree swallows are scrapping with each other around a birdbox  a  
 bluebird was hanging onto the front of another birdbox while a house  
 sparrow was trying to chase it away. I must remember to stop at the  
 south edge of Cayuga  buy several more birdboxes displayed on a  
 stand which are made by the Cayuga bluebird enthusiast, Doug Carter,  
 who also makes up kits for kids to assemble at the Audubon Center   
 other places. I wonder how many boxes he has made. LOTS!!

 If you hungry birders like fish I saw a sign saying that Doug's Fish  
 Fry will have their rolling equipment at Half Acre from 11 to 7  
 tomorrow, a one day affair. That's at the corner of Rte. 326  W.  
 Genesee St. between Cayuga  Auburn, north of Union Springs about 6  
 mi..

 Fritzie





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[cayugabirds-l] Armitage Road Today 4/2 - Pectoral Sandpipers continue.

2010-04-02 Thread david nicosia
My wife and I took a trip up to Armitage road this afternoon. We saw 9 pectoral 
sandpipers 
and a lone dunlin that have been found by others. The shorebirds were found 
on the north side of the road very close to the dike, initially,where they were 
tough to see from Armitage. Eventually they came out some and were 
fairly close to the road and easy to see. The dunlin (non-breeding plumage) 
was the odd bird in this group with a different posture and droopy/longer bill. 

In addition, found what I believe was a bonaparte's gull in the middle of the 
same field
close to the shorebirds. The head pattern looked like bonaparte's to me. 
However, this 
bird had what seemed to be red (not pink) legs. Ran into Stuart Krasnoff 
who took some pictures and video of this bird. Maybe it was the lighting that 
contributed
to the redness of this bird's legs?? 

There were also several greater yellowlegs, tons of green-winged teals, several 
shovelers, killdeer, 
and mallards. Also got great views of the adult bald eagles by the nest.

Made a quick stop at Tschache Pool as it was getting late with poor lightning. 
Saw loads of
american widgeon and gadwall. Also had a pair of hooded merganser, several 
common merganser and
a ring-necked duck. Wish we had more time and light as there were a lot of 
birds at Tschache. May's Point 
also seemed to have quite a bit of waterfowl as well. 

On the way back, we counted 3 osprey each on a nest on Route 20 with another 
bird soaring. 

Near Lansing, saw a short-eared owl flying near the Intersection of Route 34 
(Ridge Road)
and Algerine Road before sunset. The bird flew into the pine trees that are 
near the 
intersection.

Dave Nicosia 



  
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[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Preserve

2010-04-02 Thread Sydney F Penner
I was at the Goetchius Preserve between 7 and 8 this evening. Highlights 
for me were two WOODCOCK and one WILSON'S SNIPE.


Dozens of ducks came flying in as the light faded. Most of them arrived 
after it was too dark for me to be able to identify them reliably, 
though I suspect that most of them were WOOD DUCKS.


There was also a flock of sixty or so TREE SWALLOWS feeding over the 
fields, helping to make it feel rather like a summer evening.


Sydney Penner

43 N. Landon Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850

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