[cayugabirds-l] Nashville

I woke up this morning thinking Last day of April. There must be a Nashville Warbler around here somewhere! And of course there was, right in the blooming apple trees. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] BTgreen; Nashville

New birds for the year in the yard this morning (Friday) were Black-throated Green Warbler and Nashville Warbler, both singing. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Herons at SSW

On Wed at noon, I saw 5 GREAT BLUE HERONS, none of which I believe were of the nesting pair, as 3 In adult plumage were sitting peacefully on upper branches and 1 in juvenile (or missed molt) plumage was lower on same tree: this is another dead snag tree about 100' from the current nest tree,

[cayugabirds-l] Friday morning so far

Two Nahville Warblers at Dryden Lake. Yellow Warblers and Warbling Vireos at George Road. Yellow Warblers, Warbling Videos, Green Heron, and two Northern Waterthrushes at Stewart Park. Caspian Tern, Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo and White-crowned Sparrow at Farmers Market. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY

[cayugabirds-l] Warblers this morning

On stepping outside this morning, I was greeted by a singing Blackburnian Warbler, mixed in with some Yellow-rumps and Blue-headed Vireos. And a short while later, I heard my first Ovenbird of the year. Things certainly started coming back last night. Jeff -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application

[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Kingbird

Returning from Sapsucker Woods this AM, where I had to go see our burgeoning heron rookery, was an Eastern Kingbird on the telephone wires along Hanshaw rd Have a great birdy day. Linda Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Blackburnian Warbler - Sapsucker Woods

Hi all, I was just outside by the north end of the Lab of O and heard a Blackburnian Warbler singing briefly before it took flight. Earlier this morning, I had many of the same birds reported by Matt. The only thing to add from earlier was a single Field Sparrow near the feeders at the main

[cayugabirds-l] the oil spill in the Gulf

Birders, Many of our winged friends are being shellacked by the oil spill. in the Gulf. If you were ever going to make comments to lawmakers, this is the time. Reuters' lIst of wildlife refuges in the path of the oil spill. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63T26L20100430

[cayugabirds-l] no intergrade flickers

Cornell has an extensive series of several hundred intergrade or hybrid flickers from studies done in the Great Plains during the 1950s. Not one of them has different-colored feathers on its body. The color they have varies from yellow to orange to red, but it is consistent across all the

[cayugabirds-l] Spring Arrival Date List

Hi All, I've finally put together a new list of average spring arrivals dates for the Cayuga Lake Basin, based on spring arrivals from 2000-2009. The list can be found directly at: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/aughtsarrivals.htm or via the Cayuga Bird Club First Records and

[cayugabirds-l] More Friday birding

After the farmers market I headed farther south. I walked around the Larch Meadows trail at the base of Sandbank Road. It's a cool area, with some big trees and flooded areas reminiscent of the woods at the south end of the lake as well as an overgrown marsh and adjacent steep wooded hillsides.

[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk over East Hill

I was in the lot behind the Rite Aid across from East Hill Plaza checking out a singing/foraging Yellow Warbler when I .I saw a Broad-winged Hawk flying north high over the cemetery (ca. 0900 h). Stuart -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons, Fri 4/30

My wife Miyoko Chu took the morning off and gave me the wonderful surprise gift of her birding company on this fine morning. We spent two hours at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, first scanning the swamp by the fire station and then walking the trails. It was Miyoko's first visit

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Osprey and Myers

I walked the Wilson Trail between 7:30 and 8:15 and can add an OSPREY to the list of birds in the refuge this morning. The Osprey was perched atop a thin snag at the back of the pond, viewable from the Sherwood Platform. When I went through, the Rusty Blackbirds were foraging in the wet areas

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Herons at SSW

A pair of Great Blue Herons are well on their way to building a second nest in a snag near the first nest at Sapsucker Woods. They were working on it this morning. What I can't be sure of is if this is a second pair or the first pair starting over. I haven't seen activity at the first nest in

Re: [cayugabirds-l] goslings at CLO

The goslings are back on the wilson trail at the N. feeders. . . still 5 of them! On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu wrote: Good afternoon all, There are two Canada Geese with at least 5 fuzzy young under the north feeder (12:03 pm). Cute! Laura Laura

RE:[cayugabirds-l] no intergrade flickers

Interesting. I have been out of touch with what salvage has come in to the museum for the last 9 years. I wonder if a gap would be noticeable there. Best, Kevin Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. Instructor Home Study Course in Bird Biology Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca,

[cayugabirds-l] calling Loon

Early this morning I was rowing quietly along the east side of the lake a couple of miles N of Myers. All of a sudden I heard Loon calls close behind me, I stopped rowing and a COMMON LOON paddled by about 20 ft away, and called repeatedly for about 2 minutes while I sat still nearby.

[cayugabirds-l] Friday Mid-day Stewart Cemetery

Hi all, With the weather as glorious as it has been today, I decided to do a little birding after class. By the Ithaca Cemetery, I found a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, a NASHVILLE WARBLER, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and a few RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS amongst many of the usual species. A

[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolinks

Two male Bobolinks have arrived in the easternmost fields along Mt Pleasant Road as of around 4:00 this afternoon. I only glimpsed them briefly and they are not yet singing. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Saturday?

I haven't heard any reports from Hawthorn Orchards yet this spring...I plan to go there tomorrow morning since we had a warm day and expect south winds over night. It would be great to meet folks there if there is interest. Tom Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the

[cayugabirds-l] Whip-poor-will (and major night flight) - Tompkins Co.

Cayugabirders, I found a singing Whip-poor-will this evening on West Jersey Hill Rd., Danby (within sallying distance of the Ithaca town line). I arrived just before 8:30 and I heard the bird sing from 8:34-8:39. After I left, Jay McGowan tried for the bird and dipped. I heard him singing to

[cayugabirds-l] Big flight showing on Buffalo NEXRAD

Looks like the skies are full. I usually look at Base Reflectivity and Base Radial Velocity. David Wheeler _http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=BUFregion=a5lat=42.8959 6558lon=-78.88545227label=Buffalo%2c%20NY_

[cayugabirds-l] Late night listening to flight calls - Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Just heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo mixed in with various identifiable and unidentifiable night flight calls, Jeff -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: