[cayugabirds-l] Your responses to YBSA
Hi all, Thank you so much for all the replies I received and I was planning on replying to each separately, but I have been clobbered with variety of things. I will try to locate some trees this week-end and write to you separately. Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Bobolinks in my backyard
My backyard has a bounty of Bobolinks if anyone has a desire to see and hear them this season write me. I also found a Redwing Black Bird nest last night while putting up fence posts. They were none too happy that I was so near but they are also lucky I didn't knock it over. Just the highlights here, Jacie Jacalyn C. Spoon, MLS Editorial Assistant, Administrative Science Quarterly 130 East Seneca Street, Suite 400 The Johnson School at Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850-4353 Email: jc...@cornell.edu Phone: 607-254-8304 Fax: 607-254-7100 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Philadelphia Vireo
At 5:30 this morning, while lying in bed half-awake, I was surprised to hear a PHILADELPHIA VIREO singing outside my window (first ever in our yard). It's song was just as my son, Chris, described to me: like Red-Eye, but softer, higher pitched (squeaky), and at a slower pace. Perhaps it was a new overnight arrival that just happened to land near my house. After this, I had a difficult time getting back to sleep. Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/21
Robert Busby, Jill Vaughan, Alicia Plotkin, Stuart Krasnoff, Anne Marie and Tim Johnson, and I spent much of Friday morning together in Sapsucker Woods. My main goal was to help Robert, who is visiting from Ireland, to see some life birds. By the time we parted, we had found four, which is something to celebrate, but I must say that our repeated long and fruitless efforts to see incessantly singing target birds proved to be a little frustrating. Robert's life birds today were HOUSE WREN, MAGNOLIA WARBLER (Wilson Trail North; also heard along Woodleton Boardwalk and Hoyt-Pileated Trail), WILSON'S WARBLER (2 along Wilson Trail North), and VEERY (seen along Wilson Trail in woods; also heard several other places). We also had fine views of Baltimore Orioles, including two at an active nest, at least 2 male and 2 female SCARLET TANAGERS, American Redstarts, and others. Many other interesting species revealed their presence, often quite immediately, by sound only. These species included OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (near Woodleton), ALDER FLYCATCHER (main pond), YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (Woodleton/Hoyt-Pileated), PILEATED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (3+), BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (very probable, Hoyt-Pileated Trail high in treetops, but unseen despite much waiting and searching), BLACKPOLL WARBLER (Wilson North), BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (Hoyt-Pileated), CANADA WARBLER (Woodleton area, probably along road), and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (3 on territories by Woodleton -- again we tried and tried to spot one, but failed). Alicia saw a lot of birds before we met up with her, including three Bay-breasted Warblers, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. I also found CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on the east side, making for a collective total of 14+ warbler species around today. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Black Vulture - Dryden
Cayugabirders, Around 10 am today I saw one Black Vulture heading north slowly over the towers on Mount Pleasant (Town of Dryden) while I was checking Tree Swallow boxes. No idea if we have one bird hanging around or if multiple individuals are involved, but I suspect the latter. Cheers, Tom -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Black Vulture - Dryden
Susie saw 2 BLACK VULTURES over K-Mart in Ithaca several days ago. Steve Fast -Original Message- From: bounce-5851644-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-5851644-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Johnson Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 2:04 PM To: cayugabirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Black Vulture - Dryden Cayugabirders, Around 10 am today I saw one Black Vulture heading north slowly over the towers on Mount Pleasant (Town of Dryden) while I was checking Tree Swallow boxes. No idea if we have one bird hanging around or if multiple individuals are involved, but I suspect the latter. Cheers, Tom -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Birds
I spent yesterday evening and this morning exploring the north end of the basin. Here are the highlights: MNWR wildlife drive: even though the Seneca river is still quite high, there was a single SOLITARY SANDPIPER holding its ground in the traditional solitary spot at the beginning of the drive. There was another Solitary in Crusoe Flats on Rt 89 just before the MAC. Knox-Marcellus has high water but a narrow strip of mud flats along the western edge held the WILSON'S PHALAROPE, several SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and two WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. The cattail marsh at Railroad Road has been devastated by muskrats. In what remains I heard a LEAST BITTERN giving its u (or cooing) call, several VIRGINIA RAILS, and a single SORA. Marten's tract held several calling VIRGINIA RAILS, a SORA, and calling AMERICAN BITTERN. At least three BARRED OWLS were heard calling at dawn. Just around the corner, there was a singing MOURNING WARBLER in the Nature Conservancy preserve on Carncross Road. Howland Island was alive with numerous AMERICAN REDSTARTS, YELLOW, YELLOW-RUMPED, and MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and at least a dozen singing CERULEAN WARBLERS. As well as BLACK-AND-WHITE and BLACKPOLE WARBLERS. I ran into Frank Morlock who reported having just seen a BARRED OWL family, cuckoos at the SW corner, and several CANADA WARBLERS at the north end. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Black-Crowned Night-Herons Stewart Park
This evening Laura Stenzler and I went to Stewart Park. Around 8:30 P.M. we saw 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS flying north from the Jetty Woods area. We, also, saw a very vocal BLACKPOLL WARBLER near the swan pen. Good Birding, Ann Mitchell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Bank Swallow Colony
Hiking along Cayuga Trails in the streambed we came across a Bank Swallow colony nesting in the sandy cliffs-- probably about twenty nest holes. The birds were active and feeding over the water; one pair got chased by a Chipping Sparrow, of all things, who then trilled about showing them what was what. Caroline Manring Ithaca Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Nancy W Dickinson n...@cornell.edu wrote: Just spent my lunchtime listening to the Baltimore Orioles who seem to be nesting in one of the two oak trees right behind the Ezra Cornell statue. The male sings a very consistent, syncopated song, and then it sounds like the female, in one of the trees, pipes short phrases of the same tune, right in rhythm with his. Very cool. The echoes between the buildings make it hard to tell exactly where they are, but I did see the male flying between the two oaks several times. It sounded like there are another singing down by Uris Library, as well. Nancy Dickinson Johnson Art Museum -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
