[cayugabirds-l] Hog hole

2010-10-07 Thread Christopher Wood
Hog hole is quite birdy right now with several uncommon or late birds
including Black-billed Cuckoo(!), Nelson's Sparrow, Bay-breasted and
Orange-crowned Warblers. Most birds along lake edge or in goldenrod
patch just south of lake. I also flushed an interesting bird that
looked chatlike here but never heard it or saw it well.

Chris Wood
Ithaca, New York
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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park

2010-10-07 Thread Dave Nutter
Birds at Stewart Park this morning included: GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 3 female-appearingSURF SCOTER - 2 femaleRUDDY DUCK - 2 female, 1 malePIED-BILLED GREBE - 11BALD EAGLE - 1 adult, 1 immatureSHARP-SHINNED HAWK - 1 adult chasing Northern MockingbirdMERLIN - 1 chased off by American CrowSPOTTED SANDPIPER - 2YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 1 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - lots around swan pondWHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - 11--Dave Nutter


[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs Snows Blues

2010-10-07 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
This a.m. we saw about 100 Snows  4 Blues heading east over our house going 
towards the lake. First of the season. Sounded like little yipping dogs. As 
usual, no one seemed to know which direction to go, north, west, south or in a 
circle.

Five Bluebirds have been coming regularly to check out our motel facilities 
for winter nights. Usually several House Finches are with them. 

Today I was at the refuge. Road had a turn around sign just past the fish 
ladder but I was glad to see lots more water in the main pool than a wk. ago. 
River is over its banks in the fish ladder area.

Saw only 3 juvie Harriers today. Kathy  I saw 5 on 25 Sept.. Such magnificent 
birds!! Lots of ducks in motion but could only ID a few because of late 
afternoon light. Between the higher water  the coming influx of large flocks 
of geese, the weeds should be flattened so more birds can be seen, hopefully 
before the main pool freezes!!! Patience, I say!! Frustration is what I get 
tho'.

Fritzie
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull on Hanshaw Road, Ithaca

2010-10-07 Thread Tom Schulenberg
 What plumage/age?  There seem to be a lot of this species on Long Island.
 We always get a few adults and one or two juveniles this time of year.




   I don't have complete confidence in my abilities to age large gulls, but
I think that was a first-cycle bird.

   Saw it in the field again this morning, from inside the house, but lost
track of it (or it had flown) by the time that I left around 8.


tss

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