[cayugabirds-l] Fw: [OneidaBirds] Townsend's Solitaire on Point Peninsula
I saw the bird today 12/21 at about 10:30. Joseph Brin - Forwarded Message From: Jeff Bolsinger jsbolsin...@yahoo.com To: oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 8:38:00 PM Subject: [OneidaBirds] Townsend's Solitaire on Point Peninsula Yesterday Mike Stewart found a Townsend's Solitaire on Point Peninsula in Jefferson County, and this morning Mike and Bill Purcell relocated it late in the morning. I showed up an hour or so after they first saw it today and was treated to fabulous views over an extended period of time. To get there, take County Rt. 57 onto Point Peninsula, passing over the isthmus and heading toward Long Point State Park. Rt. 57 will make a sharp right turn, but stay straight onto State Park Road for a short distance (about 100 yards). This afternoon the solitaire spent most of its time in the cedar stand on the right side of the road (near a blue house back in the cedars), but also used the scrubby habitat across the road as well. There was a lot of bird activity on Point Peninsula today, and my non-solitaire highlight was an adult female Barrow's Goldeneye near Point Peninsula Village late in the afternoon. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: oneidabirds-dig...@yahoogroups.com oneidabirds-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: oneidabirds-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- 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] Beebe Lake Robins
There was a small flock of 10 - 15 robins behind Helen Newman early this afternoon. It was quite a treat to hear them singing in mid-December. Karen Steffy -- 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, Tues 12/21
Shortly before noon on Tuesday, Miyoko Chu and I saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK above the Wilson Trail North in Sapsucker Woods, near the Sherwood Platform. The very presence of the hawk was a nice surprise given the somewhat atypical location. What's more, the bird graced us for more than thirty seconds with a sequence of circles and rapid glides, directly overhead. I would call this bird a dark morph because of the solidity of color of its head, body, and wing linings, but against the gray sky these parts appeared notably warm brown, except for the round black carpal patches, like an Old World buzzard or kite. The tail had a white base and fine alternating white and black bars above the dark terminal band. Seeing this rufous buteo made me wonder whether the Red-shouldered Hawk is back in Sapsucker Woods this winter. I looked in eBird and found a credible report from December 17, 2010. Welcome back, hawk! Also, I heard from Mary Winston that one Pine Siskin visited the feeder garden this morning. (The most recent Sapsucker Woods siskin report in eBird is from November 10.) The EASTERN SCREECH-OWL continues to roost regularly in our nest box on Simsbury Drive. In past years, the owl has reliably appeared the hole of the box every day for an hour or more before dusk, and also somewhat often at other times throughout the day in all weather. In contrast, this year the owl tends to appear only for a few minutes at first light, bask by day only in very sunny weather, and otherwise rest in the box unseen past nightfall. The owl also sometimes has an unfamiliar demeanor when it does appear. Most notably, the owl tends to bask, asleep, with its head bowed far forward, like an overworked student resting his forehead on an open textbook. Given all this, I speculate that that this owl is different from the one here in 2007-09, or if the same, it has become more retiring with age. Comparison of photos is inconclusive. 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] Long Point S.P.
Perri and I birded in the cedars along Lake Road near Long Point S.P. for a little while this morning. We found a decent number of half-hearties along the road and along the trail, including four RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, two Northern Flickers, four Eastern Bluebirds, 30 American Robins, and eight White-throated Sparrows. On the way back south we stopped at the cedar patch on Nut Ridge Road, where I found about 200 American Robins, 20 Dark-eyed Juncos, a Northern Flicker, and a dozen cardinals. The lake was pretty quiet. Two horned grebes and a flock of a dozen or so Long-tailed Ducks were about all I could find on Aurora Bay. The marina area at Myers Point was more active, with a large flock of Redheads close to shore with two Canvasback, several of each scaup, and nearly 100 Ring-necked Ducks. At Stewart Park, we did not see the eider or any other birds of note, although the goldeneye flock seems to be growing. Also of note, the raptor spectacle in the area between King Ferry and Lake Road and Rafferty Road was quite dramatic today at late morning. We didn't see any Short-eared Owls, but at least seven Northern Harriers were cruising over the various fields, a couple of Rough-legged Hawks joined them near Rafferty Road, and Red-tailed Hawks and kestrels were also in evidence. More harriers seem to be around, in that area at least, than I have seen lately. Good birding, Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- 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] Aurora Eagles
Hi Everyone, I heard from a co-worker today that there are 2 adult Bald Eagles building a nest just south of Wells College ( Aurora ) on the west side of the road. Sorry , no more info or specifics. They are seen daily harassing the gulls near the Boat House. Fred Bertram -- www.pbase.com/fjbertram -- 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] Redpolls
A redpoll at our feeder in the hills of south Newfield -- 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/ --
