[cayugabirds-l] snipe

2011-01-18 Thread Judith W. Jones 
My granddaughter and I flushed the snipe at 5:25 pm exactly where it had been 
reported yesterday. In the small open area of the backwater from Fall Creek 
just west of the main footbridge. If you park at SP and cross the two bridges, 
turn slightly to your right and walk thru the hedge break. Scan the far 
(south)side of the backwater , abt 15 yds to the small open water area.

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[cayugabirds-l] Glaucous Gull & Red-breasted Mergansers East Shore Park (Ithaca)

2011-01-18 Thread Elaina McCartney 
Light continues to be very good for viewing, also from the SW corner of the 
west shore, and probably from the tip of Treman Park.  The ice edge is further 
out today.  There remains a large gathering of waterfowl just to the west of 
the red lighthouse jetty, and that was probably visible to Chris et al. from 
the East Shore, although they might not be visible from Stewart Park because of 
being blocked by the jetty itself.

I have had a Golden-crowned Kinglet coming regularly just outside my window to 
pick up suet crumbs dropped by the woodpeckers.  Today a second Kinglet showed 
up (simultaneously) that had a more orange crown.  The regular bird may be a 
female, or I suppose it could be a "pale male".

A Great Blue Heron flew over about an hour ago, moving from NE to SW.

Elaina

From: Christopher Wood mailto:pinic...@gmail.com>>
Reply-To: Christopher Wood mailto:pinic...@gmail.com>>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:02:48 -0500
To: Upstate NY Birding 
mailto:CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Glaucous Gull & Red-breasted Mergansers East Shore 
Park (Ithaca)

Location: East Shore Park
Observation date: 1/18/11
Notes: A lunchtime stop to check for ducks and gulls. Highlights included a 
GLAUCOUS GULL and two RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS. OBSERVERS: Chris Wood, Jeff 
Gerbracht, Tim Lenz and Nate Senner. WEATHER: Unusually warm and EXCELLENT 
viewing conditions without a trace of heat waves. This made if easy to see and 
identify birds even on the far side of the lake.  Overcast with 15% blue sky.

34 °F (1 °C)
Humidity:   79 %
Wind Speed: S 7 MPH
Barometer:   29.79" (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint: 28 °F (-2 °C)
Wind Chill:28 °F (-2 °C)
Visibility:10.00 mi. (no heat waves; beautiful!!)
Number of species: 18

Canada Goose 2400 Most birds on far shore. Very rough estimate by 100s.
Tundra Swan 3 **Uncommon in winter (continuing birds off of Stewart 
Park).
Gadwall 9 Five on the close shore and 4 on the far shore.
American Black Duck 22 There may have been more tucked into the tight 
concentration of Mallards on the far shore.
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1 May have been more 
hybrids--distance made ID a bit challenging.
Mallard 275 Estimated by groups of 25.
Canvasback 220 Estimated by 5s. All birds on far shore, mostly 
northwest of Hog Hole. Numbers are certainly growing in the last week.
Redhead 4000 Very rough count. Nate counted ca. 1000 on this shore and 
it seemed that there were well over 3000 on the far shore. Given the very poor 
attempts at counting, am keeping with a very conservative 4000. Numbers are 
certainly growing in the last week.
Greater Scaup 1 Only one seen, but many birds distant on far shore and 
densely packed flocks of Redhead made seeing scaup challenging.
Lesser Scaup 35 All but one distant on far shore and densely packed 
flocks of Redhead made seeing scaup challenging.
Common Goldeneye 75
Common Merganser 95 Counted by 5s with scope.
Red-breasted Merganser 2 Two adult males swimming near each other on 
the middle/far side of the lake.
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Adult off Stewart Park.
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull (American) 130
Glaucous Gull 1 *Uncommon. Jeff first found this bird in flight over 
the middle of the lake, almost straight out from East Shore. Landed on lake 
where we all had scope views. Seemed to be a second-cycle bird with a couple 
grayish feathers on scapulars and plainer wing coverts, but bird was fairly 
distant and could have simply been a less well-marked first-cycle.
Great Black-backed Gull 43
American Crow 5

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Chris Wood

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York
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[cayugabirds-l] Glaucous Gull & Red-breasted Mergansers East Shore Park (Ithaca)

2011-01-18 Thread Christopher Wood 
Location: East Shore Park
Observation date: 1/18/11
Notes: A lunchtime stop to check for ducks and gulls. Highlights
included a GLAUCOUS GULL and two RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS. OBSERVERS: Chris
Wood, Jeff Gerbracht, Tim Lenz and Nate Senner. WEATHER: Unusually warm and
EXCELLENT viewing conditions without a trace of heat waves. This made if
easy to see and identify birds even on the far side of the lake.  Overcast
with 15% blue sky.

34 °F (1 °C)
Humidity:   79 %
Wind Speed: S 7 MPH
Barometer:   29.79" (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint: 28 °F (-2 °C)
Wind Chill:28 °F (-2 °C)
Visibility:10.00 mi. (no heat waves; beautiful!!)
Number of species: 18

Canada Goose 2400 Most birds on far shore. Very rough estimate by
100s.
Tundra Swan 3 **Uncommon in winter (continuing birds off of Stewart
Park).
Gadwall 9 Five on the close shore and 4 on the far shore.
American Black Duck 22 There may have been more tucked into the
tight concentration of Mallards on the far shore.
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1 May have been more
hybrids--distance made ID a bit challenging.
Mallard 275 Estimated by groups of 25.
Canvasback 220 Estimated by 5s. All birds on far shore, mostly
northwest of Hog Hole. Numbers are certainly growing in the last week.
Redhead 4000 Very rough count. Nate counted ca. 1000 on this shore
and it seemed that there were well over 3000 on the far shore. Given the
very poor attempts at counting, am keeping with a very conservative 4000.
Numbers are certainly growing in the last week.
Greater Scaup 1 Only one seen, but many birds distant on far shore
and densely packed flocks of Redhead made seeing scaup challenging.
Lesser Scaup 35 All but one distant on far shore and densely packed
flocks of Redhead made seeing scaup challenging.
Common Goldeneye 75
Common Merganser 95 Counted by 5s with scope.
Red-breasted Merganser 2 Two adult males swimming near each other on
the middle/far side of the lake.
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Adult off Stewart Park.
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull (American) 130
Glaucous Gull 1 *Uncommon. Jeff first found this bird in flight over
the middle of the lake, almost straight out from East Shore. Landed on lake
where we all had scope views. Seemed to be a second-cycle bird with a couple
grayish feathers on scapulars and plainer wing coverts, but bird was fairly
distant and could have simply been a less well-marked first-cycle.
Great Black-backed Gull 43
American Crow 5

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Chris Wood

eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York
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http://wingsbirds.com

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[cayugabirds-l] Wintering Bluebirds

2011-01-18 Thread Kurt Falvey 
I saw a post a week or two ago about bluebirds.where someone was wondering
if the bluebirds they had seen were local or had they simply moved south
from a more northern area.

 

We have ten bluebirds that regularly feed at our blue bird feeder on our
deck.  Last year we had 4 that came on a regular basis.  Several of them are
definitely locals as we can compare pictures from the summer.  

 

We had 15 fledge this past summer and my guess is that they comprise some of
the 10 as well.

 

For those that may wonder what we feed our little group of bluebirds.live
mealworms which we raise ourselves.  Since the demand on mealworms has been
increased due to the increase in birds we have been working on a mixture of
suet, and chopped blueberries and raisins.  We put the mealworm on top of
the mixture and we have found that when the mealworms run out.they do eat
some of the mixture. 

 

One other note.in the two years that we have been feeding the bluebirds only
two other birds have eaten any of the mealworms.a chickadee and a tufted
titmouse.  

 

Happy Birding!

 

 

Julie & Kurt

Broken Road Farms

Dundee, NY 14837

 

Email: k...@brokenroadfarms.com

 

www.BrokenRoadFarms.com

 


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[cayugabirds-l] Monday highlights - Cayuga & Seneca Lake

2011-01-18 Thread tigger64 
Tony Shrimpton and I birded various spots on Cayuga Lake Monday, but had few 
highlights.  Lots of birds at Long Point SP, but we could find nothing unusual. 
 We searched for grebes in Aurora but saw none.  The mill pond in Union Springs 
had 3 AMERICAN WIGEON among Mallards, Gadwall, Redhead, Canada Geese, etc.

Gull numbers at Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls were disappointing but the adult 
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continues.  Main excitement of the day came at Seneca 
Lake SP in Geneva where adult GLAUCOUS GULL and adult ICELAND GULL were in the 
same scope view and at one point right next to each other.  You don't see that 
every day.  Lots of birds continue on the north end of Seneca Lake.

David Wheeler

 

 



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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Amherst Island Trip- 1 or 2 places left!

2011-01-18 Thread Laura Stenzler 
Hi all,
 There are still 1 or 2 places left for this trip! Please let me know TODAY if 
you are interested.  It will be great!
Laura

Hi Cayuga Bird Club and Cayugabirds-L members!
  I am writing to see if you would be interested in joining the Cayuga Bird 
club on a trip to Amherst Island in Ontario, Canada, with side trips to Wolfe 
Island and Cape Vincent, to be led by Meena Haribal.  The plan is to leave very 
early on the morning of Saturday, Feb 26 for the drive north, stopping along 
the way to bird, reaching Amherst sometime during the late afternoon.  We would 
return the next day, arriving back in Ithaca during the evening. Accommodation 
will be on Amherst Island, and will be arranged once we know how many people 
will be going. The maximum for the trip is 8 people, and we already have 5. So, 
3 spaces left! First come, first serve at this point.
The cost per person will be between around $45, plus sharing gas expenses. 
We'll plan to organize our own dinner for Saturday night, as well as breakfast 
and lunch. You need a valid PASSPORT to into Canada and to return to the U.S.

Amherst Island is located in the northeast corner of Lake Ontario, just south 
of Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is a larger island just to the east of 
Amherst, while Cape Vincent is in New York State, directly east of Wolfe 
Island. Both areas are known for the numbers of Snowy and other owls that 
reside there in the winter.  The Cayuga Bird Club has been visiting the area 
for many years, and the trips typically turn up numbers of Snowy Owls, 
Saw-whet, Screech, Short-earred, Long-earred, Great-horned and sometimes even 
Great Grey and Hawk Owls.  Both islands are flat farming communities with lots 
of open space for owls to hunt. We mostly search for owls during the daytime. 
For those of you who know Amherst Island, be advised the Meena has elected NOT 
to visit the "owl woods" on this trip, since that area has been over-used 
during the last few years.  


PLEASE let me know asap by email (l...@cornell.edu - off the list) if you would 
like to go on this trip, so I can make the reservations.  Meena Haribal will be 
the leader, but I am doing the organizing for the trip. 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me by email at 
l...@cornell.edu. 

I hope to hear from you soon! Oh, and don't forget you need a valid PASSPORT to 
go into Canada and to return to the US.

Laura Stenzler
Cayuga Bird Club field trip coordinator



Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

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