[cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

2011-05-01 Thread Nari Mistry
This morning the first male Rose-breasted Grosbeak appeared at our feeders. Looking at some past records, I noted that last year on 5/2/10, there was a crowd of SEVEN male RBGrosbeaks feeding peacefully at our feeders! We have usually had two pairs breeding in our yard or somewhere close,

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated vireo - Hawthorn

2011-05-01 Thread W. Larry Hymes
Birded Hawthorn around noon today. Only bird of special note was a very attractive YELLOW-THROATED VIREO singing its sore throat song. Also spotted a wad of pink fiberglass insulation draped around a branch of a tree. While birding Greensprings Cemetery near Arnot with Lynn Leopold

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pine siskins

2011-05-01 Thread Geo Kloppel
A couple of Pine Siskins just dropped in at my place too, to join the Goldfinches and Purple Finches. -Geo On May 1, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Asher Hockett wrote: Comfort Rd this morning - on the niger feeder, 3 Pine Siskins, with a Purple Finch and several goldfinches at that and other feeders.

[cayugabirds-l] EWCS (Eastern White-crowned Sparrow) head molt

2011-05-01 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Nancy,et al We believe the Eastern White-crowned Sparrow Nancy had over winter in Mecklenburg ended up here, a couple of miles uphill. It was a nice young brown bird (SY) until a couple of weeks ago. On the 24th (if I remember the date correctly) we banded an EWCS that was all black and white

[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca birds Saturday

2011-05-01 Thread J. Gary Kohlenberg
Susan, Ann, Stuart and I birded around Ithaca yesterday. Starting at the Swan Pen the only new bird was COMMON YELLOWTHROAT along with Palm Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers that I think have been all reported earlier. We tried walking around to Jetty Woods but

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Bobolink

2011-05-01 Thread Susan Fast
My wife, poor thing, is confused. Substitute BOBOLINK for B. oriole. I did hear a B. ORIOLE in the yard yesterday, however, which got her very excited. Steve _ From: bounce-24055424-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-24055424-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Bobolink/B. Oriole GOOF

2011-05-01 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
That's right .. blame Susie . that S S Fast signature can leave one guessing as to who actually wrote the e-mail! That's okay .. we all goof up for sure I do!! Take time to enjoy the trillium as well as the birds in Shindagin. In fact, enjoy SPRING while it's a bit

[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warbler

2011-05-01 Thread Geo Kloppel
The temperature was very cool up in West Danby's traditional Worm- eating Warbler habitat this morning: apart from a querulous Hermit Thrush and a couple of Chickadees, the place seemed almost deserted. Between 9:00 and 9:30 small groups of apparently migrating Blue Jays flew past below me

[cayugabirds-l] Baldwin Preserve: serendipity

2011-05-01 Thread Susan Fast
After my walk this morning on Mt. Pleasant, where I found no pipits, I had just energy enough to walk around the Baldwin (nee Park) Preserve. Coming in, I heard 4 songs of a PRAIRIE WARBLER, coming from the small pines on the private property just to the north. Did not see it. Continuing, I had

RE: [cayugabirds-l] OT -White-faced Ibis video

2011-05-01 Thread Marie P Read
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[cayugabirds-l] Blackburnian in Sapsucker Woods near

2011-05-01 Thread Stuart Krasnoff
Brown Creepers and Ovenbirds seemed to be singing everywhere in Sapsucker Woods this morning from about 8:30-9:30. At the Woodleton I saw the northside Northern Waterthrush and heard the southside half of that duelling pair. I then ran into an incredible profusion of Yellow-rumped Warblers

[cayugabirds-l] OOB: SFO Braddock Bay trip (irony, and notes on basin-proximity birds moving in large numbers today)

2011-05-01 Thread Wesley M Hochachka
Hello everyone, I was leading the 7 AM group today (Sunday) on the Spring Field Ornithology trip to the banding station at Braddock Bay. While not strictly speaking an all-birding trip (many uncountable birds in the hand...but really nice looks as a result), it was a very enjoyable time