[cayugabirds-l] oldie-but-goodie list: Kress bird walk at Greensprings Saturday last
True, it's a little late in coming ... but for those interested in what birds are out and about at Greensprings Natural Cemetery, Steve Kress and a group of birders saw these birds on a cold, overcast May 14: -- American Goldfinch American Robin Baltimore Oriole Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Blue-headed Vireo Bobolink Brown-headed Cowbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Chipping Sparrow Common Grackle Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Gray Catbird Purple Finch Red-winged Blackbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Song Sparrow White-breasted Nuthatch White-crowned Sparrow Yellow Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mary M. Woodsen 607 233 4174 home 917 842 0987 cell Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve P.O. Box 415, 293 Irish Hill Road Newfield, NY 14867 607 564 7577 * naturalburial.org Greensprings--Renew. Sustain. Endure. Mary M. Woodsen 607 233 4174 home 917 842 0987 cell Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve P.O. Box 415, 293 Irish Hill Road Newfield, NY 14867 607 564 7577 * naturalburial.org Greensprings--Renew. Sustain. Endure. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard - 19 May 2011 - 22 WARBLERS
This morning, I birded the Hawthorn Orchard from about 6:15am to 9:00am. I was joined by Pete Marchetto for a good portion of the morning. While there, I was pleased to see several other area birders in the hawthorns enjoying what the place has to offer. Throughout the morning, I saw or met up with: Mark Scheel (from California), George Chiu (from Binghamton), Jay McGowan, Bill Baker, Larry and Sara Jane Hymes, Dave Streater, Sarah Fern Striffler, Anne Klingensmith, Lanie Wilmarth, and Mike Powers. Please note that the Hawthorn Orchard is most acoustically active earlier in the day (early- to mid-morning). The birds are still present mid- to late-day, but, as Mike Powers noted, they are not very vocal; they produce many contact flight notes, just not much song. If you get there early enough, the cacophony of song is deafening in the Northeast corner, making it almost impossible to think! The Northwest corner is also active, just not as much as the Northeast corner. OK. Highlights: Continued high numbers of TENNESSEE WARBLERS (30-35), abundant BLACKPOLL WARBLERS (15-20), MOURNING WARBLERS (2), CANADA WARBLERS (2-3), YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (one calling), CAPE MAY WARBLER (single singer), and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS (6-8). Here is a list with some numbers of birds present throughout the Hawthorn Orchard today, focused on the migrants: 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (calling, NE corner) 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3+ Least Flycatchers 6-8+ Red-eyed Vireos 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH (just West of NE corner) 1 Wood Thrush (territory, SW corner) 30-35+ GRAY CATBIRDS (huge numbers of what are clearly migrant Gray Catbirds today) 1 Blue-winged Warbler (stutter song heard coming from Southern portion of Hawthorn Orchard) 30-35 TENNESSEE WARBLERS 1 NORTHERN PARULA (NW corner) 10-12 Yellow Warblers 8-10 Chestnut-sided Warblers 8-10 Magnolia Warblers 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER (NE corner) 3 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS (2 males and 1 female, NE corner) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (NE corner) 1 Black-throated Green Warbler (NW corner) 6-8 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS (throughout) 1 PINE WARBLER (singing from North ravine pines and oaks, highly mobile) 6-8+ BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS (throughout, but mostly NE corner) 15-20 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS (throughout, but mostly NE corner) 4-6 American Redstarts 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (middle to NE area) 2 MOURNING WARBLERS (working the Northeast area and the hedgerow just North of the Softball field) 10-12 Common Yellowthroats 2-3 CANADA WARBLERS 1-2 Scarlet Tanagers (passing through) 6-8+ Rose-breasted Grosbeaks 4-6 Indigo Buntings 10-15 Baltimore Orioles (varying plumages) Additions include: 1 Wilson's Warbler (per Larry Hymes) 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Mike Powers, previous post) 1 Nashville Warbler (Mike Powers, previous post) Info about the Hawthorn Orchard is here: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/hawthorn.htm Good birding!! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Caspian Tern
I'm in the office right next to Chris, and I have seen 72 species. Why is his window better? I have seen 7 mammal species (they must be worth 10 birds each). Jim From: bounce-3028-3494...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-3028-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Wood Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:41 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Caspian Tern Hi everyone, I just saw an adult Caspian Tern flying to the east over Sapsucker Woods. The bird was visible from my window on the north side of the Cornell Lab. This is the first Caspian Tern I have ever seen at Sapsucker Woods, and at a very surprising time. I would have thought it much more likely to see one from July - September when larger numbers are moving through the county. This is the 149th species that I have seen from my office window. Cheers, Chris Wood -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Caspian Tern
Hi everyone, I just saw an adult Caspian Tern flying to the east over Sapsucker Woods. The bird was visible from my window on the north side of the Cornell Lab. This is the first Caspian Tern I have ever seen at Sapsucker Woods, and at a very surprising time. I would have thought it much more likely to see one from July - September when larger numbers are moving through the county. This is the 149th species that I have seen from my office window. Cheers, Chris Wood eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard , May 19, 2011 - Golden-winged Warbler and more
Hi all, I made a lunch-hour run to the Hawthorn Orchard, hoping the excellent variety of songbirds would be active in between rain showers. I was not disappointed (who could be?): when I arrived just after noon there was a cacophony of warbler song as I entered the northeast section of the orchard. The highlight was a very vocal GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER which I heard almost immediately through the Tennessee, Blackpoll, and Yellow Warbler song. He was relatively easy to find, actively foraging the the (low) tree tops. When I left just after 1:00 PM he was in the same area, softly vocalizing. I'm not sure what happened, but shortly after I arrived (around 12:15) the birds all got very quiet, and it remained that way through the rest of my stay. Songs were given periodically, many were softer than when I arrived (like the Golden-wing), but visually the birds were just as active. I suspect the presence of an accipiter or other predator given the behavior of a near-murder of crows who were mobbing a tall conifer towards the middle of the orchard. My full eBird list is below. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY May 19, 2011 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: Lunch-hour trip between rain showers, ideally to photograph warblers. Conditions: 77*F, 80% cloud cover, light South/SouthEast breeze, no precipitation though dark clouds were approaching when I left. 40 species Mallard 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 11 Mobbing a tall conifer (White Pine?) standing southwest of the Northeast section of the orchard. Never saw what was in that pine. Barn Swallow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Veery 1 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 5 Cedar Waxwing 2 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 7 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Magnolia Warbler 1 Cape May Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 4 American Redstart 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Indigo Bunting 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Baltimore Oriole 3 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler - Lansing
On a lunchtime dog-walk along the green way connecting the Northwood Apartments complex with Graham Road in Lansing, I came across a loudly singing MOURNING WARBLER in the thick brambles along the north side of the path. Also singing in the area were Canada Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, and a Chestnut-sided Warbler that seems to be setting up a territory (he's been singing from the same patch of trees since Sunday.) Best, Scott -- *Scott A. Haber* *Content Manager - Merlin* Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. - #295A Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: (607) 254-1102 Email: sa...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Upper Buttermilk SP Today
I walked the road/Bear Trail loop this morning to take photographs and ran into the following noteworthy birds: YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO calling from the parking lot Wood Thrush 3 Veery 4 Scarlet Tanager 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Red-eyed Vireo Magnolia Warbler2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Leonard Rd.; a first
After reading Steve's mallard story, I thought I'd relay my own incident. On Saturday I was washing my lawn tractor when I heard the flapping of wings, stood up to look and just as quickly ducked for 3 incoming mallards. Two veered right to avoid me while the third braked but kept on flying. There were 2 drakes chasing chasing a hen. The pair landed on the front lawn and mated and just as quickly flew off. I have geese and occasional mallards in the farm field across from route 20, but rarely see them here. Although many years ago I found a mallard nest remains below one of my spruce trees which I'd had no idea was there. I have a seasonal creek outback which isn't deep or big enough for waterfowl. Anyway, the sighting of mallards at home is most unusual much less getting almost run over by them. Carol Keeler Auburn Sent from my iPad On May 19, 2011, at 8:32 AM, "Susan Fast" wrote: > I was walking down Leonard Rd. early this morning, zoned out listening to the > rushing brook, when an explosion of wings from the top of the high bank > brought me quickly to reality. My in-grained, sub-conscious bird detector > pronounced “grouse”. I mean, what else could it be here? But then I saw a > hen MALLARD flying off down the road. With much difficulty, falling once, I > scaled the bank and found a nest of old leaves, surrounded by a collar of > duck down, and containing 8 eggs. I would love to be around when the > ducklings hatch, slide down the bank, cross the road, and hop into what > appears as a mountain stream, bobbing the ½ mile or more to ? > > This is the first duck of any kind I’ve seen over the years on Leonard. > Also encountered was a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. > > Steve Fast > Brooktondale > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Thurs yard birds-cape may
A sunny morning brought lots of singing and a few new birds to our yard on Hunt Hill Rd., east of Ithaca. CAPE MAY WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, PARULA WARBLER were new and were joined by Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Green, Black and White warblers as well as Ovenbird, Red-eyed Vireos, Rosebreasted Grosbeaks, Baltimore Orioles, Wood Thrush, Eastern Wood Peewee, Phoebe, Red-winged Blackbird (a first ever nest is just complete in the cattails), Catbird, Goldfinch and Robin. What a noisy morning! And, not ONE Tennessee Warbler! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard - Good birds,
Hawthorn Orchard - Good birds, better light, no rain, still muddy. MOURNING WARBLER NE corner. Tons of Tennessees. -- Chris T-H -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
