Re: [cayugabirds-l] Singing birds

2011-10-15 Thread david nicosia
I heard a Blue-headed vireo singing the other day
too...in the hemlocks where they breed at my dad's
home. Was it a migrant? or the bird that bred there
singing  before he leaves for the south? hard to say...



From: Lisa Wood lisa.w...@stewarthowe.com
To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Singing birds


Yes, and the annual occurrence of autumnal recrudescence:

The Autumnal Recrudescence of the Amatory Urge When the birds are cacaphonic 
in the trees and on the verge
Of the fields in mid-October when the cold is like a scourge.
It is not delight in winter that makes feathered voices surge,
But autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge. When the frost is on the 
punkin' and when leaf and branch diverge,
Birds with hormones reawakened sing a paean, not a dirge.
What's the reason for their warbling? Why on earth this late-year splurge?
The autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge.  
-
Written by Susan Stiles, copyright December 1973 

A posting about this usually occurs annually as well. :)
Lisa
On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Meena Haribal wrote: 


I heard Chipping sparrow singing on the campus!  It is perfect nice spring 
weather outside with south wind.

Meena

Meena Haribal
Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca NY 14850
Phone 607-254-1258
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
http://haribal.org/
http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf

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[mailto:bounce-38153194-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:20 AM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Singing birds

This morning I came across a flock of migrants along Hunt Hill Rd. which 
included song, white-throated and chipping sparrows, towhee, many juncos, many 
ruby-crowned kinglets which were singing, one hermit thrush, several robins 
and one singing blue-headed vireo. All of these birds were in one  small 
shrubby area. I was very surprised to hear the singing!





Laura

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[cayugabirds-l] Great Walk at SSW (Sapsucker Woods) 10/15/2011

2011-10-15 Thread Lee Ann van Leer
Well it was great for the bird walkers but I can't quite figure out exactly 
why. I lead the Beginner Bird walk at Sapsucker Woods at 9:30am.  12 eager 
birders showed up from as far away as Minnesota and Atlanta, along with several 
birders from around NY State.

It was 49F, mostly overcast and windy.  It was actually quite quiet bird wise 
with bird calls few and far between. However we took time during the silence of 
the Fall to talk about the movie The Big Year, birding Apps (such as BirdsEye, 
Ibird,  Sibley), EBird, Citizen Science,Cornell Lab of Ornithology research 
projects, the Great Blue Heron Nest, Why birds sing, and looking at Sapsucker 
drilled trees, and several other bird topics. They seemed quite interested to 
see  find out about the banded chickadees with the PIT tags and the RFID 
technology.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/News/RFID.html

We witnessed some soaring Red-tailed Hawks interacting with each other and 40 
American Crows that were mobbing them.  The 3 Pied-billed Grebes seemed to be 
the birds most of the participants hadn't heard of nor seen.

Sapsucker Woods is never devoid of birds but numbers were lower than a typical 
day today. I was worried the walkers would be disappointed with the bird 
turnout BUT inexplicably they seemed thrilled with the walk. I am not exactly 
sure why but it goes to show you that what may seem like a below average bird 
turnout day can still be exciting for beginner birders.  All of them thanked me 
profusely many times and invited me to come birding in their necks of the 
woods. They even wanted to give me money saying they would have gladly bought 
tickets to this kind of bird walk/event and wanting to know how to compensate 
me. Was a nice compliment and good to feel appreciated.  I suggested donations 
go to the lab of course. I'm not exactly sure which part was so enjoyable to 
them, perhaps the redtails, or was it my Chickadee imitations? Well maybe not 
but it is a mystery. Maybe it was that vociferous Red-bellied woodpecker that 
kept going up  nearby snags with a large berry in its mouth the whole time 
trying to cache it some wondered? Sometimes it is a lot of interesting 
behaviors by common birds that adds up to an enjoyable experience. I do 
remember from the first guided bird walk I went on at Sapsucker Woods how much 
of a good and long-lasting impression it can leave. It is nice have the 
positive feedback, that is for sure. I hope more of you out there will consider 
leading bird walks at SSW. It is very rewarding and can change one's life.

Sapsucker Woods, Tompkins, US-NY
Oct 15, 2011 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: Lead SSW Walk
21 species

Canada Goose  30
Mallard  25
Pied-billed Grebe  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2 interacting with each other in flight and also getting 
mobbed by about 40 crows
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  4 at least 1 female at feeding garden
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  40
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  1
American Robin  1
White-throated Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Common Grackle  30
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  15


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[cayugabirds-l] P.S., SSW

2011-10-15 Thread Lee Ann van Leer
Forgot to thank Tom Cowing for helping with the walk and Mary Winston for being 
her wonderful usual self taking care of people inside the Lab of O as well as 
the folks at Wild Birds Unlimited. 

Most of all thanks to the birds and chipmunks that put on a show so as not to 
disappoint.  They are truly the stars. 



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