[cayugabirds-l] Fw: Fwd: Amazing hummingbird recapture
I thought this posting on the State College PA listserv might also be of interest to folks here as well. Don Timmons Newfield ---Original Message--- From: Greg Grove Date: 1/5/2012 11:59:51 AM To: scbir...@lists.psu.edu Subject: Fwd: Amazing hummingbird recapture Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:22:47 -0500 Reply-To: Scott Weidensaul scottweidens...@verizon.net Sender: Bird discussion list for Pennsylvania pabi...@list.audubon.org From: Scott Weidensaul scottweidens...@verizon.net Subject: [PABIRDS] OT: Amazing hummingbird recapture To: pabi...@list.audubon.org Although this report regards an out of state bird, given the interest in (and sometimes concern for) fall/winter hummingbirds in the Northeast, I thought it was worth sharing, with the permission of bander Allen Chartier of Michigan. In October 2009, Allen banded an adult female rufous hummingbird in Ashland County, Ohio, where it was last seen in early November of that year. In December 2010, the same bird was recaptured in Pensacola, Florida, by bander Fred Bassett, showing that she's survived the intervening migrations. Allen just notified the hummingbird-banding community that he recaptured this little traveler yesterday in Richland County, Ohio, about 15 miles from where she was originally banded; the bird has been present since about Nov. 1. This is only the second Rufous Hummingbird confirmed as a returnee to Ohio (none yet in Michigan or Indiana), and is the first 'triple play' I've ever been involved with, Allen said. Since she was banded in 2009, she has likely flown at least 15,000 miles, including two returns in summer back to her breeding area somewhere in the Pacific Northwest (from Oregon to southern Alaska), Allen posted. She is also at least 3 years 6 months old. I know there are still a few folks who are skeptical that these vagrant western hummingbirds actually survive their time here in the North, but as we get more and more banding data and a growing body of recoveries like this, it confirms what we've long suspected - that these are tough, hardy continental travelers. Scott Weidensaul Schuylkill Haven, PA -- Gregory W. Grove, Ph.D. Genomics Core Facility 407 Chandlee Lab, Penn State 814 865 3332 g...@psu.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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saw-whet Owl on Maple Ave
Yesterday evening around 6:45pm, my parents, Larry and Sara Jane Hymes, and I went for a nighttime jaunt in Upper Buttermilk Falls State Park to attempt to locate a lost phone (which we successfully found on the West trail around Treman Lake). On the way back from our nighttime hike, around 8:00pm, two loud EASTERN SCREECH-OWLS responded to my whistles; they were up high in the tall pines located about 100 yards down the closed-off section of road from the main parking lot at Upper Buttermilk Falls State Park. During the walk, though, despite repeated attempts to get responses from any Saw-whet Owl that may have been at UBFSP, we heard no responses in that area last night. But, it seems like last night was good for hearing and getting responses from small owls. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:00 PM, bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.comwrote: I just returned from a long walk on the eastern portion of the east Ithaca Recreation Way. As I reached my half-way point at Judd Falls Road I heard the four-note call of a Northern Saw-whet Owl repeated several times. I returned to my cay and drove back to Maple Ave, parking in the pull-off where the Rec Way joins Maple Ave (near the water tower). This was about 30 minutes later. I got out and played a series of toots on my penny whistle and the owl answered - once from about 50 feet away (from atop one of the horse enclosures), and then flew over, tooting four notes again. It was headed into the cemetery and did not respond any more. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/CayugabirdsWELCOMEhttp://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/CayugabirdsRULEShttp://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/**CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurat** ionLeave.htmhttp://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/**cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/**maillist.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/**birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/**mailinglists/CAYU.htmlhttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/**ebird/ http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- 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] Lake Trip
This weekend I will be leading an all-day, around-the-lake trip for the Cayuga Bird Club. We meet tomorrow, Saturday, at 7:30 at the Lab of O. In preparation for that trip, Ann Mitchell and I drove around yesterday looking for birds. Here is what we found. Stewart Park: At 7:45 the waterfoulers had not yet opened fire, and so there was still a sizeable flock of Aythya ducks milling about just off the ice edge. I counted 1600 Redheads, 5 Canvasbacks, 6 Lesser Scaup, and 3 Ring-necked Ducks. In addition there was a single Ruddy Duck keeping company with a Surf Scoter. And Ann quickly picked out a winter-plumaged Red-throated Loon. Along Portland Point Road, just past the last entrance to the Cargill mine, we first heard (!), then spotted a Northern Shrike. While watching him, I thought I heard a second shrike on the other side of the road, but no manner of coaxing could bring it into view. From our vantage point overlooking the lake we could see some 400 Mallards, 10 Black Ducks, 2 Redheads, and 30 Coots. There were hunters on Salt Point, but from the spit at Myers we could see 450 Mallards and 10 Black Ducks on the water. As we drove into the marina, we heard shots. There was a small flock of Coots at the far end of the open water. One was wounded and flailing in the water. Three more floated, dead, and two dead Coots lay on the ice. Hunting INSIDE the marina? We drove down Sweany Road and found the hoped-for flock of 180 Cedar Waxwings (no Bohemians), along with a Bluebird and several Robins - and a huge flock of Starlings. A light-phase Rough-legged Hawk was cruising the fields on Rafferty Road. From the Aurora Boathouse we spotted 2 Horned Grebes and a flock of Bufflehead. The Mill Pond in Union Springs held a good-sized mixed flock of ducks: several American Wigeon, 1 Ring-necked Duck, several gadwall, a couple of Buffleheads, and many Mallards. The open water and ice edge just south of Mud Lock was filled with Tundra Swans (hundreds - I did not try to count). And there were two juvenile Bald Eagles perched in one of the trees near the nest on the steel tower at the Lock. We then drove through the Mucklands (completely frozen) and on the the Outlet Mall in Waterloo. No sign of the Snowy Owl. We drove up and down Bostwick Road, checking the fields and hay bales but again, no Owl. Along Lake Road just north of Cayuga Lake State park we found a group of Titmice, Chickadees, and 3 Golden-crowned Kinglets. Then, just south of the park we scoped the lake: 3 Trumpeter Swans with a group of Tundra Swans. There were few ducks at that end of the lake and most of them were distant. Mainly Mallards, a few Black Ducks, and Common Goldeneye. The Lesser Black-backed Gull was swimming off Dean's Cove. Sheldrake was nearly empty: a hundred Mallards, a score of Black Ducks, and Canada Geese. 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] A BLUEBIRD morning!
Union Springs. 1-6-'12 45 deg.. Mostly sunny. Light breeze. Good day to bird. Don't have the time ... Bah! About 30 min. ago I went up on the hill behind the house had 26 BLUEBIRDS in the trees, shrubs on the ground! The Mocker, ever guarding its territory, chased a couple they all flew away to the SE across the field while the cardinals, house sparrows jays flew into the hedgerow. Yesterday, Becky I saw close to 2 doz. C. Merganzers, a Herring GBB Gull at Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls. Fritzie B. -- 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] Armitage Rd Eagle Threesome
Have been seeing adult Bald Eagles regularly at Armitage Rd. Two were on the nest a few days ago. Today, for the first time this winter, there were three adults perched together. https://picasaweb.google.com/fishwatchers/ArmitageRdEaglesJan62012?authkey=Gv1sRgCNXP-I2HtOKu0wE# -- 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] Cayuga Bird Club meeting and speaker's dinner
The Cayuga Bird Club is pleased to welcome back Kevin McGowan as the host of our annual Share Your Photos Night night at our monthly meeting on Monday, January 9 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Although photo submissions are limited to club members only, all are welcome to this presentation. The Club will be hosting Kevin for dinner at the Ithaca Ale House at 5:30 pm prior to the meeting. This is an opportunity to meet with Kevin and other Club members while enjoying some great food. If you would like to join us for dinner, please rsvp to cl...@juno.com by Sunday evening (1/8/12) so that reservations can be made. Have a great weekend of birding and hope to see you Monday night, Colleen Richards Work At Home Jobs EXPOSED We investigated work at home jobs. What we found may shock you... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f07b963626d2107d5am02duc -- 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] No Snowy Owl, MZ Tundra Swans, Cacking Goose
Joann and I didn't have any luck with the Snowy Owl at the Waterloo Prem. Outlet late this morning. We drove and scanned around the inside, the outside service road and from the elevated thruway overpass on the road on the west side. We did not check the north/south roads. From the main pool overlook at Montezuma we counted 800 sleeping Tundra Swans. There were actually probably 20-30 more hidden behind each other. 1 Cackling Goose was among the 2000 Canada Geese, Mallards and Black Ducks. 1 adult Bald Eagle was out near the main pool nest tree now missing its nest. 3 Immature eagles sparred at the north end of the main pool. (The drive is closed). The pair of Eagles at the Route 89 Route 31 junction at the muck lands were both on the nest working. The muck lands were mostly frozen with 1 Canada goose. The only Snow Goose we saw was in the canal at May's point. 1 Rough-legged Hawk and 1 No.Harrier flew over the Van Dyne Spoor Road marshes.Mike Tetlow -- 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/ --
