[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe at Stewart Pk
Western Grebe at Stewart Pk says Tim Lenz. --Dave Nutter -- 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] Glaucous Gull at Stewart Pk
Glaucous Gull at Stewart Pk says Stuart Krasnoff. --Dave Nutter -- 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] Western grebe
The grebe is currently between east shore park and the white light house, associating with the golden eye flock. -- 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] Raft of S now Geese Aurora mile
There is a large raft of Snow Geese approximately a mile to a mile and a half off shore in Aurora. The raft is visible from the Wells College boat house. Bill RobertsAurora10:00 a.m. -- 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] Golden Eagle, Stewart Park
Ken Rosenberg just called to say he just had an immature GOLDEN EAGLE fly over Stewart Park and head towards campus. -Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@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] Western Grebe
The WESTERN GREBE is still present. I can see it to the NE from Stewart, probably fairly close from East Shore. Jay McGowan -- 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] 4 Sandhill Cranes in corn
4 Sandhill Cranes in corn field opposite corner of East Tyre Wood Marsh Rds west of Tschache Pool. --Dave Nutter -- 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] Summerhill north basin birding
On this final day of January Bob McGuire, Ann Mitchell I went birding to several places around the Cayuga Lake Basin.In Summerhill State Forest along Hoag Avenue we enjoyed a mixed flock of PINE SISKINS and COMMON REDPOLLS feeding in Hemlocks in the swamp.We searched unsuccessfully for yesterday's Eurasian Wigeon, both where Jim Tarolli and Dave Wheeler found it along Lower Lake Rd, Bridgeport, Town of Seneca Falls and where Ann Mitchell and Gary Kohlenberg re-found it south of Mud Lock, Town of Aurelius. In the former location it seemed we could pretty well see all the CANADA GEESE and TUNDRA SWANS ( sleeping ringers), along with a few GADWALLS, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, MALLARDS, AMERICAN WIGEON, COMMON GOLDENEYE, and COMMON MERGANSER, plus one sleeping female RUDDY DUCK, and plenty of GREAT BLACK-BACKED and HERRING GULLS. But at the latter location we contended with lots of heat shimmer, glare, and distance, so it may still be around.On the backroads of Tyre we tracked down a group of 4 Sandhill Cranes which were reported by Suzanne Broderick from 2 days ago. The location today was off Gravel Rd north of NYS-318 and I-90, and east on East Tyre Rd. Although all 4 birds had red crowns, I suspect this was a family. They varied in the amount of brown in their gray plumage, but it was not obvious to me which were what generation. Oddly, one had orange bottoms of its feet, while the other 3 were slate gray there as well as the rest of their feet and legs.Another bit of excitement was seeing a single COMMON GRACKLE (year bird for me) atop a tree in a yard along NYS-90 just north of Ledyard Rd, Town of Ledyard. When we stopped it turned out there was a flock of at least 40 of them which flew out of the trees in that yard, started to fly north, then returned to that yard. Were Common Grackles migrating north on today's extraordinarily warm south winds at the close of January??Other interesting birds seen today included:2 adult BALD EAGLES at nest (1 in, 1 in a tree nearby) at Mud Lock, and 2 adults and 1 immature together in a tree south of the Wells College Boathouse. From the latter location we saw 4 HORNED GREBES (and zero Eared Grebe), a substantial flocks of AMERICAN COOTS and CANADA GEESE, scattered COMMON GOLDENEYES, and a distant smear of SNOW GOOSE out on the lakeA female NORTHERN HARRIER over the Main Pool at Montezuma NWR, viewed from the tower because the Wildlife Drive was closed. The Main Pool is mostly frozen but did host a couple dozen distant MALLARDS and a handful of sleeping presumed TUNDRA SWANS.An AMERICAN KESTREL on a utility pole... um... somewhere fairly far north along the east side of the lake. It was a long day.When we finally got back to Stewart Park we found several other birders but did not see the Western Grebe, Glaucous Gull or Golden Eagle which cause excitement there for others this morning. However we did see a/the 3rd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL which Jay McGowan mentioned - it has a cool bill, dark with a yellow tip - and the presumed hybrid SNOW x CANADA GOOSE, plus a gang of birders.We also speculated on the spring-like weather bringing other birds over a month early in addition to the Golden Eagles and Eurasian Wigeon. Are there Wilson's Snipe around? Are there American Woodcock displaying tonight? Are there Eastern Meadowlarks? How about an Osprey? Are the Sandhill Cranes holdovers from the fall or are they 2 months early? If we do get more winter and the north end of the lake freezes up again, will we get to see the Eurasian Wigeon where Jim Dave found it and we traditionally search for it in early March in the melting ice near the south end of Lower Lake Rd?--Dave NutterPS: Bob has observed 111 species in the Cayuga Lake Basin this year, which I suspect is a record among participants in the quest for the David Cup. See results here:http://cayugabirds.pbworks.com/w/page/6630177/FrontPageAlso for people interested in what has been found so far in the basin, those lists are now on the Cayuga Bird Club web page under resources here:http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/cayuga-lake-basin-first-recordsAs far as I know there have been 132 species found so far in 2012. -- 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] Freeville Northern Shrike
The NORTHERN SHRIKE that Jay and I saw on Sunday was still present along Johnson Rd this morning. It was at the top of a bare tree east of the road, just southeast of the gun club, south of Freeville. Kevin -- 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] Golden Eagle, Stewart Park but TVs
I looked up t see if it is passing my window, but nooo :-( But I did see three TVs floating lazily! Hope the Grebe hangs out for some more time! Carless on the campus:-( Meena -Original Message- From: bounce-39193061-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39193061-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jay McGowan Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:21 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Golden Eagle, Stewart Park Ken Rosenberg just called to say he just had an immature GOLDEN EAGLE fly over Stewart Park and head towards campus. -Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@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 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] Update? Western grebe
Close to lunch time - any update on the Grebe for those of us who can get out at noon? L Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab:(607) 254 2142 Fax:(607) 254 2486 l...@cornell.edumailto:l...@cornell.edu From: bounce-39192661-8866...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39192661-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Brad Walker Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:07 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Western grebe The grebe is currently between east shore park and the white light house, associating with the golden eye flock. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Golden Eagle, Stewart Park
Thanks Jay for posting my sighting so promptly. Here are a few more details. After getting fairly views of the WESTERN GREBE at East Shore Park (thanks everyone for the RBA posts), I headed around to Stewart Park to do an additional scan. While pointing out the grebe to two visiting birders (Richard and Cindy, I think), all the gulls went up in a frenzied flock and then flocks of noisy geese came across from the golf course area. I immediately thought eagle and we stepped back from under the willows to see more sky. Cindy spotted the bird cruising fairly high directly overhead, but when I looked at it I realized that it was an immature GOLDEN EAGLE -- much more unusual for the time and place. It appeared as an all-black (i.e. no mottling on underparts or underwing coverts, very large raptor with striking and distinctive white patches at the base of the primaries (about 2/3 out on the wing) and a sharply demarcated white base to the tail. Shape was right for Golden, with non-wedge-shaped tail slightly shorter than projection of neck and head; wings were very broad and warped into a slight dihedral with wingtips held closed and slightly turned up. As it banked in profile (never circled above), I caught a goldish sheen to the neck and head in the bright sun and could see the yellow cere on the bill. The bird continued to cruise toward the southeast, out of sight in the direction of the High School and Cornell campus. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On Jan 31, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Jay McGowan wrote: Ken Rosenberg just called to say he just had an immature GOLDEN EAGLE fly over Stewart Park and head towards campus. -Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@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 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] W Grebe still there
Visible from Stewart Park at 1 pm. I was very lucky to have Kevin McGowan show up with a scope. The W Grebe is pretty far out but clearly visible with binocs. It's diving a lot and travels quite far under water. 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] Any recent news of Western Grebe?
Any recent news of Western Grebe? Meena -Original Message- From: bounce-39194223-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39194223-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of 6072292...@vtext.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:56 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] 4 Sandhill Cranes in corn 4 Sandhill Cranes in corn field opposite corner of East Tyre Wood Marsh Rds west of Tschache Pool. --Dave Nutter -- 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 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] Any recent news of Western Grebe?
I checked Stewart Park after work ,3:40 to 4:30, but couldn't find any Western Grebe'ish looking candidates. I checked Myers also on the chance it moved up the lake , but nothing. I hope it reappears again. Gary On Jan 31, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Meena Haribal m...@cornell.edu wrote: Any recent news of Western Grebe? Meena -Original Message- From: bounce-39194223-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39194223-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of 6072292...@vtext.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:56 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] 4 Sandhill Cranes in corn 4 Sandhill Cranes in corn field opposite corner of East Tyre Wood Marsh Rds west of Tschache Pool. --Dave Nutter -- 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 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 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/ --
