[cayugabirds-l] Nelson's Sparrow Pictures - Martens Tract NMWC
I've uploaded some pictures from today's quest to find a Nelson's Sparrow (now my former nemesis bird) at the Martens Tract in the Northern Montezuma Wetlands Complex, Wayne County, NY. https://picasaweb.google.com/112522159565855378380/NelsonSSparrow Enjoy and good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 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] Yellow-headed Blackbird - Van Dyne Spoor Road
There was a extremely large mixed flock of blackbirds in the marsh on Van Dyne Spoor Road this evening. Many of the birds were sitting on cattails and weeds instead of diving in. I got out my window mount and soon found a beautiful male Yellow-headed Blackbird. The head and breast were a brilliant yellow. The body, wings and tail were black and I could easily see the white wing patch on the wing that was facing me. I was thrilled to get such a good look at this bird. Wood Duck 4 Pied-billed Grebe X American Coot X Sandhill Crane X heard only Herring Gull 1 Mourning Dove 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 20 European Starling X White-throated Sparrow 6 Red-winged Blackbird X Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Rusty Blackbird X Common Grackle X Leona Lauster Lyons, NY -- 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] Yet another Nelson's BluegrassLane
While walking my dog in the fields off Bluegrass Lane SOTB of Hanshaw Rd, we flushed over 200 sparrows from various parts of the fields (mostly in the SW most area and mostly CHIPPING and SAVANNAH). One lone bird flushed from some taller green grass near the wet margin between the dense switchgrass (?) and sparse legume fields - based on the pale back and orangey headed look in flight as it circled by me, I identified it as a NELSON'S SPARROW. very close to where one was seen last year in early October. Ken Sent from my iPhone -- 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 - Marsh Wren, Lesser Yellowlegs
No luck with Wes's Nelson's Sparrow this afternoon, but I just had a ticking MARSH WREN in the cattail patch just northeast of the loading dock by the building (west of north end of closest staff parking lot), 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS are feeding in the shallow water off the Sherwood Platform, and a flock of 8 or more TENNESSEE WARBLERS were in the alders near the Fuller Wetlands. 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] Sapsucker Woods Nelson's Sparrow
There must be a lot of NELSON'S SPARROWs around, because this morning I has one pop up in the wetland to the north of the Lab of Ornithology this morning. It's a new Sapsucker Woods bird for me and in eBird. I saw the bird for about 30 seconds while I was standing on the short boardwalk leading to the Owen's Platform, feeding on a cattail in the narrow water-filled area to the east of the walk. The bird subsequently dropped down and a bit north toward the thick alders that cross the boardwalk. When in view, I had nice looks at the bird (streaked upper breast and flanks with a warm base colour, a smaller sparrow more comparable in size to a chickadee than Swamp Sparrow as judged by the Nelson's Sparrow displacing a Black-capped Chickadee from a cattail, warm tan in the lighter shades on the sides of its head with a narrow grey mid-crown stripe). Apologies for not posting earlier, as I have just gotten to a place where I could both enter my list on eBird and post this e-mail message. Wesley Hochachka -- 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] Very good birding - Upper Buttermilk
Late yesterday pm I had very good birding during my fast exercise walk looping around Upper Buttermilk. (I always take by binocs on these walks, Dave.) I usually try to see/hear at least 10 species. This time I set a record for this time of year with 24 species. It seems that many birds apparently decided to abort their migration due to the drizzly, overcast conditions of the night before. The highlights were: 6 woodpecker species, including YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and 4 warblers - MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and BLACKPOLL. Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nelson's Sparrows - Marten's Tract
The sparrows were on the south side of the road. About 200 yards out the road to the tree and between the two ditches. I can send out precise coordinates when I get home. The best I can do on my phone is 43.08311, -76.70699 Drew Weber Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2012, at 10:14 AM, "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" wrote: > I, too, saw a Nelson's Sparrow this morning at Marten's Tract. The bird I saw > was on the dike about 150 yards North of the Southeast corner of the main > impoundment. Excellent extended views right around 9:00am. > > Drew and Joe, where were your birds located? > > Thanks and good birding!! > > Sincerely, > Chris T-H > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:38, "Drew Weber" wrote: > >> Joseph Brin and I just had great looks at two Nelson's Sparrows at the >> Marten's Tract of Montezuma. >> >> Drew Weber >> Liverpool, NY >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> >> 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] Nelson's Sparrows - Marten's Tract
I, too, saw a Nelson's Sparrow this morning at Marten's Tract. The bird I saw was on the dike about 150 yards North of the Southeast corner of the main impoundment. Excellent extended views right around 9:00am. Drew and Joe, where were your birds located? Thanks and good birding!! Sincerely, Chris T-H Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:38, "Drew Weber" wrote: > Joseph Brin and I just had great looks at two Nelson's Sparrows at the > Marten's Tract of Montezuma. > > Drew Weber > Liverpool, NY > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > > 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] Nelson's Sparrows - Marten's Tract
Joseph Brin and I just had great looks at two Nelson's Sparrows at the Marten's Tract of Montezuma. Drew Weber Liverpool, NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Saw-whet migration
It appears we are in the early days of a huge Northern Saw-whet owl movement. Banders in Ontario and other more northerly sites in Canada and the US are reporting huge catches. PA stations are already reporting owls. Here last night we had a terrific night with 12 young saw-whets banded! That's 16 and one screecher for September so far. Bill, Chris, Ken and others who monitor night sounds -are you able to pick out saw-whets? If so, last night should have been huge. It would help our network's efforts to hear about your findings vis a vis saw-whets. To my ear, on the ground, they vocalize very little during migration and almost never with the usual call. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" -- 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/ --
