[cayugabirds-l] RT Hummingbird
We continue to have a female ruby throated hummingbird coming to our feeder at home. Seems to be a competition with the wasps for access to the feeder. Marty == Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 Interlaken, NY 14847 cell315-521-4315 == -- 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] Another Yard bird
On a stalk of our yard this morning, I found no hummingbirds. No Conn. warbler either. I did flush a LINCOLN'S SPARROW from the mass of goldenrod. It perched perkily on a flower head to try to figure out what I was. S. Fast Brooktondale -- 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] Bittern, finally!
AMERICAN BITTERN at Benning right at the pull-off. Gorgeous, life bird for me after chasing for about three years. Michele Sent from miPhone @ The Hayward House BB www.thehaywardhouse.com -- 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] Freese Road Garden Plots (10/3/2012)
This morning, I took some time to investigate various potential sparrow areas. I briefly birded the fields to the East of Game Farm Road and just South of Route 366 (as one heads into Varna, on the right). Mostly Song Sparrows and a few Savannahs, plus a couple Swamp Sparrows. Most birds were spooky. Following this, I birded the fields near the Cornell Recreation Center. These fields are located just South of the intersection of Lower Creek and Hanshaw Roads and just West of the Monkey Run North trail/road that also provides access to the Cornell Recreation Center. Mostly Song Sparrows, one Swamp Sparrow, and a single CUCKOO Sp that was backlit as it flew into the forest treetops from across a small opening; it did not land. Finally, I ended up at the Freese Road Garden Plots. These are located on the East side of Freese Road as one heads down along Freese Road from the intersection with Hanshaw Road. This place is amazing. I think I've only taken the time to bird this once before. Maybe I'll try to visit this place a little more often. Seems like a good spot for potential Clay-colored Sparrow or Lark Sparrow to show up. Highlights at the Freese Road Garden Plots include: 5 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS (plus one Lincoln's Sparrow lookalike - an immature Song Sparrow) - four were just South of the dirt parking area, one was a little ways North of the parking area. 1 ORANG-CROWNED WARBLER (foraging low in the goldenrods on the opposite side of the road from the parking lot - a goldenrod knoll of sorts) - this bird's sharp Junco-like chip notes are what alerted me to its presence. 1 Field Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrows 1 White-throated Sparrow 10-20 Savannah Sparrows 30-40+ Song Sparrows 10-15 Chipping Sparrows 40-50 House Finches Also ran into Bob and Joan Horn, who were pleased to have their life view of a fairly cooperative Lincoln's Sparrow. I may be forgetting something else, but that's the gist of it. 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] Wednesday birding
Hi all, I spent a little time at Myers Point this morning, where it was pretty quiet. For those who don't know, the basic-plumage adult LAUGHING GULL is still hanging around this area. It was on the spit when I arrived, then flew off to the south when flushed by some walkers. It was on a dock visible from the marina a little later. Other birds here included a GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the Salt Point spit, five PIED-BILLED GREBES (one in the mouth of Salmon Creek and the rest offshore from the marina), two juvenile BALD EAGLES perched in trees at the mouth of the creek, 31 AMERICAN COOTS off Ladoga to the south, and a PEREGRINE FALCON that buzzed over the marina area heading towards the spit. Brad and I had a flyover Peregrine Falcon yesterday late morning at the Lab as well, headed south low over the east powerline cut, probably both migrants. After Myers, I walked around the Lansing Center Trail off Rt. 34B between Triphammer and East Shore Drive. As I think I mentioned exactly a month ago, this is a nice place to walk, with over two miles of trails and more planned. It takes you through mostly open hedgerow habitat, with lots of goldenrod and scrubby areas. Although I didn't find any, it looks like a great place for Orange-crowned Warbler. I did see two LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and six other species of sparrows, as well as Palm Warblers, lots of bluebirds, and other expected open country species. Here is my checklist (click on Map to see exactly where this is; the parking lot is off 34B and well marked): http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11707069 Finally, I refound Chris's ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the dike on the west edge of the Liddell Lab pond this afternoon around 1:30. It popped out briefly, chipping, then disappeared into the multiflora rose. As always, several LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were easily found in the garden plots. Here are a couple of photos people might be interested in as well. Rufous Hummingbird in Brooktondale: https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2012#5794801942767883506 https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2012#5794801887787150274 Tennessee Warbler at Sapsucker Woods: https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2012#5794802549808078146 American Avocets in Monroe County last week: https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2012#5791576757696049954 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Irondequoit Bay the same day: https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2012#5791559618623740754 Connecticut Warbler at the Park Preserve in mid-September: https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2012#5787306417591875314 Cheers, -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] OOB Nelson's Sparrow and Common Nighthawk Tri-Cities Airport Endicott, NY
The Nelson's Sparrow is still around at Tri-Cities Airport in Endicott, NY as of today. It was relocated this morning by Mike Ackeley and I heard two short whisper like songs this afternoon, sounds very much like a salt-marsh sparrow! Anyway, while staking out to get a glimpse of this bird (which we didn't as he seemed to be calling from the dense field down from the runway). We had 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS fly around the airport for about 10 minutes or so. It looked like these birds were slowly migrating down the Susquehanna River. As far as my records go, this is very late in the fall for these guys. Just a quick report from the southern tier...good birding to all. Dave Nicosia -- 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/ --
