[cayugabirds-l] drive to Montezuma Audobon Center

[cl...@juno.com]

Taking child to homeschool class at the MAC today, was a good excuse to do some 
birding. Travelled up the east side of Cayuga Lake in the morning, then down 
the west side about 3 pm.

Highlights were:
Northern Shrike on 34B just south of Jerry Smith Rd.
4 adult Bald Eagles on north side of Armitage Rd (across from nest)
Van Dyne Spoor Road - 4 immature Bald Eagles, 3 N. Flickers, 2 N. Harriers

Return trip over to Wycoff/Rock River intersection:
no sign of Short-eared Owl in the evergreens (didn't look long, because the dog 
was being protective), but the field behind was in process of being filled with 
snow geese! Multiple flocks arriving, circling and eventually landing...several 
blue phase

Colleen Richards

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[cayugabirds-l] W. King Road, Fri 2/15

[Mark Chao]

On Friday morning at about 10:45, I watched a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
at the intersection of West King and Sandbank Roads in south Ithaca.  The
hawk hovered and kited in the wind, a few times floating dozens of meters
straight backward as if projected from a rewinding film reel.  

 

Then a Red-tailed Hawk flew in and struck with flashing talons at the
Rough-legged Hawk.  The two birds tumbled together a few times, eventually
settling on the ground out of my view for about 20 seconds of suspense.
Finally the hawks separated and rose to rest in some neighboring trees.  At
the same time, a bench-clearing brawl broke out, with two American Crows
attacking a second Red-tailed Hawk that had appeared out of nowhere. 

 

Today is the start of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which runs through
Monday.  This year, participants can choose to enter GBBC sightings straight
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[cayugabirds-l] EASTERN PHOEBE

[Jill Vaughan]

About a week and a half ago, during one of several swings I made up Cayuga
Vista Drive looking for the Northern Shrike, I saw a bird in the hedgerow
that dropped down as soon as I got my binoculars up. I had observed a dark
head, light chest. I waited for it to appear again, but it did not. I
returned later in the day  but did not see it.  Last week, I saw the bird
when I did not have binoculars with me. (What kind of birder am I, huh?)
 It was in the same area as it had been.  Two days ago, I posted the
Northern Shrike and again saw the mystery bird with the flycatcher head and
coloring of a phoebe.  I checked eBird, and decided it was too early for an
appearance in our area. This afternoon, Sue Henne (an experienced birder)
emailed me that she had just seen an EASTERN PHOEBE on Cayuga Vista Drive.
I called her immediately, and she said there was no doubt, since she had
been quite close to the bird, and even observed the tail-flicking. With the
"backup" of her identification, I am now comfortable to report to that a
week and a half ago and again two days ago, I saw an EASTERN PHOEBE on
Cayuga Vista Drive.  Sue and I drove there right after we talked, and while
the phoebe made no appearance, two RED-TAILED HAWKS were busy hunting and a
flock of seven AMERICAN ROBINS perched in a tree.

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[cayugabirds-l] Crows mobbing Great Horned Owl on nest

[Mona Bearor]

Yesterday morning I observed about 50 crows mobbing a Great Horned Owl 
on a nest.  It made me wonder if the crows could make the owl abandon 
the nest with repeated harassment, or if they would just give up after a 
while.  I had an appointment so I couldn't stick around too long, but 
did watch this behavior for over 20 minutes non-stop.  The owl was still 
on the nest today.

Any thoughts on this?

Mona Bearor
So. Glens Falls, NY




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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks - "And they're off!!!"

[Marie P Read]

The first courtship and territoriality were obvious this morning on Mt 
Pleasant, with 2 males singing from the patches of snow-free ground opened up 
by the mild weather. 

Marie


Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

Phone  607-539-6608
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http://www.marieread.com

***NEW***  Music of the Birds Vol 1 ebook for Apple iPad now available from 
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[cayugabirds-l] Close Encounter w/ SEOUL

[Sally Eller]

We are about 80% sure it was a Short-eared Owl who flew very close to our
car as we were driving at Rt 96 and CR 129 in Ovid, 40 min ago. Definitely
not a Northern Harrier.
Question --- would this be legitimate to put on my GBBC for today?

Sally Eller

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[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: Adventures of the Urban Birder

[charles eldermire]

Please join us!

MONDAY NIGHT SEMINAR AT THE CORNELL LAB ORNITHOLOGY
February 18, 2013
7:30 p.m. in the auditorium

Adventures of The Urban Birder
David Lindo, The Urban Birder--Broadcaster, writer, speaker, and tour leader. 
Previously Head of Membership at the British Trust for Ornithology

David Lindo is an urban birder whose mission in life is to try to get city 
dwellers to appreciate the wonders of urban nature right below their noses and 
above their heads. During his talk he will take you on a wander around some of 
the world's cities to discover their not-so-hidden birdlife. He hopes you will 
come away undertanding there is wildlife everywhere, even in the heart of the 
most concrete of jungles. His book, "The Urban Birder," will be available for 
purchase and signing.

Host: Matt Young

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More upcoming seminars: For full description, visit www.birds.cornell.edu/mns

February 25, 2013
Bernd Blossey, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell 
University
How Introduced Plants, Worms, and Deer are Reshaping Our Neighborhoods
Host: Ron Rohrbaugh

March 11, 2013 (CAYUGA BIRD CLUB)
Nick Mason, PhD Student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 
Cornell University
Complex Colors and Simple Songs? Exploring evolutionary relationships between 
plumage, vocalizations, and habitat in tanagers (Thraupidae)

March 25, 2013
Caren Cooper, Research Associate, Bird Population Studies, Cornell Lab of 
Ornithology
Citizen-Science Revolutions: Why You Count for Managing House Sparrows, 
Discovering Microbes, and Conserving Biodiversity
Host: André Dhondt

April 8, 2013 (CAYUGA BIRD CLUB)
David Nicosia, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/National Weather 
Service, Binghamton, NY
Highways in the Sky--Wind and Weather Patterns for Bird Migration

April 22, 2013
George Divoky, Director, Friends of Cooper Island
Forty Years of Change: a Seabird Responds to a Melting Arctic
Host: Christopher Clark

April 29, 2013
Tim Gallagher, Author, Living Bird magazine Editor-in-Chief
Imperial Dreams—In Search of the Long-Lost Imperial Woodpecker
Tim's new book, "Imperial Dreams—Tracking the Imperial Woodpecker Through the 
Wild Sierra Madre" will be available for purchase and signing.
Host: Miyoko Chu

May 13, 2013 (CAYUGA BIRD CLUB)
Cyndy and Richard Tkachuck, Editors, Cayuga Bird Club Newsletter
Volunteering--Getting Your Feet Wet

May 20, 2013
Hollis Taylor, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of 
Technology, Sydney, Australia
Australian Songbirds, the Music of Nature, and the Nature of Music
Host: Ann Warde

May 28, 2013 (TUESDAY due to Memorial Day)
Mark Avery
Former Conservation Director for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 
 Now author, writer, and wildlife blogger.
How to Do Bird Conservation the UK Way: The role of science
Host: Matt Young


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[cayugabirds-l] Hawks--McGraw Hall

[Michele Emerick Brown]

Today as I sat in the staff lounge in Olin Library, it looked as though 2 
Red-tailed Hawks were spending a lot of time separately and together at the 
tower on McGraw Hall. Could they be working on a nest? Has anyone else noticed 
this activity? I didn't have my binoculars with me.

Michele Brown

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

[Susan Fast]

Steve says the Lab of O's HF must've moved over to Brooktondale today.  

S & S Fast

 

  _  

From: bounce-74094904-9286...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-74094904-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J.
McGowan
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 11:06 AM
To: Susan Fast; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

 

Interesting.  I just photographed a similar bird at the Lab of O on
Wednesday.
https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Winter20122013#58452098778385643
22 (and following).  It was the palest male House Finch I think I've ever
seen.

 

Kevin

 

 

 

From: bounce-74094805-3493...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-74094805-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:53 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

 

This morning at our feeders the usual pair of HOUSE FINCHES showed up,
bringing a visitor.  He was an ORANGE VARIANT house finch.  Peterson has a
good picture of what we saw, but gives no other information.  Sibley notes a
yellow variant, with a picture.  We'll check on the yellow one on our next
SW visit.  We've listed the orange one on our Yard list.

 

S. & S. Fast

Brooktondale

 

 

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Interesting.  I just photographed a similar bird at the Lab of O on Wednesday.  
https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Winter20122013#5845209877838564322 
(and following).  It was the palest male House Finch I think I've ever seen.

Kevin



From: bounce-74094805-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-74094805-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:53 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

This morning at our feeders the usual pair of HOUSE FINCHES showed up, bringing 
a visitor.  He was an ORANGE VARIANT house finch.  Peterson has a good picture 
of what we saw, but gives no other information.  Sibley notes a yellow variant, 
with a picture.  We'll check on the yellow one on our next SW visit.  We've 
listed the orange one on our Yard list.

S. & S. Fast
Brooktondale


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[cayugabirds-l] Orange variant house finch

[Susan Fast]

This morning at our feeders the usual pair of HOUSE FINCHES showed up,
bringing a visitor.  He was an ORANGE VARIANT house finch.  Peterson has a
good picture of what we saw, but gives no other information.  Sibley notes a
yellow variant, with a picture.  We'll check on the yellow one on our next
SW visit.  We've listed the orange one on our Yard list.

 

S. & S. Fast

Brooktondale

 

 


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[cayugabirds-l] Eagle nest -

[John and Sue Gregoire]

Unlike Osprey that tend to dismiss nest proximity as populations grow, Bald 
Eagles
in the east prefer a wide separation from other BAEA nests. It will be 
interesting
to watch what happens here as the population of BAEA grows and how much 
interspecies
tolerance with OSPR, as Diana mentioned, will be tolerated. Our hope of course 
is
that some of the mature birds will start house hunting at the south end of our
lakes. Queen Catharine Marsh would be ideal for them and for observation.

Dave, thanks for the NOSH on No. Shrike.;-)
John
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Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
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[cayugabirds-l] Female Hooded Merganser

[Marc Devokaitis]

is also present.

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[cayugabirds-l] Male Hooded Merganser

[Marc Devokaitis]

Hanging out with the Mallards at Sapsucker Woods.

-Marc

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