[cayugabirds-l] Ravens and Am. Crow

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Here is what I got of the corvids. Raven call is loudest when he was right over 
my head. Don't know if it meant yelling at me for spoiling their dinner.



https://soundcloud.com/meena-haribal/sets/raven-and-american-crow



Cheers

Meena



Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
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[cayugabirds-l] Lick St., Summerhill, Clay-colored Sparrow still at the Christmas trees

[Gary Kohlenberg]

Hi all,

The Clay-colored Sparrow that Jay and Livia found on Lick Street, in 
Summerhill, is still there. I spent a good amount of time birding the area, but 
didn't have any luck re-finding it until I was almost back to the car at the 
north end of the tree farm. It was singing from the east side of the road a 
series of 5-7 buzzy notes. I managed to get a decent view before it flew to the 
Christmas trees. It continued to sing the long series of buzzes then recrossed 
back to the field side. Jay said it was singing softly when he found it and I 
too thought the song was very soft. I don't think it could be heard well more 
than 50 feet away, especially with the Blue-winged Warblers buzzing away. All 
the other sparrows seem to really belt it out. 

I was glad to spend extra time here because it's really quite birdie. I 
heard a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, but wasn't able to see him. There were 
several Phoebes, a pair of Kingbirds, Blue-winged Warblers, House Wrens, many 
Cedar Waxwings, Brown Thrasher, Towhees and gazillions of C. Yellowthroats. The 
area is also a Field Sparrow magnet and I was able to see many of them as they 
seemed to sing everywhere. 

Happy birding,

Gary



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[cayugabirds-l] Ravens continue

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Ravens seem to continue in the yard and neighboring area.  A neighboring 
squirrel died in a car accident and the ravens are waiting for the meal. 
Because the squirrel was in the middle of the road, I moved it into my 
neighbors yard, (no one lives there it is some cult group property).  I waited 
for ravens to return to take some video. But they saw me and refused to be 
there anywhere near. I hid behind trees, when American Crows discovered the 
squirrel. I did not want the squirrel to be their dinner (sorry Anne) so moved 
out of the tree Am. Crows vanished. Before they did so I got a nice recording 
of American Crows squabbling as there were no cars for a few seconds. Almost 
around that time the raven family circled and one parent flew right over my 
head belching out a loud craww that I could record and luckily no cars at that 
time.

Right now the ravens flew over to Strawberry circle and that is somewhere they 
seem have nested in Northeast direction.

It was great to watch them!



Cheers

Meena



Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/


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Hi all,

I was working in the kitchen when I heard some strange hissing or heavy 
breathing like calls. So I thought may be wood-chuck was making this call as 
she and her babies were feeding on clover in the backyard. Then the calls got 
loud and seem to be coming from the front yard. So I opened the door to see a 
young raven was begging from the maple in front of the house. Seeing me he flew 
away. But then I heard the second one which was also in the yard on another 
tree and was also begging.  May be a parent was nearby. I saw one adult flying 
across yesterday evening.  So it looks like East Hill ravens have successfully 
bred or at least have fledglings!



Cheers

Meena



Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cerulean Warbler? N Park Preserve to Hammond Hill

[Diane Morton]

Thank you!  Yes, after reviewing more of the songs in the Macaulay library
we agree that it is a Blackburnian warbler.  (Suan also suggested
Blackburnian to us).

Diane


On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg wrote:

>  Hi Diane
>
>  The song is a Blackburnian Warbler. It stutters in the middle like a
> Cerulean but ends by going very high at the end - almost off the audible
> scale for most of us - rather than ending with a loud "zreee"  The habitat
> is right for Blackburnian up there As well.
>
>  Ken
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 8, 2013, at 12:30 PM, "Diane Morton" 
> wrote:
>
> Today Ken and I went to the North parking area for the Roy Park
> Preserve for the first time.  We walked the trail from there up into
> Hammond Hill State Forest.  Most of the birds were pretty quiet in the
> light rain. About 20 minutes up from where the trail enters the
> woods,though, there was a warbler singing from the tree tops that we were
> not familiar with (this was at about 9 AM).  We never did see it, but Ken
> recorded it with his iphone so that we might identify it when we got home.
> Now that we are home and comparing this to other warbler songs, to us, it
> sounds like a Cerulean Warbler.
>
>  Have others heard/seen Ceruleans there?
>
>  Here is a link to the recording--sorry that the quality is poor and very
> faint.  Can someone either confirm this as Cerulean, or let us know if it
> is something else?
>
>  Thanks,
> Diane Morton & Ken Kemphues
>
>  Sharing sounds is new to us-- not sure how to prevent the site from
> playing the Sapsucker Woods Barred Owl recording just after the faint
> warbler.  So ignore that part!
>
>
> https://soundcloud.com/kenneth-kemphues/hammond-hill-warbler
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cerulean Warbler? N Park Preserve to Hammond Hill

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

Hi Diane

The song is a Blackburnian Warbler. It stutters in the middle like a Cerulean 
but ends by going very high at the end - almost off the audible scale for most 
of us - rather than ending with a loud "zreee"  The habitat is right for 
Blackburnian up there As well.

Ken

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 8, 2013, at 12:30 PM, "Diane Morton" 
mailto:dianegmor...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Today Ken and I went to the North parking area for the Roy Park Preserve for 
the first time.  We walked the trail from there up into Hammond Hill State 
Forest.  Most of the birds were pretty quiet in the light rain. About 20 
minutes up from where the trail enters the woods,though, there was a warbler 
singing from the tree tops that we were not familiar with (this was at about 9 
AM).  We never did see it, but Ken recorded it with his iphone so that we might 
identify it when we got home.  Now that we are home and comparing this to other 
warbler songs, to us, it sounds like a Cerulean Warbler.

Have others heard/seen Ceruleans there?

Here is a link to the recording--sorry that the quality is poor and very faint. 
 Can someone either confirm this as Cerulean, or let us know if it is something 
else?

Thanks,
Diane Morton & Ken Kemphues

Sharing sounds is new to us-- not sure how to prevent the site from playing the 
Sapsucker Woods Barred Owl recording just after the faint warbler.  So ignore 
that part!


https://soundcloud.com/kenneth-kemphues/hammond-hill-warbler
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[cayugabirds-l] Ravens

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Hi all,

I was working in the kitchen when I heard some strange hissing or heavy 
breathing like calls. So I thought may be wood-chuck was making this call as 
she and her babies were feeding on clover in the backyard. Then the calls got 
loud and seem to be coming from the front yard. So I opened the door to see a 
young raven was begging from the maple in front of the house. Seeing me he flew 
away. But then I heard the second one which was also in the yard on another 
tree and was also begging.  May be a parent was nearby. I saw one adult flying 
across yesterday evening.  So it looks like East Hill ravens have successfully 
bred or at least have fledglings!



Cheers

Meena



Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/


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[cayugabirds-l] dead yard birds and WNV monitoring

[Anne Clark]

Dear Cayuga-listers,

Asking for your help in noting and giving me a call/email on any dead or sick 
"yard birds" such as robins, cardinals, catbirds, grackles...or others. 

As some of you may remember, last year brought another outbreak of West Nile 
virus.  This hit the Cayuga Heights area crows particularly hard, but also 
registered nationwide as the worst for human cases.

Michigan already has its first WNV case in a bird, a wild turkey.  In 
collaboration with a colleague in vet pathology/ DEC, we want to determine the 
beginning of WNV hitting birds in Tompkins and surrounding counties.  In the 
last 3 days, I have had a series of calls about dead birds in Binghamton.  As 
far as I can tell, they included an older fledgling robin, fledgling grackles, 
another "sick" robin,  and two independent cases ofl "blue birds", probably 
bluejays. The robin I picked up was a fairly advanced fledgling, but too far 
gone to test.

In summary, I would appreciate any word of unusual finds of dead or sick birds, 
especially in residential areas.

Thanks,  Anne 

Anne B. Clark
607-222-0905
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[cayugabirds-l] Cerulean Warbler? N Park Preserve to Hammond Hill

[Diane Morton]

Today Ken and I went to the North parking area for the Roy Park Preserve
for the first time.  We walked the trail from there up into Hammond Hill
State Forest.  Most of the birds were pretty quiet in the light rain. About
20 minutes up from where the trail enters the woods,though, there was a
warbler singing from the tree tops that we were not familiar with (this was
at about 9 AM).  We never did see it, but Ken recorded it with his iphone
so that we might identify it when we got home.  Now that we are home and
comparing this to other warbler songs, to us, it sounds like a Cerulean
Warbler.

Have others heard/seen Ceruleans there?

Here is a link to the recording--sorry that the quality is poor and very
faint.  Can someone either confirm this as Cerulean, or let us know if it
is something else?

Thanks,
Diane Morton & Ken Kemphues

Sharing sounds is new to us-- not sure how to prevent the site from playing
the Sapsucker Woods Barred Owl recording just after the faint warbler.  So
ignore that part!


https://soundcloud.com/kenneth-kemphues/hammond-hill-warbler

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