Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

Hi all,

I'm very glad that John Confer weighed in with a scientist's perspective on the 
use of playback, as this perspective is rarely heard in this oft-debated topic. 
I agree with John completely that the use of playback to attract birds, even 
during the breeding season, has little if any lasting effect on individual 
birds -- In fact I know of no documented case in which the reproductive success 
or survival of an individual bird, or a local population of birds, was harmed 
through the use of playback. Even in "famous" cases like the Elegant Trogons or 
highly sought owls of Arizona, all of these populations have remained stable 
(as long as the habitat was protected) or expanded their distributions over the 
years, despite 40+ years of intense birding "pressure."

As John pointed out, compared with everything from rampant habitat loss and the 
proliferation of tall structures to simply living and working in buildings with 
glass windows and driving a car, the impact of playback on bird populations is 
minuscule, and as a conservation issue it does not even register. On the other 
hand, the positive value that judicious use of playback has for bird-monitoring 
and scientific study (as in John's lifelong work to conserve Golden-winged 
Warblers), or for folks like Marie Read to obtain breathtaking photographs that 
can inspire millions of people to care about birds, or for tour leaders and 
educators to share close-up views of birds with their audiences, and yes, to 
enhance our personal enjoyment of birds and birding, is clearly measurable and 
in my opinion far outweighs the temporary perceived annoyance it may cause to 
the birds.

As with any ethical question, this one comes down to a matter of personal 
choice. Some may choose not to use playback while birding, and some may truly 
dislike the use of playback by others -- and this should be respected in 
heavily birded areas -- but please do not evoke scientific or conservation 
grounds for criticizing or judging the behavior of fellow birders.

good birding,

KEN

Ken Rosenberg
Conservation Science Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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On May 12, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Marie P. Read 
mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Excellent discussion on the use of playbacks…I'd like to weigh in…

Full disclosure: I regularly use playbacks in my photography work, and have 
done for many years.

Certainly my use has temporarily taken various individual birds away from their 
primary focus of finding enough food for themselves and defending territories 
etc. But, like John Confer, I am of the opinion that judicious use probably has 
little long term effect. BUT…playing the call/song should be kept to a minimum. 
One of the most important things I tell people when the topic of playbacks 
comes up for use in bird photography, is that it's important to know when to 
turn off the playback. And the answer is sooner rather than later. The bird 
will quickly go back to its normal behavior after the playback stops, and 
that's what photographers want (or should want, anyway): to photograph NATURAL 
behavior. If the playback continues, the bird becomes agitated and any student 
of bird behavior will be able to tell that from the image(s). If you see photos 
of male birds fluttering their wings, leaning down, gaping at the viewer, then 
the call is being used too much…that is a stressed bird. Maybe surprisingly, 
such photos have occasionally won contests because people don't realize what is 
going on, and certainly such photos are very dramatic and eye-catching.

I once watched two photographers in FLorida playing a playback over and over 
again (for hours actually) to force a hapless Barred Owl to fly back and forth 
over a road so they could take photos of it in flight. At first I was compelled 
to join in…wow!...such an "easy" subject... but after a while I became sickened 
by the whole affair and left. This was a bird that is well known to 
photographers in FL, so gets visited constantly to "perform", year after year.

A similar issue arrises with rare birds like the Elegant Trogons in Arizona 
(yes?)…until the use of playbacks was banned they were visited again and again. 
It's this repeated bugging of a bird by many groups of people that we want to 
avoid. Brief, occasional playbacks should not be too much of a problem, in my 
opinion..

Marie


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Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:33 AM

[cayugabirds-l] OOB - Lawrence's Warbler

[Mike Powers]

Hi everyone,

This evening, while on the evening dog walk around our yard in Horseheads,
NY (Chemung County), I found a new bird for our yard list. I first
identified it as a Blue-winged Warbler from next door (they breed in the
young forest/old field edge behind our house), but it turned out to be a
very charismatic LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. I was able to grab a couple photos for
documentation, embedded into the eBird checklist below; I think you have to
click through to see the photos.  Alternately, you can see the photos here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/noflickster/14193893553/in/photostream/

I'm not sure how frequently they are reported in our area, the only other
one I've ever seen was over a decade ago in neighboring Steuben County, so
I'm assuming they are not too common. It was singing emphatically as it
moved around our yard, often prominently from treetop to treetop, hopefully
it's staking out a territory and seeking a mate (though I wish it was
singing a Golden-winged song, that would be a new yard bird, too).

Good birding,
Mike

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Horseheads, NY


Prospect Hill - Home, Chemung, US-NY
May 12, 2014 5:41 PM - 6:14 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
26 species (+1 other taxa)

Mourning Dove  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  4
Tree Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  2
Veery  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  3
European Starling  2
Ovenbird  3

LAWRENCE'S WARBLER (hybrid)  1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noflickster/13987138800";>https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/13987138800_bb0c4e77ed.jpg"; />
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noflickster/14193893553";>https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7346/14193893553_8d6e8381ac.jpg"; />

Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Eastern Towhee  3
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  5

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] SSW Black-billed Cuckoo

[Jay McGowan]

Just to clarify: I did finally find the Sapsucker bittern, but it was
yesterday morning, when I posted about it to Cayugabirds. Today I looked
briefly in the small pond and in the vegetation along the main pond with no
luck, but it may well still be around. Not much else to report from this
morning. Myers Point was fairly quiet, with 6 Least Sandpipers and a male
Green-winged Teal about the only noteworthy birds. We did get to see both a
male and female ORCHARD ORIOLE in the middle part of the park, and observed
the female (all yellowish-green with no black throat) SING at least twice.
BNA says that females sing occasionally, but it is not something I think I
have ever encountered before.

We also stopped at the Edwards Lake Cliff Preserve in Lansing, which was
pleasant as usual. Highlights were a LINCOLN'S SPARROW and several singing
TENNESSEE WARBLERS. In fact, Tennessee Warblers seemed to have experienced
an influx last night as I heard them singing in several other places today
as well, including downtown near Dewitt Park and near the Visitor Center at
the south end of the lake.


On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 5:23 PM, bob mcguire wrote:

> I notice that no one has posted it yet today - several of us observed a
> BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO this morning south of the Sherwood Platform on the
> Wilson Trail. Dan Lane first called it out, then a couple more, including
> Kevin McGowan, got on it.
>
> The Wilson Trail was rather quiet this morning, with 10- 12 Yellow-rumped
> Warblers, 4 Yellow, 2 Palm, single Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue, N.
> Parula, and Cape May Warblers, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, an Eastern
> Kingbird, 6 Warbling Vireos, and 2 Red-eyed Vireos.
>
> I understand that Jay eventually found the American Bittern in the small
> pond just north of the Sherwood Platform.
>
> Bob McGuire
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* May 12, 2014
*  NYSY  05. 12. 14
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

May 05, 2013 - May 12, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled: May 05 AT 5:30 a.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
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#392 Monday May 12, 2014
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
May 05, 2014
 
Highlights:
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LEAST BITTERN
GLOSSY IBIS
EURASIAN WIGEON
GOLDEN EAGLE
BLACK TERN
SNOWY OWL
LONG-EARED OWL
WHIP-POOR-WILL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
PROTHONATORY WARBLER
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
HENSLOW’S SPARROW
LAPLAND LONGSPUR




Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


     5/6: BLACK TERNS were spotted at Tschache Pool
     5/7: A GLOSSY IBIS continued at the bridge on Carncross Road.
     5/9: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the marsh on VanDyne Spoor Road. It 
was relocted on the 11th.
     5/10: A SNOWY OWL was found at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 89 in the 
muckland area. RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have returned to the swamp on Mays Point 
Pool Road. 17 BLACK TERNS were seen along the Wildlife Trail.


Derby Hill


     5/9 had 2,319 raptors and the 10th. over a thousand also. Otherwise raptor 
numbers were low. 7 GOLDEN EAGLES on the 9th. was the raptor highlight. 
Non-raptor highlights stole the show this week with birds such as LAPLAND 
LONGSPUR, RED-HEAD WOODPECKER, ORCHARD ORIOLE, SANDHILL CRANE, ORANGE-CROWNED 
WARBLER, PROTHONATORY WARBLER and CAPE MAY WARBLER being seen.


Oswego County


     5/8: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW has returned to the Carley”s Mill cemetary in 
Hastings.
     5/9: 14 species of Warblers highlighted by an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER plus 
a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were seen at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario.
     5/11: A SNOWY OWL was seen on one of the islands on Oneida Lake seen from 
Constantia. MERLINS were seen in the area also, possibly trying to nest.


Onondaga County


     5/5: A LEAST BITTERN was heard calling in a wet area south of Potter Road 
in Three Rivers WMA. It was again heard on the 6th.
     5/8: 17 species of Warblers were found at Three Rivers WMA.
     5/10: A WHIP-POOR-WILL, hopefully two, has returned ti Threee Rivers WMA 
north of Baldwinsville. They can be heard on 60 Road where the power lines 
cross the road. They sing on the east side. A HENSLOW’S SPARROW was heard at 
the landfill in Cedar Bay Park in Dewitt. It was heard again on the 11th. but 
no reports since.


Oneida County


     5/6: A LONG-EARED OWL was heard at a residence in Canden.
     5/9: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found at Verona Beach State Park.
     5/11: 14 species of Warblers were found at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary. 
on the 12th. 3 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS,  probably breeders, were found. 3 
WHIP-POOR-WILS were heard at the Preston Hill gravel pit north of Oneida Lake.


  --  end report



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Region 5
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Great Egret (?) Thomas Road?

[Daniel T Baldassarre]

GREAT EGRET confirmed in flooded area at corner of Thomas rd and Route 79 - 
still there as of 6:10 pm

Dan

On May 12, 2014, at 5:42 PM, "Christopher Dalton" 
mailto:christopher.m.dal...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi Cayuga Birders,

Driving on Rte 79 towards Ithaca today, I caught a short look at a bird that I 
think was a great egret. I was not able to slow down or turnaround, so 
hopefully someone else can confirm the bird.

The bird was near the Caroline Elementary School, but across 79 from the school 
in a flooded field. What I remember seeing was a large white bird with long 
black legs, a long neck and a long yellowish bill. My brain said immediately, 
"Great Egret". But I wasn't able to stop, slow town, or turn around to confirm. 
Has anyone else seen this bird around? Was I seeing something? Was it a 
misleading piece of lawn statueage? I hope someone else will see the bird and 
confirm that I wasn't hallucinating!

In overdue news, Alberto Lopez, Nancy Chen and I covered much of the east half 
of Tompkins county on Saturday morning. Of the 122 species that we bumped into 
before 2 PM, highlights were 2 Soras calling and a Snipe barking at Goetchius, 
a flyover American Bittern at the Park Preserve (South), expected but awesome 
breeding warblers at this site and at Hammond Hill (Mourning, Canada, Hooded, 
LA Waterthrush, Prairie, etc), Bonaparte's Gulls and Orchard Orioles at Myers 
and Salt Points, respectively, lingering ducks, a Red-breasted Merganser and 
Horned Grebe at Stewart Park, and Cape May Warblers and a Philadelphia Vireo at 
Sapsucker Woods. Plus one frustrating glimpse at what may have been a goshawk 
at the Park Preserve, a bird that, like so many others, will remain 
unidentified into eternity.

Sure is fun birding this time of year.

Good birding,
Chris Dalton
Ithaca, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Great Egret (?) Thomas Road?

[Christopher Dalton]

Hi Cayuga Birders,

Driving on Rte 79 towards Ithaca today, I caught a short look at a bird
that I think was a great egret. I was not able to slow down or turnaround,
so hopefully someone else can confirm the bird.

The bird was near the Caroline Elementary School, but across 79 from the
school in a flooded field. What I remember seeing was a large white bird
with long black legs, a long neck and a long yellowish bill. My brain said
immediately, "Great Egret". But I wasn't able to stop, slow town, or turn
around to confirm. Has anyone else seen this bird around? Was I seeing
something? Was it a misleading piece of lawn statueage? I hope someone else
will see the bird and confirm that I wasn't hallucinating!

In overdue news, Alberto Lopez, Nancy Chen and I covered much of the east
half of Tompkins county on Saturday morning. Of the 122 species that we
bumped into before 2 PM, highlights were 2 Soras calling and a Snipe
barking at Goetchius, a flyover American Bittern at the Park Preserve
(South), expected but awesome breeding warblers at this site and at Hammond
Hill (Mourning, Canada, Hooded, LA Waterthrush, Prairie, etc), Bonaparte's
Gulls and Orchard Orioles at Myers and Salt Points, respectively, lingering
ducks, a Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebe at Stewart Park, and Cape
May Warblers and a Philadelphia Vireo at Sapsucker Woods. Plus one
frustrating glimpse at what may have been a goshawk at the Park Preserve, a
bird that, like so many others, will remain unidentified into eternity.

Sure is fun birding this time of year.

Good birding,
Chris Dalton
Ithaca, NY

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[cayugabirds-l] SSW Black-billed Cuckoo

[bob mcguire]

I notice that no one has posted it yet today - several of us observed a 
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO this morning south of the Sherwood Platform on the Wilson 
Trail. Dan Lane first called it out, then a couple more, including Kevin 
McGowan, got on it.

The Wilson Trail was rather quiet this morning, with 10- 12 Yellow-rumped 
Warblers, 4 Yellow, 2 Palm, single Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue, N. 
Parula, and Cape May Warblers, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, an Eastern Kingbird, 6 
Warbling Vireos, and 2 Red-eyed Vireos.

I understand that Jay eventually found the American Bittern in the small pond 
just north of the Sherwood Platform.

Bob McGuire


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[cayugabirds-l] May's Pt Red-headed Woodpecker drama!

[Marie P. Read]

I spent 3+ hours photographing the Red-headed Woodpeckers at May's Point this 
morning. Their excavation continues, and all was going well until a European 
Starling tried to take over the hole, attacking one of the woodpeckers while 
its head was in the hole. Over the course of an  hour or so, there were a 
number of exciting battles, with both woodpeckers chasing and tussling with the 
starling. Several times one of the woodpeckers flew to the top of a snag and 
performed some rather lack-lustre drumming, as if to exert its territoriality, 
but it ignored me when I told it that the starling didn't care! At one point 
the starling managed to get into the hole, and both woodpeckers proceeded to 
peck into the hole and try to drag the interloper out. Finally the starling 
came out and was duly chased again.

There are a couple of photos of the action here:

http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Red-headed-Woodpecker/GuuJTXp9cl0Q/I6BEMJxa9HLQ/CaIKlnXAzJ0g

http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Red-headed-Woodpecker/GuuJTXp9cl0Q/IWIwL7OZQ1yk/CaIKlnXAzJ0g

I'm sure the drama is far from over. 

Marie





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[cayugabirds-l] Indigo Bunting

[Bill Mcaneny]

Just as the clock struck three, a male INDIGO BUNTING landed on our rear
patio next to the feeder. It spent a few minutes sharing the feeder with a
female Baltimore Oriole, then flew away.  A terrific bird, one that we have
not seen before in the yard.

Bill and Shirley McAneny, TBurg


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[cayugabirds-l] Forthcoming waterfowl book

[Daniel T Baldassarre]

Hello Everyone,

Forgive the shameless self-promotion, but I thought some people might be 
interested to know about a forthcoming waterfowl book authored by my dad, Guy 
Baldassarre, who was a professor of ornithology and wildlife management at SUNY 
ESF until his death almost two years ago. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North 
America was the go-to reference for North American waterfowl, but hadn’t been 
updated since the late 70s. Now there is a beautiful brand new edition that 
will be released in mid-October! You can pre-order on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Ducks-Geese-Swans-North-America/dp/1421407515/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1399896938&sr=1-2&keywords=guy+baldassarre

Everything you ever wanted to know (and probably WAY more) about NA waterfowl!

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[cayugabirds-l] MIA BOYNTON-Fuertes Revisited; CBC meeting

[Laura Stenzler]

Tonight the  CAYUGA BIRD CLUB will hold the May meeting in the Auditorium of 
the Lab of Ornithology. Our featured speaker tonight is MIA BOYNTON, a 
grand-daughter of Louis Fuertes, who will present a talk entitled:


 Fuertes Revisited: A Bird Artist in His Setting

Mia Boynton, a grand-daughter of Louis Fuertes and an independant writer, will 
talk about the research she has done for her recently completed biography of 
Louis Agassiz Fuertes, FUERTES REVISITED: A BIRD ARTIST IN HIS SETTING. Topics 
covered will include business realities of being a bird artist in the early 
20th century, sources of inspiration for Fuertes, sources of difficulty, and 
the ways in which he survived. A limited number of copies of the book will be 
available for purchase.


We open the doors at 7 pm, have refreshments and socializing at 7:15 and start 
our business meeting at 7:30 pm. Mia will begin her presentation around 8:00 pm 
(whenever the short business meeting is completed).


The meeting is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! You need not be a member to attend. 
Please join us!!



This seminar is one event in a series of events commemorating the Cayuga Bird 
Club's 100 year anniversary.


The auditorium has limited seating capacity. Thus, the doors to the Lab of 
Ornithology will be locked when the room is full.


Laura Stenzler
Program Coordinator, Cayuga Bird Club
l...@cornell.edu

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

[Kevin J. McGowan]

It is a tough display to capture.  I've been trying for years, and the best I 
have done is a little sequence that was taken through the kitchen window.

I have one shot at 
https://picasaweb.google.com/101683745969614096883/Fall2012Birds#6012597415846746018,
 or 
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2b8dPBBiozrkTVLgzSaoAdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink.

It's a standard aggressive display, taking advantage of the nice black and 
white markings hidden in the tail and wings.  They give it to a number of 
species that they want to stay away from them, but seem more likely to give it 
to another nuthatch than other feeder birds in my experience.

Best,

Kevin



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From: bounce-115419961-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-115419961-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P. Read
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:05 PM
To: Karen L Edelstein; CAYUGABIRDS-L; NATURAL-HISTORY-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

I've seen this happening when a nuthatch is approached too closely by another 
species of bird at a feeder, so a kind of interspecific aggressive display. 
They also do it as a distraction display, when their nest is threatened by 
another species of bird or a mammal such as a chipmunk. The various moves and 
plumage positions (ie fluffed or smooth) during distraction and aggressive 
displays often make the displaying bird look larger and more threatening 
itself. 

Cool observation. I too would love to photograph the behavior, but at feeders 
it's not necessarily predictable. 

Marie

Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

Phone  607-539-6608
e-mail   m...@cornell.edu

http://www.marieread.com

Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here:

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From: bounce-115418258-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-115418258-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Karen Edelstein 
[k...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 12:24 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L; NATURAL-HISTORY-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

Yesterday, in the midst of a flurry of activity at the feeder, with visits from 
a large flock of goldfinches, several male indigo buntings, rose-breasted 
grosbeaks, Baltimore orioles, and several woodpeckers, I observed a new 
behavior in a white-breasted nuthatch. The nuthatch was at the tube feeder, and 
suddenly spread its wings and rotated its entire body about 120 degrees like a 
pendulum. It then swung upright, and did the same maneuver in the opposite 
direction, wings widespread. Mating displays of birds of paradise came to mind 
immediately. This was the only nuthatch in the near vicinity. Thoughts on what 
was going on?

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Towpath/Canal Trail Birds

[Chris Lajewski]

A really nice variety of birds in the Towpath Rd. forest along the canal this 
morning. See my eBird report below. To access this area, park at the west end 
of Towpath Road and take the first path on the right into the woods. If you 
follow it all the way to the end you will be at the east end of Puddlers Marsh. 
Walk back along Towpath Rd. to enjoy the marsh birds and raptors. Enjoy the day!

Chris Lajewski
Interim Director
Montezuma Audubon Center


Towpath Rd. Canal trail, Seneca, US-NY
May 12, 2014 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
49 species
 
Canada Goose  X
Trumpeter Swan  5
Wood Duck  X
Mallard  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Osprey  2
Bald Eagle  3
Caspian Tern  X
Mourning Dove  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Hairy Woodpecker  X
Northern Flicker  X
Pileated Woodpecker  X
Great Crested Flycatcher  X
Warbling Vireo  X
Red-eyed Vireo  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Tree Swallow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
House Wren  X
Carolina Wren  X
Veery  X
Wood Thrush  X
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Ovenbird  X
Black-and-white Warbler  X
Tennessee Warbler  X
Nashville Warbler  X
Common Yellowthroat  X
American Redstart  X
Cerulean Warbler  X
Bay-breasted Warbler  X
Yellow Warbler  X
Blackpoll Warbler  X
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Song Sparrow  X
Swamp Sparrow  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  X
Baltimore Oriole  X
American Goldfinch  X
 
View this checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18353436

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

[Marie P. Read]

I've seen this happening when a nuthatch is approached too closely by another 
species of bird at a feeder, so a kind of interspecific aggressive display. 
They also do it as a distraction display, when their nest is threatened by 
another species of bird or a mammal such as a chipmunk. The various moves and 
plumage positions (ie fluffed or smooth) during distraction and aggressive 
displays often make the displaying bird look larger and more threatening 
itself. 

Cool observation. I too would love to photograph the behavior, but at feeders 
it's not necessarily predictable. 

Marie

Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

Phone  607-539-6608
e-mail   m...@cornell.edu

http://www.marieread.com

Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here:

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From: bounce-115418258-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-115418258-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Karen Edelstein 
[k...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 12:24 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L; NATURAL-HISTORY-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

Yesterday, in the midst of a flurry of activity at the feeder, with visits from 
a large flock of goldfinches, several male indigo buntings, rose-breasted 
grosbeaks, Baltimore orioles, and several woodpeckers, I observed a new 
behavior in a white-breasted nuthatch. The nuthatch was at the tube feeder, and 
suddenly spread its wings and rotated its entire body about 120 degrees like a 
pendulum. It then swung upright, and did the same maneuver in the opposite 
direction, wings widespread. Mating displays of birds of paradise came to mind 
immediately. This was the only nuthatch in the near vicinity. Thoughts on what 
was going on?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

[Melissa Groo]

I've seen White-Breasted Nuthatches do the same sort of thing at a platform
feeder of mine (throughout the year, not just spring), a very dramatic
wingspread that I always took to be a threat display, as it seems to do it
when others come near the seed the nuthatch is eating from. I've always
wanted to photograph it but of course it happens infrequently and
unexpectedly! It's a dazzling display.
Would be interested to hear what others think.
Melissa


On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Karen Edelstein  wrote:

> Yesterday, in the midst of a flurry of activity at the feeder, with visits
> from a large flock of goldfinches, several male indigo buntings,
> rose-breasted grosbeaks, Baltimore orioles, and several woodpeckers, I
> observed a new behavior in a white-breasted nuthatch. The nuthatch was at
> the tube feeder, and suddenly spread its wings and rotated its entire body
> about 120 degrees like a pendulum. It then swung upright, and did the same
> maneuver in the opposite direction, wings widespread. Mating displays of
> birds of paradise came to mind immediately. This was the only nuthatch in
> the near vicinity. Thoughts on what was going on?
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[cayugabirds-l] interesting WB nuthatch behavior

[Karen Edelstein]

Yesterday, in the midst of a flurry of activity at the feeder, with visits
from a large flock of goldfinches, several male indigo buntings,
rose-breasted grosbeaks, Baltimore orioles, and several woodpeckers, I
observed a new behavior in a white-breasted nuthatch. The nuthatch was at
the tube feeder, and suddenly spread its wings and rotated its entire body
about 120 degrees like a pendulum. It then swung upright, and did the same
maneuver in the opposite direction, wings widespread. Mating displays of
birds of paradise came to mind immediately. This was the only nuthatch in
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

[Marie P. Read]

Excellent discussion on the use of playbacks…I'd like to weigh in…

Full disclosure: I regularly use playbacks in my photography work, and have 
done for many years. 

Certainly my use has temporarily taken various individual birds away from their 
primary focus of finding enough food for themselves and defending territories 
etc. But, like John Confer, I am of the opinion that judicious use probably has 
little long term effect. BUT…playing the call/song should be kept to a minimum. 
One of the most important things I tell people when the topic of playbacks 
comes up for use in bird photography, is that it's important to know when to 
turn off the playback. And the answer is sooner rather than later. The bird 
will quickly go back to its normal behavior after the playback stops, and 
that's what photographers want (or should want, anyway): to photograph NATURAL 
behavior. If the playback continues, the bird becomes agitated and any student 
of bird behavior will be able to tell that from the image(s). If you see photos 
of male birds fluttering their wings, leaning down, gaping at the viewer, then 
the call is being used too much…that is a stressed bird. Maybe surprisingly, 
such photos have occasionally won contests because people don't realize what is 
going on, and certainly such photos are very dramatic and eye-catching.

I once watched two photographers in FLorida playing a playback over and over 
again (for hours actually) to force a hapless Barred Owl to fly back and forth 
over a road so they could take photos of it in flight. At first I was compelled 
to join in…wow!...such an "easy" subject... but after a while I became sickened 
by the whole affair and left. This was a bird that is well known to 
photographers in FL, so gets visited constantly to "perform", year after year. 

A similar issue arrises with rare birds like the Elegant Trogons in Arizona 
(yes?)…until the use of playbacks was banned they were visited again and again. 
It's this repeated bugging of a bird by many groups of people that we want to 
avoid. Brief, occasional playbacks should not be too much of a problem, in my 
opinion..

Marie


Marie Read Wildlife Photography
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Freeville NY  13068 USA

Phone  607-539-6608
e-mail   m...@cornell.edu

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From: bounce-115417992-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-115417992-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of John Confer 
[con...@ithaca.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:33 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

Steve raised a concern about the use of audio playback for personal
gain, not related to scientific study. I think it is important to think
of the consequences of our activities on wildlife, and I appreciate
Steve raising this concern.
 I did 34 years of field study of Golden-winged Warblers, more than
half of it requiring the capture and banding of birds with individual
markers, without which the research data could not have been obtained.
I have probably had more hours of field experience, probably hundreds of
hours, using playing audio calls to attract birds into nets than anyone
in this community. I intensively played audios back to catch some
individual males.  I was willing to accept some bird fatality to obtain
the data that can be used for the conservation of the entire species.
That seemed a fair trade. I do recall 3 or 4 nests where nest checking
caused mortality. I do recall banding that caused perhaps two
fatalities. I DO NOT RECALL ANY BIRD THAT ABANDONED ITS NEST, LOST A
MATE OF AN ESTABLISHED PAIR, OR DESERTED A TERRITORY OUT OF A THOUSAND
ATTEMPTS TO CATCH AND BAND A BIRD USING AUDIO PLAYBACK. My work involved
relating nesting success to environmental factors and I did everything
reasonable to reduce the chances that my activities would harm the
birds……...
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[cayugabirds-l] SSW Bittern still there?

[Robyn Bailey]

Has anyone seen the American Bittern in SSW today? If so, whereabouts?
Thanks!

Robyn Bailey


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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey platforms and NYSEG correction

[Candace Cornell]

Bill—



My apologies, as I gave you some misinformation the other day regarding
osprey platforms on utility poles. The osprey population on Cayuga Lake is
increasing exponentially and there are not enough platforms to suit their
present, let alone their future, needs. Since we need the cooperation of
private landowners to build osprey platforms to augment NYSEG’s efforts, it
is important that we keep the facts straight.



• Osprey platforms attached to utility poles using risers are a last resort
measure and NOT the preferred solution to problematic osprey nests.

• Platforms cannot be installed upon request.

• Riser platforms are only used in emergencies where Ospreys are attempting
to build nests and no alternatives exist.

• NYSEG has many environmental stewardship projects, but there is no budget
specifically for osprey platforms.

•All questions about osprey that pertain to NYSEG should be addressed to
Paul Paradine atpbparad...@nyseg.com



Please relay this information to your friend. I am compiling a collection
of osprey plans for private landowners to use to build their own platforms
to promote landowners building osprey platforms in the Cayuga Basin. They
will be posted on the Osprey at Salt
Point website
in a week or so. Thanks!



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

[John Confer]

Steve raised a concern about the use of audio playback for personal 
gain, not related to scientific study. I think it is important to think 
of the consequences of our activities on wildlife, and I appreciate 
Steve raising this concern.
 I did 34 years of field study of Golden-winged Warblers, more than 
half of it requiring the capture and banding of birds with individual 
markers, without which the research data could not have been obtained.  
I have probably had more hours of field experience, probably hundreds of 
hours, using playing audio calls to attract birds into nets than anyone 
in this community. I intensively played audios back to catch some 
individual males.  I was willing to accept some bird fatality to obtain 
the data that can be used for the conservation of the entire species. 
That seemed a fair trade. I do recall 3 or 4 nests where nest checking 
caused mortality. I do recall banding that caused perhaps two 
fatalities. I DO NOT RECALL ANY BIRD THAT ABANDONED ITS NEST, LOST A 
MATE OF AN ESTABLISHED PAIR, OR DESERTED A TERRITORY OUT OF A THOUSAND 
ATTEMPTS TO CATCH AND BAND A BIRD USING AUDIO PLAYBACK. My work involved 
relating nesting success to environmental factors and I did everything 
reasonable to reduce the chances that my activities would harm the 
birds. I was acutely aware or sensitive to what happened to each nest, 
to each pair, to each male or female. I never saw that audio lures hurt 
a bird. My quantified data has never shown that a few minutes of audio 
playback is a problem for birds.
 I suppose the chances of harm to the bird due to audio playback are 
about of the same order of magnitude of the chances of your car killing 
a bird as you drive up and down to Montezuma NWR. Most accept that risk 
for our pleasure. Once this year I almost veered off the road to try to 
avoid a Ring-necked Pheasant, which I hit anyway, which is more damage 
than I ever attributed to audio playbacks. I am quite conscious of 
trying to help wildlife through the worst storms of winter by feeding 
them as some compensation for the loss of habitat, and highway 
mortality, and infrastructure damage to wildlife caused by humans. I am 
actually quite conscious of this reasoning when I buy the usual 100 lb 
cracked corn, 100 lb whole kernel corn, and 100 lb black oil seed 
perhaps every 2-3 weeks., and when I make an extra, outside trip or two 
or even three in a day to put feed out on the ground when it is snowing 
hard. I maintain a few bird houses, and apply the same conscious thought 
of compensating birds for my share of the the infrastructure that has 
depleted habitat and killed birds. I think we all accept some damage to 
wildlife for our pleasure. But, I don't think a few minutes of audio 
playback by one or two or three individuals makes any difference.

Cheers,

John Confer




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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard

[Kenneth J. Kemphues]

Hawthorn Orchard between 8-9AM was fairly quiet.  1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on the 
South side gravel trail; 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER in the brush where the trail opens 
up into the field, and  BAY BREASTED, BLACKBURNIAN and NASHVILLE on the 
Northwest end in the open area just off the recreation trail.  Also another 
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in the ravine.

Also, on Friday I lost my wallet somewhere.  Since I spent about 2 hours in the 
Orchard and environs that day, it may be in the grass or on one of the trails 
on the South side.  If you are visiting the orchard in the next couple of days, 
please check  out any any brown leather objects you might see  in the grass.

Thanks,

Ken

Kenneth J. Kemphues
Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853

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[cayugabirds-l] Yard birds

[Laura Stenzler]

Our first Eastern Wood Peewee is hawking insects over our pond this morning. We 
missed it yesterday on our 3 am to 8 pm "big day."  Also, Parula warbler 
singing around the yard today ((missed yesterday as well).

I will post a full big day report later today. 

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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[cayugabirds-l] Yard birds

[bilbaker]

Our Indigo Bunting population jumped to 4 yesterday,  with all of them,  3
males and a single female all at the feeders at one time late yesterday
afternoon. Along with the Purple Finches, R-b Grosbeaks and Goldfinches it
was quite the show!  Our first Orioles showed up yesterday as well

We have continued to hear Barred Owls from just across Old 76 Rd each night
since
5/8.

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[cayugabirds-l] SSW Barred Owl etc

[Chris R. Pelkie]

At 815am, several crows alerted me to a possible threat (to them). I vectored 
in on a big ‘beech’ (I think, light gray) and in the V of two large trunks sat 
one of the BARRED OWLs. It was about 15m up and about 50m from me inside the 
deer exclosure, seen from Severinghaus Trail about 50m down from where it joins 
Wilson closest to the road (but looking W into the exclosure). But this time I 
had my camera! So I have some acceptable images. Not convenient to download or 
post at this time, but if you are headed to SSW this morning, take a swing down 
Severinghaus Trail. There were numerous WOOD THRUSHes puttering around on and 
off the trail and singing from perches. I did not see other Catharus today. Wes 
H. alerted me to the EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE that is also calling from the Dayhoff 
area. Two NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHes were puttering by Sherwood, one right under 
the bridge on the trail, one on the big fallen log in the small pool to the SW 
of Sherwood. Walt and I observed a MINK holding a very freshly caught and very 
large fish as it crossed the Wilson footbridge then ran under it.

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Chris Pelkie
IT Support Assistant
Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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