[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Cranes, West Hill, Ithaca, Saturday
Stefhan Ohlström wrote to me yesterday (11 April) to say that about 3pm he had seen 2 SANDHILL CRANES take flight and go west from a cornstubble field on the north side of Mecklenburg Rd (NYS-79) in the Town of Ithaca. Sorry for the delay relaying this exciting news, but I am just now catching up on email after the overnight SFO trip to Montezuma. --Dave Nutter -- 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] Purple Martins at Sheldrake Point
Mary Jean and I made a quick birding trip up the west side of Cayuga Lake late this afternoon. We saw a nice array of birds but perhaps the highlight was seeing that purple martins had returned to the martin houses at Sheldrake Point, in the bay just across from the winery. We have not yet seen an osprey at the Footes Corners Road nest. There are sticks on the platform, but I don't know if they are just the ones moved from the power pole to the platform when the platform was put up, or if nesting material has been added by ospreys this year. 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] Local Cayuga Bird Club Field Trip on 4/12/15
Gary Kohlenberg and I led a group of nine enthusiastic birders to some popular birding spots. We first went to Monkey Run South. Highlights were an Eastern Phoebe, three Wood Ducks flyingin circles trying to land in a couple trees across the creek from us, an active Belted Kingfisher, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, most species of woodpeckers, and a drumming Ruffed Grouse. Next we stopped by George Road where we saw hawks - a Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawk and a male Northern Harrier. At Dryden Lake, there were two Common Loons and one Horned Grebe in breeding plumage, Hooded and Red-breasted Mergansers, Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, Gadwall, Black Ducks, Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, and a Great-blue Heron. We heard, but did not see, a Swamp Sparrow. Lastly, we went to Herman Road Wetland in Freeville. We were rewarded with a couple Lesser Black-backed Gulls. The additional ducks we saw for the day were Common Mergansers and a couple Blue-winged Teal. We couldn't have asked for better weather - sunshine and no wind. It was a perfect day to enjoy the birds. Thanks to everyone that joined us. Best, Ann -- 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] tree swallows
We have about 16 nest boxes scattered around our field. They were designed and built for bluebirds and indeed every year some bluebirds have occupied 2 or 3 boxes. The other boxes have proved attractive to house sparrows, tree swallows, and even chickadees. A couple of boxes serve as homes for field mice. That's OK but it is a little disconcerting to be cleaning out old nesting material and come up with a handful of squirming mouse. Early today there was activity at one of the boxes and I could see two tree swallows trying to make a choice. An additional 3 or 4 tree swallows were fooling around on the hawk perch which you can see on the west side of rte 89 opposite the Boy Scout camp. They may have been confused about what all this house hunting was for. At any rate, it was a good sign of spring and the first sign of tree swallows here this season. BTW, a red tailed hawk has been using the perch almost every day since the snow disappeared. Happy hunting. Bill and Shirley McAneny, TBurg -- 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] Forster's Tern
I led one of the 2 SFO day trips to Montezuma today. We saw a nice variety of birds throughout the day, but the best sighting we had was a Forster's Tern at Mud Lock around noon. Everyone got good views of it both sitting and flying as initially it was sitting on a piece of wood less than than 30 ft from the road. A complete report of our other sightings will follow. Bill Baker - This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- 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] American Bittern Seneca Falls today
I had an American Bittern on our wetland today in Seneca Falls. FOY for me at least. Dr. John Van Niel Professor of Environmental Conservation Director, East Hill Campus Finger Lakes Community College -- 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, Union Springs
Frank Morlock just let me know he briefly had a male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD with a flock of blackbirds coming to his feeder near the intersection of Number One Road and Wheeler Road in Union Springs. He had just gotten home so does not know if it had been around long or will stick, but says it just flew north in the direction of Spring Road. -- 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] CBC field trip
Thanks Ann and Gary for an enjoyable morning @ Monkey Run, George Rd. and Dryden Lake. Due to the quick separate trip back to the Lab I think our car had a total of 44 species. Highlights were wood ducks in flight (repeatedly), 4 species of woodpecker (all but hairy and flicker) and golden-crowned kinglet at Monkey Run south; male harrier, redtail and roughlegged hawks at George Road; and all manner of waterfowl at Dryden Lake, including wood ducks, ringnecked, redhead, common/redbreasted and hooded mergansers, Am. black, mallard, gadwall, common loons, and horned grebe plus a great blue heron and a female harrier. I rounded out my day with an afternoon trip to Jetty Woods and the great horned owl nest on the golf course. Rescued a few meek souls from the hissing Canada geese along the entire length of the lighthouse pier, too. What a gorgeous day!Colleen Richards Old School Yearbook Pics View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School & Year. Look Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/552aef74bb6c16f742056st02duc -- 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] Ithaca Golf course Owls
great views of mother and chicks standing on nest 4:30 today Carl -- 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] redpolls continue
Wow! A beautiful male Common Redpoll in a late afternoon shaft of sunlight. The deep rose on his throat opened up and faded across his chest, as if he had spilled a bright red wine down his front. In the intense sunshine the red was electric against the white cheeks and chest. I took a couple photos, which I will post tomorrow, but they only hint at the breathtaking experience of it in real life. I still have at least six redpolls still coming to my feeder. I will enjoy them as long as they keep coming. I like redpolls a lot, and I really enjoy them all, even the dull ones. But, uf-dah! they can be gorgeous sometimes. Kevin -- 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] Late Snow Geese
Around 11:30 or 12:00 a flock of c. 35 Snow Geese went over West Danby. -Geo -- 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] SFO Saturday
Ann Mitchell and I led the single-day SFO trip up the lake yesterday. We were able to get everybody into two cars and acquaint the participants with many of the good birding spots along the east shore and around the Montezuma complex. The day started out cold with a strong north wind and remained chilly throughout. Our first stop was along Burdick Hill Road with an attempt astseeing an early Meadowlark. We heard one sing a couple of time but were never able to get it in sight. >From there we headed to Myers, spending almost an hour on the spit and then at >Ladoga picking through the few remaining ducks. On the water to the south was >the largest number of HORNED GREBES I have ever seen there (25+/-), in a >selection of plumages, as well as Common Loons, a RED-THROATED LOON, and SURF >and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. Our next stop was along Center Road to fulfill a request for Horned Lark. A single lark popped up, but that was enough to bring a smile to Holly’s face. We stopped again along Lake Road, downhill from the winery, and this time we were able to hear AND see our Eastern Meadowlark. The lake at the Aurora boathouse was rough, but we were still able to pick out quite a few more Horned Grebes, Common Loons, and our first Red-breasted Mergansers. We continued up the lake to the refuge visitor’s center. A small flock of PURPLE MARTINs obliged by flying in and around the martin houses, giving great examples of their weird, electronic-sounding call. Feeding in the pool was a variety of dabling ducks, and we got great looks at both Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Gadall, American Wigeon, and a couple of Northern Pintail. We drove the wildlife drive, hoping for Friday’s Trumpeter Swan (missed), but were rewarded by several singing Swamp Sparrows - first of the year for all of us. Lunch was eaten in the cars while we drove up to the Mucklands. We drove the southeast dike road off of Rt 31 and got fair looks at the small flock of BONAPARTE’s GULLs and stopped briefly at the end of the road to look over the remains of the Richmond Acqueduct (one of the hidden gems in the area). We then reversed course and drove the northeast dike road for our first look at GREATER YELLOWLEGS - some 15 in all. The rest of the Mucklands remained flooded, and the hunting pressure of the past few days assured that the area was mostly empty of waterfowl. We drove down East Road in hope of finding the pair of SANDHILL CRANES (gone) but did get good looks at three recently-arrived GREAT EGRETs flying around the Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Still seeking cranes, we drove up through Savannah and out Carncross Road. Still no cranes (though they had been seen shortly before taking off from the MAC and heading our way), but the partially-flooded corn field yielded several dozen Greater Yellowlegs. At that point we set our sights on home, with a quick stop back at the visitor’s center for the reported EURASIAN WIGEON. Our last bird of the day was a KESTREL on a wire, bringing the day’s total to 68 species. Oh, and we tallied 23 OSPREYs for the drive. Virtually all of the nest platforms atop electric towers and poles seemed to be occupied. I can’t wait to see Candace and Karen’s map of their nests in the CL Basin! Bob McGuire -- 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] Dunlin, Savannah Mucklands
Dave Nicosia reports four DUNLIN and 24 GREATER YELLOWLEGS in the Mucklands. -- 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] Pine Warblers back at Comstock Knoll
Two Pine Warblers are chasing each other and singing on Comstock Knoll at around 945, Sunday morning. Scott H -- 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] Crows chasing ravens
Hi Ben, I just saw the same thing a moment ago, except the Raven was flying _toward_ the L-P preserve (that is, leaving the nest area on a foraging mission), and very tightly harassed by a Crow, all the way down to the WD Fire Station area. Might even have been a member of the Crow family that's currently nesting in my yard, since the Ravens are passing back and forth right over the Crows' territory. -Geo Kloppel On Apr 11, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Benjamin Freeman wrote: > Hello, > > I went for a nice walk this morning at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. > Phoebes are back, Great Blue Herons are standing on nests near the fire > station (looked like seven occupied nests), fox sparrows and golden-crowned > kinglets were around, and a smattering of migrants passed overhead (common > loon, rough-legged hawk, and many turkey vultures). > > One interesting observation I wanted to share: I was watching a raven fly > across the valley when a bird came out of nowhere to chase and harass the > raven. It was a crow, and the crow followed the raven until I lost sight of > the two corvids. I've seen small groups of crows harass solitary ravens many > times, but don't think I've previously seen a single crow harass a single > raven with such vigor. > > Best, > > Ben > > -- > Benjamin Freeman > Ph.D. candidate > Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology > Cornell University > Ithaca, NY, USA > benjamingfreeman.com > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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] Local Broad-winged Hawk returns
This morning I came across a Broad-winged Hawk, perched in the very top of a forest tree, less than 100' from a previous year's nest, and calling repeatedly. I wonder if it's true, as my own very limited experience suggests, that wherever one might be, the local Broadwings will arrive in the vanguard of the migratory wave. I also saw some kind of fracas among three very vocal Pileated Woodpeckers. It went on for several minutes, but I couldn't determine the sexes... -Geo Kloppel -- 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/ --
