RE: [cayugabirds-l] meadowlark migration question

2015-10-07 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal 
Thanks Geo! For the first time I saw the whole account from Bent. It is 
impressive and in such details too.  I had no clue I could get this book on the 
internet.
Thanks for sharing this!
Meena

From: bounce-119750245-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-119750245-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:01 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] meadowlark migration question

Bent says that Meadowlarks form roving bands in August, after the breeding 
season is done, and that by mid-October most of these have left Ontario and 
Quebec for points south. So it seems likely that migrants from north of the 
border are now moving through our area.

http://birdsbybent.netfirms.com/ch91-100/meadowla.html


(Scroll WAY down to the last few paragraphs)

-Geo

On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Eric Banford 
> wrote:
We have meadowlarks breeding in the fields around our house every year, and I 
haven't heard or seen them since August, but suddenly there were some singing 
and foraging again this weekend. Have they been around but silent? Do they 
migrate after their young fledge and these are migrants from further north? Why 
the disappearance and sudden reappearance? Any insight greatly appreciated.

I certainly enjoyed hearing them again!
Eric
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[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits

2015-10-07 Thread Ann Mitchell 
Mark Miller just called to say he had 2 Hudsonian Godwits at Eaton Marsh.
Ann

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma and Ithaca birds, 3-7Oct2015

2015-10-07 Thread Jay McGowan 
As of yesterday, the HUDSONIAN GODWIT count at Montezuma is up to four.
These birds still seem to be frequenting Eaton Marsh on the Wildlife Drive
but are also often missed there, so they may be commuting back and forth to
Knox-Marsellus and Puddlers frequently. This morning all four were at the
north end of Eaton Marsh, three juveniles and one transitional adult. Also
present were LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, DUNLIN, and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS have been reported recently. Yesterday a BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER was photographed being taken by a Merlin at Eaton. Today a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was reported at the Visitor Center pool, although an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was present there on Sunday. Swallow numbers
continue to be unseasonably high, with thousands of TREE SWALLOWS over the
Main Pool and smaller numbers of BARN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED, BANK, and
CLIFF mixed in. Duck numbers are increasing daily, with several hundred
RING-NECKED DUCKS now in the middle of the Main Pool, today joined by at
least a dozen LESSER SCAUP and one GREATER SCAUP, as well as scattered
REDHEAD, RUDDY DUCKS, and all the usual dabblers. A male EURASIAN WIGEON
still in transitional plumage but with a bright red head was amongst the
American Wigeon this morning.

Here in Ithaca, warbler numbers and diversity is way down but a few species
are still lingering, including good numbers of BLACKPOLL WARBLERS along the
lake shore, as well as YELLOW WARBLER and NORTHERN PARULA, and of course
much higher numbers of PALM and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Kevin and a I found
a PHILADELPHIA VIREO along the shore of the Sapsucker Woods pond yesterday,
and Livia and I had two with a flock of Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireos at
Lindsay-Parsons on Saturday. LINCOLN'S SPARROWS are around in good numbers
at most locations with suitable habitat, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS are
everywhere. A walk around Hog Hole yesterday morning did not turn up any
Nelson's Sparrows. Kayaking around the south end of the lake on Monday,
Livia and I had a very late continuing COMMON NIGHTHAWK foraging above
Jetty Woods at dusk, as well as late CASPIAN TERNS. Several LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS have been around as well, often seen out on the jetties
and today at the compost piles.

A few recent eBird lists of interest:

Lindsay-Parsons on Saturday:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25278239
Wildlife Drive on Sunday:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25290455
Stewart Park area by kayak on Monday night:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25312205
Hog Hole Tuesday:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25317224
Sapsucker Woods Tuesday:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25320700
Wildlife Drive today:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25330307


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Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant; T. of Dryden; Tomp. Co.

2015-10-07 Thread Susan Fast 
 I was looking for migrants on Mt. Pleasant from 1145 till  1345 today.  A 
little slow, but a flock of 60 AMER. PIPITS flew over low.  About 1300, I spied 
2 large, dark birds way to the east.  Both in the same field of view briefly.  
I picked one to follow with the scope and determined, mostly by its slight 
dihedral, that it was a GOLDEN EAGLE (somewhat early).  I did not refind the 
other, but I'm sure it was an EAGLE also, species undetermined.  Seemed like a 
good day for TURKEY VULTURES, but I saw only 8.
Steve FastBrooktondale
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