[cayugabirds-l] Ringwood warblers, red-shouldered hawk, barred owl
Took a walk through Ringwood preserve this morning. Lots of chipmunks about. Eventually I found a small mixed flock including two LBJs which I think are Bay-breasted warblers (faint streaks around neck area, legs not yellow, small-head/short-tail look), then a beautiful hooded warbler who soon started singing abbreviated songs, and a black-throated blue warbler (male breeding plumage) coming in close to check me out as they seem to like to do. As I walked I would frequently hear choruses of clucking chipmunks (their aerial predator warning) with some blue jay complaints from high in the canopy, but never could I find the threat even with my infrared camera. When I reached the gully at the west, I finally heard the call of a red-shouldered hawk, and later saw a probable one flying low across the forest, long-tailed and Cooper-like in shape. Not long after another big bird took off from a low branch, though I failed to catch any detail. There was a variety of funny wailing vocalizations happening, some possibly squirrel, some possibly blue jay as they ended in piping notes. And then I heard a very strange long howl like a human's falsetto that ended in the "yurr" of a barred owl's call. It was either a barred owl or someone messing with me. I was reminded of last year's muckrace when the barred owl on Van Dyne Spoor would make all kinds of sounds that had almost human-like qualities. They've posted warnings about bow hunting season being in progress. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- 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] Sanderling, Myers Point
A late juvenile SANDERLING is currently foraging at the tip of the Myers spit. Jay -- 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] OT - Eaton Birding Society program
Monday night October 3rd at the Geneva Community Center (7 PM). Eaton Birding Society’s first meeting of the season presents “Birding along the Southeast Coast & Florida Keys”. An hour long slide show that will highlight some great birding spots and many species unique to the southeast. This power-point presentation covers my recent 2 week birding trip to South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida last February. Great tips for beginning/intermediate birders on what you can find on your next visit to the sunny Southeast. Directions to the Geneva Community Center: On Carter Rd (off North Rd) drive past the high school and turn left (west side). Look for the big silver telephone cable box by the entrance drive. Non-members welcome. Sent from Windows Mail -- 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] Am. Wigeon: Mill Pond, Union Springs
Keep forgetting to post. Saw 7 Am. wigeon on Mill Pond on Thurs. morning, 29 Sept. 2016. First since spring. Last I looked, the Mill pond sign put up by the scout still had the green heron listed as a pileated woodpecker. I had seen wood ducks & babies on Factory pond numerous times through the summer. Man across the street said this was the_first yr. ever_, in his 40 yrs. living there, that he had seen woodies actually nest there ... & successfully raise young without a snapper getting them. Two females ... one had 4 , the other 5. Last I saw the young, they were almost adult size. Fritzie B. Union Springs, NY -- 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/ --
