Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Linda Orkin]

Hey. That wasn't directed at you per se. It was in quotes so we knew someone 
else said it. Keep enjoying!!

Linda

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> On May 24, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Melanie Uhlir  wrote:
> 
> Everyone! 
> 
> I didn't mean to offend!!
> 
> I knew someone once who would tease me because I would get so excited when I 
> saw a bird I'd never seen before. I was gushing about Snow Buntings one 
> winter and he said, "Oh, that's a trash bird." Or maybe "dirt bird," as in 
> "common as dirt." But he was being facetious, just teasing me for getting so 
> excited about a bird that isn't all that difficult to find. He has nothing 
> but appreciation for birds and wildlife in general. Just teasing me for being 
> so wide-eyed.
> 
> I should have said, "too easy." Some birders I've met seem to be super 
> interested in challenging birds and racking up numbers, but I know that 
> doesn't mean they don't appreciate and respect all bird species.
> 
> I apologize!!
> 
> Thank you so much to everyone who had wonderful tips for my spotty birding 
> endeavors!! I appreciate your help so much!!!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Melanie
> 
>> On 5/24/2017 10:06 AM, Linda Orkin wrote:
>> Donna. Thanks for this gentle reminder that we appreciate not denigrate the 
>> birds we share the works with. Well done!
>> 
>> Linda Orkin
>> Ithaca NY
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On May 24, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
>> 
>>> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To Birding 
>>> In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all the great 
>>> places with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might be there. You 
>>> can get it at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of O bldg. the Science 
>>> Center store may still have some too. 
>>> 
>>> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with Nature 
>>> do not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, numerous 
>>> Starlings & House Sparrows, who are here in   the western 
>>> hemisphere only due to misguided importation by humans in the past. 
>>> 
>>> Good birding-
>>> Donna Scott
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir  wrote:
>>> 
 Hello birders!
 
 As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep 
 disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to 
 get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I 
 might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
 
 My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
 thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song 
 that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some 
 hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy 
 to find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first 
 time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats 
 my birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can 
 recommend I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
 
 Thank you for your patience!
 
 Sincerely,
 
 Melanie
 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Melanie Uhlir]

Everyone!

I didn't mean to offend!!

I knew someone once who would tease me because I would get so excited 
when I saw a bird I'd never seen before. I was gushing about Snow 
Buntings one winter and he said, "Oh, that's a trash bird." Or maybe 
"dirt bird," as in "common as dirt." But he was being facetious, just 
teasing me for getting so excited about a bird that isn't all that 
difficult to find. He has nothing but appreciation for birds and 
wildlife in general. Just teasing me for being so wide-eyed.

I should have said, "too easy." Some birders I've met seem to be super 
interested in challenging birds and racking up numbers, but I know that 
doesn't mean they don't appreciate and respect all bird species.

I apologize!!

Thank you so much to everyone who had wonderful tips for my spotty 
birding endeavors!! I appreciate your help so much!!!

Sincerely,
Melanie

On 5/24/2017 10:06 AM, Linda Orkin wrote:
> Donna. Thanks for this gentle reminder that we appreciate not 
> denigrate the birds we share the works with. Well done!
>
> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca NY
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 24, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Donna Lee Scott  > wrote:
>
>> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To 
>> Birding In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all 
>> the great places with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might 
>> be there. You can get it at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of 
>> O bldg. the Science Center store may still have some too.
>>
>> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with 
>> Nature do not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, 
>> numerous Starlings & House Sparrows, who are here in the western 
>> hemisphere only due to misguided importation by humans in the past.
>>
>> Good birding-
>> Donna Scott
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir > > wrote:
>>
>>> Hello birders!
>>>
>>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep 
>>> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can 
>>> manage to get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some 
>>> places where I might get the most birding bang for my precious 
>>> morning buck?
>>>
>>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I 
>>> love thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a 
>>> pretty song that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite 
>>> species. I know some hardcore birders probably call them "trash 
>>> birds" since they are so easy to find, but I find their song very 
>>> beautiful and uplifting. And the first time I laid bins on a 
>>> Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my birding boat, 
>>> if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend I 
>>> would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>>>
>>> Thank you for your patience!
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Melanie
>>>
>>>
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[cayugabirds-l] Wood Thrushes

[Donna Lee Scott]

In my woods on Lansing Station rd. At least 2 heard, 1 seen.
It is interesting seeing them sing & I think I detect, with the one I am 
watching, that he is belting out different sounds from its 2 syrynxes 
(spelling!). One short sound right  after the initial "ee-o-lay" is rather 
mechanical sounding.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Linda Orkin]

Donna. Thanks for this gentle reminder that we appreciate not denigrate the 
birds we share the works with. Well done!

Linda Orkin
Ithaca NY

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 24, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To Birding 
> In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all the great places 
> with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might be there. You can get it 
> at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of O bldg. the Science Center store 
> may still have some too. 
> 
> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with Nature do 
> not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, numerous Starlings & 
> House Sparrows, who are here in the western hemisphere only due to misguided 
> importation by humans in the past. 
> 
> Good birding-
> Donna Scott
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir  wrote:
> 
>> Hello birders!
>> 
>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep disorder 
>> I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to get out of 
>> the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I might get the 
>> most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>> 
>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
>> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song 
>> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some 
>> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to 
>> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first time 
>> I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my 
>> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend 
>> I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>> 
>> Thank you for your patience!
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Melanie
>> 
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Donna Lee Scott]

Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To Birding In 
The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all the great places with 
maps & how to get there, plus which birds might be there. You can get it at 
Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of O bldg. the Science Center store may 
still have some too.

Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with Nature do 
not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, numerous Starlings & 
House Sparrows, who are here in the western hemisphere only due to misguided 
importation by humans in the past.

Good birding-
Donna Scott
Sent from my iPhone

On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir 
> wrote:

Hello birders!

As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep disorder I 
am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to get out of the 
house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I might get the most 
birding bang for my precious morning buck?

My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song that 
Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some hardcore 
birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to find, but I 
find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first time I laid bins on 
a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my birding boat, if you 
have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend I would be extremely 
grateful for your generosity!

Thank you for your patience!

Sincerely,

Melanie


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Asher Hockett]

Geo Kloppel's suggestion for evening birding is right on. Michigan Hollow
Rd in Danby has Finger Lakes Trail off both sides which are great areas for
thrushes. Just walking along the road itself, several miles from Rt 96, I
have heard Veeries singing so loudly in the evening I could hardly believe
it. If you have AWD, Bald Hill Rd in Danby is another place flush with
thrushes. (It's actually part of the same habitat as Mich. Hollow)
Shindagin Hollow is another good spot.

Take insect repellent to any of these in the evening!!

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 1:08 AM, Melanie Uhlir  wrote:

> Hello birders!
>
> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep
> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to
> get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I
> might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>
> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love
> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song
> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some
> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to
> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first
> time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my
> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend
> I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>
> Thank you for your patience!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Melanie
>
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Geo Kloppel]

I'd give the prize to Hermit Thrush, but really, Melanie, your self-description 
suggests that instead of the morning you should arrange to be out in suitable 
habitat in the _evening_, from an hour before sunset until an hour after, and 
you will likely be treated to all three of our locally breeding thrushes. 

Hermits will also sing as the sky darkens before a rainstorm.

-Geo


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] best bet for bird bonanza?

[Jody Enck]

Hi Melanie,

I hope you get lots of ideas for places to go birding.  If you are able to
get out at all this weekend, you might consider joining Mark Chao on one of
his walks during the annual Spring Bird Quest that he does to benefit the
Finger Lakes Land Trust every Memorial Day weekend.  You'll be able to
encounter many of your favorite birds on several of his walks.  Here are
three other ideas:  Sapsucker Woods has plenty of Scarlet Tanagers,
Baltimore Orioles, several thrushes, and even singing Song Sparrows right
now.  The Lindsey-Parsons Preserve down route 34 south of Ithaca near West
Danby is a fun place to see and hear lots of birds.  If you only have a
short amount of time, you might consider Renwick Woods at Stewart Park.
I'll be leading a walk there at 8am this coming Saturday for the Friends of
Stewart Park group, and would be happy to have you join us if you can.

Good birding,
Jody Enck

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 1:08 AM, Melanie Uhlir  wrote:

> Hello birders!
>
> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep
> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to
> get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I
> might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>
> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love
> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song
> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some
> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to
> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first
> time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my
> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend
> I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>
> Thank you for your patience!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Melanie
>
>
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