[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Saturday - late post

An obnoxious wasp at the Montezuma Audubon Center cut a pleasant birding day short after: MAC: E Phoebes Yellow-rump Warblers E Bluebirds Northern MNWR area (nest north from Carncross: White-crowned Sparrows Bobolink TVs Bald Eagle GBH Knox-Marcellus overlook: Northern Harrier Trumpeter Swans

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Danby white hawk has died

loss. Asher Hockett On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Frank Darrow fwdar...@twcny.rr.comwrote: The white Red-tailed Hawk that has been seen in the Comfort Road -- Miller Road area in Danby was found dead in a nearby resident's wood pile yesterday. For several days the bird had been reportedly

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk

Since the Ithaca leucistic Red-tail apparently bred successfully last year one has to wonder about any passing on of aberrant plumage genes. There was another heavily, but not all-white, leucistic RT which was often sighted in the vicinity of the King Rd/Rt 96B intersection, and its proximity to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Musicofnature.org

That site is insanely great. Free entertainment of the best kind. WOW! Thanks, Bob! Asher On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:22 PM, bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.comwrote: I'd like to bring folk's attention to a new website, musicofnature.org. It features nature near at hand and brings together

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warblers

Well, the Alpine terrain may be a deterrent to observation for some more daunted than our good Geo, but thanks to him, I will be on the way shortly. Still looking for my first Worm-eater. (Now, where is that static rope?) Asher On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com

[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eaters NOT

On an early morning visit to the upper reaches of Lindsay-Parsons just below the north pinnacle I was unable to see any Worm-eating Warblers, although I believe I heard one, once. It was relatively quiet. Present in numbers were Ovenbird, Wood thrush (but no Hermits, which are usally prevalent

[cayugabirds-l] current Shrike likelihood

In *dim* dusk light tonight I thought I saw a shrike, perched in a treetop. I could make out a curved stocky bill and an eye mask. It flew into low thorny cover with red berries. I think of Northern Shrike as winter visitors, and have not seen one this time of year, so what are the possibilities?

[cayugabirds-l] English sighting of YBFC (OOB)

(Really) Out of basin: Passed onto me this morning: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/09/27/hundreds-of-birdwatchers-flock-to-the-norfolk-coast-to-see-rare-yellow-bellied-flycatcher-115875-22590261/ -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon question

I may have asked this before - recycling questions for me is becoming more frequent - so forgive if a repeat. Every year for 6 or so years we've had a Pacific Loon at Sheldrake. I believe it is likely the same bird, but until one of us gets a lot closer that will remain speculation. If it isn't

[cayugabirds-l] sunshiny white throats

A flurry of activity this morning at home in Danby, as the sun shone for the first time in days, had a flock of brightly colored White-throated Sparrows with a few Golden-crowned Kinglets mixed in. There were also a mix of finches, but no siskins and I tore myself away to go to work already late

[cayugabirds-l] Danby sector Ithaca Christmas Bird Count

Seasons Greetings, listmates! Anyone who would like to participate in counting in Danby on Jan 1st, please contact me. Your assistance will be appreciated. -- asher Asher Hockett 342-5074 274-6323 work -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows?

Large roosts of crows are famous. A few years ago, Auburn, NY, near the upper reaches of Cayuga Lake, had to resort to drastic (but non-violent) measures to rid the city of tens of thousands of them. Maybe Ithaca has a reputation for being more crow friendly. Here we have our own reverse pied

[cayugabirds-l] siskins!

I took some time out to watch my feeders this afternoon, looking for Redpolls, and a trio of Pine Siskins parked themselves at the Nyger seed instead. First in several years. They just sit and feast. I am sure the Redpolls are not far off. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca CBC: more results info, sort of

, AND also attributed by Annette Nadeau to Asher Hockett at an unknown location but presumably in his sector which I think was #4, AND also attributed by Elaina McCartney to Scott Sutcliffe at the Hog Hole in Sector 7. I think we have a communication problem here, or a memory problem, or perhaps

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saw Whet Owl

As far as I know - not. Asher On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Last night I stood in my driveway and whistled for Northern Saw Whet Owl. I got just one rubber ducky squeak in reply. This evening I tried again at dusk, and this time a cute little owl

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crests

I think some birds may show a crest when the feathers on the head have been disturbed mechanically - blown by the wind or moved by contact with a branch or another bird. Crested birds have feathers structured to make the crest and some can raise or lower it with the underlying musculature. Some

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm?

It seems like the Game Farm must have been in violation (unless they were permitted otherwise) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as well as the esteemed professor: Establishment of a Federal prohibition, unless permitted by regulations, to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game farm?

Yes, the latter. On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Bill Evans wrev...@clarityconnect.comwrote: Has anyone ever seen a hawk take/eat a pheasant at the game farm? -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Danby Osprey?

In our Danby Area News a local resident reported sighting 2 Osprey in Danby on Feb 3rd. Since this is about 7 weeks earlier than then mean spring arrival date in the Cayuga Bird Club list of same, I question the report's veracity. The individual claimed to have immediately referred to his field

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: OT-Amazing peregrine hunting video

Sometimes I wonder why someone thought to introduce starlings to North America. This jaw-dropping video makes it easier to understand. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:26 PM, joe Diana whiti...@roadrunner.comwrote: It's amazing to watch the fight patterns and the way it must confuse the falcon.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] stranded common loon to be rescued Sun.

I am going to write here what I feel needs to be. Birders! Please resist the urge to witness the rescue, and potentially compromise the rescue effort. . Stay away and let the rehab person do her job. Read about it here - LATER! Please!! On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Glen

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Male N. Harrier

I also had a male Northern Harrier coursing over the fields east of Comfort Rd on my way home yesterday afternoon. On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com wrote: Hey All, Meant to report this before. On Thursday, a beautiful male Northern Harrier flew over the

[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Tues. late morning

Location: SP Swan Pen Observation date: 4/26/11 Notes: NO Palm Warbler Number of species: 25 Canada Goose X + a pair doing their necking American Wigeon 1 Mallard 5 mixed raft offshore of: Greater/Lesser Scaup X Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser 5 Ring-billed

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay Parsons Thurs afternoon

Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 I hiked for about an hour and a half at the Lindsay Parsons Biodome. It was sunny/passing clouds and quite windy, which prpbably accoutns for how quiet it was. Most of what I heard, other than frogs, a Grey Catbird, and some crows and a bluejay, were chip notes. Most of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/6

And why does a crow soak his pizza? Caws. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Mark Chao markc...@imt.org wrote: Miyoko Chu and I walked through Sapsucker Woods together on Friday morning (7:55-8:50 AM). Migrants were widely and rather sparsely scattered. We found BLACK-THROATED GREEN ,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Mississippi Kite

If not mistaken, that area had a report of a mississippi Kite last year. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:42 AM, grosb...@clarityconnect.com grosb...@clarityconnect.com wrote: Hello, On the way home yesterday I spotted what looked like a very buoyant light gray colored raptor flying over Fall

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dead Birds - Mulberry Tree

A couple of thoughts: Alcohol poisoning. With the recent very hot spell, coinciding with sugar development in the berries, fermentation is a good liklihood. The link posted by Geo refers to mild toxicity. However, that is directed at us for human consumption. Birds have a lower threshold for

[cayugabirds-l] Cornell pinnacles

Reading Geo's post got me looking out my office window which faces the Cornell campus from 6 floors over Green St. I found a handy kettle of about 9 or 10 birds circling over the libe tower, but was only able to tease out TVs. The kettle eventually disipated and some flew off while some remained,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 29Sep11 - waterfowl, tragedy

So maybe we need to consider constructing, w/DEC et al permission, an artificial snag. We build Osprey platforms, why not a perching snag? Surely a potential CLO/Citizen Science project. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:19 PM, RICHARD JILL WOOD rwood...@msn.com wrote: That's terrible. I can remember

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Aurora Bay Aythya raft

That photo reminds me of those MagicEye images where when you hold it close and move it slowly away you will be able to see a hidden picture. This one has Donald Duck, I think. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Marie P Read m...@cornell.edu wrote: Aurora Bay hosted an enormous raft (actually

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawk ID

Elena, Well it's one of those! My sense is Sharpie, the tail is fairly square, but it is kind of big-headed. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Elaina McCartney elaina.mccart...@cornell.edu wrote: Longish tail, whitish at the tip, smaller than Red-tail, wings not particularly long in flight—I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] abbreviations

First Of Year, NOrthern MOckingbird. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM, nealda...@aol.com wrote: umm - me too please! what are those abbreviations? -Original Message- From: Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu To: Chris Pelkie chris.pel...@cornell.edu; CAYUGABIRDS-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dickcissel - 7 October 2011 @ 2:47AM - Etna, NY

We have had some fairly atypical weather patterns recently - large low pressure systems which have moved north and northwest and even some moving west. Those could have picked up migrants and swept them east on their south-west quadrants. Just speculation from someone who watches the radar a lot.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA PEREGRINE FALCON atop Holiday

Thanks for that. I can see it from the 6th floor of the Mental Health building. Still there. On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:32 PM, 6072292...@vtext.com wrote: CayugaRBA PEREGRINE FALCON atop Holiday Inn, Ithaca --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Danby Shrike

The Northern Shrike posted by Eric Banford is still around. I stopped at the intersection of E. Miller Rd and Nelson Rd just before 10 this morning to get some looks. As Eric posted, the bird is frequenting the tops of the round hay bales. I watched as it caught what appeared to be a caterpillar

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebes...

Jerry Lazarczyk is a very credible seasoned birder who spends much time verifying RBA sightings for some organization - NYSARC I think. So it would appear that Matt Medler's query about the presence of 3 Western Grebes on Cayuga Lake has a positive response. -- asher -Never play it the same way

[cayugabirds-l] return of the RWBB

Today our meadow is once again graced with the Red-wings. This is a full week earlier than any year since I moved to Danby. -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] help to ID gray and white bird

Considering the belly color and where it begins on the flanks, and the dark eye, I think your guess is a good one. -- asher -Never play it the same way once. On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 11:58 AM, M Kardon mk2...@pol.net wrote: Could someone help to identify the bird we saw this morning on the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawk Mt. trip

Carl, While Hawk Mountain is an incredible location, the trip is fairly long and the spring count is relatively low numbers compared to the count in the fall. Having been to both Derby Hill and Hawk Mountain, I suggest you'd see a lot more birds at Derby Hill this time of year. April counts for

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese at Dusk over muckland

Jaw dropping, emotionally stirring video, Meena! Thanks! On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Meena Haribal m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, I had an errand to run along the lake, so after the errand (which did not work out), I decided to head further north in the hopes of seeing Snow Geese.

[cayugabirds-l] Chestnut-sided Warbler?

I thought I heard a Chestnut-sided Warbler yesterday near the Rockwell Azalea Garden on Tower Rd. I only heard it once, but it was distinctive. Considering this is about 10 days earlier than the 4/26 date reported from 2008-11 on the Cayuga Bird Club arrival records page, I think it likely I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged Swallows etc.

Not only is it free, but you find out who's around without even having to look! Whenever I see folks walking or running this time of year with their earbuds in, I feel sad for them. The best things on Earth are indeed free. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Carol Keeler

[cayugabirds-l] new sightings/hearings

Put up a new feeder along with the older ones at home in Danby and immediately had a Chipping Sparrow on one side and Field Sparrow on the other. Bluebirds are checking our the box where they were successfull last year. The Brown Thrashers are back working my driveway and I heard Eastern Towhees

[cayugabirds-l] Male Blue Grosbeak

Just now (6:45PM) at our feeders in Danby. Life bird and yard bird in one. We saw the blue and snagged the bins and when it returned (here again right now} made a positive ID. Blue with some reddish cheek spots (1st year?), chestnut-red wing bars, an absolutely gorgeous bird! Lot of activity at

[cayugabirds-l] Oranges

For the past few years we've put oranges at our feeders. We have a suet feeder built like a wee house, made of resin/wood composite. I drilled two holes in the roof and screwed some long exterior screws - the kind you drive with a phillips screw gun - from the underside so they stick out of the

[cayugabirds-l] phoebe feeding swallow?

I was watching our box of tree swallows. One young bird has found it's way out and to the top of the box where it begs in vain when its mother returns and feed chicks still in the box. I was wondering if it would get fed when an Eastern Phoebe appeared, hovered/almost stood on the box and seemed

[cayugabirds-l] swallow fedgelings gone, nest too

We have been watching our Tree Swallows as they have been preparing to leave. Yesterday two were poking their heads out and the parent was feeding them. Today, seeing no activity, we checked, and the nest was gone - only a few pieces of grass left. I did find parts of the nest on the ground

[cayugabirds-l] swallow follow up

We have now seen at least two swallows and perhaps 3, so I believe all is well with the birds which were still in the box yesterday. What happened to the nest remains a mystery. -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MNWR Thursday

It has only been a few years and now we seem to be taking Peregrines for granted. Not criticizing, but you know what I mean. Any day with a Peregrine is a gift! On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 6:21 PM, tigge...@aol.com wrote: I didn't come up with much on the Wildlife Drive other than Merlin and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

I am sure this is not a similar report - but last week on Comfort Rd a bunch of crows were harrassing a male Ringnecked Pheasant which was standing in the road. As we approached the crows flew and the pheasant moved slowly on foot towards the shoulder. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Susan

Re: [cayugabirds-l] And MORE as I typed previous message!!!!

And MORE over Ithaca. From the top of the MH building on Green St, skein after skein, some quite low and others almost too high to see. Thousands and thousands. Some even flying north. On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Just passed over my house (West

Re: [cayugabirds-l] AMERICAN ROBIN in crabapple northwest of Johnson A...

Sector VI had 8 American Robins, ticked off by Bill Evans at Ithaca College. You have it on your earlier totals. On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 9:35 AM, 6072292...@vtext.com wrote: AMERICAN ROBIN in crabapple northwest of Johnson Art Museum 927am. Count week bird! --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swan count for CBC

Thanks, Jody, for a really excellent post! Birds have a bad habit of flying! This leads to their having a propensity for being in two or more places nearly at once. Behind the old NCR building on 96B, we flushed a Red-tail. A few minutes later we saw another gliding overhead in the opposite

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Basin Highlights of 2012

Compared to Chris I am barely a birder, and considering the amount of time spent birding in 2012, I am even less of one. However, on May 8, at our feeders we had a Blue Grosbeak. Carmen Hockett spotted it first and she knew it was different. I was so consumed with eyeballing it that the camera,

[cayugabirds-l] OT - cat tracks

A friend who lives on Durfee Hill has taken some photos of large cat tracks, w/ a ruler for scale, and I am wondering who might be willing to look at them for ID purposes. Please contact me off-list. Thanks! -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve.....

*I can tell you from substantial experience that giving the county, township and road is not nearly enough information to get most birders onto the birds whose absence I was reporting yesterday.* Yes, indeed!! It's very hard to get onto them when they are absent! asher -Never play it the same

[cayugabirds-l] Cardinal song?

Yesterday I heard a song, a thrice repeated ascending arpeggio, roughly a musical perfect 4th between each: g c f, g c f, g c f (just to give an idea). This was downtown, S Albany St a block north of the traffic circle. They are whistling or piping sounds, quite musical. Fairly easy to imitate by

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinal song?

#107306 at Macaulay Library? Eben McLane On May 17, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Suan Hsi Yong suan.y...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Asher Hockett veery...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday I heard a song, a thrice repeated ascending arpeggio, roughly a musical perfect 4th between each: g

[cayugabirds-l] cardinal song

Folks have suggested C Wren and B Oriole, but don't think so. This bird was in the lower branches of a tree I drove under, and the song was 9 evenly spaced and equal length notes, like the third phrase in Taps ( *From the lake, from the hills, from the sky*), but more than a major 3rd between the

[cayugabirds-l] cardinal song

After listening to a myriad of Macaulay Libarry recordings of Carolina Wren and Baltimore Oriole, I still think what I heard was a Cardinal. The C Wren has a much qucker tempo - the song I head was about a second for each upward arpeggio, or 3 seconds for the whole 9 note song. I am going to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher oddness

Perhaps it is trying to dissapate heat. It is awfully warm today. On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Chris Pelkie chris.pel...@cornell.eduwrote: I just took a brief lunchtime walk on the northern part of Wilson Trail at SSW. I saw a small bird flit to a low shrub only 10-12' from me, got on it

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Unknown warbler

My guess is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet - not a warbler, and the crown usually not seen, http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ruby-crowned_kinglet/id On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Richard Tkachuck rictkal...@gmail.comwrote: While in the woods around our house, we saw a warbler very briefly with

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Melissa Groo reported one yesterday. On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Carol Keeler carolk...@adelphia.netwrote: A friend in Jordan, NY just had a RB Grosbeak at her feeder. Has anyone seen them in the Cayuga bird list area? I don't remember seeing any mentioned. Any Hummingbirds yet?

[cayugabirds-l] new yard and new birds

A recent move to South Danby Road has me hearing different voices. This morning a B-t Green Warbler was zee zee zee zoo zeeing from the canopy of the conifers around our new house. Redstarts also abound here in the more heavily wooded habitat. Neither of these are commonly heard at the Comfort Rd

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ravens over Ithaca

In my (new) neck of the woods on S Danby Rd, ravens are an almost daily sighting, either at home or on the way down the hill to 96. It is wonderful to have them around after so many years without them until just a few years ago. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Paul Anderson p...@grammatech.com

[cayugabirds-l] Saw Whet calling

A bit of a late post - sorry. On Sunday afternoon about 5:30, we heard a few calls from a Saw Whet Owl. Carmen heard it first, and drew my attention to it. This is not a bird sound I have a lot of experience with, but after listening we went inside to the computer and listened to the sounds at All

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MNWR Caspian Terns and pedestrians on the Wildlife Drive :(

And maybe close it to vehicles!! It's a long walk, though. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] MNWR discsussion

I can remember CARavaning as a Spring Field Ornithology field trip where we used cellphones, radios, and car horns (attention - there's a Ruddy Duck!) a few years (10 maybe) ago. No one got out where they were not supposed to and everyone got to see lots of birds - lifers, even. I know I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Golden-crowned Kinglet

I often get them on the Xmas bird count. On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Paul Schmitt pschmi...@gmail.com wrote: I was out trying to photograph wild turkeys in a friends woods just south of Corning. Among the small birds was a golden-crowned kinglet. It was so close, 3 feet, that I could

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

In my neighborhood on S Danby Rd, we have a fair number of Ravens. More often than not we hear them but do not see them, and the range of sounds they produce is truly staggering. This year I have heard at least 4 vocalizations which were new to me. On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Ray Zimmerman

[cayugabirds-l] Danby Christmas counters needed

This is an appeal for folks to participate in counting birds in the Danby Sector (VI) of the upcoming Christmas Bird Count on January 1st. If you have counted for Danby before, or if you are new to the count, we need you in Danby. Please respond to veery...@gmail.com, or call me at 342-5074.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Un Sprgs Mill Pond, Scout Project

I really like idea #2. Planting bird-friendly native plants would be the perfect way to upgrade the birding opportunities to be found there. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu wrote: This is great news, Fritzie. Now it is up to us to come up with a do-able plan

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Turkey Vulture

I have seen TVs in Danby now and then all winter long, and an occasional one over Rt 13 on the hillside. On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 1:03 PM, W. Larry Hymes w...@cornell.edu wrote: About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE soaring about near East Hill Plaza. Having heard

[cayugabirds-l] late posted Sandbank Rd dark phase Roughleg

On Saturday afternoon around 2pm there was Rough-legged Hawk hunting the fields on either side of upper Sandbank Rd (downhill from the King Rd intersection. It was the darkest dark-phase Roughie I have ever seen, with barely a smidgen of white between the wrist and wing tips. I saw no other light

[cayugabirds-l] birding where I go

Yesterday morning found me birding the woods after a shopping trip behind Maines and Walmart (from outside the fence and No Trespassing signs), where a Baltimore Oriole was singing brightly. There were a half dozen or more Gray Catbirds, and some audible Yellow Warblers as well. Then back home a

[cayugabirds-l] new arrival

Our late populating South Danby elevation has an added voice this morning - a Wood Thrush singing his incredible suite of joy. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 12 May 2015 - Fantastic!

That it was close to the ground is another pretty typical Mourning clue. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote: It sounded like typical Mourning Warbler to me, a low-pitched, burry chorry-chorry-che-che-chew repeatedly sung. I kept looking for the bird as it

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Urban Merlin fledgling compressed images

Since the listowner has been silent on this - The list rules: http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ask us not to include images or other attachments. Links to image-containing sites are the accepted method of sharing such. On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 7:06 AM, John Confer

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks

Once I tried to persuade to my wife that all creatures have a purpose in the scheme of nature, and she responded with, "Ticks, even?" I must admit I was at a loss to reply. On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote: > Eeeew. Ticks are one species I would love to see

Re: [cayugabirds-l] K-M shorebird walk, meet MNWR VC 7am Saturday

I looked at the ABA posts taken from CayugaBirds. Dave Nutter's show header information and the content appears to be lacking. I doubt this has anything to do with his posting, but rather something which happens when ABA lifts the CB data. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Peter

[cayugabirds-l] Danby sector Christmas Bird Counters wanted

experience levels are welcome. The more the merrier. -- asher hockett -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http

Re: [cayugabirds-l] CBC Owl Prowl

John, Being that's Danby and you added your numbers to our sector count last year, I not only encourage you to repeat, I will meet you there. I usually go there a bit later, but as they say, no sacrifice is too small. On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Confer wrote: > Hi

Re: [cayugabirds-l] CBC Owl Prowl

I forget to add that my hearing is also compromised Can two birders with bad hearing hear more than !? On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Confer wrote: > Hi Folks, > > For a couple decades, I tried a Cayuga Bird Club Christmas Bird Count > owl prowl (That would be CBC

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Silent Fireworks for City of Ithaca and campuses?

Absolutely!! On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Sandy Wold wrote: > Would anyone support asking our City/town and local colleges to go with > silent fireworks such as in this town in Italy? > > >

[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

Our niger sock saw several Pine Siskins this weekend, where the goldfinches have been regular partakers. I wouldn't have noticed had one not sat facing me on the deck railing and its streaky breast caught my eye. And the wife says she saw a small bird with a red crest, and some Cedar Waxwings.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] NOW they show.

Tree Sparrows winter as for south as the northern part of southern states like Texas and Alabama, so the bird your saw today may be on its way back to the northern tundra border where they breed. Or it might have been here all winter and is just waiting for the right conditions to head north. Too

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Etna: House Wren

I heard a House Wren downtown Friday, on W Buffalo St, On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes < c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Did anyone else notice if House Wren arrived in their neighborhood today? > One has been bubbling away in our yard all morning, bouncing from

[cayugabirds-l] new visitors!

Yesterday I spent the day at home adding feeding stations. We had a beautiful Yellow-rumped Warbler eating suet scraps from the deck railing - he had the brightest and most distinct yellow crown I have ever seen on a Y-r, not fuzzy at all like Sibley's. The male R-b Grosbeak was parked alternately

[cayugabirds-l] R-b Grosbeak

The Raven dominated my brain so much that I forgot to mention we also had our first R-b Grosbeak on Saturday. Nyger socks now shared by goldfinches and Pine Siskins. Hummingbird feeders up for nearly two weeks now, but no sign of them. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches

Carol's post reminded me that we have had RB Nuthatches visiting our feeder for most of the summer. Lately it's been two (at least) at a time. These birds are not flustered in the slightest by my presence near the feeders. We take them down every night to discourage raccoon visits, and the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night

I heard twice a descending call this morning, lower pitched and coarser than what I associate with E. Screech Owl. It seem to definitely be an owl - it was still dark with only a few peeps and chirps from other birds/frogs/insects - and the descending pattern was like that of the E. SO. Trying

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl - Not

I remember after moving to Danby in 2000 that I mistook the now-deceased white Red-tail for a Snowy. I had to go home for bins and go back to discover my error. That bird was whiter than any Snowy I have ever seen. I saw it so often I felt like we were connected. On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:02 PM,

[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count in Danby

will be on January 1 as usual. Danby resident Asher Hockett coordinates the Danby section of the CBC.* *The Danby Community Council will be hosting an informational meeting about the count at Town Hall on Saturday, December 17, at 10am. Asher will present an overview of the CBC for the first-time participants

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very white, where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all. Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: > I believe that is true. > > Kevin > > -Original

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

our area. In fact, I've personally never seen anything > except Gyrfalcons colored like this. > > > I hope it sticks around. > > > Kevin > > > -- > *From:* John and Sue Gregoire <k...@empacc.net> > *Sent:* Friday, January 6,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Beebe Lake Northern Pintail

That seems like a very unusual spot for that bird. On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Karen Steffy wrote: > There is currently (2:30 pm) a Northern Pintail wading in the shallow area > on the left of the falls/dam on Beebe lake (Cornell University). > > > > *Karen* > > > > > --

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

e=Z=3-5=3=5=cur=2017=2017 > > Good birding, > Matt Medler > Ithaca > > > > > -- > *From:* Asher Hockett <veery...@gmail.com> > *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 2, 2017 10:28 AM > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Rose-br

[cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

This morning at our feeders on South Danby Rd, a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Still not quite sure if in basin. Our drainage goes into Miller Creek, and i'm pretty sure into Cayuga Lake. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak

what > birds are just beyond and contemplating migrating beyond the next set of > hills or through the next saddle as they make their way north. > --Dave Nutter > > > On Apr 2, 2017, at 10:27 AM, Asher Hockett <veery...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This morning at our feeders

Re: [cayugabirds-l] EBBA 2017 Meeting Highlights

Thanks, Sandy, for the great report. Sounds like a really worthwhile event. On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Sandy Wold wrote: > I'm not a bird bander (yet), but I went to the recent 2017 meeting anyway > to learn more about it and see if I would want to do the training.

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