[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Id (hawk)

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Below is a post on behalf of Tom Carrolan who thought others might be 
interested.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H



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From: Tom Carrolan t...@hawksaloft.commailto:t...@hawksaloft.com
Subject: Re: Id (hawk)
Date: July 18, 2013 12:28:24 PM EDT

A week ago Greg Ward asked for ID help with a young hawk photographed in 
Andover CT.
http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/msg10523.html

At the time, he sent along the one image he had. In return I sent back my notes 
on the bird.

Now we have three photos, and I've put them online along with my description of 
this young Broad-winged Hawk. Enjoy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37410965@N05/sets/72157634695233960/

Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] NEOTROPIC CORMORANT - Hamlin Beach (Monroe County)

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From: Andy Guthrie guthr...@gmail.commailto:guthr...@gmail.com
Subject: [nysbirds-l] NEOTROPIC CORMORANT - Hamlin Beach (Monroe County)
Date: August 14, 2013 1:46:58 PM EDT
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This morning I photographed a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT flying west at Hamlin Beach.  
It was with about 25 Double-crested Cormorants (DCCO) and I got several 
photographs with DCCOs for comparison.  The Neotropic immediately looked 
smaller and longer-tailed, and these points are apparent in the photos as well 
as the more limited, sharply-angled gular patch coming to a point at the rear; 
smaller bill; dark lores; and hint of white feathering at the rear of the 
facial skin.

Unedited photographs are posted here:  
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44406668@N06/

This would be a first state record pending NYSARC acceptance.

Thanks to Marshall Iliff, Willie D'Anna and Jim Pawlicki for comments on the ID.

Cheers,
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[cayugabirds-l] Migration Tonight!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Just a heads-up that there may be a notable movement of birds southward from 
Canada and other areas to the North of us. If anyone wants to try for it, there 
could be a good thrush descent between about 5:40am and 6:00am, with the bulk 
occurring around 5:50-5:55am. As the thrushes descend from migration into 
nearby forests, their calling rates pick up significantly for a brief period of 
time (5-10+ minutes).

I'm already hearing (recording) birds over Etna, NY. I've heard MANY Green 
Herons (kyowp! calls), a Bay-breasted Warbler (ID by spectrogram), and a nice 
classic Veery.

If there is a good descent, I would expect there to be some cleanup of Veeries 
and Wood Thrushes (departing our region), but with the bulk of the calls being 
those of Swainson's Thrushes (which sound like spring peepers in the sky). The 
scattered descent from this morning held a single Gray-cheeked Thrush among the 
Swainson's Thrushes and Veeries.

Good luck and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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[cayugabirds-l] Night Migration - 9/8 to 9/9

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I just put headphones on to listen in on my night recording. There are several 
Bobolinks, Savannah Sparrows and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks calling right now.

Also picked up on Chestnut-sided Warbler, Ovenbird and Swainson's Thrush.

Given the cold overnight temperatures, I'm guessing there will be a good thrush 
descent tomorrow morning, probably in the 5:50-6:00AM time-frame.

Good night-listening!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H



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[cayugabirds-l] Etna, NY: Night Migration Followup for 8-9 September

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

A quick observational browse through last night's recording data results in 
these highlights:

4 Black-billed Cuckoos
2 Hooded Warblers
1 Black-and-white Warbler
2 Lincoln's/Swamp Sparrows

Nothing really Earth-shattering as far as rarity, but it was definitely an 
active night.

Recently, I've been resting at night with a single earbud headphone plugged 
into one ear in order to listen in on the general nighttime activity. Last 
night, there were tons of calls from about 9pm through about 2am, then a 
gradual tapering to only sporadic calls the rest of the night. The morning 
thrush descent was very minimal at my location. There was one small descending 
flock around 5:34am, which included some Rose-breasted Grosbeak calls. There 
were some very distant thrush calls around 5:50-ish and a single close flyover 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak calling around 6:05am, but everything was pretty much 
shut down by 6:00am.

Thrush descent can be entirely hit-or-miss depending upon where the birds are 
during migration, just before the start of morning civil twilight (today it was 
at 6:10am).

I'd say that Rose-breasted Grosbeak was the species that dominated the night, 
followed by Swainson's Thrush. Early in the night, there was also a good 
passage of Green Herons. Throughout the night there were several Chestnut-sided 
Warblers.

After listening to the recent nights' migrations, I have been wondering about 
vocal activity vs actual birds in flight. Early in the night, birds are calling 
– seemingly everywhere. By the latter part of the night migration, vocal 
activity seriously drops off.

Why is this? I mean, even after a very quiet latter 3 1/2 hours, we can have a 
surprisingly actively vocal thrush descent. What is the theory for decreased 
contact/NFC calls as the night wears on? Are they all established in their 
individual flight patterns in the sky? Are they conserving energy by not 
vocalizing? Is there a relationship between very cold nights and decreased 
calling rates vs warm nights and consistent calling rates? If birds were 
descending earlier in the night we should observe decreased target density on 
RADAR; however, as Dave Nicosia mentioned, RADAR was still displaying active 
targets in the air as of 6am at our local station (BGM). Is there a generally 
accepted theory for decreased vocal activity into the night?

It has been fascinating to listen to and observe the gradual exodus of 
neotropical and other migrants from northern North America.

Thanks for any insight and good night-listening!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Nearby Ontario Brown-chested Martin Sighting!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

The following was posted to NYSbirds-L:

Keep your eyes open!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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From: Jeffery Davis jwdjw...@msn.commailto:jwdjw...@msn.com
Subject: [nysbirds-l] OT- Heads-up New York! Nearby Ontario Brown-chested 
Martin Sighting!
Date: September 9, 2013 2:42:07 PM EDT
To: NYSB nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu
Reply-To: Jeffery Davis jwdjw...@msn.commailto:jwdjw...@msn.com

From NARBA-

Ontario: On Sep 9 around 9:15am, Brandon Holden, a member of the Ontario Bird 
Records Committee, observed a Brown-chested Martin fly in off of Lake Ontario 
from the northwest, turn eastwards upon nearing the shore, then steadily fly 
past (perhaps 250-300 ft up) until out of sight. The entire observation was 
probably 60-90 seconds. The bird has not been relocated. Find a link to 
description notes in the website report.

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/wHmfQ;



regards,
jeff

Downingtown, PA

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[cayugabirds-l] Night Migration - Monday 9/16

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Tonight, there is the potential for another good push of southbound migrants 
across Southeastern Canada and Northeastern US.

If there is a descent of thrushes, with the majority being Swainson's Thrushes, 
this could occur sometime between 6:05 and 6:10am.

The morning of Sunday, 9/15, there was a solid descent of Swainson's Thrushes 
(around 100 calls) between 6:06 and 6:09am. A single Dickcissel called three 
times just before 3:00am, the loudest call of which actually woke me up (I had 
my earbud headphones in as I slept).

The High Pressure System that is centered over the Great Lakes right now may 
encourage another push of birds southward tonight and even tomorrow night. Cold 
overnight temps with Northerly winds are the key.

Good luck night listening and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nfc-l] Migration Tonight (9/23-9/24)

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

FYI!!

Several Gray-cheeked Thrushes and Swainson's Thrushes are going overhead right 
now!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


Begin forwarded message:

From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu
Subject: [nfc-l] Migration Tonight (9/23-9/24)
Date: September 23, 2013 7:25:42 PM EDT
To: NFC-L nf...@list.cornell.edumailto:nf...@list.cornell.edu
Reply-To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu

Last night there was a nice push of migrants southward, with the majority being 
a good mix of warblers, plus Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Swainson's Thrushes and a 
number of Gray-cheeked Thrushes.

The weather forecast looks good for another night of southbound migrants.

If you are in the Eastern portion of the US and Canada, have a listen if you 
can.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nfc-l] Etna, NY: BARN OWL!!! (9/27)

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Very exciting night birding by ear tonight!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
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Subject: [nfc-l] Etna, NY: BARN OWL!!! (9/27)
Date: September 27, 2013 12:45:31 AM EDT
To: NFC-L nf...@list.cornell.edumailto:nf...@list.cornell.edu
Reply-To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
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Diane and I have been up late tonight listening to the live stream from the 
roof-top microphone.

We were absolutely thrilled to hear a BARN OWL call four times in succession 
(about 10-20 seconds apart) as it flew directly overhead.

Barn Owl is an extremely rare bird for Upstate New York.

The attached file is the loudest call from this individual. [SEE: 
http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/msg01053.html]

COOL!!!

Good night listening!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

PS - A single Dickcissel called once early this morning (9/26) at 5:30am. That 
was also heard live, as I was listening to the thrush descent.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Note from BBL(23245)

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FYI...

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From: bpeterj...@usgs.govmailto:bpeterj...@usgs.gov
Subject: Note from BBL(23245)
Date: October 1, 2013 9:08:38 AM EDT
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Reply-To: bpeterj...@usgs.govmailto:bpeterj...@usgs.gov

Dear Bander,

Due to the Federal Government shutdown that began on October 1, 2013, the USGS 
Bird Banding Laboratory will be ceasing its operations on that date. All BBL 
employees will be prohibited from conducting any work, including returning 
phone calls and email messages, until further notice. No banding permits will 
be issued until BBL operations are resumed. Should your banding permit expire 
during this shutdown, you should stop all banding activities immediately until 
you can obtain a renewed banding permit from the BBL. My understanding is that 
the BBL website will also be shutdown on October 1. Hence, you will not be able 
to order bands, report banded birds on the Reportband website, download the 
BANDIT software, or conduct any other business through that website until 
Federal Government operations are resumed. My understanding is that the 
toll-free Reportband call center will continue its operations and reports of ! 
banded birds can be made through that 1-800-327-2263 phone number. You can 
continue to submit your banding data through the 
ban...@usgs.govmailto:ban...@usgs.gov email address but these data files will 
not be processed until normal BBL operations resume.

We apologize for any disruptions to your banding activities caused by this 
Federal Government shutdown. Hopefully, the shutdown will be short in duration 
and normal BBL operations will resume in the near future.


Bruce Peterjohn
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[cayugabirds-l] ADMIN: Nelson's Sparrow - Hog Hole

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

There were two eBird reports of Nelson's Sparrow sighted this morning at Hog 
Hole (SW Corner of Cayuga Lake), but I've not seen these posted to 
Cayugabirds-L.

As a reminder, for a bird such as Nelson's Sparrow, although predicable in 
location and timing of migration, I'm sure there are dozens who would 
appreciate receiving notice of something like this sooner in the day via 
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[cayugabirds-l] ADMIN: Fwd: [OneidaBirds] 7 Snowy Owls (Syracuse Airport)

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Keep your eyes peeled for Snowy Owls in the Finger Lakes region. They should 
begin making their way down into the farmlands of the Finger Lakes in the 
coming days/weeks. Obviously, with snow on the ground, spotting these birds is 
made more difficult against a white backdrop.

A reminder not to trespass on private property for closer viewing of any Snowy 
Owls that may appear down here, without prior authorization from land owners, 
nor approach these birds to the point of causing them to fly.

Good luck and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Subject: [OneidaBirds] 7 Snowy Owls
Date: December 6, 2013 1:25:05 PM EST
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It's like playing Where's Waldo.

Seven Snowy Owls were seen at the Syracuse Airport this morning. Two were at 
the beginning of Air Cargo Rd near the big pile of pipes and the other 5 were 
seen from the Visitor Viewing area. They're on signs, buildings, lights and 
pickup trucks.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Thoughts some may be interested in this article.

Sincerely,
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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
Date: December 9, 2013 7:22:53 AM EST
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Reply-To: Christina Wilkinson nutrich...@rcn.commailto:nutrich...@rcn.com

Just wanted to bring everyone’s attention to this article in the Daily News 
this morning regarding the Port Authority shooting Snowy Owls at JFK airport.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/snowy-owls-added-port-authority-kill-list-article-1.1541823

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Something to be aware of as a successful alternative for area airports for 
which this becomes an issue. There may be hope.

Sincerely,
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From: Nadine Scarpa 
nadinescarpaho...@gmail.commailto:nadinescarpaho...@gmail.com
Subject: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
Date: December 9, 2013 8:47:22 AM EST
To: post NYSBirds nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu
Reply-To: Nadine Scarpa 
nadinescarpaho...@gmail.commailto:nadinescarpaho...@gmail.com

Canada Geese are culled in many areas because there are TOO MANY of them to get 
rid of any other way.  Boston's Logan Airport is doing catch and release for 
the Snowy Owls - they bait with rodents, and catch them and move them away from 
the airport.

Canada Geese are so numerous, they can take out more than just one engine and 
THAT'S what takes a plane down.   Here is how Logan Airport deals with Snowy 
Owls:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boston-airport-takes-approach-snowy-owls-article-1.1541847


On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Will Raup 
hoaryredp...@hotmail.commailto:hoaryredp...@hotmail.com wrote:
Through being an active birder in the Albany area and now being involved in 
e-bird, I've gotten to make some contact with the Air Traffic control folk at 
Albany International Airport.

They are reluctant to report owls, because of situations like this.  Basically, 
the Owls because of their size are a threat to airplanes taking off and 
landing.  If I recall, they need to make an effort to discourage the owls from 
hanging out on the runway, but if those fail, then can and do shoot the owls.  
This is not limited to JFK, but can happen at any airport.

While not ideal in my mind, you will be hard pressed to find anyone, especially 
in the government who would potentially risk hundreds of human lives for one, 
two or even 3 Owls.  Its the same reason why Canada Geese are culled in many 
areas.

Just another risk Snowy Owl's have to deal with when they come this far south.

Will Raup
Albany, NY



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 To: nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
 Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:22:53 -0500


 Just wanted to bring everyone’s attention to this article in the Daily
 News this morning regarding the Port Authority shooting Snowy Owls at
 JFK airport.



 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/snowy-owls-added-port-authority-kill-list-article-1.1541823



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

You're welcome.

Other major airports can only follow suit if they know of the alternatives and 
have complete contact information for certified raptor banders or wildlife 
rehabilitators who agree to conduct any capture and relocation effort.

Sincerely,
Chris

On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Corinne Morton 
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Thank you for this. Let's hope other airports will follow with humane 
alternatives!!

Sent from my iPhone

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c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu wrote:

Something to be aware of as a successful alternative for area airports for 
which this becomes an issue. There may be hope.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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From: Nadine Scarpa 
nadinescarpaho...@gmail.commailto:nadinescarpaho...@gmail.com
Subject: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
Date: December 9, 2013 8:47:22 AM EST
To: post NYSBirds nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu
Reply-To: Nadine Scarpa 
nadinescarpaho...@gmail.commailto:nadinescarpaho...@gmail.com

Canada Geese are culled in many areas because there are TOO MANY of them to get 
rid of any other way.  Boston's Logan Airport is doing catch and release for 
the Snowy Owls - they bait with rodents, and catch them and move them away from 
the airport.

Canada Geese are so numerous, they can take out more than just one engine and 
THAT'S what takes a plane down.   Here is how Logan Airport deals with Snowy 
Owls:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boston-airport-takes-approach-snowy-owls-article-1.1541847


On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Will Raup 
hoaryredp...@hotmail.commailto:hoaryredp...@hotmail.com wrote:
Through being an active birder in the Albany area and now being involved in 
e-bird, I've gotten to make some contact with the Air Traffic control folk at 
Albany International Airport.

They are reluctant to report owls, because of situations like this.  Basically, 
the Owls because of their size are a threat to airplanes taking off and 
landing.  If I recall, they need to make an effort to discourage the owls from 
hanging out on the runway, but if those fail, then can and do shoot the owls.  
This is not limited to JFK, but can happen at any airport.

While not ideal in my mind, you will be hard pressed to find anyone, especially 
in the government who would potentially risk hundreds of human lives for one, 
two or even 3 Owls.  Its the same reason why Canada Geese are culled in many 
areas.

Just another risk Snowy Owl's have to deal with when they come this far south.

Will Raup
Albany, NY



 From: nutrich...@rcn.commailto:nutrich...@rcn.com
 To: nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
 Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:22:53 -0500


 Just wanted to bring everyone’s attention to this article in the Daily
 News this morning regarding the Port Authority shooting Snowy Owls at
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[cayugabirds-l] PLEASE READ - Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Resources to use in contacting wildlife agencies and elected officials re: Snowy Owl Killings...

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Important information and link below.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Sent from my iPhone



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From: Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.commailto:birdingd...@gmail.com
Date: December 9, 2013 at 17:28:42 EST
To: nysbirds-l nysbird...@cornell.edumailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu
Cc: Nyc ebirds ebirds...@yahoogroups.commailto:ebirds...@yahoogroups.com, 
jerse...@lists.princeton.edumailto:jerse...@lists.princeton.edu 
jerse...@lists.princeton.edumailto:jerse...@lists.princeton.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Resources to use in contacting wildlife agencies and 
elected officials re: Snowy Owl Killings...
Reply-To: Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.commailto:birdingd...@gmail.com

I have compiled from all the e-mails sent on the subject of the killing of 
Snowy Owls at JFK, a list of the resources a number of you submitted.  The list 
can be accessed here 
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2013/12/nyc-kills-snowy-owls-while-boston-saves.html

This way, it is easier than wading through e-mail threads.  It covers phone 
numbers to the online petition link.  If anyone has any other resources to add, 
please e-mail me and I will add it to the list.

Also, if anyone has already penned a letter to the Governor and would be 
willing to share their format as a template, I would gladly add it.  This will 
help those who are too busy to craft one themselves.

Keep up the pressure y'all!

Cheers!

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Duck Hunting Rules and enforcement

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

For those interested…a similar conversation was happening on GeneseeBirds-L.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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From: Michael and Joann Tetlow 
mjtet...@frontiernet.netmailto:mjtet...@frontiernet.net
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Duck Hunting Rules and enforcement
Date: December 29, 2013 8:54:23 PM EST
To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edumailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
Cc: 'Joann Tetlow' tetlo...@gmail.commailto:tetlo...@gmail.com


 Here is a link to Migratory Bird hunting regulations. 
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4047.html  Section Q addresses the illegality of not 
retrieving carcasses as follows: q) Wanton waste of migratory game birds. No 
person shall kill or cripple any migratory game bird pursuant to this section 
without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the bird, and retain it in his 
actual custody, at the place where taken or between that place and either:

(1) his automobile or principal means of land transportation;

(2) his personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging;

(3) a migratory bird preservation facility;

(4) a post office; or

(5) a common carrier facility.
•   So seeing any hunter leaving dead birds warrants a call 
to the DEC environmental conservation officer at the following: TIPP DEC is a 
24-hour telephone hotline that is also referred to as Turn in Poachers and 
Polluters. It is answered by live dispatchers. The TIPP phone number 
is1-800-TIPP DEC (1-800-847-7332). Callers may request to file a complaint 
anonymously.
I have also called 911 and asked for the DEC officers but would rather leave 
that number for human emergencies.

Hope for good, safe hunters and keep your head down until January 13th.  Mike 
Tetlow

p.s. here is the link to the seasons and bag limits: 
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/2.html


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ADMIN: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Count and Hunting Pressure

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

In answer to Bob's last request, below: I see no problem with this topic, as 
long as it remains constructive.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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In an effort to move the discussion towards some sort of resolution, I have 
have a couple of questions. Does anyone have answers?

1) Has the late waterfowl hunting season overlapped with the Ithaca CXBC for 
ever? If not, since when?

2) Who (office or person) in the DEC sets the season dates? Is it strictly a 
matter for the DEC, or is US Fish  Wildlife involved?

3) I know we have a TRADITION of counting on New Year's Day. (And I love to 
start the new year this way.) But would counting on a different day change the 
value of the data we collect? And in a significant manner?

Chris T-H: If this discussion gets too far off topic for the listserve, let us 
know!

Bob McGuire

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Snowy Owl

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Subject: re: [OneidaBirds] Snowy Owl
Date: January 21, 2014 3:54:51 PM EST
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Yesterday, Vicki and I had the FEMALE SNOWY OWL on the Rte 81 park and ride 
sign in Tully. Very nice. Ridiculous how common they are this year.

Matt



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[cayugabirds-l] Probable Snowy Owl - Downtown Ithaca

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

A friend of mine called me just a few minutes ago to say that he had just seen 
a SNOWY OWL (around 9:00am) in flight being mobbed by about a hundred crows. He 
described it as being a very large non-hawk raptor, with long rounded wings, 
all white, not much of a tail, no obvious neck, large head. He described the 
moment for him as oh my gosh, that's not a hawk…that's a Snowy Owl! My friend 
was traveling along North Plain Street, on the West side of the open park which 
is the remnants of the DEC superfund cleanup site, across the street from the 
North side of GIAC. The owl was flying above the treetops across the East side 
of that park, headed South. After nearly colliding with another car, my friend 
pulled over to get a better look, but could not relocate the bird, but could 
still see all of the crows in the area which had been in pursuit of the owl. He 
said that the owl was completely surrounded by the crows when he first saw it.

Keep your eyes open for a large white raptor in the downtown Ithaca area!

Sincerely,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I would not be surprised to find many field birds (buntings, larks, longspurs) 
dispersing farther South in search of available food resources in more open 
fields (or even seed feeders in the middle of the forest – John). In the recent 
sleet-covered and heavy snowfall-covered areas, many previously open manure 
spread fields are now frozen or covered over by blowing snow or high snowfall 
amounts. Food will be scarce for a short time.

Keep your eyes open!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Mar 13, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal 
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I just saw about 15 Snow Buntings fly across from east to west by my office 
window!
Meena

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey - Nest Building?

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This morning, as I was driving along Game Farm Road (East Hill, Ithaca) from 
Ellis Hollow Road to Route 366, I observed an in-flight Osprey carrying a 
stick. The bird landed atop one of the six floodlight poles for the Cornell 
soccer fields closest to Ellis Hollow Road. Specifically, it landed on the 
middle pole of the South row of three poles. I suspect this bird may be 
constructing a nest at this site. Not a bad site for another Cornell nest 
cam…easy power access…

Good birding!

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] WILLOW PTARMIGAN on Pt Peninsula, Jefferson County

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

FYI!!!

Sincerely,
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Subject: [OneidaBirds] WILLOW PTARMIGAN on Pt Peninsula, Jefferson County
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Yesterday evening Eugene Nichols found a white bird on Point Peninsula that he 
eventually came to believe was a Willow Ptarmigan. This morning I met him at 
the place where he found the bird, and we eventually relocated it. It was 
immediately obvious that this bird was a winter plumaged Rock or Willow 
Ptarmigan, and based on the bill size and shape I believe it is a Willow (which 
I also believe is the more likely of the two). The location is on South Shore 
Road 3.5 miles south of the intersection with Pine Woods Road (this road is in 
Point Peninsula Village, known locally as Shangri-La). When you reach the 
location you will come to a highway sign indicating a sharp curve ahead, with a 
real estate sign just beyond, and the curve about 100 yards ahead. We saw the 
ptarmigan in the woods on the lake side of the road opposite the highway sign. 
During the 90 minutes that we watched it the ptarmigan roosted on a pile of ice 
at the lake's edge for about an hour,
and then flew up into a tree and ate buds. A group from the North Country Bird 
Club saw the ptarmigan early this afternoon perched in a tree, but I guess it 
took them a while to find it. All of the land along the road here is private, 
so please respect private property and stay on the road. Based on the bird's 
behavior today it seems that if present, it will eventually show itself if you 
are patient.

Jeff Bolsinger
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard - 16 Warblers; 5 Vireos

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 9, 2014 7:27 AM - 9:41 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)

Comments: Really good morning and enjoyable to witness the continued 
daytime stream of nocturnally migrating warblers, calling as they flew 
overhead. Early on, most birds were in willows and ravine just North-Northeast 
of the softball field. Later, birds were along North ravine edge and at 
scattered points throughout the Hawthorn Orchard. The Hawthorns are not 
anywhere near blooming yet, but some apple trees were in full bloom. Shaping up 
to be a nice spring.

Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1

62 species (+1 other taxa)

Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  2
Killdeer  1
Mourning Dove  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Least Flycatcher  10
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Warbling Vireo  3
Philadelphia Vireo  1 In willows NE of softball field
Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  17
American Crow  6
Common Raven  1 In flight being chased by two American Crows. East of Polo 
Barn, headed South.
Barn Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  12
Tufted Titmouse  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Wood Thrush  1 NW corner, into ravine.
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  15
Brown Thrasher  1 Middle of Hawthorn Orchard, then South side.
Northern Mockingbird  2 Chasing each other around…at intersection of Judd 
Falls, Mitchell St., Ellis Hollow Rd., Pine Tree Rd.
European Starling  10

Ovenbird  2
Blue-winged Warbler  2
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Nashville Warbler  8
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  7
Cape May Warbler  2 First thing in AM, 1 Adult male, low in bushes NE 
corner of Hawthorn Orchard, moving East. Later, 1 adult female in treetops NW 
corner, flew East.
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  8
Blackburnian Warbler  4
Yellow Warbler  10
Chestnut-sided Warbler  8
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1 Singing in ravine.
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Black-throated Green Warbler  6
Wilson's Warbler  1 Originally singing from shrubbery near willows NE of 
softball field; later down in North ravine near Mitchell St.

warbler sp.  27 All as night migrants continuing overhead well into the 
morning daylight hours. There were many more overhead that I am sure I missed 
(I could hear them). Those which were seen were low to mid-height. Even after 
10am, I heard and saw some individuals migrating mid-height while I was walking 
through a parking lot. Many of these had very short seet flight notes, 
suggesting Nashville, Parula, Cape May, etc. All visible birds were generally 
flying in an Easterly direction, with South-Southeast winds this AM.

Chipping Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  9
White-throated Sparrow  14
White-crowned Sparrow  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5
Indigo Bunting  3
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  9
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Baltimore Oriole  5
House Finch  2
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  9

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Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT: Hawthorn Orchard

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

There is a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being seen and heard in the Northeast corner of 
the Hawthorn Orchard, East Ithaca, behind Reis Tennis Center.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Night Flight - Etna, NY: 12-13 May 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I sent this to the NFC-L eList (Night Flight Calls), but thought I would share 
this with Cayugabirds-L.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


Begin forwarded message:

From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu
Subject: Night Flight - Etna, NY: 12-13 May 2014
Date: May 13, 2014 6:20:31 PM EDT
To: NFC-L nf...@list.cornell.edumailto:nf...@list.cornell.edu

Last night, I scrambled up on the roof and mounted my flowerpot microphone, ran 
the power and signal cable into the bedroom window, and started my first of the 
season night flight recording using Raven Pro on my Macbook Pro; by the way, I 
managed to do all of this while taking great care to avoid tearing the medial 
meniscus cartilage in my knee…which I did last spring; this pretty much nixed 
many spring birding opportunities after that.

As of a couple days ago, the forecast was looking excellent for Monday night: 
southwest winds with an East-West stationary front moving to our North, and a 
North-South elliptically-shaped high pressure system extending to the South. 
Unfortunately, this forecast apparently did not hold true; the frontal systems 
associated with the slowly approaching low pressure system seemed to have 
pinched closer together, instead of expanding and rising North. The result last 
night was of light East winds and scattered rain showers to the West and 
Southwest of us: not terribly conducive to significant nocturnal migration over 
my recording station.

I hand browsed my audio data early this morning and, despite the relatively 
poor conditions, I have the following to report (in no particular order):

1 Sora candidate (10:20pm)
Spotted Sandpiper (many calls throughout the night, one or more individuals)
2 Black-billed Cuckoos (10:22pm, 12:38am)
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1:37am)
Woodcock displaying (peents and flight twittering)
3+ Ovenbirds
4+ Chestnut-sided Warblers
10+ Swainson's Thrushes
2 Gray-cheeked Thrushes
3+ Wood Thrushes
4+ Veery
1 Bicknell's Thrush candidate
15+ Common Yellowthroats (song and NFC's)
2 Canada Warblers
5+ White-throated Sparrows
8+ Bobolinks
2 Green Herons
1 Eastern Screech-Owl
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
1-2 Song Sparrows (songs, possibly local bird)
3 Indigo Buntings
1 Savannah Sparrow
1-2 Chipping Sparrows (songs, local birds)
1 Scarlet Tanager (song at 3:50am)
1 Least Sandpiper

Plus several unidentified calls, which I've not taken time to investigate.

Good night listening!!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 14, 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Went to the Hawthorn Orchard early this morning and didn't expect much, given 
the cool temps and blustery winds from the SE. As it turns out, things picked 
up by about the time I needed to leave, probably as a result of the sun coming 
out.

The first highlight was hearing and then observing two MERLINS copulating in a 
spruce treetop across Mitchell Street, as visible from the Northeast corner of 
the Hawthorn Orchard. I'm guessing they will be nesting somewhere over in the 
East Hill Cemetery.

Then came my final highlight. As I was getting ready to head out, I met two 
undergrad students, Eric and Taylor (apologies for misspellings), who tipped me 
off to a male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER which they had seen minutes earlier in the 
Northeast corner. Fortunately, I came across the male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER 
silently foraging in a hawthorn tree right near the muddy Northeast Corner 
entrance.

As I was observing this bird, I kept hearing high frequency, short, thin seet 
flight notes, but couldn't quite localize where they were coming from. Finally, 
I honed in on their source, up in the top of the tallest Maple tree immediately 
adjacent to the Northeast corner. I got onto a warbler which turned out to be a 
nice male CAPE MAY WARBLER. Then, I saw movement of another bird, and another 
bird, and another bird, and another bird, and finally another bird. They were 
ALL CAPE MAY WARBLERS foraging in the treetop of this maple and giving constant 
contact flight notes. In total, five males and one female.

Then, as soon as I got on them, they rapidly flew down into the sunlit hedgerow 
of hawthorns adjacent to the one the Bay-breasted Warbler was in and began 
probing leaves and gorging themselves on extricated Tortricidae larvae (Tortrix 
or Leafroller Moths). This flock was feverishly moving around the hawthorn 
edges and were soon joined by both male and female MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, two male 
TENNESSEE WARBLERS and two AMERICAN REDSTARTS. I eventually moved myself around 
to the outside of the hedgerow to get better views of the Cape May Warblers, 
but by the time I had gotten to a location where the sun was to my back, the 
only Cape May Warbler remaining was a female. I suspect the rest of the males 
must have either moved along down the hedgerow or took flight and headed into 
the Hawthorn Orchard.

On my way out, I ran into Stuart Krasnoff and Bob McGuire who were just 
arriving. Hopefully, they will have similar success to report from today.

Overnight last night, following the thunderstorm-associated rain showers, the 
dominant canopy hawthorn flowers have resultantly totally popped open. If this 
small flock of Cape May Warblers is any indication, along with the arrival of 
at least four male Tennessee Warblers, and the Bay-breasted Warbler, this may 
be the beginning of full forage use of the Hawthorn Orchard by neotropical 
migrants this spring. Keep an eye out over the coming days, the potential is 
now there.

Thank you to Eric and Taylor for the Bay-breasted Warbler tip. Had I not 
stopped to look for that bird, I almost certainly would have missed those Cape 
May Warblers!

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 14, 2014 7:25 AM - 8:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Really nice showing of Cape May Warblers in NE corner, later in 
AM walk.
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
32 species (+1 other taxa)

Osprey  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Merlin  2 Heard calling, observed copulating in top of spruce tree across 
Mitchell Street in East Hill Cemetery.
Least Flycatcher  2
Blue Jay  4
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  8
Northern Mockingbird  1

Blue-winged Warbler  1 Heard singing, North ravine
Tennessee Warbler  4 Singing NW corner, NE corner, 3 males at one time in 
NE corner
Nashville Warbler  2 Singing NE corner
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  5 North ravine and NE corner
Cape May Warbler  6 1 female, at least 5 males; 4 in one binocular view at 
one point. In tall maple tree at NE corner, then descended into Hawthorn 
hedgerow just East of NE corner. Lots of short, thin flight notes. Rapidly 
moving flock.
Magnolia Warbler  11 Mostly in North ravine and NE corner
Bay-breasted Warbler  1 Silently foraging male in corner hawthorn, NE 
corner. Thanks to tip from Eric and Taylor!
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1 NE corner
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1 Singing, maples, East of NE corner
warbler sp.  5 Flyovers

Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1 NE corner
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Baltimore Oriole  1

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, Tuesday, May 13, 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This is a little delayed, but is an interesting comparison to today.

Best bird yesterday was a softly singing and scolding, brightly-colored, male 
PHILADELPHIA VIREO in the very Northeast corner of the Hawthorn Orchard. Jay 
McGowan and Livia Santana were already observing it as I was walking toward the 
source of the softly singing Red-eyed Vireo sound-alike, suspecting Philly 
Vireo.

It is fairly common to have general daily turnover of migrants at the Hawthorn 
Orchard, especially with low food resources there. Now that the Tortricidae 
larvae have hatched, there may be more birds arriving and staying for longer 
durations…I hope.

Tuesday, there was only one hawthorn tree that I observed with flowers open on 
the crown…compared to most of the crowns open today.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 13, 2014 7:00 AM - 8:39 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.7 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
37 species (+1 other taxa)

Osprey  1 Flying with fish in direction of Game Farm Rd
Mourning Dove  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Least Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1 Bright male singing and scolding softly at NE corner.
Red-eyed Vireo  1 Singing in oaks, NW corner
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Wood Thrush  1 Male singing NE corner in ravine
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  8
Brown Thrasher  1 Male singing from various tall perches in middle Northern 
side
European Starling  6

Northern Waterthrush  1 Singing near West edge of South creek.
Blue-winged Warbler  1 Female
Black-and-white Warbler  1 Female
Tennessee Warbler  1 Male singing quietly in NW corner
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  2
Magnolia Warbler  1 Male singing middle West side
Yellow Warbler  6
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
warbler sp.  6 Flyovers

Song Sparrow  4
Scarlet Tanager  1 Male singing, passing through NE of Hawthorn Orchard
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  2 Flyover
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Baltimore Oriole  1
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 15, 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Tennessee Warblers have certainly arrived. Only male Tennessee Warblers were 
seen/heard today, singing vociferously throughout the Hawthorn Orchard. I did 
not locate any definitive females.

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 15, 2014 7:32 AM - 8:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Overcast, some sun. Blustery Southeast winds. Most hawthorn crown 
flowers have opened. As a result, birds have become more evenly distributed and 
not so much concentrated in the ravine as they were earlier this week. 
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1

33 species

Turkey Vulture  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1 Quietly and sporadically singing, seen, West edge of 
Hawthorn Orchard
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  1
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Swainson's Thrush  2 Two counter-calling: 'drip!' notes, 1 seen, both in 
West edge of Hawthorn Orchard
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  7
European Starling  3

Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1 Singing along West edge, close to bike path
Blue-winged Warbler  1 Singing, mid-East side, seen. Behaving *very* 
territorial.
Tennessee Warbler  7 Male singers evenly distributed throughout Hawthorn 
Orchard
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  1
Magnolia Warbler  4
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Song Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  3
Scarlet Tanager  1 Paused to sing, SW corner, then moved on heading East.
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  4

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[cayugabirds-l] Langmuir Killdeer

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Two adult Killdeer are trying desperately to convince their second floor 
rooftop chicks to make the leap. I can hear the chicks' peeping calls coming 
from the roof.

NE entrance to Langmuir Lab, 95 Brown Rd, Ithaca (near the Airport). The 
rooftop is a gravel roof; ideal for Killdeer nest.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 16, 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Very wet and cool morning…but, I cannot complain about the rain. Bring mud 
boots and rain pants if you intend to walk in and around the Hawthorn Orchard 
in the coming days.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 16, 2014 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Very rainy morning. Constant heavy drizzle. 1 of rainfall this 
morning, with temperatures starting around 54 degrees and falling to 47 degrees 
by the time I finished. Massive stands of water throughout the Hawthorn 
Orchard, as well as creeks of flowing water through the middle sections. North 
ravine was heavily flooded with significant ambient rushing water noise. Very 
few birds early on, then birds began appearing by around 8:45am. Birds seemed 
to favor foraging in hawthorns along very East edge just South of Northeast 
corner.
23 species

Great Blue Heron  1
Belted Kingfisher  1 Flyover
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1 Seen only, middle North section
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  4
European Starling  6

Blue-winged Warbler  1 Territorial male singing in open dead-wood section 
of hawthorns along East edge, just South of the Northeast corner.
Tennessee Warbler  6 1 singing male in ravine just North of the Northeast 
corner; soon after, 5 in one tree, all silently foraging in a very tight flock 
together, at one point all within 4-6 feet of each other – East side, just 
South of Northeast corner.
Common Yellowthroat  1
Magnolia Warbler  3 2 males, 1 female: 1 male in North ravine; 1 male and 1 
female in Northeast corner.
Bay-breasted Warbler  1 female quietly foraging in Northeast corner
Blackburnian Warbler  1 non-vocal male, Northeast corner
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1 1 singer, near Blue-winged Warbler (East side, 
just South of Northeast Corner
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2 Northeast corner
Wilson's Warbler  1 Silently foraging male, very wet looking. Working East 
edge of Northeast corner, eventually with Tennessee Warblers.

Scarlet Tanager  1 Heard singing once, West side.
Northern Cardinal  1
Baltimore Oriole  1 male foraging in close proximity to Blackburnian 
Warbler, Northeast corner. Flew up from ground.

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 17, 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I didn't get over to the Hawthorn Orchard until later this afternoon. 
Pleasantly cooperative mixed flock found with some effort. Minimal singers, 
with the exception of the Tennessee Warblers. Alder Flycatcher was about on 
time, first of the season for me.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
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Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 17, 2014 3:45 PM - 6:01 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Relatively quiet afternoon, most birds were silently foraging in 
a very pleasant mixed flock. Most birds were cooperative, affording some 
pictures. Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
46 species

Turkey Vulture  1
Chimney Swift  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Merlin  1 Heard one calling; there is a probable territorial pair in East 
Hill Cemetery.
Alder Flycatcher  1 First of the year at this location. Distinctive short 
quick 'pip' notes. Same habitat preference as in past years: South side of 
Hawthorn Orchard; more open areas.
Least Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  1
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Swainson's Thrush  2 NW corner, periodically singing. One in hedgerow East 
of NE corner.
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  11

Blue-winged Warbler  1 Territorial male, just South of NE corner.
Black-and-white Warbler  1 Foraging, middle North side. (female)
Tennessee Warbler  6 Vociferous singers at several locations, mostly 
Northern side.
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  5 Foraging, middle North side; territorial males in 
North ravine.
Cape May Warbler  1 Foraging, middle North side. (female)
Northern Parula  1 Foraging, middle North side. (female)
Magnolia Warbler  4 Foraging, middle North side.
Bay-breasted Warbler  2 Foraging, middle North side. (females)
Yellow Warbler  3 Foraging, middle North side.
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2 Foraging, middle North side.
Blackpoll Warbler  2 Foraging, middle North side.
Black-throated Green Warbler  1 Foraging, middle North side. (female)
Canada Warbler  1 Silent foraging male, middle North side.

Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  1
Baltimore Oriole  4
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard, May 18, 2014

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I had pretty much the same experience and impression as others this morning. 
Most birds were in an extremely tight flock in the Northwest corner. As soon as 
you found them, you had maybe 5 minutes before they were gone. With some work, 
you could relocate the flock. This flock held two Philadelphia Vireos, each 
with yellowish wash and dark smudge in front of and behind each eye. Still not 
the numbers I've been hoping for, but there certainly are a goodly average 
number of Tennessee Warblers using the Hawthorn Orchard (around 8).

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 18, 2014 10:45 AM - 11:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Most birds in NW corner. br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, 
version 1.7.1
30 species

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Alder Flycatcher  2 Actively counter-vocalizing pip notes and occasional 
chatter. Visual observation of both.
Least Flycatcher  1
Philadelphia Vireo  2 Silent foragers, middle Northern side
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  8
European Starling  6

Tennessee Warbler  8 2 female, 6 male; mostly in Northwest corner, but in 
other areas as well.
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  2
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  2 Female and first year type male, NW corner.
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1 Singing, NW corner.
Canada Warbler  1 Singing, NW corner.

Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Indigo Bunting  4 Males, calling, also observed female foraging.
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Baltimore Oriole  3
American Goldfinch  2

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[cayugabirds-l] RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: Newfield, NY

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Just a heads-up:

My co-worker, Fred Channell, came in this morning and clearly described an 
adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, which he observed flying across the road in front 
of him around 8:45am. The bird was flying from right to left across Route 13 
North-bound, just after but very near the intersection of Decker Road and Route 
13. The bird was headed in a Northwesterly direction. This is located in the 
very NE corner of the Town of Newfield. He described the bird as having a 
bright ruby-read tomato for a head (completely red head) with a distinct and 
bright white wing patch at the base of the wings (secondaries) – contrasting 
against the black outer half of the wings (primaries) – giving a blinking or 
flashing black-and-white appearance in flight. This bird was like nothing he 
had ever seen before and was very noticeable to him.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Etna, NY - Night Flight 5/26-5/27

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I did a very fast browse through my overnight sound data, early this morning. 
It was very quiet on the warbler and sparrow front. Predominant species was 
Swainson's Thrush.

Here's a rough break down:

4 Yellow-billed Cuckoos
2 Black-billed Cuckoos
2 Indigo Buntings
1 Alder Flycatcher
15+ Gray-cheeked Thrushes (estimated)
65-75+ Swainson's Thrushes (estimated)

Also, I stopped in at the Hawthorn Orchard this morning for about 45 minutes. 
Extremely quiet. Though, I was surprised to hear two distinctly different Wood 
Thrushes singing: one down in the North ravine, where I've been periodically 
hearing one; a second one was singing up in the Hawthorn Orchard in the 
Northeast corner. Both were counter-singing. Of note, House Wrens seem 
distinctly absent compared to pass years at the Hawthorn Orchard.

Good birding!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Etna, NY - Night Flight 5/26-5/27

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Lot's of Spotted Sandpiper calls in Etna, as well. Though, the proximity of my 
microphone to Fall Creek makes for discerning possible local birds from 
migrants rather difficult.

Sincerely,
Chris

On May 27, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu
 wrote:

Just listening by ear in my front yard between 10:45-11:30 last night, I had a 
similar composition of birds: 43 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 3 
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS, plus 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS.

KEN


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On May 27, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
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 wrote:

I did a very fast browse through my overnight sound data, early this morning. 
It was very quiet on the warbler and sparrow front. Predominant species was 
Swainson's Thrush.

Here's a rough break down:

4 Yellow-billed Cuckoos
2 Black-billed Cuckoos
2 Indigo Buntings
1 Alder Flycatcher
15+ Gray-cheeked Thrushes (estimated)
65-75+ Swainson's Thrushes (estimated)

Also, I stopped in at the Hawthorn Orchard this morning for about 45 minutes. 
Extremely quiet. Though, I was surprised to hear two distinctly different Wood 
Thrushes singing: one down in the North ravine, where I've been periodically 
hearing one; a second one was singing up in the Hawthorn Orchard in the 
Northeast corner. Both were counter-singing. Of note, House Wrens seem 
distinctly absent compared to pass years at the Hawthorn Orchard.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H



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[cayugabirds-l] Night Flight - Etna, NY: 5/27-5/28

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Early this morning, I did a very cursory review of all audio data from the 
overnight recording, by hand browsing through spectrograms using Raven Pro. 
Last night, birds started vocalizing around 9:10pm. Once again, predominant 
species was Swainson's Thrush with second most predominant species being 
Gray-cheeked Thrush.

There were significantly more warblers and other high frequency calls overnight 
last night compared to the night before.

Here are the highlights/notables:

8 Black-billed Cuckoos (including one cooing sequence)
3 Yellow-billed Cuckoos
2 Alder Flycatchers
45+ Gray-cheeked thrushes
200+ Swainson's Thrushes
2 Veeries
2 High-frequency sparrow-type calls, containing modulation

I made another brief visit to the Hawthorn Orchard at 8am. Best birds included 
a single Gray-cheeked Thrush foraging along the ravine edge down from the 
Northwest corner and two territorially combatant Wood Thrushes – one attempting 
to define a territory in the Northwest corner and the other in the adjoining 
Northeast corner.

Good birding and night listening!

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[cayugabirds-l] Night Flight - Etna, NY: 5/29-5/30

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Thursday night was a night with the second highest concentration of night 
migrating cuckoos this season. There were 14 calls from 12 different individual 
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS and four (4) distinct sequences of three (3) individual 
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS. One of which flew over very close to my listening 
station.

Other tallies of note include the following:

4 Red-eyed Vireos (song phrases from at least 4 different individuals)
1 Alder Flycatcher (gave both re-be-er and pip calls)
1 Veery
2 Wood Thrushes
Several Swainson's Thrushes with a scattering of Gray-cheeked Thrushes
2 Bicknell's Thrush candidates (high frequency Gray-cheeked Thrush-type calls)
1 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (very distinct and clear individual, which I believe is 
my first as a night migrant)

Good birding and night listening!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Night Flight - Etna, NY: 5/28-5/29

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Wednesday night, there was a significant movement of cuckoos, marking the first 
of major movement of the season. I hand browsed through those data last night 
and tallied 26 Black-billed Cuckoo calls from at least 24 different 
individuals. I also counted five different individual Yellow-billed Cuckoos.

Other tallies of note include:

1 Red-eyed Vireo (song phrases)
2 Virginia Rail (keeer calls)
2 Alder Flycatchers (re-be-er calls)
1 Indigo Bunting
1 Short-billed Dowitcher flock (at least 2 birds)
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee (pee-urrr call)
Several Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes
1 Bicknell's Thrush candidate (candidate = a relatively high-frequency 
Gray-cheeked Thrush-type call, but not classic Bicknell's Thrush call).

Many more nights to come!

Good birding and night listening!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo 31 May, 01:30AM

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Early this morning, my recording station in Etna, NY was fortunate enough to 
have a Black-billed Cuckoo fly almost directly overhead while giving it's 
rattle or gurgle call. This is a fine example of this call type which is most 
typically heard during nocturnal migration throughout the spring and early 
summer within their normal range.

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Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Night Flight - Etna, NY: 5/30-5/31

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Last night was relatively quiet, but had some enjoyable calls.

Highlights:

1 Virginia Rail (kidicks @ 23:46-23:47)
1 Probable ACADIAN FLYCATCHER @ 01:05
1 Alder Flycatcher @ 01:39
1 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW @ 02:28
1 Eastern Screech-Owl @ 02:45
2 Spotted Sandpipers
9 Black-billed Cuckoo calls from 8 individuals, including one coo sequence.

As for thrushes, there were only about 10 Swainson's thrushes and no 
Gray-cheeked Thrushes.

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Good night listening!!

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[cayugabirds-l] Night Migration - Etna, NY: 5/31-6/1 and 6/1-6/2

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Saturday night (5/31) was a fairly decent night, but with low species 
diversity, consisting primarily of a cleanup flight of Swainson's and 
Gray-cheeked Thrushes of about equal numbers – perhaps 40-50 of each.

There were at least 14 Black-billed Cuckoo calls from at least 10 individuals. 
Two (2) Yellow-billed Cuckoos also called (one at 00:50 and another at 03:18).

Biggest surprise was an apparent distant BARN OWL which called three times 
early Sunday morning (6/1) between 00:08 and 00:09.

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Archive for the message posted to the Night Flight Call eList (NFC-L), here: 
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Sunday night (6/1) was very quiet, probably due to the breezy winds out of the 
South. There was either minimal migration or any migrants simply were not 
calling. The only birds calling as night migrants last night were a single 
Black-billed Cuckoo, one Yellow-billed Cuckoo, one Alder Flycatcher and a 
pre-dawn Ovenbird in song.

Good night listening!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] unusual song for downtown Ith

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I recorded a single Common Yellowthroat NFC during the early AM of both 3 June 
and 4 June. Also, one song burst on early AM of 3 June; though, local bird 
cannot be ruled out on the singer. I interpret the NFCs as being from transient 
birds. No Yellowthroat NFCs since 4 June. Though, one Mourning Warbler song 
burst this morning, which was surprising to hear as a night flyover on this 
date.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Jun 7, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
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 wrote:

At least a few Yellowthroats have been migrating later than I would have 
thought- on June 2nd just before midnight, one of the 3 migrants I heArd was a 
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT bursting into full song low overhead. They have never been 
local breeders in my neighborhood, and in fact this was only the second or 
third I've had in my yard.

Ken

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On Jun 7, 2014, at 7:03 AM, Bill Evans 
wrev...@clarityconnect.commailto:wrev...@clarityconnect.com wrote:

An out-of-place Common Yellowthroat singing this morning (~6AM) from the 
outdoor pen of trucked in plants at Ithaca Agway suggests a late migrant, 
itinerant young bachelor, or disoriented individual.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Jerry Lazarczyk

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This was posted to several other area eLists. Sharing this sad news with those 
on Cayugabirds-L who may not have received this message.


From: Thomas O'Donnell 
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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jerry Lazarczyk
Date: July 19, 2014 9:14:39 PM EDT
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As Jerry was well known to birders across New York, I am posting this to 
several of the birding lists.  Please forward as appropriate.

With sadness, I report that Buffalo birder and BOS member Jerry Lazarczyk 
passed away last week.  Jerry was a member and officer of several local nature 
organizations and also active with the New York State Ornithological 
Association.  He was known by many birders across the State and Region from his 
frequent trips to observe birds.
Services will be on August 2, 2014 at noon from the Kaiser Funeral Home 1950 
Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY 14072

Thomas M. O’Donnell, President
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nfc-l] Migration Last Night (8/17-8/18)

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This is the message Ken was referring to. I did not cross post to Cayugabirds 
at the time.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
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Subject: [nfc-l] Migration Last Night (8/17-8/18)
Date: August 18, 2014 10:19:52 AM EDT
To: NFC-L nf...@list.cornell.edumailto:nf...@list.cornell.edu
Reply-To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu

I'm behind on the analysis of several nights of data, but last night I did 
listen all night long as I zoned in and out of sleep (earbud headphones and 
rooftop-mounted microphone).

There was a heavy movement of hundreds of birds over Etna, NY last night with 
the predominant species being Veeries and Chestnut-sided Warblers. Other 
species heard include: Swainson's Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Green Heron, 
Ovenbird, Black-throated Blue Warbler, American Redstart, Bobolink, Wood 
Thrush, Savannah Sparrow, Eastern Screech-Owl and Great Horned Owl, plus many 
other NFCs remaining unidentified without spectrographic evaluation or 
listening to them again more clearly.

Good night listening!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Com Nighthawks over Sapsucker Woods

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I also have a recollection of seeing hundreds of Common Nighthawks in 
migration; although, this was along the Interstate 684 corridor during fall of 
1996. It was during the evening in either late August or the very first few 
days of September. This was near Katonah, NY. It was memorable to me, because 
it was the most I had ever seen in one spot before (or since).

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


On Aug 20, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal 
m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu
 wrote:

One year (may be about 10 years ago), I saw hundreds of Nighthawks flying in a 
group over Varna as I was driving by. I just have the picture in my brain where 
I saw lots of them flying lazily in a typical nighthawk fashion but can’t 
recollect exact number. May be 300+.  That was a neat sighting. They seemed to 
have flown towards airport, so I went to that  location but I could not 
relocate them!

Cheers
Meena



From: 
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 [mailto:bounce-117749242-3493...@list.cornell.eduhttp://list.cornell.edu] On 
Behalf Of Christopher Wood
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 7:49 PM
To: Kenneth V. Rosenberg
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Com Nighthawks over Sapsucker Woods

21 nighthawks just flew over Monkey Run!!

Holy!!!

CLW


On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
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Three NIGHTHAWKS flew south over the Cornell Lab of Ornithology parking lots at 
about 6:20 PM — I see that others are reporting nighthawks this evening as well 
on eBird.

KEN

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[cayugabirds-l] Sunday Morning Night Flight

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Just a quick heads-up, there is an incredible fallout of hundreds and hundreds 
of Swainson’s Thrushes (and others) happening right now. It’s been going on for 
at least the past hour and should end around 6:10am, in case anyone is up…go 
outside!

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sunday Morning Night Flight

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

For those interested, I’ve uploaded a selection of audio of the thrush descent 
here:

https://soundcloud.com/cth4th/etna-ny-20140907055606-thrush-descent

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Sep 7, 2014, at 5:52 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu wrote:

Just a quick heads-up, there is an incredible fallout of hundreds and hundreds 
of Swainson’s Thrushes (and others) happening right now. It’s been going on for 
at least the past hour and should end around 6:10am, in case anyone is up…go 
outside!

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Northeast Night Migration

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Just a heads-up:

Tonight and tomorrow night look to be really good nights to listen for or 
record night migrants that are departing points North and headed into the 
Northeast destined for points South. If you have an opportunity to get out and 
listen, by all means, do it. If you are an early morning person, try to catch 
the descent of thrushes just prior to the start of civil twilight. I know I’ll 
be recording and others may be as well.

Good night listening!!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] SABINE'S GULL @ Stewart Park

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Juv SABINE'S GULL on water from Stewart Park (Ithaca, NY on Cayuga Lake). 
Flying and landing between Red and White Lighthouse jetties. Chased around by 
Ring-billed Gulls. 
-- Chris T-H and Gerard Phillips @12:30-12:45pm+

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[cayugabirds-l] MNWR: Eurasian Wigeon

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Gerard Phillips has just found an eclipse male EURASIAN WIGEON at Montezuma NWR 
Main Pool. It is about 1/4 mile out, sitting on a muskrat mound, showing 
pretty well at 60x.

Nothing of interest at Myers Point on his way up the Lake earlier today.

Good birding!

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Just a heads-up about a potential push of birds into this area overnight 
tonight...

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Subject: [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast
Date: September 18, 2014 at 9:38:18 PM EDT
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Reply-To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
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There is currently a fairly heavy liftoff going on in the Northeast and 
surrounding regions. The high pressure system situated North of Lake Ontario 
could make for a good push of birds down into the Northeast overnight tonight.

If you can, keep your ears skyward!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Andrew, et. al.,

I haven’t gone through all of my recording data from last night, but I have 
certainly observed what you are mentioning: significant thrush vocalizations in 
the minutes immediately leading up to the start of civil twilight. Often, after 
midnight, there are very few warbler calls and equally few during the thrush 
descent. Herons and bitterns seem to be vocal in the first three or four hours 
of the night, and then wane after that. I’m not sure what the cause or purpose 
is for this decrease in vocal activity in warblers after midnight.

Last night, there were hundreds of Swainson’s Thrushes and Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks calling, tens of Gray-cheeked Thrushes with a single potential 
Bicknell’s Thrush candidate, a good handful of Wood Thrushes and Veeries in the 
mix. No Hermit Thrushes. A couple of Scarlet Tanager candidates. At least one 
American Bittern, two probable Least Bitterns (I’d like to discuss this later 
on NFC-L) and several Green Herons. Two American Woodcocks flew by shortly 
after the start of civil twilight, one stopping the wing twittering long enough 
to utter some very soft and gentle buzzy squeaks that I’ve never heard before, 
then continuing with the wing twittering.

Also heard overnight were Ovenbirds, Black-throated Blue Warbler, 
Chestnut-sided Warblers, Savannah Sparrows, and many many unidentified 
interesting calls requiring much time I don’t have right now to compare and 
evaluate. Great Horned Owl and a local rooster were calling early this morning. 
A couple nights ago, I saw one of our Flying Squirrels feeding on the squirrel 
seed cakes out front, after returning home late from work.

Last night was one of the more notable nights this migration season.

Good night listening and birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H




On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:33 AM, Andrew Albright 
andrew.albri...@gmail.commailto:andrew.albri...@gmail.com wrote:

Chris and Ken - thanks for the heads up.  In upstate NY do you get more thrush 
calls in the 1-2 hrs before day break?We seem to down in the Mid-Atlantic 
(and fewer warblers).

Here's my ebird report from listening this morning (29 minutes starting at 
5:38). Is this the type of distribution you heard?

Anyone else have data from last night/this morning?

2

Veery


6

Gray-cheeked Thrush


46

Swainson's Thrush
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Wood Thrush
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2

thrush sp.


6

warbler sp.


2

Chipping Sparrow


1

Swamp Sparrow





On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu wrote:
Just had about 200 thrushes (mostly Swainsons but also many Gray-cheeked and 
Wood Thrush) over my house in Northeast Ithaca in a 45 min count - also 12 
Green Herons and an Am Bittern

Ken

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:41 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu wrote:

Just a heads-up about a potential push of birds into this area overnight 
tonight...

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Subject: [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast
Date: September 18, 2014 at 9:38:18 PM EDT
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There is currently a fairly heavy liftoff going on in the Northeast and 
surrounding regions. The high pressure system situated North of Lake Ontario 
could make for a good push of birds down into the Northeast overnight tonight.

If you can, keep your ears skyward!

Sincerely,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Were the lights on at the Stadium…maybe they all got sucked in there…? Sorry 
you did not have much success, Meena. It was active in Etna all night long, 
with tiny lulls here and there.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Sep 19, 2014, at 12:56 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal 
m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote:

Chris,
I went out and listened for 15 minutes around 10.15 am. I did not hear anything 
. maybe I was listening at the lull period or birds might not have been flying 
over my house at that time.
Meena


From: 
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 [mailto:bounce-117987749-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher T. 
Tessaglia-Hymes
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 11:13 AM
To: Andrew Albright; CAYUGABIRDS-L; NFC-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast

Andrew, et. al.,

I haven’t gone through all of my recording data from last night, but I have 
certainly observed what you are mentioning: significant thrush vocalizations in 
the minutes immediately leading up to the start of civil twilight. Often, after 
midnight, there are very few warbler calls and equally few during the thrush 
descent. Herons and bitterns seem to be vocal in the first three or four hours 
of the night, and then wane after that. I’m not sure what the cause or purpose 
is for this decrease in vocal activity in warblers after midnight.

Last night, there were hundreds of Swainson’s Thrushes and Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks calling, tens of Gray-cheeked Thrushes with a single potential 
Bicknell’s Thrush candidate, a good handful of Wood Thrushes and Veeries in the 
mix. No Hermit Thrushes. A couple of Scarlet Tanager candidates. At least one 
American Bittern, two probable Least Bitterns (I’d like to discuss this later 
on NFC-L) and several Green Herons. Two American Woodcocks flew by shortly 
after the start of civil twilight, one stopping the wing twittering long enough 
to utter some very soft and gentle buzzy squeaks that I’ve never heard before, 
then continuing with the wing twittering.

Also heard overnight were Ovenbirds, Black-throated Blue Warbler, 
Chestnut-sided Warblers, Savannah Sparrows, and many many unidentified 
interesting calls requiring much time I don’t have right now to compare and 
evaluate. Great Horned Owl and a local rooster were calling early this morning. 
A couple nights ago, I saw one of our Flying Squirrels feeding on the squirrel 
seed cakes out front, after returning home late from work.

Last night was one of the more notable nights this migration season.

Good night listening and birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H




On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:33 AM, Andrew Albright 
andrew.albri...@gmail.commailto:andrew.albri...@gmail.com wrote:


Chris and Ken - thanks for the heads up.  In upstate NY do you get more thrush 
calls in the 1-2 hrs before day break?We seem to down in the Mid-Atlantic 
(and fewer warblers).

Here's my ebird report from listening this morning (29 minutes starting at 
5:38). Is this the type of distribution you heard?

Anyone else have data from last night/this morning?

2

Veery


6

Gray-cheeked Thrush


46

Swainson's Thrush


11

Wood Thrush


2

thrush sp.


6

warbler sp.


2

Chipping Sparrow


1

Swamp Sparrow





On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu wrote:
Just had about 200 thrushes (mostly Swainsons but also many Gray-cheeked and 
Wood Thrush) over my house in Northeast Ithaca in a 45 min count - also 12 
Green Herons and an Am Bittern

Ken

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:41 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu wrote:
Just a heads-up about a potential push of birds into this area overnight 
tonight...

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Subject: [nfc-l] Thursday: Night Flight in Northeast
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Reply-To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu

There is currently a fairly heavy liftoff going on in the Northeast and 
surrounding regions. The high pressure system situated North of Lake Ontario 
could make for a good push of birds down into the Northeast overnight tonight.

If you can, keep your ears skyward!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Blog Post: Night Flight Calls

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

A fellow bioacoustics friend of mine posted a Night Flight Call explainer and 
interview to her blogroll, for those interested.

The target audience is high school and undergrad level.

http://bioacousticsprocrastinator.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/the-terror-that-quacks-in-night-night.html

Enjoy!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] MNWR Thursday - IBIS

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Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] MNWR Thursday - IBIS
Date: November 7, 2014 9:30:23 AM EST
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Weather was not good for photos but still many birds could be seen from 
Wildlife drive yesterday. Waves of birds could be seen as Bald Eagles harassed 
looking for an easy catch. A Peregrine Falcon was perched in a tree along the 
river also watching the spectacle. We were not able to locate the previously 
reported Eared Grebe. Highlights for us were a juvenile Common Gallinule just 
off the road west about midway down the main pond and the pair of Ibis in Eaton 
Marsh. We have submitted the Ibis as 1 White-faced and 1 Glossy as the 2 birds 
show ID features to support this but we are not 100% sure.

Happy birding,
Wade and Melissa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mw13/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mw13/sets/72157633196391628/ (30 latest)

Montezuma NWR--Wildlife Drive, Seneca, US-NY Nov 6, 2014 9:00 AM - 11:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: 45 deg overcast then rain. Carefully observed for 1 hour and it 
is our opinion the Ibis are not the same species. Weather did not allow 
detailed photos.
36 species

Canada Goose  X
Tundra Swan  24
Wood Duck  2
Gadwall  X
American Wigeon  X
American Black Duck  3
Mallard  X
Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  X
Northern Pintail  X
Green-winged Teal  X
Canvasback  6
Redhead  2
Ring-necked Duck  X
Lesser Scaup  X
Bufflehead  10
Ruddy Duck  X
Pied-billed Grebe  6
Great Blue Heron  2
Glossy Ibis  1 continues in Eaton Marsh photos
White-faced Ibis  1 continues in Eaton Marsh photos
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  4
Common Gallinule  1 juvenile photos
American Coot  X
Killdeer  2
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  3
Peregrine Falcon  1
American Crow  2
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  X

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Snowy Owl Route 89/MNWR Wildlife Drive closed for hunting 12-1-14 through 12-16-14

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

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Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Snowy Owl Route 89/MNWR Wildlife Drive closed for 
hunting 12-1-14 through 12-16-14
Date: December 2, 2014 at 1:16:01 AM EST
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I spotted a Snowy Owl Monday afternoon. It was perched on a utility pole on the 
east side of Rt. 89 just south of East Tyre Road. I would have missed it had it 
not been for the fact that the MNWR Wildlife Drive was closed for deer hunting 
forcing me to go back down to Rts. 5  20  to get to Rt. 89. This is a much 
darker and  more heavily speckled Snowy than the one reported at the end of the 
Wildlife Drive by Jay McGowan on November 8th.

Michael Gullo

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Waterways Jurisdiction

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I'm wondering if this is something that the Cayuga Bird Club would be 
interested in being tasked with coordinating and organizing? Perhaps to be 
brought up at the next meeting? Of course, with feedback from the overall 
birding community who use this area, largely represented by subscribers and 
readers of Cayugabirds-L (865+).

There may have been a time and place when this was a good spot to hunt from 
(fewer people and more habitat decades ago), but it seems that it is time for a 
change in the regulations for the southern waters of Cayuga Lake.

Sincerely,
Chris

On Jan 7, 2015, at 11:38 AM, bob mcguire 
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 wrote:

This would appear to be a case of overlapping jurisdictions. I wonder how the 
officials have worked it out?

Bob
On Jan 7, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:

For what it's worth, I believe that the waterways (Cayuga Lake) are under the 
jurisdiction of the New York State Parks. Violation reports and enforcement 
would be through the NYS Parks Police. Any legal or legislative changes would 
need to be lobbied through letters to and support from your local and state 
representatives.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H
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[cayugabirds-l] Waterways Jurisdiction

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For what it's worth, I believe that the waterways (Cayuga Lake) are under the 
jurisdiction of the New York State Parks. Violation reports and enforcement 
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representatives.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga RBA

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Here’s the link to information about the Cayuga RBA:

http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/rare-bird-alert-system-for-the-cayuga-lake-basin

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Renwick/Fall Creek Gnatcatchers (Monday)

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I haven’t seen this mentioned yet, so I thought I’d post it: on Monday late 
afternoon, there were two Blue-gray Gnatcatchers calling repeatedly and softly 
from a couple different treetop locations along Fall Creek, upstream from the 
green footbridge over Fall Creek, in the Stewart Park and Renwick area (City of 
Ithaca).

Good birding!

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[cayugabirds-l] ADMIN: Location, location, location!

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Good afternoon!

As a reminder, it is better to provide too much location information than not 
enough. Many of the subscribers, especially those who more regularly contribute 
sighting information to this eList, may be familiar with local or colloquial 
nomenclature; however, there are almost 900 subscribed email addresses to 
Cayugabirds-L. What this means, is that there are likely hundreds of users who 
read short postings with little or no information about how to get to a 
location where a bird was seen.

For future postings, please be a little more clear about where a sighting 
occurred relative to a nearby city, town, village, hamlet, or crossroads. This 
will become especially important as spring migration gets into full swing and 
there are lots of sightings to report and similarly lots of lurkers who want to 
go see these birds or bird at these birding locations.

Thanks very much and good birding!!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Montezuma area yesterday highlights. Carncross shorebirds

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

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Carncross Road corn field: 75+ Greater, 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, 5 Dunlin, 18 Snipe 
(mostly at east end-probably many more). 1 Sandhill Crane.

Shorebird Flats: 1 Trumpeter Swan, 2 Greater Yellowlegs

Morgan Road: 1 Virginia Rail replying to a Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Trumpeter Swan

Knox-Marcellus Marsh: A lot of habitat for 1 Dunlin, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 
pr. Common Mergansers, many Shoveler and GW Teal. Some Wigeon and Gadwall. 5 
Black-crowned Night Herons roosting in trees in the SW corner behind the house 
with the pond. Very difficult to see. Look east down the row of bluebird houses 
on the house property line.

Visitor center: 37 Caspian terns, 1 American Bittern flew up from the marsh 
west of the visitor center pond.  Nice numbers of BW Teal and Common gallinule 
around wildlife drive. 1 muskrat house alone had a nesting Canada Goose a pair 
of canvasback and a pair of ring-necks, all sleeping.

Gravel road south of route 318 in flooded field: 16 Greater Yellowlegs and I 
Snipe.
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 8 May 2015

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Good morning!

I stopped by the Hawthorn Orchard this morning a tad later than yesterday.

Ran into Nancy, Holly and Tom, and Jackie and Phil.

Dynamic, relatively quiet, got quieter as the sun got higher and the heat began 
to intensify. Northeast corner around maple treetops seemed most active.

As noted in my comment below, the hawthorn flowers are about to pop, which is 
probably the earliest I’ve ever observed. As a result, this could make for some 
very interesting birding there in the coming week or two, as food resources 
intensify. We could use some rain, though.

Best birds were the CAPE MAY WARBLERS (early, there were two adult males in the 
top of the maple at the NE corner, which flew to the South; later, there were 
two adult males and a female which flew from the NE corner black walnut tree 
(?) into the maple treetops (in a South to Northeast direction) then all took 
flight and headed East toward East Hill Plaza), 1 NORTHERN PARULA (foraging in 
the Northeast corner), the 2 MERLINS in the spruces and white pines across 
Mitchell Street from the Hawthorn Orchard (perched and calling), and a single 
flyover COMMON LOON (for some reason, I always enjoy seeing high migrating 
Common Loons, with their distinctively direct and rubbery-winged flight).

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H




Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 8, 2015 8:15 AM - 9:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Hawthorns flowers about to pop. Near unprecedentedly early. 85-90 
degrees today. br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
45 species

Common Loon  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Killdeer  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Merlin  2
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  19
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
House Wren  1
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  8
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  6
Cedar Waxwing  1
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  3 2 ad males, 1 female
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
Bobolink  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  1
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  3
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 10 May 2015

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Very pleasant morning with nice views of good birds. Met up with Jay McGowan 
and we slowly worked our way around the Hawthorn Orchard; later, I made another 
quick pass through, adding some individuals. This may yet become another 
memorable year at the Hawthorn Orchard, depending upon what happens over the 
next couple of nights. Tuesday morning has the potential to get really 
interesting, if the weather forecast holds true (stationary front across 
central NY), or it could be a dud…gotta love weather and migration forecasting.

Best birds were the BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS and CAPE MAY WARBLERS, as well as a 
single silently foraging PHILADELPHIA VIREO.

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 10, 2015 7:55 AM - 9:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Mostly w/ Jay McGowan, then one more solo pass through. br 
/Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
52 species (+1 other taxa)

Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Merlin  2 Copulating (visible from NE corner, looking North to spruce-tops; 
they really like perching on the one spruce that has a dead branch extending 
out to the right)
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)  1 SW corner, non-vocal.
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO  1 NE Corner. Non-vocal.
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  3
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  2
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  7
European Starling  8
Cedar Waxwing  2

Blue-winged Warbler  1 NE Corner
Tennessee Warbler  8 Throughout, singing loudly (7 ad male, 1 female)
Common Yellowthroat  2
Cape May Warbler  5 SE part of Hawthorn Orchard for the most part (1 ad 
male, 4 female)
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  6 NE and SE corners (5 ad male, 1 female)
Blackburnian Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  2 South-Southeast region (2 ad males)
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Wilson's Warbler  2 One in NE ravine area, one in SE area (2 ad males)

Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  2
Bobolink  2
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  3
House Finch  1
Pine Siskin  1
American Goldfinch  9
House Sparrow  5
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 12 May 2015 - Fantastic!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I was delayed arriving here on such a great morning, but managed to bird here 
for a short while before needing to leave. I know I missed many good birds and 
numbers of birds that others have already posted about, or will be posting 
about. Most notable for me was the amazing quantity of CAPE MAY WARBLERS!!! I 
tallied at least 13 birds, but I suspect I was missing more. Of the 13+ there 
were 4+ females and 9+ males. There were also a solid 12+ TENNESSEE WARBLERS 
singing in almost every section of habitat available.

Here’s my eBird list:

Comments: This was a fantastic morning, though I only wish I had been able 
to get here sooner and spend much longer here on such a great day. Today may 
possibly have yielded one of the highest number of Cape May Warblers I've 
tallied at this location. It was difficult, due to their silence at times. Many 
observed foraging on the same branches together at the same time. Due to my 
late arrival time, I know I missed lots of good birds. Others reported having 
seen a roving flock of Bay-breasted Warblers and Blackburnian Warbler, Canada 
Warblers, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, among others. Great day, following 
overnight rain storms. Given general North-type winds in the forecast, these 
guys may be returning to the Hawthorn Orchard to continue foraging over the 
next couple of days.

br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8

37 species (+1 other taxa)

Turkey Vulture  2
Killdeer  1
Mourning Dove  2
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)  1 SE Corner; non-vocal
Eastern Kingbird  4 Calling flyover group of four birds.
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
House Wren  1
Swainson's Thrush  1 Singing, middle North section
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  17 Several, actively foraging everywhere; I'm sure I'm 
underestimating.
European Starling  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2 1 male, 1 female (SE corner, NE corner)
Tennessee Warbler  12 This may be an underestimate; actively singing from 
every spot. Males.
Common Yellowthroat  2
Cape May Warbler  13 This may be an underestimate; Most prevalent just 
inside SE edge; middle Western section; Northeast area; 4+ females, 9+ males; 
males singing variety of songs-types; lots of regular flight notes given 
(seet)
Magnolia Warbler  6 All males; singing.
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  5 Singing variety of songs.
Blackpoll Warbler  2 Singing and silent.
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1 singing; middle Northern section
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Song Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  1 Middle Western section
White-crowned Sparrow  1 SE corner
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Baltimore Oriole  6
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: May 16, 2015

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I apologize for the brevity, but I wanted to at least share this morning's 
list. Excellent morning with highlight being singing Gray-cheeked Thrush, 
Swainson's Thrush, and Black-billed Cuckoo; and a non-vocal Mourning Warbler. 
I'll add details to my eBird list later.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

cth4th
May 16, 2015
Hawthorn Orchard
Traveling
3 miles
128 Minutes
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
Comments:  Fantastic morning!!! Additional notes to be added later.
2 Canada Goose
2 Mourning Dove
1 Black-billed Cuckoo
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Warbling Vireo
5 Red-eyed Vireo
6 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
5 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 House Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
2 Swainson's Thrush
2 Wood Thrush
7 American Robin
15 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher
1 European Starling
16 Tennessee Warbler
2 Northern Parula
6 Yellow Warbler
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
10 Magnolia Warbler
2 Cape May Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
7 Bay-breasted Warbler
5 Blackpoll Warbler
4 American Redstart
1 Northern Waterthrush
1 Mourning Warbler
6 Common Yellowthroat
2 Canada Warbler
3 Song Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
3 Scarlet Tanager
7 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3 Indigo Bunting
2 Red-winged Blackbird
4 Brown-headed Cowbird
3 Baltimore Oriole
1 Purple Finch
2 American Goldfinch


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[cayugabirds-l] PLEASE READ - Hawthorn Orchard: May 14, 2015 - Nice!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I’d like to urge everyone to be certain to submit *any* bird sightings, 
specifically from the Hawthorn Orchard and East Ithaca Recreation Way areas, to 
eBird.

There’s another resurgence of activity on the part of Cornell University to 
develop the East Hill proper; although, development of the Hawthorn Orchard 
does not specifically appear to be in the current plans, I would not put it 
past the developers to eye this location for student housing or as an extension 
to the proposed development.

Here’s a snippet from the master plan: 
http://www.masterplan.cornell.edu/doc/CMP_PART_1/land_use/cmp_lu_4_18_transform_the_east_hill_plaza_area_into_east_hill_village.pdf

Having a strong base of birding records from many *different* birders will help 
strengthen a case for preservation of this area in its current state as 
critical habitat for neotropical migrants, as opposed to outright development 
or modification and “improvement”.

Thank you!!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Details from today are in my eBird list below.


From: ebird-checkl...@cornell.edumailto:ebird-checkl...@cornell.edu
Subject: eBird Report - Hawthorn Orchard, May 14, 2015
Date: May 14, 2015 at 1:12:49 PM EDT
To: c...@cornell.edumailto:c...@cornell.edu

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 14, 2015 7:30 AM - 8:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Another really nice morning, albeit cold to start. The sun was a 
huge help in keeping birds active. Singing was nearly ever-present while I was 
there. Tennessee Warblers and Blackpoll Warblers dominated the soundscape.

Gray-cheeked thrush was giving soft (whispered) splee-er night flight notes, 
in repeated succession, from the small grove of white pines in NW corner area. 
I failed to produce a visual on this bird, but am fairly confident this was a 
Gray-cheeked Thrush and not a Bicknell's Thrush. The notes were on the high 
frequency end for Gray-cheeked, but not high enough for Bicknell's. Swainson's 
Thrushes were foraging in hawthorn treetops and periodically giving drip 
notes, with one of them whisper singing a brief series of songs.

All in all, another fantastic morning; wish I could have stayed longer.

br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
40 species

Canada Goose  1
Mourning Dove  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Merlin  1
Willow Flycatcher  1 Calling, SE corner.
Eastern Kingbird  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1 Non-vocal; foraging in North-central area. Bright 
creamy yellow individual, from throat all the way to undertail coverts.
Red-eyed Vireo  3 Each of these singers was chased down and verified to be 
a singing Red-eyed.
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Gray-cheeked Thrush  1 Giving repeated whispered high frequency 
thin-sounding 'splee-er' night flight calls, from small pine stand in NW 
corner. On the high frequency end for Gray-cheeked.
Swainson's Thrush  2 Two birds foraging in hawthorn treetops of 
North-central area; soft songs from one; drip or pip notes from both.
Wood Thrush  1 Singing; North-central and ravine edge areas
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  11
European Starling  5

Tennessee Warbler  14 Active singing everywhere
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  1 Ad. male in treetops along creek near softball field
Cape May Warbler  2 Two adult males singing song variants; North-central 
area
Magnolia Warbler  8 Males singing throughout
Bay-breasted Warbler  5 2 females, 3 males; singing and foraging in 
hawthorn treetops in North-central area.
Blackburnian Warbler  2 singing male from NW corner Oak treetop and maple 
treetops; female observed in North-central area.
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  6 Singing mostly the alternate songs; throughout, 
but mostly on Northern half of Hawthorn Orchard
Blackpoll Warbler  12 Very active and singing everywhere along Northeast, 
North-central and Northwest areas
Canada Warbler  1 One adult male singing periodically from North-central 
area, visible from edge of North ravine trail as you look South.

Song Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1 Nice adult male singing and foraging in Hawthorn Orchard 
near Canada Warbler; North-central edge, visible from North ravine trail
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Baltimore Oriole  1 Only a single bird was heard by me today; moving 
through WNW area.
American Goldfinch  2

View this checklist online at 
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 15 May 2015

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Just a quick note from today’s visit. I didn’t devote as much time actively 
birding today as I have on past days. But, it was a nice morning nonetheless. 
Others may post additional birds which I did not see or hear.

Again, if you visit the Hawthorn Orchard, please submit your sightings into 
eBird.orghttp://eBird.org for the “Hawthorn Orchard” hotspot – even if you 
only report a handful of birds seen or heard, every checklist is valuable 
toward preservation of this site.

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY
May 15, 2015 8:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)

Comments: I didn't spend as much time searching and quantifying birds this 
morning as in past; Tennessee Warblers and Blackpoll Warblers seemed reduced in 
numbers, or just not singing as much today as yesterday. Others heard at least 
two Mourning Warblers earlier, as well as a flock of Swainson's Thrushes.

27 species

Merlin  1 Heard calling one of the two individual breeding birds which 
continue to be present opposite Mitchell Street from Hawthorn Orchard. If you 
drive up Mitchell Street from the City of Ithaca, look at the row of (blue?) 
spruce trees on the left side of the road immediately after the white house 
adjacent to the East Lawn Cemetery. A couple of spruces in along that row has 
an obvious dead branch sticking out. This is their preferred perch. I've seen 
the birds perched there while driving by in the afternoon and have seen them 
copulate on that branch a few times during AM birding (as visible from a couple 
spots in the Hawthorn Orchard).

Red-eyed Vireo  2
American Crow  1
House Wren  1

Gray-cheeked Thrush  1 Likely individual heard giving repeated soft NFC's 
in dense undergrowth at top of slope just North of the NE corner; in area 
nearby where others observed several (a flock of) Swainson's Thrushes earlier 
in the morning. This happened shortly after another birder had been reviewing 
the calls of Gray-cheeked Thrush; I suspect this unintentional playback may 
have triggered a response from this bird. My initial reaction was: is that 
your audio playing? When the response was no, I realized that I was hearing 
a softly calling GCTH. The bird repeated at least 10-12 times, then ceased 
altogether. An attempt for visual confirmation was not made.

Swainson's Thrush  1 One individual actively calling drip notes in top of 
hawthorns, just SW of NE corner.
Wood Thrush  1
Gray Catbird  5

Tennessee Warbler  6 fewer Tennessee Warblers today.
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  3 adult males
Cape May Warbler  1 female
Northern Parula  2 This is new for me this year. Two adult males singing 
and foraging together just SW of the NE corner.
Magnolia Warbler  12 Evenly distributed and actively vocal today.
Bay-breasted Warbler  5 3 adult males and at least 2 females; mostly in the 
general NE corner area and to SW of NE corner.
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  3 Definitely seemed to be fewer birds today.
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2 Likely two individuals. One singing 
repeatedly at length in area just North of NE corner; one singing farther to 
the SW of the NE corner.
Canada Warbler  1 male singing to SW of NE corner.

Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  1 Singing in area just SW of NE corner.
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
House Finch  1
House Sparrow  3

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Prolonged mild southwest flow across the eastern U.S. next week: Cave Swallows in the northeast U.S???

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

And…Brown-chested Martin…!

Thanks, Dave, for the analysis. Fingers crossed for some goodies to turn up for 
those out looking.

Good birding, everyone!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Oct 29, 2015, at 7:22 PM, David Nicosia 
<daven102...@gmail.com<mailto:daven102...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Below is a trajectory analysis I did for Monday Nov 2-6. It shows air from
Texas will wind up in the northeast U.S aloft between 3000 and 8500 feet.
This could be a good set up for vagrants from Texas and surrounding areas
showing up in the northeast.

Cave Swallows??? This could be especially true along the coast. Maybe other
vagrants too. This will be an impressive weather patternand mild!!

Trajectory analysis is here 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/22586221435/

Best,
Dave Nicosia
Johnson City, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach SP

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Keep your eyes open! Cave Swallows are being reported flying along the South 
shoreline of Lake Ontario near Rochester, NY.

Sincerely,
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Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach SP
Date: November 6, 2015 at 11:24:48 AM EST
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As of 11:10 a.m., 5 CAVE SWALLOWS had passed Hamlin Beach State Park going 
west.  Dave Tetlow picked up the first out over the lake at 10:50 and then a 
group of 4 came by over the parking lot at 11:05.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] and back to birds - MERLIN, LOONS

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I did approach them just this fall with this very question. Issue is they 
remove their vessel from the Inlet for the winter in the first week of 
November. Sometime, in the near future, the lake water levels are lowered and 
no deep-hulled vessels can traverse the Cayuga Inlet. Plus, the 
unpredictability of icing in area waterways or harbors, the additional cost of 
keeping a vessel operationally winterized, and the relatively low likelihood of 
tourist usage during the winter months, makes it economically unfeasible to 
keep open for the winter.

There are some operational vessels, but they are small, and often aren’t 
available because their operators depart this area for a warmer clime during 
the winter.

If there were enough interested persons to go out in late October, the cost per 
person for a group of 10-15 would amount to something like $75 per person for a 
chartered 8-hour day – those numbers are probably off a bit, but it was 
something like that.

I can see a very specialized charter after the passage of a very uniquely 
situated hurricane or tropical storm; but it would have to occur prior to them 
pulling the vessel from the water.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Nov 17, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Geo Kloppel 
<geoklop...@gmail.com<mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi John, you wrote:

A Cayuga and/or Seneca "pelagic" would be a fun fall/winter cruise.

Yeah! Fun to dream, anyway.

A few weeks ago I dropped  some friends off at the dock for an Ithaca Boat Tour 
on the HAENDEL. I hadn't previously been up close to that steel-hulled vessel. 
It reminded me of the old LAKE DIVER IV over on Seneca Lake, which used to take 
research parties out weekly in all kinds of winter conditions. Pretty frigid 
sometimes (though there was a good-sized heated cabin)! Seeing the HAENDEL made 
we wonder if anyone has ever approached Ithaca Boat Tours about a winter 
birding charter?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] guns at Stewart Park

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Fuertes. She then came over to me and repeatd their story of being told before 
that what they were doing was okay. I think that was my opportunity to insist 
they be ticketed, but I didn't. I thanked the officer for looking up the law, 
but she credited the other officer. After the cops drove off, the leader of the 
guys, the big one, said I had won today, but if this happened again they'd call 
the cops on me for harassing them. I asked, if what happens? No answer to that.

So it has been established, at least among six people, that you are not allowed 
to bring your gun into Stewart Park, not even if you plan to shoot the ducks 
and geese. I wish I had also asked the officers to look up the boundaries of 
Stewart Park in the City Code, because Stewart Park extends north to the City 
Limit, which is a considerable distance out in the lake.

A lot of Buffleheads went about their business.

If you see a maroon Ford pickup 71642 KA or a dark gray Silverado pickup GTL 
7095 parked in Stewart Park while there are gunners in camo standing in the 
water nearby, perhaps with a small boat for their stuff, you can ask IPD to 
talk to them about whterh they brought their guns through the park after being 
told not to.

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[cayugabirds-l] Hurricane Joaquin

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Just a heads-up…

I happened to check some of my weather references for the coming week and 
noticed that Tropical Storm Joaquin, currently just East of the Bahamas, is 
forecast to make landfall around the Delmarva Peninsula or Cape May, NJ areas 
as a Category 2 Hurricane (976mb) around 8am Sunday morning (10/4). This system 
will then weaken to a Category 1 Hurricane (992mb) as it moves North through 
central New York, just East of the Finger Lakes Region, on Monday morning 
(10/5) through midnight Monday night and gradually drifting Northeast through 
Tuesday and departing by Wednesday morning (10/7).

Be prepared and have a watchful eye for unexpected and typically pelagic 
seabirds on sizable lakes anytime Monday through Wednesday (10/5-10/7) and on 
the days following the departure of this system from our area, as birds filter 
from Lake Ontario back toward the ocean (10/7-10/9).

The only caveat with this alert is that this is a forecast, and forecasts 
change – especially forecasts greater than a few days out. So, everything 
mentioned above is purely meant as a heads-up to check your favorite weather 
forecast site for more information as Tropical Storm Joaquin develops into a 
Hurricane and heads our way.

Good luck and good birding!!

Sincerely
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hurricane Joaquin

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Darn. Good for the people, good for the birds, unfortunate for inland hurricane 
bird seekers...

Latest forecast shows Hurricane Joaquin to make a Northeast turn and head out 
to the Atlantic. Appears that a building high pressure ridge over the Great 
Lakes and a stronger high pressure ridge over the Atlantic will encourage this 
latest forecast to hold true.

But, forecasts do change…

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Oct 1, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Peter 
<psara...@rochester.rr.com<mailto:psara...@rochester.rr.com>> wrote:

A couple of sites I use in my Meteorology class for folks interested in 
following the autumn migration:

World Wind Map
http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-103.57,27.93,378
(once loaded, you can click and drag the globe to locate it in any position 
you'd like)

U.S. Wind Map
http://hint.fm/wind/

Hope some can find some use for them.
Be well all.
Pete Saracino

On 9/30/2015 8:15 PM, David Nicosia wrote:
Chris,

You beat me to it. I have been so busy at work to send anything to the group. 
But early next week could be a great time for oceanic birds as you state. Some 
of our latest model guidance though suggests a landfall farther south now in NC 
or VA and then the storm comes up the eastern seaboard in a much weakened state 
through our area or just to the east. Sandy came in on the NJ coast to southern 
PA and we saw pelagic birds. If the storm trends south to NC on landfall but 
eventually works north I wonder if we would have a pelagic fallout? In any 
event, I think the potential will be there for a lot of grounded migrants so 
even if we don't see many pelagic birds there could be good fallouts of other 
species...like more Hudsonian Godwits, maybe an American avocet, or some 
othersso early next week could be awesome. Bad weather = good birds!!   Of 
course we do have a few models that veer the storm out to sea and we would see 
nice weather next week!!!

Stay tuned...

Dave Nicosia

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 9:45 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
<<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Just a heads-up…

I happened to check some of my weather references for the coming week and 
noticed that Tropical Storm Joaquin, currently just East of the Bahamas, is 
forecast to make landfall around the Delmarva Peninsula or Cape May, NJ areas 
as a Category 2 Hurricane (976mb) around 8am Sunday morning (10/4). This system 
will then weaken to a Category 1 Hurricane (992mb) as it moves North through 
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(10/5) through midnight Monday night and gradually drifting Northeast through 
Tuesday and departing by Wednesday morning (10/7).

Be prepared and have a watchful eye for unexpected and typically pelagic 
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the days following the departure of this system from our area, as birds filter 
from Lake Ontario back toward the ocean (10/7-10/9).

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change – especially forecasts greater than a few days out. So, everything 
mentioned above is purely meant as a heads-up to check your favorite weather 
forecast site for more information as Tropical Storm Joaquin develops into a 
Hurricane and heads our way.

Good luck and good birding!!

Sincerely
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Interesting Bird?? Take Off on Radar this morning

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I'm guessing these are a liftoff echoes of Canada Geese from Kinderhook Lake in 
Niverville, Columbia County, NY. Depending upon liftoff angle and altitude, the 
reflectivity echo may be off slightly from actual location of liftoff.

Good birding and Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Sent from my iPhone



On Dec 25, 2015, at 10:59, David Nicosia 
> wrote:

That's a good point Ben. Plus why right at sunrise for geese??  We see this 
with swallows a lot which roost in marshes and take off in the morning to feed. 
Geese roost in the fields? I thought they fed in the fields. Interesting stuff 
nevertheless.

On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Benjamin Van Doren 
> wrote:
Interesting. I could well be wrong, but I wouldn't typically think of geese 
departing farm fields as doing so relatively uniformly on a broad circular 
front. Some groundtruthing might be worthwhile...

Benjamin
On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 10:20 AM David Nicosia 
> wrote:
thanks. I didn't think of geese. we often see swallows do this but it makes 
sense.

On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 8:25 AM, John Kent 
> wrote:
That is geese you're seeing. Large numbers of them roost in farm fields there 
at this time of year, and I have seen the same thing on radar in December 
before. It's probably mostly Canadas, but sometimes there are also lots of Snow 
Geese there.

John Kent
Selkirk, NY

On Dec 25, 2015, at 8:12 AM, David Nicosia 
> wrote:

All,

I noticed on the Albany National Weather Service radar between 617 am and 654 
am Christmas morning a circular pattern on radar like swallow morning take off 
patterns we see in the late summer. This pattern was seen originating from 
Valtie, NY... 42.41N and 73.68W (roughly). Below are 5 radar images that I 
grabbed which show this.

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/albums/72157662199366610

The question is...are these radar echoes even birds or maybe insects?? And, if 
so, what specie of bird (if they are birds)? I would say probably starlings???  
They couldn't be tree swallows since they should be long gone.  Anyway, I have 
never seen this in the winter before.  Any thoughts on this please share.

Merry Christmas to all

David Nicosia
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[cayugabirds-l] Western Tanager - Cornell University Campus

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Not seen posted yet, but I thought I’d pass along word that a Western Tanager 
has been seen and photographed hopping around the ground behind Day Hall on 
central Cornell University Campus.

I don’t have many other details, but saw it posted to the text RBA.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H
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[cayugabirds-l] GYRFALCON - Livonia, NY (2/21/2016)

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Dianne McCullough found a Gyrfalcon on Decker Road in South Livonia, NY 
yesterday (Sunday), 21 February 2016 at 1:10pm and took the pictures provided 
at the link below:

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ACYyHpMkICpH5a0=51DAE34C5E9053B0=51DAE34C5E9053B0%211078=51DAE34C5E9053B0%211076=OneUp

Please contact Dianne directly for any other specifics required. Dianne is not 
currently a subscriber to any of the eLists.

Great find, Dianne!!!

Thanks and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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Subject: Re: GYRFALCON
Date: February 22, 2016 at 6:58:02 PM EST
To: "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" <c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>>

I saw it on Decker Rd. in South Livonia near Backus Rd. at 1:10 pm on 21, 
February 2016.
I would love to have you post on my behalf.
Would you be able to copy me in on it or where I can see it?
It’s pretty exciting.
Thank you again,
Dianne

From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 5:02 PM
To: Dianne McCullough<mailto:diann...@frontier.com>
Subject: Re: GYRFALCON

Dianne,

Do you have more specifics on where, precisely it was seen and when?

Once I have this information, may I post to the birding eLists on your behalf?

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

On Feb 22, 2016, at 4:53 PM, Dianne McCullough 
<diann...@frontier.com<mailto:diann...@frontier.com>> wrote:


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[cayugabirds-l] Etna: House Wren

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Did anyone else notice if House Wren arrived in their neighborhood today? One 
has been bubbling away in our yard all morning, bouncing from territory edge to 
territory edge.

Nice to hear them back.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: eBird -- Hawthorn Orchard -- May 4, 2016

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I did a quick walk through the Hawthorn Orchard this morning from 6:30-7:40am.

Highlights include: Least Flycatcher (calling along section of East Ithaca 
Recreation Way, close to the High Volt Lab near Mitchell Street), Great Crested 
Flycatcher (calling from area West of the East Ithaca Recreation Way down the 
ravine), two Wood Thrushes, two Gray Catbirds, one Ovenbird, 1-2 
Black-and-white Warblers, one Pine Warbler, and one Black-throated Green 
Warbler. The latter birds were in the Northeast corner of the Hawthorn Orchard, 
close to the ravine edge.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" 
<c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>>
Subject: eBird -- Hawthorn Orchard -- May 4, 2016
Date: May 4, 2016 at 7:42:47 AM EDT
To: "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" <c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>>

Hawthorn Orchard
May 4, 2016
06:30
Traveling
1.00 miles
71 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.5 Build 44

1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Least Flycatcher
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Blue-headed Vireo
7 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 House Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 Wood Thrush
6 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher
3 European Starling
6 Cedar Waxwing
1 Ovenbird
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
15 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
6 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3 Red-winged Blackbird
4 Common Grackle
4 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Purple Finch
2 Pine Siskin
11 American Goldfinch

Number of Taxa: 34


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[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca: Northern Rough-winged Swallows

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

I know that Jay McGowan posted a sighting of Northern Rough-winged Swallow from 
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on 26 March, but I thought I would mention 
that there were two Northern Rough-winged Swallows actively calling and flying 
around above the parking lot behind Gateway Center at the base of East State 
Street in Ithaca, this evening. This is a traditional location for this species 
to breed. They nest in the drainage pipes which empty from the concrete 
retaining wall of the parking lot into Six Mile Creek. It was nice to hear 
their quick raspy vocalizations again this spring.

Good birding!!

Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: May 9, 2016

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Today was a cold but nice morning to be at the Hawthorn Orchard. I was 
pleasantly surprised by the appearance of many neotropical migrants in at least 
a few different flocks.

Highlights include: 12 species of warblers, 21 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 
(everywhere), and at least 42 White-throated Sparrows (several large rolling 
flocks through different spots in the Hawthorn Orchard), a male and female 
Brown Thrasher at the SW corner, and at least 5 Scarlet Tanagers (two females 
and one male in one tree, plus other singers passing through).

Many of the warblers were quietly probing the newly-formed leaf clusters in the 
Hawthorn Orchard for hopeful finds of Tortricid (leaf-roller) moth larvae. It’s 
a little early, but it should be a good year for the leaf-rollers, due to the 
relatively mild winter.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


Hawthorn Orchard
May 9, 2016
06:29
Traveling
1.00 miles
119 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.0 Build 62

1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Killdeer
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
5 Least Flycatcher
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Yellow-throated Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
7 Blue Jay
5 American Crow
6 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Tufted Titmouse
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
3 House Wren
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
21 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 Wood Thrush
16 American Robin
9 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
1 Northern Mockingbird
11 European Starling
2 Ovenbird
2 Blue-winged Warbler
2 Black-and-white Warbler
8 Nashville Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 American Redstart
3 Northern Parula
6 Magnolia Warbler
3 Yellow Warbler
3 Chestnut-sided Warbler
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Chipping Sparrow
42 White-throated Sparrow
6 Song Sparrow
6 Scarlet Tanager
7 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
5 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
16 American Goldfinch

Number of Taxa: 51


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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: May 20, 2016

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Just a really quick note. The Hawthorn Orchard was initiatilaly devoid of 
migrants. Eventually, by about 7:20, birds started arriving via the SW corner 
from the West (from wherever they roost). Wood Thrushes have become much more 
territorial IN the Hawthorn Orchard, which is nice. First time in a few years.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

Hawthorn Orchard
May 20, 2016
06:45
Traveling
1.50 miles
75 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Extremely quiet start to the morning. Eventually encountered a flock 
of six Tennessee warblers in a hawthorn tree in the southwest corner, then the 
Tennessee warblers began to appear in the Hawthorn Orchard, along with others. 
This was around 7:15am. Cool, quiet, sunny.
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2 Canada Goose
1 Killdeer
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Red-eyed Vireo (Northeast corner, seen/heard)
3 Blue Jay
1 Tree Swallow
2 Barn Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Veery
4 Wood Thrush (now seeming strongly territorial IN the Hawthorn Orchard)
8 American Robin
8 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher (visibly singing very loudly from the top of the oak tree just 
South of the Northeast corner)
5 European Starling

8 Tennessee Warbler (May be more, but I didn’t have time to stick around)
1 Nashville Warbler (NE corner)
5 Common Yellowthroat (including two observed copulating)
1 American Redstart
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Wilson's Warbler (1 NE corner, 1 East side, 1 SW corner, all distinctly 
different birds, based upon repeated observations from those locations)

1 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee (This was a new bird this year for me, this was singing loudly 
from the meadow at the Northwest corner)
6 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Indigo Bunting (Southwest corner)
5 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Eastern Meadowlark
2 Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
3 Baltimore Oriole
1 Purple Finch
3 American Goldfinch
3 House Sparrow

Number of Taxa: 39


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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: May 17, 2016 - 16 Warbler Species

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Hawthorn Orchard
May 17, 2016
07:25
Traveling
1.50 miles
90 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: I didn't expect to encounter much this morning, so was pleasantly 
surprised with the abundance of birds foraging throughout the Hawthorn Orchard. 
There appears to be plenty of food now throughout for the birds to gorge 
themselves with.
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1 Chimney Swift
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Willow Flycatcher -- Single bird observed giving "whit" notes, no noticeable 
eyering.
7 Least Flycatcher -- These birds were scattered throughout; this number may be 
low.
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Philadelphia Vireo -- Observed singing northeast corner
2 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
6 Barn Swallow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Veery -- One bird was in the same area as the Indigo Bunting, just southwest 
of the northeast corner; the other bird was in the same area as the Ovenbird, 
in the central southern area.
1 Swainson's Thrush -- Easily visible bird foraging in the upper treetops of 
the hawthorns, just west of the northeast corner.
4 Wood Thrush
11 American Robin
14 Gray Catbird
6 European Starling

1 Ovenbird -- Single song burst in the central southern portion.
1 Blue-winged Warbler -- One singing male in the northeast corner
25 Tennessee Warbler -- Mostly males, a few females have moved in. Evenly 
distributed throughout the Hawthorn Orchard.
4 Nashville Warbler -- All in the southwest corner
7 Common Yellowthroat
6 American Redstart -- Males and females scattered throughout
3 Cape May Warbler -- All females in the top of the oak trees at the northeast 
corner.
2 Northern Parula -- Softly singing males. One in the northeast corner, one in 
the southwest corner
6 Magnolia Warbler -- Several singing males and at least one female mostly in 
the northeast corner and also in the southwest corner
1 Blackburnian Warbler -- Singing male in the northeast corner
8 Yellow Warbler -- Males and females scattered throughout
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler -- Singing male northeast corner
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- Singing male in the northeast corner
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler -- Foraging female along the east edge
1 Canada Warbler -- Singing in the northeast corner

6 White-throated Sparrow -- Along the gravel path from the East Ithaca 
Recreation Way to the ballfields.
3 Song Sparrow
1 Scarlet Tanager -- Calling, Northeast corner
5 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- Calling, Northeast corner
1 Indigo Bunting -- Bright blue male silently foraging just Southwest of the 
northeast corner
4 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
6 Baltimore Oriole
2 American Goldfinch
6 House Sparrow

Number of Taxa: 50

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[cayugabirds-l] CBC Trip - Hawthorn Orchard: May 14, 2016

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Today, I lead a Cayuga Bird Club trip at the Hawthorn Orchard. There were about 
20 participants, which made for an interesting challenge of getting people to 
see various birds, but I greatly thank everyone for helping each other out 
spotting birds that were seen – this was definitely teamwork! I especially want 
to call out Bob McGuire who stepped in to help out with the other end of the 
group: thank you, Bob!!

Not all of the species below were seen by everyone in the group; additionally, 
some were only seen or heard during the early morning scouting with Bob McGuire.

Highlight was most certainly the abundance of TENNESSEE WARBLERS (18-20 
individuals). This species was seen and heard well by all. The abundance of 
this species presented an ideal opportunity to demonstrate how to estimate the 
number of individuals being seen or heard from a single location. By the end of 
the trip, everyone was confident in the identification of Tennessee Warblers 
both by sight and sound.

There were a total of 15 warbler species seen or heard today.

Other notables are in bold, in the list below.

Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, New York, US
May 14, 2016 6:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Lead a Cayuga Bird Club field trip at this location from 8:00am 
to 11:30am. Bob McGuire and I birded together from 6:15am until 8:00am. Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.0 Build 62
68 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  9
Mallard  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  2
Mourning Dove  3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1 (heard calling, Northeast corner)
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1 (Flyover, only seen by a few)
Least Flycatcher  1
Empidonax sp.  1 (heard “whit” notes only, probably Least)
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1 (actively singing and foraging in the mid-Eastern portion)
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  1
Swainson's Thrush  1 (silent forager in Northeast corner)
Wood Thrush  3
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  8
European Starling  4
Cedar Waxwing  9

Blue-winged Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  18 (everywhere)
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  1 (mid-North side)
Northern Parula  1 (mid-Eastern edge and North edge)
Magnolia Warbler  2
Bay-breasted Warbler  1 (Northeast corner)
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1 (mid-East area)
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2 (Northeast corner and maple wooded ravine)
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Wilson's Warbler  1 (along North side)

Song Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  2 (Northeast corner)
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  2 (flyover and singer in Northeast corner)
Bobolink  2 (flyovers)
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  5
House Finch  4
Purple Finch  2 (very accommodating pair feeding on berries in maple wooded 
ravine near Northeast corner)
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  8

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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


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[cayugabirds-l] CBC Trip - Hawthorn Orchard: May 15, 2016

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

This morning, 15 souls braved the crisp WNW winds for a morning walk at the 
Hawthorn Orchard for the Cayuga Bird Club. Despite the conditions, everyone got 
really nice looks at several accommodating individuals.

Also, I was informed today that I had my count off from yesterday’s tally of 
participants…there were actually at least 27 people in the CBC walk at the 
Hawthorn Orchard. Wow! Again, thanks to Bob Mcguire for being there, as well as 
some other experienced spotters who helped get people on birds yesterday!

The species list below includes my initial walk through the Hawthorn Orchard 
from 6:30-7:45am, and the main 8:00am to 10:45am walk. Highlights include 10 
warbler species seen today, which is fewer than yesterday, with TENNESSEE 
WARBLER once again being the most abundant species; several very showy NORTHERN 
PARULAS; One very cooperative BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER; several AMERICAN 
REDSTARTS, including at least one 1st-year male. Also, Bob and Joan Horn heard 
a Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling from just North of the Northeast corner, 
independent of the CBC walk.

Hawthorn Orchard
May 15, 2016
06:30
Traveling
1.50 miles
240 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Lead a field trip for the Cayuga Bird Club at the Hawthorn Orchard. 
Good turnout of participants (15) and good looks at birds despite the cold and 
blustery conditions!
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2 Canada Goose
1 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
2 Ring-billed Gull
1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Empidonax sp. (“whit” notes heard)
2 Warbling Vireo
2 Red-eyed Vireo
3 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 Common Raven
7 Barn Swallow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (probably among the last to pass through the area this 
spring)
1 Wood Thrush
6 American Robin
10 Gray Catbird
4 European Starling
1 Cedar Waxwing

1 Blue-winged Warbler (very accommodating!)
20 Tennessee Warbler (everywhere…)
1 Nashville Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
3 American Redstart
3 Northern Parula
4 Magnolia Warbler
1 Blackburnian Warbler (female)
4 Yellow Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler

2 Song Sparrow
5 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Red-winged Blackbird
6 Common Grackle
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
4 Baltimore Oriole
2 House Finch
1 Purple Finch
4 American Goldfinch
8 House Sparrow

Number of Taxa: 48

Thanks again to all who participated and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] DICKCISSEL: Hanshaw Road Grass Plots near Cornell Recreation Center

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This morning, while checking a couple of areas for possible sparrows of 
interest, I came upon a female DICKCISSEL in one of the grassy lanes to the 
Northwest of the Cornell Recreation Center, located South of Hanshaw Road in 
the Town of Dryden.

The bird was seen a couple of times and photographed poorly by me (digiscoped 
through Leica binoculars with iPhone, at great distance). Later, after Kevin 
and Jay McGowan arrived, the bird was subsequently relocate and photographed 
much better. We also heard the bird produce a series of very peculiar low 
frequency “chup” or “drip”-like sounding calls; these were atypical and not the 
classic flatulant-sounding “bt!” that we often hear as a flight call (esp. 
at night).

Also at this location was a single LINCOLN’S SPARROW and a couple of PALM 
WARBLERS, among other sparrows (Song, Savannah, Swamp, White-throated).

eBird checklist (and map point) with crappy photo can be viewed here:

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Sincerely,
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[cayugabirds-l] Nelson's Sparrows...anyone?

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Just a heads-up that tonight looks to be a fairly decent migration night and 
might be productive for new fall arrivals in the morning, such as Nelson’s 
Sparrows...

Good luck and good birding!

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[cayugabirds-l] Spotting Scope

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I don’t know if anyone is in the market for a spotting scope, but I just saw 
that someone is selling their Swarovski ATS-80 HD on the Ithaca Craigslist:

http://ithaca.craigslist.org/for/5903608363.html

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mystery bird revealed!

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Hi Betsy,

I had skipped your description of "clear whistles" and got hung up on the sound 
of a violin, which can sound more wailing or moaning (to me) than clear or 
whistling. Tufted Titmouse was definitely the other bird of consideration, and 
I should have mentioned that.

Glad you found your mystery singer!

Bird sound ID - fun stuff!!

Sincerely,
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Sent from my iPhone



On Apr 29, 2017, at 09:04, Betsy Darlington 
> wrote:

Well, my mystery bird is a Tufted Titmouse!  It finally landed on a nearby 
branch, continued to toot that same high-ish E, and was soon joined by what was 
probably a female, since the singer didn't chase it away.  I have never heard a 
titmouse make that sound.  Must have been pretty appealing to his lady friend!
Betsy
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird song puzzle

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Hi Betsy,

I'm not musically inclined, but Diane and I used an app called Cadenza to 
verify the frequency and replicate the notes you described, using a recorder. 
We believe the bird you are describing may possibly be a Mourning Dove. The 
past few mornings, they have been singing repeatedly in our neighborhood as 
well. The variable note immediately following the introductory note has not 
always been audible, making them sound like a series of E notes in succession.

Might that be your bird?

We were very impressed that you could hear this note in nature and easily 
identify it to a specific musical tone - something neither of us can do without 
the help of an app like Cadenza. :-)

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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On Apr 29, 2017, at 04:16, Betsy Darlington 
> wrote:

Yesterday morning and early evening, around our house and neighborhood east of 
Collegetown, I kept hearing a totally unfamiliar bird song. It was 3 to 7 or 8 
repeated, loud, clear whistles, all on the same note (E of the E string on a 
violin). Very easy to imitate, so I whistled it a few times, hoping to draw the 
bird closer, but only chickadees came near. Just once, I saw the bird zoom from 
the top of a tree to somewhere behind our house, but couldn't see what it 
looked like, except that it was about the size of a sparrow. It was back-lit, 
so it was impossible to see what color it was.
Do tufted titmice ever sing such a tune?  It was even clearer than their usual 
song, and entirely on one note. (Not much of a composer!)
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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: 2 May 2017 - Golden-winged Warbler

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This morning, while birding the Hawthorn Orchard, I came upon a silently 
foraging adult male GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. This bird was located in the 
Southwest portion of the Hawthorn Orchard, about 100 yards to the East of the 
single shagbark hickory tree in the SW area. After messaging the Cayuga RBA 
GroupMe, Jay McGowan relocated the bird in the same general area as before. 
While Jay was there, it was joined by a singing Blue-winged Warbler. Soon 
after, the Golden-winged Warbler also sang. Jay got pictures and some audio 
documentation of this bird. Later, I ran into Ann Mitchell, Gary Kohlenberg, 
and Ken Kemphues, who all came from successfully seeing and hearing the 
Golden-winged Warbler, all in the same spot.

Just a heads-up that the hawthorns and other plants are leaving out nicely and 
the birds are harvesting Tortricid moth larvae from the hawthorn leaf clusters. 
This could turn out to be a banner year at the Hawthorn Orchard. The plants and 
insects are about a good 10+ days ahead of schedule at this spot.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorns Today

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Bob, et. al.,

I didn’t arrive until later this morning, but the best birding was restricted 
to the oak trees along the North ravine edge. Most birds seem to be feeding 
among the oak leaf clusters. Very few birds were down in the hawthorns, as of 
yet. It was a cold start to the morning, too. I imagine that tomorrow will be 
the first real push of migrants into this area, with favorable conditions 
overnight tonight and possibly tomorrow night as well.

Below is my eBird checklist, with highlights being Philadelphia Vireos, Cliff 
Swallow, Cape May Warblers, Bay-breasted Warblers, Tennessee Warblers, and 
Canada Warbler.

Canada Goose  2
Great Blue Heron  1 Distant circling bird
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Herring Gull  1
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Least Flycatcher  3
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Philadelphia Vireo  3 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge.
Red-eyed Vireo  2 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge.
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  3
Tree Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  4
Cliff Swallow  1 This was a surprise sighting. Presumed migrant, flying 
well above treetop level, headed ENE.
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  16
Gray Catbird  13
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  11
Tennessee Warbler  3
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  2 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge. Both 
appeared to be females.
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  2 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine edge. Male 
birds.
Blackburnian Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1 Probably a first year bird, plumage was 
predominantly "fall"-type, which was surprising.
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine 
edge. Female.
Black-throated Green Warbler  1 Foraging in oak trees along North ravine 
edge. Male
Canada Warbler  1 Male singing low in hedgerow in Northeast corner.
Song Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1 Flyover migrant
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Baltimore Oriole  8 Several foraging and singing birds around, including 
visible redetermined migration.
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  5
House Sparrow  3

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H



On May 16, 2017, at 9:51 AM, bob mcguire 
<bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com<mailto:bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com>> wrote:

Most of the action in the Hawthorn Orchard this morning was in the NE corner - 
best observed from the edge of the softball field. Birds of most interest 
included:

Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 2
Mourning Warbler (singing) 1
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler (singing) 1
Yellow Warbler 4

In addition there were several Wood Thrushes (both calling and singing), Least 
Flycatchers, and a “traill’s” - type flycatcher which never vocalized for me.

As I was leaving I noticed Chris T-Hymes heading into the tangle and now 
eagerly await his report.

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Re: No birds - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tree swallow

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Oh, yeah. I forgot about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I remember when we used to 
have them in the Northeast. They used to be a really common and cheerful 
species of the summer. People used to put out these feeders filled with 
sugar-water to attract them to their house for viewing pleasure. They were 
these super tiny birds, about the size of a very large bee, and used to hover 
from flower to flower feeding on nectar, and would glean insects from spider 
webs from under the eaves of our house.

I’m obviously being facetious, but I’m greatly concerned that we are now 
beginning to visibly see the effects of the greatest environmental catastrophe 
since the fifth mass extinction – and this one being entirely caused by human 
activity. Are we seeing the death of the canaries in the coal mine? Is this 
finally becoming more visible and working it’s way up the food chain? I haven’t 
seen a single fly-by Ruby-throated Hummingbird or heard any chittery 
territorial calls from them this season.

Past few summers, insect numbers have been WAY down. Remember those longer road 
trips across country, or just after a road trip for a few hours? My windshield 
would get smattered solid with insect splatter – not so much any more.

I’m concerned that we are all becoming complacent with these changes, and 
accepting them as the “new norm”. This isn’t normal, this is a huge red flag, 
and something should be done about it – the question is: what?

Party-pooper,
Chris



On Jun 17, 2017, at 10:54 AM, Alicia Plotkin 
<t...@fltg.net<mailto:t...@fltg.net>> wrote:

Thank you for sending this - it is exactly my experience & my concern.  I don't 
worry quite so much about migration, which can skip over us easily due to 
weather patterns.  In fact there was an odd weather pattern in late April that 
seemed to sling a lot of 'my' warblers up to the coast of Maine where the 
fallout was welcomed with delight and surprise.

However the lack of nesters anywhere but prime habitat is far more worrisome, 
especially without any readily identifiable weather event to explain it.  It's 
deeply concerning and I have wondered why no one is talking about it.  Thank 
you for bringing it up!

Alicia

P.S.  You left off hummingbirds, which are non-existent or in very low numbers 
for everyone I know, both folks with feeders and people like me whose plantings 
are tailored to their tastes.  I have not seen a single one in my yard yet.  
This is hard to believe, our habitat is pretty prime: we live in a large 
clearing in the woods that is filled with wildflowers, additional 
hummingbird-favored plants we have added, plenty of water, trees with perfect 
forks for their nests (based on their past preference), and a neighbor who puts 
fresh nectar in her feeder every day.

On 6/17/2017 9:52 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:
Everyone,

Just pointing out the obvious here, but bird numbers in my immediate area of 
Upstate NY are way down this year. I mean, WAY down. John, if you have full 
capacity of nesting Tree Swallows, it may be that the sites you host are prime 
and being filled to capacity because they are the best locations. It sounds to 
me like the sub-par sites are not being filled.

Acoustically, birds are seriously lacking this year. Visually, birds are 
lacking this year. Birding at the Hawthorn Orchard was a disaster, yet there 
was food and everything was primed to receive birds. Regular numbers of 
expected birds were hugely lacking. What happened to the Tennessee Warblers and 
Blackpoll Warblers? I think I recorded something like three Tennessee Warblers 
at most on one day at the Hawthorn Orchard, then they were just done. Blackpoll 
Warblers…you were lucky to see or hear a single bird this spring. Blackpoll 
Warblers used to come through here in droves – just driving around, you would 
pass singing Blackpoll Warbler after Blackpoll Warbler, during their peak 
migration through this area. Remember? When all of those Blackpoll Warblers 
came through, that marked the “end” of that spring migration – the cleanup 
species – this simply didn’t happen.

In overflow areas, where habitat may not be the best, or is sub-par, and which 
normally fills in because the best habitats are already taken by other birds, 
the birds simply are not there.

Yellow Warblers, everywhere? Nope.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, everywhere? Nope.
Baltimore Orioles, everywhere? Nope.
Red-eyed Vireos, everywhere? Nope.
Chipping Sparrows, everywhere? Nope.
Common birds absolutely everywhere? Nope.

I’m just talking about the regular comings and goings of my own personal 
activities of driving around, walking in and out of buildings, coming and going 
from home, work, shopping, etc. I’m just not seeing or hearing the abundance of 
birds that I’m used to seeing or hearing. It just seems deadly quiet this year, 
if you look at the whole picture – the gestalt of bird abundance this year.

Sure, prime habitats may seem to have the “regular” 

Re: No birds - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tree swallow

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Exactly, Terry. The issue is that the birds are in the prime habitat (such as 
at your campsite) but they are not as prevalent in the sub-prime habitat or 
traditional backyard habitat…

Thanks for trying… :-)

Sincerely,
Chris



On Jun 17, 2017, at 11:32 AM, Terry P. Mingle 
<tmin...@twcny.rr.com<mailto:tmin...@twcny.rr.com>> wrote:

We have a TON of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at camp (Forest Lake Campground, in 
Truxton<https://forestlakecampground.com/>).  Not so many in Cortland (where we 
live).

Also I've seen almost all the usual suspects in Cortland this year (sans the 
hummingbirds).

At camp, plenty of assorted swallows (Tree and Barn) Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 
Scarlet Tanagers, and assorted warblers, along with our resident Barred Owl, 
hawks, etc.

Oh, and insects, too.  (Which I guess, is good AND bad…. could sure do without 
the flies and mosquitoes!)

Hoping to re-energize the "party"….   :-D

--Terry

=

On Jun 17, 2017 , at 11:20 AM, "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" 
<c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Oh, yeah. I forgot about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I remember when we used to 
have them in the Northeast. They used to be a really common and cheerful 
species of the summer. People used to put out these feeders filled with 
sugar-water to attract them to their house for viewing pleasure. They were 
these super tiny birds, about the size of a very large bee, and used to hover 
from flower to flower feeding on nectar, and would glean insects from spider 
webs from under the eaves of our house.

I’m obviously being facetious, but I’m greatly concerned that we are now 
beginning to visibly see the effects of the greatest environmental catastrophe 
since the fifth mass extinction – and this one being entirely caused by human 
activity. Are we seeing the death of the canaries in the coal mine? Is this 
finally becoming more visible and working it’s way up the food chain? I haven’t 
seen a single fly-by Ruby-throated Hummingbird or heard any chittery 
territorial calls from them this season.

Past few summers, insect numbers have been WAY down. Remember those longer road 
trips across country, or just after a road trip for a few hours? My windshield 
would get smattered solid with insect splatter – not so much any more.

I’m concerned that we are all becoming complacent with these changes, and 
accepting them as the “new norm”. This isn’t normal, this is a huge red flag, 
and something should be done about it – the question is: what?

Party-pooper,
Chris

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[cayugabirds-l] Tropical Storm Birds?

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Just curious, does anyone plan on checking Cayuga Lake or Lake Ontario for 
unusual birds tossed around by the remnants of Hurricane Nate?

The storm system was centered just North of Mobile, Alabama on Sunday morning 
at 5AM. Only 30 hours later, the remnants of this storm was centered over 
Buffalo, New York, and is forecast to move East-Northeast from there into New 
England.

With such a rapidly moving storm, I wouldn’t be surprised if something 
interesting gets deposited onto Lake Erie or Ontario, with the possibility for 
something showing up on any of the Finger Lakes over the next 24-48 hours. It’s 
a long shot, but worth keeping alert for weird stuff.

Good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] ADMIN: eList Update

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

As many of you are aware, this eList service experienced an unplanned outage 
from early on 13 November until just this morning. This resulted from a major 
outage caused by a failure in a storage array in the server farm housing many 
Cornell University services. Cornell Information Technology (CIT) has been 
working around the clock to bring everything back online again. Several 
University services are still offline.

Details and updates about this unplanned outage may be monitored here: 
https://itservicealerts.hosting.cornell.edu/view/4982

As far as I understand, older submissions to this eList remain in the queue and 
should be sent out as soon as the eList comes completely back online.

If you don’t see your previously submitted message posted here 
https://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
 (Google: The Mail Archive, Cayugabirds-L), and if you feel it is still 
relevant today, please feel free to re-send to the eList once again and verify 
that it appears at The Mail Archive.

We have grown so accustomed to having certain internet services at our 
fingertips, that when these relied-upon services disappear, it can be quite a 
shock.

Thanks for your patience and understanding, and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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