Re: [cayugabirds-l] Anyone? Friday Braddock Bay
Hi Lee Ann and everyone, Just a heads up, Friday looks excellent for hawkwatching up here at Braddock Bay (sw winds 10-15, hopefully they're more on the 15 end). Of course it is also Bird of Prey Days this weekend (though weather looks bad-NW winds and rain) and there will be many programs going on. If anyone is planning on coming up, Friday looks to be the best day (though if winds are right and the rain holds off Saturday doesn't look too bad either). We had an astounding 37000+ bird flight (34000+ Broad-wings) on Monday, so birds are really moving through. With the right conditions (and as I said, it looks favorable), we could have a decent flight Friday (probably not 37000 but a good flight nonetheless!!). To check out programs and info about the hawkwatch, see www.bbrr.org and to see hawk count data from this year so far visit www.hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=353PHPSESSID=c48b449861d24908bb07585f343d25a4 Hope to see many of you up here at Braddock Bay sometime soon! Greg Lawrence Rochester, NY Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2012, at 11:59 PM, Lee Ann van Leer l...@earthlink.net wrote: I'm also thinking of a Braddock Bay trip Friday morning leaving Ithaca before dawn. If anyone is interested in carpooling up there let me know. The banding station is less crowded on weekdays. Info about the location: http://www.bbbo.org/ Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Marbled Godwit
Hi all, John Bateman and I just had nice looks at a Marbled Godwit flying and calling and heading in the direction of the new shorebird area along the wildlife drive at Montezuma NWR. We are towards the beginning of the drive. Two godwits in two days in upstate NY. Sweet!! Greg Lawrence Rochester, NY Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Myers, Montezuma etc.
Hi all, Came down from Rochester today to help lead bird walks at the Cornell Lab's Migration Celebration. The event was great and we had some great birds to show visitors on the bird walks. Highlights at Sapsucker Woods on both the bird walks and while I was birding for about 20 minutes before the event included fantastic point blank looks at two different PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, both on the Wilson Trail, a singing YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO. I recorded 16 species of Warblers with highlights including great looks at BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, a singing BLACKPOLL, TENNESSEE, BLACKBURNIAN and NORTHERN PARULA amongst others. We also had LEAST and WILLOW FLYCATCHER and a silent Empidonax sp. as well as loud KINGBIRDS and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS. LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also a nice treat in the pines at the beginning of the Wilson trail near the lab entrance. This location, as well as the bridge and trail between the Sherwood and Owens observation platforms, was the most productive for birds. The full ebird list from here is posted below. From here, my parents and I went on to Monkey Run. We heard BAY-BREASTED WARBLER right when we got out of the car and had a gorgeous BLUE-WINGED WARBLER at the beginning of the trail. Here, we heard a RUFFED GROUSE drumming along the SW loop of the trail. We also had SCARLET TANAGERS and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, which we also had at Sapsucker Woods. One of the other highlights here was a beautiful GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER that was also singing. We then headed back up the lake and made a stop at Myers Point. Here, we had two LEAST SANDPIPERS on the spit. We also had an immature GREAT BLACKED-BACKED GULL on the water as well as a cooperative and close pair of COMMON MERGANSERS in the channel. Lastly, we went to Montezuma NWR. At the visitor center pool, there were good numbers of Shorebirds. There were about 70+ LEAST SANDPIPERS out on the mudflat with a couple SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS mixed in. We also had a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER here as well as 6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER and a well hidden WILSON'S SNIPE. Waterfowl included WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL and GADWALL amongst more common birds. A cooperative EASTERN BLUEBIRD also put on a good showing. On the wildlife drive, we had amazing close views at a COMMON MOORHEN as well as calling/displaying (!) PIED-BILLED GREBES right along the drive. Other than that, birds were sort of sparse here. We then checked May's Point Pool quickly where we found very high water levels. However, we still had a pair of REDHEAD, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and a hunting OSPREY amongst more common birds. Lastly, we had two WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS foraging near the Tschache Pool overlook. Fortunately we avoided the rain that was in Rochester all day, and had a beautiful Spring day of birding in the basin. Happy Birding! Greg Lawrence Rochester, NY - Forwarded Message From: do-not-re...@ebird.org do-not-re...@ebird.org To: glawrenc...@yahoo.com Sent: Sat, May 14, 2011 9:38:14 PM Subject: eBird Report - Sapsucker Woods , 5/14/11 Location: Sapsucker Woods Observation date: 5/14/11 Number of species: 63 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 8 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 1 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 3 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 2 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 1 Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 4 Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus [auratus Group] 2 Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii 1 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's) - Empidonax alnorum/traillii 1 Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1 Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus 3 Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 2 Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons 1 FOY singing from near corner of Sapsucker Woods road Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius 1 singing neat beginning of west trail. Warbling Vireo (Eastern) - Vireo gilvus gilvus 11 Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus 2 **uncommon migrant. FOY One very close looks and photos near beginning of wilson trail near the lab. The other present all day near bridge on Wilson trail between Owens and Sherwood observation platforms. Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 5 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 4 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 7 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 2 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 5 Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 2 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) - Sitta carolinensis carolinensis 1 House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 1 Veery - Catharus fuscescens 1 Wood
[cayugabirds-l] Sedge wren, bairds etc
Hi all, Went down to Ithaca this morning to lead bird walks for the Migration Celebration at the Cornell Lab of Orbithology. Before the walks, highlights included: -Fish Crow -Yellow-billed Cuckoo -Yellow-throated Vireo -Nice looks at a Pileated woodpecker -Blackpolls and a few more common Warblers. During the bird walks at Sapsucker Woods our highlights were: -the Great Blue Herons on the nest -Veery and Wood Thrush -Scarlet Tanager -Nashville, Wilson's, Blackpoll, Chestnut-sided and American Redstart among the more common warblers. -great looks at a Sapsucker -Great Crested Flycatchers that did everything except give us a good look -Many Cedar Waxwings -Grosbeaks and Orioles Later in the evening we headed up to Montezuma. The pool at the refuge visitors center had many Shorebirds including Solitary, yellowlegs, least, pectoral, white-rumped, spotted and the highlight was a nice Baird's Sandpiper which was a nice surprise. Many Eagles on the wildlife drive along with Cerulean Warbler. Knox-Marsellus Marsh was good with more Shorebirds that included the same as the visitors center pool along with Dunlin and sanderling (!). Many Herons were present along with a few Great Egrets. We also had GW teal, gadwall, shoveler, wood duck and Trumpeter Swan. However, we were surprised when we heard a Sedge Wren sing from the grass in front of the overlook at Knox-Marsellus. If sang a few times and then flew into the grass a little ways down the hill towards the marsh. Very cool bird. A first for me in Seneca County. Got home and unloaded the car to the tune of night calls of warblers and thrushes and even a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. A great day of birding and a great day at the Migration Celebration which was a spectacular event. Sent from my iPod -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
