[cayugabirds-l] Update: Eurasian Wigeon in Queen Catharine Marsh (Watkins Glen)
Earlier this week Jay McGowan posted information about a male Eurasian Wigeon that was reported from the Queen Catharine Marsh between Watkins Glen and Montour Falls (thanks, Jay!). I made a trip along Rock Cabin Road (which runs along the west side of the marsh) Thursday evening and found the bird hanging out with a small group of American Wigeon and a couple of Gadwall. My (terrible) digiscoped photos are included this checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54089475 Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Winter Birds and Winter Birding
Hi everyone, I set out with a couple of friends to look for some of the rarities that have been recently reported. In spite of this being 2020, coupled with the brutal combination of freezing temps and steady breeze, we happily found all of our target birds for the day. On our way out of Watkins Glen we stopped by Fitzgerald Road where we found approximately 250 COMMON REDPOLLS moving quickly (and constantly) through a weedy field. The entire time we were searching there were two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS circling, then occasionally perching but never long enough for us to put a scope on them. We arrived at the stone quarry on Hoster Road at 9:15 and as we were getting out of our cars we spotted the GYRFALCON flying from the quarry to the east. It spent a few minutes flying/soaring above the open field, during that time we didn't dare lower our binoculars so no photos of this gorgeous bird before it disappeared behind the treeline towards Seybolt road. We were unable to refind it, but during our search we did come across a BALD EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED and RED-TAILED HAWKS, and perhaps the most surprising bird of the trip, a KILLDEER along Stahl Road. Deciding to press our luck, we headed to Martin Road and found the SNOWY OWL along the runway where others have reported it: near Winsock B, hunkered down in the wind, looking like a white gallon jug that occasionally blinked and turned its head. We went into the airport's parking lot for a slightly better, but at least closer view. We didn't find much in the way of waterfowl on our trip down the west side of Cayuga Lake, nor at our final stop at Clute Park in Watkins Glen. A sincere thank you to everyone who has posted about their hits or misses, and especially to those that helped me nail down specific details about how to best approach finding these elusive birds. It turns out the third time visiting Hoster Road was the charm for me . . . this was a great way to end 2020! Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Western Tanager - Yes, March 10
The Western Tanager was present outside of Day Hall just after noon today (Thursday, March 10). It took a while, but it eventually made an appearance with the House Sparrows visiting the seeds on a window ledge on Day Hall, then it disappeared into the conifers by the College store. Thanks to everyone for posting about this bird, it was a treat to see it! Good birding, Mike -- Michael Powers Horseheads, NY Written in haste on a tiny keypad. -- 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] Garganey present - Thursday, June 16
Hi everyone, Just a quick note since I haven't seen any recent reports about the Garganey at Montezuma. I spent a few hours at Knox-Marcellus Marsh in the early-mid afternoon on Thursday and was able to see the Garganey for a few minutes before it disappeared among the cattails. I missed the bird on Saturday, and as it hadn't been reported since Sunday (as far as I can tell) I was really happy to have this brief encounter with the bird. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Limpkin continues, Monday morning
The Limpkin continues as of Monday afternoon. I watched it forage for about half an hour just outside Ball Field #5 outfiel (specifically here 42.074840, -76.845742), working its way along the first-base side. It almost made it to the main path between the parking lot and boat launch when a man walking his leashed dog came by. The Limpkin flew about 20 yards back towards the spectator stands along the first base side. It was foraging its way towards the outfield when I left at 4:45 PM. Cheers, -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 10:32 AM Dave Nutter wrote: > Yesterday, Sunday 29 October, the Limpkin was reported flying E & S from > near the boat ramp across the Chemung river around sunrise to flee a Red > Fox. But by early afternoon it was photographed by several people within > Pirozzolo Park foraging for worms on lawns including baseball fields. > > This morning, Monday 30 October, it has been reported a bit SE of > Pirozzolo Park and SW of Durland Ave, in woods closer to the river than to > the levee. That was shortly after 8am. > > - - Dave Nutter > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Limpkin seen 10/31 & 11/1
Looks like it’s was photographed this morning, 03 Nov. photos were posted to the Chemung Valley Birdwatchers Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChemungValleyBirdwatchers/permalink/3750932545232183/?mibextid=S66gvFWritten in haste on a tiny keypad.On Nov 3, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:There are eBird reports of the Limpkin in Elmira continuing on October 31st, when it was on the ballfields and road within Pirozzolo Park, and on November 1st when it was also photographed in the open. There are no eBird reports as yet that I have seen for yesterday (November 2nd) or today. Perhaps it’s a coincidence that there was a cold snap. Maybe people have quit looking. If you have searched for it since, please report whether or not you have found it. Thanks.- - Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] migration on radar?
Regarding radar ornithology, here are a couple of other resources in addition to the excellent Clemson web site David (Nicosia) mentioned. First, David La Puma created a useful video tutorial for viewing nocturnal bird migration using radar, which can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/2020985 David La Puma also runs his own web site which, as he puts it, tracks "bird migration over New Jersey using Doppler radar and a community of diehard birdwatchers". Though based in New Jersey, it's often applicable on a region-wide scale. http://www.woodcreeper.com/ Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM, david nicosia wrote: > The circular radar echo pattern you see > develop on clear nights after sunset > is indeed bird migration. It is the nocturnal > migrants taking off for the night. > > see below for more info on radar ornithology. > http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/birdrad/ > > > > From: Scott Brim > To: Alicia Plotkin > Cc: CAYUGA_BIRDS > Sent: Mon, April 11, 2011 9:40:26 AM > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] migration on radar? > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 22:40, Alicia Plotkin wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I just checked the weather forecast for tomorrow, and noticed the >> radar had roughly concentric circles of increasing density centered on the >> radar site in Binghamton. (Radar is here, but it automatically updates so >> you may not see what I did at 10:30 PM.) Is that migrating birds? >> > > "Ground clutter" is common within 20 miles of a radar source. Wikipedia > says: > "Clutter (also termed ground clutter) is a form of radar signal > contamination. It occurs when fixed objects close to the transmitter—such as > buildings, trees, or terrain (hills, ocean swells and waves)—obstruct a > radar beam and produce echoes. The echoes resulting from ground clutter may > be large in both areal size and intensity. The effects of ground clutter > fall off as range increases usually due to the curvature of the earth and > the tilt of the antenna above the horizon. Without special processing > techniques, targets can be lost in returns from terrain on land or waves at > sea." -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: eBird Report - Tanglewood Nature Center--Personius Woods , May 17, 2011
Hi all, After dropping my daughter off for school this morning I made an impromptu stop at Personius Woods (part of Tanglewood Nature Center in Elmira, Chemung Co., NY). You know it's going to be a good day when four species of warbler greet you before you get out of the car! I observed 11 species of warblers, but the nuthatches and woodpeckers I expected were conspicuously quiet and I didn't find any hoped-for thrushes. The highlights were a Black-capped Chickadee with a face full of deer hair (creating a look to rival Santa Claus's legendary beard) and a loudly-singing Mourning Warbler. I just discovered that was the second Mourning Warbler I've reported from Tanglewood - the first being exactly one year ago, 17 May, 2010. My full checklist is below. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Tanglewood Nature Center--Personius Woods, Chemung, US-NY May 17, 2011 8:10 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Conditions: 47*F, 100% cloud cover, low-lying cloud cover created fog-like atmosphere, no direct precipitation (but damp). 33 species Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 5 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 3 Brown Thrasher 2 Blue-winged Warbler 3 Tennessee Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Magnolia Warbler 2 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 2 Ovenbird 1 Mourning Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 Eastern Towhee 2 Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org) -- 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] Hawthorn Orchard , May 19, 2011 - Golden-winged Warbler and more
Hi all, I made a lunch-hour run to the Hawthorn Orchard, hoping the excellent variety of songbirds would be active in between rain showers. I was not disappointed (who could be?): when I arrived just after noon there was a cacophony of warbler song as I entered the northeast section of the orchard. The highlight was a very vocal GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER which I heard almost immediately through the Tennessee, Blackpoll, and Yellow Warbler song. He was relatively easy to find, actively foraging the the (low) tree tops. When I left just after 1:00 PM he was in the same area, softly vocalizing. I'm not sure what happened, but shortly after I arrived (around 12:15) the birds all got very quiet, and it remained that way through the rest of my stay. Songs were given periodically, many were softer than when I arrived (like the Golden-wing), but visually the birds were just as active. I suspect the presence of an accipiter or other predator given the behavior of a near-murder of crows who were mobbing a tall conifer towards the middle of the orchard. My full eBird list is below. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Hawthorn Orchard, Tompkins, US-NY May 19, 2011 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: Lunch-hour trip between rain showers, ideally to photograph warblers. Conditions: 77*F, 80% cloud cover, light South/SouthEast breeze, no precipitation though dark clouds were approaching when I left. 40 species Mallard 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 11 Mobbing a tall conifer (White Pine?) standing southwest of the Northeast section of the orchard. Never saw what was in that pine. Barn Swallow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Veery 1 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 5 Cedar Waxwing 2 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 7 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Magnolia Warbler 1 Cape May Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 4 American Redstart 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Indigo Bunting 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Baltimore Oriole 3 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org) -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] abbreviations
Hi all, Here is a nice write-up demystifying "birder shorthand" for those that are interested in learning more: http://www.nabirding.com/2011/03/11/birder-shorthand-demystifying-the-code-of-banders/ Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Brenda Best wrote: > At the opposite end of the spectrum, lots of people, especially beginners, > may not know what a Gaviforme is without looking it up. > > Brenda > -- > Brenda Best > Durhamville, NY > bestb...@me.com > > Sent from my iPad > On Mar 15, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Jeff Holbrook wrote: > > To Those Who Maybe Interested, > > > > Just as an FYI, a great new resource for those who want to learn the four > letter alpha codes or at least have a reference for those times when folks > forget the cayugabirds-l and other list’s guidelines, the” Crossley ID Guide > to Eastern Birds” is awesome. It is the first guide that I have seen that > includes the alpha codes. Even the USGS web pages that list the codes are > not as a good reference as this guide due to the splits and omissions. For > example, Gaviformes are typically not included as they don’t typically > migrate. Regardless, this is a great reference, but not so much a field > guide, as reported by others on this list previously. With texting and space > constrained social networks, i.e. Twitter, etc., four letter alpha codes are > seeing increased usage by birders across the US. > > > > Just my two cents. I have no financial ties to anything relating to this > post. I just thought some folks might like to know or be reminded of this. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Jeff Holbrook, > > Corning, NY > > > > > > From: bounce-9256884-3493...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-9256884-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John and > Fritzie Blizzard > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 17:56 > To: Jay McGowan; CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] abbreviations > > > > THANKS, JAY. I'm sure many folks on the listserv, especially, new > birders, aren't happy with the shorthand/texting. > > > > Fritzie > > > > *** > > Jay wrote: > > > > While very useful as shorthand for both bird banders and general birders, we > to avoid these abbreviations on the listserv, since not everyone knows them > and they can get confusing when people try to use them without knowing the > exceptions to the rules. > > Cheers. > - -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Off topic: International Space Station
Hi all, For those with an interest in the night sky here is a non-bird pre-observation: tonight the International Space Station will by flying over the Finger Lakes region. It will be moving from the southwest to the northeast, rising at 8:32 PM. More detailed info can be found here: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/index.php Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Evening birds - Sapsucker Woods
Hi all, I took a twenty-minute walk around the East Trail of Sapsucker Woods after work this evening. It was fairly quiet with periods of neck-breaking activity, predominantly a large flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers actively foraging in the tree tops with a single Nashville Warbler mixed in (full eBird list is below). The highlight of the day, though, was a Black Bear that wandered through our yard in Horseheads this evening, the first time we've seen him directly instead of just his "presents" he leaves in the yard. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Sapsucker Woods -- East Trail, Tompkins, US-NY Apr 29, 2011 4:55 PM - 5:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.75 mile(s) Comments: Conditions: ~50*F, 100% cloud cover, calm, spotty, light rain. 18 species Mallard 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 2 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 3 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 35 Ovenbird 2 Northern Cardinal 3 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 12 -- -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - Chemung Co., Horseheads
My morning bird walk around the yard was producing mostly the usual suspects for this time of year, but that was broken by a very nice surprise in the form of a FOY and new "yard bird": an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. I first located it by it's song, then watched it for a few minutes as it called regularly and then disappeared to the north. A great start to a beautiful day! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] NO Red Phalarope - 10 Oct AM
Hi Matt (and everyone), I spent an hour (8:30 - 9:30) along the autoloop at Montezuma this morning, much of the time looking for the phalarope in the area where it was reported on Sunday (09 October). The only species I found there were Greater Yellowlegs (2), Canada geese (16), Blue-winged Teal (4), and a single Northern Shoveler. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Matthew Medler wrote: > Hi All, > I'm wondering if anybody has looked for the Red Phalarope at Montezuma today > (Monday, 10 October 2011). Any reports from today, either positive or > negative, would be much appreciated! > Thanks, > Matt > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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] White-winged Crossbill
Hi all, The House Finches that rediscovered our feeding station in Horseheads about a week ago were joined by a single WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL this morning. While the finches came to the feeder, the crossbill moved to the spruce trees, though I never noticed him feeding on the abundant cone crop. Might be worth re-reading this story about crossbills, written during their irruption in 2008-09: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/got-white-winged-crossbills Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] 03 Feb - Western Grebe, RT Loon, SE OWL
Hi all, Apologies for the day-late posting. At 4:30 yesterday afternoon (Friday, 03 February) I stopped by Stewart Park in Ithaca with hopes of spotting the WESTERN GREBE that Bob, Gary, and Jay reported a few hours earlier from Hog's Hole. My third attempt was the charm: viewing conditions were excellent and it was fairly easy to pick it out to the north of the red lighthouse. Like others have reported, it was actively diving but tended to resurface not too far from where it dove. While I watched it stayed solitary, not in the neighborhood of the scaup (farther south) or goldeneye (farther north). There was a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT perched on a large log in the vicinity. Much farther north was the RED-THROATED LOON that Bob also reported. When I left at 4:45 both birds were still visible. Finally, at 5:30 on Veteran Hill Road (Chemung County, about a half mile north of Sutton Rd) I noticed a strange bump on a large roll of hay that isn't usually there, a benefit of driving the same way to work every day. Having my fingers crossed for a Snowy Owl I turned around but the lump had disappeared -- only to be refound much closer, just about 25 meters from the road. By far the best looks at a SHORT-EARED OWL I've had in recent memory. The "ears" weren't visible as it actively scanned the field, eventually flying across the road right in front of me, dropping into an adjacent field where it sat for a few moments, then crossing back and disappearing. Best commute home I've had in a long, long time! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] NEXRAD site
Hi Sue, Paul moved from Ithaca to Ohio and recently migrated (pun unintended, but acknowledged) his radar composites as well. I suspect he is not updating the Cornell pages anymore, but continues to archive composites here: http://people.mbi.ohio-state.edu/hurtado.10/US_Composite_Radar/ Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:01 PM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote: > The NEXRAD site I use has been stuck on 23 April for 5 days now. This site is > a > great tool for monitoring migration and I'm really missing it. Anybody having > the > same problem or is it me? > > http://www.cam.cornell.edu/~pauljh/US_Composite_Radar/ > > Sue G. > > > -- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Road > Burdett,NY 14818-9626 > Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ > "Conserve and Create Habitat" > > > > > -- > > 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] Western Grebe report - Seneca Lake
Hi all, I want to get the word out about a report of a WESTERN GREBE observation earlier this week on Seneca Lake, seen well and compared to several nearby, more-expected species (Common Loon, Horned Grebe) by multiple observers. The bird was observed from Dresden (Yates County), on the west side of the lake. Good birding, and Happy Turkey Celebration Day, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Lake, West Side
Hi all, After getting a late start I spent a little time birding at the south end of Seneca Lake (Schuyler Co.) and then scoping the lake near Dresden (Yates Co.) today. Nothing really unexpected for this time of year, but since it was the first time I've been up along the lake in a while a few observations stood out, including: Leaving our hill to head towards the lake (Horseheads): 1 Merlin, which has been sporadically hanging around the base of our hill this winter At Seneca Harbor Park (Watkins Glen): 7 Pied-billed Grebes 1 Greater Scaup 1 Double-crested Cormorant At Long Point (Dresden): 4 Long-tailed Ducks 1 Belted Kingfisher 8 American Wigeon The observation that stole the show, however, was a flock of Snow geese. As I drove north on Rte. 14 I saw a few individual skeins moving east towards Seneca Lake, a couple dozen birds in each. As I approached Prejean Winery (just south of Leach Rd.), I saw hundreds circling to the west and appearing to land. I headed west on Leach Rd. to see if, and where, they were landing, and how many were in the flock. The hundreds of geese turned out to be thousands, my estimate was 8,500 birds covering the fields and filling the air -- by far the largest flock I've ever seen in New York, rivaling the numbers I've seen on their wintering grounds in coastal Virginia or in Arkansas. Many remained on the ground, but there was a near constant swirling of birds above the field, some birds settling down as others lifted off. Two other cars of local residents pulled over to watch, both commenting on the flocks they typically encounter in their fields and how this spectacle dwarfed those numbers. Coupled with the steady cacophony of calling, it was truly an amazing experience. I did not note any rarities, but it wouldn't surprise me if I missed something in there! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] OOB - Lawrence's Warbler
Hi everyone, This evening, while on the evening dog walk around our yard in Horseheads, NY (Chemung County), I found a new bird for our yard list. I first identified it as a Blue-winged Warbler from next door (they breed in the young forest/old field edge behind our house), but it turned out to be a very charismatic LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. I was able to grab a couple photos for documentation, embedded into the eBird checklist below; I think you have to click through to see the photos. Alternately, you can see the photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/noflickster/14193893553/in/photostream/ I'm not sure how frequently they are reported in our area, the only other one I've ever seen was over a decade ago in neighboring Steuben County, so I'm assuming they are not too common. It was singing emphatically as it moved around our yard, often prominently from treetop to treetop, hopefully it's staking out a territory and seeking a mate (though I wish it was singing a Golden-winged song, that would be a new yard bird, too). Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Prospect Hill - Home, Chemung, US-NY May 12, 2014 5:41 PM - 6:14 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1 26 species (+1 other taxa) Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 4 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 2 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 2 Ovenbird 3 LAWRENCE'S WARBLER (hybrid) 1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/noflickster/13987138800";>https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/13987138800_bb0c4e77ed.jpg"; /> https://www.flickr.com/photos/noflickster/14193893553";>https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7346/14193893553_8d6e8381ac.jpg"; /> Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18364402 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- 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] FW: Winter Finch Forecast 2009-2010
Subject: Winter Finch Forecast 2009-2010 From: Jean Iron Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:24:00 -0400 WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2009-2010 General Forecast: The theme this winter is there will be no major finch irruptions outside their normal ranges. Finch numbers will be low and thinly distributed or absent in southern and northeastern Ontario and Quebec, where seed crops are poor. Higher numbers of finches should be attracted to much better cone crops in northwestern Ontario and west into northern Saskatchewan, the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland, and northern New England States. Key Finch Trees: The key tree species in Ontario's boreal forest triggering finch movements and distribution are white and black spruces, white birch, and mountain-ashes. South of the boreal forest in the mixed coniferous/deciduous forest region, white pine and hemlock are additional key finch trees. Other trees play a lesser role in finch movements, but often buffer main seed sources. These include tamarack, balsam fir, red pine, white cedar, alders, and yellow birch. Tree Seed Crops: Spruce cone crops are poor in central Ontario such as Algonquin Park and in northeastern Ontario and Quebec. However, spruce crops are good to excellent in the boreal forest north of Lake Superior and west into Saskatchewan. Spruce cone abundance is lower in Alberta and eastern Rocky Mountains, Yukon and Alaska, but is excellent in some high spruce zones of central British Columbia. East of Quebec, spruce crops are good to excellent in much of Eastern Canada including the island of Newfoundland. Heavy spruce crops are also reported in the northern New England States. The white pine cone crop is poor in central Ontario such as Algonquin Park and fair to good elsewhere in the province, but spotty. White pine crops are heavy in New Hampshire. The hemlock crop is almost zero in the province. The white birch crop is poor in central and northeastern Ontario and Quebec, but improves westward in Ontario, becoming very good in Saskatchewan. Birch seed supplies are lower in Alberta and Alaska. The mountain-ash (rowan berry) crop is excellent across most of the boreal forest in Canada, including the island of Newfoundland where it is called dogberry. INDIVIDUAL FINCH FORECASTS Individual finch forecasts below apply mainly to Ontario, but neighboring provinces and states may find the forecast applies to them. An irruptive raptor and three irruptive passerines are also discussed. Pine Grosbeak: Expect very little or no southward movement into southern Ontario because mountain-ash berry crops are excellent in most of the boreal forest. A few should get south to Algonquin Park as in most winters. Purple Finch: Most Purple Finches should migrate south out of the province this fall because many seed crops are poor in the north. This finch has declined significantly in recent decades. Red Crossbill: This crossbill comprises at least 10 "call types" in North America. Each type has its cone preferences related to bill size and shape. The types are exceedingly difficult to identify in the field. Types 2 and 3 and probably 4 occur regularly in Ontario. Most Red Crossbills prefer pines, but the smallest-billed Hemlock Type 3 (= subspecies sitkensis of AOU Check-list 1957) prefers the small soft cones of hemlock and white spruce when bumper in Ontario. However, it should be absent from traditional areas such as Algonquin Park where hemlock and white spruce occur together because these crops are poor there. White pine Type 2 is the most frequently encountered Red Crossbill in the province. Since white pine crops are low in most of the province, it should be rare to absent this winter. Other Red Crossbill types are possible in the province. White-winged Crossbill: This crossbill has no subspecies or types in North America. In Ontario, it prefers the small soft cones of white, black and red spruces and hemlock. Many White-winged Crossbills left the province this past summer after last winter's irruption. Some went into northern Ontario attracted to the good spruce cone crops and were singing and presumably nested. These birds may remain in the north this winter and could breed again in mid winter if seed supplies last. White-winged Crossbills will be rare or absent this winter in traditional areas such as Algonquin Park because spruce and hemlock cone crops are low. White-winged Crossbills should appear this winter in Newfoundland and the Maritime Provinces and the northern New England States, where spruce cone crops are good to heavy. Common and Hoary Redpolls: Redpolls are a birch seed specialist in winter. Since the birch crop is poor in northeastern Ontario and Quebec, a few Common Redpolls should move south into southern Ontario and farther east and south. However, most redpolls may be drawn to good birch crops in northwestern Ontario and westward in the boreal forest into Saskatchewan. Pine Siskin: Siskins are a conifer seed specialist when they winter in northern
[cayugabirds-l] eBird Report - Stewart Park Ithaca , 12/18/09
Hi all, A cold-but-thankfully-not-windy stop at Stewart Park this morning turned up another December BONAPARTE'S GULL that was swimming just off the ice edge, loosely where 19 TUNDRA SWANS were loafing on the edge of the ice. A huge raft of waterfowl was assembled just west of the jetty, from where I stood I could make out REDHEAD and CANVASBACK along with the expected Mallards and Canada geese; I wouldn't be surprised if more species were mixed in given Chris's report from Myers earlier this morning. On my way out I spotted a single adult BALD EAGLE perched across the inlet, probably in/near Alan Treman. Full eBird list below. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Location: Stewart Park Ithaca Observation date: 12/18/09 Notes: Viewed from the lake edge across from the tennis courts. The vast majority of waterfowl were west of the jetty, while identification of some species was possible (those on the eastern edge of group), counting was impossible due to heat shimmers and the sheer number of ducks and geese. Conditions: 15*F, 15% cloud cover, light breeze, no precipitation. ~2" snow on the ground. Number of species: 22 Canada Goose X Tundra Swan 19 Exact count, all along the ice edge opposite the tennis courts. American Black Duck 1 Mallard X Dozens along ice edge, many hundreds more west of the jetty, impossible to count with my view. Northern Pintail 1Probing along the ice edge. Canvasback X All west of the jetty, impossible to count with my view. Redhead X All west of the jetty, impossible to count with my view. Bufflehead 4In flight along eastern edge of the lake. Common Goldeneye 32 Spread loosely out past the ice edge. Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Bonaparte's Gull 1Swimming just off the ice edge. Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Adult bird, preening among Herring and Ring-billeds on the ice towards eastern edge of the lake. Great Black-backed Gull X Red-bellied Woodpecker 1Calling from the willows lining the south shore. American Crow 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Goldfinch 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Ivory Gull in Toronto, Ontario
FYI. -Mike Michael Powers Horseheads, NY -- Forwarded message -- From: Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:43 PM Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Ivory Gull in Toronto, Ontario To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Cc: nysbird...@cornell.edu Haven't seen anything forwarded yet, so just an FYI. Please see two photos of the adult Ivory Gull this afternoon in Toronto. There is more information in the photo captions. http://www.jeaniron.ca/Gulls/2010/ivorygull.htm Good birding, Jean Iron Toronto ON This posting has been a little delayed since I was temporarily unsubscribed - sorry about that. As it is, Jean Iron may already have posted the sighting. If so, apologies for the repetition. Jean Iron and I were scanning the thousands of gulls off Cherry Beach at about 3.45pm this afternoon when an adult Ivory Gull flew in from the east. The bird landed for about three minutes and then took off when ring-bills and herring gulls got spooked by something (perhaps just all the dog activity at Cherry Beach ...). Fortunately, the bird circled with the mass of gulls and then landed at the extreme eastern tip of the flock but only rested for about another minute before taking off - this time alone - and flying steadily west, out towards and beyond the tip of the Leslie St. Spit. Jean speculated that it may perhaps call in at Humber Bay (as happened a few years ago) or perhaps might be headed for Hamilton Harbour. So, although, checking Cherry Beach seems a little late now, it is certainly worth bearing Ivory Gull in mind when visiting points west in the next little while. Good luck - it's a cracker!! Cherry Beach is reached by driving south along Cherry Street until you hit Lake Ontario. To get to Cherry St, drive south off Lake Shore Blvd. on Carlaw, then turn west on Commisioners and drive west to Cherry St. (then turn south). ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ontbi...@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ ___ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bonaparte's gull @ stewart park
Hi all, Apologies for the late posting. I also saw Dave's immature Bald Eagle as I drove past Stewart Park yesterday (Wednesday) mid-morning, then had stellar views of a PEREGRINE FALCON winging its way north along the east side of Rte. 13. The power in their wing beats is awe inspiring! Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Dave Nutter wrote: > I neglected to mention yesterday at Stewart Park an immature BALD EAGLE > flew west along the shore at treetop level carrying a fish and accompanied by > several crows. They all landed on a tree along the lakeshore by the swan > pond. > I wish I'd seen how the eagle acquired the fish. I also missed the raptor's > departure > because I went back to scanning swallows. There was a flock of 70 RING-NECKED > DUCKS at Stewart Park yesterday, and about the same number this morning. > --Dave Nutter > -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tanglewood Nature Center (Elmira, NY)
Hi all, I spent two hours birding at Tanglewood Nature Center (Elmira, Chemung Co., NY) this morning and found an influx of new species for the season. Highlights were a CERULEAN WARBLER (only my second in Chemung County) that was working an oldfield/deciduous woods edge, and a CLIFF SWALLOW (only the second time I've seen this species away from bridges crossing the Chemung River) that was mingling with the Tree Swallows that nest around the nature center and parking lot. Several "first of year" birds are noted on my full eBird checklist, below. Good birding! Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY Location: Gleason Meadows Observation date: 5/2/10 Notes: Excellent variety of new arrivals observed. Cerulean Warbler and Cliff Swallow were the two highlights. Cliff Swallow seen and (badly) photographed mingling with Tree Swallows over the parking lot; Cerulean first heard then spotted in an oldfield neighboring deciduous forest (no photos). Conditions: (end) 82*F, 80% cloud cover, no winds, no precipitation. Number of species: 56 Canada Goose 2 Ruffed Grouse 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 5 Barred Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Least Flycatcher 1 First for the year. Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue-headed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 9 American Crow 5 Tree Swallow 16 CLIFF SWALLOW 1 First for the year. Black-capped Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 2 House Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 4 Wood Thrush 2 First for the year. American Robin 22 Gray Catbird 4 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 5 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 12 Blue-winged Warbler 6 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 9 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 First for the year. Yellow-rumped Warbler 7 Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Prairie Warbler 2 First for the year. Palm Warbler 2 CERULEAN WARBLER 1 First for the year. Ovenbird 3 Common Yellowthroat 3 Scarlet Tanager 5 First for the year. Eastern Towhee 7 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 9 Song Sparrow 7 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 First for the year. Red-winged Blackbird 7 Common Grackle 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 American Goldfinch 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Listening on Mt. Pleasant tonight
Hi all, Bill, I hope you had a nice flight at Mt. Pleasant tonight. 35 mi SW, in Horseheads, we had cloudy skies with light winds from the northwest and quite a few birds moving between 10:15 - 10:45. The calls were predominantly Swainson's Thrush with a fair number of Veery and I believe few Red-breasted Grosbeak. I didn't note any other thrushes. A Common Yellowthroat was the only higher frequency call I noted during the 30 minutes I was listening. Other calls of interest were Green Heron, a Caspian Tern, and a very loquacious Eastern Screech-owl. Cheers, Mike - Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Bill Evans wrote: > Greetings, > > Forecast is for clear skies and a light north wind early tonight. There may > be some birds migrating early on, though I don't expect a huge flight. For > anyone interested, I'll be up in the near vicinity of the Mount Pleasent > Observatory (top of Mt. Pleasant Rd. a few miles east of Ithaca, NY) by 9PM > and will have two audio stations available for listeners. It might be a good > night to learn the night flight calls of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Swainson's > and Gray-cheeked Thrush, and some of the more distinctive warblers as they > pass southward toward the tropics for the winter. > > If you come up, dress warmly and please drive carefully in the vicinity of > the observatory as there may be people wandering about and cars turning > around. Parking is on the shoulder of Mt. Pleasant Rd. > > Should be a beautiful evening in any case, and I'm told Uranus will > be visible with binoculars (and perhaps by eye) to the right of Jupiter. > I'll be there until at least 11PM, later if the migration is good. > > Bill Evans > > > -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tundra Swans
Hi all, This morning on my drive to work I observed two immature Tundra Swans on a small wetland just south of Ithaca, at the T-intersection of Cox Road and Rte. 13 in Newfield. This seemed like an early sighting for Tundra Swans, and a quick check in eBird showed only a handful of October sightings in NY. The majority of reports are from the last week of October, and there are no October reports from Tompkins county. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tundra Swans - More Info and a Step Back
Hi all, Apologies for not elaborating on my earlier Tundra Swan posting: this is a very early report for Tundra Swans and I rushed to get it out on the list should someone else make their way to find them. In my traditional bout of second-guessing, and given the ID challenges between the swans, my too-limited experience with this group, and in this case my less-than-desirable position on the shoulder of the road (which didn't allow for the amount of study I would have liked), I need to step back to what I should have written originally: it was my impression is that these were immature Tundra Swans, but I really shouldn't have ruled out Trumpeter or Mute. I watched the birds for a few minutes, during which they moved around the pond quite a bit, periodically disappearing behind the vegetation lining the pond. During this time I noted their plumage appeared brownish-white and their bills were not black but pinkish, appearing brighter than the dusky color I associate with an immature Mute Swan. Their regal-like posture -- holding their head high on straight necks - also made me think Tundra/Trumpeter. The profile and shape of the head and bill seemed more akin to Tundra than Trumpeter, but I realize this is a very difficult separation, one that I shouldn't make on these birds. There were no other birds on or near the pond, in fact, I've never noticed birds down there, so I wasn't able to make any meaningful size comparison. I hope someone is able to re-find the birds and provide a more substantive identification, regardless which species they are it's an interesting sighting. I'll be on the lookout on my way home this evening. (Note to self: travel somewhere to watch swans more often.) Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Riko Stan wrote: > That's funny. I also saw a few Tundra swans on the south end of Sodus Bay, > just north of Ridge Road. Mute swans are fairly common on East bay, but > these are the first Tundra swans I have seen in my admittedly short birding > life. > > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Mike Powers wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> This morning on my drive to work I observed two immature Tundra Swans on a >> small wetland just south of Ithaca, at the T-intersection of Cox Road and >> Rte. 13 in Newfield. This seemed like an early sighting for Tundra Swans, >> and a quick check in eBird showed only a handful of October sightings in >> NY. The majority of reports are from the last week of October, and there >> are no October reports from Tompkins county. >> >> Good birding, >> Mike >> >> -- >> Mike Powers >> Horseheads, NY >> > > -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] KING EIDER continues - Seneca Lake State Park
Hi all, I made an early morning trip to Geneva this morning to try and find the immature male KING EIDER that has been observed since last Friday (12 November). I found the bird within a matter of seconds -- it was the third bird I saw - loosely associating with a small raft of Buffleheads and Mallards 40-60 yards from shore, directly south of the entrance to the park. Thanks to all who posted information about this bird! Cheers, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] KING EIDER in Fall Cr
The KING EIDER was still present between 9:30-9:45 and best seen from the trail stretching from the Boathouse along the creek as it was slowly moving north towards the lake. While I was there (with other observers) it was actively feeding, frequently diving and returning to the surface with crayfish. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:29 AM, <6072292...@vtext.com> wrote: > KING EIDER in Fall Cr by boathouse in Stewart Pk despite gathering ice, > 720am Tu 7 Dec > --Dave Nutter > > -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park 04 January - Pied-billed Grebe, White-winged Scoter
Hi all, I made a quick stop at Stewart Park this morning to scope the lake from the eastern corner of the park. Very few birds were settled when I arrived, presumably flushed by gunshots from the western corner of the lake and/or a BALD EAGLE soaring overhead. During my 20 minutes scoping the lake I found the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER directly north from where I stood, about 100 yards off the ice shelf, and a raft of REDHEADS and SCAUP continued to build immediately off of the ice. A female COMMON GOLDENEYE was by herself just off the ice in the center of the park. I did not find the Cackling Goose previously reported, nor any white-winged or Lesser Black-back gulls. The biggest surprise was a PIED-BILLED GREBE swimming north towards East Shore Park, continually flicking its head to scope side-to-side in that nervousy, grebey way they have. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Powers Horseheads, NY -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:31 AM Subject: eBird Report - Stewart Park Ithaca , 1/4/11 Location: Stewart Park Ithaca Observation date: 1/4/11 Notes: Several gunshots throughout my observation period from the western corner of the lake. Ducks were just settling when I arrived, I suspect due to the eagle and hunting activities. Aythya raft was just off the ice shelf in the eastern corner of the lake and continued to build throughout my observation period. Conditions: 28*F, 100% cloud cover, light breeze from the south, no precipitation. Number of species: 20 Canada Goose 120 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 80 Canvasback 2 Redhead 220 Greater Scaup 1 Lesser Scaup 40 Greater/Lesser Scaup 60 White-winged Scoter 1 Not associating with Redhead/Scaup raft, approximately 100m off of the ice shelf on the east side of the park. Common Goldeneye 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Observed in the direction of East Shore Park as it swam north near the eastern shore of the lake. Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 65 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 28 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Carolina Wren 1 European Starling 46 Northern Cardinal 1 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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/ --
