[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on Bradfield now

[Ray Zimmerman]

SW corner, 2/3 of the way up. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Campus Peregrine

[Ray Zimmerman]

Just departed from Bradfield heading west. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Pheasant & wood ducks

[Ray Zimmerman]

Female ring necked pheasant by entrance to the Thompkins County recycling 
center. To male wood ducks with the mallards at Wegmans parking lot.

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[cayugabirds-l] snow geese

[Ray Zimmerman]

As I walked from the bus to my office this morning I saw two high-flying flocks 
of SNOW GEESE over campus heading south, probably more than 1000 total. There 
were also a few smaller and lower flying flocks of CANADA GEESE, also heading 
south.

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[cayugabirds-l] HUGE flock of snow geese - late post

[Ray Zimmerman]

Sorry for the late post, but around noon on Sat 1/2/16, as I returned to Ithaca 
from Auburn on Rt 34 I came across a field full of thousands, and I guessed 
probably 10’s of thousands of snow geese between Scipio Center and Genoa. 
Initially the flock was on both sides of the road, but part of the flock 
flushed and moved to the west side of the road during the 10 min or so I spent 
watching before I had to move on, but I did get some video …

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqvoccmf1371yi3/IMG_2577.MOV?dl=0

(download the video for the best quality)

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] HUGE flock of snow geese - late post

[Ray Zimmerman]

Pardon the multiple posts, but here’s a panoramic shot of what the west side of 
34 looked like when I arrived on the scene. 

   https://www.dropbox.com/s/q3lhxq7sop6jdvz/IMG_2572.JPG?dl=0

(zoom in to 100% to see the geese, and don’t be alarmed by the 
strange-looking 3-wheeled vehicle on the road ;-)

— Ray


> On Jan 4, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the late post, but around noon on Sat 1/2/16, as I returned to 
> Ithaca from Auburn on Rt 34 I came across a field full of thousands, and I 
> guessed probably 10’s of thousands of snow geese between Scipio Center and 
> Genoa. Initially the flock was on both sides of the road, but part of the 
> flock flushed and moved to the west side of the road during the 10 min or so 
> I spent watching before I had to move on, but I did get some video …
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqvoccmf1371yi3/IMG_2577.MOV?dl=0 
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqvoccmf1371yi3/IMG_2577.MOV?dl=0>
> 
>   (download the video for the best quality)
> 
> — Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] Bradfield Peregrine

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There was a PEREGRINE FALCON on a ledge about 2/3 of the way up the SW corner 
of Bradfield at 4:45.

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[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Heights to Cornell yesterday

[Ray Zimmerman]

Yesterday morning I walked to Cornell from Eastern Heights. Here are some 
highlights …

- about 30 Pine Siskins along Tudor Rd.
- a Solitary Sandpiper by the side of the trail near Hawthorne Woods
- a White-crowned Sparrow by Maplewood Apartments
- House Wrens galore
- a Brown Thrasher
- Eastern Tohee

Then later in the day, from my office in Rhodes Hall overlooking the gorge I 
saw, two small falcons fly over and a few seconds later another falcon (not 
sure if it was a 3rd or one of the original 2). Unfortunately, I was not able 
to tell if they were Merlins or Kestrels. Any good tips for distinguishing 
these 2 species quickly when you don’t have a good view?

And this morning I saw another White-crowned Sparrow along the path that runs 
behind Mann Library.

   Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] scarlet tanager

[Ray Zimmerman]

Male SCARLET TANAGER seen this afternoon from my Rhodes Hall office overlooking 
the gorge.

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[cayugabirds-l] swans on Dryden Lake

[Ray Zimmerman]

>From a friend who lives near Dryden lake …

There is a small flock of white swans with black bills out on Dryden Lake right 
now. They are absolutely beautiful.

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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on Bradfield

[Ray Zimmerman]

There is a Peregrine Falcon on a ledge on the west side of Cornell's Bradfield 
Hall, enjoying its breakfast.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bradfield Peregrine now

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West side

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[cayugabirds-l] tundra swans on Dryden Lake

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A friend reported seeing what the thought was 15 Tundra Swans on Dryden Lake 
this morning.

Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] house wren

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I saw my FOY House Wren on Quarry Rd near Snyder Hill Rd. yesterday.

Ray


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[cayugabirds-l] clay-colored sparrow & scarlet tanager

[Ray Zimmerman]

Both singing behind Warren Hall around 8:15 this morning. The clay-colored 
sparrow was by the parking lot, the scarlet tanager east a bit further, in the 
woods.

Ray


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[cayugabirds-l] vireo question

[Ray Zimmerman]

A vireo question from someone with little vireo experience. It is very 
difficult for me to distinguish between the songs of Red-eyed and Philadelphia 
vireos on the recordings I've heard. Here in the basin, how safe is it to 
assume that what I hear are Red-eyed and not Philadelpia?  Or does it depend on 
the time of year?

 Ray


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[cayugabirds-l] remains of a ? in Bradfield parking lot

[Ray Zimmerman]

This morning as I walked through the parking lot on the west side of Bradfield 
Hall, I noticed the remains of a bird's head lying in the parking lot, 
presumably left from some raptor's lunch eaten overhead. My best guess was an 
American Woodcock, but would love to have someone more knowledgeable correct or 
confirm it. I've put some lousy quality photos taken with my iPod here ...

  http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/145326/1/bird-remains?h=80e111

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[cayugabirds-l] white-winged TV yes, Danby shrike no

[Ray Zimmerman]

About 1pm today, from the YMCA parking lot, I saw the white-winged Turkey 
Vulture for the first time as it headed northwest from there with 1 or 2 
others. As I was watching it through binoculars I saw soaring above it raven.

Then we went to look for the Danby shrike without success. Lots of round hay 
bales with nothing on them but snow.

Ray


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Ovid snowy-no; short-eared-yes

[Ray Zimmerman]

Today we saw a single SHORT-EARED OWL and a male NORTHERN HARRIER along Wycoff 
Rd about a 1/2 mile west of Rock River at about 5:15 pm. Unfortunately, no 
snowy.

Ray


On Jan 26, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Michele Mannella wrote:

> Last evening around 4:30 we looked for the Ovid snowy owl once again, with no 
> luck.
> 
> We did see 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS on Wycoff/Rock River flying over the fields, 
> with fairly close viewing. 
> Just before it was too dark to see anything, a male NORTHERN HARRIER appeared 
> from the west, flying towards the east field and disappearing into the woods. 
> In my opinion, that is one of the most beautiful birds.
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] More Woodcock

[Ray Zimmerman]

We enjoyed watching about 5 display flights of a Woodcock from the field in the 
southeast corner of Snyder Hill Rd and Whitted Rd. on Tuesday evening at dusk.

   Ray


On Mar 14, 2012, at 9:00 AM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote:

> We were enjoying several displaying woodcock last night and figured we had 
> about
> five in a small area. As we were walking up the road, one timberdoodle flew 
> at head
> height across the road immediately in front of us and settled in a field. 
> Never
> heard peenting from that one and assume it was a responding female. Neat 
> experience
> -near mid-air with a woodcock!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chipping Sparrow

[Ray Zimmerman]

We had a Chipping Sparrow at our feeder on Snyder Hill on the 24th (reported 
for FeederWatch), and I'm sure I first saw it a few days before that. Didn't 
realize it was one of the first sightings of the year in the area.

 Ray


On Mar 30, 2012, at 8:32 PM, Meena Haribal wrote:

> So the real question is, why did people first decide to report to several 
> listservs on one day, but quietly report to eBird for a couple weeks?
>  
> Dave,
> My guess is that when lot of people from different list serve report on one 
> particular day, that day a big wave of birds arrived, so many people record 
> them. When individual birds are seen, they are either overwintering birds or 
> may  be small contingent of them may come at earlier dates but do not get 
> noticed so easily and do not get reported.
>  
> As for reporting to e-bird list or to listserve or to both, which many do are 
> individual reporters choices.
> Meena 
>  
>  
> Meena Haribal
> Ithaca NY 14850
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>  
> From: bounce-43804163-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-43804163-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Dave Nutter 
> [nutter.d...@me.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 7:55 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chipping Sparrow
> 
> I thought Lisa Wood's Chipping Sparrow might have been a first arrival, but I 
> try to remember to check eBird records before I revise the list of first 
> arrivals to the Cayuga Lake Basin which is on the Cayuga Bird Club website 
> here:
> 
> http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/cayuga-lake-basin-first-records
> 
> Anyway, eBird surprised me. The earliest local report was one heard by Jane 
> Graves on Warren Rd on 20 March, and Tom Schulenberg had one at his place on 
> Hanshaw Rd by the 25th. Outside the basin, Dave Spier had one northwest of us 
> in Clifton Springs on the 21st, and southwest of us in Horseheads Mike Powers 
> had one on the 15th and Jan Murphey had one on the 11th!
> 
> So the real question is, why did people first decide to report to several 
> listservs on one day, but quietly report to eBird for a couple weeks?
>  
> --Dave Nutter
> 
> On Mar 30, 2012, at 06:56 PM, Meena Haribal  wrote:
> 
>> So looks like Chipping sparrows have reached our latitude on same day!  In 
>> last several years, I have found that first arrival of same species are 
>> reported on same day to Cayugabirds, Geneseebirds and Oniedabirds often. 
>>  
>> It is really interesting to see that they move approximately same distances 
>> north.  What causes them to stop and not go further anymore?
>>  
>> Meena 
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Meena Haribal
>> Ithaca NY 14850
>> http://haribal.org/
>> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu 
>> [geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] on behalf of Michael and Joann Tetlow 
>> [mjtet...@frontiernet.net]
>> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:38 PM
>> To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
>> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chipping Sparrow
>> 
>> 
>> A Chipping Sparrow just arrived at our yard feeder in Fairport.  Our 
>> previous earliest was April 7th last year. In the past we would normally 
>> expect one around the 10th. Mike and Joann Tetlow
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[cayugabirds-l] TVs

[Ray Zimmerman]

Two Turkey Vultures just flew by my Rhodes Hall office window nice and close 
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[cayugabirds-l] ravens & white-throated sparrows

[Ray Zimmerman]

On my way to the bus stop in Eastern Heights this morning I heard the croaking, 
then saw a RAVEN cruising south. A minute later another one came by with 2 
crows in pursuit.

Also, heard WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS everywhere, including seeing 5 right under 
my feeder, which was a first.

   Ray


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[cayugabirds-l] another red-tailed hawk nest

[Ray Zimmerman]

A friend just told us about another red-tailed hawk nest near Cornell campus 
that I hadn't heard about. It's located on the north cliff wall of the Fall 
Creek gorge just above the Stewart Ave. bridge and below eye level when viewed 
from the bridge. When we looked about an hour ago, it looked like there are two 
youngsters that are possibly a little older than Big Red and Ezra's three. I'm 
not a photographer, but it seems like this nest would lend itself to some very 
nice photos.

Does anyone have more info on the history of this nest and pair?

Just a caution, anyone going to have a look should be very careful with the 
traffic there.

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[cayugabirds-l] red-headed woodpecker

[Ray Zimmerman]

Beautiful red-headed woodpecker at our feeder and around our yard as I post!

Ray Zimmerman
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] red-headed woodpecker

[Ray Zimmerman]

Of course, it flew away while I was posting. Will post again if any of my 
family sees it come back anytime today.

My wife and son saw it initially at our feeder (mixed seeds) outside our 
window. She called me to report a "different" woodpecker with an entirely red 
head. I arrived home around 10 minutes later and was moving around from tree to 
tree around our house, vocalizing occasionally. I watched it for maybe 10-15 
minutes before it disappeared toward the woods behind our house while I was 
posting. Was not able to re-find it in a very brief search before heading to 
work.

Nice treat to start my day!

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Ray Zimmerman
Senior Research Associate
419A Warren Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
phone: (607) 255-9645



On Jun 22, 2012, at 8:20 AM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:

> Beautiful red-headed woodpecker at our feeder and around our yard as I post!
> 
> Ray Zimmerman
> 20 Settlement Rd., Ithaca, NY



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] red-headed woodpecker

[Ray Zimmerman]

My wife called (about 4:10pm) to say the red-headed woodpecker was just seen 
again momentarily, almost landing at our feeder before disappearing over the 
garage.

   Ray

On Jun 22, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:

> Of course, it flew away while I was posting. Will post again if any of my 
> family sees it come back anytime today.
> 
> My wife and son saw it initially at our feeder (mixed seeds) outside our 
> window. She called me to report a "different" woodpecker with an entirely red 
> head. I arrived home around 10 minutes later and was moving around from tree 
> to tree around our house, vocalizing occasionally. I watched it for maybe 
> 10-15 minutes before it disappeared toward the woods behind our house while I 
> was posting. Was not able to re-find it in a very brief search before heading 
> to work.
> 
> Nice treat to start my day!
> 
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> Senior Research Associate
> 419A Warren Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
> phone: (607) 255-9645
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 22, 2012, at 8:20 AM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:
> 
>> Beautiful red-headed woodpecker at our feeder and around our yard as I post!
>> 
>> Ray Zimmerman
>> 20 Settlement Rd., Ithaca, NY
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] red-headed woodpecker

[Ray Zimmerman]

The red-headed woodpecker has not been seen (as far as I know) since Friday, 
but here are two *very* blurry photos we got then.


https://picasaweb.google.com/zman.ray/RedHeadedWoodpecker62212EasternHeightsIthacaNY

- Ray


On Jun 22, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:

> My wife called (about 4:10pm) to say the red-headed woodpecker was just seen 
> again momentarily, almost landing at our feeder before disappearing over the 
> garage.
> 
>Ray
> 
> On Jun 22, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:
> 
>> Of course, it flew away while I was posting. Will post again if any of my 
>> family sees it come back anytime today.
>> 
>> My wife and son saw it initially at our feeder (mixed seeds) outside our 
>> window. She called me to report a "different" woodpecker with an entirely 
>> red head. I arrived home around 10 minutes later and was moving around from 
>> tree to tree around our house, vocalizing occasionally. I watched it for 
>> maybe 10-15 minutes before it disappeared toward the woods behind our house 
>> while I was posting. Was not able to re-find it in a very brief search 
>> before heading to work.
>> 
>> Nice treat to start my day!
>> 
>> -- 
>> Ray Zimmerman
>> Senior Research Associate
>> 419A Warren Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
>> phone: (607) 255-9645
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 22, 2012, at 8:20 AM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:
>> 
>>> Beautiful red-headed woodpecker at our feeder and around our yard as I post!
>>> 
>>> Ray Zimmerman
>>> 20 Settlement Rd., Ithaca, NY


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Still have a hummingbird

[Ray Zimmerman]

Me too. About the same time today.

Ray
Eastern Heights, Ithaca

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[cayugabirds-l] Cornell raven

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Just moments ago, I saw a raven fly by my Rhodes Hall window, heading down the 
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   Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine

[Ray Zimmerman]

Large falcon flying east along Tower Rd toward Bradshaw ... now.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell raven

[Ray Zimmerman]

I've been seeing the raven outside my window again today, soaring over the 
gorge. Earlier this morning it was being chased by a crow.

   Ray

On Nov 28, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:

> Just moments ago, I saw a raven fly by my Rhodes Hall window, heading down 
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> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on plant science building

[Ray Zimmerman]

Now.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on plant science building

[Ray Zimmerman]

After a few minutes it flew off toward the south across the athletic fields, 
taking the time for 3 swipes at a red-tail sitting on one of the light poles. 
It disappeared behind a building momentarily and I was unable to stay around to 
try to refind it.

-- Ray

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[cayugabirds-l] redpolls

[Ray Zimmerman]

I know I'm late to the party, but we FINALLY had our first flock of about 25 
REDPOLLS drop in at our feeder in Eastern Heights this morning, if only for a 
few seconds.

   Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] campus killdeer

[Ray Zimmerman]

KILLDEER flyover near CCC and Clark Hall just now. 

--Ray

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[cayugabirds-l] mockingbird

[Ray Zimmerman]

Corner of Snyder Hill and Skyvue in Eastern Heights, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD 
evicts a male NORTHERN CARDINAL from his bush as Mrs Cardinal looks on, then 
proceeds to sing quietly (gloomily?).

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[cayugabirds-l] raven

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RAVEN about 7:30 flying over horse pastures on Pine Tree Rd toward East Hill 
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[cayugabirds-l] waterthrush ID help

[Ray Zimmerman]

My son took these pictures of a waterthrush this morning by the SSW - Podell 
Boardwalk …

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g38islyumjrlkb8/8B-UtAXVTt

Not being familiar with waterthrushes, I began looking at various books, 
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conclusion that it was a Louisiana until I checked eBird.

So which one is it?

Thanks,

Ray


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] waterthrush ID help

[Ray Zimmerman]

Thanks for everyone who answered … Northern it is.

   Ray

On Jun 1, 2013, at 5:22 PM, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:

> My son took these pictures of a waterthrush this morning by the SSW - Podell 
> Boardwalk …
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> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g38islyumjrlkb8/8B-UtAXVTt
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red headed woodpecker continues Mays point

[Ray Zimmerman]

Thanks for this pointer … my 12 yr old son was very happy to be able to add 
these to his summer bird photography project. We saw two red-headed woodpeckers 
among those dead trees and he got some nice photos and a bit of video of one of 
them in a bush eating berries.

Ray


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Peregrine on west side of Bradfield Hall now. 


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[cayugabirds-l] campus raven

[Ray Zimmerman]

COMMON RAVEN cruising around over the gorge behind Rhodes Hall now.

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[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Peregrine

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About an hour ago, while waiting for the bus at the Statler, I saw a PEREGRINE 
FALCON fly over … looked like it might have been heading toward Bradfield Hall.

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[cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher

[Ray Zimmerman]

There was a BROWN THRASHER singing away in the top of a small tree in the 
Cornell Plantations arboretum this morning. I also saw 3 CORMORANTS fly over 
while I was there.

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[cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk

[Ray Zimmerman]

Today around 12:30pm as I stepped outside (in Eastern Heights, Ithaca) the call 
of red-tailed hawk caught my attention and I quickly spotted it circling 
overhead. As I grabbed my binoculars, I soon realized that it was a very 
unusual red-tail (at least very different from the one’s I’m used to seeing). 
As you can see from very bad photos linked below, it was quit dark below.

So is this a western bird, or is this just a variation I haven’t seen around 
here before?

   https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t7pw5hoifjpzeey/AABcyimp4JipHTo8DwZc0r8-a

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk (zone-tailed hawk?)

[Ray Zimmerman]

u] On Behalf Of Dave Nutter
>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 4:32 AM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk
>>  
>> Good point about the primary barring showing at the molt. If the slaty color 
>> of the wing linings and underside of the body & head is true, not just 
>> reddish which appears so dark because it's dull, backlit, and distant (as 
>> our usual Broad-wingeds appear gray instead of pink on the breast when high 
>> overhead), then I must admit that Zone-tailed seems possible. I think 
>> Red-shouldered, although darker than Broad-winged, shouldn't be so 
>> extensively dark, either. I'm just not familiar enough with Zone-tailed to 
>> be confident. 
>> --Dave Nutter
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Rbakelaar  wrote:
>> 
>> The photos seem to demonstrate barring on the primaries, more so than I 
>> would expect on even a dark phase Broad-wing.  The molted out feather allows 
>> this characteristic to be seen somewhat well.  This bird's proportions seem 
>> to weigh against B-wing too.  The wings seem long and narrow, with only a 
>> slight bulge of the secondaries.  Tail seems long as we'll.  The photos also 
>> seem to show a black body.
>>  
>> Any of our resident experts care to weigh in?
>>  
>> Ryan.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 10:57 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>> 
>> I couldn't reconcile the red tail of photo 1 with the black and white 
>> stripes of photo 3, even though I have seen various effects of looking 
>> through backlit feathers. The reason I didn't say Red-shouldered Hawk is 
>> that the white tail-band appeared too wide to me (but this may be a focus 
>> issue, or may judgement may be wrong), and the white mark in the otherwise 
>> even-colored primaries appears to me due to a molted missing feather on each 
>> side, not a "window" across the primaries. The reason I said "the only 
>> species of Buteo around here" is that Zone-tailed Hawk is way out of range, 
>> and also is less familiar to me. My guess was that Zone-tailed would not 
>> look so pale on the flight feathers of the wings. I am open to correction on 
>> all points.
>> --Dave Nutter
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 08:28 PM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
>> 
>> As you know, I'm really just a beginner at hawks.. but...  What about a 
>> Red-shouldered Hawk?  It's got the white windows and the banded tail. The 
>> reddish appearance of the tail could just be sunlight shining through 
>> brownish feathers, which can really play tricks on the eye. It seems like 
>> the distribution of light and dark on the underside of the wings matches 
>> that of Red-shouldered Hawk.
>> 
>> Sandy
>> 
>> At 08:09 PM 6/15/2014, Ann Mitchell wrote:
>> 
>> I agree with Dave regarding a Broad-winged Hawk. Ann Mitchell
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 5:28 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I am NOT an authority on raptors, but that has never stopped me from 
>> commenting before, so here's my guess: 
>> 
>> I think the first blurry photo looks like a dark type of Red-tailed Hawk 
>> more typically found out west. 
>> 
>> I think the second and third photos are of a different bird with a feather 
>> missing from primaries on each side. The only species of Buteo around here 
>> with such a wide bold white stripe in the tail is Broad-winged Hawk, which 
>> also shows a black outline to the ends of the flight feathers on the entire 
>> wing, as seen in the third photo. However, dark-type Broad-winged Hawks are 
>> rare, and the wing shape looks too long and rounded to me, so I'm not at all 
>> confident. I hope someone who really knows what they are talking about has a 
>> look at your photos and sets me straight.
>> 
>> --Dave
>> Nutter
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 03:23 PM, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Today around 12:30pm as I stepped outside (in Eastern Heights, Ithaca) the 
>> call of red-tailed hawk caught my attention and I quickly spotted it 
>> circling overhead. As I grabbed my binoculars, I soon realized that it was a 
>> very unusual red-tail (at least very different from the one’s I’m used 
>> to seeing). As you can see from very bad photos linked below, it was quit 
>> dark below.
>> 
>> So is this a western bird, or is this just a variation I haven’t seen 
>> around here before?
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh

Re: [cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk (zone-tailed hawk?)

[Ray Zimmerman]

It is not something that I noticed, but I didn’t look for it specifically 
either.

Ray

On Jun 16, 2014, at 1:40 PM, John Greenly  wrote:

> Ray, one question:  when you were observing through binocs, did you by any 
> chance notice yellow feet, or see the feet clearly as showing up 
> light-colored against the black undertail coverts?  A quite noticeable 
> feature of Zone-tailed as I remember.  
> 
> --John
> 
> 
> On Jun 16, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Ray Zimmerman wrote:
> 
>> Thanks everyone for the helpful discussion and sorry for my silence (busy 
>> with life). Here’s a bit more information. First of all, I’ve added a few 
>> more photos, of even worse quality :-/  Here’s an updated link …
>> 
>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nm25xfhyarydgxg/AAAvRHHfszKtNmiLRVoy-LYWa
>> 
>> To recap, with a bit more detail. I first heard the bird vocalize, and to me 
>> it sounded like a completely classical red-tail sound. I quickly located the 
>> bird with my naked eye (90% sure it was the same bird). I did not see any 
>> other raptors or TVs in the area. I stepped inside the garage to grab 
>> binoculars from the car (15 secs or so), quickly relocated the bird and 
>> began observing, still assuming “red-tail”. What I noticed first was the 
>> dark underside. I observed through the binoculars for a few minutes before 
>> asking my wife to go grab my son’s camera. As I continued watching, it 
>> vocalized again. Up until this point, I was still certain it was an 
>> unusually dark red-tail. I thought that I saw red on the upper side of the 
>> tail a few times, but I’d put about 50% confidence on that statement.
>> 
>> When my wife brought the camera, before I began taking pictures, my view of 
>> the bird was blocked momentarily by some trees. When it emerged from behind 
>> the trees I began snapping pictures. I’d say I’m at least 90% sure that the 
>> bird I was observing through the binoculars, that I heard vocalizing, and 
>> the one I got pictures of are the same bird. I’m 99% sure there was only 1 
>> bird in the area while I was snapping pictures. I.e. they are all of the 
>> same bird, including the one that looks like the tail is reddish.
>> 
>> I’ve seen broad-winged hawks (though not dark morph), and I’m nearly certain 
>> it was not a broad-wing. The wings and tail seemed too long to me and the 
>> shape and flight style just didn’t seem right either. The vocalization 
>> sounded nothing like the recordings I’ve heard of broad-wings. I’ve never 
>> seen a zone-tailed hawk, but that does seem to be the one that matches best 
>> with what I saw. I don’t recall that I ever saw it flap, but I do remember 
>> thinking that it held it’s wings in a slight V and that there was something 
>> else about the way it flew that seemed “different” (helpful, right? I know). 
>> The vocalization, however, sounded more classical red-tail than the 
>> recordings I’ve heard of the zone-tailed hawk.
>> 
>> Afterward, I was very sorry I didn’t have a better camera and that the 
>> autofocus had done such a poor job on so many of my shots. I thought I’d 
>> taken plenty that I’d have multiple good ones to help with the ID.
>> 
>> Based on the comments and my own looking at photos, listening to sounds, 
>> etc. I’m leaning pretty strongly toward zone-tailed hawk, but would love to 
>> hear any further comments.
>> 
>> Ray
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:32 AM, John Greenly  wrote:
>> 
>>> I have watched Zone-tailed in the SW, and they really do fly like Turkey 
>>> Vultures.  Everything I can see in the third picture does look very 
>>> consistent with Zone-tailed (except for one thing), but if you didn't 
>>> notice the flight style, it probably isn't one.  The one thing is the shape 
>>> of the wing trailing edge- it's a little bit bulged in the secondaries and 
>>> somewhat pinched in at the body, whereas Zone-tailed usually looks very 
>>> straight- see for instance the photo on the Wikipedia page of a Zone-tailed 
>>> from almost the same perspective as your third picture.  Was the bird 
>>> flapping when you took the second picture- I would expect more dihedral for 
>>> soaring Zone-tailed. I absolutely agree about the first picture- the 
>>> apparent color is false, due to out-of-focus chromatic aberration.
>>> 
>>>  If it's a B-wing, it's doing an amazing job of disguising itself: shape 
>>> and proportions don't look right at all.  The tail banding pattern is very 
>>> clearly visible, and not right for Red-shoulder

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Ray Zimmerman]

Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder Hill 
Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a sound my 
neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound, before reverting 
to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better description, but I 
was wondering if that is one of their known vocalizations? I don’t remember 
ever hearing it before.

 Ray



> On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community 
> Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local 
> population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If 
> you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.
> 
> Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, 
> that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, 
> helpful.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Clara MacCarald
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on Cornell campus

[Ray Zimmerman]

It was there again this morning around 10-ish.

   Ray


> On Jan 8, 2015, at 8:52 AM, Marty Schlabach  > wrote:
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> About 8:15am this morning a peregrine was perched about ¾ up the east side of 
> Bradfield Hall.  I heard it call before I looked up to see it.
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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine on Bradfield

[Ray Zimmerman]

On ledge on SW corner of Bradfield Hall. Minutes ago.

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[cayugabirds-l] Friday 2 Bradfield Peregrines + territorial behavior?

[Ray Zimmerman]

A bit late posting about this … Friday afternoon around 4:45 as I waited for my 
bus across from Bradfield Hall, I saw one Peregrine perched on the usual ledge 
about 2/3 of the way up the SW corner of the building. Then, before I could 
reach the east side of the building to check the ledges there a 2nd Peregrine 
took flight from that area and headed in a direct line SSE. Fortunately, I had 
my binoculars with me and I was able to follow it all the way over near the 
power lines that cross Judd Falls Rd. I noticed another bird sitting on the 
power lines shortly before the Peregrine made a quick dive to take a swipe at 
it. The other bird dove and took off westward and the Peregrine didn’t appear 
to follow it aggressively, but unfortunately, at that moment a bus passed by 
right behind me and I was obligated to run to check if it was mine. It wasn’t, 
so I attempted to refind the Peregrine and quickly found it on it’s way in 
direct flight back to the top of Bradfield where it sat for 30 seconds or so 
before departing again, this time westward down Tower Rd. where it soon 
disappeared from view.

It’s too bad that I was too far away and that my attention was draw away just 
as it chased the other bird off the power line, so I was not able to identify 
it, but from the little I was able to observe, I’d guess it was another falcon, 
probably a Kestrel or Merlin. If so, was that some sort of territorial behavior 
on the part of the Peregrine … certainly seems like it traveled that 1/2 mile 
or so with the express purpose of dislodging the other bird.

   Ray


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[cayugabirds-l] campus raven

[Ray Zimmerman]

A few minutes ago I saw a RAVEN flying lazily westward along the gorge outside 
my Rhodes Hall window.

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[cayugabirds-l] 2 peregrines

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East side of Bradfield hall now.

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[cayugabirds-l] Pair-o-grines

[Ray Zimmerman]

Just saw the pair of Peregrines on adjacent ledges on the west side of 
Bradfield Hall.

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[cayugabirds-l] campus raven

[Ray Zimmerman]

Minutes ago, RAVEN flying over Cascadilla Gorge behind Rhodes Hall (Cornell).

Ray

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] campus raven

[Ray Zimmerman]

Again today, same place … single RAVEN seen twice in the last few minutes.

  Ray

> On Feb 19, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Ray Zimmerman  wrote:
> 
> Minutes ago, RAVEN flying over Cascadilla Gorge behind Rhodes Hall (Cornell).
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] peregrines on Bradfield Hall

[Ray Zimmerman]

Around 8:20am today, one was feeding in the same area you saw the male feeding 
two days ago. Btw, how do you distinguish gender? Just relative size?

Here’s an iPhone-through-binoculars photo: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/16qr05mcz4fospr/2015-02-27-Bradfield-Peregrine.JPG

And, I agree that this pair deserves a nest box, complete with cameras.

Ray


> On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
> 
> At 7:25am the male was feeding perched on one of 2 very high larger ledges in 
> the middle of the east side of the building, while the female was perched on 
> one of the small ledges 3/4 up the west side of the building. At 8:22am she 
> had not moved but he had moved down to a smaller ledge 3/4 up the east side. 
> My next chance to look was at 4:02pm when I saw none on either east or west 
> side. 
> 
> Considering that there wouldn't even be Peregrine Falcons in eastern North 
> America today if not for the work of Tom Cade and others at Cornell in the 
> 1970s, I think a nest box should be put on Bradfield Hall in their honor. 
> This pair of Peregrines clearly like this building. I'd love to see their 
> work truly come to fruition.
> --Dave Nutter
> 
> On Feb 25, 2015, at 09:54 AM, Marty Schlabach  wrote:
> 
>> About 9am this morning, there appeared to be 2 peregrine falcons on the east 
>> side of Bradfield Hall on the Cornell campus.
>>  
>> Wouldn’t this be a great and promising location for a nest shelf and a 
>> camera???
>>  
>> Marty
>>  
>> 
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[cayugabirds-l] bald eagles

[Ray Zimmerman]

A colleague of mine just sent me some photos he took last Friday of bald eagles 
on the ice on Cayuga lake. One shot showed 6 eagles (1 adult and 5 juveniles). 
Four of the juveniles were clearly all trying to get their share of the same 
meal, complete with some in-air clashes. Taken from a house on Powers Rd., on 
the east shore a couple of miles north of the Cayuga Station power plant.

   Ray


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[cayugabirds-l] hummingbird!

[Ray Zimmerman]

I just saw a hummingbird fly by as I was sitting on my porch in  
Eastern Heights. Isn't he a little late in leaving?


Ray

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[cayugabirds-l] Bradfield peregrine

[Ray Zimmerman]

Probable peregrine on top of SE corner Bradfield Hall at 4:55pm. No binoculars, 
so I couldn't be absolutely certain.

  Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] Bradfield peregrine

[Ray Zimmerman]

As I got off the bus by Bradfield at about 8:15 this morning, I looked up and 
saw the Peregrine circling. It circled a number of times and then landed 
briefly on the SW corner and began vocalizing. Then it flew again and circled a 
few more times before landing on the SE corner where it was I left a few 
minutes later.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Ravens

[Ray Zimmerman]

I also saw 2 Ravens near some roadkill near the top of Quarry Rd. just below 
where it meets Snyder Hill Rd. ... about 2:30pm today.

   Ray

On Feb 3, 2010, at 3:38 PM, Marie P Read wrote:

> Two Common Ravens were feeding from a deer carcass next to the road just
> east of the observatory on Mt Pleasant Road when I drove by 11:30 this
> morning and also on my way back at 1:30. Very cool to see these birds up
> close.
> 
> Marie
> 
> 
> Marie Read Wildlife Photography
> 452 Ringwood Road
> Freeville NY  13068 USA
> 
> Phone  607-539-6608
> e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
> 
> http://www.marieread.com
> http://www.agpix.com/mari
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[cayugabirds-l] Spanish names of local birds

[Ray Zimmerman]

Does anyone know where I can find the Spanish names of local birds?

Ray

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[cayugabirds-l] id help

[Ray Zimmerman]

About 1/2 an hour ago I saw a warbler-sized bird foraging on the ground under 
the trees in front of the parking spaces facing the pond at Cornell 
Plantations. It was a pretty uniform brown on top and streaked brown below with 
a yellow throat and yellow underside near the tail. The top of the head was 
more of a reddish brown. It had a thin bill and wagged it's tail up and down as 
it foraged. Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera with me.

Ideas?

   Ray
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] id help and Spanish bird names

[Ray Zimmerman]

Thanks, several others suggested Palm Warbler ... after looking at some more 
photos, I'm convinced that's what it was.

Thanks everyone ... for the ID help and the suggestions about Spanish names. 
For others interested in an on-line resource for the Spanish names, Alberto 
Lopez mentioned the following site: 
http://www.seo.org/centro_doc.cfm?idCategoria=334

Happy birding,

   Ray

On May 13, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Matthew Medler wrote:

> Hi Ray,
> 
> Your mystery bird sounds like a western Palm Warbler.  Your plumage 
> description is good, and Palm Warblers are well-known for their tail wagging.
> 
> Regarding your question about Spanish bird names, Kenn Kaufman put out a 
> Spanish-language version to his North American field guide a few years ago.  
> I don't know if it is readily available or not, but I'm sure you could find 
> out easily on Amazon.com or some other bookselling site.
> 
> Best,
> Matt Medler
> Ithaca
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message 
> From: Ray Zimmerman 
> To: "cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu" 
> Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 3:02:33 PM
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] id help
> 
> About 1/2 an hour ago I saw a warbler-sized bird foraging on the ground under 
> the trees in front of the parking spaces facing the pond at Cornell 
> Plantations. It was a pretty uniform brown on top and streaked brown below 
> with a yellow throat and yellow underside near the tail. The top of the head 
> was more of a reddish brown. It had a thin bill and wagged it's tail up and 
> down as it foraged. Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera with me.
> 
> Ideas?
> 
>  Ray
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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park

[Ray Zimmerman]

About 1:30pm, I was in Stewart Park and saw about 20 AMERICAN COOTS, 22 
BUFFLEHEADS, 4 RUDDY DUCKS near the shore, 2 COMMON MERGANSERS on the little 
pond, and 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS at the entrance, along with all of the Canada 
geese and Mallards everywhere.

Ray



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