[cayugabirds-l] Yes Knot

Red knot still at Myers along shore of salmon creek just past parking area. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Cortland Nighthawks

Just had two nighthawks fly low over a friend’s house in Cortland near Yaman Park, just east of I-81. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] SSW Fox Sparrow etc

A beautiful fox sparrow is hanging around at the Sapsucker Woods feeder area with the juncos and white-throated sparrows and American tree sparrows. A cooper flushed the lot so they’re in hiding right now, but are probably still around. Not wanting to be too cavalier about broadcasting owl sigh

[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush

FOY Louisiana Waterthrush heard from six mile creek behind Commonland, upstream from second dam. Also heard from same spot a Winter Wren and Brown Creeper. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn poss Phila V

Brief stop at Hawthorn this morning found the trees hopping with Wilson, blue wing, chestnut, Nashville; poss vireo sweep with red-eye, warbling, blue-headed, and a sorta-yellow sorta-warblerish bird high in the tree that could be a Philadelphia video. May or may not have gotten lousy photos to

[cayugabirds-l] Merlins @ GIAC

I’m right now listening to and watching two Merlins calling to each other from deciduous trees in the block north of GIAC (Albany and Court) around the swimming pool and field. Saw them copulating I think (no binoculars). Not sure where the nest might be. There might actually be three Merlins ca

[cayugabirds-l] Cape May? @ Salt Point

Just had a brief look at a warbler at Salt Point that suggested Cape May Warbler, but flew off before it could be more definitively ID’ed, towards the middle where I’ve thus far been unsuccessful at relocating. Impression was too much yellow on the breast to be myrtle (though lighting was bad) a

[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged downtown!

Walking along busy Meadow St by the Mobil (State St), I just saw two buteos circling and moving slowly towards NE. Without binoculars one was too high to ID but the other was low and showed the dark wrist of a rough legged, and was soaring with a slight dihedral. Looked smaller than a redtail, n

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Rough-legged downtown!

Circles over again low, got this iPhone photo. Chris Wood ID’ed as redtail. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Feb 24, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Walking along busy Meadow St by the Mobil (State St), I just saw two buteos > circlin

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Many Horned Grebes on the south end of Cayuga

Two horned grebe on Jennings Pond also, one in confusing transitional plumage, with the facial pattern looking more like an “ear” than a “horn”, but I think I spied a white tip on the bill. Also had 17 green-winged teals, I think, which took off and flew away when flushed on my kayak. Suan --

[cayugabirds-l] On Stevenson Road

On Stevenson Road I was biking, A meow from the hedge was most striking, The tone wasn’t hoarse, Not a catbird, of course, Sapsucker! I said, to my liking. But the next meow came out all flat, It sounded just like... a house cat!? Then some chirps, then a jeer, The ID became clear, ‘Twas a mocking

[cayugabirds-l] FOY4me Sparrows

Savannah Sparrow at Long Point (plus meadowlark), Field Sparrow at Aurora Bluffs, Swamp Sparrows along Wildlife Drive (westbound leg mainly). Shovelers and Green-Winged Teals are the main birds at MNWR. Several shovelers were happily foraging close to the wildlife drive while Meena and I looked

[cayugabirds-l] RC Kinglet

FOY Ruby-crowned Kinglet singing its bubbly song here in Commonland. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayuga

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush

“My” six-mile-creek Louisiana Waterthrush is also back this afternoon, not singing like I was listening for, but calling its sharp chip calls as it surveyed its turf up back and forth along the creek before landing fairly close on a tree for good ID-confirming views of its tail-pumping gray-and-

[cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary @ Howland

FOY prothonotary warbler at Howland island by kayak. Water level is high, Carncross Road is flooded past the bridge towards the high parking lot. Also in the flooded woods are at least two northern waterthrushes. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L Lis

[cayugabirds-l] Turnstones at Myers

3 ruddy turnstones and one semi plover at Myers north edge of parking lot while kids play at spit. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://

[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin "Bittern"

When I arrived at Shindagin Hollow's little wetland area, a largish brown heron flushed up to a tree. My first thought was "Bittern in a tree would make for an interesting photo". My first thought should've been "that's strange", as after slowly approaching the tree and scanning through the foli

[cayugabirds-l] Merlins at Buffalo and Schuyler Pl

Yesterday evening around 7, while biking up Buffalo St, I heard some strange vocalizations that eventually included some more familiar merlin calls as one bird flew over to a tree at the corner with Schuyler Place. No binoculars so did not see the noisemakers, but the unusualness could be a fled

[cayugabirds-l] Inlet nighthawk

A common nighthawk just flew north along the inlet from the octupus. Seen from our concert band's distanced outdoor rehearsal. An adult bald eagle also made an appearance. Really augmenting my "concert band birding list". Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabi

[cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

I was windsurfing between east shore park and the piling cluster. Somewhere near the middle of the lake, just south of the piling cluster, I was surprised to see a little shorebird flying away from me. "What are you doing out here, peep?" I thought, and then saw the bird land just a few feet awa

[cayugabirds-l] Grouse, Siskin @ L-P

Took a walk around Lindsay Parsons, still plenty of fall colors. Just to the east of the railway tracks, from the bench at the northernmost point along the orange trail, a Ruffed Grouse could be heard drumming. One was drumming there when I visited in the spring also. Later along the red trail i

[cayugabirds-l] 50 Bonapartes @ Stewart

There's a raft of some 50 or so Bonaparte's Gulls off Stewart Park, easier to ID with scope than binoculars. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRUL

[cayugabirds-l] Orange Crowned @ Salt Point

Saw what I'm pretty sure was an orange crowned warbler at salt point, in an active area between south trail and salmon creek, with many waxwings, a black-throated green and a yellow-rumped warblers. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http:/

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Orange Crowned @ Salt Point

31, 2020, at 2:47 PM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Saw what I'm pretty sure was an orange crowned warbler at salt point, in an > active area between south trail and salmon creek, with many waxwings, a > black-throated green and a yellow-rumped warblers. > > Suan > __

[cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?

While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50 small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight quarters, in waves of 5-10 at a time. The only sounds I could hear and identify were chickadee chips and calls. I'm used to only encountering chickadees in small

[cayugabirds-l] Rough legged hawk @ east hill

This morning at 9am there was a rough legged hawk hovering and hunting near the corner of Ellis Hollow and Game Farm roads. It was accompanied by a second buteo, presumably a redtail. I stopped briefly to snap some photos en route to an appointment. At 10:30 on the way back from the appointment

[cayugabirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon continues

Eurasian Wigeon continues at stewart park, just a bit west of the pier. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cay

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese at lower lake road

Many snow geese appear to still be hanging around the shore south of Cayuga lake state park north of Wolffy's, at least as see through the heat shimmer from the east end of the lake. Possibly less than yesterday? Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L Lis

[cayugabirds-l] Winter wren, brown creeper

On a short morning walk along six mile creek upstream from second dam I heard a singing winter wren and brown creeper. Two days ago there were some 50 ring-necked ducks in the second reservoir, this morning it looks like there are a handful still there. Suan _ Composed by th

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Osprey

At around 11am there was an Osprey, possibly the same, sitting on a tree at jetty woods along the inlet, across from the Treman marina mouth. I was alerted to its presence by its call, which was clearly prompted by my approach along the trail right below it, as I looked up to see it staring down

[cayugabirds-l] Common Loons

A friend who lives on the lake just north of east shore park reports seeing common loons migrating through. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULE

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn OK

Decent variety but low number of warblers, mostly heard only. Nashville, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Chestnut-sided, Yellow and Common Yellowthroat. Also Least and Great-Crested Flycatchers by the pond to the NW, Wood and Hermit Thrushes. FOY Baltimore Oriole, Northern Flicker, a

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Blackburnian, Red-shouldered

Hawthorn was really quiet this morning by the time I met Ken and Diane by the softball field looking for a handful of singing Nashville Warblers, who seemed the most numerous or at least vociferous. After a quiet walk through the north trail we heard a Blackburnian singing from the pine trees to

[cayugabirds-l] Orange Crowned @ Hawthorn

Like yesterday hawthorn orchard was again relatively quiet today, nashville warblers continuing to be the dominant singer, with a good number of white crowned sparrows singing and foraging in the freshly and messily mown grass, joining a seemingly diminishing number of white throated sparrows.

[cayugabirds-l] Dying GBH Bluegrass Ln

There's a dying Great Blue Heron at bluegrass lane, at the far eastern end of the pond east of the complex of buildings, just north of the first rectangular paddock. When I first saw it an hour ago it was hunckered low in the grass. Now it is just sprawled, as if it may have just died. Thermal c

[cayugabirds-l] Black billed cuckoo

New yard bird for me (actually a house bird): a black billed cuckoo was singing a long series of po-po-po-po outside my house in Commonland. When I got outside with my binoculars and camera, it didn't sing again and was not found. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. --

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black billed cuckoo

Black billed cuckoo also heard singing at lower Treman state park, heard distant singing approx from direction of the campgrounds. Seems like a banner spring for BBCU? Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabirds

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Roseate Spoonbill Chenango Valley State Park Broome Co Today 7/11/21

Another spoonbill has been reported at montezuma by the eagle sculpture, photo posted on Facebook. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Jul 11, 2021, at 11:28 AM, David Nicosia wrote: > >  > A ROSEATE SPOONBILL is being seen at Chenango Valley State Park Broome C

[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper

Grasshopper Sparrow continues on compost piles near piglets corner. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugab

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Grasshopper

area are Vesper Sparrows, along with plentiful Eastern Bluebirds and circling Turkey Vultures. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Oct 24, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Grasshopper Sparrow continues on compost piles near piglets cor

[cayugabirds-l] Cattle egret @ Cass Park

Cattle egret continues north of Cass park ice rink parking lot. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabirds

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese @ Mackenzie Childs

Modest island(s) of snow geese in middle of Cayuga lake north of Aurora, visible from Mackenzie Childs, pretty far out. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cay

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese @ Mackenzie Childs

Route 31 mucklands (erstwhile potatoes building site) is the place to be for snow geese. Flooded fields are full of sngo. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Mar 10, 2022, at 11:19 AM, Suan Yong wrote: > > Modest island(s) of snow geese in middle of Ca

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow geese and roads

Jay just reported 50k+ at the Mucklands. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. > On Mar 13, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > > Hi all, > Does anyone know if the snow geese are still up at the mucklands and also, > how are the roads between there and Ithaca?

[cayugabirds-l] Lo Waterthrush @ Lick Brook

At least three louisiana waterthrushes singing at Lick Brook this morning, one of them with a faster repeating chop-chop-chop-chop start to its song reminiscent of a northern's rhythm, but less textured. Didn't hear any at six mile creek yesterday though I haven't been down today. Suan

[cayugabirds-l] Vesper @ SW inlet levee

Surprised to see a vesper flush from the levee behind Home Depot / Kohl's up to a tree. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.Northea

[cayugabirds-l] Broadwings @ Commonland

Two broad winged hawks circling quite low over Commonland by six mile creek, both making their squeal calls. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRUL

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsuckers, pine, rusty, loons...

Beginner bird walk at sapsucker woods this morning saw three loons flying over quite low over the parking lot, about three dozen rusty blackbirds moving across the road in waves, stopping atop some trees only long enough to frustrate my scoping attempts, a pine warbler in the woods pointed out t

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher

Had one, maybe two, at jetty woods as well this morning for the cac activity, a silent one seen before the Osprey platform fairway, one heard singing from the middle of the woods. Great looks at the cormorants' double crests as they establish nests on a couple of trees. Suan __

[cayugabirds-l] Winnowing snipes @ Goetchius

Stopped by Goetchius wetland preserve this morning and was treated to a wonderful air show by a winnowing Wilson's Snipe. The unmistakable winnowing sound could be easily heard coming in waves one after the next, but spotting the bird in the sky was trickier until I figured out how high to look,

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn quiet

Hawthorn orchards was quiet this morning, no big arrival due to overnight storm I guess. Only warblers were one yellow warbler and two common yellowthroats. Blue-headed vireo, eastern towhee, and wood thrush were the only other highlights. A few ruby-crowned kinglets and white-throated sparrows

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn active

Good variety at hawthorn orchard. Just walking the north end trail so far: parula, btgreen, b&w, Blackburnian, chestnut sided, nashville, yellow rumped. White crowned and white throated sparrows. Great crested flycatcher. Blue headed and warbling vireos. Suan _ Composed by t

[cayugabirds-l] OROR WIWA @ Swan Pen

Orchard Oriole (first year male) and Wilson's Warblers were singing at the Swan Pen this morning, among other more usual birds. On my bike ride home, heard Blackpoll Warbler near the wood chip piles opposite the Newman golf course, and also along the east hill recway at the NW corner of Hawthor

[cayugabirds-l] Phila vireo etc @ Salt Poiny

At least one Philadelphia Vireo and Wilson's Warbler at Salt Point so far this morning. Also an adult plumage tern at the point that looked like a sterna to me (Common or Forster), but I don't know what to make of its the dark wingtips. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrec

[cayugabirds-l] RTLoon @ Treman Marina, Siskin @ SSW

Our SFO group saw from Jetty Woods across the inlet a/the RED-THROATED LOON fishing just off the mouth of the Treman Marina, very close, along with a nice assortment of waterfowl (including a lone snow goose in very bad shape: injured back and bill). A/the BONAPARTE'S GULL continues in the inlet

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red-throated Loon

> > On Mar 29, 2015, at 6:59 PM, Glenn Wilson wrote: > > Is the Red-throated Loon at Treman Park in winter plumage? Yes. Ridiculous closeups from this afternoon: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10206425672538603 After my report this morning, I was told that a boat came by and flushed

[cayugabirds-l] Commonland skydance

This evening at 8:30 (as I jogged home on the final leg of my long "commute" from Malaysia), I heard loud peents in the small clearing along the trail from Penny Lane to the second dam. I stood and waited, and soon could hear the fluttering skydance move around a fairly wide area before descendi

[cayugabirds-l] LP Chestnut-Sided, etc

A morning walk around Lindsay Parsons yielded many field sparrows, at least two prairie warblers, seemingly ubiquitous singing from invisible towhees and black-and-white warblers. An adult bald eagle sat on a branch over the northern side of Coleman Lake, unfazed by my presence. Approaching the

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow Barn SF

Since I was in the area, I decided to take an evening stroll through Yellow Barn State Forest, from Yellow Barn Road to Tehan Road. First bird I saw was a Blackburnian - a propitious first bird - one of two countersinging high in the trees. Other warblers include redstart, black-throated blue, o

[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn happening

So far blackpoll, magnolia, parula, chestnut-sided, nashville, many many tennessees, bay-breasted. Others have seen blackburnian, and others I forget. Much better than yesterday's SFO visit (where we did at least see hooded and b&w). Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabir

[cayugabirds-l] YBCuckoo @ Commonland

Surprise bird this morning in the forest edge around my cluster at Commonland was a silent yellow-billed cuckoo, first I've seen here. Less surprising highlights include blackburnians, bay-breasted, and chestnut-sided. Inspired by Meena's post, I bought a spectrogram app and with the Blue Mike I

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Greensprings Cuckoos

After this morning's half-day SFO visit to Arnot (highlighted by a good number of "scope warblers"), I stuck around Greensprings Cemetary to photograph bobolinks, and presently witnessed three black-billed cuckoos involved in a chase (presumably 2 males with a female "observer") around the same

[cayugabirds-l] Nighthawk @ Fall Creek neighborhood

Sitting in the back yard of a friend's house in northern Fall Creek (a few blocks south of Northstar) I just heard and then saw a nighthawk circling about not too high (visible with naked eye, but not low enough to discern the white wing patches). Suan _ http://suan-yong.com

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cedar waxwing

There is a newish cedar waxwing nest just outside the lab of o main entrance, above the earlier active robin nest, directly across from the building ledge with the mourning dove nest (that was built on top of an old robin nest). The CEDW nest was undergoing finishing touches last Tuesday (not ye

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Elm Beach Road, Town of Romulus

I was at RH Treman SP Sunday afternoon watching a northern rough-winged swallow fly in and out of one of the holes in the stone wall holding up the changing room plateau, just downstream from the swimming area. Last year there was an occupied hole high in the wall, just a few feet from the top (

[cayugabirds-l] Crow Mob

This morning there was a large mob of crows cawing in the woods by my house in Commonland. I did not try to count, but it sounded like dozens high in the pine trees. When I got close a neighbor who was also watching said there's an injured one, and when I looked with my binoculars, sure enough t

[cayugabirds-l] RN Pheasant at Salt Point

This evening a brief stroll through Salt Point flushed a female ring-necked pheasant from the brush. Same one as Diane's this morning? Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell Community Gardens, Sat 10/3

I uploaded my sparrow photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50094151@N03/sets/72157659370215976 Some of these were taken after the walk when the light was slightly better and some of the birds allowed closer approach - in particular, a most cooperative Lincoln's sparrow. Thanks, Mark, for

[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road Sunday

Sunday morning was again good at the Freese Road gardens, attracting a good assortment of both birds and birders. Besides the sparrows, among which Mr. Lincoln was again a star attraction, there was a passing Northern Harrier, a House Wren, and at one point a largish bird looked to me like a f-t

[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road Dickcissel etc.

I didn't post my dickcissel photos from yesterday because they were unfocused and overexposed, but I got some better ones today late in the morning, perched nicely under a coneflower stalk, then flying out into the sun briefly before dipping into the northeast-most corner plot. Those photos, alo

[cayugabirds-l] Roosting TVs @ Commonland

14 turkey vultures are roosting on trees between Penny Lane and the Second Dam of Six-Mile Creek. Haven't seen that here before. The surrounding passerines seem a little unsure about what to make of these big and somewhat-but-not-quite raptor-scarry-looking visitors. Suan _

[cayugabirds-l] Owl Night Photos

Here are some photos and videos from last night's bird club owl prowl, including footage from my infrared camera: https://flic.kr/s/aHskokXKNA Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.Northeas

Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT: Snowy Owl Seneca Falls Seybolt Rd

The snowy owl was present at 11:30 when I arrived at Seybolt Road, on the gas pipe installation across from Reese Road about 300 yards out. Semi-recognizable with binoculars; much better with a scope. It swiveled its head quite frequently, keeping a lookout in several directions, before presentl

[cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked duck @ Mulholland

I was surprised to see a ring-necked duck swimming in a narrow portion of Six-Mile Creek not far from the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve parking lot this morning. It took off when I jogged past unavoidably close to it; I didn't turn to see if it flew far. Suan _ http://suan-

[cayugabirds-l] Killdeer @ Myers

Don't remember this having been reported at or since the CBC, but there's a killdeer in the gravel island of salmon creek by Myers - or there was until the hunters started firing nearby. I don't see it anymore, but can hear it calling from nearby somewhere. Also, lots of bluebirds near the salt

[cayugabirds-l] Pipits @ Salt Pt

At least 3, maybe 5, American Pipits foraging invisibly on the beach on the north side of Salt Point (flushed there by me from closer to the point). Still struggling to photograph them. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/C

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Pipits @ Salt Pt

I posted some photos of today's pipits, including the infrared image, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10208622363774511 If you can't see the IR image, I posted it here too: https://flic.kr/p/CrsRQa I did eventually see all seven fly together a short distance. Suan __

[cayugabirds-l] Downtown Raven

At around 9:15am a cronking raven flew over Hudson and Aurora, a stone's throw from the Ithaca Commons, heading SW. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Eagles!!!!!!

My friend from Trumansburg sent a nice account of his encounter with eagles, which I thought would be of interest to others. See below. Suan Begin forwarded message: > From: Geoffrey Moore > Date: January 13, 2016 at 7:18:59 PM EST > Subject: Eagles!! > > On my late afternoon rog (slower

[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle @ Second Dam

Had an adult bald eagle this morning at the Second Dam of Six-Mile Creek, soared, circled a few times to gain elevation, and continued upstream into the southerly wind. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Crow breakfast

This morning, in one of the quieter corners of Esty Street, about 10 crows had gathered to work on a squirrel pancake (this squirrel was _flat_). One had a white wing tag I couldn't read without binoculars. I assumed they were American, but then one on the wire above gave a fish crow call, follo

[cayugabirds-l] Two-Owl Weekend

Yesterday while strolling through Lime Hollow, I was drawn off-trail by some complaining chickadees; when I arrived in their midst, all I saw was scattered foraging, with occasional "chickadee-dee-dee" calls slowly decreasing in frequency. Figuring the threat, if any, had passed, I hung out a bi

[cayugabirds-l] Sumac-sunflower hybrid

On Saturday I was photographing this chickadee making its rounds on a sumac tree, picking at the bobs until it eventually found... a sunflower seed! Photos here: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10208933688957446 This was not far from some feeders, from where I assume it'd earlier acqui

[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle Downtown

An adult bald eagle was just circling its way southward over downtown, fairly low, as seen from Meadow Street looking eastward. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabir

[cayugabirds-l] Pine siskins

Had at least six Pine Siskins this morning here at Commonland, singing with some regularity, along with a foy4me Red-Winged Blackbird, plus songs from Carolina Wren, cardinal, chickadee, titmouse, mourning dove (FOY cooing song for me). Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayuga

[cayugabirds-l] LP Red-Shouldered Hawk

A red-shouldered hawk was calling at Lindsay-Parsons, from the woods just past Celia's Cup. It called several times from a seemingly close distance, but I could never get a visual. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayuga

[cayugabirds-l] Full Woodcock Skydance IR

After a long day around the lake (report later, maybe tomorrow), I should've gone home to reclaim that lost hour of sleep. Instead, I went back to Edward Lake Cliffs Preserve where I got a much better infrared video of a full skydance: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10209109147263794

[cayugabirds-l] Infrared Skydance III

Best skydance video yet. Watch til the landing, then listen for the soft "gulp" before the peents: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/videos/10209252257281455/ There was a second woodcock sitting nearby, which once vocalized a funny higher-pitched peent, and eventually took off. A female, perha

[cayugabirds-l] Red-shouldered @ Sapsucker Woods

During this morning's CBC walk around sapsucker woods, I heard from Podell Boardwalk the call of a red-shouldered hawk. Around then, the cacophony of bird sounds went silent, as we watched a red-bellied woodpecker freeze itself at a spot on a tree trunk. Soon a Cooper-sized raptor came by low an

[cayugabirds-l] Woodcock interactions

Meanwhile, in the world of woodcockery: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10209416615430306 Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastB

[cayugabirds-l] Winter Wren & La Waterthrush @ RH Treman

Touring the local waterfalls with my out-of-town friend this morning, at Upper Treman I heard a winter wren singing, then at least two locations with Louisiana Waterthrush songs, possibly same or different birds. Later at Buttermilk falls, also a couple of Louisiana Waterthrush songs, again poss

[cayugabirds-l] Green heron

My friend in Newfield (off Horton Road) who's had green herons nesting on her property reported this morning that they were back. Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugab

[cayugabirds-l] East Shore and Second Dam

Windsurfing from East Shore at noon today in spite of the cold air and water temps, I flushed up a number of adult Bonaparte's Gulls, along with cormorants and some unidentified small ducks or grebes. There were also many Chimney Swifts flying low over the lake with the swallows, something I'd n

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests including Wells C.

While biking home this evening around 8pm, I heard what I'm pretty sure was a Merlin calling from a deciduous tree behind 210 Park Place. Without binoculars I never sighted the bird. It was calling very continuously, with a few breaks in between and some "chink" calls reminiscent of grosbeak. Th

[cayugabirds-l] YT Vireo @ Commonland

A yellow-throated vireo was singing at Commonland yesterday and this morning, from high in the trees behind the small pond. New yard bird for me. Stared at those trees for some time this morning but failed to see it. The resident male red-winged blackbird was very unhappy with my stroll around t

[cayugabirds-l] CBC Field Trip tomorrow to Connecticut Hill

Hi all, Tomorrow morning I'll be leading a Cayuga Bird Club field trip to Connecticut Hill. Meet at 7:30 am at the Wegmans parking lot (away from the store, by the inlet) or around 7:50 am at the intersection of Connecticut Hill Rd., Boylan Rd., and Lloyd Starks Rd. We'll plan to finish around

[cayugabirds-l] Connecticut Hill

Had a nice CBC field trip this morning, starting with a willow flycatcher at the Wegmans parking lot. With Dave Gislason leading us through a variety of interesting trails at Connecticut Hill, the seven of us ended up with a good variety of species, though most were visually rather uncooperative

[cayugabirds-l] Merlin(s) @ Cayuga Heights

At 7:30 this evening as we were about to enter the First Congregational Church on Highland Avenue in Cayuga Heights, we heard a Merlin calling from a pine tree up the hill SE of the church. Soon we saw a Merlin circle around in a display flight. I couldn't be sure, but it felt like the vocalizin

[cayugabirds-l] BB Whistling Duck photos

Here are a few nice shots of the ducks at Treman Marina this evening: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10210160767713648 They were relaxed and at ease and many people got to see them. Around 7:30 a dog walker approached the area and flushed the surrounding gulls, but the ducks remained,

[cayugabirds-l] Lansing actor

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