Re: [cayugabirds-l] Binoculars - reasonably priced?

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-binoculars/ Just updated in late Nov. I didn’t disagree with anything said but I’m not familiar with all the models reviewed. Written by a birder/ornithologist/real user. ChrisP __ Chris Pelkie Data Manager; IT Support K.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] YB Cuckoo

There was a Black-billed Cuckoo singing (multiple triplets closely spaced) yesterday at 730am at the Lab. As I got out of the car in the staff lot, the sound was from either the trees between the drive and second lot (and bird facing away) or further over in the patch of trees on the other side

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

You’ll want to pry them out. Some years ago, a squirrel stashed sunflower seeds into my exhaust pipe. OMG, there’s nothing on earth that stinks as bad as burning sunflower seeds! (:-) __ Chris Pelkie Data Manager; IT Support Center for Conservation Bioacoustics Cornell Lab of

[cayugabirds-l] John James Audubon's Birds of America | Audubon

https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america Download high res images from Birds of America. 435 of them! Chris Pelkie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Dawn Chorus: Have You Seen a Salmonberry Bird?

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/5/31/1947630/-Dawn-Chorus-Have-You-Seen-a-Salmonberry-Bird This was interesting to me as I enjoy etymology as well as how different cultures derive different names for the same thing. Chris Pelkie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

Agreed! I have some pokeweed growing behind the shed, no intention of removing (or tasting) it. I went to wiki initially to see if the toxins were intoxicating Anne’s robins but there’s no obvious support for that from this plant. I have seen robins et al get ripped on late season “raisins”

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!)

For the record, don’t try this at home! Poke berries are very toxic to humans and many other mammals though some foxes, mice,etc are resistant, as are many songbirds that distribute the seeds after ingestion. Make sure your kids do NOT ingest these. Poke leaves are made edible only after three

[cayugabirds-l] A Blackbird Blowing 'Smoke' Rings Wins Top Prize at the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards

https://gizmodo.com/a-blackbird-blowing-smoke-rings-wins-top-prize-at-the-2-1836308346 Definitely a cool shot! ___ Chris Pelkie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] The tale of two merganser ducklings on Beebe Lake

Great first story! I look forward to more. I finally get to see some of your great photos after meeting you on the trail many times! ___ Chris Pelkie > On May 27, 2019, at 13:33, Wee Hao Ng wrote: > > My first post to the list. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 2/7 (Barred Owl reported again)

I observed it in the fog at 745am but chose not to report it. I’d like to ask all to be aware that the last time I did, the crowd that showed up scared it off. Raptors have better eyesight than you and get edgy when a cluster of people gather under the tree. (which is a lousy viewpoint since it

[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl still there

At about 10:10am today, the BARRED OWL reported by Mark and Bob is still sitting in the lone pine by the Sapsucker Woods Wilson Trail shelter. Easily spotted approaching from the East as it is on the 2nd big needled branch up from ground on South side of tree, 2’ from trunk. Harder to see

[cayugabirds-l] Rough legged hawk ithaca airport

About 3 pm big beautiful ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK soaring over field north of borgwarner and NW of runway. Sorry for late post... I was driving at the time. ___ Chris Pelkie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Some kind of thrush?

OK, I’ll buy that. I didn’t see the expected downcurve until you pointed it out, but the yellow eyes are probably more definitive (and the wing-bars). __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT Support Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Some kind of thrush?

I’d so no. Thrasher bill is pronouncedly longer. __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT Support Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/ On Apr 16, 2018, at 11:04, Dimitri

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crested Caracara in Wayne County

Whoo-ee! THAT's a yard bird! __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT Support Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/ On Feb 6, 2018, at 11:57, Brad Walker

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Collective noun

+1 for pun! Chris Pelkie On Oct 28, 2017, at 09:07, Tony Shrimpton > wrote: How about a “desert” of Sandhills?  Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] 65 Sandhill Cranes

Nice. Is ‘cranery’ a word yet? Maybe we should start pushing it! Oxford Dictionary, here we come! __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT Support Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850

Re: [cayugabirds-l] New post published Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Plan

Ithaca, NY 14850 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/ On Aug 21, 2017, at 07:44, Chris R. Pelkie <chris.pel...@cornell.edu<mailto:chris.pel...@cornell.edu>> wrote: something to the affect -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.Northeas

Re: [cayugabirds-l] New post published Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Plan

I recently read this thesis: https://books.google.com/books/about/Factors_Affecting_Avian_Diversity_in_a_N.html?id=xnVPYAAJ produced by Tom Litwin in 1986, discussing the changes in Sapsucker Woods in both avian type and foliage type, over the hundred years up to that time. Amazing that

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

Finger Lakes NF - Hector Station 607-546-4470 Hector NY https://www.fs.fed.us/r9/gmfl/contact/offices.htm YES YES The YESes are for Senior Pass and Access Military 4th Grade Taken from: https://store.usgs.gov/sites/default/files/PassIssuanceList.pdf I have not tried this source myself. ChrisP

[cayugabirds-l] Praying mantises regularly hunt and kill small birds

Here's something you probably didn't want to know... http://newatlas.com/praying-mantis-killing-birds-study/50346/?li_source=LI_medium=default-widget Chris Pelkie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Best Binoculars: The Cornell Lab Review 2013 | All About Birds

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/best-binoculars-the-cornell-lab-review-2013/ For the binoc request, see if yours are in here Chris Pelkie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Bioacoustics site is up and check out the Red-eyed Vireo movie

All of us in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bioacoustics Research Program (BRP) are pleased to share our new site with you all: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/ In particular, I think many of you in the CBC will enjoy this video that Russ put together (and which I tantalized Suan with a

[cayugabirds-l] SSW this AM

First for me this year, several EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE singing on Hoyt-Pileated. Also saw NASHVILLE at power line cut, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH(es) at Woodleton, heard singing BROWN CREEPER (still), numerous Common Yellowthroat and Ovenbird. Followed HAIRY WOODPECKER to the underside of a large high

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...

: bounce-121484551-3493...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-121484551-3493...@list.cornell.edu> [mailto:bounce-121484551-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Chris R. Pelkie Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:24 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.corne

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...

The things some people get excited about… (:-) __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Begin forwarded message: Subject: Guess which bird made

Re: [cayugabirds-l] does anyone have an extra copy of the book, not CDs, from Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs 1997

Forgot to look til now. i have the booklet if you want to borrow it to scan to PDF or some such. Let me know and I will bring it to the Lab this week. ChrisP __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [clo_brp-l] For you birders

Forwarding this to the wider birding audience in the area. We (BRP) have 30 of our newly developed Swift recorders (TARUs or terrestrial audio recording units) spread throughout SSW recording 24/7 as part of a long-term biodiversity measure. The avicaching will assist as ground truth as we

[cayugabirds-l] A Legend Who Persuaded a Generation to Love Birds, Wild Places and Science Has Passed

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/21/1645790/-A-Legend-Who-Persuaded-a-Generation-to-Love-Birds-Wild-Places-and-Science-Has-Passed Chandler Robbins, in case you don't like to click links chris.pel...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Barred owl ssw this am

Sorry for late post but I was walking to frog barn this am when a large bird jumped up From ground to 12' branch,. On trail between parking area gate and fb. Thought Cooper's hawk, stopped, crept forward to find baow staring back w big black eyes Jumped in truck and drove here to VA Beach,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night

I’ll defer to the experts but would not rule out Screech-owl. I’ve heard that also: clear descending rather than whinny descending but followed by other EASO distinct sounds, so concluded it was the same bird. I’ve been hearing EASO loud whinnies just in the last couple of weeks, first time

[cayugabirds-l] SPEAKING OF NATURE: Fishers are back | Lifestyle | fltimes.com

http://www.fltimes.com/lifestyle/speaking-of-nature-fishers-are-back/article_d7d8fafe-6cba-11e6-ab55-038e8d6a63c3.html Thought the many of us who go to montezuma would find this interesting. Justifying posting to Cayuga birds as John says that crows found his fisher for him. Keep watching the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] White-throated Sparrows

Yes same in my yard. They (WTSP) are dominating the dawn chorus. Difficult to get an accurate count but probably 12-20 easily. I noticed few Robins which are normally the main component of dawn chorus this time of year (some but not as many). ChrisP __ Chris Pelkie

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Yellow-rumped Warbler

Kevin pointed out another Yellow-rumped Warbler yesterday up here on the North Wilson side of the Sapsucker Pond, but I only heard it then. Today, I heard then caught up with it for some good looks. This is FYI for Sapsucker Woods walkers this weekend. It was near the beaver exclosure cage both

[cayugabirds-l] Bufflehead at SSW

This one I saw! Single individual BUFFLEHEAD diving right outside the big window (near the bubbler). Either female or 1st winter male, methinks, prominent cheek patch and small white patch near wingtips (folded) but not a breeding male. Went out to check on what sounded like Towhee song (we

[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl recall

I’ve been informed by a reliable source that he (human) was doing BARRED OWL (voice not playback I think) from Woodleton at 1pm which explains the location and the lack of finishing growl. Also explains the oddness of a mid-day Strix varia aria. Drat! ChrisP __ Chris Pelkie

[cayugabirds-l] Barred Owl _SSW, interesting Phoebe call

At 1pm I was just about to set foot on the south end of Podell Boardwalk returning from a lunchtime circuit of the pond but lingered to watch 2 HAIRY WOODPECKER females chasing each other from tree to tree. Interesting that they were both female: much squeaking and peeking but no flicka’ing

[cayugabirds-l] TuVu

22 TURKEY VULTUREs playing on the wind this evening over Gulf Creek at Triphammer, Asbury, plus one RED-TAILED HAWK One of the TUVU had the all white outer half of left wing, haven't seen that one here for a couple years though it was seen last year in the Basin as I recall First song of yard

[cayugabirds-l] Perverse chuckle of the day

I get a regular ‘deal’ email from B and spotted this oddity this morning: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1197974-REG/snypex_9842_lrf1800_snypex_knight_lrf1800_laser.html?utm_medium=Email_campaign=Promotion_source=WeeklySpecials%20160314_content=Retail_term=Knight-8x42-LRF-1800 It’s a pair

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible leucistic Canada at SSW

Is there any significance to the mostly yellow bill with black tip? And the yellow legs and feet? With little experience in picking apart weird plumages, I also leaned toward domestic or hybrid and away from Canada because of those marks. Unless leucism can impart those color shifts as well.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Morning voices

Before a week ago, I had observed Pileated, Hairy, Downy, Flicker, and Sapsuckers at one point or another (in past years) doing the ‘flicka-flicka’ type interaction where a pair (sometimes M-F, sometimes M-M) were ascending a pole or tree and playing hide-and-seek while doing this vocalization.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Starling murmuration downtown ithac

> On Jan 13, 2016, at 19:59 , Anne Marie Whelan wrote: > > Yes, quite a flock of starlings blew into the West End this morning and > swirled around and hung out for a bit on and around my crabapple tree and > feeder. Quite startling! > >

[cayugabirds-l] Noah Strycker broke birding’s worldwide Big Year record.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/01/noah_strycker_broke_birding_s_worldwide_big_year_record.html eBird mentioned in passing chris.pel...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

Of course you discovered you can zoom in with mouse or fingers on iPad, etc.. And if you click the speed scale legend it will cycle to your favorite unit (knots, mph, etc.). And there’s a bit of history you can roll back to on the time line: I just dialed up last night’s blow to see how bad it

[cayugabirds-l] Crows vs TVs

I mentioned seeing my first of season ‘big’ crow assemblage at the CBC meeting last week, of about 100 American Crows doing small wheelies in a large group swirling over my house (I first thought it was gulls, in fact). Over the last week, I’ve seen similar numbers streaming over at dusk,

[cayugabirds-l] Poster

I just ordered one of these for myself. Thought others might find it nice too (I haven’t seen it in the flesh yet): http://popchartlab.com/collections/prints-nature/products/birds-of-north-america 740 North American birds on one poster for $38 unframed. Framed option available also. ChrisP

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: hurt bird question

Forwarded for a friend in Ithaca not on the list: not sure who might help, Victoria? or is this a vet school question? Thanks __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT Support Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY

Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

On 9/10/2015 10:14 AM, Chris R. Pelkie wrote: Chipmunks make excellent fox food. I enjoy the Red Foxes that have taken up nesting, breeding, cavorting, and howling at my place in the last few years. For better or worse, we have a nice selection of chipmunks, red squirrels, and gray squirrels, alon

Re: [cayugabirds-l] a mystery---goldfinchs

Chipmunks make excellent fox food. I enjoy the Red Foxes that have taken up nesting, breeding, cavorting, and howling at my place in the last few years. For better or worse, we have a nice selection of chipmunks, red squirrels, and gray squirrels, along with voles, deer mice, etc. to keep them

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Weekend Bird walk reports.

Speaking of compliant Phoebes, I walked to Sherwood Platform at lunch and met (first time) a visitor/birder from NYC. As he was turning to leave and I was approaching, I spotted a Phoebe on the hand rail and pointed it out to him. It was 5’ away. Then it hopped to a closer post and eventually

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo in full dress color, yellow spectacles, actively feeding near the green scummy pond on West Wilson Trail. He’s making a lot of squeaks that sound like a wet thumb dragged quickly over a rubber balloon (not real loud, but frequent) which helps locate him as he moves around

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-billed cuckoo SSW

At noon, I heard a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO do 3 series of 6-8 single coo’s from the exclosure area just south of the covered shelter on Wilson. I was close enough by the third series to ensure myself it wasn’t a squirrel, though the pacing and separation of series had already indicated that.

[cayugabirds-l] Modified report

In light of an offline conversation with T-H, I want to amend my observation to Cuckoo sp. until someone gets a visual. He has come across Black-billed doing single call series in the past, whereas I thought they were usually double (cu-cucu-cu) patterned. Considering all the other strange

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tennessee warbler song

I’ve located and visually verified two different Chestnut-sided Warblers this spring that were not singing the ‘normal’ song we know and love. Close but off enough that I was going through Magnolia, Redstart, and Yellow-rump thoughts before seeing the Chestnut face and/ or sides. Good stuff on

[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Nature show

This is the show Paul mentioned a couple CBC meetings ago: it had a sneak preview at Cinemapolis but now is going national. Produced by the Multimedia Group at the Lab of O. The Sagebrush Sea makes its broadcast premiere May 20, on

[cayugabirds-l] Really cool wind map

This one is even cooler than the one I sent last year: https://www.windyty.com Check it out, birdy weatherwatchers! Be sure to note that you can choose the altitude of interest and you’ll find amazing differences. For example, last evening, surface winds were very mild and non-directional.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

This was an interesting exchange: I wondered if WEWA foraged and sang from very high perches, since I think of them as low bush skulkers. But I have much to learn about such things and no guarantee all of a species do the same thing anyway. ChrisP On May 6, 2015, at 12:01, Brad Walker

[cayugabirds-l] SSW this morning

I was a half hour behind Mark, I guess: from 7-745 I walked the northern end of Hoyt-Pileated, finding 3 BLUE-HEADED VIREOs, 2 of whom were interacting vocally and by chasing each other through the treetops, while the other was some distance away singing. Numerous BROWN CREEPERs in full song;

[cayugabirds-l] A few Sapsucker items

A couple days ago at lunch, my FOY RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET appeared in the trees behind the lab, only ‘chirring’ one syllable of the song while foraging up high. Yesterday morning, I set out at around 7am to pick up SWAMP SPARROW in the field east of the north parking lot and found one easily only

[cayugabirds-l] A few items from today (SSW item for Linda)

I headed out for the Loon and stopped at Cass Park for the GREAT-HORNED OWL.. I parked in the first lost, and ended up walking about halfway up the walk scanning the tall trees at Newman (cause I forgot the excellent directions someone else provided). When I spotted it, it was really obvious,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Saturday Birding

I wonder if when the half of the duck’s brain is sleeping the opposite foot is kicking randomly like my sleeping dog does (and maybe I do it too!). Or maybe this is akin to a screensaver: the duck keeps one leg kicking so it doesn’t freeze in place! Just some random theories…. ChrisP

Re: [cayugabirds-l] IYC Wednesday

Bob or Jay or anyone: what are the access rights to the Yacht Club? I don’t want to trespass and have never been there so don’t know the signage or access. For what it’s worth (and I think it is): I did stop at the Lansing Marina back in the Fall and personally asked the manager if it was OK to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald eagles?

We’re assuming you are in the Cayuga Basin, but not sure where. Near open water? That sounds like a good description of BALD EAGLE as Turkey Vulture would not show a light/white head or tail but would be large and dark bodied. __ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager; IT

[cayugabirds-l] On the TUDU list

3rd time the charm: last Sat I spent 1.5 hrs looking at the 4000 Redheads/ 1000 Scaup raft off Hog Hole and never seeing the blasted Tufted Duck, even though another birder told me it was there (he was already packed and leaving, so gave me general directions, for which I was grateful).

[cayugabirds-l] Tufted Duck photos

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73284351@N03/ has 3 shots from today of the Tufted Duck for your reference. Also, a recent visit to our owl box by a different EASO than the one in 2013 (also in this photo stream) ChrisP -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine still on bradfield

Easily seen closely from plant Sci loading dock, only 1 at present On a small projection 3/4 way up wall chris.pel...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] COMMON EIDER (?

It would be great if an Eider appeared, but a note of caution: on 12/15/2014 I scoped a big black and white Mallard (probably x Domestic) on Dryden Lake. I think Jay had reported this previously. I can easily see how it could be confused with an eider for the coloration, but the bill on my

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Long-eared Short-eared Owls

is baldwisville nature ctr? Thanks. Ann Sent from my iPhone On Dec 22, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Chris R. Pelkie chris.pel...@cornell.edumailto:chris.pel...@cornell.edu wrote: I think we (Ann’s group) were pleasantly surprised the SEOWs were so active in mid-afternoon on Sat. However, it was a leaden sky

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Long-eared Short-eared Owls

I think we (Ann’s group) were pleasantly surprised the SEOWs were so active in mid-afternoon on Sat. However, it was a leaden sky so maybe they thought dusk had arrived earlier. At Long Pt (which we skipped that day), they seem to wait until pre-dusk before magically appearing; there is still

[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming documentary

I just spotted a listing for an upcoming 2014 doco called “From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction” on PBS. One listing is for WCNY HDTV Dec 9 at 2pm. Look up your local listing for your favorite PBS station. I have not seen this yet, so am informing not recommending.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Purple Sandpiper

Belatedly, I wanted to note that when I found it last week, it was happily lurking amidst the gulls on the point. It was completely hidden by them as they are 3x bigger than it and when clustered together made a complete wall. Then, it is also the same color as the beach rocks. It has been

[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow Wilson North

Quick turn around north Wilson Trail, found FOS FOX SPARROW foraging near the rise. In the creekbed by the footbridge, two gorgeously rusty RUSTY BLACKBIRDs. I think every one I’ve ever seen before was basically black but these two were really handsome brown backed, dark underside, with those

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow Wilson North

, 2014, at 13:09, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edumailto:jw...@cornell.edu wrote: Would those be White-throated Sparrows? On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Chris R. Pelkie chris.pel...@cornell.edumailto:chris.pel...@cornell.edu wrote: Quick turn around north Wilson Trail, found FOS FOX SPARROW foraging

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Owl seduction

When I was researching screech owl box plans, everyone seems to have converged on a shape about 8 in sq and 10-12 deep from the entry hole which is about 2.5-3” diameter about 3-4” below the roof. So deep cavity like a hollow in a tree, basically. You might get away with attaching a latch to

Re: [cayugabirds-l] dark red-tailed hawk

I’m hoping Chris Wood or someone who has birded the desert Southwest will take a look. I did some research after Ryan’s post and find the Zone-tailed Hawk a fascinating possibility which does seem to match many images I find online (in Hawkwatch sites, not generic and untrustworthy Google

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

Thanks for these postings: I was on cuckoo alert because of them, and got a Yellow-billed calling in the dawn chorus yesterday at 530am (heard from bed: I am an adherent of the Rosenberg-Yong School of Recumbent Birding now) and again yesterday about 430pm as I stepped out to walk the dog. So

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sparrows in the area

Great resource list, Dave. Thanks! Richard: I was killing time before a doctor appt at Arrowwood Dr this AM and there were 2 singing Eastern Towhees, one right at the right angle corner (where the Town Trail starts) and another back in the woods. I did not try to find the close one but it was

[cayugabirds-l] Missed Kittiwake

When I arrived about 830-845 there were no gulls on the Myers spit but some on the lighthouse jetty. I waited for about half an hour and the gulls filtered back in from breakfast and settled on the spit. Reexamining them several times (as more arrived), I thought I had the Kittiwake when I

[cayugabirds-l] SSW Barred Owl etc

At 815am, several crows alerted me to a possible threat (to them). I vectored in on a big ‘beech’ (I think, light gray) and in the V of two large trunks sat one of the BARRED OWLs. It was about 15m up and about 50m from me inside the deer exclosure, seen from Severinghaus Trail about 50m down

[cayugabirds-l] Belated post re probable Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

At about 1230pm at the NW corner of the SSW pond, in a tree where I have seen Least Flycatchers in the spring several times, I had what I assumed at first was this year’s FOY (for me) of same (knowing others already have reported one at SSW). However, from a rather close distance and with 10x

[cayugabirds-l] SSW Wood Thrush

730a NW corner of Wilson (where the vireo was), several phrases from a skulking WOOD THRUSH same general location also a singing COMMON YELLOWTHROAT __ Chris Pelkie IT Support Assistant Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca,

[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk etc.

While we were finishing dinner in our glass-roofed conservatory, I saw a crow-sized bird soar in and begin circling overhead. Hoping for a raven, I grabbed the binocs at hand and was as happy to see it was a BROAD-WINGED HAWK (not a new yard bird but first of year for me and for yard). It

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cornell Arboretum this AM

I had definitely 3 yesterday noon. The singing bright M, the brown F (faint streaks on sides, not the RCKI, though that was also singing), plus another rather yellow but not as bright one moving, foraging, and I believe singing. By climbing to the top of the knoll, they came down to our level

[cayugabirds-l] Heron nest falling at SSW

A sharper eyed colleague pointed out during our noon fire drill today that the heron nest on the big snag at SSW pond is falling out of the tree. I haven’t been watching the nest cam: is that Mallard jumping up and down or something? ChrisP -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Swamp Sparrows SSW

Numerous singing SWAMP SPARROWs in the field/marsh east of 3rd parking lot. They were sitting high so easy to see their fresh plumage in the rising sun. I heard some ‘quarter-clicking’ and low grunty sounds but could not say if it was a Rail or not. It was near me and made many of the grunts

[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Towhee

First of yard year EASTERN TOWHEE showed up today (W Meadow Dr Lansing) singing his head off but with an unusual (and at first baffling) added strong second syllable that challenged my memorized pattern to something at first unidentifiable: drink-a-you-TEEE or drink-you-your-TEEE; the trill was

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

As I stepped out of the truck in my driveway at 1545 yesterday, the barky honking of a large ‘disorganized’ flock of SNOW GOOSE was heard overhead. I did a quick count of a subset and estimated about 400. They were relatively low (under 1000’ probably). I grabbed binocs but only had time to look

[cayugabirds-l] Huge snow goose flocks ssw now

Many hundreds some blue chris.pel...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] TVs and a bone mystery at Asbury

The Turkey Vultures have been reappearing in numbers this week over my house and woods and landing in the pines on Asbury Rd just east of the cemetery (corner of Triphammer and Asbury) and occasionally in the neighbors’ large pines next to our sunroom. We have had resident pair or two all

[cayugabirds-l] Snow geese

Roughly coincident with George and Meena’s observations and possibly one of the same huge flocks, I saw hundreds and hundreds of Snow Geese in a vast boiling flock probably 3 mi distant to the east from CLO (I was on Sherwood Platform at about 1215). Too distant to hear of course. If they had

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Non-context Yard bird

Stoneflies close and raptors distant. Reminded me of: Poe: The Sphinx (short story, good quick read) http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-sphinx.htm Enjoy while waiting for the ice to break! __ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Trail note

I did a lunchtime turn around Hoyt-Pileated inner loop back to Wilson yesterday. I took and would highly recommend you take trekking poles: it is seriously treacherous out there with the frozen snow/ice/footprint holes. It was cold and crisp but not snowing (yesterday), so good exercise but few

[cayugabirds-l] Chicken eye displays unique arrangement of cells

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/chicken-eye-weird-state-of-matter_n_4854897.html __ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

Two days ago, I went to the CLO Observatory on lunch break and watched a lone American Crow, moving around on the pond ice (30’ away so easy to watch with binocs), selecting morsels of ice (small balls it appeared) and ingesting them. Later it moved over to an area where there were black bits,

[cayugabirds-l] Possible shrike at Cayuga Vista

I had a distant view of what is likely a Northern Shrike at Cayuga Vista Dr Lansing about 1130am today. When I pulled up, the candidate was on one of the low trees near the road, but flew down and into the hedge just as I brought my binocs up so I got nothing that time. I waited a while, got

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings

Forgot to mention that on the way back from Freeville, we swung down to come across on Snyder Rd: no Snowy Owl, several other birders in quest of one, but I spotted and photographed a drift of at least 46 SNOW BUNTINGs almost at the intersection of Snyder and Warren foraging in the gravel edge

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freeville Snowy owl subject heading in Junk

Anything “Free” on the internets is probably a scam! (:-) It is not happening to me (different spam blocker, I guess: I use SpamSieve on Mac Mail). Chrisp On Jan 17, 2014, at 18:06 , Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, I seem to be having trouble about

[cayugabirds-l] Freeville snowy

I was happy to see others already posted (I was poring over the pictures I finally got). The recent lack of postings re the Freeville Snowy might have discouraged some, but it is still there, as of 400pm this afternoon. I pulled up just as two of the farm workers were getting out of their

[cayugabirds-l] Owl not (yet) seen this AM

Anne Klingensmith and I independently arrived behind Target around 7am this morning but neither of us saw the Snowy this morning from that position. I scanned the mall and BJs and the woods for about 15 min. Of course it might be over on the fire station again or just hidden on the mall roof.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] mottled robin

Yes, very interesting. I think this is probably what I saw very briefly in the thicket on N Wilson trail today (maybe there's a run on mottled Robins this year). I saw only enough of the rufous side with white below to start imagining I had seen a Towhee; but watching the same thicket for a

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