[cayugabirds-l] Some birds from California (pics)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I was visiting friends in the Bay Area this past week and had the good
sense to carry my camera with me. I managed to see (and photograph) several
life birds, including White-tailed Kites, Acorn Woodpeckers, Lazuli
Buntings and Marbled Godwits. For those who are interested, here's a link
to the gallery -->

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/California/23522372_GqFz7N#!i=1901825242&k=zvBWLCK

Raghu

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories? (pictures)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

Thanks to everyone who shared their Mourning Warbler info on here. I
decided to track down Jay McGowan and Scott Haber's lead at Hammond Hill
late on Friday afternoon and found the bird exactly where they had seen it.

If you are interested in getting a good look at this species (and great
photos), I highly recommend spending some time with this individual. Not
only does he forage conspicuously within ~20ft of the trail and sing from
nice exposed perches, he also appears to play up for the camera -- every
burst of shutter clicks from me seemed to draw him in closer, eager to
investigate the curious clicking noises. Without further ado, here's a pic:

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Warblers/7409177_RR2mBk#!i=1859975726&k=qmdrWrn

Raghu



On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Scott Haber  wrote:

> I'd second Jay's recommendation of Hammond Hill. Jessie Barry and I (and
> some visitors from California) saw the same male quite easily over the
> weekend, and he spent most of his time singing out in the open, remaining
> on the same branch for minutes at a time.
>
> -Scott
>
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg <
> k...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mark - but since it will only be May 16, I think we should try the
>> high country.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 15, 2012, at 10:19 PM, "Mark Chao"  wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Ken and everyone,
>> >
>> > If the sporting/listing aspect of birding is the goal, rather than
>> > witnessing actual breeding behavior, then I might suggest trying the
>> Wilson
>> > Trail North in Sapsucker Woods between 7 and 8 AM on May 17.  Three of
>> the
>> > past four years, I've found one right there at that very time.  Last
>> year I
>> > also found a second Mourning Warbler on May 17 on the Dryden side.
>> >
>> > Seeing Mourning Warblers in Sapsucker Woods may be a little harder than
>> > seeing them on territories on Beam Hill and in our nearby state
>> forests, but
>> > I'm not sure to what extent.  With patience, I had excellent views of
>> two of
>> > the four Mourning Warblers in Sapsucker Woods, as well as a frustrating
>> > glimpse of a third.  One remained out of my sight.
>> >
>> > Mark Chao
>> >
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: bounce-58388044-3493...@list.cornell.edu
>> > [mailto:bounce-58388044-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth
>> > Victor Rosenberg
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:27 PM
>> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories?
>> >
>> > Enough about ticks and rashes!
>> >
>> > Does anyone know the locality of any easily accessible Mourning Warbler
>> > territories in the Hammond Hill/Yellow Barn SF areas? There used to be
>> an
>> > easy one at the power line cut at the top of Tehan Rd. and another
>> along the
>> > south stretch of Yellow Barn Rd. I know they've been found at Hammond
>> Hill
>> > this spring, but not sure exactly where.
>> >
>> > We have a group visiting from outside the region and this is one of
>> their
>> > most wanted target species.
>> >
>> > thanks!
>> >
>> > KEN
>> >
>> >
>> > Ken Rosenberg
>> > Conservation Science Program
>> > Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories?

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

And likewise! I've been looking to photograph one for years now and haven't
had much luck, so I would love any tips on where to find one.

I'm also looking for Hooded Warblers if anyone has a lead. Thanks!

Raghu



On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg
wrote:

> Enough about ticks and rashes!
>
> Does anyone know the locality of any easily accessible Mourning Warbler
> territories in the Hammond Hill/Yellow Barn SF areas? There used to be an
> easy one at the power line cut at the top of Tehan Rd. and another along
> the south stretch of Yellow Barn Rd. I know they've been found at Hammond
> Hill this spring, but not sure exactly where.
>
> We have a group visiting from outside the region and this is one of their
> most wanted target species.
>
> thanks!
>
> KEN
>
>
> Ken Rosenberg
> Conservation Science Program
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 607-254-2412
> 607-342-4594 (cell)
> k...@cornell.edu
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] another red-tailed hawk nest

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

Thanks to the tip-off from Ray and Evan, I visited this site today -- if
you haven't seen this nest yet, you owe yourself a visit! It's a
spectacular location, on the north face of the Fall Creek gorge, with easy
viewing to be had from the bridge on Stewart Ave.

I was there from around 6:00-7:30 this evening and was lucky enough to
catch the chicks being fed:

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Raptors-Owls/7409121_ZP64bK#!i=1832927509&k=Rr5Hj7M&lb=1&s=A

Raghu



On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Evan Barrientos  wrote:

> I noticed this nest a couple weeks ago, and have made it back once to film
> and photograph it. I will post photos and video as soon as I can.
> Best,
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[cayugabirds-l] OOB: Point Pelee Birds (pictures)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I just spent the past week or so in Point Pelee National Park in Ontario while 
waiting for some paperwork to come through from Toronto. I couldn't have picked 
a better spot to spend that time; though Pelee didn't experience one of it's 
famous fallouts, the birds were very much there. It just took more effort to 
find them.

I managed to photograph *five* new species of warblers for me, including a 
couple of life-birds -- a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 
However, the show-stopper was a gorgeous male CERULEAN WARBLER that fed one 
entire afternoon at about eye-level. Another life-bird on my final day was a 
brilliant RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (no good pictures unfortunately). In total, I 
tallied 24 species of warblers during my time there -- could have been 25, if I 
hadn't missed a KIRTLAND'S WARBLER by a few minutes.

Gallery of images -->

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Point-Pelee/17039989_xV3VLM#1290019081_RnDwhVD

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Odds against two loons

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

And a quick follow-up -- the loon wasn't there when I stopped by around 6:45PM 
this evening...

Raghu



From: bounce-23249422-7194...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-23249422-7194...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of con...@ithaca.edu 
[con...@ithaca.edu]
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 6:56 PM
To: David McCartt; CayugaBirds
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Odds against two loons

Hi Folks,

 What a loony idea. (Just joking)

 The culvert in question is on my commute path and in the last 35 years I 
have passed this area 300 days of the year x 2 for round trips x 35 years. 
Nearly 100% of the time, I look for birds when crossing the culvert, although I 
look at the upstream pond more than running stream on the down hill side of the 
culvert. Even so, I have looked at the downstream side thousands of times and 
even pulled over and stopped to look both ways on hundreds of times. Seeing any 
loon in the stream is unlikely and is a once in many thosands event. Seeing two 
different loons in two weeks, when none had ever been seen before, is possible 
but really unlikely. Still, I wouldn't throw out the possibility. About 15 
years ago the DEC, Karen, and Sandy Padulka rescued three loons from less than 
a mile away in an even smaller pool in a stream following an ice storm that 
made all the fields look like water. Wierd things happen, but not very often.

Cheers,
John

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[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks and more (pics)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

Following Matt Young's reports of Evening Grosbeaks from Shackham Rd. on 
Saturday (thanks Matt!), I made the drive up to Morgan Hill State Forest last 
morning. And sure enough, the birds were exactly where he described. During the 
~2 hours I was there, the feeders hosted ~20 EVENING GROSBEAKS and ~100 COMMON 
REDPOLLS. The light falling snow made up for the flat light.

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Cardinals-Grosbeaks/7409232_mkyFg#1194652602_PNNeX


On the way back, I took a detour via Summerhill. The Hovel Chalet held only the 
common winter feeder birds. Also, the huge redpoll flock that has been reported 
from Fire Ln E on Lake Como Road in the recent past was nowhere to be found 
(though I didn't stick around very long). On Lane Rd in Locke, right next to 
the dairy farm, I found a field that hosted many hundreds of Starlings and ~25 
HORNED LARKS.

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Larks-Swallows/8245552_LKRN8#1193458803_7zipB


And this morning, I decided to use the bright sunny (albeit quite frigid) 
conditions to make the drive up to Aurora/Union Springs to see if I could 
photograph the large waterfowl rafts that were reported over the weekend. On 
Lake Rd in Aurora, I did find one large raft. This picture captures roughly 10% 
of the total raft, and I'd estimate there are ~300 in this picture, which puts 
the raft size at ~3000 REDHEADS. There was also a *much* larger raft in the 
middle of the lake (easily 10k+ birds), visible from various points along the 
shoreline in and around Union Springs, but too far out to photograph. 

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Waterfowl/7409392_5Wsjf#1195817823_hMAM9


All in all, a quite productive 24 hours!

Raghu
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[cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island questions

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I'm thinking about driving up to Amherst Island the weekend of the 26th to look 
for some wintering owls to photograph -- particularly Saw-Whets (and anything 
else would be a bonus). To those who are familiar with the area -- is this too 
late in the season? Also, if people have other tips (photography-related or 
otherwise), I'd love to hear them. Thanks!

Raghu 
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[cayugabirds-l] Myers Tundra Swans (pic)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I took a drive up the east shore of the lake on Friday morning. I was hoping to 
find some waterfowl rafts, but had no luck. However, the frigid overnight 
temperatures (-5F according to my car thermometer!) and the clear skies at 
daybreak created some dramatic fog on the lake surface. 

And while scanning the water at Myers, these two Tundra Swans emerged like 
spectres. I've always found something magical about swans and felt the setting 
was quite apt. About 10 minutes of exposure was all my fingers could take 
before I had to retreat to the warmth of the car.

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Waterfowl/7409392_5Wsjf#1185579935_ksece


And on a side note, Gimme Cofee on the Commons is hosting some of my bird 
photographs through the month of February. If you're in the area and have a 
couple of minutes, stop by and have a look!

Raghu
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] NO Snipe

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I tried Stewart Park this afternoon to see if I could get some pictures of the 
snipe, but couldn't locate it. I did get great pictures of a decoy coyote 
however.
  Raghu




From: bounce-7679996-7194...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-7679996-7194...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Suan Yong 
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Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:04 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Yes Snipe

The snipe is still huddled there right now at the golf course across from 
Stewart Park, in the one tiny sliver of non-snow-covered frozen muck. Just look 
for the ski tracks circling back to various camera angles, getting way closer 
to the subject than I should have. I hope it survives the coming frigidity.

Suan



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[cayugabirds-l] OOB: Images from Bosque del Apache

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I haven't had much time to get out and bird this fall, so I decided to treat 
myself to a week at Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico over Christmas week. I 
can try to describe the experience in words, but would probably fail miserably 
-- so I'll just point you to my image gallery instead -->

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Bosque-del-Apache/15248598_ghYbn#1140845539_cnQqe

In short, if you get the chance, go! This place is birding nirvana.

Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas as much as I did, and happy new year!

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[cayugabirds-l] Myers PM -- Baby Mergansers (pics)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I spent a couple of hours at Myers Park this afternoon and found a nice 
assortment of birds including a GREEN HERON, a BELTED KINGFISHER, a SPOTTED 
SANDPIPER, a pair of PURPLE MARTINs, and several BARN, TREE and ROUGH-WINGED 
SWALLOWs. The show-stealer, however, was flock of ~20 impossibly cute baby 
COMMON MERGANSERs:

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Waterfowl/7409392_5Wsjf#887125647_79Nf9

A nice bonus was finding a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDs nesting in a natural 
cavity in one of the trees adjoining the creek.

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Thrushes-Mimids/8245539_6gSGd#887136867_5RBqx

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[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo + more (pics)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

Following Mark Chao's email about the birds he found at the Park Preserve 
yesterday, I decided to make my first visit there last evening. Unfortunately, 
perhaps due to the terrible weather, the woods were extremely quiet, with most 
of the birds he reported neither to be seen nor heard. Until I caught some 
movement from the corner of my eye and watched a tail disappear into some 
brush. Half-expecting to see a catbird as a I trained my camera on the dark 
blob, I was quite delighted to discover it was in fact a black-billed cuckoo -- 
a bird I've only ever heard and never seen. It was pretty clear that the bird 
was not going to move out into the open to give me any kind of clear shot, so I 
embraced the chaos and took a picture of the bird deep within the brush. The 
result is a picture that is not your typical bird portrait with the perfect 
perch and nice creamy background, but one that I feel is much more 
representative of the nature of this elusive bird. I'd love to hear people's 
thoughts about this one... :)

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Miscellaneous/7412295_hXy4Y#865099624_9abqA

Now for more regular fare -- first up, a wild turkey hen. There has been a 
flock that I've seen several times foraging in the fields at the intersection 
of Hanshaw and Freese Rd. Typically they're gone by the time I open my car door 
and step out. This time, I walked from my house and crawled the last few yards 
at a snail's pace, commando-style, to creep up on the birds. Even so, most of 
the birds took off, save for this intrepid female.

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Miscellaneous/7412295_hXy4Y#865099480_p6Pvm

And finally, a rough-winged swallow. Thanks to Drew Fulton for the tip-off 
regarding this location.

http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Larks-Swallows/8245552_LKRN8#865105305_Lqskr

Raghu

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods AM (pics)

[Raghuram Ramanujan]

I spent a couple of hours this morning on the Wilson Trail north, mostly on the 
little section adjoining the main pond near the outlet/north feeder. The 
highlights of the morning were ~8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERs and 1 PALM WARBLER. 
Couple of pictures from today:

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Raghu

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