[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin hollow briefly, Carl's post

[David McDermitt]

Hello,

I have had a poor ear for bird songs even before age has lessened my
hearing. So, like for many others, the Merlin app has been a godsend; it
reminds me of songs and connects me to birds that I know but got rusty on
and also points out birds that aren’t so uncommon but I’m not as familiar
with. Yesterday on Bald hill road extension, I listened to Indigo
Buntings.  Later, I drove through Shindagin Hollow and stopping along the
way, I recorded an apparent Canada warbler and a Hooded warbler and further
along, a Yellow-throated Vireo. Hearing the Hooded was the most gratifying
song to me personally because I've still never seen one and I could hear in
real time what I’ve always missed identifying. This morning in the
Hawthorne Orchard, I also enjoyed hearing Baltimore Orioles and a Wood
Thrush among other cool birds. So, thank you Merlin app developers. You
have produced an amazing product.



Regarding Carl’s post. One takeaway from his post is whether by pursuing
structural changes to our energy policies so quickly, there are negative
consequences. This is a worthwhile question to ask because we know in fact
there are both societal and environmental trade-offs. These are costs worth
bearing apparently, but also worth acknowledging at least from time to time
- the disposal of worn-out solar panels and toxic electric batteries, the
problems with massive lithium mining,  the over-reliance on renewables that
may have led to deaths in the Texas ice storm, etc.

Frankly, I’m glad that Carl is willing to be candid in this community.
Change is upsetting without information and unless there is conversation,
people won’t understand why society is changing so rapidly, e.g. – the NYS
law that will essentially ban natural gas stoves in new construction
beginning in 2026, etc. When legislation moves quickly and seemingly out of
the hands of ordinary citizens and in the hands of intellectuals and
politicians, it’s possible some folks fall behind in the conversation which
creates social fragmentation.

Toyota chairman, Akio Toyoda, said last December that a ‘silent majority’
in the auto industry questioned whether EVs are “really OK to have as a
single option. But they think it’s the trend so they can’t speak loudly.”
This is the company that brought us the Prius. If the chairman of the
company that brought us the Prius is worried about rubbing up against
progressive environmental orthodoxy, then how does the everyday person
feel?

Years ago I shared a post where I observed 3 crows land and circle a
groundhog in my backyard and instead of simply being told, no, they’re
never carnivorous (the behavior was odd and happened repeatedly over
several days) I was shouted down by someone who thought I was anti-bird or
anti-crow when I was merely asking wondering if the crows would be
aggressive in the right/wrong circumstances. For this reason, it sometimes
feels there are folks who in their zealousness towards our planet take it a
step in the wrong direction and wear their beliefs as a form of piety which
is unhelpful. Don’t be upset; be compassionate and get moving.

Good birding.

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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow picking up

[Anne Marie Johnson]

Things are picking up in Shindagin Hollow. A CANADA WARBLER is back on 
territory along the narrow, steep stretch of road leading down to the 
hollow, and the LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH is back at the intersection past the 
pond at the bottom of the hollow, near the small gorge with the bridge for 
the FLT. There were OVENBIRDS singing everywhere, and a good number of 
other warblers were singing as well. Seeing them, though, was a challenge 
at best, even with barely any leaves! I did manage to see a BLACKBURNIAN 
and a MAGNOLIA around where the FLT crosses the road at the bottom and a 
CHESTNUT-SIDED, along with another BLACKBURNIAN, at the Canada Warbler 
spot. Also, there appears to be a BROAD-WINGED HAWK nest at the Canada 
Warbler spot. Steve Fast mentioned nesting activity when I ran into him 
there on Tuesday. That day I flushed a Broad-winged from there, and this 
morning I heard one calling there. My checklist from this morning is below.


Anne Marie Johnson
Caroline

Shindagin Hollow SF--Shindagin Hollow Rd., Tompkins, New York, US
May 5, 2018 7:13 AM - 9:04 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.63 mile(s)
36 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)  1
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  1
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)  1
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)  2
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)  3
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  3
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)  2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  3
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  3
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  11
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)  1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  6
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)  1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  3
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)  1 Seen and heard, same spot as 
Tuesday.
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  4
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  1


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow FIELD TRIP, Saturday June 3, Cayuga Bird Club

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi everyone!

 I will be leading a field trip along Shindagin Hollow Rd., through Shindagin 
Hollow State Forest, on Saturday June 3 for the Cayuga Bird Club (but open to 
all!).  We will meet at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology parking lot to carpool 
at 7 am (I know, it's early.) and probably be done by 11.  We will first 
walk about a mile, then get into our cars to drive with many stops for the 
remainder of the trip.

   I just did a scouting trip (my ebird list is below) and it reminded me of a 
couple of things:

1) It is COLD in the morning, so dress appropriately and

2) We will mostly HEAR lots of birds, and if we are lucky, see a few.  It is a 
good opportunity to work on birding by ear!


See you there!

Laura


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From: Laura Stenzler
Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 10:53 AM
To: Laura Stenzler
Subject: eBird -- Shindagin Hollow SF--Shindagin Hollow Rd. -- Jun 1, 2017

Shindagin Hollow SF--Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Jun 1, 2017
7:56 AM - ~9:45 AM
Traveling
2.40 miles
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Almost all birds heard and not seen. From N. end of Shindagin Hollow 
Rd to Gulf Creek Rd, near the Finger Lakes Trail crossing.
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.4.2 Build 114

1 Red-shouldered Hawk (there is a pair in the area)
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
2 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Alder Flycatcher
1 Willow Flycatcher
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
4 Blue-headed Vireo
12 Red-eyed Vireo
3 Blue Jay
2 Common Raven
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Brown Creeper
7 Veery
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Wood Thrush
2 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
8 Cedar Waxwing
11 Ovenbird
1 Mourning Warbler
8 Common Yellowthroat
6 American Redstart
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler
4 Chestnut-sided Warbler
3 Black-throated Blue Warbler
4 Black-throated Green Warbler
6 Canada Warbler -- Several pairs along the route. Known breeding area.
7 Dark-eyed Junco
4 Song Sparrow
3 Scarlet Tanager
2 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Purple Finch

Number of Taxa: 40


Laura

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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow SF

[Anne Marie Johnson]

  
  
Although the weather was cold, dark, and windy, there were a
surprising number of singing warblers in Shindagin Hollow State
Forest this morning, along the road to the bottom and beyond. It was
my first trip in there this spring. My eBird list is below. I
believe many of the birds are breeders singing on territory.

Anne Marie Johnson
Caroline

  
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eBird Report - Shindagin Hollow SF, May 15, 2017
  
  
Date: 
Mon, 15 May 2017 12:10:38 -0400 (EDT)
  
  
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To: 
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  Shindagin Hollow SF, Tompkins, New York, US
May 15, 2017 7:29 AM - 9:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Road to bottom, stopped and got out several times. Then parked at intersection and walked maybe half a mile.
34 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  2
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)  1 
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)  1
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.)  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  3
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)  1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)  1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  6
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  11
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  8
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  5
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  6
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)  9
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  3
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  7
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow Rd. is now open

[Laura Stenzler]

I just spoke to a person at the Town of Caroline highway department and learned 
that Shindagin Hollow Rd. is now open. There were some trees down that had to 
be removed and they are now gone.

Bird on!

Laura


Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu



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Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 12:36 PM
To: Paul Schmitt
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

I'll look into it and let the list know. Flooding seems likely indeed.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
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On May 8, 2017, at 12:27 PM, Paul Schmitt 
mailto:pschmi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Maybe the road is flooded where it crosses the creek?

PS

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Laura Stenzler 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hi all,

 I decided to check out Shindagin Hollow this morning to see if there was any 
activity. I was surpised to find that there is a barrier and "Road Closed" sign 
at the beginning of the unpaved portion of Shindagin Hollow Rd. (north end).  
Does anyone know anything about why this might be and when it might be opened?

I walked about 1/4 mile and found all of the bird action within the first 
250 yards. It was quiet after that. Weird. The apple trees are all in bloom and 
the trillium are looking grand!

  Here is a list of what I found (mostly heard).


Hairy Woodpecker  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Veery  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  4
Ovenbird  3
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  4


Laura


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Laura Stenzler]

I'll look into it and let the list know. Flooding seems likely indeed.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
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On May 8, 2017, at 12:27 PM, Paul Schmitt 
mailto:pschmi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Maybe the road is flooded where it crosses the creek?

PS

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Laura Stenzler 
mailto:l...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hi all,

 I decided to check out Shindagin Hollow this morning to see if there was any 
activity. I was surpised to find that there is a barrier and "Road Closed" sign 
at the beginning of the unpaved portion of Shindagin Hollow Rd. (north end).  
Does anyone know anything about why this might be and when it might be opened?

I walked about 1/4 mile and found all of the bird action within the first 
250 yards. It was quiet after that. Weird. The apple trees are all in bloom and 
the trillium are looking grand!

  Here is a list of what I found (mostly heard).


Hairy Woodpecker  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Veery  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  4
Ovenbird  3
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  4


Laura


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Paul Schmitt]

Maybe the road is flooded where it crosses the creek?

PS

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>  I decided to check out Shindagin Hollow this morning to see if there was
> any activity. I was surpised to find that there is a barrier and "Road
> Closed" sign at the beginning of the unpaved portion of Shindagin Hollow
> Rd. (north end).  Does anyone know anything about why this might be and
> when it might be opened?
>
> I walked about 1/4 mile and found all of the bird action within the
> first 250 yards. It was quiet after that. Weird. The apple trees are all in
> bloom and the trillium are looking grand!
>
>   Here is a list of what I found (mostly heard).
>
>
> Hairy Woodpecker  1
> Tufted Titmouse  2
> White-breasted Nuthatch  1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
> Veery  2
> Hermit Thrush  1
> American Robin  4
> Ovenbird  3
> Nashville Warbler  2
> Common Yellowthroat  3
> Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
> Black-throated Green Warbler  4
>
>
> Laura
>
>
> Laura Stenzler
> l...@cornell.edu
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi all,

 I decided to check out Shindagin Hollow this morning to see if there was any 
activity. I was surpised to find that there is a barrier and "Road Closed" sign 
at the beginning of the unpaved portion of Shindagin Hollow Rd. (north end).  
Does anyone know anything about why this might be and when it might be opened?

I walked about 1/4 mile and found all of the bird action within the first 
250 yards. It was quiet after that. Weird. The apple trees are all in bloom and 
the trillium are looking grand!

  Here is a list of what I found (mostly heard).


Hairy Woodpecker  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Veery  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  4
Ovenbird  3
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  4


Laura


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow Canada Warbler

[Anne Marie Johnson]

  
  
Starting at around 8:30 this morning, I drove the road to the
  bottom of Shindagin Hollow, getting out frequently along the way.
  It was pretty quiet except from numerous singing BLACK-THROATED
  BLUE and GREEN WARBLERS, but on the way down the hill , I found a
  BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and a MAGNOLIA WARBLER along the edge of the
  road singing and foraging at eye level, and along the road at the
  bottom, I found a singing CANADA WARBLER that came close to the
  road for nice looks. 

Anne Marie Johnson


  Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  2
vireo sp. (Vireo sp.)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  6
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)  8
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  4
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  3
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  2

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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow in the evening

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Yesterday late evening as there was no wind, I decided to try some recording in 
Shindagin Hollow. It was comparatively quiet, except for a couple of distant 
Hermit Thrushes,  one Wood Thrush, an Eastern Pewee, an American Goldfinch, a 
couple of hesitant American Robins, a Song Sparrow and a Swamp Sparrow.

I just got recording of some Swamp Sparrow song in between the planes that 
continuously fly overhead. And of course I got a bumble bee humming on the 
flowers as it flew around.


My home front catbird story: My catbird stopped singing for about three weeks 
in between so I thought either he might have got killed by car accident or a 
hawk or he must have found a new mate and disappeared with her as I still saw 
at least a catbird in the yard. But again recently from about a week or so he 
ha started singing. But he sings for a short time, that too an unhurried song 
but he is still there. So I was wondering why he stopped singing in  between, 
was he busy feeding and taking care of his young as they had fledged probably 
by that time? Any thoughts or anyone else has observed this?


I am also doing an inventory of all the insects, birds and plants in my yard. 
So I have been keeping  an eye on my dogbane or also known as Indian hemp plant 
Apocynum cannbinum. I found at least twenty species of insects including bees, 
moths, flies and butterflies feed on the flowers' nectar.  I found moths and 
butterflies take a long time to feed on these flowers and they visit the same 
flowers again and again after feeding on the next flowers for a few mintues. 
While bees and flies spend very short time. I was wondering why. I have some 
theories but need to get more data. Yesterday there was a beautiful Sesidae 
moth - Peachteree Borer, which mimic wasps feeding on these flowers and spent 
lot of time on the same flower head and visiting same flowers again and again. 
I have uploaded the  video if anyone is interested. I had seen this moth four 
days ago and I mentioned it to Sue, her immediate reaction was did you kill it 
or not as it is supposed to be detrimental to the peach tree. But gleefully 
told her I did not and it was the fourth day the insect has been hanging around 
the same plant!.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ymy2kRKxg&feature=youtu.be


Cheers

Meena



Meena Haribal
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Susan Fast]

 Best news is this is a great year for TROUT LILLIES.  All along the road.  I 
prefer them to the masses of white trilliums which should be out in force by 
this weekend.  Bird news: other than about 10 OVENBIRDS, I found no other 
warblers there.  And most activity took place before 0830; very quiet after.  
The only bird I haven't seen mentioned  yet was a singing YELLOW-THROATED 
VIREO.  BROAD-WING back on territory.  First VEERY(quiet) seen.
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow this morning

[Anne Marie Johnson]

Starting at 8:00 this morning, I worked my way along Shindagin Hollow Road 
in my car, stopping to get out frequently. I walked about halfway down the 
steep, curvy descent. I walked from just past the marsh/beaver pond at the 
bottom to where the Finger Lakes Trail crosses the road and up the FLT to 
the right for a short distance. There were lots of singing birds the whole 
way, but most of the activity was along the bottom of the hollow near where 
the FLT crosses. The marsh was surprisingly quiet compared to a few days 
ago, and amazingly I saw or heard no Yellow-rumped Warblers or Yellow 
Warblers in my 2 hours there. Here are my highlights:


Broad-winged Hawk--saw 1 several times above and along upper portion of 
steep descent

Wood Thrush--heard only
Hermit Thrush--heard, glimpsed
Yellow-throated Vireo
Least Flycatcher--heard only
Baltimore Oriole

Black-throated Green
Black-throated Blue
Ovenbird--heard everywhere but never saw
Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Northern Waterthrush--heard only
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler--singing what I was sure was the Nashville Warbler 
song until I finally found him

Magnolia Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler

Probably also heard a Nashville Warbler and a Louisiana Waterthrush, but 
only heard once or twice.







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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow walk

[Susan Fast]

There's still some ice on the road at the bottom of Shindagin Hollow, but it's 
navigable.
Unlooked for highlight was listening to a singing HERMIT THRUSH in the cool 
early morning fog.
Also 2 singing BLUE-HEADED VIREOS.

Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow in the morning

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Hi all,

I was hoping to get some birds before wind picked up, but was a little too lazy 
to start earlier, but by the time I reached the hollow wind caught up with me. 
I spent three hours looking for birds and listening to them.



I saw quite a few breeding warblers.



Several of American Redstarts all along the road, still arguing with their 
neighbors.

At least three Canada warblers on the breeding grounds, I only heard them.

Several Chestnut-sided Warblers, one was singing a very weird song, almost 
sounded like black and white, I caught him doing this song.

Ovenbirds many heard only

Hooded Warblers  three of them and one was seen.

Black and White two of them heard (I hope they were not Chestnut-sideds as they 
were heard at different locations)

Black-throated Blue three at different locations



Common Yellowthroat  several

Scarlet Tanagers three

Rose-breasted grosbeak 5 or 6.



Least Flycatcher 1

Great-crested Flycatcher 1

Eastern Wood Peewee 1

Winter wren snatch of one bar of song from a hidden bird.

Wood Thrush

Veery

Baltimore Oriole



An American Robin giving alarm call which sounded  like Veery.



No  Black-throated Green or Blue-winged I heard, which generally are present in 
the area.

No Cuckoos or Indigo Bunting.



And other usual common birds seen and heard, it was too windy so decided to 
call it a day.



Cheers

Meena





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Ithaca NY 14850
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Anne Marie Johnson]

There was a nice mix of warblers along Shindagin Hollow Road this morning. 
Highlights included a MOURNING WARBLER and a HOODED WARBLER singing near 
the first parking area on the left (coming from Central Chapel Road in 
Caroline, after first big hill, where small wood road goes off to the 
right). Further down the road toward the base of the hollow, along the 
narrow, curvy stretch, I heard two CANADA WARBLERS. One was very 
cooperative, perching on branches over the road to sing. Down in the 
hollow, near the Finger Lakes Trail bridge across the stream, I heard and 
saw a TENNESSEE WARBLER. There were several BALTIMORE ORIOLES in this area 
as well.


Other highlights along the way, mostly heard only:

Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
American Redstart
Ruffed Grouse (drumming in two places)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Anne Marie Johnson



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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Susan Fast]

Susie & I walked down Shindagin Hollow Road this morning.  I said I hadn’t
encountered  a broad-winged hawk there yet this year, so be on the lookout.
In the area of the balsam fir forest, we heard 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, one
calling suddenly from the firs, the other answering from the ridge to the
west.  I saw a bird soaring overhead, and assumed it to be one of the
callers.  But it was an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK; the other hawks were
yelling at it.

Then Susie mentioned she had never heard a cuckoo down there—and within
minutes a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO sang from the woods.  To complement that, a
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO sang shortly after that about ¼ mile away.  CANADA
WARBLERS (4) were singing, as were 2 HERMIT THRUSHES.  Bugs were not bad.

 

S. & S. Fast

Brooktondale


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow Today

[Evan Barrientos]

I arrived a little late but the area was fairly quiet. Only heard one warbler 
(BLACK-THROATED GREEN). Heard one RUFFED GROUSE on the upper north end. Saw an 
immature GOLDEN EAGLE fly over. 5 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS heard singing. In the 
pines on Gulf Creek Rd. I heard 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and at least one PINE 
SISKIN. There were 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES in different parts of the creek, 
including the small waterfall near the intersection of Gulf Creek and Shindagin 
Hollow Rd. 
Good birding,
Evan B

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> From: 
> Date: April 28, 2012 4:36:01 PM EDT
> To: 
> Subject: eBird Report - Shindagin Hollow, Apr 28, 2012
> 
> Shindagin Hollow, Tompkins, US-NY
> Apr 28, 2012 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Sunny, wind calm, Temp~40F. Overnight frost had wilted most 
> flowers.
> 23 species
> 
> Ruffed Grouse  1 Heard drumming
> Turkey Vulture  1
> Red-tailed Hawk  1
> Golden Eagle  1
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  8
> Hairy Woodpecker  3
> Eastern Phoebe  1
> Blue-headed Vireo  5
> Blue Jay  2
> Black-capped Chickadee  8
> Red-breasted Nuthatch  2 Heard in pine forest near road
> White-breasted Nuthatch  2
> Brown Creeper  4 All heard singing
> Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
> Hermit Thrush  1
> American Robin  X
> Louisiana Waterthrush  2
> Black-throated Green Warbler  1
> Song Sparrow  4
> Dark-eyed Junco  6
> Red-winged Blackbird  5
> Pine Siskin  1 Heard in pine forest on Gulf Creek Rd.
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Susan Fast]

On a walk along Shindagin Hollow Rd. this morning, Susie & I saw/heard

 

30 TURKEYS

5-6 BROWN CREEPERS

3 FOX SPARROWS 

1 WINTER WREN

2 WOOD DUCKS

2 MALLARDS

3 PURPLE FINCHES

a few PINE SISKINS

1 red eft

2 mourning cloak butterflies

1 RAVEN

 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

 

Wild leeks are up.  It seems odd; the weather is like late April/early May,
but the bird sounds are not in sync.

S & S Fast


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow SF

[Susan Fast]

We two walked thru Shindagin Hollow SF this morning.  Birds included a flock
of 60 (actual count) TURKEYS in a field at the intersection of Shindagin
Hollow and Braley Hill Rds.  At the fir plantation, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
circled and called repeatedly.  It was answered by another from the
ridgetop.  Seems early.  Laura usually reports hers before we see them in
the Hollow.  A BLUE JAY did a good imitation of the call.  I wonder if this
is the same jay that does an excellent broad-winged hawk imitation later in
the season?

The ½” of new snow on the road provided a good base for mammal
tracks—chipmunk, both squirrels, deer, fox, male and female mink, and female
fisher.  Yes, Virginia, there are fishers in central NY.  (Sorry Melissa,
but the snow melted around the tracks before we could get back to your
place).

 

S. & S. Fast

Brooktondale


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow--a sad day

[Susan Fast]

My daughter and I took a walk through Shindagin Hollow  late this morning.
We found a WINTER WREN squashed flat in the road.  How??  We did hear a live
WINTER WREN berating us from the woods, however.  We saw 2 HERMIT THRUSHES,
and were vocally abused by a RED-TAILED HAWK.

 

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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow Today

[Evan Barrientos]

Great, beautiful morning today at Shindagin Hollow State Forest today. Most 
abundant birds: Black-throated Green Warbler, American Redstart, and 
Rose-breasted Grosebeak. Most interesting birds: SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, RED-EYED 
VIREOS, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES.
Lovely wildflower display as well.
Good Birding!
Evan Barrientos

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> 
> 
> 
> Location: Shindagin Hollow
> Observation date: 5/9/11
> Number of species: 35
> 
> Solitary Sandpiper 3
> Mourning Dove 1
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2
> Least Flycatcher 6
> Blue-headed Vireo 2
> Red-eyed Vireo 2
> Blue Jay 10
> Black-capped Chickadee 2
> Winter Wren 3
> Veery 2
> Hermit Thrush 2
> Wood Thrush 4
> American Robin 6
> Gray Catbird 2
> Blue-winged Warbler 1
> Nashville Warbler 1
> Yellow Warbler 1
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
> Black-throated Green Warbler 8
> Black-and-white Warbler 3
> American Redstart 13
> Ovenbird 6
> Northern Waterthrush 2
> Common Yellowthroat 3
> Song Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7
> Common Grackle 1
> Baltimore Oriole 3
> American Goldfinch 1
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow possible Broad-winged

[Anne Marie Johnson]

Along Shindagin Hollow Road (not in "the basin") a raptor briefly landed in 
a somewhat distant tree accompanied by a crow. The hawk appeared to be 
slightly larger than the crow. I could only see the back and that not very 
well. At one point I got a glimpse of a broad, dark band on the tail, and 
the tail appeared short in comparison to the wings, but it could have been 
optical. In flight it gave me the impression of being longer tailed. While 
it was perched, I heard two Broad-wing type whistles. I couldn't see the 
face of the bird to tell if the whistles were coming from the bird, though, 
and there were Blue Jays in the area.


Other birds of note included a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH on Leonard Road and 
another on Shindagin Hollow Road. Also along Shindagin Hollow Road was a 
singing WINTER WREN and two YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS. A pair of WOOD DUCKS 
flushed from the water at the bottom of the hollow.


Anne Marie Johnson
Caroline


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow -- Wednesday morning

[Sydney F Penner]

After a long day of grading papers yesterday, I decided to spend the 
morning today walking a good chunk of the Finger Lakes Trail in 
Shindagin Hollow. I didn't find any mixed warbler flocks, but there were 
lots of rewarding birds nonetheless. Some highlights with a complete 
eBird list at the bottom:


Steve Fast reported a NORTHERN GOSHAWK a few days ago. I suspect it may 
still be around. I didn't see the bird well enough to make a visual ID, 
but heard it repeatedly. It definitely didn't sound like a Cooper's Hawk 
(I've had a pair of those nesting close to our house for a few years 
now, so I know their calls quite well), but it did sound very much like 
recordings of Goshawk that I listened to so I'm pretty sure of the ID.


I got one of my best CANADA WARBLER encounters ever. It was a very 
brash, actively singing bird in the larch stand between the pine trees 
downed by an ice storm a few years back. To my eye it had a shorter 
necklace than usual.


By Shindagin Hollow Rd. there were at least three CUCKOOS: 2 
YELLOW-BILLED and 1 BLACK-BILLED. I watched the Black-billed Cuckoo 
feeding in the maple trees along the road for a while. In the same area 
I also saw my first conclusively identified WILLOW FLYCATCHER of the year.


One of my favourite moments was when I was standing in the hemlock grove 
by the Shindagin Lean-To. I had a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER above me with 
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and WINTER WREN singing along the rushing stream 
down below.


Why would I ever want to grade papers again?

Sydney Penner

43 N. Landon Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850

Location: Shindagin Hollow
Observation date: 5/19/10
Number of species: 41

Northern Goshawk 1 On the FLT at the ridge looking over Shindagin 
Hollow Rd. Not seen well enough to make confident visual ID, but heard calling 
repeatedly. Pitch (higher) and tone were markedly different from Cooper's Hawks 
that I've heard. Matches recordings of Goshawk that I listened to well. It's 
perhaps also worth noting that Steve Fast recently reported seeing a N. Goshawk 
in Shindagin Hollow.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Calling repeatedly near Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 Observed it feeding in maple trees along 
Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 1 Along Shindagin Hollow Rd. Mostly quiet but gave 
distinctive call a few times.
Least Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Winter Wren 3 Not singing as much as a few weeks ago but still heard a 
few songs. Sang partial songs several times.
Veery 3 Lots of calling; some singing.
Hermit Thrush 2 Singing.
Wood Thrush 5 Singing.
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 In clearing on Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Blackburnian Warbler 2 Found one each singing in two different hemlock 
stands.
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 20 Observed more squabbling and chasing than I usually see, 
accompanied by high-pitched, squeaky calls.
Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Singing by the brook along FLT east of 
Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 2 In maple stand at top of ridge west of Shindagin 
Hollow Rd.
Canada Warbler 1 Actively singing (and very bold, allowing close 
approach) in larch stand between the pine stands downed in ice storm.
Song Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 5 All in clearing along Shindagin Hollow Rd.
American Goldfinch 2

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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow area Clay-colored Sparrow

[Matthew Medler]

Hi All,

I had a great morning of sound recording and birding in the Shindagin 
Hollow area this morning (16 May 2010).  After the wind started to pick 
up around 9:30, I decided to explore a bit, and eventually stopped at a 
fairly large shrubland area along Braley Hill Road.  As soon as I got 
out of the car, I noticed a sound that I did not immediately 
recognize--a fast-paced series of even buzzy notes.  Unfortunately, the 
bird went quiet before I could record it at all or track it down.  But, 
I did hear it long enough to realize what it was, based on the quality 
of the song--a singing CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.  I have very little field 
experience with this species, but am used to hearing recordings of it in 
which the bird sings rather slow, two-noted songs like this:


http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/42229

The bird I heard, though, was giving faster, 4 or 5 noted songs like this:

http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/42235

This bird was clearly in the Susquehanna River drainage, rather than in 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but I thought that some might be interested in 
trying to take a look for it.  I can't figure out the exact coordinates 
of the spot, but it was a large shrubland area on the west side of 
Braley Hill Road, about two miles north of the junction with Pleasant 
Valley Road.


I spent most of my morning along Bald Hill School Road, which was very 
birdy.  And the overall diversity of warblers that I encountered in my 
wanderings was fairly impressive:


Tennessee
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided
Black-throated Blue
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Green
Blackburnian
Pine
Prairie
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush (Leonard Rd.)
Mourning Warbler (2)
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler (several)
Canada Warbler (1)

With the exception of the first two, I believe that all of the others 
breed in the area, along with a few additional species.


Other birds of interest to me were my first singing EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE 
of the year, many VEERY, SCARLET TANAGERS and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, 
and a briefly singing BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.


Good birding,
Matt Medler
Ithaca

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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow, Sat. 5/15/10

[Susan Fast]

I did a walk through Shindagin Hollow this morning.  It was probably one of
the best walks I've had there in years, birdwise, especially for warblers.
Soon after starting I encountered a large feeding flock of the little guys.
I stood, literally, in one spot on the road and identified 13 species in
about 10 minutes. This included 3 BAY-BREASTED in a single field of view.
I'm sure I missed some.  For the day, I had 18 warbler species, including 7
singing CANADA WARBLERS.

 

Other stuff included 3 WINTER WRENS, 2 singing YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 3
LEAST FLYCATCHERS, 1 WOOD-PEWEE, 1 TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER, and the bird that
really got me excited, a N. GOSHAWK circling low.  It's been at least 10
years since I've seen this species down there at this time of the year.  The
last time I encountered them, they had a nest.  I sure hope they have
returned.  

 

Steve Fast

Brooktondale


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow this morning

[Maureen Barger]

Today is the opening day of spring turkey season. It ends at noon
daily and the last day is May 31.

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 14:41, Anne Marie Johnson
 wrote:
> Lots of birds in Shindagin this morning... and one gentlemen dressed in
> camouflage from head to toe carrying a large gun. I didn't ask what he was
> hunting.
>
> I started at 8:00 and birded along the road to the bottom of the basin,
> driving and stopping here and there to walk around a bit. At about 8:45 I
> drove out and then went up Braley Road to the first parking lot on the left,
> and hiked from there. Here are the highlights:
>
> Black-throated Blue Warbler
> Black-throated Green Warbler
> Blackburnian Warbler
> Ovenbird
> Black-and-White Warbler
> Louisiana Waterthrush
> Northern Waterthrush
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Common Yellowthroat
> Chestnut-sided Warbler
> Brown Thrasher (near water at bottom of basin)
> Least Flycatcher (near water at bottom of basin)
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard once)
> Hermit Thrush
> Wood Thrush
>
> Anne Marie Johnson
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow this morning

[Anne Marie Johnson]

Lots of birds in Shindagin this morning... and one gentlemen dressed 
in camouflage from head to toe carrying a large gun. I didn't ask 
what he was hunting.


I started at 8:00 and birded along the road to the bottom of the 
basin, driving and stopping here and there to walk around a bit. At 
about 8:45 I drove out and then went up Braley Road to the first 
parking lot on the left, and hiked from there. Here are the highlights:


Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Ovenbird
Black-and-White Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Brown Thrasher (near water at bottom of basin)
Least Flycatcher (near water at bottom of basin)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard once)
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush

Anne Marie Johnson



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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow - Thursday morning

[Sydney F Penner]

I had struck out on them so far this year, but within ten minutes of 
arriving in Shindagin Hollow this morning I heard five WINTER WRENS and 
got great views of one of them. I also heard my first WOOD THRUSH of the 
year. There were a number of BLUE-HEADED VIREOS around, but I didn't 
find any warblers.


Sydney Penner

43 N. Landon Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

[James G. Kohlenberg]

It's like fishing. When you anchor your boat everybody motors on over to see 
what you're catching.
I'm enjoying learning more about Steve Fast's backyard. :)
Gary



-Original Message-
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[mailto:bounce-5621828-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:02 PM
To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

Interesting, I observed that it seems suddenly for every Shindagin Hollow has 
become THE place to go to bird :-)


It was always good for  birds and also for rare butterflies!

Meena



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To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

New (for me anyway) on Shindagin Hollow Road this morning was a Black-and-White 
Warbler.

Marie



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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

[Meena Haribal]

I also observed THAT I eat many words from a sentence when I post. May be I was 
really hungry. Or it is just that my brain does NOT need extra words, it adds 
the required word to make a sentence understandable :-))

Meena 
PS: I seem to have eaten the words in caps, I had to add it when I reread the 
sentences :-(

 





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[mailto:bounce-5621828-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal
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To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

Interesting, I observed that it seems suddenly for every Shindagin Hollow has 
become THE place to go to bird :-)


It was always good for  birds and also for rare butterflies!

Meena



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[mailto:bounce-5621798-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P Read
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To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

New (for me anyway) on Shindagin Hollow Road this morning was a Black-and-White 
Warbler.

Marie



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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

[Meena Haribal]

Interesting, I observed that it seems suddenly for every Shindagin Hollow has 
become THE place to go to bird :-)


It was always good for  birds and also for rare butterflies!

Meena



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Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:56 AM
To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

New (for me anyway) on Shindagin Hollow Road this morning was a Black-and-White 
Warbler.

Marie



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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow B&W Warbler

[Marie P Read]

New (for me anyway) on Shindagin Hollow Road this morning was a Black-and-White 
Warbler.

Marie



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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow - Tuesday morning

[Marie P Read]

A trip down Shindagin Hollow Road this morning (around 9-11:30) turned up:

Winter Wren - 2 singing close to the road, different territories.
Red-shouldered Hawks - pair circling around and calling together
Common Ravens - pair flying off together, one possibly carrying food.
Purple Finch
Wood Ducks - pair in the beaver pond
Brown Creeper
Lots of robins, chickadees, sapsuckers, other woodpeckers.

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow = B.-h. vireos

[Susan Fast]

On a walk along Shindagin Hollow Rd. this morning, I met with 4 BLUE-HEADED
VIREOS.  The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK is back, as are 4 BROWN CREEPERS, and 6
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS.  YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS abound.  2 RAVENS were
seen together, and we saw 2 (the same?) in the field across from our house
this afternoon.  I am supposing that either the nestlings are large enough
to be left alone for a while, or the nest failed.

 

Steve Fast

Brooktondale


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[cayugabirds-l] Shindagin Hollow

[Susan Fast]

I spent a couple hours walking thru Shindagin Hollow late this afternoon.
Except for a small group of CANADA GEESE over, the dominant sound was wind
in the trees.  Very restful.  After dark, I did hear, quite close, one call
note of a BARRED OWL.  This is what Susie & I identify as the "query" call-a
somewhat longish and slightly descending "o",  as in "who goes there?"

 

Steve Fast

Brooktondale


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