Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[marsha kardon]

Walking with Barbara Bauer in Cass Park today between 1 and 2:15 we saw
three ospreys flying near the platform that is in what I think is Union
Field.  Two of them seemed to be interacting, possibly aggressively; one
would land on a light, and the other would fly over and land there and the
first would fly away.  This happened repeatedly.  The third one didn't seem
to engage in this behavior, but flew around the area while this happened,
occasionally landing on the nest.  We continued on to Hogs Hole, and there
was one osprey on that nest.  I can't be sure that it wasn't one of the
ones we saw at Union Field, though we didn't see it fly overhead while we
were walking there. Marsha Kardon

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell
> and later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring
> migrating raptors.
>
> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an
> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for
> awhile by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures,
> Killdeer, an Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the
> observatory, an American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt
> Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large
> Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight far to the south, and American
> Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
>
> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of
> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common
> Grackles and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a
> near-constant background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins
> singly or in small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3
> probable American Pipits near or among them.
>
> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed
> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best
> was a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us.
> Perhaps it was bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in
> Ithaca.
>
> When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey
> nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk
> around Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the
> Children’s Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was
> muddy and a racing crew meet was underway.
>
> I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched
> at or near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the
> Newman Golf Course nest platform.
>
> But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the
> nest and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there
> during the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree
> Swallows over the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile.
> The south end of the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds
> were few. A Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the
> White Lighthouse appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to
> be the injured immature who overwintered.
>
> When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the marina, I heard an
> Osprey call: it was hunting over the marina. I looked back at the Treman
> Marina platform, and it was empty. A little later I saw an Osprey
> apparently over Fall Creek near Renwick Wildwood. As I passed Union Fields,
> I saw an Osprey overhead near the Inlet, but not associated with that nest.
>
> So, I saw at least 2 Ospreys, and they acted liked they owned a nest. As
> for all the single-bird-in-flight sightings, I don’t know whether they mean
> there were 4 Ospreys, or whether all my observations simply demonstrate
> that I cannot keep track of one large easy-to-ID bird. Regardless, I am
> confident that Ithaca again has Ospreys.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[tfrank]

Yes on the nest at Dryden lake. I've been taking pix of their nest building 
over the past few weeks. One is banded on both legs, one blue band and one 
silver band. It's a pretty small nest, in the pine trees. 

Tom

 "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: 
> Bald Eagles are apparently on a nest at the south end of Dryden Lake, with at 
> least 2 or 3 immatures staying in the area. That might be a damper on Osprey 
> nesting there.
> 
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> Kevin J. McGowan
> 
> 
> 
> From: bounce-122435459-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
> <bounce-122435459-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Candace Cornell 
> <cec...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 6:56 PM
> To: Dave Nutter; CAYUGABIRDS-L; Cynthia L. Sedlacek
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff
> 
> I have to correct my email from yesterday. The pair at Cargill have been at 
> the nest since March 31.
> 
> I saw an osprey sitting on the Church Hill nest in Lansing for a few minutes 
> today, but it flew and didn't return. Orpheus and Ophelia at Salt Point are 
> working on their nest, but also adding a few sticks to the unclaimed Salmon 
> Creek nest. They can't help themselves, they are compulsive nest builders. 
> The empty nest boxes will get occupied eventually.
> 
> From yesterdays drive-by survey of over 100 nests, many corroborated by 
> reports from the Sedlaceks, Becky Sewell, Dave Nutter, and others, I estimate 
> well over one-third of the Cayuga Lake Basin pairs had returned by April 1, 
> 2018. By next weekend, most will have arrived. Some of the empty nest 
> platforms will hopefully be claimed by young pairs during the next three 
> weeks.
> 
> Thanks for everyone's help! Keep reporting your sightings.
> 
> Eyes to the sky!
> Candace
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 9:48 AM, Candace Cornell 
> <cec...@gmail.com<mailto:cec...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of the 
> ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the next two 
> weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest boxes and 
> vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a week or so 
> after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering nesting pairs.
> 
> So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and 
> Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well 
> as the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the 
> always arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably 
> here.
> 
> Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock Park, 
> and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's Hole, Newman 
> Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are vacant platforms at 
> Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church Hill, and two on 
> Portland Point. At least a few of these will be utilized this year.
> 
> Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see 
> nesting!
> 
> Many thanks,
> Candace
> 
> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter 
> <nutter.d...@mac.com<mailto:nutter.d...@mac.com>> wrote:
> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell and 
> later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring 
> migrating raptors.
> 
> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an 
> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for awhile 
> by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures, Killdeer, an 
> Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the observatory, an 
> American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, 
> a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large Accipiter in deep-flapping 
> display flight far to the south, and American Crows busy flying back and 
> forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
> 
> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of 
> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common Grackles 
> and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a near-constant 
> background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins singly or in 
> small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3 probable American 
> Pipits near or among them.
> 
> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed 
> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best was 
> a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Bald Eagles are apparently on a nest at the south end of Dryden Lake, with at 
least 2 or 3 immatures staying in the area. That might be a damper on Osprey 
nesting there.


Kevin


Kevin J. McGowan



From: bounce-122435459-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
<bounce-122435459-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Candace Cornell 
<cec...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 6:56 PM
To: Dave Nutter; CAYUGABIRDS-L; Cynthia L. Sedlacek
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

I have to correct my email from yesterday. The pair at Cargill have been at the 
nest since March 31.

I saw an osprey sitting on the Church Hill nest in Lansing for a few minutes 
today, but it flew and didn't return. Orpheus and Ophelia at Salt Point are 
working on their nest, but also adding a few sticks to the unclaimed Salmon 
Creek nest. They can't help themselves, they are compulsive nest builders. The 
empty nest boxes will get occupied eventually.

>From yesterdays drive-by survey of over 100 nests, many corroborated by 
>reports from the Sedlaceks, Becky Sewell, Dave Nutter, and others, I estimate 
>well over one-third of the Cayuga Lake Basin pairs had returned by April 1, 
>2018. By next weekend, most will have arrived. Some of the empty nest 
>platforms will hopefully be claimed by young pairs during the next three weeks.

Thanks for everyone's help! Keep reporting your sightings.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace



On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 9:48 AM, Candace Cornell 
<cec...@gmail.com<mailto:cec...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of the 
ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the next two 
weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest boxes and 
vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a week or so 
after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering nesting pairs.

So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and 
Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well as 
the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the always 
arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably here.

Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock Park, 
and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's Hole, Newman 
Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are vacant platforms at 
Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church Hill, and two on Portland 
Point. At least a few of these will be utilized this year.

Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see nesting!

Many thanks,
Candace

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter 
<nutter.d...@mac.com<mailto:nutter.d...@mac.com>> wrote:
This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell and 
later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring migrating 
raptors.

Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an 
occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for awhile by 
a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures, Killdeer, an Eastern 
Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the observatory, an American 
Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible 
distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight 
far to the south, and American Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting 
any Raven they found.

Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of Canada 
Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common Grackles and a 
few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a near-constant background 
of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins singly or in small flocks, 
small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3 probable American Pipits near or 
among them.

Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed Hawks, 
at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best was a 
northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us. Perhaps it was 
bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in Ithaca.

When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey 
nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk around 
Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the Children’s 
Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was muddy and a racing 
crew meet was underway.

I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched at or 
near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the Newman 
Golf Course nest platform.

But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the nest 
and a second Osprey on one of 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Candace Cornell]

I have to correct my email from yesterday. The pair at Cargill have been at
the nest since March 31.

I saw an osprey sitting on the Church Hill nest in Lansing for a few
minutes today, but it flew and didn't return. Orpheus and Ophelia at Salt
Point are working on their nest, but also adding a few sticks to the
unclaimed Salmon Creek nest. They can't help themselves, they are
compulsive nest builders. The empty nest boxes will get occupied eventually.

>From yesterdays drive-by survey of over 100 nests, many corroborated by
reports from the Sedlaceks, Becky Sewell, Dave Nutter, and others, I
estimate well over one-third of the Cayuga Lake Basin pairs had returned by
April 1, 2018. By next weekend, most will have arrived. Some of the empty
nest platforms will hopefully be claimed by young pairs during the next
three weeks.

Thanks for everyone's help! Keep reporting your sightings.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace



On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 9:48 AM, Candace Cornell  wrote:

> Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of
> the ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the
> next two weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest
> boxes and vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a
> week or so after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering
> nesting pairs.
>
> So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and
> Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as
> well as the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet,
> but the always arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are
> probably here.
>
> Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock
> Park, and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's
> Hole, Newman Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are
> vacant platforms at Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church
> Hill, and two on Portland Point. At least a few of these will be utilized
> this year.
>
> Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see
> nesting!
>
> Many thanks,
> Candace
>
> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
>> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell
>> and later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring
>> migrating raptors.
>>
>> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an
>> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for
>> awhile by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures,
>> Killdeer, an Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the
>> observatory, an American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt
>> Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large
>> Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight far to the south, and American
>> Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
>>
>> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of
>> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common
>> Grackles and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a
>> near-constant background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins
>> singly or in small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3
>> probable American Pipits near or among them.
>>
>> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed
>> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best
>> was a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us.
>> Perhaps it was bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in
>> Ithaca.
>>
>> When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey
>> nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk
>> around Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the
>> Children’s Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was
>> muddy and a racing crew meet was underway.
>>
>> I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched
>> at or near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the
>> Newman Golf Course nest platform.
>>
>> But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on
>> the nest and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed
>> there during the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree
>> Swallows over the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile.
>> The south end of the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds
>> were few. A Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the
>> White Lighthouse appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to
>> be the injured immature who overwintered.
>>
>> When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Ann Mitchell]

Linda Clougherty and I walked the Dryden walkway yesterday. There is a Bald 
Eagle nest with both eagles. We were 99% sure we heard a Osprey calling behind 
some pines, but never saw it.
Ann

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 1, 2018, at 3:11 PM, psaracin <psara...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> If not reported I sorry on nest at Refuge (st. 5 and 20) as of Tuesday last...
> Pete Sar
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> 
>  Original message 
> From: Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com>
> Date: 4/1/18 9:48 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com>, cayugabirds-l 
> <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu>, Cindy Sedlacek <c...@cornell.edu>
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff
> 
> Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of the 
> ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the next two 
> weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest boxes and 
> vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a week or so 
> after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering nesting pairs.
> 
> So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and 
> Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well 
> as the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the 
> always arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably 
> here.
> 
> Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock Park, 
> and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's Hole, Newman 
> Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are vacant platforms at 
> Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church Hill, and two on 
> Portland Point. At least a few of these will be utilized this year.
> 
> Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see 
> nesting!
> 
> Many thanks,
> Candace
> 
>> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com> wrote:
>> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell and 
>> later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring 
>> migrating raptors.
>> 
>> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an 
>> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for awhile 
>> by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures, Killdeer, an 
>> Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the observatory, an 
>> American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt Pleasant’s twin 
>> “peaks”, a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large Accipiter in 
>> deep-flapping display flight far to the south, and American Crows busy 
>> flying back and forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
>> 
>> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of 
>> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common 
>> Grackles and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a 
>> near-constant background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins 
>> singly or in small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3 
>> probable American Pipits near or among them.
>> 
>> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed 
>> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best 
>> was a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us. 
>> Perhaps it was bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in 
>> Ithaca.
>> 
>> When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey 
>> nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk around 
>> Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the 
>> Children’s Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was muddy 
>> and a racing crew meet was underway.
>> 
>> I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched at 
>> or near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the 
>> Newman Golf Course nest platform.
>> 
>> But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the 
>> nest and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there 
>> during the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree 
>> Swallows over the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile. 
>> The south end of the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds were 
>> few. A Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[psaracin]

Osprey!!!


Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
 Original message From: psaracin <psara...@rochester.rr.com> 
Date: 4/1/18  3:11 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com>, Dave 
Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com>, cayugabirds-l <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu>, Cindy 
Sedlacek <c...@cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and 
other stuff 
If not reported I sorry on nest at Refuge (st. 5 and 20) as of Tuesday 
last...Pete Sar

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
 Original message From: Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com> 
Date: 4/1/18  9:48 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com>, 
cayugabirds-l <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu>, Cindy Sedlacek <c...@cornell.edu> 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff 
Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of the 
ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the next two 
weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest boxes and 
vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a week or so 
after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering nesting pairs.
So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and 
Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well as 
the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the always 
arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably here.
Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock Park, 
and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's Hole, Newman 
Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are vacant platforms at 
Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church Hill, and two on Portland 
Point. At least a few of these will be utilized this year.
Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see nesting!
Many thanks,Candace
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com> wrote:
This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell and 
later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring migrating 
raptors.



Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an 
occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for awhile by 
a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures, Killdeer, an Eastern 
Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the observatory, an American 
Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible 
distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight 
far to the south, and American Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting 
any Raven they found.



Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of Canada 
Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common Grackles and a 
few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a near-constant background 
of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins singly or in small flocks, 
small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3 probable American Pipits near or 
among them.



Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed Hawks, 
at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best was a 
northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us. Perhaps it was 
bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in Ithaca.



When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey 
nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk around 
Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the Children’s 
Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was muddy and a racing 
crew meet was underway.



I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched at or 
near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the Newman 
Golf Course nest platform.



But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the nest 
and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there during 
the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree Swallows over 
the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile. The south end of 
the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds were few. A 
Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the White Lighthouse 
appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to be the injured 
immature who overwintered.



When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the marina, I heard an 
Osprey call: it was hunting over the marina. I looked back at the Treman Marina 
platform, and it was empty. A little later I saw an Osprey apparently over Fall 
Creek near Renwick Wildwood. As I passed Union Fields, I saw an Osprey

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[psaracin]

If not reported I sorry on nest at Refuge (st. 5 and 20) as of Tuesday 
last...Pete Sar

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
 Original message From: Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com> 
Date: 4/1/18  9:48 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com>, 
cayugabirds-l <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu>, Cindy Sedlacek <c...@cornell.edu> 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff 
Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of the 
ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the next two 
weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest boxes and 
vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a week or so 
after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering nesting pairs.
So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and 
Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well as 
the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the always 
arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably here.
Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock Park, 
and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's Hole, Newman 
Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are vacant platforms at 
Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church Hill, and two on Portland 
Point. At least a few of these will be utilized this year.
Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see nesting!
Many thanks,Candace
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com> wrote:
This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell and 
later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring migrating 
raptors.



Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an 
occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for awhile by 
a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures, Killdeer, an Eastern 
Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the observatory, an American 
Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible 
distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight 
far to the south, and American Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting 
any Raven they found.



Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of Canada 
Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common Grackles and a 
few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a near-constant background 
of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins singly or in small flocks, 
small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3 probable American Pipits near or 
among them.



Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed Hawks, 
at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best was a 
northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us. Perhaps it was 
bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in Ithaca.



When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey 
nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk around 
Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the Children’s 
Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was muddy and a racing 
crew meet was underway.



I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched at or 
near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the Newman 
Golf Course nest platform.



But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the nest 
and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there during 
the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree Swallows over 
the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile. The south end of 
the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds were few. A 
Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the White Lighthouse 
appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to be the injured 
immature who overwintered.



When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the marina, I heard an 
Osprey call: it was hunting over the marina. I looked back at the Treman Marina 
platform, and it was empty. A little later I saw an Osprey apparently over Fall 
Creek near Renwick Wildwood. As I passed Union Fields, I saw an Osprey overhead 
near the Inlet, but not associated with that nest.



So, I saw at least 2 Ospreys, and they acted liked they owned a nest. As for 
all the single-bird-in-flight sightings, I don’t know whether they mean there 
were 4 Ospreys, or whether all my observations simply demonstrate that I cannot 
keep track of one large easy-to-ID bird. Regardless, I am confident that Ithaca 
again has Ospreys.



- - Dave Nutt

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Candace Cornell]

Thank you Dave and Cindy to everyone for reporting yesterday's arrival of
the ospreys. We should see most ospreys returning to their nests in the
next two weeks. Unmated adult birds will also be checking out vacant nest
boxes and vying for mates. Young osprey, hoping to breed, usually arrive a
week or so after the adult wave, many acting like intruders and pestering
nesting pairs.

So far Olive and Olin have returned to their McGovern Fields, Ophelia and
Orpheus to Salt Point, the Treman Marine Park pair are on the nest, as well
as the Union Fields ospreys. I have not seen the Cargil pair yet, but the
always arrive at least a day before the Salt Point ospreys and are probably
here.

Keep you eyes on the vacant nest platforms at Dryden Lake, Taughannock
Park, and in Ithaca (the suspension bridge nest in Stewart Park, Hog's
Hole, Newman Golf Course, and Cherry St.).  Around Lansing, there are
vacant platforms at Millikan Station, Salmon Creek at Salt Point, Church
Hill, and two on Portland Point. At least a few of these will be utilized
this year.

Keep your eyes to the sky and please keep reporting any ospreys you see
nesting!

Many thanks,
Candace

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

> This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell
> and later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring
> migrating raptors.
>
> Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an
> occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for
> awhile by a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures,
> Killdeer, an Eastern Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the
> observatory, an American Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt
> Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large
> Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight far to the south, and American
> Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting any Raven they found.
>
> Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of
> Canada Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common
> Grackles and a few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a
> near-constant background of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins
> singly or in small flocks, small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3
> probable American Pipits near or among them.
>
> Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed
> Hawks, at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best
> was a northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us.
> Perhaps it was bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in
> Ithaca.
>
> When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey
> nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk
> around Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the
> Children’s Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was
> muddy and a racing crew meet was underway.
>
> I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched
> at or near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the
> Newman Golf Course nest platform.
>
> But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the
> nest and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there
> during the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree
> Swallows over the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile.
> The south end of the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds
> were few. A Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the
> White Lighthouse appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to
> be the injured immature who overwintered.
>
> When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the marina, I heard an
> Osprey call: it was hunting over the marina. I looked back at the Treman
> Marina platform, and it was empty. A little later I saw an Osprey
> apparently over Fall Creek near Renwick Wildwood. As I passed Union Fields,
> I saw an Osprey overhead near the Inlet, but not associated with that nest.
>
> So, I saw at least 2 Ospreys, and they acted liked they owned a nest. As
> for all the single-bird-in-flight sightings, I don’t know whether they mean
> there were 4 Ospreys, or whether all my observations simply demonstrate
> that I cannot keep track of one large easy-to-ID bird. Regardless, I am
> confident that Ithaca again has Ospreys.
>
> - - Dave Nutter
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Ospreys, and other stuff

[Dave Nutter]

This morning (31 March) I went to Mount Pleasant, joined by Ann Mitchell and 
later Gary Kohlenberg. We were all hoping the south wind would bring migrating 
raptors. 

Local birds included singles and pairs of Red-tailed Hawks near & far, an 
occasional Common Raven (including one who was accompanied/chased for awhile by 
a Red-tail who mimicked its every move), Turkey Vultures, Killdeer, an Eastern 
Meadowlark that visited the single tree near the observatory, an American 
Kestrel hovering over the valley between Mt Pleasant’s twin “peaks”, a possible 
distant Red-shouldered Hawk, a large Accipiter in deep-flapping display flight 
far to the south, and American Crows busy flying back and forth and tormenting 
any Raven they found. 

Migrants included a flock of 14 Great Blue Herons, a few small flocks of Canada 
Geese (<100 birds in 3 hours), lots of small flocks of Common Grackles and a 
few flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (in addition to a near-constant background 
of scattered northbound Icterids), American Robins singly or in small flocks, 
small flocks of roaming Horned Larks with 3 probable American Pipits near or 
among them.

Migrant raptors were few: a couple Turkey Vultures, a couple Red-tailed Hawks, 
at least one Cooper’s Hawk, and a Northern Harrier. Among the best was a 
northbound OSPREY (year bird for me!) passing to the west of us. Perhaps it was 
bound for some nest in the basin, but evidently not down in Ithaca. 

When I got home, I decided to heed Candace’s call to keep track of Osprey 
nests. I took a quick bike ride around Cass Park combined with a walk around 
Treman Marina. In short order I saw one Osprey flying south past the Children’s 
Garden hunting over Cayuga Inlet, even though the water was muddy and a racing 
crew meet was underway. 

I continued north on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. No Ospreys were perched at or 
near the Union Field nest, nor the Hog’s Hole nest platform, nor the Newman 
Golf Course nest platform. 

But the Treman Marina nest (#59 on the Osprey Trail) had one Osprey on the nest 
and a second Osprey on one of the attached perches. They stayed there during 
the time I walked the path around the field. I also saw 3 Tree Swallows over 
the field, two of which perched atop nest boxes for awhile. The south end of 
the lake is muddy from yesterday’s rain, so waterbirds were few. A 
Double-crested Cormorant on the snag in the lake east of the White Lighthouse 
appeared to be too dark and too high out of the water to be the injured 
immature who overwintered.

When I got back to the Parks office by the mouth of the marina, I heard an 
Osprey call: it was hunting over the marina. I looked back at the Treman Marina 
platform, and it was empty. A little later I saw an Osprey apparently over Fall 
Creek near Renwick Wildwood. As I passed Union Fields, I saw an Osprey overhead 
near the Inlet, but not associated with that nest. 

So, I saw at least 2 Ospreys, and they acted liked they owned a nest. As for 
all the single-bird-in-flight sightings, I don’t know whether they mean there 
were 4 Ospreys, or whether all my observations simply demonstrate that I cannot 
keep track of one large easy-to-ID bird. Regardless, I am confident that Ithaca 
again has Ospreys.

- - Dave Nutter


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