[cayugabirds-l] ABA Website Devoted to the Oil Spill's effect on Birdlife

This is an almost daily blog that covers the impacts on bird life due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf.  Caution:  It can be really sad and depressing! http://birding.typepad.com/gulf/ Dave Nicosia -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 31, 2010 * NYSY 3105.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 24, 2009 - May 31, 2010 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just

[cayugabirds-l] road-killed Prothonotary Warbler - Ithaca

Cayugabirders, Sadly, I found a male Prothonotary Warbler on Forest Home Dr. in Ithaca yesterday evening right along Fall Creek. Other than not being alive, the bird is in good shape and will be preserved as a specimen at the CU Museum of Vertebrates. I'm not sure when the last one was seen in

[cayugabirds-l] Mississippi Kite over Ithaca Monday 2:45 PM

Hi All, After seeing Chris and Jessie's Yellow-throated Warbler in the hot afternoon, and joking about all the kites that must be flying over today, I plopped down in a lawn chair in my front yard (Northeast Ithaca) for a sky watch - Amazingly, among the 3 raptors I saw in about 20 minutes was

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius and Park/Baldwin (FLLT SBQ), Mon 5/31

On Monday, I led two more walks for the Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (SBQ), one at the Goetchius Wetland Preserve in Caroline and one at the Park Nature Preserve (Baldwin Tract) in Dryden. See below for details. My probable final count of species found on Land Trust properties

[cayugabirds-l] 5 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS - Oneida Lake

Bill Purcell just called to report that there are 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. He's viewing them from the fisherman's access point on the north side of the Oneida River where the river joins Oneida Lake. He is looking south and the birds are on a dock

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler -- Monkey Run South

At 4:30pm the Yellow-throated Warbler was still around, though not by the road. It was in the stand of pines about 200 yards east on the old RR grade. I suspect that it's moving back and forth between that stand of pines and the stand by the road. Thanks, Chris, for sending out the note about

[cayugabirds-l] Nighthawks

This afternoon I decided to follow Ken's example and, after my obligatory nap, stationed a chair in the front yard with myself in it. Not much the first hour, just the pair of TURKEY VULTURES that breed locally, and 1 CHIMNEY SWIFT. Almost at the point of despair, I finally noted a flock of 5

FW: [cayugabirds-l] Nighthawks - extremely OOB

The posting from Steve Fast reminded me that I had wanted to express my joy to Cayugabirders a few weeks ago while I was in Lawton, Oklahoma (my pied-a-terre for Wichita Mtns NWR). Finally. a place where Common Nighthawks are thriving. And where could this place be? The parking lot of the

[cayugabirds-l] OOB Sandhill Crane

OOB- Seneca lake basin: This morning Lisa, Sandy and Bill Podulka and I heard and then saw a single SANDHILL CRANE flying north over the Catherine creek marsh S. of Watkins Glen. John Greenly -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Parke-Dabes Natural Area (FLLT SBQ), Sun 5/31

Restoked by the prospect of an easy Yellow-throated Warbler chase, I went out to Varna this afternoon. First I saw the warbler, just where Sydney reported it. Then I beat the FLLT SBQ buzzer with a visit to the Parke-Dabes Natural Area, just east of Monkey Run and the Antlers along Route 366.

[cayugabirds-l] Bird Quest quick wrap up

I joined Mark and his enthusiastic group this morning at Goetchius and was so glad to see a field just filled with Bobolinks. A joyful morning. And wonderful people, both known to me and new. I then went to Sweedler Preserve, both top and bottom. Some sharp chipping in the Lick Brook ravine made

[cayugabirds-l] McIlroy Preserve

Hello all, Julie and I did a walk through the McIlroy Preserve and heard all 4 common local vireos --YELLOW- THROATED and WARBLING along the creek and BLUE-HEADED and RED-EYED in the interior. We also had 1 YELLOW-RUMPED, 1 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 4-5 OVENBIRDS, many BLACK-THROATED GREENS, Yellows, 1

RE:[cayugabirds-l] [Cny-naturalhistory] McIlroy Preserve

4-5 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES were present as well. Matt Original Message: - From: grosb...@clarityconnect.com grosb...@clarityconnect.com Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:57:02 -0400 To: cny-naturalhist...@darkstar.cortland.edu, cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [Cny-naturalhistory]

[cayugabirds-l] Least Bittern, possible Sora, Railroad Rd

Considering the amazing birds that were found in the region today, (5/31) my report is not so remarkable, but it was a personal triumph not only to hear 2 LEAST BITTERNS at Railroad Road, I also saw one of them three times (the cup-half-full view of losing it twice) and even managed to

[cayugabirds-l] Nocturnal migrants still moving

Given the extraordinary birds that were still obviously moving by day today, I was please that many birds were still migrating tonight. For 30 minutes beginning at 10:45, I heard about 25 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 5 GRAY-CHEAKED THRUSH, 1 VEERY (Low, loud, definite), 3 WOOD THRUSH, 2 BLACK-BILLED and

[cayugabirds-l] BB Whistling-Ducks - Oneida Lake

Cayugabirders, I'd recommend looking on OneidaBirds listserv for further updates, but the Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks flew off to the west from the previously reported site on Oneida Lake before dusk tonight. Jay McGowan and I viewed them earlier this evening. Photos are here:

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler -- Monkey Run South

Jessie and I were interrupted in our writing projects by a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER that was singing from the white pines over our house at 31 Monkey Run Road. As I type the bird seems to be heading east along the old RR grade. I uploaded one photo here: