Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird location pointers

Thanks Dave! You are ever the informative, well-spoken (written) field trip guide. Donna S Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Aug 24, 2013, at 12:12 AM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@mac.com wrote: George's notes in eBird say south of the dam. The location of pointers for eBird checklists can

[cayugabirds-l] Golden-winged Warbler in northeast Ithaca

I had a nice hit of warblers at home this morning (Hanshaw Road in northeast Ithacaa), including a Tennessee (one of at least three found in the area this morning, per eBird alerts), and a spectacular male Golden-winged Warbler. Seems as if this would be a good day to carefully check your local

[cayugabirds-l] West Nile Virus..again

Dear CayugaBirds list, We have now several crows dead of West Nile Virus in the Cayuga Heights area and others have come into Veterinary Pathology from across our region. For Kevin, my grad students and I, it is REALLY important that we know about the actual deaths (versus disappearances or

[cayugabirds-l] RH Woodpecker/Mud Lock

Becky I just came back from the Lock. The tree/s in Geo Chiu's pictures are immediately north of the old eagle nest platform where we often saw the eagles sitting. We saw at least 4 holes but NO birds, except starlings, a crow Northern Rough-winged Swallows. Geo Chiu does not say when he

[cayugabirds-l] Am White Pelican still at Knox Marsellus 23 Aug

Yesterday, August 23rd, the American White Pelican was still at Knox Marsellus Marsh. I was fortunate to run into Mike Tetlow who was scouting for a trip he is leading today and he put his scope right on the bird for me. Very grateful to Mike, for I doubt I would have picked it out while

[cayugabirds-l] Many warblers at Park Preserve

No Golden-winged Warblers, but Alexa and I found some exciting fall warblers this morning at the Finger Lakes Land Trust's Park Preserve (Baldwin Tract). It was very chilly at dawn, but we came across a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher amid the more common species. Searching for a bit of sun to warm

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Golden-winged Warbler in northeast Ithaca

I believe Tom was right. I checked a few flocks along Yellow Barn Rd this morning and had an adult male Hooded Warbler with a nice mix of potential local species (Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Common Yellowthroat), as well as a Nashville Warbler, and a female GOLD-EN-WINGED WARBLER in the forested

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 24Aug13

The walk out the dike on Towpath Road today was nice but less productive than last week. It didn't start until almost 12:00, so it was pretty hot and shimmery out on the flats. Highlights were an adult American Golden-Plover; a very buffy Red-necked Phalarope (not actually sure if it was a fresh

Re: [cayugabirds-l] RH Woodpecker/Mud Lock

One of our many stops today was Mud Lock. Ann, Dave, Susan and myself had good views of one Red-headed Woodpecker today in the snags south of the dam. With the two at May's Point it was a 3 RHWO day. There may be more than one at Mud Lock, but of course if two birds are switching places it can

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Wo caching food

Is there any chance that the fruits are virginia creeper and not wild grape? Marty On Aug 22, 2013, at 10:48 AM, John Confer wrote: I have seen Red-headed Woodpeckers caching acorns. At at least one location, they cached food somewhat as I have seen in videos of Acorn Woodpeckers, putting

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR behind the signs 24 Aug

Gary, Ann, Susan I were among several Ithacans who joined the field trip sponsored by the Rochester Birding Association behind the signs at Montezuma NWR on Saturday 24 Aug. We spent about 2 hours on the dike between Knox-Marsellus and Puddler marshes. Highlights included: * a PEREGRINE FALCON