Re:[cayugabirds-l] 8:22 a.m.

Three Loons have come to join the hunt - 8:28 a.m. On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 8:24 AM, Ellen Haith elliehait...@gmail.com wrote: Three Red-Breasted Mergansers - 1M, 2F - fishing just off Elm Beach Road, Town of Romulus. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above the egg cairn. Brad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] 8:22 a.m.

Three Red-Breasted Mergansers - 1M, 2F - fishing just off Elm Beach Road, Town of Romulus. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Lincoln's

Not too much new on a quick check of the Wilson Trail North just now. The mosy interesting bird was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW that sang once at the small footbridge. I have tried twice for the campus Clay-colored without success. If anyone refinds it again, please post! Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] birding where I go

Yesterday morning found me birding the woods after a shopping trip behind Maines and Walmart (from outside the fence and No Trespassing signs), where a Baltimore Oriole was singing brightly. There were a half dozen or more Gray Catbirds, and some audible Yellow Warblers as well. Then back home a

[cayugabirds-l] N. Parula, Hunt Hill Rd

One new bird this morning on Hunt Hill Rd, Dryden-Northern Parula warbler. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored Sparrow on Cornell Campus

The Clay-colored Sparrow is flying around again today between Stimson and Goldwin-Smith Halls near East Avenue. It is a noisy spot, but the buzzy song is distinctive enough to stand out. At one point the bird was in the grass near us and I was able to get some photos of it-- hope others get the

[cayugabirds-l] Park preserve, Baldwin Tract

This morning at the Fllt Park preserve, 9:30-10 am, I am hearing and seeing Prairie warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Nashville warbler, Blue-winged warbler, Black-throated green warbler, Common yellowthroat, Ovenbird, Ruby-crowned kinglet, Eastern Towhee, Purple finch, Field sparrow and Louisiana

[cayugabirds-l] EIRW new arrivals

Hi all, Today I spent about 15 minutes on the southwestern corner of Hawthorn Orchard. I saw one Prairie, several Nashvilles, one Am. Redstart, lots of White-crowned Sparrows - many singing, Blue-headed Vireo and other previously reported birds. No Common Yellowthroats yet in their usual

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

Thanks Jay and Gary! One uncommon bird was mistaken for another. I'll update my list later. Brad On Wed, May 6, 2015, 11:58 Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote: Gary and I just refound Brad's warbler in the same spot, above the egg cairn on the east side. However, it turned out to be not a

[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk eggs

Broad-winged Hawk was sitting deep in her nest this morning; only the tip of her tail was visible, sticking out beyond the rim... -Geo Kloppel, West Danby -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO Trip Report to Braddock Bay Area from Saturday

Thanks, Sandy, for the report. A couple additions clarifications: At the banding station we discussed the crown colors of two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and learned that a single short sequence of reversed genetic material is responsible for the two color morphs - white stripes on the crown

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Old Birds/New Birds

The only choice they have at our feeders this time of year is sunflower seeds, a combination of shelled kernals and black oil in the shell. It seems to attract all the birds that eats seed, including birds that typically like nyjer seed. Alicia On 5/6/2015 3:42 PM, Melanie Uhlir wrote:

[cayugabirds-l] New birds

Both the Gray Catbird and Hummingbird showed up today. The Catbird sneaked onto the jelly feeder while I was filling the seed feeders. The Hummingbird closely examined the oranges I have out for the Oriole, but stopped at his feeder later on. The Oriole has been to the jelly feeder three

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows like toad liver

Very interesting. But I'm sad about the toad slaughter. I'm glad I've never noticed this in person! I guess the toad populations are able to survive this seasonal devastation. Great White Sharks take advantage of seal breeding season in the same way. I think the sharks eat the whole seal

[cayugabirds-l] Raven in West Freeville

A crow was chasing a loudly objecting Raven over what used to be a field to the west of my house on Wood Road. There are still (so far) enough open areas that Meadowlarks still occur but I never get to watch Northern Harriers hunting there anymore. This is the second time in less than two

[cayugabirds-l] Orchard Oriole, Stewart Park

An ORCHARD ORIOLE was just singing across the creek from the boathouse at Stewart Park. Lots of Yellow and Palm warblers around the swan pen. Jay -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Old Birds/New Birds

Nothing borrowed but something definitely blue: brilliant male Indigo Bunting is sharing our feeders with four Pine Siskins. Weird year. Alicia --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] office window chimney swifts

Chimney Swifts which next in my neighboring office complex (AKA CALS Human Resources Building or old Toxicology Building) are back. They are twittering outside my office window. I can occasionally hear them! Yay! Meena PS: I seem to be spending a whole lot of my time on computer today in front

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Old Birds/New Birds

What do Indigo Buntings eat at a feeder? I will buy LOTS of it! On 5/6/2015 2:35 PM, Alicia Plotkin wrote: Nothing borrowed but something definitely blue: brilliant male Indigo Bunting is sharing our feeders with four Pine Siskins. Weird year. Alicia --- This email has been checked for

[cayugabirds-l] N Titus Merlin nest - location correction for Fish Crow.

N. Titus x Plain x Center Sts: I watched the male Merlin fly toward, briefly perch, and fly away from a bundle of sticks in an exceptionally tall Sycamore along Center St., which parallels N. Titus and is the next street north. Not proof, but an indication of an actual, active nest. The nest

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruby-throated Hummingbird!

A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird came and hovered near my face yesterday afternoon (Wood Road, Freeville), zipped over to where I had a feeder last year and left in disappointment. I quickly hung a second feeder in that spot but have seen or heard no sign of the bird since. It's possible the

[cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored sparrow

The clay-colored sparrow is still VERY active in the area between Stimson and Goldwin Smith. Keeping mostly to the Goldwin side and foraging along the paths. Singing and chipping regularly. I was able to spot it within a minute of coming to the spot. Derrick J. Thrasher Ph.D. Student

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows like toad liver

I guess it's an element of local Crow culture, maybe even limited to particular families who have toad ponds within their territories and pass the trick down the generations. -Geo Kloppel On May 6, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Melanie Uhlir mela...@mwmu.com wrote: Very interesting. But I'm sad about

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

The West Danby Worm-eating Warblers do sing from within the canopy on their nesting territories, especially around 9:00 AM when the sun first breaks over the pinnacles to light the treetops. But the steep exposed habitat is very harsh and the trees seem stunted: mostly they top-out at 25 - 30

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

This was an interesting exchange: I wondered if WEWA foraged and sang from very high perches, since I think of them as low bush skulkers. But I have much to learn about such things and no guarantee all of a species do the same thing anyway. ChrisP On May 6, 2015, at 12:01, Brad Walker

[cayugabirds-l] Kingfisher-gull squabble

At Myers Park, flying down Salmon Creek at 5:30 this evening was a kingfisher with a Ring-billed gull in hot pursuit. The kingfisher flew into a tree where the gull couldn't follow. It took a swift turn came back towards the tree, joined by another gull. The kingfisher stayed put, well out

[cayugabirds-l] OCWA Search Around 6:30

Tonight I and a few other student birders headed to the Hoyt-Pileated Trail to search for the Orange-crowned Warbler reported earlier today and found by Brad this morning.? Beyond the normal activity of goldfinches and woodpeckers, we heard many NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and BLACK-THROATED GREEN

[cayugabirds-l] New study about bird feeding and effects on urban species

Not a new FOY bird, but a new study out in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today shows--experimentally-- effects of birdfeeding on the dominance of invasive species over native ones. This was done in New Zealand, whose native birds have been, well, all too easily dominated?

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Old Birds/New Birds

I find our visiting Bunting likes both Niger seed and sunflower seed. That's what we have out. On May 6, 2015, at 3:42 PM, Melanie Uhlir mela...@mwmu.com wrote: What do Indigo Buntings eat at a feeder? I will buy LOTS of it! On 5/6/2015 2:35 PM, Alicia Plotkin wrote: Nothing borrowed but

[cayugabirds-l] East Hill Osprey

Hi all, Veronique and I saw the osprey making at least three trips to the fishing area and back with a fish every time. He seems to be taking exact same route while going to the fishing area and returning slightly different route on the way back. I think he is hunting in Beebe lake or might be

[cayugabirds-l] white-crowned sparrows

A pair seen about 9 AM today under our backyard feeder. This is about 3 days after our daily flock of 15 white-throated sparrows stopped coming. Fred Kardon -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

Gary and I just refound Brad's warbler in the same spot, above the egg cairn on the east side. However, it turned out to be not a Worm-eating but an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, understandably confusing as it foraged high over the trail in the crowns of the trees, only occasionally giving its metallic