Good morning,
I am looking for a ride to the meeting tonight. I live in Brooktondale.
Thanks
Susan Barr
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Dear Cayuga Bird Club,
The Finger Lakes Institute is coordinating a duck banding event on
Saturday, August 29 th . Please feel free to forward this posting to
your membership and followers.
August 29, 8:00 am-10:00 am, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
I watched for migrants on the tower side of Mt. Pleasant from 1245 till 1515
(starting just as sky began to clear). Wind = NW (strongish)
Monarch butterfly = 5
Canada geese = 66 (3 flocks)
Sharp-shinned Hawk = 3
Bald eagle = 1 (adult)
Kestrel = 2
Peregrine falcon = 1 (juv.)
N.
Nari,
This is about the time when great blue herons abandon somewhat their
traditional frog hunting, as the frogs are headed into the mud. I saw 2 GBH
yesterday foraging in hay fields. They are after Microtus p.(a vole). A
couple years ago we had a juvenile that spent much of 3-4 days hunting
Just to note several recent migrants into the area:
I saw a FOX SPARROW in with some WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and GOLDEN CROWNED
KINGLETS this morning during a walk along Salt Rd. in Summerhill SF.
Susie and I observed a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Harford Rd., south of Dryden
Lake, yesterday
Susie I went up to Lake Ontario today. We stopped this morning at the
Mucklands, corner of Rts. 31 and 89 to scan for cranes. We saw none then
but found 3 AMER. GOLDEN PLOVERS in the open field there.
On our return thru MNWR late this afternoon, we found 7 adult SANDHILL
CRANES in a partially
Bill; This might be useful information about the bat sighting. It doesn't
look good. Steve
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In Hammond Hill SF this evening, I got 2 separate, long, tooting-responses
from a SAW-WHET OWL. It was far off, and I have made the assumption that it
was the same owl. The number of night-skiing yahoos and barking dogs is
increasing dramatically out there.
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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I have frequently checked the local bobcat highway (location not given) this
winter, and have occasionally found one set of tracks; either moving one way
or the other. So I was excited today to see two sets of fresh tracks, both
headed the same direction. Like domestic cats, the following cat
On a windy walk late yesterday morning in Brooktondale, I came upon what l
was sure was an early turkey vulture-long wings (a bit narrow, though);
long, straight tail; very dark above and below; pronounced dihedral to
wings; and the characteristic rocking motion. As it flew over me, the head
There was a recent question about a turkey vulture being early in Vestal. I
haven't seen it answered on the general list, so will try to do so. No, not
early.
A good reference for questions like this at this time of year (or any time)
is www.birdcount.org http://www.birdcount.org/ . This gets
Dave was right, I was tired, it took a while to compose the Haiku, and of
course I had to watch the Olympics. Obviously not everything is reported here.
It was fun to write. Hope you enjoy.
Susan
Bird Club trip report
Tired of writing in prose
Haiku used instead
Fun on Saturday
All the way
On my morning walk, I passed a local creek where I found 2 CROWS (presumably
AMERICAN) standing in the middle of it, in 2 of rapidly flowing water,
poised like herons. It appeared they were waiting for little fishies to
swim by. Unfortunately, they caught sight of me and flew off before I could
Just noticed a female EVENING GROSBEAK at my feeders in East Brooktondale.
Thanks for sending her on, Bill; what do you need?-I'll send something down
towards you.
Steve Fast
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I drove up the east side of Cayuga Lake early this morning, expecting to
come upon hordes of snow geese at some point. There were none at the north
end of the lake, and I made it to East Rd. before I had 2 SNOW GEESE fly
over. Nothing in the Mucklands, but at Carncross Rd., I was just in time to
I heard 1 WOODCOCK peenting atop Bald Hill south of Brooktondale this
evening. Also heard 1 peenting in the big, recently mowed field along
Boiceville Rd., along with several sounds that Stokes describes as kakak
calls, which indicate aggressive interactions between individuals-so at
least 3
I was just outside, raking the lawn, and thinking of Laura's eagles. So I
came in to get my binos just in case. Back outside, I had just picked up
the rake, and looking up, saw a beautiful juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE!!! gliding
low, on a straight line, to the northeast, right over the house. Binos
While continuing my search for golden eagles from my front yard (Susie found
a BALD EAGLE to the south, and far off), an E. PHOEBE flew by my head,
joining up with another at the far side of the yard, and heading into the
soon-to-be sunset.
S. S. Fast
Brooktondale
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I have a single FIELD SPARROW at my feeders this morning.
Steve Fast
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On 3/24, I flushed a COMMON (WILSON'S) SNIPE from a ditch in Brooktondale.
And this evening, while listening to AMER. WOODCOCK atop Bald Hill, another
WILSON'S (COMMON) SNIPE flew by, giving its flight call, and heading for a
small pond nestled in a nearby valley. Cold out there.
Steve Fast
On Saturday, Susie I had brief yard visits from our first-of-year
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and NORTHERN SHRIKE. The latter was a bit
surprising as I had thought they had all gone north. While working, I
watched the sky in the afternoon, but saw only a few locals. Apparently Ken
and Derby Hill
Susie I spent most of the early morning picking up trash along Leonard and
Bald Hill School Rds. in Caroline. We encountered 2 WINTER WRENS on
Leonard, one singing.
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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
I walked along Mt. Pleasant Rd. this morning. Nothing unusual. TURKEY
VULTURE, male N. HARRIER, KESTREL. Then a walk through the fields near the
towers, where I flushed several SAVANNAH SPARROWS and one VESPER SPARROW.
I stopped at the Ringwood Preserve, and except for the Canada geese, it
I started the morning by walking the Baldwin Preserve on Irish Settlement
Rd. Going east from the parking lot, on the main trail, I noted that about
90% of the bird singing was coming from the scraggy property just to the
north. The FLLT managed property was almost silent. I finally heard a
For the last 2 days, in the afternoon, I have been working in the woods on
Bald Hill, in Caroline. There is a pond there. Yesterday, a warmish, sunny
day, I saw a small BAT fluttering over the pond. It dipped down twice to
get a drink of water. I noted this, but unfortunately did not pursue
It's kind of funny, but I don't go down there anymore-it's too dam crowded.
Steve
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I spent almost 3 hours combing the Dryden Lake Trail for new migrants this
morning. No warblers at all. 41 species total, but nothing new. While
watching 2 N. FLICKERS copulate, I saw the female turn her head around
toward the back, while the male leaned forward and to the side, and they
Susie I walked about at Martens Tract (Northern Montezuma WMA) late this
morning. We came upon 2 COOTS in the water. There was some chasing of one
by the other, then the chasee grabbed the other by the back of the neck and
jumped on its back. At this point, both dove and were underwater for
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While I was pulling garlic mustard vicinity raspberry bushes, two
Baltimore orioles enjoyed the blossoms of our apple tree. Overall, a
pleasant evening.
Susan Barr
Maybe, but a brief note would have alerted others that a whimbrel was moving
north and may land. It also would have given a general heads-up that there
probably are more in the area. To my knowledge, none of the three people
involved have rarely, if ever, posted anything, by themselves, to this
Susie saw 2 BLACK VULTURES over K-Mart in Ithaca several days ago.
Steve Fast
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I walked up, around, and down Star Stanton Hill this morning, mainly on
Trail Y-2. At the top, it was a different experience from what I usually
find. The hard freeze of a couple weeks ago killed the newly emerged sugar
maple leaves, and it took out most of the leaves of the red oaks as well.
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
Four Black Terns flew over the Mays Point Pool this afternoon about 2pm
while Bud and I were watching a female Wood Duck herd 8 ducklings through
the weeds. Gorgeous, even in lousy weather!
At Montezuma's visitor center we were skunked by the Godwit, which probably
had more sense than we did
I spent much time this morning on Carncross Rd. (N. Montezuma Wetlands
Complex) watching the 2 adult SANDHILL CRANES and their 2 CHICKS. The
chicks are about half grown now, walk like the adults, forage for
themselves, and have a good growth of primaries on their long wings. They
cannot fly yet,
On the hayfields I help manage, we have both young turkeys and ruffed grouse
in the tall grass. It's good cover and also provides a lot more bugs than
the stubble after cutting. We put off cutting until the end of June, but I
personally would prefer the middle of July.
Steve
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I spent 3 hours this morning viewing the SANDHILL CRANE family-first from
Carncross Rd., then from Morgan Rd. About 1100, I witnessed some really
cool aggressive behavior from presumably the male, in defense of his
family from a perceived human threat (not me).
Anyway, Chuck Gibson dropped by to
Susie I got off fairly early today, stopped for a great breakfast at the
Dryden Hotel, then continued to Summerhill area. We walked Hoag and
Dresser Rds. Highlight was 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS (2 singing). Also
encountered were 3 WINTER WRENS, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
This is interesting.
Susie I just returned from the Utah Shakespearean Festival where we heard
a RAVEN calling right over the outdoor theatre during an evening
performance. And a year ago, during the performance of one of the Bard's
plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, a RAVEN
On a walk in Brooktondale this morning I heard a KINGFISHER, saw 2 ROBINS
lustily singing from treetops, counted 11 E. MEADOWLARKS in a short, grassy
field, and found a DOR (freshly mangled) NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in the road (a
CROW soon carried it off).
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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Susie I traveled to southern Cayuga County late this afternoon, scouting
for short-eared owls. We managed to achieve 2 out of 3 items on our
itinerary.
1. Excellent supper at the BE HAPPY Café in Union Springs,
2. Fabulous orange-red sunset at Aurora, but
3. No owls at Rafferty
This morning, Susie had a craving for Triangle Diner chili, while I had a
hankering for to see some COMMON LOONS. So we went N. around mid-day and
found what we sought. I counted the listed number of loons on the lake at
the following locations; most counts fairly accurate-no estimates.
360
While at work early this morning in Caroline, I heard a plethora of E.
BLUEBIRD call notes. Looking up, I counted about 125 of them, heading
south. Largest flock of bluebirds I've ever seen.
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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I spent a couple hours on Mt. Pleasant mid-day (11/20) waiting for eagles,
to no avail. But I did have 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS sail by-one light morph,
and one dark.
Also 2 flocks of AMER PIPITS, totaling 27 birds.
Steve Fast
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Susie I took a walk through the Cornell Plantations this morning early.
Highlights included a BOHEMIAN WAXWING among a small flock of CEDAR
WAXWINGS, a couple RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 2 BROWN CREEPERS, a
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and 2 TURKEY VULTURES.
There was a possible N. Shrike at the corner
I checked my records and find a shrike at that exact location on Dec. 23,
2002. Looked like the same one to me.
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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I spent some time this evening on Hart Rd., town of Dryden, hoping for an
owl or two. Shortly after 1700, I saw an EARED OWL flying towards Hart Rd.
from the east (direction of high school). It was relatively high up and
showed the somewhat irregular, floppy flight that I've seen in short-ears.
I scatter birdseed on the ground under my feeders, in the dark, so that the
sparrows will have something when they arrive at 0700. Today, at 0710, I
noted a RABBIT (EASTERN COTTONTAIL) sitting in the middle of the seed pile
and chowing down. Mammals continue to amaze.
Steve Fast
Susie I found about a dozen COMMON REDPOLLS in the tamaracks at the end of
Signal Hill Rd., off Tehan, off Irish Settlement Rd. this morning.
Also 49 HORNED LARKS along Red Mill Rd. in the Town of Dryden.
And, a DARK-PHASE ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at the north end of George Road.
Steve Fast
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It's really annoying. This has got to stop. I just got home and read Geo's
post. I've been out in the Hammond Hill area for 1.5 hours, getting snowed
on, wet, cold, disillusioned, all by myself with no warm, friendly hearth
just a step away, all for one (1) little rubber-ducky squeak of a
I was outside this morning clearing a runway for my wife to fire off to
work, and had started on my own section, when I noticed the sunrise. There
was a golden torch peeking over Buffalo Hill that brightened perceptibly as
I shoveled, finally becoming too bright to look at just prior to the sun
Susie I traveled up to Syracuse this morning to see the male HARLEQUIN
DUCK that's been all the rage in that area for a while now. I'm just
mentioning this as I'm not aware of any notices about this bird posted on
this listserv. We watched it for maybe 15 minutes until our eyeballs glazed
over
Bard,
Susie I stopped at Rafferty Rd. (King Ferry area) late this afternoon and
saw 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS. All were easily seen from the road, near the red
barn. The first appeared at 1729, the other two, a minute later. We
watched them for 10 minutes until the light faded. One was on the
On an early afternoon walk along Mt. Pleasant Rd., I came upon a flock of
about 70 AMER. TREE SPARROWS. They were feeding on the seeds of Lamb's
Quarters (Chenopodium album), a bunch of plants on the north side of the
road between Mineah Rd. and the road to the towers. These are the same
plants
I had just started my morning walk, when I heard one of the local AMER. CROW
clans (Gang of 5) greatly excited about something. Assuming it was one of
the local red-tailed hawk pair, I was surprised to see an immature BALD
EAGLE lifting off from my neighbor's back yard. It followed Boiceville
At 0800, I was getting ready to head to work, when I saw one of our local
RED-TAILED HAWKS swoop through our feeder area. It perched in a large
willow nearby, getting nothing. Our yard crows were going ape; then
suddenly it got very quiet-crows gone. I thought the hawk was too, but
closer
Susie I took a leisurely trip around Cayuga Lake today. Lots of
waterfowl. Notable for us were 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and 5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS
at Sheldrake. I scanned for some time from the observation tower at the
Visitor's Center at MNWR. I saw no birds but the view was interesting;
many
I spent a couple hours early this afternoon birding in the Dryden (NY) area.
While driving down Cornell Lane (Harford), I was accompanied by a RED-TAILD
HAWK coasting about 30' over a white, featureless field with its legs down
like an airliner approaching a runway. It never landed, but flew
On a morning walk, I heard my first SONG SPARROW singing, along Burns Rd.
The tone was brave, but a little doubtful.
Steve Fast
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Around noon today (Monday), I saw a single GREEN-WINGED TEAL in the
northeast corner of Dryden Lake.
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I have never given much thought to what birds do at night, except for owls.
Yesterday afternoon, I was sitting in our kitchen counting our feeder birds,
when something caught my eye. I looked at a 35' black walnut tree standing
by itself in the yard about 40' from the house, and saw a couple
I heard a KILLDEER flying over Brooktondale this morning. S. Fast,
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Entertaining Burrowing Owl video on Science Friday this week. Worth a look if
you are in need of a good little chuckle.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10365
Susan
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Stopped home for lunch and found 15 GRACKLES 25 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS at
our feeders. Steve Fast
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This morning at our feeders we have 25 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, 1 BROWN-HEADED
COWBIRD, and 1 GRACKLE. Stay tuned for possible exciting updates.
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I have a RUSTY BLACKBIRD (non-breeding male plumage) at our feeders today,
along with the other usual blackbirds.
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In addition to these, the flowing field across from our house has had 3
female RWBB (for those who keep track of such things, like me), 3 KILLDEER,
and one each male and female RUSTY BLACKBIRD in breeding (alternate)
plumage. No meadowlarks yet, but the day is young.
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
We just passed the FLLT heron rookery on Irish Settlement Rd. and noted a
single GREAT BLUE HERON standing in each of three of the nests there. Do
the same herons use the same nests year after year, or is it
first-come-first-served? Nests were unoccupied yesterday.
S. S. Fast
Brooktondale
The female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS are starting to pour in-at my feeders just
now = 1 male and 25 females. Go girls! (or is it chicks?)
Steve Fast
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Derby Hill recorded 7 golden eagles yesterday. They also recorded over 100
chickadees moving. This is interesting, as 2 weeks ago, while at Fair Haven
Beach SP, Susie I saw a large group of small birds kettling over a tree
along the shore. We thought they were chickadees, but did not believe
This morning I was treated to a new yard bird (downtown Ithaca)... one
White-crowned Sparrow in with a bunch of White-throated Sparrows.
Susan
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don't know if they kite. Any info on likelihood or other possibilities would
be appreciated. Keep your eyes open around the Triphammer Rd/Rt 13 area.
Again sorry for the late post and sorry I didn't have time to try to chase the
bird.
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Around 1300, over Brooktondale, in a period of 10 minutes, about 30 KILLDEER
flew by the house low. They moved from NW to SE, straight-line flight.
There was a group of 10, some smaller groups, and some singles. All the
singles called, and in the groups, only one bird of the group called. The
Spring (or Fall) Peepers
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Early this evening, Susie I saw a WILSON'S SNIPE fly in front of our car on
Boiceville Rd., Town of Caroline. It apparently was looking for a former
wetland there which has recently been covered over by a cancerous housing
development. Sad.
S. S. Fast
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On Sunday morning, I too walked around the Star Stanton/Hammond Hill area.
Not too many birds. However, along the ridge top, in an area of Norway
spruce, I came upon some CROW feathers--11 flight feathers and half a dozen
tufts of small body feathers. One of the flight pinions had a dollop of
Bill Shirley,
Susie I stopped for lunch at Wolffys a couple weeks ago. We concur with
your assessment. This is the old Marina's. There is a deck overlooking the
lake, and of special interest to the Cornell folks, a full BAR. Service was
excellent.
S. S.
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Steve had posted that we had a large Cooper's Hawk in our backyard, 1 mile
east of Brooktondale. A friend of ours had left us a chunk of deer carcass,
set on top of the brush pile. Crows worked it over for a couple of days,
eating, and hiding suet over in the field across the
Dave other frantic listers,
There was a small flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS along with about 50 ROBINS and 60
STARLINGS feeding on the orn. cherry berries along the big shrubby slope at
the Cornell Plantations yesterday. This might be a good place to check;
we've found Bohemians (the bird) there
2 pm today: NORTHERN SHRIKE north of airport on Snyder Rd near tan fenced-in
Cornell building
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Yesterday, Wednesday, Feb 23 around noon, a young TV was having lunch near
one of the game farm buildings, visible from Game Farm Rd. It faced us in
bright sunlight, making it easy to see the grayish head without any
discernable red. We couldn't see what it was eating, but watched it
repeatedly
Me too. One singing in Brooktondale this morning.S. Fast
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Speaking of yard birds, we just recorded a hard-to-get species when a pair
of WOOD DUCKS flew very low over our yard, just above the feeders. Tick.
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I just looked out in back and saw our pair of yard AMER. CROWS sitting
side-by-side on a willow branch, each with its mouth stuffed with the
shredded inner bark of a nearby dead willow. What a great missed photo op!
They flew off to the west, so apparently are not using their old nest from
last
(Sorry for the late post)
An eagle was on the nest at Mud Lock, but we saw no other eagles in the
area. Just south of the nest in the Lake we saw 31 RUDDY DUCKS. Most
appeared to be males, but so many were sleeping it was hard to be sure.
At Montezuma's visitor center pool, two male
Susie I headed up to Lake Ontario today. First stop was BARB'S DINER in
LOCKE for a wonderful way to start the trip. Then on to Fair Haven Beach
State Park. On arrival we were surprised to see a veritable mass of TURKEY
VULTURES overhead, no flapping, no circling; all in loose formation
This morning, in a field at the corner of Flatiron and Harford Rds., I saw
an AMER. CROW with a large tuft of long-dead raccoon fur in its beak.
Presumably nesting material.
Steve Fast
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I listened for a while to a BROWN THRASHER on Burns Rd. in Brooktondale this
morning. Also FOX SPARROW R.C. KINGLET.
S. Fast
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To: Susan Fast; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hammond Hill SF
Steve, what is the loop you walk?
Just to clarify, crow begging right now indicates a breeding female on a
nest, not fledged young. A couple of our nests should have
Susie I spent 1.5 hrs. at the large parking lot at the end of the paved
portion of Hammond Hill Rd., hoping for goshawk courtship displays. The
goshawks did not show there, but a pair of RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS emerged from
the woods. One did a series of steep dives and calls before drifting to
Just arrived in the topmost branches of our tallest maple tree: a SCARLET
TANAGER, singing loudly.
Hooray for Spring!
Susie Fast, Valley Road, Brooktondale, NY
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My wife, poor thing, is confused. Substitute BOBOLINK for B. oriole. I did
hear a B. ORIOLE in the yard yesterday, however, which got her very excited.
Steve
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[mailto:bounce-24055424-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast
After my walk this morning on Mt. Pleasant, where I found no pipits, I had
just energy enough to walk around the Baldwin (nee Park) Preserve. Coming
in, I heard 4 songs of a PRAIRIE WARBLER, coming from the small pines on the
private property just to the north. Did not see it. Continuing, I had
...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Fast
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 12:20 PM
To: 'CAYUGABIRDS-L'
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sandhills
For the record, Susie I have located an active SANDHILL CRANE nest with
the female incubating, the male in attendance. As we kept discretely well
away
We had a mulberry tree behind our garage, when we lived in Hamden, Ct. 30
years ago.
When the fruit was well ripened, and starting to fall to the ground and rot,
we frequently saw robins staggering around and flying unstably, as if drunk,
but the only dead bird was one robin that appeared to
On my Brooktondale walk this morning, I encountered all three of our local
Mimidae within about 200 yds. on Burns Rd. The BROWN THRASHER was lustily
belting out its song in about equal 2 and 3 note segments, with even one
segment of 4 notes. The MOCKINGBIRD was blasting out the most vocal
I spent from 1150 until 1400 on the tower side of Mt. Pleasant, practicing
my hawk ID skills for the coming season. I didn't expect much, but it
turned into a pretty good day, for me.
Osprey1
Bald eagle2 (1 adult, 1 2nd year)
Kestrel5 (local family)
Merlin 1
Turkey
I took a long walk along Mt. Pleasant Rd. just after lunch. I was hoping
for hawks and such, but saw very few. Near a brushy area, however, I
stopped to listen to some CHICKADEES, and out pooked a YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER. It was VERY yellow, even the eyering Then another flitted out,
not so
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.
Steve Fast
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