Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/16

[Anne Marie Johnson]

  
  
This morning I heard a Northern Waterthrush near the Sherwood
Platform, and this afternoon I heard one along the Woodleton
Boardwalk at 4:45. It wasn't singing when I was on the boardwalk at
4, but when I came back through at 4:45, it was singing. I think
they typically sing less often around now.

Anne Marie Johnson


On 5/16/2019 3:01 PM, Ann Mitchell
  wrote:


  
  Last time I heard one there was the 9th, but I don’t go there
  every day.
  Ann

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  On May 16, 2019, at 2:35 PM, Linda Orkin 
  wrote:
  


  

  Sounds like a wonderful  morning.  Glad you were out
there.
  
  
  Interestingly we did not hear any Northern
Waterthrush along the Woodleton Boardwalk yesterday
either and they are so reliably persistent, usually.  
  
  
  
  Linda Orkin
  Ithaca, NY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  



  On Thu, May 16, 2019 at
12:47 PM Mark Chao 
wrote:
  
  

  
I walked around much of
  Sapsucker Woods with visiting scientist Martin
  Stervander.  It was by far the best morning of the
  spring for me, probably a top-ten day for me ever
  in the sanctuary, all the more so because we
  picked up many lifers for Martin.  The treetops
  from Sherwood Platform past the Charley Harper
  Bench all the way to the road were teeming with
  great numbers of at least 19 warbler species,
  including CAPE MAY (4+ M, 1 F), BAY-BREASTED (3+),
  TENNESSEE (3+, one confirmed by sight),
  BLACKBURNIAN (8+), NORTHERN PARULA (7+), PINE (1
  M, surprising to see by Fuller Wetlands, not near
  any pines – confirmed by photo), BLACK-THROATED
  BLUE (4 M, 1 F), BLACK-THROATED GREEN (6+),
  CHESTNUT-SIDED (6+), NASHVILLE (2, heard only),
  BLACK-AND-WHITE (1 seen, 1+ heard only), WILSON’S
  (seen by Martin, missed by me), and one HOODED
  (heard only, but I feel sure).  Northern
  Waterthrush would have made 20 warbler species for
  the morning, but somehow we didn’t hear any along
  the Woodleton Boardwalk.  We also found a couple
  of YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS and BLUE-HEADED VIREOS.
 
Mark Chao
  
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/16

[Ann Mitchell]

Last time I heard one there was the 9th, but I don’t go there every day.
Ann

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> On May 16, 2019, at 2:35 PM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
> 
> Sounds like a wonderful  morning.  Glad you were out there.
> 
> Interestingly we did not hear any Northern Waterthrush along the Woodleton 
> Boardwalk yesterday either and they are so reliably persistent, usually.  
> 
> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca, NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 12:47 PM Mark Chao  wrote:
>> I walked around much of Sapsucker Woods with visiting scientist Martin 
>> Stervander.  It was by far the best morning of the spring for me, probably a 
>> top-ten day for me ever in the sanctuary, all the more so because we picked 
>> up many lifers for Martin.  The treetops from Sherwood Platform past the 
>> Charley Harper Bench all the way to the road were teeming with great numbers 
>> of at least 19 warbler species, including CAPE MAY (4+ M, 1 F), BAY-BREASTED 
>> (3+), TENNESSEE (3+, one confirmed by sight), BLACKBURNIAN (8+), NORTHERN 
>> PARULA (7+), PINE (1 M, surprising to see by Fuller Wetlands, not near any 
>> pines – confirmed by photo), BLACK-THROATED BLUE (4 M, 1 F), BLACK-THROATED 
>> GREEN (6+), CHESTNUT-SIDED (6+), NASHVILLE (2, heard only), BLACK-AND-WHITE 
>> (1 seen, 1+ heard only), WILSON’S (seen by Martin, missed by me), and one 
>> HOODED (heard only, but I feel sure).  Northern Waterthrush would have made 
>> 20 warbler species for the morning, but somehow we didn’t hear any along the 
>> Woodleton Boardwalk.  We also found a couple of YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS and 
>> BLUE-HEADED VIREOS.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/16

[Linda Orkin]

Sounds like a wonderful  morning.  Glad you were out there.

Interestingly we did not hear any Northern Waterthrush along the Woodleton
Boardwalk yesterday either and they are so reliably persistent, usually.

Linda Orkin
Ithaca, NY





On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 12:47 PM Mark Chao  wrote:

> I walked around much of Sapsucker Woods with visiting scientist Martin
> Stervander.  It was by far the best morning of the spring for me, probably
> a top-ten day for me ever in the sanctuary, all the more so because we
> picked up many lifers for Martin.  The treetops from Sherwood Platform past
> the Charley Harper Bench all the way to the road were teeming with great
> numbers of at least 19 warbler species, including CAPE MAY (4+ M, 1 F),
> BAY-BREASTED (3+), TENNESSEE (3+, one confirmed by sight), BLACKBURNIAN
> (8+), NORTHERN PARULA (7+), PINE (1 M, surprising to see by Fuller
> Wetlands, not near any pines – confirmed by photo), BLACK-THROATED BLUE (4
> M, 1 F), BLACK-THROATED GREEN (6+), CHESTNUT-SIDED (6+), NASHVILLE (2,
> heard only), BLACK-AND-WHITE (1 seen, 1+ heard only), WILSON’S (seen by
> Martin, missed by me), and one HOODED (heard only, but I feel sure).
> Northern Waterthrush would have made 20 warbler species for the morning,
> but somehow we didn’t hear any along the Woodleton Boardwalk.  We also
> found a couple of YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS and BLUE-HEADED VIREOS.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/7

[Colleen Richards]

Still there in the rain at 1:30 this afternoon.Colleen Richards

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/7
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 10:51:02 -0400


On Tuesday morning in Sapsucker Woods, I joined Tom Hoebbel, Holly Adams, Diane 
Morton, Laurie Ray, Leigh Stivers, and several others in watching at least one 
female and six male CAPE MAY WARBLERS in the flowering pear trees at the 
footbridge at the western split of the Wilson Trail North.  The gray sky and 
the near-constant zooming combat among the males made for challenging viewing, 
but with patience, we all got extremely good looks.  I don’t 
think I’d ever previously seen so many Cape May Warblers so close 
together for so long. 
 
NORTHERN PARULAS were offering excellent views here too.  Other warblers were 
a bit harder to find, but collectively I think we found at least a dozen other 
species, including WILSON’S, BAY-BREASTED, BLACKBURNIAN, 
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLUE-WINGED, BLACK-AND-WHITE, and 
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.
 
Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 2/7 (Barred Owl reported again)

[Chris R. Pelkie]

I observed it in the fog at 745am but chose not to report it.

I’d like to ask all to be aware that the last time I did, the crowd that showed 
up scared it off.
Raptors have better eyesight than you and get edgy when a cluster of people 
gather under the tree. (which is a lousy viewpoint since it is 40’ up)
Give the owl some breathing room this time so it isn’t scared off this 
conveniently visible roost.

Thanks!

ChrisP
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Information/Data Manager; IT Support
Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/

On Feb 7, 2019, at 09:16, Mark Chao mailto:markc...@imt.org>> 
wrote:

Tom Schulenberg reports that the BARRED OWL has returned to the tall pine tree 
by the shelter at the Wilson/Severinghaus intersection in Sapsucker Woods on 
Thursday morning.

Mark Chao

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 10/14

[Mark Chao]

MERLIN still present in same tree (just past noon -- 90 minutes and
counting!), unfazed by foot traffic right below. Also BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLER seen and another WINTER WREN seen and heard (jif-jif call notes)
next to base of Woodleton Boardwalk.

Mark Chao

On Oct 14, 2018 11:02 AM, "Mark Chao"  wrote:

Extremely cooperative MERLIN perched with prey in talons for last 35+
minutes (now 11 am) right by the parking space closest to start of Wilson
Trail North and pillar marking Robert M. and Mary M. Baker Memorial
Entrance. Also singing Winter Wren at Sherwood Platform.

Mark Chao

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker woods

[Anne Marie Johnson]

I also encountered one or two large warbler flocks in Sapsucker Woods at lunch 
time. The first one was near the eastern intersection of the Wilson Trail and 
the Severinghaus Trail, past the Podell boardwalk from the CLO building. This 
flock was moving toward the building. About 30 minutes later I found a flock 
along the trail across the street from the visitor parking lot where the trail 
from the powerline cut hits the road. This flock was moving toward the 
powerline cut. In both flocks I found multiple Bay-breasted as well as at least 
one Black-throated Green and one Blackpoll Warbler. In the second flock I also 
found a Northern Parula and a Magnolia. In the first flock Blackpoll and 
Bay-breasted individuals came down to eye level, making for a great comparison 
and allowing me to see the yellow feet of the Blackpolls, and one Bay-breasted 
came to the ground close to the trail. 

Anne Marie


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 9/7

[Tom Schulenberg]

> Excellent warbler numbers and diversity by Sherwood Platform in Sapsucker
> Woods on Friday (9:30 am). Cape May (2+), Wilson's, N. Parula,
> Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, several
> Chestnut-sided, Nashville, et al. I haven't even checked the north side of
> the pond yet.
>

good diversity along Sapsucker Woods Road north of the gates, similar mix
but also several Bay-breasted, gnatcatcher, pair of Purple Finches, etc.

tss

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Mon 8/20

[Jody Enck]

 Mark, what a fabulous report of the fall warbler migration at Sapsucker
Woods!  In my yard yesterday (I live 0.8 miles south of the lab near the
intersection of Hanshaw and Freese Roads), I also saw a Bay-breasted
Warbler in plumage more typical of a spring male.  Yes, eBird flagged my
sighting, too.  I was just as surprised as you at that plumage as I had not
remembered seeing it on fall birds before.  Just goes to show how much we
have to learn about these birds.  Do some of these birds breed more locally
than we realized?  Do they all molt consistently before, during, after
migration.  Do they migrate to some particular lat/long to undergo molt.
Are they more variable in when/where they molt than we realized, or are
there just some oddballs among their species?  Many cool questions emerge
from these sightings.  This stimulates me to put as much information into
my eBird reports as possible (age/sex, breeding codes, comments, etc.).


Other warblers at my house yesterday were Canada, Nashville, and
Black-and-White.  Today I noticed a Wilson's among busily feeding birds.

Thanks for your report.
Jody

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On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> At least some of the warblers from yesterday’s impressive influx remain in
> Sapsucker Woods on Monday – two BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, at least two
> BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, two juvenile CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, and an
> AMERICAN REDSTART.  I also saw a juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over
> the main pond.
>
>
>
> On each of my three recent visits to the sanctuary, the hotspot for
> warblers has been along the road and the East Trail, between the gated
> trailheads and 91 Sapsucker Woods Road.  I think that the noise of teeming
> family groups of titmice, chickadees, and nuthatches might be attracting
> incoming migrants.  It is definitely worthwhile to follow your ears to the
> flocks here.  Be ready for swarms of voracious cloth-penetrating mosquitoes.
>
>
>
> Yesterday’s Bay-breasted Warbler got an eBird quality-control prompt, but
> today’s did not.  Still, today’s birds were actually much more surprising
> to me because of their plumages, which looked plainly like those of a
> spring adult male (solid black face, bay crown and throat, contrasting
> cream-colored neck patch) and a spring adult female (muted black face,
> trace of chestnut along throat down to sides, also with contrasting pale
> neck patch).  I don’t recall previously seeing Bay-breasted Warblers
> looking like this in fall – especially not the one in breeding male
> plumage.  Given that yesterday’s bird had the more expected greenish face
> and back, I feel certain that there have been at least three individual
> Bay-breasted Warblers in this area over these two days.
>
>
>
> By the way -- since yesterday, people have collectively found at least 18
> warbler species in Sapsucker Woods – Bay-breasted (1 adult M, 1 apparent
> adult F, 1 first-year), Cape May (1 adult M, 1 first-year F), Blackburnian
> (multiple individuals across full range of plumages, including adult males
> in near-peak brightness), Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia, Black-throated
> Blue, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, American Redstart,
> Blue-winged, Tennessee (1 adult M, 1 first-year), Nashville, Northern
> Parula, Ovenbird, Hooded, Canada (both sexes), and Common Yellowthroat.
> What a great start to this season of songbird migration!
>
>
>
> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 8/12 (Golden-winged Warbler)

[Dick Feldman]

During the Saturday morning CBC walk at Sapsucker, mostly in light rain, we 
also saw one Blue-Winged Warbler 50 feet from the building near the pond 
overlook.
Dick Feldman

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On Aug 12, 2018, at 11:31 AM, Mark Chao 
mailto:markc...@imt.org>> wrote:

On Sunday morning at 8:40, I found a male GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER in Sapsucker 
Woods, just north of 91 Sapsucker Woods Road. This bird was in a loose flock 
with many titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, Red-eyed Vireos and others. Jay 
McGowan and Nancy Brooks responded to my RBA message in time to refind the bird 
with me about 20 minutes later. We also found a juvenile CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER 
and a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER here.

Later in the power-line corridor on the Dryden side at the north edge of the 
sanctuary, we again found a young Chestnut-sided Warbler and a female 
Blue-winged Warbler, plus two female-type AMERICAN REDSTARTS.

Here is my eBird checklist, including a poor but definitive photo of the 
Golden-winged Warbler. Jay got much better photos, which seem to confirm the 
absence of hybrid field marks.

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47800932

Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Newman Municipal Golf Course, Tues 5/1

[Yvonne Fogarty]

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> On May 1, 2018, at 11:00 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:
> 
> I had a lot of gratifying bird encounters around Ithaca on Tuesday morning.  
> Here are some highlights.
>  
> * The GREAT HORNED OWL mother and her two chicks still at their nest in the 
> center of the Newman Municipal Golf Course (5:50 AM).  The chicks are now 
> about 4/5 the size of the mother, but are still covered with down.  As far as 
> I can tell, one owlet has essentially fully mature flight feathers, while the 
> other’s secondaries are still encased in their long sheaths, at least on one 
> wing.   
>  
> Even aside from their outward physical development, it’s clear that the 
> owlets are very close to leaving the nest.  Maybe especially in the early 
> morning, they stand at the lip of the nest like little kids at the edge of a 
> pool, half-petrified and half-eager to take the plunge.  They stretch and 
> flap their new wings.  They bob their heads restlessly, side to side and back 
> to front to back, like Pernell Whitaker slipping punches.  They gaze around, 
> often straight up to the sky, evidently absorbing and mentally mapping all 
> the new sights and sounds around them.  It doesn’t take a lot of imagination 
> to see child-like wonder in their eyes at these times.
>  
> On Sunday evening, I saw the mother for the first time this spring away from 
> the nest, about 30 meters away in a separate patch of trees.  I don’t know if 
> she was encouraging the babies to branch out, or just giving everyone a bit 
> more space, or preparing to forage.  (I have seen the adult male nearby a few 
> times this spring, but not for a couple of weeks now.)
>  
> * A pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS building a nest in a box on the berm that 
> crosses the main pond in Sapsucker Woods.
>  
> * A pair of COMMON RAVENS flying in wide circles around the main pond, 
> sometimes chased by crows and once by a COOPER’S HAWK.  Prior to this year, I 
> had seen ravens only as solitary flyby birds, but this year many birders have 
> been seeing one or two every day over the past couple of weeks.  I heard a 
> mind-boggling rumor this morning that people have seen at least one of these 
> ravens taking Canada Goose eggs.  Has anyone confirmed other behavior that 
> would indicate or confirm breeding here?
>  
> * Two NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging across the Woodleton Boardwalk, 
> and another Northern Waterthrush singing at the edge of the green pond across 
> the trail from the Sherwood Platform.  The latter waterthrush sang a very 
> distinctive song that ended with a high squeak.
>  
> * One BROWN THRASHER also across the trail from the Sherwood Platform.  At 
> one point I had both the thrasher and the waterthrush in the same field of 
> view, which I think must have been a first for me.  The thrasher eventually 
> sang a little too.
>  
> * A dazzling BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER singing and working his way south 
> from near the thrasher/waterthrush area to the Charley Harper bench.
>  
> * A western PALM WARBLER also along the western pond edge.
>  
> * One BROAD-WINGED HAWK perched near the Wilson/West intersection, then 
> flying through the treetops to the west.  Later, I saw another Broad-winged 
> Hawk flying west over the Woodleton Boardwalk.  (I am looking forward to 
> seeing how many people count over the next few days…)
>  
> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/17

[Susan Gateley]

I'm an unskilled bird watcher but I listened to the Internet and discovered
a black billed cuckoo calling next to my garden this AM

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:35 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> Birding has been very slow for me in Sapsucker Woods so far on Wednesday.
> Despite my usual rather wide coverage, I've found about one-tenth of the
> volume and diversity of yesterday's passage migrants --today, only one
> Rusty Blackbird, a couple of Yellow-billed Warblers, a female
> Black-throated Blue, a silent male Magnolia, and a subadult male American
> Redstart, plus some "dzzt" notes moving overhead. I hope others find what
> I've been missing...
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/17

[Mark Chao]

Sorry for not catching the annoying auto-correct in my last message -- I
meant Yellow-rumped Warblers, not more interesting yellow-billed birds.

It is still beautiful here, with several singing Scarlet Tanagers, more
Veeries than I've found previously, and my first Eastern Wood-Pewee of the
spring. Just not a lot of sojourning boreal birds that I've found.

Mark


On May 17, 2017 7:35 AM, "Mark Chao"  wrote:

Birding has been very slow for me in Sapsucker Woods so far on Wednesday.
Despite my usual rather wide coverage, I've found about one-tenth of the
volume and diversity of yesterday's passage migrants --today, only one
Rusty Blackbird, a couple of Yellow-billed Warblers, a female
Black-throated Blue, a silent male Magnolia, and a subadult male American
Redstart, plus some "dzzt" notes moving overhead. I hope others find what
I've been missing...

Mark Chao

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods--Palm Warbler

[Anne Marie Johnson]

There’s a Palm Warbler foraging along the Podell Boardwalk. Turned out to be a 
life bird for two visitors from Harrisburg, PA!

Anne Marie Johnson

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

[David McCartt]

And a Brown Thrasher was singing near the far parking lot.

David McCartt

On Apr 27, 2017, at 9:09 AM, Brad Walker 
mailto:bm...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

An Ovenbird was also singing on and off near the eastern edge of the east side 
this morning, too. A Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a Nashville Warbler, and a number 
of Yellow-rumped Warblers were also on the Wilson Trail at about 7am.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 8:58 AM Anne Marie Johnson 
mailto:a...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
There’s more activity this morning than in recent days. Most noticeable are 
lots of White-throated Sparrows. Wes Hochachka alerted me to a Black-and-White 
Warbler and pointed out a Ruby-crowned Kinglet near the small bridge on the 
Wilson Trail and told me others had heard a Warbling Vireo there. I later heard 
a Warbling Vireo briefly near the Fuller Wetlands. There were lots of birds 
singing, but no other new arrivals that I could identify on my quick loop 
around the Wilson Trail.

Anne Marie

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

[Brad Walker]

An Ovenbird was also singing on and off near the eastern edge of the east
side this morning, too. A Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a Nashville Warbler, and
a number of Yellow-rumped Warblers were also on the Wilson Trail at about
7am.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 8:58 AM Anne Marie Johnson  wrote:

> There’s more activity this morning than in recent days. Most noticeable
> are lots of White-throated Sparrows. Wes Hochachka alerted me to a
> Black-and-White Warbler and pointed out a Ruby-crowned Kinglet near the
> small bridge on the Wilson Trail and told me others had heard a Warbling
> Vireo there. I later heard a Warbling Vireo briefly near the Fuller
> Wetlands. There were lots of birds singing, but no other new arrivals that
> I could identify on my quick loop around the Wilson Trail.
>
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/15

[Wesley M. Hochachka]

Adding to Mark’s observations, I’ll add a potential Willow Flycatcher or 
Eastern Wood-Pewee in the same general area as the Lincoln’s Sparrow.  I only 
saw the flycatcher for a handful of seconds in the shrubs along the edge of the 
pond, but in that time I failed to see a partial or complete white eye-ring (I 
looked specifically for this), and grey and not crisply-white wing bars (both 
of which I would expect on a Least Flycatcher).

Wesley Hochachka



From: bounce-120487691-3494...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-120487691-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 11:50 AM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/15

I thought that the birding was just as good in the sheltered wooded areas of 
Sapsucker Woods on Sunday as it was under much more temperate conditions on 
Saturday.  Here are some highlights.

* LINCOLN’S SPARROW along the edge of the small pond by the maintenance 
building, East Trail

* Thirteen warbler species, including CANADA (1 silent M, Wilson Trail North), 
PALM, BLACK-THROATED BLUE (1 F, aforementioned pond edge along East Trail), 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN (1 F, Wilson/Severinghaus), MAGNOLIA (1 M and 1 F, Wilson 
North), CHESTNUT-SIDED (Wilson North), NORTHERN PARULA (2 singing, north end of 
Woodleton Boardwalk), and several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS throughout

* Six male and four female WOOD DUCKS together on the main pond, plus two pairs 
in the woods, one on each side of the road

* Two Blue Jays giving quiet alarm calls and converging tentatively near an 
American Mink

* A singing Baltimore Oriole in female-like plumage.   The Birds of North 
America account says that second-year males in subadult plumage sing, and adult 
females sing too, but both only rarely.

And here in northeast Ithaca, my wife Miyoko “The Bluebird Whisperer” Chu saw 
an adult female EASTERN BLUEBIRD perched out in our yard this morning.  So 
Miyoko ran out and took a quick look inside this bird’s nest box.  There are 
five chalk-blue eggs in the nest!

Mark Chao






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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/14

[Laura Stenzler]

In addition to Mark's birds, my SFO group and I heard an Eastern wood Peewee.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

On May 14, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Mark Chao 
mailto:markc...@imt.org>> wrote:

I found some migrants scattered around Sapsucker Woods on Saturday (6:15-8:55 
AM).

CANADA WARBLER (1 singing M seen on island in Fuller Wetlands - strange place 
for this species)
WILSON'S WARBLER (1 or 2 singing males, confirmed once by sight, on lower 
stretch of Wilson Trail North)
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (1 silent M by small footbridge on Wilson Trail North, 1 
silent M on southern stretch of East Trail by pond near maintenance building, 
and 1 F by small pond with shelter along East Trail)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (2 males, one singing a few times, together by small pond 
with shelter, East Trail)
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (1 F along southern East Trail, 1 F on Wilson Trail 
North)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (2 with Blackburnians and female Bay-breasted, a couple 
along Wilson Trail North)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (4+ along Wilson Trail North)
NORTHERN PARULA (1 heard only)

So including expected five breeding warbler species (Yellow, American Redstart, 
Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat), my warbler tally for the 
morning reached a somewhat satisfying 13.  On the whole, though, I was struck 
by how few migrant warblers I heard singing - probably fewer than ten 
individuals.  I was very surprised not to find any Magnolia Warblers or 
Black-throated Green Warblers at all.

But I did greatly enjoy just watching common breeding birds, especially 
Baltimore Orioles (one male singing about three meters away, two pairs in an 
apparent territorial boundary standoff, etc.), Veeries (singing throughout the 
woods, also tolerating close approach), Wood Ducks, and many more.

Mark Chao


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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

[Mark Chao]

On Thursday afternoon, I walked most of the trails of Sapsucker Woods and
found rather few birds, until I ran into a prodigious mixed flock at the
first split on the Wilson Trail North.  I saw CANADA WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER,
NORTHERN PARULA, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and others.
I also found a few more Magnolia Warblers in various locations, a
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER by the Sherwood Platform, and a NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and a WARBLING VIREO in the power line
cut east of the road.

Also, Ron Rohrbaugh and a group of students found an ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER along the Fuller Wetlands pond this afternoon.

Mark Chao

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[mailto:bounce-119638434-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Rebecca
Hansen
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:08 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

There was a nice, very active flock of warblers in the woods this morning.
Birds I managed to see included Black-throated Green, Magnolia,
Black-and-White Warblers, Northern Parula, Least Flycatcher, and Common
Yellowthroat.  There were many besides those. But the highlight for me was
two Northern Waterthrushes over by the Sherwood Platform.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker woods

[Linda Orkin]

On a quick walk through the woods this morning looking for the owners who had 
left two chihuahuas in a car Sara Jones spotted and I confirmed,  a Ruffed 
Grouse running along the floor of the forest. In a brief surprise altercation 
with a chipmunk she flared her tail. This was just by the Podell Boardwalk. And 
neat to see. 

Linda Orkin. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 6, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:
> 
> Earlier with the weekend morning bird walk, we started near the pergola with 
> Black-and-White, Black-throated-Green, and Tennessee -- the last one showed a 
> hint of a white spot on the wing which made me wonder if it wasn't a 
> black-throated-blue. By the parking lot was a cooperative bay-breasted with 
> some nice side staining, who hung out with a few others flitting through the 
> foliage that I didn't get on. Later near the feeder blind was at least a 
> magnolia among other flitters.
> 
> Suan
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:
>> There are a few migrants around along the Wilson trail at Sapsucker woods 
>> this morning including a Wilsons warbler, magnolia and Nashville warblers. 
>> The Wilsons has been staying along the first (north) part of the trail. Also 
>> seen were rose-breasted grosbeak, phoebe, least flycatcher, lots of 
>> Goldfinches, common yellowthroats and cedar waxwings.
>>Now, back to the trail...
>> 
>> Laura
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker woods

[Suan Hsi Yong]

Earlier with the weekend morning bird walk, we started near the pergola
with Black-and-White, Black-throated-Green, and Tennessee -- the last one
showed a hint of a white spot on the wing which made me wonder if it wasn't
a black-throated-blue. By the parking lot was a cooperative bay-breasted
with some nice side staining, who hung out with a few others flitting
through the foliage that I didn't get on. Later near the feeder blind was
at least a magnolia among other flitters.

Suan


On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:

> There are a few migrants around along the Wilson trail at Sapsucker woods
> this morning including a Wilsons warbler, magnolia and Nashville warblers.
> The Wilsons has been staying along the first (north) part of the trail.
> Also seen were rose-breasted grosbeak, phoebe, least flycatcher, lots of
> Goldfinches, common yellowthroats and cedar waxwings.
>Now, back to the trail...
>
> Laura
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Weekend Bird walk reports.

[Yvonne Fogarty]

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> On Jul 27, 2015, at 2:03 PM, "Chris R. Pelkie"  
> wrote:
> 
> Speaking of compliant Phoebes, I walked to Sherwood Platform at lunch and met 
> (first time) a visitor/birder from NYC. As he was turning to leave and I was 
> approaching, I spotted a Phoebe on the hand rail and pointed it out to him. 
> It was 5’ away. Then it hopped to a closer post and eventually to about 3’ 
> from us. We remarked that it must be a juvenile though it was in full 
> feather. Then it landed on the floor of the platform in the hot sun and 
> spread its wings and squashed its belly down, opened its mouth and started 
> sunning. We had to walk around it (!) to get back to the rail to look for 
> herons and kingbirds, etc. It finally flew into the bushes at its own good 
> time.
> 
> I have often thought of tethering a flycatcher to my hat to ward off 
> mosquitoes...
> 
> ChrisP
> __
>  
> Chris Pelkie
> Information/Data Manager; IT Support
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> 
>> On Jul 27, 2015, at 12:10, Linda Orkin  wrote:
>> 
>> I thought people might be interested in reading these.  The leaders write up 
>> these reports each week and they are posted on the Cayugabirdclub.org 
>> website under About us, and then field trips. Hope you enjoy. I plan on 
>> posting them each week, as long as this is okay with the list administrator. 
>>   Linda Orkin
>> 
>> Reports from this past weekend's beginner bird walks led by Cayuga Bird Club 
>> Members.
>> Saturday from Lisa Wood. 22 participants. Big group today, so I was grateful 
>> for help from CBC member Donna Coventry Wray, who’s been on many, many of 
>> these walks and is a multiple-year SFO alumna. A few “townies” were mixed in 
>> with the many visitors. We had several memorable experiences in the 2.5 
>> hours it took us to get all the way around the Wilson Trail. First, we had 
>> good looks at a silent Yellow Warbler pair foraging in full sun near the 
>> Owens Platform boardwalk. From the platform itself, we watched a long and 
>> daring (and comical) “tightrope“ walk by a Green Heron across a section of 
>> the wire above the pond. From the Sherwood Platform, everyone enjoyed 
>> watching Eastern Kingbirds feeding busily and noisily above the lily pads. 
>> Having seen a Great Crested Flycatcher earlier, we declared it a flycatcher 
>> day when, by the pergola, we were repeatedly “buzzed” by a brave little 
>> Eastern Phoebe. The bird first flew from the island over to the shore and 
>> perched above us, quite close. That was a nice treat, but then it actually 
>> flew to a couple of us, close to our faces and above our heads/hats—close 
>> enough that those of us in the front couldn’t help but flinch. Evidently the 
>> bird was after the mosquitoes that were after us! It successfully caught 
>> prey several times while we stood there—what a thrill for all of us!
>> 
>> And Sunday from Paul Anderson 10 participants.I had ten people show up: a 
>> group of six students from Colombia, a couple from New Jersey and a two 
>> ladies from Binghamton. There was a lot to see, even if little of it was 
>> unusual. Many juveniles of many species were out begging. We saw more 
>> flycatchers - mostly Phoebes - than I've ever seen on one of these walks. 
>> The mosquitoes were voracious. An early highlight was a Green Heron on the 
>> main pond, but everybody's favorite was a group of three baby Wood Ducks.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Weekend Bird walk reports.

[Chris R. Pelkie]

Speaking of compliant Phoebes, I walked to Sherwood Platform at lunch and met 
(first time) a visitor/birder from NYC. As he was turning to leave and I was 
approaching, I spotted a Phoebe on the hand rail and pointed it out to him. It 
was 5’ away. Then it hopped to a closer post and eventually to about 3’ from 
us. We remarked that it must be a juvenile though it was in full feather. Then 
it landed on the floor of the platform in the hot sun and spread its wings and 
squashed its belly down, opened its mouth and started sunning. We had to walk 
around it (!) to get back to the rail to look for herons and kingbirds, etc. It 
finally flew into the bushes at its own good time.

I have often thought of tethering a flycatcher to my hat to ward off 
mosquitoes...

ChrisP
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On Jul 27, 2015, at 12:10, Linda Orkin 
mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I thought people might be interested in reading these.  The leaders write up 
these reports each week and they are posted on the 
Cayugabirdclub.org website under About us, and then 
field trips. Hope you enjoy. I plan on posting them each week, as long as this 
is okay with the list administrator.   Linda Orkin

Reports from this past weekend's beginner bird walks led by Cayuga Bird Club 
Members.
Saturday from Lisa Wood. 22 participants. Big group today, so I was grateful 
for help from CBC member Donna Coventry Wray, who’s been on many, many of these 
walks and is a multiple-year SFO alumna. A few “townies” were mixed in with the 
many visitors. We had several memorable experiences in the 2.5 hours it took us 
to get all the way around the Wilson Trail. First, we had good looks at a 
silent Yellow Warbler pair foraging in full sun near the Owens Platform 
boardwalk. From the platform itself, we watched a long and daring (and comical) 
“tightrope“ walk by a Green Heron across a section of the wire above the pond. 
From the Sherwood Platform, everyone enjoyed watching Eastern Kingbirds feeding 
busily and noisily above the lily pads. Having seen a Great Crested Flycatcher 
earlier, we declared it a flycatcher day when, by the pergola, we were 
repeatedly “buzzed” by a brave little Eastern Phoebe. The bird first flew from 
the island over to the shore and perched above us, quite close. That was a nice 
treat, but then it actually flew to a couple of us, close to our faces and 
above our heads/hats—close enough that those of us in the front couldn’t help 
but flinch. Evidently the bird was after the mosquitoes that were after us! It 
successfully caught prey several times while we stood there—what a thrill for 
all of us!

And Sunday from Paul Anderson 10 participants.I had ten people show up: a group 
of six students from Colombia, a couple from New Jersey and a two ladies from 
Binghamton. There was a lot to see, even if little of it was unusual. Many 
juveniles of many species were out begging. We saw more flycatchers - mostly 
Phoebes - than I've ever seen on one of these walks. The mosquitoes were 
voracious. An early highlight was a Green Heron on the main pond, but 
everybody's favorite was a group of three baby Wood Ducks.
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods mourning warbler

[Brad Walker]

There was also a very cooperative GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH on the ground on the
Wilson Trail, halfway along the stretch that runs along the pond on the
western side.

- Brad

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 7:56 AM Brad Walker 
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> Hi all,
>
> A MOURNING WARBLER is currently singing along the west edge of the pond,
> along the woods.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

[Scott Haber]

To add to Brad's tally:  there were two Northern Parulas, both singing, on
the Wilson Trail North just west of the Sherwood Platform at about 9:15AM.
A Blackburnian Warbler also sang a few times further east on the Wilson
Trail, just beyond the footbridge.
Scott

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Brad Walker 
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> Hi all,
>
> Migrants of note this morning include a Swainson's thrush on the inner leg
> of the Wilson trail, Eastern wood pewee, multiple Tennessee warblers, and a
> Blackpoll warbler singing on the north side of the building.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods migrants

[Nancy Cusumano]

I've been watching the gull feeding frenzy the last several evenings. They
are definitely catching something.
I drive that way every day and cannot recall this happening before and
especially not so many days in a row. Anyone care to speculate on what they
are feeding so frenzily on?

All those gulls must surely be a challenge to the rowers as they hover over
their heads while they row and stir up whatever the gulls are after.

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On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Jay McGowan  wrote:

> All,
> Livia I walked around Sapsucker Woods and back this morning from around
> 6:00 to 8:30. The Wilson Trail was quiet on the way out but had picked up
> substantially by 8:00. Only completely new species we saw was a TENNESSEE
> WARBLER foraging with two NASHVILLE WARBLERS in the flowering maples high
> over the inner leg of the trail, viewed from along the pond by the feeder
> blind. Other warblers here included BLACKBURNIAN, PALM, YELLOW,
> YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, AMERICAN
> REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and OVENBIRD. A
> PRAIRIE WARBLER sang once near the Filler Wetlands early and once by the
> footbridge later, but we never saw it. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was singing
> briefly from near Fuller Wetlands as well but quickly disappeared. No sign
> of the Orange-crowned on the east side, but a MAGNOLIA WARBLER was singing
> from the pine grove near the shelter.
>
> LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue at the south end of the lake. Several
> were on the red lighthouse jetty and on the lake last night and this
> morning, and we counted seven in a gull feeding frenzy along the inlet near
> Cass Park two nights ago:
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

[Geo Kloppel]

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 feet.

-Geo 

On May 6, 2015, at 12:22 PM, "Chris R. Pelkie"  wrote:

> 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  wrote:
> 
>> 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  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 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 
>>> trill.
>>> 
>>> On May 6, 2015 8:08 AM, "Brad Walker"  wrote:
 Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above the 
 egg cairn.
 
 Brad
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

[Chris R. Pelkie]

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 
mailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com>> wrote:


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 
mailto: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 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 trill.

On May 6, 2015 8:08 AM, "Brad Walker" 
mailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above the egg 
cairn.

Brad

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

[Brad Walker]

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  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 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
> trill.
> On May 6, 2015 8:08 AM, "Brad Walker"  wrote:
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>> Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above
>> the egg cairn.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods worm eating warbler

[Jay McGowan]

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
trill.
On May 6, 2015 8:08 AM, "Brad Walker"  wrote:

> Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above the
> egg cairn.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Road Barred Owl

[Scott Haber]

Right around the same time as Marie's  sighting, someone was in the
vicinity of the Wilson Trail South repeatedly hooting a Barred Owl
imitation for about two minutes. Perhaps, instead of the desired effect of
bringing the owl closer, the imitation scared the owl across the road (and
into Marie's line of sight).

What is presumably the same owl, or possibly one of the pair that has
nested in that area over the past few years, has been seen pretty regularly
along Sapsucker Woods Rd. for the last week or two. It's probably not
necessary to go out there hooting for the owl in the middle of the morning:
with a little patience (and some luck), it can usually be found in one of
its roost trees near the road, and where it might stay for other birders to
enjoy instead of flushing.

-Scott H

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Marie P. Read  wrote:

> As I was driving down Sapsucker Woods Road around 10:45 this morning, a
> Barred Owl flew across the road and headed into the woods on the east side
> of SSWoods.
> WOW!
>
> Marie
>
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Birds

[Anne Marie Johnson]

There was also a Swainson’s Thrush on the Wilson Trail between the small bridge 
and the Sherwood Platform. And there was a Swamp Sparrow mixed with the Song 
Sparrows around the parking lots.

Anne Marie

From: bounce-118076898-9846...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-118076898-9846...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Brad Walker
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 9:03 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Birds

Hi all,
This morning on the Wilson Trail there was a flyover PINE SISKIN (heard 
simultaneously by Wes Hochachka) as well as several NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, 
CAPE MAY WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Most of the 
birds were around the Sherwood Platform/Charlie Harper Bench.
- Brad
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/10

[Mark Chao]

Again I was a little overheated when I posted just now.  Cape May was the
SECOND most abundant warbler species of my walk today, after Yellow-Rumped.
I'll try to be more deliberate in upcoming posts (but I can't promise you
that I'll succeed if the birding continues like this).

 

Mark

 

From: Mark Chao [mailto:markc...@imt.org] 
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:42 AM
To: 'Cayugabirds- L'
Subject: Sapsucker Woods, Sat 5/10

 

Last night's winds seem to have dispersed and turned over yesterday's
fallout birds, but there is still plenty to see today in Sapsucker Woods.  I
had six CAPE MAY WARBLER sightings on my circuit of the Wilson Trail
(6:00-7:00 AM) - two males and a female together by the footbridge over the
outlet stream, a female at the Wilson/West intersection, and a male and
female together near Ruth Davis's arbor south of the feeder garden.  Cape
May was the most abundant warbler species of my walk!!  (If you are new to
this species and want to find it, focus especially on spruces and flowering
trees - especially the pair near the footbridge cited above.)

 

Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green,
Northern Parula, passage-migrant Northern Waterthrush, and other warblers
are still around.   I also heard a BROWN THRASHER singing in the power line
cut.

 

Mark Chao

 

PS.  Yesterday Jay McGowan found 98 species of birds in Sapsucker
Woods!  One of these, a Prairie Warbler, brought yesterday's warbler tally
to 24 species for the sanctuary.

 

 



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/9 full summary (22+ warbler species incl Golden-winged)

[Matthew Medler]

Just a quick note to add that there was a cooperative LINCOLN'S SPARROW in the 
feeder garden at the Cornell Lab Visitor's Center at about 11:30 this morning. 
Great day here at Sapsucker Woods!

Best,
Matt Medler
Ithaca





 From: Mark Chao 
To: 'Cayugabirds- L'  
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 11:35 AM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/9 full summary (22+ warbler 
species incl Golden-winged)
 


At about 9 AM on Friday, I returned to Sapsucker Woods and met up with Miyoko 
Chu, Pat Leonard, Gus Axelson, Greg Delisle, and Betsy Hutchings on the trail.  
The Wilson Trail had only a fraction of the activity that Anne and I witnessed 
earlier, but our late group did see a nice assortment of male warblers, 
including WILSON’S, MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, CHESTNUT-SIDED and 
BLACKBURNIAN, plus an adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE (in the flowering tree by the 
footbridge over the outlet stream – somehow the first adult of this species 
I’ve ever seen in Sapsucker Woods).  I also saw a SWAINSON’S THRUSH just north 
of the Sherwood Platform.
 
Toward the end of our circuit, Scott Haber arrived and told us that Kevin 
McGowan had found a female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at the Podell Boardwalk, then 
saw it fly south.  I parted with Miyoko and the others, then went looking for 
this bird.  I didn’t find it.  (Jay McGowan also searched for a while in vain.) 
  My consolation prize was another fine mixed flock of warblers along the 
Woodleton Boardwalk, including a splendid male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at eye 
level in a hemlock three meters away, at least four male BLACK-THROATED BLUE 
WARBLERS, and both male and female NORTHERN PARULA.
 
The total warbler species tally so far today for Sapsucker Woods is 22, to my 
knowledge.  Here is the list with some numbers and credits.
 
Tennessee (Laurie Ray, Jay, Brad, and Livia)
Nashville
Blue-winged (Laurie)
GOLDEN-WINGED (Kevin)
Chestnut-sided 7+
Northern Parula 6+
Yellow 
Palm (3+ for me, I believe many more for others)
Cape May (1 for me, several for others)
Magnolia 9+
Yellow-rumped 60+
Black-throated Green 11+
Blackburnian 11+ (about 10 males throughout, plus one female in the Woodleton 
flock)
Bay-breasted (1+ for me, I think a few for Jay, Brad, and Livia)
Black-throated Blue (5+, all males)
Black-and-white 5+ (3+ singing, plus two females)
American Redstart 6+
Northern Waterthrush 5+ (one apparent migrant near Sherwood Platform, others 
likely breeders along Woodleton)
Common Yellowthroat 3+
Ovenbird 4+
Wilson’s (1 for me and others; Dave LoParco saw two)
Canada (1+ singing at bend in Wilson Trail North, past second footbridge; seen 
briefly by me, but mostly uncooperative for viewing)
 
Jay, Brad, and Livia also saw a couple of PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, six male Scarlet 
Tanagers together near the ground plus one female who permitted Jay to approach 
within an arm’s length, and surely other amazing sights.
 
I suspect that most of these birds are still around in the sanctuary, but in 
the quiet heat of day, finding them will require luck and fast movement to 
maximize coverage.  I would advise that if it seems quiet, keep moving until 
you find a concentration of birds.  
 
Mark Chao
 
PS.  Sorry for the misplaced parentheses in my earlier message.  I was a little 
tired, rushed, and overstimulated. 


 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/9 full summary (22+ warbler species incl Golden-winged)

[Scott Haber]

One more warbler to add to Mark's list: a male Hooded that Brad Walker
found on the Wilson Trail North at about 10:15AM, and briefly re-seen by
Dan Lane shortly after.

-Scott


On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> At about 9 AM on Friday, I returned to Sapsucker Woods and met up with
> Miyoko Chu, Pat Leonard, Gus Axelson, Greg Delisle, and Betsy Hutchings on
> the trail.  The Wilson Trail had only a fraction of the activity that Anne
> and I witnessed earlier, but our late group did see a nice assortment of
> male warblers, including WILSON’S, MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN,
> CHESTNUT-SIDED and BLACKBURNIAN, plus an adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE (in the
> flowering tree by the footbridge over the outlet stream – somehow the first
> adult of this species I’ve ever seen in Sapsucker Woods).  I also saw a
> SWAINSON’S THRUSH just north of the Sherwood Platform.
>
>
>
> Toward the end of our circuit, Scott Haber arrived and told us that Kevin
> McGowan had found a female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at the Podell Boardwalk,
> then saw it fly south.  I parted with Miyoko and the others, then went
> looking for this bird.  I didn’t find it.  (Jay McGowan also searched for a
> while in vain.)   My consolation prize was another fine mixed flock of
> warblers along the Woodleton Boardwalk, including a splendid male
> BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at eye level in a hemlock three meters away, at least
> four male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, and both male and female NORTHERN
> PARULA.
>
>
>
> The total warbler species tally so far today for Sapsucker Woods is 22, to
> my knowledge.  Here is the list with some numbers and credits.
>
>
>
> Tennessee (Laurie Ray, Jay, Brad, and Livia)
>
> Nashville
>
> Blue-winged (Laurie)
>
> GOLDEN-WINGED (Kevin)
>
> Chestnut-sided 7+
>
> Northern Parula 6+
>
> Yellow
>
> Palm (3+ for me, I believe many more for others)
>
> Cape May (1 for me, several for others)
>
> Magnolia 9+
>
> Yellow-rumped 60+
>
> Black-throated Green 11+
>
> Blackburnian 11+ (about 10 males throughout, plus one female in the
> Woodleton flock)
>
> Bay-breasted (1+ for me, I think a few for Jay, Brad, and Livia)
>
> Black-throated Blue (5+, all males)
>
> Black-and-white 5+ (3+ singing, plus two females)
>
> American Redstart 6+
>
> Northern Waterthrush 5+ (one apparent migrant near Sherwood Platform,
> others likely breeders along Woodleton)
>
> Common Yellowthroat 3+
>
> Ovenbird 4+
>
> Wilson’s (1 for me and others; Dave LoParco saw two)
>
> Canada (1+ singing at bend in Wilson Trail North, past second footbridge;
> seen briefly by me, but mostly uncooperative for viewing)
>
>
>
> Jay, Brad, and Livia also saw a couple of PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, six male
> Scarlet Tanagers together near the ground plus one female who permitted Jay
> to approach within an arm’s length, and surely other amazing sights.
>
>
>
> I suspect that most of these birds are still around in the sanctuary, but
> in the quiet heat of day, finding them will require luck and fast movement
> to maximize coverage.  I would advise that if it seems quiet, keep moving
> until you find a concentration of birds.
>
>
>
> Mark Chao
>
>
>
> PS.  Sorry for the misplaced parentheses in my earlier message.  I was a
> little tired, rushed, and overstimulated.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Prairie Warbler

[Paul Anderson]

Here's a photo of the Prairie Warbler I found on the CBC field trip this 
morning, by the Sherwood platform. This is the same pic I uploaded to 
the club Facebook group.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2Oq-5z5Rz20/U2UfARK4aQI/JfI/jxsky4l3JZs/w1391-h927-no/IMG_7066.jpg

On 5/3/2014 10:26 AM, Tom Schulenberg wrote:
>
> > Hi all, Scott Haber and I took a steel through Sapsucker Woods this 
> morning and found a few new arrivals, including a BALTIMORE ORIOLE and 
> a PRAIRIE WARBLER singing from the powerline cut as we left.
> >
>
> There may have been two Prairies, as I was with a group that had a 
> singing Prairie at the footbridge on the Wilson Trail.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Prairie Warbler

[Tom Schulenberg]

> Hi all, Scott Haber and I took a steel through Sapsucker Woods this
morning and found a few new arrivals, including a BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a
PRAIRIE WARBLER singing from the powerline cut as we left.
>

There may have been two Prairies, as I was with a group that had a singing
Prairie at the footbridge on the Wilson Trail.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/2

[Jay McGowan]

A quick jaunt around the Wilson Trail just now produced two new birds for
me: A WOOD THRUSH silently foraging under bushes near the footbridge, and a
vibrant male BLUE-WINGED WARBLER foraging in dead leaf clusters over the
stream next to the footbridge. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was very obvious
along the trail as well.

-Jay


On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> I walked every trail on the east side of Sapsucker Woods on Friday
> morning, then walked home to northeast Ithaca via the Wilson and West
> Trails.  I thought that the birding was excellent throughout.  Here are
> some highlights.
>
>
>
> * silent male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at the north end of the Woodleton
> Boardwalk
>
> * silent male MAGNOLIA WARBLER in the same vicinity
>
> * singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER near the long pool with the shelter,
> East Trail
>
> * 7+ BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS all along the East Trail
>
> * many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS everywhere
>
> * 4+ NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES along the Woodleton Boardwalk, one singing
> with the “Woodleton accent” distinguished by three emphatic notes at the
> end – I almost always hear this song structure here, but almost never
> elsewhere
>
> * one silent bright NASHVILLE WARBLER foraging at and just above ground
> level surprisingly deep in the woods along the Wilson Trail between the
> West and Severinghaus intersections (sighting shared with Annie Wexler and
> Tony Gaenslen)
>
> * one OVENBIRD heard along East Trail (technically out of the sanctuary,
> in woods near the green Lucente building)
>
> * LEAST FLYCATCHER at the Sherwood Platform
>
> * silent HERMIT THRUSH along this same stretch of the Wilson Trail – my
> first of the spring in the sanctuary, despite a few attempts
>
> * FIELD SPARROW and EASTERN TOWHEE heard in the power-line corridor on the
> Dryden side
>
> * PURPLE FINCH heard singing by the pond near 91 Sapsucker Woods Road
>
> * GRAY CATBIRD seen and heard by this pond
>
> * a brilliant GREEN HERON perching by this same pond and bobbing its tiny
> tail in agitation at my presence
>
> * two SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS – one migrant and one tiny male perching in the
> woods on the east side (at first glance at this bird’s silhouette, I
> thought it might be a grackle, then I concluded it was too small)
>
> ** two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS – one bird molting its primaries, and one very
> interesting bird whose body and wing linings were distinctly darker than
> the flight feathers.  I couldn’t pick up much color nor determine the exact
> degree of contrast against the gray sky, but I could not turn this bird
> into a normal light-morph in about a minute of viewing.  I think it could
> have been a dark-morph, or if such a thing exists, something intermediate
> between light and dark.  (I feel certain that this was not a Red-shouldered
> Hawk, harrier, or other possible species with vaguely consistent plumage –
> the bird I saw had an obvious single broad white tail band.)
>
>
>
> Mark Chao
>
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 9/18

[Brad Walker]

Hi all,

I ran into Mark and Tilden right after this and they told me about the
flock. I had two MOURNING WARBLERS  (Adult female and immature) and a GREEN
HERON to add to that small group.

Brad


On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> Tilden joined me for a lightning foray on the Wilson Trail North in
> Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday morning (8:15-8:35 AM).  We found some fine
> birds at the lone bench south of the Sherwood Platform (perennially the
> sanctuary’s best spot for finding birds on sunny mornings after cold
> nights).  We saw one BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (a new year bird for Tilden, very
> elusive for us till now), one BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, two MAGNOLIA
> WARBLERS, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO among more common
> species.  
>
> ** **
>
> Brad Walker was entering as we were leaving.  I hope he can add to this
> list.
>
> ** **
>
> Mark Chao
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 9/5

[Mark Chao]

I forgot to mention that we also saw BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and several
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS on the Wilson Trail this morning.  The Romans saw a
TENNESSEE WARBLER and another pair of birders reported a Northern Parula,
for a collective total of 15 or 16 species.  

 

Mark

 

From: Mark Chao [mailto:markc...@imt.org] 
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 12:08 PM
To: 'Cayugabirds- L'
Subject: Sapsucker Woods, Th 9/5

 

Birding along the Wilson Trail North in Sapsucker Woods was quite excellent
on Thursday morning.  By moving rather quickly and making one repeat pass,
we found ourselves among seething flocks several times.  Highlights, shared
mostly with Stuart Krasnoff and Lynn and Frank Roman, include the following.

 

* At least one male HOODED WARBLER (seen at first trail split and bend in
trail past second footbridge - Tilden's life bird); 

* 2+ male WILSON'S WARBLERS (several sightings)

* One or more dull CANADA WARBLERS (three sightings)

* 5+ BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS

* 2 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS

* 12+ MAGNOLIA WARBLERS (everywhere - could have been twice that many)

* 3+ CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS (including one probable adult male with strong
chestnut side streak)

* 2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS

* 1+ male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS (two sightings, several calls heard)

* 1 male YELLOW WARBLER (one of the morning's bigger surprises)

* 6+ AMERICAN REDSTARTS

 

* probable PHILADELPHIA VIREO seen briefly by me only

* 1+ BLUE-HEADED VIREO (three sightings)

* 4+ WARBLING VIREOS (several sightings, song heard twice)

* many RED-EYED VIREOS

 

plus ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, CAROLINA WREN, a few SCARLET TANAGERS, a GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and others.

 

Mark Chao

 

 

 


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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions

[Anne Marie Johnson]

A couple of additional migrants in Sapsucker Woods this morning...

I heard and briefly glimpsed a SWAINSON'S THRUSH singing softly along the 
trail between the Wilson Trail and SSW road at about 8:45.


Along the wood chip path in the power line cut on the east side of SSW 
road, I had great looks at two BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS and two BLACKPOLL 
WARBLERS foraging in the trees and flying back and forth across the 
powerline cut between 9:00 and 9:15.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Birds Rail and other birds

[Chris Pelkie]

I wanted to thank Brad (who I do see in the hallway occasionally) for reminding 
me that the strange sound that put me onto the Wilson's Snipe is called 
'winnowing'. I had forgotten I knew that word.

And thanks to Tom Schulenberg who I did see in the hallway for explaining that 
my field guide continues the confusion on Snipe naming, by showing a Common 
Snipe and a Wilson's Snipe with overlapping ranges. Tom told me that Common 
Snipe was once accepted as the name for both North American and Eurasian 
snipes, but now Wilson's denotes the NA species and Common refers only to the 
Eurasian. If I explained that incorrectly, please adjust, Tom or other expert! 
Thought others would like the refresher.

So I have recorded the winnowing rapidly-descending angular-winged and 
long-billed silhouette I saw as my FOY Wilson's Snipe (on Monday).

Cheers,
ChrisP

On 20130417, at 07:58 , Brad Walker wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I was able to hear the VIRGINIA RAIL calling in the wetlands near the airport 
> this morning. I first heard it when still on the main road, then after about 
> 5 minutes, it began calling more often. There was also a beautiful WILD 
> TURKEY with a well-trimmed beard walking around the area.
> 
> The pond still has several COMMON MERGANSERS and a PIED-BILLED GREBE. These 
> were joined today by two male AMERICAN WIGEON along the Wilson Trail North.
> 
> Not at the lab, but in the area was a calling EASTERN TOWHEE near Sanctuary 
> Drive.
> 
> - Brad
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Tuesday

[nutter.dave]

I was also at Sapsucker Woods this morning, from 7:20 to 9:40am. For me most of the birds were near the parking lots and the Lab entrance. In addition to the warblers Bob mentioned, I saw: NASHVILLE WARBLERCOMMON YELLOWTHROATYELLOW WARBLERCHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERPALM WARBLERWILSON'S WARBLERThere were also several SWAMP SPARROWS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, EASTERN PHOEBES, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and a young male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. My only Vireo species was RED-EYED.My walk around the pond was very quiet except for (because of?) a juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWK on a snag near the Sherwood Platform. I was probably inside the building when Bob was ending his walk. Laurie insisted I get the dead birds out of our freezer, so I was handing them off to Holly at the front desk. Some of them were from May 2007!--Dave NutterOn Sep 11, 2012, at 10:22 AM, bob mcguire  wrote: from about 9:10 until 9:50, I walked the northern section of the  Wilson Trail at SSW. Just past the bridge I encountered a feeding  flock consisting of 2 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREEN  WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.  Bob McGuire
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Migrants (06 Sep)

[Tom Schulenberg]

  I had a little flock this morning along Sapsucker Woods Road near the
"Frog Barn" (91 Sapsucker Woods Road) with Warbling, Philadelphia, and
Red-eyed vireos, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and a few warblers (Magnolia,
Blackpoll, Black-throated Green).

  There was a (the?) Prairie Warbler along the north side of the Lab of
Ornithology today a little before noon, foraging very low in small willows
and goldenrod. This is where I saw one on 22 August - I don't know what
would be more remarkable, that the same bird still is in the area, or that
two different individuals would pass in front of my office window in a
single season.

tss


On my walk in to work this morning, I found a small flock of migrants at
> the Sherwood Platform including RED-EYED VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER,
> BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and the brightest yellow PHILADELPHIA VIREO I've
> ever seen.
>



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods at Noon

[Jay McGowan]

I also did not see many migrants in the late morning around Sapsucker
Woods. However, on my way out of work this evening around 5:30 I
encountered a couple nice flocks, the first an almost completely
Oreothlypis-based one of 4+ TENNESSEE WARBLERS (a couple drab adults
and a couple bright greenish-yellow juveniles) and several NASHVILLE
WARBLERS moving around in the alders and nearby trees at the east end
of the Fuller Wetlands. Then I walked the powerline cut on the Dryden
side, where I found 2 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 1 male WILSON'S WARBLER,
American Redstart, Ovenbird, and a fairly drab YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER.

Warbler migration is already in full swing. As far as I can tell, at
least 22 species of warblers have been seen in Sapsucker Woods in the
past week or so (Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Blue-winged,
Black-and-white, Tennessee, Nashville, Kentucky, Common Yellowthroat,
Hooded, American Redstart, Cape May, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Yellow,
Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Blackpoll, Black-throated Green,
Pine, Yellow-rumped, Prairie, Canada, and Wilson's), and another two
(Northern Parula and Bay-breasted) nearby.

On my way home this evening I also stopped by the SPCA fields off
Hanshaw, and sure enough, the juvenile WHIMBREL is still there.

-Jay

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:10 PM, bob mcguire
 wrote:
> Sapsucker Woods at noon, for me, was rather quiet. At the point where the
> Wilson Trail north divides I encountered a Red-eyed Vireo and a Blackpoll
> Warbler. The main pond had several Eastern Kingbirds and a fly-by Green
> Heron. The rest of the Wilson Trail was quiet.
>
> I ran into a small foraging flock at the edge of the pond behind the frog
> barn: Magnolia Warbler, Pine Warbler, calling Wood Thrush, and what I took
> to be the resident Common Yellowthroat.
>
> Bob McGuire
>
>
>




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

[Paul Anderson]

Linda:
> Paul. Sounds like another lovely morning leading the public SSW walk.
>
> Logistically, just wondering. Did you incorporate your postings to 
> Bird Log into walk discussions?  Or did you post surreptitiously?  I 
> am thinking and being inspired that it really will be a great thing to 
> involve walk participants in, as long as the group is small enough. 
>  To generate data and spread the word about ebird.
I'm still getting used to using Bird Log, so I didn't want my fumbling 
with it to ruin the flow of the walk. I posted everything later when I 
got home. I didn't mention it during the walk.

-Paul
>
> Thx on advance for feedback.
>
> Linda
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Paul Anderson  > wrote:
>
>>
>> I led the CLO walk round the woods this morning. No major surprises, 
>> but highlights were three Green Herons, two Scarlet Tanagers, and two 
>> young Pewees being fed by a parent. Cedar Waxwings were abundant, 
>> with lots of juveniles.
>>
>> I am finding it very convenient to enter eBird sightings using Bird 
>> Log on my smartphone: 
>> http://birdseyebirding.com/products-pricing/birdlog. The full list is 
>> below.
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> Sapsucker Woods--Wilson Trail North, Tompkins, US-NY
>> Aug 18, 2012 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM
>> Protocol: Traveling
>> 0.5 mile(s)
>> Comments: Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
>> 33 species
>>
>> Canada Goose  4
>> Wood Duck  3
>> Mallard  X
>> Great Blue Heron  2
>> Green Heron  3
>> Red-tailed Hawk  1
>> Spotted Sandpiper  1
>> Belted Kingfisher  3
>> Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
>> Downy Woodpecker  2
>> Hairy Woodpecker  1
>> Northern Flicker  4
>> Pileated Woodpecker  1
>> Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
>> Red-eyed Vireo  2
>> Blue Jay  X
>> American Crow  X
>> Black-capped Chickadee  X
>> Tufted Titmouse  6
>> White-breasted Nuthatch  2
>> American Robin  X
>> Gray Catbird  6
>> European Starling  X
>> Cedar Waxwing  40
>> Common Yellowthroat  2
>> Yellow Warbler  1
>> Song Sparrow  5
>> Scarlet Tanager  2
>> Northern Cardinal  2
>> Red-winged Blackbird  X
>> Common Grackle  X
>> House Finch  X
>> American Goldfinch  X
>>
>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
>>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods this morning

[Linda Orkin]

Paul. Sounds like another lovely morning leading the public SSW walk. 

Logistically, just wondering. Did you incorporate your postings to Bird Log 
into walk discussions?  Or did you post surreptitiously?  I am thinking and 
being inspired that it really will be a great thing to involve walk 
participants in, as long as the group is small enough.  To generate data and 
spread the word about ebird. 

Thx on advance for feedback. 

Linda


Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Paul Anderson  wrote:

> 
> I led the CLO walk round the woods this morning. No major surprises, but 
> highlights were three Green Herons, two Scarlet Tanagers, and two young 
> Pewees being fed by a parent. Cedar Waxwings were abundant, with lots of 
> juveniles.
> 
> I am finding it very convenient to enter eBird sightings using Bird Log on my 
> smartphone: http://birdseyebirding.com/products-pricing/birdlog. The full 
> list is below.
> 
> -Paul
> 
> Sapsucker Woods--Wilson Trail North, Tompkins, US-NY
> Aug 18, 2012 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 0.5 mile(s)
> Comments: Submitted from  BirdLog for Android v1.6
> 33 species
> 
> Canada Goose  4
> Wood Duck  3
> Mallard  X
> Great Blue Heron  2
> Green Heron  3
> Red-tailed Hawk  1
> Spotted Sandpiper  1
> Belted Kingfisher  3
> Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
> Downy Woodpecker  2
> Hairy Woodpecker  1
> Northern Flicker  4
> Pileated Woodpecker  1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
> Red-eyed Vireo  2
> Blue Jay  X
> American Crow  X
> Black-capped Chickadee  X
> Tufted Titmouse  6
> White-breasted Nuthatch  2
> American Robin  X
> Gray Catbird  6
> European Starling  X
> Cedar Waxwing  40
> Common Yellowthroat  2
> Yellow Warbler  1
> Song Sparrow  5
> Scarlet Tanager  2
> Northern Cardinal  2
> Red-winged Blackbird  X
> Common Grackle  X
> House Finch  X
> American Goldfinch  X
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
> 
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/20

[Wesley M Hochachka]

Hi everyone,

   Somehow Mark and I didn't run into each other in Sapsucker Woods today, so 
maybe we were visiting different areas?  Anyway, I did find a few different 
migrants than Mark, with both BLACKPOLL WARBLER (Podell boardwalk) and 
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Woodleton boardwalk) singing, but definitely not 
continuously.  I also heard a MAGNOLIA WARBLER in the neighbourhood to the west 
of Sapsucker Woods.
   More striking to me than the absence of migrants, was changes in 
predilection to vocalize by some of the breeders in Sapsucker Woods.  EASTERN 
WOOD-PEWEE and VEERY are finally making themselves known throughout the areas 
that I would expect to hear them, whereas WOOD THRUSH have curtailed their 
singing, and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH and BROWN CREEPER are more vocal than I've 
heard in the last 2 weeks or more.

Wesley Hochachka


From: bounce-58971037-3494...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-58971037-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 8:32 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/20

Evidence of migrant songbirds was extremely low in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday 
morning.  I found only one bird that's not a likely breeding species - a male 
CANADA WARBLER along the road, offering some fine viewing north of the gates 
and across from the orange hydrant.  A few years ago, a Canada Warbler stayed 
in this very location for a few weeks into at least early June, but today's 
bird seemed much more intent on foraging than defending a territory with song.

Mark Chao

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/11

[Kenneth Victor Rosenberg]

I had a lone PINE SISKIN flying north over my house this morning, so maybe 
that's the one Mark saw.

There were still the remnants of a migrant flock on Tareyton Drive near my 
house this morning -- 6-8 YELLOW-RUMPS, 1 AMERICAN REDSTART, 1 NASHVILLE, 1 
YELLOW WARBLER, 1 singing RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 LEAST FLYCATCHER.  Yesterday 
morning, these were joined by a silent BLUE-HEADED VIREO, a singing NORTHERN 
PARULA, singing BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, a Western PALM WARBLER, and a 
SWAINSON'S THRUSH. Single NASHVILLE and MAGNOLIA WARBLER in my backyard both 
mornings as well.

I've tried for the Yellow-throated Warbler 4 times already without success, 
although it was either raining, foggy, or late afternoon on all of my tries.

KEN


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On May 11, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Mark Chao wrote:

I found a PINE SISKIN in a flock of goldfinches by the Podell Boardwalk in 
Sapsucker Woods on Friday morning.  Otherwise, I found very few migrants, none 
at all unusual.

Mark Chao
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions

[David McCartt]

I was just out too and can add Blue-headed Vireo.  It was near the foot bridge 
on the Wilson Trail.

David

--- On Wed, 5/2/12, Laura Stenzler  wrote:

From: Laura Stenzler 
Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions
To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L" 
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 10:42 AM



 
 





Between 8:30 and 10 am this morning I also walked the trails at Sapsucker 
Woods. Additions to Anne Marie’s list include: 
On the east side, just past the powerline cut,  
Brown Thrasher 
Parula Warbler 
Black and White Warbler 
Brown Creeper 
Black-throated Green Warbler 
Laura 
l...@cornell.edu 

   


From: bounce-54357039-8866...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-54357039-8866...@list.cornell.edu]
On Behalf Of Anne Marie Johnson

Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 9:53 AM

To: CAYUGABIRDS-L

Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods 


   
Great morning in Sapsucker Woods as well. I arrived at about 7:45 and walked 
until 8:30. I started from the Fuller Wetlands and came across a nice warbler 
flock at the foot bridge along the lower trail. Here are the highlights: 
   
Warbling Vireo (1 singing near Fuller Wetlands, another silently foraging near 
footbridge) 
Yellow-throated Vireo (singing persistently along lower trail) 
Red-eyed Vireo (singing near feeder garden, hunted down with the help of Chris 
Wood) 
Yellow-rumped Warblers (many everywhere) 
Blackburnian Warbler (singing softly along lower trail) 
Black-throated Blue Warbler (singing softly near footbridge) 
Yellow Warblers (2 or 3) 
Northern Waterthrush (heard from Podell boardwalk) 
Ovenbird (heard in 2 locations) 
Least Flycatcher (heard from lower trail) 
Wood Thrushes (2 calling only) 
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (several in different places) 
Baltimore Oriole (singing at edge of pond near feeder blind) 
White-throated Sparrows (many, many everywhere, including 3 high up in a tree 
near the Sherwood Platform!) 
Swamp Sparrow (near Sherwood platform) 
   
Wes Hochachka reported seeing a Palm Warbler near the Sherwood Platform and a 
Scarlet Tanager being chased by two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. 
And Chris Wood pointed out a Solitary Sandpiper near the feeder garden. 
   
Anne Marie Johnson 
   
   

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods additions

[Laura Stenzler]

Between 8:30 and 10 am this morning I also walked the trails at Sapsucker 
Woods. Additions to Anne Marie's list include:
On the east side, just past the powerline cut,
Brown Thrasher
Parula Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Brown Creeper
Black-throated Green Warbler
Laura
l...@cornell.edu

From: bounce-54357039-8866...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-54357039-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Marie 
Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 9:53 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

Great morning in Sapsucker Woods as well. I arrived at about 7:45 and walked 
until 8:30. I started from the Fuller Wetlands and came across a nice warbler 
flock at the foot bridge along the lower trail. Here are the highlights:

Warbling Vireo (1 singing near Fuller Wetlands, another silently foraging near 
footbridge)
Yellow-throated Vireo (singing persistently along lower trail)
Red-eyed Vireo (singing near feeder garden, hunted down with the help of Chris 
Wood)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (many everywhere)
Blackburnian Warbler (singing softly along lower trail)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (singing softly near footbridge)
Yellow Warblers (2 or 3)
Northern Waterthrush (heard from Podell boardwalk)
Ovenbird (heard in 2 locations)
Least Flycatcher (heard from lower trail)
Wood Thrushes (2 calling only)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets (several in different places)
Baltimore Oriole (singing at edge of pond near feeder blind)
White-throated Sparrows (many, many everywhere, including 3 high up in a tree 
near the Sherwood Platform!)
Swamp Sparrow (near Sherwood platform)

Wes Hochachka reported seeing a Palm Warbler near the Sherwood Platform and a 
Scarlet Tanager being chased by two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
And Chris Wood pointed out a Solitary Sandpiper near the feeder garden.

Anne Marie Johnson


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 10/4

[Dave Nutter]

I also had a very good morning at Sapsucker Woods, seeing many of the same birds as Mark although we did not meet.  I only have a few additions.  I arrived at the parking lot along the Dryden Rd side midway along Sapsucker Woods at 8am and walked north along the trails of the Ithaca side toward the Podell Boardwalk.  This is where I had seen at least 1 Swainson's Thrush last Saturday along with a couple of American Robins feeding on Spicebush fruits.  Yesterday Kevin McGowan raised that to several SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and a WOOD THRUSH.  Not only were they all still present this morning, but one Swainson's Thrush was giving "pit" calls and softly singing!  Shortly after this serenade Wes Hochachka arrived on his walk to work.  Together we quietly and slowly worked our way along the boardwalk, and he picked out the GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH resting on a dead branch about eye-level a few yards west near the south end of boardwalk.  We watched it regurgitate a couple seeds as shown in Kevin's photo, and eventually it flew north toward where Kevin said he'd seen it.  When we arrived there it flushed again because it had been in a spicebush overhanging the path but hidden from view by a tree trunk until we surprised each other.  However I was able to follow its short flight, and we were able to watch it another couple of minutes close to the ground and only a few yards away.  For me, too, this bird was perhaps my best view yet of the species.  I also found the BROWN THRASHER, and again had the best extended view that I can recall.  Initially it was giving call notes above a thicket along the powerline cut just north of where the trail cuts through the hedgerow toward the little wooden bridge over the ditch by the road.  The Thrasher then dropped down into the bush but remained in view as it ate a Gray Dogwood fruit.  What seemed to cause it to dive from view was a GRAY CATBIRD flying at it.  I then saw at least 4 Gray Catbirds in the same bush where the Thrasher had been (plus there were at least 5 more along the mown trail further south).  There were also several SWAMP SPARROWS in that same thicket.Other fun birds included:YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 1 north of LabEASTERN PHOEBE - 1 on stick in pond from Sherwood Platform, 1 north of Lab, 1 eating fruit along power line cut
BLUE-HEADED VIREO - 1 by Sherwood PlatformBROWN CREEPER - 2 on Dryden side in woodsRUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - 1 from Woodleton BoardwalkMAGNOLIA WARBLER - 1 by Podell BoardwalkBLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - 1 by Podell Boardwalk, 2 by Sherwood PlatformYELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - 3 by Podell Boardwalk, 2 along power line cutCOMMON YELLOWTHROAT - 1 immature male by Fuller WetlandsTENNESSEE WARBLER - 1 by Fuller WetlandsNASHVILLE WARBLER - 1 by Fuller WetlandsBLACKPOLL WARBLER - 1 from Woodleton BoardwalkPerhaps the thrill of seeing many of these birds is increased by the possibility that it may be months until we meet again. --Dave NutterOn Oct 04, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:I had a vastly entertaining visit to Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning -
maybe the most satisfying birding outing I've ever had here in any October.
Here are some highlights.

* GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH near entrance to Wilson Trail south of the Lab
building.  I had much the same experience that Kevin shared yesterday -- a
10-minute view from about 7 feet, just a few steps into the woods from the
open garden area.  I could see every rictal bristle and every barb of every
feather.  It could hardly have been a more immediate viewing experience had
I held the bird in my hand.  As I watched, the thrush coughed up three
berries and also defecated three times.  Then it flew into the hedgerow at
the edge of the open area, where I saw it glean some shrubs in flight, then
rest again.  Wow!!!  Thanks, Kevin!

* Two SWAINSON'S THRUSHES near this Gray-cheeked Thrush.

* A fine mixed flock of songbirds in the power line cut on the Dryden side,
near the entrance to the woods.  I saw SCARLET TANAGER (apparent male with
nice black wings), PHILADELPHIA VIREO (plainly seen, cautiously identified),
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO (my total count of 3 seen on both sides of
the road triggered the coveted eBird "confirm" prompt, as did the
Philadelphia), NORTHERN PARULA, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, several EASTERN PHOEBES, and a lot
of chickadees and titmice.

* BROWN THRASHER, my first in the sanctuary for more than a year, between
the far parking lot and the power line cut.

* NORTHERN HARRIER migrating high overhead.

* COMMON RAVEN over the main pond, confirmed by both sound and sight.

I had another fortuitous bird encounter yesterday afternoon.  At the
intersection of Uptown and Warren Roads in northeast Ithaca, I saw three
perfectly round flocks of starlings rising from the power line cut.  As if
at the flourish of a wand, the flocks stretched, instantaneously merged, and
reformed into another flawless sphere.  Then I saw the trigger for such
an

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 9/20

[Dave Nutter]

By early afternoon the Wilson Trail was quiet for me (or else I was burned out after walking the woods trails staring vainly for thrushes).  The only migrant I found was there a/the PHILADELPHIA VIREO near the Fuller Wetlands.  Jay & Livia were just headed down the trail as I was leaving.  Maybe they found more.  I had more luck in the late morning under the power lines on the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods: LINCOLN'S SPARROWSWAMP SPARROWS 4 or more, I thinkBLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER male and possibly female BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERNASHVILLE WARBLERCOMMON YELLOWTHROAT immature maleRED-EYED VIREO 3 EASTERN PHOEBEGRAY CATBIRD several CEDAR WAXWING flock of 10+--Dave NutterOn Sep 20, 2011, at 12:40 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:I found some migrants in Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning, mostly on the Wilson Trail North.  These birds included HOODED (1 or 2 F), WILSON’S, MAGNOLIA (several), BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACKPOLL, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, and COMMON YELLOW THROAT, plus at least one PHILADELPHIA VIREO.   Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 9/16

[Ann Mitchell]

I didn't have the number of birds Mark saw.  I saw Wilson's, Magnolia (more
than one), Black-throated Green (6+), and a Tennessee Warbler. There were a
couple extra warblers, but I did not have the luck to see them.  The first
flock was at the beginning of Wilsons Trail, then I ran into a flock that
goes around the curve of the small bridge that is on the main trail.  The
flock moving included the above warblers, 2 Red-eyed Vireos, a Downey
Woodpecker,  a Pewee, Tennessee Warbler, two White-breasted Nuthatches, and
strangely enough a Swainson's Thrush.  I don't think the thrush was with
them, but just happened to be there. Maybe it reacted to the flock passing
by.  Anyway, that was quite a surprise - to see a thrush among the flock.
Good Birding,
Ann Mitchell

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:

>  I visited Sapsucker Woods on Friday morning, entering via the Winston
> Court apartments and the West Trail.   South of the Sherwood Platform, I met
> Sahas Barve, who has just come here from Bombay to pursue a Ph.D. in biology
> (bird population studies).  Then, for the next 20 minutes, Sahas and I could
> hardly keep up with the frenetic bird activity, triggered by direct sunlight
> incident on the edge of the cold shadowy woods.  We saw BAY-BREASTED,
> MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE (1 M, 1 F), BLACK-THROATED GREEN (1 M, 1 F or
> subadult), and WILSON’S WARBLER, plus a couple of PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a
> lot of Red-eyed Vireos and Eastern Wood-Pewees.  I feel that we probably
> missed many other birds in this flock.  
>
> ** **
>
> I also visited the east side of the sanctuary alone.  There I heard a few
> scattered birds that I think were warblers, but I saw only one AMERICAN
> REDSTART.  On my way back out again, I saw a migrating COOPER’S HAWK and the
> morning’s biggest surprise, a flock of at least 9 WILD TURKEYS crossing the
> road.
>
> ** **
>
> Mark Chao
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 9/14

[Mark Chao]

On the Wilson Trail North on Wednesday, I missed the first four warbler
species that Jay reports below from his Sapsucker Woods walk, but I found
several others -- Hooded (1 M), Black-throated Blue (2 M together),
Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, and Ovenbird, plus a Wood Thrush and a
probable Swainson's Thrush.

 

Mark Chao

 

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Dickcissel etc, Freese Road and Sapsucker Woods

 

Livia and I walked around the garden plots on Freese Road this morning, as
we have been doing most mornings. The highlight was a single buzzy call note
from a DICKCISSEL, presumably flying over, to the NW of the NE corner of the
garden plots. The bird was not seen. We also had a dull CAPE MAY WARBLER
emerge from foraging low in the vegetation of one of the garden plots and
immediately fly sheepishly into the tall oaks along the edge, no doubt
ashamed to have been caught foraging in such an embarrassing habitat. We
also had a little flock that included a bright PHILADELPHIA VIREO and a
Red-eyed Vireo in the hedgerow across the street.

Lots of activity at Sapsucker Woods this morning too. We had BAY-BREASTED,
WILSON'S, Black-and-white, Nashville, Black-throated Green, Magnolia (many),
American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat on the walk in, as well as a
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, several Warbling and Red-eyed vireos, Eastern Phoebes,
and a heard-only YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.

Good birding!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods 6Sep2011

[France]

A couple species to add to Jay's report, N. Parula, Scarlet Tanager,
Baltimore Oriole. Flocks are very active.

-F

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Jay McGowan  wrote:
> The Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods was very active this morning and just
> now at lunch. Several large warbler flocks were working their way through
> the woods, some near the Lab building and others closer to the Sherwood
> Platform.  Species included BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, CAPE MAY, HOODED,
> WILSON'S, Blackburnian, Pine, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Yellow,
> Black-and-white, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat, as well as lots
> of Red-eyed Vireos, several Warbling vireos, and several Eastern
> Wood-Pewees.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/18

[ke...@nepabirdproject.org]

Came late to Sapsucker so didn't get that Olive-sided. I can add BAY-BREASTED 
and, literally 2 minutes ago from this post, I had PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and HOODED WARBLER right out in front of the lab 
between the conifers and boardwalk.


On May 18, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Mark Chao wrote:

> On Wednesday morning in Sapsucker Woods, I found an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER on 
> a tall dead tree near the lone bench south of the Sherwood Platform.  I 
> watched this bird for about 20 minutes, hoping for a front view, which I 
> never really got.  Presumably soaked from the downpour within the previous 
> hour, this bird engaged in a few bouts of furious preening.  At certain 
> moments, the bird’s white tufts were invisible.  At others, they poked out 
> along the bird’s sides.  Mostly, though, the tufts showed boldly above the 
> folded wings on the bird’s back.  They looked like the eyes on Spider-Man’s 
> mask.
>  
> Otherwise I found mostly the same species mix along the Wilson Trail as in 
> recent days.  The warbler-watching continues to be very good, with multiple 
> MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL (nice views of both male 
> and female), CANADA, and migrant NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, plus single MOURNING 
> (probable, heard singing once then chipping), WILSON’S, and BLACK-THROATED 
> GREEN.   Tennessee Warblers are conspicuously absent, maybe because they’re 
> all joining the throngs at the Hawthorn Orchard. 
>  
> YELLOW-THROATED VIREO is still singing along the south edge of the pond.  In 
> the woods, I saw one SWAINSON’S THRUSH, as well as the breeding pair of 
> SCARLET TANAGERS.  The tanagers were together in a small tree near Sally 
> Sutcliffe’s memorial bench.
>  
> In the early evening on Tuesday, my daughter Francesca and I made yet another 
> circuit of the Wilson Trail.  We saw rather few birds, but did see one 
> Blackpoll Warbler from Ruth Davis’s arbor and bench south of the building.  
> This bird, a life sighting for Francesca, was perched completely still in a 
> pine for several minutes.  I thought that we might be able to watch this bird 
> all the way until sleep or migration takeoff at sundown, but alas, a 
> SHARP-SHINNED HAWK chose that moment to buzz the east shore of the pond, 
> setting off a great multispecies chorus of alarm calls, led by ringing 
> Red-winged Blackbirds everywhere.  When we looked back at the pine, the 
> Blackpoll was gone.
>  
> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/15

[Dave Nutter]

In the mid-morning rain I headed to the Wilson Trail and found Laura Stenzler & her husband, Ton.  By the time the rain let up we were also joined independently by Stuart Krasnoff and Ann Mitchell.  The birding was great, especially after we no longer had to keep drying our optics, and especially from the footbridge over the pond outlet stream, where we saw multiple male and female low BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, a CANADA WARBLER, BLACKBURNIANs, MAGNOLIAS, AMERICAN REDSTART, and the MOURNING WARBLER (seen by me & Stuart, heard by more of us).  Closer to the pond from there we heard and saw a wet WILSON'S WARBLER.  Along the trail south of the Sherwood Platform we found a high, challenging mixed flock of Vireos including PHILADELPHIA, RED-EYED, and YELLOW-THROATED.  In the woods I was fortunate enough to see 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES.  We also saw pairs of SCARLET TANAGERS.  The east trail was relatively quiet for Ann & me (the others having sensibly gone home to do chores or more birding when the rain resumed) and I totally respect Mark's decision to stay on the north Wilson's Trail. --Dave NutterOn May 15, 2011, at 06:08 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:The boon of boreal birds continues in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning, apparently with a slightly different species mix from yesterday.  I birded first with Jane Graves (6:30-7:00 AM), then John Greenly’s SFO group and Laurie Ray, then the Lab’s public morning bird walk led by Jill Vaughan and Tom Cowing.  Though I had intended also to go into the woods to find Swainson’s and Gray-cheeked Thrushes (I feel nearly certain that they’re in there today), I ended up never leaving the Wilson Trail North.  Rain was posing a bit of a challenge by the time I left at 8:30. The collective warbler species count just on this trail is at least 16, including the following. MOURNING WARBLER (1 singing and chipping rather frequently around second footbridge; eventual excellent views with John’s group)MAGNOLIA WARBLER (5+)CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (5+, including one singing mostly alternate song by second footbridge)BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (5+; hard to find any spots on trail where song wasn’t nearby)BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (1 M and 1 F together at first split in trail; eventual excellent views)BLACKPOLL WARBLER (5+; song as ubiquitous as Blackburnian’s)BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (between second footbridge and Sherwood Platform)TENNESSEE WARBLER (1 seen; surprisingly, none heard)NASHVILLE WARBLER (1 heard in Fuller Wetlands by John’s group and me)OVENBIRD (brief but dazzling close view shared with Jane at bend in trail after second footbridge; I think this bird was a passage migrant)NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (north edge of pond; also a probable passage migrant)CANADA WARBLER (1+ heard singing at aforementioned bend in trail; it was very close, but Jane and I somehow managed to miss seeing it) plus the usual abundant Yellow Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers (now down in numbers to about 6), American Redstarts, and Common Yellowthroats. Yellow-throated Vireo continues to sing along the south edge of the pond.  (Congratulations to Greg Lawrence on his “vireo sweep” yesterday in Sapsucker Woods, as well as his other impressive finds!) Finally, to add to yesterday’s prodigious Tennessee Warbler totals from the Hawthorn Orchard and other locations, I’ll note that I also heard this species on Saturday at Tutelo Park and Cass Park in Ithaca.  I imagine that one could find them all over town even today. Mark Chao
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/15

[Kevin J. McGowan]

The Blue-winged Warbler has been present near the second footbridge for more 
than a week, although I haven't heard it sing there. I put a photo of it 
bathing in the stream while a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak watches at
https://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Birds2011#5606746028382005762.

Kevin

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[mailto:bounce-28905422-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 9:08 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 5/15

The boon of boreal birds continues in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning, 
apparently with a slightly different species mix from yesterday.  I birded 
first with Jane Graves (6:30-7:00 AM), then John Greenly's SFO group and Laurie 
Ray, then the Lab's public morning bird walk led by Jill Vaughan and Tom 
Cowing.  Though I had intended also to go into the woods to find Swainson's and 
Gray-cheeked Thrushes (I feel nearly certain that they're in there today), I 
ended up never leaving the Wilson Trail North.  Rain was posing a bit of a 
challenge by the time I left at 8:30.

The collective warbler species count just on this trail is at least 16, 
including the following.

MOURNING WARBLER (1 singing and chipping rather frequently around second 
footbridge; eventual excellent views with John's group)
MAGNOLIA WARBLER (5+)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (5+, including one singing mostly alternate song by 
second footbridge)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (5+; hard to find any spots on trail where song wasn't 
nearby)
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (1 M and 1 F together at first split in trail; eventual 
excellent views)
BLACKPOLL WARBLER (5+; song as ubiquitous as Blackburnian's)
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (between second footbridge and Sherwood Platform)
TENNESSEE WARBLER (1 seen; surprisingly, none heard)
NASHVILLE WARBLER (1 heard in Fuller Wetlands by John's group and me)
OVENBIRD (brief but dazzling close view shared with Jane at bend in trail after 
second footbridge; I think this bird was a passage migrant)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (north edge of pond; also a probable passage migrant)
CANADA WARBLER (1+ heard singing at aforementioned bend in trail; it was very 
close, but Jane and I somehow managed to miss seeing it)

plus the usual abundant Yellow Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers (now down in 
numbers to about 6), American Redstarts, and Common Yellowthroats.

Yellow-throated Vireo continues to sing along the south edge of the pond.  
(Congratulations to Greg Lawrence on his "vireo sweep" yesterday in Sapsucker 
Woods, as well as his other impressive finds!)

Finally, to add to yesterday's prodigious Tennessee Warbler totals from the 
Hawthorn Orchard and other locations, I'll note that I also heard this species 
on Saturday at Tutelo Park and Cass Park in Ithaca.  I imagine that one could 
find them all over town even today.

Mark Chao




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods- Blackpoll

[Tom Schulenberg]

Sapsucker Woods was pretty still this morning, way less action than the past
> couple days. Highlights were a BLACKPOLL WARBLER and the first GREEN HERON
> I've seen at the pond. Other warblers had were BLACK-THROATED BLUE,
> MAGNOLIA, YELLOW-RUMPED, YELLOWTHROAT, REDSTART, YELLOW, OVEN, N WATER. Only
> flys that made themselves known were LEAST, GREAT CRESTED, KINGBIRD.



   Additions that I had include pewee (my first of the year) and a silent
male Hooded Warbler (on the south part of the Wilson Trail, on the short leg
that overlaps with the Severinghaus Trail).


Good birding,


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/11

[J. Gary Kohlenberg]

I walked the Wilson Trail after work. I didn't find many of the great birds 
reported today, but did see my first R.T. HUMMINGBIRD and ALDER FLYCATCHER 
calling just before the first house on the curve with the crazy stop sign.

Gary



On May 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Matthew Medler wrote:

I spent a bit of time out on the Wilson Trail North this morning, and will add 
a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER to the day's warbler list at Sapsucker Woods. I'll 
also note that this species, like most of our North American "Vermivora"s, is 
now actually in the genus Oreothlypis. (Sorry, Chris.)

Matt Medler
Ithaca



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To: CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:58 AM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/11

As expected at this peak time, many birders were out in Sapsucker Woods today, 
each finding a slightly different mix of species.  The cumulative warbler tally 
for the day is 18+ species, several of which I missed.

YELLOW WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER (1 by lone bench south of Sherwood Platform)
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (several throughout, including one female)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (one on Wilson North, one south of Podell Boardwalk)
CAPE MAY WARBLER (two at bend in Wilson Trail North after second footbridge, 
found by Chris Wood, Tom Schulenberg, Steve Kelling, and a fourth gentleman)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (3+ all around Wilson Trail)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
PALM WARBLER (1 south of feeder garden, seen by Mary Winston)
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (as Kevin Ripka reported)
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (also found by Kevin)
AMERICAN REDSTART
NASHVILLE WARBLER (1 by lone bench)
NORTHERN PARULA (4+ all around Wilson Trail)
OVENBIRD (several throughout)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (1+ migrant by green pool west of Wilson Trail near 
Sherwood, plus birds on territory along Woodleton Boardwalk)
WILSON’S WARBLER (lone feeder and also lone bench along Wilson Trail)
CANADA WARBLER (between Sherwood Platform and lone bench)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and RUSTY BLACKBIRD both continue to sing at intersection 
of Wilson and West Trails.  It is also an unusually good day to watch EASTERN 
KINGBIRDS (7+), which put on quite a show brawling with each other in the 
treetops.

Mark Chao


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/11

[Matthew Medler]

I spent a bit of time out on the Wilson Trail North this morning, and will add 
a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER to the day's warbler list at Sapsucker Woods. I'll 
also note that this species, like most of our North American "Vermivora"s, is 
now actually in the genus Oreothlypis. (Sorry, Chris.)

Matt Medler
Ithaca





From: Mark Chao 
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:58 AM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/11


As expected at this peak time, many birders were out in Sapsucker Woods today, 
each finding a slightly different mix of species.  The cumulative warbler tally 
for the day is 18+ species, several of which I missed.
 
YELLOW WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER (1 by lone bench south of Sherwood Platform)
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (several throughout, including one female)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (one on Wilson North, one south of Podell Boardwalk)
CAPE MAY WARBLER (two at bend in Wilson Trail North after second footbridge, 
found by Chris Wood, Tom Schulenberg, Steve Kelling, and a fourth gentleman)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (3+ all around Wilson Trail)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
PALM WARBLER (1 south of feeder garden, seen by Mary Winston)
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (as Kevin Ripka reported)
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (also found by Kevin)
AMERICAN REDSTART
NASHVILLE WARBLER (1 by lone bench)
NORTHERN PARULA (4+ all around Wilson Trail)
OVENBIRD (several throughout)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (1+ migrant by green pool west of Wilson Trail near 
Sherwood, plus birds on territory along Woodleton Boardwalk)
WILSON’S WARBLER (lone feeder and also lone bench along Wilson Trail)
CANADA WARBLER (between Sherwood Platform and lone bench)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
 
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and RUSTY BLACKBIRD both continue to sing at intersection 
of Wilson and West Trails.  It is also an unusually good day to watch EASTERN 
KINGBIRDS (7+), which put on quite a show brawling with each other in the 
treetops.
 
Mark Chao
 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday late lunch

[Scott Haber]

I relocated Laura and Roi's Blackburnian at the south end of the Podell
Boardwalk at 2:40PM, although it was far less cooperative for me than it was
for them.  In typical fashion for the species, it was at
vertebrae-shattering height in a large oak blossoming with catkins, although
it was singing readily which made it fairly easy to pick out.

--Scott

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Roi Dor and I walked the Wilson trail from 1:15 to 2 and saw a different
> set of birds than Scott.  We did see the Palm Warbler near the feeder on the
> north edge of the pond.  The most active site was just to the south of the
> Podell Boardwalk where we heard and saw a Yellow-throated Vireo, Warbling
> Vireo, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler (low, great amazing
> views of this Bird), Yellow Warbler and a number of Orioles – very low in
> the trees. It was quite a lot for 15 minutes!
>
> Laura
>
>
>
> Laura Stenzler
>
> Lab Manager
> Evolutionary Biology Program
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
> Ithaca, New York 14850
> Office: (607) 254 2141
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>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-27425424-8866...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-27425424-8866...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Scott Haber
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:47 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday @ lunch + Myers from
> yesterday
>
>
>
> A brief lunchtime stroll on the Wilson Trail North produced many of the
> birds that Mark reported this morning including:
>
> -Yellow-throated Vireo (heard only, but singing from the same location that
> Mark mentioned this morning - near the intersection of the Wilson and West
> trails)
> -Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 female)
> -Canada Warbler (silent at 2nd footbridge)
> -Palm Warbler
> -Northern Parula
> -Black-throated Blue Warbler
> -Wilson's Warbler (Sherwood Platform)
>
> Along with many of the expected SSW breeders:
> -Great-crested Flycatcher
> -Warbling Vireo
> -Wood Thrush
> -Ovenbird
> -Common Yellowthroat
> -American Redstart
> -Baltimore Oriole
> -Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a pair that followed me for nearly the entire
> length of my walk, with the male offering soft snippets of his song as he
> fed alongside the female)
>
> Additionally, a brief stop at Myers yesterday evening with Susan Newman
> produced out target birds (Orchard Oriole).  After some effort, we located
> an immature male paired up with a female in the spruce just over the
> railroad tracks, but before the entrance to the park proper.  The pair was
> occasionally chased around by a few boisterous male Baltimore Orioles.  Also
> present near the entrance to Myers were Northern Parula (2) and Nashville
> Warbler (1).
>
> Best,
> Scott
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Fri 5/6

[Asher Hockett]

And why does a crow soak his pizza?

Caws.

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:

>  Miyoko Chu and I walked through Sapsucker Woods together on Friday
> morning (7:55-8:50 AM).  Migrants were widely and rather sparsely
> scattered.  We found BLACK-THROATED GREEN , BLACK-THROATED BLUE, YELLOW,
> YELLOW-RUMPED, and NASHVILLE WARBLERS, a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, OVENBIRDS, and
> NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, plus a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, two BALTIMORE ORIOLES,
> and others.  Most of the warblers were on the Dryden side near the long pool
> with the shelter.  The Yellow-throated Vireo was near the intersection of
> the Wilson and West Trails.
>
>
>
> Around noon, I saw a untagged but banded crow (pink over aluminum, left
> leg) fly into our yard, carrying what appeared to be two pizza crusts.  The
> crow dropped them into a birdbath, let them soak for a couple of seconds,
> then removed them and turned them on the grass for a few moments.  It
> repeated this dipping and draining procedure, cawed twice (somehow as if
> quite pleased), and then flew off to serve or consume its meal.
>
>
>
> Q:  How does a corvid warm up cold pizza?
>
> A:  In the mi-crow-ave.
>
>
>
> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

[David McCartt]

I can add a couple of species.  Around 10am I found a singing BLUE-WINGED 
WARBLER on the Wilson Trail near the foot bridge and at 2:30pm I found a 
singing BROWN CREEPER by the Podell Boardwalk.

David McCartt

--- On Tue, 4/26/11, Jay McGowan  wrote:

From: Jay McGowan 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26
To: "Mark Chao" 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 2:06 PM

A quick lunch walk turned up two NASHVILLE WARBLERS by the pines along the 
power line cut, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER in the woods on the Dryden side, a 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER singing from somewhere on the Wilson Trail, COMMON 
YELLOWTHROAT in the brushy area along the power line cut, Yellow Warblers 
several spots, Northern Waterthrushes along the road south of the building, and 
GRAY CATBIRDS everywhere.


Jay McGowan
Ithaca, NY

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:

Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning (9:20-11:00 AM):



* OVENBIRD singing by Podell Boardwalk, and another on Dryden side

* three NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging and another seen chipping by

road but not joining in the song contest

* AMERICAN REDSTART singing by Podell Boardwalk

* COMMON YELLOWTHROAT under power lines, Dryden side

* YELLOW WARBLER along Wilson Trail North

* at least 60 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Hermit Thrush spot along East Trail (this

tally triggered the coveted eBird "confirm" prompt)

* at least 3 GRAY CATBIRDS along the Wilson Trail North (also got the

"confirm" prompt)

* male PILEATED WOODPECKER feeding on root mass of fallen tree by

Goldsworthy cairn

* NORTHERN HARRIER, three BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, and four RED-TAILED HAWKS seen

in a ten-minute window, migrating north -- shared with Judy Bernal and her

friend Suzanne



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

[Drew Fulton]

I don't have much to add to Mark's list but I had at least 3-4 Ovenbirds and 
several Hermit Thrushes.

I can also add my FOY Great-crested Flycatcher but I can't remember the name of 
the trail (between Wilson Trail and Sapsucker Woods Road).

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On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Mark Chao wrote:

> Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning (9:20-11:00 AM):
> 
> * OVENBIRD singing by Podell Boardwalk, and another on Dryden side
> * three NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging and another seen chipping by
> road but not joining in the song contest
> * AMERICAN REDSTART singing by Podell Boardwalk
> * COMMON YELLOWTHROAT under power lines, Dryden side
> * YELLOW WARBLER along Wilson Trail North
> * at least 60 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Hermit Thrush spot along East Trail (this
> tally triggered the coveted eBird "confirm" prompt)
> * at least 3 GRAY CATBIRDS along the Wilson Trail North (also got the
> "confirm" prompt)
> * male PILEATED WOODPECKER feeding on root mass of fallen tree by
> Goldsworthy cairn
> * NORTHERN HARRIER, three BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, and four RED-TAILED HAWKS seen
> in a ten-minute window, migrating north -- shared with Judy Bernal and her
> friend Suzanne
> 
> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

[Tom Schulenberg]

  I had some but by no means all of the species in Sapsucker Woods reported
by Mark.

  Additions were

  Great Crested Flycatcher - one on the northeast leg of the Severinghaus
trail

  Blue-headed Vireo - 1 singing where Severinghaus and Wilson trails join

  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - edge of the pond, north of the Podell boardwalk

  Brown Thrasher - in brush between the "Frog Barn" (south of the southern
part of the East trail) and Sapsucker Woods road;
   one (same bird?) was giving snatches of song yesterday morning at the
east end of the Frog Barn pond.

  Gray Catbird here as well, and multiple catbirds along lower Sapsucker
Woods Road, waterthrush singing from behind my house in northeast Ithaca,
Ovenbird singing at home, etc.


Good birding,


tss

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

[Jay McGowan]

A quick lunch walk turned up two NASHVILLE WARBLERS by the pines along the
power line cut, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER in the woods on the Dryden side, a
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER singing from somewhere on the Wilson Trail,
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the brushy area along the power line cut, Yellow
Warblers several spots, Northern Waterthrushes along the road south of the
building, and GRAY CATBIRDS everywhere.

Jay McGowan
Ithaca, NY

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning (9:20-11:00 AM):
>
> * OVENBIRD singing by Podell Boardwalk, and another on Dryden side
> * three NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging and another seen chipping by
> road but not joining in the song contest
> * AMERICAN REDSTART singing by Podell Boardwalk
> * COMMON YELLOWTHROAT under power lines, Dryden side
> * YELLOW WARBLER along Wilson Trail North
> * at least 60 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Hermit Thrush spot along East Trail (this
> tally triggered the coveted eBird "confirm" prompt)
> * at least 3 GRAY CATBIRDS along the Wilson Trail North (also got the
> "confirm" prompt)
> * male PILEATED WOODPECKER feeding on root mass of fallen tree by
> Goldsworthy cairn
> * NORTHERN HARRIER, three BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, and four RED-TAILED HAWKS
> seen
> in a ten-minute window, migrating north -- shared with Judy Bernal and her
> friend Suzanne
>
> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Monkey Run North, Sun 4/24

[Paul Anderson]

I was in Sapsucker Woods this morning too. I saw the Veery, though I 
confused it with a Swainson's Thrush at first :-(


I saw probably between 60-80 Rusty Blackbirds first on the Wilson trail, 
then possibly the same flock on the Podell boardwalk.


On the East trail was a flock of warblers, maybe 8-10 Yellow-rumped, but 
also two singing Black-throated Greens.


-Paul


Sapsucker Woods continues to host various birds that exemplify this brief
window of late mid-April, and also one surprising early arrival.  Here are
some highlights, mostly shared with Bill Baker's SFO group.

* 1 silent VEERY just north of the Sherwood Platform.  Several others and I
plainly saw light tawny-rufous upperparts, reddest around the head, with
faint breast spots.  Recognizing the variability of Hermit Thrushes and
their greater abundance at this time in our area, I am still certain about
the ID.  (According to data on the Cayuga Bird Club website, the average
first-arrival date of Veery in our area is around May 1, with a standard
deviation of about four days.)
* 20+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, including a few small flocks flying over and
alighting in trees, plus nine foraging on the ground by the Podell Boardwalk
* 3 HERMIT THRUSHES, including two countersinging, at the Hermit Thrush spot
just east of the north end of the Woodleton Boardwalk
* 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging by the Woodleton Boardwalk
* 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS lingering in the feeder garden
* 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER first spotted by Chris Pelkie in the SFO group, in the
back of the main pond

plus Purple Finches, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Swamp
Sparrows, Wood Ducks, a flyover Common Merganser, a Pied-billed Grebe, a
distant southbound Sharp-shinned Hawk, and others.

I also spent part of the morning with Linda Orkin.  We decided spontaneously
to visit the initial straightaway of Monkey Run North in search of Pine
Warblers.  We heard only one, which sang just once, but we did get nice
views of three Hermit Thrushes together.

Mark Chao




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Re: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 4/23

[Dave Nutter]

Well, not quite nothing.  The list for our SFO group for the morning comes to 48 species, plus 4 more leader-only species, but it's true we had a long wet walk around the pond with little to show for it.  Then we went inside to dry off a bit as the rain subsided.  Clearly we would have done well to have walked another loop south and east through Sapsucker Woods at that point, but we went to Stewart Park and Fuertes Sanctuary instead.  Highlights at Sapsucker Woods included a couple of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a couple of YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS.  Hearing and communication were hampered by rain & raingear, so I think the BELTED KINGFISHER, FIELD SPARROW, and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW were leader-only birds.  At Stewart Park and Fuertes Sanctuary highlights included YELLOW WARBLER and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS at the Swan Pond, a surprising male AMERICAN KESTREL which flew over and landed atop a tree, an adult BALD EAGLE which flew off with a fish, a hovering OSPREY, several DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, a COMMON LOON, a pair of WOOD DUCKS perched in the woods, great looks at HOODED and COMMON MERGANSERS, two nestling GREAT HORNED OWLS, and the list goes on. Nonetheless I am tremendously envious of Mark Chao.--Dave NutterOn Apr 23, 2011, at 09:05 AM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:Hi Mark et al,
  So, Dave Nutter and I led a group of intrepid birders for Spring Field Ornithology along the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods this morning, between 7:30 and 9 Am, in the TEEMING RAIN! And, we saw next to NOTHING in the way of birds! So, Mark, good for you! And ...  aaarrrggh!  How frustrating is that!
Laura

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From: bounce-21145423-8866...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-21145423-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao [markc...@imt.org]
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 11:59 AM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 4/23

Sapsucker Woods was teeming with exciting birds on Saturday morning as the
rains cleared.  I missed the Northern Waterthrushes that Jay found, but
found the following species, among many other expected birds.

* 100+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (one big flock between Wilson Trail North and Route
13, another by 91 Sapsucker Woods Road)
* 12+ HERMIT THRUSHES (6+ between gated trailhead and Woodleton Boardwalk,
6+ at "Hermit Thrush spot" between this boardwalk and egg cairn)
* BLUE-HEADED VIREO (one near second group of Hermit Thrushes)
* EASTERN TOWHEE (one near second group of Rusty Blackbirds)
* multiple Purple Finches, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Yellow-rumped Warblers
throughout

I also heard a WINTER WREN singing once by the Woodleton Boardwalk last
night.

Also, my kids and I found a singing PINE WARBLER in the Newman Arboretum on
Thursday afternoon.

Mark Chao




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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 4/23

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi Mark et al,
  So, Dave Nutter and I led a group of intrepid birders for Spring Field 
Ornithology along the Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods this morning, between 
7:30 and 9 Am, in the TEEMING RAIN! And, we saw next to NOTHING in the way of 
birds! So, Mark, good for you! And ...  aaarrrggh!  How frustrating is that!
Laura

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l...@cornell.edu

From: bounce-21145423-8866...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-21145423-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao 
[markc...@imt.org]
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 11:59 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 4/23

Sapsucker Woods was teeming with exciting birds on Saturday morning as the
rains cleared.  I missed the Northern Waterthrushes that Jay found, but
found the following species, among many other expected birds.

* 100+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (one big flock between Wilson Trail North and Route
13, another by 91 Sapsucker Woods Road)
* 12+ HERMIT THRUSHES (6+ between gated trailhead and Woodleton Boardwalk,
6+ at "Hermit Thrush spot" between this boardwalk and egg cairn)
* BLUE-HEADED VIREO (one near second group of Hermit Thrushes)
* EASTERN TOWHEE (one near second group of Rusty Blackbirds)
* multiple Purple Finches, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Yellow-rumped Warblers
throughout

I also heard a WINTER WREN singing once by the Woodleton Boardwalk last
night.

Also, my kids and I found a singing PINE WARBLER in the Newman Arboretum on
Thursday afternoon.

Mark Chao




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 4/20

[Drew Fulton]

I just finished a quick walk around the pond and had a small flock of songbirds 
including 4-5 Yellow-rumped Warblers, a lone male Black-throated Green Warbler, 
a Blue-headed Vireo, and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

A pair of noisy Belted Kingfishers were constantly flying around as well as the 
usual suspects already mentioned.


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On Apr 20, 2011, at 11:51 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:

> As I was leaving the Lab at around 10:30 this morning, a Broad-winged Hawk 
> flew over, landed briefly in a tree north of the main pond, and then took off 
> south.
> 
> Bob McGuire
> On Apr 20, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Mark Chao wrote:
> 
>> Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday morning:
>> 
>> . One silent HERMIT THRUSH by the Woodleton Boardwalk
>> . 22+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS along the Wilson Trail North
>> . One PURPLE FINCH seen south of the feeder garden, plus several others
>> heard singing
>> . Two male WOOD DUCKS on the main pond
>> 
>> I missed the Great Blue Heron drama that Chris Pelkie witnessed.  When I
>> passed by the pond at 8:40, I saw just one heron, her head sticking up from
>> the nest on the tallest snag.
>> 
>> Mark Chao
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 4/20

[bob mcguire]

As I was leaving the Lab at around 10:30 this morning, a Broad-winged  
Hawk flew over, landed briefly in a tree north of the main pond, and  
then took off south.


Bob McGuire
On Apr 20, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Mark Chao wrote:


Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday morning:

. One silent HERMIT THRUSH by the Woodleton Boardwalk
. 22+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS along the Wilson Trail North
. One PURPLE FINCH seen south of the feeder garden, plus several  
others

heard singing
. Two male WOOD DUCKS on the main pond

I missed the Great Blue Heron drama that Chris Pelkie witnessed.   
When I
passed by the pond at 8:40, I saw just one heron, her head sticking  
up from

the nest on the tallest snag.

Mark Chao


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Wed 4/20

[Jay McGowan]

Also of note in the Sapsucker Woods area this morning (at feeders at the
corner of Sapsucker Woods and Sanctuary Drive) was a flock of at least 18
PURPLE FINCHES, 5+ American Goldfinches, and at least one PINE SISKIN.

Two BONAPARTE'S GULLS were at George Road, and a GRAY CATBIRD was skulking
in the underbrush along the trail off Springhouse Road (near George Road).

In our yard on Beam Hill we had a few new arrivals (Eastern Towhee, Chipping
Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler), and one notable departure--us.  It's moving
day and I will be living on Tareyton Drive as of today.  After 14 years and
182 species in this yard, I'm finally leaving Beam Hill.

Jay McGowan
Ithaca


On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday morning:
>
> . One silent HERMIT THRUSH by the Woodleton Boardwalk
> . 22+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS along the Wilson Trail North
> . One PURPLE FINCH seen south of the feeder garden, plus several others
> heard singing
> . Two male WOOD DUCKS on the main pond
>
> I missed the Great Blue Heron drama that Chris Pelkie witnessed.  When I
> passed by the pond at 8:40, I saw just one heron, her head sticking up from
> the nest on the tallest snag.
>
> Mark Chao
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 9/19/10

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi all,
  I birded around Sapsucker Woods today (9/19) from 2 to 4 pm. I came across 
two flocks of warblers, moving very fast and high in the trees. The first was 
on the Wilson trail (lots of mosquitoes!) , and the second was at the east end 
of the Woodleton boardwalk.  I did not identify as many species as Mark Chao, 
but I did see two WILSON's WARBLERS, one in each flock. The darkness of the 
black cap was different between the two, so I'm confident they were different 
birds. 
   Tomorrow morning could be interesting!
Laura


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From: bounce-6325113-8866...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-6325113-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao 
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 10:54 AM
To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 9/19/10

I found an unexpectedly rich variety of bird species, including many
highlights and a few surprises, in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning.

* At the start of my walk, a strange loose flock of birds around the
overgrown pool right next to the service driveway and the Lab building.
This group included two BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, a
FIELD SPARROW, an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and a HOUSE WREN, all preferring the
cattails and low shrubs instead of the trees.

* My first SCARLET TANAGER sighting in the past couple of weeks (and, I
expect, my last for several months), at the bend in the Wilson Trail North.
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER were
here too.

* Two SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and two WOOD THRUSHES all together in a fruiting
shrub by the Podell Boardwalk.

* COMMON RAVEN calling several times from the woods near the road.

* YELLOW-THROATED VIREO heard singing a single phrase a couple of times
along the East Trail near 91 Sapsucker Woods Road.  I think I've never found
Yellow-throated Vireo so late in the season before.  I tried to think what
else it could be, but the song seemed really quite typical.

* A big mixed flock of songbirds, including BAY-BREASTED, Blackpoll,
Magnolia, Black-throated Green, BLACK-AND-WHITE, and NASHVILLE warblers,
amid very many chickadees and titmice.  Again I got lucky with very good
views of both Bay-breasted and Blackpoll within one minute and a few meters
of each other.

I also visited the Freese Road gardens.  I found only two sparrow species
(Song and Swamp), plus some Indigo Buntings.  In the trees above the ravine,
I found a little songbird flock that included Black-throated Green Warbler,
Nashville Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, and Red-eyed Vireo.

Mark Chao


>
> Location: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
> Observation date: 9/19/10
> Number of species: 45
>
> Mallard 6
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Mourning Dove 16
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 1
> Pileated Woodpecker 1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
> Eastern Phoebe 2
> Yellow-throated Vireo 1
> Blue-headed Vireo 2
> Red-eyed Vireo 2
> Blue Jay 21
> American Crow 8
> Common Raven 1
> Black-capped Chickadee 14
> Tufted Titmouse 6
> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
> House Wren 2
> Veery 1
> Swainson's Thrush 2
> Wood Thrush 2
> American Robin 7
> Gray Catbird 4
> European Starling 8
> Cedar Waxwing 3
> Nashville Warbler 1
> Magnolia Warbler 2
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
> Black-throated Green Warbler 3
> Bay-breasted Warbler 1
> Blackpoll Warbler 2
> Black-and-white Warbler 1
> Common Yellowthroat 4
> Eastern Towhee 1
> Field Sparrow 1
> Song Sparrow 3
> White-throated Sparrow 1
> Scarlet Tanager 1
> Northern Cardinal 4
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
> Common Grackle 1
> House Finch 2
> American Goldfinch 35
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sat 9/11

[Dave Nutter]

I, too, was at Sapsucker Woods much of the morning, along with Ann Mitchell, Stuart Krasnoff, Gary Kohlenberg, and Paul Anderson.  Those of us who stayed late enough to run into Mark & family were directed first to a warbler flock containing most of the species he listed, and then to a Philadelphia Vireo.  The latter was in something I'd never encountered before: a VIREO FLOCK, and it contained at least one each of PHILADELPHIA, WARBLING, and BLUE-HEADED (singing as well as seen), and I think multiple  RED-EYED VIREOS.  This was near the boardwalk by the Sherwood Platform.  Also in that flock was a BROWN CREEPER.  The PILEATED WOODPECKER flyover was coincidence.  Other less common birds of interest included: COMMON RAVEN - heard from the road calling on the Dryden sidePALM WARBLER  - 2 near feeder gardenSCARLET TANAGER - with small warbler & chickadee flockVEERY - which ate several fruits of Jack-in-the-pulpitROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - heard various places; seen onceSWAMP SPARROW - 1 heard by Gary; 1 seen by Dave & StuartYELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - various locations; always a treat.We met Nate Senner who said he had seen a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER near the benches south of the Sherwood Platform, but in this area we instead found an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, an EASTERN PHOEBE, and some people who had seen a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, so that was a popular flycatching spot.--Dave NutterOn Sep 11, 2010, at 12:18 PM, Mark Chao  wrote:






I paid a couple of visits to Sapsucker Woods on 
Saturday morning, first alone from 7:10 to 8:20 AM, and then again with my 
family from 11:30 to 12:45.  Migrant diversity 
was very good but not extraordinary for this time of the 
season.  I found MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED 
BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN (5+), BLACKPOLL, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-AND WHITE, and 
WILSON'S WARBLER, plus a NORTHERN PARULA, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and other more 
common species.  The biggest mixed flocks were along the road at 7:40 AM 
and along the lower branch of the Wilson Trail North at noon.
 
On a brief visit at midday on Friday, I saw a 
female HOODED WARBLER and a YELLOW WARBLER on the Wilson Trail North.  My 
wife Miyoko says that she saw a male Hooded Warbler at around the same time from 
her office window overlooking the north feeders.
 
Mark Chao

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods (Olive-sided Flycatcher), Mon 9/6

[Jay McGowan]

The Olive-sided is currently on the snag with the smaller of the two Great
Blue Heron nests, easily visible from the Lab building, along the Wilson
Trail, or from the Sherwood Platform.

Jay McGowan
Dryden, NY

On Sep 6, 2010 9:35 AM, "Mark Chao"  wrote:
> Gary Kohlenberg just called -- he has found an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER from
the Sherwood Platform in Sapsucker Woods (Monday, 9:30 AM).
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/13

[Tom Hoebbel]

I too heard the Barred Owl, but thought it might have been the person
leading the kids group that was in proximity to Mark and Alicia, so now I am
thinking this was a bird rather than a human calling.  I faintly heard a
reply from deep in the dryden side forest, but only once.  While on the
Hoyt-Piliated Tail the warbler flock was in full strength and 2 YELLOW
BILLED CUCKOO's were fluttering in the treetops.


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On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Mark Chao  wrote:

> Most of the migrants in Sapsucker Woods on Thursday morning seemed to be in
> the woods, especially on the northeastern stretch of the Hoyt-Pileated
> Trail.  A prodigious mixed flock here included at least a half-dozen
> BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (probable -- heard only),
> CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, two or more BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS,
> BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, BLACK-AND-WHITE
> WARBLER, two AMERICAN REDSTARTS (clearly migrants), two NORTHERN PARULAS, a
> couple of NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, and OVENBIRDS, as well as a couple of
> non-territorial male SCARLET TANAGERS foraging low in close proximity with
> each other.  As excellent as this flock was, I got most fired up by a WINTER
> WREN singing repeatedly by the egg cairn.
>
> I happened upon this flock at the beginning of my visit.  I therefore had
> very high hopes when the sun came out and I arrived at the Wilson Trail
> North with Tom Hoebbel.  Alas, we found very few birds at the wooded edge,
> except for a long-tailed bird in the treetops that I am pretty sure was a
> BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and singing CANADA WARBLER and Black-throated Blue
> Warbler between the Sherwood Platform and the lone bench.  Back in the
> woods, now with Alicia Plotkin, we found a few more migrants -- another
> parula, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, more
> Yellow-rumped Warblers, and a SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
>
> Alicia and I headed back to the Lab via the Podell Boardwalk as Tom went to
> the East Trail to look for that warbler flock.  Right after we parted, we
> heard four full series of hoots from a BARRED OWL somewhere in the direction
> of the road.  Maybe Tom can confirm whether this was a real bird or a person
> making mischief.  If it was a person, he or she really does a great
> impression of the species.
>
> Mark Chao
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  Location: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
>> Observation date: 5/13/10
>> Number of species: 58
>>
>> Canada Goose 4
>> Wood Duck 1
>> Mallard 2
>> Common Merganser 2
>> Great Blue Heron 4
>> Mourning Dove 2
>> Black-billed Cuckoo 1
>> Belted Kingfisher 1
>> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
>> Downy Woodpecker 1
>> Northern Flicker 1
>> Least Flycatcher 2
>> Eastern Phoebe 2
>> Great Crested Flycatcher 3
>> Eastern Kingbird 1
>> Red-eyed Vireo 6
>> American Crow 2
>> Tree Swallow 6
>> Black-capped Chickadee 6
>> Tufted Titmouse 1
>> White-breasted Nuthatch 2
>> Brown Creeper 1
>> House Wren 4
>> Winter Wren 1
>> Veery 3
>> Swainson's Thrush 1
>> Wood Thrush 4
>> American Robin 8
>> Gray Catbird 6
>> European Starling 9
>> Northern Parula 3
>> Yellow Warbler 4
>> Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
>> Magnolia Warbler 1
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler 6
>> Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
>> Black-throated Green Warbler 3
>> Blackburnian Warbler 7
>> Bay-breasted Warbler 1
>> Black-and-white Warbler 2
>> American Redstart 7
>> Ovenbird 5
>> Northern Waterthrush 5
>> Common Yellowthroat 6
>> Canada Warbler 1
>> Scarlet Tanager 3
>> Song Sparrow 4
>> White-throated Sparrow 4
>> White-crowned Sparrow 1
>> Dark-eyed Junco 3
>> Northern Cardinal 4
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
>> Red-winged Blackbird 4
>> Common Grackle 6
>> Brown-headed Cowbird 2
>> Baltimore Oriole 6
>> Purple Finch 2
>> American Goldfinch 6
>>
>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods

[Meena Haribal]

Just a couple of days ago, I was wondering if the Red-shouldered has 
returned. Ryan thanks for reporting his/her (Tom Corrlan had determined the 
sex but now I forget) return. When everything is quiet in woods, it is 
great to hear this hawk and the jays imitating!
Meena


At 12:55 PM 11/15/2009, Ryan Douglas wrote:
>Around noon today a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was flying around and calling in 
>the Lansing portion of Sapsucker Woods. Other birds: PILEATED WOODPECKER, 
>BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, etc.
>
>A little six-point buck WHITE-TAILED DEER was chasing a doe back and forth 
>across Brown Rd. just across Rt. 13.
>
>Good birding,
>Ryan
>
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>Ryan Douglas
>r...@cornell.edu
>Dept. of Plant Biology
>142 Emerson Hall
>Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Meena Haribal
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