Hi Eric,
It's great to hear that Grasshopper Sparrows are still possible in
Danby. Throughout the "Ithaca June Count" years, and up until about
2000, we used to find them in what could be called the greater Jersey
Hill area (Town of Danby, west of Comfort Road). I particularly
remember locations along the west side of Townline Road a few
thousand feet south of Blakesly Hill, also east of the FLT between
there and Bruce Hill Road, and in the highland fields where Hilltop
Road, Bruce Hill Road, Jersey Hill Road and Gunderman Road come
together. I wonder if anybody has looked for Grasshopper Sparrows in
that area lately?
-Geo
On Jun 8, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Eric Banford wrote:
Yesterday morning I stepped outside to check the weather and the
first thing I heard was a "tick tick BZZZZZZZ". Psyched, my second
Grasshopper Sparrow ever. I put on my muck boots and grabbed my
bins and was able to watch him sing from a bush for a few minutes.
Other breeders singing at the time: Willow Flycatcher, Great
Crested Flycatcher, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Wood Thrush, Blue-
winged Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper
Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Rose-
breasted Grosbeak, Bobolink (lots), Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern
Meadowlark, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch
This morning I parked off the edge of Cornell campus, and as I
started walking I heard an interesting, rising warbler song. Four
slower, steady notes, followed by three quick ones and then a held
buzzzz at the end. This great page on All About Birds made it easy
for me to go through potential songsters and figure out it was a
Cerulean Warbler:http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax.aspx?
family=40
Bird!
Eric
Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker & Restorer
227 Tupper Road
Spencer NY 14883
607 564 7026
g...@cornell.edu
geoklop...@gmail.com
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