There were at least 2 male and 1 female bobolinks just SW of the outdoor tennis courts at hawthorn a little while ago. I saw one Tennessee and 1 chestnut sided and I thought I heard a magnolia in the SW corner around the horse field. Also a hummer
Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2015, at 8:44 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal <[email protected]> wrote: > > It was very quiet except for two warblers I saw and could not identify as > they hid in the foliage. I also heard two warblers one in the south eastern > corner shrubs sounded like a Wilson’s warbler I have recorded it over the > roar of the winds and the other was Magnolia Warbler. No Tennessee singing or > visible. > > I heard the merlin so decided to see if I can see him from Mitchell street. > > I found him sitting on a dead branch of one of the spruces on a fifth tree > from the gap of spruces after the Cedar rows between 934 Mitchell street and > Rite Aid (bird was on a dead branch) > > https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4376065,-76.4680311,100m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en > > > So definitely they are nesting. > > So overall there are 5 or 6 pairs of Merlin in Ithaca nesting? > > That is wonderful! > > Cheers > Meena > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad Walker > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 7:54 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods and Northeast Ithaca > > Hi all, > > Despite the wind and cold and wet, there were a few migrants a Sapsucker > Woods this morning, mostly clustered around the Charlie Harper bench area. A > BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was foraging with a very cooperative pair of > BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, and there were numerous ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, > including a young male with adult plumage but a white eyebrow, and another > male at the Sherwood Platform that was unwilling (but able) to fly as I > approached. > > On my ride in, I found a pair of MERLIN in the Salem Drive neighborhood. > These birds have been around for a week being quite vocal. Today I watched as > the male carried in some prey, gave it to the female, then copulated with > her. There is a possible nest (old crow nest) nearby, but I haven't seen them > visit yet. > > - Brad > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
