Black-bellied Plover plus peeps at Myers 6:30 PM
John Greely and I watched a Black-bellied Plover along with a Semipalmated and a Least Sandpiper at Myers Pt. from ca. 1830-1910 h. As I was leaving the plover took flight and started circling when some young kids went out on the point. Stuart Krasnoff Ithaca, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Dryden Lake
I hiked Dryden Lake Sunday afternoon. Saw 2 CASPIAN TERNS and a single CORMORANT on the lake. At the far end by the road were a family of BLUEBIRDS on the phone lines- 6 or 7 of them, many fledglings. Driving home on Malloryville Road were a family of TURKEYS crossing the road. Lots of BARN and TREE SWALLOWS on the phone lines on Salt Road. Bruce Packard Groton -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Avocet at Mays Present
Avocet at Mays is still present and there were Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated and Least sandpipers one each were present at Myer's in the morning.. I sent this by phone from May's but seem to have not been made to Cayugabirds. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48" N, 76o 28' 16.90" W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65" N, 72o 51' 13.02" E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
E.Kingbirds
+Yesterday about 3pm, I stopped along Cayuga View Rd east of T'Burg to watch a large flock of starlings amid the cornstalks. Probably 500 or so birds, but may have been more out of sight in the corn. One common grackle with them. Brave. Then I checked out 5 Barn Swallows on the power lines and was pleased to see an Eastern Kingbird next to them. There were other birds widely separated elsewhere along the power lines, and further study revealed that they were all E. Kingbirds, a total of about 20. There were possibly more in the area since I had 3 or 4 around my yard a few hundred yds away and they might have been some of the same flock. A check of John Bull showed an inland fall max of 60, near Cayuga Lake, no less, on 20 Aug 1994. I reported my 20 to e-bird. Shirley drove by an hour later an saw none, so they appear to have moved on. Bill McAneny, T'Burg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Sapsucker Woods, Sun 8/23/09
I joined Linda and Jessica Orkin in leading a group of 10 birders around Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning (7:30-9:10 AM). We found the most bird activity in the hawthorn trees by the boardwalk next to the feeder garden. Here we saw two adult male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, a first-fall MAGNOLIA WARBLER, a YELLOW WARBLER, an AMERICAN REDSTART, and a RED-EYED VIREO, among a few PURPLE FINCHES, House Finches, goldfinches, and others. See below for the full list from eBird. Mark Chao Location: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Observation date: 8/23/09 Number of species: 36 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 7 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Eastern Phoebe 4 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 5 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 7 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 American Robin 12 Gray Catbird 7 European Starling 40 Cedar Waxwing 11 Yellow Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 American Redstart 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 4 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 4 House Finch 14 American Goldfinch 16 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
