[cayugabirds-l] What did Kathy miss??

2010-04-03 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard 
I've read Kathy's list several times & at the moment can only think of  A. 
WIGEON that she missed. We saw dozens of them. 
We counted 30-40 Cormorants at Knox Marcellus. 
We met a couple at Tschache who later followed us to the Audubon Center. The 
wife was anxious to get on the road after seeing the sandhills to get to THE 
CAYUGA CREAMERY before it closed!
I showed Kathy a couple osprey nests she didn't know about. 
On Armitage Rd. Kathy spotted a bald eagle flying beyond the woods after we saw 
the one on the nest. 
I killed my 1st mosquito of the season after we left Armitage Rd.!

Fritzie


- Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Strickland 
  To: CayugaBirds- L 
  Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 9:23 PM
  Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sat. afternoon birds


  Fritzie Blizzard and I hit the road around 3:00 this balmy-but-breezy 
afternoon to see what we could see. We headed over to Rte 90 from my place on 
Waldron Rd, then up to the MNWR and the wildlife drive, on over to Tschache, up 
to the Aububon Center, and finally Armitage Rd, which by 7:45 was getting 
pretty dark. Following is a list, roughly in order of first sighting of the day.
   
  OSPREY  (the first one of many, including several active nests, was a flyover 
seen from my driveway--a first) 
  NORTHERN FLICKER
  AMERICAN ROBIN
  MOURNING DOVE
  SONG SPARROW
  WILD TURKEY (one crossing Conners Rd, later a flock of 5 of so on East Rd)
  KILLDEER
  HORNED LARK
  AMERICAN CROW
  COMMON GRACKLE
  EUROPEAN STARLING
  RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (female by SE corner of Visitor Center pool, many males 
everywhere)
  AMERICAN TREE SWALLOW
  BALD EAGLE (nothing active at Mud Lock; on nests at Montezuma and Armitage)
  GREEN-WINGED TEAL
  BLUE-WINGED TEAL
  NORTHERN SHOVELER
  GADWALL
  CANADA GOOSE
  MALLARD
  GREATER YELLOWLEGS (4 at LaRue's Lagoon)
  REDHEAD (1 at LaRue's)
  PINTAIL
  RING-BILLED GULL
  NORTHERN HARRIER
  COMMON MERGANSER (Tschache)
  EASTERN PHOEBE
  SNOW GOOSE (Knox Marsellus)
  GREAT-CRESTED CORMORANT (KM)
  GREAT BLUE HERON
  RED-TAILED HAWK
  AMERICAN KESTREL (Audubon Center)
  SANDHILL CRANE (2 at Audubon Center, bugling; could hear others but they were 
out of sight. Thanks, Carol for posting the pix)
  PIED BILLED GREBE (heard at Audubon Center)
  MUTE SWAN (pair on s. side of Armitage Rd)
  SWAN species (6 Tundra or Trumpeter--too dark to tell--on n. side of Armitage)
   
  Did I miss anything, Fritzie?
   
  Nice day to be out--my first chance around here for several weeks. BLOODROOT 
and at least 3 species of VIOLETS in bloom. Toads trilling and Spring Peepers 
peeping. 
   
  -Kathy Strickland, Union Springs
   
   
   
   


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[cayugabirds-l] Sat. afternoon birds

2010-04-03 Thread Kathy Strickland 

Fritzie Blizzard and I hit the road around 3:00 this balmy-but-breezy afternoon 
to see what we could see. We headed over to Rte 90 from my place on Waldron Rd, 
then up to the MNWR and the wildlife drive, on over to Tschache, up to the 
Aububon Center, and finally Armitage Rd, which by 7:45 was getting pretty dark. 
Following is a list, roughly in order of first sighting of the day.

 

OSPREY  (the first one of many, including several active nests, was a flyover 
seen from my driveway--a first) 

NORTHERN FLICKER

AMERICAN ROBIN

MOURNING DOVE

SONG SPARROW

WILD TURKEY (one crossing Conners Rd, later a flock of 5 of so on East Rd)

KILLDEER

HORNED LARK

AMERICAN CROW

COMMON GRACKLE

EUROPEAN STARLING

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (female by SE corner of Visitor Center pool, many males 
everywhere)

AMERICAN TREE SWALLOW

BALD EAGLE (nothing active at Mud Lock; on nests at Montezuma and Armitage)

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

NORTHERN SHOVELER

GADWALL

CANADA GOOSE

MALLARD

GREATER YELLOWLEGS (4 at LaRue's Lagoon)

REDHEAD (1 at LaRue's)

PINTAIL

RING-BILLED GULL

NORTHERN HARRIER

COMMON MERGANSER (Tschache)

EASTERN PHOEBE

SNOW GOOSE (Knox Marsellus)

GREAT-CRESTED CORMORANT (KM)

GREAT BLUE HERON

RED-TAILED HAWK

AMERICAN KESTREL (Audubon Center)

SANDHILL CRANE (2 at Audubon Center, bugling; could hear others but they were 
out of sight. Thanks, Carol for posting the pix)

PIED BILLED GREBE (heard at Audubon Center)

MUTE SWAN (pair on s. side of Armitage Rd)

SWAN species (6 Tundra or Trumpeter--too dark to tell--on n. side of Armitage)

 

Did I miss anything, Fritzie?

 

Nice day to be out--my first chance around here for several weeks. BLOODROOT 
and at least 3 species of VIOLETS in bloom. Toads trilling and Spring Peepers 
peeping. 

 

-Kathy Strickland, Union Springs

 

 

 

 
  
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[cayugabirds-l] courting Merlins - Sapsucker Woods (and Cayuga Heights), Ithaca

2010-04-03 Thread Tom Johnson 
Cayugabirders,
I saw a pair of Merlins taking amorous dives at each other on the
Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods this afternoon.  The male and female
were chattering excitedly just like the pair that has been reclaiming
its previous territory near my house on the edge of Cayuga Heights on
Triphammer Rd.  It would be neat if the Merlins were nesting in
Sapsucker Woods, as it seems reasonable that they might use native
trees like White Pine instead of the planted Norway spruces of which
urban Merlins in the northeast seem to be rather fond.  Keep an eye
out!
Cheers,
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[cayugabirds-l] SFO field trip

2010-04-03 Thread Alm9413 
In response to Dave N,
 
We were on George Road around 7:45 and did not see the Pectoral  
Sandpipers.  We did see 2 Rusty Blackbirds (maybe Dave's group also saw  them) 
along 
the Dryden Lake trail close to Purvis Road.
Best, Ann Mitchell

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[cayugabirds-l] Two warbler day!

2010-04-03 Thread Matthew Medler 
Shawn Billerman and I did a bit of birding this morning (3 April 2010) 
to enjoy the warm weather.  We started at Myers, where the highlight was 
seeing Tom Johnson and his Spring Field Ornithology group.  We then hit 
Stewart Park, where highlights were a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER by the Swan 
Pen, a very vocal FISH CROW, and a nestling GREAT HORNED OWL in the 
Fuertes Sanctuary.  Finally, we headed up to Comstock Knoll, where we 
had nice looks at a singing male PINE WARBLER as well as a female Pine 
Warbler in the same area.


Good birding,
Matt Medler
Ithaca

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[cayugabirds-l] chippie

2010-04-03 Thread B Mcaneny 
A very sharp CHIPPING SPARROW arrived at our feeders about 1:30 today.  It 
amazes me to realize my chippie and my sapsucker arrived on the same day as 
Laura's.  Usually several days seem to elapse before new arrivals work their 
way north in Seneca Co.  I am elated.

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[cayugabirds-l] To Freeville and back

2010-04-03 Thread Ryan Douglas 
I took a late morning bike ride to Freeville and back today. Lots of birds
came in!

-VESPER SPARROW on West Dryden west of Scofield.
-EASTERN MEADOWLARK on West Dryden west of Caswell.
-PINE WARBLER and CHIPPING SPARROW at Genung Nature Preserve.
-TREE SWALLOWS and one BARN SWALLOW on Etna east of Hanshaw.
-BROAD-WINGED HAWK at the Ithaca Airport.I'm sure I would have missed it
soaring north if not for having to repair a flat tire.

Last night around 8:15pm at least two AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were displaying
behind the airport.

Good birding,
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[cayugabirds-l] first (?) Virginia Rail; other stuff

2010-04-03 Thread Dave Nutter 
On a "quick trip" this morning (Sat 3 April) to Montezuma I did not find the 
Dunlin, but I did find these novelties:

GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 12 at Larue's Lagoon (right side near start of Wildlife 
Drive); 4 flyby at Benning's Marsh
SAVANNAH SPARROW - singing beside wildlife drive shortly before first sharp 
left turn on Wildlife Drive
SANDHILL CRANE - 2 heard only from near Seneca River near where mud has been 
dumped near first sharp left turn
SWAMP SPARROW - several singing from end of main pool opposite Benning's 
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW - feeding on cattails & weed tops opposite Benning's 
VIRGINIA RAIL - 8:40am  (FIRST 2010 BASIN?) calling from back of main pool near 
before digging project next to Thruway
EURASIAN WIGEON - 1 birght male with AMERICAN WIGEONS on Tschache Pool
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT - 20 on Knox-Marsellus pond, East Rd
PECTORAL SANDPIPER - 34 north of Armitage Rd
OSPREY - several atop nests and in air
COMMON GOLDENEYE - 1 female from Lower Lake Rd, Bridgeport, Seneca Falls
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 1 Wyer's Point Rd, Sheldrake, Ovid

There were lots of waterfowl, etc., at Montezuma to which I did not do justice; 
I had to rush home and 
be useful.  Have a great day out there! 
--Dave Nutter

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[cayugabirds-l] Two Pectoral Sandpipers George Rd Pond

2010-04-03 Thread daven1024 
Birds were on the pond edge nearest to rte 38 with a few killdeer. Nice treat 
for our SFO group!  Time was 1030 am.   
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[cayugabirds-l] Monkey Run arrivals

2010-04-03 Thread Christopher Wood 
Location: Monkey Run--SE loop (Monkey Run Road to river to 13 and back
along RR tracks).
Observation date: 4/3/10
Notes: A great day with many new arrivals for me. Lots of birds flying
overhead (flickers, robins, blackbirds) but mostly in singles. Highlights
included VESPER SPARROW (!!), HERMIT THRUSH, PINE WARBLER (2), EASTERN
TOWHEE and CHIPPING SPARROW. Also high counts of YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
(7), YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER (14), WINTER WREN (10), SONG SPARROW (31).
Number of species: 48

Canada Goose 3 Flyovers.
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 7
Common Merganser 4
Ruffed Grouse 3 All drumming. Heard only.
Great Blue Heron 5 Flyovers. 3 and 2.
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Adult male hunting.
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 2 Flyovers.
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 9 7 seen (all adult males). Others heard.
Downy Woodpecker 8 Included one high flyover presumed migrant.
Hairy Woodpecker 8
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 14 **Fairly high count for here.
Mostly flyovers of migrants. 4 calling.
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 8
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 49
Tufted Titmouse 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 7
Winter Wren (Eastern) 10 Exact count. None singing. All but one
detected by calls.
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 1 Near river. Flushed from trail and gave chup notes.
American Robin 73
European Starling 9
Cedar Waxwing 70
Pine Warbler 2 Two singing males. One singing on north side of
river, the other in the pine plantation on the northwest side (but still
south of the river). First of year for me.
Eastern Towhee 1 First of year for me.
Chipping Sparrow 1 Along old RR grade. First of year for me.
Vesper Sparrow 1 **Near mega for here! This bird was with a group of
Song Sparrows along the railroad tracks. I first heard the flight call, and
then saw it perched!
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2 Both singing. Not seen.
Song Sparrow 31 Exact count.
White-throated Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 12
Northern Cardinal 17
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Rusty Blackbird 1 Flyover calling.
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 18
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 7

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York
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[cayugabirds-l] winter wrens

2010-04-03 Thread Susan Fast 
Susie & I spent most of the early morning picking up trash along Leonard and
Bald Hill School Rds. in Caroline.  We encountered 2 WINTER WRENS on
Leonard, one singing.

 

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[cayugabirds-l] Kingfisher on Sapsucker Pond

2010-04-03 Thread Chris Pelkie 
Saw a male BELTED KINGFISHER, foy, on Sapsucker Pond yesterday 1pm,  
fishing quietly (no rattles yet, just saw the movement on the far side  
of the berm).
Also had a quiet PIED-BILLED GREBE and of course the GREAT BLUE HERONs  
are back on the snag, busily adding sticks to the nest.

Got a picture of EASTERN PHOEBE in the trees near the front parking  
lot, but I'd heard one the day before as well both at the Lab and at  
my house 4 mi north.

I got about 4-5 min (HD video) of HOODED MERGANSER males in full tilt  
on Sapsucker, that is, ruffs up, rising out of the water and scooting  
at each other, belly bumping, and generally amusing the 2 females  
nearby.

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Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850


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[cayugabirds-l] sapsucker

2010-04-03 Thread B Mcaneny 
We have a 2010-first Y-B SAPSUCKER on the pagoda tree in our back yard this 
a.m.  If Laura also had one, there may be others that arrived in the region 
last night.

I am not always happy to see a sapsucker here.  A few years ago, they drilled 
so many holes in some of our young birches that the trees died.  Then they 
drilled holes in a siberian (?) elm that caused extensive sap flow down the 
trunk, discoloring the bark.  The only side benefit was that the sap attracted 
a number of butterflies.  Parts of the tree are still in decline.

However, as a sign of Spring, the sapsucker is at least as welcome as the 
cowbirds. (That sounds a little negative, doesn't it?  Damning with faint 
praise, and all that?).

(Another try)  Gee, what a great time of year when the Sapsucker finally 
makes his long-awaited return. !!! 

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[cayugabirds-l] Tschache Pool Eurasian Wigeon

2010-04-03 Thread James G. Kohlenberg 
After a trip to Reese's Dairy Bar on Rt-20 in Auburn, ( the best Creamsicles 
around ), I stopped by Tschache Pool in the fading light to see a Eurasian 
Wigeon still there. I didn't have any visible shorebirds on the wildlife drive, 
but there were several Woodcock below the Rt-89 pull-off just north of the MNWR 
house.

Happy birding,

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[cayugabirds-l] Bonaparte's Gull leg color

2010-04-03 Thread Matthew Medler 

Hi All,

I've spent many hours looking at hundreds to thousands of Bonaparte's 
Gulls on Lake Champlain in summer and early fall.  When these birds 
first appear on the lake in late July and early August, most of them are 
still in full breeding plumage, and the *typical* leg color on these 
birds is red (or reddish orange).  I associate pink leg color with 
juvenile or non-breeding Bonaparte's Gulls.


From looking at Stuart's photos, there is nothing about this bird that 
makes me think it is anything but a Bonaparte's Gull.  Perhaps I am 
missing something that was better seen in the field, but the leg color, 
head pattern, bill size and color, and wingtip pattern are all good for 
Bonaparte's Gull.


Matt


Stuart Krasnoff wrote:
I posted some frame captures of digivids I took of the black-headed gull 
(all lower case) that Dave Nicosia found at Armitage Rd. Saturday 
afternoon (2 April).  Please forgive the quality...I picked frames to 
try to show variation in appearance of the leg color (which I would 
describe as "Freshly Nitrited Nova Lox" ) as well as the bill-shape and 
proportion, and the extent of black and sides of the head (this bird 
certainly did not show the fingers of black descending from crown to eye 
and ear that Sibley figures.   Find photos at:


http://picasaweb.google.com/booleanquery/BirdsForID# 



The ID consensus there on the dike looking north northwest at about 
1700h was Bonaparte's based on maximum likelihood, but ...the gull gave 
a bulkier, chestier appearance than Bonaparte's to me (Bill Evan's saw 
the videos and voiced that impression as well).  One of the frames has a 
Ring-billed Gull in it which is closer, but may give a sense of size.  
Also the bill appeared somewhat longish for a Bonaparte's.  For 
comparison to a Bonaparte's with red legs see:


http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/birds/ohio_birds/Bonaparte_Gull_Red_Legs.html

I would appreciate opinions from laridoligists far and wide on range of 
color in the legs of these gulls (which Sibley describes as 
'pink').Other observations from the Montezuma area that might be 
relevant to vistors this weekend:


 After several Greater Yellowlegs and a furtive Wilson's Snipe at 
Larue's I think I had 2 Lesser Yellowlegs in Benning Marsh, but am still 
mulling over photos.  I will post some shots of them for interested 
dichomtomizers.


I ran into two DEC guys (Jim and another who's name I didn't get) at the 
new shore bird spot (1 Killdeer and many Green-winged Teal among other 
ducks) who said that there were 17 Pectoral Sandpipers and a Dunlin at 
Van Dyne Spoor in the morning.  The presumption was they were the same 
bunch seeni n previous days at Armitage.  I spent an hour (ca. 2-3 PM) 
-at Van Dyne Spoor and din't see any shorebirds (lots of Pintail, GW 
Teal etc., 1 Sandhill Crane, 2 Trumpeter Swans, 6-7 probable Tundra 
Swans, a circling Rough-legged Hawk, the expected No. Harrier).   At 
Armitage I looked for the Pectorals for awhile and finally found 8-9 
about 125 yards east of the dike on the western edge of the fields to 
the north of the road.  The Dunlin was there with them.


 


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[cayugabirds-l] chipping sparrow, sapsucker

2010-04-03 Thread Laura Stenzler 
Saturday morning new yard birds are Chipping Sparrow and Y-B Sapsucker (so 
far). Yay!
Laura


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[cayugabirds-l] Presumed Bonaparte's gull with red legs at Armitage plushttp://picasaweb.google.com/booleanquery/BirdsForID# Montezuma miscellany

2010-04-03 Thread Stuart Krasnoff 
I posted some frame captures of digivids I took of the black-headed gull (all 
lower case) that Dave Nicosia found at Armitage Rd. Saturday afternoon (2 
April).  Please forgive the quality...I picked frames to try to show variation 
in appearance of the leg color (which I would describe as "Freshly Nitrited 
Nova Lox" ) as well as the bill-shape and proportion, and the extent of black 
and sides of the head (this bird certainly did not show the fingers of black 
descending from crown to eye and ear that Sibley figures.   Find photos at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/booleanquery/BirdsForID#

The ID consensus there on the dike looking north northwest at about 1700h was 
Bonaparte's based on maximum likelihood, but ...the gull gave a bulkier, 
chestier appearance than Bonaparte's to me (Bill Evan's saw the videos and 
voiced that impression as well).  One of the frames has a Ring-billed Gull in 
it which is closer, but may give a sense of size.  Also the bill appeared 
somewhat longish for a Bonaparte's.  For comparison to a Bonaparte's with red 
legs see:

http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/birds/ohio_birds/Bonaparte_Gull_Red_Legs.html

I would appreciate opinions from laridoligists far and wide on range of color 
in the legs of these gulls (which Sibley describes as 'pink').Other 
observations from the Montezuma area that might be relevant to vistors this 
weekend:

 After several Greater Yellowlegs and a furtive Wilson's Snipe at Larue's I 
think I had 2 Lesser Yellowlegs in Benning Marsh, but am still mulling over 
photos.  I will post some shots of them for interested dichomtomizers.

I ran into two DEC guys (Jim and another who's name I didn't get) at the new 
shore bird spot (1 Killdeer and many Green-winged Teal among other ducks) who 
said that there were 17 Pectoral Sandpipers and a Dunlin at Van Dyne Spoor in 
the morning.  The presumption was they were the same bunch seeni n previous 
days at Armitage.  I spent an hour (ca. 2-3 PM) -at Van Dyne Spoor and din't 
see any shorebirds (lots of Pintail, GW Teal etc., 1 Sandhill Crane, 2 
Trumpeter Swans, 6-7 probable Tundra Swans, a circling Rough-legged Hawk, the 
expected No. Harrier).   At Armitage I looked for the Pectorals for awhile and 
finally found 8-9 about 125 yards east of the dike on the western edge of the 
fields to the north of the road.  The Dunlin was there with them.

 

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