[cayugabirds-l] King Eider
At Seneca Lake state park the king eider still there. Go into the entrance of the park and go right then pull over. He was with a few black ducks! Thanks Janet!! Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma bits - blue phase Ross's x Snow goose
A quick visit to Montezuma on Saturday, 13 Nov 10, after a brief glimpse of the McGraw Summer Tanager turned only a few interesting birds, although the day was glorious. A flock of 12 SNOW BUNTINGS was foraging in the dark hummocks of Benning Marsh. Know-Marcellus, as viewed from East Road, had a large group of Snow Geese that included at least one white Ross's x Snow Goose (smaller, stubby bill with noticeably curved base, and grin patch). I also found a BLUE Ross's x Snow Goose, which was new for me. The bird was near the edge of the flock, surrounded by white birds and beside a normal Blue Goose, but then disappeared foraging into thick smartweed and was not found again. The brief look I had showed an all dark neck with the dark extending up onto the back of the head and up to the throat on the ventral side. From head to back were the same dark blackish, not shading as in a Blue Goose. The effect was of a dark head and neck with a white face, not a white head and upper neck like a blue Snow. I did not see the belly as it was either walking away from me or had its belly covered in smartweed. The bill was not small and triangular enough for it to be a pure Ross's. As luck would have it, I had just been looking at some photos of similar birds on my son Jay's website the day before and was primed to pick this guy out of a crowd. The all extra-dark neck and back just jumped out at me. I did not manage to get even a bad photo of the bird. A photo of a similar bird in a similar comparison as I had it with a Blue Goose can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/ChurchillManitobaJune2009Part1#5350978527156773618. Jay also has photos of real Blue Ross's in that gallery for comparison. As I said, it was a new form for me. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings - Airport/Business and Tech Park - Ithaca
A parking lot surprise late this morning. Two SNOW BUNTINGS were hunkering down out of the wind in a gravel section of old driveway/walkway/parking lot, just North of Langmuir Lab (95 Brown Road) in the Cornell Business and Technology Park, across from the Airport area. This is about where the old building that held the CU Vertebrates Collection used to reside. Managed some identifiable pictures with my phone, for fun. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA OOB KING EIDER im
CayugaRBA OOB KING EIDER im male @ Seneca L St Pk Geneva @1.5 mi post, east of east entrance. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin - photos
Hi Cayugabirders, I spent time in Stewart Park both Saturday and Sunday mornings, primarily to take scenic photos for the soon-to-be-updated Basin Birding Site Guide. The biggest excitement though was several raptor experiences that easily distracted me from the waterfowl flocks. Yesterday morning (Saturday), a Red-tailed Hawk flew down to land on a large log just offshore. When I approached it I found it was feeding on an American Coot (whether or not it actually caught the coot, I don't know but I think not as I did not notice a scuffle as I was approaching the bird). It was cool to see the hawk plucking feathers from the coot, and watching the feathers float away. After about 40 minutes feeding, the hawk, presumably sated, let the coot slide into the water, looked at it with a slightly bemused expression for a couple of minutes (sorry for the anthropomorphism), then flew away. A couple of Red-tailed images are here: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=58pos=1 http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=58pos=2 Today (Sunday), Gary K. pointed out a/the adult Bald Eagle perched on a snag. Later while I was photographing waterfowl, a Merlin flew up into a tree nearby where it duly posed for many images, at one point preening and spreading its tail elegantly. It was still there when I left around 11:20 am. Here's a photo of the Merlin: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=474pos=0 A very raptor-y weekend at I always think of as a very waterfowl-y birding spot! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com http://www.agpix.com/mari -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Summer Tanager in McGraw
Hi all, This afternoon, Andy Johnson and I observed the Summer Tanager in McGraw between 2:50 and 3:15 PM. We saw the bird quite well over the course of 25 minutes, in many of the trees around the intersection of Gothic Rd. and Highland Rd. When not in the yard feeding on suet, it could usually be found near the spruces on Gothic Rd, but it seemed to move around quite a bit. Good birding, Shawn Billerman -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Threat to COOTS at Stewart Park?
On Saturday afternoon between 2 2:30 I was at Stewart Park, some of the time with Ken Rosenberg. We saw 2 carcases in the water fairly far out. One I'm not sure of the ID. The second, definitely a Coot, I didn't notice until a Great Black-backed Gull was working on it and tipped it up to show the distinctive lobed toes. I saw no struggle and didn't notice the gull carry it in, so I'm not sure why I didn't notice the second carcase at first. Great Black-backed Gulls then took interest in the first carcase as well. I don't know what killed either of them, but certainly the Great Black-backed Gulls and the Bald Eagle are likely candidates, and the Red-tailed Hawk is another possibility. For that matter, people bring dogs into Stewart Park even though it is posted "no dogs." There was a Boxer with some people by a bench on Saturday, and it was straining against its leash as if eager to grab whatever bird it could. I know people take dogs off leash in Stewart Park early in the morning, which is against the City's leash law as well as park rules. So maybe dogs and their scofflaw owners are the culprits. Coots look like ripe meals to be plucked: plump slow reluctant fliers. I don't know why nobody's seemed to go for them there before. Their only defense so far as I know comes from a story, a recipe actually: When you've shot a Coot, nail the Coot to a board for three days, then throw away the Coot and eat the board. Coots are not reputed to taste very good. I'm not sure this reputation is deserved or more deserved than certain other waterfowl. If anyone has real information about what's killing the coots, I am also interested. --Dave NutterOn Nov 14, 2010, at 02:48 PM, Jill Vaughan jil...@gmail.com wrote:Late this morning, at Stewart Park, three of us saw a dead Coot on the shore of the Swan Pen. It was intact. The post from Marie Reed makes us wonder if there is a threat to the Coot population, since the Coot we saw was clearly not the one Marie saw given the different times we were there. (We did remove a leaded fishline with hook and bobber from a bush by the pen.)
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Threat to COOTS at Stewart Park?
There was a short post on a Great Black-Backed Gull that has a history of killing coots at Cape May Point from the CMBO website View from Cape: Recent Sightings link... . http://cmboviewfromthecape.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-11-06T23%3A02%3A00-04%3A00 Scroll down to the October 23rd, 2010 entry. We know there are many GBBGs at Stewart. Could this be one possibilty??? Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY From: Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com To: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 7:35:33 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Threat to COOTS at Stewart Park? On Saturday afternoon between 2 2:30 I was at Stewart Park, some of the time with Ken Rosenberg. We saw 2 carcases in the water fairly far out. One I'm not sure of the ID. The second, definitely a Coot, I didn't notice until a Great Black-backed Gull was working on it and tipped it up to show the distinctive lobed toes. I saw no struggle and didn't notice the gull carry it in, so I'm not sure why I didn't notice the second carcase at first. Great Black-backed Gulls then took interest in the first carcase as well. I don't know what killed either of them, but certainly the Great Black-backed Gulls and the Bald Eagle are likely candidates, and the Red-tailed Hawk is another possibility. For that matter, people bring dogs into Stewart Park even though it is posted no dogs. There was a Boxer with some people by a bench on Saturday, and it was straining against its leash as if eager to grab whatever bird it could. I know people take dogs off leash in Stewart Park early in the morning, which is against the City's leash law as well as park rules. So maybe dogs and their scofflaw owners are the culprits. Coots look like ripe meals to be plucked: plump slow reluctant fliers. I don't know why nobody's seemed to go for them there before. Their only defense so far as I know comes from a story, a recipe actually: When you've shot a Coot, nail the Coot to a board for three days, then throw away the Coot and eat the board. Coots are not reputed to taste very good. I'm not sure this reputation is deserved or more deserved than certain other waterfowl. If anyone has real information about what's killing the coots, I am also interested. --Dave Nutter On Nov 14, 2010, at 02:48 PM, Jill Vaughan jil...@gmail.com wrote: Late this morning, at Stewart Park, three of us saw a dead Coot on the shore of the Swan Pen. It was intact. The post from Marie Reed makes us wonder if there is a threat to the Coot population, since the Coot we saw was clearly not the one Marie saw given the different times we were there. (We did remove a leaded fishline with hook and bobber from a bush by the pen.) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Threat to COOTS at Stewart Park?
Just to clarify. The dead Coot that Jill and I saw at Stewart Park on the shore by the swan pen had no apparent injuries. I went down to take a look at it. It was intact. There was fishing hook, line and sinker, and float all tangled in a bush there, which I removed. The proximity had made me wonder, for no good reason, if this Coot had been tangled and that's why I did this cursory exam. Just seems a bit odd to have multiple dead Coots. Maybe just a coincidence. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2010, at 7:48 PM, david nicosia daven1...@yahoo.com wrote: There was a short post on a Great Black-Backed Gull that has a history of killing coots at Cape May Point from the CMBO website View from Cape: Recent Sightings link... . http://cmboviewfromthecape.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-11-06T23%3A02%3A00-04%3A00 Scroll down to the October 23rd, 2010 entry. We know there are many GBBGs at Stewart. Could this be one possibilty??? Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY From: Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com To: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 7:35:33 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Threat to COOTS at Stewart Park? On Saturday afternoon between 2 2:30 I was at Stewart Park, some of the time with Ken Rosenberg. We saw 2 carcases in the water fairly far out. One I'm not sure of the ID. The second, definitely a Coot, I didn't notice until a Great Black-backed Gull was working on it and tipped it up to show the distinctive lobed toes. I saw no struggle and didn't notice the gull carry it in, so I'm not sure why I didn't notice the second carcase at first. Great Black-backed Gulls then took interest in the first carcase as well. I don't know what killed either of them, but certainly the Great Black- backed Gulls and the Bald Eagle are likely candidates, and the Red-tailed Hawk is another possibility. For that matter, people bring dogs into Stewart Park even though it is posted no dogs. There was a Boxer with some people by a bench on Saturday, and it was straining against its leash as if eager to grab whatever bird it could. I know people take dogs off leash in Stewart Park early in the morning, which is against the City's leash law as well as park rules. So maybe dogs and their scofflaw owners are the culprits. Coots look like ripe meals to be plucked: plump slow reluctant fliers. I don't know why nobody's seemed to go for them there before. Their only defense so far as I know comes from a story, a recipe actually: When you've shot a Coot, nail the Coot to a board for three days, then throw away the Coot and eat the board. Coots are not reputed to taste very good. I'm not sure this reputation is deserved or more deserved than certain other waterfowl. If anyone has real information about what's killing the coots, I am also interested. --Dave Nutter On Nov 14, 2010, at 02:48 PM, Jill Vaughan jil...@gmail.com wrote: Late this morning, at Stewart Park, three of us saw a dead Coot on the shore of the Swan Pen. It was intact. The post from Marie Reed makes us wonder if there is a threat to the Coot population, since the Coot we saw was clearly not the one Marie saw given the different times we were there. (We did remove a leaded fishline with hook and bobber from a bush by the pen.) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Check it out.
Interesting, frustrating -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Chipping Sparrow
Yesterday afternoon, near David Haskell Ithaca College Boat Club, Bill Evans, Stuart Krasnoff and I observed a cute looking CHIPPING SPARROW while we were looking for leps and other arthropods. This note is for those late record keepers (I don't mean record keepers are late, but record of late seasonal observation keepers). Confused? Ok, I guess you know what I mean. Talking about leps, we did see some five species of leps and several other insects. But we had some fun with one of the species of moths. I was getting ready to photograph a Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera) when Stuart rubbed his water bottle. The insect reacted by taking off and returning a little later to same location. This amused us. So we tried again. Sure enough the sound made it get scared. So we took a short video of this insect. But after 15 replicates or so the insect got habituated and showed no response. We were wondering as to what this insect was perceiving. Same frequencies we hear or was it something that we did not hear? For those who enjoy insects too, here is a link to short video for this behavior. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9-jmjZkl3c cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
