Re: [cayugabirds-l] Count week starts Wed 29 Dec, so note any unusual birds
There was a Field Sparrow at the Lab of O bird garden this afternoon mingled with a large group of American Tree Sparrows on the open ground. Anyone who's at Sapsucker should check for him tomorrow and the rest of count week! Caroline Manring Ithaca On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > The Ithaca "Christmas" Bird Count will be on New Year's Day as usual, > but the three days before and after the count day comprise the count week. > > Any species found starting Wednesday 29 December through Tuesday 4 > January will still count toward our total even if it is missed on count > day. > So please post to the list any unusual species found within the count > circle. > > Good examples would be out-of-season birds such as the Red-winged Blackbird > > at Stephanie's feeder if it shows up again, uncommon birds such as Pine > Siskins, > or just plain rarities such as the King Eider. For that matter, now that > duck-hunting > has begun, take note of all less-common waterfowl species. As of a few > days > ago there were at least 17 species of waterfowl on the south end of the > lake, > but most were in small numbers and may now be hard to find if they survive > here. > > As another guide for what sort of birds are especially worth noting, > last year these species were only found during count week: > > Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, White-winged Scoter, > Ring-necked Pheasant, Bald Eagle, Red-winged Blackbird, > Common Grackle; > > and these species had a single easy-to-miss individual found on count day: > > American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Long-tailed Duck, > Northern Harrier, Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, > Merlin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, > Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird(!), > Rose-breasted Grosbeak(!), Rusty Blackbird, Common Redpoll. > > A big benefit from posting uncommon birds over the next 3 days is that it > may help people track them down on count day. > > Another thing to consider is talking to friends with bird feeders, to see > if > they would like to note the highest number of each species they see on > New Year's Day and the total time they spend watching feeders that day, > and call the Lab of O at 254-2473 between 4pm & 6pm that evening. > > What area are we talking about? Here's a link to the map: > > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/pdf/CBCMap.pdf. > > It's a standard CBC 15-mile diameter circle, in our case centered on > Mount Pleasant. It includes nearly all of the Town of Ithaca (including > all of the City of Ithaca), much of the Town of Dryden (including most > of the Village of Dryden), considerable chunks of Danby, Caroline, and > Lansing, and smaller parts of Groton, Newfield and Ulysses (okay, > it also includes one side of one road in Enfield), and Cayuga Lake north > past the Ithaca Yacht Club and Portland Point. > > Here's a brief list of what's IN the circle around the edge: > > On the WEST: > > Garrett Road > Wilkins Road > Sheffield Road > part of Lower Treman Park closest to NYS 13 > > On the SOUTH: > > parts of Blakeslee Hill, Town Line, Layen, & Jersey Hill Roads > Comfort Rd south to Gunderman Rd > Gunderman Rd east of Comfort Rd > the hamlet of Danby > Hornbrook Rd > most of Steam Mill Rd > Durfee Hill Rd southeast as far as Howard Rd > Deputron Hollow Rd > Belle School Rd plus a bit further south on Coddington & White Church Roads > parts of Bald Hill School, Leonard, Central Chapel, Chestnut, Old 76, > Bailor, Buffalo & Harford Rds > > On the EAST: > > Hammond Hill Rd south almost to Harford Rd > Canaan Rd > part of Star Stanton Hill Rd > part of Chaffee Rd > Keith Lane > Lake Rd north of Keith Lane > Village of Dryden except northeast corner > Mott Rd > Cady Lane > > On the NORTH: > > part of Red Mill Rd > Hile School Rd > part of Ed Hill Rd > Old Peruville Rd > Sharpsteen Rd > Pleasant Valley Rd west of Sharpsteen Rd > part of Buck Rd to west of Van Ostrand Rd > southern bit of Conlon Rd > Portland Point Rd > > ...PLUS all the main roads out to the smaller roads listed above. > Sorry to bore everyone with that description. I figured someone might > see their road or a nearby road on the list and think, "Hey, I should keep > my eyes and ears open around here, and let people know what I found." > > --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] Jan 1 CBC , and swans in the marina
I'm back in town for the holidays and don't know any Cayuga birders but would like to participate in the CBC especially looking for ducks and gulls... is that possible, is help needed? Also... does anyone know for sure if the swans in the marina are Tundras or Trumpeters? The day I was there the visibility was so poor I couldn't get a good look. Thanks! -- 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] Count week starts Wed 29 Dec, so note any unusual birds
The Ithaca "Christmas" Bird Count will be on New Year's Day as usual, but the three days before and after the count day comprise the count week. Any species found starting Wednesday 29 December through Tuesday 4 January will still count toward our total even if it is missed on count day. So please post to the list any unusual species found within the count circle. Good examples would be out-of-season birds such as the Red-winged Blackbird at Stephanie's feeder if it shows up again, uncommon birds such as Pine Siskins, or just plain rarities such as the King Eider. For that matter, now that duck-hunting has begun, take note of all less-common waterfowl species. As of a few days ago there were at least 17 species of waterfowl on the south end of the lake, but most were in small numbers and may now be hard to find if they survive here. As another guide for what sort of birds are especially worth noting,last year these species were only found during count week:Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, White-winged Scoter, Ring-necked Pheasant, Bald Eagle, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle;and these species had a single easy-to-miss individual found on count day:American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Merlin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird(!), Rose-breasted Grosbeak(!), Rusty Blackbird, Common Redpoll.A big benefit from posting uncommon birds over the next 3 days is that it may help people track them down on count day. Another thing to consider is talking to friends with bird feeders, to see if they would like to note the highest number of each species they see on New Year's Day and the total time they spend watching feeders that day, and call the Lab of O at 254-2473 between 4pm & 6pm that evening. What area are we talking about? Here's a link to the map:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/pdf/CBCMap.pdf.It's a standard CBC 15-mile diameter circle, in our case centered on Mount Pleasant. It includes nearly all of the Town of Ithaca (including all of the City of Ithaca), much of the Town of Dryden (including most of the Village of Dryden), considerable chunks of Danby, Caroline, and Lansing, and smaller parts of Groton, Newfield and Ulysses (okay, it also includes one side of one road in Enfield), and Cayuga Lake north past the Ithaca Yacht Club and Portland Point. Here's a brief list of what's IN the circle around the edge:On the WEST:Garrett RoadWilkins RoadSheffield Roadpart of Lower Treman Park closest to NYS 13On the SOUTH:parts of Blakeslee Hill, Town Line, Layen, & Jersey Hill Roads Comfort Rd south to Gunderman RdGunderman Rd east of Comfort Rd the hamlet of DanbyHornbrook Rdmost of Steam Mill RdDurfee Hill Rd southeast as far as Howard RdDeputron Hollow Rd Belle School Rd plus a bit further south on Coddington & White Church Roadsparts of Bald Hill School, Leonard, Central Chapel, Chestnut, Old 76, Bailor, Buffalo & Harford RdsOn the EAST:Hammond Hill Rd south almost to Harford RdCanaan Rdpart of Star Stanton Hill Rdpart of Chaffee RdKeith LaneLake Rd north of Keith LaneVillage of Dryden except northeast cornerMott RdCady Lane On the NORTH:part of Red Mill RdHile School Rdpart of Ed Hill RdOld Peruville RdSharpsteen RdPleasant Valley Rd west of Sharpsteen Rdpart of Buck Rd to west of Van Ostrand Rdsouthern bit of Conlon RdPortland Point Rd...PLUS all the main roads out to the smaller roads listed above. Sorry to bore everyone with that description. I figured someone might see their road or a nearby road on the list and think, "Hey, I should keep my eyes and ears open around here, and let people know what I found."--Dave Nutter
[cayugabirds-l] white crowned sparrow
Hi All, A White Throated Sparrow was at the feeder today with nine squirrels! There were so many in one spot it looked like a fur coat moving on the ground. No Redpolls yet. When I drove by the Onondaga Lake access by the fairgrounds today, I saw no waterfowl. Duck hunters were obvious so it might contribute to the lack of birds.Diana Whiting -- 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] Linda Orkin on WHCU6:45amWed Xmas Count
Everyone set your alarm and get up to listen to Linda Orkin on WHCU tomorrow morning at 6:45 am (Wed. 12/29), talking about the Jan. 1st Christmas Count !!! She'll be interviewed by Dave Vieser again this year, giving our club some good publicity, so tune in to hear her! Cheers, Carol Schmitt -- 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] decapitated cardinal
This morning I found the still-warm, lovely -- and headless -- body of a male cardinal in the snow along the roadside. Droplets of blood made a three-foot long trail from the shoulder to where the body lay. Midway along that trail were two sets of cardinal-sized wing prints. I looked all around for the head but saw no dimple in the snow indicating a head had landed there. My best guess: the poor fellow might have collided with a side view mirror or a roof rack -- with something that caught the head and carried it some distance on before it dropped. And like a chicken destined for the stewpot, if reflexively flapped its wings a last few times. I don't suppose the Lab of O would care for a headless cardinal, would it? Mary --- Mary M. Woodsen 607 233 4174 home 917 842 0987 cell 132 South Danby Road Willseyville, NY 13864 -- 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] Now approx. 60 Redpollin Lansing fglock
I trailed other Cayuga birders to the Common Redpolls feeding on Birch catkins in the patch between Triphammer Terr. and Hillcrest. Yesterday there were ca. 30 birds at 1030 h. Today, also at ca. 1030 h, the flock had increased to ca. 60.Yesterday I also saw a Rough-legged Hawk patrolling the fields south of Burdick Hill Rd. and a Common Raven soaring over Esty Dr. at 34B. -- 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] First-year male Redwing Blackbird
Well that was a surprise! A male Redwing Blackbird just appeared at my sunflower feeder. I first thought it was a female, but it was in what my Sibley notes as a male in its 1st-summer plumage. There's probably a more scientifically bird-speak word for that. But anyway I was very surprised to see it. Stephanie -- Stephanie Greenwood Ecovillage at Ithaca 221 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273 1179 607 280 1050 cell -- 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/ --
