[cayugabirds-l] Sand Hill cranes at MNWR visitor Center
Tony Henderson just spotted 2 Sandhill Cranes for us on the dike at the Visitor Center. They flew off North east croaking. SFO Dave Nutter's advanced group. 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] Snipe
This morning a SNIPE has been winnowing and flying around the south end of Boiceville Road. A neighbor said she heard it Saturday evening, also. Annette Annette Nadeau Brooktondale -- 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] ticks are out!
Unfortunately, with spring, comes TICKS. Even before the snow melted 2 weeks ago, I pulled 4 engorged ticks off my Golden Retriever. Then this last week, I pulled one off ME ! It was probably a dog tick, but I went to the Dr. for Doxycycline , just in case. There are a lot of ticks in the Lansing Station Rd. area; don't know if this it true elsewhere, but be aware of the possibility of picking up ticks when you go off into the bushes and woods. I think the dog and I get them both in our yard and up in the woods nearby, since neither of us sticks to paths. Donna L. Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- 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] Cayuga Lake Creamery
Forgot to mention that I took Becky to the Cayuga Lake Creamery on Rte. 89 to celebrate our findings last Wed.. That's another new place for her. Jeff Judy said they will be celebrating 7 yrs. doing business at the Creamery with a fun type celebration ... 7 May, I think. For those who don't know, birders go there, either to celebrate if they have a good day of birding, to get info about what's been seen ... or for consolation if they've had a lousy day good short order foods /or great homemade hard ice cream, creamy Upstate Farms soft ice cream, a warm spot on a cold day or cool on a hot day a relief spot. Also forgot to mention that someone put a platform atop a long-dead, sawed-off sycamore tree at the north end of Cayuga village on the left (west side) as you go up the hill if you are heading south. Thus far ... no osprey activity there. Gas is $3.69.9 in Union Springs. -- 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] SFO Montezuma Sunday
I thoroughly enjoyed leading another group of eager birders up and around the lake today. The idea was, of course, was to work on ID skills, but also to introduce them to (or remind them of) the great locations at the north end of the lake. We worked hard on ducks and swans and assorted field birds - and hit most of the major spots. Before leaving the Lab at 7:15 this morning we noted Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drumming, Swamp Sparrow trilling beyond the back parking lot, and Hooded Merganser on the pond (only one for the day). As we headed up the lake we had a small flock of Wild Turkeys and hoped-for-yet-unexpected Ring-necked Pheasant along Rt 90. On Lake Road, about half way down, we watched and listened to a pair of Savannah Sparrows with several Eastern Meadowlarks in the background (and a close one up in a tree) and a foraging Eastern Bluebird. We scoped Aurora Bay from the boathouse and through the chop got unsatisfactory looks at a group of Horned Grebes and another group of Long-tailed Ducks. Mill Pond in Union Springs was nearly devoid of birds: a few Buffleheads and one Blue-winged teal (great view!) Looking out over the pond by the MNWR Visitor's Center we parsed the various waterfowl: Green- and Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, and Mallards. From the deck we noted numerous Tree Swallows and an occasional Barn Swallow (no martens present). At one point we heard, briefly, a Virginia Rail calling from beyond the western dike. Along the wildlife drive we had distant looks at Redheads, Canvasbacks, and Ring-necked Ducks. The new shorebird area held two Greater Yellowlegs. The Dunlins of the past couple weeks were gone, but there were numerous Savannah Sparrows calling in the background. From the tower at Tschache Pool we caught up with Jay and Kevin McGowan who helped us get on the Eurasian Wigeon and Lesser Black- backed Gull. Close to the base of the tower was a pair of yellowlegs - both Greater and Lesser - allowing great comparison between the two. Mays Point Pool continued to harbor a small flock of Ruddy Ducks as well as several Pied-billed Grebes and a flock of some 40 Cedar Waxwings. Jay and Kevin got to East Road while we were eating lunch and called to say that there were two Sandhill Cranes on the near shore. We hurried over and got a great look at them before they took off, flying almost directly overhead, and disappeared to the west. Otherwise the impoundment held several dozen Double-crested Cormorants, numerous Great Blue Herons, and a few scattered ducks. From there we headed to Railroad Road where we called up an American Bittern and a very obliging Virginia Rail. We had great looks at the rail but never saw the bittern. On the way in, along Van Dyne Spoor Road, we had a small group of Snow Geese. We then checked Morgan Road (American Kestrel around nest box) and the MAC (Trumpeter Swan on the south pond) and decided to head back. Our only stop down the west side of the lake was at Dean's Cove where a flock of 15 Long-tailed Ducks was spotted close in. Unfortunately, before anyone else could get on it, the flock took off and flew south, out of range. The lake was rough with a 10 mph south wind, and we called it a day, setting our sights on the Creamery. Altogether, it was a pretty good day! Everyone had new birds for the year, and some even had life birds. One further note: on the way to the lab at around 6:30 this morning, I heard a Winter Wren singing across from the barn. Bob McGuire -- 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] RING NECK PHEASANT
So, Bob McGuire SFO group saw the male pheasant today. Becky I saw it on Wed. (but didn't report it) someone else reported it a couple days later. I think it is one released for hunting season that just doesn't know where it should go. Three yrs. ago I found a dead one in the road just east of Turek Farms cold storage buildings. Apparently hit by a car. It had a weird, soft leg band that I sent in. Eventually got word back that it had been a bird released by the hunt club. No ospreys or eagles, Bob? Fritzie -- 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 10Apr11
Kevin and I went around the lake today as well. I don't have much to add to Bob's report, but we did see a couple of different things. First, I should note that the EURASIAN WIGEON present at Tschache Pool straight out from the tower was an atypical bird. It had a paler orange face than most Eurasians, with a paler than normal forehead stripe (buffy white instead of yellowish buff). Additionally, the salmon breast coloration extended on to the shoulders more than normal. These features initially made me think it might be an American x Eurasian hybrid (such as this one I photographed at Stewart Park a few years ago: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Cq_PldQvCC2-Jac2Ri94uA?feat=directlink), but it showed no sign (that I could tell, it was relatively distant of a face mask or brown tones on the back or flanks, so it was probably just an odd Eurasian. As Bob noted, one GREATER and one LESSER YELLOWLEGS were also at Tschache Pool, as well as 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. These included one fairly normal adult (no head streaking, typical of a spring bird), one extremely pale-backed individual (intermediate between normal Lesser and Herring back shades), which turned out to be a 3rd cycle (with some brownish in the wings in flight), and one 1st cycle bird. While we were watching the SANDHILL CRANES at East Road, Kevin and I saw and heard a flock of 17 LAPLAND LONGSPURS fly overhead from the east (mucklands area) and proceed to the west/southwest. No good looks, which is unfortunate considering they were probably in excellent breeding plumage by now. Also on the Knox-Marsellus impoundment were at least 40 Ruddy Ducks and a male COMMON GOLDENEYE. Van Dyne Spoor Road was pretty uninteresting, with no ducks or shorebirds of note. I did have a RUFFED GROUSE fly over the road in the wooded area, though. No sign of the Common Teal at the visitor center when we were there. On the way up the lake, we found several flocks of Long-tailed Ducks, including some off Myers Point, Long Point State Park, Aurora, and Cayuga Lake State Park (on the west side). No luck with Eared Grebe among the many (~23) Horned Grebes at Aurora, but we did see and hear a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in the cedars on the bluffs overlooking the bay. Lots of sparrows were back today, including SWAMP SPARROWS at Dryden Lake and all over the Montezuma complex, CHIPPING SPARROWS on Sweazey Road in Lansing and in Aurora, and SAVANNAH SPARROWS in Ledyard and at Montezuma. This morning Dryden Lake had a single RUDDY DUCK and lots of mergansers of all three species. And yes Fritzie, lots of Ospreys and Bald Eagles all over Montezuma, but nothing out of the ordinary. I ended with 96 species for the day. Good birding, Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- 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] SFO Sunday Local Trip
The local SFO group was small with just three students: Joan and Bob Horn and Stephanie Herrick. We spent most of our time at Dryden Lake and walking a loop around the Jim Schlugg Trail, Keith Lane and Lake and West Lake Roads. We were able to compare females of all three merganser species. Only the very distant Commons included any adult males. Other waterfowl included some Ring-necked Ducks, a single male Ruddy Duck transitioning into breeding plumage, a breeding-plumaged Common Loon, and a near breeding-plumaged Horned Grebe. On our way to Dryden Lake the group discussed how to differentiate the trilling bird songs and listened to junco, Swamp and Chipping Sparrows on Stephanie's BirdsEye Pro. We were glad to hear Swamp Sparrow singing in one of the cattail areas at Dryden Lake. As we walked in that direction, we found a Brown Creeper calling and creeping in the grove of trees next to us. After a patient search, we did locate the Swamp Sparrow who allowed all of us to view him through the scope and see the field marks that we had already discussed. On the hillside beyond was a flock of Wild Turkeys and the students noted that the one displaying male looked to have been through a few battles this spring. Our main finds of interest on the Jim Schlugg Trail were a little flock of Golden-crowned Kinglets near our starting point and a Ruffed Grouse drum about halfway to Keith Lane. We did not encounter many birds on the roadsides, but did enjoy watching a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches stripping bark from a snag to take to their nest in a large tree cavity. A shrubby pond back at the park was full of barking Wood Frogs. We used our remaining time up at Stewart Park where we added Bufflehead, Lesser Scaup, Redhead, Gadwall, and American Wigeon to our day's list. Stephanie spotted a small flock of swallows hawking insects toward the lighthouse jetty. The flock included at least a couple Tree Swallows, a Barn Swallow, and two male Purple Martins. When we went to the boathouse, the Martins made occasional passes over the swan pen. We also saw a Mallard land high in one of the trees along the lake shore and Bob found a Wild Turkey perched high in one of the trees along the channel behind the boathouse. Raptors were notably absent and we had to be satisfied withour two sightings of individual Turkey Vultures on our way back to the Lab. -- Bill Ostrander -- 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] Singing Pine Siskin
I have a singing Pine Siskin in the yard this morning. Someone yesterday mentioned a similar observation (I think it was on the Confers' excellent Goetchius Preserve walk Saturday evening). Also, singing American Tree Sparrow, a bird whose song I just learned. 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 ***NEW*** See my beautiful photo notecards: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=478pos=0 -- 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] Ring-necked Pheasant question
It's been a few years, but Judy and I had a family of pheasants here on Whitted Rd: male, female, and several chicks. And from time to time we still encounter a pair. I suspect that a few of the released birds manage each year to survive long enough to mate and provide juicy young morsels for the local coyotes, Red-tails, etc. I recall that we had the same thing with Northern Bobwhites awhile back. Calling throughout the breeding season but never making it through the winter. Those were likely birds raised and released by Steve Kress farther up Snyder Hill Rd. Raptor food. Fertilizer. Bob McGuire On Apr 10, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Marie P Read wrote: Speaking of Ring-necked Pheasants, does anyone know of evidence that they breed successfully in the Basin? Perfect habitat would be in the Rafferty Rd area. but I don't recall any observations of pheasant hens with chicks there. Certainly we hear the males giving their crowing calls during the courting season. Given that Ring-necked Pheasant is an introduced species, we still count as valid our observations of birds seen in the wild even though it seems like the populations are maintained by regular reintroduction of those raised for hunting (according to Sibley Guide). So the pheasants raised at the Stevenson Rd Game Farm presumably end up in wild populations, but we don't count observations of the species when we see the birds in their pens! Seems a little odd...although all I'm doing is playing devil's advocate here... 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 ***NEW*** See my beautiful photo notecards: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=478pos=0 -- 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 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] Ring-necked Pheasant question
Hey Marie, but how can I otherwise say I got 154 species of bird in CLB instead of actual 153? But we cant count Trumpeter Swans, though we have evidence that they are breeding. I am another devil or devil's advocate?? I too lead an enthusiastic group of birders for two days in MWC. Most of the species are reported. Our highlights were LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL in Tschache, a pair of SANDHILL CRANES in Martens tract and very cute RUDDY DUCKS. We saw three flocks of shorebirds take off. One was smaller sandpiper group of 15 or so in Mucklands, though we knew where they landed we could not relocate them. Second group was when we were at Rail Road Road, a flock flew over our heads but by the time I got my attention on them they were across towards Van Dyne Spoor road. Third flock was seen from MAC, that flew over MAC and disappeared somewhere northeast. These looked more like medium sized dunlins. Otherwise not shorebirds. On Saturday we had a flock of 6 Bonaparte's Gulls at Myers and 10 or so from Tschache pool. It seems that many species have not yet arrived! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-16312431-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-16312431-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P Read [m...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 7:34 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Pheasant question Speaking of Ring-necked Pheasants, does anyone know of evidence that they breed successfully in the Basin? Perfect habitat would be in the Rafferty Rd area. but I don't recall any observations of pheasant hens with chicks there. Certainly we hear the males giving their crowing calls during the courting season. Given that Ring-necked Pheasant is an introduced species, we still count as valid our observations of birds seen in the wild even though it seems like the populations are maintained by regular reintroduction of those raised for hunting (according to Sibley Guide). So the pheasants raised at the Stevenson Rd Game Farm presumably end up in wild populations, but we don't count observations of the species when we see the birds in their pens! Seems a little odd...although all I'm doing is playing devil's advocate here... 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 ***NEW*** See my beautiful photo notecards: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=478pos=0 -- 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 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] Ring-necked Pheasant question --Northern Bobwhites
Well at least some NORTHERN BOBWHITES made it through this winter, as this morning at 10:15 I saw a covey of 10 off in a field on the south side of Route 79--just west of the intersection with Snyder Hill Rd, in fact. Melissa Groo CC: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu From: bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com To: m...@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Pheasant question Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:43:27 -0400 It's been a few years, but Judy and I had a family of pheasants here on Whitted Rd: male, female, and several chicks. And from time to time we still encounter a pair. I suspect that a few of the released birds manage each year to survive long enough to mate and provide juicy young morsels for the local coyotes, Red-tails, etc. I recall that we had the same thing with Northern Bobwhites awhile back. Calling throughout the breeding season but never making it through the winter. Those were likely birds raised and released by Steve Kress farther up Snyder Hill Rd. Raptor food. Fertilizer. Bob McGuire On Apr 10, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Marie P Read wrote: Speaking of Ring-necked Pheasants, does anyone know of evidence that they breed successfully in the Basin? Perfect habitat would be in the Rafferty Rd area. but I don't recall any observations of pheasant hens with chicks there. Certainly we hear the males giving their crowing calls during the courting season. Given that Ring-necked Pheasant is an introduced species, we still count as valid our observations of birds seen in the wild even though it seems like the populations are maintained by regular reintroduction of those raised for hunting (according to Sibley Guide). So the pheasants raised at the Stevenson Rd Game Farm presumably end up in wild populations, but we don't count observations of the species when we see the birds in their pens! Seems a little odd...although all I'm doing is playing devil's advocate here... 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 ***NEW*** See my beautiful photo notecards: http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=478pos=0 -- 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 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 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] Cayuga Lake Basin , 4/10/11
Hi all, Ton and i spent a lovely day today (Sunday) going around Cayuga Lake, starting at the Lab of Ornithology, then to Stewart Park, Meyers, on up the east side, through Montezuma, up to Railroad Rd (only a N. Harrier - nothing else seen or heard there), Morgan and Carncross Rds. (NO Sandhill Cranes), over to the Seneca Cty Fairgrounds to look for Upland Sandpiper (none) and Meadowlark (1), back down the west side and finally home to Hunt Hill Rd for a dusk Woodcock. Lots of fun. Below is our ebird report. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu From: do-not-re...@ebird.org [do-not-re...@ebird.org] Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 7:54 PM To: Laura Stenzler Subject: eBird Report - Cayuga Lake Basin , 4/10/11 Location: Cayuga Lake Basin Observation date: 4/10/11 Notes: Fishcrow - 1 at Stewart Park Number of species: 75 Snow Goose 13 - 5 at the Potato Bldg, 7 on Van Dyne Spoor Rd. and 1 on Morgan Rd. Canada Goose X Trumpeter Swan 2 at the DEC bldg on Morgan Rd. Tundra Swan 1 by the Potato bldg Wood Duck 2 at the DEC bldg on Morgan Rd. Gadwall X Montezuma Visitor Center and many other places American Wigeon X Montezuma Visitor Center and many other places American Black Duck 2 Stewart Park Mallard X everywhere Blue-winged Teal X Montezuma Visitor Center Northern Shoveler X Montezuma Visitor Center Northern Pintail 5 Montezuma Visitor Center Green-winged Teal X Montezuma Visitor Center and elsewhere Canvasback X Main pool Montezuma Redhead X Main pool Montezuma and elsewhere Ring-necked Duck X Lesser Scaup X Stewart Park and Montezuma Bufflehead X everywhere Hooded Merganser X Common Merganser X Ruddy Duck X Stewart Park, May's Point pool Wild Turkey X Drake Rd. Common Loon 2 Myers; Sheldrake Pied-billed Grebe 1 Morgan Rd. wetland Double-crested Cormorant 75 Mucklands from East Rd. Great Blue Heron X Turkey Vulture 10 Osprey 3 Montezuma area Bald Eagle 7 Montezuma area Northern Harrier 3 Red-tailed Hawk X many along the roads American Kestrel 4 American Coot X Myers private marina Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs 1 Montezuma wildlife drive, new mudflat at north end Woodcock 2 Hunt hill Rd. Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Great Black-backed Gull X Rock Pigeon X Mourning Dove X Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 3 Blue Jay X American Crow X Fish Crow 1Stewart Park Horned Lark X Center Rd., Seneca Cty Fairgrounds Purple Martin 3 Stewart Park Tree Swallow X all over Barn Swallow 1 Stewart Park Black-capped Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 5 American Robin X Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling X Cedar Waxwing X Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow 1 Hunt Hill Rd. Dark-eyed Junco 4 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Eastern Meadowlark 2 Common Grackle X Brown-headed Cowbird X House Finch X Common Redpoll 2 Hunt Hill Rd. American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X 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 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/ --
