[cayugabirds-l] Cornell Plantations Photos
Hi everyone, As promised, here are the photos from last weekend of Fall Creek-North, Cornell Plantations. Highlights include a Black-throated Blue Warbler and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Best, Evan Barrientos http://ebarrientos.smugmug.com/Nature/nature-in-new-york/Spring-Migration-2011/16985144_R7WNqs#1284857480_FNxWjzL -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 5/10
On Tuesday at about 8:05 AM, high drama played out before an audience of at least seven breathless birders and photographers on the Wilson Trail in Sapsucker Woods. Against a blue sky and thin clouds, an OSPREY circled close over the tallest snag in the main pond and descended, talons flashing, on the Great Blue Heron nest there. One adult heron remained seated on the nest, head up, while the other stood staunch on the highest branch. This latter heron raised its wings, cocked its neck, and issued a mighty roaring squawk. The Osprey rose again, banked, and made another perilous pass, then several more, narrowly repelled each time. For several minutes, the lives of at least four birds, including a hidden hatchling, seemed in the balance. In the end, however, the Osprey fled to the northwest, and, hearts still racing, we watchers returned our attention to the songbirds. People have found at least 14 species of warblers around the Wilson Trail this morning, including CANADA (heard singing once between the second footbridge and the Sherwood Platform), WILSON'S, PRAIRIE (much singing and some excellent views by Sherwood Platform, then along southern edge of pond), BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM, NORTHERN PARULA (3+), and other expected species. A female RUSTY BLACKBIRD and a singing YELLOW-THROATED VIREO continue where the Wilson Trail enters the woods near the West Trail. The final birding joy of the morning for me was the sight of an EASTERN BLUEBIRD along the parking lot of Northeast Elementary School. Though I've heard this bird in the neighborhood before, it was the first time I've seen one on the school grounds. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest -- Memorial Day weekend
Over Memorial Day weekend, for the sixth consecutive year, I'll visit several Finger Lakes Land Trust preserves with the goal of building awareness and support for the Land Trust's efforts to preserve vital habitat in our region. As part of this effort, called the Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest (FLLT SBQ), I'll be leading at least three walks. Birders of all ages and skill levels, including children, are welcome. Sunday, May 29 8:00-11:00 AM Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve West Danby Meet in the preserve parking lot along Routes 34 and 96. Monday, May 30 6:30-8:00 AM Goetchius Wetland Preserve Caroline Meet along Flatiron Road near the southern end of the preserve. 8:30 AM-11:00 AM Park Nature Preserve (Baldwin Tract) Dryden Meet in the parking lot along Irish Settlement Road. Please stay tuned for a possible Saturday group outing too. As in past years, I'll also be tallying bird species found on Land Trust preserves and raising pledge money. Past such fundraising efforts by me and others have raised more than $20,000 for the Land Trust. Please contact me off list if you would like to make a pledge. I also welcome any inquiries about your joining me in counting species and raising pledges from others. Thank you for your consideration. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday @ lunch + Myers from yesterday
A brief lunchtime stroll on the Wilson Trail North produced many of the birds that Mark reported this morning including: -Yellow-throated Vireo (heard only, but singing from the same location that Mark mentioned this morning - near the intersection of the Wilson and West trails) -Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 female) -Canada Warbler (silent at 2nd footbridge) -Palm Warbler -Northern Parula -Black-throated Blue Warbler -Wilson's Warbler (Sherwood Platform) Along with many of the expected SSW breeders: -Great-crested Flycatcher -Warbling Vireo -Wood Thrush -Ovenbird -Common Yellowthroat -American Redstart -Baltimore Oriole -Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a pair that followed me for nearly the entire length of my walk, with the male offering soft snippets of his song as he fed alongside the female) Additionally, a brief stop at Myers yesterday evening with Susan Newman produced out target birds (Orchard Oriole). After some effort, we located an immature male paired up with a female in the spruce just over the railroad tracks, but before the entrance to the park proper. The pair was occasionally chased around by a few boisterous male Baltimore Orioles. Also present near the entrance to Myers were Northern Parula (2) and Nashville Warbler (1). Best, Scott -- *Scott A. Haber* *Content Manager - Merlin* Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. - #295A Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: (607) 254-1102 Email: sa...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday late lunch
I relocated Laura and Roi's Blackburnian at the south end of the Podell Boardwalk at 2:40PM, although it was far less cooperative for me than it was for them. In typical fashion for the species, it was at vertebrae-shattering height in a large oak blossoming with catkins, although it was singing readily which made it fairly easy to pick out. --Scott On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, Roi Dor and I walked the Wilson trail from 1:15 to 2 and saw a different set of birds than Scott. We did see the Palm Warbler near the feeder on the north edge of the pond. The most active site was just to the south of the Podell Boardwalk where we heard and saw a Yellow-throated Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler (low, great amazing views of this Bird), Yellow Warbler and a number of Orioles – very low in the trees. It was quite a lot for 15 minutes! Laura Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab:(607) 254 2142 Fax:(607) 254 2486 l...@cornell.edu *From:* bounce-27425424-8866...@list.cornell.edu [mailto: bounce-27425424-8866...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Scott Haber *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:47 PM *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday @ lunch + Myers from yesterday A brief lunchtime stroll on the Wilson Trail North produced many of the birds that Mark reported this morning including: -Yellow-throated Vireo (heard only, but singing from the same location that Mark mentioned this morning - near the intersection of the Wilson and West trails) -Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 female) -Canada Warbler (silent at 2nd footbridge) -Palm Warbler -Northern Parula -Black-throated Blue Warbler -Wilson's Warbler (Sherwood Platform) Along with many of the expected SSW breeders: -Great-crested Flycatcher -Warbling Vireo -Wood Thrush -Ovenbird -Common Yellowthroat -American Redstart -Baltimore Oriole -Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a pair that followed me for nearly the entire length of my walk, with the male offering soft snippets of his song as he fed alongside the female) Additionally, a brief stop at Myers yesterday evening with Susan Newman produced out target birds (Orchard Oriole). After some effort, we located an immature male paired up with a female in the spruce just over the railroad tracks, but before the entrance to the park proper. The pair was occasionally chased around by a few boisterous male Baltimore Orioles. Also present near the entrance to Myers were Northern Parula (2) and Nashville Warbler (1). Best, Scott -- *Scott A. Haber* *Content Manager - Merlin* Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. - #295A Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: (607) 254-1102 Email: sa...@cornell.edu -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/ !* -- -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/ !* -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] migration on radar now (9:10pm)
I was just checking the weather forecast for tomorrow and noted the calm to gentle south winds overnight. So I checked the animated NEXRAD from Binghamton and as of 9:10pm it shows a lovely bloom of migration.http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=panprevzoom=zoomnum=6frame=0delay=15scale=1.000noclutter=0ID=BGMtype=N0Rshowstorms=0lat=42.15665817lon=-75.89051819label=Binghamton,%20NYmap.x=400map.y=240scale=1.000centerx=400centery=240showlabels=1rainsnow=0lightning=0lerror=20num_stns_min=2num_stns_max=avg_off=smooth=0--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma and around Cayuga Lake 5/10/11
Took another trip to Montezuma Today with Dan Watkins. Once again we made a quick stop at Myer's before heading up and we only had 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE by the entrance today...an adult male. We got great looks of this guy as he was singing erratically. We also had a singing NORTHERN PARULA near the entrance as well. There were many gulls loafing on the point of which water levels are now falling. We had all the usual gulls with one winter plumage BONAPARTE'S GULL. I was able to snap a couple photos of this guy. There were also 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS. We also stopped at Lake Road on the way and got most of the typical field birds including BOBOLINKS, EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, and SAVANNAH SPARROWS. I also thought I had a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW but was not sure. I only heard it twice...PITUK...ZEE. It was fairly distant and it did not sing again. I know others have had this bird near here but I did not list it for my records at this point. If others go up there, I would check it out. The bird was on the lower field before the road gets into the woodlands. Up the road from Long Point SP there was a flowering apple tree which had another singing ORCHARD ORIOLE ...a 1st year male...yellowish bird with a black bib. There was also a YELLOW WARBLER and NASHVILLE WARBLER in this tree. Next stop was the Marina in Union Springs and we had 7 COMMON TERNS loafing with a bunch of gulls. I got a couple photos. At the Montezuma Visitors centers there continued to be some waterfowl plus some peeps, all LEAST SANDPIPERS. We also had 2 singing CERULEAN WARBLERS near the restrooms and nice look at a PALM WARBLER near the ground. Wildlife drive was quiet. The shorebird area had a flock of shorebirds which flew out shortly after we got there. We identified just LEAST SANDPIPERS. There could have been others that we did not get on before they flew off. At Tschache Pool, the water is falling as it is being drained. There is more shorebird habitat there as a result. We found basically just GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPERS and 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS. There could have been more as they is a lot of area to cover that we ran out of time for. We also had 6 BALD EAGLES there. May's Point had less than previous trips but still a decent variety of birds. We had COMMON MOORHEN, AMERICAN COOT, PIED-BILLED GREBE and BLACK TERNS. There was less waterfowl. We still had REDHEAD and BUFFLEHEAD. We tried in vain to find Chris Wood's Prothonary Warbler. Towpath road was also quiet. The BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS continue to evade us. We typically arrive there early afternoon since we come up from Binghamton. I wonder if this is too late? Of course, no AM. WHITE PELICANS anywhere today as well. We looked all over and I don't think we would have missed them. They either evaded us or are long on their way out west. The best bird from East Road was a LESSER SCAUP. We got nice looks at this bird. Isn't it getting late for this guy? From Marten's Tract we had AMERICAN BITTERN, SORA, and VIRGINIA RAIL. Carncross road had many many yellowlegs, both greater and lesser. I got a great shot of a lesser and greater next to each other for nice comparision. There were also many waterfowl, loafing CASPIAN TERNS and a small flock of BONAPARTE'S GULLS that flew in. Our last stop of the day in the basin was the Seneca Co Ag. Fairgrounds(after receiving permission). We got killer views of an UPLAND SANDPIPER taking a bath in a puddle. The bird was close enough to see without bins and with bins it was awesome. The bird flew off and we followed it as it landed to a distance where I got decent digiscope images. After we tallied the day up our total was 124 species. We also enjoyed the beautiful weather and the fine scenery of the finger lakes and montezuma area. What a great day. A few select photos of the trip can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157626569755755/ Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] bird migration website
Hi all, I (re)found a nice website written by David LaPuma, an Ithaca College graduate and former student of John Confer's, who is now doing a postdoc at the New Jersey Audubon. He talks about and comments on the BIRD MIGRATION that is happening now. Check it out at http://www.woodcreeper.com/ Lots more to come in the way of birds! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday late lunch
Hi all, Roi Dor and I walked the Wilson trail from 1:15 to 2 and saw a different set of birds than Scott. We did see the Palm Warbler near the feeder on the north edge of the pond. The most active site was just to the south of the Podell Boardwalk where we heard and saw a Yellow-throated Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler (low, great amazing views of this Bird), Yellow Warbler and a number of Orioles - very low in the trees. It was quite a lot for 15 minutes! Laura Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab:(607) 254 2142 Fax:(607) 254 2486 l...@cornell.edumailto:l...@cornell.edu From: bounce-27425424-8866...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-27425424-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Haber Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:47 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods - Tuesday @ lunch + Myers from yesterday A brief lunchtime stroll on the Wilson Trail North produced many of the birds that Mark reported this morning including: -Yellow-throated Vireo (heard only, but singing from the same location that Mark mentioned this morning - near the intersection of the Wilson and West trails) -Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 female) -Canada Warbler (silent at 2nd footbridge) -Palm Warbler -Northern Parula -Black-throated Blue Warbler -Wilson's Warbler (Sherwood Platform) Along with many of the expected SSW breeders: -Great-crested Flycatcher -Warbling Vireo -Wood Thrush -Ovenbird -Common Yellowthroat -American Redstart -Baltimore Oriole -Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a pair that followed me for nearly the entire length of my walk, with the male offering soft snippets of his song as he fed alongside the female) Additionally, a brief stop at Myers yesterday evening with Susan Newman produced out target birds (Orchard Oriole). After some effort, we located an immature male paired up with a female in the spruce just over the railroad tracks, but before the entrance to the park proper. The pair was occasionally chased around by a few boisterous male Baltimore Orioles. Also present near the entrance to Myers were Northern Parula (2) and Nashville Warbler (1). Best, Scott -- Scott A. Haber Content Manager - Merlin Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. - #295A Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: (607) 254-1102tel:%28607%29%20254-1102 Email: sa...@cornell.edumailto:sa...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
