[cayugabirds-l] Cacophony of song -- Hawthorn
Cacophony of song -- Hawthorn Orchard -- Middle North section. -- 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
I arrived at Sapsucker Woods in a pretty heavy fog at 7am. Hanging out in the conifers by the front entrance of the lab was a PHILADELPHIA VIREO (aka, the cute vireo) who was very obliging. Things were a little quiet but as I got near the end of the boardwalk on that side I picked up a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH song once from across the road. I stopped to listen and, as I did, Sapsucker Woods Road decided to become a highway as a couple trucks and a school bus passed by. Then silence, so I moved on. Then quiet for a bit. Some VEERY. Then a SWAINSON'S THRUSH meandered by and did some calls from somewhere I couldn't see it. A highlight came when along the trail at eye level a male and female SCARLET TANAGER were hanging out just feet in front of me. Still one of the best birds for my money. I don't know if it was time or just where I was but at 7:45am I felt like all of a sudden I started hearing a lot more. BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, CANADA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKPOLL, BLACKBURNIAN, WILSON'S, MAGNOLIA, and YELLOW-RUMPED all made themselves known, and I even saw a couple. I think I'm the only person who still hasn't had the Mourning Warbler that's been hanging out. And I don't recall hearing an Ovenbird... impossible. I must have ignored it. I've learned to start and end with those conifers in front of the lab. I got back to them and the same Philly V. was hanging out. I walked near the bench by the water and flushed a SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Some things were flitting around in the trees but silent and couldn't see in the fog. However, no sooner did I turn my back to head into the lab, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER began a chorus of turee calls. It flew out close and in the open for some good looks. Only other empid i noted was LEAST FLY. yours, Kevin Ripka www.nepabirdproject.org www.tekbirdr.com leaflittercritters.blogspot.com Ithaca, NY Tompkins Co. Dallas, PA Luzerne Co. -- 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 5/17
Miyoko Chu and I made a full circuit of the Wilson Trail in Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning. We missed several of the more exciting species that Kevin Ripka found, but we did plainly hear a MOURNING WARBLER singing several times between the second footbridge and the pond. In the woods, we saw the pair of Scarlet Tanagers up close, as well as a few brown birds following each other across the bend in the trail between the Wilson/Severinghaus and Wilson/West intersections. We confirmed one SWAINSON'S THRUSH and an Ovenbird by sight here. I saw Miyoko off to work and then decided to go to the East Trail quickly to look for more Swainson's Thrushes. I found at least two together along the small pond with the shelter; I saw a few other birds here that I think were also probably Swainson's Thrushes. Right around the shelter itself, I found a fine mixed flock of Blackburnian, Black-throated Green, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided and Yellow-rumped warblers, plus Common Yellowthroat and others. Then came the bird of the morning - another Mourning Warbler, in the honeysuckle under the towering pines between the shelter and the Lucente service building. This bird perched up near the top of a shrub right next to the trail for thirty thrilling seconds, singing and chipping, turning often for fine views from multiple angles. It may have been the most surprising and satisfying warbler sighting I've ever had on the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods. 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] Hawthorn Orchard - 5/17/2011 - 17 Warbler species and a Cacophony of Song
This morning, I birded the Hawthorn Orchard from about 7:15am to 9:30am. While there, I met Heidi Bardy, Beth Bannister, and Mark Scheel. Later, on my way out, I ran into Andy Johnson and Jay McGowan. Really great birding there today. There's a sizeable flock of birds that are slowly moving around the Hawthorn Orchard; plus, there are rogue individuals foraging on the periphery of the hawthorns. When in the midst of the migratory flock of birds, you can barely think, it's so loud. The cacophony of sound makes for interesting challenges hearing and identifying everything. It was painful pulling myself away to head into work. Highlights today: THE flock, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO (finally, as I was leaving), 1 MOURNING WARBLER (heard once), 4 CANADA WARBLERS, 6-8 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, and 30+ TENNESSEE WARBLERS. The biggest surprise was a single female TENNESSEE WARBLER carrying a large wad of grassy NESTING MATERIAL near the fire hydrant (NW corner)! I cannot believe that they will actually nest here, being as far South as they are from typical nesting locations, but you never know. I don't have access to the latest Breeding Bird Atlas right now, but am interested to see how those data compare to historic data on (rare) probable breeders in NYS. I'll keep my eyes open again in the coming days and try to get a photo of that individual while it is exhibiting nesting behavior. * Here's the run-down of notables from today: 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 2 Least Flycatchers 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Warbling Vireos 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO 8-10+ RED-EYED VIREOS 1 Wood Thrush 30+ TENNESSEE WARBLERS 6-8 Yellow Warblers 8-10 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS 10-12 Magnolia Warblers ZERO Cape May Warblers (absent from the Hawthorn Orchard so far this year) 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers 4-6 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS 4-6 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS 1 PINE WARBLER (Ravine edge) 6-8+ BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS 4-5 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS 2 Black-and-white Warblers 8-10 American Redstarts 1 Ovenbird 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (middle of Hawthorn Orchard) 1 MOURNING WARBLER (heard song only once, Northeast corner towards ravine) 8-10 Common Yellowthroats 4 CANADA WARBLERS (2 males Northeast corner, 1 male and 1 female far Southwest corner) 2 Scarlet Tanagers 1 Chipping Sparrow 3-4 Song Sparrows 1 White-throated Sparrow (near fire hydrant - Northwest corner) 4-6 ROSE-BREASTED GROSEBEAKS 4-6 INDIGO BUNTINGS 1 Bobolink (flyover) 10-12 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (males, females, varying plumages, everywhere) 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 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] OOB- Cattle Egret near Johnson City, NY Broome County
If anyone is interested, there is a CATTLE EGRET in the field north of the intersection of Watson Blvd and Country Club Rd between Johnson City and Endwell NY. I got a few photos...check out the map feature of flickr.com to see exactly where we had the bird. Bird was found by Dan Watkins and has been seen all morning and was still present at 1230 pm when I left. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157626743155438/ 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] yard birds
My warbler list looks about the same as a couple of days ago, but there are certainly more TENNESSEE WARBLERS in the mix now! I met with half a dozen HOODED WARBLERS, including two females who flashed their white tail spots and gave warning notes from their skulking places in the low undergrowth. I came upon one flowering apple tree in which about eight INDIGO BUNTINGS (males and females together) were quietly foraging. There were lots of noisy Orioles about, and Black-billed Cuckoos called almost simultaneously from several directions. When I was wet enough I retreated. There are no Collegetown Bagel outlets here, but I'd found a couple of morels in the orchard, so when I got home I sauteed them in butter and put them between rye with just a thin slice of Lorraine cheese. Geo Kloppel Bowmaker Restorer 227 Tupper Road Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 g...@cornell.edu geoklop...@gmail.com -- 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] Goetchius Wetland shorebirds
Hi All, I stopped briefly this morning at Goetchius Wetland and found a nice variety of shorebirds. There was at least one GREATER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, and what I think were LEAST SANDPIPERS. I had SPOTTED SANDPIPERS there last week and would not be surprised if there are other species that I did not see or couldn't identify. This is an area that deserves to be checked out more thoroughly and I hope to do so soon! Good Birding, David McCartt -- 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/ --
