[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds 9July2011 - Stilt, Baird's, Wilson's Phalarope
Since others haven't posted I thought I should get the word out (a little belatedly). In addition to the Clay-colored Sparrow in the Montezuma area, the shorebirding continues to be spectacular at Knox-Marcellus and Puddlers marshes, visible from Towpath Road or East Road. In addition to the birds David Wheeler reported Thursday, Chris Wood and Jeff Gerbracht found STILT SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and a female WILSON'S PHALAROPE with the scads of Lesser Yellowlegs (I counted/estimated over 1300). The heat shimmer was already very bad by the time we got there around 10:00 this morning, so we were only able to relocate the phalarope of those birds, but in the early morning or evening the conditions are undoubtedly better. Larue St. Clair reports Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, and Semipalmated Sandpiper from this location earlier in the week as well. Spotted and Solitary sandpiper numbers were up, with several dozen of each, and peeps were not very visible but were mostly Least but could easily have had other species mixed in. That's at least 15 species of shorebirds here this week, pretty impressive for the middle of July. I will also mention that Chris reported he and Jeff had four fledgling Prothonotary Warblers on Armitage Road just past the bridge. -Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@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] Clay-colored Sparrow
Bird was present late morning and singing almost constantly. Easy to find as he was often perched near the top of the blue spruces mentioned below. These trees are fairly close to the road and made for a decent digi-scope photo. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/5919655744/ Thanks Jeff and Chris for posting this as I was going to Montezuma today and plugged the address into my GPS and...bingo...there was the bird. Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY From: Chris Wood To: Cayuga Birds Sent: Sat, July 9, 2011 6:25:33 AM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Clay-colored Sparrow Singing from 2340 King Rd north of Seneca Falls. Singing from line of blue spruces and big deciduous tree in front yard. Still singing now. Jeff Gerbracht and Chris Wood Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org -- 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 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] mysterious bird
I have now seen twice, the following bird once a month ago or so, and this > time, on sat. Both times, i have only seen its back and upper side of wing. > -> Invalid context for this command. > small (warbler size)- > grey/blue back and nice yellow stripe at the end of the tail! no other > markings > three to four feet off the ground heading straight > toward grass, weeds, slightly damp area > when I first saw it - I did check every book we had, and found nothing. Then > I gave it up, thinking I must have missed something. > However, when I saw the same bird, or his twin brother, I went back to the > books - no help there! > So- over to you guys!!! > the only bird with such a nice yellow tail marking is a cedar waxwing- and > for lots of reasons that was absolutely not it! > Thanks for help in advanceMeg Richardson -- *meg* -- 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] RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at my suet feeder and trees!
A casual early afternoon glance down at Cayuga Lake from my study just now was distracted by my suet feeder that is mounted above the west porch: It revealed a RED HEADED WOODPECKER for about 5 minutes of spectacular beauty! I hope it returns! This is my first in about 10 years high on Teeter Rd. This Red Head flew, after several minutes of busy feeding on the suit, into our nearby dense tree which serves a a resting place for our feeders. This has been especially true for species that i did not expect to see depleting our suit feeders, including red Wing Blackbirds, Blue Jays [with little success in their feeding], and other Blackbird species. I hope the Red Head returns, and maybe moves in After stopping last week on the way to Montesuma to look unsuccessfully for the reported Redheaded Woodpecker in the woods along next to highway this one was a delight. Today was especially rewarding from reflections on my childhood about 65 years ago in rural Missouri where visits to country farms frequently showed me the Red Heads in the tree-hedges along the country farm fields. -- Watt W. Webb Professor of Applied Physics S.B. Eckert Professor in Engineering School of Applied & Engineering Physics 223 Clark Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853-2501 -- 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] CayugaRBA CLAY-COLORED SPARROW n of
CayugaRBA CLAY-COLORED SPARROW n of V of Seneca Falls: 2340 King Rd, found by C Wood & J Gerbracht says S Krasnoff 8am --Dave Nutter -- 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] Clay-colored Sparrow
Singing from 2340 King Rd north of Seneca Falls. Singing from line of blue spruces and big deciduous tree in front yard. Still singing now. Jeff Gerbracht and Chris Wood Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org -- 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/ --
