[cayugabirds-l] northeast notes
A few observations this morning from northeast Ithaca and adjacent areas: Pectoral Sandpiper: 2 in the usual field along Hanshaw Road, just west of the mouth of Sapsucker Woods Road. These are the first I have seen here since Sunday (16 October), when there were four present (before a dog walker flushed all the birds in the field). Orange-crowned Warbler: 1 at the Frog Barn (91 Sapsucker Woods Road), in the mix of goldenrod and shrubs between the barn and Sapsucker Woods Road. Black-throated Blue Warbler: 1 male at home (Hanshaw Road); might be my last for a while. Good birding, tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist voice: 607.254.1113 email: ts...@cornell.edu, tschulenb...@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] Orange-crowned Warbler
There is currently an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in the goldenrod patch between the frog barn and Sapsucker Woods Road, on the east side of Sapsucker Woods Road south of the main sanctuary, first found by Tom Schulenberg a little earlier this morning. It is being extremely secretive and staying below goldenrod level most of the time. Jay McGowan -- 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] George Road shorebirds
I just checked the George Road pond. The waterfowl diversity was not spectacular. I saw several Northern Pintail, ~20 Green-winged Teal, six American Black Ducks, lots of Mallards, and one Mallard x American Black Duck hybrid. I did not see any coots, although Kevin saw 10 AMERICAN COOTS, an as-far-as-I-know unprecedented number in the town of Dryden. However, the shorebirds numbers were much higher than last time. Kevin said there weren't any in the morning (and I saw none earlier in the week), but today I counted: KILLDEER - 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER - 43 DUNLIN - 2 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - 1 (basic adult with a hurt leg) All the shorebirds I saw were in the shallow water and muddy edge in the area closest to Hart Road along Rt. 38, and this area certainly is worth keeping an eye on. I'm still waiting for a dowitcher or something even more exciting to show up. -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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Wednesday lunch time
On my route through my regular Mundy walk, I came across a smart looking, fresh plumaged Eastern phoebe calling, a plump Hermit thrush in the undergrowth trying to put on more weight, several Yellow-rumped warblers. No OCWA for me, I was hoping to find one. I was wondering how much weight they can put on before it becomes impossible to fly and have to come down to ground as they are too fat. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- 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] Mundy on Wednesday lunch time
Migrating birds put on huge amounts of fat. The weights of Hermit Thrushes skinned here at Cornell range from 23 g to 37 g, about the same as the other thrush species. The 14 g difference is likely a difference in accumulated fat. For Swainson's Thrush the range is 23 to 45 g, nearly a doubling in weight. But, it is impossible to tell how fat a bird is by looking at it in the field. The feathers completely cover up any indication of fat or thin. A bird that looks fat is just cold. Kevin From: bounce-38173077-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38173077-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:13 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Wednesday lunch time On my route through my regular Mundy walk, I came across a smart looking, fresh plumaged Eastern phoebe calling, a plump Hermit thrush in the undergrowth trying to put on more weight, several Yellow-rumped warblers. No OCWA for me, I was hoping to find one. I was wondering how much weight they can put on before it becomes impossible to fly and have to come down to ground as they are too fat. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- 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/ --
RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Wednesday lunch time
Thanks Kevin for the details of amounts of weight the birds put on migration. As for today's Hermit Thrush being cold to look plump, it was not definitely cold. I know they do fluff their feathers even when they are alarmed, bird was feeding normally. It may not have been the fat, it just looked plump. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf From: bounce-38173255-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38173255-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J. McGowan Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:40 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Wednesday lunch time Migrating birds put on huge amounts of fat. The weights of Hermit Thrushes skinned here at Cornell range from 23 g to 37 g, about the same as the other thrush species. The 14 g difference is likely a difference in accumulated fat. For Swainson's Thrush the range is 23 to 45 g, nearly a doubling in weight. But, it is impossible to tell how fat a bird is by looking at it in the field. The feathers completely cover up any indication of fat or thin. A bird that looks fat is just cold. Kevin From: bounce-38173077-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38173077-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meena Haribal Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:13 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mundy on Wednesday lunch time On my route through my regular Mundy walk, I came across a smart looking, fresh plumaged Eastern phoebe calling, a plump Hermit thrush in the undergrowth trying to put on more weight, several Yellow-rumped warblers. No OCWA for me, I was hoping to find one. I was wondering how much weight they can put on before it becomes impossible to fly and have to come down to ground as they are too fat. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdfhttp://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http:/www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp:/haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf -- 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: 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/ --
