Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bohemian Waxwing Cemetary L.
As far as I know, no one refound the Bohemian Waxwing nor a waxwing flock in the vicinity Friday or Saturday. Please check all waxwings carefully for Bohemians. If you find a Bohemian, please call me607-229-2158or send a message to the CayugaRBA as well as posting promptly to the listserv.Thanks.--Dave NutterOn Jan 20, 2012, at 02:03 PM, Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote:Just after re-finding the Horned Larks and Longspurs on Elm St. Ext I went down Cemetery Ln. off of Salt Rd. and found a flock of Cedar Waxwings about 1/4 mile East of Salt Rd. I just finished looking at the photos on the computer and one of them is a Bohemian Waxwing. This time I am sure. Two life birds in one day Carl Steckler -- "For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirdingcom/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'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: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Bohemian Waxwing Cemetary L.
Dave other frantic listers, There was a small flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS along with about 50 ROBINS and 60 STARLINGS feeding on the orn. cherry berries along the big shrubby slope at the Cornell Plantations yesterday. This might be a good place to check; we've found Bohemians (the bird) there in past years. Steve _ From: bounce-39158300-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39158300-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Nutter Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:24 AM To: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bohemian Waxwing Cemetary L. As far as I know, no one refound the Bohemian Waxwing nor a waxwing flock in the vicinity Friday or Saturday. Please check all waxwings carefully for Bohemians. If you find a Bohemian, please call me 607-229-2158 or send a message to the CayugaRBA as well as posting promptly to the listserv. Thanks. --Dave Nutter On Jan 20, 2012, at 02:03 PM, Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote: Just after re-finding the Horned Larks and Longspurs on Elm St. Ext I went down Cemetery Ln. off of Salt Rd. and found a flock of Cedar Waxwings about 1/4 mile East of Salt Rd. I just finished looking at the photos on the computer and one of them is a Bohemian Waxwing. This time I am sure. Two life birds in one day Carl Steckler -- For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirdingcom/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu http://www.mail-archive.com/%3ca%20href= /maillist.html'http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/mailli st.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 Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html The Mail Archive http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Surfbirds http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html BirdingOnThe.Net 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] Sunshine brings out Brown Creeper and Carolina Wren
A little bit of sunshine seems to bring a Brown Creeper to our box-elder every time. It seems to appear with the sunlight. Can't wait for Spring to hear its tinkling song again. Today the sun also brought back a Carolina Wren to our feeders -- first return since CBC count week, although I heard a little snatch of trill yesterday. Now waiting for the pair to come regularly to the suet. Other birds at our feeders: T.Titmouse, A.Tree Sparrow, White-thr Sparrow, Mourning Doves, House Finches, Goldfinches, RBWoodpecker, Downy, and many Juncos (I will go crazy looking for Chris Wood's Cassiar Junco). No Pine Siskins or Purple Finches have shown up here. Nari Mistry, Ellis Hollow Rd. -- Nari B. Mistry, Ithaca, NY To see my paintings, visit http://www.ArtbyNari.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] Backyard Raven and TV
A few minutes ago, I was watching our resident Turkey Vulture circling swooping low (30ft) all around our backyard and then settling on a back corner tree to spread its wings in the sun. A Raven swooped down and was immediately mobbed by three crows, until it circled back over the TV and was chased away. The large size and the wedge tail was immediately recognizable, even w/o the mobbing crows. For several weeks there has been a deer carcass just outside the SE corner of our deer-fenced yard, which is why the TV and the Raven are interested. Nari Mistry, Ellis Hollow rd. -- Nari B. Mistry, Ithaca, NY To see my paintings, visit http://www.ArtbyNari.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] shorteared, yes; snowy , no
Just a quick note to anyone interested. Cayuga Bird Club field trip this morning saw one Shorteared Owl just north of the intersection of Wycoff and Rock River on the west side of the road. Gray house with line of smallish spruces along south edge- owl was roosting in spruce with tallish post near it. No sign of snowy owl in the area, but we did have a small mixed flock of horned lark and lapland longspur flying back and forth along Wycoff. Colleen Richards 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f1c70d0a43a5590c7fst06duc -- 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] Ovid birding (no Snowy Owl), Sunday a.m.
Susan Danskin I spent the morning wandering roads in Ovid staring at suspicious lumps of snow and other inanimate objects and not seeing any Snowy Owl. We encountered 5 other parties, each with the same story. A couple other people were planning to try later, and since I haven't heard from them, I suspect they had similar luck. Maybe the Snowy Owl is still around, and it roosts someplace out of view during the day, only sitting atop trees on street corners toward evening. The first party we met was Tim Lenz, Jay McGowan, and Brad Walker, who were kind enough to tell us about the roosting SHORT-EARED OWLS (there were at least 3 at the time) which Colleen Richard mentioned near Rock River Rd Wycoff Rd.Although we missed the Lapland Longspurs among the many HORNED LARKS we saw, we did find one AMERICAN PIPIT alongside Wycoff Rd and 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS along Munson Rd. -- 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! --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl in Ovid
Whoever re-finds the Snowy Owl, please call me607-229-2158or,send a message tothe revived CayugaRBA text message rare bird alert if you are on it (contact me for details how to join - free easy - if you are interested), as well as posting promptly to this listserv, as I intend to do if I find it.I'll be out looking for it today, and I suspect others will as well. I know there was as at least one additional party (I was almost in it) out looking for the Short-eared Owls yesterday, but haven't heard if they had any luck. I assume they did not see the Snowy Owl.--Dave NutterOn Jan 21, 2012, at 11:48 PM, Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu wrote: Mary Jean and I drove along Hall Rd and Wycoff Rd this evening about 4:30pm hoping to get another look at the short-eared owls that she saw yesterday. We were disappointed that we did not see them, though we may have been a bit early. We were, though, treated to a SNOWY OWL on Wycoff Rd, near Co Rd 129. The owl was perched at the top of a rather tall Norway spruce in a cluster of Norway spruce trees in the farmstead yard at the south east corner of the Wycoff and Co Rd 129 intersection. We spotted it from a distance and we approached it slowly in our car and it did not fly even when we were just below it parked in front of the house. We were on our way to Geneva so were not able to stay longer, but it remained in that tree while we were there. Hopefully it will be there tomorrow as well. Best, Marty Mary Jean == Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 Interlaken, NY 14847 cell 315-521-4315 == -- 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 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! --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] PLantations Waxwings?
Marie, The access road was closed to vehicles (gated) but was plowed. I walked in from the parking lot at Caswell and Forest Home Dr. This stretch along the walnuts is also very good birding. Why would anyone want to get someplace quickly there?Steve -Original Message- From: bounce-39158322-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39158322-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P Read Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:45 AM To: Susan Fast; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] PLantations Waxwings? Steve, Was the Plantations access road open or did you walk in? Folks should be aware that the road is usually closed in winter, and even if snowless the road sometimes opens late on the weekends. A relatively short but steep way to get quickly to the crabapple collection (good place for frugivorous avians) is via the stairs on Forest Home Drive opposite the bridge area of flat rock. 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 Now on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/1043561362717 27 From: bounce-39158305-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-39158305-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Susan Fast [sustf...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:49 AM To: 'Dave Nutter'; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Bohemian Waxwing Cemetary L. Dave other frantic listers, There was a small flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS along with about 50 ROBINS and 60 STARLINGS feeding on the orn. cherry berries along the big shrubby slope at the Cornell Plantations yesterday. This might be a good place to check; we've found Bohemians (the bird) there in past years. Steve From: bounce-39158300-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-39158300-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Nutter Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:24 AM To: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bohemian Waxwing Cemetary L. As far as I know, no one refound the Bohemian Waxwing nor a waxwing flock in the vicinity Friday or Saturday. Please check all waxwings carefully for Bohemians. If you find a Bohemian, please call me 607-229-2158 or send a message to the CayugaRBA as well as posting promptly to the listserv. Thanks. --Dave Nutter On Jan 20, 2012, at 02:03 PM, Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote: Just after re-finding the Horned Larks and Longspurs on Elm St. Ext I went down Cemetery Ln. off of Salt Rd. and found a flock of Cedar Waxwings about 1/4 mile East of Salt Rd. I just finished looking at the photos on the computer and one of them is a Bohemian Waxwing. This time I am sure. Two life birds in one day Carl Steckler -- For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirdingcom/CayugabirdsWELCOMEhttp://www.NortheastBirdin g.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.eduhttp://www.mail-archive.com/%3ca%20href=/maillist .html'http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edumailto:cayugabi rd...@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: 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)
[cayugabirds-l] purple finches
Hi all, We still have up to 6 purple finches coming to our feeders. No tree sparrows at all this year! And no siskins (yet). LOTS of juncos! Happy birding! 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] Ovid Owls
Hi All, There were at least three Short-eared Owls present yesterday evening (21 Jan 2012) in the area in Ovid previously described by Marty Schlabach (thanks Marty and Mary Jean!). There was one owl perched on a post along Rock River Road, just north of the intersection of Wycoff, at 4:55 pm. This bird then took flight over the field east of Rock River and north of Wycoff (north of the farm at the intersection), and was soon joined by two others in flight. All three birds eventually moved eastward, and were likely better viewed from along Wycoff. But, one bird eventually came back closer to Rock River, caught some sort of gray rodent, and proceeded to eat it while perched on a short post right along Rock River Road. A great show! This was all between 4:55 and 5:20 pm. Matt Medler Ithaca -- 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] No snowy
Ton and I looked for the snowy for an hour (12-1) with no luck. We've been driving along Wycoff and co rd 129. Lots of horned larks. 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] Adult Bald Eagle
First Adult BALD EAGLE for my yard list and year list (have an immature from a couple summers back for the yard list so this is only the 2nd one I've ever seen from here). About 330pm, right after a stream of crows had flown over, I noticed a much bigger, flat profile bird coming from the same direction. Fortunately, had the binocs so got a great thrill to see the white head of the big Baldie coming right at me. It flew down Asbury Road direction probably about 300' high, took one more half turn, then headed off in the direction of the lake. I'm about 2.5 mi north of Pyramid Mall just off Triphammer Rd. Shortly after, a couple TURKEY VULTUREs appeared (they are quite common here) which made a nice 'big bird soaring profile' contrast. ChrisP __ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- 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] Sodus Point King Eider 2 hours later
Calling Brad Carlson to tell him of a female King Eider we found at Sodus Point, he told us we were 2 hours behind the times. It was against the east breakwall right near the south end. No Barrow's Goldeneye for us today either. A female Black Scoter was the only other special bird. Most of Friday's Greater Scaup and Redhead were gone and there were less Common Goldeneye. Good numbers of Goldeneye and Long-tailed Duck were at the Little Sodus Bay Outlet with 3 Ring-necked Ducks being the highlight. 1 Northern Shrike along 104A east of Fairhaven. Mike and Joann Tetlow -- 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/ --
