[cayugabirds-l] Curlew Sandpiper still present this evening
The continuing male CURLEW SANDPIPER was reported to eBird from 4:00 this evening from the same location. -- 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] Sandhill
Saw a lone crane--undoubtedly a sandhill--flying N over the NYS Thruway between the Verona and Canastota exits ca 1300 hrs this afternoon. ATV Sent from my iPhone -- 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] OT: Bats roosting in my house
Richard. Cave hibernating bats establish separate maternal roost sites in the summer. They will return to their winter roosts and not remain in your siding over the winter. If you are serious about doing them no harm as I am sure you are I think you should get in touch with Bat Conservation intl who can give you advice and perhaps put you in touch with a local representative who can offer some assistance. Best Linda Sent from my iPhone On Jul 26, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Richard Tkachuck wrote: > > > The other evening it came to my attention that I have bats roosting under the > siding of my house. Last evening over 20 flew out from two different > openings. I consider them to be rather large bats as the bodies seem larger > than other bats I have had experience with. What I would like to know is how > best to preserve these bats and at the same time seal up the openings. > According to the web, most NY bats are non-migratory. I was hoping that they > might leave in the fall, and then I could close up the entry ports when it > got cold. This does not appear to be an option. I also thought of waiting > until fall when there is a minimal chance of young, wait for them to leave in > the evening and then close the hole while also putting up bat houses. With > the advent of the fungus that is killing bats, I don't want to be part of any > additional destruction. > > Cheers, > > Richard Tkachuck > > > > -- > 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: 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] Knox-Marcellus Marsh
I had a fun bit of the afternoon on the towpath at MNWR until I was rained-out—the birds were great, but the rain was so necessary! Montezuma NWR Towpath Road, Seneca, US-NY Jul 26, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: intermittent drizzle, otherwise good visibility 41 species (+5 other taxa) Canada Goose 60 Trumpeter Swan 3 all three had rust brown on the neck and parts of the face Gadwall 44 American Wigeon 20 approx. 20 Mallard 21 Blue-winged Teal 20 more than 20, On mud bars in Knox-Marcellus Marsh Green-winged Teal 20 more than 20 duck sp. 24 too far away to ID Pied-billed Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Blue Heron 37 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 1 cruised along north shore Virginia Rail 1 heard only American Coot 3 Killdeer 5 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 46 Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 12 too far away to tell spp. Sanderling 5 On mud bar in Knox-Marcellus Marsh near dike and Puddler¿s Marsh peep sp. 33 flock flew by too quickly to ID, others foraging appeared to be semipalmated and least sandpipers Short-billed Dowitcher 22 shorebird sp. 6 Ring-billed Gull 225 Herring Gull 13 Caspian Tern 59 fishing throughout the open water areas and resting on mudflats in Knox-Marcellus Marsh Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 American Crow 28 Tree Swallow 200 far too many to count Tufted Titmouse 1 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 1 European Starling 50 following shorebirds on mud for cast-offs Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 21 within a mixed flock of blackbirds blackbird sp. 25 some were following shorebirds eating on mud flat American Goldfinch 12 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (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] OT: Bats roosting in my house
The other evening it came to my attention that I have bats roosting under the siding of my house. Last evening over 20 flew out from two different openings. I consider them to be rather large bats as the bodies seem larger than other bats I have had experience with. What I would like to know is how best to preserve these bats and at the same time seal up the openings. According to the web, most NY bats are non-migratory. I was hoping that they might leave in the fall, and then I could close up the entry ports when it got cold. This does not appear to be an option. I also thought of waiting until fall when there is a minimal chance of young, wait for them to leave in the evening and then close the hole while also putting up bat houses. With the advent of the fungus that is killing bats, I don't want to be part of any additional destruction. Cheers, Richard Tkachuck > > -- 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] 7/26 Knox Marsellus shorebird highlights
1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Wilson's Phalarope 2 Sanderlings 2 possible early Long-billed Dowitchers No sign of Curlew Sandpiper (yet) Regards, Brad Carlson Honeoye Falls, NY bradcarls...@hotmail.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] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Towpath Road yesterday
Hi all, Mark Miller has advised me that he saw an immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in the marsh along Towpath Road yesterday mid-morning. His directions: "It was straight out from the 2nd opening in the trees along the north side of the road. It was along the far edge of cattails and a fairly good distance away, but I did get a few so-so pictures." I posted a couple of his pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2nWb7RBeYRrL2RR7N8Jnmw_Am58-xCIwYMbT_udatP4?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8LG5Dm2pEWTZdTiG1SJdMw_Am58-xCIwYMbT_udatP4?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5e2OP_YukO98ZLmI3iLxTw_Am58-xCIwYMbT_udatP4?feat=directlink Anyone going up to look for the Curlew Sandpiper should keep an eye out for this bird as well (although be aware that immature Black-crowned Night-Herons are also at this location and much more numerous.) Brad and I also had several immature LEAST BITTERNS in the vegetation along the north side of Towpath Road yesterday. -- 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] OT: first word is bird
A final grandma post. Today while wearing his "future birder" t-shirt, wee Liam pointed at two parrots outside a laundry mat and yelled "BIRD! BIRD!" On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM, Candace Cornell wrote: > Pardon this OT post, but I'm a ultra-proud first-time grandmother. My > grandson Liam, just 1 year old, spoke his first word today—not "mama" or > "dad" but "BIRD"—and repeated it clear as a bell four more times while > pointing to the bird mobile I made him. A future ornithologist perhaps? > > BTW: Two of his favorite toys (and mine) are the Audubon plush singing > wood thrush and singing oriole available at Wild Birds Unlimited. > -- 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/ --
