[nfc-l] My goodness

[Benjamin Van Doren]

All -

Just spent 1.5+ hours listening to flight calls. Radar showed very dense 
movement (some returns over 35 dBZ!), local conditions low cloud ceiling with a 
light misty rain. Calling rates approaching 60 calls/min (~50 counted in one 
timed minute, but varied). Lots and lots of Gray-cheeked Thrush, several per 
minute. Definitely in the hundreds of calls--never heard this many before! 5-7x 
as many Swainson's Thrush as a rough guess, plus assorted warblers and 
sparrows. 

I was listening in a field/parking lot on the Cornell campus. Can only imagine 
what it was like at Mt Pleasant or other better spots.

Benjamin Van Doren
Ithaca, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] siskins now - great egret night flight calls tonight - DDT then & now

[Bill Evans]

Greetings birders:

Right now there are a few siskins feeding in cedar trees on Green St. adjacent 
to Agway.

The timing and conditions look good for hearing great egret night flight calls 
tonight. My past experience suggests that 8:30-10PM is the window to hear 
egrets, presumably individuals originating from the southern Lake Ontario 
marshes. I’m unable to go up to Mt Pleasant tonight for a listen but perhaps 
others can – should be a great night for listening with lots of migrants aloft!

Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachael Carson’s Silent 
Spring. For a reflective read, check out the article Insecticides and Birds, 
which was presented orally to the National Audubon Society in November 1958, 
later published in Audubon Magazine (Jan-Feb 1959), and reprinted in the WI 
Ornithological Society’s Journal: The Passenger Pigeon (linked article). The 
article details how a serendipitous American Robin study on the University of 
Michigan campus in Lansing, MI documented the decimation of the local breeding 
American Robin population due to spraying of DDT over the campus to treat Dutch 
Elm Disease.

For an excellent recent reflection on DDT, Rachel Carson, and our modern toxic 
stew, see Paul Ehrlich’s piece linked below:
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2012/commentary-paul-ehrlich-on-rachel-carson

-Bill E
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[cayugabirds-l] lunch hour migrants (+Common Tern)

[Kenneth Victor Rosenberg]

I enjoyed a late lunch hour on my back deck (1-2 PM) today -- birds were 
definitely moving on the north winds. I saw at least 6 high-streaming 
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS (I'm sure I missed many), plus a migrating AM KESTREL, a low 
imm. BALD EAGLE, and a very high "v" of 30 CANADA GEESE. Anyone at Mount 
Pleasant today??   Also in the yard were 2 WINTER WRENS, 2 YELLOW-RUMPED and 1 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER.

Yesterday morning, an imm. COMMON TERN was flying around and landed on the red 
lighthouse jetty off Stewart Park -- sorry for this late post.

KEN


Ken Rosenberg
Conservation Science Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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[cayugabirds-l] Common Gallinule at Hog Hole

[Tim Lenz]

Hi all,

Apologies for the late post. I enjoyed a splendid morning of birding at Hog
Hole, highlighted by an immature COMMON GALLINULE in the channel below Rt.
89. Because of the flocks of sparrows, kinglets, and warblers along the way
it took me an hour just to reach the north shoreline. Full checklist with
photos is here:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11671573

Good birding,
-- 
Tim Lenz
t...@cornell.edu
Web Applications Developer
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummer in Mecklenberg

[David McCartt]

As of yesterday morning we had a female coming to our feeder too.  I think our 
breeders  departed on 9/12 but beginning again on 9/23 we've had one daily, 
with the exception of today (could have just missed seeing it this AM).  I 
suspect this latest bird is a migrant that has chosen to stop and refuel for 
awhile.  It is a noticeably chunkier looking than the birds seen earlier this 
month. Don't know if it is fluffed up due to the temperatures or if it has 
added fat in preparation for migration.

David McCartt 
Tubbs Hill Rd.
Richford


--- On Thu, 9/27/12, Anne R. Hobbs  wrote:

From: Anne R. Hobbs 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummer in Mecklenberg
To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L" 
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 1:12 PM



 
 




Just one more sighting to add to all the others.  I’ve been hearing from a 
woman in Mecklenberg who still has a young male Ruby-throat coming regularly to 
her feeder and she’s got the photos to prove it. 
 
   
Anne 
   


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[cayugabirds-l] Hummer in Mecklenberg

[Anne R. Hobbs]

Just one more sighting to add to all the others.  I've been hearing from a 
woman in Mecklenberg who still has a young male Ruby-throat coming regularly to 
her feeder and she's got the photos to prove it.

Anne


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[cayugabirds-l] FW: eBird Report - Wise Acres, Sep 27, 2012

[Nancy W Dickinson]

I had a wonderful walk around our hillside this morning with my dog, and found 
many birds (with many more hiding and whispering in the leaves).  I was 
especially excited by a clear view of a Swainson's Thrush, because just a week 
ago I studied my first one, on Monhegan Island with Jeff Wells and the Audubon 
camp! It was also interesting to have both young Purple Finch and RB Grosbeak 
near each other for comparison.  My eBird list follows.

Nancy Dickinson
Mecklenburg

From: do-not-re...@ebird.org [do-not-re...@ebird.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:47 AM
To: Nancy W Dickinson
Subject: eBird Report - Wise Acres, Sep 27, 2012

Wise Acres, Schuyler, US-NY
Sep 27, 2012 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Area
16.0 ac
Comments: sunny. 50 degrees
33 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  25
Northern Harrier  1
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  1
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  20
Gray Catbird  18
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  12
Cedar Waxwing  6
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
warbler sp.  2
Eastern Towhee  2
Song Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  8
Northern Cardinal  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Common Grackle  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  4

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, N Feeder area Hopping this am

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi all,
 I'm lucky enough to have a direct view from my office on the north feeders and 
the edge of the woods at the Lab of Ornithology. This morning, from my office 
between 9 and 9:45 am (and still going), I've had great looks at:
Wilson's Warbler (nice male with dark black cap)
Yellow rumped Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blue headed Vireo
Phoebe
White Throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow (LOTS of these around)
Chipping Sparrow
Cardinals
Grackles
Red-winged Blackbirds
Mourning Dove
Titmouse
Chickadee
White breasted Nuthatch
Red breasted Nuthatch
House Finch
Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwings

And things still keep popping  up. Mary Winston at the front  emailed that a 
Grey-cheeked Thrush just hit the window of the observatory.

Nice morning!
Laura


Laura Stenzler
Lab Manager
Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, New York 14850
Office: (607) 254 2141
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