Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks, etc.
Hi all, Jay McGowan and I (later joined by Kevin McGowan) did an hour long hawkwatch, that Ken referred to, at Sapsucker Woods yesterday. We had a few BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, several SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and COMMON LOON and other migrants. The full list can be found here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13757266 - Brad On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.eduwrote: I'm surprised others haven't posted the results of various sky counts today. Mine started with an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over the Northeast Ithaca neighborhood, and at least 5 more streaming over as I walked from the parking lots o the Lab of O. Heading out for a late lunch and seeing that Mt. Sapsucker was adequately covered (but what did they see?), I grabbed a sandwich and headed behind the Ithaca airport to skywatch. Surprisingly I saw no more Broad-wings, but I did have a migrating RED-SHOULDERED AND A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. The strangest sighting though was a shimmering flock of birds high against the blue sky — I got therein the scope and they were 9 breeding-plumage BONAPARTE's GULLS circling high overhead. Also back near the north end of Mohawk Rd. I saw a male sapsucker that had a clear red spot on the nape — otherwise didm' look too different KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 (wk) 607-254-2412 (cell) 607-342-4594 k...@cornell.edu -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://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 Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://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] Broad-winged Hawks, etc.
As I walked home from work along Spencer Road around 5:30pm I heard a doubled, high, thin squeal. In either a reflection on my hearing or on my unfamiliarity with calls which I don't hear often, I wondered whether it was a Broad-winged Hawk or a partially-heard Rusty Blackbird. The sky view there was blocked by trees, and these woods were not swampy, but a steep hillside with a stream tumbling down in its own miniature gorge. I didn't find the source of the squeals then, but the next time I heard it my sky was more open, and I saw a Buteo circling over the Titus Flats neighborhood. Binoculars revealed the whitish underside of its body and wings with a narrow dark border, and a gray head/neck/throat. Its tail was too large, proportionately, for a Red-tail, and dark below, broken by two broad crisp white stripes. This was plenty to ID the BROAD-WINGED HAWK, but the finishing touch for me was when it set its wings for a long deliberate glide into the woods of South Hill, so the rear edge of its wings formed a straight line while the forward edge of each wing made a curve: a nice big capital B.--Dave NutterOn Apr 16, 2013, at 06:28 AM, Brad Walker edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com wrote:Hi all,Jay McGowan and I (later joined by Kevin McGowan) did an hour long hawkwatch, that Ken referred to, at Sapsucker Woods yesterday. We had a few BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, several SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and COMMON LOON and other migrants.The full list can be found here:http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13757266- BradOn Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote:I'm surprised others haven't posted the results of various sky counts today. Mine started with an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over the Northeast Ithaca neighborhood, and at least 5 more streaming over as I walked from the parking lots o the Lab of O.Heading out for a late lunch and seeing that Mt. Sapsucker was adequately covered (but what did they see?), I grabbed a sandwich and headed behind the Ithaca airport to skywatch. Surprisingly I saw no more Broad-wings, but I did have a migrating RED-SHOULDERED AND A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. The strangest sighting though was a shimmering flock of birds high against the blue sky — I got therein the scope and they were 9 breeding-plumage BONAPARTE's GULLS circling high overhead.Also back near the north end of Mohawk Rd. I saw a male sapsucker that had a clear red spot on the nape — otherwise didm' look too different KENKen RosenbergConservation Science ProgramCornell Lab of Ornithology159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.Ithaca, NY 14850(wk) 607-254-2412(cell) 607-342-4594k...@cornell.edu--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease 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! --
[cayugabirds-l] Migrants at Monkey Run
After seeing the big push of migrants last night that lit up the Binghamton radar, Jessie and I took a walk around Monkey Run. Nothing particularly unusual, but several new local arrivals including Spotted Sandpiper, Bank Swallow and Pine Warbler. Also good numbers of both kinglets, a singing Winter Wren and a nice mix of other birds. Full list at link below. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13766140 Cheers, Chris Christopher Wood eBird Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://ebird.org http://birds.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] La Waterthrush @ Mulholland
FOY louisiana waterthrush is/are singing from two spots along six-mile creek - may or may not be the same bird. Suan _ http://suan-yong.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] Forster's and Common terns, Stewart Park
Two transitional Forster's Terns sitting on buoys and one Common Tern flying by at Stewart Park. Also Bonaparte's Gulls and Spotted Sandpiper. Jay and Tim -- 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] Lab of O Snipe Display
Hi all, On the walk in to the Lab just now, Tim Lenz and I had a WILSON'S SNIPE winnowing over the second and third parking lots. You could faintly here it over the wind noise and the it gave great views with binoculars. There are are also about 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in between the first and second parking areas. - Brad -- 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] foy field sparrows
We have three foy for us field sparrows foraging in the mulch in our garden. Marsha Kardon -- 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 Rumped Warbler
FOS (for me). South Hill Recreation Way. around 8:30 this morning. From: Marsha Kardon mkmd...@yahoo.com To: cayuga bird email list Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:34 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] foy field sparrows We have three foy for us field sparrows foraging in the mulch in our garden. Marsha Kardon -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lab of O Snipe Display
Brad, Could you be a bit more precise in what you mean by the First, second and third parking lots at CLO, please? I know the area well, but not which is considered the first or the second etc. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Apr 16, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Brad Walker edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, On the walk in to the Lab just now, Tim Lenz and I had a WILSON'S SNIPE winnowing over the second and third parking lots. You could faintly here it over the wind noise and the it gave great views with binoculars. There are are also about 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in between the first and second parking areas. - Brad -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lab of O Snipe Display
Hi Donna, First is the where employees park (where handicapped parking is), the second is the employee lot near the exit from the parking areas and the third lot is the one near Route 13. I hope that clears it up! We're so used to having all the employees just know, I didn't think it would be confusing. - Brad On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu wrote: Brad, Could you be a bit more precise in what you mean by the First, second and third parking lots at CLO, please? I know the area well, but not which is considered the first or the second etc. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Apr 16, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Brad Walker edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, On the walk in to the Lab just now, Tim Lenz and I had a WILSON'S SNIPE winnowing over the second and third parking lots. You could faintly here it over the wind noise and the it gave great views with binoculars. There are are also about 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in between the first and second parking areas. - Brad -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://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 Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Forsters tern Stewart park
Still 1 adult FORSTERS TERN on bouy off Stewart Park. 6:25 pm 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] Forsters tern Stewart park
Also adult COMMON TERN and LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL on jetty. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote: Still 1 adult FORSTERS TERN on bouy off Stewart Park. 6:25 pm 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/ -- -- 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] Stewart Park 11 AM
Kind of late I guess but I finally got my visual memory set for Common Merganser, there were at least 3. Lots of canvas backs, kingfisher, possible yellow rumped warbler but I am still learning those. I didnt see, or recognize any terns. also, one woodchuck that seems to live under the stones on the little promontory of the pond where I used to feed wonderbread to a zillion ducks when I was a kid. ( which eventually poisoned the water) there were barn swallows and I think tree swallows there also. At home in North Danby I saw my FOY Phoebe and Tree swallows. Last year the barn swallows arrived here last weekend, but there isnt much to eat now. Does anyone know anything about the martin house rotting away on a pole by the old duck pond? (Is that Hogs Hole?) I would consider rebuilding it if there was any chance Martins would occupy it. I have no interest in providing dwellings for starlings and house sparrows. Toby -- 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-throated Warbler, Monkey Run South
Jessie and I heard a singing Yellow-throated Warbler from near the parking lot on the south side of Monkey Run. It could be heard from the parking lot at the end of Monkey Run Rd. Aside from brief views in flight, we never had good views of the bird. Jeff Gerbracht heard it again after he arrived, but the bird has been frustratingly difficult to refind. Now it is raining and getting dark. Christopher Wood eBird Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://ebird.org http://birds.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] Field Sparrow back
Stepped outside to head to Syr this morning and the sweet song of my Field Sparrow greeted me, FOS. Observed on yesterday's drive along 520 just west of MNWR--Ospreys present on 5 of the 7 nest structures. Later I watched an Osprey dip into the entrance pool at the Refuge (startling several Mallards in the process) and grab a talonful of algae which it took to the nest (badly damaged over the winter) along the river. Along River Rd there were several DC Cormorants in the river, and at Mud Lock a Bald Eagle flew in with food and proceeded to feed the youngsters. Kathy Strickland Union Springs 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Birds
At Dryden Lake there were 20 Cormorants and 7 Common Loons. So far I have counted14 Juncos and a dozen Redpolls at my feeders. Shouldn't the Redpolls go north? Gary said they like the food I am giving them and the warm weather feels like they are in Florida! Ann Mitchell 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] rail rusties
I spend most of today at the Lab of O preparing for a skins lab for SFO tomorrow. On my way in I heard Chris Pelkie's VIRGINIA RAIL near the northeast parking lot. On my way out I heard and saw 8 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the trees between the parking lots. That'll have to do for today.--Dave Nutter -- 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! --
