[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Land snails and the ecosystem - a fun talk on April 21
-- Forwarded message -- From: Marla Coppolino marlacoppol...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 12:13 PM Subject: Land snails and the ecosystem - a fun talk on April 21 To: Marla Coppolino marlacoppol...@gmail.com Dear Snail Friends, I warmly welcome you to gather for my presentation How the Lowly Land Snails Support a Healthy Ecosystem, to be held on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:00 pm, at Lime Hollow Nature Center, Cortland, NY. http://www.limehollow.org/ Description: Often overlooked, even by most scientists, the lowly land snails provide vital support to many types of ecosystems. Come learn how these often tiny, secretive animals form essential links in the food web, enabling our favorite insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals to thrive. After the talk, we'll take a slow walk to find land snails hiding in their microhabitats. Free program, for all ages and interest levels! Hope to see you there! Feel free to share this message and spread the word for our snails. Yours for the lowly land snails, Marla aka The Snail Wrangler http://www.thesnailwrangler.com/ Marla L. Coppolino [image: Inline image 2] -- 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] Avicaching week 2 update
Hi Cayugabirders, I hope that the past week has brought some new migrants your way, as we inch closer to a world that will once again feature warblers. In case you haven’t yet taken part in Avicaching (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/), we are now two weeks into this local project that is taking place across Tompkins and Cortland Counties. Birders who have visited these Avicache locations have seen a number of good birds so far, not the least of which are multiple Golden Eagles and a White-winged Crossbill. As more migrant birds arrive back in our region over the next month, these locations will be even more birdy, and by Avicaching you are directly contributing to scientific efforts as well as getting to explore new areas that you may not have visited before! With the beginning of Week 3 of Avicaching yesterday, different locations are worth different points based on how many times people have birded there. If you’re interested in the competition aspect and free binoculars, these higher priority locations are worth more points, allowing you to visit fewer locations with greater reward! If you’re interested in how many points you need to rank on the Avicaching leaderboard, check out the bottom of the page linked above. The current week of Avicaching ends on Thursday, so I hope to run into you out in the field sometime before then! The weather looks favorable for migration over the next few days, so who knows what’ll turn up. Keep your eyes to the sky! Best, Ian Davies eBird Project Assistant Ithaca, NY i...@cornell.edumailto:i...@cornell.edu 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] Crows chasing ravens
Hello, I went for a nice walk this morning at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. Phoebes are back, Great Blue Herons are standing on nests near the fire station (looked like seven occupied nests), fox sparrows and golden-crowned kinglets were around, and a smattering of migrants passed overhead (common loon, rough-legged hawk, and many turkey vultures). One interesting observation I wanted to share: I was watching a raven fly across the valley when a bird came out of nowhere to chase and harass the raven. It was a crow, and the crow followed the raven until I lost sight of the two corvids. I've seen small groups of crows harass solitary ravens many times, but don't think I've previously seen a single crow harass a single raven with such vigor. Best, Ben -- Benjamin Freeman Ph.D. candidate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA benjamingfreeman.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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Olin the Osprey is back
Olive is back and the pair have accepted the new nest at GF (aka McGovern Fields). A good afternoon of pair-bonding, territorial survey, and mating, on the poles and in the nest. Karel V Sedlacek Senior Analyst, Consulting Services Alumni Affairs and Development Cornell University Work Cell: 607-342-4578 Work Phone: 607-254-3398 ___ What difference can one day make? Find out during Cornell’s first Giving Day on March 25, 2015http://givingday.cornell.edu/ From: Karel V. Sedlacek Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 1:49 PM To: c...@cornell.edu Subject: FW: [cayugabirds-l] Olin the Osprey is back From: Linda Orkin [mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 11:56 AM To: Karel V. Sedlacek Cc: Dave Nutter; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Olin the Osprey is back Thanks Karel, very interesting and a great jumping off place to increase enjoyment of osprey observation. Linda On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Karel V. Sedlacek k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu wrote: David, Thank you for your thoughts. See my comments below. Karel From: Dave Nutter [mailto:nutter.d...@me.commailto:nutter.d...@me.com] Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:31 AM To: Karel V. Sedlacek Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Olin the Osprey is back This nest platform is installed atop one of several poles for lights for McGovern Fields, replacing (literally) a nest which Ospreys built atop the same pole, right? McGovern Fields occupy the NE corner of the fields between East Hill Plaza, Ellis Hollow Road, Game Farm Road and Cascadilla Creek with the east end of the East Ithaca Recreationway. KVS—The 2014 nest was atop the south center, double-side light pole at the McGovern Fields. This caused the lights to be turned off for the duration of the nesting season. Plans were made for a replacement location and through the efforts of a lot of folks a riser, built by the Musco Lighting Co was installed on the SW tower. In case other Ospreys start nesting near Game Farm Road, maybe refering to McGovern Fields would be better, at least until another of those light poles gets built upon! KVS—It is unlikely (that is the hope anyway) that another Osprey family will build on another of the poles at the fields—the outside poles are single-side, and the center double-sided poles now have bird-deterrents on them. In addition, Olin and Olive spent considerable energy last season dissuading other Ospreys from the area. Having said that, names are flexible and can be adjusted as needed. The Ithaca reservoir and Commonland are along Six-mile Creek south of NYS-79, which is in the next drainage behind Snyder Hill and perhaps difficult to see from McGovern Fields, so was that really where you meant the Osprey flew? KVS1—Yes. This was Olin’s pattern of behavior last year when going to Common Lands: circle over the tree line to make a threat assessment near the nest, fly west down Cascadilla, to East Hill and linger to assess the area, then turn south and head towards Six-Mile Creek. Having chased him several times this is his typical pattern. When Olive is in the nest he can make the roundtrip with a fish in 12 mins. He sometimes does make the turn up Snyder Hill Rd. How do you ID the birds as individuals? Is it an assumption based on gender (general plumage and relative size) and presence or behavior at the site, or are there specific characteristics of individual birds that you use? KVS—Gender, based on plumage, Olin has no necklace, Olive has the lightest Necklace in the southern basin to-date. Olin has a distinctive set of markings on the top and back of the head. Absolutely behavior: Koi fish raided from Snyder Hill, NW tower, bite the fish, look both ways, drop part of fish, flying routes as described above. I recently saw an Osprey perched beside the platform at the NW corner of Newman Golf Course and wondered if that indicated it was being used. Moments later I saw an Osprey flying from that direction toward Union Fields, so now I wonder if it was one of the Union Fields pair just checking it out. I don't know how you keep track of individuals. Ospreys love to do things after a fashion—you do your best to learn them and id based on that. --Dave Nutter On Apr 09, 2015, at 07:24 AM, Karel V. Sedlacek k...@cornell.edumailto:k...@cornell.edu wrote: First definite sigthing of Olin the Game Farm Osprey Nest male was 7:50 AM on the NW tower at GF. He was happily eating a Koi fish. 8:20 AM he flew to the new nest riser and flapped, poked around and sat for a few minutes. Then off down the tree line west and then south to the reservoir or Common Lands. Later, 12:45-1:10 Olin ate another fish and worked on the nest. Landed briefly on one of the double sided poles then went to the Nest. Mr Lefty, the RTHA was near by both times
[cayugabirds-l] Many Myers Loons, grebes
At 6:30 pm, at least 20 C. LOONS on the water off Myers, waiting out the N breeze. Hard to count, diving actively. Also at least a half-dozen Grebes, probably Horned- didn't have a scope with me and they were far off. Had 10 Loons in binoc view at once, bobbing on the waves, nice sight! John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] Lots of Loons
At mid afternoon there were nearly 100 Common Loons between Myers point and Ladoga Pt. Also even more Horned Grebes by then than mentioned in other posts. Hope some stick around for the Spring Field Ornithology Trip I lead tomorrow. ---Lee Ann 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] Many Myers Loons, grebes
A quick note here (full report of SFO trip up the lake today coming later): At Ladoga this morning(8:30) we had AT LEAST 25 Horned Grebes in many phases of plumage, one Common Loon, one Red-Throated Loon, one each of Surf and White-winged Scoter. Bob McGuire On Apr 11, 2015, at 7:28 PM, John Greenly j...@cornell.edu wrote: At 6:30 pm, at least 20 C. LOONS on the water off Myers, waiting out the N breeze. Hard to count, diving actively. Also at least a half-dozen Grebes, probably Horned- didn't have a scope with me and they were far off. Had 10 Loons in binoc view at once, bobbing on the waves, nice sight! John Greenly Ludlowville -- 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] SFO local trip, Sat 4/11
About a dozen participants joined me for this morning's local walk for Cornell's Spring Field Ornithology course. We found a lot of birds (50 species). A few times, it was almost too much fun to process at once. Here are some highlights. Sapsucker Woods (7 AM-10 AM) * Lingering AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS in the feeder garden, plus at least two singing their high, clear songs across Sapsucker Woods Road. We tried to enjoy these birds as if we wouldn't get many more chances to see them for a while. * An AMERICAN KESTREL attacking a RED-TAILED HAWK by Kip's Barn * One RUSTY BLACKBIRD seen singing in the low wet brush north of the Lab building, plus another heard singing near the Sherwood Platform * Two continuing GREAT EGRETS sporting long nuptial plumes, seen several times along the western and southern edges of the pond * A pair of WOOD DUCKS taking flight from high in the trees along the Wilson Trail South * About a dozen RING-NECKED DUCKS, plus BUFFLEHEADS, HOODED MERGANSERS, and a pair of Wood Ducks on the pond * One pair of CANADA GEESE and one pair of MALLARDS copulating on the water (or maybe I should say in -- the females were pushed completely under the surface) * Two singing PURPLE FINCHES along the Wilson Trail North, with one perching for long, illustrative scope views * At least four GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS at the Wilson/West intersection * One SHARP-SHINNED HAWK migrating north over the woods west of the pond * A few BROWN CREEPERS, including one very close by along the Podell Boardwalk Newman Golf Course (10:15-11 AM) * One adult and two bulky, down-clad GREAT HORNED OWLS on their nest * A second-year BALD EAGLE lowering its legs like landing gear while circling above an OSPREY, then descending to the water and pulling out a huge fish Mark Chao --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.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] Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Looks like we're in the midst of another LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL invasion. I had my new county high count of *22* in the flooded fields on Herman Road in Dryden this evening, along with one the lingering GLAUCOUS GULLS ( http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22810797), and I had counts of 6 or more at Stewart Park yesterday and at least 9 sleeping on ice north of Stewart last Sunday. At least one adult and one immature ICELAND GULL have been seen at Stewart Park in the last few days as well. A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was feeding in the back of the Fall Creek Road flooded area in Freeville just around the corner of Herman Road. Much less expected were two female COMMON GOLDENEYE. This spot also has hosted a surprising number of Redhead during the past week, but the only one I saw this evening was at Herman Road. -- 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/ --
