[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Refuge

[Lauren DeGennaro]

6/2 - Finally had a chance to visit Montezuma Wildlife Refuge this morning,
although the weather was rather windy, cloudy, and rainy. Saw 4 Northern
Shovelers near the Eaton Marsh Photoblind area. Also saw a spotted
sandpiper and a bald eagle, among other species.

Full checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S30048883

Also visited the Seneca Falls Wetlands Preserve and noticed what I believe
to be   a Blue-winged Teal; however, the duck had a pale yellow rather than
pure white band near its beak, and it was with 3 Mallards.

Lauren DeGennaro
Ithaca, NY

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[cayugabirds-l] Ravens and the new mown hay

[AB Clark]

Today, as the June mowing of the last few days was smelling good, but causing 
confusion among the previously nesting Red-winged Blackbirds and Bobolinks, a 
group of Ravens parked themselves on fields next to my house.  

I suspect this is the same group as flew through earlier in the week—there were 
6 then and there were at least 4 today.  They foraged on a field mostly out of 
sight through brushy trees and spent the whole day whooping, quonking and 
making noises that turned out to be fledglings demanding what adults were 
finding.  Definitely fledglings involved, as they occasionally landed and 
vocalized high enough in the trees that I could see them well at the edge of 
the field and our scrubby land.  The landings entailed a great deal of flapping 
and some sudden vocalizations as the branch did not hold. I got a few sightings 
of flying ravens with relatively small heads, in the stretching, 
trying-to-fly-faster posture of young corvids. 

I got a few other views, including one of an adult carrying a whole,small 
rodent low across the field back toward where the fledglings seemed to be 
perched.  The vocalizations from the waiting birds crescendoed and everyone 
followed the bird with the food along the tree line, so I had glimpses and some 
good views of 4 or more. 

They seemed to ignore  one of the local pair of Redtail Hawks as it also soared 
back and forth over the fields, being attacked by Redwinged Blackbirds.

Anyway the picnic on the hayfield lasted noisily all day until about 7 pm.  Now 
they have disappeared, I think off to the South and back into the Basin, which 
might be Hammond Hill area or closer to 13. Wish they had been more visible.  

Anne
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[cayugabirds-l] Olive-sided Flycatcher Still Present

[Ethan Chaffee]

The flycatcher is on the back-side of the main pond at the Lab of O and is
viewable from the Sherwood Platform or near the drain that's been meshed
off (just past the blind) as of 12:40.

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[cayugabirds-l] turtle digging on Sapsucker Woods Rd

[Donna Lee Scott]

Last year as I drove on Sapsucker Wd. Rd. from Rt. 13 to the SSW Visitor 
parking lot, just before the turn into parking area, on the east side of road, 
I spied a small snapping turtle ambling away from an excavated pile of gravely 
soil at the road edge. I assumed it was a nest of eggs in the gravel.
I parked nearby and shooed the turtle off the road.
This isn't the best location for baby turtles to hatch. Perhaps we could make 
gravel or sand areas near the SSW ponds that are away from the road.

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY

From: bounce-120534923-15001...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-120534923-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Marie 
Johnson
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 8:45 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; CLO-BIRDS-L 

Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Blue-winged Warbler singing on Sapsucker Woods Rd

There's a Blue-winged Warbler singing on Sapsucker Woods Road right across from 
the visitor entrance to the Lab.

There is also a turtle digging into the dirt at the edge of the pavement on the 
same side of the street as the visitor entrance, to the right of the entrance. 
Is it planning to lay eggs there?!

Anne Marie Johnson

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[cayugabirds-l] Olive sided flycatcher at Lab of Ornithology

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi all,
Sandy Podulka just asked that I post the following. 

"There is an Olive-sided flycatcher at the first platform to the right of the 
lab of ornithology (Fuller wetlands) .  Sandy"

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mystery Song

[Brad Walker]

Hi all,

This is an aberrant song from a Louisiana Waterthrush that's living in that
area. Bob McGuire found it in April and made several recordings, then Jay
McGowan and I took a trip up to record it as well. It's a cool bird!

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:57 AM Sandy Podulka  wrote:

> I checked Leonard Rd. yesterday near Shindagin Hollow but found no Acadian
> Flycatcher (rats!).  It's a beautiful drive up--so thanks to Stuart and
> Anne Marie for inspiring me to visit. I did hear a mystery bird, which I
> recorded with my cell phone (sorry!)--see link (you don't have to join Drop
> Box to listen--just click continue at the bottom). The bird sings right at
> the beginning, and then near the end, around 18 seconds in.
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/x93e1mjpyyv49ap/Mystery%20Bird%20Song%20from%20Leonard%20Road%206-1-16.mp3?dl=0
>
> This bird was singing loudly and clearly right in front of me for a long
> time, moving around [apparently in underground tunnels, as I never even had
> a glimpse of movement!]. I'm guessing it's a Louisiana Waterthrush, because
> of song quality and loudness and habitat, but it sure is an odd variant!
>
> I could not tell if the bird was singing from high or low. It was a
> deciduous woods on a slope with a lovely stream nearby.  Other Louisiana
> Waterthrushes were there, as reported by Anne Marie Johnson.
>
> What do others think?
>
> Sandy Podulka
> Brooktondale
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[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskin

[Donna Scott]

One - At my Nyjer seed feeder with a few Goldfinches. 
Donna Scott
Sent from my iPhone

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[cayugabirds-l] Blue-winged Warbler singing on Sapsucker Woods Rd

[Anne Marie Johnson]

There's a Blue-winged Warbler singing on Sapsucker Woods Road right across from 
the visitor entrance to the Lab.

There is also a turtle digging into the dirt at the edge of the pavement on the 
same side of the street as the visitor entrance, to the right of the entrance. 
Is it planning to lay eggs there?!

Anne Marie Johnson


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[cayugabirds-l] Mystery Song

[Sandy Podulka]

I checked Leonard Rd. yesterday near Shindagin Hollow but found no 
Acadian Flycatcher (rats!).  It's a beautiful drive up--so thanks to 
Stuart and Anne Marie for inspiring me to visit. I did hear a mystery 
bird, which I recorded with my cell phone (sorry!)--see link (you 
don't have to join Drop Box to listen--just click continue at the 
bottom). The bird sings right at the beginning, and then near the 
end, around 18 seconds in.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x93e1mjpyyv49ap/Mystery%20Bird%20Song%20from%20Leonard%20Road%206-1-16.mp3?dl=0

This bird was singing loudly and clearly right in front of me for a 
long time, moving around [apparently in underground tunnels, as I 
never even had a glimpse of movement!]. I'm guessing it's a Louisiana 
Waterthrush, because of song quality and loudness and habitat, but it 
sure is an odd variant!

I could not tell if the bird was singing from high or low. It was a 
deciduous woods on a slope with a lovely stream nearby.  Other 
Louisiana Waterthrushes were there, as reported by Anne Marie Johnson.

What do others think?

Sandy Podulka
Brooktondale 
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