[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Shorebird Trip Report for July 31st, 2016

2016-07-31 Thread David Nicosia 
All,

Met up with 10 others at the Visitor's center 7 am Sunday July 31st
for our second "shorebird" walk of the fall migration season. We spent
a little over 5 hours birding wildlife drive of which we were given
permission to get out of our vehicles to bird. Dave Nutter co-led
another group at K-M and Puddler's marsh and then eventually
they hit wildlife drive.

First bird of note was an EASTERN WOOD PEWEE calling in the
woods by the beginning of the drive. There were also several
other common songbird species that were heard and/or seen
around these woods.

First stop was the channel on the right before you get to Larue's
Lagoon. This is normally the "solitary sandpiper" spot but not
for this trip as we saw SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER and LEAST SANDPIPERS. No
solitaries for us here.

Next stop was Larue's where there is some shorebird habitat.
There wasn't much but we did get looks at SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERs among a couple KILLDEER, also heard a LEAST
SANDPIPER here.

The main pool does have some small strips of muddy areas and with
this we had some LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPERs
and a single SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER which was not seen
by all. Additionally the main pool had lots of PIED BILLED GREBES,
AMERICAN COOTS, COMMON GALLINULES, WOOD DUCK, MALLARD
and BLACK DUCKS. We had a lone GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL
and I managed to finally get on the RING-NECKED DUCK that
has been here for a while. This bird was distant and not everyone
was able to get on it. The main pool also featured numerous
BLACK TERNS ranging from almost full, albeit worn, breeding
plumage adults to mottled molting adults to juveniles. These birds were not
bothered at all by our presence and many times they flew within
10 or so feet of us! We conservatively estimated around 30-35
birds but this is probably low. There were also beautiful CASPIAN
TERNS for all to enjoy.

Next stop was Eaton Marsh and the grass is really making it
hard to find shorebirds. We had our first GREATER YELLOWLEGS
of the day with a few LESSER YELLOWLEGS. I also heard
a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and LEAST SANDPIPER here which
we never were able to find at this location.

Last stop was Benning marsh and here the variety was good, numbers
low and habitat limited to the left part of the marsh as you face
the thruway. Highlights here were 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1
WILSON'S SNIPE, LEAST SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, our first good looks at a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERs and KILLDEER. There
were occasions where we had WILSON'S SNIPE, SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, LEAST and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS in one scope view.

We drove the rest of wildlife drive but didn't stop at the pools by the
thruway
as the road is too narrow there and we frankly we were a bit tired. The
habitat
by the thruway looks promising for phaloropes and other larger shorebirds.
There were many GREAT EGRETS here also. We totally 68 species in
5 hours of birding which is not bad for wildlife drive this time of year.

ebird list is here...  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30918147

We then made a stop at May's Point but the viewing was poor for shorebirds
as there was a lot of vegetation to look through. There were a handful of
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER
and LEAST SANDPIPERs. There was also a family of TRUMPETER SWANS.

ebird list is here...  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30918568

Thanks again to the fine folks at Montezuma for allowing these
guided shorebird field trips!

Dave Nicosia

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[cayugabirds-l] Recording bird sounds

2016-07-31 Thread Therese O'Connor 
Can anyone recommend a free phone app that can record bird calls easily?
Thanks.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] blessedly quiet morning...

2016-07-31 Thread Regi Teasley 
Right.  A lawnmower-free future lies ahead.  Gardens, groves and meadows will 
replace them.  Let's hope it's sooner rather than later.  Why not create more 
bird, butterfly and general critter habitat?  So heartening to hear the sounds 
of the natural world.

Regi
"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, 
you will perceive the divine mystery in things."  Dostoyevsky.


> On Jul 31, 2016, at 10:42 AM, marsha kardon  wrote:
> 
> The drought is terrible in most ways but there is one thing I appreciate 
> about it.  I can eat dinner on my screened porch, or walk around in my garden 
> without hearing lawn mowers!  My neighborhood has many HUGE lawns and most 
> summers it is unusual to be outside without hearing at least one, often more. 
>   The quietness is wonderful!
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
>> …on rural Lansing Station Rd by Cayuga Lake. Mostly nature sounds and no 
>> lake-enhanced human voices, lawn mowers or motor boats, as I enjoy my coffee 
>> on the screened part of the back deck that is surrounded by huge oak 
>> branches! It is truly a tree house.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The local Common Loon uttered its haunting cry a couple times right here at 
>> #535; yesterday it was up north by Milliken Point.
>> 
>> A male Rose Breasted Grosbeak had a standoff with a Blue Jay on the perch of 
>> my squirrel-proof sunflower feeder and won.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> A mother BC Chickadee finally seems to have taught its juvenile how to get 
>> seeds from this feeder on the open part of my deck. Yesterday I saw her 
>> laboriously peck open a seed and feed the contents to the baby, who then 
>> turned around and seemed to get its own seed. The A. Goldfinch gang is on 
>> the Nyjer seed feeder as usual, and the Mo Does are cooing on the platform 
>> feeder in the yard, often joined by C. Grackles.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The Downy Woodpecker is pecking the wooden trim on my house (sigh) between 
>> getting seeds. Its relatives, the Red Bellied and the Hairy fly in now and 
>> then. The Tufted Titmouse family zooms in too and the Carolina Wren is 
>> calling nearby. Somebody flew out from my front porch ceiling bird nest 
>> basket area when I went out there earlier – a late nest?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The quiet continues at 10:20, a nice interlude in the usual noisy hum of 
>> human motors and activities.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Donna L. Scott
>> 
>> 535 Lansing Station Road
>> 
>> Lansing
>> 
>>  
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] blessedly quiet morning...

2016-07-31 Thread marsha kardon 
The drought is terrible in most ways but there is one thing I appreciate
about it.  I can eat dinner on my screened porch, or walk around in my
garden without hearing lawn mowers!  My neighborhood has many HUGE lawns
and most summers it is unusual to be outside without hearing at least one,
often more.   The quietness is wonderful!

On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> …on rural Lansing Station Rd by Cayuga Lake. Mostly nature sounds and no
> lake-enhanced human voices, lawn mowers or motor boats, as I enjoy my
> coffee on the screened part of the back deck that is surrounded by huge oak
> branches! It is truly a tree house.
>
>
>
> The local Common Loon uttered its haunting cry a couple times right here
> at #535; yesterday it was up north by Milliken Point.
>
> A male Rose Breasted Grosbeak had a standoff with a Blue Jay on the perch
> of my squirrel-proof sunflower feeder and won.
>
>
>
> A mother BC Chickadee finally seems to have taught its juvenile how to get
> seeds from this feeder on the open part of my deck. Yesterday I saw her
> laboriously peck open a seed and feed the contents to the baby, who then
> turned around and seemed to get its own seed. The A. Goldfinch gang is on
> the Nyjer seed feeder as usual, and the Mo Does are cooing on the platform
> feeder in the yard, often joined by C. Grackles.
>
>
>
> The Downy Woodpecker is pecking the wooden trim on my house (sigh) between
> getting seeds. Its relatives, the Red Bellied and the Hairy fly in now and
> then. The Tufted Titmouse family zooms in too and the Carolina Wren is
> calling nearby. Somebody flew out from my front porch ceiling bird nest
> basket area when I went out there earlier – a late nest?
>
>
>
> The quiet continues at 10:20, a nice interlude in the usual noisy hum of
> human motors and activities.
>
>
>
>
>
> Donna L. Scott
>
> 535 Lansing Station Road
>
> Lansing
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] blessedly quiet morning...

2016-07-31 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
...on rural Lansing Station Rd by Cayuga Lake. Mostly nature sounds and no 
lake-enhanced human voices, lawn mowers or motor boats, as I enjoy my coffee on 
the screened part of the back deck that is surrounded by huge oak branches! It 
is truly a tree house.

The local Common Loon uttered its haunting cry a couple times right here at 
#535; yesterday it was up north by Milliken Point.
A male Rose Breasted Grosbeak had a standoff with a Blue Jay on the perch of my 
squirrel-proof sunflower feeder and won.

A mother BC Chickadee finally seems to have taught its juvenile how to get 
seeds from this feeder on the open part of my deck. Yesterday I saw her 
laboriously peck open a seed and feed the contents to the baby, who then turned 
around and seemed to get its own seed. The A. Goldfinch gang is on the Nyjer 
seed feeder as usual, and the Mo Does are cooing on the platform feeder in the 
yard, often joined by C. Grackles.

The Downy Woodpecker is pecking the wooden trim on my house (sigh) between 
getting seeds. Its relatives, the Red Bellied and the Hairy fly in now and 
then. The Tufted Titmouse family zooms in too and the Carolina Wren is calling 
nearby. Somebody flew out from my front porch ceiling bird nest basket area 
when I went out there earlier - a late nest?

The quiet continues at 10:20, a nice interlude in the usual noisy hum of human 
motors and activities.


Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing


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