[cayugabirds-l] Palm Warbler at Swan Pond, Stewart Pk, Ithaca

2017-04-11 Thread Dave Nutter
After an early evening meeting at City Hall there was still daylight, so I 
biked to Stewart Park. Ann Mitchell wrote that she had seen a Yellow-rumped 
Warbler at the Swan Pond this morning, so I looked very carefully. I kept 
hearing a vague trill, always from the opposite side. Finally on my second 
circuit I found a warbler, but instead it was a Palm Warbler, perched in bushes 
beside the lake, bobbing its tail constantly. Although the light was getting 
poor, I could see a yellow wash all below, strongest on the throat through 
upper central breast, but the markings on the side of the breast did not seem 
rufous, so I don't know whether it qualifies as Eastern. Some years I have had 
trouble tracking down a Palm Warbler, so I feel particularly fortunate finding 
an apparent year first for the basin. 

--Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] First nest building robin

2017-04-11 Thread AB Clark
Sharp looking female American Robin took long streamers of grasses and tried 
for log-sized goldenrod stalks to a nice solid crotch in an small ash this 
morning.  I have seen more action in the nest site this evening.

A Phoebe tried to fly into our garage, which I take as a nest site seeking sign.

And our FOY Chipping Sparrow is at the feeder, while the Tree Sparrows, here 
two days ago, are apparently absent.  

Anne B Clark
147 Hile School Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
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[cayugabirds-l] Purple Finch

2017-04-11 Thread Carol Keeler
The Purple Finches and Chipping Sparrows have made it to Auburn.  I got the 
Sparrow a couple of days ago, and just got a beautiful male Purple Finch.  It 
was interesting to compare Sparrows.  I had a Tree and Chipping Sparrow feeding 
side by side.

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[cayugabirds-l] FOY for me

2017-04-11 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Found at east end Sweazey Rd , Lansing, less than a quarter mile apart
3 FOY for me birds:
E. MEADOWLARK
BROWN THRASHER
CHIPPING SPARROWS, 2

Then at home I see another Chipping Sparrow eating seeds on my deck railing.
C. LOONS calling on Cayuga Lake a lot today.

Donna Scott
Lansing Stat. Rd
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[cayugabirds-l] Eastern Towhee

2017-04-11 Thread Ann Mitchell
At the Lab of O at the beginning of the Wilson Trail.
Ann

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[cayugabirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush

2017-04-11 Thread bob mcguire
A single LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (first of year for me) was singing on Leonard 
Road this morning. Not the song that I have heard from the birds there in the 
past.

Bob McGuire
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[cayugabirds-l] Myers Point birds and other arrivals

2017-04-11 Thread Jay McGowan
I've been visiting Myers Point occasionally in the mornings before work. I
haven't had anything rare so far, but I've had a few nice birds.

Last Friday in wind and sleet, including an early Lesser Yellowlegs
(subsequently seen by many over the weekend), Bank and Cliff swallows, and
five migrating Red-throated Loons:
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Yesterday in the sun, with a large group of Bonaparte's Gulls and the first
Common Tern of the year:
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And today, fairly slow with fewer Bonaparte's but my first CASPIAN TERNS
and a nice GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the spit:
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We had our first BROAD-WINGED HAWK of the year over Sapsucker Woods
yesterday at noon, as well as a pair of adult BALD EAGLES and a few migrant
COMMON LOONS. A WILSON'S SNIPE was displaying over the marsh past the far
parking lot here at the Lab last night, as well as two distant AMERICAN
WOODCOCKS. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS appeared in quite a few spots yesterday,
as well as Brown Thrashers, Eastern Towhees, Field and Chipping sparrows,
and Blue-headed Vireos.

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Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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[cayugabirds-l] Purple Finch

2017-04-11 Thread Ann Mitchell
I just had 3 males and 3 females at my feeders. Beautiful!!!
Ann

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