Re: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcock/Owl Crawl Saturday Evening
Our group went to Dodge Road, where the woodcocks started later than when I scouted, but with enough light to be easily seen. After a few skydances, those with muck boots and binoculars took a few steps into the muddy field where I was able to get my spotlight on the bird on the ground. The owling half of our trip bore no fruits, though some thought they saw a shape flying away from the top of the Dodge Road spruce trees. At Ellis Hollow Preserve, the silence was decorated by creepy rustlings from the surrounding leaves which turned out to be night crawlers. Our final attempt for owls was at Monkey Run South. Suan On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 2:26 PM bob mcguire wrote: > The CBC trip led by Suan Young and myself broke into two groups before > heading off to look for woodcocks and owls. I led my group to the corner of > Snyder Hill and Whitted Roads. We got out of the cars at a minute before 8 > pm, just as the woodcock uttered its first “peent” of the night. We were > able to follow its flight several times before attempting to get a closer > look at it on the ground. Unfortunately (for us), the brush had grown up in > the past year, and we just couldn’t manage a sighting. > > Following that we drove over to Hunt Hill Road for a staked-out Barred > Owl. After a little more than ten minutes, the owl did come in and begin to > call. It was the presumed female, based on the lower frequency call. > Shortly after that, the male arrived, and we were treated to a duet that > lasted for several minutes! > > Bob McGuire > -- > > 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] Size of Owl vs Pitch of Call
Thanks Alicia Plotkin for pointing this out: in spite of the fact that the female Barred Owl is larger than the male, the call of the male IS pitched lower than the female. So, from what I recall, it was the male that came in first to our playback followed a short time later by the female. It makes sense that the male would have the primary role in driving away intruders. Bob McGuire -- 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] Eastern Towhee
Twice this morning a male Eastern Towhee visited my yard, foraging under the bird feeders. It’s the first time I’ve seen one here on Ringwood Court. -- 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] Woodcock/Owl Crawl Saturday Evening
The CBC trip led by Suan Young and myself broke into two groups before heading off to look for woodcocks and owls. I led my group to the corner of Snyder Hill and Whitted Roads. We got out of the cars at a minute before 8 pm, just as the woodcock uttered its first “peent” of the night. We were able to follow its flight several times before attempting to get a closer look at it on the ground. Unfortunately (for us), the brush had grown up in the past year, and we just couldn’t manage a sighting. Following that we drove over to Hunt Hill Road for a staked-out Barred Owl. After a little more than ten minutes, the owl did come in and begin to call. It was the presumed female, based on the lower frequency call. Shortly after that, the male arrived, and we were treated to a duet that lasted for several minutes! Bob McGuire -- 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] Ibis at Carncross
The GLOSSY IBIS was present at the east end of the flooded cornfield on Carncross Road until at least 9:30 this morning. I turned to focus on the shorebirds, and the Ibis disappeared. Still present when I left were 30 - 40 Greater Yellowlegs, a smaller number of Lesser Yellowlegs, 10 Pectoral Sandpipers and one Dunlin - as well as a group of Caspian Terns. Other birds of note this morning were 10 Sandhill Cranes feeding, and occasionally dancing while calling, in the cornfield north of West Shore Trail (the road between VD Spoor & Wright Roads) and a group of five Ruddy Ducks at Knox-Marsellus. Bob McGuire -- 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] Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve eBird Report. April 14
It was a birdy morning at the Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve.Chris LajewskiCenter DirectorMontezuma Audubon CenterSeneca Meadows Wetland Preserve, Seneca County, New York, US (Map ) ( Hotspot )Date and EffortEdit Date and EffortSun Apr 14, 2019 7:30 AMProtocol:TravelingParty Size:1Duration:2 hour(s), 20 minute(s)Distance:5.0 mile(s)Observers:Chris LajewskiComments:N/ASpeciesEdit Species List42 species totalXCanada GooseRemove Species2Trumpeter SwanRemove SpeciesXWood DuckRemove Species2Blue-winged TealRemove Species1Northern ShovelerRemove Species2GadwallRemove SpeciesXMallardRemove SpeciesXGreen-winged TealRemove SpeciesXRing-necked DuckRemove SpeciesXBuffleheadRemove Species2Hooded MerganserRemove SpeciesXPied-billed GrebeRemove SpeciesXMourning DoveRemove SpeciesXCommon GallinuleRemove SpeciesHeard and seen in marsh1KilldeerRemove SpeciesXWilson's SnipeRemove Species1Ring-billed GullRemove SpeciesXGreat Blue HeronRemove Species1Turkey VultureRemove Species1Northern HarrierRemove SpeciesXRed-tailed HawkRemove SpeciesXRed-bellied WoodpeckerRemove Species1Downy WoodpeckerRemove SpeciesXNorthern FlickerRemove SpeciesXAmerican KestrelRemove SpeciesXBlue JayRemove SpeciesXTree SwallowRemove SpeciesXTufted TitmouseRemove SpeciesXWhite-breasted NuthatchRemove Species1Brown CreeperRemove SpeciesXEastern BluebirdRemove SpeciesXAmerican RobinRemove SpeciesXEuropean StarlingRemove SpeciesXAmerican GoldfinchRemove Species1Field SparrowRemove SpeciesXSong SparrowRemove SpeciesXSwamp SparrowRemove SpeciesXRed-winged BlackbirdRemove SpeciesXBrown-headed CowbirdRemove SpeciesXCommon GrackleRemove SpeciesXNorthern CardinalRemove SpeciesXHouse SparrowRemove SpeciesEdit Species List Edit Answer -- 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] Golden eagle
At 12:20 today I watched a low flying golden eagle as it soared east along the Midline Rd end of Hunt Hill Road. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@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] Forster's Tern, Stewart Park
An adult FORSTER'S TERN was perched on driftwood just off the west end of Stewart Park a few minutes ago. It took off and foraged over the lake for a few minutes and is not in view at the moment but is probably still around. Quite a few Bonaparte's Gulls were visible farther out, as well as three Northern Shovelers closer in. It's probably worth checking the lake and other bodies of water as the rain hits later today for other terns that might be grounded in the weather. Jay -- 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] Ruby-crowned Kinglet
We had our FOY Saturday morning here, a very perky male. Radar through Sunday AM looks like we were descended upon! Hope the rain hold off for a bit as there should be many new birds. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Rd Burdett, NY 14818 42.443508000, -76.758202000 "Create and Conserve Habitat" -- 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/ --
