[cayugabirds-l] Brown Pelican near Oswego
Late this afternoon I was at Sunset Bay Park on the Lake Ontario shore East of Oswego watching and photographing about 55 Caspian Terns and I did a double-take when I saw and immature Brown Pelican floating about one hundred yards off shore. So I turned my camera on it. I continued to shoot bursts as it flew toward me and over me so closely that it was difficult to keep it in the viewfinder. As it flew, it was being harassed by any nearby gull and tern in much the same manner as a Red-tailed Hawk would be by a flock of smaller birds. I got a few nice shots of it in the water, flying solo and being harassed. Unfortunately, I left my laptop at home and I have no way to get the photos off the camera’s SD card. I’ll have to wait until I get back home later Wednesday night to get them into my computer and convert them from RAW into JPEG to get them up to eBird. But I couldn’t wait until then to tell all of you CBC folks about it. Ken Haas Sent from my iPad -- 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] Syracuse RBA
RBA *New York - Syracuse - May 20, 2019 - NYSY 05. 20. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: May 13 - May 20, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: May 06 AT 2:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on May 20, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON RED-NECKED GREBE LEAST BITTERN NORTHERN GOSHAWK WHIMBREL RUDDY TURNSTONE STILT SANDPIPER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S PHALAROPE BLACK TERN FORSTER’S TERN WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER BOREAL CHICKADEE CERULEAN WARBLER PHILADELPHIA VIREO PROTHONOTARY WARBLER YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER CLAY-COLORED SPARROW GRASSHOPPER SPARROW LINCOLN’S SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 18 species of Shorebirds were seen in the complex this week. Highlights were WILSON’S PHALAROPE and WHIMBREL. 5/13: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen along the Wildlife Drive. 5/14: 11 species of shorebirds including WILSON’S PHALAROPE were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 5/16: PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS continue in the forested area on armitage Road. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen on VanDyne Spoot Road. 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 8 CERULEAN WARBLERS were seen on Howland Island. 5/18: A LEAST BITTERN, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, an ORCHARD ORIOLE and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW were seen on the Wildlife Drive. 28 BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. 3 BLACK TERNS, a WILSON’S PHALAROPE and a COMMON NIGHTHAWK were seen on Carncross Road.A LEAST BITTERN was seen from Morgan Road. 5/19: A WHIMBREL was seen in the Main Pool. A LEAST BITTERN was seen at Kipp Island. 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 5/20: A STILT SANDPIPER and a SANDERLING were seen along the Wildlife Drive. Cayuga County 5/17: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the intersection of Hadcock and West Bay Roads in Fair Haven. Another was seen at West Barrier Beach Park nearby. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Sterling Nature Center. 5/19: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen on Hadcock Road.12 species of Warblers, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen at West Barrier Beach Park. Derby Hill Bird Sanctuary 2,729 Hawks were counted this week as daily flights start to slow down. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on 5/16 and 5/17. Also seen this week were RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORCHARD ORIOLE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. Oswego County 5/14: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue on Lake Street in Pulaski. 5/15: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Bayshore Drive on Lake Ontario. A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at the Roosevelt Road Sand Pits north of Oneida Lake. A SANDERLING and a FORSTER’S TERN were seen at the Sandy Pond outlet.A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the Sithe Energy Trails on Lake Ontario. 5/16: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. It was relocated on 5/18. 5/17: 740 BRANT and 972 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were counted at Phillips Point on Oneida Lake. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen on the Sithe Energy Trails. 5/18: SURF SCOTERS, RED-NECKED GREBE, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BRANT and RED-THROATED LOON were all reported from Phillips Point on Oneida Lake. 5/20: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. Onondaga County 5/14: 3 SHORT-BILLED and 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen at the Gerber Topsoil Farm south of Bridgeport. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen nearby on Ferstler Road. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Three Rivers WMA norht of Baldwinsville. 5/15: A BLACK TERN was seen at Oneida Shores Park. 5/18: A LEAST BITTERN was seen in the Dewitt Marsh south of Bridge Street in East Syracuse. 5/19: 14 species of Warblers including 11 BAY-BREASTED were seen at Three Rivers WMA. Also heard was a LEAST BITTERN. Madison County 5/14: A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. It was seen again on the 15th. 11 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen on Ditchbank Road. They were last seen on the 16th. when only 2 remained. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was also seen on Ditchbank Road. A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at Woodman Pond near Hamilton. Oneida County 5/15: A
[cayugabirds-l] Great Egret at Stewart Park
In the river across from the boathouse this afternoon. A hard bird for Ithaca this spring. Gary -- 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] Egyptian Goose?
I saw what looked like a pale Egyptian Goose in the company of two Canada geese on Salmon Creek mid-way between the RR bridge and the creek mouth at 10:30 through 11:10 this morning. It walked along the banks of the creek on the Myer's Park side for quite a while. We've had Moscovy ducks there before. This is my first EGGO, if it is one. Candace -- 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] Hawthorns - ID Guide
This is indirectly related to birds, in that the insects the birds are feeding upon (such as leafrollers, or Tortricidae moth larvae, which may have irruptive cycles), may predominantly be found on the leaves of certain species of hawthorns. If one could identify the species of hawthorns in your back yard, neighborhood, town park, or birding patch, and if we had a better understanding of the insect ecology or lifecycle, or other external factors such as weather, we may better be able to predict which hawthorns may be a desirable foraging species for neotropical migratory birds on any given year. On the topic of identifying different species of hawthorns, I recently stumbled upon an excellent reference guide to identifying hawthorn tree species. While visiting the Collectors’ Corner at the Friends of the Library Book Sale in Ithaca, I found and purchased a signed copy of Haws: A guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern United States. This book is an amazingly detailed 518 page one-of-a-kind field guide with various dichotomous keys, tons of color photographs, full of species descriptions and the natural history of hawthorns. This book does wonders toward dispelling the myth and previous notion that hawthorns are only a complex mass of cross-bred and unidentifiable hybrids. If interested, I found the author’s main site where you can obtain a hard copy: http://www.floramontivaga.com/about-us.html E-books are available from various sites, including Amazon (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Hawthorns-Southeastern-United-States-ebook/dp/B00OPNWFEM Hopefully this guide may be useful to those who wish to tease apart the hawthorn ID mystery, as it relates to neotropical migratory bird foraging strategies. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes PO Box 488 8 Etna Lane Etna, NY 13062 607-351-5740 -- 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] Hawthorn & migrant warblers
Hawthorns are underrated. The one the city planted in front of my home is a Cockspur, I think. I have planted Washingtons elsewhere on the property. Birds like them a,l hear round. Regi What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? Henry David Thoreau > On May 19, 2019, at 5:03 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > > A couple weeks ago I came across a Hawthorn tree hosting migrant warblers. It > was on a residential street in downtown Ithaca a couple blocks from the > Dickcissel site. There were at least 8 birds in this single not-very-large > tree, including 4 species of warblers. It was surprising they could hide at > all. The other street trees on that block were different species, larger, > healthier, with thicker foliage, and I did not search them. I plan to ask the > City Forester what variety this shabby Hawthorn tree is, so I can get one! > EBird list below. > > - - Dave Nutter > >> NY:TOM:Ithaca: 2nd St #407 Hawthorn, Tompkins, New York, US >> May 6, 2019 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM >> Protocol: Stationary >> Comments: Drove N on this street a couple minutes earlier while going >> around the block to be able to drop off a customer curbside in front of >> apartments on 3rd St, and I noticed a small fluttering bird in this tree. >> Came back with empty taxi and discovered that this ragged barely leafing out >> tree held several hiding foraging birds. >> 6 species >> >> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 Maybe 3, foraging in >> Hawthorn. FOY Office. >> Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2 2 foraging in Hawthorn. >> FOY Office. >> Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1 Male foraging in Hawthorn. FOY >> Office. >> Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Male foraging in Hawthorn. >> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2 Male & >> female foraging in Hawthorn. FOY Office. >> Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 Heard song nearby. >> >> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55926931 > > > >>> On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 10:40 AM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes >>> wrote: >>> > There is very little evidence of leafroller moth larvae (Tortricidae) >>> > being pervasive throughout the Hawthorn Orchard this year. Most hawthorn >>> > trees and leaves appear quite healthy and undamaged. >>> > >>> > The significantly reduced findings of many warblers or vireos actively >>> > foraging in or making use of the hawthorns as a good food source, >>> > supports the idea and observation that the neotropical migrants are >>> > primarily targeting this location for the periodic abundance of food. The >>> > occurrence of leafroller moth larvae may be a biennial event or at least >>> > having some cyclical nature—hopefully the notable lack of larvae this >>> > year is not another example of the mass die-off of our insects. >>> > > > -- > 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 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] Hawthorns and Ithaca street trees
Dave...the city maintains an online database and interactive map of its 13,000+ trees. Hopefully this will be helpful in determining your hawthorn variety (advance apologies. ..it does not seem optimized for mobile devices so I can't absolutely verify). https://www.cityofithaca.org/253/Tree-Inventory-GIS -- 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/ --
