[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May meeting and speaker dinner - 5/8/23

[Colleen Richards]

The Cayuga Bird Club's May meeting is less than a week away on Monday May 8 at 
7:30 pm.
 Please note that we are meeting at Kendal at Ithaca (see directions below)
Please arrive before 7:20 pm.
Kendal doors lock at 7:00 pm; Kendal volunteers will let people in until 7:20 
pm.  Our speaker, Cliff Hodge, will be giving his presentation, "Kenya Wildlife 
and Bird Safari". Cliff went on a photo safari to Kenya in December 2022 and 
took the opportunity to add a solo birding safari to his trip, stretching his 
visit to more than 15 days. Visiting 8 game preserves, conservancies and 
protected wildlife areas, Cliff spotted almost 300 species of birds including 
more than 200 Lifers. He’ll share some incredible images of these 
beautiful creatures, as well as some pretty cool photos of African big game and 
other wildlife. About the Speaker: Cliff Hodge is a native of Michigan and 
self-described “car guy”. He retired in 2019 with plans to explore 
and travel the world with his wife Sheryl. Before he made it home from his 
first trip, however, COVID-19 lockdowns put an end to their adventures. Trapped 
at home with his new travel camera, he discovered a whole new world in his own 
back yard – birds! Like many others, Cliff became an avid birder during 
the pandemic, exploring the many state parks and wetlands near his home north 
of Detroit. When his wife decided to return to school to get an advanced 
degree, the decision was obvious: she could study at Cornell while Cliff 
experienced the Lab of O, Sapsucker Woods, and the Finger Lakes. Everybody 
wins!Cliff spends as much time as possible hiking the trails and gorges of 
Ithaca and the Finger Lakes, while taking advantage of some of the unique 
birding environments to explore in Upstate New York. Now that COVID is more 
under control, he takes every chance he can get to return to his original plan 
and travel as much as possible – only now with an added focus on birding. 
There will be a speaker dinner with Cliff and his wife Sheryl at 5:30 before 
the meeting at the Sumo Restaurant at Cayuga Mall on Triphammer Road. Please 
rsvp by noon Monday to cl...@juno.com so we can make reservations.
 Colleen Richards 
Corresponding Secretary
Cayuga Bird Club
 Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, 
September through June, and are free and open to the public. In-person meetings 
start with cookies at 7:00pm, the reading of the bird list at 7:25pm,  and club 
business at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 
7:45pm and ending by 9:00pm.  We will attempt to make presentations available 
virtually as a recording posted a few days later. Some meetings may be virtual 
by Zoom only, or may shift to Zoom if warranted by circumstances.
Parking directions for Kendal. 
https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/meetings/parking-at-kendal
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eagles cartwheeling

[Diana Van Buren]

Saw two Bald Eagles cartwheeling this evening near the end of Inlet Road in Ithaca.On Apr 30, 2023, at 6:34 AM, John Gregoire  wrote:I can't remember if anyone had reported as yet. We had a Least Flycatcher here on Fitzgerald Rd on Friday the 28th. Catbirds also arrived up here.John

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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow crowned night heron at Groton Ave Park

[Lea LSF]

The bird is at the far edge of the field closest to the woods, near the
path on the left hand side. I know there are some folks wanting to see this
bird so hopefully he or she sticks around. This is the third year in a row
I've encountered the ycn heron here in the Village of Freeville so I'm
guessing this bit of Fall Creek has become it's summer palace.

Also in the woods behind there is a little trail and some ruby crowned
kinglets, white throated sparrows, a towhee, and more.

Best of luck,
Lea

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Tioga County: Candor NY Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

According to Jay McGowan, in a post to the Cayuga RBA GroupMe Rare Bird Alert 
alert system, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is still present on the Troyer farm 
in Candor, NY, this morning. Winds are forecast to be light and variable but 
predominantly out of the northwest starting tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and 
lasting through Sunday, with periodic rain/showers mid-week.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


On May 1, 2023, at 1:47 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
mailto:c...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

On Friday morning, April 28, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported to the 
Cayuga RBA GroupMe Rare Bird Alert and photos were later posted on the Cayuga 
Bird Club’s Facebook page 
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub/posts/6160452230659207/) with 
this excellent summary comment by Jody Enck:

See description in original post by Cayuga Bird Club member, Dave Nicosia, 
about this Scissor-tailed Flycatcher being found in Tioga County yesterday on 
the Troyer family farm. Many members of the Amish Community in Tioga County are 
top-notch and welcoming birders who deserve our gratitude and more. This family 
is a role model for creating organic, insect-rich, super-birdy habitat, and for 
welcoming the broader birding community. This is the 203rd species of bird they 
have recorded on their farm in the five years they have lived there. In recent 
years, they have found, and graciously allowed dozens of others to observe: 
Say's Phoebe, Yellow Rail (two years in a row), Western Kingbird, this bird, 
and many more. We in the birding community would do well to emulate their 
connection to the land and their welcoming spirit, and to offer our assistance 
if and when they could use an extra hand with their farming operation. They 
give us so much, it would be great if we can all find a way to give back to 
this family.

I made my first-ever visit to the Troyer Farm this morning, May 1. Both Rufus 
Troyer and his son Adam Troyer were incredibly gracious in their time and 
accommodating, taking me and other birders up to see the flycatcher actively 
foraging and flying between the various cow pastures uphill to the north of 
their main farm. The Troyer’s are superbly knowledgeable birders and are very 
welcoming of other birders who are as passionate about wildlife and birds as 
they are.

Rufus Troyer has given me permission to share this information here on 
Cayugabirds-L. Please be respectful and understand that this is a working farm. 
On dairy pickup days (Tuesday), the large tractor trailer needs to pull in and 
turn around. If there are multiple visitors, please do not block the main farm 
access road or their driveway. You can park on the right-hand side of the road 
at the top of the dead-end Tomak Road where the road makes a sharp left-hand 
bend—near where the logged trees are stacked.

Rufus told me he would probably place a welcome sign in that area. If you walk 
uphill and behind the carriage barns, you can walk the access road uphill to 
the north a short ways. The flycatcher has been frequenting the fields on both 
sides of the road. Some of the electric fences are hot, so don’t touch them. 
There is a sign-in notebook—please sign it. If you see Adam or Rufus, they will 
more than likely walk you into the cow pasture for a better view, or will at 
least know where the bird was last seen.

Given the current weather system, it seems plausible this bird could stick 
around for another day or two. These usually don’t stick around very long.

Here’s a link to the map location of the upper bend in Tomak Road: 
https://goo.gl/maps/oHW1VGSu9ADtyv7eA

Good luck and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes — Field Applications Engineer
K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
Work: +1 607-254-2418  Mobile: +1 607-351-5740  FAX: +1 607-254-1132
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Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes — Field Applications Engineer
K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
Work: +1 607-254-2418  Mobile: +1 607-351-5740  FAX: +1 607-254-1132
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[cayugabirds-l] Lawsuit Aims to Protect Texas Wildlife Habitat, Beach Access From More Exploding Rockets - Center for Biological Diversity

[Regi Teasley]

Birds and rockets don’t mix.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-texas-wildlife-habitat-beach-access-from-more-exploding-rockets-2023-05-01/

Regi

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