RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

[Eveline V. Ferretti]

I'll go ahead and report a fairly astonishing (to me at least!) occurrence that 
came with the eclipse as witnessed on the shores of Lake Ontario (Southwick 
Beach State Park), where the clouds graciously opened just in time and just in 
time to show the sun at totality at 3:21 p.m. Some seconds past totality - 
around 45 - 60 seconds or so (though I have to admit being a bit fuzzy on that 
timing), came a roar, and I do mean roar, of sea gulls as they up and flew 
above us, coming from the SW.  It was pretty amazing.

From: bounce-128135987-62666...@list.cornell.edu 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 3:22 PM
To: Geo Kloppel 
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

Early in the darkening before the eclipse proper, I saw a changing of roosting 
duties by the Mourning Dove pair nesting in a hanging flower pot on my back 
porch. I'm pretty sure it was mom who demanded the reluctant dad to leave his 
nap so she could take over. She regurgitated some food for the chicks and then 
settled down for her nap. Unfortunately I didn't see if they changed again when 
the world became brighter again.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 2:44 PM Geo Kloppel 
mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com>> wrote:

> Ithaca, New York (where the skies are very rarely clear during celestial 
> events.)

The evening _before_ the eclipse the skies were quite clear. I went up to the 
top of my hill in West Danby with a couple of my neighbors, and we enjoyed 
viewing Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks through binoculars and spotting scope for the 
better part of an hour.

Of course the day of the eclipse was cloudy. My daughter in Ithaca got a nice 
photo of the partly eclipsed sun through a brief hole in the cloud cover. No 
such luck in West Danby. At the darkest point, my feeder birds briefly 
disappeared. But the Raven female across the road began begging very loudly and 
insistently. I saw her partner head off toward the valley in the gloom, 
presumably to find something for her. My chickens did not bother going to roost.

-Geo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

[sarah fern]

Early in the darkening before the eclipse proper, I saw a changing of
roosting duties by the Mourning Dove pair nesting in a hanging flower pot
on my back porch. I'm pretty sure it was mom who demanded the reluctant dad
to leave his nap so she could take over. She regurgitated some food for the
chicks and then settled down for her nap. Unfortunately I didn't see if
they changed again when the world became brighter again.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 2:44 PM Geo Kloppel  wrote:

>
> > Ithaca, New York (where the skies are very rarely clear during celestial
> events.)
>
> The evening _before_ the eclipse the skies were quite clear. I went up to
> the top of my hill in West Danby with a couple of my neighbors, and we
> enjoyed viewing Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks through binoculars and spotting scope
> for the better part of an hour.
>
> Of course the day of the eclipse was cloudy. My daughter in Ithaca got a
> nice photo of the partly eclipsed sun through a brief hole in the cloud
> cover. No such luck in West Danby. At the darkest point, my feeder birds
> briefly disappeared. But the Raven female across the road began begging
> very loudly and insistently. I saw her partner head off toward the valley
> in the gloom, presumably to find something for her. My chickens did not
> bother going to roost.
>
> -Geo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

[Geo Kloppel]

> Ithaca, New York (where the skies are very rarely clear during celestial 
> events.)

The evening _before_ the eclipse the skies were quite clear. I went up to the 
top of my hill in West Danby with a couple of my neighbors, and we enjoyed 
viewing Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks through binoculars and spotting scope for the 
better part of an hour.

Of course the day of the eclipse was cloudy. My daughter in Ithaca got a nice 
photo of the partly eclipsed sun through a brief hole in the cloud cover. No 
such luck in West Danby. At the darkest point, my feeder birds briefly 
disappeared. But the Raven female across the road began begging very loudly and 
insistently. I saw her partner head off toward the valley in the gloom, 
presumably to find something for her. My chickens did not bother going to roost.

-Geo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

[Linda Orkin]

It was neat at the arboretum. Birds silenced themselves and peepers started a lively chorus. Then peepers were silent mostly and birds slowly started up again,  but kind of like they didn’t quite trust that the day was resuming regular programming. Linda OrkinIthaca, New York (where the skies are very rarely clear during celestial events.)On Apr 9, 2024, at 12:56 PM, Chris R. Pelkie  wrote:

















First Eclipse Finding

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Preliminary Finding
What did birds do during today's eclipse?


from HaikuBox


















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[cayugabirds-l] Birds/eclipse

[Chris R. Pelkie]

First Eclipse 
Finding
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Preliminary Finding
What did birds do during today's eclipse?

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds with backpacks to study the atmosphere

[Peter Saracino]

Enjoy.
https://earthsky.org/earth/birds-with-backpacks-to-help-study-earths-atmosphere/?mc_cid=79f27d8de7_eid=c553db0122

Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds that lead people to honey recognize local calls from their human helpers | Science | AAAS

[Regi Teasley]

Inter species communication. 

https://www.science.org/content/article/birds-lead-people-honey-recognize-local-calls-their-human-helpers?utm_source=sfmc

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and conservation engagement with New Roots school next week

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Just a reminder that we are working next week on Wednesday and Thursday
with nearly the entire study body from New Roots Charter School -- 50-60
students (11th and 12th grade, many have worked with us previously) on
Wednesday morning and 40 students (10th graders) on Thursday morning.

Both mornings we will meet at the Newman Golf Course Pro shop on Willow
Avenue a bit before 10am and engage them until about noon.

Each day, we will split the big group into smaller groups.  About half the
students will start with  a bird walk, learn about eBird and Merlin phone
apps, and hear about our MOTUS wildlife tracking project that is helping us
learn where "our" migrating birds go  The other half will help with habitat
improvement work, learn about "whole body" ecology (even a tree has a sense
of place), and our connections to people working on similar conservation
projects elsewhere.  Each group could do the activity for an hour, and then
we can switch activities for the second hour.

We need people who are knowledgeable about birds, or eBird/Merlin, or
habitat in general, or migration, etc. to help shepherd the students.  I
will have some tools for habitat improvement work, but we can always use
more shovels, weed wrenches, and hand saws (and please bring your own work
gloves if you want to help with the habitat work).

I also could use lots of help before and after our engagement with the
students (e.g., picking up and returning equipment to the Cornell Botanic
Gardens).

If you can help one or both days, please drop me a note.

Thanks
Jody Enck




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds transporting ticks

[Dave Nutter]

Source of information?

- - Dave Nutter

> On Aug 18, 2022, at 7:47 AM, Peter Saracino  wrote:
> 
> Interesting fact:
> Ground feeding species (cardinals, catbirds, song sparrows, robins) spend 
> lots of time foraging for food at optimal height for ticks, and are excellent 
> hosts AND have all demonstrated the ability to infect ticks with the 
> Lyme-disease causing bacteria.
> "Naturally Curious Day By Day"
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds transporting ticks

[Peter Saracino]

Interesting fact:
Ground feeding species (cardinals, catbirds, song sparrows, robins) spend
lots of time foraging for food at optimal height for ticks, and are
excellent hosts AND have all demonstrated the ability to infect ticks with
the Lyme-disease causing bacteria.
"Naturally Curious Day By Day"
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[cayugabirds-l] "Birds, Migration, and Weather Patterns" program Thurs. Feb. 17

[Anita Seaberg]

Chemung Valley Audubon Society Meeting and Program

February 17, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Meteorologist Dave Nicosia



In-person: meet at Appleridge, 168 Miller St., Horseheads, NY

By Zoom: email windingwayho...@aol.com to 
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"Birds, Migration, and Weather Patterns"



​Chemung Valley Audubon Society meets on February 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the West 
End Room at Appleridge, 168 Miller St., Horseheads. All are welcome to attend 
to learn about local birds, the society's projects, and how to become involved. 
Appleridge is wheelchair accessible. Online viewing by Zoom is also available 
with a request to windingwayho...@aol.com.

​Following a brief business meeting, you can explore the complexities of 
"Birds, Migration, and Weather Patterns" with guest speaker Dave Nicosia, 
Meteorologist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service in Binghamton. Learn 
how high and low pressures, cold fronts and warm fronts, land forms, oceans and 
lakes, winds, and much more help drive bird migration.

​Growing up in Athens, PA, Nicosia was an active birder by age 11, and an early 
interest in weather and climate led him to earn B.S and M.S degrees in 
Meteorology from Penn State University. His 30 years with the National Weather 
Service includes forecasting hazardous weather and briefing public safety 
officials about weather events; delivering weather and climate-related training 
sessions and lectures to federal, state, and local agencies; and speaking on 
these topics at universities and civic organizations. For his work during the 
Flood of 2006, Nicosia received the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s 
prestigious Maurice K. Goddard Award.

​Nicosia has been a leader for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Spring Field 
Ornithology classes, the Broome Naturalist’s Club, and New York's Third 
Breeding Bird Atlas. He was instrumental in the development of BirdCast with 
the Lab of Ornithology. BirdCast an online tool that provides live and local 
bird migration alerts throughout the continental U.S. by employing real-time 
analysis of bird migration traffic as detected by radar.

​Chemung Valley Audubon events are free and open to all. For online information 
visit www.cvaudubon.org and the society's Facebook 
page.


Anita Seaberg

Elmira, NY


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds are remarkable and beautiful animals – and they’re disappearing from our world | Kim Heacox | The Guardian

[Regi Teasley]

Birders,
   Here is a well-written piece that you may want to share.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/28/birds-are-remarkable-and-beautiful-animals-and-theyre-disappearing-from-our-world

Regi

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds in the heat

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

This is a public service announcement for the birds.
It is getting pretty hot this week compared to what it has been like in
recent weeks.  The birds could benefit from your help.
I just refilled my birdbath this morning, and it has been a parade of birds
to it ever since.  Many bath in it, and many drink from it.
Also, please don't forget to change your hummingbird feeder solution
frequently (every couple days) in this heat, so the sugar water does not
cause problems.

Good luck and good birding.
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds at Lans Stat Rd

[Donna Lee Scott]

3 diff.  Balt Orioles at grape jelly/orange bowl!
1 YR Warbler , 6 white throated sparrows, a chipping sparrow & a Fox sparrow, 
along with usual suspects!

What a birdy day!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

[Peter Saracino]

Thanks for sharing gentlemen.
I absolutely love these stories!!
In this Season of Thankfulness I'm truly thankful for the joy these
creatures bring to our lives.
Stay safe and well all.
Pete Sar

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 7:08 PM Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> My best memory of feeder birds caching was a number of years ago on a warm
> fall/winter day and I had my sliding door open so I could take pictures of
> the birds coming to the feeders on my deck. I had my camera on a tripod
> just inside the open door. I was doing something on the computer on the
> kitchen table and a Red-breasted Nuthatch flew into the house with a
> sunflower seed in its bill. It landed on the tripod, looked around, and
> tucked the seed into a crevice where a leg came off the base, then flew
> away back outside. Six feet away from me.
>
>
>
> No matter how good their spatial memory, I knew it wasn’t going to
> retrieve that one.
>
>
>
> I love Red-breasted Nuthatches!
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-125158003-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125158003-3493...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Robyn Bailey
> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2020 4:33 PM
> *To:* Chris R. Pelkie ; Peter Saracino <
> petersarac...@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches
>
>
>
> Working from home, and my home being a log cabin, I see birds throughout
> the day coming and caching seeds in between the logs and
> windowsills…anywhere they can fit it. Mostly chickadee, titmouse, and
> red-bellied woodpecker are the ones I see doing it.
>
>
>
> It’s fun to think of them using my house as a larder, and using their
> spatial memory (or some luck) to find them later. I wonder how many pounds
> of seeds are collectively stashed in the crevices of my house right now?
>
>
> 
>
> Robyn Bailey
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>
> *From:* bounce-125157588-15067...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125157588-15067...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Chris R. Pelkie
> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2020 2:29 PM
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> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches
>
>
>
> You’ll want to pry them out. Some years ago, a squirrel stashed sunflower
> seeds into my exhaust pipe.
>
> OMG, there’s nothing on earth that stinks as bad as burning sunflower
> seeds!
>
> (:-)
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> On Nov 20, 2020, at 12:37 , Peter Saracino 
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> So I hung strings of  Christmas lights on the porch the other day but
> didn't put the bulbs in yet. They're easier to string without the bulbs. I
> finally got around to screwing the bulbs in this morning only to find
> single, unopened black oil sunflower seeds in a few of the places into
> which one would screw the actual bulb. I began to wonder how they ever
> could have gotten into so tight a space until I realized they must be
> places where the birds I'm feeding are catching food for a later date!
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

[Kevin J. McGowan]

My best memory of feeder birds caching was a number of years ago on a warm 
fall/winter day and I had my sliding door open so I could take pictures of the 
birds coming to the feeders on my deck. I had my camera on a tripod just inside 
the open door. I was doing something on the computer on the kitchen table and a 
Red-breasted Nuthatch flew into the house with a sunflower seed in its bill. It 
landed on the tripod, looked around, and tucked the seed into a crevice where a 
leg came off the base, then flew away back outside. Six feet away from me.

No matter how good their spatial memory, I knew it wasn’t going to retrieve 
that one.

I love Red-breasted Nuthatches!

Kevin


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Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 4:33 PM
To: Chris R. Pelkie ; Peter Saracino 

Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

Working from home, and my home being a log cabin, I see birds throughout the 
day coming and caching seeds in between the logs and windowsills…anywhere they 
can fit it. Mostly chickadee, titmouse, and red-bellied woodpecker are the ones 
I see doing it.

It’s fun to think of them using my house as a larder, and using their spatial 
memory (or some luck) to find them later. I wonder how many pounds of seeds are 
collectively stashed in the crevices of my house right now?


Robyn Bailey

From: 
bounce-125157588-15067...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-125157588-15067...@list.cornell.edu>
 
mailto:bounce-125157588-15067...@list.cornell.edu>>
 On Behalf Of Chris R. Pelkie
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 2:29 PM
To: Peter Saracino mailto:petersarac...@gmail.com>>
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

You’ll want to pry them out. Some years ago, a squirrel stashed sunflower seeds 
into my exhaust pipe.
OMG, there’s nothing on earth that stinks as bad as burning sunflower seeds!
(:-)
__

Chris Pelkie
Data Manager; IT Support
Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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On Nov 20, 2020, at 12:37 , Peter Saracino 
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So I hung strings of  Christmas lights on the porch the other day but didn't 
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actual bulb. I began to wonder how they ever could have gotten into so tight a 
space until I realized they must be places where the birds I'm feeding are 
catching food for a later date!
I think that's kind of neat!
The birds are helping me decorate! Well, sort of.
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

[Robyn Bailey]

Working from home, and my home being a log cabin, I see birds throughout the 
day coming and caching seeds in between the logs and windowsills…anywhere they 
can fit it. Mostly chickadee, titmouse, and red-bellied woodpecker are the ones 
I see doing it.

It’s fun to think of them using my house as a larder, and using their spatial 
memory (or some luck) to find them later. I wonder how many pounds of seeds are 
collectively stashed in the crevices of my house right now?


Robyn Bailey

From: bounce-125157588-15067...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Chris R. Pelkie
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 2:29 PM
To: Peter Saracino 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

You’ll want to pry them out. Some years ago, a squirrel stashed sunflower seeds 
into my exhaust pipe.
OMG, there’s nothing on earth that stinks as bad as burning sunflower seeds!
(:-)
__

Chris Pelkie
Data Manager; IT Support
Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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On Nov 20, 2020, at 12:37 , Peter Saracino 
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So I hung strings of  Christmas lights on the porch the other day but didn't 
put the bulbs in yet. They're easier to string without the bulbs. I finally got 
around to screwing the bulbs in this morning only to find single, unopened 
black oil sunflower seeds in a few of the places into which one would screw the 
actual bulb. I began to wonder how they ever could have gotten into so tight a 
space until I realized they must be places where the birds I'm feeding are 
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I think that's kind of neat!
The birds are helping me decorate! Well, sort of.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

[Chris R. Pelkie]

You’ll want to pry them out. Some years ago, a squirrel stashed sunflower seeds 
into my exhaust pipe.
OMG, there’s nothing on earth that stinks as bad as burning sunflower seeds!
(:-)
__

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Data Manager; IT Support
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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On Nov 20, 2020, at 12:37 , Peter Saracino 
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So I hung strings of  Christmas lights on the porch the other day but didn't 
put the bulbs in yet. They're easier to string without the bulbs. I finally got 
around to screwing the bulbs in this morning only to find single, unopened 
black oil sunflower seeds in a few of the places into which one would screw the 
actual bulb. I began to wonder how they ever could have gotten into so tight a 
space until I realized they must be places where the birds I'm feeding are 
catching food for a later date!
I think that's kind of neat!
The birds are helping me decorate! Well, sort of.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds' secret caches

[Peter Saracino]

So I hung strings of  Christmas lights on the porch the other day but
didn't put the bulbs in yet. They're easier to string without the bulbs. I
finally got around to screwing the bulbs in this morning only to find
single, unopened black oil sunflower seeds in a few of the places into
which one would screw the actual bulb. I began to wonder how they ever
could have gotten into so tight a space until I realized they must be
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I think that's kind of neat!
The birds are helping me decorate! Well, sort of.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds are mysteriously dying in New Mexico in 'frightening' numbers

[sarah fern]

Do the birds migrate at the altitudes in which the western fire smoke is
currently moving eastward? I have already experienced fine particulate ash
fallout here.

Sarah Fern

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 4:05 PM Regi Teasley  wrote:

> Birders,
> A friend of mine in the West sent me this article about birds dying.
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> https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2020/09/12/mass-deaths-migratory-birds-new-mexico-environment/5780282002/
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[Regi Teasley]

Birders,
A friend of mine in the West sent me this article about birds dying.

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2020/09/12/mass-deaths-migratory-birds-new-mexico-environment/5780282002/

Regi

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and Lyme Disease

[Peter Saracino]

An interesting fact I just now read. I'm wondering if anyone cares to shed
further light on this:
"Several recent studies show that wild birds transport ticks and their
associated diseases during migration. Also, a number of bird species are
able to contract the bacterium (Borrelia burgdorferi) causing Lyme Disease,
and transport it to uninfected ticks that parasitize the birds for a blood
meal. Since ground-feeding species like cardinals, catbird, song sparrows
and Robin's spend a significant amount of time foraging for food at the
optimum height for ticks, they are excellent hosts and have all
demonstrated the ability to infect ticks with with the bacterium during
their first blood meal."
"Naturally Curious Day by Day..."
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[cayugabirds-l] birds at Lindsay-Parsons - including Golden-winged Warbler

[Diane Morton]

Ken and I went to Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve for a few hours
this morning and found many warblers. Near the kiosk at the start of the
trail, we both saw a warbler fly into a small tree. It had a prominent
yellow patch on the wing.The bird was gray overall, with white at the side
of the throat. We could not see the top of the head. And then it flew off.
We looked in vain for some time to see if we could refind it, but did not
succeed.  We are both convinced that it was a female golden-winged warbler.
We hope others who go to Lindsay-Parsons may be able to find this bird.

It was a great place to find other warblers too; we saw/heard multiple
Blue-winged Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, Yellow, Black-and-White,
Yellow-rumped, and Prairie Warblers and one American Redstart. Both
Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers were at Coleman Lake. Ruffed Grouse were
drumming at two different locations, and two Yellow-throated Vireos were
giving their burry calls.

Diane Morton

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds are moving via radar

[David Nicosia]

Even with north winds aloft the birds are coming. Its getting to that point
where they just need to get where they are going. see

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar_lite.php?rid=bgm=N0R=1110=yes


Its not the heaviest migration but it is a sign that the birds are going
regardless now.
Tomorrow night should be even more. I suspect a lot of our later migrants
will arrive en mass. Blackpoll, wilson's warblers, Canada warbler,
willow/alder flycatchers, and the first push of semipalmated sandpipers,
maybe even a few white-rumped, ruddy turnstones, etc.
I know I left out a bunch.

Good Birding,
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds, bats, toads and snakes

[Geo Kloppel]

I had a Yellow-rump and a Black and White Warbler along the L-P Preserve's 
Beech Hill Brook this morning, and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my sunflower 
feeder. Two days ago at dusk a Great Horned Owl perched on a Spruce spire at 
the bottom of my yard. Four days ago we watched a Chickadee and a House Wren 
alternately visiting a nest box outside the window. Several boxes by the pond 
have been lined with green moss. A couple of bats have been flying about the 
yard lately.

The toad-liver feast for Crows will begin soon. I think it typically happens 
about a week into May, but with this warm weather, toad song is already picking 
up. Few toads are actually in the pond yet, but I can hear them gathering from 
all directions, and I think the big event may be early this year.

I'm watching daily for the black rat snakes to emerge from the communal 
hibernaculum that I suspect lies under a century old barn foundation here. A 
rude unoccupied cabin sits on top, and big 5' -6' skins hang among the rafters. 
This year I'd like to actually see the snakes basking and shedding in there. In 
the near future their hibernaculum may be put at risk, so I'm starting to think 
about building one to replace it. Any advice would be welcome!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] birds and climate science

[Peter]

Thanks a million John.

Pete


On 3/13/2017 2:42 PM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote:

Pete,
The short answer is we have done so for the last 31 years. Many of our 
publications
address climate related changes in bird numbers and activity. Others relate many
negative changes to changes in farming practices.

Our 31 years as co-op weather reporting station for the NWS provide daily 
climate
data to both NWS and the public. That info allows unique on-site, exact weather
correlation to several studies. We have the first 10 years of an ongoing study 
of
the phenology of a dragonfly species currently in press. That study relies 
heavily
on the daily climate data collected here.

All our, and all other banding station' data are kept in a data base at the Bird
Banding Lab at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Md and accessible by 
request to
public researchers. The climate data is also available via the National Climate 
data
Center.

Best,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] birds and climate science

[John and Sue Gregoire]

Pete,
The short answer is we have done so for the last 31 years. Many of our 
publications
address climate related changes in bird numbers and activity. Others relate many
negative changes to changes in farming practices.

Our 31 years as co-op weather reporting station for the NWS provide daily 
climate
data to both NWS and the public. That info allows unique on-site, exact weather
correlation to several studies. We have the first 10 years of an ongoing study 
of
the phenology of a dragonfly species currently in press. That study relies 
heavily
on the daily climate data collected here.

All our, and all other banding station' data are kept in a data base at the Bird
Banding Lab at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Md and accessible by 
request to
public researchers. The climate data is also available via the National Climate 
data
Center.

Best,
John
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Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
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"Conserve and Create Habitat"

On Mon, March 13, 2017 11:33, Peter wrote:
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> Thanks
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> Pete Saracino
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] birds and climate science

[Wesley M. Hochachka]

Pete,

   Would that be research done by locally-based researchers, or research based 
on data from this general area regardless of the physical location of the 
researcher(s)?

Wesley


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Folksmight anyone know of any local ornithological research that 
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Thanks

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[cayugabirds-l] birds and climate science

[Peter]

Folksmight anyone know of any /*loca*//*l*/ ornithological 
research that informs climate science?

Thanks

Pete Saracino


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds of North America Paper Series - FREE

[bob mcguire]

I just spoke with Lang Elliott. He is cleaning out in preparation for his trip 
- and is getting rid of his paper version of "The Birds of North America”. This 
is some 600+ pamphlets, one on each bird. Free to the first comer. Contact Lang 
directly:  langelli...@mac.com

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds of East Africa (Play)

[Marc Devokaitis]

Hi All,


The folks at the Kitchen Theater asked me to help spread the word about
this upcoming production.  John Fitzpatrick is giving a special pre-show
talk ahead of the February 8th performance, and looks like we bird-folk can
get a discount on tickets for any night.



--Marc







Kitchen Theatre Company begins 2017 with a world premiere of a new play
called *Birds of East Africa* by Wendy Dann. We are reaching out to
individuals and groups with interests in birding and ornithology about this
exciting production.  Ornithologists are not regularly the central
character in plays, and rarely do we get to hear about the synergy between
birds and humans in theatrical productions.  Playwright Wendy Dann has done
extensive research exploring the keen observational abilities of birders to
inform the character Marion's unique world view.



The play runs from January 29th to February 12, 2017 with six performances
each week.  There are scheduled talk backs throughout the run and a special
pre-show talk on Wednesday, February 8th by Lab of Ornithology Director Dr.
John W. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D*.**,* followed by a performance at 7:30pm



We are offering a special discount ticket for birders, ornithologists and
researchers to see the play. To purchase a ticket call 607 272-0570
<(607)%20272-0570> weekdays between 11am and 5pm or on-line *here*
 and use the code
*BIRDS25. *There is also a special group rate ticket for parties of 10 or
more.

We have added the press release below and for more information on the show
please visit our website here
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To arrange for a group, or request an additional post-show talk back,
please contact me, Michelle Blau, Administration and Management Fellow.

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds on Lansing Station Rd

[Donna Lee Scott]

2 PINE SISKINS along with many AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, HOUSE FINCHES, D.E. 
JUNCOS, B.C. CHICKADEES.
4 TUFTED TITMOUSE, 2 AMER. TREE SPARROWS, a few WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 
DOWNY WOODPECKERS,  HOUSE SPARROWS, & BLUE JAYS.
1 each HAIRY & RED BELLIED WOODPECKERS.
The usual family of 6 AMER. CROWS.

Down the road a sizable flock of constantly moving AMER. ROBINS, flying around 
to find & eat grapes in the tangles, and a female PILEATED WOODPECKER exploring 
bark of a tree.
CANADA GEESE overhead.

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Lansing Station Road
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds around my place

[Geo Kloppel]

The buds have been stalled for days  here in the cold shadow of Beech Hill, 
Seeley Hill, and 1920' Sorry Hunter Hill, but finally today a warmer start and 
some new birds: Nashville Warbler, Black and White Warbler, Black-throated 
Green Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-throated Vireo, Scarlet Tanager. 
Ovenbirds galore now (my first was last Thursday). 

I just located a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak from her "pik" calls. Three 
males have been at my sunflower feeder for a week. I keep that going through 
the summer for the pleasure of seeing the parents bring their fledglings in.

A Chickadee excavation looks complete, but no lining yet. 
I should have a couple broods of Tree Swallows at the pond this year. Already 
there are several eggs in one box.

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and bat

[Geo Kloppel]

The only new bird around my place today was a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Hermit 
Thrushes and Fox Sparrows were very evident.

Around 8 pm I found a Robin singing an unusual dusk song, full of flutey trills 
reminiscent of genus Catharus.

This evening I have a bat flying around the yard. Big brown bat, I believe...

Thermometer says 40 degrees!

-Geo Kloppel

Tupper Road, West Danby
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds at airport

[Donna Scott]

Off Snyder Rd. where fence turns from paralleling rd. to run ~ south towards 
blue bldgs. In distance:
At least 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK singing; had been flying. 
Pair of KESTRELS, hunting then sitting on fence. 
C. RAVEN flyover. 
Female NO. HARRIER hunting low over field. 
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[cayugabirds-l] birds at Treman Marina & Stewart Park

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[cayugabirds-l] birds & frog

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds by lake

[Donna Scott]

Hearing several different beautiful songs of a common loon on the water at 
8:30, I decided to go eat breakfast at my beach. 
It is very quiet and serene down here this time of day. 
No Loon seen yet, but Caspian tern flew by uttering its sounds, a common 
merganser female just swam by doing little clucking sounds, Northern Roughed 
Winged Swallows careening around over the water, with their Barn cousins, while 
a Ring Billed Gull sits quietly on water way out. 

I can hear the great crested Flycatcher calling up in my yard, along with E. 
phoebe, E Wood Pewee, Tufted titmouse  a robin. 

I can also hear the faint sounds of water from several rain-swollen little 
streams flowing down into the lake. 
Lovely!
-Donna

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[cayugabirds-l] birds before breakfast

[Marty Schlabach]

No, we didn't go out for the dawn chorus, but rather looked out our kitchen 
window.  These are the birds we saw around our feeders, listed in the order we 
saw them.

Hairy Woodpecker
Red bellied Woodpecker
Am Goldfinch
Blue Jay
Mourning Dove
House Finch
House Sparrow
Starling
Brown Thrasher
Cardinal
Robin
White Crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Red Winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Grackle
White Breasted Nuthatch
Chickadee
Titmouse
Downy Woodpecker

We have also had White Throated Sparrow and Pine Siskins quite regularly of 
late, but not seen this morning.

Mary Jean and Marty
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and Ice on Cayuga Lake

[Donna Lee Scott]

Yesterday (3/4/15) I drove from the NYS Thruway down the east side of Cayuga 
Lake to my house at Lansing Station Rd, Lansing.
Saw my FOY ROUGH LEGGED HAWK on NY Rt. 318, near US Rt. 20. Female, I think.

The iced over Seneca River had open water in one little spot on River Road near 
Mud Lock (CS-1) and I saw 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and several COMMON MERGANSERS. On 
the Cayuga Lake side of the lock and dam, several CANVASBACKS and REDHEADS with 
1 RED BREASTED MERGANSER, 1 pair BUFFLEHEAD, and 2 CANADA GEESE were seen.
Ice was between there and a little open water north side of RR bridge in 
Cayuga, NY; this open water had several REDHEADS, 1 SWAN sp., and 1 A. CROW.

The Mill Pond in U. Spring was all open water and featured several REDHEADS, 6 
pairs of COMMON MERGS., 2 pairs BUFFLEHEADS, and 2 male A. WIGEONS. Factory 
Pond seems to have regained its usual water level and water was running briskly 
out of its outlet to the lake, creating an ice free small stream where I saw 
21 TUNDRA SWANS and several MALLARDS, CANVASBACKS, COMMON MERGS, and CANADA 
GEESE. The Factory Pond had a few REDHEADS.

Otherwise the lake by Union Springs was completely iced over.

Driving south, I noted that the ice edge was just a little north of Levanna 
with open water south of there. Going uphill from Levanna, across from 
Mackenzie Childs complex I saw the first of a long, loose large flock of 
assorted AYTHYAS. There was a lot of ice extending into the lake from the shore 
and they were next to that ice edge.  Such flocks continued in the open water 
all along at Aurora.
The water was still open south past Long Point St. Park.

Saw 6 HORNED LARKS at junction of Ledyard Rd. and NY Rt. 34B.

I've been away 2 weeks and I arrived home at Lansing Station Rd. to find solid 
ice all the way across the lake with the north ice edge of this mass right in 
front of my house! I have lived here since 1986 and owned the property since 
1979 and have never seen solid ice all the way across the lake here!

So, today, I decided to see how far the ice went around here. I read on this 
list that there is open water only around the Ithaca Yacht Club area to the 
south.

The ice in this area is mostly solid from the east shore to the west shore, but 
at the dead end of Bill George Road, at #367, (which runs into the lower part 
of Lans. Sta. Rd. by the lake shore) there are 2 large ponds of open water 
past the on-shore ice; there is ice beyond these 2 open patches on the west 
shore. Very few birds in these open patches.
To the south of 367 B. Geo. Rd. as far as I could see the lake is solid ice.

Along the shore of B. Geo. Rd north of there (367) are a few long thin patches 
of open water where there were several Aythyas. Then solid ice again. These 
areas do not have the piles of ice on shore seen elsewhere.
Starting around #3 B. Geo Rd and extending north along the lake right near 
shore all along Lans. Sta. Rd. up till #353 again is a long thin (100' or less 
wide) strip of open water in which lots of ducks are swimming. There is a small 
 thin strip of open water both ways from #457 too.
Then solid ice all across the lake until my place at #535, where the ice is 
solid across lake, then there is an ice edge of floating pieces of ice and open 
water all the way across the lake.

It looked from my beach like this open water ends at another cross-lake solid 
ice sheet at the cove and a warning light structure at the south side of 
Milliken Station Point.

So, I took a drive up the lake today to see where this next ice sheet ended.

First I went to the Power Plant and to Milliken Point.
Indeed the open water north of my place ends at the south side of Milliken 
Point. There is only a little open water right in front of the Power Plant, 
then solid ice all across the lake, and extending north. It is hard get a good 
place to see the rest of the lake's length at Milliken without going in 
someone's yard.

Next I went to Nutridge Road, 4500 feet north from the power plant's north 
property line. The solid ice sheet ended a little north of Nutridge Rd.
Then I went to Atwater Rd, the next access to the lake. All is open water 
there, and the ice edge at Nutridge can be seen from there. As far to the north 
from Atwater that I could see was all open water, but I couldn't see too far up 
there because of a big snow squall moving in and clouding the view.

So, probably there is open water from about Nutridge Road to north of Levanna 
(north of Aurora), with this rather large open patch here by my part of Lans. 
Sta. Rd.

Curious that there is not more open water by the Power Plant which we know puts 
out warm water into the lake.

I am taking a guess that the thin open water strips near shore by B. Geo Rd. 
and the 259 - 353, 457 Lans. Sta. Rd. is where there is dense housing right 
near the lake and may be due to (ugh) their septic tanks' outflow.

From my area here to north of Aurora is the deepest part of the lake. It is 
430 feet deep off shore 

[cayugabirds-l] Birds heard on Ringwood Road...

[Marie P. Read]

Over the past couple of days I've been in a blind photographing bird feeders 
(hey, it pays the bills!) and have been hearing signs of spring...

(Downy) Woodpeckers drumming
White-breasted Nuthatch singing
Black-capped Chickadees singing their phee-bee-bee song

And today
A Common Raven
And a Belted Kingfisher, first out in the beaver pond behind my property, then 
along the stream by my house. Hope it found some open water...

Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds so far east side Cayuga Lake

[David Nicosia]

Waterfowl numbers way down. Lots of hunters. Best so far  White crowned
Sparrow Ridge road toward King Ferry. Yellow rumped warbler at Factory st
pond and one Bonapartes Gull Frontonec Harbor on the ice.

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and infrasound

[Betsy Darlington]

Birds apparently use infrasound to detect - and evade - storms hundreds of
miles away.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/18
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds moving south

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Unfortunately I did not hear to night flight migrants, I hope it was 
spectacular (in the hearing version whatever it is called). Just now I poked my 
head out for a few minutes out side my house and looked up at the beautiful 
sky. There were several Turkey Vultures, some were gliding south westerly 
direction and others were gaining the thermal. There were two medium sized 
flocks of  Canada Geese way high! I came inside and looked out towards Michigan 
Hill there was another kettle of Turkey Vultures and as I am typing from home 
office, I could see tow more Turkey Vultures heading south. So could be a good 
day for other raptors too. I might head to Mount Pleasant shortly!



Cheers

Meena

Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://www.haribal.org/
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Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds 'n bees 'n poisons

[John and Fritzie Blizzard]

Thanks to all of you who sent your caring thoughts in reply to my 
e-mail of concern  my question, Who cares?

While the focus of this site is mainly for birds it is also for nature 
in general. What we do for or against should be of interest   
something we fight to make better by making/everyone/ aware, starting 
with the little folks who will inherit this mess. None of us must be 
too busy to ignore what's happening to our world and our own back yards.

Fritzie

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds lacking in Japan

[Donna Scott]

Hi Meena and others,

Re your mention of few birds in Japan:

In 1995 I went to Japan on a US Cooperative Extension Agriculture Study tour 
for 3 weeks, as the rep from Cornell U. Five people from other Ag. Universities 
in disparate parts of the US were with me.

We were driven all over Honshu Island (main one) and later 3 of us flew to Oita 
Prefecture (the south island) for a week, and were driven all over there, 
visiting many ag establishments, fields, and markets. We also visited the huge 
fish markets in Tokyo. We visited the Science City in Tskuba, north of Tokyo.
We had translators of varying skill levels (some not too good) and other than 
their input, I and the other US people were completely illiterate in the 
language, including not being able to read most signs, etc. (Indeed, one time I 
got lost in a big supermarket when I had turned around to study a dried fish 
display and then found that my group had left without me to get on the next 
bus. I had to wait there till someone came back for me because I could not tell 
where the store exit was due to not being able to read the signs, all in 
symbols. Supermkts are laid out in squares, not aisles, so if you are in the 
middle of the vast expanse, you can't see the doors.).

I soon became aware that I did not see birds anywhere - almost none. Even in a 
nice forested area where we 3 stayed in a private house in a rural area in 
Oita, I heard only one bird in the woods and never saw it.
So, I tried to ask the translators to ask the various farm reps about pesticide 
use. I got no answers; whether this was due to the translator not knowing what 
I wanted or reluctance on the part of the Agric. rep to give an answer, was 
hard to tell.

It was in a large paved area with some scrubby bushes by the huge Tokyo fish 
market that I saw one of the only birds on the whole trip.

One cultural phenomenon that becomes immediately apparent in Japan is that, 
even though they try hard to be self-sufficient in their food production, and 
try to avoid imports, and use every product possible from the sea, they highly 
value PERFECT looking fruits and vegetables and will discard blemished produce. 
I saw several examples of gross waste of some vegs due to small blemishes; I 
saw many attempts to make crops grow without blemishes by the use of things 
like straw tents over melons in fields and caps over each tree fruit, both to 
avoid rain drops, etc. on the fruit. Many mundane crops that would grow 
anywhere here, like parsley, are grown in covered green houses to keep them 
more free of blemishes. The climate is like ours in NYS, so they have a decent 
length growing season.

When fruit is sold at a rural market each lovely piece is enclosed in a plastic 
or styrofoam mesh to protect it from bruising, etc.
I did not see pesticides in use, but it was well along in the growing season, 
so maybe they were beyond the time of spraying.

I know they import organic fruit and melons from Hawaii. I saw small organic 
watermelons in the store for $30 or more, apiece (this was 1995)! So, they pay 
a high price for perfection.
We were all there because they said they wanted us to try to help them figure 
out more ways to be food-self-sufficient. At our wrap-up meeting, I spoke about 
my observations with regard to the zeal for perfect produce, but it was brushed 
off as a cultural ideal.
I came to realize that we were hosted by the Japanese Agriculture people in 
exchange for the many more Japanese Ag people that are hosted each year by the 
various US agriculture universities, and it was all mostly a formality to have 
us there. 
But for us 6 that year, it was still a really interesting trip and we were 
treated to very nice accomodations, interesting food (Octopus tentacles are 
quite yummy), and tours all over the place.

But I saw almost no birds in Japan.
Perhaps we have some Japanese colleagues on this list who could comment on this.

Donna Scott
Lansing
  - Original Message - 
  From: Meena Madhav Haribal 
  To: bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com 
  Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
  Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 4:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuta Gulf


  Hi Bob and all,
  Recently, I have been going to this location a lot. This also a wonderful 
place for seeing gems of dragonflies and damselflies. Well I am missing this 
weekend, though I saw Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia for the first 
time in its native habitat. But Japan is very low in birds in summer.
  I think they use too much of pesticides!
  Meena

  bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com wrote:


  Thanks to Geo's heads up, I spent a delightful morning along the FLLT in 
Cayuta Gulf. First of all, the geology is fascinating - the way the Little Lake 
(Cayuta Lake) outlet has cut through between Oak  Connecticut Hills. This 
morning the trail was lush and sun-dappled. And the birds were still singing! 
Several Acadian Flycatchers, two pairs of Louisiana Waterthrushes, a Canada 
Warbler, multiple 

[cayugabirds-l] Birds and hydration in winter.

[Linda Orkin]

Here's a good link to info about this as relates to an earlier discussion. 

http://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/

Her almost daily postings are very interesting. 

Linda Orkin

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds Today

[bob mcguire]

Having seen/heard 96 new birds so far for the year, I started out today 
thinking, maybe, I could find 100 for the month of January. (Silly game - but 
it gets me outside!)

I hung around a private feeder until 9 am when the Purple Finch showed up. 
Beautiful male, backlit by the sun. #97.

Then I spent an hour at the compost piles picking through the hundreds of gulls 
that were waiting to be fed from the CU dining halls' refuse. Ring-billed, 
Herring, and Great Black-backed Gulls of all ages but no white-winged gulls. 
(Checking in later with Jay, he missed them today as well.)

There was a report of  Red-necked Grebe yesterday at Ladoga (how come the 
report never made it to the listserve and/or the RBA??). Scoping into the brisk 
south wind was not fun, but I did manage to find what I thought might have been 
the grebe.  It was bouncing around in the waves and then went to rest with its 
head tucked - and then disappeared altogether. So I had to make due with a 
Tompkins County Eared Grebe. And lots of Long-tailed Ducks. Just about then 
Steve Fast showed up with an invitation to lunch at Dories, so off we went. 

From the boathouse in Aurora we spotted at least 10 Horned Grebes (no Eared 
Grebe there) plus the expected Goldeneye, Buffleheads, and a few White-winged 
Scoters. There were no White-fronted Geese at Farleys and none among the 
hundreds of Canadas on Mill Pond in Union Springs. The rest of the lake north 
was frozen except for a channel between Cayuga and Mud Lock. No Lesser 
Black-backed Gull at Dean's Cove. No grebes of loons along Elm Beach Road - 
but there were two WW Scoters.

Finally, back to Ithaca and up again to Ladoga. Where I did, finally, get a 
satisfactory look at the Red-necked Grebe. #98 for the year. Still one more 
day, but I'm beginning to think that 100 in January is out of reach - for me 
anyway.

Bob McGuire

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and Bees at the FLLT Annual Meeting

[Jason Gorman]

Curious about the birds and the bees?

Join us for the

Finger Lakes Land Trust's Annual Celebration and Meeting

with a morning bird walk led by experienced birder Mark Chao and a talk by 
Cornell biologist and noted author Tom Seeley titled Honey Bee Democracy 
about honey bee behavior and hive culture

Saturday, May 18, 2013
8:00 AM: Bird walk through Sapsucker Woods (meet just outside the main entrance 
of the Lab)
9:30 AM: Coffee and conversation
10:00 AM: Honey bee talk, Land Trust updates and award presentations

Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Sapsucker Woods
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850

Join us for all or part of the morning!

The event is free but registration is required by May 15 to 
i...@fllt.orgmailto:i...@fllt.org or (607)275-9487


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and Climage Change, Kim Bostwick, speaker - MNWR Event May 18

[Laura Stenzler]

Birds and Climate Change: Developing Your Own Simple 5 Point Plan to Solve the 
Climate Crisis
Speaker: KIM BOSTWICK
Curator, Birds and Mammals
Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
Ithaca NY 14850

MAY 18: Saturday, 10 am to noon
At the: Visitors Center Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
FREE to the public - Refreshments served
FAMILY friendly!


 In this talk Kim relates her love of science and nature to the current climate 
crisis and its implications for biodiversity. After outlining the climate 
change basics, she shares specific stories of how birds are responding to 
climate change, closing her talk with a more personal message. Sharing her 
response to the climate change crisis as a parent and a naturalist, she 
outlines a 5-point plan that each of us can use to organize our own 
response to climate change.


About the speaker: Originally from upstate New York, Kim Bostwick received her 
Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 2002, and since then has worked as the 
curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. 
Bostwick's research focuses on bird behavior and evolution. Her research 
program has allowed Bostwick to travel throughout Central and South America, as 
well as to South Africa, and Papua New Guinea to audio and video record birds.


In 2005 Bostwick was featured in Nature's Deep Jungles three-part series, 
where she danced like a Red-capped Manakin to the tune of Michael Jackson's 
Billy Jean. This video clip was posted to YouTube where it went viral and has 
been viewed millions of times, spawned many knock-offs, and brought great fame 
and many fans to a very deserving, but otherwise little known bird. Her 
research on the Club-winged Manakin was featured in National Geographic in May 
of 2012.

Recently, spurred by the birth of her two children, Bostwick shifted her career 
to become more active in science outreach as it relates to climate change. Last 
August she became a certified member of Al Gore's Climate Reality Climate 
Leadership Corp. She plans to use her scientific literacy and communication 
skills to translate climate science for general audiences, with the specific 
goal of motivating behavioral changes through science-based story-telling.



Laura Stenzler
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds

[Ann Mitchell]

At Dryden Lake there were 20 Cormorants and 7 Common Loons. So far I have 
counted14 Juncos and a dozen Redpolls at my feeders. Shouldn't the Redpolls go 
north? Gary said they like the food I am giving them and the warm weather feels 
like they are in Florida!

Ann Mitchell
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds singing!!

[W. Larry Hymes]

The birds around our place were quite vocal this morning.  Two cardinals 
were doing a little dueling, and the house finches were singing, as well 
as a titmouse.  If this portends an earlier spring, please let it be a 
very gradual warm up.   We certainly don't want a repeat of the 
unusually warm weather of last March, which resulted in devastation of 
the apple and cherry crops from the very cold nights that occurred after 
the trees had blossomed.


On another note, in response to Bill McAneny's query about junco 
numbers,  we have had 20+ all winter, and on occasion have topped 30.  
We always have good numbers of juncos, but this year has been higher 
than normal.  We use to salt the yard with mixed seed, but this year 
at our son's suggestion we switched to white millet.  Before this, every 
time we would throw out mixed seed the deer would come along and lap up 
most of it.  They don't have much success gleaning the tiny white millet 
seed, thus leaving most for the juncos and other ground-feeding species.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birds singing!!

[Linda Orkin]

Well I heard a junco singing today.  It jolted my listening brain awake more so 
than the Titmice have. 

And by the way, the forecast is for quite a warm March. 

Happy Hearing. 

Linda. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 5, 2013, at 7:28 PM, W. Larry Hymes w...@cornell.edu wrote:

 The birds around our place were quite vocal this morning.  Two cardinals were 
 doing a little dueling, and the house finches were singing, as well as a 
 titmouse.  If this portends an earlier spring, please let it be a very 
 gradual warm up.   We certainly don't want a repeat of the unusually warm 
 weather of last March, which resulted in devastation of the apple and cherry 
 crops from the very cold nights that occurred after the trees had blossomed.
 
 On another note, in response to Bill McAneny's query about junco numbers,  we 
 have had 20+ all winter, and on occasion have topped 30.  We always have good 
 numbers of juncos, but this year has been higher than normal.  We use to 
 salt the yard with mixed seed, but this year at our son's suggestion we 
 switched to white millet.  Before this, every time we would throw out mixed 
 seed the deer would come along and lap up most of it.  They don't have much 
 success gleaning the tiny white millet seed, thus leaving most for the juncos 
 and other ground-feeding species.
 
 Larry
 
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds Hang Around Mistletoe For More Than A Kiss

[Paul Schmitt]

From Paul Schmitt:  

I found the following story on the NPR iPhone App:

Birds Hang Around Mistletoe For More Than A Kiss
by Sabri Ben-Achour

WAMU - December 27, 2012

For the Druids, mistletoe was sacred. For us, it's a cute ornament and maybe an 
excuse to steal a kiss. And of course it's a Christmas tradition



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[cayugabirds-l] Birds of Paradise-this Saturday!

[charles eldermire]

In addition to the Monday Night Seminar, this Saturday (tomorrow!) is a special 
seminar on campus covering the spectacular topic of the Birds-of-Paradise: you 
won't want to miss it!

Hope to see you there.

Birds-of-Paradise: An Evening of Field Research and Exploration
Ed Scholes, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Tim Laman, National Geographic
Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Statler Hall auditorium, Cornell University

After 8 years and 18 expeditions to some of the most remote places on earth, 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientist Edwin Scholes and National Geographic 
photographer Tim Laman have documented and photographed all 39 species of the 
birds-of-paradise for the first time ever. The birds-of-paradise include some 
of the world's most extravagant, beautiful, and bizarre species. Tim and Ed 
will share the amazing footage, images, and sounds of these birds, along with 
the story of their quest in New Guinea to find all 39 species and to study how 
the birds' elaborate courtship displays evolved. This special presentation from 
National Geographic and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will also feature John 
Francis, National Geographic Vice President of Research, Conservation, and 
Exploration.

Watch a five-minute video that shows some of the birds-of-paradise footage: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR21os8gTAutm


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[cayugabirds-l] birds and plans for Stewart Park

[nutter.dave]

Sorry I was not at the Cayuga Bird Club meeting on Monday. Perhaps this got mentioned, but I want to spread the word to others who missed the meeting as well. Rick Manning of the Cayuga Waterfront Initiative and Friends of Stewart Park has asked the Cayuga Bird Club for input about Stewart Park management generally and about a couple of proposed signs in particular. Club President Linda Orkin, Historian Jane Graves, and I will be meeting with him later this month.The sites for signs could be somewhere along the lakeshore to discuss birding on the lake, and at the entrance(s) to Renwick Wildwood such as along the curving boardwalk or where the trail along the east side of the woods emerges. Ideas for content are welcome, such as info for the general public or info for birders new to the area.Another issue is how can Stewart Park best be managed for birds as well as people. Birds and birding are recognized as important here, and park proponents want to help, not hurt, as they proceed. What practices are good? What could be better? What is valuable about the habitats? How can landscaping be optimized for birds, birding, and non-birding activities? Sometimes well-intentioned landscapers want to "clean up" places using an aesthetic which is unaware of bird habitats or ecology. Thus in recent years we have seen many shrubs bottomed out or removed,the widening of the path around the swan pond to bring in lawnmowers,a huge project to remove and grind up logs and driftwood from the lakeshore, and the removal of any tree which falla into the lagoon. There is talk of removing aquatic vegetation from the lake.What should management policies be around the Fuertes Sanctuary (aka Swan Pond)? What should policies be in Renwick Wildwood?What is your opinion as a birder?Note that there are also proposals for development in Stewart Park. The building now used by DPW next to the Large Pavilion may become a museum about the few years a century ago when it was used as a silent film studio. The concrete ramp into the lake between those buildings may become the site of an amphitheater. DPW's activities may be moved to a new building at the southeast corner of the park, just south of where the road makes a sharp turn. The path along the lakeshore and Fall Creek may be extended as a loop along the south side of Stewart Park. Again, birding concerns should be voiced.A related narrow anti-bird concern is goose feces on paths, lawns and play areas. Ideas for discouraging or limiting the areas where geese graze and defecate, or ways of cleaning up after them are welcome too.Rick has referenced his 2009 Stewart Park Rehabilitation Action Plan, which includes a fine description of birding. Although attachments are not allowed on this list serve, I may be able to send a copy to anyone who requests it. --Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds in the Yard

[Susan Fast]

This morning, about 0900, after my coffee break and before starting in on
the house painting, I thought to check my yard for new birds.  Found some
migrants.

 

Magnolia warblers   10-12

Black-throated green3-4

Nashville1

Wilson's2

Mourning   1

House wren   2

 

In addition, last evening at 1830, an OSPREY floated over the house, headed
south.  The osprey, mourning, and Wilson's are new Yard birds.

 

Steve Fast

Brooktondale


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds Today Montezuma and Vicinity, Seneca Meadows.

[david nicosia]

Took a trip today with Renee DePrato and Melissa Penta to Montezuma and 
vicinity. 
Our first stop was Towpath Road and the highlight was a GREAT HORNED OWL
that first was literally sitting on the road. From a distance we thought it was 
a really big cat. 
The bird unfortunately had one bad eye and you can see this in these photos from
Melissa's flickr account...  
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mydigitalmind/7617481278/in/photostream/
and  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mydigitalmind/7617481956/in/photostream/
The bird stuck around in a tree the whole time we were there after flying up 
from the

road. 

Knox-Marcellus Marsh appears to have been drawn down so that is where
most of the shorebirds were today as the water levels are way down from 
a week ago. The water levels on Puddler's Marsh are now higher so there were 
very few shorebirds. Unfortunately, the views to Knox-Marcellus are more 
distant than from Puddler's. So although there were a lot of shorebirds out 
there in K-M marsh, they were really hard to see unless you were on 60x with 
your scope. The vast majority of the shorebirds were LESSER YELLOWLEGS.
There were at least 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS. In addition, we had
3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2
KILLDEER, 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, at least 1 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER, and at least 15 LEAST SANDPIPERS.  I also had  what I thought
could be a BAIRD'S, but again, the distance was too much for me to be sure. 
There were also 2 GREAT EGRETS and many many GREAT BLUE HERONS.
I also saw one distant BLUE-WINGED TEAL and there were many many
GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 

From Puddler's marsh, we had a nice look at a PECTORAL SANDPIPER close,
also there was a SPOTTED SANDPIPER with 2 fly-over
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS that were calling. Puddler's continues to
have plenty of gulls and caspian terns. I counted  202 RING-BILLED GULLS
and 41 CASPIAN TERNS. I could not relocate the common tern or
bonaparte's gulls that I had a week ago here. We also saw 2 GREEN HERONS.

Next stop was Seneca Meadows to look for the DICKCISSELS for Melissa
and Renee. Unfortunately, there were NO signs of any of these guys. 
There was another birder who had been there since 8 am with no
luck. I heard no songs or buzzy calls. They may have left or
were busy feeding young???  We did see many many BOBOLINKS in 
various plumages and a couple male INDIGO BUNTINGS that
put on a show from a weedy area with an amazing variety of wildflowers.

Then we went to Van Dyne Sporer Road and from the  very end of the
road we saw quite a bit. There was a mass of mainly RING-BILLED
GULLS and some CASPIAN TERNS flying around fairly distant
but easily identifiable with binoculars and especially a scope. I also
was lucky to get on a flying LEAST BITTERN and also a BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERON in my scope. Unfortunately, these guys landed down in the reeds
distant so the others did not get to see them. We did have a nice view
of a fly-by AMERICAN BITTERN. There also were AMERICAN
COOTS, COMMON GALLINULE and PIED-BILLED GREBE with young. 

Next stop was Lott Farm, Seneca Agricultural Fairgrounds and we saw
at least 4 fully fledged UPLAND SANDPIPERS. 

A very nice day to say the least. 

Dave Nicosia 
Johnson City, NY 
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds on partial walk to office

[Meena Haribal]

Hi all,
I walked from my house to East Hill via Strawberry wood patch and southern 
corner of Hawthorn orchards.

I saw and heard the followings

Yellow Warblers (several)
Common Yellowthroat (several)
Blackpoll (one singing)
Hose Wrens
Purple and House Finches
Warbling Vireo
Catbirds
Meadowlark
Barn Swallows (They seemed very enthusiastic and very talkative)
Tree Swallows
Am Crow
Baltimore Orioles

And other common birds. No \Orchard oriole for me.

But was a nice pleasant walk!

Meena




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[cayugabirds-l] birds and snow

[Donna Scott]

Only 2 inches heavy, wet snow at Lansing Stat. Rd., but many trees and bushes 
bent down under the weight of it. The snow lining the branches of the lovely 
blooming Redbud trees is a unique sight, but it has squashed all the daffodils.

My neighbor just reported that their Carolina Wrens just fledged their 3 dark 
rusty brown babies this morning! The parents had to convince #3 to leave the 
nest, but finally it went and the little wrens are flitting around in the snow 
and on the large covered porch railings and rugs. I hope there are some bugs 
left there for them.

I put out a lot of bird seed in feeders and on the ground in sheltered spots 
under bushes. An EASTERN TOWHEE joined several Red Winged Blackbirds, BH 
Cowbirds, C Grackles and White Throated Sparrows on the ground. Also, lots of A 
Crows, Mo Doves, A Goldfinches, Chipping Sparrows, Chickadees, T. Titmice, No 
Cardinals, Blue Jays, DE Juncos, House Finches, and a Downy Woodpecker. 
A Robin is chirping away in a bush nearby, but has not joined the ground 
feeders; it's no doubt waiting for the snow to melt and expose juicy worms.

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds today

[Susan Fast]

On a walk up Leonard Rd.(town of Caroline) this morning, I ran into 3 HERMIT
THRUSH.  One of them, facing me, looked like a veery; i.e. a small number of
pale spots under the throat.  I requested it to turn around, at which point
its hermitness revealed itself.

This afternoon, at 1400 hrs., Susie  I checked out the TURKEY VULTURE
couple on the ridge of a small barn across the road from 56 Mill St. in the
Village of Dryden.  We've noted them before several times this spring, but
today they were copulating.  They were awkward, but managed anyway. Susie is
a regular vulturophil.

The Dryden Lake GREBES were still there, along with a large flock of D.-C.
CORMORANTS.

 

S.  S. Fast

Brooktondale.


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and sounds

[Don]

Thinking about the pishing issue, I just remembered that in my days as an
avid (pun intended) backpacker and working on the bird atlas, I always
noticed how birds would be greatly attracted to the sound of the rushing gas
my backpacking stove made while it was lit.  So I always made sure my binocs
and bird book were handy as I made my meal---I could often see 5 or 10
species in the process.  I really noticed the difference on those occasions
when I would use my alcohol stove, which made no noise---it didn't attract
any birds.  

Don Timmons
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds eating ash seeds

[Marie P Read]

Hi all,

I was just watching 3 House Finches feeding on the numerous ash seeds hanging 
from the trees in my yard. Shortly after, 2 goldfinches joined in the feast but 
seemed not to have such as easy job of eating the seeds.

There is such a glut of ash seeds this year I wonder what bird species other 
people have been seeing feeding on them? Maybe they will bring in Evening 
Grosbeaks!

Marie




Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

Phone  607-539-6608
e-mail   m...@cornell.edu

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds Today 12-11-10: King Eider, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Cackling Goose, Short-Eared Owl and hundreds of Robins.

[david nicosia]

What a great day. Started at Stewart Park around 11 am and found the KING EIDER
immediately and exactly where many others had it the last couple days...between 
the Red and White
Lighthouses next to the rocks. Thanks to all for the posts and almost daily 
updates. What
a great bird. The bird was actively swimming and diving and occasionally
resting with mallards and others. I got two fuzzy distant digi-scoped images. 
Not great
photos by any means...but good enough to tell it is a king eider.  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/5252643039/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/5252642885/

Then, I had the good fortune of running into Ken Rosenberg and Kevin McGowen at
Stewart. Ken pointed out the GLAUCOUS GULL that was found earlier by Tim Lenz
and Kevin found the ICELAND GULL- Two species I am unfamilar with. There were 
also many RING-BILLED, HERRING and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Also 
present was 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL-- that makes 6 species of gulls at 
Stewart!  Kevin then found a single CACKLING GOOSE among the many Canadas. 
There were also many REDHEADs, COMMON MERGANSERS, 
several COMMON GOLDENEYES, several HOODED MERGANSERS, many
MALLARDS and BLACK DUCKS, and a single fly-by RING-NECKED DUCK. 

Later, went on the Short-Eared Owl trip led by Ann Mitchell to Rafferty Road 
with
fellow Binghamton area birders, Nancy Morgan, Mary Ann and Courtney Moore. 
After some time, 1 SHORT EARED OWL was found in the distance flying
around just after sunset. Prior to sunset, one of the highlights at Rafferty 
were hundreds of AMERICAN ROBINS flying by to the north. There
were also several HORNED LARKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, AMERICAN
TREE SPARROWS, MOCKINGBIRDS, 1 fly-by NORTHERN FLICKER 
and at least 1 RED-TAILED HAWK. 

Dave Nicosia
Johnson City, NY 


  
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[cayugabirds-l] Birds Brew tomorrow AM at Cornell Lab

[charles eldermire]

Hello-
Just a friendly reminder that each week we offer guided bird walks on Wednesday 
mornings from 7:30-8:30, ending with fresh brewed Smithsonian Migratory bird 
friendly certified coffee! Meet in front of the Visitor Center, and bring a mug 
along for after the walk!  Hope to see you there...


charles.


PS-can't make it tomorrow? We also offer walks every weekend on Saturday and 
Sunday from 7:30-9:00. 


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Public Education Outreach Associate
Manager, Sapsucker Woods  Johnson Visitors' Center
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-1131
(607) 254-2111 [fax]
birds.cornell.edu
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