[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road Dickcissel etc.

[Suan Yong]

I didn't post my dickcissel photos from yesterday because they were unfocused 
and overexposed, but I got some better ones today late in the morning, perched 
nicely under a coneflower stalk, then flying out into the sun briefly before 
dipping into the northeast-most corner plot. Those photos, along with other 
Freese Road highlights (including the ever growing "sparrow on a fence" 
series), are here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50094151@N03/sets/72157657413093003

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freese Road Dickcissel etc.

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

Thanks Suan, nice shots.

boy that Dickcissel was a dull one ……

KEN


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On Oct 11, 2015, at 11:21 PM, Suan Yong 
> wrote:

I didn't post my dickcissel photos from yesterday because they were unfocused 
and overexposed, but I got some better ones today late in the morning, perched 
nicely under a coneflower stalk, then flying out into the sun briefly before 
dipping into the northeast-most corner plot. Those photos, along with other 
Freese Road highlights (including the ever growing "sparrow on a fence" 
series), are here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50094151@N03/sets/72157657413093003

Suan
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[cayugabirds-l] Freese road Dickcissel

[Brad Walker]

The bird was flying around the fenced area at the north end of the garden
plots. It last landed near the sheds at the small patch of pines just north
of the fenced area.

Brad

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[cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Dickcissel, Lincoln's, etc

[Nicholas Sly]

I birded the Freese Road gardens this morning with a number of other
birders looking for the Dickcissel and enjoying the sparrow show. I
uploaded lousy pictures of the Dickcissel, Lincoln's Sparrows, and
others here:
http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa220/slybirdsly/Birding/Freese%20Road%202011/

The Dickcissel was moving around a bit in different portions of the
garden. Gary K found it first (after an hour or more of all of us
searching) in the southern section of gardens near the corn plot. I
refound it twice later in the north section in a dense grassy area. It
seemed to be foraging mostly on the ground out of sight, and was hard
to find initially and then hard to relocate.

My eBird checklist is below.

Cheers,
Nick

Freese Road, Tompkins, US-NY
Sep 25, 2011 8:12 AM - 10:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: with many CBC birders looking for the Dickcissel
29 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  16
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1 High flyover
coming from Monkey Run
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group])  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  7
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  200
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  4
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  41
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)  2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  1
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)  1 Seen well by many observers and
photographed. Other observers saw it sing briefly. Foraging in the
garden plots, mostly on the ground and hard to find and relocate.
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  11
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  8

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Dickcissel, Lincoln's, etc

[Dave Nutter]

Gary Kohlenberg started searching the gardens at dawn, before Ann Mitchell's Cayuga Bird Club field trip arrived after meeting at the Lab of O at 7:30, so he was separate. I arrived about 7:50 and joined the club group. We (or at least I with them) saw lots of SONG  SAVANNAH, 1 or 2 FIELD, 1 SWAMP, and at least 3 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, plus 2 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, along with most of Nck's list, plus PILEATED and RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS. The club group seemed to be heading toward the cars when I noticed that Gary was staring through his binoculars at something low which I couldn't see, and he kept staring there for about 10 minutes. I circled around behind him, and the club group soon joined me as he explained that he had a suspicious bird very close and low and hidden, feeding in the weeds. As we all focused on that spot, the DICKCISSEL popped out and alit for several minutes in the tassels of corn which filled a nearby plot. Everyone not only got binocular views, but also views through my scope - I think 10 people total! The only downside was it was fairly backlit from our angle. Once everyone had a good look, I tried to move further around to get a better angle, but even though I was traveling farther from the bird to do so, it chose that time (when nobody was actually looking at it) to disappear. Later, Mark Chao, Carl Steckler, and Meena Haribal showed up and I decided to join them to see if we could refind the bird. Not only were we successful, but Mark, Carl  I were at a better angle this time, and Carl got some photos. I tried to offer my scope to Mark but I forgot to cover the lens as I did so, and I think the sun through the scope at the bird flushed it, and it flew north, where I guess Nick found it later, but I never saw it again, nor did Nate Senner and his 2 companions whose names I really should know, who were all birding various areas along Freese Rd, nor Chris Wood  Jessie Barry who showed up later. Tom Schulenberg was still there after everyone else left, and I certainly hope he saw it, because it's thanks to him getting Nate's report onto Cayugabirds-L that everyone else - especially Gary - made the big effort. The bird itself was interesting. Althought the same overall length as a Song Sparrow (6.25" according to Sibley), the Dickcissel is a much huskier, shorter-tailed bird. Sibley says Dickcissel weighs 27g to Song Sparrow's 20g. The shape and color were much like a female/winter Bobolink. There seemed a good reason for Dickcissel to be in the same family as Northern Cardinal and Rose-breasted Grosbeak: its bill looked big, almost grosbeak-like. This bird lacked the black meadowlark-style V on the upper breast which a breeding male would show (Apr-Aug according to Sibley). However the broad malar stripe was yellower than Sibley shows for the adult female. Between the malar stripe and the plain (yellowish?) throat was a distinct narrow dark streak. The broad supercilium was also pale yellow, and it appeared to have a white eye-ring. The crown was held fairly flat most of the time. The crown and cheek were grayish tan. There was some yellowish wash to the breast, but that was hard to see against the sun. The nape and back were plain tan, but several of the longer feathers of the back/wing area were dark, edged with tan. I did not pick up any chestnut on the wing, but I'd like a chance to see Carl's photos for more details. Gary also mentioned another intriguing bird, but I'll let him describe it if he so chooses.This was not actually a state bird or a basin life bird for me, but it might as well have been - it looked so different, I'd forgotten. The only other time I've seen a Dickcissel in the Cayuga Lake Basin was in the 1980s in winter when a very sad and ragged looking individual was at the feeders by the Finger Lakes State Parks headquarters at Taughannock. Today's bird may be a little outside or on the edge of the species' usual haunts, but it at least it looks healthy, and it has plenty of time to get to South America. --Dave NutterOn Sep 25, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Nicholas Sly pagoph...@gmail.com wrote:I birded the Freese Road gardens this morning with a number of other
birders looking for the Dickcissel and enjoying the sparrow show. I
uploaded lousy pictures of the Dickcissel, Lincoln's Sparrows, and
others here:
http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa220/slybirdsly/Birding/Freese%20Road%202011/

The Dickcissel was moving around a bit in different portions of the
garden. Gary K found it first (after an hour or more of all of us
searching) in the southern section of gardens near the corn plot. I
refound it twice later in the north section in a dense grassy area. It
seemed to be foraging mostly on the ground out of sight, and was hard
to find initially and then hard to relocate.

My eBird checklist is below.

Cheers,
Nick

Freese Road, Tompkins, US-NY
Sep 25, 2011 8:12 AM - 10:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: with many CBC birders looking for the Dickcissel
29 species

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Freese Road - Dickcissel, Lincoln's, etc

[J. Gary Kohlenberg]

After doing my mental cost-benefit analysis this morning, the Lab for thrushes 
or chase Nate's reported Dickcissel, Freeze road won out. I searched from about 
7am, luckily Dave, Ann and the CBC field trip participants saw me staring 
intently at the ground and came over. Dave was able to get it in the scope as 
it flew up to the corn stalks and everyone was able to get good views; Stuart 
made a video grab. I don't have any experience with this bird, but it seemed to 
remind me of a Bobolink in overall size/shape impression, bulky but sleek. This 
is a terrific addition to the birds possible at Freeze Rd. I'm glad Nate found 
it and Tom Schulenberg was able to get the word out.   

I had another sparrow that sang twice around 8am. The song caught my ear as new 
to me. I was able to see it, but was unsure of the ID. It had a white throat 
grey face, with brownish eyeline, the supercilium wasn't yellow, but was broad, 
and there was some finer upper breast streaking and a diffuse yellowish patch 
on the breast, clear underparts, grey bill and the crown was brown or chestnut. 
It didn't seem to have the bulk of the later Dickcissel, but was Song Sparrow 
sized. It may have been a juvenile Dickcissel, as Sibley shows the 1st winter 
female with some streaking, but I'm not sure. 

Lincoln's Sparrows were also in abundance today and thrill me to no end. 

Gary


On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Nicholas Sly wrote:

I birded the Freese Road gardens this morning with a number of other
birders looking for the Dickcissel and enjoying the sparrow show. I
uploaded lousy pictures of the Dickcissel, Lincoln's Sparrows, and
others here:
http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa220/slybirdsly/Birding/Freese%20Road%202011/

The Dickcissel was moving around a bit in different portions of the
garden. Gary K found it first (after an hour or more of all of us
searching) in the southern section of gardens near the corn plot. I
refound it twice later in the north section in a dense grassy area. It
seemed to be foraging mostly on the ground out of sight, and was hard
to find initially and then hard to relocate.

My eBird checklist is below.

Cheers,
Nick

Freese Road, Tompkins, US-NY
Sep 25, 2011 8:12 AM - 10:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: with many CBC birders looking for the Dickcissel
29 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  16
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1 High flyover
coming from Monkey Run
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [auratus Group])  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  5
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  7
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  200
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  4
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  41
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)  2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)  1
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)  1 Seen well by many observers and
photographed. Other observers saw it sing briefly. Foraging in the
garden plots, mostly on the ground and hard to find and relocate.
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  11
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  8

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