[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds at Sapsucker Woods
On our beginner bird walk this morning we saw 12-20 Rusty blackbirds associating with Red-winged Blackbirds, most recently seen near the Visitor Center. Most of the Rusty Blackbirds were already in dark plumage, but the yellow eyes were striking. Ken and Mark Chao, who we ran into there, were able to get nice photos of one in nonbreeding plumage with its rusty feathers showing well. Diane Morton -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds in Sapsucker Woods
On a lunchtime walk, we came across at least a dozen Rusty Blackbirds singing away in trees along the East trail at the eastern edge of the refuge close to the southeast corner of the trail. We saw 8 of them, but it sounded like there were a whole lot more. There were also singing Phoebes in a couple of places on the East trail. And there's still at least one Ring-necked Duck on the main pond. (For those directionally challenged like me, the East trail runs from Sapsucker Woods Road toward the Lab's green barn, along the pond behind the barn and through the woods to a pond with a shelter. The blackbirds were between the two ponds off to the right, coming from the road. You could hear them well before you could see them.) Anne Marie Johnson -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds at Sapsucker Woods
Hi All, There were at least two Rusty Blackbirds singing near the boardwalk to the employee parking lot as I departed work today around 6 pm. Good birding, Matt Medler Ithaca -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbirds at Sapsucker Woods
I just heard from Bob McGuire on a tip from Jay McGowan that the 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS are with a large and noisy flock of AMERICAN ROBINS foraging in a wet area beside the Wilson Trail north, along the lower fork.--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
