[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen, Stewart Park

Just finished walking around the swan pen at Stewart Park. Only new arrival I found was a GREY CATBIRD. Other than that, it was YELLOW, YELLOW-RUMPED, and PALM WARBLERS. Drew --- Drew Fulton Drew Fulton Photography http://www.drewfulton.com d...@drewfulton.com mobile: 321.230.621

[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

This morning, while the sun shone briefly, we were greeted by the loud song of an E.Towhee, amongst the songs of Wh Thr Sparrow, Goldfinch, HouseFinch and the rest of the chorus. Now the sun's hidden and so is the Towhee! Nari Mistry, Ellis Hollow Rd. -- Nari B. Mistry, Ithaca, NY To see my p

[cayugabirds-l] AMERICAN REDSTART Fuertes sanctuary 803am

AMERICAN REDSTART Fuertes sanctuary 803am --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mai

[cayugabirds-l] This AM-

An Osprey was flying over Beebe Lake this morning and perched on a snag along the ridge. I heard two Northern Waterthrushes singing by Bull Pasture Pond, have never heard them there before and doubt they will stay but it was neat. Linda -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[cayugabirds-l] savannah sparrows and a Northern Oriole

Yesterday, I was able to get some great looks at a savannah sparrow that I have been hearing over the past couple days and this morning I have a Northern Oriole at my suet feeder in Brooktondale Tom No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank

[cayugabirds-l] Bobolink

Once in a while I catch a sighting of a Bobolink in a far off field but this morning I was treated to a male Bobolink working the grass in our back yard. Kurt Julie & Kurt Broken Road Farms Dundee, NY 14837 Email: k...@brokenroadfarms.com www.BrokenRoadFarms.com -- Cayugabir

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA WHITE-EYED VIREO, Edwards Lake

CayugaRBA WHITE-EYED VIREO, Edwards Lake Cliff Preserve, Teeter Rd, Lansing, reported by Bob McGuire --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabird

[cayugabirds-l] Common Yelowthroat

Banded one male this morning; was our first warbler up here. Yesterday we had a nice low flyover by an Osprey and the local Phoebes spent the day nest building. We have a fairly large number of Purple Finch and large Goldfinch flock decimating the sunflower seed. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Fi

[cayugabirds-l] google

nice tribute on Google today: http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video www.TH-Photo.com

[cayugabirds-l] Black-and-white Warbler

Turned out to be a nice migration after the rain last night - lots of songbirds on the move. I recorded flight calls of presumed (but not 100% certain) Wood Thrush, Ovenbird and American Redstart. Notable new arrivals in our yard this morning were: Ruby-crowned Kinglet Brown Thrasher Common Y

[cayugabirds-l] Rose Breasted Grosbeaks

It looks like the wind blew in a couple of RB Grosbeaks as well. No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank Thomas Hoebbel Photo~Video www.TH-Photo.com

[cayugabirds-l] White-eyed Vireo, Prairie Warbler

The WHITE-EYED VIREO was still at the Edwards Preserve on Teeter Road around 9:30, singing sporadically and foraging in the brush downslope (to the left) of the main trail leading into the preserve (take your second left after entering from Teeter Road and the bird was around this area, but moving

[cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Egret, Palm, and Yellowlegs

I visited the Goetchius Preserve in Caroline this morning. When I arrived, there was a GREAT EGRET perched high in a tree at the back of the open water. On my way back through an hour or so later, it was gone. From the road, I also spotted a BROWN THRASHER and a YELLOW WARBLER. Walking through

[cayugabirds-l] BLUE-WINGED WARBLER Fuertes sanctuary 1120am

BLUE-WINGED WARBLER Fuertes sanctuary 1120am --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/

[cayugabirds-l] excitement from my window

Hi all - from 7 am as I like to watch the news on TV, my gaze was turned to my window. Right outside is a tube sunflower seed feeder & suet cake. On the tube feeder was a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and there was a male red-bellied woodpecker on the suet and at the tube came 4 Purple Finch plus 8

[cayugabirds-l] Good rapror flight! Mostly ENE

Good rapror flight! Mostly ENE movement over NE Ithaca. 1 Cooper's,12 Broad-winged Hawks and 4 Ospreys, and counting. -- Chris T-H -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archiv

[cayugabirds-l] WARBLING VIREO Ithaca Farmers' Market

WARBLING VIREO Ithaca Farmers' Market 12:12pm --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Tuesday morning (9:20-11:00 AM): * OVENBIRD singing by Podell Boardwalk, and another on Dryden side * three NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES countersinging and another seen chipping by road but not joining in the song contest * AMERICAN REDSTART singing by Podell Boardwalk

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Good rapror flight! Mostly ENE

Well...that's frustrating. My message didn't come through until more than an hour later. Just got back to find that my message wasn't there...then, poof, it appeared. Anyway, here are more details: after a little over an hour of watching the skies over the Cornell Business and Technology Park b

[cayugabirds-l] Morning surprises

Migration is so much fun. I think that no one reported Common Yellowthroat, Blackburnian Warbler, or Broad-winged Hawk for all of last week at the lab seminar. Well, guess what we saw in our lawn this morning: both warblers and a pair of Broad-winged Hawks. Well, two broad-wings that arrived an

[cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Tues. late morning

Location: SP Swan Pen Observation date: 4/26/11 Notes: NO Palm Warbler Number of species: 25 Canada Goose X + a pair doing their "necking" American Wigeon 1 Mallard 5 mixed raft offshore of: Greater/Lesser Scaup X Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser 5 Ring-billed G

[cayugabirds-l] sign of spring!

I can tell when spring has arrived when all of a sudden the post count from Cayugabirds-L explodes and takes over my gmail. HOORAY!! In today's extraordinary heat wave a trio of two male and 1 female Purple Finches visited my feeders. The color of those males was amazing!! That is the only new bir

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

A quick lunch walk turned up two NASHVILLE WARBLERS by the pines along the power line cut, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER in the woods on the Dryden side, a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER singing from somewhere on the Wilson Trail, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the brushy area along the power line cut, Yellow Wa

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

I had some but by no means all of the species in Sapsucker Woods reported by Mark. Additions were Great Crested Flycatcher - one on the northeast leg of the Severinghaus trail Blue-headed Vireo - 1 singing where Severinghaus and Wilson trails join Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - edge of the p

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

I don't have much to add to Mark's list but I had at least 3-4 Ovenbirds and several Hermit Thrushes. I can also add my FOY Great-crested Flycatcher but I can't remember the name of the trail (between Wilson Trail and Sapsucker Woods Road). Drew --- Drew Fulton Drew Fulton Photogra

[cayugabirds-l] South Hill rec. pathway migrants

South Hill was full of new migrants this morning, probably the result of the warm front that has blessed us today. An hour walk heading south on the rec. trail from the playground area produced large groups of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, probably over 50 in one location at one point, 3 flyover B

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Tues 4/26

I can add a couple of species.  Around 10am I found a singing BLUE-WINGED WARBLER on the Wilson Trail near the foot bridge and at 2:30pm I found a singing BROWN CREEPER by the Podell Boardwalk. David McCartt --- On Tue, 4/26/11, Jay McGowan wrote: From: Jay McGowan Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-

[cayugabirds-l] Beebe Lake: Chestnut-sided, Warbling and BH Vireo

Hi all, I got out to Beebe Lake briefly this morning before class (around 9:30) and came across a good influx of migrants.  There was a single male CHESTNUT-SIDED warbler, several Yellow-rumpeds and Pines, as well as one each of WARBLING and BLUE-HEADED vireos.  There were also 3 Brown Thrashers

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma request

Taking advantage of the warm weather, Larry and I went up the lake today to verify directions to certain birding spots for the soon to be updated Birds of Cayuga Basin Guide. After reading all of the posts, I think we should have stayed in town and done some local birding! However, we perseve

[cayugabirds-l] Black-throated Blue Warbler

I just heard from a friend that Black-throated Blue Warbler was seen in the Mundy Wildflower Garden today. I don't recall anyone posting that bird this year. Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugab

[cayugabirds-l] Willow Crossing at noon

I stopped at the corner of Willow Crossing and Purvis Rd. just after noon. I parked on Purvis near the little boggy areas on both sides of the road. Nothing new to report but it was delightful. Lots of singing going on. Some new ones for me this year: 3 Northern Waterthrush, 2 on the south sid

[cayugabirds-l] Barn Swallows

How could I forget- the barn Swallows arrived back at the farm today. On Cornell Lane, about 4 miles south of Dryden. Good birding! Gladys -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Tues. late morning

Swan Pen just before dusk, in between thunderstorms in a light rain Palm Warbler- YES, along lake side along with yellow-rumped, yellow, and pine warbler Judy From: Asher Hockett Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:40 PM To: CAYUGA_BIRDS Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Swan Pen Tues. late morning L

[cayugabirds-l] TV watching

Yesterday afternoon around 5, I was yard-birding, essentially trying to chase down the loudly calling PILEATED WOODPECKER, one of several that we have had resident for years. He was circling his territory, which is roughly our 2 acres plus woods beyond to the east and west. He did a great job of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] White-eyed Vireo, Prairie Warbler

I was just about to post details when Jay's message came in. There is only a bit that I can add. First, there are now some sticks on the ground pointing to the trail where the vireo was last seen. It appears to be moving around a bit, so be patient and listen carefully. In addition to Jay's

[cayugabirds-l] scarlet tanager

Just arrived in the topmost branches of our tallest maple tree: a SCARLET TANAGER, singing loudly. Hooray for Spring! Susie Fast, Valley Road, Brooktondale, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES AR

[cayugabirds-l] OVENBIRD

7:15 am, Tuesday morning. Sitting at the breakfast table listening to House Wren, Purple Finches, Titmice and suddenly - the loud, loud song of an OVENBIRD! Ran outside, found it foraging under the bushes as it periodically sang. Way early! Usually not until around May 5 at our house! Laura La

[cayugabirds-l] Blue-winged Warbler

I thought last night's thundering cloudburst would wash the world away, but it's still here this morning, and even includes a few new arrivals: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, Red-Breasted Nuthatches, 2 more ROSE- BREASTED GROSBEAKS, multiple Blue-headed Vireos, Ovenbirds and Black- throated Green Warbl

[cayugabirds-l] more yard birds

Hoping that a few of the VERY early spring arrivals might trickle through my yard, I was out during the sunny period early this morning -- it was fairly quiet except for the songs of PURPLE FINCH, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and KINGLETS. As usual, there were a few interesting flyovers -- a pair of

[cayugabirds-l] Least Flycatcher

In 'downtown' West Danby this morning, a LEAST FLYCATCHER. -Geo Geo Kloppel Bowmaker & Restorer 227 Tupper Road Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 g...@cornell.edu geoklop...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[cayugabirds-l] Wood Thrush

Another early bird: along Station Road in West Danby, at the old foundation on the L-P Preserve , a singing WOOD THRUSH! Quite a few Hermit Thrushes and Blue-Headed Vireos here too. The woods are swimming and the streams are roaring! -Geo Geo Kloppel Bowmaker & Restorer 227 Tupper Road Spe

[cayugabirds-l] Newman Arboretum - poss Baltimore Oriole

Stunned by the appearance of a strange, bright object in the sky, I headed to Newman Arboretum for some photography. While video-ing Red-winged Blackbirds displaying, females calling, American Robins singing, and Northern Flicker foraging on the ground, I twice heard a bright song that could onl

[cayugabirds-l] Newman Arboretum - poss Baltimore Oriole

(Sent this earlier but apparently it did not go through: - did anyone get it?) Stunned by the appearance of a strange, bright object in the sky, I headed to Newman Arboretum for some photography. While video-ing Red-winged Blackbirds displaying, females calling, American Robins singing, and Nort

[cayugabirds-l] Belated report: Brown Thrasher

Was surprised to see what looked like an overgrown female Cardinal in the tray of my "dome" feeder last Tuesday.  Pecking away like a chicken and looking furtively around, was a Brown Thrasher.   As I approached the window it and what I assumed to be its mate, on the ground, flew into the nearb

[cayugabirds-l] snow goose in dryden

I checked only a few Dryden spots on the way home with nothing remarkable to report (no warblers or shorebirds). Best bird I had was a white SNOW GOOSE with about 150 or more Canada Geese in corn stubble on the west side of Irish Settlement Rd, just south of rt 13. I did check the Canadas to s

[cayugabirds-l] Chimney Swifts are back

Our CHIMNEY SWIFTS are back finally! We had a dozen or so flying over the house tonight. Other birds in my yard tonight included NORTHERN FLICKER, WB NUTHATCH, pair of CARDINALS, T. TITMOUSE, pair of ROBINS, A. CROW, MOURNING DOVE, distant gulls, and chickadees. But I'm especially glad about

Re: [cayugabirds-l] White-eyed Vireo continues (noon)

Hi All, Gary and I went there after work. We had to wait until the storms passed. We finally received a window of time to bird. (Better safe than killed by binos.) The Brown Thrasher was a car bird while waiting. There was a total of 6 Brown Thrashers, which Gary is posting on ebird. We went to Stu