And the loon was not there this morning, 4/29 at 8:05.
On the home front we had two new arrivals this morning, a beautiful male
BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. We also still have a couple of
PINE SISKINS.
David McCartt
Tubbs Hill Rd.
Richford
--- On Thu, 4/28/11, Raghuram
A few highlights from a cold spring morning...
I refound Chris's ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER briefly at the Etna Preserve off
Rt, 366. I also heard an EASTERN KINGBIRD and a LEAST FLYCATCHER here.
Still no shorebirds at George Road but lots of swallows this morning,
including about 20 Bank Swallows
Recorded in flight over my house in Danby (near Jennings Pond) last night about
4:15AM -- also, notable numbers of Grasshopper Sparrow flight calls the past
two nights.
Bill E
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Location: NY WAY Montezuma Audubon Center (3577C)
Observation date: 4/29/11
Notes: low stratocumulus overcast with brief drizzle, then light shower; 52
F., wind W 16 mph, dewpt. 38 F., 29.79 steady; walked west along south edge of
walnut grove, then north on lane to platform, then back
Hi all!
This morning, the Conservation of Birds lab birded Mt. Pleasant, Hammond
Hill, and Shindagin Hollow. Highlights include American Pipits at Mt.
Pleasant, Blue-headed Vireos, Winter Wren, Barred Owl, Ruffed Grouse, and
Black-throated Blue Warbler at Hammond Hill, and Least Flycatcher,
Several pairs of Eastern Meadowlarks were active in the fields on the
north side of Lake Rd. near Rt.90; approximtely 150 yards west of Long
Point Winery yesterday evening. One pair of Meadowlarks had been seen in
the same fields for approximately two weeks. Also our pair of resident
House
Try this link for a photo of the Palm (not a good shot in the bush, but ok to
document):
http://picasaweb.google.com/northeastnaturalist/BirdsPerching#5601120500788019170
Dave
(sorry for the delay; I was distracted by our first Pine Warbler as a yardbird
when I got home)
This morning had very pleasant surprises for us. We had BALTIMORE
ORIOLE, TOWHEE, AND WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. We also had an influx of
CHIPPING SPARROWS --- went from 2 birds in previous days to 15+
birds. Guess the calm winds overnight were very conducive to good
migration. Hopefully,
At 5:45 PM today I watched a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird sit and partake of
fresh sugar-water from one of my Hummingbird feeders. The flying gems return!
I have had a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak since last Thursday(5/21), usually
dining on Safflower seeds. I have yet to hear or see a male
This morning, we woke to the sounds of new migrants singing outside our bedroom
windows in Etna, in the early moments of dawn. The first one that caught our
ear was a softly whining BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Then a HOUSE WREN promptly
began loudly bubbling away. As the light increased, I heard a
Currently there is a barred owl on the Wilson Trail going towards the gate that
leads to Sapsucker Woods Road - it is being harassed by crows.
Mary E. Winston
Public Outreach Assistant
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(607)-254-2473
Travel is fatal to prejuidice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and
A quick reminder, should folks be so inclined ...
Enjoy a ramble with Lynn Leopold at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at
Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, 293 Irish Hill Road.
Mary Woodsen for Greensprings
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We saw a barred owl at Sapsucker Woods about 11 AM today. It was
being mobbed by 2 crows (not very successfully). We heard a
sapsucker tapping there also. From the Lab viewing area we saw
a yellow warbler, a palm warbler, and a common yellowthroat.
Fred and Marsha Kardon
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