Our Common Gallinule may have been an American Coot.
It is still a bit early for gallinule (formerly moorhen) and
we only heard it. There has been a report of american coot(s)
in Marten's Tract that sound very much like a gallinule.
We did see a few coots up there, so it probably was just that.
It was a great two days of birding for SFO overnight group 1, seeing many of
the highlights already described. Sighting I don't remember seeing already
mentioned are a male purple martin at the MAC today at noon, and Saturday
morning's first stop at the marina with a female goldeneye reasonably
We took a ride up Cayuga Lake today and along the road at Sheldrake saw a single
Bonaparte's Gull interacting with a Killdeer. At Wyers point under the docks
to the
south we found a Glossy Ibis! At Montezuma NWR we saw many species of
waterfowl and
shorebirds previously described by the many birder
Hi all,
There were a pair of Ring-necked ducks in the pond. It's nice to have some
water in it.
Diana
Diana Whiting
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Had another spectacular SFO field trip. Was planning on
just a short day, 7-11 am, but no one showed up for just the
1/2 day trip. So, I more than willingly, volunteered to lead a group
for the whole day! I had a small group, just 4 of us, including
me so we had one car. What a day! 1 student got 6
2 in lone tree between fields across from lab.
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Fellow birders.
Of course, the earth was created for our pleasure and
everything in and on it is here to entertain us.
We are superior and able to devise clever things that affect these
creatures; if something enhances our enjoyment, what else matters?
It is of little concern to us that o
Just had 1 flying around with some gulls. Distant. Landed and loafing with
gulls now very distant and impossible to see from east rd. Better view would be
from towpath rd but lighting wud be bad. Dave Nicosia.
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A brief hawkwatch (1:30 PM-2:20PM) from the Ecology House on Cornell's North
Campus by Eric Gulson, Ben Barkley, and myself produced an adult Broad-winged
Hawk along with some American Kestrels and Sharp-shinned Hawks along with the
usual Red-tailed Hawks and vultures. Apart from
Hi Cayugabirders,
I'm embarking on a major multi-media project with Lang Elliott this spring, and
would like to enlist the help of local birders to locate nests of a variety of
common species. Admittedly it's very early for most of these, so please keep us
in mind as the season progresses. We p
I've heard this debated by many birders at many levels. Many pros and cons
have been argued. It is worthy of more research in to what if any negative or
positive impact playback has on individual birds, bird populations, bird
conservation & funding. Ecotourism in general has pros and cons but
Marie is right, as more birders also want to photograph birds it is
going to increase. I too am guilty of this behavior. I will not count a
bird on my life list unless I have a recognizable photo of it. It is
hard enough to find a bird when you can hear it, but in my case with
most of my high
>From the ABA code:
"Limit the use of recordings and other methods of attracting birds, and never
use such methods in heavily birded areas, or for attracting any species that is
Threatened, Endangered, or of Special Concern, or is rare in your local area"
So, the code implicitly recognizes these
6 Pectoral Sandpiper
3 Dunlin
Many Lesser and few Greater Yellowlegs.
Several Wilson's Snipe.
Dave Nicosia.
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This species has probably already been reported elsewhere, but there was a
singing Swamp Sparrow in the beaver meadow next to my property an hour or so
ago.
Marie
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My 2 cents worth,
And using playbacks is now used by bird photographers everywhere to entice in
birds, especially the small hard-to-see ones such as warblers. I am somewhat
hypocritical here, because I do use this technique myself on occasion, but what
has happened in bird photography is that E
Sunday morning birding has begun at Cayuga Nature Center, and we had a good
time this morning, with good looks at a number of birds including Brown
Creeper, Carolina Wren, Bluebird, and Towhee. Heard Sapsucker and Field
Sparrow repeatedly.
This is an easy walk through varied habitat, in a smal
Still near wheat st and lake rd. In with aythya rafts.
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I walked Leonard Rd. and Bald Hill School Rd.(state forest part, town of
Caroline) early today. Heard a BLUE-HEADED VIREO along Leonard. Listened
to it for a while; finally got a visual; it was in a tall treetop and the
breast looked like the morning star in the rising sun. I've taken this wal
Perhaps I misunderstand the CayugaBirds posts of late but in the last couple of
years I have seen many references to birders using electronic calls to enhance
their
personal or group birding experience.
It used to be a condemned practice and very strictly limited to research, and
then
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