The radar bird echoes are not as expansive as last night from NWS Binghamton's
radar. It is noteworthy
that radar sites tothe south where cloud ceilings are non-existent or much much
higher have expansive
bird echoes. Cloud ceilings are running between 500 and 1000 feet in much of
central NY at
Good afternoon, birders!
Tonight the forecast for the Ithaca, NY area (at least) is looking very
interesting.
The local forecast is calling for a light NW wind (3-5 mph). Currently, we've
got foggy conditions (very low cloud ceiling). If the weather pattern holds
true, we may see a slowly incr
We hope to see you at this week's Monday Night Seminar at the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology!
Monday, October 1, 2012
7:30 p.m. in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Auditorium
Go Birding, Save the World: Large-Scale Lessons from Citizen Science
Allen Hurlbert, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
As we enter our 27th year of banding here we don't often get new species. Last
night
as we were opening nets for Northern Saw-whet Owls and waiting to initiate the
caller, we spotted something in one of the six nets. It sure looked like a
saw-whet
and when I reached into the bag I felt an incredi
For about an hour migrants moved through the yard in waves. I kept thinking
that was the end, and then I'd see something new. The movement finally
ended with a batch of sparrows and a Palm Warbler. I saw the/a Swainson's
two more times as well as a Hermit Thrush.
My list from eBird is below, a
The Laughing Gull was present this morning at about 8:00 at Myers Park. It was
seen while driving into the park, on the grass next to the soccer goals, with
Ring-bills. After a few minutes the bird got up with the Ring-bills. The
Ring-bills went to the point, and the Laughing Gull flew to the so
Hi all,
There was a nice collection of migrants on my walk to work this morning
from Salem Drive to the lab. See eBird links for full reports.
I cut through Future Road (a trail connecting Salem to Sapsucker Woods
Road) and, on the way, heard my first-of-fall PINE SISKIN.
http://ebird.org/ebird/
I just saw a Swainson's Thrush feeding on Gray Dogwood berries, as well as
a Golden-crowned Kinglet and a Nashville Warbler nearby in my yard.
Anne Marie Johnson
Caroline
On 9/28/2012 2:24 AM, Benjamin Van Doren wrote:
All -
Just spent 1.5+ hours listening to flight calls. Radar showed very
