[cayugabirds-l] Common Nighthawks over Northside Ithaca

This evening I was strolling the Fall Creek neighborhood of Ithaca with my son. My goal was to see Common Nighthawks. His goal was to pleasantly kill time while his laundry dried. The playground at the Fall Creek Elementary School seemed a good spot, with plenty of sky, plus equipment sturdy eno

[cayugabirds-l] Green Heron

Now at Swan Pond Stewart Park East end of pond Carl S -- 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.co

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Carolina Wrens nesting in hanging baskets

I had my first ever Carolina Wren nest in a hanging basket of tuberous begonias this summer. One person I told said, "Of course you do!" They successfully raised and fledged five chicks. They're nesting all over my property in Newfield. I hear the buzzy "I'm bringing food" sound all day long ev

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Carolina Wrens nesting in hanging baskets

Carolina wrens nesting in fuchsia hanging basketRe CAROLINA WRENS nesting in hanging baskets or the like: a few years ago C. Wrens nested in a plastic bag containing rubber belts for the lawn mower! the bag was hanging on a nail against the house under the floor of my roofed back deck (house is

[cayugabirds-l] MT Pleasant Bobolink Common Ravens

Around 10 this morning (Sunday) I was walking past the field just east of the observatory, where the recently mowed grass was being turned by a tractor. Overhead 3 Common Ravens were wheeling, giving lots of calls, checking out the newly mowed areas for dead (or soon to be dead) things exposed b

[cayugabirds-l] Carolina wrens nesting in fuchsia hanging basket

I was interested in Dave Nutter’s recent reports on a pair of Carolina wrens that successfully nested in a hanging planter on his back porch. It was just a few days after his first report (7/18) that we noticed Carolina wrens carrying nesting material to a hanging basket of fuchsia suspended

[cayugabirds-l] * possible * connecticut warbler off Bluegrass lane, ne ithaca

Emphasis on possible, since I couldn't get much of a look. Seemed to have good white eyering and long undertail coverts. It was at the the edge of the woods at the south end of the straight stretch on bluegrass - from the south end of the red barn, walk west 100+ yards. Bird was just past the patch

[cayugabirds-l] summer tanager

At 1145, I heard a different bird song from the large maple over the house.  Robin-like series of phrases, each phrase of three parts.  I listened to it sing for about 10 minutes before it flew out into view--about robin sized; large, thick bill; splotched yellow-orange.  Most probably a female

[cayugabirds-l] Summerhill SF Sunday

I had a long walk up & down Salt Road this morning. As was to be expected at this time of year, it was rather quiet bird-wise. Along with the usual chickadees, nuthatches, and Common Yellowthroats I did have a few unexpected and pleasant surprises. Not the goshawk I had hoped for, but a RED-SHOU

Re: [cayugabirds-l] No Willet at Myers

Dave Wheeler and I last saw the Willet lastnight at about 7:40pm when it flew to Salt Point and went around the point, out of view from Myers. It did look like it landed on shore there. Jim On Sunday, August 24, 2014, Stuart Krasnoff wrote: > No sign of Willet at Myrrs or Salt Pt. This morning.

[cayugabirds-l] No Willet at Myers

No sign of Willet at Myrrs or Salt Pt. This morning. Semipalmated Plover and Sandpiper plus Least on spit at 0740. Just one Spotted there now. >From the semi-opposable thumbs of SB Krasnoff via iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.No