I got there around 1:30 or so and walked part of the Wilson Trail. I was
rewarded by a foraging flock of warblers on the trail by the pond and past the
blind and feeder. The warblers in order of appearance were Bay-breasted,
Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Hooded, Nashville,and a spectacular look
Early evening amid a big group of chickadees and titmice I found one Cape May
Warbler in the evergreens by the pond overlook near the lab.
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There are a few migrants around along the Wilson trail at Sapsucker woods this
morning including a Wilsons warbler, magnolia and Nashville warblers. The
Wilsons has been staying along the first (north) part of the trail. Also seen
were rose-breasted grosbeak, phoebe, least flycatcher, lots of Go
There was a nice, very active flock of warblers in the woods this morning.
Birds I managed to see included Black-throated Green, Magnolia, Black-and-White
Warblers, Northern Parula, Least Flycatcher, and Common Yellowthroat. There
were many besides those. But the highlight for me was two North
Enjoyed seeing Golden-Crown Kinglets, Fox Sparrow, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
and Rusty Blackbirds on my walk in Sapsucker this morning.
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There was also an Eastern Kingbird by the small pond on the Wilson Trail this
morning.
Becky Hansen
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I arrived at Sapsucker Woods in a pretty heavy fog at 7am. Hanging out in the
conifers by the front entrance of the lab was a PHILADELPHIA VIREO (aka, the
cute vireo) who was very obliging. Things were a little quiet but as I got near
the end of the boardwalk on that side I picked up a GRAY-CHEE
I walked around the lab from 1-2:30 P.M. today. The only thrush I spotted
was an AMERICAN ROBIN. Some of the usuals were around, but I didn't hear or
see any Warblers. By the Sherwood Platform, I heard 2 EASTERN TOWHEES
calling. That was the first time I have heard them since spring. That was
Hi all,
I saw a couple good birds in Sapsucker Woods this morning. In addition
to EASTERN PHOEBES and TREE SWALLOWS, both of which seem to be back in
force in the Ithaca area, at least two SWAMP SPARROWS were singing in
the marsh beyond the far parking lot. Tired of not seeing Fox
Sparrows, I went
Jus got back from doing a quick radio test from the far side of the main pond
at Sapsucker Woods. While there, I spotted:
Yellow-Rumped Warbler (4)
Great Blue Heron (3)
Pied-Billed Grebe (1)
What I think was a Green Heron on the south shore of the pond.
-Pete
Great morning in Sapsucker Woods as well. I arrived at about 7:45 and walked
until 8:30. I started from the Fuller Wetlands and came across a nice warbler
flock at the foot bridge along the lower trail. Here are the highlights:
Warbling Vireo (1 singing near Fuller Wetlands, another silently for
Short time from 7:30-9 this morning. Missed yesterday's larger number of
warblers but there were still plenty of good birds and fellow birders to share
them with.
A small mixed flock of warblers flew through the trees just west of the Lab
feeding station - caught a glimpse of Yellow-rumped, Ches
I birded the Lab late this morning and had a very enjoyable time. Lots
of MAGNOLIAS, YELLOW-RUMPS, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, YELLOW WARBLERS,
one CHESTNUT-SIDED and in addition to the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH by Sherwood
Platform I had one singing on the Wilson Trail at the first split
As with Mark Chao's report, not as much activity this morning. I did see a few
things though;
3 wood thrushes (all together)
red-eyed vireo (with a dragonfly snack)
red-tailed hawk (along the trail in the lower canopy)
great crested flycatcher
belted kingfisher
carolina wrens
cedar waxwings
blue-w
Jessie and I found a few interesting birds on our walk into work including
flyover WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL over the second parking lot, Wild Turkey along
Sapsucker Woods Road, and an EASTERN PHOEBE along the edge of the pond (visible
from Visitor Center).
Cheers,
Chris
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There is a Philadelphia Vireo past the Sherwood Platform where the trail splits.
Ann Mitchell
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A couple good birds on a quick spin around Wilson Trail North just now,
including a singing WILSON'S WARBLER along with Blackpoll, Magnolia, and
Canada at the Sherwood Platform, and a singing PHILADELPHIA VIREO over the
feeder along the pond.
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Today Linda Clougherty and birded the area for about 1 and 1/2 hours. The
Wilson Trail was quiet, but at the beginning of it we had good looks at 2
Philadelphia Vireos chasing each other around in a Sycamore tree. I heard a
Yellow Warbler calling. Other than the usual birds, we heard a
Rose-breaste
Since the weather decided to be quite beautiful today, it seemed like
the perfect opportunity for a little walk around Sapsucker Woods with
some friends. There was a COOPER'S HAWK that made a pass at the
feeders but came away empty handed and flew off to one of the trees in
the middle of th
Around noon today a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was flying around and calling in the
Lansing portion of Sapsucker Woods. Other birds: PILEATED WOODPECKER,
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, etc.
A little six-point buck WHITE-TAILED DEER was chasing a doe back and forth
across Brown Rd. just across Rt. 13.
Good birdin
I just spent half an hour at Sapsucker Woods and didn't see much of note
until I got back to the car to leave at 2:30pm and saw 1 EASTERN
BLUEBIRD, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE, and about 50 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the trees
between the parking lot. The blackbirds flew to the south after a few
minutes, but I d
Mark Chao decided to accept the challenge of finding me my first
breeding male Bay-breasted Warbler at Sapsucker Woods this morning.
As he had found one on his last five visits, he was feeling
confident. However, after we first wandered the trails near the
Woodleton Boardwalk, where he had
I spent an enjoyable half day on the trails, mostly the Dryden side, at the Lab
today. Some of my best views and most exciting birds were:
Gray-cheeked Thrush, East trail toward barn.
Wood Thrush
Rusty Blackbirds, Timmy's walk and feeder garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, many
Golden-crowned Kinglets,
Very bird there this morning. Yellow throated vireo, nashville warbler.
Laura
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Hi all,
There was a little bit of activity on the Wilson Trail North this morning.
I found a mixed species flock at the Sherwood Platform that had two
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER.
There was also a MOURNING WARBLER on the inner trail before the footbri
Hi all,
This morning on the Wilson Trail there was a flyover PINE SISKIN (heard
simultaneously by Wes Hochachka) as well as several NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES,
CAPE MAY WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Most of the
birds were around the Sherwood Platform/Charlie Harper Bench.
- Br
Hi all,
There is currently an unreliable COMMON REDPOLL visiting the feeders on and
off, seen from the public area of the building.
- Brad
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Hello all,
Once again, Sapsucker Woods walks for this upcoming weekend, February 28
and March 1, will be cancelled due to AM temps predicted to be below
zero. Hopefully this is the last time this winter that these Cayuga Bird
Club led walks need to be called off.. Please check our calendar at
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Hi all,
There is a drake Northern Pintail on the pond today at Sapsucker Woods.
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Not too much new on a quick check of the Wilson Trail North just now. The
mosy interesting bird was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW that sang once at the small
footbridge.
I have tried twice for the campus Clay-colored without success. If anyone
refinds it again, please post!
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Livia I walked around Sapsucker Woods and back this morning from around
6:00 to 8:30. The Wilson Trail was quiet on the way out but had picked up
substantially by 8:00. Only completely new species we saw was a TENNESSEE
WARBLER foraging with two NASHVILLE WARBLERS in the flowering maples high
Hi all,
Migrants of note this morning include a Swainson's thrush on the inner leg
of the Wilson trail, Eastern wood pewee, multiple Tennessee warblers, and a
Blackpoll warbler singing on the north side of the building.
Brad
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Hi all,
There were a few migrants in Sapsucker Woods, mostly around the Sherwood
Platform. There was a mixed flock of BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, RED-EYED
VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, HOUSE WREN and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. There were also
a few BALTIMORE ORIOLES hanging around.
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There were several Common Yellowthroats, a Black-and -White Warbler, and a
Blackburnian Warbler in Sapsucker this morning.
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Earlier with the weekend morning bird walk, we started near the pergola
with Black-and-White, Black-throated-Green, and Tennessee -- the last one
showed a hint of a white spot on the wing which made me wonder if it wasn't
a black-throated-blue. By the parking lot was a cooperative bay-breasted
with
On a quick walk through the woods this morning looking for the owners who had
left two chihuahuas in a car Sara Jones spotted and I confirmed, a Ruffed
Grouse running along the floor of the forest. In a brief surprise altercation
with a chipmunk she flared her tail. This was just by the Podell
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There was a nice, very active flock of warblers in the woods this morning.
Birds I managed to see included Black-throated Green, Magnolia,
Black
A NASHVILLE WARBLER is foraging low near the Charlie Harper Bench (just
west of the Sherwood Platform) and a YELLOW WARBLER is near the
Observatory. Otherwise, it was rather quiet today.
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There were several flocks of warblers around Sapsucker Woods today.
Highlights included a LINCOLN'S SPARROW singing near the north side of the
building, a male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at the Sherwood Platform and a
WILSON'S WARBLER just east of the Sherwood Platform.
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A Great Egret was perched on the pond this morning. I turned around for a
minute and it disappeared. Not sure if it flew off or tucked in somewhere.
It was on the back pond near the Sherwood Platform.
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New migrants today included Indigo Bunting near the powerline cut,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler and a MOURNING WARBLER
that sang several phrases near the powerline cut. I was not able to locate
it.
Also, on Tuesday I had the Great Horned Owl getting mobbed by American
Crows
I also encountered one or two large warbler flocks in Sapsucker Woods at lunch
time. The first one was near the eastern intersection of the Wilson Trail and
the Severinghaus Trail, past the Podell boardwalk from the CLO building. This
flock was moving toward the building. About 30 minutes later
Sapsucker Woods was pretty still this morning, way less action than the past
couple days. Highlights were a BLACKPOLL WARBLER and the first GREEN HERON I've
seen at the pond. Other warblers had were BLACK-THROATED BLUE, MAGNOLIA,
YELLOW-RUMPED, YELLOWTHROAT, REDSTART, YELLOW, OVEN, N WATER. Only
The OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER is still appearing periodically on the main snag
at Sapsucker Woods and spending some time on some of the smaller ones in the
same area. I heard a COMMON RAVEN calling to the south here this morning as
well. A quick lunchtime walk just now produced a female/immature CANAD
Several small flocks of warblers on the Wilson Trail N today at lunch time
included 3+ CANADA WARBLERS, 1 male HOODED WARBLER, several Black-throated
Blue and Magnolia warblers, and American Redstarts.
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The Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Woods was very active this morning and just
now at lunch. Several large warbler flocks were working their way through
the woods, some near the Lab building and others closer to the Sherwood
Platform. Species included BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, CAPE MAY, HOODED,
WILSON'S
I ran into several large mixed flocks before and after work in
Sapsucker Woods today. This morning, the first flock was south of the
pond on Wilson Trail. Most of the 10+ warblers were two far and
obscured in the canopy, but I picked out one Blackburnian. Near the
intersection of Wilson and Severin
Hi everyone,
While everyone has been sending in lists of the warblers migrating through
Sapsucker Woods, I thought I'd complement them with a few photos of the
warblers.
http://ebarrientos.smugmug.com/Nature/nature-in-new-york/Sapsucker-Woods/16338857_nC8Fr2#1507366217_QBz3vSS
Enjoy!
Evan Barrie
Here are my photos from my walk yesterday morning at Sapsucker Woods. There are
some cool shots of Northern Water Snakes Mating, Eastern Phoebes nest building,
and Yellow-rumped Warblers at eye level.
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I showed a couple of visitors around the trail system at Sapsucker Woods
this afternoon. In general it was pretty quiet, but my highlight was a
silent male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER foraging high in maples along the trail
that runs from Sapsucker Woods Road (by the visitor lot) to the powerline
cut, jus
Good Morning,
I walked some of the trails in Sapsucker Woods at the lab of Ornithology this
morning between 7:30 and 8:30 am. Three highlights for me were found right at
the end of my walk, just outside the main entrance to the visitor center. There
was a GREEN HERON squawking from the first i
I met Laura Stenzler at the Lab of Ornithology and we birded the first part
of Wilson Trail from l:00 to 1:30. Other than the usual suspects seen, we
had a nice flock of warblers including Magnolia, Black-throated Green,
Tennessee, Wilson's, a female Redstart, and a singing Common Yellow-throat.
Th
Today around l:30 I birded part of the Wilson Trail. The warblers seemed to
be around the foot bridge. The main group was on the path by the pond. I
saw Tennessee, Pine, Wilson's Black-throated Green, Magnolia, Blackpoll,
Nashville Warblers and a Redstart. There were close to 20 warblers there,
bu
Hi all,
Just a minute ago, there was a lone COMMON REDPOLL mixed in with the many
PINE SISKINS at the feeders at the main entrance of the Lab. I had it for
about a minute before it flew up over the windows. This is probably the
same bird Tom had earlier.
-Brad
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Brad Walker and I had a nice lunch-time skywatch from the hill at Sapsucker
Woods just now. Highlights were an adult GOLDEN EAGLE, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, 3 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (and Brad had another just before we went
out), several thousand Canada Geese (nowhere near the numbers yesterday,
though),
Hi all,
The south winds brought a few new birds to Sapsucker Woods including a
HERMIT THRUSH near the Swallow House, and EASTERN TOWHEE and BROWN THRASHER
on the Wilson Trail North. There didn't seem to be anything other than Song
Sparrow around the parking areas, but I didn't try too hard.
- Br
Hi all,
There wasn't too much action on the Wilson Trail North today, but the
Sherwood Platform did have a singing/calling BROWN THRASHER and a
cooperative BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER foraging in the willows at eye level.
Slightly further west on the path was a group of three handsome
YELLOW-RUMPED WAR
Hi all,
There were some new arrivals at Sapsucker Woods this morning, the most
notable being: OVENBIRD singing along the west side of Sapsucker Woods
Road, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO singing in the same location, GRAY CATBIRD on the
Wilson Trail North, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT singing along the powerline cut
Hi all,
I had my first mixed species foraging flock of the year along the west side
of Sapsucker Woods Road this morning, which included:
Nashville Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Common Yellowthroat
A Veery was also "veer-ing" on the east side.
- Bra
Hi all,
Currently a very cooperative male BAY BREASTED WARBLER singing and foraging
on the inner trail of Wilson Trail North.
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Hi all,
There were a few nice migrants moving around Sapsucker Woods this morning
on the Wilson Trail. Highlights for me were the aforementioned BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, singing SWAINSON'S THRUSH and the return of
SCARLET TANAGERS and RED-EYED VIREOS to the western woods.
The co
Late this afternoon I found a BLACKPOLL WARBLER and a CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER near the pond with the shelter on the East Trail at Sapsucker
Woods, mixed in with some chickadees. Along the trail I also found
four woodpecker species (Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied, and Pileated), a
Red-breasted Nuthatc
Just a couple of days ago, I was wondering if the Red-shouldered has
returned. Ryan thanks for reporting his/her (Tom Corrlan had determined the
sex but now I forget) return. When everything is quiet in woods, it is
great to hear this hawk and the jays imitating!
Meena
At 12:55 PM 11/15/2009,
I stopped by the Lab, after work today, hoping to catch the last of Mark's
morning Thrushapalooza on the East trail. I was able to see two very shy
HERMIT THRUSHES , my first of the year.
By the power line there were many WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS scratching in the
leaves. One whistle sounded li
Hi all,
I took a stroll down the Wilson Trail today while waiting for the shuttle
and saw a few new migrants for the year (for me). Highlights include:
American Redstart (4)
Warbling Vireo (8)
Yellow Warbler (3)
Eastern Towhee (2, calling back and forth)
Veery (1)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Common Yel
I walked the East Trail of Sapsucker woods late this morning. Highlight was a
CAPE MAY WARBLER in a massive group of Yellow-rumped Warblers, along with a B-T
BLUE WARBLER and a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. There were also quite a number of
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES and a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER near the
Today in Sapsucker Woods during the Birds and Brew walk we saw/heard:
Black-throated green (heard)
Black-throated blue
Northern waterthrush
Wilsons warbler
Yellow warbler
Chestnut-sided
Ovenbird (heard)
Common yellowthroat
Cerulean warbler (heard)
Red eye vireo
Baltimore oriole
Yellow bellied saps
Hi all,
I took another walk through Sapsucker Woods between 1:30 and 2:30. There are
lots of warblers out there, in small, fast moving, high flocks. I was able to
identify BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL, NASHVILLE and BAYBREASTED Warblers. There
were others moving about, but I didn't get good looks a
Sorry for the late post...
I walked on trails on both sides of the road at Sapsucker Woods from 12:15
to 1:00 today. There was a group of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS near the north
feeders, and there were lots of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS in several locations.
On the east side of the road near the pon
Hi all,
A FIELD SPARROW is currently singing outside the main entrance of the Lab
of Ornithology.
- Brad
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5:30-7:45 pm
New birds for me were PALM WARBLER and a very cooperative, gorgeous BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER in a nice little mixed flock along lower Wilson North (Darn Jay for
finding it first…;-)). Flock also included BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, B&W
WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and oodles of RC KINGL
Hi all, Scott Haber and I took a steel through Sapsucker Woods this morning
and found a few new arrivals, including a BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a PRAIRIE
WARBLER singing from the powerline cut as we left.
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Things were pretty quiet around the Wilson Trail, but activity picked up on the
Severinghaus Trail between the Wilson Trail and the road. We found a SWAINSON'S
THRUSH through here and then came upon a warbler flock high in the trees as we
approached the road that included at least one BAY-BREAST
On the Wilson Trail this morning, I came across a warbler flock at the back of
the pond around the little peninsula with two benches. Included in the flock
were:
Magnolia
Blackpoll
Chestnut-sided
Common Yellowthroat
I think there were more that I could never get a look at. Yesterday morning
th
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Hi all,
This morning on the Wilson Trail there was a flyover PINE SISKIN (heard
simultaneously by Wes Hochachka) as well as several NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES
Hi all,
The Cackling Goose that has been hanging around the pond at Sapsucker Woods
is back again today and right outside the visitor center windows.
- Brad
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Hi all,
A lone WINTER WREN was scurrying about at the north end of Sapsucker Woods
Road, opposite the house with all the bird feeders. There was also a group
of three PILEATED WOODPECKERS in this spot (yesterday at the same time,
there were four).
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There is currently a flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS hanging out around the
parking areas and the Fuller Wetlands.
- Brad
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I've been watching the gull feeding frenzy the last several evenings. They
are definitely catching something.
I drive that way every day and cannot recall this happening before and
especially not so many days in a row. Anyone care to speculate on what they
are feeding so frenzily on?
All those gul
Hi all,
Matt Medler and Dan Lane found a WILSON'S WARBLER foraging very low and
very cooperatively on the Wilson Trail directly behind the photo
blind/feeding area, while on the inner leg. It was still there shortly
after they found it, but it was being silent and foraging low.
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Thanks again to Susan for the Cape May Warbler report, it was still present
between 6:15 and 7:15 in the same tree, joined by a Blue-winged Warbler. A
Merlin was also in the area, being chased by an Eastern Kingbird in a
contest to see who could be the most annoying.
The two beavers were also on t
To add to Brad's tally: there were two Northern Parulas, both singing, on
the Wilson Trail North just west of the Sherwood Platform at about 9:15AM.
A Blackburnian Warbler also sang a few times further east on the Wilson
Trail, just beyond the footbridge.
Scott
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Br
It's fairly quiet, but I heard and saw a Bay-breasted Warbler foraging in the
tops of the trees where the trail from Sapsucker Woods Road through the power
line cut meets the Hoyt-Pileated Trail (at about 8:30). Earlier I saw what
might be a Gray-cheeked Thrush on the Wilson Trail between the fo
Hi all,
A MOURNING WARBLER is currently singing along the west edge of the pond,
along the woods.
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Suan's walk report from Sunday August 2. I'm posting this a little late,
but I hope that this might remind you to come on out this weekend, either
Saturday or Sunday at Sapsucker Woods for a bird walk. Linda
4 people came. This beautiful morning's walk started with a family of wood
ducks resting o
Hey All,
Saturday December 26 bird walk is cancelled.
Sunday December 27 walk is on. 9 AM. Hope to see you there.
Linda Orkin
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Multiple (5+) WILSON'S SNIPE are currently on the side of the driveway and
along the edges of the little ponds at the visitors parking lot at the Lab
of Ornithology, periodically flushing and circling the building. Two
Killdeer are camped out there as well.
Jay
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There is currently a snow goose hanging out with Canada geese on the back
pond.
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There was a Palm Warbler near the Fuller Wetlands at 8:00 this morning. There
was also a Northern Waterthrush and a Rusty Blackbird singing near the Sherwood
Platform on the Wilson Trail. There are lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers,
White-throated Sparrows, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
Anne Marie Jo
Hi all,
A singing MARSH WREN was found a little while ago by several Lab employees.
It was singing and foraging at the end of the Sherwood Platform. You can
hear some recordings here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29436625
- Brad
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Last night I went out to Sapsucker Woods to look for the Olive-sided
Flycatcher, with no success. On the south side of the trail I suddenly
heard two soft hoots and looked up to see a Barred Owl looking down at me
(around 7:30 pm). I took a few iphone images of its silhouette (it wasn't
dark yet,
There's more activity this morning than in recent days. Most noticeable are
lots of White-throated Sparrows. Wes Hochachka alerted me to a Black-and-White
Warbler and pointed out a Ruby-crowned Kinglet near the small bridge on the
Wilson Trail and told me others had heard a Warbling Vireo there.
In addition to the tanager there were several more migrants around
Sapsucker Woods this morning:
Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, many Yellow-rumped
Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Gray Catbird, Great Crested Flycatcher and a
group of at least 100 White-throated Sparrows moving
Hi all,
At dusk this evening I had three Sandhill Cranes flying very low over route
13 headed east, seen from the parking lot at Sapsucker Woods closest to the
airport. They looked like the might be landing somewhere nearby, so it
might be worth checking the area in the morning if you want to see
Ken Kemphues and I led a bird walk around the Wilson Trail this morning at
Sapsucker Woods that included several first-of-year birds for us. A
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW was circling low over the pond to give us
good looks- the only swallow we saw on our walk.
Over by the Sherwood platform, two
Hi all,
As soon as I saw Mark Chao's report of warblers at Sapsucker Woods, I headed
over there (around 10 am). I first walked the north part of the Wilson Trail,
up to the Sherwood Platform but didn't come across any migrant flocks. I headed
back toward the building, going along the pond. As
Hi there are quite a few warblers and other migrants along the north part of
the Wilson trail now including a group of 3 or 4 bay breasted warblers near the
Sherwood platform. 11:30 am.
Laura
Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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Sorry for the late posting, but we were doing a day-long refresher training at
the Ornithology Lab today and most of these are from our morning walk. Walking
the Wilson trail loop around 10:30 we saw Pileated woodpecker, yellow-bellied
sapsucker, and downy in a two minute span. Later we added no
Hi everyone,
I took a very short walk in Sapsucker Woods before going to work this afternoon
and was lucky enough to spot a handsome Eastern Garter Snake and a fairly large
Northern Water Snake resting just a few feet away from each other in the
transitional area after the boardwalk heading sou
Cayuga Bird Club trip preliminary report: Sapsucker Woods. LINCOLN'S
SPARROW, WILSON'S WARBLER, Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue Warbler,
RED-EYED VIREO, Yellow-throated Vireo.
Jay McGowan
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