A 2 hour walk/drive around Summerhill this morning produced very little in the
way of birds - until the drive home.
Salt Road in the state forest was especially quiet. No chickadees or juncoes. A
couple of crows bluejays. One distant nuthatch. Best Bird: calling Pileated
Woodpecker.
The
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
Hi all,
I thought it would be fun to chase Jay and Livia’s Olive-sided
Flycatcher. on Neimi Rd., today. I struck out on that one so I decided to go to
Summerhill to my other can’t miss spot”. Well of course I did miss seeing one
there as well, but a nice consolation prize was a RED
In addition to the usual breeding warblers and other forest birds,
exploring around Summerhill so far this morning has turned up a continuing
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW singing from the middle of the Christmas tree farm on
Lick Street just north of 90 (audible but mostly not visible from the
road), and
I spent 2 hours this morning walking Salt, Hoag, and Dresser Rds. in
Summerill SF. Bleak. Almost no cones on any of the conifers and a little
fruit on winterberry holly bushes led me to expect to find little of avian
life, and so it turned out. Species with numbers follow:
blue jay 8
A trip to Summerhill on Lick Street did not produce the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.
At 9:30 we were pretty much fogged in and a strong breeze was blowing. We did
find PURPLE FINCH, INDIGO BUNTING, OVENBIRD, CHIPPING SPARROW and FIELD
SPARROW. I also heard BLUE-WING song but without a visual I believe
Hi folks, Hattfield Rd is quickly becoming my favorite place to bird.
Starting this spring when I found my first ever N. Shrike there, and
continuing through this morning (and most mornings when I stop there).
Along the side of the road is an old orchard where many birds must find
good habitat.
I got a really late start today (overslept) and was surprised to run
into Dave Nutter shortly after arriving at Salt/Dresser Roads. We both
noted the 14 Evening Grosbeaks at the feeder at 1158 Salt Rd, then
together walked down to the snowmobile clubhouse and back, and a
stretch of Dresser
Hi all,
Sorry for the typo, for those who caught it: I obviously meant to type
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, but my fingers did not obey.
Happy Birding,
--
*David Jonas Weber
Natural Resources, Cornell Class of 2016
*2011 Young Birder
Bird Species Life List: 258
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The forested portions of SSW were full of mosquitoes and other biting things
this morning; looking to run away from them I ended up at Summerhill on Hoag
Road - still full of bugs but at least somewhat manageable on the road. The
first two minutes were most eventful: a winter wren serenading
Susie I spent about 2 hours this morning in Summerhill State Forest,
mainly along Salt Rd., looking for the reported pine siskins. I looked, she
listened, but we found none. But we did come across more interesting stuff.
A partial list follows
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 3All were
A walk up and down Salt Road this afternoon produced a flock of some
20 White-winged Crossbills and a dozen Pine Siskins. The Siskins were
feeding on larch; the Crossbills flew over and only stopped to chat
for a minute or two.
Bob McGuire
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Hi all,
A quick run through of Summerhill this morning yielded 14 WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS on Lick Street and
9 PINE SISKINS and a COMMON REDPOLL on Salt St.. I also had the NORTHERN
SHRIKE at the corner of Lick
and Rte 90. South of Rte 90 I had 2 Red-tails and a soaring BALD EAGLE.
Matt
On this final day of January Bob McGuire, Ann Mitchell I went birding to several places around the Cayuga Lake Basin.In Summerhill State Forest along Hoag Avenue we enjoyed a mixed flock of PINE SISKINS and COMMON REDPOLLS feeding in Hemlocks in the swamp.We searched unsuccessfully for
Hi all,
Kevin and I went to Summerhill today, where we, like many others, had a
nice WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL experience on Lick Street just south of Hoag.
We saw probably 45 crossbills in several large flocks that moved around
constantly, mostly feeding in the white spruces but briefly in norway
Hello all,
Just to let everyone know, the big flock(s) of PINE SISKINS AND WHITE
WINGED CROSSBILLS is still present
in the Salt/Hoag Rd area of Summerhill as of yesterday --per myself and
Dave McCartt.
cheers,
Matt
Hi all,
I journeyed up to Summerhill this morning. I spent the first hour and a
half (7:00-8:30) walking up and down Salt Road and occasionally down Hoag
Street with very little to show for it. Several COMMON RAVENS were around,
as well as RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, and the
A stroll up Salt Road in Summerhill SF this morning produced numerous
birds, but nothing out of the ordinary (no crossbills!)
Common Raven2
Ruffed Grouse (4 flushed from the west edge of the trees, about 200 m
past the snowmobile clubhouse)
Brown Creeper 2
Blue Jay
I walked Salt road from the snowmobile shack to Dresser Rd and back
this morning. Very quiet. Only a few chickadees, Blue Jays, and a Red-
breasted Nuthatch. However, I did have a fly-over Red Crosbill near
the car . This is the second time I have heard a REDCRO in
approximately the same
I drove up to Summerhill this morning to take a few photos. Didn't
spend a lot of time looking for birds, but I did find a few things of
interest.
There was a flock of 42 Horned Larks on a manure spread on Elm Street
Extension just east of Salt Road.
At 1192 Lake Como Road (Nick's
Hello all,
A flock of 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS (2 males) on Iowa Rd Bear Swamp and a flock
of ~15 EVENING
GROSBEAKS on Eaton Rd Summerhill (5-6 male; these are in the basin). Eaton
Rd is just down hill from the
Hovel Chalet on Fillmore Rd. In fact, about 10 minutes later after seeing
them on Eaton
I drove up to Summerhill SF this morning to take some photos of snowy
Salt Road. The road was rather quiet between the Roadrunners clubhouse
and Dresser Road. Half a dozen Bluejays, two Red-breasted Nuthatches,
two Downy Woodpeckers, two juncos, and a handfull of chickadees. Just
south of
Happy Thanksgiving everyone,
I currently live in Washington, D.C., but I'm home in Corning, NY for
Thanksgiving. I recently saw a post about evening grosbeaks along Iowa
Road near Summerhill. I would like to check this area for evening
grosbeaks and other birds but I'm unfamiliar with the
Hello all,
Yesterday Dave McCart and I did some birding of Summerhill (I also covered
Bear Swamp and Scott as
well). Early morning there were many Cedar Waxwings, Robins, Blackbirds and
Bluebirds moving. I did
have PINE SISKINS at 5 different locations including ~40 at Bear Swamp, 12
on Lake
Susie I got off fairly early today, stopped for a great breakfast at the
Dryden Hotel, then continued to Summerhill area. We walked Hoag and
Dresser Rds. Highlight was 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS (2 singing). Also
encountered were 3 WINTER WRENS, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
On Sunday May 23ed, I led a half day trip to Summerhill with the Cayuga
Bird Club. I was joined at the lab by Judy, Leigh, Klaus, Bob McGuire,
Bob Packard, Bruce, Paul, and Don. Later we met up with Bobbie and Linda
at the corner of Route 90 and Lick Street. The morning cloudiness turned
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