Meg, green heron (MFOY)- spotted in Malloryville; turkeys, kestral up toward Mclean Road/Salt (actually, lots of kestrals!).
On 17 April 2012 00:11, Upstate NY Birding digest < [email protected]> wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Monday, April 16, 2012. > > 1. Re: Upland Sand. Location? > 2. Chestnut-sided Warbler? > 3. La. waterthrushes > 4. Steve's BAD news > 5. Montezuma Audubon Center Birding Van Tour April 18 > 6. Broadwings > 7. Stewart Park SPOTTED SANDPIPERS; South Hill Louisiana Waterthrush > 8. CBC Sunday Trip around lake > 9. Lab front areas need names! > 10. bittern > 11. Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged Swallows etc. > 12. Re: bittern > 13. Re: Lab front areas need names! > 14. Re: Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged Swallows > etc. > 15. Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near Binghamton > 16. Re: Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged Swallows > etc. > 17. Re: Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near Binghamton > 18. Glossy Ibis Photos. > 19. Shindagin--Spotted Sandpiper plus prey > 20. Syracuse RBA > 21. Re: Barred Owl > 22. Re: Stewart Park SPOTTED SANDPIPERS; South Hill Louisiana Waterthrush > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Upland Sand. Location? > From: Dave Nutter <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:12:46 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Site #69 in the new Birding the Cayuga Lake Basin book. It's the Rodman > Lott Farm located on NYS-414 and Martin Road, which is the Seneca Falls / > Fayette town line. The grasslands are somewhat visible from the public > roads, and you may see or hear Upland Sandpipers on either side of Martin > Rd. If you want permission to drive onto the network of small roads on the > property, call 315-568-9501 or ask at the office. Those roads are used > for an agricultural fair in summer called Empire Farm Days. > --Dave Nutter > > On Apr 15, 2012, at 10:17 PM, Mark Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Was wondering if you could post the exact location at the Seneca (County?) > Fairgrounds for the Grasshopper Sparrow/Upland Sandpipers. Not familiar > with any birding area on the fairgrounds. > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnTheNet > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Chestnut-sided Warbler? > From: Asher Hockett <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:35:17 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > I thought I heard a Chestnut-sided Warbler yesterday near the Rockwell > Azalea Garden on Tower Rd. I only heard it once, but it was distinctive. > Considering this is about 10 days earlier than the 4/26 date reported from > 2008-11 on the Cayuga Bird Club arrival records page, I think it likely > I misheard, but wanted to alert others to be on the "hear"out. > > -- > asher > > -Never play it the same way once. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: La. waterthrushes > From: "Susan Fast" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:58:00 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > This morning. along Leonard Rd., Susie located a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH > perched high in a tree. It took me a while to see it. This is the first > she has ever actually seen. It did not sing, but gave only a weak version > of its typical call note. It's about a week late for this location. A > little later, we heard one singing (did not see) in the > > 6-Mile Creek gorge in Brooktondale, just upstream from the high bridge. > This is a typical location. > > Yesterday, along Bald Hill School Rd., SE of Brooktondale, I heard a BLACK > & > WHITE WARBLER. It sang for a long time, but I could not find it. This is > a > spot where the day before, Jane Graves mentioned that one of this species > was about due. Prophetic. > > BLACK FLIES are BAD! > > > > S. & S. Fast > > Brooktondale > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Steve's BAD news > From: "John and Fritzie Blizzard" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:50:08 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Susan Fast > To: 'CAYUGABIRDS-L' > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:58 AM > BLACK FLIES are BAD! > S. & S. FastBrooktondale > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Montezuma Audubon Center Birding Van Tour April 18 > From: Christopher Lajewski <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:04:37 -0700 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > April 18, Wednesday, 9:00AM-12:00PM > Montezuma Birding Van Tour > It’s migration madness in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Buckle up in > the Montezuma Audubon Center van and we’ll drive to the Montezuma’s birding > hotspots and experience the spring migration first hand. Participants are > encouraged to bring their cameras and binoculars or borrow our binoculars. > Fee: $7.50/child; $10/adult; $30/family. Space is limited and registration > is required. Call 315.365.3588 or email [email protected]. > > > Chris Lajewski > Education Manager > Montezuma Audubon Center > 2295 State Route 89, PO Box 187, Savannah, NY 13146 > 315.365.3588 > [email protected] > http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma.htm > > **Celebrate Important Bird Areas at the Montezuma Audubon > Center's 6th Annual Wildlife Festival on Saturday May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 > p.m. > For details visit http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Broadwings > From: cobra <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:32:24 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Broadway road north wolcott ny > 11:30am > Big move of Broadwings... > > Wade and Melissa > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Stewart Park SPOTTED SANDPIPERS; South Hill Louisiana Waterthrush > From: Stuart Krasnoff <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:59:22 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > I made two circles of the Swan Pen this morning looking for warblers but > didn't find any. I did see two SPOTTED SANDPIPERS along the shore. Later > from the eastern park shore I saw a RED-THROATED LOON and two HORNED > GREBES. There was also a flock of 9 Scaup I took to be Greater (smooth low > head-profiles). If anyone else who sees them thinks they are Lesser please > let me know. > > Later around home I heard a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH singing in a small gorge > that feeds 6-mile Creek just below 30' dam. The spot is about a 1 minute > scramble from where the lower leg of the rail-trail (the old railroad > 'spur' which starts at Hillview) bends up to east below the playground by > Iacovelli Park. There's a gate you can go through into the woods and then > if you start to walk left and clockwise around the hill in front of you you > can work your way down to the gorge edge Like Dave Nutter I put in some > time trying to find the singing bird but eventually gave up. I was about > 30' feet about the gorge at that point and he was above me. I've heard La. > Waterthrushes here in past years and also heard them from the Mulholland > side of 6-mile where this this gorge meets the main stream. > > Best...Stuart. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: CBC Sunday Trip around lake > From: John Confer <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:04:51 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > > The CBC trip around Cayuga Lake on Sunday, 16 April had good luck with > weather and birds and a very congenial group of 12 people sharing laughs > and great views. We went up the east side of the lake, around the main > auto tour route, to Tschache Pool with lots of waterfowl and 3 ad Bald > Eagles. After lunch at the Nice&Easy, renamed EasyGo, we went to Helmer > Marsh and then to the wetland complex. Sandy, Bill, and Lisa Pudulka > reported several species of water birds at Puddlers, including Great > Egret. The group didn't have time to get there. We saw a very pleasing > 86 species by observers in my car plus 5 species observed by splinter > groups before/after we got together, including: > > Greater Scaup; 20 m away on wooden piling at Mud Lock with broken wing > > Wood Duck; pair flying/landing in nearby, dead, elm trees with large > cavities near eagle nest at Mud Lock. > Western Grebe; THE pair seen from road/hillside near > Harris Park > > Bald Eagle; with two feathered young at Mud Lock and two > > Virginia Rail; the only bird that responded to an audio of the American > Bittern near DEC headquarters on Morgan Rd. > > Sandhill Crane; heard southwest of DEC headquarters, from Morgan Rd. in > direction of Carncross Rd, but probably not that far away. > > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher;eye level along raised trail at Helmer Marsh. > > ~15 Rusty Blackbird; Helmer Marsh, sat in trees long enough to observe > in scope! > Horned Lark; doing sky dance along Center Rd (east at > King Ferry Winery) and also lots of Savannah singing, both nearer > eastern end of road approaching 34B. > > Pine Warbler; singing at the Cornell Plantations at start of trip (7:00 > AM) at parking lot near old Dairy Bar. > > Chipping Sparrow; Helmer Marsh, for a nice total of 8 Emberizidea (if > you count the Fox Sparrow as I got > > out of the car at home) > Savannah Sparrow; large numbers at every likely habitat > that we stopped at. > > Eastern Meadowlark; in-your-face views on Lake Rd at south end near Rt 79. > We missed on Tundra Swan and left wondering if there are reliable > locations for them now that water level is dropping. > > Cheers, > > John Confer > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Lab front areas need names! > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:05:39 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 9 > > A modest proposal --- Maybe I've missed something, but I don't believe that > the various small areas in front of the Lab have ever had any names. When > something is sighted around the entrance ponds and little woodlots, like > the recent Bittern, it seems that we struggle to describe exactly what > spot is > meant. Perhaps the Lab/bird club could dream up some informal, fun names > for the little pond and tree areas........? > Just a thought. > Carol Schmitt > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: bittern > From: Michele Mannella <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:41:49 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 10 > > Has anyone seen the bittern at the lab of o today? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Michele Mannella, Graduate Programs Coordinator > Department of English > Cornell University | 250 Goldwin Smith Hall | Ithaca, NY 14853 > > Office hours: > Mon/Tue 8:00 -4:30 | Thu/Fri 8:00 – 4:30 > > Ph: 607-255-7989 > www.arts.cornell.edu/english > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged Swallows > etc. > From: Meena Haribal <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:51:55 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 11 > > It was awesome outside, but very hot. Highlight was many migrating Red > Admiral butterflies with couple of other species. > Among birds a pair of Red-tailed hawks were displaying and calling while > display was on over Mundy WG. I met the Tufted titmouse who sings "teacher > teach" very apt on the campus and we exchanged some conversations. > There was a Blue Jay sitting in front of me, but when he called, the sound > was coming from some 30 ft my right. It was amazing how well he did it. And > I was also proud of myself that I could clearly hear from which direction > the sound was coming. > Two species of wrens, A Carolina Wren was calling from a tree, beneath him > was a woman blissfully having lunch totally unaware of his presence, > listening to her own music. She had no clue probably that someone was > singing very loudly above her head. A little further ahead there was HOUSE > WREN calling. First when I heard him, I thought wow he sounds familiar and > then it dawned on me it is a House Wren! > Near the Fall creek water fall, a couple of Rough-winged swallows chirped > over my head. A pair of Phoebes were excited about nesting along the gorge > rocks. A fly went past one of the phoebes, you could see he saw it but was > not ready to chase, you could see his eyes following the fly, and then he > darted and missed. > All three trillers, PINE WARBLER, JUNCO and CHIPPING SPARROW were trilling > at the same time from different directions and locations. > Lastly there was a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS sitting quite close to each > other in the calm portion of the Fall Creek with their reflection in the > water. It made a very stunning image, but no camera with me, so now it > will be in my neuronal image library. > > Meena > PS: Is it not humans have evolved so stupidly, on such a lovely day want > to sit in front of computers? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: bittern > From: Tom Schulenberg <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:35:46 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 12 > > > Has anyone seen the bittern at the lab of o today? > > > > > I checked the small pond and marsh where it had been seen over the > weekend, but didn't find it. I assume that others checked as well, but as > far as I know it has not been seen today. > > Elsewhere in Sapsucker Woods, there was a House Wren (new arrival) > calling and singing on the east side of the road, along the power line cut. > Heard a towhee singing and calling there as well, and saw at least 2 > lingering Fox Sparrows. > > Farther south, earlier in the morning there was a calling Brown Thrasher > by the Frog Barn (91 Sapsucker Woods Road) - which either was one of the > pair I saw a little farther south along the road near Sanctuary Drive, or > else the one in Sapsucker Woods was my third for the day. "Myrtle Warblers" > were around, but fewer than I expected; also present were Ruby-crowned > Kinglets and Rusty Blackbirds. I had no luck today with Blue-headed Vireo > in Sapsucker Woods. > > Also this morning there was a Barred Owl in view for a while along the > eastern part of the Severinghaus Trail (between the trail head at the road, > and the junction with the Wilson Trail). This is at least the third time I > have seen a Barred Owl on this short stretch of trail so far this year. > > Good birding, > > > tss > > -- > Thomas S. Schulenberg > Research Associate > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca NY 14850 > http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist > > voice: 607.254.1113 > email: [email protected], [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Lab front areas need names! > From: John and Fritzie Blizzard <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:17:21 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 13 > > AGREE!!! Also wish the walkway had better night-time lighting, esp. in > winter when it's snowy & icy. > > Fritzie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:05 PM > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lab front areas need names! > > > A modest proposal --- Maybe I've missed something, but I don't believe > that the various small areas in front of the Lab have ever had any names. > When something is sighted around the entrance ponds and little woodlots, > like the recent Bittern, it seems that we struggle to describe exactly what > spot is meant. Perhaps the Lab/bird club could dream up some informal, fun > names for the little pond and tree areas........? > Just a thought. > Carol Schmitt > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged > Swallows etc. > From: Carol Keeler <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:23:48 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 14 > > Isn't it a shame that people need to listen to their iPods for music when > the birds give us beautiful music for free. I can understand it once the > birds quiet down late summer, but not now. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Meena Haribal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It was awesome outside, but very hot. Highlight was many migrating Red > Admiral butterflies with couple of other species. > > Among birds a pair of Red-tailed hawks were displaying and calling while > display was on over Mundy WG. I met the Tufted titmouse who sings “teacher > teach” very apt on the campus and we exchanged some conversations. > > There was a Blue Jay sitting in front of me, but when he called, the > sound was coming from some 30 ft my right. It was amazing how well he did > it. And I was also proud of myself that I could clearly hear from which > direction the sound was coming. > > Two species of wrens, A Carolina Wren was calling from a tree, beneath > him was a woman blissfully having lunch totally unaware of his presence, > listening to her own music. She had no clue probably that someone was > singing very loudly above her head. A little further ahead there was HOUSE > WREN calling. First when I heard him, I thought wow he sounds familiar and > then it dawned on me it is a House Wren! > > Near the Fall creek water fall, a couple of Rough-winged swallows > chirped over my head. A pair of Phoebes were excited about nesting along > the gorge rocks. A fly went past one of the phoebes, you could see he saw > it but was not ready to chase, you could see his eyes following the fly, > and then he darted and missed. > > All three trillers, PINE WARBLER, JUNCO and CHIPPING SPARROW were > trilling at the same time from different directions and locations. > > Lastly there was a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS sitting quite close to each > other in the calm portion of the Fall Creek with their reflection in the > water. It made a very stunning image, but no camera with me, so now it > will be in my neuronal image library. > > > > Meena > > PS: Is it not humans have evolved so stupidly, on such a lovely day want > to sit in front of computers? > > > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > Welcome and Basics > > Rules and Information > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > > Surfbirds > > BirdingOnThe.Net > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near Binghamton > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:51:17 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 15 > > Found by Glenn Wilson. Have some good photos coming soon. Great bird for > Broome County! > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Mundy Lunch walk House and Carolina Wrens, Rough-winged > Swallows etc. > From: Asher Hockett <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:51:34 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 16 > > Not only is it free, but you find out who's around without even having to > look! Whenever I see folks walking or running this time of year with their > earbuds in, I feel sad for them. The best things on Earth are indeed free. > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Carol Keeler <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Isn't it a shame that people need to listen to their iPods for music when > > the birds give us beautiful music for free. I can understand it once the > > birds quiet down late summer, but not now. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Meena Haribal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It was awesome outside, but very hot. Highlight was many migrating Red > > Admiral butterflies with couple of other species. > > Among birds a pair of Red-tailed hawks were displaying and calling while > > display was on over Mundy WG. I met the Tufted titmouse who sings > “teacher > > teach” very apt on the campus and we exchanged some conversations. > > There was a Blue Jay sitting in front of me, but when he called, the > sound > > was coming from some 30 ft my right. It was amazing how well he did it. > And > > I was also proud of myself that I could clearly hear from which direction > > the sound was coming. > > Two species of wrens, A Carolina Wren was calling from a tree, beneath > > him was a woman blissfully having lunch totally unaware of his presence, > > listening to her own music. She had no clue probably that someone was > > singing very loudly above her head. A little further ahead there was > HOUSE > > WREN calling. First when I heard him, I thought wow he sounds familiar > and > > then it dawned on me it is a House Wren! > > Near the Fall creek water fall, a couple of Rough-winged swallows chirped > > over my head. A pair of Phoebes were excited about nesting along the > gorge > > rocks. A fly went past one of the phoebes, you could see he saw it but > was > > not ready to chase, you could see his eyes following the fly, and then he > > darted and missed. > > All three trillers, PINE WARBLER, JUNCO and CHIPPING SPARROW were > trilling > > at the same time from different directions and locations. > > Lastly there was a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS sitting quite close to each > > other in the calm portion of the Fall Creek with their reflection in the > > water. It made a very stunning image, but no camera with me, so now it > > will be in my neuronal image library. > > > > Meena > > PS: Is it not humans have evolved so stupidly, on such a lovely day want > > to sit in front of computers? > > > > > > -- > > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< > http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > *Archives:* > > The Mail Archive< > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird< > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > > !* > > -- > > > > -- > > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< > http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > *Archives:* > > The Mail Archive< > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird< > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > > !* > > -- > > > > > > -- > asher > > -Never play it the same way once. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near Binghamton > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:03:29 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 17 > > Bird is in a small mud flat in the marsh to the right as you drive in from > rte 12. > > Dave Nicosia > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:51:17 > To: Cayuga birds<[email protected]>; Bluewing-group< > [email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis Boland Pond Chenango Bridge NY near > Binghamton > > Found by Glenn Wilson. Have some good photos coming soon. Great bird for > Broome County! > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > -- > > 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.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Glossy Ibis Photos. > From: david nicosia <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:07:07 -0700 > X-Message-Number: 18 > > See http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157629469701740/ > > I posted the exact location of the bird on e-bird. The bird was in the mud > flat > on the marsh on the right when you drive in from Route 12. Not sure how > long he/she will stay. I suspect is was an overshoot from the crazy south > winds > we have been having the last couple days (especially last night). So who > knows > how long it will stay there. Thanks to Glenn Wilson for the prompt email > when > he found the bird. Cheers...great bird for Broome county. > > Dave Nicosia > Johnson City, NY > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Shindagin--Spotted Sandpiper plus prey > From: Melissa Groo <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:41:40 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 19 > > > Of course it's just out of the Cayuga Lake Basin, but wanted to share that > I found a SPOTTED SANDPIPER down in the Shindagin Hollow swamp this morning > at about 10:30, bobbing away. Through a combination of stealth tactics and > a blithe disregard for mud, I was able to earn the sandpiper's trust and > get some photos of him catching a caddis fly larva. For those interested, > I've just put them up in my album on the Cayuga Birding Club's web site. > See the following link: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/gallery > > P.S. I have a photography show currently up at Moosewood Restaurant (in > both the restaurant and cafe), till the end of April. The show features > mainly bird images. > > Melissa Groo Fine Art Photography > http://melissagroo.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Syracuse RBA > From: Joseph Brin <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:19:44 -0700 > X-Message-Number: 20 > > RBA > > * New York > * Syracuse > * April 16, 2012 > * NYSY 04.16.12 > Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert > Dates(s): > > April 09, 2012 - April 16, 2012 > to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com > covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge > and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), > Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland > compiled:April 16 AT 7:30 p.m. (EST) > compiler: Joseph Brin > Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org > > > #301 -Monday April 16, 2012 > > > Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of > April 09 , 2012 > > Highlights: > ----------- > > RED-NECKED GREBE > WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital) > GREAT EGRET > BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON > EURASIAN WIGEON > PEREGRINE FALCON > SANDHILL CRANE > COMMON REDPOLL > > > > Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex > (MWC) > ------------ > > 4/13: A GREAT EGRET was seen on Savannah-Spring Lake Road near > Muckrace Flats. Up to 7 PURPLE MARTINS are being seen at the MAC. COMMON > GALLINULE and VIRGINIA RAIL were found at Marten’s Tract. A BLACK-CROWNED > NIGHT-HERON was seen at Towpath Road. > 4/14: GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the Visitor’s Center. > 4/15: 7 species of Shorebirds including 4 DUNLIN were seen at Benning > Marsh. A PEREGRINE FALCON was spotted at Mays Point Pool. A SANDHILL CRANE > was seen on Morgan Road. > > > Extralimital > ------------ > > 4/15: The two WESTERN GREBES are still being sighted from Harris Park > at the south end of Cayuga Lake. > > > Derby Hill Observatory > ------------ > > A rather slow week at Derby Hill with only 1471 raptors being > counted. Broadwings are starting to show up in numbers. 3 SANDHILL CRANES > were seen on 4/14. > > > Onondaga County > ------------ > > 4/9: An EURASIAN WIGEON was found in Hamlin Marsh off of Wetzel > Road. It was seen through the 11th. > 4/10: 134 COMMON LOONS were seen migrating at Skaneateles Lake. > 4/13: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was again seen at the Onondaga Lake > Creekwalk just north of the Bear Street overpass. > > > Phillips Point (Oneida Lake) Lakewatch > ------------ > > WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and RED-NECKED GREBES highlight a rather slow > week of waterfowl migrants going across the lake. COMMON LOONS and > BONAPARTE’S GULLS are present also. > > > Oneida County > ------------ > > 4/14: A single COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder in Clinton. It was > seen again today. > > > New Arrivals this week > ------------ > > 4/11 - BLUE-HEADED VIREO - Derby Hill > 4/13 - GREAT EGRET - Montezuma > 4/14 - SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Fayetteville > 4/15 - DUNLIN - Montezuma > 4/15 - BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER - Montezuma > 4/16 - PALM WARBLER - Fayetteville > 4/16 - BROWN THRASHER - Baldwinsville > > > > End Transcript > > -- > > Joseph Brin > Region 5 > Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Barred Owl > From: Paul Anderson <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:25:13 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 21 > > Thanks for pointing this out Tom. This evening on the way home from the > CLO seminar I found a Barred Owl right where you describe, about 30 feet > up on a branch about a foot out from the main trunk of the tree almost > over the trail. > > -Paul > > > > > Also this morning there was a Barred Owl in view for a while along > > the eastern part of the Severinghaus Trail (between the trail head at > > the road, and the junction with the Wilson Trail). This is at least > > the third time I have seen a Barred Owl on this short stretch of trail > > so far this year. > > > > Good birding, > > > > > > tss > > > > -- > > Thomas S. Schulenberg > > Research Associate > > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > > Ithaca NY 14850 > > http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home > > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist > > > > voice: 607.254.1113 > > email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > -- > > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > < > http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > *Archives:* > > The Mail Archive > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird > > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Stewart Park SPOTTED SANDPIPERS; South Hill Louisiana > Waterthrush > From: Dave Nutter <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:47:03 +0000 (GMT) > X-Message-Number: 22 > > About 6:25am today I heard a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH from the Giles Street > bridge over Six-mile Creek (office bird!). It was downstream in the gorge. > Twenty minutes later I re-crossed the bridge but did not hear the bird, nor > again later in the day. Wonder why... Did it move on? Was it just luck > that I was in the part of the territory it happened to sing in? > > On my walk home from work I heard the "pip" note of a YELLOW-RUMPED > WARBLER alongside Six-mile Creek beside South Titus Avenue, and had a nice > naked-eye look at a male a few feed away in a sapling. > > I took a walk to the lake after work and saw briefly an OSPREY on the nest > platform near at Treman State Marine Park. At first it was atop the sticks. > Next time I looked it was atop one of the diagonal perch posts. Next time I > looked it was gone. I don't know if the presence of people with dogs had an > effect. I was pretty distant and using a scope, but I'm more unusual, so > for all I know I flushed it. Fifteen minutes later I thought I heard an > Osprey but could not locate it. By the way, Suan asked about the sticks on > the platform. I think the folks who put up the platform several years ago > left a couple stick in it as a sort of suggestion, but I think no people > have been up there since. Last spring, when there was so much flooding, > there was an Osprey which I met a few times when I waded into Renwick > Sanctuary. Maybe it was this bird which people said they saw bringing > sticks to the platform. Maybe it never found a mate, or maybe it got > spooked when the water went down and people and dogs started using the park > again. > > Along Cayuga Inlet just north of the mouth of Treman Marina I saw my > first-of-year SPOTTED SANDPIPER, properly spotted and doing the appropriate > calisthenics. > > In the southwest part of the lake I saw what I took to be 2 male and one > female LESSER SCAUP, 1 odd-looking female GREATER SCAUP, 1 male RING-NECKED > DUCK, and some other more shimmery-distant Aythya. (Sorry, Stuart, I have > no idea what you saw.) There were also two female BUFFLEHEADS, but it > seemed like most of the migrant waterfowl had moved on. There is still a > pair of AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS at Stewart Park. This morning I saw 4 > DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS on a log in the lake, but not this evening, when > I saw a/the single immature in the marina. Yesterday morning at Stewart > Park I saw 3 pairs of GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 male and 1 female NORTHERN > SHOVELER, and 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS before I went to Myers Point. > > --Dave Nutter > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Stuart Krasnoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > I made two circles of the Swan Pen this morning looking for warblers but > didn't find any. I did see two SPOTTED SANDPIPERS along the shore. Later > from the eastern park shore I saw a RED-THROATED LOON and two HORNED > GREBES. There was also a flock of 9 Scaup I took to be Greater (smooth low > head-profiles). If anyone else who sees them thinks they are Lesser please > let me know. > > Later around home I heard a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH singing in a small gorge > that feeds 6-mile Creek just below 30' dam. The spot is about a 1 minute > scramble from where the lower leg of the rail-trail (the old railroad > 'spur' which starts at Hillview) bends up to east below the playground by > Iacovelli Park. There's a gate you can go through into the woods and then > if you start to walk left and clockwise around the hill in front of you you > can work your way down to the gorge edge Like Dave Nutter I put in some > time trying to find the singing bird but eventually gave up. I was about > 30' feet about the gorge at that point and he was above me. I've heard La. > Waterthrushes here in past years and also heard them from the Mulholland > side of 6-mile where this this gorge meets the main stream. > > Best...Stuart. > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) [email protected]/maillist.html'> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > -- *meg* -- 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.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
