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9 May migrant birds ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 9 May OOB Pharsalia NY- Warblers Galore 5/9/08 [david nicosia ] 9 May Re: Sapsucker Woods , 5/9/08 ["Tom Hoebbel" ] 9 May Sapsucker Woods, Genung Nature Preserve, Fri 5/9 [Mark Chao ] 9 May Re: Sapsucker Woods , 5/9/08 ["Holly C. Adams" ] 9 May Sapsucker Woods , 5/9/08 [] 09 May Park Preserve/Baldwin Tract--Prairie Warblers [Anne Marie Johnson ] 9 May birding Mother's Day [Nancy Dickinson ] 9 May Mercury in raptors [Stefan Hames ] 9 May Blue-wings [Nancy Dickinson ] 09 May N. Parula today-Fri [Laura Stenzler ] 8 May Sapsucker Woods ["Ryan Douglas" ] 08 May Pewee Wannabe - thoughts? [Chris Tessaglia-Hymes ] 8 May FW: MWC sandhill crane colts! ["Michael R. Morgan" ] 8 May Re: Orchard Oriole @ Farmers' Market, etc. ["J. Gary Kohlenberg" ] 08 May seeking first Eastern Wood-Pewee [Dave Nutter ] 08 May Hawthorn Orchard - 5/8/2008 (6:30am-9:00am) - 12 Warblers [Chris Tessaglia-Hymes ] 08 May Orchard Oriole @ Farmers' Market, etc. [Dave Nutter ] 8 May Re: Sapsucker Woods 5/8 [] 8 May Prairie and Nashville Warblers et al. Near So. Hill Trail - Wed AM [Stuart Krasnoff ] 8 May Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/8 [Mark Chao ] 8 May Re: N Parula ["Floris van Breugel" ] 8 May Orchard Oriole E. Miller Rd in Danby [Eric Banford ] 08 May Sapsucker Woods Bay-breasted Warbler [Anne Marie Johnson ] 08 May Scramble for Africa again [Regi Teasley ] 8 May Re: N Parula [Geo Kloppel ] 08 May Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Thurs am [Laura Stenzler ] 08 May Black-billed cuckoo at East Recreation Way [Patrizia Sione ] 8 May N Parula [Nancy Dickinson ] 08 May Blackpoll Warbler [Dave Nutter ] 7 May this morning at Dryden lake ["Frank Muller" ] 7 May Campus White-crowns, and white-throats ["Brad Walker" ] 7 May Odds and ends ["Ryan Douglas" ] 7 May Ruby-throated Hummingbird [Elaina McCartney ] 7 May Black-throated Blue Warbler ["B Mcaneny" ] 7 May Cascadilla gorge area Merlins? [Paul Hurtado ] 07 May chimney swifts [Rhea Garen ] 7 May Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/7 [Mark Chao ] 07 May Blue-winged Warbler [Lisa Wood ] 7 May Jetty Woods (Ithaca) , 5/7/08 [] 7 May Jetty Woods: Cerulean (pic) ["Floris van Breugel" ] 7 May Cape May Warbler- Sapsucker Woods [David McCartt ] 7 May Re: Crowded skies tonight [Eric Banford ] 07 May Campus Club bird group to Lab Of O ["Elizabeth B. King" ] 07 May Re: Cerulean Warbler at Jetty Woods (0830-1000 h) [Gary Kohlenberg ] 7 May Re: SSW lunch walk: Yellow-throated Vireo and Rusty Blackbird [PeF ] 6 May Re: Crowded skies tonight [Paul Hurtado ] 6 May Crowded skies tonight ["Nicholas David Sly" ] 6 May Re: SSW lunch walk: Yellow-throated Vireo and Rusty Blackbird [PeF ] 6 May Re: SSW lunch walk: Yellow-throated Vireo and Rusty Blackbird [PeF ] 6 May RE: New Arrivals ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 6 May Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] Subject: migrant birds From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:20:25 -0400 Hello all, Some odds and ends from the week. First RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD at house in Scott on Wed-- Several ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, 1 SCARLET TANAGER, SEVERAL CHSTNUT-SIDEDS, HOUSE and CAROLINA WRENS, HERMIT THRUSHES, 1 WOOD THRUSH and 1 PINE SISKIN in with flock of Goldfinches also at house. Here at work AT LEAST 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS continue. Matt -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhostingSubject: OOB Pharsalia NY- Warblers Galore 5/9/08 From: david nicosia <daven1024 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:05:17 -0700 (PDT) Sorry for the out of basin report but I had a phenomenal day in New Michigan State Forest Land, Pharsalia, NY, Chenango County. I know some of you venture out there. The number of warblers was excellent. This is heartening to me since many people talk of how there are so few warblers anymore. This is not true at New Michigan at least!! For example, the first 1/2 mile of road in the state land I had 12 blackburnians, 10 black-throated greens and 5 magnolias singing! At one point I was watching one blackburnian foraging and listening to 3 others!!! My summary is below.... Total 13 warbler species: Yellow-rumped- 50+ mostly in migrating flocks. Had 14 or so singing males Ovenbird- 34 all over Magnolia- 31 all over Black-throated Green- 30 all over Blackburnian- 29 mostly in tall norway spruce plantations throughout the state forest lands. a few were in a maple dominated part of forest with just scattered spruces. Black-throated Blue- 15 (mostly on Coy Street) Chestnut-sided- 15 mostly in tornado damaged clearing and off the end of Coy Street Nashville- 4 in tornado damaged clearing and off the end of Coy Street Northern Waterthrush - 2 Black and White- 2 Yellow- 2 CANADA- 2 (first of season for me on Coy Street) Common Yellowthroat - 2 CAPE MAY- 1 (first of season for me singing in Norway Spruce mixed in with a bunch of yellow-rumps, great looks in upper canopy area ) I also had: 13 blue-headed vireos, one red-eyed vireo, 14 golden-crowned kinglets, 4 least flycatchers, 15+ purple finches, 10+ yellow-bellied sapsuckers, 12 red-breasted nuthatches, 5 rose-breasted grosbeaks, 2 ruby crowned kinglets, 4 common ravens, 1 ruffed grouse drumming, at least 10 white-throated sparrows, 3 brown creepers, hairy woodpecker, several downy woodpeckers, many juncos, robins, several blue jays, 2 flickers,1 field sparrow, a couple eastern towhees, eastern pheobe, several cowbirds, 1 gray catbird and one broad-winged hawk. Mourning Warblers apparently have not arrived yet. Also thrushes were largely absent as there were only hermit thrushes apparent. At least 6 hermit thrushes were present, as only one was singing (I was there at midday). The others were just calling sporadically. The wood thrush, veery and swainson's thrush apparently have not arrived yet. There were also no scarlet tanagers or orioles. Since New Michigan State Forest is at high elevation around 1600-1800 feet, these migrants probably won't arrive for another few days or until the next good south wind day. Good birding to all!! Dave Nicosia ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: Re: Sapsucker Woods , 5/9/08 From: "Tom Hoebbel" <tomhoebbel AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 14:20:06 -0400 I spent the AM at Sapsucker as well and can add BROWN CREEPERs, BLACK THROATED BLUE Warbler and a Probable YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER. Tom On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Holly C. AdamsSubject: Sapsucker Woods, Genung Nature Preserve, Fri 5/9 From: Mark Chao <markchao AT imt.org> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:53:05 -0400 (EDT) The LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH again was singing and singing in Sapsucker Woods on Friday. The bird has moved a bit northwest to the center of the Hoyt-Pileated Trail. Alan Poole and I saw at least four OVENBIRDS chasing each other in this area, but found no Pine Warbler or other unusual birds. At the Genung Nature Preserve in Freeville, I found two BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS and two CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, plus a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH across the road. I expected Pine Warbler and Brown Thrasher, but didn't find them. The most dramatic and enlightening moment of my visit here was a glimpse of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers copulating on a horizontal branch. The male mounted the female's back and slid down near her left wing. Then the two birds twisted their tails so that his undertail area faced right and hers faced left at the moment of contact. I suppose that the sapsuckers' stiff tails prevent the copulation position I've seen other birds use, in which the female bends her tail up against her back to expose her cloaca upward. This was the second sapsucker highlight of the week for me. A few days ago, my kids and I found a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker that had hit a window. We stayed and watched as the bird's eyelids shut and its breathing became very rapid and alarmingly shallow. Half an hour passed. We had nearly lost hope when suddenly the bird turned on its belly, opened its eyes, and turned its head a few times. We fed him drops of diluted maple syrup through a straw. Then he spread his wings, perched briefly on our porch step, and flew across the street, turning the kids' whispers and tears into great leaps and shouts of joy. We spread a tablecloth that night to turn our regular weeknight supper into a celebration. Mark ChaoSubject: Re: Sapsucker Woods , 5/9/08 From: "Holly C. Adams" <hca3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:28:02 -0400 (EDT) Good afternoon! We also had 2 Eastern Kingbirds and one Spotted Sandpiper, visible from the big Lab windows this morning. Happy Birding holly > I wandered around Sapsucker woods for about an hour and 45 min this > morning > finding things fairly quiet. A complete list is below. > > The most fun observation of the morning took place on the Hoyt Pileated > trail right after I had politely asked a doe White-tailed Deer to move out > of the middle of the path. As the doe moved off an Ovenbird landed on the > path about 10 feet from me and began picking through the wood chips and > leaf litter. I watched it for perhaps 2 minutes and then when I coughed it > flew up to a tree a few feet off the path. It hadn't seemed to mind my > moving slowly. The whole time the doe was still close by watch, and when > I looked back at her she gave me what appeared to be this rather > reproachful look as if to say "you didn't ask the bird to move..." > > Bill Baker > >> >>Location: Sapsucker Woods >>Observation date: 5/9/08 >>Number of species: 38 >> >>Canada Goose X >>Mallard 1 >>Mourning Dove 4 >>Belted Kingfisher 1 >>Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 >>Downy Woodpecker 1 >>Least Flycatcher 1 >>Eastern Phoebe 2 >>Blue-headed Vireo 4 >>Warbling Vireo 2 >>Red-eyed Vireo 1 >>Blue Jay 2 >>American Crow 6 >>Tree Swallow 4 >>House Wren 3 >>Wood Thrush 3 >>American Robin 10 >>Gray Catbird 4 >>European Starling X >>Yellow Warbler 8 >>Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 >>Magnolia Warbler 1 >>Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 >>Black-throated Green Warbler 1 >>American Redstart 9 >>Ovenbird 5 >>Northern Waterthrush 3 >>Common Yellowthroat 2 >>Eastern Towhee 1 >>Chipping Sparrow 1 >>Song Sparrow 3 >>Northern Cardinal 2 >>Red-winged Blackbird X >>Common Grackle X >>Brown-headed Cowbird 2 >>Baltimore Oriole 4 >>Purple Finch 1 >>American Goldfinch 6 >> >>This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) > > Plum Creek Designs > Custom Furniture and Woodworking > 68 N. Van Dorn Rd. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > 607-275-0540 > > > >Subject: Sapsucker Woods , 5/9/08 From: bilbaker AT lightlink.com (Bill Baker) Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:36:59 -0400 I wandered around Sapsucker woods for about an hour and 45 min this morning finding things fairly quiet. A complete list is below. The most fun observation of the morning took place on the Hoyt Pileated trail right after I had politely asked a doe White-tailed Deer to move out of the middle of the path. As the doe moved off an Ovenbird landed on the path about 10 feet from me and began picking through the wood chips and leaf litter. I watched it for perhaps 2 minutes and then when I coughed it flew up to a tree a few feet off the path. It hadn't seemed to mind my moving slowly. The whole time the doe was still close by watch, and when I looked back at her she gave me what appeared to be this rather reproachful look as if to say "you didn't ask the bird to move..." Bill Baker > >Location: Sapsucker Woods >Observation date: 5/9/08 >Number of species: 38 > >Canada Goose X >Mallard 1 >Mourning Dove 4 >Belted Kingfisher 1 >Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 >Downy Woodpecker 1 >Least Flycatcher 1 >Eastern Phoebe 2 >Blue-headed Vireo 4 >Warbling Vireo 2 >Red-eyed Vireo 1 >Blue Jay 2 >American Crow 6 >Tree Swallow 4 >House Wren 3 >Wood Thrush 3 >American Robin 10 >Gray Catbird 4 >European Starling X >Yellow Warbler 8 >Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 >Magnolia Warbler 1 >Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 >Black-throated Green Warbler 1 >American Redstart 9 >Ovenbird 5 >Northern Waterthrush 3 >Common Yellowthroat 2 >Eastern Towhee 1 >Chipping Sparrow 1 >Song Sparrow 3 >Northern Cardinal 2 >Red-winged Blackbird X >Common Grackle X >Brown-headed Cowbird 2 >Baltimore Oriole 4 >Purple Finch 1 >American Goldfinch 6 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Plum Creek Designs Custom Furniture and Woodworking 68 N. Van Dorn Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0540Subject: Park Preserve/Baldwin Tract--Prairie Warblers From: Anne Marie Johnson <annemariejohnson AT frontiernet.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:08 -0400 Tim and I took a mid-morning walk through the Baldwin Tract of the new Park Nature Preserve on Irish Settlement Road. We heard two PRAIRIE WARBLERS singing as well as several MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, NASHVILLE WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, OVENBIRDS, and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. One LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was singing in the bottom of the gorge. We heard two dueling HERMIT THRUSHES and saw an AMERICAN KESTREL and an OSPREY overhead (the second time I've seen an Osprey over this preserve this week). Anne Marie JohnsonSubject: birding Mother's Day From: Nancy Dickinson <nwd1 AT cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:25:10 -0400 I'll be leading a bird walk at Cayuga Nature Center on Sunday, May 11, from 7:30 to 9:30. This is a nice walk for moms who want a little birding escape while the family makes brunch, or to bring the kids along on, or for anyone who's ever had a mother. The birds (and wildflowers) should be at their best, and the weather promises to be cool and cloudy but not rainy. Meet in the lower parking lot. For directions and more information on the Cayuga Nature Center: http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org/ -- Nancy Dickinson 'Summer is coming,summer is coming, I know it, I know it, I know it. Light again, leaf again, life again, love again,' Yes, my wild little poet... Tennyson The ThrostleSubject: Mercury in raptors From: Stefan Hames <rsh5 AT cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:24:04 -0400 Hi All,
As a part of our research into the effects of acid rain and mercury
deposition, both byproducts of burning coal for electricity, on
forest birds we are looking for nests of Red-shouldered Hawks,
Cooper's Hawks, and Sharp-shinned Hawks. We are beginning to see low
level mercury in forest birds across the state and while the amount
we see in a Black-capped Chickadee (or in herps), is still below the
level at which negative effects appear, these levels of mercury may
mean trouble for hawks that eat these songbirds or herps. If you
know of a nest of one of these three species (or any forest-nesting
hawks) or an occupied territory, please contact me off-list to let me
know about it. You don't have to know exactly where the nest is
located, but if you see the hawk frequently in your yard or wood-lot
pleas let me know so we can follow up.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best,
Stefan
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Stefan Hames, PhD
Research Associate
Conservation Science
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-254-2496 (lab)
607-254-2104 (fax)
607-273-4915 (home)
Subject: Blue-wingsFrom: Nancy Dickinson <nwd1 AT cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:14:15 -0400 Two Blue-wing Warblers added their bee-buzz to the morning chorus on our little hillside this morning. -- Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg Make a little birdhouse in your soul.Subject: N. Parula today-Fri From: Laura Stenzler <lms9 AT cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:20 -0400 Hi all, This morning on our property on Hunt Hill Rd. we had two NORTHERN PARULAS, INDIGO BUNTING, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER as new -for -the-year birds. The Parula warblers, both males, stayed in the area for about 1.5 hours, singing away. Other birds seen and heard on the property were: Scarlet Tanager Baltimore Oriole Rose-breasted Grosbeak Common Yellowthroat Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Ovenbird (two, having a singing war) Bluebird Phoebe Robin Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow - about 10 birds. They were not there yesterday! Blue Jay Ruby-crowned Kinglet Catbird Quite a birdy morning! Laura Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab: (607) 254 1128 Fax: (607) 254 2486 lms9 AT cornell.eduSubject: Sapsucker Woods From: "Ryan Douglas" <commonloon AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:45:36 -0400 Diana and I took a nice walk around the East Trail at Sapsucker Woods this evening. Birds weren't too numerous, and the highlights were a very cooperative VEERY, a singing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on the ground within 10 ft. of the Woodleton Boardwalk (a second was singing to the south) and several singing BROWN CREEPERS. Other birds seen/heard were AMERICAN ROBIN, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, OVENBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER and EASTERN PHOEBE. Good birding, Ryan -- Ryan Douglas Ithaca, NY commonloon AT gmail.com http://picasaweb.google.com/rndouglas/CayugaBasin2008Subject: Pewee Wannabe - thoughts? From: Chris Tessaglia-Hymes <cth4 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 16:58:54 -0400 I've uploaded the video clip which documents an occurrence of a Brown-headed Cowbird producing a call nearly identical to the “pwee” call of an Eastern Wood-Pewee. The video clip may be viewed at this URL; click on the thumbnail to initiate the video clip: http://picasaweb.google.com/cth4th/Pewee_Wannabe?authkey=Hdm35reTvfs I've also uploaded a series of "pwee" calls in the form of a wave file at this URL: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/cth4/BHCO-EAWP-BHCO-EAWP-BHCO.wav As the title above suggests, the calls are in this order: Recorded Brown-headed Cowbird "pwee" Known Eastern Wood-Pewee "pwee" Repeat of Brown-headed Cowbird "pwee" Different Known Eastern Wood-Pewee "pwee" Repeat of Brown-headed Cowbird "pwee" It is very interesting how similar this call is. I wonder if this is not accidental and perhaps this was a learned call from the host nest site of the Brown-headed Cowbird when it was a nestling. Perhaps the host parents were indeed Eastern Wood-Pewees? I would appreciate any comments on this suggestion. Sincerely, Chris T-H -- ============================================= Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Application Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 Voice: 607-254-2418, FAX: 607-254-2460 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp mailto:cth4 AT cornell.edu =============================================Subject: FW: MWC sandhill crane colts! From: "Michael R. Morgan" <mrm66 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:19:09 -0400 Sounds like a proud "papa"! Mike Morgan -----Original Message----- From: Frank Morlock [mailto:fmmorloc AT gw.dec.state.ny.us] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:13 PM To: mrm66 AT cornell.edu Subject: sandhill cranes Mike, Just a quick note to let you know that the sandhills are once again proud parents of 2 new colts. I spotted them earlier this afternoon from Carncross. They're holding fairly tight to the road at the moment. This is the earliest I've seen them, and they are tiny! We'll try to keep the coyotes off them. Feel free to post if you like. If you do, please let folks know that we're looking for nest location info. regarding our birds. You would think we would have been able to find it by now, but we've been looking for 3 years now without any luck. I have some ideas where it might be, but any info. people might have would be welcome. Thanks! Frank Morlock NYSDEC Northern Montezuma WMA 1385 Morgan Rd. Savannah, NY 13146 315-365-2371 or 315-365-2134 fmmorloc AT gw.dec.state.ny.usSubject: Re: Orchard Oriole @ Farmers' Market, etc. From: "J. Gary Kohlenberg" <jgk25 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:32:48 -0400 I was walking along Newman golf course by the sailboat docks at noon today with 3 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS leapfrogging ahead. I found one adult ORCHARD ORIOLE feeding high up to the right of the little pond at Jetty Woods. A Cerulean Warbler was singing for me too. Gary On May 8, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > I walked with my son to Boynton Middle School and at 0800 continued to > Stewart Park, the Cornell Biological Field Station (Jetty Woods > between Newman Golf Course and the white lighthouse jetty), Renwick > Sanctuary, and the Ithaca Farmers' Market on my way home, which pretty > well shot the morning. > > Either there were many SPOTTED SANDPIPERS or I was repeatedly herding > the same 2 from the southeast corner of the lake all the way to Treman > Marina. > The lake hosted a male RING-NECKED DUCK as well as CANADA GEESE, > MALLARDS, COMMON MERGANSERS, and BUFFLEHEADS (females or young > males?). Later I saw several northbound flying DOUBLE-CRESTED > CORMORANTS. > I found zero warblers at the swan pond. > A CERULEAN WARBLER continues to sing in the Jetty Woods, occasionally > coming within view of the road near the entrance. Also present: > AMERICAN REDSTARTS (lots, including a pair nest-building close to the > road), YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, > LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO (lots), GRAY CATBIRD, HOUSE WREN, > BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, INDIGO BUNTING (1 male flew toward Renwick), > WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WOOD DUCK, AMERICAN WIGEON (1 female), plus the > usual suspects. > Swallows of 4 species foraged low over the mouth of Cayuga Inlet. > In Renwick an AMERICAN REDSTART stayed within 10' at eye level among > the bushes for a surprising distance along the trail south from the > suspension bridge. I also saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER there earlier > and heard a possible ROSE-BREASTED GROWBEAK chink. > At the Farmers' Market I found an immature male ORCHARD ORIOLE among > the colorful shrubs around the tiny pond and the shed by the entrance. > --Dave Nutter >Subject: seeking first Eastern Wood-Pewee From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave AT mac.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 11:27:30 -0700 Now that a deceitful Brown-headed Cowbird has thrown Chris T-H's early heard-only Eastern Wood-Pewee into doubt, I'm looking for the new first of season report. Unfortunately I've deleted lots of posts and can't recall other reports besides from Mark Chao this morning (8 May). Has anybody seen an earlier Eastern Wood-Pewee in the Cayuga Lake Basin this year? Thanks. --Dave NutterSubject: Hawthorn Orchard - 5/8/2008 (6:30am-9:00am) - 12 Warblers From: Chris Tessaglia-Hymes <cth4 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 14:09:24 -0400 This morning, Pedro Fernandes and my mom, Sara Jane Hymes, spent a couple hours walking around the Hawthorn Orchard and surrounding land, seeking possible new migrants. Later, we were joined by Tom Hoebbel, and my dad, Larry Hymes. It was a fairly quiet morning, more quiet than I had hoped for. Here are some of the notes on what birds we observed; these notes are not all-inclusive: 1 Solitary Sandpiper (foraging in the larger square water runoff impoundment, located well South of the Hawthorn Orchard) A very interesting Brown-headed Cowbird, doing a very near perfect imitation of an Eastern Wood-Pewee's "chuwee" call. This may have, in fact, been the bird responsible for the "Eastern Wood-Pewee" heard in the same area a few days earlier, on Saturday. When I get a chance, I'm going to upload this video recording of the call and will post a link. So, I may need to recant the Eastern Wood-Pewee from Saturday, since that bird was never seen. 3-4 Least Flycatchers 1-2 Great Crested Flycatchers 1 Eastern Kingbird (calling frequently, earlier in the AM, on the South side of the East Hill Plaza). 1 Warbling Vireo (on territory, tall trees just West of Spring Peeper Pond, and Northwest of the square water runoff impoundment) 1 Red-eyed Vireo (singing from tall oak trees just South of the Black Oak Lane townhouse property) 1 Carolina Wren (singing along EIRW, just Northwest of the Hawthorn Orchard) 5-6+ House Wrens (all over the place) 1-2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 2-3 Wood Thrushes (on territory in the Hawthorn Orchard) 16++ Gray Catbirds (all over the place) 1 BROWN THRASHER (in habitat surrounding the path leading from the EIRW up to the South ball field) 3-4 Nashville Warblers (restricted to the Hawthorn Orchard) 2-3 Northern Parulas (one heard to Northwest of Hawthorn Orchard, just West of the old gravel pit/parking area, one seen at Southeast edge of Hawthorn Orchard, one singing repeatedly from same habitat as Warbling Vireo - tall trees just West of Spring Peeper Pond; Number two and three may have been the same bird) 10-15 Yellow Warblers (all over the place) 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler (fairly confident I heard this bird singing at a distance from us, probably in habitat just Southwest of the horse pasture to the South of the Hawthorn Orchard) 1 Magnolia Warbler (singing softly at a distance downstream and to the West of the old gravel pit/parking area, Northwest of the Hawthorn Orchard) 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler (whisper-singing at very Northwestern edge of Hawthorn Orchard, just South of large corner White Pine) 7+ Yellow-rumped Warblers (working East along the oak treetops just South of Black Oak Lane townhouse property) 1 Black-throated Green Warbler (heard singing early in the morning from the old gravel pit/parking area, Northwest of the Hawthorn Orchard 1 Pine Warbler (singing from tall White Pine at Northwest corner of the Hawthorn Orchard) 2-3 American Redstarts (mostly along the North ravine) 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (chipping while moving Northeast into ravine from Northwest portion of the Hawthorn Orchard) 5-6 Common Yellowthroats (various locations around the Hawthorn Orchard) 2 Scarlet Tanagers (one male sang once from top of a leafless deciduous tree near mid-Northern edge of Hawthorn Orchard; one female flew from Northwest into Hawthorn Orchard) 4-5 White-throated Sparrows 2-3 White-crowned Sparrows (banding area to South Southeast of Hawthorn Orchard) 8-10+ Northern Cardinals (everywhere) 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (singing and calling) 2 INDIGO BUNTINGS (2 males seen perched together, just Northeast of the Spring Peeper Pond - well South of the Hawthorn Orchard) 15+ BOBOLINKS (This was amazing. There were at least 10 Bobolinks clustered together - including one female - along the ditch which runs uphill to the East Southeast of the square water runoff impoundment; they were also actively singing and flying around the western portion of that field - alfalfa? - plus, very high migrants moving North and Northwest) 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK (singing from dead snag in the alfalfa (?) field to the East Southeast of the square water runoff impoundment) 6-7 Baltimore Orioles (singing and flying around) 1 Purple Finch (singing to Northwest of the Hawthorn Orchard) 15-20 American Goldfinches (all over the place) Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H PS - Below are some links with more information about the Hawthorn Orchard and various images: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/hawthorn.htm http://www.plantations.cornell.edu/collections/natareas/Public/Mitchell/Mitchell.htm http://picasaweb.google.com/cth4th/HawthornOrchardHistoricalAerials/ http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/cth4/Hawthorn%20Orchard/Birds/ http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/cth4/Hawthorn%20Orchard/Hawthorns/ -- ============================================= Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and Field Application Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 Voice: 607-254-2418, FAX: 607-254-2460 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp mailto:cth4 AT cornell.edu =============================================Subject: Orchard Oriole @ Farmers' Market, etc. From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave AT mac.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:37:36 -0700 I walked with my son to Boynton Middle School and at 0800 continued to Stewart Park, the Cornell Biological Field Station (Jetty Woods between Newman Golf Course and the white lighthouse jetty), Renwick Sanctuary, and the Ithaca Farmers' Market on my way home, which pretty well shot the morning. Either there were many SPOTTED SANDPIPERS or I was repeatedly herding the same 2 from the southeast corner of the lake all the way to Treman Marina. The lake hosted a male RING-NECKED DUCK as well as CANADA GEESE, MALLARDS, COMMON MERGANSERS, and BUFFLEHEADS (females or young males?). Later I saw several northbound flying DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS. I found zero warblers at the swan pond. A CERULEAN WARBLER continues to sing in the Jetty Woods, occasionally coming within view of the road near the entrance. Also present: AMERICAN REDSTARTS (lots, including a pair nest-building close to the road), YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO (lots), GRAY CATBIRD, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, INDIGO BUNTING (1 male flew toward Renwick), WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WOOD DUCK, AMERICAN WIGEON (1 female), plus the usual suspects. Swallows of 4 species foraged low over the mouth of Cayuga Inlet. In Renwick an AMERICAN REDSTART stayed within 10' at eye level among the bushes for a surprising distance along the trail south from the suspension bridge. I also saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER there earlier and heard a possible ROSE-BREASTED GROWBEAK chink. At the Farmers' Market I found an immature male ORCHARD ORIOLE among the colorful shrubs around the tiny pond and the shed by the entrance. --Dave NutterSubject: Re: Sapsucker Woods 5/8 From: bilbaker AT lightlink.com (Bill Baker) Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:57:35 -0400 I was in Sapsucker woods a bit later this AM than either Mark (who I ran into on his way out) or Anne Marie, and missed most of the warblers Anne Marie posted...oh well.. The only bird not already mentioned that I will add to the lists from today was a silent but visually cooperative HERMIT THRUSH on Hoyt-Pileated trail. Bill Baker Plum Creek Designs Custom Furniture and Woodworking 68 N. Van Dorn Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0540Subject: Prairie and Nashville Warblers et al. Near So. Hill Trail - Wed AM From: Stuart Krasnoff <sbk1 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:27:18 -0400 Apologies for the day-old post...Yesterday (Wed. 5/7/08) at about 0730 h there was a Prairie Warbler singing just off the So. Hill Rail Trail above the area of the old Northview gate. There was also a Nashville Warbler singing and foraging in the backyard bushes of one of the houses on Northview near the Juniper Rd. entrance to the trail. The woods, fields and hedgerows near the trail farther up were full of singing Common Yellowthroats, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, and Blue-winged warblers, as well as Towhees, Field Sparrows, Wood Thrushes, and Ovenbirds. I also picked out a Palm Warbler (Western race) flicking his tail in the tree tops. Good birding... Stuart Krasnoff Ithaca, NYSubject: Sapsucker Woods, Th 5/8 From: Mark Chao <markchao AT imt.org> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:23:59 -0400 (EDT) I missed many of the birds from Anne Marie's exciting report. To her list I can add only one or two EASTERN WOOD-PEWEES, a PINE WARBLER, and a NASHVILLE WARBLER singing along the Hoyt-Pileated Trail, plus BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and NORTHERN PARULA singing behind the houses north of Sanctuary Drive. (Collective warbler species tally in Sapsucker Woods today is 19+.) The Pine Warbler could be quite a late migrant, or could be the first of his species that I've known to breed in Sapsucker Woods. Today I confirmed the Pine Warbler by sight as he sang (yellow throat, wing bars, long thin notched tail). I first saw him near the Louisiana Waterthrush at the intersection of the Hoyt-Pileated and East Trails. Then he flew to the same group of eight tall white pines where I heard him yesterday, north of the little pond, where he sang incessantly. Alas, if he stays to breed here, he might not strictly count as a Sapsucker Woods nesting species, as the stand of pines is just outside the sanctuary fence. But if he's staying, then his foraging range, as well as the territory defined by his song, would seem clearly to include Sapsucker Woods. Mark ChaoSubject: Re: N Parula From: "Floris van Breugel" <florisvb AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:04:30 -0400 David Winkler and I were at Hawthorn this morning, two N PARULA's - one singing up high (tree near the marshy pond), and one singing very meekly lower down near the baseball field. Also lots of yellow's, yellowthroats, a few yellow rumped warblers, baltimore orioles, redstart, warblering vireo, among other usuals. The flowers look lovely, but not too many birds active :( - Floris On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Geo KloppelSubject: Orchard Oriole E. Miller Rd in Danby From: Eric Banford <brew_bird AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 06:46:22 -0700 (PDT) Walking to the bus this morning, I was treated to excellent looks at an ORCHARD ORIOLE singing along E Miller Rd, just east of the intersection with Troy Rd. Lots of new birds this morning, and Bobolinks galore near our house (corner of E Miller and Nelson Rds). Other new arrivals: Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Wood Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Baltimore Oriole Bird! Eric ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: Sapsucker Woods Bay-breasted Warbler From: Anne Marie Johnson <aj47 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 09:38:10 -0400 David Bonter and I took visitors Steve and Kerrie Wilcox from Bird Studies Canada around Sapsucker Woods starting at 7:30 this morning. We started on the access trail to the Hoyt-Pileated Trail. Shortly past the cairn egg on the west leg of the H-P trail, we came across a flock of warblers that included NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BAY-BREASTED, CAPE MAY, OVENBIRD, and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Along the Woodleton Boardwalk close to the road we saw another warbler flock fairly far to the east that included BAY-BREASTED and BLACKBURNIAN warblers along with several Yellow-rumped Warblers. The LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH continues to sing near the cairn egg as well as NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHS along the boardwalk. We ended with a quick trip around the Wilson Trail where we saw a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, multiple WOOD THRUSHES and BALTIMORE ORIOLES as well as other birds already reported. There were MANY YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS on the north leg of the Wilson Trail. I am probably forgetting something, but those were the highlights. Anne Marie -- Project FeederWatch Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 254-2416 http://birds.cornell.edu/pfwSubject: Scramble for Africa again From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 09:02:31 -0500 Good People,
I thought you might be interested in this article about
planned bird habitat destruction.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/pollution-in-paradise-flamingos-vs-the-factory-822172.html
Words fail me.
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Subject: Re: N ParulaFrom: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:04:34 -0400 On May 8, 2008, at 8:32 AM, Nancy Dickinson wrote: > (Should hawthorn have an e on the end?) No. "Hawthorne" is an English surname, but even in Britain the trees or bushes are "hawthorns" (no "e"). Curiously, the Middle English version did have an "e", but it was in the center of the word: hawethorn, hawe being an old word for hedge. I have more apple trees than hawthorns around my house. The flowers are just opening now. Gotta get out and see who's up there! On a further botanical note; I'm seeing what looks to my inexperienced eye like RRD (Rose Rosette Disease) on a Rosa multiflora (pernicious non-native invasive shrub) near my shop. I wonder if anyone else is seeing this: densely clustered stunted red foliage (witch's broom) surmounted by dead canes? -Geo > Yesterday late afternoon, at home, I found a N Parula Warbler > silently but frantically combing the unopened buds of our little > hawthorn grove; I got great looks at it. This morning, after a > night of rain, the blossoms are beginning to open but I only found > an influx of more Common Yellowthroats. I'll bet if the sun comes > out, there will be lots more hungry warblers in hawthorns. (Should > hawthorn have an e on the end?) > > -- > Nancy Dickinson > Mecklenburg > > Make a little birdhouse in your soul. > Geo Kloppel Bowmaker & Restorer 227 Tupper Road Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 gek2 AT cornell.edu geokloppel AT clarityconnect.comSubject: Wilson Trail at Sapsucker Thurs am From: Laura Stenzler <lms9 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 08:53:11 -0400 Good morning, I walked along the first part of the Wilson Trail North this morning from 7:30 - 8:30 am. Not many migrants but loads of birds. Location: Sapsucker Woods, CLO 7:30 am - 8:30 am Observation date: 5/8/08 Number of species: 29 Canada Goose X Great Blue Heron X Mourning Dove X Belted Kingfisher X Blue-headed Vireo X Warbling Vireo X Blue Jay X American Crow X Black-capped Chickadee X White-breasted Nuthatch X House Wren X Ruby-crowned Kinglet X American Robin X Gray Catbird 5 Yellow Warbler 9 Magnolia Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 15 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 6 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Song Sparrow X White-crowned Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Baltimore Oriole X American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab: (607) 254 1128 Fax: (607) 254 2486 lms9 AT cornell.eduSubject: Black-billed cuckoo at East Recreation Way From: Patrizia Sione <ps39 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 08:42:18 -0400 Subject: N Parula From: Nancy Dickinson <nwd1 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:32:30 -0400 Yesterday late afternoon, at home, I found a N Parula Warbler silently but frantically combing the unopened buds of our little hawthorn grove; I got great looks at it. This morning, after a night of rain, the blossoms are beginning to open but I only found an influx of more Common Yellowthroats. I'll bet if the sun comes out, there will be lots more hungry warblers in hawthorns. (Should hawthorn have an e on the end?) -- Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg Make a little birdhouse in your soul.Subject: Blackpoll Warbler From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave AT mac.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 03:44:15 -0700 I went out in my yard briefly this morning (8 May), and at 6:21 heard a BLACKPOLL WARBLER singing repeatedly from a treetop next door. I thought I might have heard one yesterday further up the street while driving but couldn't be 100% certain it wasn't a warped drum on someone's brakes. --Dave NutterSubject: this morning at Dryden lake From: "Frank Muller" <veganphoto AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 23:11:23 -0400 I went to Dryden Lake this morning around 7am hoping to get some Wood Duck photos. I only saw one pair of wood ducks and couldn't get a picture but I saw lots of great birds including 3 great blue herons, several kingfishers, two male baltimore orioles and a huge woodpecker. Here are some of the bird picts. I did get- http://www.pbase.com/veganphoto/cayuga_birds the first 12 photos in the album were taken this morning. Frank MullerSubject: Campus White-crowns, and white-throats From: "Brad Walker" <edgarallenhoopoe AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:19:23 -0400 On my way to my exam tonight my friends and I stopped at Wee Stinky Glen (at my suggestion) and rested for a few minutes. While there I heard a bird singing and not knowing what it was, I chased it down. When I got near it, I started pishing because it was hiding very well. As soon as I started, out popped 6 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (the singing culprit), three WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and a lone CHIPPING SPARROW. I got really good views of the White-crowns about two feet away at eye level. Afterwards, I they continued singing from various points around the area. There was also a lone GRAY CATBIRD feeding below a willow. -- Brad Walker bmw38 AT cornell.edu EdgarAllenHoopoe AT gmail.comSubject: Odds and ends From: "Ryan Douglas" <commonloon AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 18:27:15 -0400 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS were singing near the intersection of Warren Rd. and Hanshaw as well as Rt. 13 and Warren Rd. around 5:30pm tonight. CHIMNEY SWIFTS were abundant over Collegetown around 1pm. Not much to add to Mark's Sapsucker Woods list from this morning, as I only walked the Wilson North loop to the footbridge and back a couple times...but there were at least three PALM WARBLERS, over a dozen YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a semi-cooperative VEERY. I also heard a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH from the east end of the loop (and also the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods on my ride to campus). A GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER was calling near the south end of Sapsucker Woods Dr. A WOOD THRUSH was singing about 10 feet above the Wilson North Trail, OVENBIRDS and LEAST FLYCATCHERS were vocal, and WARBLING VIREOS were everywhere. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was near the lake. BALTIMORE ORIOLES and AMERICAN REDSTARTS were here and there. Good birding, Ryan -- Ryan Douglas Ithaca, NY commonloon AT gmail.com http://picasaweb.google.com/rndouglas/CayugaBasin2008Subject: Ruby-throated Hummingbird From: Elaina McCartney <Elaina.McCartney AT cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:53:37 -0400 Within a couple hours of planting the purple petunias in the flower boxes above the hammock (which I do every year so I can watch Hummingbirds in a slothful manner), a Ruby-throated Hummingbird female zipped to the spot where I hang the feeder, which I then obediently filled and hung. When my flowers get going, I may take it down as they tend to ignore it anyway when the nasturtiums and hollyhocks come on. There have been two Baltimore Orioles fussing around the cottonwood tree in my yard for a couple days. In several previous years there has been a nest at eye level. No sign of the Indigo Bunting that was here over the weekend. By the way, if anyone found a Nikon 55-200mm lens hood on the Sapsucker trails, I dropped mine in the excitement of all those warblers on Tuesday. ElainaSubject: Black-throated Blue Warbler From: "B Mcaneny" <bmcaneny1 AT fltg.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 16:38:43 -0400 Yesterday a.m. as I was leaving the house, I almost stepped on a Black-throated Blue that was just sitting on a slate in the walk. It did not move even when I went by a second time after alerting Shirley to its presence. It was a beautifully marked male. Perhaps it had hit a window and was stunned, but just as likely it was a fallout from migration and was too exhausted to move. Shirley checked on it several times, looking for neighborhood cats, and finally about midmorning, it was no longer there. Shirley does not know whether it left alone or in the company of a large and hungry companion. Bill and Shirley McAneny, TBurgSubject: Cascadilla gorge area Merlins? From: Paul Hurtado <pauljh AT cam.cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:21:43 -0400 (EDT) Hi folks, I've been working at home lately and occasionally hear MERLINS (mostly the higher-pitched calls of a male, I believe) off in the distance from what seems like the area north of the lower end of Buffalo (north west of my apt. on Schuyler Pl.). Has anyone had any confirmation of a nest anywhere between Buffalo St. and the Cemetary across the gorge??? Good birding, -Paul ------------------------------------------------------------- Paul J. Hurtado http://www.cam.cornell.edu/~pauljh/ -------------------------------------------------------------Subject: chimney swifts From: Rhea Garen <rg27 AT cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 11:13:01 -0400 I noticed that the chimney swifts were back on Giles st. yesterday evening. Rhea Garen Giles St. Ithaca, NYSubject: Sapsucker Woods, Wed 5/7 From: Mark Chao <markchao AT imt.org> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 11:10:58 -0400 (EDT) Species diversity continues to be impressive, though numbers still don't seem especially high, in Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday. I missed the Cape May Warbler but still had a lot of highlights, mostly shared with Tony Gaenslen and Annie Wexler. Wilson Trail North: TENNESSEE WARBLER (1 M seen clearly and heard singing a truncated song at 6:30 AM, not refound later), MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO East and Hoyt-Pileated Trails: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (near power lines), NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA (1 F near roadside gate), BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER (singing in white pines behind small pond, a bit north of Goldsworthy egg cairn), NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, HERMIT THRUSH (2 together). The collective warbler species tally for Sapsucker Woods today is at least 20 -- a remarkable number given the apparent absence of big mixed flocks. I couldn't confirm the Pine Warbler by sight from the trail, but I am quite positive about the ID. (Note that a Dark-eyed Junco was singing somewhat nearby, closer to the Louisiana and Northern Waterthrushes.) It is conceivable, though I think unlikely, that the bird is trying to breed here -- the pines are few, but very tall and close together. I welcome any other reports, positive or negative, that might shed light on the breeding status of this bird here (and of the Louisiana Waterthrush and Hermit Thrushes too). I also saw and heard a FISH CROW flying southeast over the Lab's main pond, issuing nasal doubled notes ending with the characteristic "glottal stop." Again I recognize the possibility for confusion, but again I feel positive about the ID (my second Fish Crow ever in Sapsucker Woods). I saw and heard another Fish Crow flying upstream above Fall Creek at Monkey Run North yesterday. Are they dispersing already? My full eBird list is below. Mark Chao Location: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Observation date: 5/7/08 Number of species: 60 Canada Goose 10 Wood Duck 2 Mallard 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Killdeer 1 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 14 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 1 Tree Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Veery 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 5 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 2 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 2 American Redstart 5 Ovenbird 5 Northern Waterthrush 3 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 3 Song Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 9 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 5 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Blue-winged Warbler From: Lisa Wood <lisa.wood AT stewarthowe.com> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 10:29:09 -0400 Had our first-of-season Blue-winged Warbler singing on our property this morning. We are on Culver Road in the town of Ithaca, southwest corner. (Am inclined to put singing in quotation marks.) Lisa WoodSubject: Jetty Woods (Ithaca) , 5/7/08 From: bilbaker AT lightlink.com (Bill Baker) Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 10:41:06 -0400 I stopped at Jetty Woods this morning from roughly 7:30-8:30 looking specifically for the Cerulean Warbler(s) reported yesterday. I ran into Floris and Ragu (sorry I do not remember the last names) who were also looking for them. While I heard one singing as soon as I got there, it took a good 10-15 minutes to initially find it. On my way back out, near the entrance, I saw 2 together foraging, indicating that there is a pair there. A list of the other birds seen/heard is below. Bill Baker > > >Location: Jetty Woods (Ithaca) >Observation date: 5/7/08 >Number of species: 25 > >Wood Duck 4 >Mallard 2 >Ring-billed Gull 2 >Mourning Dove 4 >Belted Kingfisher 1 >Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 >Downy Woodpecker 1 >Pileated Woodpecker 1 >American Crow 2 >Black-capped Chickadee 6 >Carolina Wren 1 >Wood Thrush 1 >American Robin 8 >European Starling X >Yellow Warbler 10 >Cerulean Warbler 2 >American Redstart 12 >Northern Waterthrush 2 >Common Yellowthroat 1 >Chipping Sparrow 3 >Song Sparrow 3 >Northern Cardinal 1 >Red-winged Blackbird X >Common Grackle X >Brown-headed Cowbird 2 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Plum Creek Designs Custom Furniture and Woodworking 68 N. Van Dorn Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0540Subject: Jetty Woods: Cerulean (pic) From: "Floris van Breugel" <florisvb AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 09:56:02 -0400 This morning Raghu and I headed to Jetty woods and swan pen hoping for some decent redstart numbers among other exciting birds. Swan pen held some yellow warblers, palm warbler, and a pair of cooperative common mergansers - http://FlorisvanBreugel.smugmug.com/photos/291307418_doMXS-XL.jpg On the way to the Jetty woods we came across 4 families of geese and goslings.. and despite their cute and fuzzy jackets, they still needed to huddle with mom on this cold morning - http://FlorisvanBreugel.smugmug.com/photos/291305916_qABDQ-XL.jpg Upon arriving at Jetty Woods we listened to the trusty ipod, to see if we could recognize the cerulean warbler.. who was apparently singing right when we listened to the song on the ipod! With some help from Bill Baker we found him, and had some decent looks.. of course always staying high up in the trees (near the entrance), but I figured I'd share a picture for those interested - beautiful bird! (very heavy crop, sorry about the low quality :P ) http://FlorisvanBreugel.smugmug.com/photos/291305700_H7cnv-XL.jpg Also saw some redstarts, baltimore oriol, king fishers, great blue heron, and if Bill found anything else in the treetops I'm sure he'll post. - Floris -- Floris van Breugel Cornell University Biological Engineering '08 Cornell Computational Synthesis Lab http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/ (925) 963 8280 Wildlife and Landscape Photography http://florisvanbreugel.smugmug.com/Subject: Cape May Warbler- Sapsucker Woods From: David McCartt <mccartt55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 05:57:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Crowded skies tonight From: Eric Banford <brew_bird AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 05:48:54 -0700 (PDT) Excellent work, Nick. Pretty amazing seeing the sequence of images as the night progresses. Very cool! Thanks for posting that, Eric ----- Original Message ---- From: Nicholas David SlySubject: Campus Club bird group to Lab Of O From: "Elizabeth B. King" <ebking AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 08:07:06 -0400 >Yesterday, while some of our group were on a birding trip to central >and southern New Jersey, the rest of us saw lots of birds at the Lab of O: > > >Location: Sapsucker Woods, CLO >Observation date: 5/6/08 >Number of species: 40 > >Canada Goose X >American Wigeon X >Great Blue Heron X >Mourning Dove X >Belted Kingfisher X >Red-bellied Woodpecker X >Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X >Downy Woodpecker X >Hairy Woodpecker X >Blue-headed Vireo X >Warbling Vireo X >Blue Jay X >American Crow X >Tree Swallow X >Barn Swallow X >Black-capped Chickadee X >Tufted Titmouse X >White-breasted Nuthatch X >House Wren X >Wood Thrush X >American Robin X >Gray Catbird X >Northern Parula X >Yellow Warbler X >Chestnut-sided Warbler X >Black-throated Blue Warbler X >Yellow-rumped Warbler X >Black-throated Green Warbler X >Black-and-white Warbler X >American Redstart X >Ovenbird X >Chipping Sparrow X >Song Sparrow X >White-crowned Sparrow X >Northern Cardinal X >Red-winged Blackbird X >Common Grackle X >Brown-headed Cowbird X >Baltimore Oriole X >American Goldfinch X > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Re: Cerulean Warbler at Jetty Woods (0830-1000 h) From: Gary Kohlenberg <jgk25 AT cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 04:54:48 -0400 Stuart Krasnoff wrote: > This morning I ran into Bob Anderson at ca. 0830 at Jetty Woods. We > had each independently found a Cerulean Warbler singing and foraging > actively near the entrance to Jetty Woods. Both of us had the > impression there might have been a pair. The singing bird was still > there at 10 AM affording some decent sunlit views. This is the third > year in a row that I've seen a Cerulean down there between the 4th and > 8th of May. I believe there was one reported a week or so ago (Tom > Johnson et al?). We also observed a smattering of expected birds for > the area (listed below), including what seemed like 10-15, but was > more likely 6-8 Am. Redstarts, a pair of countersinging No. > Waterthrushes, and a Kingbird occupying the top of a spreading > Sycamore about 100 yds. down the 9th fairway on the right. He > was discharging, arcing, and sputtering as if to mock early morning > duffers with bad slices. > > Best... > > Stuart Krasnoff > Ithaca, NY > I stopped by the jetty woods in late afternoon to find Chris Wiley scanning the area. I could hear two singing Northern Waterthrush as I reached the pumphouse. Chris had seen a Cerulean and also Northern Waterthrush so I had hope that there would be some late day singing. At about 5:30 two CERULEAN WARBLERS started singing, one on each side of the trail. In Danby State Forest on a midmorning stroll this same day I saw and hear several BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS high in the hemlocks. A very nice treat. GarySubject: Re: SSW lunch walk: Yellow-throated Vireo and Rusty Blackbird From: PeF <correio.do.pef AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 00:26:15 -0400 ACH! Bloody buntings! FIVE *Zonotrichia leucophrys* at least TWO *Zonotrichia albicollis* NO *Zonotrichia atricapilla*. There! That's what was at the Treman Garden. PedroSubject: Re: Crowded skies tonight From: Paul Hurtado <pauljh AT cam.cornell.edu> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 23:58:17 -0400 (EDT)
Very cool - thanks for posting Nick :)
You can also save a Quicktime-readable file at
tempest.aos.wisc.edu/radar/uscomp.fli
or grab individual *.gif files by browsing
tempest.aos.wisc.edu/radar/
I wonder if anything can be heard from atop Mt. Pleasant tonight??
-Paul H.
Subject: Crowded skies tonightFrom: "Nicholas David Sly" <nds22 AT cornell.edu> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 23:19:45 -0400 (EDT) Check out the widespread night migration spreading across the country right now: tempest.aos.wisc.edu/radar/uscomp.html If you missed it, I posted a couple of captures here: slybird.blogspot.com/2008/05/crowded-skies-tonight.html I haven't been following the night migration closely so far this spring, so this may not even be the best night we've had so far. But, since it is really cool and hasn't been pointed out so far this season (that I've noticed), I figured I would call people's attention to it. Cheers, NickSubject: Re: SSW lunch walk: Yellow-throated Vireo and Rusty Blackbird From: PeF <correio.do.pef AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 22:27:45 -0400 Oh, and by the way, at the afternoon there was a different RUSTY BLACKBIRD ( *Euphagus carolinensis* - no confusion this way :) ), singing by the Northern Feeders. The lunch time one was in a different plumage, might have been a juvenile. Also present a GREEN HERON (*Butorides virescens*), spotted by Raghuram Ramanujan - I just got to hear the bird calling. Best, Pedro 2008/5/6 PeFSubject: Re: SSW lunch walk: Yellow-throated Vireo and Rusty Blackbird From: PeF <correio.do.pef AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 21:34:39 -0400 Hi Well, as Dave Nutter has noted, I got a finger lapse. It was of course WHITE THROATED SPARROWS. :) 'Twould be nice though... Pedro 2008/5/6 PeFSubject: RE: New Arrivals From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 16:28:03 -0400 Also at work in Dryden are GRAY CATBIRD and several BANK SWALLOWS working the fields and checking out their nesting huants at RMS Gravel on Mott Rd --this is a colony of Bank Swallows sometimes numbering in the hundreds. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW continues. Matt Original Message: ----------------- From: grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:50:05 -0400 To: cny-naturalhistory AT darkstar.cortland.edu Subject: [Cny-naturalhistory] New Arrivals Hello all, New arrivals to Cold Brook and Long Rds in Cortland Co: 2 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 1 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at feeders this morning CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS WOOD THRUSH (1) HERMIT THRUSHES (a few now singing) Field Sparrows Black-throated Green Warblers At work in Dryden, an ADULT WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW continues! Matt Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting _______________________________________________ CNY-Naturalhistory mailing list CNY-Naturalhistory AT darkstar.cortland.edu http://darkstar.cortland.edu/mailman/listinfo/cny-naturalhistory -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2webSubject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:24:42 -0700 (PDT) RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 6, 2008 * NYSY 08.04.28 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):Apri28, 2008-May 6, 2008 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and MontezumaWetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled:May 6, 5:00 p.m.. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #102 -Tuesday May 6, 2008 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 28, 2008 Highlights: AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER (Extralimital) At least 3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were reported on a beach in between Southwick Beach and El Dorado State Park on Lake Ontario on 5/4. The birds were not relocated. Not much in the way of rarities this week but migration is now the big story. New arrivals this week include: BRANT BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER BLACK TERN RED-EYED VIREO BANK SWALLOW CLIFF SWALLOW VEERY SWAINSON¢S THRUSH WOOD THRUSH GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER NORTHERN PARULA MAGNOLIA WARBLER BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER AMERICAN REDSTART OVERBIRD GRASSHOPPER SPARROW LINCOLN¢S SPARROW ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK BALTIMORE ORIOLE --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 USA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ |