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| 5/12/26 12:17 pm |
Jody Enck <jodyenck...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Bird news from Lighthouse Point Woods |
| 5/11/26 9:34 am |
Laura Stenzler <lms9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May 2026 meeting |
| 5/11/26 9:13 am |
Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Re: Osprey nest sites |
| 5/11/26 8:44 am |
Robyn Bailey <rb644...> |
[cayugabirds-l] RE: Osprey nest sites |
| 5/11/26 7:13 am |
Alyssa Johnson <thebarehandednaturalist...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Rare bird search turned birdwatcher into Hantavirus ‘patient zero’ |
| 5/9/26 5:07 pm |
Annette Nadeau <anadeau336...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Orchard Oriole |
| 5/9/26 5:00 pm |
Annette Nadeau <anadeau336...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Orchard Oriole |
| 5/9/26 3:51 pm |
Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Osprey nest sites |
| 5/9/26 4:55 am |
Colleen Richards <clr82...> |
[cayugabirds-l] OOB American Bittern |
| 5/8/26 6:04 pm |
Judith W. Jones <jwj2...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
| 5/8/26 3:35 pm |
Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Tree nests |
| 5/8/26 2:39 pm |
Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
| 5/8/26 2:37 pm |
Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
| 5/8/26 2:35 pm |
Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
| 5/8/26 2:15 pm |
Judy Sobczak <judy.carriagedriver1...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY |
| 5/8/26 8:17 am |
Candace E. Cornell <cec222...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Osprey nest in trees |
| 5/7/26 5:42 pm |
Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Extra spot just opened up for next week's Delaware birding trip |
| 5/7/26 1:54 pm |
Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> |
[cayugabirds-l] May 7 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week's Plans |
| 5/7/26 9:04 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re Bobolinks Sand Bank Rd. |
| 5/7/26 8:40 am |
Mary Anne Perks (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re Bobolinks Sand Bank Rd. |
| 5/7/26 6:08 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Re Bobolinks Sand Bank Rd. |
| 5/7/26 5:23 am |
Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Mockingbird |
| 5/6/26 7:39 pm |
Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> |
[cayugabirds-l] CBC Sunday Field Trip Change of Venue |
| 5/6/26 10:28 am |
Laura Stenzler <lms9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Siskins |
| 5/6/26 10:00 am |
Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Hummingbird - in Owego too! |
| 5/6/26 9:52 am |
Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Indigo Bunting |
| 5/6/26 7:58 am |
Marie P. Read <mpr5...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Mount Pleasant Bobolink(s) |
| 5/6/26 6:09 am |
Jane Frances Bunker <jfb324...> |
RE: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Baltimore Oriole |
| 5/6/26 5:58 am |
Tom Vawter <atvawter...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY Baltimore Oriole |
| 5/5/26 5:07 pm |
Candace E. Cornell <cec222...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Springs Osprey cam |
| 5/5/26 3:03 pm |
Laurie Rubin <grandma818...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Lake Loons |
| 5/5/26 12:49 pm |
Gladys J Birdsall <gjb5...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY Birds |
| 5/5/26 11:52 am |
Karen Edelstein <karen.edelstein...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Springs Osprey cam |
| 5/5/26 11:47 am |
Jerry Skinner <jay2of6...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Salt Springs Osprey cam |
| 5/5/26 6:06 am |
Jane M. Miller <jmm8...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak |
| 5/5/26 5:58 am |
Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oriole |
| 5/5/26 5:50 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Oriole |
| 5/5/26 5:37 am |
Graham Steven Kerslick <gsk2...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY Brown Thrasher in Collegetown |
| 5/5/26 4:24 am |
Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tanager |
| 5/5/26 3:40 am |
Laura Stenzler <lms9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Tanager |
| 5/4/26 9:50 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] bird conservation efforts talk May 27 |
| 5/3/26 7:24 pm |
Colleen Richards <clr82...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May 2026 meeting |
| 5/3/26 8:45 am |
Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <cth4...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: OPEN |
| 5/1/26 7:03 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbird |
| 5/1/26 5:14 am |
Patricia A. Curran <pc21...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] marsh birds |
| 4/30/26 2:58 pm |
Jody Enck <jodyenck...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Bird habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point |
| 4/30/26 11:45 am |
Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Thursday Birding Meetup at Durland Preserve |
| 4/30/26 6:06 am |
Carol Cedarholm <ccedarho...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] New downtown feeder birds |
| 4/30/26 5:47 am |
Karin Suskin <karinleesus...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] New downtown feeder birds |
| 4/29/26 11:18 pm |
Bill Roberts <bluehorsestudiobr...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| 4/29/26 6:50 pm |
Laurie Rubin <grandma818...> |
[cayugabirds-l] New downtown feeder birds |
| 4/29/26 1:20 pm |
Karin Suskin <karinleesus...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Owego |
| 4/29/26 11:47 am |
Ken Haas (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Owego |
| 4/29/26 7:30 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Owego |
| 4/29/26 7:20 am |
Todd Beeton <toddbeeton...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Owego |
| 4/29/26 7:12 am |
Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Owego |
| 4/28/26 9:57 am |
Laura J. Heisey <ljh2...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY Ovenbird! |
| 4/28/26 6:00 am |
Dave Gislason (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
[cayugabirds-l] First RBG |
| 4/28/26 5:37 am |
Marie P. Read <mpr5...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird season has begun |
| 4/28/26 5:28 am |
Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird season has begun |
| 4/28/26 5:21 am |
Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ca 20 Bluejays silently |
| 4/28/26 4:41 am |
Patricia A. Curran <pc21...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle - Catatonk Creek |
| 4/28/26 3:50 am |
James Gaffney <jgaffne2...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY warbler and thrush |
| 4/28/26 2:25 am |
Jennifer Wilkie <jenwilkie5...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Bald eagle at Caroline Elementary |
| 4/27/26 7:27 pm |
Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle - Catatonk Creek |
| 4/27/26 3:02 pm |
Linda Orkin <wingmagic16...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Hearing a Baltimore Oriole |
| 4/27/26 1:50 pm |
Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY BAOR |
| 4/27/26 1:07 pm |
Laurie Ray <lauriel1963...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Yellow Warblers |
| 4/27/26 8:02 am |
Karin Suskin <karinleesus...> |
[cayugabirds-l] FOY |
| 4/27/26 7:46 am |
<anneb.clark...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Ca 20 Bluejays silently |
| 4/24/26 11:52 am |
Jody Enck <jodyenck...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Help requested for study of plastic in bird nests |
| 4/24/26 11:41 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Towhee, white-crowned Sparrow… |
| 4/24/26 9:05 am |
Jody Enck <jodyenck...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Two pieces of local bird conservation news |
| 4/24/26 8:52 am |
Linda Orkin <wingmagic16...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Purple martin pair |
| 4/24/26 6:54 am |
madonna stallmann <madonnaoftheprairie...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Brown thrasher and gray catbird in Newfield this morning! |
| 4/23/26 5:28 pm |
Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Thursday Meetup at Goetchius |
| 4/21/26 9:10 am |
Annette Nadeau <anadeau336...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks |
| 4/21/26 6:40 am |
Colleen Richards <clr82...> |
[cayugabirds-l] OOB Eagles |
| 4/19/26 12:57 pm |
Gary Kohlenberg <jgk25...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
| 4/19/26 10:30 am |
Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
| 4/19/26 10:07 am |
Sue Eslinger (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Finches |
| 4/19/26 9:49 am |
Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
| 4/19/26 9:20 am |
<anneb.clark...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
| 4/19/26 9:03 am |
Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
| 4/19/26 8:45 am |
John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
| 4/19/26 6:39 am |
<anneb.clark...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Cowbird->red-winged aggression! |
| 4/18/26 2:12 pm |
Barbara B. Eden <beb1...> |
[cayugabirds-l] And just now had my first male Baltimore Oriole at the jelly feeder |
| 4/18/26 7:44 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Fish Crows |
| 4/18/26 5:12 am |
Barbara B. Eden <beb1...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Cardinals loving the jelly |
| 4/17/26 12:28 pm |
Tom Vawter <atvawter...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Purple Finches |
| 4/17/26 9:29 am |
Jody Enck <jodyenck...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Birding and habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point on Sunday April 19th |
| 4/16/26 2:56 pm |
Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Thursday Birding Meetup at Upper Buttermilk |
| 4/16/26 8:35 am |
Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> |
[cayugabirds-l] CBC Recording: Saving the Peregrine |
| 4/16/26 7:20 am |
Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Lost bird in GIAC area this morning |
| 4/15/26 7:19 pm |
<anneb.clark...> |
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Merlin nest near Sears St. and Cascadilla Ave., Ithaca |
| 4/15/26 11:54 am |
Karen (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Re: Merlin nest near Sears St. and Cascadilla Ave., Ithaca |
| 4/15/26 11:33 am |
Ziemba, Linda (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Shorebird Habitat at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in 2026 |
| 4/14/26 4:37 pm |
Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys build nest in tree |
| 4/14/26 4:16 pm |
Jared Dawson <jaredwdawson...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Merlins in Trumansburg |
| 4/14/26 12:41 pm |
Linda Orkin <wingmagic16...> |
[cayugabirds-l] White-crowned Sparrow |
| 4/14/26 12:22 pm |
Laurie Ray <lauriel1963...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Osprey at Wegmans |
| 4/14/26 11:47 am |
Jody Enck <jodyenck...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Bird conservation activities during Earth week |
| 4/14/26 9:47 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] Field sparrow |
| 4/14/26 6:22 am |
Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> |
[cayugabirds-l] House Wrens |
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Date: 5/12/26 12:17 pm
From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird news from Lighthouse Point Woods |
Hi All,
The Cayuga Bird Club will be meeting at Lighthouse Point Woods two times
this week to get ready for planting native plants.
Thursday May 14th after work 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
Sunday May 17th late afternoon 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
Tasks -- inventory and label plants we already have down there waiting to
get planted, put up fencing, do some preliminary mapping.
In addition, I am down there nearly every day working on clearing lanes
through the privet so we can put up mist nets to capture and band birds (we
have all the required federal, state, city, and botanic gardens permits
that are needed to do this properly). I would love company. I often go
when I have a free window in my schedule, so if you want to meet me down
there, please reach out. I am cutting privet with a set of loppers and
could use help pulling it out and piling it up on piles I've started. We
can chat about anything related to the Cayuga Bird Club.
Thanks
Jody
Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940
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Date: 5/11/26 9:34 am
From: Laura Stenzler <lms9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May 2026 meeting |
The May meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club will be on Monday, May 11 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. In-person meetings are held September through May at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. Doors open at 6:45pm for social time before the reading of the basin bird list at 7:20. Club business begins at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm.
Come hear our May speaker Dr. Scott Taylor, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder as he presents "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - a wildlife pandemic".
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)—specifically the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b lineage—is widely considered the largest disease outbreak ever documented in wildlife. Since ~2020–2021, it has spread across every continent except Australia (for now...), with unprecedented mortality in wild birds and spillover into mammals. Scott will discuss the history of the virus, why its behavior is so unprecedented, what it means for people feeding birds, and the current outlook.
About the Speaker: Scott Taylor is an Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder and Director of the Mountain Research Station. His research combines genomics, natural history, and fieldwork to investigate hybridization, speciation, and the processes shaping biodiversity, with a focus on birds. He has received the Linnean Society of London’s Bicentenary Medal for his contributions to evolutionary biology. In addition to his academic work, he is the host of the Okay, But... Birds podcast, where he brings bird science to a wide audience through conversations that span research, culture, and conservation.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at the meeting next week.
Colleen Richards
Corresponding Secretary
Cayuga Bird Club
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Date: 5/11/26 9:13 am
From: Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Osprey nest sites |
Yes, it does. Thanks!
I guess I’m used to seeing them higher in the nest and from a distance it’s looked empty!
You made my day!
Pat
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Patrick L. McDonough (Pat) MS, PhD
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From: Robyn Bailey <rb644...>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 11:43:47 AM
To: Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...>; <cayugabirds-l...> <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: RE: Osprey nest sites
Hi Pat,
There was a bird sitting low in that nest as of yesterday at 2pm, and has been regularly whenever I have been going to do maintenance on the nest boxes surrounding it over the past few weeks.
Hope that helps,
Robyn Bailey
From: Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...>
Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2026 6:50 PM
To: <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey nest sites
Hello
I've noticed for a few weeks now that the pair of ospreys has been absent from the nest site behind All Saints RC Church on Myers Rd in Lansing.
Has anyone else noticed this and what might cause this?
That nest site has been active for a number of years.
Thanks
Pat McD
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Patrick L. McDonough (Pat) MS, PhD
Clinical Microbiologist/Infectious Diseases/One Health/Food Safety-Security/Consultant
Professor Emeritus: Cornell University – Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Faculty Fellow
College of Veterinary Medicine
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"Where there's a will there's a way!"
"Embrace the journey"
"And the truth shall set you free"
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"So walk on air against your better judgement …” – Seamus Heaney
“Yesterday is History… Tomorrow is a Mystery… Today is a Gift”
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Date: 5/11/26 8:44 am
From: Robyn Bailey <rb644...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] RE: Osprey nest sites |
Hi Pat,
There was a bird sitting low in that nest as of yesterday at 2pm, and has been regularly whenever I have been going to do maintenance on the nest boxes surrounding it over the past few weeks.
Hope that helps,
Robyn Bailey
From: Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...>
Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2026 6:50 PM
To: <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey nest sites
Hello
I've noticed for a few weeks now that the pair of ospreys has been absent from the nest site behind All Saints RC Church on Myers Rd in Lansing.
Has anyone else noticed this and what might cause this?
That nest site has been active for a number of years.
Thanks
Pat McD
Sent from iPhone
Slan go foill
Patrick L. McDonough (Pat) MS, PhD
Clinical Microbiologist/Infectious Diseases/One Health/Food Safety-Security/Consultant
Professor Emeritus: Cornell University - Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Faculty Fellow
College of Veterinary Medicine
Linkedin profile - linkedin.com/in/patrick-mcdonough-25b18a44<https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-mcdonough-25b18a44>
Threads- @patmcd (Patrick McDonough)
"Where there's a will there's a way!"
"Embrace the journey"
"And the truth shall set you free"
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do" - Goethe
"So walk on air against your better judgement ..." - Seamus Heaney
"Yesterday is History... Tomorrow is a Mystery... Today is a Gift"
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Date: 5/11/26 7:13 am
From: Alyssa Johnson <thebarehandednaturalist...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Rare bird search turned birdwatcher into Hantavirus ‘patient zero’ |
How a rare bird search turned a Dutch birdwatcher into ‘patient zero’ of a
deadly cruise outbreak
<https://indianexpress.com/article/world/dutch-birdwatcher-patient-zero-hantavirus-cruise-mv-hondius-ushuaia-landfill-10681812/>
I have been to several landfills over the years to see rare birds. Most
recently, in May 2020 (I believe) a beautiful male Blue Grosbeak showed up
at Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo. At the time, I was working at
Montezuma Audubon Center, and someone sent us a message reporting they
thought their husband, who worked there, saw a Blue Grosbeak at the
landfill. They reported this bird was repeatedly flying at its reflection
in the chrome stacks of the heavy equipment and side mirrors on vehicles. I
was skeptical, but reached out to Seneca Meadows to see if I could come
take a peek. They were thrilled (this was "good" press for the landfill)
and invited me to come check it out. Once I verified it was in fact a Blue
Grosbeak and not an Indigo Bunting or an Eastern Bluebird, I shared the
sighting far and wide and I know many people got to go and see it too. It
was a beautiful male who was singing and hung out for a few weeks if I
remember correctly.
Hantavirus has never been a concern of mine as a birdwatcher, but perhaps
it should be something I'm aware of as well as other epizootic illnesses
that could come from being in close proximity to birds and their habitats
(natural or otherwise).
Here's a link to a few pictures if anyone's interested:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CuvwDvfeN/
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Date: 5/9/26 3:51 pm
From: Patrick L. McDonough <plm2...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey nest sites |
Hello
I've noticed for a few weeks now that the pair of ospreys has been absent from the nest site behind All Saints RC Church on Myers Rd in Lansing.
Has anyone else noticed this and what might cause this?
That nest site has been active for a number of years.
Thanks
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Date: 5/9/26 4:55 am
From: Colleen Richards <clr82...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] OOB American Bittern |
Back in my hometown in Oswego County this weekend and as the sky darkened into night I heard a sound that I had never heard there before - the curious "pump-er-lunk" of an American Bittern. Have heard them in the morning at Montezuma but as the blackness of night surrounded us this bird continued his strange call over and over....
There's always something new in the world of birding.
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Date: 5/8/26 6:04 pm
From: Judith W. Jones <jwj2...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
In my small downtown back yard, Ive got 5 orioles, 4 males and one female, all fighting over, not the female, but access to the grape jelly. Its a spectacle! Been going on for 3 days.
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY
I’m speaking of Orioles here.
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Aren’t they wonderful?! We have 5 this year (never had this many before) and they’re going gangbusters for the oranges.
Sent from my iPhone
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Good Friday afternoon everyone,
With others sharing on this list their FOY sightings of various bird species, I want to share mine as well.
On Wednesday, the first visit of the season by a hummingbird happened.
Then on Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles made their presence known.
Visits by both of these birds made my day!
I'm looking forward to many more visits!
~Judy
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Date: 5/8/26 3:35 pm
From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Tree nests |
Speaking of climbing predators, a few days ago I pointed my scope at a Merlin’s nest in the top of a big white pine along Cascadilla Creek, but instead of the expected tip of the incubating female’s tail, which is sometimes visible over the edge of the nest, I saw what looked like a big furry Cossack hat crowning the entire structure.
As I imagine it, a raccoon had climbed way up to the nest in the hours before dawn, and after eating the contents, had just curled-up there to sleep-off the meal in the warm morning sunshine.
It still early enough that the dispossessed Merlin pair might be scouting for another available stick nest. Could be anywhere in the Triangle or Fall Creek Neighborhoods, or even up on the West Hill. Keep eyes and ears open.
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Date: 5/8/26 2:39 pm
From: Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
I’m speaking of Orioles here.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 8, 2026, at 5:34 PM, Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...>
wrote:
Aren’t they wonderful?! We have 5 this year (never had this many
before) and they’re going gangbusters for the oranges.
Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 5/8/26 2:37 pm
From: Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
Sent from my iPhone
On May 8, 2026, at 5:34 PM, Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...>
wrote:
Aren’t they wonderful?! I’m speaking of the Orioles here. We have
5 this year (never had this many before) and they’re going
gangbusters for the oranges.
Sent from my iPhone
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list their FOY sightings of various bird species, I want to
share mine as well.On Wednesday, the first visit of the season
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Date: 5/8/26 2:35 pm
From: Linda Madeo <lwmadeo...>
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Aren’t they wonderful?! We have 5 this year (never had this many
before) and they’re going gangbusters for the oranges.
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Date: 5/8/26 2:15 pm
From: Judy Sobczak <judy.carriagedriver1...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY |
Good Friday afternoon everyone,
With others sharing on this list their FOY sightings of various bird
species, I want to share mine as well.
On Wednesday, the first visit of the season by a hummingbird happened.
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Date: 5/8/26 8:17 am
From: Candace E. Cornell <cec222...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey nest in trees |
There are two unusual Osprey nests in the area. Ospreys normally nest in
trees but switched to using human-made structures in many areas of the US
in the 1980s. There are many tree nests in the Adirondacks but few in the
Finger Lakes. That is until last year when pairs tried building a nest on
top of a tree stump on Fire Lane 20 (restricted access?) and in a Cass Park
cottonwood tree. This year both nests have taken shape although I can't
predict their futures. The tree stump nest on Fire Lane 20 is well
protected from the winds. However, the nest is surrounded by taller trees
that could shelter great horned owls ready to attack and is open to raiding
eagles. It is also susceptible to ground predators like egg-stealing
snakes, racoons, and Corvids. Cottonwoods are used by Ospreys elsewhere but
they are a weak tree and can't support large Osprey nests. The tops of
white pines are preferable. Although the cottonwood nest grows I have not
seen a female in this Cass Park nest, but she is probably there. Females
stay low to their nests when incubating and are often impossible to see.
The nest is susceptible to the wind in this location and climbing predators.
Eyes to the sky!
Candace
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Date: 5/7/26 5:42 pm
From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Extra spot just opened up for next week's Delaware birding trip |
About a dozen of us from Cayuga Bird Club are heading down to Delaware for
some spring migration birding at Bombay Hook and Prime Hook National
Wildlife Refuges as well as along the Delaware Bay beaches. We are leaving
on Friday May 15 in the morning and will return by late afternoon/early
evening on Monday, May 18. One of our participants has an unexpected
change of plans so there is one space now open on the trip. Perhaps you
would like to join us?
We are staying in two beach houses on Delaware Bay in the Broadkill Beach
area. The cost for Fri/Sat/Sun for one person is $472. We are working out
details for food but there is lots of flexibility with that aspect of the
trip. We are carpooling and caravanning down and back. I am happy to
provide details to anyone who is potentially interested. You can contact
me via text, call or email.
We're excited to experience spring migration in this area which is just
across the Bay from the famous Cape May hot spot. Delaware birding awaits
you! Let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in learning
more and joining on this trip.
May your spring be filled with birds,
Shelley
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Date: 5/7/26 1:54 pm
From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] May 7 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week's Plans |
Oh, this is the morning we've been waiting for with our Thursday Birding
Meetups! Today's birders along the Dryden rail trail in Freeville saw a
veritable smorgasbord of 49 species, hitting all the major groups of birds
we can expect in our region! (thanks for the ebird, Diane Morton!)
Twenty-two of us were thrilled to see several First of Year birds and life
birds for some of us. We got a redstart right off the bat to get things
rolling with northern yellow warblers, common yellowthroat, yellow rumped
and northern waterthrush following right behind. A glorious rose breasted
grosbeak perched high in the morning sun, as did kestrels. A spotted
sandpiper and a few solitary sandpipers, posing and flying, kept our
attention and offered a chance to differentiate between them. Bobolinks
graced a pasture and the woods were busy with great crested flycatchers,
least flycatcher, eastern kingbirds, catbirds, woodpeckers and our resident
songbirds. Yay!! Afterward, we gathered for breakfast and conversation at
the Corner Brew in Dryden, grateful for weather just warm enough to sit on
the deck.
Want to join us for next week's birding adventure? Meet us at 7:00 am at
the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. From Ithaca: Take Route 13 South
and then veer left on Route 34/96 toward Spencer. Go about 8.5 miles to the
main parking area on the left.
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Date: 5/7/26 9:04 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re Bobolinks Sand Bank Rd. |
I think this reply from M Perks below got sent to this listserv by mistake…
Donna Scott
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The book is a history and has personal anecdotes about his family. I think that it of course leaves out the post 2015 or so developments. And they are of course huge Did you read the bio of the mRNA nobel winner — she did her work at Penn. I can retrieve her name. I Back to the Gene it explains gender/ gene stuff and some of the politics if you will in funding publication, etc
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On Thursday, May 7, 2026, 9:08 AM, Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> wrote:
Yesterday I drove up Sandbank Road on the south side of Ithaca to look for Bobolinks near the new apple cider business and noted quite a few “No parking” signs along the road there.
Probably due to all of us birdwatchers parking along there to see the Bobolinks when they come.
I did not see any yesterday, but it was quite foggy and rainy. There were a lot of Redwinged blackbirds.
Too bad the cider place has obliterated a lot of long-grass areas the Bobs & Red wings used to use.
Donna Scott
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On May 6, 2026, at 10:59 AM, Marie P. Read <mpr5...> wrote:
Heard my first Bobolink of the year singing in the fields along Mt Pleasant Read about 9:30 this morning. Couldn't get a visual ID through the fog and drizzle!
Eastern Meadowlarks have been up there for several weeks already. Savannah Sparrows too.
Ah, Spring!
Marie
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Date: 5/7/26 8:40 am
From: Mary Anne Perks (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re Bobolinks Sand Bank Rd. |
The book is a history and has personal anecdotes about his family. I think that it of course leaves out the post 2015 or so developments. And they are of course hugeDid you read the bio of the mRNA nobel winner — she did her work at Penn. I can retrieve her name. IBack to the Gene it explains gender/ gene stuff and some of the politics if you will in funding publication, etc
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On Thursday, May 7, 2026, 9:08 AM, Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> wrote:
Yesterday I drove up Sandbank Road on the south side of Ithaca to look for Bobolinks near the new apple cider business and noted quite a few “No parking” signs along the road there.
Probably due to all of us birdwatchers parking along there to see the Bobolinks when they come.
I did not see any yesterday, but it was quite foggy and rainy. There were a lot of Redwinged blackbirds.
Too bad the cider place has obliterated a lot of long-grass areas the Bobs & Red wings used to use.
Donna ScottKendal at Ithaca-377Sent from my iPhone
On May 6, 2026, at 10:59 AM, Marie P. Read <mpr5...> wrote:
Heard my first Bobolink of the year singing in the fields along Mt Pleasant Read about 9:30 this morning. Couldn't get a visual ID through the fog and drizzle!Eastern Meadowlarks have been up there for several weeks already. Savannah Sparrows too.Ah, Spring!
Marie
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Date: 5/7/26 6:08 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Re Bobolinks Sand Bank Rd. |
Yesterday I drove up Sandbank Road on the south side of Ithaca to look for Bobolinks near the new apple cider business and noted quite a few “No parking” signs along the road there.
Probably due to all of us birdwatchers parking along there to see the Bobolinks when they come.
I did not see any yesterday, but it was quite foggy and rainy. There were a lot of Redwinged blackbirds.
Too bad the cider place has obliterated a lot of long-grass areas the Bobs & Red wings used to use.
Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca-377
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Heard my first Bobolink of the year singing in the fields along Mt Pleasant Read about 9:30 this morning. Couldn't get a visual ID through the fog and drizzle!
Eastern Meadowlarks have been up there for several weeks already. Savannah Sparrows too.
Ah, Spring!
Marie
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452 Ringwood Road
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Date: 5/7/26 5:23 am
From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mockingbird |
A Mockingbird dropped by this morning.
Regi
West Hill in the city
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Date: 5/6/26 7:39 pm
From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CBC Sunday Field Trip Change of Venue |
Hello birders,
There is a change of venue for the Cayuga Bird Club field trip this
Sunday, May 10 (7:30am-9:30am), which will now meet near the
intersection of the Black Diamond Trail and Houghton Road, at the
upper loop trail behind the Cayuga Nature Center. This trip had been
scheduled to visit the Andrew Farm, but the property is currently too
soggy for visitors; a new field trip to the Andrew Farm has been
scheduled for Saturday, May 30.
For this Sunday's trip, meet at the gravel parking lot located
opposite 2090 Houghton Rd (https://maps.app.goo.gl/MJ1M21bT7ig4sHdh8),
for a morning of birding at the "upper loop" trail behind the Cayuga
Nature Center. Located adjacent to the Black Diamond Trail, this
parcel of overgrown field with a few small ponds is great habitat for
birds like Field Sparrow and Brown Thrasher.
To overcome their financial difficulties, the Cayuga Nature Center
recently sold this parcel via the Finger Lakes Land Trust to New York
State Parks, who are interested in making this a stopover site along
the Black Diamond Trail which they manage.
Directions from Ithaca: take 89 north, shortly after the Glenwood
Pines restaurant, take a slight left uphill onto Perry City Road. Take
the next right onto Garrett Road for about one mile, turn left onto
Houghton Road. In 0.2 miles, the parking lot is to your right behind a
row of tall spruce trees.
Check the Cayuga Bird Club website and calendar for latest updates to
field trips. We have a field trip scheduled for almost every weekend
day this month!
https://www.cayugabirdclub.org/calendar
https://www.cayugabirdclub.org/field-trips
Let me know if you have any questions.
Suan
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Date: 5/6/26 10:00 am
From: Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Hummingbird - in Owego too! |
He came yesterday evening. 😊
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Date: 5/6/26 7:58 am
From: Marie P. Read <mpr5...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mount Pleasant Bobolink(s) |
Heard my first Bobolink of the year singing in the fields along Mt Pleasant Read about 9:30 this morning. Couldn't get a visual ID through the fog and drizzle!
Eastern Meadowlarks have been up there for several weeks already. Savannah Sparrows too.
Ah, Spring!
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Date: 5/5/26 5:07 pm
From: Candace E. Cornell <cec222...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Salt Springs Osprey cam |
Friends of Salt Point
[image: os image .png]
youtube.com/@OspreysofSaltPoint
Yes, indeed, the Salt Point Osprey Cam is streaming better than ever on
https://www.youtube.com/@OspreysofSaltPoint.
Orpheus and Ursula have three eggs that should start hatching soon. The
first egg may hatch as early as Friday. By next
week we should have one or two hatchlings.
Candace
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> Do you mean Salt Point? If so, YES!
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Anx30X4xwQ
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>> the status of the nest?
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Date: 5/5/26 12:49 pm
From: Gladys J Birdsall <gjb5...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Birds |
This morning driving out my driveway, a Chestnut-sided Warbler was
singing on it's usual territory. I walked through our woods later in
the afternoon and heard the continuous "Wheep" call of a Great-creasted
Flycatcher. Both FOY here.
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Date: 5/5/26 5:58 am
From: Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oriole |
We just had an oriole flying by too! In Owego. No hummers yet.
Liz
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FOY male B. Oriole sipping in hummingbird feeder & jelly feeder.
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Date: 5/4/26 9:50 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] bird conservation efforts talk May 27 |
Communities Can Help to Conserve Birds
Presentation by
Dr. Jody Enck, Cayuga Bird Club
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 7 PM
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, (Rts. 34 & 34-B) Lansing
Free and Open to the Public
Getting the community engaged in bird conservation efforts can be challenging but offers many enduring rewards. Dr. Enck's inspirational and fun presentation will share practical lessons he's learned from leading community projects for the Cayuga Bird Club's Conservation Action Committee.
Dr. Enck's passion for birds was nurtured while growing up on a Pennsylvania farm. As an ecologist and social scientist, he's meshed his interests by studying birders and bird conservation. He's connected birders throughout the western hemisphere by forming the Sister Bird Club Network and leading over a dozen international birding trips for the CBC fostering real-world conservation challenges and successes.
Salt Point is managed by the Friends of Salt Point Ltd., a 501(c)(3) organization, in cooperation with the Town of Lansing Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, visit www.saltpointlansing.org
Contact: Robert Rieger
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Donna L Scott
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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Date: 5/3/26 7:24 pm
From: Colleen Richards <clr82...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club May 2026 meeting |
The May meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club will be on Monday, May 11 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. In-person meetings are held September through May at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. Doors open at 6:45pm for social time before the reading of the basin bird list at 7:20. Club business begins at 7:30pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 8:00pm and ending by 9:00pm.
Come hear our May speaker Dr. Scott Taylor, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder as he presents "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - a wildlife pandemic".
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)—specifically the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b lineage—is widely considered the largest disease outbreak ever documented in wildlife. Since ~2020–2021, it has spread across every continent except Australia (for now...), with unprecedented mortality in wild birds and spillover into mammals. Scott will discuss the history of the virus, why its behavior is so unprecedented, what it means for people feeding birds, and the current outlook.
About the Speaker: Scott Taylor is an Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder and Director of the Mountain Research Station. His research combines genomics, natural history, and fieldwork to investigate hybridization, speciation, and the processes shaping biodiversity, with a focus on birds. He has received the Linnean Society of London’s Bicentenary Medal for his contributions to evolutionary biology. In addition to his academic work, he is the host of the Okay, But... Birds podcast, where he brings bird science to a wide audience through conversations that span research, culture, and conservation. There will be a speaker dinner before the Cayuga Bird Club May meeting next Monday (5/11) at 5:30 at the Zocalo Restaurant inside the Shops at Ithaca mall. Please rsvp to <clr82...> by Monday at noon so reservations can be made. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the meeting next week. Colleen RichardsCorresponding SecretaryCayuga Bird Club
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Date: 5/3/26 8:45 am
From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <cth4...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard: OPEN |
The Hawthorn Orchard at East Hill in Ithaca is now open to birders.
There is residual “POSTED” signage located at various entrances pertaining to the April time-period deer management program.
Todd Bittner (Director, Natural Areas) has advised it is now okay for birders to enter the area, and that the signage will be removed this week.
Sincerely,
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Date: 5/1/26 7:03 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Rusty Blackbird |
In lawn under my feeders this morning!
Male .
Plus, male Cardinal feeding a female at a hopper feeder perching bar.
Donna Scott
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Date: 4/30/26 2:58 pm
From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point |
Hi all birders,
Please come join the Cayuga Bird Club for our next habitat improvement day
at Lighthouse Point Woods on Sunday May 3rd.
8:30am birding followed by habitat improvement work around 9:30am. We'll
wrap up around noon.
Park at the Newman Golf Course on Pier Road, not far from the main TCAT
garage.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Jody
Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940
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Date: 4/30/26 11:45 am
From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thursday Birding Meetup at Durland Preserve |
On this cool misty morning, twelve people met at the Ellis Hollow
Community Center, where after a short walk we carpooled to the nearby
Durland Preserve. Negotiating bits of wet trail, we traversed the
hemlock grove to reach the Ellis Hollow Wetlands overlook along
Cascadilla Creek. The overlook itself was closed due to structural
issues, but we got good scope views of a singing Swamp Sparrow from
the boardwalk. Returning through the hemlocks we heard Brown Creeper
and Nashville Warbler but saw neither - the misty morning had not been
great for seeing birds until we exited the woods and found a tree full
of some 20 Cedar Waxwings - we would later count 35 more in another
tree. Farther along the hedgerow Lynne spotted our biggest surprise of
the day, a porcupine sitting atop a shrub with branches that did not
look strong enough to hold it. After getting great scope views, we
proceeded to circle the lower field, hearing Northern House Wren and
getting looks at Field Sparrow and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Several
singing Blue-winged Warblers were heard but not seen, likewise Eastern
Towhees - that is until we returned to our cars when a towhee finally
popped up for us to admire. Breakfast was great at the Coal Yard Cafe.
Join us next week, when we meet at the Freeville Village Hall to
explore that section of the Dryden Rail Trail. From Freeville's 4-way
stop sign, head east on 38, and take the first right onto Factory
Street. After exploring the rail trail, we may head to Hile School
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Date: 4/30/26 6:06 am
From: Carol Cedarholm <ccedarho...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] New downtown feeder birds |
I had two towhees last week. White throated all year for last few years.
Had an Orchard Oriole last week and a female Baltimore yesterday.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 8:47 AM Karin Suskin <karinleesus...> wrote:
> We also had a first ever of a towhee male last week and today the female!
> White throated and white crowned now and in the past.
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>> I’m wondering if anyone else in downtown Ithaca has had new birds show up
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>> white crowned sparrow visit this year, and never before.
>> Laurie
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Date: 4/30/26 5:47 am
From: Karin Suskin <karinleesus...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] New downtown feeder birds |
We also had a first ever of a towhee male last week and today the female!
White throated and white crowned now and in the past.
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> I’m wondering if anyone else in downtown Ithaca has had new birds show up
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> white crowned sparrow visit this year, and never before.
> Laurie
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Date: 4/29/26 6:50 pm
From: Laurie Rubin <grandma818...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] New downtown feeder birds |
Hi All,
I’m wondering if anyone else in downtown Ithaca has had new birds show up at their feeders this spring. We’ve had a towhee, brown-headed cowbird and white crowned sparrow visit this year, and never before.
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Date: 4/29/26 1:20 pm
From: Karin Suskin <karinleesus...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Owego |
At our feeder today in Ithaca, 2 gorgeous Rose-breasted Grosbeaks males
On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM Ken Haas (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <
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> This morning at my place (Alder Pond) near Mecklenberg, I had FOY Ovenbird
> and Blue-winged Warblers. Yesterday, saw 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and a
> Baltimore Oriole.
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> Ken Haas
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Date: 4/28/26 5:28 am
From: Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird season has begun |
Yesterday Tom Auer photographed a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a feeder on Besemer Rd in Brooktondale. The species is still rare this early, according to eBird, but it might be worth putting out your feeders.
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Date: 4/28/26 5:21 am
From: Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ca 20 Bluejays silently |
I love Blue Jay migration! It happens in the daytime, and the birds are big and slow and easy to ID, with the individuals rather spread out, and what looks to me like rather weak flapping. Also these Blue Jays are quiet, which is a bit eerie. It's counterintuitive we have Blue Jays migrating past (spring and autumn) when they also stay here year round, but I understand that some of the population, especially from Canada, migrates, and who migrates is not based on age or gender. The northbound flocks gather along Lake Ontario in the spring and fly east around the water, so they are another treat if you are going to a hawk watch, but I have seen them over Ithaca and over Arnot Forest, which are not particular concentration areas.
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> Flew over my house, heading nnw. My 6-7 residents said nothing, or had joined? These were pretty low, near roof height.
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> Very odd!
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Date: 4/28/26 3:50 am
From: James Gaffney <jgaffne2...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY warbler and thrush |
Sunday morning I had a hermit thrush in our yard and that evening a warbler feeding on bugs in our crabapple that I think was a Nashville; yellow breast, gray head , and eye ring. Merlin heard a Wood thrush but I didn’t hear or see it. We live in Ellis Hollow near the base of Turkey hill and are graced with wood thrush every summer.
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Date: 4/28/26 2:25 am
From: Jennifer Wilkie <jenwilkie5...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bald eagle at Caroline Elementary |
On Monday, we witness an adult bald eagle flying low over Caroline Elementary and then it rode some thermals high high up in the sky so you could barely see it!
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Date: 4/27/26 7:27 pm
From: Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle - Catatonk Creek |
We saw a Bald Eagle today, flying high above Catatonk Creek, near Prospect
Valley Road. We saw it there a few weeks ago too. We've seen one in
previous years too along that valley.
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Date: 4/27/26 1:50 pm
From: Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY BAOR |
Delighted to report my FOY Baltimore Oriole singing just outside a window
in a barely leafed Sugar Maple here in Brooktondale. Sure a great sign of
spring! Grape jelly, here I come.
Best to all,
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Date: 4/27/26 1:07 pm
From: Laurie Ray <lauriel1963...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow Warblers |
One behind the airport and at the Neimi ponds + the tree swallows are back at the research ponds.
The Osprey nest there doesn’t appear to be in use, so far.
Happy spring!
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Date: 4/27/26 7:46 am
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ca 20 Bluejays silently |
Flew over my house, heading nnw. My 6-7 residents said nothing, or had joined? These were pretty low, near roof height.
Very odd!
Anne
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Date: 4/24/26 11:52 am
From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Help requested for study of plastic in bird nests |
Hello Cayugabirders,
With all the habitat improvement work being done by members of the Cayuga
Bird Club, I wanted to pass along this request for help from an undergrad
student at Cornell who is working with faculty guidance on a research
project. For more information, see his message below.
Hello, my name is Will Cawley, and I am an undergraduate student at Cornell
conducting research on plastic in bird nests. I will be in Ithaca this
summer looking for *American Robin, Gray Catbird, and Northern Mockingbird
nests*. I am looking for nests with and without plastic in them, to compare
nest success between the two groups.
If you find any nests of these species on public property, or if you have
nests on your property that you would be willing to let me come and check
occasionally throughout the nesting cycle, please let me know. Nest checks
would be quick, at 1-week intervals, and I’d like to collect the nest
*after* fledging or failure. I will dissect the nest to quantify any
plastics contained in the nesting material. Note that I have the proper
permits to collect nests.
If you have any questions or would like to report a nest, please *email me
at <wdc65...> <wdc65...>*. Thank you!
Happy Birding,
Will Cawley
Cornell Class of 2028
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Date: 4/24/26 11:41 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Towhee, white-crowned Sparrow… |
FOY.
Together in the sun, under one of my feeders just now!
Along with several white & tan White-throated Sparrows, 8 Chipping Sparrows & some DE Juncos & some other usual suspects.
Earlier in the week, I’ve had Purple Finches, which are unusual here, both male and female, and a pair of Flickers cavorting around the yard.
I am hearing the cheerful, bubbly calls of House Wrens at my neighbor’s wren nest box area & across the loop road in the shrubby bushes.
Another neighbor reported hearing a Common Yellowthroat in the thicket/ marshy area on the south side near “Mt. Kendal.” I thought I saw a warbler in the private lawn west of Kendal yesterday, but could not see well enough to ID it.
And I have a pair of Chickadees in my recently mounted chickadee nest box!
Donna Scott
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Date: 4/24/26 9:05 am
From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Two pieces of local bird conservation news |
Hi All,
First, a reminder that the Cayuga Bird Club will be working on its bird
habitat improvement project at Lighthouse Point Woods this coming Saturday
(April 25th) and the first Sunday in May (3rd).
We start with fun birding around 8:30am and switch over to habitat
improvement efforts around 9:30 or so. We end around noon. Plenty of
roles for folks to do that do not involve pulling privet although you can
pull as much privet as you'd like!
Second, this is a last call for folks who are interested in helping survey
grassland birds in the Ithaca area this summer. Training will be
provided. Most surveys will require surveyors to walk out into grass
fields (grass might be waist high for some surveys and can be wet from
dew).
Please let me know if you are interested in either of these two general
activities.
Thanks
Jody
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Date: 4/23/26 5:28 pm
From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thursday Meetup at Goetchius |
Eleven people met this morning on Flat Iron Road by the FLLT's
Goetchius Wetland Preserve, the temperature starting cold but quickly
warming as the sun crested the nearby hill. We walked north towards
some singing Eastern Meadowlarks and Field Sparrows, scanning
unsuccessfully until one sang loudly from atop the tree right above us
then flew into the field to forage, ducking in and out of the
medium-short grass giving good but fleeting views. We walked south
towards the wetter area, dominated by singing Swamp Sparrows, a few
sitting prominently for good looks. A pair of Eastern Bluebirds
perched nicely against the morning sun, while two Brown Thrashers
appeared atop a bush before flying across the road to forage in a
lawn. At least three Chipping Sparrows foraged on the grass near the
road.
Walking back towards our cars, we flushed two shorebirds from the
ditch who flew into the wet field, from where their repetitive calls
were eventually identified by Merlin as Wilson's Snipes. We then heard
winnowing noise as one flew about overhead doing its display flight,
followed by a second winnowing individual displaying to our right. The
snipes kept making short flights - at least 5-6 individuals by our
estimate - but would always land in the grass out of sight. For
breakfast we returned to Dolce Delight, eating outside while House
Sparrows foraged on the ground close to our tables.
Next week, we will meet at the Ellis Hollow Community Center (111
Genung Road), from where we will carpool to the nearby Durland
Preserve. Small portions of the trail are wet, which should be
passable with decent hiking boots, but muck boots are probably better.
From East Hill Plaza, drive east for 2.6 miles and turn left onto
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Date: 4/21/26 6:40 am
From: Colleen Richards <clr82...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] OOB Eagles |
On my drive to Oswego, NY yesterday I had a "first" for my birding in the last 25 years. Saw a mature Bald Eagle diving down into a yard (with many trees around it), then it flew around and dove again before flying away. As I came up to the spot I could see a Golden Eagle sitting near a dead animal (cat-sized?!?) in the front yard of a home set back in the woods. At that point I was not far from the Oswego River...
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Date: 4/19/26 12:57 pm
From: Gary Kohlenberg <jgk25...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
Here in Ithaca, near Burns Rd, has been my best PUFI year ever over the last couple weeks. I’ve had up to 18 Purple Finch, 48 A. Goldfinch and the usual single digit number of House Finch.
My usual number of Purple Finch is one or two . Goldfinch usually averages much less.
I’ve even had a few Pine Siskin which is a treat. I’m still waiting for my 1st Evening Grosbeak.
Gary
On Apr 19, 2026, at 11:46 AM, John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...> wrote:
Worth noting is the very unusual congregation of finches dining here for going on to three weeks. While our norm over the last 38 years is regular visits by small numbers, this contingent is heavy on Purple Finch with many fewer House and Goldfinch. This morning we counted 18 PUFI, a dozen PUFI and 1 House. While few Hofi have been visiting, PUFIs have been running in the teens daily.
We've seen a few other reports of Pufi numbers, the geographic spread is worthy of this list requesting more such reporting.
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Date: 4/19/26 10:30 am
From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
Also in recent weeks have had numerous singing Fox Sparrows, a couple of
Pine Siskins, Red-breasted Nuthatches, etc. Right now in the melting
snow a male Towhee is monopolizing the sunflower station.
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Hi John,
I’ve had similar numbers of Purple Finches at my feeders for 3-4
weeks, as happens most every year here on Tupper Road, West Danby.
-Geo
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Worth noting is the very unusual congregation of finches
dining here for going on to three weeks. While our norm over the
last 38 years is regular visits by small numbers, this
contingent is heavy on Purple Finch with many fewer House and
Goldfinch. This morning we counted 18 PUFI, a dozen PUFI and 1
House. While few Hofi have been visiting, PUFIs have been running
in the teens daily.
We've seen a few other reports of Pufi numbers, the geographic
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Date: 4/19/26 10:07 am
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Finches |
We have noticed almost an explosion of American Goldfinches at our
Window feeders. Bright yellow sitting in our tulip magnolia waiting their turn. Mixed in are 5-6 male purple finches and 2 females. We’ve been pleasantly surprised these past few days. Each day there are more! Dove Drive East Hill Sue
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Date: 4/19/26 9:49 am
From: Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
Echo on all the above. Enormous numbers of PUFIs and also many AMGOs. Very
little diversity at feeders otherwise...Hmmmm.
Evie
On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I’ve had similar numbers of Purple Finches at my feeders for 3-4 weeks, as
> happens most every year here on Tupper Road, West Danby.
>
> -Geo
>
>
> On Apr 19, 2026, at 11:45 AM, John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...>
> wrote:
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>
> Worth noting is the very unusual congregation of finches dining here for
> going on to three weeks. While our norm over the last 38 years is regular
> visits by small numbers, this contingent is heavy on Purple Finch with many
> fewer House and Goldfinch. This morning we counted 18 PUFI, a dozen PUFI
> and 1 House. While few Hofi have been visiting, PUFIs have been running in
> the teens daily.
>
> We've seen a few other reports of Pufi numbers, the geographic spread is
> worthy of this list requesting more such reporting.
>
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Date: 4/19/26 9:20 am
From: <anneb.clark...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
We had a sudden influx of female purple finches at our feeders today.
Nine at least and one males. We previously had 4-5 males some days
last week. we had a male or two and one female occasionally during
winter.
Anne
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Hi John,
I’ve had similar numbers of Purple Finches at my feeders for 3-4
weeks, as happens most every year here on Tupper Road, West Danby.
-Geo
On Apr 19, 2026, at 11:45 AM, John Gregoire
<johnandsuegregoire...> wrote:
Worth noting is the very unusual congregation of finches
dining here for going on to three weeks. While our norm over the
last 38 years is regular visits by small numbers, this
contingent is heavy on Purple Finch with many fewer House and
Goldfinch. This morning we counted 18 PUFI, a dozen PUFI and 1
House. While few Hofi have been visiting, PUFIs have been running
in the teens daily.
We've seen a few other reports of Pufi numbers, the geographic
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Date: 4/19/26 9:03 am
From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
Hi John,
I’ve had similar numbers of Purple Finches at my feeders for 3-4
weeks, as happens most every year here on Tupper Road, West Danby.
-Geo
On Apr 19, 2026, at 11:45 AM, John Gregoire
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Worth noting is the very unusual congregation of finches
dining here for going on to three weeks. While our norm over the
last 38 years is regular visits by small numbers, this
contingent is heavy on Purple Finch with many fewer House and
Goldfinch. This morning we counted 18 PUFI, a dozen PUFI and 1
House. While few Hofi have been visiting, PUFIs have been running
in the teens daily.
We've seen a few other reports of Pufi numbers, the geographic
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Date: 4/19/26 8:45 am
From: John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Finches a bunch here at Kestrel Haven migration Observatory (Schuyler Cty) |
Worth noting is the very unusual congregation of finches dining here for
going on to three weeks. While our norm over the last 38 years is regular
visits by small numbers, this contingent is heavy on Purple Finch with many
fewer House and Goldfinch. This morning we counted 18 PUFI, a dozen PUFI
and 1 House. While few Hofi have been visiting, PUFIs have been running in
the teens daily.
We've seen a few other reports of Pufi numbers, the geographic spread is
worthy of this list requesting more such reporting.
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Date: 4/19/26 6:39 am
From: <anneb.clark...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cowbird->red-winged aggression! |
Don’t think I have ever seen this before:
Male Cowbird eating below tube feeder next to the first Red- winged female I have seen at my feeders. (Plenty of males even off and on in winter.) Cowbird first moved toward her and she bent away. Then he hopped up and grabbed her head feathers and held on as she turned her head against his pull and then both flew (maybe in part my coming into room into sight).
She was not a first year female, I believe. Good color under her chin at least.
Anne
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Date: 4/18/26 2:12 pm
From: Barbara B. Eden <beb1...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] And just now had my first male Baltimore Oriole at the jelly feeder |
From: Barbara B. Eden
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Subject: Cardinals loving the jelly
In great anticipation of the arrival of the Baltimore Orioles who have not arrived yet, I put out the jelly feeder but the Northern Cardinals are enjoying the jelly in the meantime
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Date: 4/18/26 7:44 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fish Crows |
Yesterday afternoon about 10 Fish Crows a calling flew over me at west side of Kendal ! Uh Oh!
Donna Scott
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(Cayuga Hts. Off Triphammer Rd.
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Date: 4/18/26 5:12 am
From: Barbara B. Eden <beb1...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinals loving the jelly |
In great anticipation of the arrival of the Baltimore Orioles who have not arrived yet, I put out the jelly feeder but the Northern Cardinals are enjoying the jelly in the meantime
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Date: 4/17/26 12:28 pm
From: Tom Vawter <atvawter...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Purple Finches |
Purple Finches have been relatively infrequent visitors to our feeders, but
the last 2 days there have been 6 birds, 2 male and 2 female,
simultaneously at our sunflower feeders.
Tom Vawter
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Date: 4/17/26 9:29 am
From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Birding and habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point on Sunday April 19th |
Hi All,
We will be joined by about 25 Cornell students for fun birding and more
habitat improvement work down at Lighthouse Point Woods this coming Sunday.
Park at the City's Newman Golf Course (or nearby Guthrie medical center
building which is closed on Sundays).
Birding starts about 8:30am
Habitat fun starts about 9:30am
Wrap-up and head home happens about noon.
Come to have fun, to see what we are up to, and to witness the
transformation as it happens.
Please drop me a line if you plan to join us so I can look out for you.
Thanks
Jody
Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940
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Date: 4/16/26 2:56 pm
From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thursday Birding Meetup at Upper Buttermilk |
About 20 people gathered at upper Buttermilk for this morning's
Thursday Birding Meetup, as the gentle drizzle faded away and the day
slowly warmed. An enthusiastically singing Winter Wren stopped just as
we started walking down the road, while numerous Ruby-crowned Kinglets
could be heard singing from the stratosphere, with a few low
individuals offering good looks. After crossing the creek, we heard
our targeted Louisiana Waterthrush singing loudly from high in a tree,
but some 20 minutes of patient searching by 20 sets of eyes could not
locate it, until later when it flew to a perch to sing while bobbing
its tail, seen by a small group who stayed behind to stalk it
patiently while everyone else climbed up to Lake Treman. On the way
back we found a small mixed flock including Field Sparrow and Purple
Finch. Breakfast afterwards was a delight at Dolce Delight.
A checklist of our 28 species can be found at
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Next week, we'll try birding at Goetchius Wetland Preserve in
Caroline. From Ithaca, take 79 east past Slaterville Springs for 2.6
miles, turn left onto Flat Iron Road for 0.7 miles. Park along the
road (beware the road doesn't have much shoulder). Google map link:
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NOTE: we may or may not decide to cross a 15-foot stretch of flooded
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Date: 4/16/26 7:20 am
From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Lost bird in GIAC area this morning |
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Date: 4/15/26 7:19 pm
From: <anneb.clark...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Merlin nest near Sears St. and Cascadilla Ave., Ithaca |
Thanks everyone for these observations! Very helpful for the data bank
on Merlin- crow interactions!Anne
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On Apr 15, 2026, at 2:54 PM, Karen (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list)
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Hi Jonathan.
Thanks for the very helpful observations. 13 years ago this same
tree (or possible the tree next to it) had a Fish Crow nest taken
over by a Merlin, just as your observations suggest.) That year
the nest failed for unknown reasons, although I suspected a Great
Horned Owl.
Geo and I both picked up on the nest. Glad to meet you there, but
we also have been watching it. Appreciate your additional
observations, while Geo and I spend our time trying to find
additional nests.John Confer
On Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 02:32:11 PM EDT, Jonathan Hanft
<liatris18...> wrote:
Greetings
Here are my observations so far of a Merlin nest in a large pine
tree in a residential backyard on the NE side of Cascadilla Creek
between Cayuga and Sears Streets. I will enter them into eBird.
I'm trying to observe daily. Because the nest is in a thick whorl
of branches, second whorl from the top of the tree, the entire
nest isn't visible from the street. Happy to show you location and
where I think the best places to view are.
Location information: White pine in backyard (up against back
fence of house with address on west side of Tioga St.) next to
little red barn on NE side of the creek. Best viewing position
seems to be the orange and green fire hydrant at the corner of
Sears St. and Cascadilla Ave on the SW side of the creek by facing
north and a bit east.
Late in the week of March 22. Observed crow bringing sticks to a
nest in the pine tree from a deciduous tree across the creek.
Watched it bring two sticks to nest on two separate trips. Unable
to definitely ID crow as American or Fish by sight. Didn't hear
call, although I suspect it's a fish crow because I've heard Fish
Crows roosting in another three in the area at other times.
Week of March 29. Observed an aerial interaction that appeared to
be a conflict between Merlin and Crow above the pine tree.
4/10/26.
Approximately 4:00 pm. Observed one of the Merlins in what appears
to be a declining ash tree across the creek from the white pine
tree where the nest is. Also observed same Merlin fly into the
nest which stayed for a very short while. Also saw its mate,
possibly the female because it looked a bit bigger, in a silver
maple tree in front of 415 N. Tioga St.
4/11/26
Observed nest with scope from 5:30 to 6:00 pm. No Merlin activity
in nest or surrounding area observed. 4 turkey vultures circled
over the area, coincidentally?
4/13/26
4:22pm
Watched Merlin perched on branch next to nest before it hopped
into the nest.
4/14/26
11:10 am
Unable to see if a Merlin is in the nest. Observed one of the
Merlin‘s, possibly the male (seemed to be the smaller of the
two), circling twice over the area while calling.
4/15/26
8:25 - 8:35 am. No Merlins observed in the area, Unable to see
into the nest to see if bird is present.
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Date: 4/15/26 11:54 am
From: Karen (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Merlin nest near Sears St. and Cascadilla Ave., Ithaca |
Hi Jonathan.
Thanks for the very helpful observations. 13 years ago this same tree (or possible the tree next to it) had a Fish Crow nest taken over by a Merlin, just as your observations suggest.) That year the nest failed for unknown reasons, although I suspected a Great Horned Owl.
Geo and I both picked up on the nest. Glad to meet you there, but we also have been watching it. Appreciate your additional observations, while Geo and I spend our time trying to find additional nests.John Confer
On Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 02:32:11 PM EDT, Jonathan Hanft <liatris18...> wrote:
Greetings
Here are my observations so far of a Merlin nest in a large pine tree in a residential backyard on the NE side of Cascadilla Creek between Cayuga and Sears Streets. I will enter them into eBird. I'm trying to observe daily. Because the nest is in a thick whorl of branches, second whorl from the top of the tree, the entire nest isn't visible from the street. Happy to show you location and where I think the best places to view are.
Location information: White pine in backyard (up against back fence of house with address on west side of Tioga St.) next to little red barn on NE side of the creek. Best viewing position seems to be the orange and green fire hydrant at the corner of Sears St. and Cascadilla Ave on the SW side of the creek by facing north and a bit east.
Late in the week of March 22. Observed crow bringing sticks to a nest in the pine tree from a deciduous tree across the creek. Watched it bring two sticks to nest on two separate trips. Unable to definitely ID crow as American or Fish by sight. Didn't hear call, although I suspect it's a fish crow because I've heard Fish Crows roosting in another three in the area at other times.
Week of March 29. Observed an aerial interaction that appeared to be a conflict between Merlin and Crow above the pine tree.
4/10/26.
Approximately 4:00 pm. Observed one of the Merlins in what appears to be a declining ash tree across the creek from the white pine tree where the nest is. Also observed same Merlin fly into the nest which stayed for a very short while. Also saw its mate, possibly the female because it looked a bit bigger, in a silver maple tree in front of 415 N. Tioga St.
4/11/26
Observed nest with scope from 5:30 to 6:00 pm. No Merlin activity in nest or surrounding area observed. 4 turkey vultures circled over the area, coincidentally?
4/13/26
4:22pm
Watched Merlin perched on branch next to nest before it hopped into the nest.
4/14/26
11:10 am
Unable to see if a Merlin is in the nest. Observed one of the Merlin‘s, possibly the male (seemed to be the smaller of the two), circling twice over the area while calling.
4/15/26
8:25 - 8:35 am. No Merlins observed in the area, Unable to see into the nest to see if bird is present.
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Date: 4/15/26 11:33 am
From: Ziemba, Linda (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Shorebird Habitat at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in 2026 |
Hi Everybody,
These are our plans for shorebird habitat in public viewing areas at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge this year. Please keep in mind that these plans are weather, staffing, and funding dependent so subject to change.
Regarding weather, large rainfall events can have short-term impacts on refuge habitats. Sometimes heavy rains flood all our mudflats too much for shorebirds. In that scenario, it’s likely the rain also flooded previously dry farm fields, potentially creating shorebird habitat in those locations. Try checking off-refuge in that situation and revisiting the refuge after the water levels have gone back down.
Providing waterbird habitat is our highest biological priority so we spend a lot of time on it, and providing shorebird habitat is particularly labor intensive. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has lost 18% of our staff since January 2025 to improve government efficiency. As a result, Montezuma staff are spending more time assisting other refuges and less time at Montezuma.
Northbound Shorebird Migration
The impoundment we’re drawing down for spring shorebird habitat is not accessible to the public. You may be able to view shorebird habitats at these locations:
* Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area - Guy's Marsh, Carncross Flats, Deep Muck Marsh, Loop Rd Flats, and M&M Marsh
* Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge - Cayuga Subimpoundment (a.k.a. Kumpf Marsh)
* Tonowanda Wildlife Management Area – North Feeder Marsh
Southbound Shorebird Migration
* Will monitor several units for nesting marsh birds to inform drawdown decisions
* Considerations will be taken for nesting and fledging black terns and other nesting species
* Will try to stagger units or parts of units with mudflats from late June to November to address fast-changing habitat conditions
Possible Units Early Part of Migration (i.e., late June/July)
* May’s Point Pool
* Puddler Marsh
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Benning Marsh
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Seneca Flats
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Visitor Center Wetland - To provide shorebird habitat in the Visitor Center Wetland, we need to mow and disc, then pump in water. Locations in the unit where we disc are dependent on the distribution of invasive plants, the availability of staff time and equipment, and the weather.
Knox-Marsellus Marsh
* Expect to begin drawing down for shorebirds in August
* Cannot draw down earlier due to water needs for invasive water chestnut control
* We could use your help in hand-pulling this invasive plant
Guided Programs
* No guided shorebird walks this year due to operational constraints
* Will reconsider on a year-by-year basis moving forward
* Contact Andrea at <Andrea_VanBeusichem...><mailto:<Andrea_VanBeusichem...> with questions about public use programs
Thank you for supporting conservation and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex!
Linda Ziemba
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Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-406-0052 - Voicemail and call log are not working. If I don't answer, please hang up and text or email.
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Date: 4/14/26 4:37 pm
From: Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys build nest in tree |
Today I saw something new to me: Ospreys nesting in a tree instead of on a platform or the crossbars of a utility pole. The text part of my eBird report is below. If you click the link, I believe you can see the 2 photos I included. One photo shows the row of Cottonwoods with the nest branch stretching out to the left, appearing to be over Cass Park's north bathroom building, although the building is actually farther away. And there's a photo through my scope showing the 2 Ospreys and their work so far. I'm not super confident this site will work. The access flying to & from the nest seems to be limited, mainly to the south rather than all directions, which I thought Ospreys prefer. And it looks like there are some vertical twigs or suckers which may be closer than the Ospreys would like. We'll see. For now it looks like a new generation is trying a new (or old) type of place to live.
- - Dave Nutter
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> From: <do-not-reply...>
> Date: April 14, 2026 at 6:18:22 PM EDT
> To: <nutter.dave...>
> Subject: eBird Report - NY:TOM:Ithaca: Cass Pk NE of Rink, Apr 14, 2026
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> NY:TOM:Ithaca: Cass Pk NE of Rink, Tompkins, New York, US
> Apr 14, 2026 3:24 PM
> Protocol: Incidental
> Checklist Comments: Biked. Discovered this Osprey nest earlier as I entered AHTremanSMP at N end of Runway.
> 1 species
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> Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2 First tree-nest of Ospreys I’ve seen. 2 adult Ospreys at new-to-me nest about 3/5 up in Cottonwood (toward N end of row of 8 at end of Cove Ln) just S of bathroom building NE of the rink. 1 Osprey bringing sticks, including a stick apparently grabbed from the ground. The nest location is very close to the location pin for this eBird report. Best viewed, I think, looking NE from parking area alongside Runway Ln, N of the rink, where I took the photos.
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> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S321738399
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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Date: 4/14/26 4:16 pm
From: Jared Dawson <jaredwdawson...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlins in Trumansburg |
Some Merlin sightings and vocalizations from Saturday the 11th and today,
14 April in the village of Trumansburg. There was a couple in fairly close
proximity in norway spruce at 4613 Seneca Rd this afternoon (technically in
Seneca County, but they flew over the county line from the village). On the
11th, I had a pair fly over my house quite vocal towards the woods on upper
Seneca Rd across from the health clinic. I will try and locate nesting
attempts.
For the first time today in the 7 years we have been living here we had a
Brown Thrasher on our suet feeder and drinking at the edge of our small
pond.
Jared Dawson
Trumansburg
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Date: 4/14/26 12:22 pm
From: Laurie Ray <lauriel1963...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey at Wegmans |
There was an Osprey sitting on the perch at the platform, back of Wegmans parking lot, by the inlet around noon today.
Laurie Ray
607-220-8934
Ithaca, NY
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Date: 4/14/26 11:47 am
From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird conservation activities during Earth week |
Hi everyone,
The Cayuga Bird Club has several bird conservation activities planned for
Earth week this year. We will have a zoom meeting Wednesday evening
starting at 7pm to discuss these. The top
opic for the zoom meeting will be planning to make sure these activities
will be fun and useful.
*Please let me know if you want a link to the zoom meeting so you can
attend.*
*Please add the following dates to your birding calendar*
Sunday 19 April, with fun birding starting at 8:30am, and transition to
habitat improvement around 9:30. Ending around noon. We expect to be
joined by several undergrads from the Cornell University Birding Club that
morning (estimated numbers coming later this week after they complete
sign-ups). Anyone is welcome to arrive and leave when they need to.
Wednesday 22 April Earth Day. Starting and ending times tbd soon. We will
be joined by 18-20 students and staff from New Roots Charter School.
Saturday 25 April, with fun birding starting at 8:30am, and transition to
habitat improvement around 9:30. Ending around noon.
Especially on the 19th and 22nd, we will need folks who can supervise and
provide guidance to our guests and first time participants.
We also need note-takers, photographers, question answerers, and others
filled with the joy of helping out birds and other wildlife.
Thanks
Jody Enck
Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940
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Date: 4/14/26 6:22 am
From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] House Wrens |
FOY. Singing at my neighbor’s yard nearby!
She has wren nest boxes in her trees, which they use each year.
Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca-377
Sent from my iPhone
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