Date: 9/4/26 3:04 pm From: Tracy McLellan <trcymclellan...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Peter Kaestner Lecture September 17 at Cornell
Peter Kaestner will be speaking at the Tanenbaum Speaker Series, sponsored
by Sigma Phi and Cornell University, on Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Cornell Willard Straight Browsing Library.
His talk, “Lessons from The Big Life: It Takes Many Villages to See the
World’s Birds,” promises to be a fascinating preview of his forthcoming
Random House book, The Big Life, coming May 7, 2027.
Peter is a retired U.S. diplomat and truly extraordinary birder who has
spent more than six decades traveling the world in pursuit of birds. He
holds Guinness World Records for being the first person to see a
representative of every bird family and, in 2024, becoming the first person
to see 10,000 bird species in the wild. Along the way, Peter has gathered
an extraordinary collection of experiences and adventures to share, and I
think it will be a fascinating evening for anyone who shares a passion for
ornithology and birding.
The event is free and open to all, no tickets required, with refreshments
to follow.
Date: 9/3/26 4:51 pm From: Patricia A. Curran <pc21...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point Woods on Labor Day
Labor Day is Monday September 7...not September 6.
Pat Curran
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From: <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> on behalf of Jody Enck <jodyenck...>
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 3:16 PM
To: <cayugabirds-l...> <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point Woods on Labor Day
Hello birders,
The conservation action committee of the Cayuga Bird Club will be joined by undergraduates from the Cornell Birding Club on Monday September 6th (Labor Day) for birding and habitat improvement work.
Please come to join us for fun birding and to see our habitat project in action.
Please park at the City of Ithaca's Newman Golf Course, and walk in the dirt access road along the Inlet.
Birding starts about 8am.in<http://8am.in> the woods.
Habitat work will start around 9am.
We will stop around noon.
If you are interested in joining us, please send an email to me at <jodyenck...><mailto:<jodyenck...> so I can know who to expect.
Date: 9/3/26 3:36 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sept 3 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week Plans
We savor access to Cayuga Lake and today's Thursday Birding Meetup appreciated the new Three Falls State Park (formerly Frontenac Point and Camp Barton Boy Scout Camp) with 26 species, some of which we didn't expect to see! This park offers easy flat fully accessible viewing of the lake and the nearby edge habitat including significant openings in the wooded area to reveal a variety of snags for bird perching and snacking. One can easily see many species on the lakeside and the wooded side, with great clear views both directions. The sixteen of us noticed a bald eagle surveying the lake in the morning light, right off the bat. It wasn't long after that several songbirds and lively woodpeckers revealed themselves including a Baltimore oriole, three scarlet tanagers, and an eastern wood peewee (great look at a not often seen bird!) among the usual birds we see all the time. Many birds were snacking on poison ivy berries and bugs. Starlings were out in force--we saw at least 20. The lakeside was busy, too with the usual mallards, cormorants, gulls, geese and two kingfishers. We wrapped up the morning with a surprise! We encountered a recently fledged cedar waxwing on the ground, acting bewildered and likely anxious to have one of its parents swoop down with a snack and reassurance. Check out the photos to see this little creature who was already sporting the signature yellow "wax" on its tail and a black mask starting to form on its face. Thanks Gwen Gallagher <https://www.facebook.com/groups/423723264332161/user/100003709552158/?__cft__[0]=AZg1yvClyFu9rzd9pM-hvQbdSmtJY30UE5TKAA2QOE96su24M-WnYJT6udvfPb0Rnbd3BGgSI3AaqOxmVMz_03OtOXpmCdiFQ1bfzS-LLqVWGJKNR4lILespB0Yo-AsvDLFVu1OVmO6enAFZ&__tn__=-]K-R> for today's ebird list! Several of us breakfasted at Falls Restaurant in Trumansburg, our go-to spot for west side apres-birding. Want to join us next week? Gather with us Thursday Sept 10 at 7:00 am at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. Directions from Ithaca: Take Route 13 South, then veer left on Rt 34/96 toward Spencer. Go about 8.5 miles. The parking lot will be on your left. To see the photos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
313-550-1437 261 Coddington Road Apt. B Ithaca, New York 14850
https://uuma.zoom.us/j/2065380867 "All that you touch you Change. All that you Change changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change." Octavia Butler, The Parable of the Sower
Date: 9/3/26 12:18 pm From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Habitat improvement at Lighthouse Point Woods on Labor Day
Hello birders,
The conservation action committee of the Cayuga Bird Club will be joined by undergraduates from the Cornell Birding Club on Monday September 6th (Labor Day) for birding and habitat improvement work.
Please come to join us for fun birding and to see our habitat project in action.
Please park at the City of Ithaca's Newman Golf Course, and walk in the dirt access road along the Inlet. Birding starts about 8am.in the woods. Habitat work will start around 9am. We will stop around noon.
If you are interested in joining us, please send an email to me at <jodyenck...> so I can know who to expect.
Thanks Jody
Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940
Date: 9/2/26 4:45 pm From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Banding at Lighthouse Point, Sunday September 6
The Finger Lakes Bird Observatory, led by Max "Hummingbird" Baber, will be banding birds at Lighthouse Point this Fall. Members of the public are invited to observe our beautiful birds up close and to learn about the bird banding process.
The first banding session is this Sunday, September 6. Each session lasts for 6 hours from sunrise. Stop by anytime after the first net check 30 minutes after sunrise (first net check this week is 7:10am). Generally speaking, the earlier the better. Sessions may be shortened or cancelled from rain, heavy wind, or other conditions that may jeopardize the safety of the birds.
After this, banding will occur every Sunday from September 27 through November 1. For the full schedule, see the calendar at the bottom of https://www.cayugabirdclub.org/bird-banding
Date: 9/1/26 9:24 am From: David James Wiles <djw257...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mundinger Lectureship 2026 - The Fascinating Phenomenon of Songbird Migration
Please join Sara Morris on September 9 for the 2026 Mundinger Lecture!
Talk Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9 at 6:00 PM
Title: The Fascinating Phenomenon of Songbird Migration: Lessons Learned from a Long-term Banding Station on Appledore Island, Maine
Description: Bird migration is among the most noticeable, intriguing, and exciting phenomena in the North American annual cycle of nature. We anticipate the arrival of birds each spring and fall and enjoy different assemblages of birds in the summer and winter. However, there are many challenges to studying bird migration. Sara Morris has been studying songbird migration on Appledore Island since 1990 and will share some observations and insights resulting from the long-term banding station at the Shoals Marine Lab.
This free, hybrid event is open to the public. Register here<https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4m4zIi8XSJG5bUHOS1YZKw> for Zoom event.
This lectureship was established in honor of the late Paul Mundinger, who received his Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University.
Zoom link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4m4zIi8XSJG5bUHOS1YZKw#/registration
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have. Happy birding!
Best,
David
David Wiles (he/him)
Public Engagement Specialist
Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Engagement in Science & Nature
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Date: 8/28/26 7:27 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Aug 27 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week Plans
We all know that teens love hanging out at the park. So, we spent our Thursday Birding Meetup yesterday hanging out with teen birds at Stewart Park. Young birds were everywhere--cormorants, sapsucker, mockingbird, northern yellow warbler, mallards, hooded mergansers, wood ducks, green heron, kingfisher and gull. The 18 of us enjoyed the juveniles who were figuring who they are and how to act in the world. We were treated to a closer than usual view of an osprey perched on a willow branch right above us, giving us lovely profile view and a "you lookin' at me?" stare. We saw 26 species in total including 125 cormorants. It was a banner morning for our photographers so there are more photos in this post than usual to showcase all those juvies and that imperial osprey. Enjoy their work! Several of us gathered at Modern Ohana for breakfast as we dreamed up new birding trips. Want to join us next week? Gather with us on September 3 at 7:00 am at the new Three Falls Park (formerly Camp Barton and Frontenac Park) on Cayuga Lake. Directions from Ithaca: Take Route 89 north along the lake. Turn right on to Frontenac Road North (just north of the bridge). Park along the road in the park.
313-550-1437 261 Coddington Road Apt. B Ithaca, New York 14850
https://uuma.zoom.us/j/2065380867 "All that you touch you Change. All that you Change changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change." Octavia Butler, The Parable of the Sower
When I use eBird at FLLT's Park Preserve South, located on Irish Settlement Rd near Midline Rd in the Town of Dryden, which has no cell service, I can use the Track Details by tapping the flaglike feature at the upper left, and it works- sort of. It shows the path I've traveled, so I can tell what compass direction I've been going and whether I'm looping back toward where I've been. But the path is only over a grid, not a map with roads (sometimes including trails), nor an aerial photo. Those map features are only added to the track after I have ended my eBird report and gotten back into cell coverage, but when the path & map are combined, the track appears correctly aligned with the map. So in this sense, I would say that yes, eBird's GPS tracking feature is accurate. However, I doubt eBird always gives an accurate distance. I recently tried to measure the distance while biking between a couple landmarks by doing an eBird report as I traveled between them. I traveled as directly as possible on paved paths without deviating. I stopped several times to count birds and to allow other people to pass me rather than moving aside. The only time I might have briefly been out of GPS contact was a few seconds where the trail went below a couple of roads. My distance on that submitted eBird report was 1.13miles. I was about to use that number but when I looked back in the Track details, it also said Total distance: 1.29miles. There's no way my path wiggled .16miles, and I didn't backtrack at all. So I resorted to holding a ruler up to an old USGS topo map, which told me the distance was about 1.3miles, so eBird's larger number was likely the more accurate, and for unknown reasons it subtracted distance. I don't know what eBird's GPS tracker was doing, but I no longer believe its distance even for the simplest of trips. It's a fairly new iPhone FWIW. I too like eBird's GPS tracking feature, especially for figuring out where I am & which trail choices to take, and I use it a lot. It's nice not to have to try to figure out the correct distance to report when I often backtrack, but I'm not sure the distance eBird calculates is always accurate.
- - Dave Nutter
On Aug 23, 2026, at 2:08 PM, Wesley M. Hochachka <wmh6...> wrote:
Hello James, The question that you're asking isn't quite right. The appropriate question is how accurate the GPS hardware is in your own phone, or maybe how consistently accurate the GPS hardware is under a variety of environmental conditions. eBird records whatever location information your phone's GPS hardware feeds to it, accurate or not-so-accurate. So, to your second question: no, you do not need internet access for eBird tracks, but you do need your phone to be able to receive signals from multiple GPS satellites. I.e. a hike through a slot canyon will possibly not have a terribly accurate eBird track. Wesley
From: <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> on behalf of James Gaffney <jgaffne2...> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2026 16:10 To: <cayugabirds-l...> <cayugabirds-l...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] E-bird gps I have a question for the group. How accurate is the E-bird gps tracker? Does it matter if during the hike I don’t have internet access for part of it? Thanks for any input. I use it often and really enjoy having it. Jim
Date: 8/23/26 11:08 am From: Wesley M. Hochachka <wmh6...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] E-bird gps
Hello James,
The question that you're asking isn't quite right. The appropriate question is how accurate the GPS hardware is in your own phone, or maybe how consistently accurate the GPS hardware is under a variety of environmental conditions. eBird records whatever location information your phone's GPS hardware feeds to it, accurate or not-so-accurate.
So, to your second question: no, you do not need internet access for eBird tracks, but you do need your phone to be able to receive signals from multiple GPS satellites. I.e. a hike through a slot canyon will possibly not have a terribly accurate eBird track.
Wesley
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From: <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> on behalf of James Gaffney <jgaffne2...>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2026 16:10
To: <cayugabirds-l...> <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] E-bird gps
I have a question for the group. How accurate is the E-bird gps tracker? Does it matter if during the hike I don’t have internet access for part of it? Thanks for any input. I use it often and really enjoy having it.
Jim
I have a question for the group. How accurate is the E-bird gps tracker? Does it matter if during the hike I don’t have internet access for part of it? Thanks for any input. I use it often and really enjoy having it.
Jim
Date: 8/20/26 5:11 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] August 20 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week Plans
It was a "mistifying" morning for today's Thursday Birding Meetup at the uber foggy Freeville Marshes. We peered through the gauzy mist to find birds in this swampy wetland, relying on size, shape and behavior as colors were dulled and muted in the fog. Green herons and wood ducks stood out as well as kingbirds and a belted kingfisher. The pathway also featured some wooded edge habitat so we observed a smattering of expected birds like a downy woodpecker, cardinals, a catbird and blue jays with 18 species in all for the morning. We were startled to witness a hummingbird chasing a chickadee away from the hummingbird's preferred perch. A little high drama moment! The fog lifted a bit and we were treated to very nice looks at two juvenile green herons hanging out up in some branches. And, along the way, the nineteen of us were charmed by bejeweled spider webs, the late summer blooms and some hints of fall in turning leaves and starlings flocking up. Thanks to Tim Gallagher <https://www.facebook.com/groups/423723264332161/user/1556975493/?__cft__[0]=AZaB9ApxstImjdBUCqIteu-YkefTPyuIBVdUDr03Oe-R0n0hejtsQqvIbzQUh20hxAaKaJ19hnzsJHiBwtmD3iz-qNg6gU924APKjxUmZeBDKrtaN6ioIq4oA6qYiExr4vZn_j5T1gcIl08FaMhIxlJK&__tn__=-]K-R> and Gwen Gallagher <https://www.facebook.com/groups/423723264332161/user/100003709552158/?__cft__[0]=AZaB9ApxstImjdBUCqIteu-YkefTPyuIBVdUDr03Oe-R0n0hejtsQqvIbzQUh20hxAaKaJ19hnzsJHiBwtmD3iz-qNg6gU924APKjxUmZeBDKrtaN6ioIq4oA6qYiExr4vZn_j5T1gcIl08FaMhIxlJK&__tn__=-]K-R> who led us today in this new mini hot-spot, a place they know and love near their home in Freeville. Afterward, we breakfasted at Kendall, again. Who knew how many birds one can find in the fog? Want to join us next week? Thursday August 27 will find us at Stewart Park where we'll search for migrating warblers and other songbirds in Renwick Woods. Meet us at 7:00 am in the eastern parking lot, turning right into the park when you first enter. All birders are warmly welcome to join us. Bird before work or other activities and leave as you need to--or, if your time allows, gather with us for breakfast and conversation afterward. To view our photos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
313-550-1437 261 Coddington Road Apt. B Ithaca, New York 14850
https://uuma.zoom.us/j/2065380867 "All that you touch you Change. All that you Change changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change." Octavia Butler, The Parable of the Sower
Date: 8/14/26 8:29 am From: Muhammad Arif <mnarif...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
I saw the dead birds this morning. I can confirm they were starlings. There was once section with about a dozen dead birds, and another section a few hundred feet apart with 3-4 birds.
“You will observe with concern how long a useful truth may be known,
and exist, before it is generally received and practiced on.” — Benjamin Franklin
________________________________
From: Kevin J. McGowan <kjm2...>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2026 10:47 AM
To: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...>; Cayuga Bird List <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
I suspect a flock of starlings were foraging along the roadside and a large truck came by and sucked them into its wake vortex. It happens every now and then.
Kevin
From: <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> On Behalf Of Regi Teasley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2026 10:13 AM
To: Cayuga Bird List <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
Take 2
___________
Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
Begin forwarded message:
From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...><mailto:<rltcayuga...>> Date: August 14, 2026 at 10:11:28 AM EDT
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...><mailto:<CAYUGABIRDS-L...>> Subject: Question about dead birds
Birders,
This was asked on a neighborhood list serve. It’s legit. Can you address it?
Hello neighbors, there's a section on West Dryden Rd, closer to Freeville, where there are a lot of dead birds in the road, like a dozen or more. Any ideas what happened? I'm quite upset by it.
Regi
___________
Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
Date: 8/14/26 7:48 am From: Kevin J. McGowan <kjm2...> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
I suspect a flock of starlings were foraging along the roadside and a large truck came by and sucked them into its wake vortex. It happens every now and then.
Kevin
From: <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> On Behalf Of Regi Teasley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2026 10:13 AM
To: Cayuga Bird List <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
Take 2
___________
Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
Begin forwarded message:
From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...><mailto:<rltcayuga...>> Date: August 14, 2026 at 10:11:28 AM EDT
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...><mailto:<CAYUGABIRDS-L...>> Subject: Question about dead birds
Birders,
This was asked on a neighborhood list serve. It’s legit. Can you address it?
Hello neighbors, there's a section on West Dryden Rd, closer to Freeville, where there are a lot of dead birds in the road, like a dozen or more. Any ideas what happened? I'm quite upset by it.
Regi
___________
Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
Date: 8/14/26 7:15 am From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
Take 2
___________
Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...>
> Date: August 14, 2026 at 10:11:28 AM EDT
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
> Subject: Question about dead birds
>
>
> Birders,
> This was asked on a neighborhood list serve. It’s legit. Can you address it?
>
> Hello neighbors, there's a section on West Dryden Rd, closer to Freeville, where there are a lot of dead birds in the road, like a dozen or more. Any ideas what happened? I'm quite upset by it.
>
> Regi
> ___________
> Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
> William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
>
>
313-550-1437
261 Coddington Road Apt. B
Ithaca, New York 14850
https://uuma.zoom.us/j/2065380867 "All that you touch you Change. All that you Change changes you. The only
lasting truth is Change. God is Change." Octavia Butler, The Parable of the
Sower
This year’s Migration Celebration
<https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/visit/migration-celebration/> will be
on September 12th, from 10:00-3:00! We have a ton of opportunities to help
the ~2000 visitors explore the exhibits, workshops, and walks going on
throughout the day. If you’d like to join us, you can find all of the
current shifts here: https://signup.com/go/PniPxkY
Best,
Peter
---
Peter Leipzig (he/him)
Public Programs Coordinator
*Cornell Lab of Ornithology *
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Date: 8/10/26 6:11 am From: Janet McGraw (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinals still singing/cuckoo
I still have an Eastern Wood Pewee singing in my woods. I love their mournful song and will miss it when they too stop singing.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
On Sunday, August 9, 2026, 8:55 PM, <anneb.clark...> wrote:
Yesterday near the wetland, a catbird was strongly and continuously alarming. The I saw a slightly shorter tailed, fluffy faced, less sleek juvenile just behind the adult. It just sat looking unsure—not following and not retreating. Finally it moved back away fromthe road and us threats, and the adult followed, finally lowering its alarm vocs. I’d guess less than two weeks out of nest.
Similarly saw a song sparrow with food in its bill right near a juvenile last week. Still feeding that one, I surmised.
In some cases, climate change seems to be allowing birds to nest later—I don’t have a list of those where I’ve seen a study but it makes some sense if frosts and insect disappearance are later.
Anne
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2026, at 9:13 AM, Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> wrote:
Yesterday I saw at my feeder an immature cardinal , still mostly brown, with red starting in wing feathers, & no tuft on head yet. So maybe it was from a second nesting?We have a lot of cardinals around Kendal.
Later, early afternoon, I heard several times, a yellow-billed cuckoo call in the woods/west section of Wilson trail.
Donna ScottKendal at Ithaca-377Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2026, at 8:51 AM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> wrote:
From my porch this morning I consistently hear cardinals singing. When I asked Google why, this is the interesting response it gave:
"Cardinals sing in mid-August because they are still finishing up their extended breeding season, defending late-summer territory boundaries, and communicating with their long-term mates. While many other backyard birds stop singing by August to molt or migrate, non-migratory cardinals maintain active pair bonds and can raise broods as late as August or September."
Sar
"Attention is the beginning of devotion."- Mary Oliver--
Cayugabirds-L List Info:
Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information
Posting Address: <Cayugabirds-L...>
Archives:
The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org.
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Date: 8/10/26 5:51 am From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Tabling at Migration Celebration on Saturday 12 September
Hello birders and bird lovers,
The Cayuga Bird Club will have a table at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Migration Celebration on Saturday September 12th. Celebration activities run 10am to 3pm.
I am organizing folks to sit at our table for 2-hour shifts that day. Shift 1 set up and opening hour 9:30am to 11:30am Shift 2 11:30am to 1:30pm Shift 2 closing hour and tear down 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Please let me know if you are willing to sit at our Cayuga Bird Club table for any of these shifts. The main responsibility is to engage with visitors, talk about your and their interest in birds, answer questions about the bird club, and encourage folks to join the club and its many activities.
Set up will involve hanging up a couple of posters, setting out other handouts, prepping some clipboards with paper and pencil to generate lists of folks who want to help out in some way with any of our activities or to write down questions about the club that you cannot answer (so we can follow up with folks later), and similar items.
This is a good way for you to interact with other club members and to even learn things about the club that you may not have known before.
Thanks in advance for considering to help the Club in this way. Jody Enck
Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940
Yesterday near the wetland, a catbird was strongly and continuously alarming. The I saw a slightly shorter tailed, fluffy faced, less sleek juvenile just behind the adult. It just sat looking unsure—not following and not retreating. Finally it moved back away fromthe road and us threats, and the adult followed, finally lowering its alarm vocs. I’d guess less than two weeks out of nest. Similarly saw a song sparrow with food in its bill right near a juvenile last week. Still feeding that one, I surmised. In some cases, climate change seems to be allowing birds to nest later—I don’t have a list of those where I’ve seen a study but it makes some sense if frosts and insect disappearance are later. Anne Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2026, at 9:13 AM, Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> wrote:
Yesterday I saw at my feeder an immature cardinal , still mostly brown, with red starting in wing feathers, & no tuft on head yet. So maybe it was from a second nesting? We have a lot of cardinals around Kendal. Later, early afternoon, I heard several times, a yellow-billed cuckoo call in the woods/west section of Wilson trail. Donna Scott Kendal at Ithaca-377Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2026, at 8:51 AM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> wrote:
From my porch this morning I consistently hear cardinals singing. When I asked Google why, this is the interesting response it gave: "Cardinals sing in mid-August because they are still finishing up their extended breeding season, defending late-summer territory boundaries, and communicating with their long-term mates. While many other backyard birds stop singing by August to molt or migrate, non-migratory cardinals maintain active pair bonds and can raise broods as late as August or September." Sar "Attention is the beginning of devotion."- Mary Oliver-- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: <Cayugabirds-L...> Archives: The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
Date: 8/9/26 6:13 am From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinals still singing/cuckoo
Yesterday I saw at my feeder an immature cardinal , still mostly brown, with red starting in wing feathers, & no tuft on head yet. So maybe it was from a second nesting?
We have a lot of cardinals around Kendal.
Later, early afternoon, I heard several times, a yellow-billed cuckoo call in the woods/west section of Wilson trail.
Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca-377
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On Aug 9, 2026, at 8:51 AM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> wrote:
From my porch this morning I consistently hear cardinals singing. When I asked Google why, this is the interesting response it gave:
"Cardinals sing in mid-August because they are still finishing up their extended breeding season, defending late-summer territory boundaries, and communicating with their long-term mates. While many other backyard birds stop singing by August to molt or migrate, non-migratory cardinals maintain active pair bonds and can raise broods as late as August or September."
Date: 8/9/26 6:05 am From: Janet McGraw (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cardinals still singing
Interesting.
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On Sunday, August 9, 2026, 8:51 AM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> wrote:
From my porch this morning I consistently hear cardinals singing. When I asked Google why, this is the interesting response it gave: "Cardinals sing in mid-August because they are still finishing up their extended breeding season, defending late-summer territory boundaries, and communicating with their long-term mates. While many other backyard birds stop singing by August to molt or migrate, non-migratory cardinals maintain active pair bonds and can raise broods as late as August or September." Sar "Attention is the beginning of devotion."- Mary Oliver-- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: <Cayugabirds-L...> Archives: The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
Date: 8/7/26 1:59 pm From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Myers Park Saturday
The director of Lansing Parks and recreation department notified me that birding may not be so great tomorrow, Saturday, August 8 at Myers Park , all morning and then into the afternoon.
“Women swimming” is happening there & the park will be crowded with people working with this Hospicare fund raising event.
Donna Scott
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Date: 8/6/26 4:03 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] August 6 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week's Plans
It was a summer morning that we dream about when February winds howl around us. Glassy calm and serene out at Myers Point on Cayuga Lake with mild temperatures and morning sun highlighting ospreys as they flew right over us. Nineteen of us gathered at this morning's Thursday Birding Meetup in hopes of seeing some migrants--and we did! Jody Enck <https://www.facebook.com/groups/423723264332161/user/1333572662/?__cft__[0]=AZagqHARqX4DJzpVDqw8labl_nKW9Ch_1yoHuPNBJPFV4h1kZxqinq7aoapm6b8MmIda-bVH0_hA1ixdR5LYN3WzmS5cLBEvQiYXTavAvJ53fUqP4fbcFZ2nw7MX-oRiwEiMl7hdd3pbcFM-IL69YT9u&__tn__=-]K-R> helped us identify the juvenile laughing gull and a least sandpiper out on the spit. We got great looks at both. Otherwise, the point was busy with the usual birds we expect to see doing their usual activities. Some were preening as though it was spa morning at the beach--ring billed gulls, a common merganser and some mallards. Some were fishing--ospreys and cormorants. Some were cruising for breakfast: kingfishers, tree swallows and a bunch of barn swallows. Some were simply hanging out: great blue heron, goldfinches and other songbirds. Some flew in to take over the place: a flock of Canada geese. We saw 22 species in all including spotted sandpiper (*sans* spots this time of year!). Several of us headed out to our favorite Lansing breakfast spot, the East Shore Roadhouse as we continued our stories and planned future adventures. Want to join us next week? We're headed to Sapsucker Woods at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on August 13 at 7:00 am. We'll focus on the meadows and see who is out there amidst the late summer blooms. All birders are warmly welcome to join us! We bird until around 8:30 or so and then head to breakfast. Folks who must get to work or other activities can leave as needed. We hope you'll bird with us! Directions from Ithaca: Take Route 13 North and turn right on Sapsucker Woods Road. The entrance to the Lab of O will be on your right. We'll meet in the Visitors parking lot. Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
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