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the contemplative nuthatch a circumspect view from sapsucker woods the contemplative nuthatch a circumspect view from sapsucker woods home about birds of ssw sapsucker woods aerial photos midwinter visitors 14 01 2009 look carefully at this group of mallards and you ll see that in fact they re not all mallards it s like that old sesame street skit one of these things is not like the other things one of these things just doesn t belong the last couple of days have been good for our less common sapsucker woods birds the day before this wildfowl visitor showed up any guesses as to its identity we had several great looks at a northern shrike terrorizing the north side of the pond i even overheard someone this morning saying that they had watched a shrike impale and dismantle a mouse just a hundred feet off of sapsucker woods rd looking at the sapsucker woods ebird data from the last 100 years it shows that shrikes are fairly common during the fall and winter but the odd duck out is a fairly rare occurrence now you might be thinking that a duck and a hook billed songbird aren t all that exciting but add in a sprinkling of dozens of pine siskins a healthy dose of american tree sparrows and a light dash of white throated sparrows and you ve got quite a diversity of birds to watch not to mention the red tailed hawk that skimmed by right outside the windows of the lunchroom and the furtive brown beady eyed mink that i saw in the gloaming last night plus a group of rosy breasted robins in the late dusk sunlight high in the trees so keep an eye on those windows despite the single digit highs of the next few days there s no telling what else the woods will reveal comments 6 comments tags rarities winter categories avian reflections birds nature rarity recently spotted in ssw midwinter gulls terns skimmers 7 01 2009 one of the best parts of working at the lab of ornithology is being constantly surrounded by beautiful artwork by talented artists from the legendary fuertes and audubons in the observatory to the work of locally or nationally known artists if you haven t stopped by recently you owe yourself a visit to see ben shattuck s excellent exhibition gulls terns and skimmers weaving together his observations from a couple seasons spent working out at cornell s excellent shoals marine lab ben treats us to exquisitely rendered oil paintings of his subjects in anything but normal poses his gulls don t merely pose they seem to be caught in mid motion in between behaviors that they couldn t seem to hold back the broad swaths of paint are all more the evocative thanks to the matte black backgrounds making the birds seem to pop out of the darkness ben s works will be on display until january 30th in the lab s auditorium gallery hope to see you here comments leave a comment tags art event exhibition categories lab of o events the art of art unmoved by the snow 19 11 2008 despite the onslaught of cold snowy days the little blue heron that has stalked the shallows of sapsucker woods pond is still standing its ground literally it has stood unmoving for nearly the entire day on a half submerged log on the north side of the pond as i write my thoughts drift toward the cold forecast for the next few days and i wonder how many more mornings i will arrive to see that shining white beacon greet me from across the water stay warm youngster and godspeed toward warmer unfrozen climes comments 1 comment tags little blu heron categories birds perspective rarity lost in the fog 8 11 2008 sapsucker woods has always been a place where clouds and moisture get the chance to interact with terra firma it sits over 700 feet above lakeside ithaca and cold rain and wind on the lakeshore can often lead to whiteout conditions and snow accumulation here at the lab as far back as 1950 studies indicated that humidity is typically higher and temperatures are usually lower here than in ithaca up to 10 in owen s 1950 thesis this last thursday was a perfect example of humidity interacting with temperatures to create our own foggy fantasyland each day i drive across two creek watersheds on the way to work on this day the first of the watersheds was draped in a high fog the second filled with brilliant sun my arrival at the lab was greeted with high clouds and scattered patches of blue sky within two hours the temperature had decreased a few degrees and an intense fog rolled in shutting down the airport as well the picture above was taken midmorning and it remained that way for several hours giving a surreal sense of wandering through an out of focus dreamscape by midafternoon the skies had cleared the temperature had risen a few degrees and planes were buzzing around the skies making me wonder if it had all just been a dream then looking at the pile of work still remaining to be done on my desk i hoped that i was still dreaming comments 2 comments tags fog sapsucker woods categories contrast habitat nature perspective rarity alert 7 11 2008 little blue heron new york originally uploaded by bonxie88 just in case you ve been wondering what you should do this weekend take the opportunity to get out and see a great rarity hanging out around the pond in sapsucker woods this little blue heron has been spending its time skulking around the pond margins perching on snags and generally making itself available to the birding public try the platform on the back edge of the pond for the most likely viewing also rewarding views have been garnered from inside the visitors center especially on the second floor hope to see you out there comments 1 comment categories birds rarity previous entries sapsucker woods in tweets by sapsuckerwoods recent ruminations midwinter visitors midwinter gulls terns skimmers unmoved by the snow lost in the fog rarity alert top posts midwinter visitors midwinter gulls terns skimmers unmoved by the snow lost in the fog rarity alert new imagery for sapsucker woods always something interesting to read sapsucker woods photo pool more photos amigos i know biological ramblings cantos librarian avengers s b s surf check avian reflections 10 000 birds city birder dc birding ecobirder leica birding blog life birds and everything mike s birding digiscoping mon rch s nature blog the veteran naturalist wildbirds broadcasting local haunts brooktondale meadow cayuga bird club cayuga nature center dryden trails events at the lab of o lab of o lime hollow montezuma nwr town of caroline resourceful links all about birds ebird macaulay library archives tree octopus conservation science in all its glory behavioral ecology blog inkling magazine living the scientific life migrations pharyngula surf bird scribble the intersection the art of art drawing the motmot natural history artworks rigor vitae a a select category adaptation 5 avian reflections 2 birdlist 2 birds 21 conservation 2 contrast 9 exotics 3 habitat 11 hubris 4 lab of o events 2 nature 18 non avian 6 perspective 17 rarity 9 recently spotted in ssw 3 the art of art 2 uncategorized 3 video 3 archives archives select month january 2009 2 november 2008 3 october 2008 1 june 2008 1 may 2008 1 april 2008 2 march 2008 1 february 2008 3 january 2008 2 november 2007 1 october 2007 3 july 2007 1 june 2007 3 may 2007 1 april 2007 3 march 2007 3 february 2007 4 january 2007 8 recent comments alasco lópez on rarity alert digital distribution on triumphgeshrei smackdown maison confort on triumphgeshrei smackdown natalie on triumphgeshrei smackdown triumphgeshrei at th on triumphgeshrei smackdown blog stats 21 721 hits about me you ll find me perched upside down on a tree somewhere near the edges of sapsucker woods spending my time searching for tidbits amid the feast or famine of any given season in the temperate zone this blog is an attempt to share this expansive inverted worldview with others while keeping my eyes focused on the diverse offerings of sapsucker woods adaptation avian reflections birdlist birds conservation contrast exotics 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