We went up today and the Snowy was a no-show as we checked the expected areas. Lots if birders. A terrific selection of waterfowl made the trip worthwhile. John and Sue
On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:57 AM Suan Hsi Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> wrote: > Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National > Wildlife Refuge" by Bob and Diane Slater on Monday, November 13, at > 6:30pm. A comment says "it flew in front of us around 4:30 pm, in the > dead tree near the Eagle tree". > > The post URL is > https://www.facebook.com/groups/172217523476266/posts/1688992451798758/ > but I think it's only visible to members of that group. > > Suan > > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 9:16 PM Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > > > > Today I learned of - and eventually saw - a regionally rare Snowy Egret > along the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. > > > > I first learned of it from a text rare bird alert from Mark Miller at > 10:25am that it was “last seen at Seneca Flats,” but I wondered about > Mark’s use of passive voice and the lack of any picture from this avid > photographer. As I prepared to look for the bird there was not yet any > eBird report from Mark either. > > > > But there was an eBird report from earlier this morning by David > Kennedy, who takes gorgeous photos and seems to either find, re-find, or > document most of the rarities around Montezuma. He included 5 pictures with > the comment that it was “Feeding along east shore of Seneca Flats,” and in > this case it was a re-find because he said it was “seen and photographed by > Bob S. yesterday.” > > > > This appears to be the first documented record of Snowy Egret in the > Cayuga Lake Basin this year, and as I try to maintain First Records records > list, I’m looking for some help. Who is Bob S? Can I find the photo and > record of his sighting? Where did he see it? At this point I’m not trying > to verify the ID, I’m just looking for the standard information and credit > that I include on the list. > > > > Today, thanks to text rare bird alert messages, several additional > people saw this small, active egret at various places along the Wildlife > Drive’s first straightaway, and the adjacent Seneca River. Generally it > progressed north from Seneca Flats. It’s hard to say where it will be > tomorrow, but I hope that, if it sticks around in publicly accessible > places, folks continue to share its whereabouts so others can see this > beautiful bird. > > > > - - Dave Nutter > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > Welcome and Basics > > Rules and Information > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > > Surfbirds > > ABA > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > -- > > -- > > (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm > NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm > NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html > 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
