The SNOWY EGRET was present early this morning in the same area, along the
rocky shore of the river just at the mouth of the main pool
outflow/spillway ("carp spot") along the drive. It was reported this
afternoon from the same area on eBird as well. Other highlights from a
quick morning trip were 50 Dunlin and two White-rumped Sandpipers in the
flooded (and mostly frozen) fields on Armitage Road, and a single HUDSONIAN
GODWIT on the ice at Knox-Marsellus.Jay On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 3:41 PM John Gregoire <johnandsuegrego...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/ >> >> -- >> >> -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- (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/ --
