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[cayugabirds-l] April 10 Cayuga Bird Club meeting

2023-04-03 Thread Colleen Richards

 Next Monday, April 10, at 7:30 pm will be the April meeting of the Cayuga Bird 
Club at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.  All are invited to hear and see the 
presentation, "Following Alfred Russel Wallace in search of Birds of Paradise 
and Birdwings in West Papua and Indonesia", given by Meena Haribal - 
naturalist, photographer, recordist, and traveler. There are fourteen species 
of birds of paradise, including birds such as Vogelkop Superb Bird of Paradise 
found in West Papua and some of those found only on the tiny islands of Waigeo. 
  This is a narration of a trip to Indonesia in search of endemics, exotic 
insects and orangutans. Meena spent a few weeks in Indonesia traveling to 
several of the islands with the goal of observing,  photographing and recording 
the nature around her. About the Speaker: Meena is an ardent naturalist and 
traveler around the world in search of nature. Meena has been a  member of 
Cayuga Bird Club for almost 30 years and has shared many fascinating 
presentations about her travels.  She has filled the club roles of President 
and field trip chair in the past, andhas led many field trips herself.  Meena 
fondly remembers her first trip with the Cayuga Bird Club in March of 1993 - an 
afternoon trip in search of Short-eared Owls. To attend the trip, she hiked 
from Schuyler House in downtown Ithaca to the Lab of Ornithology, a distance of 
about 5 miles, only to find that the trip went to the west side of the lake via 
downtown! Here she met Linda Clougherty and Ngampit Jagacinski for the first 
time, who later offered rides to many of the club trips.  There will be no 
speaker dinner this month - just meet at the Ornithology Lab at 7 for cookies 
and the "reading of the list" at 7:25 pm.
 Hope you all have a pleasant weekend of birding.
Colleen Richards
Cayuga Bird ClubCorresponding Secretary  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 at the Lab of Ornithology start with cookies 
at 7:00pm,  the reading of the list at 7:25 and the business meeting at 7:30.  
This is followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 7:45pm and 
ending by 9pm. We will attempt to make presentations available virtually, 
either as a recording posted a few days later, or via a Zoom meeting. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Tips for Birding New Orleans Region??

2023-04-03 Thread Sandy Podulka


Hi Folks,

We're heading to the New Orleans area for a few days in mid-April, 
and I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions of the best places to go 
birding there?  We will probably do a boat trip into a cypress swamps 
and another to the more coastal areas--unless I hear otherwise here. 
Advice on what is unique there and shouldn't be missed, what areas 
are best to go in a boat?  I'm not sure whether to head way out to 
the SE end of the Mississippi and try to get out in the water 
farther, or if it's better to stay closer in?  Never having been 
anywhere like this, I'm feeling "at sea." Not sure how far you have 
to go to see any nesting colonies of terns or gulls or pelicans...


Please respond off-list!

Thanks!

Sandy


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[cayugabirds-l] Merlins in T’burg

2023-04-03 Thread jaredwdawson

On a walk last evening (April 2) I had a male and female Merlin on treetops 
within about 200’ in the upper village of Trumansburg close to the conservatory 
on McLallen St. The female was calling steadily. But sheesh, I just passed my 
neighbor Marc Devokaitis who reported seeing copulatory behavior (if not the 
act itself) this afternoon, up around Bradley St. where we live.
There has been a Fish Crow pair around the trees near the corner of Old Main 
and Washington St. this past week. Lots of single calls. I’ve seen and heard 
them in flight but haven’t before noticed any roost site fidelity, if indeed 
that is what I am seeing. I don’t know enough of their habits to score it as a 
“pair in suitable habitat” much as I would like to.
Jared Dawson
Trumansburg 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Shorebirds, etc, esp. along Wildlife Drive, Montezuma NWR

2023-04-03 Thread Peter Saracino

Also we had a pair of long tailed ducks (along with the Eurasian Wigeon) on
Saturday at the Refuge, and there is a new eagle nest (discovered by
volunteer, Allyan Paul). We think the Spillway birds have moved. As you
approach Benning Marsh, look into the woods on your right.  Can't miss it.
Also we've seen a pair of adult sandhills hanging around Eston Marsh on
both Friday and Saturday.
Sar

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 1:27 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:

> I just got a call from Reuben Stoltzfus taking his first trip of the year
> around the Wildlife Drive. If you are up that way, pay particular attention
> to Benning Marsh, because that’s where he saw Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
> Yellowlegs, and Dunlin. Also keep an eye out along the Wildlife Drive for
> Eurasian Wigeon, which others have seen recently, and Great Egret, which
> Mike Gullo saw on April first.
>
> Both Yellowlegss had previously been reported by Wade & Melissa Rowley at
> Carncross Rd’s flooded field near the Seneca River in the Town of Savannah,
> so that can be another good place to study. Previous to that, Janet Akin
> heard Greater Yellowlegs near the intersection of Gravel & Lay Rds in Tyre.
>
> I had thought that Dunlin was new for the Basin for the year, but - sorry,
> Reuben - I just noticed from my Seneca County daily eBird “needs” report
> that Dave Kennedy found a Dunlin yesterday at the intersection of NYS-89 &
> NYS-31 at the west end of the mucklands, another great shorebird location.
>
> Bring a scope if you have one, as shorebirds are small and often distant.
>
> The only other shorebirds I’m aware of in the Basin are Killdeer, which
> first showed up ridiculously early, and American Woodcock and Wilson’s
> Snipe which were found as expected in late February and early March
> respectively.
>
> Reuben is keeping an eye out for Pectoral Sandpiper, another expected
> early shorebird.
>
> Another place I’ve had luck with shorebirds is the Guy Baldassarre marsh,
> by walking counter-clockwise around it and scoping inward while walking
> north along the east dike. Enjoy Shorebird Season!
>
> - - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Selling my Purple Martin gourd setup

2023-04-03 Thread Sherwood Snyder

Hello all,

I posted this last year, but thought I might get some a taker as the Martins
approach! I officially give up after not attracting any Martins for 6 years. It
is the basic gourd starter set from the Purple Martin Conservation Association.
I also added a 6-gourd expansion pack but I am keeping 2 gourds for the Tree
Swallows who now expect that luxury each spring. Each of the 10 gourds has a
vent hole added, a porch, and an owl guard. One or two gourds have some
exploratory chewing from squirrels, but none that affects the use of the house.
1 gourd is missing the removable lid, I assume that is an easy replacement.
This is the set I started with:
https://www.purplemartin.org/shop/product/grsbeg/gourd-rack-starter-bundle-excluder-gourds/

Includes:
the pully mechanism to raise and lower the gourds for maintenance
10 gourds with owl guards, porches, and vents installed (and white pine needles
for nesting) (I use the clothespins to keep out swallows/bluebirds/etc, just
leave a couple open for scouts)
12 gourd brackets
14-foot pole with gourd mount
raccoon guard for pole
a couple of Martin decoys
instructions for all of it

They have been sitting outside for 6 seasons, I bring them in for winter so the
plastic is in good shape but has grime. The gourds are really nice thick
plastic. You can see pics of everything here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8g6frpdwd7fltcy/AADk1SCCp3YqcFRovNNbOyWKa?dl=0

The whole thing cost me around $1,500. I would like $400 firm so I might invest
that in houses and habitats for my property that, hopefully, get takers. I’m in
Danby and can give directions if anyone wants to look. Email me offline,
please.

Thanks!
Sherwood

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[cayugabirds-l] CHSP

2023-04-03 Thread John Gregoire

We had our FOY Chipping Sparrow this morning. Six days early based on our
37 year norm. SW corner of the CLB off Fitzgerald Rd.

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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

2023-04-03 Thread Joseph Brin


RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* April 03, 2023

* NYSY 04.03.23

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s): March 27, 2022 to April 03, 2023

to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com

covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),

Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland

compiled: April 03  AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org


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#835: Monday April 04, 2023 

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

March 27, 2022

 




Highlights






GREAT EGRET

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

EURASIAN WIGEON

LESSER YELLOWLEGS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS

DUNLIN

CASPIAN TERN

SHORT-EARED OWL

BLACK VULTURE

RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET

AMERICAN PIPIT

FOX SPARROW

VESPER SPARROW

EVENING GROSBEAK










Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma

Wetlands Complex

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     3/28: A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen at Mays Point

     3/30: 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at Carncross Road.

     3/31: A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen near the intersection of Rts. 89 and 
31.

     4/1: an EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the Main Pool.

     4/2: A DUNLIN was seen near the intersection of Rts. 89 and 31. A VESPER 
SPARROW was found at VanDyne Spoor Road.







Cayuga County






     3/31: A GREAT EGRET was seen at the Sterling Nature Center.







Oswego County






     3/28: 10 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Derby Hill.

     3/30: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on McCaw Road in Redfield.

     4/1: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying past Derby Hill.







Onondaga County






     4/1: A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen on Onondaga Lake at the Liverpool 
Marina.

     4/2: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seenon the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake.

     4/3: A CASPIAN TERN was seen at the Marshy Spits area on the west side of 
Onondaga Lake south of the Honeywell Center.







Madison County






     3/29: An EVENING GROSBEAK was at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road east of 
Erieville.

     3/31: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen on Oneida Lake near South Bay.







Oneida County






     4/1: An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in Utica Marsh. A BLACK VULTURE was 
again seen on an abandoned barn on Rt. 46 just south of Rome. It was seen again 
the next day.

     4/2: A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen on Cook Road in Blossvale. A FOX 
SPARROW was seen at the Dwyer Road swamp near Verona.







Herkimer County






     4/2: An EVENING GROSBEAK was found near the Black river Wild Forest near 
McKeever.




       

     

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Region 5







Joseph Brin

Baldwinsville, NY

13027

 


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[cayugabirds-l] Shorebirds, etc, esp. along Wildlife Drive, Montezuma NWR

2023-04-03 Thread Dave Nutter

I just got a call from Reuben Stoltzfus taking his first trip of the year 
around the Wildlife Drive. If you are up that way, pay particular attention to 
Benning Marsh, because that’s where he saw Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser 
Yellowlegs, and Dunlin. Also keep an eye out along the Wildlife Drive for 
Eurasian Wigeon, which others have seen recently, and Great Egret, which Mike 
Gullo saw on April first. 

Both Yellowlegss had previously been reported by Wade & Melissa Rowley at 
Carncross Rd’s flooded field near the Seneca River in the Town of Savannah, so 
that can be another good place to study. Previous to that, Janet Akin heard 
Greater Yellowlegs near the intersection of Gravel & Lay Rds in Tyre. 

I had thought that Dunlin was new for the Basin for the year, but - sorry, 
Reuben - I just noticed from my Seneca County daily eBird “needs” report that 
Dave Kennedy found a Dunlin yesterday at the intersection of NYS-89 & NYS-31 at 
the west end of the mucklands, another great shorebird location. 

Bring a scope if you have one, as shorebirds are small and often distant. 

The only other shorebirds I’m aware of in the Basin are Killdeer, which first 
showed up ridiculously early, and American Woodcock and Wilson’s Snipe which 
were found as expected in late February and early March respectively. 

Reuben is keeping an eye out for Pectoral Sandpiper, another expected early 
shorebird. 

Another place I’ve had luck with shorebirds is the Guy Baldassarre marsh, by 
walking counter-clockwise around it and scoping inward while walking north 
along the east dike. Enjoy Shorebird Season!

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Carolina Wren eggs and screech-owl activity

2023-04-03 Thread Robyn Bailey

Just now, I went to clean off an old Carolina Wren nest from a nest shelf on my 
back porch. I left it there all winter thinking they could roost in it (which 
they did). Good thing I checked it before taking it down, because it had 3 eggs 
in it! Those eggs were not there 2 weekends ago when I checked as I was 
cleaning out all my nest boxes. So they're new and my first eggs of the season. 
I was only going to clean the nest off because a pair of Eastern Phoebes were 
checking out the back porch and I thought they might want to use the nest 
shelf, but it looks like they were too late.

Also last night my Blink camera captured ongoing activity in one of my 
screech-owl boxes. Until now, there has been one owl sleeping there for the 
past week or so, but last night it had a companion and I could see one owl in 
the box and heard a second one calling outside the box. The activity was much 
more animated than usual, and if I had to guess, last night's visitor was a 
'new' bird looking at the box for the first time while the 'usual' owl was 
calling outside it. My interpretation is that our lone roosting male may have 
had a female checking out his site. Birds of the World tells me, "Nest cavity 
is chosen from among alternatives in the male's territory by the female, based 
on past nesting success and food stored there by the male. Male roosts in or 
near the selected cavity a few days per week before, but rarely during nesting."

Spring is definitely in the air in Lansing! If you haven't done it yet, get 
your nest boxes (if any) cleaned out and ready.

Robyn Bailey


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