[cayugabirds-l] Egret - Saturday
Close to sunset on Saturday a small white egret flew over the Mays Point observing corral heading toward Wildlife Dr/Main Pool. I didn't see it until it was far past and heading directly away and assume it was a Cattle Egret but could not tell for sure. It might have come from the back of Tschache Pool or other points north or northwest, which as far as I know the Cattle Egrets have not been seen. Dave Wheeler N.Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Derby Hill Hawk Watch, 2015 report
The final report for the 2015 hawk watch season at Derby Hill is available at: http://onondagaaudubon.com/4756-2/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY tigge...@aol.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Friday
Main highlights came from Knox-Marsellus Marsh in the form of a breeding-plumaged Ruddy Turnstone. There was a plover I thought was Am. Golden Plover but in retrospect didn't look at carefully so entered in eBird as Black-bellied/Am. Golden Plover. Most phalarope candidates eventually became Lesser Yellowlegs with a little more watching. Having bad luck catching up to Wilson's that have been reported. The only shorebird I saw that never moved was a Red-necked Phalarope floating on the water. Smaller size, face pattern, and bill profile looked good for RN. Plenty of peeps to look through, Stilt Sandpipers, and SB Dowitchers. Puddler had some yellowlegs. Dave W. N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Saturday evening
Most of the shorebird diversity is way out on the Main Pool, continuing to follow the shrinking wet spot. Of course rain could change that. Birds flushed at one point and there was another group out of sight even farther back. One phalarope I thought was Wilson's was seen, maybe a female, but it was far out and I entered in eBird as phalarope species. Thruway ponds are getting birds. Water level at Knox-Marsellus has improved and there's good shorebird habitat but few shorebirds. Lots of other goodies to look at. I was never able to catch up with the Bonaparte's Gull that has been seen recently. Dave W. North Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Binocular eye cup found - Derby Hill
The screw-in eye cup from a binocular was found at Derby Hill North Lookout. Please e-mail if anyone is missing it. I know there was a field trip from the MAC center, possibly one of the participants? Dave W. tigge...@aol.com __._,_.___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sodus, Geneva, and goldeneye photos
Wednesday at Sodus Bay saw the usual (excellent) concentration of ducks. Highlights were 4 Surf Scoter (1 adult male) plus at least 3 female Common Goldeneye with entirely orange bills, essentially the same as the Irondequoit Bay bird. Very poor gull numbers. Roost flight at the Geneva waterfront found a good number of Canada Geese and ~1000 gulls roosting on the ice. By the time I caught up with them they were too far out for good viewing. I've put up my own photos of the I-Bay bird, plus a photo showing the two head shapes of Common Goldeneye (round and angular), and photos of 2 different female Barrow's that were at Brewerton, NY last winter. The birds were easily separable, both because of small differences in plumage and because one bird was always seen with its neck outstretched and the other with its head tucked. None so far this year but there aren't any goldeneye there yet. With the naked eye, under any good light, the bright yellow bill on the Barrow's roared out of the dull-billed goldeneye flock like a tiny sun. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming weather MNWR
With cold weather coming I think the huge bird numbers at the Savannah mucks and Knox-Marsellus will be coming to an end soon. Prediction for Sunday-Monday overnight is mid-20's but I'm more worried about the Mon-Tues overnight when it will hit mid-20s but with no recovery the next day, a pattern repeating for the following two overnights where it will hit mid-teens. Wind might help keep K-M open but this could be it for the mucks, at least temporarily. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Friday
Lots of action at the Savannah mucklands and Knox-Marsellus Marsh. As on Tuesday, a good number of gulls continue to pull worms from the mud - about 50/50 Ring-bill/Herring. Lots of geese at both spots including White-fronted at K-M and a white goose I couldn't decide on at the mucks. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Snow Geese other highlights
Good numbers of Canada Geese at the Geneva waterfront, but Seneca Lake was rough on moderate SW winds. While passing through Waterloo, the evening gull roost-flight (from the Seneca Falls landfill to Cayuga Lake) was on and I decided to follow it. Lots of other birds moving about and I finally caught up with a Snow Goose raft far out in the lake and viewable for many miles along Lower Lake Rd. Over to Knox-Marsellus Marsh at dusk found it too late to go through the many birds there. These shallow water spots will freeze and the fun will be over. I've put up a few photos of the Snow Goose group, one taken from the hillside at Cayuga Lake SP and the other from the very south end of Lower Lake Rd. Also a few bill-detail close-ups. There are also some shots illustrating the gull-flock scene at the Savannah mucklands, taken earlier in the week. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ Sorted by tax-o-nomic group: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Knox-Marsellus Thursday - Owls, Cranes, odd goose
Staking out the roost flight found lots of waterfowl moving around but the big Snow Geese numbers may have reached Cayuga Lake. Two Short-eared Owls appeared at dusk and I counted 82 Sandhill Cranes. There's an odd Canada Goose that's not like any I've seen before. - noticeably paler body, back, and wings (golden rather than dark brown) but with normal Canada Goose patterning (direct comparison) - obvious, wide, complete white neck ring - size like other Canada Geese, or at least not Cackling-sized - very small bill given its size - unusually wide white chin strap The noticeably paler color is probably the best scan feature. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fair Haven Monday - prob. Black-headed Gull
Jim Tarolli and I had poor looks from the east/west breakwall as it headed west, but review of bad photos suggest Black-headed. First photo is unedited, second crops and lightens to show bright orange/red bill. Unfortunately I had been messing with the camera to take silhouettes against bold cloud patterns or a better shot would have been possible. There are Bonaparte's hanging around on both the bay and pond and it may still be in the area - we're not sure if it continued west or looped back into the bay. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Wednesday highlights
The main attraction right now is the large number of birds at the Main Pool and K-M/Puddler's Marsh. Bald Eagles were flushing the ducks from time to time and creating great clouds of waterfowl on the Wildlife Drive. I looked for the Eared Grebe but did not see it and only one ibis was present. A Canvasback was new for me on the Main Pool, among many wigeon, Ruddy Ducks, Lesser Scaup, coots, pintail, Gadwall, and Green-winged Teal. I noticed only 1 Black Duck and no Blue-winged Teal. Over to East Rd where the visibility was excellent. I spent several hours going through geese etc. The very back edge of Puddler had three Greater Yellowlegs barely visible under very clear conditions. Herring may have replaced Ring-bill as the dominant gull. 44 Sandhill Cranes flew in on the evening roost flight. Back to the Wildlife Drive where evening flight was also fully on. Most exciting was 40 (exact count) Dunlin which flew in to Eaton Marsh (had not been present earlier). At Clay Marsh in Clay on Tuesday the evening blackbird roost flight was impressive. I clicked 40,000 by hundreds but missed birds coming in from other directions. Dominant species were Red-winged Blackbird (mostly) with some grackles mixed in and probably a lot of Rusties. Virtually nothing was flying until about 4:05pm when great rivers began. Red-wings and Rusties were singing. I put photos up illustrating the great duck and blackbird clouds. Also coots flying, a coot revealing his tail (much more detail to it than I would have thought), plus the 44 cranes flying in, the 40 Dunlin, Ruddy Ducks diving, and dabblers tipping. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR highlights
Eared Grebe and Ibis continue, as do the Ross's Geese. I have some close photos of the ibis. I personally think the eye is on its way to being reddish and the bare skin on its way to being pinkish. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Wednesday
Many thousands of ducks/geese in at the Main Pool - both dabblers and divers. At least one Eurasian Wigeon continues but I missed the Eared Grebe. Shorebirds included both yellowlegs, 2 Stilt Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, and 2 White-rumped Sandpiper. Over at Knox-Marsellus the Avocets continue. Many geese there also plus a few distant shorebirds, presumably yellowlegs. Some photos at the link below: Common Gallinule stretching wings, doing feather maintenance, scratching. Also Peregrine Falcon, Harrier, PB Grebe diving and standing out of water showing amazing feet, Ruddy Duck diving, lots more on the photostream and pending upload. Away from MNWR there are Wigeon flying with Gadwall at Fair Haven, Brant flocks on Lake Ontario, a Caspian Tern flying in front of a fire hydrant, a Kingbird (and its shadow) dive-bombing a Bald Eagle, etc. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Northern Wheatear
Jim Tarolli and I were there Monday just before sunset and the bird was feeding in the backyard of the house and invisible to the naked eye (and inconspicuous generally). If you're standing roughly across from the old silo, sweep right and look to the back edge of the cut area. There is a an old red mailbox post with a white mailbox on it, and an old red metal chair (the flash of red is visible to the naked eye). Last night the bird was feeding in the cut area in front of those. It is about 125 yards from the road and is inconspicuous in binoculars but can be seen well in the scope. Some left/right movement on the road may give a better view. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] N. Wheatear report - Stony Point
Tony Shrimpton texted the CNY RBA to report: Northern Wheatear Bill-Abetta Roberts (blue) house, 1162 Whiney Rd (sic), Stony Point, Henderson, Jefferson County, 2:15 I believe Whiney should be Whitney. Tony has a camp on Stony Point but I'm not sure if he's passing it along or saw it himself. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Stony Point Wheatear - Yes
Wayne Fidler reports that the bird is still there. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mississippi Kite - Derby Hill, juv. Dunlin - Sodus Point
Today on south winds a Mississippi Kite passed low for good looks. Photos on Jim Tarolli's page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jtarolli9/ Thursday at Sodus Point a (mostly) juvenile-plumage Dunlin was present. Photos at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday hawks, Sunday shorebirds/nighthawks
On south winds Saturday a decent flight of young hawks passed Derby Hill, mostly Red-tails and Bald Eagles but all the expected raptors were represented. Sunday afternoon, Sodus Point produced 8 species of shorebirds: Baird's, Least, Semi-p Sandpipers, Black-bellied Semi-p Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, and Lesser Yellowlegs. Link below to photos of the Baird's and BBPL in flight, plus some flying flock shots and Baird's, Least, and Semi-p in the same frame for comparison. On the way home I lucked into 6 Common Nighthawks feeding low over Rte 104 near Wolcott. In spite of the late hour they were so close as to still capture some detail and even a couple upper-wing pictures. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Red Knot other photos
Jim Tarolli tells me it was not at Sodus Pt this morning. I've added more photos of the Knot with other shorebirds, plus some great ones of Semipalmated Plover. Speaking of semipalmated, it appears in my photos that Lesser Yellowlegs also has semi-p feet (which I did not know). Also a few shots of the juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker at Fair Haven. While the roost itself is not visible, the Great Egret roost flight is. The sky was very dramatic on Wednesday and I have put up some of the 126 birds that flew by my perch. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Wed. - Sodus Red Knot; MNWR
Sodus Point had a juv. Red Knot, first on the pier then on the beach. 30 Sanderlings and 8 SESA joined a single Lesser Yellowlegs. Good stuff. Photo here of the gorgeous Red Knot: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ On trip to MNWR I did not check the MAC ponds. I did stop at K-M and found shorebird madness. At least a 1000 peeps are there plus many others. I looked only for conspicuous or exciting species, so a proper check is needed. Finally, I counted 126 Great Egrets flying to roost. Dramatic sky led to awesome backdrop for many Egret photos. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Recent sightings - Ontario Lakeshore
Monday 8/25 on the Ontario Lakeshore between Oswego and Sodus Pt, with Jim
Tarolli:
Oswego Harbor: (presumed) Short-billed Dowitcher on the outer breakwall - very
distant but we thought dowitcher
Fair Haven: 1 Ruddy Turnstone (juv)
Sodus Pt: 2 Ruddy Turnstone (ad and juv), 1 AG Plover, 2 BB Plover, 2 SP
Plover, many peeps. Missed the Lesser BB Gulls.
Last visit to Montezuma had high water at Knox-Marsellus but it has now been a
few days.
Photos of the recent Willet at Myers Pt (Tompkins County) are below. Also,
closeups of many shorebirds including Spotted, Sanderling, SP Sand, SP Plover,
Least Sand. Some shots of semi-palmated ('piper and plover) feet. I also have
Caspian Terns diving, Bald Eagle with muskrat, Turkey Vulture sunning,
Ring-billed Gull close-up calling, Osprey with a big shad, American Bittern,
Great Egret flock, a very worn and wet Herring Gull, tucked-wing flight shot of
RH Woodpecker, etc. They should all be on the first page of the photostream.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/
David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Derby Hill Wednesday - Laughing Gull, Jaeger
On 25 kt West winds, the main highlight was a Laughing Gull (non-breeding adult), and a distant jaeger (probably Long-tailed). Many Black Terns, Commons, Caspians, Herring Gulls. Link to photos of Laughing Gull: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ There is also a nice sequence of Osprey catching fish, Caspian Terns drinking, flock of Great Egrets, American Bittern series. Dave W. N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Black Skimmer Friday - No
The Black Skimmer found by John Germain and seen Wed and Thurs on Fulton's Lake Neatahwanta was not seen on Friday. Observers were present from 4pm until 9pm. I'm not suggesting it's gone or won't come back - the lake itself seems good for it but does not have a lot of loafing areas. Here's a link to a cell-phone photo of John's camera screen. The bird was perched on a concrete drainage pipe on the frontage road (Barrett Dr) in the northeast corner of the lake just south of the bend in Rte 3. John also saw it skimming the near-shore areas. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Great Shearwater - bad news
With sadness I have to report the Great Shearwater did not survive. I think plans are for it to go to the American Museum of Natural History. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Great Shearwater photos
I've put up several photos of the Great Shearwater. There are also photos of an unusual-for-July Snowy Owl being harassed by a Northern Mockingbird. Many songbirds-in-flight photos from May are also up: grackles, orioles, tanagers, waxwings, Purple Martin, Seymour the pheasant (a.k.a. Fred), raptors, etc. I have organized albums by taxonomic grouping as well as things like diving ducks in the act of diving. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/ Jim Tarolli also has a nice photo of the shearwater here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jtarolli9/ I had a vague recollection of another proper rarity on DeRuyter Reservoir and found the record: Brown Pelican in September '03, presumably having received an assist from Hurricane Isabel. Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY tigge...@aol.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] More bluebird photos
I've posted more photos of the bluebird from 9 May. At the moment they are at the top of the photostream and I have grouped them in a folder of their own. Photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ Taxonomic Groups: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/ Bluebird: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/72157645468229712/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Bald Eagle and other photos up / Derby Hill Tues.
Strong south winds brought a few raptors past Derby Hill today, mostly Red-tails and Bald Eagles. I've put up a bunch of photos on Flickr, including the eagles, Kingfisher flying with a fish, etc. Many new photos of birds in flight are now sorted by taxonomic group. There is also a photo of an interesting bluebird, possibly Mountain Bluebird, that passed with a flock of E. Bluebirds in May. Photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ Taxonomic Groups: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Geneseo - Wegman's pond
Infer: no TCHE. Original observer still unknown. Dave W Forwarding from GeneseeBirds: Subject: Geneseo: Wegman's pond Date: Wed Jun 4 2014 8:58 am From: geneseebirds-l AT geneseo.edu I stopped by the pond at the southwest corner of Geneseo's Wegman's plaza this morning. Just as I got there a Green Heron flew up from the pond, calling as it went into trees just west of the pond. I could see it moving a little in the trees and it is certainly possible that it/they are nesting in there somewhere - the habitat is good. There is thick brush and trees for some distance south and west of the pond and it looks like excellent habitat for lots of things. I heard two each singing Baltimore Orioles and Cardinals singing, along with Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, Redwing, etc. Jim Kimball kimb...@geneseo.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tri-colored Heron report - Geneseo
Forwarding from GeneseeBirds: Subject: GeneseeBirds-L Digest, Vol 130, Issue 83 Date: Tue Jun 3 2014 15:53 pm From: geneseebirds-l AT geneseo.edu Tri-colored Heron at Geneseo Wegman's plaza. Habitating at the retention pond behind the western-most end of the plaza. Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Derby Hill - Wed/Thurs incl. Swallow-tailed Kite
I'm woefully behind on putting up photos. Wednesday - light to medium songbird flight in the morning. Shortly after the raptors got up, Hawk Counter Steve Kolbe spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite on the near horizon. The bird spiraled and worked its way slowly toward the lookout, eventually passing over the third field. About 10 minutes into the encounter I could still see it in the scope spiraling on the east lakeshore before being lost due to distance. An hour or so later a lake breeze kicked in and the flight moved to the South Lookout, which has a better view of the east and south horizon. I thought we might see the Kite come back but did not. I wondered if it might think this is far enough. I suspect the current weather situation may have been at least partially responsible for it getting here. Thursday - strong SE winds but little migration. It's tempting to wonder how such a thing is possible. Link to photo of the Kite and an intergrade Flicker (and a typical Flicker): https://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Recent Montezuma sightings
Birding Friday with Steve Kolbe and Jim Tarolli, highlights included: Savannah Mucks: Peregrine Falcon chasing Am. Golden Plover. Lengthy pursuit, we did not see who prevailed. Savannah-Spring Lake Rd. at the bridge north of Van Dyne Spoor: Steve picked out a Eurasian Green-winged Teal. Yellowlegs and 4 Dowitchers were also present. Visitor Center: Glossy Ibis flew in Wildlife Drive: at least one Raven and a light immature Rough-legged Hawk Deep Muck overlook: Eurasian Wigeon Monday highlights, birding with Jim Tarolli: Visitor Center: 3 Sandhill Cranes soaring high Carncross Rd: Glossy Ibis north of the bridge to Howland Island. We also saw a distant Green-winged Teal seemingly with both horizontal and vertical white stripes thus a possible intergrade. Definitely not the bird from Friday. Marten's Tract: Eurasian Wigeon We also checked for Cerulean's and Prothonotary - not yet. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Lake, Monday (late) - Eu. Wigeon, Ross's Goose
Birding the Geneva waterfront on Monday with Jim Tarolli, we found a Eurasian Wigeon at Seneca Lake State Park and had a flyover Ross's Goose with a few Snows. Also a N. Shrike and many thousands of geese at close range. I'll put up a folder of photo highlights. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] adult Mew Gull - Inner Harbor
-Original Message- From: Tigger64 tigge...@aol.com To: oneidabirds oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 10:49 pm Subject: [OneidaBirds] adult Mew Gull - Inner Harbor This pm I found what I believe to be an adult MEW GULL. The bird was on the lawn at the Inner Harbor. After being flushed, the birds resettled and I eventually relocated the bird. I had good looks before it flew, and saw it well and at close range in flight. It landed on the pier and had more looks. The bird has an unmarked, unbanded yellow bill, dark eye, and is small in size. Some bad photos here, which show the unmarked bill and dark eye: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic(1) Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] (2) Eurasian Wigeon - Harris Park
I'm pretty sure there's two there a couple hundred yards south of Harris Park. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Crane - Clay Marsh; Bald Eagle carrying Am. Coot - Geneva
Friday night at Clay Marsh a Sandhill Crane flew by. Derby Hill reports seeing it pass this morning. Earlier in the week a Bald Eagle was seen carrying an American Coot on Seneca Lake at the Geneva Waterfront. Cackling Goose at the north end of Cayuga Lake. Staging/migration of geese has begun in a big way, with a massive roost-flight to Seneca Lake on Monday. Large numbers of ducks at north ends of both Cayuga and Seneca. Photos of the Crane and Bald Eagle/Coot here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mucks Cayuga Lake north end - Tuesday
I statused the Savannah Mucklands and north end of Cayuga Lake on Tuesday afternoon before the return to winter. Mucks (east end) - still frozen Mucks (west end) - dabblers and Canada Geese but poor numbers and little diversity for the date. More Pintails than on previous visit but otherwise little evidence of migration and few birds that weren't there two weeks ago. Lots of birds flying about but nothing like it should be. Only two Snow Geese. Cayuga Lake (west shore to Lower Lake Rd) - frozen as far as could be seen from Lower Lake Rd. Ice fishing still viable so I don't think it's opening imminently. Mud Lock - north end entirely frozen. Open water near the railroad bridge with birds. I didn't scope them. Harris Park - two small open spots mostly near the railroad track and halfway across. Packed with birds but distance and heat shimmer a major issue. Increase in Ring-necked ducks. Several Green-winged Teal were the only dabblers that didn't winter there. Several hundred gulls but nothing unusual. Aythya ducks coming in from the south but no roost flight of geese (the small number I saw were traveling west and not stopping). Mucks (sunset) - I thought there might be a roost flight of geese but there was not. My guess is they are going to Seneca Lake at Geneva. Two late and distant Short-eared Owls. Regarding the spring Snow Goose movement, we normally enjoy a pre-flight staging period on Cayuga Lake and at the Mucklands. We may be mostly losing that this year or it may be very short in duration. Snows mostly seem to avoid crossing Lake Ontario, presumably because they have no interest in stopping on it, and sometimes come back when they encounter frozen water and farm fields to our north. Much, if not most, of the Cayuga Lake Snow Geese overfly Derby Hill so we should know more before long. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] oswego river harlequin
Forwarding for Mary. Dave -Original Message- From: M_Magistro m_magis...@hotmail.com To: oneidabirds oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Mar 9, 2014 8:48 pm Subject: [OneidaBirds] oswego river harlequin I have sad news, my son and I looked for the harlequin behind the Post Office late this afternoon, only to find it floating dead against the rocks on the east shore. At least we all had over a week to view this beautiful bird. This has been a very rough winter for ducks on the river. Mary Magistro __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic(1) Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-breasted Mergansers - cause of death
This was posted to GeneseeBirds but may not have been forwarded. Preliminary evidence points to starvation as the main cause of death, rather than disease. I have recently seen an RB Merg come up from below with a crayfish or at least a shell fish of some kind. The bird didn't quite look like it was sure how to eat it and maybe it couldn't. I will post some photos. Dave W. -- Forwarded message -- From: Jenny Landry jalan...@gw.dec.state.ny.us Date: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:33 AM Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-breasted Mergansers To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu FYI: A decent article that summarizes what as been going on with the sick and dying ducks including some of our preliminary pathology results. http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/environment/frozen-waters-causing-ducks-to-starve-to-death-20140304 Jenny Landry Wildlife Diversity Biologist Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414-9519 585/226-5491 585/226-6323 fax jalan...@gw.dec.state.ny.us ___ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - geneseebird...@geneseo.edu https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Geneva Waterfront - Monday - Canvasback x Redhead, Intersex Mallard
The north end of Seneca Lake is one of my personal-favorite birding destinations in winter. Jim Tarolli and I hit all the waterfront spots in Geneva on Monday, coming up with thousands of Redhead and Canada Geese, at least 100 Canvasback, and an arrival of Wigeon. Birds were at all different distances from very close to a mile or more out in the lake. Highlight was a/the hybrid Canvasback x Redhead, essentially looking like the bird photographed by Chris Wood on Cayuga Lake. Head and bill showed the Canvasback influence while the back and sides were a touch paler than Redhead and darker than Canvasback. It was at medium distance and inconspicuous with the 200 or so Redheads it was with (seen in direct comparison with both species). We debated various methods of photography but the bird was diving constantly and we eventually gave up for a number of reasons. The bill had a little blue tint and in retrospect we should have considered Common Pochard. Earlier, Jim spotted a bird that we thought possibly an intersex Mallard. A strong roost flight happened between 5-6pm and the north mile or so of the lake was a blanket of birds. Some photos of the dusk madness (including three distant Coots getting airborne), plus diving Redhead, Canvasback, and the Mallard. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Savannah Mucks/N. Cayuga Lake
Most of the flooded parts of the Mucks were still frozen but I could see dabblers and geese moving around between the other spots. A strip of open water runs from Mud Lock south to the railroad bridge and it is loaded. Many Ring-necked Ducks and Canvasbacks among the other Aythya ducks, Goldeneye, and who-knows-what. Halfway out from Harris Park there were two small open spots that were packed. Light and distance were bad from Harris Park so I went to the other side but the birds were just as far or farther. Hundreds of Canvasbacks. Evening roost flight never happened back at the Mucks (maybe it was on at Mud Lock). Van Dyne Spoor Rd was frozen. Some highlight photos here at my new-and-improved Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [OneidaBirds] Thayer's Gull, Inner Harbor, Syracuse
-Original Message- From: Lewis Grove zugun...@gmail.com To: oneidabirds oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 10:46 pm Subject: [OneidaBirds] Thayer's Gull, Inner Harbor, Syracuse Hey all, I was fortunate to be present at the Inner Harbor just after 4 PM today when Dave Wheeler picked out a juvenile THAYER'S GULL from among the many gulls present in the harbor. I've got some notes and link to a few of the more diagnostic photos further below in my post. We saw seven gull species total; in addition to the regular three, we found at least 16 ICELAND GULLS, at least 1 GLAUCOUS (a 1st yr bird), and at least 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED (found at first on the lawn by Sam Hough when he arrived). Dave really was doing most of the heavy picking here, so he may have higher numbers for the latter two. Other highlights in the harbor this evening were the continuing RED-NECKED GREBE, a handful of REDHEADS, good close looks at HOODED MERGANSERS, GREAT BLUE HERON, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, FISH CROW, and other harbor regulars. The Iceland Gulls were fantastic; maybe 10 or more were first-year, ranging from some very nice pale birds to some worn darker birds. It was really an excellent chance to study these, as they were often close and actively swimming, flying or trundling about the ice edges. As for the Thayer's, Dave was on the bird before I arrived and already thought it was a good candidate. I'm not much good on gulls myself, and I've never seen a Thayer's I felt good about - but the features that convinced me on this bird over nearly two hours of study (and the photos, below) were: clearly-contrasted two-toned primaries on a spread wing, with darker outer vanes and pale inner vanes, often appearing dark from the top (when the outer vane was mostly visible) and nearly entirely silver or grey underneath (when the inner vane was most visible); fine white edgings on dark brown primaries on the folded wing when standing; a conspicuous brown tail band; and dark-brown-centered tertials with paler edges. Thayer's Gull: http://zugunlew.smugmug.com/Birds/Gulls--Terns/i-9kBfLTj/A Good birding, Lewis -- Lewis Grove PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (814) 880 - 5667 __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic(1) Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Digiscoping Adapter for smartphones - homemade pocket version
This one is pocketable and uses about $2 in Home Depot parts. Requires cutting, bending, drilling, plus tweaking to match eyepiece and phone. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/sets/72157640220964506/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Interesting gull - Syr Inner Harbor
The photos don't do it justice but the key points are: large size, uniform dark coloration, folded wingtips concolor with the rest of the bird. Possibilities: Glaucous Gull - large size, concolor wingtips, but darkness of bird seems too much for the species. Patterning on bill seems wrong to me - black is smudgy and not boldly-defined. Nelson's Gull hybrid - not what I expect from Nelson's, but ? Other hybrids might be considered, mainly Glaucous-winged x Herring, GW x Western, or GW x Glaucous. Glaucous-winged seemed a good fit actually, but should have an all-black bill. Glaucous-winged x Herring also seems possible. In some of the photos the folded wing-tips are edge-on and look darker than in real life. It is a very single-color bird. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/sets/72157640164475123/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] North End Cayuga/Seneca Lake
Birding today with Jim Tarolli, we saw one Snowy Owl at the mucklands before heading down the west shore of Cayuga Lake. The north end of the lake was frozen with the ice edge maybe a mile south of the south end of Lower Lake Rd. and 1/2 mile north of Parker Rd (Canoga). We spent a fair time scoping from Parker and saw many birds (Parker is across the lake from Frontenac Park). The lake was open as far south as could be seen. Highlight was a male Harrier working its way along the ice edge. We turned toward Seneca Lake before Dean's Cove. A quick run through Sampson SP found too much wind for passerines. Up to the Geneva waterfront where there were many birds visible in the scope. Highlights were a Peregrine Falcon and 3 Pintails. A strong roost flight of Canada Geese was happening after 4 pm, but they were going way out. I thought I saw one non-Canada descend. David Wheeler North Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Swans
Not sure if these are FOY for the basin, but on Jan. 1 there were 3+ Trumpeters south of Mud Lock, and 2 Mute seen from Harris Park. Many Tundras obviously. Good numbers of geese, very few ducks. Several hundred distant Herring Gulls on the ice edge as seen from Lower Lake Rd. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR highlights Friday
Birding with Jim Tarolli, first stop was the Rte 31 mucklands where many (~1500) gulls were present, about 50-50 Herring and Ring-billed. We found a 2nd-cycle Iceland and adult Lesser BB Gull. Not a lot of geese at that moment, ie, few Canadas and no Snows. Little species diversity in the dabblers (Mallards/Blacks). 4 Snowies. Off to K-M Marsh much of which is frozen but a Snow Goose flight started up while we were on East Rd. Down to Cayuga Lake State Park and Lower Lake Rd, where at the south end of Lower Lake Rd we found most of the winter songbirds but not a lot of duck concentration and few geese (still 28 species at that one spot). Expected waterfowl scattered around in small numbers throughout the viewing vista. From CLSP we could see Bonaparte's Gulls rafting with RB Mergs if I remember correctly. Nothing unusual we could find with them. More small groups of ducks scattered about the lake. On to Mud Lock where we could see ducks at the south end. We were running out of time and did not try Harris Park. More Snow Geese on the move. While watching them, five brown geese (not Canadas) flew over higher up and in binoculars-only we thought White-fronted heading for the mucks. Back to Rte 31 where gull numbers were down a bit but the Iceland and LBBG were still around. 4 Snowies and three Red-winged Blackbirds. We eventually turned up a fifth Snowy while looking for SE Owls (no luck). David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] also... Sandhill Cranes
I neglected to mention 20-30 Sandhill Cranes at the west end of the mucks, difficult to see. Apologies to the cranes. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Elegant Tern - LI bird vs. Niagara River
Photos I've seen of the Long Island bird from 4-4.5 months ago show it in a similar plumage. Perhaps comparing photos will find something that confirms same/different bird, especially as more photos of the Niagara River bird emerge. Congratulations to Vicki Rothman on a great find! David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Additions
MNWR Saturday sightings not posted elsewhere: 2 Common Gallinule (or possibly 1 fast-paddling) at VanDyne Spoor Rd. Ross's Goose at Knox-Marsellus at sunset 3 Long-billed Dowitchers flying around K-M at sunset David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma - late Monday
After dipping on Purple Sandpiper at Fair Haven, Jim Tarolli and I hit the Colvin Marsh spot on Rte 89 just south of the MAC. Highlight was 7 Long-billed Dowitchers (I really wondered about one of them) and 1-2 White-rumped Sandpipers. Also a few Pipits and a good number of Dunlin. We did not see any swallows and could not find Stilt Sandpiper or any of the small peeps. Shorebirds were up to their feathers in water and bills under water most of the time too. We headed over to Knox-Marsellus Marsh to watch the goose/duck/gull/Sandhill Crane roost flight. Aside from 17 Sandhill Cranes, the highlight was a handsome pale-brown-bodied Canada Goose. Many geese were in the farm fields rather than flying in. A good buildup of gulls by dusk. We didn't look all that carefully at the many ducks. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY Fair Haven SP, Cayuga, US-NY Oct 28, 2013 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1 23 species Brant 3 Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 22 Greater Scaup 6 Ruddy Duck 10 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 45 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Dunlin 5 Bonaparte's Gull 4 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 5 Brown Creeper 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Snow Bunting 25 Montezuma Colvin Marsh (NMWMA), Wayne, US-NY Oct 28, 2013 4:40 PM - 5:10 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1 16 species Green-winged Teal 20 Great Blue Heron 2 Sandhill Crane 3 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Dunlin 20 White-rumped Sandpiper 2 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 7 Wilson's Snipe 1 Northern Flicker 1 American Robin 2 European Starling 5 American Pipit 10 Swamp Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Montezuma NWR Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Oct 28, 2013 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: br /Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1 22 species Snow Goose 50 Canada Goose 1000 Trumpeter Swan 15 Mallard 5 Northern Pintail X Common Merganser 5 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Northern Harrier 1 American Coot 2 Sandhill Crane 17 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Pectoral Sandpiper 40 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Northern Flicker 1 European Starling X Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] White-faced Ibis, Montezuma
As Jay points out, the adult is obviously White-faced. The immature bird perhaps raises the question: which species is to be expected in mid-October? If either. I'm not sure. If the birds don't come back to Benning or turn up at Knox-Marsellus, I would recommend watching to see if they fly in to roost with whatever Great Egrets remain. ie, stake out the egret roost and look for the ibis. This worked with the Little Blue a few months ago, and the TWMA White Ibis of 2009 or 2010 was found the same way. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Arctic Tern back
Judy Thurber called to confirm that the Arctic Tern is back. There are now 12 Common Terns. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Monday Highlights - BV, Olive-sided Fly, Red Knot, Whimbrel, Buff-breasted
Birding with Jim Tarolli, we first saw two Black Vulture at Stevenson Rd in Ithaca. Proceeding up to Mud Lock we were lucky enough to see Red-headed Woodpecker and Olive-sided Flycatcher. At Towpath Rd we found Red Knot, Whimbrel, Buff-breasted, and White Pelican. We couldn't find the Eurasian Wigeon or any small terns. Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ref photo - Wilson's vs Semi-palmated Plover
Here is a reference photo I scanned from The Shorebird Guide by O'brien, Crossley, and Karlson. It shows Wilson's and Semi-p Plover together. Note that if turned around, the short bill of Semi-p would not reach the eye, being less than half the width of the bird's head. The bill on Wilson's if turned around would reach well past the eye and more than half the width of the head. Otherwise, as shown in the photo, the two can be very similar. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/9426949119/ Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] White Pelican continues at K-M
Rose DeNeve texted that the White Pelican continues at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Little Blue Heron - Monday night
Stakeout of the new Great Egret roost 500 yards south of Van Dyne Spoor Rd, MNWR, started at 7:30pm with 20 birds. Another ~20 flew in between 8:00-8:15 (these presumably from Knox-Marsellus). At 8:28pm Jim Tarolli spotted the juv. Little Blue flying in. It was the last bird of the day and marginally visible once landed. One really needs to see it fly in and hopefully perch atop the brush (or at least where it lands). It was coming from the south or southwest which could mean anywhere in the main MNWR complex. Dave Wheeler Jim Tarolli -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Little Blue Heron - Van Dyne Spoor Rd. MNWR
A Great Egret roost has formed in the bushes out in the marsh at Van Dyne Spoor Rd. Watching this roost, a juv. Little Blue Heron flew in. Plenty of highlights I can post later. -Dave Wheeler birding with Jim Tarolli and Drew Weber. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Saturday highlights - Chat no, MNWR
Very windy at the Chat spot southeast of Red Creek so not good conditions to expect it to sing or be seen. At Montezuma, the Kipp Island field was loaded with shorebirds. Highlight was a Wilson's Phalarope and 16 SB Dowitcher among hundreds of Dunlin. Distance makes it hard to say what might actually be in there - recommend checking carefully on every visit. Highlights from the Wildlife Drive were a Stilt Sandpiper at the Main Pool and White-rump at Benning Marsh. Virtually no Pecs, Solitary, or yellowlegs left. A few spots with good shorebird habitat but few birds may get something on the next wave. At least that's the theory. Jim Tarolli picked out a Least Bittern flying away from the reeds across from Benning Marsh. Dave W. N. Syracuse, NY Kipp Island Fields (SW of SR 90 and I-90 Thruway), Cayuga, US-NY May 25, 2013 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.7 17 species Canada Goose 8 American Black Duck 6 Mallard 10 Green-winged Teal 1 Hooded Merganser 1 Wild Turkey 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 1 Semipalmated Plover 50 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper X Least Sandpiper X Dunlin 400 estimated; very high numbers this year for MNWR Short-billed Dowitcher 16 Wilson's Phalarope 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14244317 Montezuma NWR Wildlife Drive, Seneca, US-NY May 25, 2013 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) Comments: with Dave W.! 34 species Snow Goose 2 One at visitor center, one across from shorebirds flats Canada Goose 6 Mallard 10 Blue-winged Teal 3 Least Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 15 Great Egret 4 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 4 Semipalmated Plover X Killdeer 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper X Least Sandpiper X White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Dunlin X hundreds presumably Stilt Sandpiper 1 adult, breeding plumage; bad photos (seemingly more curve in the bill than the Benning Marsh bird of 5/17) Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Herring Gull 5 Eastern Kingbird 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow X Tree Swallow X Barn Swallow X Marsh Wren 1 Gray Catbird 1 European Starling 5 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 5 Baltimore Oriole 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14245459 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Ruff update and other sightings
Tony Shrimpton reports that the Ruff was at Howland Island this noontime, but was just flushed with yellowlegs by a flyby falcon (probably the Merlin seen yesterday). So far he hasn't seen them come back but of course they may. I would also issue a plea for updates if anyone sees the Tricolored Heron (yes I'm perhaps the only one not to see it). Monday I looked for it on Seneca Trail and from the Rte 5/20 bridge (which offers a great view of the river in that area) but could not find. I know it has been seen on and off at the spot so may not be gone. No Glossy Ibis at Kipp Island or anywhere else that Rose DeNeve and I went. Shorebirds continue on the Main Pool but I could only find Dunlin, Least, and the two yellowlegs sp. Morning light is highly recommended for both Main Pool and Kipp spots unless overcast. Four Lesser Scaup were with 10 Ruddy Ducks at K-M marsh but ran out of light at Puddler's. Photo of the Ruff here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/8739033634/in/photostream Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tricolored Heron this weekend?
Any updates on the Tricolored Heron would be much appreciated. Thanks, Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Tuesday MNWR Cayuga Lake
Tuesday birding with Derby Hill Hawk Counter Steve Kolbe had many highlights. Our first stop was Knox-Marsellus Marsh where we met up with Joe Brin and Jim Tarolli. Not much was really happening until a group of Canada Geese flew in and Steve immediately picked out a Pink-footed Goose We never saw the legs (the bird was on the water) but there was nothing suspicious about it. Numerous other stops found a general lack of the recent dabbling ducks. The north end of Cayuga Lake continues to be super-loaded, as seen from Harris Park, Cayuga Lake State Park, and Lower Lake Rd. Glare, distance, and heat shimmer made it difficult to pick out anything unusual. Snow Geese numbers are down but there are still some left to go. We saw the goose fairly close in but others may have better photos. Here are mine and Jim's. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/8594323682/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtarolli9/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Blue-winged Teal - Mays Point (late report)
Apologies for the lateness of this post. Jim Tarolli and I found a Blue-winged Teal, a female, on March 17th at Mays Point Pool (MNWR). I think it's a first-of-season for the Basin. There were many many dabblers there and probably male BW Teal somewhere. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] PF Goose - AM update
I know there are people looking but have not heard anything so I assume the bird has not been relocated. A few inches of snow fell and roads are messy. If all else fails one might try to follow an evening roost flight of geese in the area and get to that spot (possibly Biddlecum Rd at 264) and watch for the Pink-footed (and White-fronted too) to fly in. I've added a few photos to Flickr from the last few days. Most interesting was a discolored (yellow/orange) Herring Gull at the Madison County Landfill. David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Pink-footed Goose - Pennellville (Oswego County)
Though it was not the first goose flock I looked through today, it was the first goose I put binoculars on in that particular flock. Originally found on CR-264 just north of the CR-54 intersection in Pennellville, the geese took flight after other birders arrived but was found close by on CR-54, then behind the Pennellville Post Office, then in a knee-high corn field on CR-10. Good coordination and communication by birders led to most getting to see the bird. The bird has bubble-gum pink legs that were conspicuous among Canada Geese, and a small, mostly black bill with small pink area (none of my photos managed to capture the bill well). The bird has an interesting tail pattern and is overall noticeably paler when flying with Canada Geese. The loop formed by CR-264, CR-54, Peter Scott Swamp Rd, Godfrey Rd, and Biddlecum Rd is recommended for future searching. Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/ Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake Snow Geese - Big PM movement
After finding rough winds and sun glare at other spots, I hit the jackpot at the south end of Lower Lake Rd on Cayuga Lake's west shore. Many thousands of Snow Geese and ducks were in close (300 yds), with calm water provided by the ice shelf to the north. Snow Geese numbers started around 20,000+ at 3:45pm, flying out over an hour or so, and ending with 2,000 at 6pm. I think they were waiting for sunny skies and perhaps the wind to let up a little. I couldn't find anything unusual in spite of massive numbers of close birds for a single viewing spot. At 6:15pm I tried the MNWR Visitor Center and could see a good number of distant Red-winged Blackbirds and the west horizon was loaded with long rivers of Snow Geese (est. 5000 in view at once). Most of these should go by Derby Hill, and the Hawk Counter's report indicates it didn't start today so I'm guessing Saturday or possibly Sunday for a big Snow Goose flight there. I think the Snows want sunny skies and don't care about wind direction. Or they may stage first at the Savannah mucklands. Lots at Harris Park but bad sun glare. 2 Ruddy Duck north of the railroad bridge and still lots in that area today but far south of Mud Lock. I regret not checking the Northern Montezuma spots, which may have the Canada Geese and dabbling duck diversity. Dave Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY Cayuga Lake--Lower Lake Rd (S of Cayuga Lake SP), Seneca, US-NY Mar 8, 2013 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Water kept calm by ice shelf north of position; sunny; Snow Geese mostly leaving 22 species (+1 other taxa) Snow Goose 2 Max count at start of period, only 2000 left at end of period; estimates Canada Goose 100 Tundra Swan 500 Gadwall 5 American Wigeon 150 American Black Duck 10 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 500 Canvasback 500 estimate Redhead 1 max count at end of period; estimate Ring-necked Duck 20 Greater Scaup X Lesser Scaup X Greater/Lesser Scaup 5000 or more; estimate only Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 5 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Merganser 1000 or more; estimate only Bald Eagle 2 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 250 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Black-capped Chickadee 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S1550 Montezuma NWR Visitor Center, Seneca, US-NY Mar 8, 2013 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Protocol: Stationary 2 species (+1 other taxa) Snow Goose 5000 Visible in a long river on the sunlit west horizon Red-winged Blackbird X blackbird sp. 500 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S1712 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Lake (North End) - Huge numbers/new arrivals
Arriving at the Savannah Mucklands at 2pm Wednesday, it was obviously at the leading edge of new migrants/movement. On to Mud Lock, Harris Park, Cayuga Lake SP, and Lower Lake Rd. The ice edge starts south of Harris Park and extends to the area of CLSP. The ice edge is leading to calm waters and dense concentration. Distant but good viewing. Huge numbers of birds. Many new migrants in evidence, primarily Pintails, Black Ducks, Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck. I couldn't find anything unusual. The spectacle is excellent but won't last long. I think the Snow Geese may stage at the Mucks but go on the next sunny morning (which I think will be Saturday). Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, Ny Cayuga Lake - North End, Seneca, US-NY Mar 6, 2013 3:10 PM - 6:10 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: Includes viewing from Mud Lock to the RR Bridge, Harris Park, Cayuga Lake SP, Lower Lake Rd; NE winds 10mph; ice shelf from 1/2 mile south of Harris Park to just south of CLSP but some open edge spots; big concentrations 30 species (+1 other taxa) Snow Goose 3 or more; estimated; strong evening flight to the south ice edge coming mostly from the west Canada Goose 1000 Mute Swan 1 Tundra Swan 500 estimated Gadwall 300 or more, possibly double this number American Wigeon 500 or more, possibly double this number American Black Duck 300 or more, possibly double this number Mallard 300 or more, possibly double this number Northern Shoveler 2 Northern Pintail 3000 estimated Canvasback 2000 estimated Redhead 15000 estimated Ring-necked Duck 800 estimated Greater Scaup X no estimate of the fractions Lesser Scaup X no estimate of the fractions Greater/Lesser Scaup 1 estimated Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye 100 probably missed some Hooded Merganser 10 Common Merganser 500 Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 2 American Coot 20 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 100 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 American Crow 20 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 75 small groups migrating along Lower Lake Rd (same as last year) View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13314693 Savannah Mucklands (Seneca Co), Seneca, US-NY Mar 6, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: East side of the Mucks still frozen; leading edge of new birds and movement 14 species Snow Goose 500 mostly on the move Canada Goose 750 mostly on the move Tundra Swan 200 mostly on the move American Black Duck 150 Mallard 250 Northern Pintail 800 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 2 Ring-billed Gull 200 Herring Gull 200 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Merlin 1 American Crow 20 Horned Lark 1 singing View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13314514 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye - Fair Haven; Oswego SB Gull - No
As far as I know, the Slaty-backed Gull was not found today at Oswego Harbor. I know Judy Thurber and Andrew VanNorstrand looked and found a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Lisa Welch and I looked between 2:15-2:45 pm with Bill Purcell but there were few large gulls. We checked again between 6:00-6:15 pm and found a few Great Black-backs and the Lesser BB but no sign of the Slaty-backed. It was too dark to say for sure but the LBBG was a 2nd or 3rd-cycle bird without conspicuous white marks in the primary tips and a narrow-at-best tertial crescent and no white skirt. Over at Fair Haven, a female (or possibly 1st-year male) Barrow's Goldeneye was with Common Goldeneye near the entrance to the channel. These birds are easily spooked and will flush and may not come back right away from the Lake - observing at a distance is recommended. I'm pretty sure this is not the same one that was at Oneida Lake in January. It has a tiny but more dull yellow bill with dusky base, very steep (nearly vertical) forehead, and a long, bulbous mane. It is best (and easily) picked out in silhouette since the yellow color does not leap off the bill as was the case with the bird at Brewerton. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Fair Haven - Little Sodus Bay and channel, Cayuga, US-NY Mar 2, 2013 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: With Lisa Welch; birds easily spooked 15 species (+1 other taxa) Mute Swan 12 American Black Duck 4 Mallard 4 Redhead 150 estimated Greater Scaup X plenty; not sure of the fraction of Greater/Lesser Lesser Scaup X plenty; not sure of the fraction of Greater/Lesser Greater/Lesser Scaup 300 estimated White-winged Scoter 50 estimated Long-tailed Duck 10 Common Goldeneye 200 estimated Barrow's Goldeneye 1 female or 1st-year male; tiny bill, dull yellow with dusky base, nearly vertical forehead and large mane; easily distinguished in silhouette; believe not the Oneida Lake bird Common Merganser 200 estimated Red-breasted Merganser 50 Ring-billed Gull 400 Herring Gull 75 Great Black-backed Gull 20 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13243926 Oswego Harbor - Breitbeck Park, Oswego, US-NY Mar 2, 2013 5:55 PM - 6:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Too dark for a meaningful count 10 species Canada Goose 30 White-winged Scoter X Long-tailed Duck X Common Merganser X Red-breasted Merganser X Ring-billed Gull 300 Herring Gull 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 15 Mourning Dove 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13243768 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Additional Slaty-backed Gull photos
Link below to photos taken by Jim Tarolli. Photos 6 7 show the bird with other gulls (it is the bird facing away). This will be a good chance for those looking to use the OneidaRBA text-message system if they find the bird (send the text to 41411 and use the keyword OneidaRBA, which is not case-sensitive, as the first word of the message as in Oneidarba Slaty-backed Gull still at Oswego). Please include your name also. If the bird sticks around it should not be difficult to spot. In real life it doesn't look much like LBBG and only suggests that when standing with GBBG (and then only briefly). When with Herrings the almost-black back color and big size suggest GBBG. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtarolli9/sets/72157632886582820/ Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Mount Pleasant Golden Eagle
Tuesday afternoon we had an adult Golden Eagle go by Derby Hill on 15 mph ESE-SE winds. SE and ESE winds virtually guarantee that birds originating south of Lake Ontario will hit the lakeshore and make the turn north in the Derby Hill area, a unique situation that allows us to speculate whether it is the same bird. It would need to have traveled about 80 miles in 4-ish hours and implies an average ground speed of ~20 mph, which seems reasonable for a bird spiraling on thermals and gliding out (over and over) and with a small tailwind. Had the winds been SW the bird might have never made it to the Ontario lakeshore and made the northward turn somewhere off the east end of the Lake. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Oswego (Tufted Duck), Fair Haven, Sodus, Morgan Rd
South winds strong enough to keep Lake Ontario flat led to excellent birding and many highlights. At Oswego Harbor there was a surprising amount of ice. The most interesting bird was a Ring-billed Gull (link below to photo) with almost white mantle/wings. Primary tips, bill, and legs were all normal for adult Ring-bill. After Jim Tarolli spotted the continuing Surf Scoter we bemoaned the lack of scaup and went on a search east of the harbor hoping to relocate the female Tufted Duck. Along the lakeshore near Rudy's and SUNY Oswego we found the scaup and indeed the Tufted Duck was with them. On to Fair Haven where we stumbled on point-blank eye-level views of a Barred Owl. Lots of birds there but we could not come up with anything unusual. A lot going on in the open water with most of the bay and virtually all of the pond still frozen. We saw a properly migrating Rough-legged Hawk on the way out. Over at Sodus Point we found at least 5 Black Scoter and at least 4 Surf Scoter (including an adult male) among hundreds of White-winged Scoter. 3000 gulls on the ice yielded a disappointing two species. Again, a surprising amount still frozen. At Morgan Rd a whopping six predatory species were in evidence. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Leucistic/partially albinistic gull: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/8502488086/in/photostream Oswego Harbor, Oswego, US-NY Feb 23, 2013 11:10 AM - 12:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 16 species Mallard 40 Greater Scaup 10 Lesser Scaup 10 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 80 Long-tailed Duck 10 Common Goldeneye 5 Common Merganser 20 Red-breasted Merganser 20 American Coot 5 Ring-billed Gull 1500 Including a leucistic bird; bill color/markings and leg color normal for adult Ring-bill; primaries looked normal for adult a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/8502488086/; title=Ring-billed Gull (leucistic) - Oswego Harbor, 2/23/13 by krankykestrel, on Flickrimg src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8502488086_86e3f89b82.jpg; alt=Ring-billed Gull (leucistic) - Oswego Harbor, 2/23/13/a Herring Gull 30 Iceland Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Rock Pigeon 40 Northern Cardinal 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13162820 SUNY Oswego--Lakeshore, Oswego, US-NY Feb 23, 2013 12:24 PM - 12:44 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 11 species (+1 other taxa) Mute Swan 3 American Wigeon 2 American Black Duck 2 Redhead 50 Tufted Duck 1 female Greater/Lesser Scaup 200 Long-tailed Duck 2 Bufflehead 15 Common Goldeneye 40 Red-breasted Merganser 25 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13162817 Fair Haven Beach St. Park, Cayuga, US-NY Feb 23, 2013 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 21 species (+1 other taxa) Mute Swan X Gadwall 3 American Wigeon 3 American Black Duck 3 Mallard 25 Redhead 150 Ring-necked Duck 12 Greater/Lesser Scaup 150 White-winged Scoter 75 Long-tailed Duck 10 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 100 Common Merganser 200 Red-breasted Merganser 200 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Bald Eagle 1 Rough-legged Hawk 1 light, migrating Ring-billed Gull 1000 Herring Gull 75 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Barred Owl 1 American Crow 10 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13162815 Sodus Bay--Sodus Point, Wayne, US-NY Feb 23, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: south winds 21 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 20 Tundra Swan 10 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 2 Canvasback 4 Redhead 30 Ring-necked Duck 8 Greater/Lesser Scaup 60 Surf Scoter 4 1 ad male, 2 first year male, 1 female White-winged Scoter 500 guesstimated Black Scoter 5 no adult males Long-tailed Duck 100 Bufflehead 8 Common Goldeneye 50 Common Merganser 50 Red-breasted Merganser 75 American Coot 8 Ring-billed Gull 3000 Herring Gull 100 European Starling 10 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13162803 Montezuma Morgan Road Marshes (NMWMA), Wayne, US-NY Feb 23, 2013 5:15 PM - 6:13 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 7 species Canada Goose 75 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Short-eared Owl 6 Northern Shrike 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13162798 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2)
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga lake north end
After viewing the continuing American Pipit at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery in Elbridge (and enjoying lots of other songbirds) Jim Tarolli and I birded the north end of Cayuga Lake from Mud Lock and stopping at all the usual spots south to Aurora Bay. There is open water off Harris Park and in spots between the railroad bridge and Mud Lock. The ice starts just at Harris Park and goes only a couple of miles south though there is an excellent shore-bound ice edge at Frontenac Park in Union Springs (the lake is open north-to-south farther out). I don't think the ice will last long at this point. Highlights were ~15,000+ waterfowl, gulls, swans, Bald Eagles, Red-tails, etc. The only duck we saw only one of was a White-winged Scoter at Harris Park; the only loons/grebes were 5 Horned Grebe and a Common Loon at Aurora (did not see the Eared Grebe). We ended watching the goose roost fly-in at Mud Lock. It was clear a fly-in to the ice edge was also happening at Frontenac and Harris Parks. Some checklists below. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Onondaga, US-NY Feb 22, 2013 11:10 AM - 12:47 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 17 species Rock Pigeon 8 Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 Eastern Bluebird 8 Northern Mockingbird 1 American Pipit 1 feeding around trout ponds. American Tree Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 10 Northern Cardinal 4 House Sparrow 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13148120 Cayuga Lake - Mud Lock, Seneca, US-NY Feb 22, 2013 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 16 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 750 Trumpeter Swan 2 with green wing tags, numbered 202 and 205. Tundra Swan 1000 estimate Gadwall 30 American Wigeon 4 American Black Duck 20 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 1 Ring-necked Duck 26 Greater/Lesser Scaup 3 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 25 Common Merganser 20 Ring-billed Gull 10 Herring Gull 50 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13152290 Cayuga Lake--Harris Park, Cayuga, US-NY Feb 22, 2013 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 22 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 100 Mute Swan 2 Tundra Swan 100 Gadwall 125 American Wigeon 30 American Black Duck 25 Mallard 300 Northern Pintail 2 Canvasback 6 Redhead 300 Ring-necked Duck 10 Greater/Lesser Scaup 5 White-winged Scoter 1 Bufflehead 3 Common Goldeneye 30 Hooded Merganser 6 Common Merganser 300 Bald Eagle 2 American Coot 1 Ring-billed Gull 5 Herring Gull 50 Great Black-backed Gull 5 American Crow 15 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13152276 Frontenac Park, Cayuga, US-NY Feb 22, 2013 3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 15 species Canada Goose 4 Tundra Swan 10 Gadwall 2 American Black Duck 30 Mallard 300 Redhead 1 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 50 Common Merganser 300 Bald Eagle 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13152269 Aurora Bay, Cayuga, US-NY Feb 22, 2013 4:56 PM - 5:31 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 7 species Snow Goose 200 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 125 Bufflehead 3 Common Goldeneye 6 Common Loon 1 Horned Grebe 5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13152263 Cayuga Lake - Mud Lock, Seneca, US-NY Feb 22, 2013 5:55 PM - 6:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: properly dark. close birds only noted. Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 7 species Canada Goose 2000 Trumpeter Swan 1 Tundra Swan X American Black Duck X Mallard X Ring-necked Duck 4 Common Goldeneye X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13152260 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Monday, Savannah mucks - lots of birds
No luck on the Gyrfalcon. Our mid-winter thaw has loaded the mucklands with gulls and ducks (mostly Mallards). Numbers are only a guess. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse Savannah Mucklands (Seneca Co), Seneca, US-NY Jan 14, 2013 10:25 AM - 12:25 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 19 species (+1 other taxa) Snow Goose 7 Canada Goose 500 Tundra Swan 500 American Black Duck 50 Mallard 400 Northern Pintail 2 Bald Eagle 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 1000 Herring Gull 500 Iceland Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Glaucous Gull 1 Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) 1 presumed Nelson's, first winter Great Black-backed Gull 5 Rock Pigeon 15 Peregrine Falcon 1 adult American Crow 20 European Starling 6 Cayuga Lake SP, Seneca, US-NY Jan 14, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 30 species Canada Goose 500 Tundra Swan 5 Gadwall 30 American Black Duck 75 Mallard 25 Canvasback 4 Redhead 600 Ring-necked Duck 15 Greater Scaup 50 Lesser Scaup 250 Bufflehead 10 Common Goldeneye 8 Hooded Merganser 3 Common Merganser 12 Pied-billed Grebe 1 American Coot 2 Ring-billed Gull 50 Herring Gull 25 Great Black-backed Gull 6 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 2 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 1 European Starling 6 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6 Northern Cardinal 5 House Finch 4 Tyre, 56-138 State Highway 89, Seneca, US-NY Jan 14, 2013 3:50 PM - 4:01 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog for Android v1.6 3 species Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 male Red-headed Woodpecker 1 immature, photos. Black-capped Chickadee 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12604865 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Madison Landfill gulls Friday - poss. Thayer's Gull
I'm linking to some photos of an interesting 1st-year gull. The bird was substantially smaller than Herring and slightly larger than Ring-billed in direct comparison. Other features are a very rounded head with eye seemingly right in the middle, and a tiny bill. Tertials dark-centered and primaries dark brown/virtually black. I don't think it can really be a Kumlein's-type. Thayer's seems the most likely but I thought some issues exist (I won't bias the viewer with what they are), then a very small Herring next. I considered California but don't think so. Comments welcome. There's been some other interesting gulls there and one I took to be a hybrid, possibly of Lesser x Great Black-backed (or at least that seems to be the combination suggested). I'll eventually get the photos up. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/sets/72157632196951477/ Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Madison County Landfill, Madison, US-NY Dec 7, 2012 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Calm winds, light rain. Gull commute back to Oneida Lake began in earnest around 3:30 8 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 100 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 600 Herring Gull 600 Iceland Gull 2 first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult Glaucous Gull 1 dark end of the spectrum Great Black-backed Gull 25 gull sp. 1 seemingly a good candidate for Thayer's View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S1224764 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] eBird data and Kingbird Regional Reports
Using Chris Wood's excellent discussion about the complexities of eBird data (on the NYSBirds list) as a segue... Long-time Regional Editor Bill Purcell (Region 5) is passing the torch and Matt Perry and I have agreed to take over. eBird records for a season number between 20,000 to 200,000 depending on the number of observers in the Region. To help in analyzing this data I have written a program in VISUAL Basic to perform various sorting and logical functions, including evaluating records in the split counties where the Regional boundary does not follow county lines. The program also generates maximum and average counts, first-of-season, last-of-season, contributor lists, species category evaluation, validity, and much more. With a full month left before the end of the Fall reporting period, I'm going to send an e-mail to Regional Editors outlining the program, what it needs as input, what it generates as output, and all the other Frequently Asked Questions. Those that wish to use the output data will have time to become familiar with the format and look for errors (none known as of version 1.11), idiosyncrasies, shortcomings, etc. There are many capabilities planned, and I hope it well help in reducing the large number of records to a managable summary. The program is parametrically-driven and functions both to generate Kingbird-specific data, but can equally well be a general-purpose data-evaluation tool. Regional Editors I know about will receive an e-mail in the next few days. If you do not receive it, or have an interest in the subject generally, please e-mail me below and I will add you to the list. David Wheeler North Syracuse, NY tigge...@aol.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Franklin's Gull at K-M continues, Sunday PM
The Franklin's Gull found by Tim Lenz and Brad Walker was present at Knox-Marsellus this afternoon. A surprisingly strong roost flight of Canada Geese occurred during the last hour before dusk. Sparrows everywhere, wish it hadn't been raining. Flock of 16-17 dowitchers presumed to be Long-billed. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Montezuma NWR Knox-Marsellus Puddler Marshes, Seneca, US-NY Oct 7, 2012 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: With Jim Tarolli; raining; didn't look carefully at ducks; lots of sparrows calling in the last half hour and optics and observer too wet to spend much time 30 species (+2 other taxa) Snow Goose 5 Canada Goose 2500 All but 100 came in during evening roost flight starting at sunset minus 30 mins Trumpeter Swan 3 Mallard X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Common Merganser 1 Double-crested Cormorant X Great Blue Heron X Great Egret 2 came in on roost flight; no wing tags seen Northern Harrier 2 Sandhill Crane 5 Black-bellied Plover 5 American Avocet 1 continuing Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Pectoral Sandpiper 25 Long-billed Dowitcher 16 presumed - too far and too dark to tell whether there might be a SBDO in there; possibly a Stilt Sandpiper in with them shorebird sp. 3 suspicious birds flew in at dusk; dark, rain; possibly LEYE, possibly phalaropes or Stilt Sandpiper Franklin's Gull 1 gorgeous adult bird found by Tim Lenz and Brad Walker; dark legs, medium-dark mantle, partial hood, small size, large white mirrors in wingtips; photographed Ring-billed Gull 200 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 imm. bird Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Tree Swallow X much smaller numbers than on Friday White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Pipit X looked very much like Least Sandpipers on the mudflat; number unknown Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 sparrow sp. X lots of calls heard Red-winged Blackbird X -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: MNWR Western Sandpiper report
Reported to eBird. GPS coordinates in the eBird comment put it at LaRue's. Dave W. N Syracuse, NY From: ebird-al...@cornell.edu ebird-al...@cornell.edu; To: Subject: [eBird Alert] Rare Bird Alert for Seneca Sent: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 7:43:54 PM *** Species Summary: - Western Sandpiper (1 report) - Thank you for subscribing to the hourly Rare Bird Alert for Seneca. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Seneca. View this alert on the web at http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35526 NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) (1) - Reported Sep 19, 2012 13:40 by Wade Melissa Rowley - Montezuma NWR, Seneca, New York - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8t=pz=13q=42.984464,-76.7397265ll=42.984464,-76.7397265 - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11625215 - Comments: 42.9726, -76.7388 *** You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Rare Bird Alert for Seneca Manage your eBird alert subscriptions: http://ebird.org/ebird/alerts -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits - MNWR
Jim Tarolli and I made a sunset trip to Knox-Marsellus and Puddler's Marsh. We were hoping to see the Avocets even in fading light, and I wondered if maybe a Laughing Gull might get in with all the Ring-bills now there. Highlight around dusk turned out to be 4 Hudsonian Godwits in Puddler's Marsh. Only about 20 Great Egrets seen today. Darkness was the enemy and we didn't have time to do anything resembling a good survey of all that was going on. Dave Wheeler Jim Tarolli -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Thursday
I didn't come up with much on the Wildlife Drive other than Merlin and Peregrine. There were a decent number of Semi-p Sandpiper at Benning, renewing hope for a Western. At dusk, Knox-Marsellus had 82 Great Egrets, one with an orange wing tag, and 325 Great Blue Herons amidst the other birds people have been reporting. I'm also including an eBird checklist from August 27th for K-M which featured a flyby Whimbrel (it was circling in the K-M airspace for a few minutes but never seen on the ground). Apologies for forgetting to post. Dave W. tigge...@aol.com Montezuma NWR Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Sep 6, 2012 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Hot and humid with a light breeze; hoping for something new but seemingly the same basic cast of characters; not a careful survey of the shorebirds but a scan for something new; listened to Sonic Youth while driving to/from MNWR 45 species Canada Goose 20 Trumpeter Swan 1 Wood Duck X American Wigeon X American Black Duck X Mallard X Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler X Green-winged Teal X Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 325 counted twice, +/- 10 birds Great Egret 82 counted twice, +/-3 birds; one bird had orange wing tag Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 2 Sandhill Crane 2 Black-bellied Plover X American Golden-Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover X Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs X Lesser Yellowlegs X Semipalmated Sandpiper X Least Sandpiper X Pectoral Sandpiper X Stilt Sandpiper X Short-billed Dowitcher X Wilson's Phalarope 1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Caspian Tern 3 American Crow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow X Purple Martin X Tree Swallow X Bank Swallow X Barn Swallow X Gray Catbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Song Sparrow 2 Bobolink 1 Red-winged Blackbird X American Goldfinch X Montezuma NWR Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Aug 27, 2012 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: With Jim Tarolli; light rain; observing from both Towpath Rd in rain and East Rd (no rain) 32 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 20 Trumpeter Swan 3 Wood Duck X Mallard X Green-winged Teal X Ring-necked Duck 1 Possibly an eclipse-plumaged male but I don't remember Double-crested Cormorant X Great Blue Heron X Great Egret X Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 1 Common Gallinule 2 Sandhill Crane 2 Black-bellied Plover 3 Semipalmated Plover X Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs X Whimbrel 1 Spiraled over K-M marsh for about 5 mins (stayed on it the entire time in the scope); eventually joined up with ~15 other (smaller but medium-sized) shorebirds and flew to the south; a long-awaited first Whimbrel for me at MNWR; possibly put down to the mudflats by rain but I never saw it on the ground Sanderling 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper X Least Sandpiper X White-rumped Sandpiper X Pectoral Sandpiper X Stilt Sandpiper X Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher X Wilson's Phalarope 1 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Caspian Tern X Black Tern 2 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Whimbrel today?
Has anyone seen the Hanshaw Rd Whimbrel today? I presume many are out looking for the Curlew Sandpiper. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Knox-Marsellus Marsh - Friday PM
Lots of BC Night Herons out at dusk, but too far and dark to tell if YCNH was with them. I did not see it from Towpath either. 5 RN Phalaropes and 1 Wilson's Phalarope were the shorebird highlights. Good numbers, lots of distant birds I would have liked a better look at. David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Montezuma NWR Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Aug 17, 2012 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 36 species Canada Goose 6 Trumpeter Swan 3 Wood Duck X Gadwall X American Wigeon X Mallard X Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Great Blue Heron X hundreds Great Egret X Black-crowned Night-Heron 8 juv. plus one adult; too dark to say whether YCNH was with them Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 2 Common Gallinule 6 Sandhill Crane 2 Black-bellied Plover 2 incl. a non-breeding bird with Lesser Yellowlegs standing in deep water Semipalmated Plover X Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs X Semipalmated Sandpiper X Least Sandpiper X White-rumped Sandpiper X Baird's Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper X Stilt Sandpiper X Short-billed Dowitcher X distant Wilson's Phalarope 1 Red-necked Phalarope 5 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 2 Caspian Tern 25 Eastern Screech-Owl 1 or someone imitating one; from Towpath Rd. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Monday shorebirds
Good numbers of shorebirds in at Puddler's Marsh, mostly Lesser Yellowlegs. Highlight was STILT SANDPIPER, a few GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and two SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. Good numbers of Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper. Dickcissel singing various versions of the song over at Seneca Meadows. David Wheeler NSyracuse NY Montezuma NWR Puddler Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Jul 2, 2012 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: With Jim Tarolli; visibility improving over observation period 29 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 25 Mallard 6 Green-winged Teal 10 Great Blue Heron 5 Green Heron 2 Osprey 1 Killdeer X good numbers Spotted Sandpiper 10 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 300 approximately Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 10 Stilt Sandpiper 1 adult bird, first of season peep sp. 25 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Ring-billed Gull 30 Caspian Tern 15 Willow Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 1 American Crow 8 Tree Swallow X House Wren 1 Veery 1 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 2 Cedar Waxwing X Yellow Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird X Baltimore Oriole 1 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Ruff at Jamaica Bay (MNWR bird?)
Maybe (probably?) the Montezuma bird Subject: (7-1) Ruff @ JBWR Queens County... From: Andrew Baksh birdingdude AT gmail.com Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:10:37 + Heydi Lopes and I just found a male (molting) Ruff on the North End of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Currently being seen just past Dead Man's Cove. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Ruff at Jamaica Bay (MNWR bird?)
Apologies for not signing the previous post. Perhaps there will be good enough photos to tell if the same bird. David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird continues
Jim Tarolli and I watched it for at least two hours today. Highly recommended. David Wheeler N Syracuse NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Derby Hill Friday - Swallow-tailed Kite
Just to follow up since it hasn't been cross-posted: Friday at 1:21 pm EDT, Hawk Counter Kyle Wright spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite loosely traveling with Broad-winged Hawks over the South Lookout at Derby Hill. This is possibly the same bird that passed the Hamburg Hawk Watch on Wednesday afternoon and we were on the lookout for it. The bird joined Broad-wings in a thermal and gave great looks over the next few minutes. I could still see it in the scope five minutes later winging north up the east lakeshore on stiff, slow wingbeats. As noted by Kyle in his Hawkcount write-up, the only previous record at Derby Hill was April 16, 1976. Dave W. N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Madison County landfill gulls, aberrant Herring
Both the pond and hillside were loaded with gulls when I arrived at 11am to the Madison County landfill on Buyea Rd (south of Wampsville). Highlight was a 1st-winter gull presumed to be a smallish Herring, with slim, long, all-yellow bill. Olsen/Larsson in Gulls of N.A., Europe, and Asia have a brief discussion of abnormal bills on page 18, and show a 1st-cycle Herring with long, decurved, mostly yellow bill. Comments welcome if anyone thinks it could be something else. I thought the gull was within the (wide) spectrum of Herring Gull. Other highlights included 4 Lesser Black-backed including a 2nd-winter bird with black bill and yellow tip. No serious rarity candidates were seen, but after a Peregrine passed at noon many of the gulls departed. I had completed a number of decent scans but had not looked carefully at every search feature yet. The gulls stayed away for 1.5 hours then a few returned, but the cold front had passed and I called it a day at the four-hour mark. The link below has photos of the day's highlights, including a video of the Peregrine-induced gull cloud, Lesser Black-backed, and curious Herring Gull. Apologies in advance for the disorganized state of my Flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/sets/72157629278228883/with/6859603787/ David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Madison County Landfill, Madison, US-NY Feb 11, 2012 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Four long hours. Pond and hillside loaded when I arrived. Good observing conditions with temp around freezing and little wind. Imm. Peregrine flushed everything at noon and it took 1.5 hours for a few gulls to return. Cold front passed about noon also and it was bitter and windy afterward. Listened to SU game against UConn on radio while waiting for gulls to return. 11 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 immature Ring-billed Gull 15 pure guesswork Herring Gull 1500 rough-order-of-magnitude only Iceland Gull 6 or more; 1st-winter plus one adult Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 3 adults (two relatively white-headed, one heavily streaked) and one 2nd-winter with black bill and yellow tip. Photos. Glaucous Gull 2 Both 1st-winter; no sign of the smallish adult bird seen on Tuesday Great Black-backed Gull 150 gull sp. 1 1st-winter; long, slim, all-yellow bill; presumed to be a Herring Gull with abberant bill, ref. Olsen/Larsson page 18 discussion of abnormal bills, and Fig. 7 on the same page. Photos. American Crow X European Starling 1000 guesstimate -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] December reports summary
Over on GeneseeBirds there is a summary of December 2011 eBird reports, posted by Kurt Fox. It includes a King Rail at Montezuma (Van Dyne Spoor). Dave Wheeler N Syracuse NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe - No (Hog Hole) Sunday PM
For what it's worth, Bernie Carr and I spent several hours at the south end of Cayuga Lake on Sunday afternoon and could not find the Western Grebe. We looked from what we took to be Hog Hole and could see two Red-throated Loons close together, and a Common Loon several hundred yards away. The RT Loons were distant and we looked at them carefully but still thought they were both Red-throated Loons. Over at East Shore Park we could see the same two birds and thought they were both RT Loons from that position, plus a total of three Common Loons. We didn't go up Rte 89 and were out of time and did not go north of East Shore Park. We also dipped on the White-winged Crossbills at Summerhill, finding only Pine Siskins plus a single Goldfinch at the Hovel Chalet. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sodus Geneva highlights - Thurs. 2/2/12
The ice edge at Sodus has receded so far into the bay that much of the action is beyond scope range. Female King Eider continues and an adult male Surf Scoter finally showed up. Over at the Geneva waterfront, not much change. By far the most unexpected bird was an Egyptian Goose grazing in the grass all alone at Seneca Lake SP. This is an incredibly beautiful bird and highly recommended even though presumed an escapee from captivity. Photo on my (not used nearly enough) Flickr page at the link below. A good sunset fly-in of Canada Geese also took place with 2000-3000 birds. I wasn't in position early enough to properly monitor it and didn't come up with anything unusual. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Egyptian Goose: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/6811937059/in/photostream -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] NW Cayuga Lake - Eurasian Wigeon, Cackling Goose, roost flight
Thinking there might be an impressive roost flight on the NW corner of Cayuga Lake, Jim Tarolli and I started at Cayuga Lake State Park. The first bird Jim put bins on was a beautiful EURASIAN WIGEON. It flew around with Am Wigeons and we eventually lost sight of it. I was glad Gary and Ann relocated it. Looks like the text message system worked well. Huge numbers of geese and ducks and gulls in the NW corner, and we found a close Cackling Goose. A strong roost flight developed into the ice edge along Lower Lake Rd near Noble Rd. About sunset, 1000 Herring Gulls were 100 yards away on the ice edge. 3 Iceland Gulls found each other, 1 adult and 2 first-winter. 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull adults didn't find each other. Careful observation of this large group saw some weird ones but nothing really unusual. Aside from Cackling we couldn't find any others among an estimated 5000 Canada Geese. Jim posted some photos of the Cackling Goose and Eurasian Wigeon at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/44545168@N06/ David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Cayuga Lake SP, Seneca, US-NY Jan 30, 2012 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: With Jim Tarolli; strong evening roost flight of Herring Gulls, Canada Geese, ducks into the ice edge south of Cayuga Lake State Park 29 species Cackling Goose 1 Canada Goose 5000 estimated Mute Swan 1 Trumpeter Swan 1 Wing-tagged immature Tundra Swan X Gadwall 50 or more American Wigeon 30 American Black Duck 100 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 3 Redhead 1 Ring-necked Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 7 Hooded Merganser 6 Common Merganser X Great Blue Heron 2 Bald Eagle 1 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 1000 on the ice edge at sunset Iceland Gull 3 two first-winter birds joined an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults Great Black-backed Gull 25 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow X Strong roost flight over the lake going south, taking place at a higher altitude than the geese and gulls; presume the crows were traveling farther Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 European Starling 1 Northern Cardinal 1 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Savannah Mucklands - Saturday PM
Two hours at the Mucklands and the roost flight appeared to be into the mucks rather than away from them. Many gulls (1000), most very distant, and mostly Herring with some Ring-bills mixed in. Good numbers of distant ducks but I could only find 3 species. Snow goose numbers building from 1 to 1200 during the roost flight, but coincided with frontal passage and strong wind and rain. May have missed one of the unusual geese. Best part of the fly-in was really unbirdable except from the car. David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Savannah Mucklands (Seneca Co), Seneca, US-NY Jan 28, 2012 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Wind building to 20kt SW made observing very difficult from 4:30 pm on 10 species Snow Goose 1200 estimated; all but 1 came in on the roost flight Canada Goose 600 Tundra Swan 3 American Black Duck 70 or more Mallard 500 or more Northern Pintail 20 or more Bald Eagle2 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull X many Herring Gull 500 or more -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Mucks Sodus - Tuesday
I was hoping the Savannah mucklands might have birds after a couple days of thawing temps. Jim Tarolli and I were surprised to find decent numbers of Canada Geese, Mallards, Black Ducks, gulls, and raptors. Good movement of birds flying around and into the mucks from other places. We couldn't find anything unusual. Stopping back at dusk, the roost flight was not into the mucks but to Cayuga Lake. Thursday through Saturday will have temps to 40F and possibly more will come in. On to Sodus Bay where the female King Eider gave good looks. We didn't see the Barrow's or hybrid Goldeneye but there is constant exchange with birds on the lake. Good numbers of everything and a modest evening flight of gulls to the ice edge (much more water open). David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Savannah Mucklands (Seneca Co), Seneca, US-NY Jan 24, 2012 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: With Jim Tarolli; recent thaw had much of the Mucks open and attracting birds; we checked back later but it appeared the evening roost flight was away from the Mucks rather into the Mucks (presumably birds going to Cayuga Lake) 15 species Snow Goose 64 Canada Goose 400 Tundra Swan 9 American Black Duck 20 or more, estimated Mallard 100 or more, estimated Northern Pintail 2 Bald Eagle 2 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rough-legged Hawk 3 Ring-billed Gull 150 estimate Herring Gull 10 guesstimate American Crow 5 Horned Lark 10 American Tree Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 1 Sodus Bay--Sodus Point, Wayne, US-NY Jan 24, 2012 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: With Jim Tarolli; 15 kt WSW winds 24 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 75 Mute Swan X Mallard 10 Canvasback 10 Redhead 1000 estimated Ring-necked Duck 6 Greater Scaup X Greater/Lesser Scaup X many King Eider 1 female Surf Scoter 2 females White-winged Scoter 200 estimated Black Scoter 1 female Long-tailed Duck X Bufflehead 10 Common Goldeneye 350 or more Red-breasted Merganser X Common Loon 1 Horned Grebe 3 Bald Eagle 1 American Coot 25 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull 200 Iceland Gull 1second-winter Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 8 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Meadows landfill
Perhaps this is old news, and not a big surprise, but I was not aware they were using Peregrines. Jim Tarolli provided me with this link. http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2012/01/video_trained_falcons_is_used.html Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Meadows landfill
Good catch! I was too busy hyperventilating over the thought of 50,000 gulls to notice which species of falcon they were using. Also, the link didn't come through but it would be interesting to see which ones are scaring all my gulls away! Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Subject: Re: Seneca Meadows landfill From: Carolyn Jacobs jaclyn AT rochester.rr.com Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:54:01 -0500 Unless things have changed, the falcons they use are non-native species. I took these pictures at a Seneca Meadows Landfill open house in 2005. I do not recall the species--possibly from the Middle East. Seneca Meadows falcons Lyn Jacobs -Original Message- From: tigger64 tigge...@aol.com To: cayugabirds-l cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Sent: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 10:21 pm Subject: Seneca Meadows landfill Perhaps this is old news, and not a big surprise, but I was not aware they were using Peregrines. Jim Tarolli provided me with this link. http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2012/01/video_trained_falcons_is_used.html Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon - Oswego Harbor (not relocated)
Last seen going east. Subsequent check of shoreline trees east of the Oswego River did not find it. Probably went past Derby Hill and up the east lakeshore, or perhaps will come back to Oswego or maybe Sodus. Fair Haven was a big disappointment but another place to check. This particular individual is not ambiguous and does not superficially resemble a Peregrine beyond being a falcon. If seen perched at a distance one might think an imm. Bald Eagle or dark-morph Rough-leg. More description in eBird entry below. No falconry attachments were noticed hanging off its legs. I suspect the abrupt change in weather is what had it moving along the lakeshore, which is why I was moving along the lakeshore. David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY Oswego Harbor, Oswego, US-NY Jan 18, 2012 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Abrupt change in weather over previous 24 hours; south winds followed by 40-45 kt sustained W winds overnight, subsiding to 15-20 kts NW at the time of observation 14 species Canada Goose 100 Mallard X Redhead 2 Greater Scaup 5 White-winged Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 20 Red-breasted Merganser X Red-throated Loon 1 Red-necked Grebe 1 Gyrfalcon 1 Flew directly overhead at low altitude and commenced chasing gulls for ~20 seconds, then flew east flushing a Canada Goose flock on the lawn at Fort Ontario; well seen in binoculars and spotting scope at 25-75 yards; thought to be a dark morph or possibly an imm. gray morph; a huge, massive-bodied (like a bulging, over-pressurized 2-liter bottle of root beer) plain brown falcon; dark brown back and head with no hint of mustache or sideburns; dark eye; big tapered tail with brown/black banding; slow, powerful wingbeats; carefully observed to eliminate Peregrine but the bird bore no superficial resemblance to Peregrine aside from being a falcon. Suspect abrupt weather change is responsible for it moving along the lakeshore on this particular day. No falconry attachments noticed. Ring-billed Gull 200 Herring Gull 100 Glaucous Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 20 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcons and the Montezuma mucks
I suppose it's worth remembering that the Mucklands have a history of attracting Gyrfalcons (and falcons in general). I presume the Mucks are frozen now but there's a modest four-day warm-up predicted (starting Sunday-ish) and geese, ducks, and gulls may end up back in there. For that matter, the ice edge on Cayuga Lake has a history of attracting Gyrfalcons David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe?
For what it's worth, Jim Tarolli and I looked for it yesterday between 4:15 and 5:00pm and didn't see it. We were scoping from the lighthouse. I am by no means suggesting that it is gone, and I hope others have better luck. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe
If anyone gets photos of the bird, even really bad ones, I would appreciate it if they could post them. I am curious about the plumage details and if they are similar to a grebe I saw on Monday on Onondaga Lake. (presuming the Onondaga Lake bird has left -off to look right now). Thanks! Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] MNWR shorebirds - Monday
Six species found (no Killdeer) on Monday afternoon: ~20 Dunlin 1 Pectoral Sandpiper at Visitor's Center 1 Brant continues at LaRue's on the Wildlife Dr no shorebirds seen at Benning Marsh 4 Long-billed Dowitcher, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Greater Yellowlegs at Mays Point 4 Black-bellied Plover, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Dunlin at Puddler's 14 Sandhill Cranes at Puddler's K-M Puddler's had a huge amount of pre-roost activity/fly-in occurring when I arrived after sunset. It was too dark to scan at any distance so I went to the end of Towpath Rd where the shorebirds were in close. Needs to be thoroughly birded starting earlier and going through to dusk. David Wheeler NSyracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
