[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Cranes at Knox

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   After estimating 450 Tundra Swans and 8 Trumpeters at Armitage we went to 
East Road at 4:20. Two very large flocks of Sandhills all got up from the corn 
fields to the west at the same time and all flew in to Knox-Marcellus. As far 
as I know the minimum of 490 that I counted on 12/8 is the highest ever counted 
there. These 2 flocks appeared to be even more but were right overhead and 
impossible to put a number on. It was a phenomenal experience. If anyone is 
bored and wants to work on numbers and catch them staging in a field before 
flying to roost  I bet it’s now closer to 600. Enjoy them before they leave! 
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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

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The first multi-thousand Snow Goose flock that I have seen is in the huge 
cornfield east of 414, west of Ridge Road and north of Leader Road in  Fayette. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool mudflat.

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Currently the main pool has lowered enough to allow for the whole SW area to be 
primarily mudflat. Today I could only find 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, 12 Dunlin and a 
Wilson’s Snipe. Viewing is scope distance from the main pool observation 
platform. If I were a Godwit or Ibis I would be out there. A couple hundred  GW 
Teal were there also but the main pool waterfowl are too distant from the 
tower. Good luck, Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Mucklands large gulls

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At Knox-Marcellus overlook looking at several hundred Tundra Swans I noticed a 
steady stream of Herring Gulls going toward Cayuga Lake at around 4:15. I got 
down to the mucklands as many birds left but in a 15 minute scan found 2 Adult 
and a second year Lesser Black-backed plus a first year Iceland among the 
approximate 1000 remaining gulls. I wish I got there an hour earlier. The 
flocks looked like Snow Geese(none)in numbers as they were leaving. Any bored 
gull watchers will be very busy before this freezes.Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit question.

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For Mark. In tabulating Muckrace checklists, only one group reported Hudsonian 
Godwit and I didn’t have time to find anyone from the youth group for details. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Last Gyrfalcon sighting.

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A friend looking for the Seneca Stone Gyrfalcon. I saw it 3 weeks ago flying 
from the south straight into the quarry. Anyone see it this past week. 
   I have a theory that it roosts further south when the lake freezes. Mike 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Glossy Ibis leaving?

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Around 1:45 today we watched the Glossy Ibis fly higher and higher off to the 
Southwest over the main pool until out of sight. Did it return or did the 
signal to go south kick in? Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Mays point Black Terns

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3 Black Terns are circling May’s Point pool. Mike Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Goose estimate methodology.

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Here is my ebird checklist from yesterday to give people an idea how I came up 
with 400k:
Lower Lake Rd., S of Cayuga Lake SP
Mar 17, 2021
1:42 PM
Traveling
1.60 miles
130 Minutes
All birds reported? No
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.4.1 Build 2.4.35

40 Snow Goose -- Estimated two ways. First, I used my odometer to determine 
the length of the flock along the road as 1.6 miles. Then I randomly counted 
one row of geese straight out which averaged 100.  Figuring one row every 2 
feet comes out to 422,400.  Second, I used Google Earth to draw a closed area 
on the map that the flock occupied. This came out to 444,519 square meters. 
Using one bird per square meter to arrive at 444,519. Those densities may be 
high so I rounded down to 400,000. That being said there was another quite 
large raft in the middle of the lake that I did not work on.

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] gynandromorph cardinal

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Non- birders have asked me about this and whether the bird could just be half 
male/female just in pigment. I notice the article says “possible 
Gynandromorph”. Does anyone know if there have been cases of just plumage 
dimorphism? Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma crane breeding success?

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The numbers of Sandhill Cranes are now about double any previous year by my 
marginal memory’s recollection.  The highest I remember 2 years ago was around 
127 (but eBird search experts can correct me). If y happy just enjoying the 
beautiful flock stop reading.! Based on this year’s nesting stories that I 
either saw, heard or read about the refuge didn’t contribute much. First, I 
read of a pair that had 2 young near the main pool observation tower. That went 
down to one young then I heard none. The DEC staff told me that a pair at 
Morgan road had one bird disappear long enough to hopefully incubate but 
rejoined the other with no young in tow. The Carncross Road pair appeared 
together often but no baby. Joann and I found one on a nest at the Sandhill 
Crane unit. They hatched one young but that bird disappeared a short week 
later. Finally a pair at Knox showed up with a fledgling and as far a I know 
that was the only refuge success. I hope others have better stories as I heard 
talk of pairs on Howland Island and at the MAC. The first post nesting 
gathering at Knox that I saw were consistent with this as I remember a dozen 
with 1 juvenile. Then they came from everywhere apparently. Yay!
   This number also starts concerns with me about potential future hunting. I 
don’t know where our birds winter but know that the eastern population can be 
hunted in Tennessee, Kentucky and starting last year Alabama. Its pretty 
unlikely that the hunters here won’t want to shoot the “ribeyes of the sky” so 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma today.

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Joann and I took a ride though Montezuma this afternoon and had a great time.
   The south end of the visitor center was busy. We hadn’t heard of the 
Hudsonian Godwit in a couple days so were very happy to find it along the sw 
edge. There were good numbers of both Yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpipers along 
that edge but those numbers jumped up when the flock hidden in the channel to 
the south flew up. It included 3 Stilt Sandpipers. They and the Godwit worked 
that way and out of sight. A Black-bellied Plover landed on the sw shore which 
also held 4 Snipe. An American Bittern worked in and out of the reeds there. 
Numbers of Wigeon and Pintail are growing there and on the main pool. 
   The open water in the north end of Larue Lagoon had our days highlight. 
Joann picked out an Otter working the edge there! Our third ever on the refuge. 
It turned sharply and lunged out after a fish and in doing that it chased a 
Least Bittern up from the reeds into plain sight. 
The Sandhill Crane population is starting to grow at Knox-Marcellus and is 
up to 33. It’ll be interesting to see if they continue there with no water. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Adult Northern Gannet - Lake Ontario

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Good luck all points East or Southeast.

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> An adult NORTHERN GANNET was reported at the west end of the lake this 
> morning in Hamilton, Ontario. The bird was reportedly headed east so it could 
> show up in our region today or in the next few days.
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> Good birding!
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[cayugabirds-l] Braddock Bay Glossy Ibis second try

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These 11 Ibis flew East past Braddock Bay. Found and photographed by David 
Brown. https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S68873452. Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Braddock Bay Glossy Ibis

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These 11 Glossy Ibis were seen and photographed by David Brown flying EAST over 
Braddock Bay around 1 pm. Good luck! 
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[cayugabirds-l] Geneva Snow Bunting and no Yellow-Headed Blackbird

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This afternoon Joann and I rode from Geneva to Canoga then up 89 to East Road. 
Along the south side of Lerch Road, around 2 pm, just east of Goldsmith Road in 
Geneva we came upon a HUGE flock of Snow Buntings. I had a very large flock 
along Yellow Tavern Road last week NE of there that I carefully estimated at 
2700. Today’s flock was at least double that. I measured the approximate area 
the flock covered on Google Earth and came up with 22,000 square meters. If 
there was one bird per square meter that would be the number. We would put the 
minimum at 5000 but believe it was more than that. They circled high and flew 
to the SW out of sight.
   On to Canoga with no Gyrfalcon.
 Up to 89 and East Road. A couple dozen Cowbirds and Red-wings were in 
treetops at the north end of East around 4 pm but no Yellow-Headed Blackbirds. 
Similar flocks behind houses on Olmstead and Mays Point Roads. A couple dozen 
Pintail have arrived at Cayuga Lake at Lower Lake Road. Mike and Joann Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] Knox Sandhill Cranes

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There are currently 126 Sandhill Cranes on Knox-Marsellus marsh. Not quite the 
141 that Mike Gullo had on Friday but in beautiful light 

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Knox-marsellus 94 Sandhill Cranes

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At 6:15 the last of the Sandhill Cranes came in to roost. I counted 92 three 
times and 2 more flew in at last light. 10 Greater Yellowlegs and a Long-billed 
Dowitcher plus 5 Great Egrets were the other highlights. Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] MZ Pelican, Turnstone, Stilt Sandpiper

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Dave K’s Ruddy Turnstone is still right in front of the Eagle sculpture, Dave 
N’s Stilt Sandpiper is still at Mays Point with many Yellowlegs. Thanks to 
Jeremy we are looking at the Pelican at the end of VanDyne spoor Road instead 
of thinking we’re blind at Knox Marcellus. Brief look at Knox before torrential 
rain has a dozen Sandhill Cranes. Beware a very dark brown juvenile Herring 
Gull when looking for the laughing Gull. Mike and a Joann Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds and babies.

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Joann and I drove through Montezuma this afternoon. We knew a few Yellowlegs 
had dropped in Friday but surprised to find 32 Lessers and 1 Greater plus 1 
Least and 1 Spotted Sandpiper in the flooded grasses near the channel halfway 
down the main pool. Then another 27 Lesser and 3 Greater Yellowlegs at Eaton 
marsh. Shorebird Flats had 2 Pied-billed Grebe families. One with 2 young, the 
other with 4. A Common Gallinule family there had 7 young. Up at the west end 
of Benning Marsh there was a Female Gadwall with 8 new babies. At Morgan Road a 
flock of 18 Sandhill Cranes were on the back edge of the cornfield on the right 
just before the first house. 2 more Cranes( no young)were on Carncross. Also 
the first time we’ve heard Cerluean Warbler in the woods just north of 
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Leucistic TV

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Here’s a marginal photo of one that passed Derby Hill last year. Thought you 
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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Stone Gyrfalcon

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At 3:40 the adult gray Gyrfalcon was sitting on the dirt ridge at the far NE 
corner of the quarry. Near Stahl and Hoster intersection. It stayed about 3 
minutes then flew e/se toward the lake. Mike Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Quarry Gyrfalcon

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For those who don’t get text alerts. Yesterday afternoon at 2:30, I found 
a(the) adult gray Gyrfalcon at the Seneca Stone quarry at Canoga Road. It was 
visible from Hoster Road in the northernmost trees along the quarry entrance. 
Fortunately Dave and Kathy Tetlow happened to appear at the perfect time to see 
it before it disappeared within 10 minutes. A lightly barred adult with quite a 
bit of white in the breast. Beware a heavily marked large Peregrine also in the 
area. Mike Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] Benning Baird’s

[metetlow]

Just spent 45 minutes at Eaton Marsh with no Phalaropes. A Harrier woke 
everybody up and 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 SB Dowitcher, 1 Pectoral and 1 Least 
Sandpipers was it. Patience at least produced an Am. Bittern.
Just about to settle for 3 Semi. Plovers and a Least at Benning when a 
flock of 5 Leasts, 1 Semi. and 1 Baird’s just dropped in. Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Redheads and Least Bitterns

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This afternoon our MZ ride was highlighted by a small family of mom and 2 baby 
Redhead along the wildlife drive. We found another family of Redhead on VanDyne 
Spoor Road with mom and at least 5 young. Black Terns were everywhere at 
VanDyne Spoor with at least a dozen juveniles and more than a dozen adults. The 
highlight there around 6 pm were 4 individual Least Bittern. 2 feeding close to 
the near edge about halfway down then flying west. The other 2 flying west from 
 about 2/3 of the way down the road. 
2 Stilt Sandpipers were the highlight of the 100 plus shorebirds at the 
quickly drying up Knox- marsellus marsh. Mike and Joann Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Mz White-rumped

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> 
> White-rumped Sandpiper with 24 Semi-palmateds along MZ wildlife drive right 
> at Eagle sculpture. 4 baby Spotteds on Seneca Flats-way better!!Mike Tetlow 
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Knox Sandhill Crane colts

[metetlow]

Pete’s post reminded me that we never posted that  Sandhills had 2 tiny colts 
at Knox-Marcellus on Sunday. I did text the 8 Stilt Sandpipers there down in 
front. Mike Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Tagged Great Egret

[metetlow]

Yesterday I posted a message about a Great Egret at Tschache pool that has a 
yellow tag 29x. Here is the response from Chip Weseloh about “Frank”.  His 
email is attached and he (or I)would appreciate any information on future 
sightings. 




> From: "Weseloh, Chip (EC)" 
> Date: April 14, 2018 at 12:01:16 PM EDT
> To: "metet...@gmail.com" ,  

> Oh my goodness, Mike!
> 29X is a famous egrethis name among banders and spotters is "Frank". 
> He/she has its own web page even. We banded it in 2012 at Nottawasaga Island, 
> near Collingwood, Ontario, about 1.5 hrs by car NNW of Toronto, on the 
> southern shore of Georgian Bay. That winter he was observed repeatedly on the 
> waterfront property of David Sobotta in coastal North Carolina. He was 
> re-observed each year, 2014-2017, during the breeding season at Nottawasaga 
> and he has returned to David's place each winterfor 6 years!! It is 
> fantastic that you saw him yesterday at the Montezuma Nat. Wldf. Refuge near 
> Seneca Falls, NY. His fan club will be anxious to hear this. He is 
> undoubtedly on his way back to his breeding colony. Is there any chance that 
> you could go back after the ice storm to see if he is still there? 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: metet...@gmail.com [mailto:metet...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: April 14, 2018 11:00 AM
> To: Weseloh, Chip (EC)
> Subject: Tagged Great Egret
> 
> Yesterday afternoon 4/13 we had a yellow wing tagged Great Egret #29x with 4 
> others. I believe all 5 came in yesterday with only scattered singles 
> reported before this. Thanks, Mike and Joann Tetlow 585-748-5838
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] No Ruff/Reeve. Yes Pelican

[metetlow]

This evening we made an attempt at the Port Gibson Ruff and Reeve at Maiden 
Lane and Towpath. We only found 3 Lesser and 4 Greater Yellowlegs and watched 
the Lessers fly off to the NE. On to the main pool at Montezuma, the White 
Pelican was feeding comfortably among the 2000ish Canvasbacks with a few Ruddy 
Ducks mixed in. A basic plumage Dunlin flew in to the visitor center pool  
around 5:00 and the Ross’s Goose continued at the back of Eaton Marsh along the 
wildlife drive. The 5 Great Egrets at Tschache  Pool included a yellow wing 
tagged bird numbered 29x. Mike and Joann Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Tree Swallows

[metetlow]

I just had s flock of 22 Tree Swallows feeding  over Cayuga Lake along Route 89 
right at the town of Fayette sign south of Canoga. Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca lake SP Red-throated Loon

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There’s a  Red-throated loon right at the entrance of Seneca lake state park 
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[cayugabirds-l] MZ Ross’s Goose, Marsh Wren and 94 Cranes

[metetlow]

There is a Ross’s Goose among 50 Snows on the south side of route 31 mucklands 
near 89. A Marsh Wren came to spishing on Vandyne Spoor Road woods/marsh edge. 
The Sandhill Cranes are up to 94 on the north side of rte 89 just east of east 
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[cayugabirds-l] Fairhaven and Braddock Bay Snowies

[metetlow]

For those not on text alerts or   guessing where Facebook photos are coming 
from: 3 Snowies were at Fairhaven yesterday and 4 were at Braddocks Bay today. 
Not seen by me:)
   None at Sodus Point yesterday when we went.
I understand not sharing locations on Facebook to a point but please share 
on bird lists. People seem to be forgetting what got them into birding. Mike 
Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Mz Sandhills Cranes up to 74

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Yesterday at 3 pm. There were 49 on the north side of rte. 89 just east of the 
East Rd. Junction. 16 on Armitage near Olmstead and 9 in Knox-Marcellus. I 
believe the highest report was 82 in December 2014. Will they get to that? I 
hope this population keeps growing but only seeing 2 young birds in these 
groups makes me wonder. Mike Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] MZ Sandhills up

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There are 47 Sandhill Cranes on the south side of Armitage Road just west of 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Red-necked Phalarope and more.

[metetlow]

This afternoon Dominic Sherony and a I visited the Martens Tract overlook 
for the previously reported Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes seen as recently 
as this am. We found the Red-necked but no Wilson's. The water level was up a 
lot from the day before and birds were leaving as we watched. 1 Stilt and 1 
White-rumped Sandpiper were the remaining highlights. A Merlin passing through 
twice didn't help. An American Bittern flushed from the grasses along the dike 
to the east.
 On to the main pool. The visitor center "pond" had been partially plowed 
and is waiting for water. The highlight along the first leg of the wildlife 
drive was the 24(at least) Bald Eagles perched on just about every snag along 
the river. This combined with 15 more at Knox-Marcellus marsh was amazing. We 
did not scan nesting sites and only saw 1 adult so many more out there 
somewhere. The main pool had good numbers of American Wigeon newly added to the 
couple hundred Coot.
Benning Marsh had good habitat with 1 White-rumped and several Stilt 
sandpipers giving close views. Along the thruway a Peregrine Falcon harassed a 
Harrier then failed at a pass at a small flock of Peep overhead. 
The north end of Knox-Marcellus marsh was very birdy! The water was up a 
lot from the weekend and waterfowl numbers were back up to earlier numbers but 
with greater numbers of Am. Wigeon and Northern Pintail joining the increasing 
Teal and Mallard numbers. Lesser Yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpiper groups 
arrived and left as we watched. We found another Red- necked Phalarope for the 
highlight but lost it in the Eagle caused shuffles. Great habitat so it should 
be a great spot with the upcoming weather changes. Dominic has entered ebird 
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[cayugabirds-l] No MZ Ruff

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No Ruff at Kipp Island now or at 3:30. No shorebirds with high water at Eaton . 
Some birds including 3 dowitchers flew in north of the thruway at Kipp so who 
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[cayugabirds-l] May's point Red-headed woodpecker

[metetlow]

Finally found the pair of Red- headed woodpecker's behind 555 Mays Point Rd. to 
the east in a large partially dead cottonwood tree. Nest hole visible from 
north end of guard rail. Mike Tetlow, Dominic Sherony

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Redhead with young

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There is a female Redhead with 8 bright yellow babies along the MZ wildlife 
drive parallel to the thruway in the first pond where the drive widens.

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[cayugabirds-l] Dickcissel StanleyNy

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There is a male Dickcissel singing at 3023 State Road in Stanley near Gotham. 
Just west of the house on the south side of the road. Mike Tetlow

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[cayugabirds-l] Sodus Point Laughing Gull

[metetlow]

I know this was text alerted and put on bird ebird when Mike Gullo found it 
Saturday   and this adult Laughing Gull continued on the east pier at Sodus 
Point at noon yesterday. Mike Tetlow 

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[cayugabirds-l] MZ American Bittern

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In reeds on west side of drive before Visitor Center

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[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl update

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No luck with the Ovid Snowy Owl this afternoon but one still at the 
Seybolt/Reese Road well head. Several observers had no luck with Gyrfalcon or 
any Snowies around airport or Lott farm.
   Huge numbers of Snow Geese arriving at route 31 mucklands. GW Teal, No. 
Shoveler, Pintail and single Wood Duck new arrivals to Tscasche and Morgan Road.

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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Falls Gyrfalcon, Snowy Owls continue

[metetlow]

This afternoon after passing the Seneca Stone Quarry, twice scanning the 
complex from Hoster Road between 2:30 and 3:00 with no luck, I returned one 
more time around 3:30 to find Josh Snodgrass and friend with the bird perched 
in the trees over the Quarry. 3 Snowy Owls were still visible from the south 
end of the airport and the "queen" Snowy was atop the grainery at the Lott farm 
on 414. Another Snowy continues in the area of route 96a and Kime Road east of 
Geneva although today it was only visible from Nelson Road looking north. A 
huge flock of Snow Geese were covering a field on the north side of Yellow 
Tavern Road just west of route 96.

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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Falls Gyrfalcon for those without text alert.

[metetlow]

Joe Wing relocated this gyrfalcon on the west side of Hoster Road north of 
Canoga in Seneca Falls. Joe I hope you don't mind me linking the photo. Great 
find. Likely the same bird seen near Finger Lakes Airport last Thursday.

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[cayugabirds-l] Airport and Lott farm Snowies up to 4.

[metetlow]

Yesterday around 330 Dominic Sherony and I had one snow owl at the lot farm 
rotating between the grass as previously described and up on the Porta potty's 
and three more snowy owls at the airport, one prominently on the west side of 
the runway and the other 2 hunkered down behind tiny snowbanks and tiny grass 
mounds also on the west side. Please minimize disturbance because I know 
attempts  are going to be made to band the two that have not been banded.

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Sandhill cranes, cattle egrets. No snowy owl.

[metetlow]

This afternoon before helping with the raptor survey I checked on the 2 Cattle 
Egrets which were still with the horses on E.Tyre Road. Sandhill Cranes totals 
were led by 78 at the nw corner of armitage and Olmsted roads. Another 4 were 
north of route 89 east of east road. Those 4 flew to Knox Marcellus.So 82 
personally. Others reported 8 at Knox after;so likely 86. No raptor surveyors 
found Kevin's snowy owl. Mike Tetlow


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