[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center to Join Cracker Box Palace For Guided Spring Birding Hikes

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Montezuma Audubon Center to Join Cracker Box Palace For Guided Spring Birding 
Hikes



Welcome Back Migratory Songbirds with a Guided Hike



SAVANNAH, NY (April 16, 2024) – Want to see the bright blue of the Cerulean 
Warbler? Looking to add Scarlet Tanager to your life list? Or are you curious 
about exploring new birding spots along Lake Ontario and the greater Finger 
Lakes region?



The Montezuma Audubon Center is excited to expand our birding excursions to new 
communities! Join a Montezuma Audubon Center educator at Cracker Box Palace 
(6420 Shaker Road, North Rose, NY, 14516) for a series of 3 guided birding 
walks this spring season to see the bright colors of the migratory warblers 
that have made their way back up north.



This guided excursion will cover 2 miles of trail with one steep incline. 
Sturdy and comfortable shoes are strongly recommended. No prior birding 
experience needed. We will provide all binoculars and field guides. Cracker Box 
Palace at Historic Alasa Farms is an animal shelter that cares for horses, 
cows, sheep, goats, pigs, geese, chickens, rabbits, and more. Cracker Box 
Palace is also home to 10 miles of trails filled with great habitat for many 
birds, especially migratory warblers, and sits up against Sodus Bay, providing 
a great resource to waterfowl.



Here is a list of guided hike dates:

Wednesday, April 24 at 10am

Tuesday, May 7 at 5pm

Saturday, June 29 at 10am



We will meet at the parking lot across the street at Cracker Box Palace (6420 
Shaker Road, North Rose, NY, 14516). Children under the age of 16 must be 
accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and registration is required for 
every hike. Hikes are $10/participant.



To make your reservation, click 
https://ny.audubon.org/montezuma-programs-and-events and select the hike you 
want to attend.



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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center Birding Tours

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Birding Tours with the Montezuma Audubon Center



Join Montezuma Audubon Center staff for a guided birding tour of the Montezuma 
Wetlands Complex and surrounding areas! Migration season is here and the 
Complex is showing all signs of spring. Songbirds are singing, Sandhill Cranes 
are rattling, and we want to welcome you on this experience. On our guided 
excursions, we can expect to find various types of waterfowl, gulls, and always 
a high possibly of seeing a Bald Eagle among other raptors. Each adventure 
creates a new birding experience, and we hope to have you join us this season.
We will meet at the MAC (2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146) and depart 
for our route from there. An Audubon educator will drive all participants in 
our accessible van.

  *   Fee: $15/participant
  *   Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
  *
Registration is required

To register: Select the date you would like to join us and fill out the 
registration page.
Available dates:
March 20, 2024 at 
10am

Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 
10am

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 
10am

Friday, April 12, 2024 at 
2pm

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 
10am

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 
2pm

Email montez...@audubon.org with any questions or concerns.
Teresa Pietrusinski, she/her/hers
Environmental Educator
Phone (315) 365-3588 ext. 203

Montezuma Audubon Center

2295 State Route 89, P.O. Box 187

Savannah, NY 13146

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center To Have Live Bird Of Prey Program

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Experience Raptors During Raptor Migration Season



SAVANNAH, NY (March 12, 2024) – Spring is a buzzing time filled with migration 
happening all over the world! The Montezuma Wetlands Complex and Lake Ontario 
are no strangers to migratory birds, especially raptors. Join the Montezuma 
Audubon Center and Jean Soprano of Kindred Kingdoms for a presentation on 
raptor migration and an up-close look at live birds of prey that are in the 
area! We’ll cover topics on migration flyways, food sources during migration, 
and why the southern shores of Lake Ontario play a vital role in our raptor 
friends’ flight up north. After our presentation, we will head out on the MAC 
trails for a 1-mile educational birding walk to spot any raptors soaring 
overhead.



This program will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 2pm. This program is 
great for all ages and families. All children under the age of 16 must be 
accompanied by an adult.



Meet at Montezuma Audubon Center (2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146) and 
everyone is welcome to participate!



Registration is REQUIRED at Raptor Migration Presentation & Bird Walk with 
Kindred Kingdoms, March 16, 2024 @ 2pm | Montezuma Audubon 
Center.
 The program is $10/participant.



Call 315-365-3588 or email montez...@audubon.org 
with questions.

Teresa Pietrusinski, she/her/hers
Environmental Educator
Phone (315) 365-3588 ext. 203

Montezuma Audubon Center

2295 State Route 89, P.O. Box 187

Savannah, NY 13146

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Snowy Egret - RFI

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The snowy egret hung around until dusk last night, then flew to the north. With today’s nice weather, perhaps it will stick around. It has been seen down by the spillway, across the river and the gull tree across from the main pool. I understand it has been quite active. When I was there later yesterday it flew around three areas. If you go and don’t see it, check on the rocks by the spillway or across the river. -LaurieSent from my iPhoneOn Nov 15, 2023, at 3:49 PM, Jay McGowan  wrote:The SNOWY EGRET was present early this morning in the same area, along the rocky shore of the river just at the mouth of the main pool outflow/spillway ("carp spot") along the drive. It was reported this afternoon from the same area on eBird as well. Other highlights from a quick morning trip were 50 Dunlin and two White-rumped Sandpipers in the flooded (and mostly frozen) fields on Armitage Road, and a single HUDSONIAN GODWIT on the ice at Knox-Marsellus.JayOn Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 3:41 PM John Gregoire  wrote:We went up today and the Snowy was a no-show as we checked the expected areas. Lots if birders. A terrific selection of waterfowl made the trip worthwhile.John and SueOn Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:57 AM Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge" by Bob and Diane Slater on Monday, November 13, at
6:30pm. A comment says "it flew in front of us around 4:30 pm, in the
dead tree near the Eagle tree".

The post URL is
https://www.facebook.com/groups/172217523476266/posts/1688992451798758/
but I think it's only visible to members of that group.

Suan


On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 9:16 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
> Today I learned of - and eventually saw - a regionally rare Snowy Egret along the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
>
> I first learned of it from a text rare bird alert from Mark Miller at 10:25am that it was “last seen at Seneca Flats,” but I wondered about Mark’s use of passive voice and the lack of any picture from this avid photographer. As I prepared to look for the bird there was not yet any eBird report from Mark either.
>
> But there was an eBird report from earlier this morning by David Kennedy, who takes gorgeous photos and seems to either find, re-find, or document most of the rarities around Montezuma. He included 5 pictures with the comment that it was “Feeding along east shore of Seneca Flats,” and in this case it was a re-find because he said it was “seen and photographed by Bob S. yesterday.”
>
> This appears to be the first documented record of Snowy Egret in the Cayuga Lake Basin this year, and as I try to maintain First Records records list, I’m looking for some help. Who is Bob S? Can I find the photo and record of his sighting? Where did he see it? At this point I’m not trying to verify the ID, I’m just looking for the standard information and credit that I include on the list.
>
> Today, thanks to text rare bird alert messages, several additional people saw this small, active egret at various places along the Wildlife Drive’s first straightaway, and the adjacent Seneca River. Generally it progressed north from Seneca Flats. It’s hard to say where it will be tomorrow, but I hope that, if it sticks around in publicly accessible places, folks continue to share its whereabouts so others can see this beautiful bird.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Snowy Egret - RFI

[Jay McGowan]

The SNOWY EGRET was present early this morning in the same area, along the
rocky shore of the river just at the mouth of the main pool
outflow/spillway ("carp spot") along the drive. It was reported this
afternoon from the same area on eBird as well. Other highlights from a
quick morning trip were 50 Dunlin and two White-rumped Sandpipers in the
flooded (and mostly frozen) fields on Armitage Road, and a single HUDSONIAN
GODWIT on the ice at Knox-Marsellus.

Jay

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 3:41 PM John Gregoire 
wrote:

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

[John Gregoire]

We went up today and the Snowy was a no-show as we checked the expected
areas. Lots if birders. A terrific selection of waterfowl made the trip
worthwhile.
John and Sue

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:57 AM Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:

> Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National
> Wildlife Refuge" by Bob and Diane Slater on Monday, November 13, at
> 6:30pm. A comment says "it flew in front of us around 4:30 pm, in the
> dead tree near the Eagle tree".
>
> The post URL is
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/172217523476266/posts/1688992451798758/
> but I think it's only visible to members of that group.
>
> Suan
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 9:16 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:
> >
> > Today I learned of - and eventually saw - a regionally rare Snowy Egret
> along the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
> >
> > I first learned of it from a text rare bird alert from Mark Miller at
> 10:25am that it was “last seen at Seneca Flats,” but I wondered about
> Mark’s use of passive voice and the lack of any picture from this avid
> photographer. As I prepared to look for the bird there was not yet any
> eBird report from Mark either.
> >
> > But there was an eBird report from earlier this morning by David
> Kennedy, who takes gorgeous photos and seems to either find, re-find, or
> document most of the rarities around Montezuma. He included 5 pictures with
> the comment that it was “Feeding along east shore of Seneca Flats,” and in
> this case it was a re-find because he said it was “seen and photographed by
> Bob S. yesterday.”
> >
> > This appears to be the first documented record of Snowy Egret in the
> Cayuga Lake Basin this year, and as I try to maintain First Records records
> list, I’m looking for some help. Who is Bob S? Can I find the photo and
> record of his sighting? Where did he see it? At this point I’m not trying
> to verify the ID, I’m just looking for the standard information and credit
> that I include on the list.
> >
> > Today, thanks to text rare bird alert messages, several additional
> people saw this small, active egret at various places along the Wildlife
> Drive’s first straightaway, and the adjacent Seneca River. Generally it
> progressed north from Seneca Flats. It’s hard to say where it will be
> tomorrow, but I hope that, if it sticks around in publicly accessible
> places, folks continue to share its whereabouts so others can see this
> beautiful bird.
> >
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Snowy Egret - RFI

[Suan Hsi Yong]

I should follow up and say that that Facebook group has become
immensely popular, currently with 11.4K members, and may well have the
broadest reach of any electronic group related to birds in the basin
(though they still lose out to "Bald Eagles of Onondaga Lake" with
18.8K members), and may well be "required reading" (or viewing) for
those wanting to keep tabs on sightings at the MNWR.

Suan


On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:57 AM Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:
>
> Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National
> Wildlife Refuge" by Bob and Diane Slater on Monday, November 13, at
> 6:30pm. A comment says "it flew in front of us around 4:30 pm, in the
> dead tree near the Eagle tree".
>
> The post URL is
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/172217523476266/posts/1688992451798758/
> but I think it's only visible to members of that group.
>
> Suan
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Snowy Egret - RFI

[Suan Hsi Yong]

Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge" by Bob and Diane Slater on Monday, November 13, at
6:30pm. A comment says "it flew in front of us around 4:30 pm, in the
dead tree near the Eagle tree".

The post URL is
https://www.facebook.com/groups/172217523476266/posts/1688992451798758/
but I think it's only visible to members of that group.

Suan


On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 9:16 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:
>
> Today I learned of - and eventually saw - a regionally rare Snowy Egret along 
> the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
>
> I first learned of it from a text rare bird alert from Mark Miller at 10:25am 
> that it was “last seen at Seneca Flats,” but I wondered about Mark’s use of 
> passive voice and the lack of any picture from this avid photographer. As I 
> prepared to look for the bird there was not yet any eBird report from Mark 
> either.
>
> But there was an eBird report from earlier this morning by David Kennedy, who 
> takes gorgeous photos and seems to either find, re-find, or document most of 
> the rarities around Montezuma. He included 5 pictures with the comment that 
> it was “Feeding along east shore of Seneca Flats,” and in this case it was a 
> re-find because he said it was “seen and photographed by Bob S. yesterday.”
>
> This appears to be the first documented record of Snowy Egret in the Cayuga 
> Lake Basin this year, and as I try to maintain First Records records list, 
> I’m looking for some help. Who is Bob S? Can I find the photo and record of 
> his sighting? Where did he see it? At this point I’m not trying to verify the 
> ID, I’m just looking for the standard information and credit that I include 
> on the list.
>
> Today, thanks to text rare bird alert messages, several additional people saw 
> this small, active egret at various places along the Wildlife Drive’s first 
> straightaway, and the adjacent Seneca River. Generally it progressed north 
> from Seneca Flats. It’s hard to say where it will be tomorrow, but I hope 
> that, if it sticks around in publicly accessible places, folks continue to 
> share its whereabouts so others can see this beautiful bird.
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Snowy Egret - RFI

[Dave Nutter]

Today I learned of - and eventually saw - a regionally rare Snowy Egret along 
the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. 

I first learned of it from a text rare bird alert from Mark Miller at 10:25am 
that it was “last seen at Seneca Flats,” but I wondered about Mark’s use of 
passive voice and the lack of any picture from this avid photographer. As I 
prepared to look for the bird there was not yet any eBird report from Mark 
either.

But there was an eBird report from earlier this morning by David Kennedy, who 
takes gorgeous photos and seems to either find, re-find, or document most of 
the rarities around Montezuma. He included 5 pictures with the comment that it 
was “Feeding along east shore of Seneca Flats,” and in this case it was a 
re-find because he said it was “seen and photographed by Bob S. yesterday.”

This appears to be the first documented record of Snowy Egret in the Cayuga 
Lake Basin this year, and as I try to maintain First Records records list, I’m 
looking for some help. Who is Bob S? Can I find the photo and record of his 
sighting? Where did he see it? At this point I’m not trying to verify the ID, 
I’m just looking for the standard information and credit that I include on the 
list. 

Today, thanks to text rare bird alert messages, several additional people saw 
this small, active egret at various places along the Wildlife Drive’s first 
straightaway, and the adjacent Seneca River. Generally it progressed north from 
Seneca Flats. It’s hard to say where it will be tomorrow, but I hope that, if 
it sticks around in publicly accessible places, folks continue to share its 
whereabouts so others can see this beautiful bird. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool mudflat.

[metetlow]

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] Montezuma NWR shorebird walks: next year

[Dave Nutter]

I asked about walks at Knox-Marsellus the next 2 Saturdays, which may have been 
too short of a lead time. Refuge staff replied that instead of having any more 
walks this year, they are instead going to plan for a better program next year. 

I suggested that an expanded time frame would be good, because the southbound 
shorebird migration in Seneca County is from early July through October with a 
varying mix of species. However, I think we must all understand that the refuge 
has several big challenges: first, creating bare mud and shallow water habitat; 
second, maintaining habitat during that time frame as vegetation takes over, or 
re-creating habitat in separate places; third, figuring out whether and how the 
public might be allowed to view those places given concerns of birds breeding, 
banding activity, the need to mow or cut viewing gaps, among other refuge 
concerns. 

- - Dave Nutter

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Van Beusichem, Andrea" 
> Date: August 21, 2023 at 9:50:02 AM EDT
> To: Dave Nutter 
> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] May I lead walks at Knox-Marsellus & Puddler 8/26 & 
> 9/2?
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> Thank you for your help getting the word out and getting the attendees lists 
> to Reuben for the the guided shorebird walks this year. We agree that these 
> walks are a great opportunity for people! However, we feel the need to 
> reevaluate how we are managing this opportunity, so we will not be providing 
> more walks this year. We will pick it up again next year.
> 
> Take care,
> Andrea
> 
> Andrea Van Beusichem
> Visitor Services Manager
> Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
> 3395 US-20 East
> Seneca Falls, NY 13148
> Cell: 315-237-9862
> Desk: 315-568-5987 x4228
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR 8/19 shorebird walk @ Tschache Pool dike

[Dave Nutter]

Tomorrow starting at 7:15am from the parking lot by the Tschache Pool Tower 
(NYS-89 just north of the Thruway) there will be a rare opportunity for members 
of the public onto the dike as part of a walk led by volunteer Reuben Stoltzfus 
to look for shorebirds who are migrating south now and stopping where there is 
shallow water or mudflats. 

Please bring binoculars, plus a scope if you have one. I plan to bring my scope 
and try to share views of any shorebirds with people who don’t have scopes, and 
I encourage others folks to do the same. 

Today Reuben helped with a shorebird count for the refuge from the Tschache 
dike, and they observed these shorebirds:

a Black-bellied Plover
“a bunch of Semipalmated Plovers”
“a bunch of Killdeer”
“lots of Least Sandpipers”
“lots of Semipalmated Sandpipers” - minus 1 caught by a Merlin 
2 Stilt Sandpipers
1 Baird’s Sandpiper (first of year for Cayuga Lake Basin, I believe)
5 Pectoral Sandpipers
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
“lots of Greater Yellowlegs”
“lots of Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Wilson’s Phalarope
and dowitcher sp in flight

Where there are lots of shorebirds, there are often falcons (beautiful in their 
own right) trying to eat them, which makes shorebird watching challenging. 
Today 3 Peregrines were present, one of which was chased by a Merlin.

Of course what is there tomorrow may be different. Also there are several other 
caveats: The 5 viewing cuts in the cattails generally aim at stubble where it 
can be hard to see shorebirds. The cuts are not very wide, so only a few people 
can look any one direction through any one cut. We expect there to be a 
barricade this tomorrow which was not there last week, such that we will not be 
allowed to reach the best vantage for the best mudflat, which also involved 
looking through the tops of cattails. Tschache Pool is now set up to retain 
water, so  the water level is higher than last week, and shorebird habitat at 
the south end of Tschache will probably disappear in the coming week. 

Meanwhile, at Knox-Marsellus Marsh, where we have had shorebird walks in past 
years, refuge staff say that the water level is being drawn down. So shorebird 
habitat should be created there, and maybe there can be guided walks there the 
next 2 Saturdays, August 26 & September 2, if anyone volunteers to lead them. 


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Muckrace 2023

[gagekm]

Registration is now open for the 2023 Montezuma Muckrace.
https://friendsofmontezuma.org/projects-programs/muckrace/ [1]. The
fundraising event will take place Sept. 8th-9th 7pm-7pm with a pizza
dinner and wrap up of the event at the Montezuma Audubon Center
immediately afterward. Form your teams and join us for this fun event
in which teams cover the Montezuma Complex trying to see/hear as many
bird species as possible. Spend as much time biding as you'd like, an
hour or all 24 hours! Several categories are available in which to
sign up, from competitive, recreational, and collegiate, to family and
low carbon. Overnight camping will be available at the MAC (no
hook-ups but the restrooms will be accessible all night). 
Please remember that this is a fundraising event so get out there and
help the Friends Of The Montezuma Wetlands Complex by gathering
pledges and/or sponsors. Proceeds go toward restoration, acquisition,
and maintenance of projects within the Complex. 
Note: this years event will again coincide with an early gun season
(begins 9/9) for anterless deer so wear blaze orange in any areas
which are open to hunting (mainly impacting Howland Island). Note also
that Howland Island will NOT be open to vehicular traffic 9/9. 
Kyle GagePresident - FOTMWC

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR guided shorebird walks

[Dave Nutter]

I just got word from Reuben Stoltzfus:

There will NOT be a shorebird walk this Saturday, August 5th. 

Refuge staff will work on cutting some openings in the vegetation along the 
Tschache Pool dike over the next few days.

There WILL BE shorebird walks led by Reuben on August 12th & August 19th. 

Reuben says that Andrea VanBeusichem, who is Visitor Services Manager for 
Montezuma NWR, will post a notice on Eventbrite (with which I am unfamiliar), 
and if you reply to that, it will help Reuben gauge how many people to expect.

Meet Reuben at the Tschache Pool Tower parking lot at 7am to start the walks. 
Bring a scope if you have one, and please share what you find and assist others 
in seeing, hearing, and identifying shorebirds or asking questions. That’s what 
makes these walks work so well, in my opinion. That means staying close 
together enough to communicate and let the most people observe birds in case 
the birds do fly off, even though shorebirds are less skittish than many other 
birds. The refuge plans to place a barricade on the dike road, beyond which we 
visitors will not be allowed. Please respect this. 

If you would like to lead a shorebird walk on either August 26th or September 
2, please call Reuben Stoltzfus at 607-869-9466. This number is for his roofing 
and construction business, but you should leave a message for him with option 
3, which is for messages for Reuben’s family.

I hope to see many of you, and some shorebirds as well, on August 12th & 19th!

- - Dave Nutter

> On Aug 2, 2023, at 4:55 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
> 
> For a number of years the management at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge 
> has allowed a limited number of the public into normally restricted areas on 
> a few days in summer to observe migrant shorebirds on guided walks. 
> 
> Reuben Stoltzfus has been talking to staff to see what can be arranged this 
> year, hoping for a series of morning walks through August into the beginning 
> of September. They would happen on Saturdays, which would allow Amish and 
> Mennonite birders to participate. Reuben asked me to write to CayugaBirds-L 
> to let you know what’s happening. Anyone is welcome to forward this info to 
> other regional list-serves. 
> 
> The shorebird habitat is best at Tschache Pool, so that’s where he 
> anticipates walks to occur, but the vegetation is currently too tall 
> alongside the dike road to view it except by standing on the bed of a pick-up 
> truck. That’s how Jay McGowan, helping the folks who regularly census the 
> birds for the refuge, was able to amass a very respectable list of shorebird 
> species a couple days ago. Public vehicles would not be allowed on walks, so 
> staff will have to cut some gaps in the roadside vegetation before walks are 
> practical, and there will be a limit as to how far along the 
> several-mile-long dike that walks will be allowed to go. 
> 
> If staff are able to do this work in the next few days, then the first walk 
> might be this Saturday, August 5th, and Reuben is willing to lead a trip that 
> morning. That would be very short notice, so keep an eye out for a sign-up 
> notice. Reuben also plans to lead walks on the 12th and the 19th, when it is 
> more likely that the habitat will be viewable. If there are folks willing to 
> lead walks on August 26th and September 2nd, when Reuben cannot, that would 
> be great, so please think about helping that way. When word goes out how to 
> sign up to go on the early walks, that may also be the chance to sign up to 
> lead a later walk. 
> 
> If and when walks are permitted, Reuben anticipates starting at 7am at the 
> parking lot by the Tschache Pool tower off NYS-89 just north its I-90 
> overpass. Numbers of participants should not be as limited as they were 
> during COVID.  I hope to have more information for you soon. 
> 
> - - Dave Nutter

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR guided shorebird walks

[Dave Nutter]

For a number of years the management at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge has 
allowed a limited number of the public into normally restricted areas on a few 
days in summer to observe migrant shorebirds on guided walks. 

Reuben Stoltzfus has been talking to staff to see what can be arranged this 
year, hoping for a series of morning walks through August into the beginning of 
September. They would happen on Saturdays, which would allow Amish and 
Mennonite birders to participate. Reuben asked me to write to CayugaBirds-L to 
let you know what’s happening. Anyone is welcome to forward this info to other 
regional list-serves. 

The shorebird habitat is best at Tschache Pool, so that’s where he anticipates 
walks to occur, but the vegetation is currently too tall alongside the dike 
road to view it except by standing on the bed of a pick-up truck. That’s how 
Jay McGowan, helping the folks who regularly census the birds for the refuge, 
was able to amass a very respectable list of shorebird species a couple days 
ago. Public vehicles would not be allowed on walks, so staff will have to cut 
some gaps in the roadside vegetation before walks are practical, and there will 
be a limit as to how far along the several-mile-long dike that walks will be 
allowed to go. 

If staff are able to do this work in the next few days, then the first walk 
might be this Saturday, August 5th, and Reuben is willing to lead a trip that 
morning. That would be very short notice, so keep an eye out for a sign-up 
notice. Reuben also plans to lead walks on the 12th and the 19th, when it is 
more likely that the habitat will be viewable. If there are folks willing to 
lead walks on August 26th and September 2nd, when Reuben cannot, that would be 
great, so please think about helping that way. When word goes out how to sign 
up to go on the early walks, that may also be the chance to sign up to lead a 
later walk. 

If and when walks are permitted, Reuben anticipates starting at 7am at the 
parking lot by the Tschache Pool tower off NYS-89 just north its I-90 overpass. 
Numbers of participants should not be as limited as they were during COVID.  I 
hope to have more information for you soon. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds & Glossy Ibis, Friday 21 April

[Dave Nutter]

Yesterday afternoon (Friday 21 April), Ann Mitchell & I went to Montezuma. Here 
are some highlights: At the Visitor Center pool, in the corner nearest the 
entrance road and NYS-5/US-20 we foundation Killdeer, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 
few each of Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. There were 
also lots of Green-winged Teal, several Northern Shovelers, and a pair of 
Blue-winged Teal. 

In the Seneca Flats Pool, which is the second pool on the right along the 
Wildlife Drive, we saw the breeding plumage Glossy Ibis, which has been 
reported there. When we arrived, it was at the north  end (the farther end as 
one proceeds along the drive), but while we watched, it took a brief flight and 
resettled at the south end of the Seneca Flats Pool. We also had fine looks at 
a Wilson’s Snipe on the north dike and a Sandhill Crane walking on the east 
dike. 

Another good spot for shorebirds was the flooded field south of Carncross Road 
east of Savannah-Spring Lake Rd in the Town of Savannah. The west end of this 
marsh had a couple dozen Dunlin, as well as plenty of mainly Greater Yellowlegs 
and we were told, some Pectoral Sandpipers as well. We did not check the whole 
area thoroughly because it was getting late and a rainstorm hit, but we did 
note that in addition to 8 Caspian Terns in the air, there were several times 
that many resting on the ground partially hidden by vegetation. There were also 
lots of ducks, mainly Northern Shovelers, but others as well, including 
Northern Pintail. One could spend a long time birding here. 

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Alyssa Johnson]

Cruising through the Montezuma NWR Wildlife Drive this morning and a few 
highlights include:

FOY Yellow Warbler
FOY Canada Geese goslings
A single Sandhill Crane
And MANY singing Swamp Sparrows

What a beautiful resource we have here in the Finger Lakes :)

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Shorebird Walk Forecast

[Peter Saracino]

Reuben Stolfus scouted Knox Marcellus marsh this morning in preparation for
tomorrow's guided shorebird walk. He reports a variety of species including
lots of yellowlegs of both "flavors", a number of short-billed dowitchers,
good numbers of least sandpipers and semipalmated sandpipers, a few
pectoral sandpipers, one stilt sandpiper, 2 white-rumped sandpipers and a
good deal of very interesting non-shorebird species (including some very
beautiful sandhill cranes!). The visitor center pool is featuring some
semipalmated plovers as well. And two turnstones have been seen of late
(along with a glossy ibis) along the wildlife drive.
Andrea has informed me there are still some opening for tomorrow's guided
walk. It's a great opportunity to hone your shorebird i.d. skills. Lots of
knowledgeable, friendly,  patient folks very willing to help newcomers.
So don't delay. The Golden moments fly!
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Martins

[Peter Saracino]

Our martins have returned from South America and are currently choosing
housing near the Visitor Center. Their "bubbly chirps and rattles" are
proof of winter's end, new beginnings and  a season of hope and promise.
Come see.
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma spring programs

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good afternoon,

Here are a few upcoming events being held here at the Montezuma Audubon Center! 
If you’d like to review a full list of our programs and events, please visit: 
https://ny.audubon.org/montezuma-programs-and-events


Join us for a Montezuma Birding Tour! We have scheduled many tours over the 
coming months at various days and times. There are millions of migratory and 
resident birds in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex this time of year. Throughout 
the spring, we will see new species of birds arriving every day including Tree 
Swallows, Great Egrets, Baltimore Orioles, Purple Martins, Black Terns, 
Sandhill Cranes, Osprey, and a variety of warblers including Cerulean and 
Prothonotary. Grab your binoculars or camera and jump in your vehicle to follow 
behind the Montezuma Audubon Center van for a guided birding tour!

The next tour date is this Saturday, April 16, 1 -3:30 p.m. For more 
information and to register for this Montezuma Birding Tour, please visit 
https://act.audubon.org/a/montezuma-birding-tour-041622


Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern 
environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest 
secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every 
year as a day of action to change human behavior and create global, national 
and local policy changes. Join us to celebrate Mother Earth on April 22nd by 
getting outside for an evening spring hike! Along the 1-mile trail, we will be 
serenaded by the musicians of the marsh: spring peepers, Red-winged Blackbirds, 
and American Woodcock among others. This guided hike is from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 
and is family-friendly.

For more information about our Earth Day Celebration Hike and to register, 
please visit https://act.audubon.org/a/earthdaycelebrationhike-04


There's a lot to look forward to in spring, including the welcomed cacophony of 
breeding birds! The sheer volume of songs and calls can often feel overwhelming 
for beginning birders, but these sounds offer an opportunity and a challenge, 
as well as insight into the lives of these feathered friends. Join us for a 
birding-by-ear workshop on Saturday, April 30 where you will learn how to 
identify birds through their vocalizations or brush up on your skills that may 
have gotten a little rusty since last spring. This event will be held in person 
from 2 -4 p.m. at Montezuma Audubon Center.

After the presentation, we will head out for a leisurely walk along the trails 
at Montezuma Audubon Center to put your new skills to the test!

To learn more and to register for Birding By Ear, please visit 
https://act.audubon.org/a/birdingbyear-043022.


If you have any questions about any of our events, or to schedule a private 
tour, feel free to reach out to us!

Thank you,
Alyssa


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Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
Click here to see upcoming programs and 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma wildlife drive

[John Luther Cisne]

The single sleeping swan was a Trumpeter.  I woke it up.

From:  on behalf of Colleen 
Richards 
Reply-To: Colleen Richards 
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 11:39 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma wildlife drive

Quick trip through wildlife drive at Montezuma yesterday. Lots of Blue-winged 
and Green-winged Teal at Visitor Center along with a single pair of Northern 
Pintail.
A single sleeping Swan (sp) and lots of Ring-necked Ducks on the main pool and 
Bennings Marsh pool as well as Northern Shovelers everywhere. A pair of bathing 
Mallards' crazy behaviors flushed an American Bittern along the thruway- first 
time I've seen one in flight.
On the way back along Rt. 20 there were 5 pairs of osprey on nests, poles or 
flying in the air as well as 2 single birds flying in opposite directions with 
fish. The trip along the lake down Rt.. 90 brought 7 additional pairs on 
nesting platforms.

Colleen Richards
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma wildlife drive

[Colleen Richards]

Quick trip through wildlife drive at Montezuma yesterday. Lots of Blue-winged 
and Green-winged Teal at Visitor Center along with a single pair of Northern 
Pintail.A single sleeping Swan (sp) and lots of Ring-necked Ducks on the main 
pool and Bennings Marsh pool as well as Northern Shovelers everywhere. A pair 
of bathing Mallards' crazy behaviors flushed an American Bittern along the 
thruway- first time I've seen one in flight.On the way back along Rt. 20 there 
were 5 pairs of osprey on nests, poles or flying in the air as well as 2 single 
birds flying in opposite directions with fish. The trip along the lake down 
Rt.. 90 brought 7 additional pairs on nesting platforms. Colleen Richards
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Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma updates

[Dave Nutter]

As Alyssa said, at 9am today (15 March) the Snow Geese were relatively few in 
number and located in the west corner of the flooded mucklands opposite the 
intersection of 31 & 89 (where there is enough shoulder to park several cars 
alongside the road). I was told that earlier in the morning there were a lot 
more Snow Geese over a much wider area, but that hunters had dispersed them. 
Before I left, I saw a guy with a gun, a canoe, and a loud dog on one of the 
strips of land to the north between the flooded fields. I returned at 11am, 
when the hunters were gone, and so were the geese from the west corner, but 
clouds of Snow Geese were forming farther east over the flooded mucklands north 
of 31, the first few touching down about 11:10am. The flooded field they chose 
was mainly in Seneca County, considerably east of the large pull off where the 
“Potatoes” building used to be, with a strip of vegetation blocking the view 
from there. (There are very few places a car can be pulled off the road near 
this flooded field, but I found and used one, pulling off so my car would not 
interfere with traffic.) The Snow Geese continued to swirl down, accumulating 
many thousands, until about 1:55pm all the Snow Geese took flight - I don’t 
know why - and resettled mainly northwest of the main pull-off, mostly in Wayne 
County. More were still arriving when I left about 2:30. But it was not til 
later that the Greater White-fronted Goose and the Tundra Bean-Goose were found 
among them. Oh, well. The problem with rare birds is that by definition there 
is a huge number of birds which are not the rare bird. At least Snow Geese are 
fun to watch if I’m not trying to pick out a Ross’s Goose, and I wrote down the 
codes for 8 different collars on them, which I will report at 
www.reportband.gov

Regarding traffic on 31, it is true that there are some tractor-trailers, and 
that many drivers break the speed limit here as they do everywhere. However, it 
is not a limited access highway, so it is legal to be a pedestrian along the 
side of the road. The paved shoulder outside of the white lines, which is too 
narrow for parking a car, is supposed to be for pedestrians, Drivers can see a 
person on that shoulder a long way off, and drivers should not cross that white 
line. I parked in one of the gaps in the guardrail, not where my car would 
interfere with traffic or block that shoulder, but I walked on the paved 
shoulder, which is legal. Whether anyone else thinks that’s safe is their own 
judgement call, but if you as a pedestrian on that paved shoulder get hit by a 
driver, and you are in no shape to tell the police what happened, and the 
driver blames you, and the police decline to ticket, even though drivers 
legally must always try not to hit pedestrians, I think your heirs may have a 
good chance of success suing. 

Another non-bird note: although the bathrooms in the Visitor Center building 
are not available when it is closed, the bathrooms are available in the 
separate building near the Viewing Tower and the start of the Wildlife Drive 
and the Seneca Trail. 

Back to birds & birding: today the lower eastern part of Carncross Road between 
the marsh and the flooded field was blocked off with a sign saying it was 
closed due to flooding. There were lots of ducks in the flooded field. 

At Martens Tract there was still some deep snow/slush on part of the driveway 
to the parking lot, but it may have melted since this morning. The fields 
nearby hosted 2 pairs of Sandhill Cranes who were mostly quiet but occasionally 
very noisy - a joyous surprise to me.

- - Dave Nutter

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Johnson, Alyssa" 
> Date: March 15, 2022 at 12:56:44 PM EDT
> To: Undisclosed recipients:;
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma updates
> Reply-To: "Johnson, Alyssa" 
> 
> Good morning all,
>  
> I’ve been away from Montezuma since last Friday, so I haven’t been able to 
> keep up personally with where the Snow Geese and other waterfowl have been 
> hanging out over the weekend. I did a quick drive around to some of the hot 
> spots, and I’ll detail my observations below:
> 
> -“Route 31 Muck”: this is where all the action has been the last week! 
> REMINDER: This is private land. The little pull off areas are on private 
> land. Please be respectful if you visit, and stay in the pull off area, do 
> not go walking out into the fields even if there is a “road”. I’ve seen 
> people doing this to get better pictures, but it isn’t necessary as the birds 
> have been pretty cooperative. Also, this is considered trespassing. Also, 
> please do not stop on Route 31/walk along the road, especially where there 
> are guard rails! This is a 55mph zone, and tractor trailers and other large 
> vehicles travel this route, and will not be able to stop or swerve if there 
> are cars along the side of the road (or even IN t

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma updates

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning all,

I’ve been away from Montezuma since last Friday, so I haven’t been able to keep 
up personally with where the Snow Geese and other waterfowl have been hanging 
out over the weekend. I did a quick drive around to some of the hot spots, and 
I’ll detail my observations below:

-“Route 31 Muck”: this is where all the action has been the last week! 
REMINDER: This is private land. The little pull off areas are on private land. 
Please be respectful if you visit, and stay in the pull off area, do not go 
walking out into the fields even if there is a “road”. I’ve seen people doing 
this to get better pictures, but it isn’t necessary as the birds have been 
pretty cooperative. Also, this is considered trespassing. Also, please do not 
stop on Route 31/walk along the road, especially where there are guard rails! 
This is a 55mph zone, and tractor trailers and other large vehicles travel this 
route, and will not be able to stop or swerve if there are cars along the side 
of the road (or even IN the road stopped). There was an estimated 600,000+ Snow 
Geese on these flooded fields last week. Sunday 3/6 weather brought them in in 
droves. It was very mild and there was a strong SW wind that they took 
advantage of. As we know, this past weekend’s weather was quite the opposite (I 
❤ NY). I drove through the flats this morning around 9 am, and there were much 
fewer geese, and most were on the western edge of the fields. It was still a 
sizeable group of thousands, but maybe not even 10,000. I don’t know yet if the 
bulk of the birds have already passed through, and are continuing north, or if 
they were just all split up in maybe down on Cayuga Lake, or in various ag 
fields. I would expect we’ll figure that out in the next day or so if they do 
or do not return in the masses to the muck flats. There were also Tundras, 
Canadas, and a some ducks here and there. A Tundra Bean-Goose was sighted here 
last week amongst all the Snow Geese. This is considered a mega rarity, as 
their native range is in Europe and Asia

The other thing that is happening, is that many of the marshes are opening up 
and the ice is melting. So some of these birds may be spread out amongst 
wetlands rather than consolidated to just the muck flats.

-Knox Marsellus Marsh on East Road: The marsh is about half covered with ice, 
and I didn’t see any significant here, but I didn’t spend a lot of time either.

-Montezuma NWR: The wildlife drive and visitor center are not open (no 
restrooms either) until April 1. You are still allowed to visit the visitor 
center and bird from there, as the pool in front can be good birding. The 
entrance is off of Route 5/20 in Seneca Falls.

-Van Dyne Spoor Rd, Savannah: I haven’t been down here yet, because the roads 
have been a mess. If you have a more rugged vehicle, you could attempt driving 
down. It does turn into a seasonal road, and with all the snow and 
freezing/thawing, I don’t know what condition it is in. Probably pretty muddy 
and many potholes. The wetlands along the end of the road though could be good 
birding and there could be Sandhill Cranes and other waterfowl hiding down 
there.

-Morgan Road, Savannah: This is a dead end, and ends at the DEC field office. 
Feel free to park here. You are able to walk out on the berms on state land, so 
feel free to do that. There are no public facilities here, FYI. This had some 
good birding on Friday! We saw about 10 Bald Eagles of varying ages hanging out 
along the river. The marshes there are probably thawing out, and when they do 
there will be ducks, swans, etc coming to use them. Sandhill Cranes continue to 
be seen along Morgan Road. A particular spot I look for cranes is a short walk. 
Park in the parking area, and you’ll see the barns. Between the huge red barn 
and the pond, there is an access road. Don’t drive it, but walk down there and 
you’ll see a little “parking” area/circle. This is a good vantage point, and 
I’ve been seeing cranes tucked back into an agriculture field from here. It’s 
hard to explain, but if you walk out to this spot (it’s like 1/8 mi if not 
less) take a look and listen, and you may find them. But also the cranes are 
being seeing in the ag fields along the road itself before you get to the end.

-Montezuma Audubon Center: We are open Tues-Sat, 10 am – 4 pm. See the address 
in my signature below. Feel free to stop in and pick up a map for $1 and we can 
point you in the right direction. We are seeing cranes here as well, although 
it is hit or miss.

Other birds of interest: Killdeer have returned! I hear them calling and 
courting. Song Sparrows are singing, as well as Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted 
Titmice, Northern Cardinals, etc. I personally am waiting to hear Eastern 
Meadowlarks and Spring Peepers- THEN it will feel like truly spring for me! The 
honking geese, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Common Grackles are definitely the 
kick-off, and they’ve been around for weeks now.

Unfortunately 

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma waterfowl migration updates

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning everyone,

We've been beginning to get a lot of calls, emails, and Facebook messages 
asking about the return of the Snow Geese, and other migratory waterfowl! I 
will try to share updates this way, as well as on our Montezuma Audubon Center 
Facebook page. Feel free to 
reach out directly to me or our Center as well. I took a drive to most of the 
"hot spots" within the Montezuma Wetlands Complex yesterday to get a feel for 
what conditions are like, and where the birds are hanging out. The following 
are my observations:


  1.  Montezuma Audubon Center: the trails fluctuate between patchy ground and 
ice. We had a lot of snowshoeing happening this winter, and so its really 
packed down the trails. That'll all disappear after Sundays weather. The 
marshes are still frozen, except for small pockets. I haven't seen any water 
birds, just songbirds including Eastern Bluebirds, American Goldfinches, House 
Finches, American Tree Sparrows, Tufted Titmice, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, 
Song Sparrows (heard on singing!), Dark-eyed Juncos, Red-winged Blackbirds, and 
Common Grackles (who are both are now regulars at the feeders). Raptors like 
Bald Eagles, a male Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawks, and I saw a lone Turkey 
Vulture soaring yesterday. Crusoe Creek, which runs just along the south edge 
of the MAC property, and route 89 crosses, is open and very full of water. I 
saw a bunch of Canada Geese and a few Mallards in there.
  2.  Carncross Road/Van Dyne Spoor Road: both not maintained, both snowy and 
icy, I can tell there are ruts where others have driven. Even when the snow and 
ice melt, the roads will be VERY soft. Also, Carncross is flooded over I 
believe, I couldn't get too close but I've heard other recent reports that it 
is. Proceed with caution! Or better yet, just don't attempt to drive down 
either yet. I was hoping to look for Sandhill Cranes at both. Last year 2/28/21 
is when I saw Sandhills on Carncross. I saw cranes every month of 2021, but in 
February they disappeared because it got very cold and snowy. So even though I 
saw them in January, I call my "FOY" 2/28 because they had returned again.
  3.  Armitage Road: the flooded private ag fields are completely frozen over 
still. Between the flooded fields closer to the canal, and the fields closer to 
the route 89 intersection, the only birds I saw were American Crows (by the 
hundreds) as well as gulls (also by the hundreds). They were all flying around 
or landed on the ground, feeding on something but I'm not sure what. It was 
cool to see so many. I have seen the Bald Eagles that are known to nest on 
Armitage Road recently, and this morning  stopped to take a look. One adult was 
sitting in a nearby tree, and I believe I saw a white head poking up from the 
nest. It is baby eagle making season! Once the fields thaw, I expect that there 
will be a lot of waterfowl action here, as well as cranes in the drier fields.
  4.  Route 31 Muck: Again HUNDREDS of crows and gulls in the air, in the 
trees, on the ground. They were everywhere. I drove down to the old "potato 
barn" pull off spot in the middle of that stretch of 31 to take a look and to 
turn around. I saw a flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and maybe a lapspur 
or two flitting around that pull off, and the corn stubble. I love them, some 
of my favorites. There were hundreds of swans, mostly Tundra based off of their 
sounds. I'm sure a few Trumpeters could have been in there too, but the white 
birds on white snow and ice, on very sunny day, made it difficulty to pick them 
out. Most of the swans were on the north side of 31, closer to the 89 
intersection, but back from the road. Directly across 89 on the south side, 
there were more swans though not as many, Canadas, and ducks (Mallards and 
Pintails were the two I noticed while driving by). There are small pockets of 
water interspersed across the fields, and I think they were all just trying to 
fit in together. A lot in the air, but in hundreds maybe, and not thousands 
like are expected. A lot crows here too.
  5.  Knox Marsellus Marsh/East Road: The marsh is completely frozen over and I 
saw no signs of life except more crows!
  6.  May's Point: The canal/Clyde River is frozen in some spots, and open in 
others. The only water birds I saw were 4 Hooded Mergansers which were to the 
east of the lock on the canal. There is open water in front of the May's Point 
observation deck, but no birds. I did see 1 Rough-legged Hawk here though! I've 
seen them in this spot other times as well. There is a Bald Eagle nest viewable 
from that deck looking to the east, and there was 1 eagle on the nest, and 1 in 
the air soaring.
  7.  Wil-Goose on Route 89 just north of Montezuma Winery: Pretty quiet here 
as well, although a great spot to look for raptors. I saw another Rough-legged 
here as well as 2 Northern Harriers hunting the field.
  8.  Montezuma NWR 

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Birding Tours coming up!

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning! I hope everyone had a healthy and safe holiday, and hopefully 
some R! I have a Montezuma Birding Tour scheduled this week. The wildlife 
drive at Montezuma NWR does close TODAY at dusk, but there are many other 
places to look for birds in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.

Join Montezuma Audubon Center staff for a birding tour this autumn, and you 
won't be disappointed! There is an abundance of migratory as well as year-round 
resident birds in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex this time of year. In early 
fall, we can expect to find migrating shorebirds and songbirds including 
dowitchers, sandpipers, warblers, and grosbeaks. As the season wears on, we 
welcome thousands of waterfowl like ducks, geese, and swans to the marshes, as 
they migrate to (or through) Montezuma for the winter months. In early winter, 
we keep our eyes and ears open for sounds of over-wintering raptors like 
Short-eared Owls, Rough-legged Hawks, and Bald Eagles.
These tours take place in your own vehicle as you follow behind the Audubon 
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the Audubon educator narrate the tour and ask questions between stops. Guests 
are welcome to get out of their vehicles at each stop, so facial coverings will 
be required unless you are fully vaccinated. We will also continue to follow 
physical distancing guidelines.
These tours are funded in part through the generous support of the Erie 
Canalway National Heritage Corridor.


  *   Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $30/family
  *   Suitable for ages 5 and up
  *   Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required (click on 
the dates below to register)
  *   Meet at the Montezuma Audubon Center (2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY) 
for a prompt departure. Please arrive 15 minutes early to use the restroom and 
check in.
  *   Bring your binoculars and camera to capture images of the beautiful 
habitats and wildlife.
  *   Call 315-365-3588 or email 
montez...@audubon.org with questions.

Wednesday 12/1 @  2-4:30 p.m. (we'll be looking for Short-eared and Snowy 
Owls!) Register here: https://act.audubon.org/a/montezuma-birding-tour-12121
Thursday, December 9 @ 1:30 - 4 
p.m. Register here: 
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Wednesday, December 15 @ 10 a.m. - 12:30 
p.m. Register here: 
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To see all Montezuma Audubon Center programs, visit our website:

Winter programming coming SOON! 
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315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Birding Tour 10/20

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Wednesday 10/20/21
1:30-4 p.m.

Join Montezuma Audubon Center staff for a birding tour this autumn, and you 
won't be disappointed! The weather looks wonderful on Wednesday and there is an 
abundance of migratory as well as year-round resident birds in the Montezuma 
Wetlands Complex. We are beginning to welcome waterfowl back to the marshes 
including a variety of ducks, geese, and swans, as they migrate to (or through) 
Montezuma for the winter months. Sandhill Crane numbers are increasing by the 
day, and it’s a real treat to see and hear them arrive! Bald Eagles, Northern 
Harriers, and Peregrine Falcons are also always as possibility as well.

This tour takes place in your own vehicle as you follow behind the Audubon 
touring van. Participants will receive a conference call phone number to hear 
the Audubon educator narrate the tour and ask questions between stops.

  *   Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $30/family
  *   Suitable for ages 5 and up
  *   Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required.
  *   TO REGISTER: https://act.audubon.org/a/montezuma-birding-tour-102021
  *   Meet at the Montezuma Audubon Center (2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY) 
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check-in.

Alyssa Johnson
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Montezuma Audubon Center

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Glossy Ibis leaving?

[metetlow]

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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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Crane follow up

[Dave Nutter]

Thanks for the exciting update on Sandhill Cranes in open ag fields.  They are 
spectacular to see, and always thrill me. 

Just a small note about the township: Armitage Road is along the border between 
the Town of Savannah in Wayne County to the north and Town of Tyre in Seneca 
County on the south. Some folks who like to keep track of what birds they’ve 
observed in what county will actually keep 2 separate lists, one for each side 
of the Armitage Road when birding there. A bird which crosses the road gets 
counted on each list! So yes, while there may be Cranes in Savannah, but there 
may also be Cranes across the road in Tyre. EBird keeps track of records by 
county as well. 

- - Dave Nutter

> On Oct 14, 2021, at 9:03 AM, Johnson, Alyssa  
> wrote:
> 
> Currently counting 60+ cranes in the fields on either side of Armitage road. 
> Located just west of Olmstead Rd. Bulk of the flock is on the south side of 
> Armitage rd. The township is Savannah. They’ve been here for every morning 
> this week! 
> 
> Alyssa Johnson 
> Environmental Educator 
> Montezuma Audubon Center 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Migration virtual program 10/7

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning!

This Thursday evening 10/7/21 I will be offering a virtual program detailing 
the wonders of the waterfowl migration that occurs within the Montezuma 
Wetlands Complex and nearby Cayuga Lake. Please see below for more information 
and to register:

Montezuma Migration (click here to 
register)
Thursday, October 7, 2021
6:30 - 8 p.m.

Join Audubon staff online via Zoom as we discuss the phenomenon of bird 
migration at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Who does it, why, and when? At 
this time of year, we are seeing many migratory species including ducks, geese, 
and swans pass through the marshes. Some may stay for the winter in the Finger 
Lakes region, while others will move on to warmer climes. Migration can occur 
throughout the year, and for different reasons. While the focus of this 
presentation will be on waterfowl, general migration will be discussed as well.

  *   Fee: $10/person, $25/family
  *   Suitable for ages 12 and up
  *   Space is limited and pre-paid online reservations are required.
  *   After registering, the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma/ Bank Swallows

[Donna Lee Scott]

The Wood Stork at East Rd/knox-Marcellus Marsh showed itself to many birders 
today, along with 2 Sandhill Cranes. Some of us also saw an Indigo Bunting & 
some Wood Ducks, Pied billed Grebes, a mature Bald Eagle & the usual Great Blue 
herons , Great egrets & Mallards.

Later at Guy Baldasarre Marsh (NYS DEC- Van Dyne Spoor Rd) I saw over 50 Common 
Gallinule, 2 Trumpeter Swans, Barn Swallows & lots of Red-winged Blackbirds, 
Crows & Starlings. A few Common Yellowthroats hid in the bushes.
This is a nice walk on rough-cut grass around a neat marsh. Has a new wooden 
multi-level observation deck part-way round.

Now at the dirt part of Van Dyne Spoor Rd I am seeing over 100 Bank Swallows 
with a few Trees & N. Rough-winged sitting on wires with the Banks!
Then I spotted a Spotted Sandpiper working the rain puddles in the road.

A mature Bald Eagle is perched in a dead tree on Howland’s Island & there is an 
immature B Eagle perched in another dead tree a few hundred feet away.

It has been a beautiful birdy day!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Spoonbill update, 13 July

[Dave K]

Spoonbill in same MNWR Thruway pool as Sunday.better light. 6:10

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From: bounce-125769107-25047...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Donna Lee Scott 

Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 5:33:40 PM
To: Dave Nutter 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Spoonbill update, 13 July

Tom Auer on Cayuga Rare Bird Alert just reported R. Spoonbill back at Eagle 
statue/ Thruway pond.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 13, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:


The Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR, which was seen by many on July 11th in 
a pond along the Wildlife Drive by I-90 and the giant Bald Eagle Stature, flew 
with a Great Egret toward Tschache Pool early that evening.

It has been seen several times in Tschache Pool in the company of one or more 
Great Egrets both on the 12th and today the 13th as recently as early this 
afternoon. As I understand it these views are distant and some were brief views 
in flight. Because Tschache Pool is closed to the public and mostly heavily 
vegetated, I believe all those views were from the tower along NYS-89 just 
north of I-90 (although sometimes some open water can be seen from farther 
north along NYS-89), looking at the few large areas of open water at the edges 
while keeping an eye open for overflights.

Still, if you want to see a big pink bird with a uniquely wacky bill, and you 
either don’t have or don’t want to use psychedelic drugs, Tschache Pool may be 
your best bet.

Lots of people submitted photos of this Roseate Spoonbill to eBird. Some of my 
favorites are by Dave Kennedy (feeding), by Mark Miller (shaking after 
bathing), and Gary Chapin (flying). The latter 2 show the black margins to the 
primary tips. The photos can be found by going to “My eBird” then “Alerts” and 
calling up Seneca County NY which gives all reports of rarities for the past 7 
days (so this offer expires on the 18th), then “details” for individual 
reports’ remarks & photos. There are also a bunch of photos on the Birds of 
Montezuma Facebook page (a site put together by photographers, not the official 
NWR site).

As you may know, I try to keep track of annual first records of bird species in 
the Cayuga Lake Basin in a table on the Cayuga Bird Club website’s Resources 
page. So I’ve been trying to figure out who found this bird, and I’m happy to 
credit multiple independent finders. So far this is what I have, all on July 
11th:

Ginger Bernardin submitted an eBird list from the Wildlife Drive from 8-9:30am 
including a brief description and a photo of the spoonbill. But before this 
eBird list showed up in eBird’s rare birds reports, other folks independently 
encountered the Roseate Spoonbill, so they get credit, too.

Dianne Dean Quintavalle and her husband (who deserves some credit but I saw no 
name for him) saw and recognized the bird through a telescope at a viewing 
platform on the Wildlife Drive. They were unable to photograph it, but she 
started a conversation on the Birds of Montezuma Facebook page at 9:59am 
confirming that she saw a pink bird with a spoon bill which she named as 
Roseate Spoonbill.

Karen Gellman replied in that conversation that she had also seen the bird by 
about 11am but had trouble reporting it to eBird because Roseate Spoonbill is 
not part of eBird’s NE US regional repertoire. By 11:23 she had posted photos 
of the bird to that facebook page, and she later submitted those photos to 
eBird for that time.

Linda Harvey and Angela Rider both managed overcome such obstacles and 
submitted incidental single bird reports for Roseate Spoonbill to eBird at 
11:13 & 11:17 respectively, both from the Thruway Pools along the Wildlife 
Drive. These reports piqued the interest of eBird followers, yet left folks 
wondering if these unprecedented reports were real, because neither report 
included any details of ID or evidence that would separate the reports from the 
occasional person horsing around with an absurd report (yes, that does happen) 
or a wild error of some sort (that also happens). I have generally stopped 
crediting empty reports of rarities. The exception which applies here is when 
the report which lack details or evidence manages to help other observers to 
find the bird and provide those details &/or that evidence. So they get credit. 
Scouts went looking.

Meanwhile an eBird report submitted later by Zeke VanZante for the Wildlife 
Drive says it started at 11:15am (right in between the previous 2 eBird 
reports) and spent 2 hours to travel 5 miles. He provides a photo of the 
Roseate Spoonbill from near the start of the Wildlife Drive, and says he also 
saw a/the Spoonbill at the end of the drive, making him wonder if there were 2 
Spoonbills. Regardless of precise timing and the flights of the bird, this is 
an independent valid report, so this name is included.

And the scouts alerted on account of eB

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Spoonbill update, 13 July

[Donna Lee Scott]

Tom Auer on Cayuga Rare Bird Alert just reported R. Spoonbill back at Eagle 
statue/ Thruway pond.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 13, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:


The Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR, which was seen by many on July 11th in 
a pond along the Wildlife Drive by I-90 and the giant Bald Eagle Stature, flew 
with a Great Egret toward Tschache Pool early that evening.

It has been seen several times in Tschache Pool in the company of one or more 
Great Egrets both on the 12th and today the 13th as recently as early this 
afternoon. As I understand it these views are distant and some were brief views 
in flight. Because Tschache Pool is closed to the public and mostly heavily 
vegetated, I believe all those views were from the tower along NYS-89 just 
north of I-90 (although sometimes some open water can be seen from farther 
north along NYS-89), looking at the few large areas of open water at the edges 
while keeping an eye open for overflights.

Still, if you want to see a big pink bird with a uniquely wacky bill, and you 
either don’t have or don’t want to use psychedelic drugs, Tschache Pool may be 
your best bet.

Lots of people submitted photos of this Roseate Spoonbill to eBird. Some of my 
favorites are by Dave Kennedy (feeding), by Mark Miller (shaking after 
bathing), and Gary Chapin (flying). The latter 2 show the black margins to the 
primary tips. The photos can be found by going to “My eBird” then “Alerts” and 
calling up Seneca County NY which gives all reports of rarities for the past 7 
days (so this offer expires on the 18th), then “details” for individual 
reports’ remarks & photos. There are also a bunch of photos on the Birds of 
Montezuma Facebook page (a site put together by photographers, not the official 
NWR site).

As you may know, I try to keep track of annual first records of bird species in 
the Cayuga Lake Basin in a table on the Cayuga Bird Club website’s Resources 
page. So I’ve been trying to figure out who found this bird, and I’m happy to 
credit multiple independent finders. So far this is what I have, all on July 
11th:

Ginger Bernardin submitted an eBird list from the Wildlife Drive from 8-9:30am 
including a brief description and a photo of the spoonbill. But before this 
eBird list showed up in eBird’s rare birds reports, other folks independently 
encountered the Roseate Spoonbill, so they get credit, too.

Dianne Dean Quintavalle and her husband (who deserves some credit but I saw no 
name for him) saw and recognized the bird through a telescope at a viewing 
platform on the Wildlife Drive. They were unable to photograph it, but she 
started a conversation on the Birds of Montezuma Facebook page at 9:59am 
confirming that she saw a pink bird with a spoon bill which she named as 
Roseate Spoonbill.

Karen Gellman replied in that conversation that she had also seen the bird by 
about 11am but had trouble reporting it to eBird because Roseate Spoonbill is 
not part of eBird’s NE US regional repertoire. By 11:23 she had posted photos 
of the bird to that facebook page, and she later submitted those photos to 
eBird for that time.

Linda Harvey and Angela Rider both managed overcome such obstacles and 
submitted incidental single bird reports for Roseate Spoonbill to eBird at 
11:13 & 11:17 respectively, both from the Thruway Pools along the Wildlife 
Drive. These reports piqued the interest of eBird followers, yet left folks 
wondering if these unprecedented reports were real, because neither report 
included any details of ID or evidence that would separate the reports from the 
occasional person horsing around with an absurd report (yes, that does happen) 
or a wild error of some sort (that also happens). I have generally stopped 
crediting empty reports of rarities. The exception which applies here is when 
the report which lack details or evidence manages to help other observers to 
find the bird and provide those details &/or that evidence. So they get credit. 
Scouts went looking.

Meanwhile an eBird report submitted later by Zeke VanZante for the Wildlife 
Drive says it started at 11:15am (right in between the previous 2 eBird 
reports) and spent 2 hours to travel 5 miles. He provides a photo of the 
Roseate Spoonbill from near the start of the Wildlife Drive, and says he also 
saw a/the Spoonbill at the end of the drive, making him wonder if there were 2 
Spoonbills. Regardless of precise timing and the flights of the bird, this is 
an independent valid report, so this name is included.

And the scouts alerted on account of eBird reports indeed found the bird, which 
graciously stuck around. The first of those scouts to send word back was Mike 
Gullo at 12:37, who saw the Roseate Spoonbill at Eaton Marsh from which I think 
it flew over the Seneca River and also toward the Thruway Pools (again). His 
eBird reports are among many with photos, and I think it’s fair to say that the 
many ensuing observers owe their 

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Spoonbill update, 13 July

[Dave Nutter]

Addendum: at 5:30pm Tom Auer reported that the Roseate Spoonbill just flew in 
by the eagle statue from Tschache Pool!

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Spoonbill update, 13 July

[Dave Nutter]

The Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR, which was seen by many on July 11th in 
a pond along the Wildlife Drive by I-90 and the giant Bald Eagle Stature, flew 
with a Great Egret toward Tschache Pool early that evening. 

It has been seen several times in Tschache Pool in the company of one or more 
Great Egrets both on the 12th and today the 13th as recently as early this 
afternoon. As I understand it these views are distant and some were brief views 
in flight. Because Tschache Pool is closed to the public and mostly heavily 
vegetated, I believe all those views were from the tower along NYS-89 just 
north of I-90 (although sometimes some open water can be seen from farther 
north along NYS-89), looking at the few large areas of open water at the edges 
while keeping an eye open for overflights. 

Still, if you want to see a big pink bird with a uniquely wacky bill, and you 
either don’t have or don’t want to use psychedelic drugs, Tschache Pool may be 
your best bet. 

Lots of people submitted photos of this Roseate Spoonbill to eBird. Some of my 
favorites are by Dave Kennedy (feeding), by Mark Miller (shaking after 
bathing), and Gary Chapin (flying). The latter 2 show the black margins to the 
primary tips. The photos can be found by going to “My eBird” then “Alerts” and 
calling up Seneca County NY which gives all reports of rarities for the past 7 
days (so this offer expires on the 18th), then “details” for individual 
reports’ remarks & photos. There are also a bunch of photos on the Birds of 
Montezuma Facebook page (a site put together by photographers, not the official 
NWR site).

As you may know, I try to keep track of annual first records of bird species in 
the Cayuga Lake Basin in a table on the Cayuga Bird Club website’s Resources 
page. So I’ve been trying to figure out who found this bird, and I’m happy to 
credit multiple independent finders. So far this is what I have, all on July 
11th:

Ginger Bernardin submitted an eBird list from the Wildlife Drive from 8-9:30am 
including a brief description and a photo of the spoonbill. But before this 
eBird list showed up in eBird’s rare birds reports, other folks independently 
encountered the Roseate Spoonbill, so they get credit, too. 

Dianne Dean Quintavalle and her husband (who deserves some credit but I saw no 
name for him) saw and recognized the bird through a telescope at a viewing 
platform on the Wildlife Drive. They were unable to photograph it, but she 
started a conversation on the Birds of Montezuma Facebook page at 9:59am 
confirming that she saw a pink bird with a spoon bill which she named as 
Roseate Spoonbill. 

Karen Gellman replied in that conversation that she had also seen the bird by 
about 11am but had trouble reporting it to eBird because Roseate Spoonbill is 
not part of eBird’s NE US regional repertoire. By 11:23 she had posted photos 
of the bird to that facebook page, and she later submitted those photos to 
eBird for that time. 

Linda Harvey and Angela Rider both managed overcome such obstacles and 
submitted incidental single bird reports for Roseate Spoonbill to eBird at 
11:13 & 11:17 respectively, both from the Thruway Pools along the Wildlife 
Drive. These reports piqued the interest of eBird followers, yet left folks 
wondering if these unprecedented reports were real, because neither report 
included any details of ID or evidence that would separate the reports from the 
occasional person horsing around with an absurd report (yes, that does happen) 
or a wild error of some sort (that also happens). I have generally stopped 
crediting empty reports of rarities. The exception which applies here is when 
the report which lack details or evidence manages to help other observers to 
find the bird and provide those details &/or that evidence. So they get credit. 
Scouts went looking. 

Meanwhile an eBird report submitted later by Zeke VanZante for the Wildlife 
Drive says it started at 11:15am (right in between the previous 2 eBird 
reports) and spent 2 hours to travel 5 miles. He provides a photo of the 
Roseate Spoonbill from near the start of the Wildlife Drive, and says he also 
saw a/the Spoonbill at the end of the drive, making him wonder if there were 2 
Spoonbills. Regardless of precise timing and the flights of the bird, this is 
an independent valid report, so this name is included. 

And the scouts alerted on account of eBird reports indeed found the bird, which 
graciously stuck around. The first of those scouts to send word back was Mike 
Gullo at 12:37, who saw the Roseate Spoonbill at Eaton Marsh from which I think 
it flew over the Seneca River and also toward the Thruway Pools (again). His 
eBird reports are among many with photos, and I think it’s fair to say that the 
many ensuing observers owe their observations in part to one or more of the 
above people. 

BTW, details for ID can be short and plain, like these actual examples from 
eBird reports for this bird: 

“pink bird large spoon 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Muckrace 2021

[Peter Saracino]

Great news!
Thanks.
Pete Sar

On Tue, Jul 6, 2021, 7:26 PM  wrote:

> After cancellation last year due to Covid-19 concerns the Montezuma
> Muckrace is back on! We are scheduling the event for September 10-11th,
> 7pm-7pm.
>
> The Muckrace is a 24 hour birding event in which teams (or individuals)
> search the Montezuma Wetlands Complex trying to see or hear as many species
> as possible. The event is also a fundraiser for the Friends of the
> Montezuma Wetlands Complex. 2019 brought out 34 teams (151 total
> participants, a new record) which totaled 176 species seen and/or heard and
> raised over $11,000!
>
> Money raised goes towards bird conservation, wildlife habitat improvement
> and public access in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Teams pay a
> registration fee and gather donations and/or sponsorships for this
> fundraiser. There are several categories under which a team can register
> including; Competitive, Recreational, Low-Carbon, Family/Mentor, and Photo.
>
> T-shirts will be available for $12 per team member and a pizza dinner
> following the event is included in the registration fee. During the dinner
> a wrap-up of the event will be presented along with a wide assortment of
> prizes.
>
> Please visit https://friendsofmontezuma.org/projects-programs/muckrace/
> for information on past Muckrace events and where you’ll be able to
> register your team soon for this year’s event!
>
>
> Kyle Gage
>
> (Acting) President FOTMWC
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Muckrace 2021

[gagekm]

After cancellation last year due to Covid-19 concerns the Montezuma
Muckrace is back on! We are scheduling the event for September
10-11th, 7pm-7pm. 

The Muckrace is a 24 hour birding event in which teams (or
individuals) search the Montezuma Wetlands Complex trying to see or
hear as many species as possible. The event is also a fundraiser for
the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. 2019 brought out 34
teams (151 total participants, a new record) which totaled 176 species
seen and/or heard and raised over $11,000! 

Money raised goes towards bird conservation, wildlife habitat
improvement and public access in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Teams
pay a registration fee and gather donations and/or sponsorships for
this fundraiser. There are several categories under which a team can
register including; Competitive, Recreational, Low-Carbon,
Family/Mentor, and Photo. 

T-shirts will be available for $12 per team member and a pizza dinner
following the event is included in the registration fee. During the
dinner a wrap-up of the event will be presented along with a wide
assortment of prizes.

Please visit
https://friendsofmontezuma.org/projects-programs/muckrace/ for
information on past Muckrace events and where you’ll be able to
register your team soon for this year’s event!

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

[Muhammad Arif]

I was there last night, too. To Alyssa’s list, I will add Osprey, Cedar 
Waxwing, a female Wood Duck with 6 ducklings, Indigo Bunting, and a single 
Trumpeter Swan (which appeared to be sitting on a nest?). Images of the swan 
and ducklings are on eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S90785075.


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From: Johnson, Alyssa<mailto:alyssa.john...@audubon.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2021 10:16 AM
To: Sandy Podulka<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>; Cayuga 
List<mailto:Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu>
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

Hi Sandy and all,

I was there last night.

The Main Pool has been drained this summer for management purposes. See here 
for the Refuge's explanation: 
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1919598661523947=gm.1081190235912319

There is still a stream of water running through the middle and along the drive 
as you move closer to the spillway. We saw many Canada geese and goslings of 
all ages, Bald Eagles (scan with your binos on the ground way out, they often 
sit on the muck), Turkey Vultures, Great Blue Herons, Mallards (and ducklings), 
Green-winged Teal, Common Gallinule, American Coot, a few Gadwall, a single 
Great Egret, Killdeer, Yellowlegs, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ring-billed Gulls, 
Black Terns, and Common Grackles. I didn't see them last night, but I did see 
them Monday: the family of Sandhill Cranes that have been there all season. 2 
adults and a very leggy baby! Here is another link to a bird survey done at the 
Refuge earlier this week: 
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsoftheMWC/photos/pcb.10159330589425688/10159330569450688/

Of course there were also Marsh Wrens calling, never seen, and Song Sparrows, 
Common Yellowthroats, Yellow Warblers, Eastern Kingbirds, Barn and Tree 
Swallows, Purple Martins, and probably more I'm forgetting.

The Prothonotary Warbler on Armitage Rd was singing and very cooperative even 
at 6:30pm.

Enjoy!

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Savannah, NY 13146
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Pronouns: She, Her, Hers

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From: bounce-125734709-79436...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Sandy Podulka
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 9:19 PM
To: Cayuga List 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

Has anyone been up to Montezuma recently? Is there water in the Main Pool along 
the Wildlife Drive? Lots of birds around?

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Hi Sandy and all,

I was there last night.

The Main Pool has been drained this summer for management purposes. See here 
for the Refuge's explanation: 
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1919598661523947=gm.1081190235912319

There is still a stream of water running through the middle and along the drive 
as you move closer to the spillway. We saw many Canada geese and goslings of 
all ages, Bald Eagles (scan with your binos on the ground way out, they often 
sit on the muck), Turkey Vultures, Great Blue Herons, Mallards (and ducklings), 
Green-winged Teal, Common Gallinule, American Coot, a few Gadwall, a single 
Great Egret, Killdeer, Yellowlegs, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ring-billed Gulls, 
Black Terns, and Common Grackles. I didn't see them last night, but I did see 
them Monday: the family of Sandhill Cranes that have been there all season. 2 
adults and a very leggy baby! Here is another link to a bird survey done at the 
Refuge earlier this week: 
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsoftheMWC/photos/pcb.10159330589425688/10159330569450688/

Of course there were also Marsh Wrens calling, never seen, and Song Sparrows, 
Common Yellowthroats, Yellow Warblers, Eastern Kingbirds, Barn and Tree 
Swallows, Purple Martins, and probably more I'm forgetting.

The Prothonotary Warbler on Armitage Rd was singing and very cooperative even 
at 6:30pm.

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

Has anyone been up to Montezuma recently? Is there water in the Main Pool along 
the Wildlife Drive? Lots of birds around?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

[Peter Saracino]

Hi Sandy.
I usually help with the Friday surveys at the Refuge but had to be in
Massachusetts. However I believe Jackie Bakker did a Friday survey and as
soon as she posts her results I will send them along.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?

[Sandy Podulka]

Has anyone been up to Montezuma recently? Is there water in the Main 
Pool along the Wildlife Drive? Lots of birds around?


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main poll shorebirds

[Peter Saracino]

4 ruddy turnstones
3 black bellied plover
70 dunlin
Handful of semipalmated plovers
Handful of peep sandpipers (some of which are least)
A few yellowlegs of each "flavor"
A spotted sandpiper
3 Dowitchers/I think long billedVERY round/plump looking
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon programs this week

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning!

Well spring (summer?!) has arrived finally! The warblers and orioles are 
singing, and the herons, egrets, and eagles are GORGING themselves on fish at 
the Refuge. If you haven't been- go ASAP! The Main Pool is being drawn-down for 
management purposes, and the carp are getting stranded. Shorebirds galore 
(including a Glossy and White-faced Ibis!), Sandhill Cranes (with colts!), 
Black Terns, and so much more to be seen this time of year. Whether you head 
out yourself, or join us for a tour, do yourself a favor and get out there and 
bird!

Programs coming up this week:


  1.  Montezuma Bird Watching Tour

Wednesday, May 19

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

To register: https://act.audubon.org/a/montezuma-bird-watching-tour-51921


  1.  Birding and Boating: Seneca River

Friday, May 21

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

To register: https://act.audubon.org/a/birding-and-boating-seneca-river-52121


  1.  Guided Hike at Howland's Island

Saturday, May 22
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

To register: https://act.audubon.org/a/guided-hike-howlands-island-52221

To see a complete listing of our scheduled events and programs, please visit: 
https://ny.audubon.org/montezuma-programs-and-events

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Mays point Black Terns

[metetlow]

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

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma eaglets

[Peter Saracino]

Hey all.
I just wanted to alert folks to a cool thing currently happening (and
easily seen with a scope) at the Refuge. It concern a relatively new eagle
nest that's directly across the river from the Spillway on the Wildlife
Drive. While at the Spillway fence look east across the river to see the
nest. It currently houses 2 adults and 2 eaglets. This afternoon I watched
as the adult male calmly and very effortlessly plucked fish from the
relatively shallow waters of the Main Pool and brought them to the nest
across from the Spillway. At the nest the adult female could easily be seen
tearing the fish apart and feeding it to two young eaglets. The two young
eaglets were easily seen.
So if you like eagles it's a wonderful chance to see their  "child" rearing
lives up close and personal before the trees leaf out and the opportunity
is lost till next April.
Do not delay.
The golden moments fly!
Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wetlands Complex Sandhill Cranes

[Chris Lajewski]

Two Sandhill Cranes were observed over the Montezuma Audubon Center yesterday afternoon (Feb. 26). Two cranes (same birds?) were also seen flying over Deep Muck near Savannah-Spring Lake Road at sunset. Chris LajewskiCenter DirectorMontezuma Audubon Center2295 Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146315-365-3588http://montezuma.audubon.org
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma area birding

[Matthew Medler]

To celebrate the start of the Christmas Bird Count season, I spent the day 
today (14 Dec 2020) birding at various spots in the Montezuma CBC circle. I was 
joined at different times by Tim Lenz, Jay McGowan, and Drew Weber for 
socially-distanced birding. In a testament to the incredible birding 
opportunities in the area, we collectively tallied just over 14,000 individuals 
of 67 species.

Tim and I started the morning at Cayuga Lake State Park 
(https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S77470419), where we found 14 species of 
waterfowl. Tim also picked out 15 Bonaparte's Gulls, which were a nice 
surprise. From there, Tim headed to the NYS Chiropractic College, where he had 
650 Snow Geese, a Northern Mockingbird, and an American Kestrel. I drove up 
Lower Lake Road, where I came across a tight flock of 84 Ruddy Ducks.

After that, I headed up to the western side of Howland Island 
(https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S77478312), where I spent a few hours 
walking around on the trails. It was a woodpecker wonderland there! I observed 
all six species of regular woodpeckers (including an uncommon-in-winter 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker) with Hairy Woodpecker and Northern Flicker 
particularly vocal and conspicuous. At this point in the day, it felt almost 
balmy, so seeing five Yellow-rumped Warblers, two Belted Kingfishers, Great 
Blue Heron, and a Winter Wren fit in with the warmish weather.

>From there, I made my way to the Montezuma NWR Visitors Center 
>(https://ebird.org/checklist/S77481467), where I met up with Jay and Drew. The 
>highlights there were the large numbers of waterfowl visible on the Main Pool 
>(with the help of the scope), and the ~50 Sandhill Cranes in the pool right at 
>the Visitors Center.

At that point the weather started to get colder, and it started to really feel 
like winter. But we continued on to check several popular spots in the greater 
Montezuma area, including East Road/Knox-Marcellus (234 Sandhill Cranes, 145 
American Robins, and a late Savannah Sparrow), Armitage Road (Trumpeter Swans 
and a Rough-legged Hawk), Savannah Mucklands (another Rough-legged Hawk and an 
American Kestrel), and Van Dyne Spoor Road (more Trumpeter Swans and Sandhill 
Cranes).

We ended the day at Morgan Road, where we hoped to spot Short-eared Owls that 
have been seen between there and Carncross Road recently. Instead, we were met 
by a brief squall that made it hard to see much of anything. Eventually, 
though, it cleared up, but the Short-eared Owls never appeared. But, two Great 
Horned Owls made up for it by briefly duetting as it grew dark. All in all, it 
was a great day to be out birding!

This website contains a great tool for aggregating eBird checklists from a 
Christmas Bird Count or any other set of checklists that you might want to add 
up: http://iba.torontobirding.ca/ Our cumulative totals for the day are 
included at the end of this email.

Good birding,
Matt Medler
Ithaca

Common Name Total
Snow Goose  650
Canada Goose4080
Trumpeter Swan  16
Tundra Swan 569
Northern Shoveler   10
Gadwall 352
American Wigeon 407
Mallard 1640
American Black Duck 123
Northern Pintail39
Canvasback  38
Redhead 2450
Ring-necked Duck901
Greater Scaup   10
Lesser Scaup3
Bufflehead  15
Common Goldeneye1
Hooded Merganser16
Common Merganser86
Ruddy Duck  84
Wild Turkey 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  61
American Coot   45
Sandhill Crane  348
Bonaparte's Gull15
Ring-billed Gull66
Herring Gull150
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Great Blue Heron2
Northern Harrier6
Cooper's Hawk   1
Bald Eagle  29
Red-tailed Hawk 9
Rough-legged Hawk   2
Great Horned Owl2
Belted Kingfisher   3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  14
Downy Woodpecker4
Hairy Woodpecker9
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker15
American Kestrel2
Blue Jay18
American Crow   829
Black-capped Chickadee  25
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 14
Brown Creeper   2
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren   3
European Starling   210
Northern Mockingbird1
Eastern Bluebird13
American Robin  476
House Sparrow   4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch  46
American Tree Sparrow   21
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow  5
Savannah Sparrow1
Song Sparrow2
Swamp Sparrow   1
Brown-headed Cowbird30
Yellow-rumped Warbler   5
Northern Cardinal   7




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma crane breeding success?

[Peter Saracino]

Mike and all.
One November a few years back I attended the "Festival of the Cranes" at
Bosque Del Apache NWR in New Mexico. Many cranes winter there (including
members of the lesser race of sandhills that hale from as far away as
western Alaska and Siberia!!). Anyway down that way they called them the
"sirloin of the skies" and said they were quite delicious. I must confess
I've never tasted one.
I suppise the positive side of a future hunting season for the eastern
crane population would be that their numbers had grown to such a healthy
extent that a limited season would be in order.
THAT being said, it IS difficult to ponder so beautiful a creature being
"taken" on the wing. But I suppose the same could be said for a snow
goose
Just thinking out loud.
Pete Sar



On Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 11:28 AM  wrote:

> 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 start campaigning to have them protected! Mike
> Tetlow
>
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma crane breeding success?

[Johnson, Alyssa]

All, I counted 176 last year at once in Knox Marsellus. That was the highest 
number I had come across until Pete Saracino's 256 yesterday!

What an amazing story, huh?

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-Original Message-
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 On Behalf Of metet...@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2020 11:28 AM
To: Cayuga Birds 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma crane breeding success?

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 
start campaigning to have them protected! Mike Tetlow


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma crane breeding success?

[metetlow]

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 
start campaigning to have them protected! Mike Tetlow


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma birds this morning

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Hello all,

It was a very cold and blustery morning, but had good birding. Here are a few 
notes about my trip:

-I did not see any cranes at the Sandhill Crane Unit on Van Dyne Spoor Rd. Many 
ducks out in the distance! Hard to see with the snow. White-crowned sparrows 
were making some noise on the north side of the road (DEC). And lastly, an 
American Kestral on the power lines.

-Next, Knox Marsellus Marsh. At first I did not see any cranes on East Rd, and 
thought maybe they booked south with this cold and snow. But as I was getting 
out of my car, I heard them and about 100 flew in from a cornfield southwest of 
the road. Kind of behind those solar panels, if you're familiar with the area. 
They flew to Puddler Marsh, and I lost them in the tall vegetation. Also at 
this spot, had a Common Loon fly over! Definitely was not expecting that, I 
thought it was a Double-crested Cormorant at first.

-The refuge visitor center pool was where the action was at. We pulled in and 
counted 52 Sandhill Cranes right there in front. It was so cool! A Northern 
Harrier popped up too and gave a show in the wind. Right as we were leaving, a 
subadult Bald Eagle flew in pretty low, circled, kicked up some ducks, and went 
on it's way. We could hear and see swans deep in the Main Pool, but not well 
enough to ID or count.

The Wildlife Drive is now closed for the season. Andrea at the refuge put 
together a great FB post about what's open and what's not right now at 
Montezuma NWR. Here's the link to that: 
https://www.facebook.com/MontezumaNWR/photos/a.108438664332776/168733634969945/

Stay safe, healthy, and warm!

Alyssa

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Yvette De Boer]

Hi all!  I am wondering whether what birds might still be migrating through 
Montezuma right now. Sand hill cranes?  Bald eagles?  Snow geese? Other 
migrating ducks? 
Please email off list unless others are interested. Thanks!
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma/swans

[Judith Jones]

Very satisfying trip to Montezuma today. Tundra swans the star of the 
trip. About 75 in the bays off Rt 89N that were no longer there on the 
return trip at 3. Several thousand ducks in the main pool.  As we 
watched about 200 Tundra swans came floating in over a period of maybe 5 
minutes. Spectacular, magical. Saw 3 S Cranes in the main pool and about 
120 later at the end of VanDyneSpoor Rd.



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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma today.

[metetlow]

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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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Peter Saracino]

The Refuge is currently short-staffed. Work on flooding the Visitors Center
pool was scheduled to begin last week but problems were encountered with
the pump. They are working hard to resolve the problem. I wouldn't be
surprised but in the next few days there will be water in that area. Not
sure if water levels at Carncross can be manipulated.
Hope this helps.
Pete Saracino



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Re: [EXTERNAL] [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Ziemba, Linda]

We started pumping water into the Visitor Center Wetland yesterday.

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Wildlife Biologist
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
3395 US Route 20 East
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-406-0052
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Both the visitor center field and Carncross Rd fields are bone dry. I was there 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Moments: The Times They Are A Changing

[Jennifer]

I am trying to identify this bird we saw bobbing on top of the lake yesterday. 
Any help appreciated! A sandpiper? 



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> While conducting the twice-weekly survey of the Montezuma Refuge Jackie 
> Bakker, Linda Benedict and I are often privileged to witness some incredible 
> natural events - a great blue heron in the process of gulping down an entire 
> muskrat; a peregrine falcon knocking an immature black crown night heron out 
> of the air; a huge flock of green winged teal engaged in a breathtaking 
> starling-like murmuration; the raucous Spring arrival of a huge flock of 
> greater yelowlegs;  the early morning wonder of coming upon the overnight 
> roost of a host of migrant monarch butterflies. 
> Yesterday was no exception.  In response to the dwindling amount of solar 
> energy being received in the northern hemisphere, change is rapidly 
> occurring. Two events yesterday confirmed this. As we drove along the 
> Tschache Pool dike we were treated to the presence of 30+ bald eagles - of 
> all ages - from this year's hatch on up to 4 year old birds and a few adults. 
> The birds were perched in trees, on logs and stumps in the pool, flying along 
> the dike or soaring overhead. The second episode occurred at Puddler Marsh. 
> As we drove along the dike we witnessed 85 black-crowned night herons (young 
> and old) leaving the trees along the dike where they commonly roost. We were 
> stunned as the birds just kept coming out of those trees.and coming and 
> coming and coming!
> Noble Laureate, Bob Dylan, once sang that "the times they are a changing".  
> While he wasn't talking about bird migration, his words can certainly be 
> applied to these early September days as the planet's creatures prepare in 
> myriad ways for the leaving of the light.
> I hope that in many ways you each can experience the bittersweet beauty 
> inherent in this changing time of the year.
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Moments: The Times They Are A Changing

[Peter Saracino]

While conducting the twice-weekly survey of the Montezuma Refuge Jackie
Bakker, Linda Benedict and I are often privileged to witness some
incredible natural events - a great blue heron in the process of gulping
down an entire muskrat; a peregrine falcon knocking an immature black crown
night heron out of the air; a huge flock of green winged teal engaged in a
breathtaking starling-like murmuration; the raucous Spring arrival of a
huge flock of greater yelowlegs;  the early morning wonder of coming upon
the overnight roost of a host of migrant monarch butterflies.
Yesterday was no exception.  In response to the dwindling amount of solar
energy being received in the northern hemisphere, change is rapidly
occurring. Two events yesterday confirmed this. As we drove along the
Tschache Pool dike we were treated to the presence of 30+ bald eagles - of
all ages - from this year's hatch on up to 4 year old birds and a few
adults. The birds were perched in trees, on logs and stumps in the pool,
flying along the dike or soaring overhead. The second episode occurred at
Puddler Marsh. As we drove along the dike we witnessed 85 black-crowned
night herons (young and old) leaving the trees along the dike where they
commonly roost. We were stunned as the birds just kept coming out of those
trees.and coming and coming and coming!
Noble Laureate, Bob Dylan, once sang that "the times they are a changing".
While he wasn't talking about bird migration, his words can certainly be
applied to these early September days as the planet's creatures prepare in
myriad ways for the leaving of the light.
I hope that in many ways you each can experience the bittersweet beauty
inherent in this changing time of the year.
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Backyard Birding Kit

[Johnson, Alyssa]

If you're looking to take your backyard birding to the next level, consider 
purchasing a Backyard Birding Kit from the Montezuma Audubon Center. Each kit 
includes:

-A bluebird house kit including pre-drilled holes, hardware, and directions to 
build the box;
-An Audubon singing bird (stuffed animal);
-An Audubon Passport to all of the Audubon Centers and Sanctuaries across the 
United States;
-Audubon resources to help you learn about and enjoy the birds of New York 
State in your backyard and beyond;
-Access to a Zoom webinar featuring John Rogers, co-founder of the NYS Bluebird 
Society on Wednesday, June 3 from 7:00 PM-8:00 
PM.

Fee: $30 for one kit, $50 for two kits. Purchase your kit today by clicking 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma complex

[Donna Lee Scott]

Yesterday I had delightful looks at the prothonotary warbler near & going into  
the nest box on the west side of Armitage Road (across canal). Lots of other 
birds there too, including a veery.
Later at Mays Point I saw 2-3 black terns & 2 pretty yellow-throated vireos, 
among other birds.

Later on short walk at Spring brook trail I saw a wet warbler shaking itself 
off above me. I think it was a Tennessee.

It was a lovely day & no bugs!

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Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center Winter 2020 Events

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good evening all!

The Montezuma Audubon Center has just posted our event schedule coming up 
beginning on Jan 1 with a First Day Hike! I've highlighted several events 
below, but please see our complete listing at: Montezuma Audubon Center Winter 
2020 
Progams.
 To register, feel free to reply directly back to me, or call us at (315) 
365-3588. Please note that the MAC will be closed until January 2nd.


First Day Snowshoe Hike
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Join us to ring in 2020 by strapping on snowshoes and taking a leisurely 1-mile 
hike through snow muffled forests, across restored grasslands and around frozen 
marshes to explore hearty winter birds and look for signs of mammals. We have a 
special commemorative gift for you to take home and will raffle off a 2020 
Empire State Park pass, provided by NYS Parks. *Note- if conditions are not 
conducive for snowshoeing, we will still hike.  After the hike, you are invited 
inside to warm up with a cup of hot cocoa. Fee: FREE! Pre-registration is 
required as snowshoes are limited.

Nature of Montezuma Lecture Series: The History of Howland's Island
Saturday, Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Travel back in time with local archaeological enthusiast Christopher Cramer, 
Town of Montezuma Historian Cheryl Longyear, and Montezuma Audubon Educator 
Alyssa Johnson as they explore the known history of Howland's Island during the 
last 500 years. Native American history to present day NYSDEC ownership will be 
discussed and illustrated with locally found artifacts, historical maps, and a 
variety of photographs.  Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $25/family, FREE for Friends 
of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.

Introduction to eBird and the New York State Breeding Bird Atlas
Saturday, Jan. 18, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Jumpstart your birdwatching adventures by learning about two community science 
programs. eBird helps you and scientists keep track of birds you've seen and in 
so doing you contribute to a global effort to track bird populations. After a 
hands-on demo of how to use the eBird app and website, you'll learn how you can 
use your new skills for the third New York Breeding Bird Atlas, a five-year 
community science project that will form the definitive resource to guide bird 
conservation in New York. Please bring a laptop, tablet, or smartphone and 
create a free eBird account at ebird.org prior to the event. If you bring a 
mobile device, please install the free eBird app and make sure you can sign in 
to your account. Appropriate for ages 12 and up. Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, 
$25/family. FREE for Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Pre-paid 
reservations required.

Owl Prowl
Saturday, Feb. 22, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Get up close to live owls during an indoor presentation by KrittrKris and 
Feathered Friends and find out what special adaptations these birds have that 
allow them to survive the winter months. Then, join Audubon staff for a stroll 
through Montezuma's grasslands to search for the endangered Short-eared Owls. 
It will be a real hoot! Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $25/family.

Bird Dissection & Discussion Workshop
Saturday, March 7, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join us to learn how the Montezuma Audubon Center came to be in possession of 
these federally protected migratory birds. From heron to hummingbird, if you 
have ever wanted to see and examine a variety of wild birds up close and 
personal, this is your chance. Participants will explore the internal and 
external anatomy of birds and be guided through a dissection to learn about 
their unique adaptations. Each participant will be provided a study specimen, a 
dissection kit, disposable gloves, and a face mask. No parts or pieces of the 
birds may be kept by participants. Headlamps are recommended.  Appropriate for 
children ages 12+ and must be accompanied by a parent. Fee: $15/child, 
$20/adult, $40/family. Pre-paid reservations required.



Happy holidays, and winter birding!

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

[metetlow]

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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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Knox-Marsellus Marsh Dike Walk Sun Sept 8th, 2019

[Tom Fernandes]

Dave Nicosia, Thank you so much for leading this past Sundays walk. For someone 
who mostly birds alone , it was a great learning experience and all the extra 
sets of eyes were quite helpful as well.Dave Nutter thanks so much for  the 
insight into Stilt Sandpiper feeding behavior it sure made locating them much 
easier!! The sedge wren imitator , yellow warbler I think you said ( or was it 
yellowthroat? Please correct me)was also very interesting. What a great 
experience birding with such a friendly, welcoming and extremely knowledgeable 
group.Thanks again  for a great time.   I highly recommend these walks for all 
levels of  birders!   Tom FernandesSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy 
smartphone
 Original message From: Dave Nutter  Date: 
9/9/19  3:38 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: David Nicosia  Cc: 
Cayuga birds , "Van Beusichem, Andrea" 
, "Ziemba, Linda"  Subject: 
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Knox-Marsellus Marsh Dike Walk Sun Sept 8th, 2019 
Thanks, Dave Nicosia, for doing a great job leading the walks, keeping eBird 
lists, and writing summaries! I have a few things to add. First, it made a big 
difference that the dike had been widely mowed for the Muckrace, so it was easy 
to view the impoundment. Not only could we watch from more places, but several 
people could stand next to each other without anyone’s view being blocked, and 
short people could just plain see, all of which had been difficult when the 
vegetation was tall everywhere along the dike. Thank-you, Refuge staff.Second, 
it was Ken & Adriaan who found the small passerine flock in the SE corner of 
the woods, including Magnolia Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, a Red-eyed Vireo 
which surprisingly made a couple of wide sweeping sallies out from the woods, 
Swamp Sparrow, Song Sparrow (all of which I saw), and Least Flycatcher (which I 
missed).Dave Nicosia listed a flyover Wilson’s Snipe, but from farther along 
the dike I managed to follow such a bird in my scope until it alit on the open 
mud, barely visible to me as I looked over an island of cattails. With several 
other folks, I walked on the dike past the cattails and proudly aimed my scope 
at the Snipe who was walking toward a sleeping Greater Yellowlegs and a 
preening Pectoral Sandpiper on either side of an inconsequential bit of weed 
stubble. The first person looking through my scope had a great view, but the 
second person couldn’t find the Snipe. I looked again, and neither could I. 
Then someone looking through another scope saw the Snipe’s head move in the 
weed stubble, and people again took turns watching. When I got my scope back, I 
watched the Snipe for awhile, too. Eventually I realized that I really could 
see most of the Snipe, but it matched the weed stubble in height, color, and 
pattern. This was a life bird for one of the people with me. Early in the walk 
I had fallen behind Dave Nicosia, and I saw 3 American Golden-Plovers flying 
back and forth over the marsh. They started low, but gradually gained altitude 
and eventually appeared to fly off toward the Wildlife Drive. At least 2 of 
them were adults in transition to winter plumage but still with considerable 
blotches of black below. Much later I found a single such bird walking on the 
mud, so I told people about it, and when I looked again, there were 3 plovers. 
Maybe they were the same birds that I saw depart a couple hours earlier, having 
determined that Knox-Marsellus had the best shorebird habitat around. Again 
people were interested in the subtleties of Stilt Sandpiper ID, so we worked on 
that while watching their distinctive vertical ramming feeding behavior among 
the more randomly pecking Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs. And I talked about 
Pectoral Sandpipers, whose color & pattern are similar to Least, but whose 
shape differs, the larger species having a proportionately smaller head with an 
actual neck showing at times (Least & Semipalmated Sandpipers look neck-less to 
me). And I talked about how to use color and shape and proportions in shorebird 
ID generally.On our way out onto the dikes we saw several Long-billed 
Dowitchers, whose immaculate juvenile plumage had a cold grayish-tan hue 
overall and whose tertials were plain gray with narrow pale edges. When I was 
leaving, walking slow and falling behind everyone else, I discovered a juvenile 
Short-billed Dowitcher which must have just arrived. It had a warm overall 
orange glow in the sunlight from the edging on all the back & wing feathers, 
including the tertials, which had additional orange bars. I wished 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Knox-Marsellus Marsh Dike Walk Sun Sept 8th, 2019

[Dave Nutter]

Thanks, Dave Nicosia, for doing a great job leading the walks, keeping eBird 
lists, and writing summaries! I have a few things to add. 

First, it made a big difference that the dike had been widely mowed for the 
Muckrace, so it was easy to view the impoundment. Not only could we watch from 
more places, but several people could stand next to each other without anyone’s 
view being blocked, and short people could just plain see, all of which had 
been difficult when the vegetation was tall everywhere along the dike. 
Thank-you, Refuge staff.

Second, it was Ken & Adriaan who found the small passerine flock in the SE 
corner of the woods, including Magnolia Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, a 
Red-eyed Vireo which surprisingly made a couple of wide sweeping sallies out 
from the woods, Swamp Sparrow, Song Sparrow (all of which I saw), and Least 
Flycatcher (which I missed).

Dave Nicosia listed a flyover Wilson’s Snipe, but from farther along the dike I 
managed to follow such a bird in my scope until it alit on the open mud, barely 
visible to me as I looked over an island of cattails. With several other folks, 
I walked on the dike past the cattails and proudly aimed my scope at the Snipe 
who was walking toward a sleeping Greater Yellowlegs and a preening Pectoral 
Sandpiper on either side of an inconsequential bit of weed stubble. The first 
person looking through my scope had a great view, but the second person 
couldn’t find the Snipe. I looked again, and neither could I. Then someone 
looking through another scope saw the Snipe’s head move in the weed stubble, 
and people again took turns watching. When I got my scope back, I watched the 
Snipe for awhile, too. Eventually I realized that I really could see most of 
the Snipe, but it matched the weed stubble in height, color, and pattern. This 
was a life bird for one of the people with me. 

Early in the walk I had fallen behind Dave Nicosia, and I saw 3 American 
Golden-Plovers flying back and forth over the marsh. They started low, but 
gradually gained altitude and eventually appeared to fly off toward the 
Wildlife Drive. At least 2 of them were adults in transition to winter plumage 
but still with considerable blotches of black below. Much later I found a 
single such bird walking on the mud, so I told people about it, and when I 
looked again, there were 3 plovers. Maybe they were the same birds that I saw 
depart a couple hours earlier, having determined that Knox-Marsellus had the 
best shorebird habitat around. 

Again people were interested in the subtleties of Stilt Sandpiper ID, so we 
worked on that while watching their distinctive vertical ramming feeding 
behavior among the more randomly pecking Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs. 

And I talked about Pectoral Sandpipers, whose color & pattern are similar to 
Least, but whose shape differs, the larger species having a proportionately 
smaller head with an actual neck showing at times (Least & Semipalmated 
Sandpipers look neck-less to me). 

And I talked about how to use color and shape and proportions in shorebird ID 
generally.

On our way out onto the dikes we saw several Long-billed Dowitchers, whose 
immaculate juvenile plumage had a cold grayish-tan hue overall and whose 
tertials were plain gray with narrow pale edges. When I was leaving, walking 
slow and falling behind everyone else, I discovered a juvenile Short-billed 
Dowitcher which must have just arrived. It had a warm overall orange glow in 
the sunlight from the edging on all the back & wing feathers, including the 
tertials, which had additional orange bars. I wished there were still people 
with me to show it to.  















 

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Sedge Wren

[whhowe60]

Hi all.  I have a calling Sedge Wren along the NWR wildlife drive about half 
way between Seneca Flats and the first large dead tree on the right.  Calling 
on the main pool side close to the road.  Have seen it briefly when it made a 
short flight, but no chance for photo yet.

Bill Howe
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Shorebird Walk Saturday morning 31 August

[Dave Nutter]

This Saturday morning there will be another walk onto the normally-closed dikes 
at Knox-Marsellus Marsh in Montezuma NWR, this time led by Josh Snodgrass with 
assistance by me and, I hope, other folks willing to share scope views and 
expertise. The goal is to observe migrant shorebirds and help birders learn to 
ID them, but there have been plenty of other birds to distract us as well. This 
is a chance to practice ID of dull brown eclipse-plumage ducks, for instance. 
Bring binoculars, and if you have a scope, bring that, too. Dress for the 
weather, and bring water & a snack, because we tend to be on the dikes for 
several hours.  Meet at the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center by 7am or go directly 
to the overlook on East Road at 7:15am.

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds - check K-M this afternoon/evening

[Dave Nutter]

I got a call early this afternoon from Reuben Stoltzfus. He saw a couple of 
Ruddy Turnstones at Benning on the Wildlife Drive. More intriguing is that he 
saw several large Calidris type sandpipers (Ruff? Knot?) at Knox-Marsellus 
which he was unable to ID due to severe mid-day heat shimmer. The light 
conditions should improve as the sun gets lower in the west late this 
afternoon, and if someone is there with a scope, they might find something 
unusual. These birds may move on with tonight’s north winds, so I hope someone 
has a chance to look today. 

Also a reminder, meet at 7am Saturday at the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center or 
shortly after at the overlook on East Rd and we can walk down to K-M for better 
views. More species have been reported to our north and they should be arriving 
here, too. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Shorebird Walk This Morning Sun August 11th - 71 species, 12 species of shorebirds

[David Nicosia]

All,

We had nice group of birders this morning Sunday August 11th for the first
of several shorebird walks at Montezuma along the dike between
Knox-Marsellus and Puddler's Marsh.  We had between 20 and 25 people. The
weather was perfect: low humidity, a light breeze and few insect issues.
The habitat is improving for shorebirds near the dike but farther out there
is a lot of low vegetation and shallow water with only a few muddy areas
within low vegetation. Water levels are still a bit high but continue to
slowly fall. I suspect the next 2-3 weeks there were be even more habitat
which times nice with peak shorebird migration for our area.

My ebird list is here:  https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58911735  If you
want me to share this list with you, send me your email.  Also if you have
photos and accept this list, feel free to upload them.   I have quite a few
species on this list that I heard in the woods by Towpath and also in the
woods by the beginning. This list likely is not all inclusive either.  More
details are below.

Right off the bat we got lucky as a whole flock of shorebirds landed right
in front of us on the muddy areas at the very beginning of the canal. Among
this flock were 7 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL, LEAST, SEMIPALMATED,
SPOTTED and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS. Both species of yellowlegs were present
along with KILLDEER and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS. A WILSON'S SNIPE was also
nearby making 11 species!  Many with close views.

These birds lasted long enough for most to get on but then took off. Later
the group was re-found farther out within muddy areas in the vegetation. I
saw them in flight and was more certain on the number of white-rumps I also
had a flyover DOWITCHER that I couldn't ID to the species level. This bird
flew toward Puddler's Marsh and dropped out of sight. That made 12 species
of shorebirds. But there was many other birds which made the trip special
today.

The shear number of waders was impressive. Over 100 GREAT BLUE HERONS and
over 100 GREAT EGRETS were counted. We also had at least 10 GREEN HERONS.
There were 2 LEAST BITTERNS seen, and 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS as well as many
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS.  One of the LEAST BITTERNs was in a lone patch
of reeds not far from the dike giving many excellent views.

Also impressive was the number and diversity of waterfowl. MALLARDS, BLACK
DUCK, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GADWALL, WOOD DUCK, AMERICAN WIGEON, BLUE and GREEN
WINGED TEAL, RUDDY DUCK, REDHEADS, CANVASBACK, HOODED MERGANSERS, CANADA
GEESE and TRUMPETER SWANS rounds out the waterfowl.

SANDHILL CRANES also put on a show flying by and croaking several times. We
had 12 of this species. We had a close encounter with a NORTHERN HARRIER
which was coarsing very low over the dike close to us. There were brief
views of a VIRGINIA RAIL. We also had impressive numbers of PIED BILLED
GREBES with 117 counted!

I would like to thank all who participated this morning and for sharing
your scopes and expertise with everyone. Also thanks to Andrea Van
Beusichem and Linda Ziemba at the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge for allowing
these walks.

As the other Dave N just emailed, the next shorebird walk will be this
coming Saturday August 17th. Dave Nutter and Bob McGuire will be leading.
Meeting time is 7 am at the Montezuma Visitors center.  See Dave Nutter's
email for more details.

Best,
Dave Nicosia

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR shorebird walk Saturday 17 August

[Dave Nutter]

This morning I joined Dave Nicosia for a guided walk onto the dikes around 
Knox-Marsellus marsh seeking shorebirds. I don’t want to steal his thunder, so 
suffice it to say the trip was successful. I expect he will send out the 
impressive list shortly, if he hasn’t already. He will be leading 2 more walks, 
also on Sundays, at 2-week intervals. I would like to announce that on the 
alternate weekends there will be similar walks on Saturdays: 

This coming Saturday, 17 August, Bob McGuire and I will lead another shorebird 
walk. We will again meet at 7am at the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center, which is 
on NYS-5/US-50 between NYS-89 and NYS-90 east of Seneca Falls. From there we 
will drive to the overlook on East Road and spend the rest of the morning 
walking a couple unprotected shadeless miles to see what birds we can find, 
concentrating on the several species of shorebirds which have been pausing at 
the refuge during their southbound migration from their far northern breeding 
grounds. This walk into a normally closed area of the refuge is free and open 
to the public. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars, a field guide, 
drinking water, and a snack. If you have a spotting scope, please bring it, and 
if you are willing to share scope views and expertise, as Bob and I will be 
doing, that will be welcome. This can be a chance to see and learn about some 
distant and subtle birds.

There will also be a similar trip on Saturday, 31 August, led by Josh Snodgrass 
and myself. 


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Moth Night and other events!

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning-

The Montezuma Audubon Center is hosting a great event this Friday, Aug. 9th 
from 7pm-9:30pm: Montezuma Moth Night!


Fri., August 9, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Montezuma Moth Night
Join us as we welcome Dr. Meena Madhav Haribal, semi-retired Chemical Ecologist 
from Cornell University who studies the behaviors and interactions between 
different organisms based on their chemistry. Dr. Haribal will lead an 
informative indoor presentation about the unique characteristics of moths and 
set up equipment outside to attract Montezuma's moths so you can see them up 
close. This is a family-friendly event and all ages are welcome. Bug spray, a 
flashlight and camera are recommended. Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $20/family. 
FREE for Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.

*RAINDATE 8/16/19, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail 
montez...@audubon.org to make a reservation.

For a complete listing of our events, please visit this link: 
https://friendsofmontezuma.org/montezuma-audubon-summer-2019-programs/

Happy birding!

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Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89
P.O. Box 187
Savannah, New York 13146
Audubon NY- Montezuma
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Re: [EXTERNAL] [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Drive and East Rd Today 7/26/19

[Linda Ziemba]

Hi Everyone,

Knox-Marsellus is set for water to flow out so it should be good for
shorebirds soon.

Good birding.

Linda
~~~
Linda Chorba Ziemba
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
3395 US Route 20 East
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-406-0052

On Jul 26, 2019, at 4:27 PM, David Nicosia  wrote:

All,

Took a quick trip up to wildlife drive today since it has been quite some
time for me.
I saw nothing unusual. Shorebirds are increasing and seem to be
concentrated in the channel before Larue's, Eaton Marsh (some) and
especially Benning Marsh.

Benning had a lot of peeps, mostly LEAST SANDPIPERS but there were several
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS as well. I also had 3 WILSON'S SNIPE here among
many yellowlegs of both species. I am pretty sure I had a pectoral
sandpiper but it slipped away behind some reeds before I could be 100%
sure. I also noticed a few least sandpipers that looked very colorful and
then others that were much duller. Could juveniles already be showing up?
Seems a bit early... I also had one semipalmated sandpiper that was lighter
and really looked like a juvie but it is almost certain that this was just
a lighter adult.

I also checked on the snowy egret report of yesterday on the thruway ponds
and only came up with great egrets and great blue herons. It could easily
be somewhere in the massive areas up there.  The shorebird habitat looks
decent at the thruway ponds too and there were some least sandpipers,
yellowlegs and a spottie  too.

My list is here  https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58469114

I also did a quick stop at East Rd and the water level still looks a bit
too high at K-M Marsh for shorebirds but with continued warm weather it
should dry out nicely in time for increasing shorebird migration. I am
going to inquire about possible dike walks and let everyone know. Of note
there was one male REDHEAD here which is not that unusual  but neat to see
this time of year.

List is herehttps://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58469456

Best,

Dave Nicosia



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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Drive and East Rd Today 7/26/19

[David Nicosia]

All,

Took a quick trip up to wildlife drive today since it has been quite some
time for me.
I saw nothing unusual. Shorebirds are increasing and seem to be
concentrated in the channel before Larue's, Eaton Marsh (some) and
especially Benning Marsh.

Benning had a lot of peeps, mostly LEAST SANDPIPERS but there were several
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS as well. I also had 3 WILSON'S SNIPE here among
many yellowlegs of both species. I am pretty sure I had a pectoral
sandpiper but it slipped away behind some reeds before I could be 100%
sure. I also noticed a few least sandpipers that looked very colorful and
then others that were much duller. Could juveniles already be showing up?
Seems a bit early... I also had one semipalmated sandpiper that was lighter
and really looked like a juvie but it is almost certain that this was just
a lighter adult.

I also checked on the snowy egret report of yesterday on the thruway ponds
and only came up with great egrets and great blue herons. It could easily
be somewhere in the massive areas up there.  The shorebird habitat looks
decent at the thruway ponds too and there were some least sandpipers,
yellowlegs and a spottie  too.

My list is here  https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58469114

I also did a quick stop at East Rd and the water level still looks a bit
too high at K-M Marsh for shorebirds but with continued warm weather it
should dry out nicely in time for increasing shorebird migration. I am
going to inquire about possible dike walks and let everyone know. Of note
there was one male REDHEAD here which is not that unusual  but neat to see
this time of year.

List is herehttps://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58469456

Best,

Dave Nicosia

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds and babies.

[psaracin]

And so the "Fall" migration of shorebirds has begun.SarSent from my 
Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
 Original message From: metet...@gmail.com Date: 7/7/19  7:36 
PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Cayuga Birds  Subject: 
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds and babies. 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 Carncross. Mike and 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds and babies.

[metetlow]

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 
Carncross. Mike and Joann Tetlow


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Drive - Red Necked Ph

[david nicosia]

Thanks Dave for clarifying this.  
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 9:26 AM, Dave Nutter wrote:   
Credit where credit is due: 

As far as I know, the first report of the Red-necked Phalarope on the Wildlife 
Drive at Montezuma NWR was to eBird on the afternoon of 30 May by Carol Ingram, 
and I have credited her on the Cayuga Lake Basin First 2019 Records list. I do 
not know Carol, nor the names of the other 3 members of her party. If anyone 
has this information, or knows of some earlier or independent sighting on the 
30th, please let me know, so I can add that. 

Some people have submitted eBird reports which credit later reporters as the 
finder, and I urge you folks to correct those.  

This is not to detract from Scott Peterson & others who saw and publicized it 
on the 31st, helping others see it. Well done!

I also thank Dave Nicosia, Mark Miller, Michael Gullo, and Deborah Dohne, who 
went to the trouble of photographing under adverse conditions, and including 
photos in an eBird report even though the photos aren’t “pretty”. And I thank 
Scott Peterson and Deborah Dohne for describing this oddly patterned bird in 
eBird reports. 

To my way of thinking, simply asserting that there is a rare bird should not be 
enough to consider it confirmed, no matter how well known or highly reputed the 
observer. It was the lack of description in Carol’s original eBird report which 
made me wait until there was corroboration by other observers the next day 
before accepting her report. 

Please describe and/or photograph rare birds to establish a solid record. 
Thanks. 

Cool bird! I’m glad so many people got to see it.

- - Dave Nutter

> On May 31, 2019, at 10:20 PM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> A large number of shorebirds continue in main pool which has been drained. 
> The diversity could be down some as I didn't find any red knots, ruddy 
> turnstone or whimbrels of days past. But there was one female RED-NECKED 
> PHALAROPE I think initially spotted by Dave Kennedy and then re-found by 
> Scott Peterson. I was working my way up wildlife drive when Scott sent the 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wildlife Drive - Red Necked Phalarope and other shorebirds

[Dave Nutter]

Credit where credit is due: 

As far as I know, the first report of the Red-necked Phalarope on the Wildlife 
Drive at Montezuma NWR was to eBird on the afternoon of 30 May by Carol Ingram, 
and I have credited her on the Cayuga Lake Basin First 2019 Records list. I do 
not know Carol, nor the names of the other 3 members of her party. If anyone 
has this information, or knows of some earlier or independent sighting on the 
30th, please let me know, so I can add that. 

Some people have submitted eBird reports which credit later reporters as the 
finder, and I urge you folks to correct those.  

This is not to detract from Scott Peterson & others who saw and publicized it 
on the 31st, helping others see it. Well done!

I also thank Dave Nicosia, Mark Miller, Michael Gullo, and Deborah Dohne, who 
went to the trouble of photographing under adverse conditions, and including 
photos in an eBird report even though the photos aren’t “pretty”. And I thank 
Scott Peterson and Deborah Dohne for describing this oddly patterned bird in 
eBird reports. 

To my way of thinking, simply asserting that there is a rare bird should not be 
enough to consider it confirmed, no matter how well known or highly reputed the 
observer. It was the lack of description in Carol’s original eBird report which 
made me wait until there was corroboration by other observers the next day 
before accepting her report. 

Please describe and/or photograph rare birds to establish a solid record. 
Thanks. 

Cool bird! I’m glad so many people got to see it.

- - Dave Nutter

> On May 31, 2019, at 10:20 PM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> A large number of shorebirds continue in main pool which has been drained. 
> The diversity could be down some as I didn't find any red knots, ruddy 
> turnstone or whimbrels of days past. But there was one female RED-NECKED 
> PHALAROPE I think initially spotted by Dave Kennedy and then re-found by 
> Scott Peterson. I was working my way up wildlife drive when Scott sent the 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Esker Brook Scarlet Tanager & Bobolink, and others.

[M Miller]

Found FOY Scarlet Tanager on Orchard Trail (not far from parking lot) and a 
Bobolink on the north end of Orchard Trail about 2 PM Friday afternoon. Also 
had Blue-headed Vireo & Blackburnian Warbler on Ridge Trail (and lots of RB 
Grosbeaks & B. Orioles. Nashville Warblers near both e. Tyre Rd & rte 89 
parking lots. Lots of YRWA & YEWA everywhere.

2 Mute Swans were at the Visitor Center Pool, 2 Trumpeters at May's Point & 6 
Swans (at least 2 were Mute) at Knox-Marsellus.

Male & Female Prothonotary Warblers were active at the Armitage Rd box (west of 
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool Saturday Morning

[M Miller]

Wide variety of ducks on the main pool, including Common Merganser, Ruddy, 
Redhead, and all the usual ones. Virginia Rails calling near La Rue's Lagoon 
(both sides of the road). Counted 14 Great Egrets fairly far out on the main 
pool. Had at least 3 Wilson Snipe at Benning Marsh. Only other shorebirds on 
the drive were a few Yellowlegs & couple Killdeer. Song, Swamp, & Savannah 
Sparrows were around (mostly Eaton Marsh). Caspian Terns, Barn & Tree Swallows 
flying around.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma, mucklands, etc. info

[Sandy Podulka]

This evening there were huge rafts of Snow Geese 
on Cayuga Lake visible from Cayuga Lake State 
Park as well as Route 89 just a few miles south 
of Cayuga Lake State Park.  Just south of the 
park, along Route 89, there was a flock of Tundra 
Swans very close to shore. There were scattered 
groups of Bufflehead, Redhead, Ring-necked Ducks, 
and American Wigeon, and the occasional scaup, 
Black Duck, Mallard, and Red-breasted Merganser. 
I'm sure there was much more, but I was there 
only briefly.  A simply stunning sight in the 
evening light, especially when the Snow Geese all took to the air!

Sandy Podulka

At 08:45 PM 3/20/2019, Mary Jane Thomas wrote:
>Does anyone have recent info about the bird life 
>status on the wildlife drive at MNWR or in the 
>Mucklands?  We’re planning on being in the 
>area on Saturday.  We’d like to see Snow Geese 
>while we’re in the general area - are they 
>more apt to be on Cayuga Lake still?
>
>Thanks for the help and advice.
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma and Oswego Harbor

[Colleen Richards]

When homeschooling, one sometimes has "sunny" days (rather than snow days), 
hence a quick drive to Montezuma and beyond today. Below is a short summary of 
waterfowl only. Had 3 flyovers by osprey between Union Springs and the north 
end of the lake. We had lots of snow geese and swans at the very north end of 
Cayuga Lake but they were on the west side, so no close views for id'ing the 
swans. The Wildlife Drive was still closed; seems like they're not expecting it 
to be open for at least another week or so Mostly Canada Geese with a small 
group of Ring-necked and American Wigeon at Mays Point with Northern Pintails 
added into the mix in our view from East Road. Traveled north to Oswego Harbor 
for views of 40 or so Long-Tailed Ducks, 4 White-winged Scoters, 16 Scaup, 
several pairs of Buffleheads and a single male Red-breasted Merganser. Colleen 
Richards

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma, mucklands, etc. info

[Mary Jane Thomas]

Does anyone have recent info about the bird life status on the wildlife drive 
at MNWR or in the Mucklands?  We’re planning on being in the area on Saturday.  
We’d like to see Snow Geese while we’re in the general area - are they more apt 
to be on Cayuga Lake still?

Thanks for the help and advice.

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma migration van tour

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Saturday the 23rd of March I am offering a last minute van tour on behalf of 
the Montezuma Audubon Center. I've had a lot of interest in the tours we offer, 
so I thought I'd add one more. Migration has really begun here and the theme of 
the tour is migratory waterfowl species, but of course we'll look for raptors, 
sandhill cranes, and other new migratory arrivals!

Sat. March 23rd
10am-12pm
$15/adult, $8/child
Meet at the MAC and we'll spend the morning searching for birds!

Feel free to contact me for more information.


Best,

Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89
PO Box 187
Savannah, NY 13146
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Wetland Complex updates

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning!

Some of the harvested corn fields along Armitage Rd. in Savannah are being 
currently flooded by the landowners (waterfowl hunters) and it's getting VERY 
birdy. During my commute this morning I saw gulls, geese, swans, and ducks 
(sorry I can't be more specific) but I expect if one was to spend some time 
looking, there would be nice diversity.

Also, yesterday we had a very nice diversity of birds on the feeders at the MAC 
yesterday: blue jays, white-breasted and a red-breasted nuthatch, FOS tufted 
titmouse, downy woodpecker, yellow-rumped warbler (in the golden rod and NY 
ironweed near the feeders, not actually AT the feeder), American goldfinches, 
white-crowned sparrows, house sparrows.

And finally, from Refuge volunteer extraordinaire Jackie: "In a word, DUCKS!! 
Well, it is that time of the year. Lots of ducks on the Main Pool, Sandhill 
Crane Unit and Tschache Pool. The Crane Unit and Tschache have primarily 
dabblers but the Main Pool has both dabblers and divers!! At the Crane Unit we 
saw a pair of Tundra Swans with a cygnet! Really cool!!
We approach the Crane Unit from a service road along the east side of the Route 
31 muck, (north side of the road). As we were driving toward the unit we saw a 
small flock of dark phase snow geese (22) with 3 white snows flying over the 
muck. It was really awesome. I have never seen that many dark phase birds at 
one time."

Happy birding!

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Montezuma Audubon Center
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P.O. Box 187
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Dunlin

[psaracin]

Flock of 200+ Dunlin at MNWR Visitors Center pool today (Friday) around 4:45 
p.m. I have never seen so many in one place!Pete Saracino


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Ann Mitchell]

I stopped by the Montezuma Wildlife Drive around 4:00 today. The Visitor Center 
was the only place there were shorebirds which included Lesser Yellowlegs, many 
Killdeer, 2 Dunlin, and 3 Black-bellied Plovers. There was one Snow Goose 
there. On the back side of the drive just before the Eagle Statue, there were 6 
Great Egrets. There were lots of ducks on the main pool which I didn’t go 
through.

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Shorebird Walk This Saturday 25 August 7 am

[David Nicosia]

This coming Saturday morning, 25 August, there will be another shorebird
walk into normally restricted areas at the Montezuma National Wildlife
Refuge.

At 7am we will caravan from the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center to the East Rd
overlook. Folks can meet us at the East Road overlook at 715 am if they
want.

Directions:
The Montezuma NWR Visitor Center address is 3395 U.S. Route 20 East, Seneca
Falls, a road also known as NY-5/US-20 or simply “5 & 20”. The refuge
entrance is between intersections with NY-90 and with NY-89 and located
just west of the bridge over the Seneca River which forms the border
between the Cayuga County Town of Montezuma in and the Seneca County Town
of Tyre.
>From that driveway:

Turn right/west on NY-5/US-20, and go 1.6 miles to the traffic light,
Turn right/north on NY-89, and go 3.9 miles,
Just after crossing the big bridge over the Clyde River and Erie Canal,
turn right/east onto North Mays Point Rd, and go 1/10 mile,
Turn left/north onto unmarked East Rd, and go 7/10 mile to the gravel
parking area for the Knox-Marsellus Marsh overlook.

Assemble about 7:15am at the parking area overlook on East Rd, joining
people who have gone there directly.

After a brief introduction & scan of the marsh from the overlook, we will
walk down to the north dike of Knox-Marsellus Marsh, probably continuing to
the northeast dike of Puddler Marsh, and possibly along the dike in between
the two impoundments as well.

Our primary goal is to observe shorebirds on their southbound migration who
stop here to feed and rest in the shallow water, on the mud, and in the
nearby short vegetation within the impoundments. Other birds and wildlife
are also of interest.

Bring binoculars and a field guide. If you have a spotting scope, please
bring it.
The trip is open to the public and there is no fee, but I ask that people
participate in these ways:
If you have ID expertise, please share it.
If you have ID questions, please ask them.
If you notice birds or behaviors that other folks seem not to have yet
noticed, please point them out.
Although shorebirds are fairly tolerant of people, other birds may move
away from us, such as herons, ducks, and songbirds. Please try to stay with
the group enough that we can communicate and enable the most people to
observe any birds before or when they flush.
I will be compiling a list of the birds we observe to share with
CayugaBirds-L and refuge staff, so please tell me what you find.
These trips are a great opportunity to learn about shorebirds, and with
luck we will see and compare several species.

This will be a slow walk with much stopping and standing on grass & weeds
which have been mowed awhile back and also driven upon by refuge vehicles.
Most of it is level, but East Rd is atop a drumlin above the impoundments,
so there is a substantial hill at the beginning and the end of the walk.
The round trip distance is only a couple miles, but we could be out until
noon, although certainly anyone can leave early. Dress for the weather, as
there is no shelter. Bring water & a snack. Insects have not been much of a
problem, but you should probably make some effort to deter ticks and check
for them afterward.

Thank-you to the refuge staff for maintaining the habitat for shorebirds.
It’s actually not easy to have expanses of mud and shallow fresh water on
demand for several months in a place where vegetation can quickly overgrow
it, or evaporation can dry it out, or rains can flood it. Thanks
particularly to Biologist Linda Ziemba and Visitor Services Manager Andrea
Van Beusichem for arranging these trips to happen.

Dave Nicosia

P.S Thanks to Dave Nutter for leading last week and providing such a nice
template email for me to use!!

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Shorebird Walk Saturday 18 August

[Dave Nutter]

This coming Saturday morning, 18 August, there will be another shorebird walk 
into normally restricted areas at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. I 
will be leading it, substituting for Dave Nicosia, but the plans remain the 
same: 

At 7am we will caravan from the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center to the East Rd 
overlook. 

Directions: 
The Montezuma NWR Visitor Center address is 3395 U.S. Route 20 East, Seneca 
Falls, a road also known as NY-5/US-20 or simply “5 & 20”. The refuge entrance 
is between intersections with NY-90 and with NY-89 and located just west of the 
bridge over the Seneca River which forms the border between the Cayuga County 
Town of Montezuma in and the Seneca County Town of Tyre. 
>From that driveway:

Turn right/west on NY-5/US-20, and go 1.6 miles to the traffic light, 
Turn right/north on NY-89, and go 3.9 miles,
Just after crossing the big bridge over the Clyde River and Erie Canal, turn 
right/east onto North Mays Point Rd, and go 1/10 mile, 
Turn left/north onto unmarked East Rd, and go 7/10 mile to the gravel parking 
area for the Knox-Marsellus Marsh overlook.

Assemble about 7:15am at the parking area overlook on East Rd, joining people 
who have gone there directly. 

After a brief introduction & scan of the marsh from the overlook, we will walk 
down to the north dike of Knox-Marsellus Marsh, probably continuing to the 
northeast dike of Puddler Marsh, and possibly along the dike in between the two 
impoundments as well. 

Our primary goal is to observe shorebirds on their southbound migration who 
stop here to feed and rest in the shallow water, on the mud, and in the nearby 
short vegetation within the impoundments. Other birds and wildlife are also of 
interest. 

Bring binoculars and a field guide. If you have a spotting scope, please bring 
it. 
The trip is open to the public and there is no fee, but I ask that people 
participate in these ways: 
If you have ID expertise, please share it. 
If you have ID questions, please ask them. 
If you notice birds or behaviors that other folks seem not to have yet noticed, 
please point them out. 
Although shorebirds are fairly tolerant of people, other birds may move away 
from us, such as herons, ducks, and songbirds. Please try to stay with the 
group enough that we can communicate and enable the most people to observe any 
birds before or when they flush. 
I will be compiling a list of the birds we observe to share with CayugaBirds-L 
and refuge staff, so please tell me what you find.
These trips are a great opportunity to learn about shorebirds, and with luck we 
will see and compare several species. 

This will be a slow walk with much stopping and standing on grass & weeds which 
have been mowed awhile back and also driven upon by refuge vehicles. Most of it 
is level, but East Rd is atop a drumlin above the impoundments, so there is a 
substantial hill at the beginning and the end of the walk. The round trip 
distance is only a couple miles, but we could be out until noon, although 
certainly anyone can leave early. Dress for the weather, as there is no 
shelter. Bring water & a snack. Insects have not been much of a problem, but 
you should probably make some effort to deter ticks and check for them 
afterward. 

Thank-you to the refuge staff for maintaining the habitat for shorebirds. It’s 
actually not easy to have expanses of mud and shallow fresh water on demand for 
several months in a place where vegetation can quickly overgrow it, or 
evaporation can dry it out, or rains can flood it. Thanks particularly to 
Biologist Linda Ziemba and Visitor Services Manager Andrea Van Beusichem for 
arranging these trips to happen.

- - Dave Nutter


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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Moth Night 8/10/18

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Friday, August 10, 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
*RAINDATE 08/11/2018, 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Montezuma Moth Night

Join us as we welcome Dr. Meena Madhav Haribal, a semi-retired Chemical 
Ecologist from Cornell University, for our first ever "Moth Night" at the 
Montezuma Audubon Center! Dr. Haribal studies the behaviors and interactions 
between different organisms based on their chemistry. She will begin by leading 
an informative indoor presentation about the unique characteristics of moths, 
then, Dr. Haribal will set up her equipment outside to attract Montezuma's 
moths so you can see them up close. This is a family-friendly event and all 
ages are welcome. Bug spray, a flash light and your camera are recommended. 
Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $20/family, FREE for Friends of the Montezuma 
Wetlands Complex.

Please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail 
montez...@audubon.org for more information



For all of the Montezuma Audubon Center's summer 2018 programs, please check 
out the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex website: 
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Environmental Educator
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Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89
P.O. Box 187
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Redheads and Least Bitterns

[metetlow]

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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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Shorebirds

[psaracin]

Thanks Chris. Solitary sandpipers are also arriving as are Caspisn terns (seen 
on our Friday  Refuge survey).Pete Saracino


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 Original message From: Chris Lajewski  
Date: 7/14/18  8:07 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: Oneida Birds 
, Cayugabirds , 
Geneseebirds  Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 
Shorebirds 
It was 90 degrees yesterday but the presence of 100 shorebirds on the Monteuma 
Audubon Center mudflats signifies the beginning of the autumn bird migration. 
Least Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs dominated the landscape but breeding 
Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers were also found feasting on insects. Good 
birding!
Chris LajewskiCenter DirectorMontezuma Audubon Center

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma bird walk and photo safari for kids!

[Johnson, Alyssa]

I have 2 public programs running this Saturday, July 14th via the Montezuma 
Audubon Center in Savannah, NY.

4July 14, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Montezuma Heritage Park Birding Walk
If you're interested in Erie Canal history, and the birds that call the 
Montezuma Wetlands Complex their home, this is the program for you! Join a 
local historian and Audubon staff for a leisurely walk to explore the Erie 
Canal history and listen and look for newly fledged birds, enjoy the 
wildflowers, and learn about the important cultural and economic impact the 
canal system had on upstate NY. Fee: $5/child, $10/adult, $15/family. Pre-paid 
reservations are required. 50% discount for Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex.


4July 14, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Photo Safari (for kids) at the MAC!
Do you have a digital camera or camera on your phone? Would you like to learn 
how to use it better, and how to take creative photos? This program is focused 
on kids ages 8 and up. The program will start with a brief introduction to 
basic photography, and then we'll head out for an easy 1-mile stroll through 
the woods, around the wetlands, and over the grasslands to photograph 
wildflowers, butterflies, and bird- perfect subjects for new photographers. At 
the conclusion of the program, we'll view the photos on the big screen. 
Children must be accompanied by an adult or guardian. Fee: $8/child.

Space is limited and registration is required.
Please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail montez...@audubon.org


For all of the rest of Montezuma Audubon Center summer programs, please follow 
this link: 
http://ny.audubon.org/education/montezuma-audubon-center-programs-and-events

Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89
P.O. Box 187
Savannah, New York 13146
(315) 365-3588
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Audubon Center Summer Programs

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Hello everyone,

Please see the link below for all of our upcoming Summer 2018 programs at the 
Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah, Wayne County, NY.

http://friendsofmontezuma.org/summer-2018-programs-at-the-montezuma-audubon-center/

Hope to see some familiar faces, as new as new program participants!

Happy birding- and stay cool this weekend!

Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89
P.O. Box 187
Savannah, New York 13146
(315) 365-3588
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today May 29th, 2018- Red Knot, Red-Necked Phalarope

[Pat Martin]

Hi All,We were indeed correct that our Phalarope today was a different bird than the one Dave Kennedy had yesterday. See his ebird report from today, which contains lovely pictures (in good light) of our male or molting female bird.Pat Martin-Original Message-
From: David Nicosia 
Sent: May 29, 2018 8:46 PM
To: Cayuga birds , NY Birds , broomebi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today May 29th, 2018- Red Knot, Red-Necked Phalarope

All, I had a change of plans and am not going to the NJ coast for shorebirds. So I decided to try Montezuma again for shorebirds and amazingly I had a pretty awesome day.  Good weather usually doesn't mean rare birds for me. That was false today! First stop was Tschache Pool Tower and I could see a fair number of mainly peeps very distant with one larger shorebird. It was very shimmery so I decided to go to Rte 89 and look from there. At this time I was unaware of Dave Kennedy's earlier report of a Red Knot here. So I looked from Rte 89 and saw the grouping of shorebirds but they were too close to the top of the weeds on the dike so I couldn't ID much. Then an eagle flew over and the birds took flight and I got great views of a RED KNOT in breeding plumage with the peeps. The peeps flew around a couple more times and the Knot stayed in with them offering great scope views in flight. Then I went back to the tower as they appeared to be closer than earlier. Maybe I could get a better look. But I was fortunate enough to run into  Pete Sar and 

Jackie Baker  who were doing the refuge survey at Tschache. They were gracious enough to let me ride with them and I got much closer views of this great bird. The irony is that is the main specie I go for to see in NJ! The list for Tschache that I compiled can be found here with poor photos of the knot. The shimmer was awful.  https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46130168Then after this, I headed over to wildlife drive and there are still 7 REDHEADS main pool, one GREATER YELLOWLEGS Seneca Flats. The Snowy Egret was not present at Eaton at this time. Benning Marsh was fairly quiet too. Then I hit the north side of the drive and, WOW, a large flock of shorebirds!  Most of the birds were SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.  There were also quite a few DUNLIN including one still in basic / non-breeding plumage. I found at least 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS but it was hard to keep track of numbers as the birds were flying around from mudflat to mudflat across from the Eagle sculpture. Then, I got on a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE!  Jay texted me that there was one on wildlife drive yesterday. So I assumed this was the same one. But looking at photos of yesterday vs today, this one was duller. Not sure if it is a male or a duller female. In any event, another great bird!!  Who needs to go to NJ!!  This was a ton of fun and it was great birding with Ann Mitchell and Pat Martin as they joined me at the thruway ponds to see the Phalarope! My list is below for wildlife drive with poor photos of the RNPH and others(lighting was horrible): https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46135318Best, Dave Nicosia

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Tschache Pool Spring Shorebird Walk May 26th, 2018

[psaracin]

Thanks to YOU Dave for taking the time and energy and talent to set this up. 
Great experience with lots of good, knowledgeable people. I've definitely grown 
in my confidence with  shorebird identification.See you again in late 
summer!Pete Sar


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 Original message From: David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> 
Date: 5/27/18  9:59 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: NY Birds <nysbird...@cornell.edu>, 
Cayuga birds <CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu>, broomebi...@googlegroups.com Cc: "Van 
Beusichem, Andrea" <andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov>, "Ziemba, Linda" 
<linda_zie...@fws.gov> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Tschache Pool 
Spring Shorebird Walk May 26th, 2018 
All, 
We had an awesome turnout for the second spring shorebird walk along part of 
the restricted area of Tschache Pool.  I estimated at least 45 people as some 
came later and others left  earlier. There were 27 cars parked at the parking 
area by the tower at Tschache at one point! This was the second walk for the 
spring shorebird season at Tschache allowed by the Montezuma Refuge staff. Much 
thanks to 

Andrea VanBeusichem for organizing these walks.  
The weather was very warm and humid and after a string of warm days and south 
winds we did't have the numbers of shorebirds as last week as many have moved 
on. However, we still had 9 species of shorebirds which offered excellent looks 
including close views of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN (breeding plumage), 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (breeding plumage), SEMIPALMATED and LEAST SANDPIPERS. 
There was also a nice adult breeding EURASIAN WIGEON. We had many top-notch 
birders along which made a big difference in finding birds and teaching people 
about shorebirds for such a large group. I couldn't have done this alone.  A 
BIG thanks to these folks.  I would also like to thank Mike DeWispelaere who 
came up with me all the way from Norwich and took some nice photos and kept the 
checklist. We totaled 72 species many of which we heard in the woods adjacent 
to Tschache. 
Our ebird list can be found here with 
photoshttps://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46038624

Best,Dave Nicosia 





 


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Re:[nysbirds-l] [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Guided Spring Shorebird Walk around Tschache Pool This Morning May 19th

[david nicosia]

 corrected typo.  ugh. 
 All, 
I had the good fortune of leading a shorebird walk around Tschache Pool between 
7 am and noon this morning, Saturday May 19th.  This is part of Montezuma's 
Guided Shorebird Walk program of which they are allowing access to the trail 
along Tschache Pool. This allowed for close views of migrating shorebirds. It 
was windy and pouring rain at times but I still had 7 people including some 
top-notch birders who were a big help in finding many shorebird species. 
We had the following shorebirds collectively as a group... LEAST SANDPIPER  
estimated at least 1000 DUNLIN (most in breeding plumage) estimated around 150 
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER  estimated around 50WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER 4-6 birds. 
SPOTTED SANDPIPER  several SOLITARY SANDPIPER  1  seen by Jay McGowan. GREATER 
YELLOWLEGS  1LESSER YELLOWLEGS  estimated up to 20. KILLDEER  several 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER  estimated up to 20. AMERICAN AVOCET!! The bird flew into 
Tschache briefly and then flew out (presumably back to Benning)BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER- about 12-14 birds.AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER  2 birds seen distant by Jay 
McGowan and Tim LenzSTILT SANDPIPER- 1 bird seen by Jay / Tim again.Possible 
SANDERLING seen by Tim Lenz. 
That's 14 species of shorebirds and we estimated up to 2000 birds and possibly 
more. Many of the birds were fairly close and made for good comparisons of 
least vs semipalmated sandpipers, and white-rumped sandpipers vs the other 
peeps. It was a great learning experience. 
Here is Jay McGowan's and Tim Lenz's ebird checklist which captures all of what 
many of us saw and/or heard collectively. 
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45830396

As a reminder, next Saturday May 26th at 7 am we are going to do this again. 
Meet at the Montezuma Visitor's Center 7 am and we may quickly do wildlife 
drive and then walk the trail around part of Tschache Pool like today. Given 
that shorebird migration is picking up next weekend could have even more. Let's 
hope so!  

I would like to extend much thanks to Andrea Van Beusichem and all the fine 
folks at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge for allowing this excellent 
opportunity to see our migrating spring shorebirds!  
Hope to see many of you next weekend! 
Best,Dave Nicosia 




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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma birds today

[psaracin]

 Some cool birds observed today (4/10/18) during part one of weekly survey of 
the Montezuma Refuge:1 Common Moorehen on Main Pool4 Great Egrets at Tschache 
Pool1 Greater Yellowlegs at Seneca FlatsHundreds of tree swallows perched on 
marsh vegetation at May's Point Pool.Migration IS underway!!Jackie BakerPete 
Saracino.
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Winter Raptor Surveys

[David Marsh]

 The 2017/2018 Montezuma Winter Raptor Survey season will begin on November
15, approximately two weeks  away. The entire season runs from November 15
through March 28. The largest portion of the Raptor migrations  will have
been completed, and it will be time to learn what species have chosen to
spend the winter at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Our weekly surveys
provide important information that will assist the Refuge and the DEC in
managing habitat to attract and hold raptors. Accurate data collection is
always our highest priority. Surveyor’s work is important, and  the time
devoted to helping with the surveys is always appreciated. There are some
additional benefits among which are an opportunity to sharpen raptor ID
skills, enjoy watching raptors conduct their deadly serious efforts in
search of food under difficult climate conditions, and, experience the
solitude of Montezuma in the winter. Surveyors will visit parts of
Montezuma that are normally closed to the public, and learn more about what
attracts raptors to the complex in the winter season.



Our protocol will be essentially the same as that used in the past several
seasons. Surveys will be conducted weekly on Wednesdays, beginning one half
hour before sunset and ending one half hour after sunset. We have 24 sites
available for survey, 21 we will attempt to survey each week, and 3 that
will be surveyed approximately once a month. There will be a few site
changes from last year.



 Each site will be staffed with at least one veteran surveyor who is able
to make quick and often difficult identification of the raptors who
frequent our area. If you are an inexperienced surveyor, or even new to
birding, you are welcome to attend and you will be assigned to accompany a
veteran surveyor. The more eyes we have at each site the greater our
chances of spotting raptors. We meet each week in the Refuge Offices across
from the Visitor’s Center at the times listed below There you will receive
a briefing, obtain assignments, and pick up materials for the survey.
Surveyors will return to the office after completion of the survey to turn
in data and exchange information about experiences.



 Wednesday, Nov. 15, meet at 3:15 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 22, meet at 3:20 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 29, meet at 3:20 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 6, meet at 3:20 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 13, meet at 3:20 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 20, meet at 3:20 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 27, meet at 3:25 pm



Raptor Survey dates (always Wednesday) and meeting times for January,
February, and March, will be announced later, including information about
the Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey to be held in mid-January. Those
interested in helping with the surveys should contact me,  David
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR 30Sep2017

[Jay McGowan]

Kevin and I headed up the lake this afternoon to see if any new shorebirds
had dropped in at Montezuma. We didn't find anything incredible, but a nice
variety of shorebirds remained up there. The highlight of the drive up was
a juvenile COMMON GALLINULE walking around amid Mallards on the algae mats
at the Mill Pond in Union Springs.

The Visitor Center at Montezuma continues to have good habitat, but picking
out small shorebirds is challenging amid the clods of mud. An adult BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER–a rare plumage here–continued from last weekend, but the Wilson's
Phalarope did not. Also present were a flock of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS with a
single DUNLIN, as well as a STILT SANDPIPER that was chased by a Tundra
Peregrine Falcon.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39481464

Duck numbers are increasing on the main pool, and an eclipse EURASIAN
WIGEON was among the dabblers in the back, along with Ring-necked Ducks,
Redhead, and one group of Lesser Scaup. A flock of 5000+ NORTHERN PINTAIL
has accumulated along the northern end of the pool.

Benning Marsh had even more shorebirds, including LEAST, SEMIPALMATED,
WHITE-RUMPED, PECTORAL, and STILT SANDPIPERS, DUNLIN, both YELLOWLEGS,
WILSON'S SNIPE, Killdeer, SEMIPALMATED, 3 BLACK-BELLIED and 1 AMERICAN
GOLDEN- PLOVERS, and two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, with another 16
Long-billed Dowitchers at Eaton.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39481460

Overall shorebird numbers were far from impressive, but 15 species isn't
bad for the final day of September.

Cheers,
Jay

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Jay McGowan
Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
jw...@cornell.edu

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