[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Birding Trail, 6/10/10 highlights

[Dave Spier]

[I've omitted geese, doves, most crows, robins, starlings, grackles, House 
Sparrows, Song Sparrows, redwings, etc.]  Full reports at 
http://montezumabirding.webs.com/apps/blog/  CERULEAN WARBLER photo at 
http://montezumabirding.webs.com/apps/photos/ 


Location: Montezuma NWR--Routes 520
Osprey 2 (pair) on/at the nest on power lines tower
Swamp Sparrow 1 heard first; decent look at rusty wing, light throat; swamp 
edge with cattails in ditch beside shoulder, north side of Rts. 520
Baltimore Oriole 1 male in the woods; right place, right moment
American Goldfinch 7 on dead shrub, open marsh before entrance



Location: Montezuma NWR--Visitor Center
Notes: cloudy; entrance road to Visitor Center and vicinity; NO godwit; (inside 
part of the time talking to Chuck); 9:18-9:59 am
Great Blue Heron 1 flying
Bald Eagle 1 -- photos D066527: immature on the driveway near far end of 
parking area! as I pulled in
Killdeer 2
Barn Swallow 2



Location: Montezuma NWR--Seneca Trail
0.5 mile distance one way; returned by same route -- fortunate because I found 
the Cerulean on the return
Bald Eagle 7 over the Seneca River; most (all?) immatures - poor light
Downy Woodpecker 2 together
Least Flycatcher 1 heard (not seen); possibly 2
Warbling Vireo 2 heard (not seen); separate
swallow sp. 1 Rough-winged? - poor look; poor light
Black-capped Chickadee 1 heard (not seen)

Carolina Wren 1 heard first
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 7 -- photos D066434+ of a pair; males  females, widespread
Cerulean Warbler 1 -- photo D066474 at 
http://montezumabirding.webs.com/apps/photos/  (warbler album); heard/seen 
twice -- Seneca Trail east of Wildlife Dr. and along Seneca River south of dock 
ramp
Song Sparrow 9 -- some heard (not seen); 1 carrying food (BBA code FY)
Northern Cardinal 1 heard (not seen)



Location: Montezuma NWR--Visitor Center
Eastern Kingbird 1
Purple Martin 7
Tree Swallow 3 -- photos D066539: 2 in  out of nest box
Brown-headed Cowbird 3



Location: Montezuma NWR--South Spring Pool
Notes: cloudy; from the parking area along Rt. 89; 12:18-12:28 pm
Red-tailed Hawk 1 carrying prey to a cottonwood east of the road
Belted Kingfisher 1 heard (not seen)
American Crow 3 chasing redtail
Yellow Warbler 1 heard (not seen)
Common Yellowthroat 1 heard (not seen)



Location: Montezuma NWR--North Spring Pool
Notes: cloudy; from the pulloff beside Rt. 89; 12:32-12:41 pm
Mallard 8 males -- bachelor's club?
Osprey 1 on nest (low platform)
Black Tern 1 flying low near Thruway



Location: Montezuma NWR--Mays Point south
Notes: beside Rt. 89 at the Clyde River (south loop); 12:48-12:50 pm
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 heard (not seen)



Location: Montezuma--Armitage Rd. (forested area)
Notes: at the pulloff (visible on the Google aerial photo) on the north side of 
Armitage east of the canal bridge; 12:59-1:12 pm
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 heard (not seen)
Red-eyed Vireo 1 heard (not seen)
Tufted Titmouse 1 heard (not seen)
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 heard (not seen)
American Redstart 1 male -- photo D066476 (distant); first heard, then seen



Location: Clyde--Old Duck Inn (Town of Galen)
Notes: overcast; 1062 Tyre Road, both sides of the barn; this is Dave Odell's 
bed  breakfast
Turkey Vulture 1 gliding
Downy Woodpecker 2
Tree Swallow 2 1 in nest box
Barn Swallow 2
House Wren 1 (2? heard, not seen)
Eastern Bluebird 1 male
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 2 -- both carrying food (code FY)
Yellow Warbler 1 heard (not seen)
Chipping Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird -- pair of adults and 2 fledglings at small pond near road
House Finch 2 (pair)



These reports generated automatically by eBird v2 ( http://ebird.org )

Dave Spier

Eaton Birding Society: http://eatonbirds.webs.com/ 

Montezuma Birding Trail: http://montezumabirding.webs.com 

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[cayugabirds-l] MNWR (Hudsonian Godwit report), Fri 6/11

[Mark Chao]

The eBird Google Gadget shows a report of a Hudsonian Godwit at Knox-Marsellus 
Marsh at MNWR today (Friday, June 11).  The observation is attributed not to a 
specific person, but to IBA Monitoring.

Mark Chao
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[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Ruddy Turnstone, Hudsonian Godwit more

[Leona Lauster]

Thought you would all like to know that LaRue St. Clair found 2 Ruddy 
Turnstones and one Hudsonian Godwit from the towpath road this morning.  I 
talked to him and he said they were along the first impoundment about a third 
of the way in the towpath.  I looked at 1:00 pm and did not see them.  It was 
hot, the road is in terrible condition and you can't see in from very many 
spots.  We (Bob and I) did find the nice assortment of ducks LaRue also 
reported:  Gadwall, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal and 
of course many Wood Ducks and Mallards.  We all saw two Sandhill Cranes from 
East Road; they are very easy to spot.
 The auto loop drive has changed.  You now drive till the photo blind 
turnoff and turn around and come back.  The drive past the blind area is 
blocked off.  On the shorten drive today Bob and I saw 3 adult Spotted 
Sandpipers and 4 chicks.  The chicks were tiny and very cute when they bobbed 
just like the adults.  They would have made a wonderful video but they weren't 
close enough for that.
 At the Visitors Center early: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Killdeer and 2 
Semipalmated Sandpipers. The Hummingbird feeder has been filled so 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Cerulean Warblers still calling.  A Cedar Waxwing 
nest in one of the trees along the entrance road. 
 Lots of birds at South Spring Pool.  We followed a couple Black-billed 
Cuckoos along the path. Also Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Green Heron  here and 
many more.  
I hope you have better luck finding the godwit than I have had,
Leona Lauster
Lyons, NY  
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