[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * December 20, 2021 * NYSY 12. 20. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 13 to December 20, 2021 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: December 20 AT 4:30 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | | | | | | | | (no title) Visit the post for more. | | | #783: Monday December 20 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 13, 2021 Highlights: --- RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE GREEN-WINGED TEAL AMERICAN WIGEON NORTHERN PINTAIL DUNLIN LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE PEREGRINE FALCON FISH CROW MARSH WREN HERMIT THRUSH YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER GRAY CATBIRD WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW COMMON GRACKLE PINE SISKIN RED CROSSBILL PINE GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 12/14: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen on Mays Point Road. 12/17: 4 COMMON GRACKLES, a MARSH WREN and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE were all found from East Road. A MARSH WREN was seen on Carncross Road. 12/20: A MARSH WREN was seen at Guy Baldassarre Marsh. 5 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen at the Morgan Road Marshes. Onondaga County 12/15: 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at the Marshy Spits on the west side of Onondaga Lake south of the Honeywell Center. 12/16: A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen on Jamesville Ave in Syracuse. 12/18: The Syracuse Christmas Count, held this day netted 84 species. The most unique bird found was a female PINE GROSBEAK at the Dicc Golf area of Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville. It was relocated again today. Other interesting species found were HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, PINE SISKIN, PINE SISKIN and NORTHERN SHRIKE, all of which were seen at Green lakes except the GRAY CATBIRD which was found nearby at the Erie Canal Trail at the east end of Rt. 290. 12/19: A SNOWY OWL was found in the Brown Lot of the New York State Fair grounds. Oswego County 12/14: A DUNLIN and a RED-THROATED LOON were seen at the Sandy Pond outlet on Lake Ontario. 12/15: A COMMON GRACKLE was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 12/19: on the Oswego Christmas Count 64 species were seen. Highlights were GRAY CATBIRD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, HERMIT THRUSH, SONG SPARROW and SWAMP SPARROW. Madison County - 12/15: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. 12/16: 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at Ditchbank Road. 12/18: 6 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at a private residence on Rt. 31 east of Rt. 13. Oneida County 12/17: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Verona Beach State Park on Oneida lake. 12/18: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at Utica Marsh. A FISH CROW was heard on Belle Ave. in Utica. Herkimer County 12/14: 2 RED CROSSBILLS were found at the entrance to Third Lake trail on the south side of Fourth Lake. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Binocular question
All the strong specs and reviews got me to check. Nope these are ca 3 mm more than the interpupillary distance of the binocs I am currently using (just barely) ie Athlon has a min distance of 57 mm. That is not particularly big, typical of lots of contenders in the binocs race. But small distances are also characteristic of very young people. Partly overlapping fields detracts from focus and depth perception. Rats! Foiled again! Anne Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2021, at 9:15 AM, Patrick Owen McNally wrote: > > > Here is another strong review for the Athlon Midas ED 8x42 by a Maine Guide. > > https://www.jasonmtome.com/best-value-hunting-binoculars-for-money/ > > Another important consideration is whether the recipient is an eyeglass > wearer. If they are, the eye-relief is critical. I would not buy a pair with > an eye relief less than 16mm. You can usually find this in the > specifications. > > - Pat > > From: bounce-126157524-88968...@list.cornell.edu > on behalf of Rick Bonney > > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2021 3:37:11 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Binocular question > > Hi folks > > I saw the original thread on this, and also Chris's reply, both below. > > I am not familiar with the models in the Wirecutter article. I have > personally gotten a lot of good info from Wirecutter. > > What I can add is that last year I tested a lot of binoculars while buying > new pairs for my wife and myself. Of course we found a lot of great ones > starting at several hundred dollars a pair. > > However, for far less money, I was very impressed with the Vortex Diamondback > HD 10x42, which are currently selling for $229 at one major retailer and > probably others. > > I couldn't see a lot of difference between these and some others that cost > two and three times as much. > > I did not test them long term, nor in wet/foggy conditions, etc. > > I recommended these to a family member who wanted to spend just a couple > hundred dollars and he is very happy with them. > > Rick > > > -- > > Subject: Re: Binoculars - reasonably priced? > From: "Chris R. Pelkie" > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:26:37 + > X-Message-Number: 1 > > https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-binoculars/ > Just updated in late Nov. I didn’t disagree with anything said but I’m > not familiar with all the models reviewed. > Written by a birder/ornithologist/real user. > > ChrisP > > __ > > Chris Pelkie > Data Manager; IT Support > K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ccb/ > > In office: Tue, Thu 0730-1130 > Else: working remote > > On 2021-12-15, at 23:13 , Kathleen P Kramer > mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote: > > Hello, > > I hope this is an acceptable message for this ListServ. Can anyone > suggest reasonably priced binoculars for a beginning birder? I’m taking a > chance that the recipient will even pursue birding and I also know that “bad” > binoculars can discourage a beginner. So I’d really appreciate a couple of > suggestions! > > Many thanks, > Kathleen Kramer > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cranes
There were no Cranes on Armitage when I arrived but when I moved to Olmstead, hundreds began flying in. My lucky day! Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bufflehead and Snowy Owl Videos
Sunday Lake report: Lots of Gadwalls, American Wigeons, Bufflehead, some Redheads, Merganzers, and a Kingfisher at the pond on Rte. 90 in Union Springs. We counted 220 Sandhill Cranes in the field between Olmstead road and rte. 374 (Wiley rd?) just north of where 89 turns south in Savannah. Nearby in the flooded fields where 89 and 31 meet were over 200 Tundra Swans. Chris Sperry and Karin Suskin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Binocular question
Here is another strong review for the Athlon Midas ED 8x42 by a Maine Guide. https://www.jasonmtome.com/best-value-hunting-binoculars-for-money/ Another important consideration is whether the recipient is an eyeglass wearer. If they are, the eye-relief is critical. I would not buy a pair with an eye relief less than 16mm. You can usually find this in the specifications. - Pat From: bounce-126157524-88968...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Rick Bonney Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2021 3:37:11 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Binocular question Hi folks I saw the original thread on this, and also Chris's reply, both below. I am not familiar with the models in the Wirecutter article. I have personally gotten a lot of good info from Wirecutter. What I can add is that last year I tested a lot of binoculars while buying new pairs for my wife and myself. Of course we found a lot of great ones starting at several hundred dollars a pair. However, for far less money, I was very impressed with the Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42, which are currently selling for $229 at one major retailer and probably others. I couldn't see a lot of difference between these and some others that cost two and three times as much. I did not test them long term, nor in wet/foggy conditions, etc. I recommended these to a family member who wanted to spend just a couple hundred dollars and he is very happy with them. Rick -- Subject: Re: Binoculars - reasonably priced? From: "Chris R. Pelkie" Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:26:37 + X-Message-Number: 1 https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-binoculars/ Just updated in late Nov. I didn’t disagree with anything said but I’m not familiar with all the models reviewed. Written by a birder/ornithologist/real user. ChrisP __ Chris Pelkie Data Manager; IT Support K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ccb/ In office: Tue, Thu 0730-1130 Else: working remote On 2021-12-15, at 23:13 , Kathleen P Kramer mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Hello, I hope this is an acceptable message for this ListServ. Can anyone suggest reasonably priced binoculars for a beginning birder? I’m taking a chance that the recipient will even pursue birding and I also know that “bad” binoculars can discourage a beginner. So I’d really appreciate a couple of suggestions! Many thanks, Kathleen Kramer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
