Re: [cayugabirds-l] Polyamorous Raptors (was Polygamous Osprey)

[tess]

For a dozen years, starting in the late 1980s, there were three Bald 
Eagles at Montezuma, two males and one female, who all stayed there year 
round.  They nested as a trio and successfully fledged young several 
years in a row.   If memory serves, only one of the males was ever 
observed copulating with the female, but all three shared in incubation 
and feeding the young.  Both of the male birds had been hacked so it 
wasn't an issue of a young bird hanging around to help a parent.

There weren't a lot of bald eagles in 1987, could be that initially 
there wasn't another available female, but the bond persisted for over a 
decade even after other female eagles came to live on the refuge.

Alicia



On 5/9/2022 4:49 PM, Nancy Cusumano wrote:
> There's a nest box in Hellgate, MT 
> https://www.facebook.com/Montana-Osprey-Cams-165072613556909 with a 
> similar story, two females, two nests, one male.
> Iris, one of the females is an eldery mom but has raised many healthy 
> babies over the years. Her mate Louis is also mated to Star at another 
> nest a few miles away. He couplates with Iris and she usually lays a 
> clutch of eggs but Louis does not bring her fish, only to Star. This 
> forces Iris to leave her eggs to fish. The last couple years her eggs 
> were predated and she abandoned them. It's sad, but nature. Star and 
> Louis continue to raise chicks.
> There's a lot of anthropomorphising about this and how people should 
> interfere. I disagree...and Dr. Erik Green of Montana Osprey Project, 
> who manages the nest and camera feels the same. But lots of drama out 
> in MT for sure. Dr Greene has some thoughts he posted recenlty about 
> why males are scarce and it boils down to climate change and poor 
> fishing. Check it out if interested.
>
> Always something to learn in the world of nature!
>
> Nancy
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 4:34 PM Candace E. Cornell  
> wrote:
>
> Orpheus is a serial polygamist—who knew Ospreys could have such a
> colorful sex life? This is the third year the Ospreys at Salt
> Point, Lansing, have been involved in a polygamous relationship.
> Read about it at:
> _https://www.lansingrec.com/images/Blog__387_One_bird_too_many.pdf_. 
> Luckily
> the breeding pair was able to lay three lovely eggs before the
> confusion started.
>
> When Osprey platforms are placed too close together, their mating
> systems get perturbed. However, if the Ospreys chose to nest near
> one another, such as on Rt. 5/20 (/Osprey Alley/) by Montezuma
> National Wildlife Refuge, then the birds can live peacefully.
>
> Eyes to the sky!
> Candace
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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Waterthrush Question

[Peter Saracino]

Folks in "Naturally Curious Day By Day.", by Mary Holland, I read this
account of a northern waterthrush display and am wondering if anyone has
ever witnessed it. See below.
Thanks
Sar
"Northern waterthrush has a flight song/display it typically gives on its
breeding ground in the evening. The song usually starts with loud, sharp,
chips of increasing frequency, delivered from the ground or low perch. The
bird then flies upward through and above the canopy, singing snatches of
its primary song - but more quickly and for a longer period of time -
framed in a jumble of chips and song notes."

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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* May 09, 2022

* NYSY  05. 09. 22

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s): May 02, 2022 to May 09, 2022

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: May 09  AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#801: Monday May 09, 2022 

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

May 02 2022

 

Highlights:

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RED-NECKED GREBE

LEAST BITTERN

GLOSSY IBIS

WHITE-FACED IBIS

BLACK VULTURE

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE

GOLDEN EAGLE

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

BLACK TERN

WHIP-POOR-WILL

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

SEDGE WREN

SWAINSON’S THRUSH

PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

CERULEAN WARBLER

CAPE MAY WARBLER

ORCHARD ORIOLE

GRASSHOPPER SPARROW

HENSLOW’S SPARROW

PINE SISKIN






















Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     5/3: Up to 6 GLOSSY IBIS were seen along the Wildlife Trail near the Eagle 
Statue. They were reported up to today. 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS and 2 GLOSSY IBIS 
seen at Guy Baldassarre Marsh and were seen up to 5/6.

     5/6: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen in the forested section of Armitage 
Road.

     5/8: CERULEAN WARBLER was seen on Armitage Road, Montezuma Heritage Park 
and at Tschache Pool.







Cayuga County






     5/2: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Sterling Nature Center.

     5/3: Up to 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at both Faih Haven State 
Park and at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair Haven.







Derby Hill Bird Observatory






     3,099 Raptors were sighted this week at Derby. The highlight was a 
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE seen on 5/3. Other highlights were 2 continuing RED-HEADED 
WOODPECKERS, 9 GOLDEN EAGLES and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.







Oswego County






     5/5: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Baum Road north of Central Square. A 
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Carley’s Mills north of Central Square.

     5/8: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen on Hawk Road in Oswego.







Onondaga County

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     5/2: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on East Genesee Street near Nottingham 
Hifh School in Syracuse.

     5/3: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Willumae Drive in Syracuse.

     5/4: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake. 
A BLACK TERN was seen at Jamesville Lake.

     5/6: A HENSLOW’S SPARROW was found in the Big Fields area of Three Rivers 
WMA north of Baldwinsville. It continues to be seen and heard up to today.

     5/7: A SEDGE WREN was found at the Big Fields Area of Three Rivers WMA and 
continues to be heard and seen up to today. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was also 
found in this area.

     5/8: A LEAST BITTERN was heard in the Ladd Road Marsh in Brewerton. 3 RED 
CROSSBILLS were seen on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest.







Madison County






     5/2: A BLACK TERN was seen feeding on a Pond on Vrolyk Road near Eaton.

     5/7: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.







Oneida County






     5/5: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at a traditional location at 
Verona Beach State Park.

     5/6: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen on top of a building on Rt. 46 about one 
mile south of Rt. 69 in Rome. One was seen again on the 7th.




     

   

---end report




Region 5







Joseph Brin

Baldwinsville, NY

13027




  


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Polygamous Osprey

[Nancy Cusumano]

There's a nest box in Hellgate, MT
https://www.facebook.com/Montana-Osprey-Cams-165072613556909 with a similar
story, two females, two nests, one male.
Iris, one of the females is an eldery mom but has raised many healthy
babies over the years. Her mate Louis is also mated to Star at another nest
a few miles away. He couplates with Iris and she usually lays a clutch of
eggs but Louis does not bring her fish, only to Star. This forces Iris to
leave her eggs to fish. The last couple years her eggs were predated and
she abandoned them. It's sad, but nature. Star and Louis continue to raise
chicks.
There's a lot of anthropomorphising about this and how people should
interfere. I disagree...and Dr. Erik Green of Montana Osprey Project, who
manages the nest and camera feels the same. But lots of drama out in MT for
sure. Dr Greene has some thoughts he posted recenlty about why males are
scarce and it boils down to climate change and poor fishing. Check it out
if interested.

Always something to learn in the world of nature!

Nancy

On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 4:34 PM Candace E. Cornell  wrote:

> Orpheus is a serial polygamist—who knew Ospreys could have such a colorful
> sex life? This is the third year the Ospreys at Salt Point, Lansing, have
> been involved in a polygamous relationship. Read about it at: 
> *https://www.lansingrec.com/images/Blog__387_One_bird_too_many.pdf
> *. Luckily
> the breeding pair was able to lay three lovely eggs before the confusion
> started.
>
> When Osprey platforms are placed too close together, their mating systems
> get perturbed. However, if the Ospreys chose to nest near one another, such
> as on Rt. 5/20 (*Osprey Alley*) by Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge,
> then the birds can live peacefully.
>
> Eyes to the sky!
> Candace
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[cayugabirds-l] Polygamous Osprey

[Candace E. Cornell]

Orpheus is a serial polygamist—who knew Ospreys could have such a colorful
sex life? This is the third year the Ospreys at Salt Point, Lansing, have
been involved in a polygamous relationship. Read about it at:
*https://www.lansingrec.com/images/Blog__387_One_bird_too_many.pdf
*. Luckily
the breeding pair was able to lay three lovely eggs before the confusion
started.

When Osprey platforms are placed too close together, their mating systems
get perturbed. However, if the Ospreys chose to nest near one another, such
as on Rt. 5/20 (*Osprey Alley*) by Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, then
the birds can live peacefully.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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[cayugabirds-l] ​BWWA and HOWR​

[John Gregoire]

A Blue winged Warbler and a House Wren bring us to 76 spp for the year so
far. We took a walk on Texas Hollow Rd and had a Wood Thrush, several
Yellow-throated Vireos among others but overall quiet.

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[cayugabirds-l] Lighthouse Point bird habitat improvement

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
With the great weather forecast for this week, I'd like to make as much
progress as possible on our plots in Lighthouse Point (jetty woods).  I
have quite a bit of flexibility this week, but much less after that.
Please let me know if you want to come down and lend a hand sometime this
week.  I'll make it happen.

Jody


Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940

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