Close to sunset on Saturday a small white egret flew over the Mays Point
observing corral heading toward Wildlife Dr/Main Pool. I didn't see it until
it was far past and heading directly away and assume it was a Cattle Egret but
could not tell for sure. It might have come from the back of
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Main highlights came from Knox-Marsellus Marsh in the form of a
breeding-plumaged Ruddy Turnstone. There was a plover I thought was Am. Golden
Plover but in retrospect didn't look at carefully so entered in eBird as
Black-bellied/Am. Golden Plover. Most phalarope candidates eventually became
Most of the shorebird diversity is way out on the Main Pool, continuing to
follow the shrinking wet spot. Of course rain could change that. Birds
flushed at one point and there was another group out of sight even farther
back. One phalarope I thought was Wilson's was seen, maybe a female,
The screw-in eye cup from a binocular was found at Derby Hill North Lookout.
Please e-mail if anyone is missing it. I know there was a field trip from the
MAC center, possibly one of the participants?
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Highlights were 4 Surf Scoter (1 adult male) plus at least 3 female Common
Goldeneye with entirely orange bills, essentially the same as the Irondequoit
Bay bird. Very poor gull numbers. Roost flight at the Geneva
With cold weather coming I think the huge bird numbers at the Savannah mucks
and Knox-Marsellus will be coming to an end soon. Prediction for Sunday-Monday
overnight is mid-20's but I'm more worried about the Mon-Tues overnight when it
will hit mid-20s but with no recovery the next day, a
Lots of action at the Savannah mucklands and Knox-Marsellus Marsh. As on
Tuesday, a good number of gulls continue to pull worms from the mud - about
50/50 Ring-bill/Herring. Lots of geese at both spots including White-fronted at
K-M and a white goose I couldn't decide on at the mucks.
David
Good numbers of Canada Geese at the Geneva waterfront, but Seneca Lake was
rough on moderate SW winds. While passing through Waterloo, the evening gull
roost-flight (from the Seneca Falls landfill to Cayuga Lake) was on and I
decided to follow it. Lots of other birds moving about and I finally
Staking out the roost flight found lots of waterfowl moving around but the big
Snow Geese numbers may have reached Cayuga Lake. Two Short-eared Owls appeared
at dusk and I counted 82 Sandhill Cranes. There's an odd Canada Goose that's
not like any I've seen before.
- noticeably paler
Jim Tarolli and I had poor looks from the east/west breakwall as it headed
west, but review of bad photos suggest Black-headed. First photo is unedited,
second crops and lightens to show bright orange/red bill. Unfortunately I had
been messing with the camera to take silhouettes against bold
The main attraction right now is the large number of birds at the Main Pool and
K-M/Puddler's Marsh. Bald Eagles were flushing the ducks from time to time and
creating great clouds of waterfowl on the Wildlife Drive. I looked for the
Eared Grebe but did not see it and only one ibis was
Eared Grebe and Ibis continue, as do the Ross's Geese. I have some close photos
of the ibis. I personally think the eye is on its way to being reddish and the
bare skin on its way to being pinkish.
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Many thousands of ducks/geese in at the Main Pool - both dabblers and divers.
At least one Eurasian Wigeon continues but I missed the Eared Grebe.
Shorebirds included both yellowlegs, 2 Stilt Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, and 2
White-rumped Sandpiper. Over at Knox-Marsellus the Avocets continue.
Jim Tarolli and I were there Monday just before sunset and the bird was feeding
in the backyard of the house and invisible to the naked eye (and inconspicuous
generally).
If you're standing roughly across from the old silo, sweep right and look to
the back edge of the cut area. There is a
Tony Shrimpton texted the CNY RBA to report:
Northern Wheatear Bill-Abetta Roberts (blue) house, 1162 Whiney Rd (sic),
Stony Point, Henderson, Jefferson County, 2:15
I believe Whiney should be Whitney. Tony has a camp on Stony Point but I'm not
sure if he's passing it along or saw it
Wayne Fidler reports that the bird is still there.
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Today on south winds a Mississippi Kite passed low for good looks. Photos on
Jim Tarolli's page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jtarolli9/
Thursday at Sodus Point a (mostly) juvenile-plumage Dunlin was present. Photos
at:
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On south winds Saturday a decent flight of young hawks passed Derby Hill,
mostly Red-tails and Bald Eagles but all the expected raptors were represented.
Sunday afternoon, Sodus Point produced 8 species of shorebirds: Baird's,
Least, Semi-p Sandpipers, Black-bellied Semi-p Plover, Ruddy
Jim Tarolli tells me it was not at Sodus Pt this morning. I've added more
photos of the Knot with other shorebirds, plus some great ones of Semipalmated
Plover. Speaking of semipalmated, it appears in my photos that Lesser
Yellowlegs also has semi-p feet (which I did not know). Also a few
Sodus Point had a juv. Red Knot, first on the pier then on the beach. 30
Sanderlings and 8 SESA joined a single Lesser Yellowlegs. Good stuff. Photo
here of the gorgeous Red Knot:
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On trip to MNWR I did not check the MAC ponds. I did stop at
Monday 8/25 on the Ontario Lakeshore between Oswego and Sodus Pt, with Jim
Tarolli:
Oswego Harbor: (presumed) Short-billed Dowitcher on the outer breakwall - very
distant but we thought dowitcher
Fair Haven: 1 Ruddy Turnstone (juv)
Sodus Pt: 2 Ruddy Turnstone (ad and juv), 1 AG Plover, 2 BB
On 25 kt West winds, the main highlight was a Laughing Gull (non-breeding
adult), and a distant jaeger (probably Long-tailed). Many Black Terns,
Commons, Caspians, Herring Gulls.
Link to photos of Laughing Gull: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/
There is also a nice sequence of
The Black Skimmer found by John Germain and seen Wed and Thurs on Fulton's Lake
Neatahwanta was not seen on Friday. Observers were present from 4pm until 9pm.
I'm not suggesting it's gone or won't come back - the lake itself seems good
for it but does not have a lot of loafing areas.
Here's
With sadness I have to report the Great Shearwater did not survive. I think
plans are for it to go to the American Museum of Natural History.
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I've put up several photos of the Great Shearwater. There are also photos of
an unusual-for-July Snowy Owl being harassed by a Northern Mockingbird. Many
songbirds-in-flight photos from May are also up: grackles, orioles, tanagers,
waxwings, Purple Martin, Seymour the pheasant (a.k.a. Fred),
I've posted more photos of the bluebird from 9 May. At the moment they are at
the top of the photostream and I have grouped them in a folder of their own.
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Strong south winds brought a few raptors past Derby Hill today, mostly
Red-tails and Bald Eagles. I've put up a bunch of photos on Flickr, including
the eagles, Kingfisher flying with a fish, etc. Many new photos of birds in
flight are now sorted by taxonomic group.
There is also a photo of
Infer: no TCHE. Original observer still unknown.
Dave W
Forwarding from GeneseeBirds:
Subject: Geneseo: Wegman's pond
Date: Wed Jun 4 2014 8:58 am
From: geneseebirds-l AT geneseo.edu
I stopped by the pond at the southwest corner of Geneseo's Wegman's plaza
this morning. Just as I got there
Forwarding from GeneseeBirds:
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Tri-colored Heron at Geneseo Wegman's plaza. Habitating at the retention pond
behind the western-most end of the plaza.
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Wednesday - light to medium songbird flight in the morning. Shortly after the
raptors got up, Hawk Counter Steve Kolbe spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite on the
near horizon. The bird spiraled and worked its way slowly toward the lookout,
eventually
Birding Friday with Steve Kolbe and Jim Tarolli, highlights included:
Savannah Mucks: Peregrine Falcon chasing Am. Golden Plover. Lengthy pursuit,
we did not see who prevailed.
Savannah-Spring Lake Rd. at the bridge north of Van Dyne Spoor: Steve picked
out a Eurasian Green-winged Teal.
Birding the Geneva waterfront on Monday with Jim Tarolli, we found a Eurasian
Wigeon at Seneca Lake State Park and had a flyover Ross's Goose with a few
Snows. Also a N. Shrike and many thousands of geese at close range. I'll put
up a folder of photo highlights.
David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY
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Subject: [OneidaBirds] adult Mew Gull - Inner Harbor
This pm I found what I believe to be an adult MEW GULL. The bird
I'm pretty sure there's two there a couple hundred yards south of Harris Park.
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Friday night at Clay Marsh a Sandhill Crane flew by. Derby Hill reports seeing
it pass this morning. Earlier in the week a Bald Eagle was seen carrying an
American Coot on Seneca Lake at the Geneva Waterfront. Cackling Goose at the
north end of Cayuga Lake. Staging/migration of geese has
I statused the Savannah Mucklands and north end of Cayuga Lake on Tuesday
afternoon before the return to winter.
Mucks (east end) - still frozen
Mucks (west end) - dabblers and Canada Geese but poor numbers and little
diversity for the date. More Pintails than on previous visit but otherwise
Forwarding for Mary.
Dave
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Subject: [OneidaBirds] oswego river harlequin
I have sad news, my son and I looked for the
This was posted to GeneseeBirds but may not have been forwarded. Preliminary
evidence points to starvation as the main cause of death, rather than disease.
I have recently seen an RB Merg come up from below with a crayfish or at least
a shell fish of some kind. The bird didn't quite look
The north end of Seneca Lake is one of my personal-favorite birding
destinations in winter. Jim Tarolli and I hit all the waterfront spots in
Geneva on Monday, coming up with thousands of Redhead and Canada Geese, at
least 100 Canvasback, and an arrival of Wigeon. Birds were at all different
Most of the flooded parts of the Mucks were still frozen but I could see
dabblers and geese moving around between the other spots. A strip of open
water runs from Mud Lock south to the railroad bridge and it is loaded. Many
Ring-necked Ducks and Canvasbacks among the other Aythya ducks,
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Subject: [OneidaBirds] Thayer's Gull, Inner Harbor, Syracuse
Hey all,
I was fortunate to be present at the Inner Harbor
This one is pocketable and uses about $2 in Home Depot parts. Requires
cutting, bending, drilling, plus tweaking to match eyepiece and phone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/sets/72157640220964506/
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The photos don't do it justice but the key points are: large size, uniform dark
coloration, folded wingtips concolor with the rest of the bird. Possibilities:
Glaucous Gull - large size, concolor wingtips, but darkness of bird seems too
much for the species. Patterning on bill seems wrong to
Birding today with Jim Tarolli, we saw one Snowy Owl at the mucklands before
heading down the west shore of Cayuga Lake. The north end of the lake was
frozen with the ice edge maybe a mile south of the south end of Lower Lake Rd.
and 1/2 mile north of Parker Rd (Canoga). We spent a fair time
Not sure if these are FOY for the basin, but on Jan. 1 there were 3+ Trumpeters
south of Mud Lock, and 2 Mute seen from Harris Park. Many Tundras obviously.
Good numbers of geese, very few ducks. Several hundred distant Herring Gulls
on the ice edge as seen from Lower Lake Rd.
David Wheeler
Birding with Jim Tarolli, first stop was the Rte 31 mucklands where many
(~1500) gulls were present, about 50-50 Herring and Ring-billed. We found a
2nd-cycle Iceland and adult Lesser BB Gull. Not a lot of geese at that moment,
ie, few Canadas and no Snows. Little species diversity in the
I neglected to mention 20-30 Sandhill Cranes at the west end of the mucks,
difficult to see. Apologies to the cranes.
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Photos I've seen of the Long Island bird from 4-4.5 months ago show it in a
similar plumage. Perhaps comparing photos will find something that confirms
same/different bird, especially as more photos of the Niagara River bird emerge.
Congratulations to Vicki Rothman on a great find!
David
MNWR Saturday sightings not posted elsewhere:
2 Common Gallinule (or possibly 1 fast-paddling) at VanDyne Spoor Rd.
Ross's Goose at Knox-Marsellus at sunset
3 Long-billed Dowitchers flying around K-M at sunset
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After dipping on Purple Sandpiper at Fair Haven, Jim Tarolli and I hit the
Colvin Marsh spot on Rte 89 just south of the MAC. Highlight was 7 Long-billed
Dowitchers (I really wondered about one of them) and 1-2 White-rumped
Sandpipers. Also a few Pipits and a good number of Dunlin. We did not
As Jay points out, the adult is obviously White-faced. The immature bird
perhaps raises the question: which species is to be expected in mid-October?
If either. I'm not sure.
If the birds don't come back to Benning or turn up at Knox-Marsellus, I would
recommend watching to see if they fly
Judy Thurber called to confirm that the Arctic Tern is back. There are now 12
Common Terns.
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Birding with Jim Tarolli, we first saw two Black Vulture at Stevenson Rd in
Ithaca. Proceeding up to Mud Lock we were lucky enough to see Red-headed
Woodpecker and Olive-sided Flycatcher. At Towpath Rd we found Red Knot,
Whimbrel, Buff-breasted, and White Pelican. We couldn't find the Eurasian
Here is a reference photo I scanned from The Shorebird Guide by O'brien,
Crossley, and Karlson. It shows Wilson's and Semi-p Plover together. Note that
if turned around, the short bill of Semi-p would not reach the eye, being less
than half the width of the bird's head. The bill on Wilson's if
Rose DeNeve texted that the White Pelican continues at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
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Stakeout of the new Great Egret roost 500 yards south of Van Dyne Spoor Rd,
MNWR, started at 7:30pm with 20 birds. Another ~20 flew in between 8:00-8:15
(these presumably from Knox-Marsellus). At 8:28pm Jim Tarolli spotted the juv.
Little Blue flying in. It was the last bird of the day and
A Great Egret roost has formed in the bushes out in the marsh at Van Dyne Spoor
Rd. Watching this roost, a juv. Little Blue Heron flew in. Plenty of
highlights I can post later.
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Very windy at the Chat spot southeast of Red Creek so not good conditions to
expect it to sing or be seen.
At Montezuma, the Kipp Island field was loaded with shorebirds. Highlight was
a Wilson's Phalarope and 16 SB Dowitcher among hundreds of Dunlin. Distance
makes it hard to say what
Tony Shrimpton reports that the Ruff was at Howland Island this noontime, but
was just flushed with yellowlegs by a flyby falcon (probably the Merlin seen
yesterday). So far he hasn't seen them come back but of course they may.
I would also issue a plea for updates if anyone sees the
Any updates on the Tricolored Heron would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
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Tuesday birding with Derby Hill Hawk Counter Steve Kolbe had many highlights.
Our first stop was Knox-Marsellus Marsh where we met up with Joe Brin and Jim
Tarolli. Not much was really happening until a group of Canada Geese flew in
and Steve immediately picked out a Pink-footed Goose We
Apologies for the lateness of this post. Jim Tarolli and I found a Blue-winged
Teal, a female, on March 17th at Mays Point Pool (MNWR). I think it's a
first-of-season for the Basin. There were many many dabblers there and
probably male BW Teal somewhere.
David Wheeler
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I know there are people looking but have not heard anything so I assume the
bird has not been relocated. A few inches of snow fell and roads are messy.
If all else fails one might try to follow an evening roost flight of geese in
the area and get to that spot (possibly Biddlecum Rd at 264)
Though it was not the first goose flock I looked through today, it was the
first goose I put binoculars on in that particular flock. Originally found on
CR-264 just north of the CR-54 intersection in Pennellville, the geese took
flight after other birders arrived but was found close by on
After finding rough winds and sun glare at other spots, I hit the jackpot at
the south end of Lower Lake Rd on Cayuga Lake's west shore. Many thousands of
Snow Geese and ducks were in close (300 yds), with calm water provided by the
ice shelf to the north. Snow Geese numbers started around
Arriving at the Savannah Mucklands at 2pm Wednesday, it was obviously at the
leading edge of new migrants/movement. On to Mud Lock, Harris Park, Cayuga
Lake SP, and Lower Lake Rd. The ice edge starts south of Harris Park and
extends to the area of CLSP. The ice edge is leading to calm waters
As far as I know, the Slaty-backed Gull was not found today at Oswego Harbor.
I know Judy Thurber and Andrew VanNorstrand looked and found a Lesser
Black-backed Gull. Lisa Welch and I looked between 2:15-2:45 pm with Bill
Purcell but there were few large gulls. We checked again between
Link below to photos taken by Jim Tarolli. Photos 6 7 show the bird with
other gulls (it is the bird facing away).
This will be a good chance for those looking to use the OneidaRBA text-message
system if they find the bird (send the text to 41411 and use the keyword
OneidaRBA, which is not
Tuesday afternoon we had an adult Golden Eagle go by Derby Hill on 15 mph
ESE-SE winds. SE and ESE winds virtually guarantee that birds originating
south of Lake Ontario will hit the lakeshore and make the turn north in the
Derby Hill area, a unique situation that allows us to speculate
South winds strong enough to keep Lake Ontario flat led to excellent birding
and many highlights. At Oswego Harbor there was a surprising amount of ice.
The most interesting bird was a Ring-billed Gull (link below to photo) with
almost white mantle/wings. Primary tips, bill, and legs were
After viewing the continuing American Pipit at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery
in Elbridge (and enjoying lots of other songbirds) Jim Tarolli and I birded the
north end of Cayuga Lake from Mud Lock and stopping at all the usual spots
south to Aurora Bay. There is open water off Harris Park and
No luck on the Gyrfalcon. Our mid-winter thaw has loaded the mucklands with
gulls and ducks (mostly Mallards). Numbers are only a guess.
Dave Wheeler
N Syracuse
Savannah Mucklands (Seneca Co), Seneca, US-NY
Jan 14, 2013 10:25 AM - 12:25 PM
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I'm linking to some photos of an interesting 1st-year gull. The bird was
substantially smaller than Herring and slightly larger than Ring-billed in
direct comparison. Other features are a very rounded head with eye seemingly
right in the middle, and a tiny bill. Tertials dark-centered and
Using Chris Wood's excellent discussion about the complexities of eBird data
(on the NYSBirds list) as a segue...
Long-time Regional Editor Bill Purcell (Region 5) is passing the torch and Matt
Perry and I have agreed to take over. eBird records for a season number
between 20,000 to
The Franklin's Gull found by Tim Lenz and Brad Walker was present at
Knox-Marsellus this afternoon. A surprisingly strong roost flight of Canada
Geese occurred during the last hour before dusk. Sparrows everywhere, wish it
hadn't been raining. Flock of 16-17 dowitchers presumed to be
Reported to eBird. GPS coordinates in the eBird comment put it at LaRue's.
Dave W.
N Syracuse, NY
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Jim Tarolli and I made a sunset trip to Knox-Marsellus and Puddler's Marsh. We
were hoping to see the Avocets even in fading light, and I wondered if maybe a
Laughing Gull might get in with all the Ring-bills now there. Highlight around
dusk turned out to be 4 Hudsonian Godwits in Puddler's
I didn't come up with much on the Wildlife Drive other than Merlin and
Peregrine. There were a decent number of Semi-p Sandpiper at Benning, renewing
hope for a Western. At dusk, Knox-Marsellus had 82 Great Egrets, one with an
orange wing tag, and 325 Great Blue Herons amidst the other birds
Has anyone seen the Hanshaw Rd Whimbrel today? I presume many are out looking
for the Curlew Sandpiper.
Dave Wheeler
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Lots of BC Night Herons out at dusk, but too far and dark to tell if YCNH was
with them. I did not see it from Towpath either. 5 RN Phalaropes and 1
Wilson's Phalarope were the shorebird highlights. Good numbers, lots of
distant birds I would have liked a better look at.
David Wheeler
N
Good numbers of shorebirds in at Puddler's Marsh, mostly Lesser Yellowlegs.
Highlight was STILT SANDPIPER, a few GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and two SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER. Good numbers of Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper. Dickcissel singing
various versions of the song over at Seneca Meadows.
David
Maybe (probably?) the Montezuma bird
Subject: (7-1) Ruff @ JBWR Queens County...
From: Andrew Baksh birdingdude AT gmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:10:37 +
Heydi Lopes and I just found a male (molting) Ruff on the North End of the East
Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
Apologies for not signing the previous post. Perhaps there will be good enough
photos to tell if the same bird.
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Jim Tarolli and I watched it for at least two hours today. Highly recommended.
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Just to follow up since it hasn't been cross-posted:
Friday at 1:21 pm EDT, Hawk Counter Kyle Wright spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite
loosely traveling with Broad-winged Hawks over the South Lookout at Derby Hill.
This is possibly the same bird that passed the Hamburg Hawk Watch on Wednesday
Both the pond and hillside were loaded with gulls when I arrived at 11am to the
Madison County landfill on Buyea Rd (south of Wampsville).
Highlight was a 1st-winter gull presumed to be a smallish Herring, with slim,
long, all-yellow bill. Olsen/Larsson in Gulls of N.A., Europe, and Asia
Over on GeneseeBirds there is a summary of December 2011 eBird reports, posted
by Kurt Fox. It includes a King Rail at Montezuma (Van Dyne Spoor).
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For what it's worth, Bernie Carr and I spent several hours at the south end of
Cayuga Lake on Sunday afternoon and could not find the Western Grebe. We
looked from what we took to be Hog Hole and could see two Red-throated Loons
close together, and a Common Loon several hundred yards away.
The ice edge at Sodus has receded so far into the bay that much of the action
is beyond scope range. Female King Eider continues and an adult male Surf
Scoter finally showed up.
Over at the Geneva waterfront, not much change. By far the most unexpected
bird was an Egyptian Goose grazing in
Thinking there might be an impressive roost flight on the NW corner of Cayuga
Lake, Jim Tarolli and I started at Cayuga Lake State Park. The first bird Jim
put bins on was a beautiful EURASIAN WIGEON. It flew around with Am Wigeons
and we eventually lost sight of it. I was glad Gary and Ann
Two hours at the Mucklands and the roost flight appeared to be into the mucks
rather than away from them. Many gulls (1000), most very distant, and mostly
Herring with some Ring-bills mixed in. Good numbers of distant ducks but I
could only find 3 species. Snow goose numbers building from 1
I was hoping the Savannah mucklands might have birds after a couple days of
thawing temps. Jim Tarolli and I were surprised to find decent numbers of
Canada Geese, Mallards, Black Ducks, gulls, and raptors. Good movement of birds
flying around and into the mucks from other places. We
Perhaps this is old news, and not a big surprise, but I was not aware they were
using Peregrines. Jim Tarolli provided me with this link.
http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2012/01/video_trained_falcons_is_used.html
Dave Wheeler
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the Middle East.
Seneca Meadows
falcons
Lyn Jacobs
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Perhaps this is old news, and not a big surprise, but I was not aware
Last seen going east. Subsequent check of shoreline trees east of the Oswego
River did not find it. Probably went past Derby Hill and up the east
lakeshore, or perhaps will come back to Oswego or maybe Sodus. Fair Haven was
a big disappointment but another place to check.
This
I suppose it's worth remembering that the Mucklands have a history of
attracting Gyrfalcons (and falcons in general). I presume the Mucks are frozen
now but there's a modest four-day warm-up predicted (starting Sunday-ish) and
geese, ducks, and gulls may end up back in there. For that matter,
For what it's worth, Jim Tarolli and I looked for it yesterday between 4:15 and
5:00pm and didn't see it. We were scoping from the lighthouse. I am by no
means suggesting that it is gone, and I hope others have better luck.
Dave Wheeler
N Syracuse, NY
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If anyone gets photos of the bird, even really bad ones, I would appreciate it
if they could post them. I am curious about the plumage details and if they
are similar to a grebe I saw on Monday on Onondaga Lake. (presuming the
Onondaga Lake bird has left -off to look right now). Thanks!
Six species found (no Killdeer) on Monday afternoon:
~20 Dunlin 1 Pectoral Sandpiper at Visitor's Center
1 Brant continues at LaRue's on the Wildlife Dr
no shorebirds seen at Benning Marsh
4 Long-billed Dowitcher, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Greater Yellowlegs at Mays Point
4 Black-bellied Plover, 2
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