Observation date: 7/21/10 (some common species reported, but omitted here to save space)
Location: NY WAY Montezuma Audubon Center (BBA 3577C) Rt. 89 north of Savannah Notes: hazy, warm; 7:55-8:20 am, mainly from north end of building overlooking feeders Number of species: 15 Canada Goose 14 flying in (geese have been absent for quite awhile) Red-tailed Hawk 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 picking up dead grass left by mower on trail Purple Martin X Tree Swallow 12 Barn Swallow 4 Eastern Bluebird 3 Field Sparrow 1 heard, far (not seen) Song Sparrow 2 [followed by juv. cowbird] Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 [the juv. was following one of the Song Sparrows] Location: NY WAY Montezuma Audubon Center (3577C) Notes: hazy, warm; across north field, W past walnut grove, partly-circled north pond on north & west dikes, turned around, and left by same route [0.6 mile distance is one way]; 8:27-9:10 am Number of species: 13 Wood Duck 8 - north pond & flying out of deadwood swamp Pied-billed Grebe 1 - north pond, NW corner Great Blue Heron 1 flew out of deadwood swamp Common Moorhen 1 - north pond, by inner cattails across north channel Belted Kingfisher 1 flying, north pond; decent look Great Crested Flycatcher 1 heard, far, west woods (not seen) Eastern Kingbird 1 - north edge of walnut grove Marsh Wren 2 in cattails around north pond; 1 seen/heard, 1 only heard Field Sparrow 1 heard (not seen), north field Song Sparrow 1 heard (not seen) Location: NY WAY Hogback Road (Colvin's pond) Notes: hazy, warm; 9:21-9:28 am Number of species: 3 Trumpeter Swan 2 far (upper) pond/swamp Wood Thrush 2 heard (not seen), both sides of road Location: NY SEN Tyre--Rt. 89 S of Armitage Observation date: 7/21/10 Notes: hazy, warm; 43* 01.029' N, 76* 46.131' W; ~9:35-9:42 am (start time approximate) Number of species: 5 SANDHILL CRANE 4 - all looked like adults; back edge of open field European Starling 100 Location: NY SEN Montezuma NWR--East Road overlooking Knox-Marsellus Marsh Notes: hazy, warm; overlooking Knox-Marsellus Marsh at the rock; 9:46-10:05 am Number of species: 10 Canada Goose 43 Wood Duck 4 based mostly on silhouette shape and size Mallard 7 based mostly on silhouette shape and size Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 260 = actual count with 20x scope; probably more in far SE corner and 2nd pond to east Bald Eagle 1 flying over far NE corner Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs - a few in each of 2 mixed shorebird flocks peep sp. X in 2 mixed shorebird flocks that totalled ~60 Caspian Tern 1 flying Location: NY SEN May's Point Road north Notes: hazy, warm; pretty quiet here; 10:10-10:15 am Number of species: 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Location: NY SEN May's Point Road south (& swamp) Notes: hazy, warm; 10:16-10:26 am; Swamp Rose-mallow blooming in swamp Number of species: 5 Double-crested Cormorant 1 flying (almost dismissed it as a goose till it passed by) Rock Pigeon 1 Barn Swallow 8 on wire by lock Location: NY SEN Montezuma NWR--Mays Point platform Notes: partly cloudy, hazy, warm; ~10:30-10:48 am Number of species: 9 Pied-billed Grebe 14 approximate counts, 2 groups (1 group far SW) Great Blue Heron 2 Common Moorhen 3 Herring Gull 3 flying Marsh Wren 1 heard (not seen) Swamp Sparrow 1 heard (not seen) Location: NY SEN Montezuma NWR--Tschache Pool Notes: mostly cloudy, warm; from the top of the tower; 10:53-~11:15 am Number of species: 18 Canada Goose 69 scattered in groups Trumpeter Swan 4 far; assume all are trumpeters (3 brownish & together, 1 whiter and off to the left) Wood Duck 1 Double-crested Cormorant 7 AMERICAN BITTERN 1 flying NE; glimpsed at it disappeared behind trees Great Blue Heron 5 scattered GREAT EGRETS 2 Osprey 1 harrassed/chased by adult eagle Bald Eagle 3 [the adult was chasing the Osprey] Spotted Sandpiper 1 fall plumage Caspian Tern 1 Tree Swallow ~40 Barn Swallow 1+ flying close below tower platform Black-capped Chickadee 1 heard (not seen) Location: NY SEN Tyre--Rt. 89 S of Armitage Notes: mostly cloudy, warm; large flock of "blackbirds;" NO sandhills this time; 11:20-11:21 am Number of species: 3 Wild Turkey 3 - all looked like adults; at back of the field European Starling ~150 guessed; many brown immatures Red-winged Blackbird ~150 guessed; many adult males Location: NY WAY Montezuma Audubon Center (3577C) Notes: mostly cloudy, warm; returning to MAC; 11:35-11:37 am (swallows were probably around, but not looking for them) Number of species: 3 Trumpeter Swan 3 - north pond Purple Martin 5 These reports generated automatically by eBird v2 ( http://ebird.org ) and then edited. Dave Spier Eaton Birding Society: http://eatonbirds.webs.com/ covering the Northern Finger Lakes Region of New York State Montezuma Birding Trail: http://montezumabirding.webs.com covering the Montezuma Wetlands Complex of Central New York State -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
