Joann and I did an afternoon Sodus to Montezuma loop. VanDyne Spoor Road
and East Road were great. 15 Immature Bald eagles drying their wings like
cormorants along the main pool and 2 Gray Fox kits on Armitage road were
awesome!
Sodus Point Coast Guard Station and Channel, Wayne, US-NY Jun 24, 2011
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
14 species
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 40
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Caspian Tern 110 surprising number but an exact count
Common Tern 2 Usually on the buoys not the pier
American Crow 4
Bank Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 6
N. Montezuma WMA--Morgan Road, Wayne, US-NY Jun 24, 2011 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
19 species
Wood Duck 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Sandhill Crane 2 no babies and not visible from Carncross
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 10
Eastern Bluebird 2
European Starling 10
Yellow Warbler 4
American Redstart 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 4
American Goldfinch 4
Van Dyne Spoor Rd.--open area, Wayne, US-NY Jun 24, 2011 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
29 species
Wood Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 12 7 "teenagers" in one open spot
American Bittern 1 calling only
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 14
Great Egret 1 up in small Cottonwoods
Black-crowned Night-Heron 8 Several flushed along road, some hidden in
cattails and some flying way out around Cottonwoods
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Common Moorhen 12 4 tiny babies
Killdeer 1
Black Tern 12 conservative, maybe as many as 16
Mourning Dove 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 4
Marsh Wren 4
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 4
Indigo Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Montezuma NWR, Seneca, US-NY Main Pool Drive
Jun 24, 2011 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
31 species
Canada Goose 50
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 14 family of 6 at Benning Marsh
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 20
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 19 After downpour 15 immatures were scattered in tops of
dead trees along canal all holding their wings out like cormorants. Awesome
scene!! I'll try to link a couple pictures once I set up a flickr account
Spotted Sandpiper 2 1 adult, 1 fresh juvenile
Ring-billed Gull 2
Black Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
American Crow 4
Purple Martin 6
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 6
Marsh Wren 4
Gray Catbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 6
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 4
American Goldfinch 2
Montezuma NWR--Mays Point Pool, Seneca, US-NY Jun 24, 2011 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
22 species
Canada Goose 24
Trumpeter Swan 5 Unfortunately all adults
Wood Duck 18
Mallard 50
Ruddy Duck 1 Beautiful adult male on edge of cattails
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Bald Eagle 2
Common Moorhen 2
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Montezuma NWR--East Road, Seneca, US-NY
Jun 24, 2011 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Protocol: Stationary
37 species
Canada Goose 20
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 10
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 500
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 6 Bachelors or lazy dads
Green-winged Teal 35 probably really 50
Redhead 1
Great Blue Heron 10
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 16
Greater Yellowlegs 2 close together with Lessers in taller weeds
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Dunlin 1 Full Breeding plumage,we couldn't find previously reported
White-rumps or other peep
Ring-billed Gull 12
Black Tern 11
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 8
Tree Swallow 300
Bank Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 6
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 12
Common Yellowthroat 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 4
Armitage Rd. (Wayne Co. forested area), Wayne, US-NY Jun 24, 2011 7:00 PM -
7:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Silent on arrival except calling BG Gnatcatcher and Veery.
Softly whistling Screech Owl drew responses in turn from the Barred Owl, the
Prothonotary then No. Waterthrush, Cerulean, YT Vireo, Wood Thrush and
Veery. Then silent.
19 species
Wood Duck 1
Mourning Dove 1
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
American Crow 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 4
Cerulean Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 2 Sang 4x after Screech owl whistle then nothing
but came out scolding to Barred owl call
Northern Waterthrush 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Common Grackle 4
Mike and Joann Tetlow
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