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On Aug 7, 2018, at 12:03 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest <[email protected]> wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Tuesday, August 07, 2018. > > 1. RE: what is this bird? > 2. Re: what is this bird? > 3. Re: what is this bird? > 4. Trip Summary of Montezuma NWR guided shorebird walk Aug. 4 > 5. nesting outcomes (OOB) > 6. Re: nesting outcomes (OOB) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: what is this bird? > From: Cherilyn Jackmin <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 12:14:56 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > A friend's trail cam got this image on land 20 miles south east of Corning- > ID? > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: what is this bird? > From: "Norwalk, James" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 12:59:55 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > ?Blue Jay > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> on behalf of Cherilyn Jackmin > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 8:14 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] what is this bird? > > A friend's trail cam got this image on land 20 miles south east of Corning- > ID? > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: what is this bird? > From: Geo Kloppel <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 09:47:17 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > Yes, Blue Jay. Turning my screen’s brightness way up, I can even see the > black necklace. > > -Geo > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Trip Summary of Montezuma NWR guided shorebird walk Aug. 4 > From: Joshua Snodgrass <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 12:59:43 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > Hi All, > > First, my apologies for the delay in this trip summary. On August 4th, over > 30 intrepid birders of all ages and skill levels came out for the first > guided shorebird walk of the season at Montezuma NWR. We met at the Visitor > Center and consolidated at the East Rd. overlook to head out on the dikes > of Knox-Marcellus and Puddler marshes. The weather was great in the morning > and heated up as the day progressed. The insects were > mercifully few, and viewing conditions were quite good for the first few > hours. > > We encountered a nice diversity of shorebirds, with much opportunity for > direct comparison of tricky species. The birds were quite flighty at times, > likely a combination of an early pass by a Merlin, and their practice of > synchronized flight for migration. There was a fair amount of re-shuffling > of the flocks, but many opportunities for prolonged study as well. > Some highlights: a SPOTTED SANDPIPER at the SE corner of K-M. Good > comparative views of groups of species that present ID challenges: GREATER > and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED > PLOVER and KILLDEER, as well as the troubling trio of STILT SANDPIPERS, > LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS. We also had PECTORAL sandpipers > with their distinctively neat breast streaking. We had a flock of 18 > SANDHILL CRANES at the north end of Puddler(and another group of 3 for 21 > total), who provided great views and bugled as the flew over. > > Ultra-highlights include an ABA area rare female RUFF in drab nonbreeding > plumage discovered by Jay McGowan, who helped many get on the bird. > (Thanks, Jay!). And a continuing juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON > spotted by Dave Nutter. This young bird was quite cooperative- perching for > some time in a bare branched tree near Puddler, and offering great scope > views. An obliging juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON flew in to the marsh > edge just after the YCNH retreated to deep cover, allowing a good study of > the differences between these similar and cryptic juvenile birds. > > We all dispersed generally once the heat became overwhelming, but that was > an excellent morning of birding. A very big THANK YOU to all who came out > for the walk, with special thanks to the experienced birders who shared > their eyes, insight, and optics. And another very big thanks to the staff > at MNWR for granting us the opportunity to get up close and personal with > the birds, and to witness the benefits of the hard work they do maintaining > this crucial habitat for wildlife! Dave Nicosia will be leading more > shorebird walks in the coming Saturdays. Hope to see you there! > > Good birding, > Josh > > P.S.- I am happy to add anyone from the walks to the eBird checklist I kept, > just send me your email or eBird username off list. Thanks! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: nesting outcomes (OOB) > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 22:01:01 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > My nestboxes on the property (3 acres) here at home in Canandaigua were > pretty successful for the most part this yr. 3 pairs of Bluebbirds were > successful in fledging 27 young this yr. 1 pair nested 3 times fledging a > total of 13 young (they lost 1 nestling in a brood of 4 during the inclement > weather early in the season), a 2nd pair nested twice fledging 10 young. The > 3rd pair nested twice but the 1st clutch had a House wren remove the 1st egg > laid. The Bluebirds laid 3 more eggs however but none hatched & I suspect > they were infertile. This pair (I'm reasonably sure it was the same pair) > moved to another house & raised a brood of 4. 5 of the 6 Bluebird broods were > raised in a PVC style nestbox. Another pair nested on adjacent property in a > house I installed but I didn't monitor that nestbox. > A Chickadee was successful in raising 6 young and 2 House wrens nested, > raising 9 young total. A Tree swallow lost a clutch of 6 eggs (possibly > removed by a Purple martin, nest was in a martin complex. Martins did not > nest). The swallows did not renest unfortunately. > The Bluebirds and Chickadees were supplemented with daily (sometimes twice > daily) offerings of mealworms and the adults and fledglings are still coming > for them. > A very interesting & enjoyable nesting season overall. > Kyle Gage > Canandaigua > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: nesting outcomes (OOB) > From: Steve Benedict <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 23:35:23 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > This was our first year tracking a trail of boxes. Linda has some data. I > may try some of the PVC style houses next yr. Thanks for the report. > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 10:01 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > My nestboxes on the property (3 acres) here at home in Canandaigua were > pretty successful for the most part this yr. 3 pairs of Bluebbirds were > successful in fledging 27 young this yr. 1 pair nested 3 times fledging a > total of 13 young (they lost 1 nestling in a brood of 4 during the > inclement weather early in the season), a 2nd pair nested twice fledging 10 > young. The 3rd pair nested twice but the 1st clutch had a House wren remove > the 1st egg laid. The Bluebirds laid 3 more eggs however but none hatched & > I suspect they were infertile. This pair (I'm reasonably sure it was the > same pair) moved to another house & raised a brood of 4. 5 of the 6 > Bluebird broods were raised in a PVC style nestbox. Another pair nested on > adjacent property in a house I installed but I didn't monitor that nestbox. > A Chickadee was successful in raising 6 young and 2 House wrens nested, > raising 9 young total. A Tree swallow lost a clutch of 6 eggs (possibly > removed by a Purple martin, nest was in a martin complex. Martins did not > nest). The swallows did not renest unfortunately. > The Bluebirds and Chickadees were supplemented with daily (sometimes twice > daily) offerings of mealworms and the adults and fledglings are still > coming for them. > A very interesting & enjoyable nesting season overall. > Kyle Gage > Canandaigua > > -- > > 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/[email protected]/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/ > > -- > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
