Hi Fritzie, That's an extremely rare bird that hundreds of birders across the state would have been interested to hear about. Could you provide some more details about age, field marks, and any behavior?
Jay On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 4:08 PM job121...@verizon.net <job121...@verizon.net> wrote: > Sorry for the late post. Last Thursday, 4 May 2023, daughter Becky & I saw > 2 *purple* *gallinules* at MNWR in the first "pool" after the turn along > the Thruway. > We spent that afternoon checking on osprey nests for Candace Cornell's > project & found new ones down the west side of Cayuga Lake. > The one reported near Buttonwood Winery on Rte. 89 is actually the Dean's > Cove nest which I found first, according to my records, on *27 April > 1999!* The original occupied nest was atop the bare utility pole > cross-arm. After NYSEG put a riser platform on the pole, the ospreys never > again built a nest on it until the end of this April. We had been down that > way on 1 May & saw one of the birds carrying grass to line the nest. > Whoopee!! Finally. On 4 May, both birds were on the nest. > > We saw a VERY rare sight, on our travels ... a *female* pheasant. > Becky also saw a big brown bat here at home. > A calling male pheasant was again up behind our house on Sat. a.m.. > > Fritzie, in sunny Union Springs, NY > > > > > > > > > > > Fritzie B > Union Springs.NY > -- > *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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/>!* > -- > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
