[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * November 15, 2010 * NYSY 1511.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 08, 2009 - November 15, 2010 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled:November 15 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #230 -Monday November 15, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 08 , 2010 Highlights: --- RED-NECKED GREBE BLACK SCOTER PURPLE SANDPIPER GOLDEN EAGLE NORTHERN GOSHAWK ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK SANDHILL CRANE CAVE SWALLOW BOHEMIAN WAXWING SUMMER TANAGER EASTERN TOWHEE EVENING GROSBEAK PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 11/14: Up to 20 SANDHILL CRANES were seen most of the week at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Also of interest were a hybrid ROSS’S/SNOW GOOSE and a ROSS’S/BLUE PHASE SNOW GOOSE seen on the 14th. at Knox-Marcellus. Cortland County 11/9: A FEMALE SUMMER TANAGER was reported at a feeder in McGraw near the intersection of Highland and Gothic Streets. As of today (15th.) the bird is still frequenting the feeder. The home owner, Bill Toner, welcomes birders to observe. Use your best judgment in finding viewing locations. Oswego County 11/9: A late EASTERN TOWHEE was seen at a feeder in Constantia on Oneida Lake. 11/13: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen in a large flock at Derby Hill. 11/14: 6 raptor species including 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and 6 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen in a small flight at Derby Hill. Also seen were 2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and a single CAVE SWALLOW. Onondaga County 11/10: 20 BLACK SCOTERS and 7 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on Onondaga Lake near the mouth of Nine Mile Creek. Cayuga County 11/11: The seasons first PURPLE SANDPIPER was found at Fairhaven State Park in its usual place on the south side of the east breakwall. It was seen again the next day on the west side of the outlet but was not seen in the days following. Madison County 11/13: 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Carpenter Road east of DeRuyter. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park White-winged Scoters
Hello, This morning I had my first WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS of the fall at Stewart Park. It's interesting to compare frequency of scoter reports in eBird for the Cayuga Basin: *http://tinyurl.com/2epvdbd* The eBird data (under the frequency tab) show that Surf Scoter is most often seen early in the fall (Sep-Oct); Black Scoter is the most frequently reported in mid-fall (Nov), and White-winged Scoter appears in late fall and remains the most frequently observed scoter until early spring. Location: Stewart Park Observation date: 11/15/10 Notes: Cloudy, light north wind Number of species: 26 American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 7 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 250 Redhead - Aythya americana 3 White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca 3 *FOS; males; far out beyond wooden pilings Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola 32 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis 3 Common Loon - Gavia immer 1 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 8 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1 American Coot - Fulica americana 40 Winter Wren (Eastern) - Troglodytes troglodytes hiemalis/pusillus 1 -- Tim Lenz t...@cornell.edu Web Applications Developer Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] late Chipping Sparrow
I read with interest Meena's post about a late Chipping Sparrow, when I just sat down for lunch and spotted on our feeder another 'late' CHIPPING SPARROW. Perhaps those young ones are late leaving! -- Sara Jane Hymes -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Feeder birds- Richford
Hi All, This past weekend marked the beginning of my 10th year of participation in Project Feeder Watch http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/index.html so I thought I'd share my list. COOPER'S HAWK 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 (new regular visitor since this past winter) Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 14 Tufted Titmouse 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 European Starling 7 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Northern Cardinal 2 House Finch 8 American Goldfinch 7 EVENING GROSBEAK 5 (2 females, 3 males) Unfortunately, it seems the Pine Siskins we had for at least 5 consecutive days moved out last Wednesday. Evening Grosbeaks appeared again for a few hours yesterday and we had two females this morning. Still haven't seen any American Tree Sparrows. In case you're wondering, we have 3 tube feeders, 1 hopper feeder, and 2 niger seed socks setup. Good birding, David McCartt Tubbs Hill Rd. Richford -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
