[cayugabirds-l] House Finch and Junco behavior question
One morning last week I observed a female house finch and a junco passing to each other sunflower seeds that were on the ground on my patio. I was surprised to see this type of behavior. I was wondering if this is unusual since this is the first time I have seen this type of cooperation. Thanks, Barbara Eden -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 06, 2012 * NYSY 0806 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):July 23, 2012 - July 30, 2012 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:August 06 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #315 -Monday August 06, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 30 , 2012 Highlights: --- AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN GLOSSY IBIS SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WHIMBREL STILT SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER SANDWICH TERN ORCHARD ORIOLE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 8/2: 10 species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh including STILT SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and BLACB-BELLIED PLOVER. 2 BLACK TERNS were also seen. 8/4: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen at Tschache Pool. Herkimer County 7/30: A GLOSSY IBIS, found last week, was still present on McKoon Road south of Mohawk west of Rt.28. It was last reported on 8/03. Oswego County 7/30: A SANDWICH TERN, found last week on a sand bar near Carl Island at Sandy Pond, was still present. 7/31: Joining the SANWICH TERN today were 8 species of shorebirds including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and SANDERLING. 8/2: 6 of the common species of shorebirds were seen at Biddlecum Road and Rt.264 north of Phoenix. 8/3: The SANDWICH TERN and the shorebirds were still present at Sandy Pond and were joined by a WHIMBLEL. 8/4: Today and the next day 7 local raptor species were seen at Derby Hill. Onondaga County 8/4: An Onondaga Audubon field trip to Green Lakes State Park yielded 26 species highlighted by ORCHARD ORIOLE. -- 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 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] help requested, rehabber needed
Would anyone like to help this man who has an injured coopers/sharpie in his backyard. He needs to reach a rehabber. He would appreciate any advice. He has encountered the bird on the ground twice in his yard during the past week and there appears to be an injured wing but it can fly somewhat. I gave him the number 200-4100 for Victoria Campbell...but he was unable to reach her From: T.Guthier [mailto:tguthier1...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 9:37 AM To: Christianne McMillan White Subject: Hawk Picture..Think Victoria Wrong # School Won't Come Bird is @ 3674 Allen Drive Cortland NY 13045. The number for Victoria 200-4110 answer machine think wrong #. Can you find the bird some help? Thanks Tim -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] help requested, rehabber needed
The correct number for Victoria is 200-4100 as you gave him. He apparently misdialed or misunderstood. I am copying her website info here. I hope Tim will read this. I am also copying Victoria on this email. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Christianne McMillan White cm...@cornell.edu wrote: Would anyone like to help this man who has an injured coopers/sharpie in his backyard. He needs to reach a rehabber. He would appreciate any advice. He has encountered the bird on the ground twice in his yard during the past week and there appears to be an injured wing but it can fly somewhat. I gave him the number 200-4100 for Victoria Campbell…but he was unable to reach her ** ** *From:* T.Guthier [mailto:tguthier1...@yahoo.com tguthier1...@yahoo.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 06, 2012 9:37 AM *To:* Christianne McMillan White *Subject:* Hawk Picture..Think Victoria Wrong # School Won't Come ** ** Bird is @ 3674 Allen Drive Cortland NY 13045. The number for Victoria 200-4110 answer machine think wrong #. Can you find the bird some help? Thanks Tim ** ** -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://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 eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/ !* -- -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Banding saw-whets
Ques. Why would a normally sane person spend two hours cutting a 2 m wide strip through 40 m of dense shrub and grass in 80-90 F temperature (beside bad judgment)? Ans. Because I get such a thrill every time I walk up to a net in the middle of the night and find a saw-whet in it. Ive banded several dozen Northern Saw-whet Owls the last two falls and I am trying to set up a second set of nets to convert a sort of haphazard effort into a significant banding project. I hope to have enough trained volunteers to operate two sets of nets in order to test if different recording of owl calls have a different effectiveness in luring owls. I would also like to capture enough owls to derive a chart of the molt distribution for saw-whets expanding an existing model. Also, Id like to be able to contribute personal data to my study of the patterns of migratory movement, part of which is illustrated below. To operate two sets of nets will require the help of several individuals who are willing to work a couple times a week from sunset to late at night from mid-September to mid-November, weather permitting. If you would like further information or are willing to help run a strong banding effort, Id love to talk with you. Banding birds requires great attention in order to reduce to an absolute minimum the possibility of harming the bird, it requires considerable attention and concentration to correctly record the molt condition of 21 feathers on each wing, and the weight and wing chord for the banding records and studies of molt pattern. Crew members would become moderately adept at these banding efforts. I am delighted to have a FEW, SCHEDULED visitors on any evening. For the birds welfare and the accuracy of data recording, I can not have unscheduled drop-ins. Please, if you are interested in watching the banding process, you must call me first and schedule a time to come out. John Confer (Home = 539-6308, or email off line at con...@ithaca.edu). -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- attachment: confer.vcf
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Muckrace-register by Aug 22
Help celebrate the diversity of birds in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) by participating in the 16th Annual Montezuma Muckrace, September 7-8, 2012. This “Big Day” birding event is an excellent opportunity to test your birding skills and raise funds for conservation in this globally-significant Important Bird Area (IBA). The Montezuma Muckrace is sponsored by the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex (FOTMWC) and the Montezuma Audubon Center. Participants will experience 24-hours of birding through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area, and the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. More birds and more places to see them – that’s what this major effort supports. The goal this year is to have a record number of birders participate to raise $12,000 for an observation platform at the Deep Muck Wetland Restoration Project on the Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area in Savannah, NY. The 2012 Montezuma Muckrace starts at 7:00 PM on September 7th and ends 24 hours later with a brief closing ceremony at the Montezuma Audubon Center, in Savannah, NY. Each team keeps a check list of species seen within the boundaries of the MWC for any or all of the 24-hour period. There are several levels of participation: Competitive (3 or more individuals who must count together); Youth (ages 9-16, any number, identifying birds without adult assistance); Low-Carbon (any number, no motorized assistance - biking, walking, paddling, sitting, etc); Family/Mentor (any number, at least one parent/leader with any number of young/beginning birders); Recreational (any number of adults). Mid-September is an exciting time to be birding at the MWC, one of New York's most productive IBAs. In 2011, 18 species of waterfowl, 12 species of diurnal raptors, 19 shorebird species, five owls, six flycatchers, five vireos, six thrushes, 23 warbler species, and seven species of sparrows were found. Most memorable team birds included: Glossy Ibis, Stilt Sandpiper, Palm Warbler, Sandhill Crane, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Peregrine Falcon, and Wilson’s Warbler. The 2011 competition generated over $11,000, which will fund a wetland restoration project on Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Donations are solicited through pledges sought by participants, registration fees, and sponsorships. There is still time to register for this enjoyable event! The registration deadline is August 22. To access complete information about the 2012 Montezuma Muckrace, including the registration form, the checklist, the rules, and last year’s newsletter, Muckrace Musings, visit the FOTMWC website http://www.friendsofmontezuma.org/muck_race.html. For more information about participating, becoming a team sponsor, or to be added to the mailing list, contact Jim Eckler at jteck...@gw.dec.state.ny.us. Jim Eckler NYSDEC - Northern Montezuma WMA, 1385 Morgan Road, Savannah, NY 13146 315-365-2134, (fax) 315-365-3056, (cell) 585-705-3546 -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sandwich Tern - Oswego
About 11:20AM today (Monday) Dominic Sherony spotted the Sandwich Tern in Sandy Creek township and put Micheal Tetlow and myself on it. It was near a small sandbar as seen from Green Point road. From Syracuse take the I-86 north to the Sandy Creek exit and proceed by your route west to Green Point road (dirt). Continue west on Green Point road to a marina. Just a house or two past the marina (almost a side road) and on the opposite side of the road is a brown cottage/building and park there, or pay $5 to park at the marina. Across the road from the brown building is a footbridge then proceed slightly to the right to get a view of the large sandbar about a third of a mile away. Yes, that is 1/3 of a MILE. Bring your scope and crank it up to 60X, you will need all of that. There are hundreds of gulls and terns on the large sandbar and the Sandwich Tern seems to favor the right end of the large sandbar. The birds flushed and settled at least 6 times before Dominic spotted it. And it was not seen before the previous flushes. A few shorebirds and other birds were also there Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY -- 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/ --
