[cayugabirds-l] Tim Gallagher at the Montezuma Audubon Center

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Lajewski 
Award-winning author, wildlife
photographer, and magazine editor Tim Gallagher will be at the Montezuma
Audubon Center this Saturday, October 5th from 2 pm - 3 pm for a fascinating
presentation about his adventures in search of the ImperialWoodpecker. The last 
documented sighting of this
enigmatic ghost bird took place in 1956, and yet rumors still persist among the
mountain villagers of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental that this bird still
lives in the remotest reaches of this mighty mountain range. Space is limited
and registration is required. Call 315.365.3588 or email montez...@audubon.org. 
Fee: $3/child,
$5/adult, $15/family, FREE for Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.
 
We hope to see you there!
 
Chris Lajewski
Education Manager
Montezuma Audubon Center 
2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY 13146
Phone: 315.365.3588
Email: clajew...@audubon.org
 
Click http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma for our program schedule! 
Find us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/montezumaauduboncenter
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] FW: Government Shutdown; Montezuma NWR CLOSED

2013-10-01 Thread dcn...@yahoo.com 
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 Original message 
From: "Liisa S. Mobley"  
Date: 10/01/2013  11:36 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L  
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FW: Government Shutdown; Montezuma NWR CLOSED 
 
Apologies for cross-posting.  I also get the digest of Cayuga birds, so I hope 
this hasn’t been posted by 10 people already, but I’m not seeing it on the mail 
archive webpage.
-Liisa
 
Liisa Mobley 
Electronic Resources Coordinator, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY 14853
phone (607) 255-3241, fax (607) 255-6110
 
From: Van Beusichem, Andrea [mailto:andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:19 AM
To: Andrea Van Beusichem
Cc: Tom Jasikoff; Linda Ziemba
Subject: Government Shutdown; Montezuma NWR CLOSED
 
Dear Refuge Patrons and Friends,
 
As you may know, the federal government has shut down.  This means that 
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is CLOSED until further notice, when the 
government resumes regular business.  No timeline has been told to us.  Here is 
our official statement:
 
“Due to a lapse in appropriations, all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands, 
including National Wildlife Refuges, are closed for the duration of the federal 
government shutdown.  All programs and activities are cancelled.  For more 
information, please visit www.doi.gov/shutdown.”
What that means for you is:
 
VISITOR CENTER VOLUNTEERS - The entrance road and access to all viewing areas 
and trails are closed.  The Visitor Center and the Lodge are closed.  Please do 
not report to work until further notice.  Lodge Store Manager, please do not 
report to work on-site until further notice.
 
MARSH! VOLUNTEERS - The Wednesday, Oct. 2 MARSH! work day will go on at Seneca 
Meadows, and will be hosted by the DEC.  The Saturday, Oct. 5 MARSH! work day 
is cancelled.
 
PHOTOGRAPHERS - All areas of the refuge are closed; you may not operate under 
your special use permit until further notice.
 
WATERFOWL HUNTERS - Unless we are back in business on Thursday, Oct. 3, we will 
NOT be taking reservations for the YOUTH HUNT, and if we are still closed Oct. 
12, we will not have a youth hunt.  If we are not back in business by Oct. 17, 
we will not be taking reservations for OPENING DAY.  Upon my return to work 
once we re-open, I will let you know how we will handle reservations and the 
hunts.
 
DEER HUNTERS - Archery on the refuge opens Nov. 1.  Let's hope we're re-opened 
by then!!!  Stay tuned.
 
DEER HUNT CONSULT MEETING PARTICIPANTS - If we are not re-opened by October 15, 
our 6:00 PM meeting will be postponed.  I will let you know how we will handle 
this upon my return to the office once we re-open.
 
SCHOOL GROUPS - Your scheduled field trips to Montezuma will be cancelled if we 
are not open by your scheduled date.  Consider visiting the Montezuma Audubon 
Center or Seneca Meadows Environmental Education Center as a Plan B.
 
If you attempt to go on our website, it will be redirected to a general 
shutdown message.  Our emails and voicemail will give you the same message.  No 
one will answer the check station phone and there will be no message because 
the phone line is not working properly.
 
Wish us luck, etc.!
Andrea
 
Andrea VanBeusichem
Visitor Services Manager
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
3395 U.S. Route 20 East
Seneca Falls, New York 13148
315/568-5987, extension 228
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[cayugabirds-l] FW: Government Shutdown; Montezuma NWR CLOSED

2013-10-01 Thread Liisa S. Mobley 
Apologies for cross-posting.  I also get the digest of Cayuga birds, so I hope 
this hasn't been posted by 10 people already, but I'm not seeing it on the mail 
archive webpage.
-Liisa

Liisa Mobley
Electronic Resources Coordinator, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY 14853
phone (607) 255-3241, fax (607) 255-6110

From: Van Beusichem, Andrea [mailto:andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:19 AM
To: Andrea Van Beusichem
Cc: Tom Jasikoff; Linda Ziemba
Subject: Government Shutdown; Montezuma NWR CLOSED

Dear Refuge Patrons and Friends,

As you may know, the federal government has shut down.  This means that 
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is CLOSED until further notice, when the 
government resumes regular business.  No timeline has been told to us.  Here is 
our official statement:

"Due to a lapse in appropriations, all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands, 
including National Wildlife Refuges, are closed for the duration of the federal 
government shutdown.  All programs and activities are cancelled.  For more 
information, please visit www.doi.gov/shutdown."
What that means for you is:

VISITOR CENTER VOLUNTEERS - The entrance road and access to all viewing areas 
and trails are closed.  The Visitor Center and the Lodge are closed.  Please do 
not report to work until further notice.  Lodge Store Manager, please do not 
report to work on-site until further notice.

MARSH! VOLUNTEERS - The Wednesday, Oct. 2 MARSH! work day will go on at Seneca 
Meadows, and will be hosted by the DEC.  The Saturday, Oct. 5 MARSH! work day 
is cancelled.

PHOTOGRAPHERS - All areas of the refuge are closed; you may not operate under 
your special use permit until further notice.

WATERFOWL HUNTERS - Unless we are back in business on Thursday, Oct. 3, we will 
NOT be taking reservations for the YOUTH HUNT, and if we are still closed Oct. 
12, we will not have a youth hunt.  If we are not back in business by Oct. 17, 
we will not be taking reservations for OPENING DAY.  Upon my return to work 
once we re-open, I will let you know how we will handle reservations and the 
hunts.

DEER HUNTERS - Archery on the refuge opens Nov. 1.  Let's hope we're re-opened 
by then!!!  Stay tuned.

DEER HUNT CONSULT MEETING PARTICIPANTS - If we are not re-opened by October 15, 
our 6:00 PM meeting will be postponed.  I will let you know how we will handle 
this upon my return to the office once we re-open.

SCHOOL GROUPS - Your scheduled field trips to Montezuma will be cancelled if we 
are not open by your scheduled date.  Consider visiting the Montezuma Audubon 
Center or Seneca Meadows Environmental Education Center as a Plan B.

If you attempt to go on our website, it will be redirected to a general 
shutdown message.  Our emails and voicemail will give you the same message.  No 
one will answer the check station phone and there will be no message because 
the phone line is not working properly.

Wish us luck, etc.!
Andrea

Andrea VanBeusichem
Visitor Services Manager
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
3395 U.S. Route 20 East
Seneca Falls, New York 13148
315/568-5987, extension 228

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[cayugabirds-l] Nelson's Sparrow, Hog Hole

2013-10-01 Thread Jay McGowan 
I just found a NELSON'S SPARROW, after some effort, in the shorter grass
along the southern side of the main field at Hog Hole (Alan Treman Marine
Park). It flushed out of the grass and sat up in some goldenrod.  When I
last saw it it was headed towards the middle of the field. Not too much
else around this morning. White crowned and Lincoln's sparrows, a
continuing Marsh Wren along the inlet at the NW corner and a few warblers
along the woods edge.

Jay

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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Note from BBL(23245)

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
FYI...

Begin forwarded message:

From: mailto:bpeterj...@usgs.gov>>
Subject: Note from BBL(23245)
Date: October 1, 2013 9:08:38 AM EDT
To: mailto:c...@cornell.edu>>
Reply-To: mailto:bpeterj...@usgs.gov>>

Dear Bander,

Due to the Federal Government shutdown that began on October 1, 2013, the USGS 
Bird Banding Laboratory will be ceasing its operations on that date. All BBL 
employees will be prohibited from conducting any work, including returning 
phone calls and email messages, until further notice. No banding permits will 
be issued until BBL operations are resumed. Should your banding permit expire 
during this shutdown, you should stop all banding activities immediately until 
you can obtain a renewed banding permit from the BBL. My understanding is that 
the BBL website will also be shutdown on October 1. Hence, you will not be able 
to order bands, report banded birds on the Reportband website, download the 
BANDIT software, or conduct any other business through that website until 
Federal Government operations are resumed. My understanding is that the 
toll-free Reportband call center will continue its operations and reports of ! 
banded birds can be made through that 1-800-327-2263 phone number. You can 
continue to submit your banding data through the 
ban...@usgs.gov email address but these data files will 
not be processed until normal BBL operations resume.

We apologize for any disruptions to your banding activities caused by this 
Federal Government shutdown. Hopefully, the shutdown will be short in duration 
and normal BBL operations will resume in the near future.


Bruce Peterjohn
Chief


BRUCE PETERJOHN, BBL CHIEF
BIRD BANDING LABORATORY
12100 BEECH FOREST ROAD
LAUREL MD 20708-4037
FAX: (301) 497-5717
EMAIL: bpeterj...@usgs.gov
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[cayugabirds-l] 2 screech owls - new yard bird!

2013-10-01 Thread Michele Mannella 
Around 4 a.m. this morning, I was awoken by the whinny call of at least two
SCREECH OWLS.  Still sleepy, my brain took a while to process what I was
hearing and I thought it was my neighbor's pony next door.  But the whinny
calls ended with really cool screech owl trill, confirming that it was
indeed the SCREECH OWLS.  They were calling back and forth, and quite
close. This is a new yard bird for us, so I hope they stick around!

Michele
Interlaken / Ovid

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