[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York* Syracuse* January 19, 2015* NYSY 01. 19. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 12, 2015 - January 19, 2015to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison Cortlandcompiled: January 19 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #426 Monday January 19, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 12, 2014 Highlights:--- NORTHERN SHOVELERRED-SHOULDERED HAWKICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLSNOWY OWLSHORT-EARED OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEGRAY CATBIRDLAPLAND LONGSPUREVENING GROSBEAKSAVANNAH SPARROWWHITE-CROWNED SPARROWCOMMON REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 1/14: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. 1/17: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was found on East Road Onondaga county 1/15: A NORTHERN SHOVELER was found on the Seneca River at Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. It has lingered throughout the week. 1/16: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor in Syracuse. 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at a feeder in Elbridge. 1/17: An ICELAND GULL was seen on the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. A GRAY CATBIRD was found at the feeder canal on Andrews Road in Dewitt. Oswego County 1/16: A GLAUCOUS GULL was found in Oswego Harbor. Oneida County 1/13: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen near Waterville. 1/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Clinton. 1/18: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on Rt.46 south of New London. Madison County 1/13: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was again seen on East Road near New Woodstock.EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. COMMON REDPOLLS are present also. 1/14: A SNOWY OWL was seen near Peterboro. 1/15: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road. 1/16: A COMMON REDPOLL was at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road. 1/19: 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were at the feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. Herkimer County 1/14: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Barto Hill near Fairfield. Jefferson County 1/17: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen near Cape Vincent. 1/18: A SHORT-EARED OWL and a SNOWY OWL were found near Cape Vincent. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Screech-owl
Just in time when I was listening to a screech owl call on my computer! I was trying to identify what sounded to me like a Screech Owl from recordings of my recent Ecuador trip. I finally nailed it down as Choco Screech Owl Megascops centralis. It amazingly sounds like our screech owl, but only has a very short call. It was calling early morning on a Christmas Day! Here you can listen to it! http://www.xeno-canto.org/210783 Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://www.haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf From: bounce-118717010-3493...@list.cornell.edu bounce-118717010-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of bob mcguire bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 9:07 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Screech-owl A few minutes ago I stepped outside to call in one of the dogs - and flushed what I guessed was a small owl from above the bird feeder. I played the screech-owl whinny recording and got a response in about 30 seconds. A new yard bird - hanging around the feeder, waiting for rodents to come in for spilled seeds! Bob McGuire -- 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 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] Around the lake today
Interesting that the Green-winged Teal appeared for Anne Marie Tim today but not for us yesterday. It’s always possible that we simply missed them, although I know that we did scan the overhanging shrubbery at the west side of the pond carefully. So I wonder where they might have gone. The creek that drains the Mill Pond was running free, and there was open water at the lake’s edge where the creek from Factory Pond enters. Those have often been good spots for overwintering teal and shovelers. We need to check them more carefully next time! Bob On Jan 19, 2015, at 7:36 PM, Anne Marie Johnson annemariejohn...@frontiernet.net wrote: Tim and I made a quick trip around the lake today, checking points north of where we were yesterday (skipping Myers and Hog Hole). On the way north, we found a small group of HORNED LARKS on the farm fields a block east of 34B in King Ferry south of 90. I forget the name of the road, but it goes through a big dairy farm. The water was too rough and the conditions too windy for scoping from the Aurora boathouse. We found two GADWALL and three GREEN-WINGED TEAL on Factory Road Pond. The teal were tucked into the shrubbery on the lake end of the pond. There was a large group of REDHEAD, a few BUFFLEHEAD, and two AMERICAN WIGEON on Mill Spring Pond. The lake north of Union Springs was completely frozen. We looked for the Snowy Owl around the Finger Lakes airport but could not find it. We did not attempt Dean's Cove because the driveway looked icy. In Sheldrake, we found lots of BUFFLEHEAD with a few GOLDENEYE mixed in. We found one pair of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, and a very nice-looking male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Anne Marie Johnson -- 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 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] Red-necked Grebe
Several of us travelled around the lake yesterday, picking up a few new birds for the year. The TUFTED DUCK was easy to observe (sleeping) after Dave Nutter again spotted it from along Rt 89. Gary Kohlenberg re-found the single Black Scoter in close to the ice edge at Hog Hole. Also present in the SW corner of the lake were several Ring-necked Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, a large number of Common Mergansers, a few Canavsbacks, and a large portion of the huge Redhead flock that is wintering on the lake. From the boathouse in Aurora we found 9 Horned Grebes but could not locate the Eared Grebe. The ice edge was just north of Farley’s point and yet, surprisingly, the ponds in Union Springs were nearly empty. We could not locate the Green-winged Teal of the week before. In mid-afternoon we received a call from Stu Krasnoff about a suspicious-looking grebe at Dean’s Cove. It turned out to be a Red-necked Grebe. And present for I-don’t-know-how- many years, the Lesser Black-backed Gull was easily located straight out from the jetty. Bob McGuire -- 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] Around the lake today
Tim and I made a quick trip around the lake today, checking points north of where we were yesterday (skipping Myers and Hog Hole). On the way north, we found a small group of HORNED LARKS on the farm fields a block east of 34B in King Ferry south of 90. I forget the name of the road, but it goes through a big dairy farm. The water was too rough and the conditions too windy for scoping from the Aurora boathouse. We found two GADWALL and three GREEN-WINGED TEAL on Factory Road Pond. The teal were tucked into the shrubbery on the lake end of the pond. There was a large group of REDHEAD, a few BUFFLEHEAD, and two AMERICAN WIGEON on Mill Spring Pond. The lake north of Union Springs was completely frozen. We looked for the Snowy Owl around the Finger Lakes airport but could not find it. We did not attempt Dean's Cove because the driveway looked icy. In Sheldrake, we found lots of BUFFLEHEAD with a few GOLDENEYE mixed in. We found one pair of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, and a very nice-looking male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Anne Marie Johnson -- 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] Screech-owl
A few minutes ago I stepped outside to call in one of the dogs - and flushed what I guessed was a small owl from above the bird feeder. I played the screech-owl whinny recording and got a response in about 30 seconds. A new yard bird - hanging around the feeder, waiting for rodents to come in for spilled seeds! Bob McGuire -- 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] Snowy Owl in Geneva area
At 10:30 today there was a bright white SNOWY OWL west of Rt 96a, south of Geneva in the farm field to the southwest of Larsen Rd., not far from the gas well. This is almost the exact spot I saw my first snowy owl last winter on Dec 3 (which stayed in the area most of the winter, along with two others). Daniel Graham Tburg -- 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] SE Owls - Scofield
Short-eared owls: I hadn’t seen this species since the 90s when it was regularly seen at a field near the Triangle diner in King Ferry, so I took the drive up to Scofield and was rewarded with great, almost too-good-to-be-true looks, yesterday at two different individuals. I approached from 34B, then headed east on Buck rd. As I got close to the T-intersection with Scofield, I didn’t see anything flying though I did see two other cars parked on the shoulder. As I turned onto and headed south on Scofield, I noticed a smallish bird perched atop a bush just off the east shoulder. Surely this couldn’t be one I figured – it seemed to be smaller than a crow and more in line with the size of a large cardinal or bluejay but it didn’t resolve into either. As I slowly drove by so as not to spook, I got face-to-face looks at the bird – obviously an SE Owl. It had noticeably dark face disks per the Peterson guide. Remarkable. At the same time, another bird came swooping by from out of nowhere and began to fly at about the same speed and parallel with my car – its flight was a bit wobbly or undulating, so I could see it’s light underside. Wow – and I thought I got there too late. It was about 5:20. good birding, Dave --- -- 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] Tufted Duck i.d. help
Carol ( all), Male Tufted Duck in breeding plumage is an easy ID: The SIDE IS BOLD PURE WHITE in sharp contrast to the surrounding black everywhere else, in particular the BLACK BACK, but also the black fore and aft ends, the neck and the entire head. It is far whiter than the gray sides of the black-backed Ring-necked Duck, whiter than most Scaups which can be dingy on the sides and are pale gray on the back. It can be picked out at quite a distance. The problem is picking it out among thousands of Redheads and other Aythya ducks especially if they are all repeatedly diving or there are waves or heat shimmer. The top of the head of a sleeping Tufted Duck is pointy. The tuft, like a loose ponytail extending back off the top of the crown, is fun, but can be surprisingly hard to see because it is very flexible and flops down when the bird is sleeping, and it can catch in the wind and blow to odd angles or spread out. There is just the one bird, and this is the winter that presumably the same individual has joined the many thousand Redheads here at the south end of Cayuga Lake. Check out the photos attached to Livia Santana's eBird report. The bird stands out like a black-and-white image badly photoshopped into a scene of muted tones: Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) (1) - Reported Jan 17, 2015 14:48 by Livia Santana - South End--845 Taughannock Boulevard, Tompkins, New York - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8t=pz=13q=42.46371,-76.52346ll=42.46371,-76.52346 - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21394121 - Comments: Extremely rare, third Basin record. Adult male out in Redhead flock, found by Dave Nutter. Brilliant white sides, black back, head, and chest, long ragged tuft often blowing in wind. a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/16119029917; title=Tufted Duck by Jay McGowan, on Flickrimg src=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7461/16119029917_7bb85ae8fd_z.jpg; alt=Tufted Duck //a a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/15684999093; title=Tufted Duck by Jay McGowan, on Flickrimg src=https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8590/15684999093_5e395c4aba_z.jpg; alt=Tufted Duck //a a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/16303087891; title=Tufted Duck by Jay McGowan, on Flickrimg src=https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8565/16303087891_580605025c_o.jpg; alt=Tufted Duck //a a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/16118719139; title=Tufted Duck by Jay McGowan, on Flickrimg src=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7465/16118719139_29ac6a5651_o.jpg; alt=Tufted Duck //a a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/16304870225; title=Tufted Duck by Jay McGowan, on Flickrimg src=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7477/16304870225_3b116e0ff6_o.jpg; alt=Tufted Duck //a --Dave Nutter On Jan 18, 2015, at 07:50 PM, cfschm...@aol.com wrote: Hi Guys, Well, I was about cross-eyed looking through the wonderful numbers of ducks along Rte. 89 this afternoon, our car buffeted by passing traffic. With trees blocking sections of the whole raft, I tried to systematically look at what was visible. I could use some pointers -- I wasn't necessarily looking for the tuft, but for the white sides and dark (not gray-ish) back. Maybe a little smaller size, more compact neck, etc. How did you pick this guy out? I seem to remember Kevin saying that 'outlanders' are often on the edges of a flock, so I always also make a point of scrutinizing the birds who have kept themselves a bit to the side of the main group. I don't know how often this really would apply, but it seems to make some sense. At any rate, if you have the time, I'd appreciate a little guidance. Maybe the listserv would find your comments useful. Thanks!!! Carol S. -- 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] Tufted Duck
Has anyone seen it this morning? Thank you. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com -- 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] Red heads NW Lansing
Sizable raft of mostly Red Heads at Biil George rd, just north of intersxn w Sweazey Rd ( seasonal rd. sedans should approach via Lansing Station rd). Off ny rt. 34B. They are swimming north towards Lans Stat. Rd. i saw one duck w definite quite white side, but could not see back well due to bushes. I have to leave so can't run after them. Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott -- 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] Song Sparrow
Union Springs: 19 Jan. 2015. Confirmed this a.m. that the bird I saw yesterday afternoon in dim light under one of our cedar trees was indeed a SONG SPARROW, my FOY. As I was watching the song sparrow a Cooper's hawk came sweeping by on its way to the stand of spruces where the the little birds hide out. It has been patrolling quite regularly. Deer came again about 1 a.m. to raid a feeder that is no longer where they can bump it to get sunflower seeds. At least one skunk comes to get seed droppings. If deer, squirrels, possums, racoons, rabbits, chucks rodents were as useful as skunks, I wouldn't resent their presence. As it is, they aren't welcome!!! 35 deg. very windy. Fritzie -- 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] Looking for tips for Birding in Southern CA
Hi All, I'm heading out to Palm Desert, CA in Feb, where I've been many times, but this time looking to do some birding and wildlife exploration. I'll be hiking and driving to the Salton Sea and Joshua Tree and wondered if any of you have any favorite spots that you'd share with me. Thank you and Happy birding. Sarah Sarah Blodgett Photography 518-755-4933 Join us on: Facebook The Villa Vacation Housing in Ithaca Hilby the Skinny German Juggle Boy -- 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/ --
