[cayugabirds-l] Full Woodcock Skydance IR

[Suan Yong]

After a long day around the lake (report later, maybe tomorrow), I should've 
gone home to reclaim that lost hour of sleep. Instead, I went back to Edward 
Lake Cliffs Preserve where I got a much better infrared video of a full 
skydance:

https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10209109147263794

I don't know or remember whether non-facebookers can see facebook videos. If 
not I'll upload to YouTube or Flickr tomorrow.

Suan
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http://suan-yong.com
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] working on response to City

[Jody W Enck]

Hi Dave,
Thanks for your thoughtful attention to this matter.  I was going to write 
sooner in response to your initial note, but have been dealing with an injury 
that has taken much of my attention.  I will write a more extensive note soon.  
But for now, let me just point out that the Club already has been heavily 
involved in working with the City on several issues related to Stewart Park, 
including the goose management plan.  I encourage you to please hold off on 
your efforts until you hear the complete story.  I’ll plan to spend some time 
on the topic at the meeting tomorrow.

Thanks
Jody
Cayuga Bird Club President


From: Dave Nutter
Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎March‎ ‎13‎, ‎2016 ‎9‎:‎52‎ ‎PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L

At the suggestion of some bird club members I am drafting a resolution to bring 
before the Cayuga Bird Club meeting tomorrow night asking the City of Ithaca  
to halt its plans to ban feeding waterfowl, to haze geese on City land and 
water, and to disrupt nesting. Reasons are several and may include:

The process was wrong. The recent “stakeholders” meeting did not include a 
particularly interested, knowledgeable, and passionate group, namely local bird 
enthusiasts such as the Cayuga Bird Club. The one time we were included it 
seemed that participants agreed to try habitat modification to make areas 
unattractive for geese which are prime areas for human use and where it is 
especially desirable not to have goose droppings. We believe this would be 
least expensive and most effective in the long run as well as least disruptive 
to the peaceful atmosphere of City Parks. However, this appears not to have 
been done and instead it appears that a Parks Commission subcommittee has since 
taken an entirely different course without the participation of this 
stakeholder group, and the Planning and Economic Development Committee of 
Common Council intends to rapidly push it through despite numerous and serious 
flaws.

Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary on the south side of Stewart Park was created as a 
bird sanctuary through the work of the Cayuga Bird Club. The Fuertes Sanctuary 
in the west end of Stewart Park was created as a waterfowl sanctuary in honor 
of renowned artist and beloved Cayuga Bird Club President Louis Agassiz 
Fuertes. The shallow south end of Cayuga Lake is an important area for 
waterfowl of many species during migrations and winter, while a few individuals 
may remain over the summer as well. A significant portion of the population of 
one species of duck, the Redhead, winters on Cayuga Lake, and it is common to 
see flocks of thousands of them from Stewart Park. Canada Geese are the most 
easily recognized waterfowl by the lay-public, but there are two 
similar-looking species of goose, as well as several different looking goose 
species. It is entirely inappropriate to harass waterfowl in the Steawrt Park 
area. We also believe it is wrong to promote or institute as an official policy 
the harassment of birds. Canada Geese are not dangerous like rabid raccoons; 
geese stick out their tongues and hiss when people threaten their young. Canada 
Geese don’t wreck cars, destroy food gardens or ornamental plants, or wipe out 
the understory of forests like deer do; geese just eat grass, perhaps even 
saving the City money on mowing.

Stewart Park is an especially wonderful place to view a great variety of 
waterfowl species from many parts of North America, sometimes at very close 
range and among Canada Geese on land or in the water. The habituation of the 
local waterfowl to people can bring other species closer. It is not unnatural 
that birds tolerate people when people are not mean to them; rather it is to be 
celebrated. This is a wonderful education opportunity which connects people to 
wildlife, emphasizes our ecological connectedness to other places, and promotes 
conservation. Harassment of geese will not only be unpleasant to people, it is 
apt to disrupt the activities of other species of birds as well, including 
Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, and Mallards which also nest 
feed, display, and raise young locally.

We have no evidence that feeding waterfowl is a problem, that it happens often 
or in great quantity, that it contributes significantly to the birds’ diet or 
the amount of poop they create, or that it creates any health problem. However, 
what little feeding which occurs can be very educational and create a lasting 
positive feeling toward wildlife. Stopping feeding will not stop the geese from 
coming to the parks to eat the grass, which they do daily. While we support the 
City using the Ithaca Police Department to enforce its ban on shooting on City 
land and water and keeping guns out of Stewart Park, we do not support using 
police resources to ticket someone feeding birds in Stewart Park, such as a kid 
with a bag of popcorn or a family with a loaf of bread, which are harmless 

[cayugabirds-l] working on response to City

[Dave Nutter]

At the suggestion of some bird club members I am drafting a resolution to bring 
before the Cayuga Bird Club meeting tomorrow night asking the City of Ithaca  
to halt its plans to ban feeding waterfowl, to haze geese on City land and 
water, and to disrupt nesting. Reasons are several and may include: 

The process was wrong. The recent “stakeholders” meeting did not include a 
particularly interested, knowledgeable, and passionate group, namely local bird 
enthusiasts such as the Cayuga Bird Club. The one time we were included it 
seemed that participants agreed to try habitat modification to make areas 
unattractive for geese which are prime areas for human use and where it is 
especially desirable not to have goose droppings. We believe this would be 
least expensive and most effective in the long run as well as least disruptive 
to the peaceful atmosphere of City Parks. However, this appears not to have 
been done and instead it appears that a Parks Commission subcommittee has since 
taken an entirely different course without the participation of this 
stakeholder group, and the Planning and Economic Development Committee of 
Common Council intends to rapidly push it through despite numerous and serious 
flaws. 

Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary on the south side of Stewart Park was created as a 
bird sanctuary through the work of the Cayuga Bird Club. The Fuertes Sanctuary 
in the west end of Stewart Park was created as a waterfowl sanctuary in honor 
of renowned artist and beloved Cayuga Bird Club President Louis Agassiz 
Fuertes. The shallow south end of Cayuga Lake is an important area for 
waterfowl of many species during migrations and winter, while a few individuals 
may remain over the summer as well. A significant portion of the population of 
one species of duck, the Redhead, winters on Cayuga Lake, and it is common to 
see flocks of thousands of them from Stewart Park. Canada Geese are the most 
easily recognized waterfowl by the lay-public, but there are two 
similar-looking species of goose, as well as several different looking goose 
species. It is entirely inappropriate to harass waterfowl in the Steawrt Park 
area. We also believe it is wrong to promote or institute as an official policy 
the harassment of birds. Canada Geese are not dangerous like rabid raccoons; 
geese stick out their tongues and hiss when people threaten their young. Canada 
Geese don’t wreck cars, destroy food gardens or ornamental plants, or wipe out 
the understory of forests like deer do; geese just eat grass, perhaps even 
saving the City money on mowing. 

Stewart Park is an especially wonderful place to view a great variety of 
waterfowl species from many parts of North America, sometimes at very close 
range and among Canada Geese on land or in the water. The habituation of the 
local waterfowl to people can bring other species closer. It is not unnatural 
that birds tolerate people when people are not mean to them; rather it is to be 
celebrated. This is a wonderful education opportunity which connects people to 
wildlife, emphasizes our ecological connectedness to other places, and promotes 
conservation. Harassment of geese will not only be unpleasant to people, it is 
apt to disrupt the activities of other species of birds as well, including 
Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, and Mallards which also nest 
feed, display, and raise young locally. 

We have no evidence that feeding waterfowl is a problem, that it happens often 
or in great quantity, that it contributes significantly to the birds’ diet or 
the amount of poop they create, or that it creates any health problem. However, 
what little feeding which occurs can be very educational and create a lasting 
positive feeling toward wildlife. Stopping feeding will not stop the geese from 
coming to the parks to eat the grass, which they do daily. While we support the 
City using the Ithaca Police Department to enforce its ban on shooting on City 
land and water and keeping guns out of Stewart Park, we do not support using 
police resources to ticket someone feeding birds in Stewart Park, such as a kid 
with a bag of popcorn or a family with a loaf of bread, which are harmless 
activities. We believe feeding waterfowl should not be banned. 

We value education, but the education suggested by the City’s program does not 
comport with what we observe or know to be true. Grain is not unhealthy, waste 
grain powers goose migrations of hundreds of miles. Flocking is perfectly 
normal. The ill health we see appears to be largely due to injuries by hunters. 
Sometimes a few geese of other species join the local goose flock for days or 
weeks while pausing to recover from the stresses of migration. Presumably some 
migrant Canada Geese do this as well, but it is harder to tell. We see no 
evidence of ill health from a bad diet or from supplementary feeding. We would 
like to collaborate with any education efforts by the City. 

The tolerance of the 

[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Asher Hockett]

Our niger sock saw several Pine Siskins this weekend, where the goldfinches
have been regular partakers. I wouldn't have noticed had one not sat facing
me on the  deck railing and its streaky breast caught my eye.

And the wife says she saw a small bird with a red crest, and some Cedar
Waxwings. Not having seen a RC Kinglet at a feeder before I am not sure
what transpired for her.

Our neighborhood Ravens are talking a lot!

-- 
asher

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[cayugabirds-l] Western Tanager

[Janet Akin]

I watched the bird today for sometime arriving at around  1 pm. It was feeding 
on the ground at the back entrance to the Campus Store when I first spotted it. 
 It was very active flying to Day Hall and back. Thanks for everyone who has 
reported and glad I was able to see this life bird with my 11 month old 
grandson. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] please keep reporting Western Tanager

[Vanessa Ng]

I was there on Saturday, same as David (possibly at the same time, not
sure).  I stopped by at 10:40, found him at 11, and stayed until 12:30,
getting his "M.O" (at least for an hour and a half, wish I could have
stayed longer).  4 regular spots:

1) I found him warbler-high (near fell backward getting his rump) in one of
two trees (reliably; one with berries, one with yellow buds) in the glen
near the benches.

2) Then he'll fly down into the water creek where the square hole is, and
will be on the ground or in a thicket near the square hole.  I didn't chase
him down there, waited for him to come out (if mountain cannot come to
bird, bird will come to mountain).
3) Back to the same two trees.  Lots of feeding photos today.
4) Then, he went to the green clump of conifer bushes where I found him
last week) opposite side of path/stairs to Store rear.  Often he'll be
underneath near the front, in deep shade, and then near the stone wall at
the rear of the bush's back.  Today he came up for a few minutes and
perched on the side of the stone wall.  Then back to ground.

Missed an opportunity (although it would have been impossible) as he flew
straight out to me, got within 3-4 feet of my nose, said "oops, Human!" and
swerved away to the Day Hall ledge.  I said,  you precious thing.

5).  Day Hall ledge.  I won't repeat the ledge photos David did, but I did
include his interactions with a sparrow that people have previously noted
him being territorial.  Hard to get both birds in focus at the same time
(but small birds in flight are tough), but worth including to see his
grouchy expression - "get off my lawn!"
6)   Back to the two trees in the glen
7)   Back to the square hole in the thicket near the water.   This is where
he was for a while before I reluctantly left.

Weather looks crappy for photography this week, and I'll be out of country
next week, so I hope he's still here in 2 weeks.  Appearance is the same as
you've seen.

https://pallas.smugmug.com/Western-Tanager-March-12/n-47ZTKx/



On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:

> I know a little more than nothing about molt progression, but I haven’t
> seen any changes during the times I’ve been observing.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-120255067-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-120255067-3493...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Kevin J. McGowan
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:53 AM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* RE: [cayugabirds-l] please keep reporting Western Tanager
>
>
>
> Nice photos. I see no progression of molt from when I photographed the
> bird on 27 Feb: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27850362.
> Does anyone else see any changes?
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-120254348-3493...@list.cornell.edu [
> mailto:bounce-120254348-3493...@list.cornell.edu
> ] *On Behalf Of *Elaina M.
> McCartney
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 6:37 AM
> *To:* Dave Nutter; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] please keep reporting Western Tanager
>
>
>
> The Western Tanager was enjoying the fruits of a tree in Wee Stinky Glen
> yesterday morning (March 9) shortly after 9 am, on a branch above the path
> that goes by the bench near the upper entrance of the Cornell Store.  A few
> photos:
>
>
>
> https://flic.kr/p/EY3hcB
>
> https://flic.kr/p/EY3j9H
>
> https://flic.kr/p/EY3gEK
>
> https://flic.kr/p/EDDnaL
>
> https://flic.kr/p/F4V9qN
>
> https://flic.kr/p/E9R1n6
>
>
>
> When I first noticed it, I was drawn to look up by singing.  The Western
> Tanager was on a branch close to a House Finch.  A set of more photos is at
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/emccartney/albums/72157665124320010
>
>
>
> Elaina
>
>
>
> *From: *Dave Nutter 
> *Reply-To: *Dave Nutter 
> *Date: *Fri, 4 Mar 2016 21:42:39 -0500
> *To: *CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject: *[cayugabirds-l] please keep reporting Western Tanager
>
>
>
> The WESTERN TANAGER is still being reported via eBird daily on Cornell
> University campus in the same area - the alcove at the east entrance to the
> underground Cornell Store (good for sunning and eating fruits of vines on
> the wall), the south and west sides of Day Hall (whose inhabitants put seed
> on the windowsills), the nearby stream known as Wee Stinky Glen and the
> fruiting trees over it, with forays to the south side of Sage Chapel.
>
>
>
> Please keep reporting this bird. Also, any photographers or observers of
> detail, please let me know if you believe you are seeing progression of
> molt. I'd love to see the bird with more adult or breeding male
> characteristics such as red around the face or darker back feathers.
>
> --Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] More swamps

[Geo Kloppel]

I leashed my dogs and went down to the West Danby Fire Station this afternoon 
for a look in the beaver pond. Only two Wood Ducks, but at least 20 Hooded 
Mergansers were in there. A Red-tailed Hawk was perched alongside one of the 
big stick nests belonging to Great Blue Herons.

Then we went down to Coleman Lake. There was nothing much at the north end, and 
I hadn't bothered to carry my scope so far, but several Kingfishers were 
working the lake, and I was happy to see a good amount of otter scat on the 
dike. Hooray for river otters!

I imagine the beaver-flooded woods along the northern edge of the preserve will 
be great for Wood Ducks.

-Geo


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[cayugabirds-l] Roadkill/driving

[Donna Scott]

Sometimes, when I have time & traffic is not too busy, I stop the car & take 
fresher roadkill off pavement & put it well away from roadside & shoulder. 
So carrion eaters can consume it in safety. 
Good advice on careful driving, Dave, but perhaps you are preaching to the 
choir!

Donna Scott

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 13, 2016, at 8:27 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
> 
> This past Wednesday I had an encounter with one of the Spencer Marsh birds. 
> At 6:45am while driving south on NYS-34/96 I was just coming back up from 
> under the railroad when I saw an adult Bald Eagle gliding down toward my lane 
> from the east. Fortunately the driver ahead of me also noticed in time, and 
> we both braked. The eagle was able to abort its landing, rising up into view 
> again. It turned back toward the marsh where it perched in a tree. Continuing 
> driving, the other driver and I straddled what attracted the eagle, a 
> road-killed muskrat, I believe. In the next couple hundred yards there were a 
> recently hit rabbit and another substantial meal as well. In addition to the 
> deaths of several medium-sized mammals there could have easily been more 
> serious tragedy: the loss of a Bald Eagle, considerable damage to a vehicle, 
> and possibly a serious car crash. 
> 
> A word to the wise: Please don’t speed or tailgate. Stay alert. Be ready to 
> brake for wildlife or in case another driver does. I have found that often 
> just letting up on the gas pedal is enough to alert a crossing animal and 
> give it time to pass in front of me so that I don’t kill it. Swerving is 
> generally not a good idea. Often mammals are killed just past a rise in 
> pavement where they can’t see or hear oncoming traffic in time. I think it’s 
> a good idea to be alert for such places along roads to avoid killing 
> critters, running over dead critters, or hitting the animals which eat dead 
> critters. To me it’s worth a bit of care to observe wildlife. After all, a 
> skunk is a lot prettier walking away than smeared on the wheels and 
> undercarriage. And a Turkey Vulture is magnificent in flight and a service to 
> everyone on the ground, but not what you want coming through the windshield.
> 
> —Dave Nutter
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
>> 
>> Patricia and I did a car trip, visiting swamps from West Danby to Spencer, 
>> Van Etten, Alpine, Cayuta Lake (the NYS boat launch), Trumbull Corners and 
>> Newfield, hoping we might run into some Rusty Blackbirds. Struck out on 
>> those, but I thought It worth mentioning that a Bald Eagle is already 
>> sitting the nest in North Spencer Marsh.
>> 
>> -Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow in Brooktondale

[Tom Hoebbel]

We have our FOY Fox Sparrow scratching under the spruce trees here in
Brooktondale...first American Woodcock in the fields last night as well.

Tom

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Eastern Meadowlark

[Marie P. Read]

While I was driving over Mt Pleasant this am around 8:00-ish, I was excited to 
see an Eastern Meadowlark flying over the road. It landed on the north side of 
the road just a short way up from the Mineah Rd junction.


Marie


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[cayugabirds-l] Tree Swallows correction

[Ann Mitchell]

At Ladoga close in. :-)
Ann

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[cayugabirds-l] the linguistic rules of birds

[Sandra J. Kisner]

It appears that some Japanese birds use linguistic rules once thought only to 
be used by humans: 
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/little-bird-uses-a-linguistic-rule-thought-to-be-unique-to-humans/.
  This includes a video (it takes a while to load, and there's an ad first).

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[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow

[Annette Nadeau]

My first FOX SPARROW of the year is scritching around in the leaves under
one of the spruce trees in my yard (Brooktondale) this morning.

Annette
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[cayugabirds-l] Tree Swallows

[Ann Mitchell]

Three Tree Swallows flying close to shore.
Ann

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[cayugabirds-l] Western Tanager as usual

[Geo Kloppel]

The Western Tanager is still present this morning, visiting the same Day Hall 
windowsill and trees along the tiny glen.

-Geo



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Nest-sitting Eagle

[Dave Nutter]

This past Wednesday I had an encounter with one of the Spencer Marsh birds. At 
6:45am while driving south on NYS-34/96 I was just coming back up from under 
the railroad when I saw an adult Bald Eagle gliding down toward my lane from 
the east. Fortunately the driver ahead of me also noticed in time, and we both 
braked. The eagle was able to abort its landing, rising up into view again. It 
turned back toward the marsh where it perched in a tree. Continuing driving, 
the other driver and I straddled what attracted the eagle, a road-killed 
muskrat, I believe. In the next couple hundred yards there were a recently hit 
rabbit and another substantial meal as well. In addition to the deaths of 
several medium-sized mammals there could have easily been more serious tragedy: 
the loss of a Bald Eagle, considerable damage to a vehicle, and possibly a 
serious car crash. 

A word to the wise: Please don’t speed or tailgate. Stay alert. Be ready to 
brake for wildlife or in case another driver does. I have found that often just 
letting up on the gas pedal is enough to alert a crossing animal and give it 
time to pass in front of me so that I don’t kill it. Swerving is generally not 
a good idea. Often mammals are killed just past a rise in pavement where they 
can’t see or hear oncoming traffic in time. I think it’s a good idea to be 
alert for such places along roads to avoid killing critters, running over dead 
critters, or hitting the animals which eat dead critters. To me it’s worth a 
bit of care to observe wildlife. After all, a skunk is a lot prettier walking 
away than smeared on the wheels and undercarriage. And a Turkey Vulture is 
magnificent in flight and a service to everyone on the ground, but not what you 
want coming through the windshield.

—Dave Nutter



> On Mar 12, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
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> Patricia and I did a car trip, visiting swamps from West Danby to Spencer, 
> Van Etten, Alpine, Cayuta Lake (the NYS boat launch), Trumbull Corners and 
> Newfield, hoping we might run into some Rusty Blackbirds. Struck out on 
> those, but I thought It worth mentioning that a Bald Eagle is already sitting 
> the nest in North Spencer Marsh.
> 
> -Geo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] 'round Cayuga Lake Saturday highlights

[Dave Nutter]

I forgot to mention:

* A pair of KILLDEER at the base of the spit on Salt Point seen from Myers. One 
of them was rubbing its belly into the gravel, building a nest scrape along the 
west side of log near the largest westernmost tree at Salt Point. Is this site 
is high enough to be above water when the lake is refilled? Will the young will 
be hatched before then? It will be interesting to follow what happens here. 
--Dave Nutter


> On Mar 12, 2016, at 6:00 PM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
> 
> Today Bob McGuire, Susan Danskin & I made a relatively quick trip around 
> Cayuga Lake. We skipped many usual stops but still found many interesting 
> birds including:
> 
> * EASTERN MEADOWLARK south of Burdick Hill Rd in Lansing and also west of 
> NYS-90 immediately south of the Long Point Winery (Town of Ledyard). 2 
> NORTHERN HARRIERS in fields along Lake Rd nearby.
> 
> * HORNED GREBES in winter plumage and in confusing transitional plumage off 
> the bluffs between Long Pt SP and Aurora. On the landward side we watched a 
> pitched battle between 2 SONG SPARROWS that lasted several minutes, including 
> multiple bouts on the ground with one pinning the other down and pecking at 
> it. 
> 
> * An adult BALD EAGLE was in the nest by Paine’s Creek on the south edge of 
> Aurora. Same with the nest along the far shore SW of Mud Lock but this was 
> attended by another adult in a nearby tree. 
> 
> * 5 TREE SWALLOWS foraging over the Frontenac Harbor Marina in Union Springs
> 
> * As we pulled in to the driveway by the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center at 
> 10:45am we saw a large dark bird overhead flying with a dihedral but not a 
> Turkey Vulture. It went north beyond trees before we were satisfied, so we 
> drove directly to the mucklands on NYS-31 and pulled over at the Potatoes 
> building at 11am where we all got extended views of the adult GOLDEN EAGLE 
> which continued circling, flapping and gliding north. 
> 
> * in the pond northeast of the Potatoes building we saw 2 male BLUE-WINGED 
> TEAL close to NYS-31 and farther from NYS-31 in the same pool a male EURASIAN 
> WIGEON along with many NORTHERN PINTAIL and some AMERICAN WIGEON as well as 
> other ducks.
> 
> * A calling SANDHILL CRANE flew over the mucklands to the south.  
> 
> * Over Martens Tract in Savannah we saw a COMMON RAVEN flying southwest. 
> 
> * A few thousand SNOW GEESE in Knox-Marsellus but we did not see any Ross’s 
> Geese. Four GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE continued in the northern portion as 
> well among CANADA GEESE. We also saw a light ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK from East 
> Road. 
> 
> * As we approached the Osprey platform south of Dean’s Cove we saw a 
> light-bellied, brown-above, vertically perched raptor on the perching post 
> above the empty platform. It turned out to be a RED-TAILED HAWK. We also met 
> someone at Myers who reported a possible Osprey at Salt Point shortly before 
> we arrived, but we did not refind it. Maybe we just aren’t lucky enough, but 
> I think we were pretty fortunate today.
> 
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