Re: [cayugabirds-l] empty lake - Stewart Park Friday observation

[Carol Cedarholm]

I walked down there this afternoon. There were 100 or so Redheads and some
scaup. I walked past someone who saw 400 snow geese take off from around
Stewart park and circle up and away.
Carol Cedarholm


On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 5:32 PM Marie P. Read  wrote:

> On the other hand, on Saturday morning (Jan 5th) as I drove down Rt 13
> around 915 am, I saw a large raft of ducks just off Stewart Park (within a
> hundred yards or so), went to check it out and it seemed to be Aythya but
> mostly sleeping so hard to ID with just binoculars.
>
> Marie
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> Yesterday, Friday, 4 January, around 11:30am, Stewart Park was also
> strangely devoid of birds and wondered if someone came through with dogs?
> There were absolutely no Canada Geese on the lawns, but ample fresh green
> poop everywhere (as usual). I found several dozen hugging the lake
> shoreline from west to east with a few mallards, and I think I saw four
> sandpiper-size/shape birds flush and peep as they flew (not sure, did not
> have my binoculars with me).
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] empty lake - Stewart Park Friday observation

[Ken Haas]

I stopped by Stewart Park yesterday, Jan. 4, at 9:45AM on my way to an 
appointment. Didn’t have my scope but had my 10x bins. I parked at the East end 
of the parking lot - on the gravel part. I estimated about 250 Red Heads about 
30 yards off shore directly in front of me. Mixed in were about a dozen Scaup, 
mostly Lesser would be my guess. 5 Common Mergs scattered about, not 
participating in the Red Head raft. I only stayed 15 minutes or so. But just 
before I left a lone female Buffelhead flew in and landed in the water just in 
front of the pavilion overlook on Rt. 34. I expected fewer birds, but was 
pleasantly surprised to see the variety that I did. 

Ken Haas



> On Jan 5, 2019, at 5:32 PM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
> 
> On the other hand, on Saturday morning (Jan 5th) as I drove down Rt 13 around 
> 915 am, I saw a large raft of ducks just off Stewart Park (within a hundred 
> yards or so), went to check it out and it seemed to be Aythya but mostly 
> sleeping so hard to ID with just binoculars.
> 
> Marie
> 
> Marie Read Wildlife Photography
> 452 Ringwood Road
> Freeville NY  13068 USA
> 
> Phone  607-539-6608
> e-mail   m...@cornell.edu 
> Website: http://www.marieread.com 
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> Birds and Their Behavior
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> https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/ 
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> 
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> [bounce-123222486-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
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> Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2019 11:24 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] empty lake - Stewart Park Friday observation
> 
> Yesterday, Friday, 4 January, around 11:30am, Stewart Park was also strangely 
> devoid of birds and wondered if someone came through with dogs? There were 
> absolutely no Canada Geese on the lawns, but ample fresh green poop 
> everywhere (as usual). I found several dozen hugging the lake shoreline from 
> west to east with a few mallards, and I think I saw four sandpiper-size/shape 
> birds flush and peep as they flew (not sure, did not have my binoculars with 
> me).
> 
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] empty lake - Stewart Park Friday observation

[Marie P. Read]

On the other hand, on Saturday morning (Jan 5th) as I drove down Rt 13 around 
915 am, I saw a large raft of ducks just off Stewart Park (within a hundred 
yards or so), went to check it out and it seemed to be Aythya but mostly 
sleeping so hard to ID with just binoculars.

Marie

Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

Phone  607-539-6608
e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
Website: http://www.marieread.com

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Birds and Their Behavior

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From: bounce-123222486-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
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[sandra.w...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2019 11:24 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] empty lake - Stewart Park Friday observation

Yesterday, Friday, 4 January, around 11:30am, Stewart Park was also strangely 
devoid of birds and wondered if someone came through with dogs? There were 
absolutely no Canada Geese on the lawns, but ample fresh green poop everywhere 
(as usual). I found several dozen hugging the lake shoreline from west to east 
with a few mallards, and I think I saw four sandpiper-size/shape birds flush 
and peep as they flew (not sure, did not have my binoculars with me).





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"Chemtrails Ithaca" Facebook group admin documenting local and regional 
geoengineering

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[cayugabirds-l] empty lake - Stewart Park Friday observation

[Sandy]

Yesterday, Friday, 4 January, around 11:30am, Stewart Park was also
strangely devoid of birds and wondered if someone came through with dogs?
There were absolutely no Canada Geese on the lawns, but ample fresh green
poop everywhere (as usual). I found several dozen hugging the lake
shoreline from west to east with a few mallards, and I think I saw four
sandpiper-size/shape birds flush and peep as they flew (not sure, did not
have my binoculars with me).




*S.L. Wold, independent *
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documenting local and regional geoengineering *


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[cayugabirds-l] Count Week Black Vulture & Iceland Gull; questionable Red-headed Woodpecker

[Dave Nutter]

I saw Amelia Otis’ photo from 4 Jan at the Cornell compost piles, and it 
definitely looks like a Black Vulture to me. That’s another Count Week species.

Chris Wood saw an Iceland Gull fly over Monkey Run south on 4 Jan. And that’s 
one more Count Week species. 

There was also an eBird report on 4 Jan of a Red-headed Woodpecker around East 
Shore Park or Stewart Park (changed report without a more specific location). 
This report lacked an actual description, which to me is needed for a rare 
bird, only claiming it agreed with Sibley in wing and call. However it also 
said the bird was identified in flight, and that it was a female, and as far as 
I know, Red-headed Woodpeckers cannot be sexed in the field, or at least I 
haven’t seen clues in Sibley. So my guess is that there was some error here, 
either in species name or reading how the illustrations were labeled. Actual 
descriptions would help sort it out. Meanwhile, I am awaiting a more convincing 
report before adding this species to the 2019 Basin Bird List or recommending 
it be included as a Count Week bird. 


- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Common Redpolls new location

[Marie P. Read]

At around 9am this morning, a large flock of Common Redpolls was flying around 
the field just west of the observatory, south side of the road. Lots of very 
dense weed stems in here, so they’re hard to see unless they’re in flight.
Marie


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

[Dave Nutter]

Thanks for the report, Tom.  It’s true, no Snow Geese were reported on 1 
January within the Ithaca Christmas Count circle, nor so far as I know during 
the Count Week (3 days prior & 3 days after, which was 29 Dec 2018 - 4 Jan 
2019), so it looks like we missed them. 

A map of the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count can be found on the Cayuga Bird Club 
website. The 15-mile diameter circle is centered atop Mt Pleasant. Its northern 
extent covers parts of Pleasant Valley Rd in the Town of Groton. The count 
circle extends far enough north to include the Ithaca Yacht Club and more along 
the southwest shore of Cayuga Lake but not quite to Myers Point along the 
northeast shore of the lake. To the west the count circle includes part of 
Sheffield Rd on the Ithaca/Enfield town line. To the east it includes most of 
the Village of Dryden. To the south it barely includes the hamlet of Danby, and 
also includes Belle School Rd. I believe there is a more precise map somewhere 
which allows zooming in to determine exact boundaries. 

Any reports for those dates within the count circle would be most welcome 
regarding Snow Geese as well as lots of other species we missed. We are envious 
of the reports of those gorgeous birds from farther north! 

Meanwhile reports are also welcome anytime regarding new species for 2019 in 
the Cayuga Lake Basin (generally, lake drainage plus south-draining lands north 
of the Seneca River/Erie Canal), or reports of rarities anywhere near the 
basin, or just plain exciting bird finds or phenomena. 

Although we missed Snow Geese in the southern part of the Cayuga Lake Basin, 
there is a huge raft of them in the middle of Cayuga Lake in its widest part 
near Aurora. From NYS-89 on Thursday afternoon it was opposite the Beer Garden 
by Poplar Beach Rd. It looks like a white island, often with a mist cloud of 
white birds over it. Those geese typically commute to feed in farm fields in 
the northern part of the Cayuga Lake basin.  


- - Dave Nutter

> On Jan 4, 2019, at 1:09 PM, Tom  wrote:
> 
> There were about 100 Snow Geese in a field just north of Scipio Center in 
> Cayuga Co. about noon on 29 Dec 2018.  Apparently Snow Geese got missed in 
> the Christmas Count.
> 
> Tom Vawter
> Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] Possible Count Week Black Vulture

[Dave Nutter]

Can someone who knows Amelia Otis help her get her photo into eBird or at least 
let others review it? This would be a Count Week bird. About 3 hours before her 
report from Cornell compost piles, 3 Black Vultures were photographed over 
Taughannock gorge, so they were definitely around. 

- - Dave Nutter

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> - Black Vulture (1 report)
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> Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) (1)
> - Reported Jan 04, 2019 15:55 by Amelia Otis
> - Stevenson Rd. Game Farm and Compost, Tompkins, New York
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