[cayugabirds-l] MNWR hunting/fishing comment period
FYI. Montezuma NWR is Seeking Public Input on Proposed Updates to Hunting & Fishing Plans. Draft plan documents are available online at the refuge's website homepage https://www.fws.gov/refuge/montezuma/. There you will find a link to the proposed changes and updates. The comment period is open until May 1st. Updates include: species changes, hunting area changes, regulations, and season changes. While this pertains to hunting/fishing the refuge staff would like to hear from all its constituents, including birders. These are your public lands so if you have comments re: the hunting/fishing updates please submit them in writing to: Montezuma NWR 3395 US Rt. 20 East, Seneca Falls, NY 13148. You may also send comments via email to Andrea Van Beusichem, Visitors Services Manager, andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov. Thank you to the refuge staff for all they do! Kyle GageCanandaigua -- 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 area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 30, 2020 * NYSY 03. 30. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 23 2020 to March 30, 2020 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: March 30 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #695 Monday March 30 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 23, 2020 Highlights: --- RED-THROATED LOON RED-NECKED GREBE WHITE PELICAN AMERICAN BITTERN EURASIAN WIGEON BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE BONAPARTE’S GULL VIRGINIA RAIL GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE MARSH WREN EASTERN TOWHEE FOX SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW LARK SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/25: Seen at Carncross Road: GREATER YELLOWLEGS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, ICELAND GULL, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS. 3/28: 3 MARSH WRENS and a VIRGINIA RAIL were found near the Main Pool. 3/29: 2 AMERICAN PELICANS were seen at the Morgan Road Marshes. By today they had moved and were found at the north end of Seneca Lake. They were seen from Mud Lock but seemed to be in Seneca County. 3/30: One MARSH WREN and one VIRGINIA WREN were again heard at the Viritors Center near the Main Pool. Onondaga County 3/24: 2 SANDHILL CRANED were seen at Oxbow Road in Kirkville. 3/25: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in flight at the north end of Skaneateles Lake. 3/26: An AMERICAN BITTERN and a SHORT-EARED OWL were spotted from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A BLACK VULTURE was seen near the Erie Canal Trail in Fayetteville. 3/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE and a GOLDEN EAGLE were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3/29: A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Peck Road in Kirkville. The bird was seen in flight going toward Adams Street in Kirkville giving the fortunate observer a chance to list it in Madison County also. Derby Hill Bird Observatory Derby Hill had 6,186 raptors counted this week. 3/26 and 3/27 were the first days to have over one thousand raptors counted. 3/26 had 1,718 and 3/27 had 1,874. As is normal for this time of year a vast majority of hawks counted were Turkey Vultures. Other highlights were 5 SANDHILL CRANES ON 3/26 and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ON 3/27. Oswego County The LARK SPARROW at Hinman Road north of Pulaski continues! Today is day 84. 3/27: 11 RED-NECKED GREBES were found at Philips Point on the north shore of Oneida Lake. 3/28: A male EURASIAN WIGEON was found with a wide variety of waterfowl on Ox Creek at Co. Rt. 14 south of Fulton. 3/30: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GUL was found at Toad Harbor Road south of Rt. 49. Cayuga County 3/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen at Fair Haven State Park on Lake Ontario. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen with Ring-billed gulls at the wet area on Maiden Lane Road north of Port Byron. Madison County 3/23: A PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen from Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. 3/24: 5 SANDHILL CRANES were seen on Hamilton Street south of Hamilton. 3/27: A GOLDEN EAGLE was see near the Madison Street Impoundment north of Hamilton. 3/29: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. Oneida county 3/23: An early EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in Oriskiny. Herkimer county 3/26: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again see near Salisbury Corners north of Middleville. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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] Cass & Treman Ospreys
Today (30 March) I saw an Osprey standing on the nest in Union Field at Cass Park. This was a bit more possessive than on the 26th, when an Osprey stood and called atop a different light array. In Allan H Treman State Marine Park atop the pole in the field NW of the marina, one Osprey stood in the nest (female?) while a second Osprey (male?) stood and ate a fish on the convenient adjacent perch. I’d say that nest is claimed. - - Dave Nutter -- 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] Osprey
Osprey on 3 different nests on the 5 & 20 corridor as you approach the Refuge. One nest had 2 birds on it! Pete Sar -- 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] Kestrels
Pair of American Kestrels south of King Ferry Winery/Center rd/ corner of Lake Rd. Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Online Seminar for those at home (OT sort of)
Hi all, Here is a link to a live seminar on Birds and Birding in the Holy Land" presented by Jonathan Meyrav, SPNI and Birdlife Israel's Director of Tourism that will be broadcast on Thursday, April 2 at 1 pm (eastern standard time). https://mailchi.mp/e65176dbc75b/coming-this-thursday-birds-and-birding-in-the-holy-land-an-online-lecture-in-english-especially-for-you?e=9ca8c75b74 Enjoy! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
