Re: [nysbirds-l] 22 (yes, twenty-two) Anhingas - Rome NY

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On 4/22/2023 8:00 PM, Ryan Zucker wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Haven’t seen this posted here yet - Matthew Voelker found and photographed a 
> flock of at least 22 ANHINGAS this evening on the canal along Muck Rd in 
> Rome, NY (Oneida County). The 22 he reported are still present in the fading 
> light roosting in the trees across the canal, but further searching and 
> careful counting could easily turn the count higher.
>
> The exact location is ~1500ft east of the fishing dock at the end of S 
> Madison St, approximately here (43.2025474, -75.4708929).
>
> Good birding!
>
> Ryan Zucker
> NYC / Ithaca, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow warbler. FOY

[Regi Teasley]

We are happy to welcome our first Yellow Warbler.
See, gardening for birds pays benefits. 

Regi
Cliff Park Rd
Ithaca


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[cayugabirds-l] Baltimore Oriole in Caroline

[Melissa Groo]

I was stunned to see a resplendent Baltimore Oriole male sitting on my
platform feeder a few minutes ago. Wish I had had my oranges and jelly
out--but this is 6 days earlier than the earliest time I've previously seen
them arrive here (in 2017). Average arrival date here is May 3.

He joins a lively yard full of birds including 6-8 Evening Grosbeaks still
hanging around, 2 Purple Finches, and just today, the first Black-Throated
Green Warbler (heard only).

I live next to Shindagin Hollow State Forest.

Happy Spring!

Melissa Groo
Caroline, NY

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[cayugabirds-l] Catbird

[Regi Teasley]

Hey, “our” Catbird is back!

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Black vultures

[Donna Lee Scott]

When I was in the Everglades in 2020, in one of the main parking areas 
(Anhinga?) off the main road to Flamingo, I witnessed several black vultures 
ripping black rubber parts off parked cars!

One had to get there early to get one of about 20 tarps the Nat’l. Park Service 
provided to cover ones car.

On another trip in northeastern Florida, I was at one of the state springs 
parks & watched a lone black vulture decimating the picnic food of people who 
had left packages of hot dog buns & a big , cut-in-half watermelon with no 
covering on a picnic table.
They were in for a surprise when they returned!
I thought, “ BV is getting even with humans for all their various 
transgressions against the bird world!”
(BTW, I was thrilled to encounter 11 Florida Scrub Jays in the thickets along 
US Hwy. 19 just outside the park when I left later in the day).

Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca-377
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On Apr 22, 2023, at 10:28 AM, Andrew David Miller  
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This morning at around 8:30 there was a single Black Vulture at the Tompkins 
County recycling center (there may have been others as there was a tree of 
vultures out behind the center).  What I found interesting is where the black 
vulture was.  It was sitting on top of the Fork Over Tompkins trailer doing its 
best to tear out the top vent. I don’t know if there were any food scarps left 
in the trailer, but I am sure it was emanating an wonderful odor.  The vulture 
was using its beak to try to pry through the slats of the vent as well as 
hooking its bill under them and trying to rip it up.  In the few minutes I 
watched, it was not been successful in the least.

Closer to home in Freeville, Chipping Sparrows, Eastern Towhee, and House Wren 
are all back on territory. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have been around for a few 
days as well.  A pair of Juncos has been busy rejuvenating a previous years 
nest.

-Andrew Miller


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[cayugabirds-l] Black vulture

[Andrew David Miller]

This morning at around 8:30 there was a single Black Vulture at the Tompkins 
County recycling center (there may have been others as there was a tree of 
vultures out behind the center).  What I found interesting is where the black 
vulture was.  It was sitting on top of the Fork Over Tompkins trailer doing its 
best to tear out the top vent. I don't know if there were any food scarps left 
in the trailer, but I am sure it was emanating an wonderful odor.  The vulture 
was using its beak to try to pry through the slats of the vent as well as 
hooking its bill under them and trying to rip it up.  In the few minutes I 
watched, it was not been successful in the least.

Closer to home in Freeville, Chipping Sparrows, Eastern Towhee, and House Wren 
are all back on territory. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have been around for a few 
days as well.  A pair of Juncos has been busy rejuvenating a previous years 
nest.

-Andrew Miller



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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks at Mount Pleasant Now!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Here’s a summary of yesterday’s excellent peak Broad-winged Hawk migration day 
at Mount Pleasant (including some poor quality photos, using an old camera). I 
know hundreds of BWHAs were missed—that’s just inevitable with so much open 
blue sky to cover, and with the migrants all scraping the top of the sky.


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eBird Checklist - 21 Apr 2023 - Mount Pleasant - 24 
species
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Mount Pleasant
Apr 21, 2023
09:45
Traveling
7.44 miles
396 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Superb Hawk migration day, likely the peak day for Broad-winged 
Hawks. Migration started out relatively low, with several sizable boils of 
BWHAs, peaking at about 85 in one boil. As the day progressed, the birds 
quickly gained significant altitude and became tiny specks against the clouds 
and clear skies. This continued until around 4 PM when I stopped counting, and 
the birds were still extremely high up against the clouds as tiny specks only 
visible with binoculars. Had to stop counting a few times, once for a quick run 
home and a few times to talk with visitors.
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.17.1 Build 2.17.3

1 Killdeer
6 Common Loon
21 Turkey Vulture
2 Osprey
2 Northern Harrier
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk
316 Broad-winged Hawk -- Excellent inland Broad-winged Hawk migration today, 
likely the peak day throughout upstate NY. See general checklist comments.
3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- Drumming
1 Pileated Woodpecker -- Drumming
2 Northern Flicker
1 American Kestrel
9 Blue Jay -- Migrating flocks
3 American Crow
3 Common Raven
4 Horned Lark -- Flight displays
2 Barn Swallow
2 Brown Thrasher
2 Eastern Bluebird
4 American Goldfinch
2 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Meadowlark
1 Common Grackle

Number of Taxa: 24

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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On Apr 21, 2023, at 11:47, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes  
wrote:

We’ve had an excellent migration of Broad-winged Hawks at Mount Pleasant today 
(at the Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory). Sizable kettles have come over, with 
peak of 85 birds in one kettle already. More on the way!!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Peregrine hatch (Friday 21 April)

[Dave Nutter]

Yesterday toward sunset (Friday 21 April), Ann Mitchell & I stopped for a brief 
scope view of the Peregrine Falcon who has been nesting on a ledge in the 
gorge. The bird seemed to be having difficulty getting or staying comfortable 
and kept shifting position slightly. At one point it stood up enough that we 
could see a small white fluffy nestling. We couldn’t tell how many, if any, 
more nestlings there were, nor could we see any eggs during that glimpse. 

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds & Glossy Ibis, Friday 21 April

[Dave Nutter]

Yesterday afternoon (Friday 21 April), Ann Mitchell & I went to Montezuma. Here 
are some highlights: At the Visitor Center pool, in the corner nearest the 
entrance road and NYS-5/US-20 we foundation Killdeer, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 
few each of Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. There were 
also lots of Green-winged Teal, several Northern Shovelers, and a pair of 
Blue-winged Teal. 

In the Seneca Flats Pool, which is the second pool on the right along the 
Wildlife Drive, we saw the breeding plumage Glossy Ibis, which has been 
reported there. When we arrived, it was at the north  end (the farther end as 
one proceeds along the drive), but while we watched, it took a brief flight and 
resettled at the south end of the Seneca Flats Pool. We also had fine looks at 
a Wilson’s Snipe on the north dike and a Sandhill Crane walking on the east 
dike. 

Another good spot for shorebirds was the flooded field south of Carncross Road 
east of Savannah-Spring Lake Rd in the Town of Savannah. The west end of this 
marsh had a couple dozen Dunlin, as well as plenty of mainly Greater Yellowlegs 
and we were told, some Pectoral Sandpipers as well. We did not check the whole 
area thoroughly because it was getting late and a rainstorm hit, but we did 
note that in addition to 8 Caspian Terns in the air, there were several times 
that many resting on the ground partially hidden by vegetation. There were also 
lots of ducks, mainly Northern Shovelers, but others as well, including 
Northern Pintail. One could spend a long time birding here. 

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Ithaca Little Gull, Friday 21 April

[Dave Nutter]

About 8am yesterday (Friday 21 April) I was at Allan Treman State Marine Park 
in Ithaca, hoping to see migrating terns, but I didn’t see any. Nor did I see 
anything unusual on the lake, where the already warm air over the chilly water 
caused shimmer which severely limited how far one could focus clearly. I was 
scanning the Red Lighthouse Breakwater, which is currently under a couple 
inches of water due to the summer lake level, and having dutifully counted the 
Double-crested Cormorants as I panned one direction, I was counting gulls 
(mostly Ring-billed) as I panned back the other way. Among them was a small 
gull who was pale gray & white below with an all-black head. I hadn’t noticed 
it on the previous pass moments earlier, and I initially assumed it was a 
breeding plumage Bonaparte’s Gull. But when it fluttered up to shift its 
position a few feet, the wings were wrong. Instead of there being a long 
contrasting triangle on top from the leading primaries being white, it was 
plain pale gray all the way across the back and top of the wings, without any 
contrast even at the wingtip. And the underside of the wing had a charcoal 
cast, darker than any shadow, although the edges graded to gray. Clearly, this 
was a breeding plumage Little Gull, which is rare enough that I hadn’t been 
thinking about it, and I noticed that the black on the head came farther down 
the back of the neck than it should on a Bonaparte’s. I shared my scope briefly 
with a passing acquaintance while I texted a brief rare bird alert that a 
breeding plumage Little Gull was on the Red Lighthouse Breakwater. When I 
looked back, the Little Gull was gone. A quick look around with binoculars and 
scope didn’t reveal it, so I sent a second text that it had flown but was 
probably still nearby. Indeed, Tom Auer had arrived quickly at Stewart Park, 
and just over 20 minutes later texted an alert that the Little Gull was flying 
far offshore with some Bonaparte’s Gulls. They would’ve been far easier to see 
and distinguish in flight than on the water given the viewing conditions. After 
Tom’s first text I saw my only Bonaparte’s Gull, which was flying north. And 
Tom sent a follow-up alert after 20 minutes that the Bonaparte’s & Little Gull 
appeared to have all headed north. I think we were both very fortunate to have 
seen the rarity as this all took place in less than 3/4 of an hour

- - Dave Nutter
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