[cayugabirds-l] Gray crowned rosy finch
Front page news of my hometown newspaper- the Boonville Herald - features the adventures of the Gray Crowned Rosy Finch in Locust Grove. It even made mention in George Capron's column, excerpts from calls he receives at the local radio station. Am happy to share if anyone is interested in seeing the article. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the little visitor. Lois Chaplin -- 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] Gray Crowned Rosy finch Update
This bird touched so many lives. Especially Nancy and I we thought an update would be a good idea. The bird was first noticed on Sunday March 4th. Nancy was doing Feeder Watch counts when she saw it on the deck. She grabbed her camera and snapped a few pictures. She texted me immediately. I came up with a few ideas which she knew were not right. I then told her to post it on The Labs Facebook page someone would figure it out. I went back to work and forgot about it. When I got home there was the text about the id and the excitement began. A man by the name of Stephen Meyer had the correct id immediately. I later e-mailed the picture to a few people I knew and trusted who also confirmed it. We then decided to keep it low key and just let people come by appointment. Well that didn’t last long someone posted it to NY Birders Facebook page and the fun began. Sunday night we answered phone and emails to midnight me in the Finger Lakes and Nancy in Locust Grove. Once the flood gates opened we started to realize how special the bird was. Only the second sighting in NYS. The other being in the Catskills on Dec, 22,2011 according to e-bird records. Monday morning people started to arrive. We had a total of 150 people sign in but on Weds. we both had to go back to work and also on Thurs. So we feel it was much higher. We had visitors from Long Island, NYC,Maryland, Pa., NJ, NC, Ontario Canada, many towns in Central NY, Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton. We had one fellow who signed in Wyckoff NJ via Scotland. The story was shown on Channel 7, Watertown with interviews with Kevin McGowan and Nancy. The story was covered by the local newspapers.. The story is running on a big screen TV in the lobby of Nancy’s school. Many generous people donated money for seed. Some of that money will be used to help buy seed for a program Nancy does at her school for disabled children which includes feeding and gardening for birds and Project Feeder Watch. The rest will be donated to a cause to be decided. Rosy mainly ate mixed seed from the birdbath made into a feeder. He was not seen on the Niger feeder while we were home. The farthest we saw him fly was the sumac across the road. We never saw him in the Blue Spruce which a few people asked about. We saw some photos where the bird was eating sugar maple buds. The only day he stayed at the feeder after 3:30 was the day before he moved on. On Weds. night he was there until 4:30pm which had us a little concerned. Thursday morning March 8th he was last seen at 9 am. One of the many things that came out of this is the appreciation we felt from everyone who came. On Tuesday it was like a block party with lots of scopes, camera equipment and many happy birders. Untold money was pumped into the economy of a very rural part of the state. When I checked bird sightings for Lewis county on e-bird I was impressed with the number of bird species people saw and reported. On Sunday morning Nancy and I got Golden Eagle at the Sugar River bridge what a wonderful way to end an amazing week. Nancy and Janet -- 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] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch may have left
A western Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch gave Nancy Loomis, in Boonville, quite a start as she was counting goldfinch for Project FeederWatch last weekend. Thanks to her, a local TV news crew, news reporters, and birders galore from three states have seen this noteworthy visitor. However, the bird has not been seen in a day, so email Nancy before hand at loomis.na...@yahoo.com. Additionally, check *Birdingonthenet* for sightings. The Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch could not have picked a nicer house to visit. As soon as she saw the odd bird, Nancy asked the Lab for an ID, issued a Rare Bird Alert, and made sure there was plenty of seed to keep it around—it likes mixed seeds and not Niger seed. The Loomis’ put up a yellow tape to show birders where to stand and have asked that visitors sign their log inside the garage, where they have made a restroom available. The finch itself has been easy to see, frequenting the feeding deck and surrounding trees. We spent our 62º Wednesday afternoon observing the GCRF in Boonville. (I also checked out the gorgeous flock of 30+ Bohemian Waxwings a mile or so down the road by Sugar River.) A beautiful life bird, it appeared more rufous than rosy in Wednesday's variable light. Below are some terrific photos of the GCRF posted on *10,000 Birds *by Corey Finger after his visit to Boonville on Monday. Boonville's a drive, but tomorrow IS Saturday. We took the scenic way via Rt. 13 and saw migrant snow geese, the occasional red-tail and Harrier, a few 50 mph spp., and a few signs of spring along the way. Many thanks to the Loomis family for their gracious hospitality! Candace Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch *Boonville, 2012* *10,000 Birds *by Corey Finger http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-2.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-3.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-4.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-5.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-7.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-8.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-9.jpg http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-6.jpg * * http://1birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gray-crowned-Rosy-Finch-10.jpg -- 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] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
The finch is back and is being seen by many birders already this morning. 2788 Rt 12D Boonvillle 13309. Park behind the yellow tape and look towards the house and bird bath being used as feeder and large sugar maple near the deck. Janet Akin -- 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] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
The bird arrived at the feeders at 6:26 this morning. Janet Akin -- 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] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
My sister on Tug Hill has a Gray Crowned Rosy Finch coming to feeders. She has been feeding huge numbers of Goldfinches and this little guy turned up today while she was doing Feederwatch counts. She is allowing visitors to observe the feeders. She has posted a few pictures on the Lab of O Facebook page. I can provide contact info off list. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle -- 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] Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
After obtaining permission to see the GCRF, I plan on going up there tomorrow morning, If anyone would like to ride along give me a call 607 592 8798. I will be leaving from Dryden. Carl Steckler -- For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know -- 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] Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
I can't go Monday, but if the bird is still around, and anybody's going Tuesday, I'd like to go along.--Dave NutterOn Mar 04, 2012, at 07:58 PM, Carl Steckler c...@cornell.edu wrote:After obtaining permission to see the GCRF, I plan on going up there tomorrow morning, If anyone would like to ride along give me a call 607 592 8798. I will be leaving from Dryden. Carl Steckler -- "For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'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: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
It is interesting to hear about this Gray Crowned Rosy Finch. On 22 Dec 2011 or so, there was one seen south of this location in Windham area of Catskills in upstate New York. So the question is were there two Gray Crowned Rosy Finches in New York state or the first bird moved north? As crow flies it is about 150 miles distance between two locations. So it is great to have White Winged Turkey vulture and track it. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ From: bounce-41641459-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-41641459-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Janet Akin [ja...@rochester.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 6:10 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch My sister on Tug Hill has a Gray Crowned Rosy Finch coming to feeders. She has been feeding huge numbers of Goldfinches and this little guy turned up today while she was doing Feederwatch counts. She is allowing visitors to observe the feeders. She has posted a few pictures on the Lab of O Facebook page. I can provide contact info off list. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://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/ --
