[nysbirds-l] BAGO (Eastport) at D. Rogers Waypoint 1/9 sunset

2012-01-09 Thread Peter Priolo 

RE: Derek Rogers report earlier this evening. The goose, among the CAGO flock, 
had been foraging a fall-planted grass, appeared to be a type of sod or a rye 
cover crop whichever is the farm owner's practice. This grass can be 
identified. No leg bands. Flock left Lake same time yesterday (~4:00PM) as 
reported by D. Rogers. I met Bob Gunning, who had followed the flock from the 
lake as well! He managed a decent photo considering the dusk lighting and 
distance. This photo can be viewed here. 
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/73827493@N07/).   

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-01-09 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  January 09, 2012
*  NYSY 01.09.12 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 02, 2012 - January 09, 2012
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:January 09 AT 5:30 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#287 -Monday January 09, 2012
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
December 26 , 2011
 
Highlights:
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RED-THROATED LOON
EARED GREBE
RED-NECKED GREBE
TUNDRA SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
GLAUCOUS GULL
BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE
SNOWY OWL
SHORT-EARED OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
COMMON RAVEN
GRAY CATBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 1/6: 800 TUNDRA SWANS and 1 CACKLING GOOSE were observed in the Main Pool. 
The Wildlife Drive is now closed. 
 A CACKLING GOOSE was seen flying with Canadas on Howland Island. Other 
half-hardies seen were SONG SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WINTER WREN, and 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.


Oswego County


 1/3: 360 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Oneida Lake at Constantia.
 1/7: At Oswego Harbor 3 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 1 Adult 
GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 COMMON RAVENS were found.
  At Rice Creek Field Station 7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 1 HERMIT 
THRUSH were seen
 A BLACK-LEGGED KITTWAKE was found at Derby Hill.
 

Madison County


 1/7: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on Muller Hill Road.
 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have been reported coming to a feeder on 
Carpenter Road in Sheds.


Onondaga County


 1/6: 2 GRAY CATBIRDS were seen near the feeder canal on Andrews Road in 
Dewitt.
 1/7: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport near the State Police 
Barracks. It was seen Sunday and today. People are cautioned not to exit their 
cars or sit too long to observe as Airport Security will quickly question what 
you are doing.


Jefferson County


 1/7: A possible EARED GREBE was seen in Snowshoe Bay (Lake Ontario) in 
Henderson.
    

 

   
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[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Niagara River Gull Weekend

2012-01-09 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
The New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) held gull workshop and
field trip events this weekend.  The workshop, given by Jean Iron of Toronto
in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Saturday, was free and open to anyone.  Jean
discussed and showed slides of the different plumages of all of the gull
species that have occurred on the Niagara River (19 species) and in Ontario
(two additional species).  The talk was very well received by a large
gathering of birders from all over New York and Ontario.

 

On Sunday, I led the field trip along the Niagara River, with much
appreciated assistance from Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway, and Betsy Potter.  The
trip was only open to members of NYSOA and included some 30 participants.
In order to help learn the ID points from Jean's talk the day before,
assignments were given to find as many different ages of Herring Gull (all
four were found), Great Black-backed Gull (three were found), and
Bonaparte's Gull (both were found).  Of course, it was not all work and we
found a lot of great birds on the day, a few of which were lifers for
several attendees.  We started at the Adam Beck overlook at the power plants
and, right off the bat, an adult THAYER'S GULL was found perched on the NY
shoreline.  There were also several ICELAND GULLS here and more above the
falls.  An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew around in front of the power
dam for us; a few more were seen above the falls.  The boat ramp in lower
Queenston produced at least three adult LITTLE GULLS, which everyone got to
see in their scopes (looking downriver).  While looking for the Little
Gulls, someone spotted two BLACK VULTURES flapping and soaring over the
trees on the NY side.

 

Above the falls, we found a second winter GLAUCOUS GULL on the large rock
island below the control gates.  An adult GLAUCOUS GULL on the same island
was only seen by the leader and one other.  An adult Iceland/Thayer's Gull
on the breakwall exhibited a lot of black in the wingtips but was fairly
clean-headed and small-billed - we let that one go unidentified.  We had
heard a report of an adult male Barrow's Goldeneye near where the creek
flows into the river across from Dufferin Islands but we only saw Common
Goldeneyes there.  However, we did see a female HARLEQUIN DUCK halfway
across.  There have been up to four Harlequin Ducks that like to sit on or
near a small rock island that has two scrubby trees on it, located along the
ridge that extends across the river.  This is a hundred yards or so upriver
from the stranded barge.

 

Next, we made the long trek to the Buffalo waterfront, where there has been
an impressive collection of Bonaparte's Gulls in a relatively small area.
We were off to a great start there in that we did not lose anyone along the
way!  An adult BALD EAGLE greeted our group shortly after arriving with a
nice flyover.  We checked over the small gulls in the marina through the
fence from Hertel Avenue, then moved over to the north end of Squaw Island
in order to get the sun behind us.  Two highlights here were great looks at
a first winter LITTLE GULL and a first year BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, both
birds initially picked out by Dave Gordon at a distance.  The incredible
assemblage of small gulls here, many of them quite close, provides a very
special experience, even for veteran river rats.  Whether it's watching the
swirling mass of Bonaparte's Gulls as they practice evasive maneuvers or to
see them diving for the super-abundant minnows, half a dozen or more hitting
the water at once and looking like miniature Gannets, it was both beautiful
and fascinating.  After this, the remnants of the group made one last stop
at the tower at Erie Basin Marina, where the long-staying SNOWY OWL was
finally seen at a great distance on rocks behind the coast guard station.

 

For the day we had 10 species of gulls and lots of individuals to study.
The number of gulls here is still very high, both large gulls and
Bonaparte's Gulls.  Keep in mind that this varies.  Weekdays seem to be
poorer for large gulls (although Mondays may be an exception), presumably
due to the dumps drawing them away.  We were very fortunate with the
weather, which could not have been better - I heard not a single complaint
about being cold.

 

I would like to extend a big thank-you to NYSOA and Kathy Schneider, who did
such a great job organizing the weekend.  Kayo Roy deserves special mention
for helping with the lodging, as well as finding the venue for Jean Iron's
gull workshop (the Niagara Falls Library).  Jean put together a wonderful
program and was especially helpful on the field trip.  The participants were
a great group coming from as far away as Long Island and Vermont, eager to
learn about this challenging group of birds.

 

Good gulling!

Willie

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose - Eastport

2012-01-09 Thread Derek Rogers 
See field location below:


Name: Barnacle Field
Coordinates: 40.83805° -72.74744°
Elevation: 0 ft
Link: View in Google Maps


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[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay

2012-01-09 Thread Sy Schiff 
Brooklyn & Queens 9 January

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to Floyd Bennett Field, checked for the 
shrike without success and headed over to the boat ramp. There we found 2 
RED-NECKED GREBE out in the bay. A birder we met at the site came by as we 
drove scanning the edges for the shrike and pointed us to a COOPER'S HAWK 
(thanks).  When we got back to the original spot, the NORTHERN SHRIKE was 
perched on top of the bird box with the broken raccoon shield. It stayed long 
enough for us to study it before dropping into the shrubbery behind.

Our next stop was Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A lone male COMMON MERGANSER on 
the East Pond was interesting  We could only find LESSER SCAUP on the East 
Pond. Lots of GREATER on both ponds. A "V" of  SNOW GEESE flew over the West 
Pond and latter we saw some flying around on the East Pond. We missed both 
Goldeneye species and the Eared Grebe (seen earlier) that had drifted too far 
out in the bay to ID.

While cold, it didn't' seem like a Winter day, what with the shimmering heat 
waves of light off the water. Good birding.  Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose

2012-01-09 Thread Derek Rogers 
Peter Priolo followed the goose flock to a sod field just North of the Sunrise 
Highway service road just west off of CR-51.

The bird has no leg bands and all toes appear to be intact.

This is most likely one of many preferred foraging areas. I checked this site 
on Saturday night, after I saw the flock lift and fly toward the NW, and there 
were no geese in sight.

A good alternative site to check if the goose is not on Eastport Pond.

Derek Rogers 
Sayville

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[nysbirds-l] Chafffinch, Snowy Owl, and Bald Eagle in NJ

2012-01-09 Thread Andrew Block 
1/9/12 - 6 Fawn Way, Union Township, NJ

1 COMMON CHAFFINCH (seen 3 times briefly for about 2 minutes at 8:30am, also 
possibly heard calling; nice bird, hope it's not a bird from the European 
finches being released in the Chicago/Wisconsin area)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (feeding on suet, unusual)

- Merrill Creek Reservoir, Harmony Township, NJ

1 Snowy Owl
1500+ Snow Geese (incl. some blues)

- Rte. 57, Beattytown, NJ

1 Bald Eagle (adult in tree next to road)

Andrew

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[nysbirds-l] Inwood Dickcissel - yes

2012-01-09 Thread Ardith Bondi 
Still by ballfields - on right fence, looking north. Was coming with 
House Sparrows to some birdseed left under the benches at the third 
ballfield.


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(seen with Peter Post and Jeffrey Kimball)

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[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose - Yes

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton 
At 2:40pm back left of pond.

American Bittern showing well at 1:30pm in marsh South of Dune Road, one 
quarter mile W of Ponquogue Bridge (not the usual spot).

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose (yes) - Eastport

2012-01-09 Thread Tom Johnson 
At 12:10 pm, the Barnacle Goose was present at Eastport Pond in Suffolk
County.
Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: ABBREVIATIONS

2012-01-09 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes 
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose, Suffolk - No

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton 
No geese on the late at all at 9:40am.

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose, Suffolk - No

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton 
No geese on the late at all at 9:40am.

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2012-01-09 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes 
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Do not post a message to this eList in a format as follows:

 

Today, I saw two BOCHs, three GRAJs, and a couple of RBNU feeding on a dead
moose carcass in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. To top that all off, the
BOCHs and GRAJs totally spooked when a pair of GEs began soaring directly
overhead. Once the GEs passed, the GRAJs returned for some more frozen fat
feasting (and great pictures.links of which I'll post later). We didn't see
the RBNUs nor the BOCHs approach the carcass again, but we could hear the
BOCHs calling farther away from us.

 

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explanatory format like this:

 

Today, I saw two Boreal Chickadees (BOCHs), three Gray Jays (GRAJs), and a
couple of Red-breasted Nuthatches (RBNUs) feeding on a dead moose carcass in
the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. To top that all off, the BOCHs and GRAJs
totally spooked when a pair of Golden Eagles (GEs) began soaring directly
overhead. Once the GEs passed, the GRAJs returned for some more frozen fat
feasting (and great pictures.links of which I'll post later). We didn't see
the RBNUs nor the BOCHs approach the carcass again, but could hear the BOCHs
farther away from us.

 

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose (yes) - Eastport

2012-01-09 Thread Tom Johnson 
At 12:10 pm, the Barnacle Goose was present at Eastport Pond in Suffolk
County.
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[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose - Yes

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton 
At 2:40pm back left of pond.

American Bittern showing well at 1:30pm in marsh South of Dune Road, one 
quarter mile W of Ponquogue Bridge (not the usual spot).

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[nysbirds-l] Chafffinch, Snowy Owl, and Bald Eagle in NJ

2012-01-09 Thread Andrew Block 
1/9/12 - 6 Fawn Way, Union Township, NJ

1 COMMON CHAFFINCH (seen 3 times briefly for about 2 minutes at 8:30am, also 
possibly heard calling; nice bird, hope it's not a bird from the European 
finches being released in the Chicago/Wisconsin area)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (feeding on suet, unusual)

- Merrill Creek Reservoir, Harmony Township, NJ

1 Snowy Owl
1500+ Snow Geese (incl. some blues)

- Rte. 57, Beattytown, NJ

1 Bald Eagle (adult in tree next to road)

Andrew

Andrew v. F. Block
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[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose

2012-01-09 Thread Derek Rogers 
Peter Priolo followed the goose flock to a sod field just North of the Sunrise 
Highway service road just west off of CR-51.

The bird has no leg bands and all toes appear to be intact.

This is most likely one of many preferred foraging areas. I checked this site 
on Saturday night, after I saw the flock lift and fly toward the NW, and there 
were no geese in sight.

A good alternative site to check if the goose is not on Eastport Pond.

Derek Rogers 
Sayville

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[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay

2012-01-09 Thread Sy Schiff 
Brooklyn  Queens 9 January

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to Floyd Bennett Field, checked for the 
shrike without success and headed over to the boat ramp. There we found 2 
RED-NECKED GREBE out in the bay. A birder we met at the site came by as we 
drove scanning the edges for the shrike and pointed us to a COOPER'S HAWK 
(thanks).  When we got back to the original spot, the NORTHERN SHRIKE was 
perched on top of the bird box with the broken raccoon shield. It stayed long 
enough for us to study it before dropping into the shrubbery behind.

Our next stop was Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A lone male COMMON MERGANSER on 
the East Pond was interesting  We could only find LESSER SCAUP on the East 
Pond. Lots of GREATER on both ponds. A V of  SNOW GEESE flew over the West 
Pond and latter we saw some flying around on the East Pond. We missed both 
Goldeneye species and the Eared Grebe (seen earlier) that had drifted too far 
out in the bay to ID.

While cold, it didn't' seem like a Winter day, what with the shimmering heat 
waves of light off the water. Good birding.  Sy

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[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Niagara River Gull Weekend

2012-01-09 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
The New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) held gull workshop and
field trip events this weekend.  The workshop, given by Jean Iron of Toronto
in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Saturday, was free and open to anyone.  Jean
discussed and showed slides of the different plumages of all of the gull
species that have occurred on the Niagara River (19 species) and in Ontario
(two additional species).  The talk was very well received by a large
gathering of birders from all over New York and Ontario.

 

On Sunday, I led the field trip along the Niagara River, with much
appreciated assistance from Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway, and Betsy Potter.  The
trip was only open to members of NYSOA and included some 30 participants.
In order to help learn the ID points from Jean's talk the day before,
assignments were given to find as many different ages of Herring Gull (all
four were found), Great Black-backed Gull (three were found), and
Bonaparte's Gull (both were found).  Of course, it was not all work and we
found a lot of great birds on the day, a few of which were lifers for
several attendees.  We started at the Adam Beck overlook at the power plants
and, right off the bat, an adult THAYER'S GULL was found perched on the NY
shoreline.  There were also several ICELAND GULLS here and more above the
falls.  An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew around in front of the power
dam for us; a few more were seen above the falls.  The boat ramp in lower
Queenston produced at least three adult LITTLE GULLS, which everyone got to
see in their scopes (looking downriver).  While looking for the Little
Gulls, someone spotted two BLACK VULTURES flapping and soaring over the
trees on the NY side.

 

Above the falls, we found a second winter GLAUCOUS GULL on the large rock
island below the control gates.  An adult GLAUCOUS GULL on the same island
was only seen by the leader and one other.  An adult Iceland/Thayer's Gull
on the breakwall exhibited a lot of black in the wingtips but was fairly
clean-headed and small-billed - we let that one go unidentified.  We had
heard a report of an adult male Barrow's Goldeneye near where the creek
flows into the river across from Dufferin Islands but we only saw Common
Goldeneyes there.  However, we did see a female HARLEQUIN DUCK halfway
across.  There have been up to four Harlequin Ducks that like to sit on or
near a small rock island that has two scrubby trees on it, located along the
ridge that extends across the river.  This is a hundred yards or so upriver
from the stranded barge.

 

Next, we made the long trek to the Buffalo waterfront, where there has been
an impressive collection of Bonaparte's Gulls in a relatively small area.
We were off to a great start there in that we did not lose anyone along the
way!  An adult BALD EAGLE greeted our group shortly after arriving with a
nice flyover.  We checked over the small gulls in the marina through the
fence from Hertel Avenue, then moved over to the north end of Squaw Island
in order to get the sun behind us.  Two highlights here were great looks at
a first winter LITTLE GULL and a first year BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, both
birds initially picked out by Dave Gordon at a distance.  The incredible
assemblage of small gulls here, many of them quite close, provides a very
special experience, even for veteran river rats.  Whether it's watching the
swirling mass of Bonaparte's Gulls as they practice evasive maneuvers or to
see them diving for the super-abundant minnows, half a dozen or more hitting
the water at once and looking like miniature Gannets, it was both beautiful
and fascinating.  After this, the remnants of the group made one last stop
at the tower at Erie Basin Marina, where the long-staying SNOWY OWL was
finally seen at a great distance on rocks behind the coast guard station.

 

For the day we had 10 species of gulls and lots of individuals to study.
The number of gulls here is still very high, both large gulls and
Bonaparte's Gulls.  Keep in mind that this varies.  Weekdays seem to be
poorer for large gulls (although Mondays may be an exception), presumably
due to the dumps drawing them away.  We were very fortunate with the
weather, which could not have been better - I heard not a single complaint
about being cold.

 

I would like to extend a big thank-you to NYSOA and Kathy Schneider, who did
such a great job organizing the weekend.  Kayo Roy deserves special mention
for helping with the lodging, as well as finding the venue for Jean Iron's
gull workshop (the Niagara Falls Library).  Jean put together a wonderful
program and was especially helpful on the field trip.  The participants were
a great group coming from as far away as Long Island and Vermont, eager to
learn about this challenging group of birds.

 

Good gulling!

Willie

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Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-01-09 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  January 09, 2012
*  NYSY 01.09.12 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 02, 2012 - January 09, 2012
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:January 09 AT 5:30 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#287 -Monday January 09, 2012
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
December 26 , 2011
 
Highlights:
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RED-THROATED LOON
EARED GREBE
RED-NECKED GREBE
TUNDRA SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
GLAUCOUS GULL
BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE
SNOWY OWL
SHORT-EARED OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
COMMON RAVEN
GRAY CATBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 1/6: 800 TUNDRA SWANS and 1 CACKLING GOOSE were observed in the Main Pool. 
The Wildlife Drive is now closed. 
 A CACKLING GOOSE was seen flying with Canadas on Howland Island. Other 
half-hardies seen were SONG SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WINTER WREN, and 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.


Oswego County


 1/3: 360 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Oneida Lake at Constantia.
 1/7: At Oswego Harbor 3 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 1 Adult 
GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 COMMON RAVENS were found.
  At Rice Creek Field Station 7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 1 HERMIT 
THRUSH were seen
 A BLACK-LEGGED KITTWAKE was found at Derby Hill.
 

Madison County


 1/7: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on Muller Hill Road.
 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have been reported coming to a feeder on 
Carpenter Road in Sheds.


Onondaga County


 1/6: 2 GRAY CATBIRDS were seen near the feeder canal on Andrews Road in 
Dewitt.
 1/7: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport near the State Police 
Barracks. It was seen Sunday and today. People are cautioned not to exit their 
cars or sit too long to observe as Airport Security will quickly question what 
you are doing.


Jefferson County


 1/7: A possible EARED GREBE was seen in Snowshoe Bay (Lake Ontario) in 
Henderson.
    

 

   
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[nysbirds-l] BAGO (Eastport) at D. Rogers Waypoint 1/9 sunset

2012-01-09 Thread Peter Priolo 

RE: Derek Rogers report earlier this evening. The goose, among the CAGO flock, 
had been foraging a fall-planted grass, appeared to be a type of sod or a rye 
cover crop whichever is the farm owner's practice. This grass can be 
identified. No leg bands. Flock left Lake same time yesterday (~4:00PM) as 
reported by D. Rogers. I met Bob Gunning, who had followed the flock from the 
lake as well! He managed a decent photo considering the dusk lighting and 
distance. This photo can be viewed here. 
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/73827493@N07/).   

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