[nysbirds-l] 1 "Gray Ghost" and 22 "T.V's."
At ~ 1530, while traveling n/e on Northville Turnpike, Riverhead, a male N.Harrier came charging across the road, after passing by an old potato barn at a height no more than half way up the barn - a real "pick-er up a" ! Awhile afterward, between 1600-1615, there were 22 Turkey Vultures on or around the Roanoke Ave Elementary School Roost, Riverhead. There were a total of 9 birds sitting on its chimney ledge, or flying nearby. Another 4 were in the spruces that sit right across the road, along the north property line of the Riverhead Firehouse. There were also 9 "T.V's." in the spruces that sit between the 1st and 2nd houses, on the w/s of Griffing Ave, just s/o Lincoln Ave. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 1 "Gray Ghost" and 22 "T.V's."
At ~ 1530, while traveling n/e on Northville Turnpike, Riverhead, a male N.Harrier came charging across the road, after passing by an old potato barn at a height no more than half way up the barn - a real "pick-er up a" ! Awhile afterward, between 1600-1615, there were 22 Turkey Vultures on or around the Roanoke Ave Elementary School Roost, Riverhead. There were a total of 9 birds sitting on its chimney ledge, or flying nearby. Another 4 were in the spruces that sit right across the road, along the north property line of the Riverhead Firehouse. There were also 9 "T.V's." in the spruces that sit between the 1st and 2nd houses, on the w/s of Griffing Ave, just s/o Lincoln Ave. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA *New York - Syracuse - March 04, 2019 - NYSY 03. 04. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: February 25 - March 04, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: March 04 AT 2:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on February 18, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE BARROW’S GOLDENEYE KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER PEREGRINE FALCON NORTHERN GOSHAWK SANDHILL CRANE WILSON’S SNIPE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE VESPER SPARROW FOX SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/2: A SANDHILL CRANE was heard from Carncross Road. The next day 4 were seen from Morgan Road. Onondaga County 2/27: A PINER SISKIN was at a feeder on Harrington Road in Syracuse. 2/28: A CHIPPING SPARROW continues at a feeder on Comstock Road in Syracuse, 3/1: A CHIPPING SPARROW was at a feeder on Valley Drive in Elbridge. A VESPER SPARROW continues at a feeder on Banner Road in Tully. 3/2: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on #5 Road in Fabius. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at the mouth of Nine Mile Creek on Onondaga Lake. A male BARROW’W GOLDENEYE was found on Onondaga Lake at the ampitheater along the West Shore Trail. It was relocated yesterday and today. 3/3: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were still being seen at Green Lakes State Park. A CACKLING GOOSE was also still present. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Liverpool Marina on Onondaga Lake. A SNOWY OWL was seen at the sod farm north of Chittenango. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was again seen on #5 Road in Fabius. 3/4: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the corner of Conners Road and East Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville. Oswego County 2/28: The male KING EIDER and a SURF SCOTER were again found at Oswego Harbor. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in the Oswego River. A RED-THROATED LOON was rescued by the Oswego Fire Department after being iced in in the Oswego River. A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Port Ontario. 3/1: The male KING EIDER was again seen in Oswego Harbor. 3/2: A FOX SPARROW was seen on Hinman Road near Port Ontario. Derby Hill Hawk Watch The Hawk Watch at Derby Hill officially started on 3/1: So far this week only a small number of BALD EAGLES and RED-TAILED HAWKS were deemed to be migrants. Madison County Up to 100 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK also continues to hunt near the feeder. EVENING GROSBEAKS also continue at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. Oneida County 3/3: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen north of Waterville. Herkimer County EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Military Road north of Dolgeville. 3/1: A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen on Miner Road west of Dolgeville. End Transcript Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, NY, 13027, USA -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA *New York - Syracuse - March 04, 2019 - NYSY 03. 04. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: February 25 - March 04, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: March 04 AT 2:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on February 18, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE BARROW’S GOLDENEYE KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER PEREGRINE FALCON NORTHERN GOSHAWK SANDHILL CRANE WILSON’S SNIPE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE VESPER SPARROW FOX SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/2: A SANDHILL CRANE was heard from Carncross Road. The next day 4 were seen from Morgan Road. Onondaga County 2/27: A PINER SISKIN was at a feeder on Harrington Road in Syracuse. 2/28: A CHIPPING SPARROW continues at a feeder on Comstock Road in Syracuse, 3/1: A CHIPPING SPARROW was at a feeder on Valley Drive in Elbridge. A VESPER SPARROW continues at a feeder on Banner Road in Tully. 3/2: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on #5 Road in Fabius. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at the mouth of Nine Mile Creek on Onondaga Lake. A male BARROW’W GOLDENEYE was found on Onondaga Lake at the ampitheater along the West Shore Trail. It was relocated yesterday and today. 3/3: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were still being seen at Green Lakes State Park. A CACKLING GOOSE was also still present. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Liverpool Marina on Onondaga Lake. A SNOWY OWL was seen at the sod farm north of Chittenango. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was again seen on #5 Road in Fabius. 3/4: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the corner of Conners Road and East Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville. Oswego County 2/28: The male KING EIDER and a SURF SCOTER were again found at Oswego Harbor. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in the Oswego River. A RED-THROATED LOON was rescued by the Oswego Fire Department after being iced in in the Oswego River. A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Port Ontario. 3/1: The male KING EIDER was again seen in Oswego Harbor. 3/2: A FOX SPARROW was seen on Hinman Road near Port Ontario. Derby Hill Hawk Watch The Hawk Watch at Derby Hill officially started on 3/1: So far this week only a small number of BALD EAGLES and RED-TAILED HAWKS were deemed to be migrants. Madison County Up to 100 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK also continues to hunt near the feeder. EVENING GROSBEAKS also continue at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. Oneida County 3/3: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen north of Waterville. Herkimer County EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Military Road north of Dolgeville. 3/1: A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen on Miner Road west of Dolgeville. End Transcript Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, NY, 13027, USA -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
