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The snowy egret hung around until dusk last night, then flew to the north. With today’s nice weather, perhaps it will stick around. It has been seen down by the spillway, across the river and the gull tree across from the main pool. I understand it has been quite active. When I was there later
The SNOWY EGRET was present early this morning in the same area, along the
rocky shore of the river just at the mouth of the main pool
outflow/spillway ("carp spot") along the drive. It was reported this
afternoon from the same area on eBird as well. Other highlights from a
quick morning trip were
We went up today and the Snowy was a no-show as we checked the expected
areas. Lots if birders. A terrific selection of waterfowl made the trip
worthwhile.
John and Sue
On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:57 AM Suan Hsi Yong wrote:
> Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National
I should follow up and say that that Facebook group has become
immensely popular, currently with 11.4K members, and may well have the
broadest reach of any electronic group related to birds in the basin
(though they still lose out to "Bald Eagles of Onondaga Lake" with
18.8K members), and may well
Photos were posted to the Facebook group "Birds of Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge" by Bob and Diane Slater on Monday, November 13, at
6:30pm. A comment says "it flew in front of us around 4:30 pm, in the
dead tree near the Eagle tree".
The post URL is
Today I learned of - and eventually saw - a regionally rare Snowy Egret along
the Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
I first learned of it from a text rare bird alert from Mark Miller at 10:25am
that it was “last seen at Seneca Flats,” but I wondered about Mark’s use of
Currently the main pool has lowered enough to allow for the whole SW area to be
primarily mudflat. Today I could only find 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, 12 Dunlin and a
Wilson’s Snipe. Viewing is scope distance from the main pool observation
platform. If I were a Godwit or Ibis I would be out there. A
I asked about walks at Knox-Marsellus the next 2 Saturdays, which may have been
too short of a lead time. Refuge staff replied that instead of having any more
walks this year, they are instead going to plan for a better program next year.
I suggested that an expanded time frame would be good,
Tomorrow starting at 7:15am from the parking lot by the Tschache Pool Tower
(NYS-89 just north of the Thruway) there will be a rare opportunity for members
of the public onto the dike as part of a walk led by volunteer Reuben Stoltzfus
to look for shorebirds who are migrating south now and
Registration is now open for the 2023 Montezuma Muckrace.
https://friendsofmontezuma.org/projects-programs/muckrace/ [1]. The
fundraising event will take place Sept. 8th-9th 7pm-7pm with a pizza
dinner and wrap up of the event at the Montezuma Audubon Center
immediately afterward. Form your teams
I just got word from Reuben Stoltzfus:
There will NOT be a shorebird walk this Saturday, August 5th.
Refuge staff will work on cutting some openings in the vegetation along the
Tschache Pool dike over the next few days.
There WILL BE shorebird walks led by Reuben on August 12th & August 19th.
For a number of years the management at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge has
allowed a limited number of the public into normally restricted areas on a few
days in summer to observe migrant shorebirds on guided walks.
Reuben Stoltzfus has been talking to staff to see what can be arranged
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
Cruising through the Montezuma NWR Wildlife Drive this morning and a few
highlights include:
FOY Yellow Warbler
FOY Canada Geese goslings
A single Sandhill Crane
And MANY singing Swamp Sparrows
What a beautiful resource we have here in the Finger Lakes :)
Alyssa Johnson
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Reuben Stolfus scouted Knox Marcellus marsh this morning in preparation for
tomorrow's guided shorebird walk. He reports a variety of species including
lots of yellowlegs of both "flavors", a number of short-billed dowitchers,
good numbers of least sandpipers and semipalmated sandpipers, a few
Our martins have returned from South America and are currently choosing
housing near the Visitor Center. Their "bubbly chirps and rattles" are
proof of winter's end, new beginnings and a season of hope and promise.
Come see.
Sar
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Good afternoon,
Here are a few upcoming events being held here at the Montezuma Audubon Center!
If you’d like to review a full list of our programs and events, please visit:
https://ny.audubon.org/montezuma-programs-and-events
Join us for a Montezuma Birding Tour! We have scheduled many tours
The single sleeping swan was a Trumpeter. I woke it up.
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma wildlife drive
Quick trip through wildlife drive at Montezuma yesterday
Quick trip through wildlife drive at Montezuma yesterday. Lots of Blue-winged
and Green-winged Teal at Visitor Center along with a single pair of Northern
Pintail.A single sleeping Swan (sp) and lots of Ring-necked Ducks on the main
pool and Bennings Marsh pool as well as Northern Shovelers
ry noisy - a joyous surprise to me.
- - Dave Nutter
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> Good
Good morning all,
I’ve been away from Montezuma since last Friday, so I haven’t been able to keep
up personally with where the Snow Geese and other waterfowl have been hanging
out over the weekend. I did a quick drive around to some of the hot spots, and
I’ll detail my observations below:
Good morning everyone,
We've been beginning to get a lot of calls, emails, and Facebook messages
asking about the return of the Snow Geese, and other migratory waterfowl! I
will try to share updates this way, as well as on our Montezuma Audubon Center
Facebook
Good morning! I hope everyone had a healthy and safe holiday, and hopefully
some R! I have a Montezuma Birding Tour scheduled this week. The wildlife
drive at Montezuma NWR does close TODAY at dusk, but there are many other
places to look for birds in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.
Join
Wednesday 10/20/21
1:30-4 p.m.
Join Montezuma Audubon Center staff for a birding tour this autumn, and you
won't be disappointed! The weather looks wonderful on Wednesday and there is an
abundance of migratory as well as year-round resident birds in the Montezuma
Wetlands Complex. We are
Around 1:45 today we watched the Glossy Ibis fly higher and higher off to the
Southwest over the main pool until out of sight. Did it return or did the
signal to go south kick in? Mike Tetlow
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Thanks for the exciting update on Sandhill Cranes in open ag fields. They are
spectacular to see, and always thrill me.
Just a small note about the township: Armitage Road is along the border between
the Town of Savannah in Wayne County to the north and Town of Tyre in Seneca
County on the
Good morning!
This Thursday evening 10/7/21 I will be offering a virtual program detailing
the wonders of the waterfowl migration that occurs within the Montezuma
Wetlands Complex and nearby Cayuga Lake. Please see below for more information
and to register:
Montezuma Migration (click here to
The Wood Stork at East Rd/knox-Marcellus Marsh showed itself to many birders
today, along with 2 Sandhill Cranes. Some of us also saw an Indigo Bunting &
some Wood Ducks, Pied billed Grebes, a mature Bald Eagle & the usual Great Blue
herons , Great egrets & Mallards.
Later at Guy Baldasarre
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Spoonbill update, 13 July
Tom Auer on Cayuga Rare Bird Alert just reported R. Spoonbill back at Eagle
statue/ Thruway pond.
Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jul 13, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
The Roseate Spo
Tom Auer on Cayuga Rare Bird Alert just reported R. Spoonbill back at Eagle
statue/ Thruway pond.
Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jul 13, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
The Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR, which was seen by many on July 11th in
a pond along the Wildlife
Addendum: at 5:30pm Tom Auer reported that the Roseate Spoonbill just flew in
by the eagle statue from Tschache Pool!
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The Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR, which was seen by many on July 11th in
a pond along the Wildlife Drive by I-90 and the giant Bald Eagle Stature, flew
with a Great Egret toward Tschache Pool early that evening.
It has been seen several times in Tschache Pool in the company of one or
Great news!
Thanks.
Pete Sar
On Tue, Jul 6, 2021, 7:26 PM wrote:
> After cancellation last year due to Covid-19 concerns the Montezuma
> Muckrace is back on! We are scheduling the event for September 10-11th,
> 7pm-7pm.
>
> The Muckrace is a 24 hour birding event in which teams (or individuals)
After cancellation last year due to Covid-19 concerns the Montezuma
Muckrace is back on! We are scheduling the event for September
10-11th, 7pm-7pm.
The Muckrace is a 24 hour birding event in which teams (or
individuals) search the Montezuma Wetlands Complex trying to see or
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Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?
Hi Sandy and all,
I was there last night.
The Main Pool has been drained this summer for management purposes. See here
for the Refuge's explanation:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1919598661523947=g
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Main Pool?
Has anyone been up to Montezuma recently
Hi Sandy.
I usually help with the Friday surveys at the Refuge but had to be in
Massachusetts. However I believe Jackie Bakker did a Friday survey and as
soon as she posts her results I will send them along.
Pete Sar
On Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 9:19 PM Sandy Podulka wrote:
> Has anyone been up to
Has anyone been up to Montezuma recently? Is there water in the Main
Pool along the Wildlife Drive? Lots of birds around?
Sandy Podulka
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4 ruddy turnstones
3 black bellied plover
70 dunlin
Handful of semipalmated plovers
Handful of peep sandpipers (some of which are least)
A few yellowlegs of each "flavor"
A spotted sandpiper
3 Dowitchers/I think long billedVERY round/plump looking
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Good morning!
Well spring (summer?!) has arrived finally! The warblers and orioles are
singing, and the herons, egrets, and eagles are GORGING themselves on fish at
the Refuge. If you haven't been- go ASAP! The Main Pool is being drawn-down for
management purposes, and the carp are getting
3 Black Terns are circling May’s Point pool. Mike Tetlow
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Hey all.
I just wanted to alert folks to a cool thing currently happening (and
easily seen with a scope) at the Refuge. It concern a relatively new eagle
nest that's directly across the river from the Spillway on the Wildlife
Drive. While at the Spillway fence look east across the river to see the
Two Sandhill Cranes were observed over the Montezuma Audubon Center yesterday afternoon (Feb. 26). Two cranes (same birds?) were also seen flying over Deep Muck near Savannah-Spring Lake Road at sunset. Chris LajewskiCenter DirectorMontezuma Audubon Center2295 Route 89, Savannah, NY
To celebrate the start of the Christmas Bird Count season, I spent the day
today (14 Dec 2020) birding at various spots in the Montezuma CBC circle. I was
joined at different times by Tim Lenz, Jay McGowan, and Drew Weber for
socially-distanced birding. In a testament to the incredible birding
Mike and all.
One November a few years back I attended the "Festival of the Cranes" at
Bosque Del Apache NWR in New Mexico. Many cranes winter there (including
members of the lesser race of sandhills that hale from as far away as
western Alaska and Siberia!!). Anyway down that way they called them
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma crane breeding success?
The numbers of Sandhill Cranes are now about
The numbers of Sandhill Cranes are now about double any previous year by my
marginal memory’s recollection. The highest I remember 2 years ago was around
127 (but eBird search experts can correct me). If y happy just enjoying the
beautiful flock stop reading.! Based on this year’s nesting
Hello all,
It was a very cold and blustery morning, but had good birding. Here are a few
notes about my trip:
-I did not see any cranes at the Sandhill Crane Unit on Van Dyne Spoor Rd. Many
ducks out in the distance! Hard to see with the snow. White-crowned sparrows
were making some noise on
Hi all! I am wondering whether what birds might still be migrating through
Montezuma right now. Sand hill cranes? Bald eagles? Snow geese? Other
migrating ducks?
Please email off list unless others are interested. Thanks!
~ Yvette
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Very satisfying trip to Montezuma today. Tundra swans the star of the
trip. About 75 in the bays off Rt 89N that were no longer there on the
return trip at 3. Several thousand ducks in the main pool. As we
watched about 200 Tundra swans came floating in over a period of maybe 5
minutes.
Joann and I took a ride though Montezuma this afternoon and had a great time.
The south end of the visitor center was busy. We hadn’t heard of the
Hudsonian Godwit in a couple days so were very happy to find it along the sw
edge. There were good numbers of both Yellowlegs and Pectoral
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Does anyone know if they’ve flooded the visitor center area or Carncross road
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I am trying to identify this bird we saw bobbing on top of the lake yesterday.
Any help appreciated! A sandpiper?
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> On Sep 4, 2020, at 11:10 AM, Peter Saracino wrote:
>
> While conducting the twice-weekly survey of the Montezuma Refuge Jackie
> Bakker, Linda Benedict
While conducting the twice-weekly survey of the Montezuma Refuge Jackie
Bakker, Linda Benedict and I are often privileged to witness some
incredible natural events - a great blue heron in the process of gulping
down an entire muskrat; a peregrine falcon knocking an immature black crown
night heron
If you're looking to take your backyard birding to the next level, consider
purchasing a Backyard Birding Kit from the Montezuma Audubon Center. Each kit
includes:
-A bluebird house kit including pre-drilled holes, hardware, and directions to
build the box;
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Yesterday I had delightful looks at the prothonotary warbler near & going into
the nest box on the west side of Armitage Road (across canal). Lots of other
birds there too, including a veery.
Later at Mays Point I saw 2-3 black terns & 2 pretty yellow-throated vireos,
among other birds.
Later
Good evening all!
The Montezuma Audubon Center has just posted our event schedule coming up
beginning on Jan 1 with a First Day Hike! I've highlighted several events
below, but please see our complete listing at: Montezuma Audubon Center Winter
2020
At 6:15 the last of the Sandhill Cranes came in to roost. I counted 92 three
times and 2 more flew in at last light. 10 Greater Yellowlegs and a Long-billed
Dowitcher plus 5 Great Egrets were the other highlights. Mike Tetlow
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Knox-Marsellus Marsh Dike Walk Sun Sept 8th, 2019
Thanks, Dave Nicosia, for doing a great job leading the walks, keeping eBird
lists, and writing summaries! I have a few things to add. First, it made a big
difference that the dike had been widely mo
Thanks, Dave Nicosia, for doing a great job leading the walks, keeping eBird
lists, and writing summaries! I have a few things to add.
First, it made a big difference that the dike had been widely mowed for the
Muckrace, so it was easy to view the impoundment. Not only could we watch from
Hi all. I have a calling Sedge Wren along the NWR wildlife drive about half
way between Seneca Flats and the first large dead tree on the right. Calling
on the main pool side close to the road. Have seen it briefly when it made a
short flight, but no chance for photo yet.
Bill Howe
This Saturday morning there will be another walk onto the normally-closed dikes
at Knox-Marsellus Marsh in Montezuma NWR, this time led by Josh Snodgrass with
assistance by me and, I hope, other folks willing to share scope views and
expertise. The goal is to observe migrant shorebirds and help
I got a call early this afternoon from Reuben Stoltzfus. He saw a couple of
Ruddy Turnstones at Benning on the Wildlife Drive. More intriguing is that he
saw several large Calidris type sandpipers (Ruff? Knot?) at Knox-Marsellus
which he was unable to ID due to severe mid-day heat shimmer. The
All,
We had nice group of birders this morning Sunday August 11th for the first
of several shorebird walks at Montezuma along the dike between
Knox-Marsellus and Puddler's Marsh. We had between 20 and 25 people. The
weather was perfect: low humidity, a light breeze and few insect issues.
The
This morning I joined Dave Nicosia for a guided walk onto the dikes around
Knox-Marsellus marsh seeking shorebirds. I don’t want to steal his thunder, so
suffice it to say the trip was successful. I expect he will send out the
impressive list shortly, if he hasn’t already. He will be leading 2
Good morning-
The Montezuma Audubon Center is hosting a great event this Friday, Aug. 9th
from 7pm-9:30pm: Montezuma Moth Night!
Fri., August 9, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Montezuma Moth Night
Join us as we welcome Dr. Meena Madhav Haribal, semi-retired Chemical Ecologist
from Cornell University who
Hi Everyone,
Knox-Marsellus is set for water to flow out so it should be good for
shorebirds soon.
Good birding.
Linda
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3395 US Route 20 East
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-406-0052
On Jul 26, 2019, at 4:27 PM, David Nicosia
All,
Took a quick trip up to wildlife drive today since it has been quite some
time for me.
I saw nothing unusual. Shorebirds are increasing and seem to be
concentrated in the channel before Larue's, Eaton Marsh (some) and
especially Benning Marsh.
Benning had a lot of peeps, mostly LEAST
And so the "Fall" migration of shorebirds has begun.SarSent from my
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Original message From: metet...@gmail.com Date: 7/7/19 7:36
PM (GMT-05:00) To: Cayuga Birds Subject:
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds and babies. Joann a
Joann and I drove through Montezuma this afternoon. We knew a few Yellowlegs
had dropped in Friday but surprised to find 32 Lessers and 1 Greater plus 1
Least and 1 Spotted Sandpiper in the flooded grasses near the channel halfway
down the main pool. Then another 27 Lesser and 3 Greater
Thanks Dave for clarifying this.
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On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 9:26 AM, Dave Nutter wrote:
Credit where credit is due:
As far as I know, the first report of the Red-necked Phalarope on the Wildlife
Drive at Montezuma NWR was to eBird on the afternoon of 30
Credit where credit is due:
As far as I know, the first report of the Red-necked Phalarope on the Wildlife
Drive at Montezuma NWR was to eBird on the afternoon of 30 May by Carol Ingram,
and I have credited her on the Cayuga Lake Basin First 2019 Records list. I do
not know Carol, nor the
Found FOY Scarlet Tanager on Orchard Trail (not far from parking lot) and a
Bobolink on the north end of Orchard Trail about 2 PM Friday afternoon. Also
had Blue-headed Vireo & Blackburnian Warbler on Ridge Trail (and lots of RB
Grosbeaks & B. Orioles. Nashville Warblers near both e. Tyre Rd &
Wide variety of ducks on the main pool, including Common Merganser, Ruddy,
Redhead, and all the usual ones. Virginia Rails calling near La Rue's Lagoon
(both sides of the road). Counted 14 Great Egrets fairly far out on the main
pool. Had at least 3 Wilson Snipe at Benning Marsh. Only other
This evening there were huge rafts of Snow Geese
on Cayuga Lake visible from Cayuga Lake State
Park as well as Route 89 just a few miles south
of Cayuga Lake State Park. Just south of the
park, along Route 89, there was a flock of Tundra
Swans very close to shore. There were scattered
When homeschooling, one sometimes has "sunny" days (rather than snow days),
hence a quick drive to Montezuma and beyond today. Below is a short summary of
waterfowl only. Had 3 flyovers by osprey between Union Springs and the north
end of the lake. We had lots of snow geese and swans at the
Does anyone have recent info about the bird life status on the wildlife drive
at MNWR or in the Mucklands? We’re planning on being in the area on Saturday.
We’d like to see Snow Geese while we’re in the general area - are they more apt
to be on Cayuga Lake still?
Thanks for the help and
Saturday the 23rd of March I am offering a last minute van tour on behalf of
the Montezuma Audubon Center. I've had a lot of interest in the tours we offer,
so I thought I'd add one more. Migration has really begun here and the theme of
the tour is migratory waterfowl species, but of course
Good morning!
Some of the harvested corn fields along Armitage Rd. in Savannah are being
currently flooded by the landowners (waterfowl hunters) and it's getting VERY
birdy. During my commute this morning I saw gulls, geese, swans, and ducks
(sorry I can't be more specific) but I expect if one
Flock of 200+ Dunlin at MNWR Visitors Center pool today (Friday) around 4:45
p.m. I have never seen so many in one place!Pete Saracino
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I stopped by the Montezuma Wildlife Drive around 4:00 today. The Visitor Center
was the only place there were shorebirds which included Lesser Yellowlegs, many
Killdeer, 2 Dunlin, and 3 Black-bellied Plovers. There was one Snow Goose
there. On the back side of the drive just before the Eagle
This coming Saturday morning, 25 August, there will be another shorebird
walk into normally restricted areas at the Montezuma National Wildlife
Refuge.
At 7am we will caravan from the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center to the East Rd
overlook. Folks can meet us at the East Road overlook at 715 am if
This coming Saturday morning, 18 August, there will be another shorebird walk
into normally restricted areas at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. I
will be leading it, substituting for Dave Nicosia, but the plans remain the
same:
At 7am we will caravan from the Montezuma NWR Visitor
Friday, August 10, 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
*RAINDATE 08/11/2018, 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Montezuma Moth Night
Join us as we welcome Dr. Meena Madhav Haribal, a semi-retired Chemical
Ecologist from Cornell University, for our first ever "Moth Night" at the
Montezuma Audubon Center! Dr. Haribal
This afternoon our MZ ride was highlighted by a small family of mom and 2 baby
Redhead along the wildlife drive. We found another family of Redhead on VanDyne
Spoor Road with mom and at least 5 young. Black Terns were everywhere at
VanDyne Spoor with at least a dozen juveniles and more than a
,
Geneseebirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma
Shorebirds
It was 90 degrees yesterday but the presence of 100 shorebirds on the Monteuma
Audubon Center mudflats signifies the beginning of the autumn bird migration.
Least Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs dominated the landscape but breeding
I have 2 public programs running this Saturday, July 14th via the Montezuma
Audubon Center in Savannah, NY.
4July 14, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Montezuma Heritage Park Birding Walk
If you're interested in Erie Canal history, and the birds that call the
Montezuma Wetlands Complex their
Hello everyone,
Please see the link below for all of our upcoming Summer 2018 programs at the
Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah, Wayne County, NY.
http://friendsofmontezuma.org/summer-2018-programs-at-the-montezuma-audubon-center/
Hope to see some familiar faces, as new as new program
: May 29, 2018 8:46 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today May 29th, 2018- Red Knot, Red-Necked Phalarope
All, I had a change of plans and am not going to the NJ coast for shorebirds. So I decided to try Montezuma again for shorebirds
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<linda_zie...@fws.gov> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR Tschache Pool
Spring Shorebird Walk May 26th, 2018
All,
We had an awesome turnout for the second spring shorebird walk along part of
the restricted area of Tschache Pool. I estimated
corrected typo. ugh.
All,
I had the good fortune of leading a shorebird walk around Tschache Pool between
7 am and noon this morning, Saturday May 19th. This is part of Montezuma's
Guided Shorebird Walk program of which they are allowing access to the trail
along Tschache Pool. This
Some cool birds observed today (4/10/18) during part one of weekly survey of
the Montezuma Refuge:1 Common Moorehen on Main Pool4 Great Egrets at Tschache
Pool1 Greater Yellowlegs at Seneca FlatsHundreds of tree swallows perched on
marsh vegetation at May's Point Pool.Migration IS
The 2017/2018 Montezuma Winter Raptor Survey season will begin on November
15, approximately two weeks away. The entire season runs from November 15
through March 28. The largest portion of the Raptor migrations will have
been completed, and it will be time to learn what species have chosen to
Kevin and I headed up the lake this afternoon to see if any new shorebirds
had dropped in at Montezuma. We didn't find anything incredible, but a nice
variety of shorebirds remained up there. The highlight of the drive up was
a juvenile COMMON GALLINULE walking around amid Mallards on the algae
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