I will be out of the office from September 18th through the 25th. I apologize for the inconvenience. Hopefully we will be able to catch up late next week.
Jenny Landry Wildlife Diversity Biologist Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414-9519 585/226-5491 585/226-6323 fax jalan...@gw.dec.state.ny.us >>> "Upstate NY Birding digest" <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> 09/18/12 00:05 >>> >>> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Monday, September 17, 2012. 1. Thank you Dave Nutter 2. Cattle Egret at Benning 3. Evening Grosbeak 4. Syracuse RBA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Thank you Dave Nutter From: John and Sue Gregoire <k...@empacc.net> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:28:23 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 We had a very busy Sunday morning while banding a number of nice warblers and the first Lincoln's Sparrow of the fall. We're struck by the number of Philadelphia Vireos that we are banding; they must have had a very good year. As we were finishing the morning we had a most appreciated call from Dave who told us that the Cattle Egret had been seen at Benning. Secured the nets and got up to MNWR around 1330 and greatly enjoyed seeing this young bird. Thanks Dave for the call and your kindness!!! We saw pretty much the same as has been reported by others. By the time we got to Puddler's in late afternoon the Avocet was there but the others had departed. We did find a nice A.Golden Plover which was another bird we have not seen in many years. Also met several wonderful folks who inhabit this list. I'm amazed by the quality of newer spotting scopes and cameras and the vast store of knowledge crammed into smart phones; quite a departure from our early days of notes and sketches and phone trees! Great day! John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Cattle Egret at Benning From: Jim Tarolli <jtarol...@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:25:46 -0700 X-Message-Number: 2 The Cattle Egret is present at Benning Marsh as of 3:20pm. Actively feeding and flying around. Jim Tarolli ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Evening Grosbeak From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scili...@gte.net> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:04:29 -0400 X-Message-Number: 3 There is currently a heavily molting but definitively male EVENING GROSBEAK scrapping with the Blue Jays for a position on my feeders. Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY mickey.scili...@gte.net 315-679-6299 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjos...@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:34:30 -0700 X-Message-Number: 4 RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 17, 2012 * NYSY 0917 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): september 10, 2012 - September 17, 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:September 17 AT 8:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #320 -Monday September 17, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 10 , 2012 Highlights: ----------- SANDHILL CRANE CATTLE EGRET MERLIN BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET WESTERN SANDPIPER BAIRDS SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER HUDSONIAN GODWIT SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER RED-NECKED PHALAROPE COMMON NIGHTHAWK RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO SWAINSONS THRUSH DICKCISSEL EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 9/12: 4 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were found at Puddlers Marsh. More recently they have moved of Knox-Marsellus Marsh where they have been seen up to and including today. 9/13: 13 species of shorebirds including AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,AMERICAN AVOCET, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A CATTLE EGRET was found at Benning Marsh. Except for a short trip to Puddlers he continues to be seen (and missed) at Benning including an afternoon sighting today. 9/14: A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in one of the new impoundments along the wildlife drive with SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, BAIRDS SANDPIPERS and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. 9/16: 9 species of shorebirds including BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Another RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen in the new shorebird area alnog the Wildlife Drive. 9/17: The 4 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and 1 or possoble 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. As stated previously, the CATTLE EGRET was spotted in the afternoon at Benning Marsh after being missed in the morning. Oswego County ------------- 9/11: PHILADELPHIA VIREO and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen on Winks Road in Palermo. 9/13: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Kibby Road in Mexico.. 9/15: 2 SWAINSONS THRUSHES were seen at Kibby Road in Mexico. 9/17: A SWAINSONS THRUSH was seen at Derby Hill. An EVENING GROSBEAK was at a feeder in Constantia. Cayuga County ------------ 9/12: A MERLIN, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 2 AMERICAN PIPPITS were seen on the west side at Fairhaven State Park. 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SWAINSONS THRUSH were found along the entrance to the park. Oneida County ------------ 9 species of shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen at Delta Lake. Onondaga County ------------ 9/11: A DICKCISSEL was found on Pompey Center Road just south of Rt. 20. 9/15: 10 warbler species and SWAINSONS THRUSH were found at Long Branch Park. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 9/16: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Shiller Park in Syracuse. ------------ -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. --- END OF DIGEST -- 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/ --
