[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
* New York* Syracuse - February 15, 2016 * NYSY 02. 15. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):February 08, 2015 - February 15, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: February 08 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 08, 2015. Highlights-- BARROW’S GOLDENEYEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSHORT-EARED OWLSNOWY OWLRED-HEADED WOODPECKERMERLINNORTHERN SHRIKEBOHEMIAN WAXWINGEASTERN TOWHEESAVANNAH SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 2/9: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an ICELAND GULL were both seen in the Mucklands On Rt. 31 west of the Seneca River. 2/14: A SHORT-EARED OWL was found on the dyke on Carncross Road. A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen and photographed on East Road. Onondaga County 2/8: 3 ICELAND GULLS and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen on Onondaga Lake at Willow Bay County Park. 2/10: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Willow Bay. 2 MERLINS were seen in Onondaga Park in Syracuse. 2/14: A male EASTERN TOWHEE was seen and photographed at a feeder in Marcellus. Oswego County 2/9: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Manwaring Road off of Rt. 3 south of Selkirk State Park. 7 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were found on Kelly Drive in the Deer Creek Marsh WMA. A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was refound on Oneida Lake at Brewerton. 2/14: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continuse at the end of Nine Mile Point Road near Noyes Sanctuary. Oneida County 2/13: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Jug Point Road weast of Verona Beach State Park. --end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027 U.S.A. -- 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] Crow breakfast
This morning, in one of the quieter corners of Esty Street, about 10 crows had gathered to work on a squirrel pancake (this squirrel was _flat_). One had a white wing tag I couldn't read without binoculars. I assumed they were American, but then one on the wire above gave a fish crow call, followed shortly by a second differently timbred one (suggesting perhaps two fish crows in the mix). I now don't remember whether I heard any American calls from this group. I'm assuming they're mostly American with a couple fish in the mix; nice to see them being so collegial with each other Suan _ http://suan-yong.com -- 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] Lots 'O redtailed Hawks
There are often 30-60+ Red-tailed Hawks on the Game Farm fence and the nearby big tree on cold winter days—"licking their chops.". What is amazing is that the hawks don't decimate the pheasant population and only take a few. Candace On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Peter wrote: > Wow. > So what is the explanation for so many red tails in one > location.is this a migration event..or simply an over-abundance > of prey in this particular locale? Or something else? > Thanks > Pete Sar > > > On 2/14/2016 3:05 PM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > >> Hi, >> I checked out the Cornell game farm on Stevenson and game farm roads this >> afternoon at 3 PM. I easily counted 62 Redtailed Hawks on the fences and in >> the trees. In the main big tree there were 22 hawks alone. Also loads of >> Starlings, eating the grain. >> >> Laura >> >> Laura Stenzler >> l...@cornell.edu >> -- >> >> 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/ >> >> -- >> >> >> >> - >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2016.0.7442 / Virus Database: 4522/11622 - Release Date: 02/14/16 >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > 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 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/ --