We had our FOY Saturday morning here, a very perky male. Radar through
Sunday AM looks like we were descended upon! Hope the rain hold off for
a bit as there should be many new birds.
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Burdett, NY
An adult FORSTER'S TERN was perched on driftwood just off the west end of
Stewart Park a few minutes ago. It took off and foraged over the lake for a
few minutes and is not in view at the moment but is probably still around.
Quite a few Bonaparte's Gulls were visible farther out, as well as three
N
At 12:20 today I watched a low flying golden eagle as it soared east along the
Midline Rd end of Hunt Hill Road.
Laura
Laura Stenzler
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It was a birdy morning at the Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve.Chris LajewskiCenter DirectorMontezuma Audubon CenterSeneca Meadows Wetland Preserve, Seneca County, New York, US (Map ) ( Hotspot )Date and EffortEdit Date and EffortSun Apr 14, 2019 7:30 AMProtocol:TravelingParty Size:1Duration:2 hour
The GLOSSY IBIS was present at the east end of the flooded cornfield on
Carncross Road until at least 9:30 this morning. I turned to focus on the
shorebirds, and the Ibis disappeared. Still present when I left were 30 - 40
Greater Yellowlegs, a smaller number of Lesser Yellowlegs, 10 Pectoral
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The CBC trip led by Suan Young and myself broke into two groups before heading
off to look for woodcocks and owls. I led my group to the corner of Snyder Hill
and Whitted Roads. We got out of the cars at a minute before 8 pm, just as the
woodcock uttered its first “peent” of the night. We were a
Twice this morning a male Eastern Towhee visited my yard, foraging under the
bird feeders. It’s the first time I’ve seen one here on Ringwood Court.
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Thanks Alicia Plotkin for pointing this out: in spite of the fact that the
female Barred Owl is larger than the male, the call of the male IS pitched
lower than the female. So, from what I recall, it was the male that came in
first to our playback followed a short time later by the female. It ma
Our group went to Dodge Road, where the woodcocks started later than when I
scouted, but with enough light to be easily seen. After a few skydances,
those with muck boots and binoculars took a few steps into the muddy field
where I was able to get my spotlight on the bird on the ground.
The owling