Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

2021-07-11 Thread Dave Nutter 
The Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR remained all afternoon today (11 July) 
and was seen well by many people from the Wildlife Drive. While I was there 
(twice around the drive) it was in one of the pools alongside the Thruway near 
the large Bald Eagle sculpture. It spent its time standing on a log resting, 
preening, and sometimes wading either to wet its bill for preening or to feed. 
At one point I saw it catch and eat a fish that was longer than the widest part 
of its bill. During most of the time, no other large waders were in that pool, 
although there was a Great Blue Heron visible around the bend in the next pool. 
Some time after 5pm a Great Egret dropped gently from the sky and alit close to 
the Roseate Spoonbill. They tolerated each other well enough, often standing 
only a few feet apart, and the egret walked directly through a video I took of 
the spoonbill feeding. At 5:45pm the Roseate Spoonbill took flight as did the 
Great Egret (I think the spoonbill took off first but I’m open to correction on 
this point). Both flew NW over the Thruway staying fairly close to each other 
even though the spoonbill’s flight wandered left & right quite a bit more from 
my vantage as they got farther away. Last I saw them at about 5:48 they were 
descending toward what I believe was the northeastern part of Tschache Pool. 
About 15 minutes later I tried looking from the Tschache tower along NYS-89 
near I-90 but could only discern a few Great Blue Herons in that area. My guess 
is that the spoonbill is spending the night roosting wherever the Great Egrets 
roost, and that there’s a good chance it will be somewhere around the Montezuma 
Wetlands Complex tomorrow. 

This is a lovely bird. As Kevin mentioned it’s a juvenile, which means just a 
couple months ago it was a nestling, probably in south Florida although they 
also breed along the gulf coast of Louisiana & Texas. This bird lacks the bare 
gray & black crown that forms by their second year, and it lacks the bold rose 
areas on the wings and the orange tail of the adults. Instead it is fully 
feathered white on the head & neck and evenly pale pink on the body & wings. 
The long flat bill is a fantastic thing, gray on the basal half and along the 
midline, but pink on the distal half, especially on the margins around the very 
broad tip. The upper bill is slightly broader and longer than the lower bill. 
The upper legs are pink, the ankle joint is gray, and the lower legs are pink 
in front and gray behind. Each foot has 4 toes, gray (at least below), with no 
webbing. The most contrasting part of the bird is in the outer primaries which 
are mainly pale pink but which also have a narrow edge of bold black, visible 
both when it preened and when it flew. 

I hope it gets refound.  Very cool bird, a first for the Cayuga Lake Basin, and 
tied for first in upstate NY according to eBird. 

- - Dave Nutter

> On Jul 11, 2021, at 4:19 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
> 
> Timing of surge of spoonbills out of the south over the last month doesn’t 
> fit with the storm.
>  
> Here are ebird reports for June:
> https://ebird.org/map/rosspo1?neg=true=-100.76926532551144=31.833515337185677=-64.20676532551144=45.82328941682119=true=true=Z=on=6=6=cur=2021=2021
>  
> You can see a movement already.
>  
> Here are ebird reports for July:
> https://ebird.org/map/rosspo1?neg=true=-130.14670673176144=23.68895634547458=-57.02170673176145=51.648127862764916=true=true=Z=on=7=7=cur=2021=2021
>  
> Look at that straight line of reports from Florida to New York! Amazing.
>  
> Pennsylvania had 4 spoonbills this week, 3 in one spot.
>  
> Was this just a really good year for spoonbill breeding in the southeast? And 
> maybe for wading birds in general? The juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in 
> Tompkins Co this month seems more than coincidental. Juvenile wading birds 
> (egrets, herons, storks, etc) are known to wander widely in summer after they 
> reach independence. I don’t know of any theories about what influences these 
> movements. But, it is logical that the more young produced, perhaps above an 
> average number (?), the more likely it would be for strays to end up in the 
> north.
>  
> Amazing to have a juvenile Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR and Chenango 
> River State Park in the same day! Both an hour from Ithaca. I was already 
> committed to going south when the Montezuma report came in and didn’t have 
> enough stamina to go see both.
>  
>  
>  
> Kevin
>  
> Kevin McGowan
> Freeville
>  
> From: bounce-125763042-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of Asher Hockett
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 3:42 PM
> To: Donna Lee Scott 
> Cc: Dave K ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> 
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool
>  
> Wondering from our here in NM, diid these spoonbills get pushed to upstate by 
> Elsa?
>  
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 11:42 AM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> Still here by eagle sculpture. 
> Perched on big fallen tree. Easy to

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

2021-07-11 Thread Kevin J. McGowan 
Timing of surge of spoonbills out of the south over the last month doesn’t fit 
with the storm.

Here are ebird reports for June:
https://ebird.org/map/rosspo1?neg=true=-100.76926532551144=31.833515337185677=-64.20676532551144=45.82328941682119=true=true=Z=on=6=6=cur=2021=2021

You can see a movement already.

Here are ebird reports for July:
https://ebird.org/map/rosspo1?neg=true=-130.14670673176144=23.68895634547458=-57.02170673176145=51.648127862764916=true=true=Z=on=7=7=cur=2021=2021

Look at that straight line of reports from Florida to New York! Amazing.

Pennsylvania had 4 spoonbills this week, 3 in one spot.

Was this just a really good year for spoonbill breeding in the southeast? And 
maybe for wading birds in general? The juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in 
Tompkins Co this month seems more than coincidental. Juvenile wading birds 
(egrets, herons, storks, etc) are known to wander widely in summer after they 
reach independence. I don’t know of any theories about what influences these 
movements. But, it is logical that the more young produced, perhaps above an 
average number (?), the more likely it would be for strays to end up in the 
north.

Amazing to have a juvenile Roseate Spoonbill at Montezuma NWR and Chenango 
River State Park in the same day! Both an hour from Ithaca. I was already 
committed to going south when the Montezuma report came in and didn’t have 
enough stamina to go see both.



Kevin

Kevin McGowan
Freeville

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Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 3:42 PM
To: Donna Lee Scott 
Cc: Dave K ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

Wondering from our here in NM, diid these spoonbills get pushed to upstate by 
Elsa?

On Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 11:42 AM Donna Lee Scott 
mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Still here by eagle sculpture.
Perched on big fallen tree. Easy to see.
Donna Scott
Lansing
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On Jul 11, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Dave K 
mailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com>> wrote:

1 PM...feeding mid pool. Pond East of Eagle platform..has flown to 
Eaton Marsh and back again

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

2021-07-11 Thread Asher Hockett 
Wondering from our here in NM, diid these spoonbills get pushed to upstate
by Elsa?

On Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 11:42 AM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> Still here by eagle sculpture.
> Perched on big fallen tree. Easy to see.
>
> Donna Scott
> Lansing
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> On Jul 11, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Dave K  wrote:
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> 1 PM...feeding mid pool. Pond East of Eagle platform..has flown to
> Eaton Marsh and back again
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

2021-07-11 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
Still here by eagle sculpture.
Perched on big fallen tree. Easy to see.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 11, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Dave K  wrote:


1 PM...feeding mid pool. Pond East of Eagle platform..has flown to 
Eaton Marsh and back again

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[cayugabirds-l] Spoonbill Montezuma's Thruway Pool

2021-07-11 Thread Dave K 
1 PM...feeding mid pool. Pond East of Eagle platform..has flown to 
Eaton Marsh and back again

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Roseate Spoonbill Chenango Valley State Park Broome Co Today 7/11/21

2021-07-11 Thread Suan Yong 
Another spoonbill has been reported at montezuma by the eagle sculpture, photo 
posted on Facebook.

Suan
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Composed by thumb and autocorrect.

> On Jul 11, 2021, at 11:28 AM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> 
> A ROSEATE SPOONBILL is being seen at Chenango Valley State Park Broome County 
> NY by multiple observers. 
> 
> The bird was found this morning by Susan Thorne. It is located on the 
> Chenango River by the Golf course at  42.214062N,  75.845172W 
> https://maps.app.goo.gl/r7ozcykvUr6Sy6Kf6.  At Chenango Valley State Park, 
> park at  42.205359N, 75.838046W 
> https://goo.gl/maps/thboXXVFLWNmLvZG6  and walk the trail by the river to the 
> golf course. 
> Hope it sticks around. 
> 
> Good luck
> Dave Nicosia 
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[cayugabirds-l] Roseate Spoonbill Chenango Valley State Park Broome Co Today 7/11/21

2021-07-11 Thread David Nicosia 
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL is being seen at Chenango Valley State Park Broome
County NY by multiple observers.

The bird was found this morning by Susan Thorne. It is located on the
Chenango River by the Golf course at  42.214062N,  75.845172W
https://maps.app.goo.gl/r7ozcykvUr6Sy6Kf6.  At Chenango
Valley State Park, park at  42.205359N, 75.838046W
https://goo.gl/maps/thboXXVFLWNmLvZG6  and walk the trail by the river
to the golf course.
Hope it sticks around.

Good luck
Dave Nicosia

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[cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskin

2021-07-11 Thread Carol Keeler 
I just had a Pine Siskin at my birdbath!  I’ve never had one at this time of 
year.  Could Merlin confuse a Siskin and Waxwing?  It keeps hearing waxwings 
and I do get them, and they may be too high for me to hear.  Just wondering.

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