RE: [cayugabirds-l] NO Red Phalarope - 4 to 7 p.m. Oct 10th.

2011-10-10 Thread William Roberts 

I spent three hours (4:00 to 7:00 p.m.) tonight searching for the Red Phalarope 
along the autoloop and I also did not see the phalarope. I did see the same 
birds that Mike listed  as well as  a Northern Harrier and an American Bittern. 
There were sparrows flitting about  in the grass and bushes between the drive 
and the marsh approximately three or four hundred yards from the sharp left 
hand turn. It was too dark to make an id. Bill Roberts

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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:32:04 -0400
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] NO Red Phalarope - 10 Oct AM
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> Hi Matt (and everyone),
> 
> I spent an hour (8:30 -  9:30) along the autoloop at Montezuma this
> morning, much of the time looking for the phalarope in the area where
> it was reported on Sunday (09 October).  The only species I found
> there were Greater Yellowlegs (2), Canada geese (16), Blue-winged Teal
> (4), and a single Northern Shoveler.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mike
> 
> --
> Mike Powers
> Horseheads, NY
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Matthew Medler  wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I'm wondering if anybody has looked for the Red Phalarope at Montezuma today
> > (Monday, 10 October 2011). Any reports from today, either positive or
> > negative, would be much appreciated!
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2011-10-10 Thread Joseph Brin 
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*  New York
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*  October 10, 2011
*  NYSY 10:10.11
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
October 03, 2010 - October 10, 2011
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:October 10 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#274 -Monday October 10, 2011
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
October 03 , 2011
 
Highlights:
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AMERICAN BITTERN
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
CACKLING GOOSE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
SANDHILL CRANE
MERLIN
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
AMERICAN AVOCET
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
RED PHALAROPE
NORTHERN SHRIKE
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
NELSON’S SPARROW




Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)



 10/3: The AMERICAN AVOCET remains at Puddler’s Marsh. It is actually still 
present today (10/10) so I will not mention it again in this report. Also seen 
at Puddler’s were 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS. 
 10/6: 12 species of shorebird were found in Puddlers. They were: 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, 
LEAST SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and DUNLIN. also 
found were SANDHILL CRANES.
 10/7: 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and an AMERICAN BITTERN were seen at 
tschache Pool. New shorebirds at Puddlers were AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and STILT 
SANDPIPER.
 10/8: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen at the 
Visitor’s Center. A RED PHALAROPE was found at the new Shorebird area. 
 10/9: The RED PHALAROPE was relocated in the same area. 1 HUDSONIAN GODWIT 
was found at Puddler’s. The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was relocated at the 
Visitor’s Center. 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were found at May’s Point Pool. 2 
NELSON’S SPARROWS were seen at Martens Tract.
 10/10: The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was refound in the afternoon after 
being missing in the morning. A NELSON’S SPARROW was seen at Martens Tract.


Oswego County


 10/4A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen from Fort Ontario at Oswego.


Onondaga County


 10/5: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and  a PECTORAL 
SANDPIPER were found in the Sorrell Hill area south of Baldwinsville.
 10/6: A MERLIN was seen at Schiller Park in Syracuse.
 10/8: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at the Town of Van Buren 
Transportation Dept. west of Baldwinsville.


Cayuga County

 10/8: An early NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on the west side of Fair Haven 
State Park. Also found were 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS.


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[cayugabirds-l] Grebes

2011-10-10 Thread Mark Miller 
After reading the post about possible red-necked grebes off Van Dyne Spoor Rd 
(Savannah NY), I went out to check the area. All I could find was the usual 
pied-billed grebes, coots, common gallinules, cormorants, and ring-billed 
gulls. I spent about 20 minutes at the turn-around and didn't see much else.
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[cayugabirds-l] Red-necked Grebes at Montezuma?

2011-10-10 Thread Scott Haber 
I just noticed a post on Genessee Birds from last week regarding a pair of
possible Red-necked Grebes at the end of Van Dyne Spoor Road. I saw no
mention of them here, but wanted to check if anyone can confirm that report.

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[cayugabirds-l] MWR Monday afternoon

2011-10-10 Thread Mark Miller 
Just a few notes around Montezuma, the Greater White-fronted Goose and 
Snow/Canada (Scanada?) Hybrid are still at the Main Pool. The hybrid flew out 
with a flock about 8 AM, but returned around noon. Still no sign of the Red 
Phalarope at Shorebird Flats (area between photo blind and sharp curve). An 
Imm. BC Night-heron has been hanging out in the little drainage channel on the 
west end of Benning Marsh (right side of auto route) just before the Thruway 
section. The Avocet was still at Puddler's Marsh, near the northeast corner and 
a few Great Egrets are still present. A lot (+500) Pintail were flying over 
Tschache Pool in the 20-30 minutes while I was there. Also saw my first Ruddy 
Ducks for the season in the Main Pool Saturday morning.
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[cayugabirds-l] Black-billed Cuckoo on Plantations Road (Mundy)

2011-10-10 Thread Meena Haribal 
Hi all,
I took my  Mundy lunch walk. As I was just getting down from behind Nematode 
Green houses, I saw large bird land into a basswood. After some time I could 
locate it and could it was a cuckoo. After it moved to couple of hiding places, 
I could finally make out that it was a Black-billed cuckoo. Then it flew to a 
tree behind USDA green houses, when I could see it tail pattern.
Other than that a Common Merganser was in its usual location.

All the chipmunks and squirrels in Mindy were giving alarm call for ground 
predator, first I thought it was due to my presence, then I saw a Coyote walk 
across the fenced part of the Mundy, I felt good that I am inside the cage.  I 
was getting a little worried to walk the path. I kept watch for the coyote as 
climbed the hill.
Other than that I counted 28 sulphur butterflies (Colias sp. mostly clouded 
yellows) in one small patch, four Monarch butterflies, several Cabbage whites 
and a Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa). Nice beautiful day!


Yesterday when I was on Towpath road, here also I saw a quick glimpse of a 
cuckoo when it flew along the channel, but could not get any details.

Meena Haribal
Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca NY 14850
Phone 607-254-1258
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[cayugabirds-l] NO Red Phalarope - 10 Oct AM

2011-10-10 Thread Mike Powers 
Hi Matt (and everyone),

I spent an hour (8:30 -  9:30) along the autoloop at Montezuma this
morning, much of the time looking for the phalarope in the area where
it was reported on Sunday (09 October).  The only species I found
there were Greater Yellowlegs (2), Canada geese (16), Blue-winged Teal
(4), and a single Northern Shoveler.

Cheers,
Mike

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On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Matthew Medler  wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm wondering if anybody has looked for the Red Phalarope at Montezuma today
> (Monday, 10 October 2011). Any reports from today, either positive or
> negative, would be much appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Matt
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RE: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 9Oct11

2011-10-10 Thread Meena Haribal 
To add to Jay's list along Towpath road

At Puddlers Marsh from Towpath Road, the AMERICAN AVOCET was foraging in the 
deep water in the distance.  We also heard several AMERICAN PIPITS and a late 
flyover BOBOLINK. Migrants along the road included many Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 
Yellow-rumped Warblers, Indigo Bunting, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and a LINCOLN'S 
SPARROW.

I saw lots of Palm Warblers and a Wilson's warbler in the flock.

No Red phalarope for me.  May be it was just hiding among the grasses.  Then at 
one point I thought it was being seen at new "Muckrace" shorebird spot, as 
there are too many new names for old locations and also I don't read the 
details of locations sometimes.

On our way back near dusk we saw two SANDHILL CRANES fly across Rt. 89 just a 
bit east of the north end of East Road to join a second pair of cranes a field 
on the north side of the road.


I was at Mays Point when the Sandhill Cranes took from the pool and flew over 
Jay et al on Rt 89.

Meena Haribal
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Ithaca NY 14850
Phone 607-254-1258
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From: bounce-38135749-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-38135749-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jay McGowan
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:32 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 9Oct11

It was brought to my attention that some people were having difficulty 
following the links to my photos. Here is a link to the whole album (many more 
from this fall to come). The geese, phalarope, and sparrows are near the bottom.

https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2011

-Jay
On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Jay McGowan 
mailto:jw...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I spent most of the day today at Montezuma. Kevin and I got there around 7:00. 
The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was with the Canadas at the Visitor Center 
pool, as well as an apparent SNOW GOOSE x CANADA GOOSE HYBRID (white head and 
underparts, brown Canada-like back and dark on flanks), but these birds had 
disappeared an hour later.  The RED PHALAROPE was foraging where others have 
described. Other birds in the area included a PEREGRINE FALCON and a flyby 
MERLIN.

In the afternoon I returned with Nick Sly, Hope Batcheller, and Graham 
Montgomery. The phalarope was still in the same area, as was the avocet. At 
Mays Point we saw 3 basic-plumage LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, the first I have seen 
in a couple weeks, as well as two SANDHILL CRANES. After we finished at the 
main complex, we headed up to Savannah. Van Dyne Spoor was quiet and Carncross 
was still mostly unplowed corn. Martens Tract, with a walk through the field 
between the two dikes producing two fairly cooperative NELSON'S SPARROWS. A 
flock of about 15 Rusty Blackbirds and a bigger flock of several hundred Tree 
Swallows was also present.

A couple of photos from today:
Red Phalarope: 
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/phEO4_fxL0C4QtK3Mop8bA?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ugALDp-zhzuANisycJWrBQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fBsbOpoOzpbc_9tL-hNOoA?feat=directlink

Greater White-fronted Goose and possible hybrid:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wczLNv4CFV9qZtmcRO1K7Q?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jQ-DmG-LFRFISGMUGk_wQA?feat=directlink

Nelson's Sparrow (Martens Tract):
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PCKC2tJr5Y7ewa4Y9wgyzg?feat=directlink

Nelson's Sparrow (Hog Hole, yesterday)
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5EBKiBiazIPiNNFNFvypjg?feat=directlink

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[cayugabirds-l] ?Anyone Birding Wed. morn. or weekdays?

2011-10-10 Thread Lee Ann van Leer 
Now that my year of birding at Sapsucker Woods is over (contest), I'm looking 
for people to birdwatch with to area hotspots and willing to share gas money or 
do the driving. 

I often have at least a couple week mornings or weekdays I'm not working 
including this Wednesday. I have the BirdsEye app and GPS so it makes on the 
fly detours to find notable birds easier. 

Some night owl prowls may be fun too. 

Please email me at:

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Thanks. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Red Phalarope today?

2011-10-10 Thread Matthew Medler 
Hi All,

I'm wondering if anybody has looked for the Red Phalarope at Montezuma today 
(Monday, 10 October 2011). Any reports from today, either positive or negative, 
would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Matt
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[cayugabirds-l] Campus glass collision inquiry

2011-10-10 Thread Scott Haber 
Apologies in advance if this is ever-so-slightly off topic, but I don't
recall seeing any mention on the list of the new Human Ecology building on
campus, south of Beebe Lake. There are a couple of huge walls of glass, one
of which faces the south shore of Beebe, and another, the slope beneath Mann
Library, with many large trees in both locations that as most of you know,
can harbor a good assortment of migrants. I've done a few cursory checks for
dead birds on the patios beneath these glass walls in the evening, but
haven't turned anything up yet, although there seem to be plenty of marks on
the windows indicating bird strikes. It's possible that building staff (or
predators) have been removing bird carcasses before the end of the day.

Has anyone noticed any dead birds around the building, or know of any plans
to mitigate potential window-strikes with decals, etc.?

Thanks!
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[cayugabirds-l] Nelson's at Hog Hole

2011-10-10 Thread bob mcguire 
The Nelson's Sparrow was still present in Allan Treman Marine Park  
this morning. I found it by following the mowed path out from the  
parking lot - the left-hand path that leads along the woods on the  
west. Once I got to the lake, I backtracked about 30m and headed  
directly east, high-stepping through the grass until the sparrow  
flushed. It flew to the ground, then slowly emerged to the top of the  
grass where it could look around - and be seen! Note that it was not  
in the goldenrod patch just to the west of the path - and not in the  
grass of the area known as Hog Hole.


On another note, a stop at the Aurora boathouse yesterday to scan the  
mirror-like lake surface yielded one Horned Grebe and two Common Loons.


Bob McGuire



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[cayugabirds-l] Red Phalarope images

2011-10-10 Thread Paul 
Friends,

I was among the  many watching the juvenile Red Phalarope at Montezuma this 
Sunday afternoon.  Posted two photos at my Flickr page.

Go to:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/pschmitt_at_flickr/

Best,

Paul Schmitt
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 9Oct11

2011-10-10 Thread Jay McGowan 
It was brought to my attention that some people were having difficulty
following the links to my photos. Here is a link to the whole album (many
more from this fall to come). The geese, phalarope, and sparrows are near
the bottom.

https://picasaweb.google.com/37855303614931880/Fall2011

-Jay

On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Jay McGowan  wrote:

> I spent most of the day today at Montezuma. Kevin and I got there around
> 7:00. The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was with the Canadas at the Visitor
> Center pool, as well as an apparent SNOW GOOSE x CANADA GOOSE HYBRID (white
> head and underparts, brown Canada-like back and dark on flanks), but these
> birds had disappeared an hour later.  The RED PHALAROPE was foraging where
> others have described. Other birds in the area included a PEREGRINE FALCON
> and a flyby MERLIN.  At Puddlers Marsh from Towpath Road, the AMERICAN
> AVOCET was foraging in the deep water in the distance.  We also heard
> several AMERICAN PIPITS and a late flyover BOBOLINK. Migrants along the road
> included many Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Indigo Bunting,
> a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
>
> In the afternoon I returned with Nick Sly, Hope Batcheller, and Graham
> Montgomery. The phalarope was still in the same area, as was the avocet. At
> Mays Point we saw 3 basic-plumage LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, the first I have
> seen in a couple weeks, as well as two SANDHILL CRANES. After we finished at
> the main complex, we headed up to Savannah. Van Dyne Spoor was quiet and
> Carncross was still mostly unplowed corn. Martens Tract, with a walk through
> the field between the two dikes producing two fairly cooperative NELSON'S
> SPARROWS. A flock of about 15 Rusty Blackbirds and a bigger flock of several
> hundred Tree Swallows was also present. On our way back near dusk we saw two
> SANDHILL CRANES fly across Rt. 89 just a bit east of the north end of East
> Road to join a second pair of cranes a field on the north side of the road.
>
> A couple of photos from today:
> Red Phalarope:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/phEO4_fxL0C4QtK3Mop8bA?feat=directlink
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ugALDp-zhzuANisycJWrBQ?feat=directlink
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fBsbOpoOzpbc_9tL-hNOoA?feat=directlink
>
> Greater White-fronted Goose and possible hybrid:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wczLNv4CFV9qZtmcRO1K7Q?feat=directlink
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jQ-DmG-LFRFISGMUGk_wQA?feat=directlink
>
> Nelson's Sparrow (Martens Tract):
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PCKC2tJr5Y7ewa4Y9wgyzg?feat=directlink
>
> Nelson's Sparrow (Hog Hole, yesterday)
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5EBKiBiazIPiNNFNFvypjg?feat=directlink
>
> --
> Jay McGowan
> Macaulay Library
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> jw...@cornell.edu
>
>


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Jay McGowan
Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
jw...@cornell.edu

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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park scaup

2011-10-10 Thread Brett Haranin 
For anyone watching the continuing scaup at Stewart Park - he was close
enough to shore on Saturday morning to get a few pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27753519@N03/6229869621/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27753519@N03/6224789544/in/photostream/lightbox/

To me, he looks more like a Lesser in these photos...


Brett

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