[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 03, 2012 * NYSY 0903 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):August 27, 2012 - September 03, 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 03 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #318 -Monday September 03, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 27 , 2012 Highlights: --- SANDHILL CRANE MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE JAEGER SPECIES COMMON NIGHTHAWK OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO LINCOLN’S SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 8/30: Six species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh including both species of Dowitcher. also seen were SANDHILL CRANE and MERLIN. 9/1: Both species of DOWITCHER were seen at the Visitor’s Center. At Towpath Road the following were spotted. RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPE, BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, PEREGRINE FALCON and MERLIN. 9/2: At Towpath Road a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 1 WILSON’S PHALAROPE, 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS, 4 STILT SANDPIPERS and 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in a Warbler flock. another PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on Esker Brook Trail. Oswego County 8/28: A JAEGER, too distant to be positively identified, was seen at Oswego Harbor. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen in the Town of New Haven. 8/29: SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS were seen at the wetland on Co. Rt. 6 in Volnay. 8/31: 8 species of shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were found at Sandy Pond. 9/1: 9 species of shorebirds including WHITE-RUMPED and STILT SANDPIPER were found at the Redfield Resivoir at the Co. Rt. 17 birdge. 9/2: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at the Co. Rt. 6 wetlands. 9/3: A family group of 2 adult and 5 young TRUMPETER SWANS continue to do well at the Co. Rt. 6 wetlands. Oneida County 8/30: 7 species of shorebirds were seen at Delta Lake. Also seen were GREAT EGRET, BALD EAGLE, PEREGRINE FALCON and MERLIN. Onondaga County 9/1: 8 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen flying at Banner Road in Tully. 9/3: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was spotted at the South Meadows Nature Area in Tully. -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 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] Rainy, Birdy afternoon at Hunt Hill Rd., morning at Park Preserve
Hi all, I just spent an amazing 2 1/2 hours sitting in my back yard watching migrants. I first spent the morning at the Park Preserve on Irish Settlement Rd. in Dryden, where I had a nice assortment of warblers incuding PRAIRIE, MAGNOLIA, CAPE MAY, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK THROATED GREEN, BLACK THROATED BLUE, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and WILSON'S. This was during two periods - 6:30 am to 8 am, then 10 am to 11:30 am. If that wasn't amazing enough, about an hour after getting home (Hunt Hill Rd., east of Ithaca), I noticed a large flock of warblers moving through the yard, accompanied by many CEDAR WAXWINGS. After watching my yard fill with migrants (warblers, sparrows, waxwings, flycatchers, vireos) for 1.5 hours (really!!) without letup, I spotted first a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and shortly afterwards a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. I had to share this and called Bob McGuire who came over and watched with me for another hour, part of it in the pouring rain. It was a truly magical experience. The overall bird diversity wasn't huge, but there were multiples of most species including many, many RED-EYED VIREOS. Below is the eBIRD list I submitted. Happy Birding! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu From: do-not-re...@ebird.org [do-not-re...@ebird.org] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 3:20 PM To: Laura Stenzler Subject: eBird Report - Hunt Hill Rd. 147, Sep 3, 2012 Hunt Hill Rd. 147, Tompkins, US-NY Sep 3, 2012 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Overcast and rain on and off 29 species Turkey Vulture 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Northern Flicker 1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 10+ Blue Jay 3 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 2 Cedar Waxwing 30+ Common Yellowthroat 2 American Redstart 1 Magnolia Warbler 3-4 Blackburnian Warbler 4 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Chipping Sparrow 7 Field Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- 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] no hummingbirds
I see Laura has a hummingbird on her list, but mine seem to be, very suddenly, gone. All summer there was one at the feeder, or perched on a twig next to it waiting. Sometimes there were arguments when two tried to visit at once. But yesterday and today, the feeder and twig are empty. (And I always wondered how many of them there actually were.) Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg -- 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] no hummingbirds
We had them on our Rose of Sharon this morning at the junction of rites 26 and 38B in Union Center. Glenn Wilson Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Nancy W Dickinson n...@cornell.edu wrote: I see Laura has a hummingbird on her list, but mine seem to be, very suddenly, gone. All summer there was one at the feeder, or perched on a twig next to it waiting. Sometimes there were arguments when two tried to visit at once. But yesterday and today, the feeder and twig are empty. (And I always wondered how many of them there actually were.) Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today Sept 3, 2012
Went with Melissa Penta to Montezuma and Vicinity Today. Started at Knox-Marcellus this morning from Towpath Road. Overcast skies, light breeze and pleasant temperatures made for great viewing. Very little heat shimmer. Spent from 930 am to 1230 pm...where does all the time go when birding? We did not see anything spectacular or different from what others have had. Some things I have noticed since I have been there last...which was August 18th is that there are far more SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS vs LEASTS. I also noticed more STILT SANDPIPERS and less YELLOWLEGS than before...very few GREATER seem left with mainly LESSER around. There are loads of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, more than last time. CASPIAN TERNS numbers are down too. The congregation of GREAT BLUE HERONS continues. I did not count them...but there were a lot! Also still many GREAT EGRETS around. We also saw 4 SANDHILL CRANES fly by Puddler's marsh. Is this year is a good year for AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS or I have overlooked them past years?? There are more than I have ever seen at this refuge. We had at least 6...at least... at K-M marsh. There was only 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. Additionally there were many SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and KILLDEER. We also found at least 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS amid mainly SEMIPALAMATED and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. We had only 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and also had one LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER here today. I dipped on the RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, but did get 1 WILSON'S PHALAROPE. We also missed the BUFFED BREASTED SANDPIPERs!! We ran into Steve Kelling here with his son. Nice to see him. Hope he found more after we left! Among the gull sp were the typical RING-BILLED(200+), and HERRING(10-20) with 1 GREATER BLACK BACKED GULL. Waterfowl is increasing...many GREEN-WINGED TEAL and saw my first of fall season NORTHERN SHOVELERS. I was not particularly looking too much at waterfowl today. Could be other species as well. Wildlife drive had more AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS at least 3 more. I was able to get more photos of these guys than any other outing. LaRue's had 2 and Benning had another 1. There were also DOWITCHERS sp.(probably LONG-BILLED) at LaRue's. Benning marsh was again loaded. Many PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, many more SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS vs LEASTS. Also scores of yellowlegs. Snapped a few photos which can be found here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157631392207834/ Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY -- 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] no hummingbirds
Susie I spent a couple hours this morning sitting in lawn chairs in the middle of one of the fields atop Mt. Pleasant. We thought we would get a head start on hawk migration, but with a strong southerly breeze we expected to see little, which is pretty much what occurred. At 1100, however, a HUMMINGBIRD passed directly over, about 50' up, and zinging along into the teeth of the wind. Neither of us can recall seeing a hummingbird in direct migration flight before. Ludicrous as it may sound, I was strongly drawn to this activity and was tempted to hop out of the chair and begin running pell-mell across the fields and beyond, grabbing fast food at intervals until I reached the Gulf, then plunging in and flailing south to Venezuela. S. S. Fast Brooktondale _ From: bounce-64036158-9286...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-64036158-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy W Dickinson Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 4:41 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] no hummingbirds I see Laura has a hummingbird on her list, but mine seem to be, very suddenly, gone. All summer there was one at the feeder, or perched on a twig next to it waiting. Sometimes there were arguments when two tried to visit at once. But yesterday and today, the feeder and twig are empty. (And I always wondered how many of them there actually were.) Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html The Mail Archive http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Surfbirds http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html BirdingOnThe.Net 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/ --
