[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2015-06-01 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* May 26, 2015*  NYSY  05. 26. 15 Hotline: Syracuse 
Rare bird AlertDates(s):May 18, 2015 - May 26, 2015to 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: May 26  AT 1:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga 
Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #444 Monday May 26, 2015 Greetings. 
This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 18, 2014 
Highlights:---
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONGLOSSY IBISEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERRUDDY 
TURNSTONEWILSON’S PHALAROPECOMMON NIGHTHAWKWHIP-POOR-WILLRED-HEADED 
WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERCONNECTICUT 
WARBLERCLAY-COLORED SPARROW


Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)

     Although good numbers and diversity of Shorebirds were around at the 
beginning of this week things quieted down by the end. Nine species were seen 
yesterday but overall numbers are starting to come down.     5/27: A GLOSSY 
IBIS was again present at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.     5/28: 11 RUDY TURNSTONES 
and a WILSON’S PHALAROPE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.     5/29: A 
continuing EURASIAN WIGEON was at Knox-Marsellus Marsh along with 2 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS and a pair of SANDHILL CRANES with a colt.     5/30: 
The pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were observed on Mays Point Road fighting 
with the Starlings. They were seen on the 31st. also.     5/31: The EURASIAN 
WIGEON was again seen AT KNOX-MARSELLUS MARSH. Also seen were 8 species of 
shorebirds including the WILSON’S PHALAROPE and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.
     Shorebirds reported this week at the complex: RUDDY TURNSTONE, GREATER 
YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 
LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER, KILLDEER, DUNLIN, SPOTTED SANDPIPER and WILSON’S PHALAROPE.

Onondaga county
     5/26: A GREAT EGRET was seen at the Town of Van Buren Transportation at 
Dead Creek.     5/29: The last 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS recorded at Three Rivers WMA 
for the spring season. In all 167 birds were counted between 5/14 and 5/29. It 
should be pointed out a large number of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Derby 
Hill this spring also.

Oswego County
     5/27: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was spotted at sunset Bay Park on Lake 
Ontario.     5/28: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE and BLACK TERN were 
all seen on the Islands on Oneida Lake from Constantia.     5/29: At Derby Hill 
a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 20 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 
3 GLOSSY IBISES were all reported.     5/30: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard calling 
at the Ricelli gravel bed on Co. Rt. 17 north of Constantia. 2 more were heard 
nearby at the Roosevelt road gravel pit.     6/1: A SNOW GOOSE remains at 
Mallory Pond north of Central Square.

Oneida County
     5/26: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and 5 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were found 
at the Spring Farm Nature center in Clinton.     5/28: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER  
was again seen at Godfrey Point in Cleveland. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was found at 
Sylvan Beach.     5/30: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at Preston Hill Road north 
of Oneida Lake.     5/31: One CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Spring Farm 
Nature Center.

Herkimer County
     5/26: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen in Dolgeville.

Cayuga County
     5/28: A SANDERLING and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were found at West Barrier 
Beach Park in Fair Haven     5/31: A RUDDY TURNSTONE, a SANDERLING, an 
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER,  a DUNLIN and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were all found at 
West Barrier Beach Park in Fair Haven.

Jefferson County
     5/31: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at Fort Drum.

 --  end report


Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Wanted: Merlin nest monitors

2015-06-01 Thread John Confer 
Unlike many raptors, Merlins select nest sites in the immediate vicinity 
of a great deal of human activity. Merlins do not seem to be too 
disturbed by human presence at perhaps >40 m from the nest, and in 
monitoring the nest success of urban-nesting Merlins.

  I would like to get a reasonably large sample of the prey species 
brought to the female, (which one person can't do). Eggs may hatch in 
early June and young fledge in early July.
This provides an easy opportunity to obtain obtaining information on the 
prey brought to urban raptor nests, especially Merlins.  Males often 
bring food to the incubating female, she gets off the nest for her meal, 
and the male incubates for a few minutes. This provides a chance to 
identify and record the prey species as the female rips away. This often 
happens around sunrise, and intermittently throughout the day.

I would like to determine when the nest fledges young to the exact day 
or as close as possible, or when the nest fails to the day, and even why 
is possible, (which one person can't determine).

Monitors would be expected to be able to commit to having a strong 
likelihood of
 Visiting the nest area at least once a week until fledging,
 Visit the nest for approximately an hour, most preferably from 
~5:30- 6:30 AM,
 Provide a scope for determining prey species,
 Provide digital record of observations at nest each week.

Of the four nests (five if you count Dryden) in our imediate area, it 
may be that two have failed, while the Dryden potential is unknown. 
Further, the one Merlin nest I monitored last year on Hudson St. also 
failed. This sample size is too small for statistical analyses, but the 
first take on the failure rates is that it is high. It contrasts with a 
high success rate for urban nests in Saskatoon. I don't know why any of 
the nests failed, since it never happened while I was there.

Please contact John Confer at con...@ithaca.edu.

Thanks,

John



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[cayugabirds-l] 6/20 Cleanup at Salt Point

2015-06-01 Thread Barbara B. Eden 
We're excited about all the developments and community interest at Salt Point 
this season. We have many new visitors enjoying the area, the north beach 
vehicle access/parking project is shaping up nicely, and a team from Cargill 
recently spent a day covering invasive knotweed, planting trees, and moving 
utility poles. Soon we should see osprey chicks, new Leopold benches, and a 
carpet of wildflowers along the water's edge.
 The Town of Lansing Parks & Recreation Department and many volunteers 
contribute significantly to the improvement of the area, but we still need help 
to keep Salt Point beautiful and accessible to all (including wildlife!).
 Please join us Saturday, June 20, 9 a.m. to Noon for Volunteer Day at Salt 
Point.
 You're welcome to join us for all or part of the morning. A sample of the 
tasks we're planning:
1) Trash pick-up and removal
2) Knotweed control
3) Trail maintenance
4) Tree maintenance, incl. trimming & watering
5) Weeding
6) Mulching

We'll set up an organizing area at the DEC parking lot (on the left as you 
enter Salt Point Rd., just before the railroad tracks).
Please bring gardening tools, gloves, buckets, etc.
We'll have water and light refreshments.

If possible, please email RSVP to our Volunteer Day Coordinator, Katrina 
Binkewicz, klb1...@hotmail.com



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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park turnstone, Black Tern

2015-06-01 Thread Jay McGowan 
And on Myers Point spit, six SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and a SANDERLING.
On Jun 1, 2015 9:01 AM, "Jay McGowan"  wrote:

> A quick stop at Stewart Park just now yielded a BLACK TERN foraging out
> with the swallows and a RUDDY TURNSTONE on the white light lighthouse jetty.
>

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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park turnstone, Black Tern

2015-06-01 Thread Jay McGowan 
A quick stop at Stewart Park just now yielded a BLACK TERN foraging out
with the swallows and a RUDDY TURNSTONE on the white light lighthouse jetty.

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