[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park Swan Pond Highlights and Aspirations

2015-07-20 Thread Sandy Wold 
On my way biking over to the Swan Pond, I saw a Downy Woodpecker gleaning
insects? off of a six foot flowering stalk of the Mullein.  I started
walking around the Swan Pond going clockwise where the west entrance would
be 9:00 to the boat house.

noon: Cedar Waxwing.

1:00:  Looking north, out to the lake, sitting on a log, were four female
Common Mergansers (?).  I did not have my notebook or camera phone with me.


1:00:  Looking south toward the Cascadilla Boat House and the island:
 immature Green Heron (striped nape, orange bill, yellow near the bill,
white stripes under the eye and another beneath that).  Another heron flew
by and into a tree (possibly the adult, but I only saw all grey back).  As
I watched the herons, out paddled six Wood Ducks (one female with her white
eye ring and five immatures, the immatures are starting to differentiate in
marking; and I could see one of the four was definitely going to be a male).

2:00 flycatcher (Eastern Phoebe?) perching high in the trees.

I so love this trail, the bird sanctuary, and the park.  Does anyone know
the status of the boat house?  i don't think having it be a historic center
is the best use of that building.  I would love to get a committee together
to brainstorm ideas for an educational center located upstairs.  Anyone
interested?  I'd love to see a school like New Roots based there in
collaboration with the Lab of Ornithology and offering another great place
to offer bird walks. The Cayuga Bird Club talked about sponsoring signage
there, and I think that is great; but I envision a generous donor giving
money to fully restore the building and installing an awesome scope for the
public!

Did anyone worry about how the birds in Stewart Park were doing during the
4th of July fireworks?



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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR shorebird walk 2 August

2015-07-20 Thread Dave Nutter 
As in the past couple years, Montezuma NWR's dikes around Knox-Marsellus Marsh, 
which are ordinarily closed to the public, will be open to birders on foot for 
several field trips in the summer to look for shorebirds on the mud flats where 
the water has been drawn down.

I am leading the first such trip of which I am aware. Meet at the Montezuma NWR 
Visitor Center off NYS-5/US-20 between NYS-89 and NYS-90. I plan to leave there 
at *8am*. Because the NYS-89 bridge over the Eire Canal and Clyde river is 
closed, I suggest driving east on NYS-5/US-20, north (and north again) on 
NYS-90, west on NYS-31, west on NYS-89, and south on East Road to the overlook. 
Because Towpath Road is in such terrible shape with huge ponds gouged out by 
inconsiderate drivers of 4-wheelers and pick-up trucks, I plan to walk down 
starting at *8:20am* from the overlook and along the north side of K-M marsh to 
the dike between K-M and Puddler where viewing in the morning light will be 
best for the mud flats on K-M. Although you may leave whenever you like, I 
would like the group to start out together so we can share our observations and 
learn from one another. Bring field guides, binoculars, telescopes if you have 
them (and please be willing to share views with those who don't). Dress for 
the weather (sun, wind, &/or rain), for the vegetation (grass which may be 
mowed by then but may be wet), and for the wildlife (bring mosquito 
repellent!). There is no fee or membership required.

I believe there will be another field trip led by Steve Benedict on 15 August, 
but I don't know when, exactly where, or any details. When I learn more about 
that or other such trips, I will pass the info along.

--Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2015-07-20 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* July 20 2015*  NYSY  07. 20. 15 Hotline: Syracuse 
Rare bird AlertDates(s):July 20, 2015 - July 20, 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: July 20  AT 2:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga 
Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #451 Monday July 20, 2015 Greetings. 
This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 13, 2014 
Highlights:---
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONGREATER YELLOWLEGSLESSER YELLOWLEGSSANDERLINGSOLITARY 
SANDPIPERPECTORAL SANDPIPERSEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERLEAST SANDPIPERWHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERBLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER


Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     7/14: 9 species of Shorebirds including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at Knox-Marsellus Maarsh.     7/18: 12 species 
of Shorebirds including 6 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 11 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were 
seen along the Wildlife Drive. A LEAST BITTERN was seen there also. 
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER and SANDERLING were noted at 
Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS are still being seen at Mays 
Point Road in the dead trees.     7/19: 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen on 
the Wildlife Drive. A LEAST BITTERN was seen at VanDyne Spoot Road in the Marsh.

Onondaga County
     7/14: An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen along the creek walk on 
Onondaga Creek at Spenser Street in Syracuse.     7/18: GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 
LESSER YELLOWLEGS and LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen in the ball field on Van 
Rensselear Street in Syracuse.

Madison County
     7/14: GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the sod farm on Lakeport Road. 
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER were seen on 
Ditchbank Road.

Herkimer County
     7/19: A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen and photographed in the northern 
part of the county east of Croghan near Woods Road.
      --  end report


Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.  
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Bird Photo ID question

2015-07-20 Thread Clara MacCarald 
Regarding the Merlin Bird Photo ID software, I would also be interested in
hearing people's opinions of how such software might change birding and
bird-related citizen science.

Thank you,
Clara MacCarald

On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Clara MacCarald  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Is there anyone who has participated in beta testing of the Merlin Bird
> Photo ID (http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/photo-id) who would like to
> talk to me about the experience for a Tompkins Weekly article? Let me know.
>
> Thanks!
> Clara MacCarald
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> (607) 229-5789
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[cayugabirds-l] Winter wren is still Mundy resident: singing right now

2015-07-20 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal 


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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Kingbird baby

2015-07-20 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
The only phone # I could readily find online for Lab of O is 800-843-2473.

Donna L. Scott
Lansing

From: bounce-119465570-15001...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-119465570-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Cusumano
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 9:52 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Kingbird baby

I picked up a deceased fledgling eastern kingbird from the road this morning, 
poor thing.
Can someone tell me how to ask if this is something that the collections would 
like to have?
He is in the freezer now.
Thanks,
Nancy

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[cayugabirds-l] Kingbird baby

2015-07-20 Thread Nancy Cusumano 
I picked up a deceased fledgling eastern kingbird from the road this
morning, poor thing.
Can someone tell me how to ask if this is something that the collections
would like to have?
He is in the freezer now.

Thanks,
Nancy

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[cayugabirds-l] Merlin Bird Photo ID question

2015-07-20 Thread Clara MacCarald 
Hi all,

Is there anyone who has participated in beta testing of the Merlin Bird
Photo ID (http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/photo-id) who would like to talk
to me about the experience for a Tompkins Weekly article? Let me know.

Thanks!
Clara MacCarald
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