[cayugabirds-l] greater white-fronted geese lower lake rd. Cayuga Lake SP

[Joshua Snodgrass]

At least two, possibly 5 Greater White-fronted Geese seen this evening
around sunset on Lower Lake Rd. just south of Cayuga Lake State Park on the
west side of Cayuga Lake. Life bird for me! Other highlights include
1 Mute Swan
many Tundra swans
3 Gadwall beautiful silvery males
2 Northern Pintail beautiful male with female
2 immature Bald Eagles that spooked the huge flock of gulls, who then
floated around swirling in the dying light.

here's the ebird checklist with terrible documenting photos of the Greater
White-fronted geese. Please correct me if I've misidentified them
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27436593

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[cayugabirds-l] OOB Owasco Bald Eagle hunting

[Eben McLane]

There is a broad, shallow cove on Owasco Lake’s west side (Rte. 38) south of 
Auburn, a bit north of Stone School Road, formed by Buck Point and curvature of 
the shore to the south. Adult Bald Eagles (I also saw a first-year bird a few 
weeks ago) tend to watch the lake waters from tall trees along Buck Point, and 
they fish actively as long as the lake is clear of ice. Today, I stopped my car 
and pulled over to the very narrow shoulder to watch an adult eagle swooping, 
diving, kiting — pretty much the whole display of having found something it 
wanted badly in the water. I saw nothing on the water, just a bit of submarine 
commotion and thought: a fish. I noticed several gulls trying timidly to harass 
the eagle, but the big bird was very focussed. After swooping and kiting for a 
while, the eagle settled into the water and stayed there, almost like a goose; 
after a minute or so, it lifted off with a dead or dying  Ring-billed Gull gull 
in its grip and flew to one of the Buck Point trees to feast.

I think I must have missed the early part of the story, where the eagle attacks 
and hurts the gull in the air, and the gull drops into the lake. The whole 
drama would have been interesting to witness.
Eben McLane
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[cayugabirds-l] Yesterday (2-10) Finger Lakes Regional Airport and Seybolt Road Snowy Owls. N. Hoster Road Ravens

[Michael Tetlow]

Sorry about the day late. Click the ebird reports for details.  Mike Tetlow
(P.S. the Ravens rode the west winds not road as I'm sure someone will point
out)


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Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7), Seneca, New York, US
Feb 10, 2016 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species

Snowy Owl  1 Very light plumage. likely a first year male. 1/2 mile out 
along west. confirmed by airport manager. only the second he or i knew of this 
year.

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Seybolt Rd. at Reese Rd., Fayette, Seneca, New York, US
Feb 10, 2016 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species

Snowy Owl  1 Continuing female on well head.

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Seneca Stone, Seneca, New York, US
Feb 10, 2016 2:45 PM - 2:50 PM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species

Common Raven  2 Road the west winds along the quarry edge a few seconds 
apart. 20 mph wind was tossing crows around. These birds flew low over the rim 
and trees steadily off to the NW. Landfill future destination?

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[cayugabirds-l] Redwings

[Peter]

Hey fellow birders, I saw a flock of red wing blackbirds (15-20 birds) 
yesterday at the MAC center in Savannah, NY while doing our weekly 
raptor survey for the refuge. Oddly enough, they were all male with the 
exception of one female.

Pete Saracino



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin downtown

[Dave Nutter]

Yesterday morning (10 Feb) while waiting by the front door of the Super 8 Motel 
(close to the Meadow Court Inn) I saw a female MERLIN approach from the 
northeast, alight atop a tall tree along Six-mile Creek, look around a couple 
minutes, bob her head as if judging the distance to prey, and fly north and 
down out of sight. It was my first Merlin encounter in Ithaca this year. She 
could be associated with the male John saw just upstream today.
—Dave Nutter

> On Feb 11, 2016, at 4:55 PM, John Confer  wrote:
> 
> I drove around South Titus near the Meadow Court Motel for 10-15 minutes 
> yesterday. The White Pine and Eastern Hemlock that are close to each other 
> and just northeast of the motel had a Fish Crow nest last year. I was hoping 
> to see Merlin activity as an indication of potential nesting. AND THERE IT 
> WAS!! A male Merlin flew around Inlet Creek in the vicinity of the tall 
> pines. This is very near a Merlin nest from last year. Merlin courtship 
> starts in early April and I am hoping to monitor nesting success again this 
> year. An optomistic beginning.
> 
> John Confer
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[cayugabirds-l] Merlin downtown

[John Confer]

I drove around South Titus near the Meadow Court Motel for 10-15 minutes 
yesterday. The White Pine and Eastern Hemlock that are close to each other and 
just northeast of the motel had a Fish Crow nest last year. I was hoping to see 
Merlin activity as an indication of potential nesting. AND THERE IT WAS!! A 
male Merlin flew around Inlet Creek in the vicinity of the tall pines. This is 
very near a Merlin nest from last year. Merlin courtship starts in early April 
and I am hoping to monitor nesting success again this year. An optomistic 
beginning.


John Confer




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[cayugabirds-l] White-crowned sparrow--Hile School Rd feeders

[AB Clark]

>From just outside the Basin: 

Feb 11 2016.   For the second time since yesterday am, a White-crowned Sparrow 
was investigating and feeding a little at my feeder on Hile School Road, ~0.2 
mi W of Ed Hill Road.  As yesterday, it didn’t stay long. Today, I have watched 
off and on all day, and it first turned up at about 5pm.

 I have some poor pics in dim light through the window, but I see nothing to 
indicate that it is other than an Eastern form.  Pink bill vs Pink-orange 
bill??  Mainly it looked cold, with its head feathers fluffed like a “fur hat”. 
 But maybe I am projecting.

Anne—Just Outside the Basin Boundary
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] greater white-fronted geese lower lake rd. Cayuga Lake SP

[Peter]

Josh..how far out were those geese? And were you around the spot 
where lower lake road meets up with Rt. 89?
Thanks
Pete Sar

On 2/11/2016 7:37 PM, Joshua Snodgrass wrote:
> At least two, possibly 5 Greater White-fronted Geese seen this evening 
> around sunset on Lower Lake Rd. just south of Cayuga Lake State Park 
> on the west side of Cayuga Lake. Life bird for me! Other highlights 
> include
> 1 Mute Swan
> many Tundra swans
> 3 Gadwall beautiful silvery males
> 2 Northern Pintail beautiful male with female
> 2 immature Bald Eagles that spooked the huge flock of gulls, who then 
> floated around swirling in the dying light.
>
> here's the ebird checklist with terrible documenting photos of the 
> Greater White-fronted geese. Please correct me if I've misidentified them
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27436593
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