Re: [cayugabirds-l] Blue grosbeak

[Asher Hockett]

Congratulations!
On May 8th, 2013 we had a Blue Grosbeak visit a feeder in Danby, south of
Ithaca, so the timing is perfect. 10 minutes and then gone. A lifetime
highlight.
Maybe we will see one here in Albuquerque!
Asher Hockett

On Wed, May 6, 2020, 3:01 PM Johnson, Alyssa 
wrote:

> A lifer for me!
>
> I work at the Montezuma Audubon Center, and earlier today someone sent us
> a picture saying she thinks her husband saw a blue grosbeak at work, which
> is at the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo. I confirmed the picture ID,
> and made some calls and was able to meet up with the district manager of
> the landfill, as well as the original spotter, Dan. Dan graciously took me
> to the spot where this male blue grosbeak has been observed since Monday
> attacking his reflection in windows and mirrors of the heavy equipment. It
> was certainly a blue grosbeak! I will be posting pictures to the MAC fb
> page later, and have of course reported to eBird.
>
> The location of the bird is literally in the dead center of the landfill.
> It is not easily accessible, and I don’t know if I could find that spot
> again without an escort. I did warn the district manager though that people
> may be contacting them to see for themselves!
>
> Happy birding!
>
>
> Alyssa Johnson
> Environmental Educator
> 315.365.3588
>
> Montezuma Audubon Center
> PO Box 187
> 2295 State Route 89
> Savannah, New York 13146
> montezuma.audubon.org
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[cayugabirds-l] Blue grosbeak

[Johnson, Alyssa]

A lifer for me!

I work at the Montezuma Audubon Center, and earlier today someone sent us a 
picture saying she thinks her husband saw a blue grosbeak at work, which is at 
the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo. I confirmed the picture ID, and made 
some calls and was able to meet up with the district manager of the landfill, 
as well as the original spotter, Dan. Dan graciously took me to the spot where 
this male blue grosbeak has been observed since Monday attacking his reflection 
in windows and mirrors of the heavy equipment. It was certainly a blue 
grosbeak! I will be posting pictures to the MAC fb page later, and have of 
course reported to eBird.

The location of the bird is literally in the dead center of the landfill. It is 
not easily accessible, and I don’t know if I could find that spot again without 
an escort. I did warn the district manager though that people may be contacting 
them to see for themselves!

Happy birding!


Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, New York 13146
montezuma.audubon.org

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[cayugabirds-l] cowbird and phoebe

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi all,
 I just witnessed one of those sad natural scenes - a female cowbird stole two 
eggs from a phoebe nest, which is above the light at our back door, and 
proceeded to eat the yolks.  Phoebes are common cowbird hosts and I assume she 
will lay in that nest, and that's I know this is just the way things are, but 
still sad to see especially after watching the phoebes build and start to 
incubate.  
Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Crane nest, Main Pool Montezuma

[Dave Nutter]

Reuben Stoltzfus just told me about a Sandhill Crane nest he saw yesterday from 
the Main Pool tower at Montezuma NWR, looking north about 200yards just on the 
far side of a water channel. The adults were well camouflaged and they had at 
least 1 very tiny chick, so small that it seemed not to have left the nest. I 
don’t know how long that situation would last while waiting for egg #2 to 
hatch, or whether they would continue to brood the young or return there, but 
it may be worth looking for today or tomorrow, as well as scanning closely for 
the adults in the vicinity.

- - Dave Nutter
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