[cayugabirds-l] Cobbs: Bicknell's Thrush?

[Pat Martin]

This afternoon I saw a warmish-brown version of a Gray-cheeked Thrush (not a 
Swainson's because there was not a prominent eye-ring nor a buffy face) in 
Washington Grove at Cobbs Hill Park. It did not sing but I watched as it 
called. At home, admittedly several hours later, I had my husband play both 
Bicknell's and Gray-cheeked calls without telling me which he was playing. I 
picked Bicknell's as the one I had heard. I am not familiar with the 
Gray-cheeked call and had not previously played these recordings, which I found 
online from Cornell's library of sounds. The calls, to my ear, are admittedly 
very similar, so I may have just been lucky. The bird was near the center of 
the woods.

I've posted to Cayugabirds in case anyone from Cornell has comments.
Cobbs Hill Park is in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe.

Pat Martin 

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[cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler?

[Pat Martin]

Has anyone seen the Prothonotary Warbler on Armitage Road recently? The last 
time I saw it reported was on May 23rd. I missed it on Sunday, June 9th. 
Pat Martin

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[cayugabirds-l] Worm-eating Warbler

[Pat Martin]

I know it is getting a bit late, but I finally have the time to look for the 
Worm-eating Warbler. My understanding from Cayugabird posts is that its at 
Lindsay-Parsons. But when I print out a map of that preserve, I see blue, red 
and yellow trails but no mention of the Pinnacles Trail as accessed from 
Bald Hill Road, turning N where it meets the ridge as others  have posted. Can 
anyone point me in the right direction?

I post on Genesee Birds and report most of my NY sightings to ebird.

Pat Martin
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[cayugabirds-l] Tonawanda WMA--West Ruddy Marsh, Jul 24, 2014. Pat Martin

[Pat Martin]

Amazing shorebird biomass at Tonawanda State Wildlife Refuge's West Ruddy Marsh 
this afternoon and evening. Approaching from NY 77, this observer only managed 
to get half-way to the Osprey tower in almost 6 hours, combing through and 
counting the peeps, hanging around the puddle containing the three phalaropes, 
Stilt Sandpipers and Dowitchers until others arrived. An absolutely splendid 
feast for the eyes and ears. If you go, afternoon/evening is best since the 
marsh is east of the dike upon which one walks. 

Pat Martin
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Tonawanda WMA--West Ruddy Marsh, Niagara, US-NY
Jul 24, 2014 2:30 PM - 8:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: eventually joined by Dave Salembier, Sue Barth, Willy D'Anna, 
Betsy, Brian Morse and family
33 species

Canada Goose  40 partial actual count + estimate
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  28
Great Blue Heron  85 actual count
Great Egret  30 partial actual count + estimate
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Semipalmated Plover  40 partial actual count + estimate
Killdeer  60 partial actual count + estimate
Spotted Sandpiper  3 actual count
Solitary Sandpiper  3 actual count
Greater Yellowlegs  6 partial actual count + estimate
Lesser Yellowlegs  150 partial actual count + estimate
Stilt Sandpiper  1 others had 2 to 5
Least Sandpiper  300 in some puddles the peeps were mostly leasts, in 
other puddles mostly semipalmated.
Pectoral Sandpiper  20 partial actual count + estimate
Semipalmated Sandpiper  200 in some puddles the peeps were mostly leasts, 
in other puddles mostly semipalmated.
Short-billed Dowitcher  17 actual count
Wilson's Snipe  3 actual count
Wilson's Phalarope  2 Phalarope with pointy black bill, longer than 
Red-necked, overall chunkier bird than Red-necked, back not flat. Was not 
spinning in circles like the Red-necked but rather rushing forward rather 
frantically with head down and tail up.
Red-necked Phalarope  1 continuing; slender phalarope with flat back, 
pointy black bill, slender neck, molting adult with pale red stripe down back 
of neck, swimming in circles. in same puddle as the majority of short-billed 
Dowitchers and 2 Wilson's Phalaropes, which were larger, fatter, not flat 
backed, longer-billed.
Ring-billed Gull  20
Caspian Tern  10 actual count
Black Tern  20 estimate, nearly constant fly-bys, impossible to really 
know how many
Belted Kingfisher  1
Tree Swallow  X counting the shorebirds took priority
Bank Swallow  X counting the shorebirds took priority
Barn Swallow  X counting the shorebirds took priority
Marsh Wren  2
European Starling  X thousands feeding and swirling about in flocks, 
impossible to get an accurate count
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  30 estimate

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[cayugabirds-l] Hotspot name for Monk Parakeet nest site

[Pat Martin]

When I reported the Monk Parakeets to ebird a couple of days ago, I suggested their location as a hotspot. The name of the hotspot is West Ridge Plaza (Town of Greece). Ben Cacace, the ebird hotspot person, asked me to pass this information on to other birders who might be visiting the site. Below are the steps you can take to merge your personal locations with the hotspot.Pat Martinemartin...@earthlink.netThanks for submitting an eBird birding hotspot.

The hotspot "West Ridge Plaza (Town of Greece)" was created based on your personal location. I waited for it to be generated by the system which took less than 12 hours.

You can view the marker here: West Ridge Plaza (Town of Greece)
If you're using BirdsEye™ BirdLog on your smartphone to submit sightings please use "Choose A Location From Map" instead of "Choose A Recent Location" as the recently created hotspot may not be on that list.

Please let us know if you see any issues with the location or your checklists.When you contact the list you might want to let people know they can merge their personal locations with the hotspot by following these steps:

To merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here are the steps:

— Sign into eBird.org— Go to "My eBird"  select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel— Select your personal location (shows the letter "P" under Type)  click "Edit"

— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons - Click the marker that best fits your location (You'll see the hotspot description above the red 'Merge' button)

— Click on the button "Merge # Checklists with [hotspot description selected]"— Make sure to keep "Delete after merging" selected

— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' queryAll checklists for that personal location will be combined with the hotspot with this process.

Thanks again for suggesting the hotspot.Ben CacaceManhattan, NYC
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Jul 27, 2014

[Pat Martin]

Today was the first of several opportunities offered by the Montezuma National 
Wildlife staff to walk along the dike separating Knox-Marcellus and Puddler 
Marshes to get closer views of the shorebirds congregating there. Multiple 
pairs of eyes failed to turn up any rarities, but we had wonderful comparison 
looks at Short and Long-billed Dowitchers and certainly enjoyed the huge White 
Pelican.

Pat Martin


Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY
Jul 27, 2014 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: with Dave Nutter, Jay McGowan, 20ish others on dike walk across 
Knox-Marcellus
36 species

Canada Goose  40
Wood Duck  3
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  30
Hooded Merganser  6
Great White Pelican  1 huge white bird with yellow-orange bill and legs; 
bill with knob on upper mandible, continuing
Great Blue Heron  37
Great Egret  8
Green Heron  2
Northern Harrier  1
Sandhill Crane  2
Semipalmated Plover  30 partial count, then estimate
Killdeer  3 many heard, but surprisingly few visible out on the mudflats
Spotted Sandpiper  1 seen by Jay McGowan
Solitary Sandpiper  1 calling bird flying over, which landed in Puddler's 
marsh and disappeared
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  100 partial count, then estimate
Stilt Sandpiper  3
Least Sandpiper  20 MANY fewer than semipalmated
Pectoral Sandpiper  20 estimate
Semipalmated Sandpiper  400 partial count, then estimate, confirmed with 
others
Short-billed Dowitcher  2
Long-billed Dowitcher  4
Bonaparte's Gull  2
Ring-billed Gull  34
Caspian Tern  12
Black Tern  4 perhaps more; flying back and forth
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  X
Bank Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Marsh Wren  2
Cedar Waxwing  X fly overs
Yellow Warbler  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  10

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [GeneseeBirds-L] Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Jul 27, 2014

[Pat Martin]

Before anybody gets too excited, the bird we saw was an American White Pelican; 
I just inadvertently clicked on the wrong name when entering data. ebird report 
has been edited.

Pat Martin 


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Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Jul 27, 2014

Today was the first of several opportunities offered by the Montezuma National 
Wildlife staff to walk along the dike separating Knox-Marcellus and Puddler 
Marshes to get closer views of the shorebirds congregating there. Multiple 
pairs of eyes failed to turn up any rarities, but we had wonderful comparison 
looks at Short and Long-billed Dowitchers and certainly enjoyed the huge White 
Pelican.

Pat Martin


Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY
Jul 27, 2014 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: with Dave Nutter, Jay McGowan, 20ish others on dike walk across 
Knox-Marcellus
36 species

Canada Goose  40
Wood Duck  3
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  30
Hooded Merganser  6
Great White Pelican  1 huge white bird with yellow-orange bill and legs; 
bill with knob on upper mandible, continuing
Great Blue Heron  37
Great Egret  8
Green Heron  2
Northern Harrier  1
Sandhill Crane  2
Semipalmated Plover  30 partial count, then estimate
Killdeer  3 many heard, but surprisingly few visible out on the mudflats
Spotted Sandpiper  1 seen by Jay McGowan
Solitary Sandpiper  1 calling bird flying over, which landed in Puddler's 
marsh and disappeared
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  100 partial count, then estimate
Stilt Sandpiper  3
Least Sandpiper  20 MANY fewer than semipalmated
Pectoral Sandpiper  20 estimate
Semipalmated Sandpiper  400 partial count, then estimate, confirmed with 
others
Short-billed Dowitcher  2
Long-billed Dowitcher  4
Bonaparte's Gull  2
Ring-billed Gull  34
Caspian Tern  12
Black Tern  4 perhaps more; flying back and forth
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  X
Bank Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
Marsh Wren  2
Cedar Waxwing  X fly overs
Yellow Warbler  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  10

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[cayugabirds-l] Caspian Tern with leg bands?

[Pat Martin]

Does anyone out there know to whom one should send Caspian Tern leg band 
numbers? I found a banded adult at Summerville Pier in Rochester this 
afternoon. This individual bred successfully this year, if the juvenile 
bleating at its side the entire time I was taking photos and angling to see the 
band numbers is to be believed.

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[cayugabirds-l] banded Caspian Tern

[Pat Martin]

I have gotten banding information back on the Caspian Tern that I encountered 
on August 7th on Summmerville Pier. It is six years old. It was banded by Laura 
Sommers of the DEC on June 23, 2008 as a bird too young to fly on Little 
Galloo Island in Lake Ontario, 10 miles west of Henderson Harbor, Jefferson 
County.

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Sep 1. Pat Martin

[Pat Martin]

Sadly, circumstances prevented me from attending yesterday's dike walk, but 
today's list of 15-16 shorebirds was still a great haul, considering only 2 
pairs of eyes and not 30.
Most significantly, we missed the flock (!) of White-rumped Sandpipers 
mentioned in yesterday's report. After leaving Towpath Road, we spent a few 
minutes on East Road, hoping to pick up what we had missed, but it was still 
too early in the day for the light to be right. 

Pat Martin
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Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marsellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY
Sep 1, 2014 8:50 AM - 11:32 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: joined by Micky Salingo
38 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  162
Mallard  18
Blue-winged Teal  4
Green-winged Teal  4
dabbling duck sp.  30 estimate of those too far to ID
Hooded Merganser  21
Double-crested Cormorant  92
Great Blue Heron  27
Great Egret  51
Northern Harrier  1 multiple passes of presumably a single bird
Black-bellied Plover  5
American Golden-Plover  4
Semipalmated Plover  9
Killdeer  30 estimate
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Lesser Yellowlegs  40 estimate
Hudsonian Godwit  2 foraging together, continuing birds
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Stilt Sandpiper  2 Micky only
Sanderling  2
Baird's Sandpiper  2 in a flock of peeps that ventured close enough for ID
Least Sandpiper  200 estimate, probably low
Pectoral Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  200 estimate, probably low
Short-billed Dowitcher  40 exact count, two passes
Wilson's Phalarope  1
Ring-billed Gull  131
Herring Gull  9
Caspian Tern  18
Peregrine Falcon  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1 along Towpath Road
American Crow  2 along Towpath rd
Barn Swallow  10 estimate
Black-capped Chickadee  2 on Towpath Rd
American Robin  2 on Towpath Rd
Gray Catbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
Northern Cardinal  1 on Towpath Rd
American Goldfinch  7

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[cayugabirds-l] Fw: eBird Report - Montezuma NWR--East Road, Jul 13, 2015

[Pat Martin]

I spent a couple of hours yesterday evening at Knox-Marcellus Marsh. HUNDREDS 
of shorebirds were present, most unfortunately just too far for me to ID. 
Hopefully, someone else will find the White-rumped Sandpiper, since, by date, 
it is early for the fall. While searching the ebird data, I found some slightly 
earlier records, so not unprecedented. It did seem a bit strange that such an 
early bird would already look so gray. Comments welcome.

Pat Martin
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Montezuma NWR--East Road, Seneca, New York, US
Jul 13, 2015 6:40 PM - 8:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
21 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  30 estimate
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  30 estimate
Great Blue Heron  27
Great Egret  9
Sandhill Crane  1 flying toward the marsh over NY 89 as I was leaving
Killdeer  15
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  X at least 100, maybe more
Stilt Sandpiper  1
White-rumped Sandpiper  1 Early for the fall. Adult transitioning to basic 
plumage. Grayer than the surrounding peeps and longer than them, but shorter 
than the Killdeer and Lesser Yellowlegs with which it was feeding. Hind end 
tilted up while feeding. White rump showed as it flew.
peep sp.  X 200-300 easily; unfortunately too far for me to distinguish 
Semipalmated from Least Sandpipers
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher  5 too far to be sure of species ID
Caspian Tern  37
American Crow  1
Barn Swallow  X
Marsh Wren  2
Common Yellowthroat  2
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  2
American Goldfinch  2

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Interesting downy woodpecker behavior

[Pat Martin]

Near where I live in Monroe County, NY, there is a park trail in Mendon Ponds Park where chickadees have been coming to hand for sunflower seeds for generations. Each year, at least one other species of bird seems to pick up the behavior and over the decades I have had both nuthatches and Tufted Titmouse feed from my hand. This year a Downy Woodpecker came ever so close and I'm sure would have landed if I had had the time that day to be patient; others have had a Downy land this year. Curiously, this feeding behavior never seems to be passed on from year to year in species other than the chickadees and I have always wondered why this is so. Pat Martin-Original Message-
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I have seen Downy Woodpeckers sipping from YB Sapsucker wells. Very cool. Linda OrkinIthaca, NY. Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 9, 2016, at 10:14 AM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> wrote:It seem our little downy has learned how to sip from the humming bird feeder.I find this to be such an interesting learned behavior.Has anyone else seen anything like this?Bad video attached -  I didn't want to move the curtain and spook him.And you can hardly tell it is a downy, but it is.Pics also posted to FB pages.https://youtu.be/5Q5bhkJ6PeQ Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 525! dogs since 2005!Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org


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[cayugabirds-l] ebird app not working

[Pat Martin]

Hi All,

I just upgraded my phone from an iphone 5 to a 7 and transferred all my apps to 
the new phone from the cloud. But when I tried to submit a list today from the 
ebird app, the app tries but fails to actually submit anything. The phone just 
kicks back to my home screen. Anyone out there have similar problems or have 
any ideas to resolve this?

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches

[Pat Martin]

Here in Mendon, a suburb of Rochester in Monroe County, my little yard "forest" of mostly Norway Spruce with Douglas Fir, Red Pine and Scotch Pine has been enough to keep Red-breasted Nuthatches here and breeding all summer. Mine are ridiculously tame as well.Pat Martin-Original Message-
From: "Kevin J. McGowan" 
Sent: Sep 19, 2016 10:15 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches














Red-breasted Nuthatches are periodically irruptive species out of the boreal forest. They tend to go south months before other irruptives, usually first showing
 up in August. It looks like this is going to be an irruption year.
 
From: bounce-120802766-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-120802766-3493...@list.cornell.edu]
On Behalf Of Asher Hockett
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:01 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches
 

Carol's post reminded me that we have had RB Nuthatches visiting our feeder for most of the summer. Lately it's been two (at least) at a time. These birds are not flustered in the slightest by my presence near the feeders. We take them
 down every night to discourage raccoon visits, and the nuthatches and chickadees will keep coming for seed even as I am taking the feeders off the hooks.

 


My guess is that the RB's like the Hemlock Forest we live in, as they were a rarity at Comfort Rd only 4 miles away, where we were on the edge of a mixed hardwood forest with a meadow adjoining.


 


We also still have Purple Finches and RB Grosbeaks daily, as well as the usual suspects including the audible local Ravens and Red-shouldered Hawks



 

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[cayugabirds-l] Western Meadowlark

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The Western Meadowlark was still present on Armitage Road this morning. It was 
singing from about 8:40 to 9 am. It was heard first in trees near the house 
nearest to Olmstead Road and on the south side of Armitage Rd., so in Seneca 
County, then had a visual of a singing bird (but with its back to us, darn!) in 
the trees near the house closest to Wiley Road and on the north side of 
Armitage, so in Wayne County. It was last seen and heard flying north. It 
seemed to be exhibiting territorial behavior, namely singing from treetops and 
flying in a (partial) circle around us. The song seemed slightly different from 
the one that Jay McGowan attached to his ebird checklist from last weekend. 
Jay, if you want to hear my cellphone audio, send me your phone number.

Pat Martin
>
>stakeout Western Meadowlark, Armitage Rd., Savannah (2018), Wayne, New York, US
>Apr 19, 2018 8:26 AM - 9:02 AM
>Protocol: Traveling
>0.227 mile(s)
>10 species
>
>Ring-billed Gull  20
>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1 Drumming
>American Crow  1
>American Robin  2
>European Starling  2
>Song Sparrow  2
>Northern Cardinal  1
>Western Meadowlark  1 Visual of singing bird. Audio obtained. Bird was 
>singing from trees on both sides of the road. Had its back to us and flew 
>before I could get a picture.
>Eastern Meadowlark  0 Did not hear any singing on this cold, 
>snow-on-the-ground morning.
>Red-winged Blackbird  2
>House Sparrow  2
>
>View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44717356
>
>This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit

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There was a Hudsonian Godwit seen today by a few people and missed by many more 
of us at La Salle's Landing Park after it was apparently flushed by a Peregrine 
Falcon. Up to three hours of searching for it by some failed to re-locate it. 
It was reported to have an injured leg so may still be around. And there were 
several other newly arrived godwits today elsewhere in the state, so they are 
apparently on the move. So head to your favorite shorebird site this weekend, 
and hope to get lucky!

Pat Martin

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today May 29th, 2018- Red Knot, Red-Necked Phalarope

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Hi All,We were indeed correct that our Phalarope today was a different bird than the one Dave Kennedy had yesterday. See his ebird report from today, which contains lovely pictures (in good light) of our male or molting female bird.Pat Martin-Original Message-
From: David Nicosia 
Sent: May 29, 2018 8:46 PM
To: Cayuga birds , NY Birds , broomebi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Today May 29th, 2018- Red Knot, Red-Necked Phalarope

All, I had a change of plans and am not going to the NJ coast for shorebirds. So I decided to try Montezuma again for shorebirds and amazingly I had a pretty awesome day.  Good weather usually doesn't mean rare birds for me. That was false today! First stop was Tschache Pool Tower and I could see a fair number of mainly peeps very distant with one larger shorebird. It was very shimmery so I decided to go to Rte 89 and look from there. At this time I was unaware of Dave Kennedy's earlier report of a Red Knot here. So I looked from Rte 89 and saw the grouping of shorebirds but they were too close to the top of the weeds on the dike so I couldn't ID much. Then an eagle flew over and the birds took flight and I got great views of a RED KNOT in breeding plumage with the peeps. The peeps flew around a couple more times and the Knot stayed in with them offering great scope views in flight. Then I went back to the tower as they appeared to be closer than earlier. Maybe I could get a better look. But I was fortunate enough to run into  Pete Sar and 

Jackie Baker  who were doing the refuge survey at Tschache. They were gracious enough to let me ride with them and I got much closer views of this great bird. The irony is that is the main specie I go for to see in NJ! The list for Tschache that I compiled can be found here with poor photos of the knot. The shimmer was awful.  https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46130168Then after this, I headed over to wildlife drive and there are still 7 REDHEADS main pool, one GREATER YELLOWLEGS Seneca Flats. The Snowy Egret was not present at Eaton at this time. Benning Marsh was fairly quiet too. Then I hit the north side of the drive and, WOW, a large flock of shorebirds!  Most of the birds were SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.  There were also quite a few DUNLIN including one still in basic / non-breeding plumage. I found at least 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS but it was hard to keep track of numbers as the birds were flying around from mudflat to mudflat across from the Eagle sculpture. Then, I got on a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE!  Jay texted me that there was one on wildlife drive yesterday. So I assumed this was the same one. But looking at photos of yesterday vs today, this one was duller. Not sure if it is a male or a duller female. In any event, another great bird!!  Who needs to go to NJ!!  This was a ton of fun and it was great birding with Ann Mitchell and Pat Martin as they joined me at the thruway ponds to see the Phalarope! My list is below for wildlife drive with poor photos of the RNPH and others(lighting was horrible): https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46135318Best, Dave Nicosia

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[cayugabirds-l] Possible Yellow-billed Loon at Charlotte on 3/4

[Pat Martin]

Sorry for the late report, but Lynn Bergmeyer reported to me yesterday that she 
had a huge brown loon with large yellow bill in the Genesee River channel at 
Charlotte, Monroe County on Monday March 4th. There was also a Red-throated 
Loon in the channel that day, which she eventually saw and declared different 
from the bird she had had. She also ruled out Double-crested Cormorant. Her 
description fits Yellow-billed Loon most closely. In case the bird is still 
around the area (circling the lake?) I thought I'd get the word out for people 
to keep their eyes open for it.

Pat Martin

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[nysbirds-l] rarities in Monroe County today

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The summer birding doldrums came to a spectacular end today with the finding of 
two large and showy rarities. A Cattle Egret was found by Candy Giles at 
LaSalle's Landing Park feeding on the lawn. This was not entirely a surprise as 
there had been a report of one a week or two ago seen on the roof of a car(!) 
in the airport parking lot. Not exactly a chaseable bird, although at today's 
sighting there were stories of people who had tried. Then Mike Tetlow, who had 
spent this SW-windy afternoon at the Braddock Bay hawkwatch counting Bald 
Eagles, young Broadwings and young Redtails,spied a black-and-white shorebird 
on the breakwall and drove to the East Spit to check it out. Sure enough, it 
was an American Avocet. Score another good bird for the new breakwall across 
the mouth of Braddock Bay.

The Cattle Egret was still being seen through early evening. The Avocet was not 
visible but had not flown, having tucked itself in behind a barrier. It had 
been flushed once by a young eagle but had returned so might still be present 
tomorrow morning.

ebird hotspot names are LaSalle's Landing Park and Braddock Bay--East Spit.

Pat Martin

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[cayugabirds-l] White-faced Ibis in Monroe County, etc.

[Pat Martin]

Yesterday a White-faced Ibis was re-found in Monroe County (ebird hotspot LaSalle's Landing Park) after being missing since early Sunday morning. It had been found originally on Friday the 18th by a birder who doesn't use ebird, but who mentioned it to someone who does, then re-found by Mike Gullo and seen by many on Saturday the 19th. It is a major MEGA for Monroe County. To give down-staters a perspective, most of us who saw the bird have yet to see even a Glossy Ibis in Monroe County.Meanwhile, two other rarities have shown up here in Western New York. An adult male Cinnamon Teal (albeit sporting a leg band and a clipped toe) showed up on Sunday the 20th at Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant (Genesee County) and lingered through Monday the 21st. And a Bar-headed Goose (yes, I know, probably of domestic origin) was associating with a flock of hundreds of Canada Geese, also on the 21st, in Livingston County, ebird hotspot Twin Cedars Environmental Area (DEC pond), Avon. The next day the Canada Geese were gone and so was the Bar-headed Goose.Despite the probable domestic origins of two of these three birds, it is tempting to think that they all got blown our way because of last week's huge coastal storm, which struck a glancing blow here. It is, after all, impossible to know for how long the teal and goose have been making due out in the wild. Thoughts welcome.Pat Martin
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [cayugabirds-l] Slowest spring migration in a very long time Broome Co., flood gates of migration soon to open...

[Pat Martin]

Almost the exact same mix of warblers up here in Monroe County, minus the Prairie Warblers (except those that have arrived on territory south of Monroe) but with the addition of Cape Mays in increasing numbers over the last couple of days.Pat Martin-Original Message-
From: David Nicosia 
Sent: May 12, 2020 7:51 PM
To: Cayuga birds , NY Birds , BroomeBirds 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Slowest spring migration in a very long time Broome Co., flood gates of migration soon to open...

All, This spring season is the slowest evolving migration season that I can remember in a long time in Broome Co. (20 years at least). I basically am seeing the same warbler species that I had May 2-3: Black-throated blues, greens, blackburnian, ovenbird, nashville, northern and louisiana waterthrush, black and white, palm, prairie, yellow-rumped, blue-winged, yellow, chestnut-sided, northern parula and american redstarts.  These species arrived between May 1-5 and are still around and in most cases really good numbers I am happy to say. Many of them are on their breeding grounds now too.  Yesterday, May 11th, I had 102 species of birds in  Broome County with no new neotropical migrants which is crazy! I also had 102 species on May 3rd many of the same species!Still lacking (or very scarce) in Broome Co. are: cape may, bay-breasted, tennessee, hooded, magnolia, canada, wilson's, mourning and of course blackpoll warblers. I still am not seeing very many indigo buntings yet, just a few here and there. I have yet to get a scarlet tanager although there are a few reports here and there in Broome co. Also lacking or very scarce are red-eyed vireos. I have yet to get one with a few reports trickling in sporadically from others. On the other hand, blue-headed vireos are very common this year in Broome Co. Is it because they are not be drowned out by the red-eyed vireo's incessant singing? I have been off since May 2nd on my annual birding vacation and its like the "groundhog day" of birding: same species different day. But it has been a lot of fun with such great species that we have! I have seen and really enjoyed blackburnian, black-throated blues and greens, prairie and others numerous times with great views. I can't complain about that! Today I had a close encounter with a blackburnian warbler. The bird was foraging fairly low in a norway spruce tree at Greenwood Park in Broome co. I was very still and the bird came within about 6 feet of me. It was neat watching the warbler, naked eye, forage and finding small insects to eat on a windy and bitter cold day. It was 38F with winds gusting to 25 mph at least. The bird was also singing occasionally and didn't seem to care about the brutally cold conditions. With the lack of leaves on the trees, I have gotten spectacular views of many of these warbler species which often is not the case as leaves unfold fast in more normal Mays. After today May 12th, conditions in upstate NY are going to change. Warmer weather is on the way and yes we are going to see southerly winds especially Wednesday night and Thursday night and a few days next week. I think migrants are going to arrive fast and furious so expect a very active period from May 14-21 and even beyond for our beloved neotropical migrants. I have noticed that our shorebird species are arriving pretty much on-time and not really affected by the cold May. In any event, the next week to 10 days, I predict is going to be a lot of fun. I hope you can get out and enjoy the finest time of the year!!Best,Dave Nicosia 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

[Pat Martin]

Suan,Did you see it well enough to ID it to species?Pat Martin-Original Message-
From: Suan Yong 
Sent: Sep 14, 2020 4:07 PM
To: Cayuga Birding List 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

I was windsurfing between east shore park and the piling cluster. Somewhere near the middle of the lake, just south of the piling cluster, I was surprised to see a little shorebird flying away from me. "What are you doing out here, peep?" I thought, and then saw the bird land just a few feet away. Phalarope! I thought, and sure enough I could see it floating on the water nodding back and forth like a wind up toy. I was moving pretty slowly on that reach. On the next reach we were planing fast and I was glad to find the bird again at nearly the same spot, but this time I think my fast approach may have scared it farther away, as I did not see it since.If the bird were at the same spot it would be scopable from the west side of Stewart Park looming due north.Suan_Composed by thumb and autocorrect.
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[cayugabirds-l] uploading pictures to ebird?

[Pat Martin]

Anyone out there also having trouble uploading photos to their ebird reports 
today? Doesn't seem to be a computer issue, as I'm having the same problem on 
both my and my husband's computer.

Pat Martin

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[cayugabirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper

[Pat Martin]

Hi All,

Apologies for the late post and for not previously alerting the birding 
community, but I had a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the visitor center pool at 
Montezuma this morning. Please see my ebird report from 10:55 am. I had caught 
a glimpse of the bird and had made a mental note to myself to check the books 
to make sure I was not being fooled by a bright juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper, 
but then completely forgot to follow up until Dave Nutter's report came in of 
the Buff-breasted at Knox Marcellus, apparently visible from East Road. In my 
defense, I was busily helping a mother/daughter duo who were without a scope 
get views through my scope of the Long-billed Dowitchers and the Ross's Goose 
that were present at the visitor center. Then lunch, drive home, supper to 
cook, exercise, get Dave Nutters report, shower, eat, submit my own ebird 
report, compose this email.

Hopefully the bird will still be around tomorrow, although viewing conditions 
will be decidedly different than today's. Good luck to all. And many thanks to 
Dave Nutter.

Pat Martin

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