Re:[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Ruff at Jamaica Bay (MNWR bird?)

2012-07-01 Thread tigger64
Apologies for not signing the previous post. Perhaps there will be good enough photos to tell if the same bird. David Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirdi

[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Ruff at Jamaica Bay (MNWR bird?)

2012-07-01 Thread tigger64
Maybe (probably?) the Montezuma bird Subject: (7-1) Ruff @ JBWR Queens County... From: Andrew Baksh Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:10:37 + Heydi Lopes and I just found a male (molting) Ruff on the North End of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Currently being seen just past

[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird continues

2012-05-07 Thread tigger64
Jim Tarolli and I watched it for at least two hours today. Highly recommended. David Wheeler N Syracuse NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigur

[cayugabirds-l] Derby Hill Friday - Swallow-tailed Kite

2012-05-05 Thread tigger64
Just to follow up since it hasn't been cross-posted: Friday at 1:21 pm EDT, Hawk Counter Kyle Wright spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite loosely traveling with Broad-winged Hawks over the South Lookout at Derby Hill. This is possibly the same bird that passed the Hamburg Hawk Watch on Wednesday

[cayugabirds-l] December reports summary

2012-02-11 Thread tigger64
Over on GeneseeBirds there is a summary of December 2011 eBird reports, posted by Kurt Fox. It includes a King Rail at Montezuma (Van Dyne Spoor). Dave Wheeler N Syracuse NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabir

[cayugabirds-l] Madison County landfill gulls, aberrant Herring

2012-02-11 Thread tigger64
Both the pond and hillside were loaded with gulls when I arrived at 11am to the Madison County landfill on Buyea Rd (south of Wampsville). Highlight was a 1st-winter gull presumed to be a smallish Herring, with slim, long, all-yellow bill. Olsen/Larsson in "Gulls of N.A., Europe, and Asia" ha

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe - No (Hog Hole) Sunday PM

2012-02-05 Thread tigger64
For what it's worth, Bernie Carr and I spent several hours at the south end of Cayuga Lake on Sunday afternoon and could not find the Western Grebe. We looked from what we took to be Hog Hole and could see two Red-throated Loons close together, and a Common Loon several hundred yards away. The

[cayugabirds-l] Sodus & Geneva highlights - Thurs. 2/2/12

2012-02-03 Thread tigger64
The ice edge at Sodus has receded so far into the bay that much of the action is beyond scope range. Female King Eider continues and an adult male Surf Scoter finally showed up. Over at the Geneva waterfront, not much change. By far the most unexpected bird was an Egyptian Goose grazing in th

[cayugabirds-l] NW Cayuga Lake - Eurasian Wigeon, Cackling Goose, roost flight

2012-01-30 Thread tigger64
Thinking there might be an impressive roost flight on the NW corner of Cayuga Lake, Jim Tarolli and I started at Cayuga Lake State Park. The first bird Jim put bins on was a beautiful EURASIAN WIGEON. It flew around with Am Wigeons and we eventually lost sight of it. I was glad Gary and Ann r

[cayugabirds-l] Savannah Mucklands - Saturday PM

2012-01-29 Thread tigger64
Two hours at the Mucklands and the roost flight appeared to be into the mucks rather than away from them. Many gulls (1000), most very distant, and mostly Herring with some Ring-bills mixed in. Good numbers of distant ducks but I could only find 3 species. Snow goose numbers building from 1 t

[cayugabirds-l] Mucks & Sodus - Tuesday

2012-01-25 Thread tigger64
I was hoping the Savannah mucklands might have birds after a couple days of thawing temps. Jim Tarolli and I were surprised to find decent numbers of Canada Geese, Mallards, Black Ducks, gulls, and raptors. Good movement of birds flying around and into the mucks from other places. We couldn't

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Meadows landfill

2012-01-24 Thread tigger64
adows falcons Lyn Jacobs -Original Message- From: tigger64 To: cayugabirds-l Sent: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 10:21 pm Subject: Seneca Meadows landfill Perhaps this is old news, and not a big surprise, but I was not aware they were using Peregrines. Jim Tarolli provided me with this

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Meadows landfill

2012-01-24 Thread tigger64
Perhaps this is old news, and not a big surprise, but I was not aware they were using Peregrines. Jim Tarolli provided me with this link. http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2012/01/video_trained_falcons_is_used.html Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBi

[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcons and the Montezuma mucks

2012-01-18 Thread tigger64
I suppose it's worth remembering that the Mucklands have a history of attracting Gyrfalcons (and falcons in general). I presume the Mucks are frozen now but there's a modest four-day warm-up predicted (starting Sunday-ish) and geese, ducks, and gulls may end up back in there. For that matter,

[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon - Oswego Harbor (not relocated)

2012-01-18 Thread tigger64
Last seen going east. Subsequent check of shoreline trees east of the Oswego River did not find it. Probably went past Derby Hill and up the east lakeshore, or perhaps will come back to Oswego or maybe Sodus. Fair Haven was a big disappointment but another place to check. This particular

[cayugabirds-l] Barrow's & hybrid Goldeneye - Sodus

2012-01-17 Thread tigger64
Jim Tarolli and I hit the Geneva waterfront/Seneca Lake and Sodus Bay. Birds were close in at Geneva but difficult to observe with wind-blown rain. Sodus was loaded and three hours was hardly enough. At the 2 hour mark a Barrow's Goldeneye turned up followed by a hybrid Barrow's x Common. A

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe?

2012-01-11 Thread tigger64
For what it's worth, Jim Tarolli and I looked for it yesterday between 4:15 and 5:00pm and didn't see it. We were scoping from the lighthouse. I am by no means suggesting that it is gone, and I hope others have better luck. Dave Wheeler N Syracuse, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.N

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Eared Grebe

2011-12-09 Thread tigger64
If anyone gets photos of the bird, even really bad ones, I would appreciate it if they could post them. I am curious about the plumage details and if they are similar to a grebe I saw on Monday on Onondaga Lake. (presuming the Onondaga Lake bird has left -off to look right now). Thanks! Dave

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR shorebirds - Monday

2011-11-08 Thread tigger64
Six species found (no Killdeer) on Monday afternoon: ~20 Dunlin & 1 Pectoral Sandpiper at Visitor's Center 1 Brant continues at LaRue's on the Wildlife Dr no shorebirds seen at Benning Marsh 4 Long-billed Dowitcher, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Greater Yellowlegs at Mays Point 4 Black-bellied Plover, 2

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Sunday highlights

2011-10-24 Thread tigger64
Not a lot that others haven't reported but here are the highlights of a few hours birding with Lisa Welch and Bernie Carr. Puddler's Marsh: 1 STILT SANDPIPER 1-2 DUNLIN 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS There was a peep I thought was BAIRD'S SANDPIPER flying with one Greater Yellowlegs. The two dropped in

[cayugabirds-l] Franklin's Gull back

2011-10-17 Thread tigger64
just flew into mexico bay with 6 Bonaparte's, ditched them, and went west again. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES:

[cayugabirds-l] FRANKLIN'S GULL - Derby Hill

2011-10-17 Thread tigger64
Flew by at 1:05 with a small number of Ring-bills, going west. First winter bird. One could try checking Oswego Harbor or Fair Haven if the bird hasn't left the area. Dave Wheeler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/C

[cayugabirds-l] Oswego Harbor - Godwits, Red Phalarope

2011-10-01 Thread tigger64
Highlights so far lakewatching from the fort bluff overlook include a distant phalarope on the water and thought to be Red. A flock of approx 25 large shorebirds went by. Some were Hudsonian Godwits, the others Marbled or possibly Whimbrels. I just couldn't tell in binoculars but could see the

[cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis, Avocet - MNWR

2011-09-17 Thread tigger64
The Ibis is at Knox-Marsellus marsh. I think it's a non-breeding adult Glossy, which would mean it's a different bird than the Railroad Rd bird (which I have seen 3 times and have lots of photos of). I also have distant photos of today's bird, which I thought lacked the whitish feathers on the

[cayugabirds-l] Oswego Harbor lakewatch - Pomarine Jaeger

2011-09-13 Thread tigger64
A close-passing POMARINE JAEGER was the highlight of 4.5 hours lakewatching (from Breitbeck Park) on 15 kt SSW winds. Also, an early-arriving GREATER SCAUP plus a few Black Ducks on the move and a hard-to-find-on-Lake-Ontario NORTHERN SHOVELER. A few shorebirds on the breakwall but no Bon

[cayugabirds-l] LARK SPARROW fair haven west spit

2011-09-11 Thread tigger64
in the gravel parking lot at the tip of the west spit Dave W. 315-373-5350 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) h

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Monday - Mays Point

2011-08-30 Thread tigger64
Matters much as described by Jay McGowan (on Sunday) at Mays Point (on Monday). Excellent mudflats are emerging but most of the birds are in vegetation and obscured much of the time. Two MERLINS chased shorebirds (and each other) during the time I was there. Many peeps flying around - estimat

[cayugabirds-l] Fair Haven - LAUGHING GULL, Knots, Phalaropes, Western, many Sanderling

2011-08-28 Thread tigger64
Not much time, so a quick report: After a disappointing morning at Oswego Harbor, I went to Fair Haven. High winds but no rain - shorebirds flying around everywhere on the west spit and along the state park beach. First a bunch of Sanderlings with a RED KNOT, then suddenly 3 RED-NECKED PHAL

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Night migrants now

2011-08-26 Thread tigger64
It's clear and cool and calm in Oswego County, and I've been hearing a big flight (including thrushes). Could be good in the morning. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.North

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Wednesday evening

2011-08-25 Thread tigger64
Water levels high, things much as they have been. Highlight was a Red-necked Phalarope picked out by Tony Shrimpton at Puddler's Marsh, and an excellent roost flight of blackbirds as seen from Mays Point. 58-60 Great Egrets at Mays between 7 and 8pm, about half of them in roost position. 11

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Thursday evening

2011-08-19 Thread tigger64
I'm a bit behind on my eBird entries. Highlight was the first conspicuous evidence of fall passerine migration, with many Bobolinks and a few Kingbirds along the Wildlife Dr. An immature Peregrine Falcon was perched near the Seneca Spillway - presumably the same bird first seen by Joe and

[cayugabirds-l] Whimbrel - Oswego Harbor

2011-08-10 Thread tigger64
2 WHIMBREL on the lighthouse breakwall before passage of the cold front. Good looks in scope. Photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/6030752059/in/photostream/ Dave Wheeler Oswego, County Oswego Harbor, Oswego, US-NY Aug 10, 2011 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Tuesday

2011-08-10 Thread tigger64
Tuesday rain flooded K-M (no shorebirds) and Puddler, leaving only phalaropes and long-billed/long-legged shorebirds. Increase in ducks at K-M and obviously a lot of reshuffling of shorebirds (or possibly many have left for the coast). It'll be good again in a few days unless we get a lot mo

[cayugabirds-l] RN Phalaropes - Montezuma

2011-08-09 Thread tigger64
3 Red-necked Phalaropes at Puddler's Marsh. Both it and K-M are flooded and not a lot of shorebirds left. Some over at Mays on the far side. Visitor Center had 7 dowitchers I took to be Short-billed. Dave W. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME htt

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR hightlights - Sunday evening

2011-08-08 Thread tigger64
Puddler and Knox-Marsellus were much revitalized by the rain. There was a short period of excellent visibility, followed by diffuse sun, followed by fog. Visitor Center: water level good; 6 dowitchers - took photos but didn't look all that carefully at them in the field; 2 Great Egret Senec

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Thursday

2011-08-05 Thread tigger64
Main highlight was an interesting dabbling duck at the Visitor Center pool. The bird appeared entirely rufous from its undertail coverts (and possibly its tail), throughout the underparts, belly, breast, neck and head. The back below the nape and wings were a more typically-colored brown sp

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Sunday night

2011-08-02 Thread tigger64
Apologies for the lateness of my report. Now 8 dowitchers at Puddler's Marsh, several with very long bills possibly outside the overlap zone but distance and poor lighting make it difficult to be sure of species. 125 Purple Martins near the spillway on the Wildlife Dr, while at the Visitor Cen

[cayugabirds-l] Western or Semi-palmated

2011-07-30 Thread tigger64
I'm thinking it's a molting adult Western, and have put the best photo on my seldom-used Flickr page at the address below. I could be wrong however. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/5991674485/in/photostream Dave Wheeler Oswego County NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.N

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Friday night

2011-07-30 Thread tigger64
Seemed better than earlier in the week. Both the Visitor's Center pool and Wildlife Drive spot have good water levels and are attracting shorebirds. The Main Pool is getting herons in the open area and may get shorebirds at some point. Benning Marsh is also looking good. Highlight was a juve

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR quick note

2011-07-29 Thread tigger64
I'll send a complete list on Sat. morning, but I thought there was a possible Western Sandpiper at the Visitor Center pool. It was relatively close and feeding near a Stilt Sandpiper. Dave W -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.North

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Monday night

2011-07-26 Thread tigger64
A more complete list. Wilson's Phalarope was inconspicuous when with Lesser Yellowlegs, walking around on the mudflat but not close to the watery edge. It was within 50 yards of Towpath Rd at one point giving good looks at the bright yellow legs and faded head pattern. The bird's profile walki

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Mon.- Wilsons' Phalarope, no Red-necked

2011-07-25 Thread tigger64
I could find one Wilson's Phalarope and no Red-necked. Otherwise, things are much the same as on Saturday. Dave Wheeler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugab

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Saturday highlights - no Ibis

2011-07-24 Thread tigger64
I couldn't find the Ibis but it could still be there somewhere. I checked Puddler, Knox-Marsellus, Mays Point (twice), Visitor's Center, and Wildlife Drive. All were thorough checks except the Wildlife Dr shorebird spot where I regret not getting the scope out and scanning the edges more car

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis

2011-07-23 Thread tigger64
There don't appear to be any updates positive or negative yet, but I'm going out there now (1pm) and will try to send a message if I find it. Dave Wheeler Oswego County NY 315-373-5350 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBir

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Shorebird highlights - Tuesday night

2011-07-20 Thread tigger64
Big numbers continue, with increases in Least & S-P Sandpiper, Stilt, Pectoral, S-P Plover, and a new-arrival Wilson's Snipe. Many distant and hard-to-see places harbored lots of birds and may have contained the "missing" species. Water levels at Knox-Marsellus (low) and Puddler's Marsh (oka

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - Wednesday night

2011-07-15 Thread tigger64
Apologies for the lateness of this report. Wednesday night highlights at Puddler's marsh: ~1000 Lesser Yellowlegs a few Greater Yellowlegs ~500 Least Sandpiper 2 Stilt Sandpiper 2 Baird's Sandpiper 1 Wilson's Phalarope 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Solitary Sandpiper many Killdeer and Spotted San

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR shorebirds Thursday - another big influx

2011-07-08 Thread tigger64
Not enough time to search the birds thoroughly, so probably missed some (counts low). Thought I saw a Stilt Sandpiper at one point but lost it in among the 900+ yellowlegs, couldn't find any Wilson's Phalarope. Didn't look carefully at the peeps but thought most were Least. Too dark by the

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Sunday - S-b Dow, Greater & 162 Lesser Yellowlegs

2011-07-03 Thread tigger64
Sunday highlights from Knox-Marsellus marsh included one Short-billed Dowitcher, one Greater Yellowlegs, 162 Lesser, and a few (7-12) distant peeps of uncertain identity. Puddlers marsh had a Common Tern. Mays Point had a Black-crowned Night Heron and two swans on a mound. I thought they were

[cayugabirds-l] More Yellowlegs & S-b Dowitchers - MNWR

2011-06-29 Thread tigger64
4 (presumably) Short-billed Dowitchers and 35-40 Lesser Yellowlegs were the highlights from Knox-Marsellus marsh. Dave W. Oswego County Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marcellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Jun 29, 2011 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Didn't look carefully at all the ducks

Re:[cayugabirds-l] S-b Dowitcher, Black-bellied Plovers - MNWR Sunday

2011-06-28 Thread tigger64
The yellowlegs are early migrants in spring and could have been on territory for 6-8 weeks already, and thus bred successfully and now on their way south. I would consider them authentic fall migrants, and that would probably be the case with other species that migrate north in April or early

[cayugabirds-l] S-b Dowitcher, Black-bellied Plovers - MNWR Sunday

2011-06-27 Thread tigger64
Sunday highlights from Knox-Marsellus marsh included a Short-billed Dowitcher and influx of Lesser Yellowlegs, plus the continuing Dunlin. Two Black-bellied Plover were at Puddler's marsh. No peeps on either Saturday or Sunday. Saturday night on Van Dyne Spoor Rd found 5 American Bittern call

[cayugabirds-l] Glaucous Gull - Oswego Harbor

2011-06-24 Thread tigger64
Probably not the only one around. Dave W. Oswego County Oswego Harbor, Oswego, US-NY Jun 24, 2011 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: On the Marine Museum pier 4 species Ring-billed Gull 40 Herring Gull 1 Glaucous Gull 1 1st-summer; an extremely bright white bird w

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR - White-rumps

2011-06-23 Thread tigger64
In spite of the curious date and seemingly large number, everything in the field pointed to White-rumped Sandpipers and others e-mailed to say they also saw good numbers of White-rumps last weekend at Knox-Marsellus. A quick check of Bull '98 shows an inland maxima of 97 at MNWR on 30 May 1971,

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Shorebirds - Knox-Marsellus Marsh

2011-06-22 Thread tigger64
Lots of ducks and a few shorebirds. Highlight at Mays Pt was a Great Egret. Knox-Marsellus habitat looks like we'll get another good shorebird year. Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marcellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Jun 22, 2011 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: From the East Rd overloo

[cayugabirds-l] Prairie Warblers - southern Seneca Co.

2011-06-12 Thread tigger64
On Saturday, one or more Prairie Warblers were heard singing from the field at the corner of Lodi Center Rd and Seneca Rd in the town of Lodi, at the Seneca/Schuyler county line (Seneca Rd is the line). I didn't spend that long at the spot and didn't hear one sing, but it looks real good for Cl

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Acadian Flycatcher - Armitage Rd.

2011-06-01 Thread tigger64
I was at the Prothonotary spot Tuesday for a while, and don't recall hearing Acadian Fly. Eastern Phoebe has fooled me in the past, where I was sure I was hearing Acadian but tried to get a look just to see it was an Empid but found a Phoebe instead. Later I discovered the sound was on the S

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Friday godwits

2011-05-30 Thread tigger64
I didn't know at the time that godwits had been reported, but I was on the Tschache tower from 4:15 to 5:30 pm on Friday. Visibility was very good and I scanned the flats at high power many times. I did look carefully at a distant Greater Yellowlegs, but don't think I missed a flock of godwits

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR highlights - Friday

2011-05-28 Thread tigger64
I missed the Whimbrel again and found little at the Visitor Center or Wildlife Drive spot. Over at Tschache Pool the highlight was a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, many DUNLIN, many peeps, and a good number of SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER. This was between ~3:30 - 6:00pm David Wheeler.

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR Marbled Godwit - request for updates

2011-05-21 Thread tigger64
Greg Lawrence reported a MARBLED GODWIT at MNWR flying toward the new shorebird area on Wildlife Dr. Since tomorrow will be Sunday, any updates on the bird would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps it will stick around another day so those that didn't see it the first time can have a chanc

[cayugabirds-l] RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - MNWR

2011-05-18 Thread tigger64
At the shorebird spot on wildlife drive. Beautiful adult female. No sign of the ibis and few other shorebirds. David Wheeler. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayugabir

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR White-faced Ibis photos

2011-05-18 Thread tigger64
Here's a link to two digiscoped photos. I haven't really given up on the bird still being around MNWR somewhere. David Wheeler http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/5734102146/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/5734102414/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirdin

[cayugabirds-l] MNWR White-faced Ibis not relocated

2011-05-16 Thread tigger64
The bird flew in to the new shorebird area near the turn on Wildlife Drive, it was there for a while, then flew toward Mays Pt pool. I watched it in the scope and thought it dropped into Mays along the far side (near the thruway). I then checked Benning, Tschache, and Mays Pt with no lu

[cayugabirds-l] WHITE-FACED IBIS - MNWR

2011-05-16 Thread tigger64
Was at shorebird spot on wildlife drive, flew toward Mays. Will try to relocate. David Wheeler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.

[cayugabirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon - MNWR Marten's Tract

2011-03-25 Thread tigger64
Thursday night there was a EURASIAN WIGEON in the far impoundment as viewed from the front pond overlook. Many American Wigeon too, plus lots of Ring-billed Gulls. Lots of ducks continue throughout the Northern Montezuma Wetlands Complex. David Wheeler Oswego Cty -- Cayugabirds-L List

[cayugabirds-l] Knox-Marsellus Marsh - White-fronted Goose, Blue-winged Teal

2011-03-16 Thread tigger64
The afternoon started at the east end of the Savannah Mucklands, where 5 Canvasbacks were noted. I didn't search Snow Geese and didn't see any Eurasian Wigeon, but Doug Daniels stopped to say there was one farther back. Thousands of ducks, but nothing unusual. On to East Rd, where the hi

[cayugabirds-l] Savannah Mucks - 2 Eurasian Wigeon, Ross's Goose, SE Owls

2011-03-14 Thread tigger64
Many thousands of dabbling ducks are present at the Rte. 31 Mucklands in Savannah. Highlight was 2 EURASIAN WIGEON and I eventually found a ROSS'S GOOSE in among Snow Geese. I assume given the number of birds there are more of both than the ones I found. I didn't encounter a lot of Canad

[cayugabirds-l] Thursday birding - Onondaga & Seneca Counties

2011-01-21 Thread tigger64
A long cold day of birding with Jim Pawlicki had plenty of highlights. Shackham Rd at the Onondaga & Cortland County border: 18+ Evening Grosbeak (including an adult male) 3 Redpoll 1+ Red-breasted Nuthatch Onondaga Lake's Inner Harbor in Syracuse had few gulls. Harlequin Duck continue

[cayugabirds-l] Monday highlights - Cayuga & Seneca Lake

2011-01-18 Thread tigger64
Tony Shrimpton and I birded various spots on Cayuga Lake Monday, but had few highlights. Lots of birds at Long Point SP, but we could find nothing unusual. We searched for grebes in Aurora but saw none. The mill pond in Union Springs had 3 AMERICAN WIGEON among Mallards, Gadwall, Redhead, Can

[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Falls & Seneca Lake highlights

2011-01-14 Thread tigger64
An impressive group of large gulls were packed tightly together on Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls: ~750 HERRING GULL ~25 GREAT BLACK-BACKED 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED (adult) 1 ICELAND (adult) 1 GLAUCOUS (1st cycle) no Ring-bills Great birding conditions on the Geneva waterfront but nothing very unus

[cayugabirds-l] Glossy Ibis continues at MNWR, +phalaropes Rte 89 overlook

2010-09-01 Thread tigger64
The Glossy Ibis continues at Mays Point in the Montezuma NWR. >From the overlook on Rte. 89 (or behind the hunter check station), 3-5 >phalaropes were seen in the distant mud flat. The closer ones were >Red-necked; farther ones I did not have an opinion on given the distance. >Plenty

[cayugabirds-l] Red-necked Phalaropes - Montezuma (late report)

2010-08-23 Thread Tigger64
Apologies for the lateness of this report. Two Red-necked Phalaropes were at the mud-flat visible from behind the hunter's check-in station on Rte. 89, and also visible from the overlook pull-off just north. Seen Saturday afternoon by Dave Wheeler, Jim Pawlicki, Jay Powell, and Mike Klime

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma shorebirds - Monday

2010-07-06 Thread Tigger64
Knox-Marcellus Marsh as seen from East Rd: 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER 2-3 SPOTTED ~30 LEAST ~40 LESSER YELLOWLEGS ~15 GREATER YELLOWLEGS I did not count Least Sandy or either Yellowlegs so only an estimate. I took the dowitcher to be Short-billed, with the bill at the l

[cayugabirds-l] 5 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS - Oneida Lake

2010-05-31 Thread Tigger64
Bill Purcell just called to report that there are 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. He's viewing them from the fisherman's access point on the north side of the Oneida River where the river joins Oneida Lake. He is looking south and the birds are on a dock behin

[cayugabirds-l] Big flight showing on Buffalo NEXRAD

2010-04-30 Thread Tigger64
Looks like the skies are full. I usually look at Base Reflectivity and Base Radial Velocity. David Wheeler _http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=BUF®ion=a5&lat=42.8959 6558&lon=-78.88545227&label=Buffalo%2c%20NY_ (http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=BUF®ion=a5&lat

[cayugabirds-l] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - late Sunday

2009-10-25 Thread Tigger64
Jim Pawlicki and I observed the bird up until dusk. Late in the day it was fairly mobile, covering virtually the whole length of Van Dyne Spoor Rd. and even appearing a few poles down off the end. At the end of usable light it was last seen in weeds on the south side of the road and about 1

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