Very windy at the Chat spot southeast of Red Creek so not good conditions to
expect it to sing or be seen.
At Montezuma, the Kipp Island field was loaded with shorebirds. Highlight was
a Wilson's Phalarope and 16 SB Dowitcher among hundreds of Dunlin. Distance
makes it hard to say what might
A Great Egret roost has formed in the bushes out in the marsh at Van Dyne Spoor
Rd. Watching this roost, a juv. Little Blue Heron flew in. Plenty of
highlights I can post later.
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Stakeout of the "new" Great Egret roost 500 yards south of Van Dyne Spoor Rd,
MNWR, started at 7:30pm with 20 birds. Another ~20 flew in between 8:00-8:15
(these presumably from Knox-Marsellus). At 8:28pm Jim Tarolli spotted the juv.
Little Blue flying in. It was the last bird of the day and
Rose DeNeve texted that the White Pelican continues at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
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Here is a reference photo I scanned from "The Shorebird Guide" by O'brien,
Crossley, and Karlson. It shows Wilson's and Semi-p Plover together. Note that
if turned around, the short bill of Semi-p would not reach the eye, being less
than half the width of the bird's head. The bill on Wilson's i
Birding with Jim Tarolli, we first saw two Black Vulture at Stevenson Rd in
Ithaca. Proceeding up to Mud Lock we were lucky enough to see Red-headed
Woodpecker and Olive-sided Flycatcher. At Towpath Rd we found Red Knot,
Whimbrel, Buff-breasted, and White Pelican. We couldn't find the Eurasian
Judy Thurber reports that the Caspian Tern and three small terns (presumably
including the Arctic Tern) are visible on the lake from the Onondaga Lake
Marina area.
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Per Judy Thurber: Caspian has been seen. 4-5 small terns on the far side of
the lake, distance is preventing confirmation that the Arctic is among them.
In other news, obvious waterfowl movement in the morning and the Derby Hill
microphone picked up 1250 overnight
Judy Thurber called to confirm that the Arctic Tern is back. There are now 12
Common Terns.
Dave W.
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As Jay points out, the adult is obviously White-faced. The immature bird
perhaps raises the question: which species is to be expected in mid-October?
If either. I'm not sure.
If the birds don't come back to Benning or turn up at Knox-Marsellus, I would
recommend watching to see if they fly i
After dipping on Purple Sandpiper at Fair Haven, Jim Tarolli and I hit the
Colvin Marsh spot on Rte 89 just south of the MAC. Highlight was 7 Long-billed
Dowitchers (I really wondered about one of them) and 1-2 White-rumped
Sandpipers. Also a few Pipits and a good number of Dunlin. We did not se
MNWR Saturday sightings not posted elsewhere:
2 Common Gallinule (or possibly 1 fast-paddling) at VanDyne Spoor Rd.
Ross's Goose at Knox-Marsellus at sunset
3 Long-billed Dowitchers flying around K-M at sunset
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Photos I've seen of the Long Island bird from 4-4.5 months ago show it in a
similar plumage. Perhaps comparing photos will find something that confirms
same/different bird, especially as more photos of the Niagara River bird emerge.
Congratulations to Vicki Rothman on a great find!
David Wheele
Birding with Jim Tarolli, first stop was the Rte 31 mucklands where many
(~1500) gulls were present, about 50-50 Herring and Ring-billed. We found a
2nd-cycle Iceland and adult Lesser BB Gull. Not a lot of geese at that moment,
ie, few Canadas and no Snows. Little species diversity in the dab
I neglected to mention 20-30 Sandhill Cranes at the west end of the mucks,
difficult to see. Apologies to the cranes.
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Not sure if these are FOY for the basin, but on Jan. 1 there were 3+ Trumpeters
south of Mud Lock, and 2 Mute seen from Harris Park. Many Tundras obviously.
Good numbers of geese, very few ducks. Several hundred distant Herring Gulls
on the ice edge as seen from Lower Lake Rd.
David Wheeler
Birding today with Jim Tarolli, we saw one Snowy Owl at the mucklands before
heading down the west shore of Cayuga Lake. The north end of the lake was
frozen with the ice edge maybe a mile south of the south end of Lower Lake Rd.
and 1/2 mile north of Parker Rd (Canoga). We spent a fair time s
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Down the east side of Cayuga Lake with Jim Tarolli. Two White-winged Scoters
were south of Mud Lock, then on to Union Springs where the ice edge is way out.
Big numbers of ducks best viewed from Parker Rd, et al, on the west side of
the lake, at least until the ice edge changes. One Ruddy Duc
At Sodus Bay, much of what you'd expect. Lots of scoters including two Surf
and one Black. Not a lot of gulls but the ice edge is fairly far out. At the
Geneva waterfront on Seneca Lake, duck numbers increasing but still not many
gulls. While waiting for a goose roost flight to start up (it
The photos don't do it justice but the key points are: large size, uniform dark
coloration, folded wingtips concolor with the rest of the bird. Possibilities:
Glaucous Gull - large size, concolor wingtips, but darkness of bird seems too
much for the species. Patterning on bill seems wrong to me
This one is pocketable and uses about $2 in Home Depot parts. Requires
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-Original Message-
From: Lewis Grove
To: oneidabirds
Sent: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 10:46 pm
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Thayer's Gull, Inner Harbor, Syracuse
Hey all,
I was fortunate to be present at the Inner Harbor just after 4 PM today when
Dave Wheeler picked
Most of the flooded parts of the Mucks were still frozen but I could see
dabblers and geese moving around between the other spots. A strip of open
water runs from Mud Lock south to the railroad bridge and it is loaded. Many
Ring-necked Ducks and Canvasbacks among the other Aythya ducks, Golden
The north end of Seneca Lake is one of my personal-favorite birding
destinations in winter. Jim Tarolli and I hit all the waterfront spots in
Geneva on Monday, coming up with thousands of Redhead and Canada Geese, at
least 100 Canvasback, and an arrival of Wigeon. Birds were at all different
Forwarding for Mary.
Dave
-Original Message-
From: M_Magistro
To: oneidabirds
Sent: Sun, Mar 9, 2014 8:48 pm
Subject: [OneidaBirds] oswego river harlequin
I have sad news, my son and I looked for the harlequin behind the Post Office
late this afternoon
This was posted to GeneseeBirds but may not have been forwarded. Preliminary
evidence points to starvation as the main cause of death, rather than disease.
I have recently seen an RB Merg come up from below with a crayfish or at least
a shell fish of some kind. The bird didn't quite look l
I statused the Savannah Mucklands and north end of Cayuga Lake on Tuesday
afternoon before the return to winter.
Mucks (east end) - still frozen
Mucks (west end) - dabblers and Canada Geese but poor numbers and little
diversity for the date. More Pintails than on previous visit but otherwise
Friday night at Clay Marsh a Sandhill Crane flew by. Derby Hill reports seeing
it pass this morning. Earlier in the week a Bald Eagle was seen carrying an
American Coot on Seneca Lake at the Geneva Waterfront. Cackling Goose at the
north end of Cayuga Lake. Staging/migration of geese has beg
I'm pretty sure there's two there a couple hundred yards south of Harris Park.
David Wheeler
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Sent: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 10:49 pm
Subject: [OneidaBirds] adult Mew Gull - Inner Harbor
This pm I found what I believe to be an adult MEW GULL. The bird was on the
lawn at the Inner Harbor. After being
Birding the Geneva waterfront on Monday with Jim Tarolli, we found a Eurasian
Wigeon at Seneca Lake State Park and had a flyover Ross's Goose with a few
Snows. Also a N. Shrike and many thousands of geese at close range. I'll put
up a folder of photo highlights.
David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY
There were also shorebirds at the mucklands. Yellowlegs carefully identified
and counted. Dunlin mostly in transitional plumage.
David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY
Montezuma (NMWMA)--Carncross Rd., Wayne, US-NY
Apr 24, 2014 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Birding Friday with Steve Kolbe and Jim Tarolli, highlights included:
Savannah Mucks: Peregrine Falcon chasing Am. Golden Plover. Lengthy pursuit,
we did not see who prevailed.
Savannah-Spring Lake Rd. at the bridge north of Van Dyne Spoor: Steve picked
out a Eurasian Green-winged Teal. Yell
I'm woefully behind on putting up photos.
Wednesday - light to medium songbird flight in the morning. Shortly after the
raptors got up, Hawk Counter Steve Kolbe spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite on the
near horizon. The bird spiraled and worked its way slowly toward the lookout,
eventually passi
Forwarding from GeneseeBirds:
Subject: GeneseeBirds-L Digest, Vol 130, Issue 83
Date: Tue Jun 3 2014 15:53 pm
From: geneseebirds-l AT geneseo.edu
Tri-colored Heron at Geneseo Wegman's plaza. Habitating at the retention pond
behind the western-most end of the plaza.
Sent from my iPad
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Forwarding from GeneseeBirds:
Subject: Geneseo: Wegman's pond
Date: Wed Jun 4 2014 8:58 am
From: geneseebirds-l AT geneseo.edu
I stopped by the pond at the southwest corner of Geneseo's Wegman's plaza
this morning. Just as I got there
Strong south winds brought a few raptors past Derby Hill today, mostly
Red-tails and Bald Eagles. I've put up a bunch of photos on Flickr, including
the eagles, Kingfisher flying with a fish, etc. Many new photos of birds in
flight are now sorted by taxonomic group.
There is also a photo of
I've posted more photos of the bluebird from 9 May. At the moment they are at
the top of the photostream and I have grouped them in a folder of their own.
Photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/
Taxonomic Groups: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/sets/
Bluebird
Just a quick update on the DeRuyter Reservoir (Madison County) Great Shearwater
found by Gian Dodici on Friday morning. Last night there was an opportunity to
rescue the bird, which was in distress, and get it to a wildlife rehabilitator
where it could be fed and evaluated. The bird was weak b
I've put up several photos of the Great Shearwater. There are also photos of
an unusual-for-July Snowy Owl being harassed by a Northern Mockingbird. Many
songbirds-in-flight photos from May are also up: grackles, orioles, tanagers,
waxwings, Purple Martin, Seymour the pheasant (a.k.a. Fred), r
With sadness I have to report the Great Shearwater did not survive. I think
plans are for it to go to the American Museum of Natural History.
Dave W.
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The Black Skimmer found by John Germain and seen Wed and Thurs on Fulton's Lake
Neatahwanta was not seen on Friday. Observers were present from 4pm until 9pm.
I'm not suggesting it's gone or won't come back - the lake itself seems good
for it but does not have a lot of loafing areas.
Here's a
On 25 kt West winds, the main highlight was a Laughing Gull (non-breeding
adult), and a distant jaeger (probably Long-tailed). Many Black Terns,
Commons, Caspians, Herring Gulls.
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There is also a nice sequence of O
Monday 8/25 on the Ontario Lakeshore between Oswego and Sodus Pt, with Jim
Tarolli:
Oswego Harbor: (presumed) Short-billed Dowitcher on the outer breakwall - very
distant but we thought dowitcher
Fair Haven: 1 Ruddy Turnstone (juv)
Sodus Pt: 2 Ruddy Turnstone (ad and juv), 1 AG Plover, 2 BB P
Sodus Point had a juv. Red Knot, first on the pier then on the beach. 30
Sanderlings and 8 SESA joined a single Lesser Yellowlegs. Good stuff. Photo
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On trip to MNWR I did not check the MAC ponds. I did stop at K-M
Jim Tarolli tells me it was not at Sodus Pt this morning. I've added more
photos of the Knot with other shorebirds, plus some great ones of Semipalmated
Plover. Speaking of semipalmated, it appears in my photos that Lesser
Yellowlegs also has semi-p feet (which I did not know). Also a few sho
2 Hudsonian Godwit were at Knox-Marsellus marsh. Things then got interesting
when an older immature Bald Eagle killed a Great Egret and tried to fly away
with it. It proved too heavy and the egret's head and feet dragged along the
mudflat as the Eagle tried to fly. Once over water the egret's
On south winds Saturday a decent flight of young hawks passed Derby Hill,
mostly Red-tails and Bald Eagles but all the expected raptors were represented.
Sunday afternoon, Sodus Point produced 8 species of shorebirds: Baird's,
Least, Semi-p Sandpipers, Black-bellied & Semi-p Plover, Ruddy Turns
Today on south winds a Mississippi Kite passed low for good looks. Photos on
Jim Tarolli's page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jtarolli9/
Thursday at Sodus Point a (mostly) juvenile-plumage Dunlin was present. Photos
at:
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David Wheeler
N. Syrac
Tony Shrimpton texted the CNY RBA to report:
"Northern Wheatear Bill-Abetta Roberts (blue) house, 1162 Whiney Rd (sic),
Stony Point, Henderson, Jefferson County, 2:15"
I believe Whiney should be Whitney. Tony has a camp on Stony Point but I'm not
sure if he's passing it along or saw it himse
Wayne Fidler reports that the bird is still there.
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Was present along the roadside until dusk. Pictures here:
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A great find by Tony Shrimpton. Thanks also to Wayne and Drew for the updates.
Very helpful.
Regarding the Uncas Rd report Meena refers to, the pictures I have seen show an
American Pip
Jim Tarolli and I were there Monday just before sunset and the bird was feeding
in the backyard of the house and invisible to the naked eye (and inconspicuous
generally).
If you're standing roughly across from the old silo, sweep right and look to
the back edge of the cut area. There is a a
Many thousands of ducks/geese in at the Main Pool - both dabblers and divers.
At least one Eurasian Wigeon continues but I missed the Eared Grebe.
Shorebirds included both yellowlegs, 2 Stilt Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, and 2
White-rumped Sandpiper. Over at Knox-Marsellus the Avocets continue. Many
Eared Grebe and Ibis continue, as do the Ross's Geese. I have some close photos
of the ibis. I personally think the eye is on its way to being reddish and the
bare skin on its way to being pinkish.
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The main attraction right now is the large number of birds at the Main Pool and
K-M/Puddler's Marsh. Bald Eagles were flushing the ducks from time to time and
creating great clouds of waterfowl on the Wildlife Drive. I looked for the
Eared Grebe but did not see it and only one ibis was present
Jim Tarolli and I had poor looks from the east/west breakwall as it headed
west, but review of bad photos suggest Black-headed. First photo is unedited,
second crops and lightens to show bright orange/red bill. Unfortunately I had
been messing with the camera to take silhouettes against bold c
Staking out the roost flight found lots of waterfowl moving around but the big
Snow Geese numbers may have reached Cayuga Lake. Two Short-eared Owls appeared
at dusk and I counted 82 Sandhill Cranes. There's an odd Canada Goose that's
not like any I've seen before.
- noticeably paler body,
Lots of action at the Savannah mucklands and Knox-Marsellus Marsh. As on
Tuesday, a good number of gulls continue to pull worms from the mud - about
50/50 Ring-bill/Herring. Lots of geese at both spots including White-fronted at
K-M and a white goose I couldn't decide on at the mucks.
David W
Good numbers of Canada Geese at the Geneva waterfront, but Seneca Lake was
rough on moderate SW winds. While passing through Waterloo, the evening gull
roost-flight (from the Seneca Falls landfill to Cayuga Lake) was on and I
decided to follow it. Lots of other birds moving about and I finally
With cold weather coming I think the huge bird numbers at the Savannah mucks
and Knox-Marsellus will be coming to an end soon. Prediction for Sunday-Monday
overnight is mid-20's but I'm more worried about the Mon-Tues overnight when it
will hit mid-20s but with no recovery the next day, a patte
The beautiful adult male King Eider was seen this afternoon. When Jim Tarolli
and I arrived other birders leaving told us the female Barrow's Goldeneye was
also in the channel. I don't know if it's the same bird others are seeing, but
the bird we saw with a dusky all-orange bill is definitely
Wednesday at Sodus Bay saw the usual (excellent) concentration of ducks.
Highlights were 4 Surf Scoter (1 adult male) plus at least 3 female Common
Goldeneye with entirely orange bills, essentially the same as the Irondequoit
Bay bird. Very poor gull numbers. Roost flight at the Geneva waterf
Just a reminder that the Seneca Falls Landfill uses falcons for gull control.
I think they have a number of birds and I'm pretty sure some are hybrids where
Gyrfalcon may be a parent. This from 2012 shows some of the birds.
http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2012/01/video_trained_falcons_is_us
Trip to Sodus Point with Jim Tarolli on Tuesday found few highlights. The ice
edge is currently just behind the Coast Guard station but is not attracting
gulls. A lot of floating pack ice was in the channel and waterfowl were being
moved around constantly. No Barrow's Goldeneye but the Lake i
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
Looks like the skies are full. I usually look at Base Reflectivity and
Base Radial Velocity.
David Wheeler
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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