Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys back at Myer's Hill nest

[Candace E. Cornell]

All's right with the world once the Ospreys return . . . and now they are
back.

As of this morning, many of the breeding Ospreys in the Ithaca and Lansing
area have returned to their nests. I can't be sure if these are the same
birds as last year, but their behavior indicates they are. A few of the
nesters along Rt 90 have reclaimed their nests and the others are surely on
their way! No Ospreys nesting along Rt 89 yet. From a limited time of
observation, it appears that the new disks on 5&20 are attracting limited
Ospreys, but none have been claimed. The male that was nesting on the
oldest 5&20 nest has not returned since his nest was removed and replaced
with a disk. By next week hopefully most nests in the basin will be filled
and we should be able to ascertain if all the mates made it safely home.

Be on the lookout for the Ospreys high in the air sky dancing, as they woo
their mates with sticks or fish in their talons. It's fascinating to watch
the Ospreys do fly-bys, breaking off sticks from the bare treetops to place
in their nests. It can be quite comical if the stick does not give way.

Eyes to the sky!
Candace

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On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 11:30 AM Robyn Bailey  wrote:

> For those keeping track, I saw 2 Ospreys sitting on the Myers Hill nest
> platform in Lansing yesterday around 7:20pm.
>
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> I did hear one at Salt Point on Sunday, but I believe it was already
> reported.
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> Robyn Bailey
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Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys seen on Cayuga

[Karel V. Sedlacek]

Yup.  Sitting beautifully in the nest in the sunshine

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From: bounce-124483563-64835...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Candace E. Cornell 

Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 1:38:00 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Dave Nutter 

Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys seen on Cayuga

Ospreys at the Salt Point nest in Lansing as well!

On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 1:36 PM Candace E. Cornell 
mailto:cec...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Ospreys have returned to the Myers' Hill nest in Lansing! Thank you to all the 
Osprey sighters!
Candace

On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 8:47 PM Candace E. Cornell 
mailto:cec...@gmail.com>> wrote:
The first two Ospreys seen on Cayuga Lake were reported today in the afternoon, 
one around the Cass Park Rink  and one just north of Salt Point in Lansing. 
(Dave, do you have earlier dates?) I drove up to the end of the Cayuga Lake to 
look around as the Ospreys nesting on Osprey Alley ( Rts. 5/10 as it passes 
through Montezuma NWR property) usually return first, but none were on their 
nests and none were in the Osprey nest along Rt. 90 heading south.

Keep your eyes to the sky and please report Osprey sitings in their nests. Many 
thanks!

Candace

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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys seen on Cayuga

[Candace E. Cornell]

Ospreys at the Salt Point nest in Lansing as well!

On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 1:36 PM Candace E. Cornell  wrote:

> Ospreys have returned to the Myers' Hill nest in Lansing! Thank you to all
> the Osprey sighters!
> Candace
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 8:47 PM Candace E. Cornell 
> wrote:
>
>> The first two Ospreys seen on Cayuga Lake were reported today in the
>> afternoon, one around the Cass Park Rink  and one just north of Salt Point
>> in Lansing. (Dave, do you have earlier dates?) I drove up to the end of the
>> Cayuga Lake to look around as the Ospreys nesting on Osprey Alley ( Rts.
>> 5/10 as it passes through Montezuma NWR property) usually return first, but
>> none were on their nests and none were in the Osprey nest along Rt. 90
>> heading south.
>>
>> Keep your eyes to the sky and please report Osprey sitings in their
>> nests. Many thanks!
>>
>> Candace
>>
>> Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail:
>>
>> https://ft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fb09815967204bfc9386fe2d4d78f1b0
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Ospreys seen on Cayuga

[Candace E. Cornell]

Ospreys have returned to the Myers' Hill nest in Lansing! Thank you to all
the Osprey sighters!
Candace

On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 8:47 PM Candace E. Cornell  wrote:

> The first two Ospreys seen on Cayuga Lake were reported today in the
> afternoon, one around the Cass Park Rink  and one just north of Salt Point
> in Lansing. (Dave, do you have earlier dates?) I drove up to the end of the
> Cayuga Lake to look around as the Ospreys nesting on Osprey Alley ( Rts.
> 5/10 as it passes through Montezuma NWR property) usually return first, but
> none were on their nests and none were in the Osprey nest along Rt. 90
> heading south.
>
> Keep your eyes to the sky and please report Osprey sitings in their nests.
> Many thanks!
>
> Candace
>
> Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail:
>
> https://ft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fb09815967204bfc9386fe2d4d78f1b0
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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys are still rare. Here’s what might be mistaken for one

[Ken Haas]

I was at Meyers Point this morning where I saw, and photographed, an Osprey 
carrying nesting material to a platform and later got a photo of an Osprey on 
the platform. I included the photos in my eBird checklist. To me, it seemed a 
bit “skitty”, not of me or the other people there, but perhaps due to the loud 
noises being made by the dump trucks constantly going in and out as they work 
on the dredged material near the nest.

Ken Haas



> On Mar 18, 2019, at 9:27 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
> 
> Good points, Dave. I too saw that Bald Eagle yesterday at Stewart Park and 
> was surprised at how Osprey-like it looked. I also took crappy photos of it, 
> and will try to get them in my eBird checklist soon.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> From: bounce-123439153-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of Dave Nutter 
> 
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:57 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys are still rare. Here’s what might be 
> mistaken for one
>  
> Over the past several days there have been several reports of Ospreys. 
> 
> Candace Cornell, who has observed and compiled reports of the Ospreys nesting 
> around Cayuga Lake during their expansion for several years, notes that this 
> arrival is an unprecedented couple weeks early, not just for the species, but 
> for the individual birds believed to be returning to Myers Point. In order to 
> figure out what is happening and why (Is climate change a factor?), it’s 
> essential to have good information.
> 
> In winter, reports of Ospreys in Upstate NY are presumed to be erroneous 
> observations of immature Bald Eagles unless there’s good evidence for the 
> Osprey ID. Not all birders are aware that one stage of young Bald Eagles’ 
> plumage includes a white belly and a dark mask on a whitish head on a 
> generally brown large raptor. Today I photographed such a Bald Eagle at 
> Stewart Park, where some Osprey reports have been made. My description of the 
> bird is below in the excerpt of my eBird report. There are 2 rather bad 
> photos taken awkwardly through my binoculars also included in the eBird 
> report, which I hope readers can access via the link. 
> 
> A plea: 
> When submitting any eBird report which includes a species which eBird says is 
> rare, PLEASE include in the requested “details” a description of the bird 
> discussing what you observed - field marks such as shape, pattern, color, 
> behavior, sound, anything you noticed about it that helped you ID the bird 
> (or that made ID difficult or any missing field marks), and why you think it 
> was that species and not anything else or something more common. If you can 
> take a photo, even a crappy one, do so, and include it. This makes all the 
> difference between reports that can be useful to others and reports that must 
> be chucked for lack of evidence. Even a well-documented misidentification can 
> be educational to oneself and others and maybe it can help future instructors 
> or MERLIN. 
> 
> I think Osprey will be removed from the rare category for Tompkins County on 
> March 27, unless eBird staff get tired of all the reports and switch the 
> settings. 
> 
> As far as I know (and I have not checked this evening), NO ONE has included a 
> photo of a local Osprey in an eBird report yet, and I think I am the only 
> person who made an effort to describe what they thought was and what was not 
> an Osprey. Everyone else’s reports are going to be confirmed or not by eBird 
> solely on the reputation of the observers, not the observations, and that 
> makes me uncomfortable. 
> 
> That’s my rant for the day, since there is no SFO course in which to say 
> stuff like this. Thanks for humoring me by at least reading this far.
> 
> - - Dave Nutter
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: ebird-checkl...@cornell.edu 
>> Date: March 18, 2019 at 8:22:01 PM EDT
>> To: nutter.d...@mac.com 
>> Subject: eBird Report - NY:TOM:Ithaca: Stewart Pk taxi stop in car, Mar 18, 
>> 2019
>> 
>> NY:TOM:Ithaca: Stewart Pk taxi stop in car, Tompkins, New York, US
>> Mar 18, 2019 11:57 AM - 12:39 PM
>> Protocol: Traveling
>> 0.8 mile(s)
>> Comments:...Unsuccessful quest for Osprey for which there have been 
>> sporadic reports lacking description or reputation to back them up. But I 
>> did find a suspicious immature Bald Eagle with mostly white underparts and a 
>> dark mask on a light head.
> 
>> 25 species (+1 other taxa)
>> 
>> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  1 Immature perched in treetop on 
>> Jetty Woods: very large vertical raptor; generally brown above; mostly white 
>> belly & neck; blotchy brown breast; dark mask on dirty whitish head; when it 
>> flew it showed wing linings largely white; very broad wings; very large 
>> hooked bill; large head; rather wide body. Challenging photos through 
>> binoculars, rather backlit, and showing the head less well than I hoped. 
>> Photo session cut short by model flying 

[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys are still rare. Here’s what might be mistaken for one

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Good points, Dave. I too saw that Bald Eagle yesterday at Stewart Park and was 
surprised at how Osprey-like it looked. I also took crappy photos of it, and 
will try to get them in my eBird checklist soon.


Kevin


From: bounce-123439153-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Dave Nutter 

Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:57 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys are still rare. Here’s what might be mistaken 
for one

Over the past several days there have been several reports of Ospreys.

Candace Cornell, who has observed and compiled reports of the Ospreys nesting 
around Cayuga Lake during their expansion for several years, notes that this 
arrival is an unprecedented couple weeks early, not just for the species, but 
for the individual birds believed to be returning to Myers Point. In order to 
figure out what is happening and why (Is climate change a factor?), it’s 
essential to have good information.

In winter, reports of Ospreys in Upstate NY are presumed to be erroneous 
observations of immature Bald Eagles unless there’s good evidence for the 
Osprey ID. Not all birders are aware that one stage of young Bald Eagles’ 
plumage includes a white belly and a dark mask on a whitish head on a generally 
brown large raptor. Today I photographed such a Bald Eagle at Stewart Park, 
where some Osprey reports have been made. My description of the bird is below 
in the excerpt of my eBird report. There are 2 rather bad photos taken 
awkwardly through my binoculars also included in the eBird report, which I hope 
readers can access via the link.

A plea:
When submitting any eBird report which includes a species which eBird says is 
rare, PLEASE include in the requested “details” a description of the bird 
discussing what you observed - field marks such as shape, pattern, color, 
behavior, sound, anything you noticed about it that helped you ID the bird (or 
that made ID difficult or any missing field marks), and why you think it was 
that species and not anything else or something more common. If you can take a 
photo, even a crappy one, do so, and include it. This makes all the difference 
between reports that can be useful to others and reports that must be chucked 
for lack of evidence. Even a well-documented misidentification can be 
educational to oneself and others and maybe it can help future instructors or 
MERLIN.

I think Osprey will be removed from the rare category for Tompkins County on 
March 27, unless eBird staff get tired of all the reports and switch the 
settings.

As far as I know (and I have not checked this evening), NO ONE has included a 
photo of a local Osprey in an eBird report yet, and I think I am the only 
person who made an effort to describe what they thought was and what was not an 
Osprey. Everyone else’s reports are going to be confirmed or not by eBird 
solely on the reputation of the observers, not the observations, and that makes 
me uncomfortable.

That’s my rant for the day, since there is no SFO course in which to say stuff 
like this. Thanks for humoring me by at least reading this far.

- - Dave Nutter

Begin forwarded message:

From: ebird-checkl...@cornell.edu
Date: March 18, 2019 at 8:22:01 PM EDT
To: nutter.d...@mac.com
Subject: eBird Report - NY:TOM:Ithaca: Stewart Pk taxi stop in car, Mar 18, 2019

NY:TOM:Ithaca: Stewart Pk taxi stop in car, Tompkins, New York, US
Mar 18, 2019 11:57 AM - 12:39 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments:...Unsuccessful quest for Osprey for which there have been 
sporadic reports lacking description or reputation to back them up. But I did 
find a suspicious immature Bald Eagle with mostly white underparts and a dark 
mask on a light head.

25 species (+1 other taxa)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  1 Immature perched in treetop on 
Jetty Woods: very large vertical raptor; generally brown above; mostly white 
belly & neck; blotchy brown breast; dark mask on dirty whitish head; when it 
flew it showed wing linings largely white; very broad wings; very large hooked 
bill; large head; rather wide body. Challenging photos through binoculars, 
rather backlit, and showing the head less well than I hoped. Photo session cut 
short by model flying away. A birder walking by asked if the bird was an 
Osprey, as did a person I showed a photo. I hope the photos can be educational.


View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53995582

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys

[psaracin]

Candace is there anyone you can give that feedback to?Pete Sar


Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
 Original message From: Candace Cornell <cec...@gmail.com> 
Date: 4/7/18  9:55 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Robyn Bailey <rb...@cornell.edu>, Carol 
Keeler <carolk...@adelphia.net>, cayugabirds-l <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu> 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys 
Plastic saucers called nesting dishes are used extensively by utility companies 
throughout Florida to attract ospreys and eagles. Now, the National Grid is 
using them in Central NY. Unfortunately, the installers of the new nest dish 
off Rt. 89 at the Oak Orchard Campground does not appear to be seeded. It will 
be a hard beginning to the mating season to have to rebuild your nest from 
scratch without the stimuli of the seeded twigs. 



I don't care for these nesting dishes for several reasons. I don't think the 
dishes have enough drainage holes for severe rains storms. They also do not 
provide a perch from which the adults keep guard of the nest. With no real 
sides, these dishes do not prevent nest from blowing off the platform.​​​Eyes 
to the Sky,Canace​
On Fri, Apr 6, 201

8 at 10:59 AM, Robyn Bailey <rb...@cornell.edu> wrote:
Hi Carol,



I'm told this is a National Grid "nest", not NYSEG, and that the disk is 
specifically made for eagles/ospreys. It might even be made out of fiberglass 
(rather than metal), as it is a commercial product popular with the southern 
utility companies who have LOTS of Ospreys.



That's all I know about it right now. But, I would be interested in any reports 
on whether or not it is accepted and successful.



Best,

Robyn Bailey



-Original Message-

From: bounce-122445548-15067...@list.cornell.edu 
<bounce-122445548-15067...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Carol Keeler

Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 10:22 AM

To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>

Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys



Two ospreys on the beams on route 89 over the Clyde river and locks. Old nest 
was removed and replaced with a metal disk.



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys

[Candace Cornell]

Plastic saucers called nesting dishes are used extensively by utility
companies throughout Florida to attract ospreys and eagles. Now, the
National Grid is using them in Central NY. Unfortunately, the installers of
the new nest dish off Rt. 89 at the Oak Orchard Campground does not appear
to be seeded. It will be a hard beginning to the mating season to have to
rebuild your nest from scratch without the stimuli of the seeded twigs.




I don't care for these nesting dishes for several reasons. I don't think
the dishes have enough drainage holes for severe rains storms. They also do
not provide a perch from which the adults keep guard of the nest. With no
real sides, these dishes do not prevent nest from blowing off the platform.
​​
​Eyes to the Sky,
Canace​

On Fri, Apr 6, 201


8 at 10:59 AM, Robyn Bailey  wrote:

> Hi Carol,
>
> I'm told this is a National Grid "nest", not NYSEG, and that the disk is
> specifically made for eagles/ospreys. It might even be made out of
> fiberglass (rather than metal), as it is a commercial product popular with
> the southern utility companies who have LOTS of Ospreys.
>
> That's all I know about it right now. But, I would be interested in any
> reports on whether or not it is accepted and successful.
>
> Best,
> Robyn Bailey
>
> -Original Message-
> From: bounce-122445548-15067...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-122445548-15067...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Carol Keeler
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 10:22 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys
>
> Two ospreys on the beams on route 89 over the Clyde river and locks. Old
> nest was removed and replaced with a metal disk.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys at Salt Point

[Candace Cornell]

Robyn Bailey, who helped put the platform up, is working with Steve on
locating alternate sites for the fireworks. The CBC's Conservation Action
Committee is supporting Robyn in her work and will help her in any way we
can.

Candace Cornell


On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Donna Scott dls...@me.com wrote:

 Has anybody talked to Steve Colt (rec.  director, Lansing) about moving
 the fireworks?
 Donna

 Sent from my iPhone
 Donna Scott

 On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:01 PM, Candace Cornell cec...@gmail.com wrote:

 I've been watching the osprey pair at Salt Point everyday this week for a
 few hours a time. I've seen many attempted matings and a few seemingly
 successful tries.

 Their nest building is slow going. The male collects a few sticks every
 hour using the process John Greenly described so well on April 23. Most of
 his attempts at procuring sticks fail and when he does get one, it can be
 anywhere from a twig to a branch a few feet long. He is the one I see
 maneuvering the sticks around although I did see the female move a few.

 The female spends the majority of her time guarding the nest and
 periodically calling. For the last three days, I have seen the male bring
 small fish to the nest. When he does, he'll fly around the area with the
 fish, calling, and making a grand show of the presentation. All three fish
 appeared to be small sunfish spp. Both osprey fish are their own as well.

 On Thursday, a second male tried to mate with the female. but was rebuffed
 by her and chased by the male. the pair remained agitated for at least an
 hour afterwards and did not leave the nest.

 It is wonderful to watch the pair solidify their bond and work on the
 nest. In the time I have spent there, I have not seen them react to the
 various cars that drive past the platform although the male did leave when
 two motorcycles slowly drove by the other day. The train whistle, however,
 does get their attention every time it sounds.

 I hope the Lansing fireworks can be relocated at a far enough distance
 that the noise will not disturb the pair. At a minimum, they need to be
 moved on the other side of Salmon Creek.

 Candace Cornell
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys-- salt point cleanup

[Donna Scott]

Two ospreys sitting on nest tray on Salt Pt pole at 6:30 pm. One eating a fish. 

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Donna Scott

On Apr 23, 2013, at 2:30 PM, John Greenly j...@cornell.edu wrote:

 Lots of Osprey activity at the new nest platform on Salt Point. Yesterday 
 there were 4 birds in the area, lots of intense chases. This is clearly very 
 desirable Osprey real estate.  Today it appears that one pair has taken 
 possession. They spent a lot of time sitting on the platform, and I saw three 
 attempts at mating: unsuccessful because the female was sitting facing 
 downwind and the male of course approached facing upwind.  The male also 
 brought one 2' long stick to the box while I was there.  I read that Ospreys 
 head to S. America at the end of their first summer and stay there until 
 three years old, when they return north for the first time.  Do I remember 
 correctly that the Portland Point pair first nested three years ago?  Could 
 be that one of these are of those chicks, back for a first breeding attempt?
 
 Also,  I have been asked to post that there is a Salt Point cleanup scheduled 
 for 2-4 pm this Saturday (rain date same time Sunday, but the forecast looks 
 good for Sat.). There will also be a delivery of a number of trees that will 
 need planting. Bring work gloves, help clean up, plant trees, and watch the 
 Ospreys too!
 
 --John Greenly
 
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