[nysbirds-l] BOS Lake Ontario Plain Field Trip - Sunday

2015-03-30 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
Saturday's field trip was postponed until Sunday and despite the change, it
was well attended with 27 folks turning up. We were greeted by cold but
sunny weather to start but warmed up and kept the sun for most of the day.
Our first stop on Hosmer Road was to look over a pond and into the sun. Lots
of TUNDRA SWANS sleeping but Peg picked out a couple of SNOW GEESE mixed in.
Closer scrutiny revealed 15 Snows among the Canada Geese. Further down
Hosmer our traditional stop for EASTERN MEADOWLARK was successful but only
for a few people. EASTERN BLUEBIRD and KILLDEER were also seen here. By the
time we got up to the lake, a little after 9:00, some TURKEY VULTURES were
already up, presaging a good flight for the day.

 

Barker Bicentennial Park produced multiple RED-NECKED and at least one
HORNED GREBE and lots of the typical diving ducks. Dean picked out a white
haze on the horizon that turned into a huge flock of SNOW GEESE, numbering
in the thousands. After leaving the park, we stopped on Lower Lake Road
where there was a good open view and watched the vultures and a few hawks,
including a couple of beautiful RED-SHOULDEREDS. And we had lots more SNOW
GEESE, most of these flying well out onto the lake. Inland, near and at my
favorite field on Johnson Creek Road were two close CACKLING GEESE, several
NORTHERN PINTAILS and two AMERICAN WIGEON. While we were unable to study the
Snow Geese we saw today, usually because of distance, we also had huge
numbers of Canada Geese, pretty much everywhere. We tried but were unable to
pull out any White-fronted Geese. Our timing was a bit unlucky today, as a
few times huge numbers of Canada Geese left an area just before or right
when we encountered them.

 

At Golden Hill State Park, we came upon another cloud of SNOW GEESE way out
over the lake and some of them were visible after landing on the water. Good
views of some water birds here, including more RED-NECKED and HORNED GREBES,
NORTHERN PINTAILS, and the typical diving ducks. Further east we had a nice
dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK among the Turkey Vultures. At Shadigee a BELTED
KINGFISHER flew by and we had some more good views of ducks just beyond the
near-shore ice. We added about a dozen RING-NECKED DUCKS and a REDHEAD on
the Lyndonville Pond and closed out the day with an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
roosting in a tree hole.

 

Bill Watson was a regular on this trip for most of the nearly 30 years that
I have led it. And there is little doubt that we missed a few birds because
we did not have Bill diligently searching and counting. He was with us in
spirit, however, and his name came up more than a few times, mentioned with
feelings of fondness and sadness. But in his memory we were determined to
have a good time and in that I think we succeeded, thanks to a great group
of birders.

 

Happy spring!

Willie

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Betsy Potter

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dannapotterATroadrunner.com

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2013 Big Year:
http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/
http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/

Big Year List:
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http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna/CurrentList/ShowCurrentListTable.aspx

Odenates:  http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies
http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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[nysbirds-l] Snow Geese in Valhalla

2015-03-30 Thread Steven Martin 
The snow geese have relocated to the grass near the intersection of
Lakeview and Columbus.

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[nysbirds-l] Snow Geese at Kensico Dam Plaza

2015-03-30 Thread Steven Martin 
There are currently 8 snow geese in the Kensico Dam Plaza Park in Valhalla,
NY. Impossible to miss while driving in. Have been occasionally moving to
grass across the street near the traffic circle.

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[nysbirds-l] Snow geese at Jamaica Bay

2015-03-30 Thread Bruce Horwith 
I salvaged an early morning airport run, with  a quick stop at Jamaica Bay.
But I was surprised by how little was going on. It was great to find about
100 snow geese, and perhaps 5X that number of brant, but very little in the
way of migratory birds: 1 golden-crowned kinglet and about a dozen phoebe,
and a few yellow-rumped wabler. I often see very good bird reports from
this area, and don't know it other than the trails to the west and east
ponds. If anyone has suggestions for other spots, please e-mail me
privately. Thanks. (Another treat was seeing one of the increasing number
of bald eagles on LI, this one around the Manorville exit on Sunrise Hwy).

*Bruce Horwith*
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2015-03-30 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* March 30, 2015*  NYSY  03. 30. 15 Hotline: Syracuse 
Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 23, 2015 - March 30, 2015to report by e-mail: 
brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga 
County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison  
Cortlandcompiled: March 30 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga 
Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #436 Monday March 30, 2015 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 23, 
2014 Highlights:---
RED-NECKED GREBENORTHERN GOSHAWKSANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER 
BLACK-BACKED GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEEVENING GROSBEAK

Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     3/24: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted in a corn field on Rt.89 south of 
Armitage Road.     3.25: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.     
3/30: 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen at the Visitor’s Center.

Derby Hill
     A definite upswing in numbers at Derby this week with 5,223 birds counted. 
A majority were TURKEY VULTURES but good numbers of other hawks were seen too 
including the seasons first OSPREY on the 27th. The first TREE SWALLOWS were 
seen on the 25th.

Madison County
     3/24: EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at the feeder on Carpenter road near 
Sheds.     3/28: An ICELAND GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULL were all seen on Ditchbank Road.

Onondaga County
     3/24: Large numbers of waterfowl continue to be seen on the Oswego River 
from River Road above Rt. 31. Up to 16 species have been seen during the week. 
3 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen also.     3/25: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the 
Inner Harbor near Carousel Mall.     3/29: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on 
Indian Hill Road near Manlius. 

Oneida County
     3/26: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were reported from the 
same area near Camden.

Jefferson County
     3/28: A SNOWY OWL was seen near Rt. 11 north of Evans Mills.
                 
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler, Valley Stream State Park

2015-03-30 Thread Anthony Collerton 
From Facebook, Daniel Guerin reports a Yellow-thraoted Warbler (photos
posted, it's good) from the stream near the entrance.  Think he's not
local, so posting to get the word out.

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[nysbirds-l] tackapauasha today

2015-03-30 Thread Michael Zito 
1 golden crowned kinglet
1 eastern phoebe
1 towhee 
1 yellow bellied sapsucker
1 tufted titmouse

lots of downy woodpeckers, white breasted nuthatches, cardinals, robins, blue 
jays, white-throated sparrows and chickadees around, no target woodcock.

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[nysbirds-l] LI birding

2015-03-30 Thread Scheim, Charles 
Hello all...
My wife and I live upstate (Oneonta). We are planning a two day trip this
week down to the Long Island area and would appreciate any suggestions for
birding spots.

Please contact me off-list with any suggestions...
Charlie


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[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl Diversity at Edith Read Sanctuary/Playland Lake, Rye

2015-03-30 Thread Anne Swaim 
Saw Mill River Audubon's 5th Monday walk today at Edith Read
Sanctuary/Playland Lake in Rye, Westchester County enjoyed a diversity of
waterfowl (20 species) including: good numbers of Gadwall, Am Wigeon,
Green-winged Teal in Playland Lake with usual Mallards, Black Duck, Common
 Red-breasted Mergansers along with pairs each of Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Pintail, and Northern Shoveler

Other highlights from trip list of 48 species included:
Great view of a breeding plumage Common Loon in Playland Lake;
Small group of Common Goldeneye close on LI Shore;
Large movement of Scaup, Bufflehead, and Brant on the LI Sound;
First-of-season (for some) American Oystercatcher  Eastern Phoebe;
and a vocal pair of Common Raven atop the Dragon Coaster in Playland

(Saw Mill River Audubon is offering another field trip to Edith Read
Sanctuary this Saturday, Apr 4, 8:00am start at the parking area beside
Playland Lake. Other upcoming spring field trips at our Google calendar at
web site link below.)

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[nysbirds-l] BOS Lake Ontario Plain Field Trip - Sunday

2015-03-30 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
Saturday's field trip was postponed until Sunday and despite the change, it
was well attended with 27 folks turning up. We were greeted by cold but
sunny weather to start but warmed up and kept the sun for most of the day.
Our first stop on Hosmer Road was to look over a pond and into the sun. Lots
of TUNDRA SWANS sleeping but Peg picked out a couple of SNOW GEESE mixed in.
Closer scrutiny revealed 15 Snows among the Canada Geese. Further down
Hosmer our traditional stop for EASTERN MEADOWLARK was successful but only
for a few people. EASTERN BLUEBIRD and KILLDEER were also seen here. By the
time we got up to the lake, a little after 9:00, some TURKEY VULTURES were
already up, presaging a good flight for the day.

 

Barker Bicentennial Park produced multiple RED-NECKED and at least one
HORNED GREBE and lots of the typical diving ducks. Dean picked out a white
haze on the horizon that turned into a huge flock of SNOW GEESE, numbering
in the thousands. After leaving the park, we stopped on Lower Lake Road
where there was a good open view and watched the vultures and a few hawks,
including a couple of beautiful RED-SHOULDEREDS. And we had lots more SNOW
GEESE, most of these flying well out onto the lake. Inland, near and at my
favorite field on Johnson Creek Road were two close CACKLING GEESE, several
NORTHERN PINTAILS and two AMERICAN WIGEON. While we were unable to study the
Snow Geese we saw today, usually because of distance, we also had huge
numbers of Canada Geese, pretty much everywhere. We tried but were unable to
pull out any White-fronted Geese. Our timing was a bit unlucky today, as a
few times huge numbers of Canada Geese left an area just before or right
when we encountered them.

 

At Golden Hill State Park, we came upon another cloud of SNOW GEESE way out
over the lake and some of them were visible after landing on the water. Good
views of some water birds here, including more RED-NECKED and HORNED GREBES,
NORTHERN PINTAILS, and the typical diving ducks. Further east we had a nice
dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK among the Turkey Vultures. At Shadigee a BELTED
KINGFISHER flew by and we had some more good views of ducks just beyond the
near-shore ice. We added about a dozen RING-NECKED DUCKS and a REDHEAD on
the Lyndonville Pond and closed out the day with an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
roosting in a tree hole.

 

Bill Watson was a regular on this trip for most of the nearly 30 years that
I have led it. And there is little doubt that we missed a few birds because
we did not have Bill diligently searching and counting. He was with us in
spirit, however, and his name came up more than a few times, mentioned with
feelings of fondness and sadness. But in his memory we were determined to
have a good time and in that I think we succeeded, thanks to a great group
of birders.

 

Happy spring!

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Betsy Potter

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dannapotterATroadrunner.com

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2013 Big Year:

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Odenates:  
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[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl Diversity at Edith Read Sanctuary/Playland Lake, Rye

2015-03-30 Thread Anne Swaim 
Saw Mill River Audubon's 5th Monday walk today at Edith Read
Sanctuary/Playland Lake in Rye, Westchester County enjoyed a diversity of
waterfowl (20 species) including: good numbers of Gadwall, Am Wigeon,
Green-winged Teal in Playland Lake with usual Mallards, Black Duck, Common
& Red-breasted Mergansers along with pairs each of Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Pintail, and Northern Shoveler

Other highlights from trip list of 48 species included:
Great view of a breeding plumage Common Loon in Playland Lake;
Small group of Common Goldeneye close on LI Shore;
Large movement of Scaup, Bufflehead, and Brant on the LI Sound;
First-of-season (for some) American Oystercatcher & Eastern Phoebe;
and a vocal pair of Common Raven atop the Dragon Coaster in Playland

(Saw Mill River Audubon is offering another field trip to Edith Read
Sanctuary this Saturday, Apr 4, 8:00am start at the parking area beside
Playland Lake. Other upcoming spring field trips at our Google calendar at
web site link below.)

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[nysbirds-l] Snow Geese at Kensico Dam Plaza

2015-03-30 Thread Steven Martin 
There are currently 8 snow geese in the Kensico Dam Plaza Park in Valhalla,
NY. Impossible to miss while driving in. Have been occasionally moving to
grass across the street near the traffic circle.

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[nysbirds-l] Snow geese at Jamaica Bay

2015-03-30 Thread Bruce Horwith 
I salvaged an early morning airport run, with  a quick stop at Jamaica Bay.
But I was surprised by how little was going on. It was great to find about
100 snow geese, and perhaps 5X that number of brant, but very little in the
way of migratory birds: 1 golden-crowned kinglet and about a dozen phoebe,
and a few yellow-rumped wabler. I often see very good bird reports from
this area, and don't know it other than the trails to the west and east
ponds. If anyone has suggestions for other spots, please e-mail me
privately. Thanks. (Another treat was seeing one of the increasing number
of bald eagles on LI, this one around the Manorville exit on Sunrise Hwy).

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[nysbirds-l] Snow Geese in Valhalla

2015-03-30 Thread Steven Martin 
The snow geese have relocated to the grass near the intersection of
Lakeview and Columbus.

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2015-03-30 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* March 30, 2015*  NYSY  03. 30. 15 Hotline: Syracuse 
Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 23, 2015 - March 30, 2015to report by e-mail: 
brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga 
County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & 
Cortlandcompiled: March 30 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga 
Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #436 Monday March 30, 2015 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 23, 
2014 Highlights:---
RED-NECKED GREBENORTHERN GOSHAWKSANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER 
BLACK-BACKED GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEEVENING GROSBEAK

Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     3/24: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted in a corn field on Rt.89 south of 
Armitage Road.     3.25: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.     
3/30: 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen at the Visitor’s Center.

Derby Hill
     A definite upswing in numbers at Derby this week with 5,223 birds counted. 
A majority were TURKEY VULTURES but good numbers of other hawks were seen too 
including the seasons first OSPREY on the 27th. The first TREE SWALLOWS were 
seen on the 25th.

Madison County
     3/24: EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at the feeder on Carpenter road near 
Sheds.     3/28: An ICELAND GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULL were all seen on Ditchbank Road.

Onondaga County
     3/24: Large numbers of waterfowl continue to be seen on the Oswego River 
from River Road above Rt. 31. Up to 16 species have been seen during the week. 
3 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen also.     3/25: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the 
Inner Harbor near Carousel Mall.     3/29: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on 
Indian Hill Road near Manlius. 

Oneida County
     3/26: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were reported from the 
same area near Camden.

Jefferson County
     3/28: A SNOWY OWL was seen near Rt. 11 north of Evans Mills.
                 
 --  end report


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[nysbirds-l] tackapauasha today

2015-03-30 Thread Michael Zito 
1 golden crowned kinglet
1 eastern phoebe
1 towhee 
1 yellow bellied sapsucker
1 tufted titmouse

lots of downy woodpeckers, white breasted nuthatches, cardinals, robins, blue 
jays, white-throated sparrows and chickadees around, no target woodcock.

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler, Valley Stream State Park

2015-03-30 Thread Anthony Collerton 
>From Facebook, Daniel Guerin reports a Yellow-thraoted Warbler (photos
posted, it's good) from the stream near the entrance.  Think he's not
local, so posting to get the word out.

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[nysbirds-l] LI birding

2015-03-30 Thread Scheim, Charles 
Hello all...
My wife and I live upstate (Oneonta). We are planning a two day trip this
week down to the Long Island area and would appreciate any suggestions for
birding spots.

Please contact me off-list with any suggestions...
Charlie


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