[nysbirds-l] North Shore Audubon Society - Tues. April 24 - "Native Plants"

[Nancy Tognan]

The North Shore Audubon Society will hold its monthly program on Tuesday, April 
24, 2018, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk 
Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030.  All are invited, free of charge.

Public transit users:  This location is a half-mile walk from the Manhasset 
LIRR station.

 Prof. Rusty Schmidt will explain why our native plants are important, show 
how to determine if a plant is native to Long Island, and describe how to place 
these plants together for an aesthetic habitat for your yard.  He will also 
explain what is a native cultivar and why we should use them as a second 
choice.  By using native species in a habitat rich environment, we will have a 
positive impact on our fauna, especially birds and insects.  
   Rusty is a landscape ecologist employed by Nelson, Pope and Voorhis in 
Melville, NY.  He also is an Adjunct Professor in the Horticulture Department 
at Farmingdale State College, NY. He is President of the Long Island Plant 
Initiative (LINPI).  He designs and constructs alternate ways of managing 
stormwater runoff, creating hundreds of designs for habitat restorations, 
complete restorations of ecosystems, and many rain gardens bio-infiltration 
swales, bio-retention basins and stormwater ponds, ranging in size from a small 
backyard to multi-acre projects. He co-authored three books “Plants for 
Stormwater Design”, Vol 1 and 2, and a homeowner’s guide, “ Blue Thumb Guide to 
Raingardens”.

For more information on NSAS programs and weekly walks, see 
www.northshoreaudubon.org 
 
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[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak, Southhaven CP, Suffolk

[GQ]

Male, feeding on ground in kayak launch parking lot off the main lot, 1:40 PM

Sent from my iPhone, I think.

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

 RBA




*New York
   
   - Syracuse
   - April 23, 2018
   - NYSY 04. 23.18




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert

Dates: April 16 - April 23

To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com

Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, 
Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex

compiled: April 23 AT 3:30 p.m. EDT

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org







Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on April 16, 
2018




Highlights:




RED-NECKED GREBE

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

SNOWY EGRET

ROSS’S GOOSE

EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL

EURASIAN WIGEON

GOLDEN EAGLE

NORTHERN GOSHAWK

RUFF

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER

SANDHILL CRANE

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

ICELAND GULL

SHORT-EARED OWL

NORTHERN SHRIKE

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH

WESTERN MEADOWLARK







Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     A number of rarities have been around longer than a week and are still 
here.

     

     WESTERN MEADOWLARK - Being seen and heard on Armitage Road in the fields 
and impoundments just west of Rt. 89 . It flies across Armitage at times giving 
it status in both Wayne and Seneca County.

     ROSS’S GOOSE - Still being seen on a berm near Eaton Marsh along the 
Wildlife Drive.

     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - Still being seen in the Main Pool.

     EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL - Seen at the Visitor’s Center up to yesterday 
but not reported today.

     4/19: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Tschache Pool.

     4/21: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Carncross Road. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was 
seen on Armitage Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Marten’s Tract.







Derby Hill Bird Observatory






     Things really picked at Derby this week. 5,609 raptors were counted. On 
4/18 a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen and the first BROAD-WINGED HAWKS arrived. By 
the end  of the week the Broad-wings started to overtake TURKEY VULTURE as the 
most numerous  bird counted. On 4/20 a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the south 
lookout. On 4/21 4 SANDHILL CRANES flew over. On 4/23 5 GOLDEN EAGLES reported 
so far today.







Cayuga county






     4/20: The REEVE or female RUFF was again seen in the wet area along Maiden 
Lane Road in Port Byron.

     4/21: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen and nicely photographed at Sterling 
Nature Center.

     4/22: A SNOWY EGRET was found at Howland Island in the Seneca River near 
the steel bridge on Howland Island Road.

 north of Port Byron.







Onondaga County






     4/19: An ICELAND GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at the 
Inner Harbor. A SNOWY OWL continues at the State Fair Entrance area.

     4/20: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Liverpool Marina . A 
RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Onondaga Lake.

     4/22: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Clark Reservation. A SHORT-EARED OWL 
was seen on the west trail on Onondaga Lake. 

     4/23: 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES were found on Gully Road north of 
Skaneateles.







Madison County






     4/22: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Woodman Pond. 







     

      







  




--end transcript




Joseph Brin

Region 5

Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 USA


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Mon., April 23, 2018 - Black-and-white, Palm, & Yellow-rumped Warblers, L. Waterthrushes, B-h Vireo

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Monday, April 23, 2018
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.

Highlights: A noticeable increase in some species, like Black-and-white 
Warblers and Brown Thrashers, but fewer Hermit Thrushes and kinglets. Other 
highlight birds: blue-headed Vireo, Green Heron. Also see twitter highlights 
below.

Canada Goose - Lake & Turtle Pond
Mallard - few on Reservoir
Mourning Dove - around a dozen at feeders
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - few on Reservoir
Great Egret - flyover
Green Heron - Turtle Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents at Oven & Swampy Pin Oak
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - female Gill Overlook
Downy Woodpecker - 4 males (resident)
Northern Flicker - pair Warbler Rock
Blue-headed Vireo - Gill Overlook/Mugger's Woods
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse - 3 singing in the Ramble
Brown Creeper - Strawberry Fields
House Wren - 3 (1 Strawberry Fields, pair in Shakespeare Garden)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - female Wagner cove
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8
Hermit Thrush - 8-10
American Robin - on nest (Nell Semel) 
Brown Thrasher - 3 (2 Azalea Pond, 1 Humming Tombstone)
Cedar Waxwing - 13 north side of Upper Lobe (Vicki Seabrook)
House Finch - 8 feeders
Purple Finch - possible female Strawberry Fields 7:15am
American Goldfinch - around a dozen (feeders and Upper Lobe)
Eastern Towhee - 5 including 1 female
Chipping Sparrow - 6 (Strawberry Fields & Ramble)
Field Sparrow - 2 Turtle Pond
Song Sparrow - few
Swamp Sparrow - 6
White-throated Sparrow - fewer than yesterday
Dark-eyed Junco - east side of Oven
Red-winged Blackbird - 6 males (Oven & feeders)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Common Grackle - 10
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2 (Oven & Gill)
Black-and-white Warbler - 2 (Strawberry Fields, King of Poland (Vicki Seabrook))
Palm Warbler - 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10 (4 or 5 of these in Strawberry Fields)
Northern Cardinal - residents

Deb Allen
Follow us on twitter @BirdinbBobNYC  & @DAllenNYC

On twitter @BirdCentralPark: 
Jordan Spindel reported the female Summer Tanager in the area of the SW 
Reservoir & nearby Bridle path. 
David Barrett reported a Virginia Rail in the Ravine (north end).

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Whimbrel at Breezy Point, Queens NY

[Doug Gochfeld]

Hi Brent and all,

I think that this bird looks within range for European Whimbrel (
*N.p.phaeopus*). European Whimbrels have more extensive white on the
underwings than do our American ones, and this taxon seems an okay fit for
the bird in question. The upperwing looks okay for either species, and I
don't see anything about the bird that compellingly points towards Eurasian
Curlew.

The bill looks acceptable for Whimbrel as well, with the obvious caveat
that the angle of the photos is far less than optimal for assessing shape
and length.

All this said, the quality of the photos limits the amount that we can
definitively draw from the photos provided.

-Doug




On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 11:19 PM Brent Bomkamp  wrote:

> Not to present too provocative of an opinion, but there may be an argument
> that this bird is a Eurasian Curlew.  The second photo shows significant
> barring in the secondaries extending into the inner primaries.  This
> feature is absent in both “European” and “Eurasian” Whimbrel, which show a
> clean demarcation between the secondaries and primaries, with the primaries
> being darker and only slightly barred on the inner webs of the innermost
> feathers.  This is depicted in figures 9 and 10 on p. 110 of O’Brien,
> Crossley, and Karlson.
>
> However, this feature is obvious in Eurasian Curlew as drawn in Svensson
> and Grant.  A quick Google image search shows the characteristic as well.
> Perhaps birders with greater palearctic experience could corroborate this
> conclusion.
>
> While O’Brien et al refers to European Whimbrel as a spring vagrant to the
> east coast and Eurasian Curlew as a fall visitor, records are sporadic
> enough that no trend is obvious.  In addition, on eBird most Eurasian
> Curlew records from the Massachusetts/New York area appear to be from the
> late winter-early spring time frame.
>
> Depending on one’s perspective, the sole verbal description of the bird as
> having a “...long curved bill...” could be seen as additional support for
> Curlew, as compared with the relatively shorter curved bill of Whimbrel.
> However, lacking further description by the observer including body
> coloration, structure, underwing pattern, and vocalizations, neither
> species can be conclusively supported IMO.
>
> Brent Bomkamp
> Eatons Neck
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 1:57 PM Angus Wilson 
> wrote:
>
>> Like Bob Paxton I was initially puzzled by the square shape of the white
>> wedge, especially in first image (ML94655071) but accept it looks a little
>> better in the second image (ML94655101). Is it correc to assume the dark
>> blob is the heavy barring on the upperside of the tail?
>>
>> I considered Greater Yellowlegs based on the first image but that ID
>> would be hard reconcile with seeing a decurved bill (mentioned in Cesar's
>> original posting) but with the caveat that the bill shape is hard to
>> discern from the photos accompanying the checklist. That said, I'm not
>> seeing an obvious foot extension beyond the tail, which does fit with it
>> being a Whimbrel. Are there any more photos even if not as sharp?
>>
>> So-called 'White-rumped Whimbrels' are genuine vagrants to eastern North
>> America with a handful of April and May records. Tagging such birds as
>> either 'European' or 'Eurasian/Siberian' is tricky because three subspecies
>> (N. p. phaeopus, N. p. alboaxillaris and N. p. variegatus) need to be
>> considered. Steppe Whimbrel (alboaxillaris) is no longer numerous and
>> pretty unlikely, but the other two are serious contenders, with nominate
>> 'European' Whimbrel (phaeopus) more likely perhaps in spring and the very
>> similar 'Siberian' Whimbrel (variegatus) a sensible possibility in the
>> fall. If I recall correctly, the tail and upper tail coverts of variegatus
>> are darker than phaeopus.
>>
>> Fun stuff!
>>
>> Angus Wilson
>> New York City
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Jose Ramirez-Garofalo <
>> jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It’s a European Whimbrel
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:09 Robert Paxton  wrote:
>>>
 The Eurasian Whimbrel doesn't have a white line up the back but a white
 wedge, broad at the base and narrowing up to a point in the middle back.
Bob Paxton

 On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Isaac Grant  wrote:

> That Whimbrel photo seems to show a Eurasian Whimbrel. Looks like a
> white line going up the back in the one photo and barred whitish tail.
> Super cool.
>
> Isaac Grant
> Senior Loan Officer
>
> On Apr 15, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Cesar Castillo 
> wrote:
>
> I walked out from the Fishermans parking lot at Fort Tilden to Breezy
> Point jetty.  On the long march back a Whimbrel flew towards me and then
> past me.  I got some bad photos of it as it flew away, but you can still
> see the curved bill and whitish 

Re:[nysbirds-l] Southhaven CP earlier today

[GQ]

Can’t believe I forgot to add this to my earlier post of Blue Grosbeak this 
afternoon.
Pretty sure there was a singing Prothonotary Warbler in the same general area, 
couldn’t get my glasses on it from the car, it sounded fairly high up.
It went on for a while then stopped, then the grosbeak showed up, and then I 
had to get back to work. I’m fairly familiar with their song and I listened to 
some recordings tonight, sounded right.
Maybe somebody wants to look for it tomorrow,

Cheers,

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[nysbirds-l] North Shore Audubon Society - Tues. April 24 - "Native Plants"

[Nancy Tognan]

The North Shore Audubon Society will hold its monthly program on Tuesday, April 
24, 2018, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk 
Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030.  All are invited, free of charge.

Public transit users:  This location is a half-mile walk from the Manhasset 
LIRR station.

 Prof. Rusty Schmidt will explain why our native plants are important, show 
how to determine if a plant is native to Long Island, and describe how to place 
these plants together for an aesthetic habitat for your yard.  He will also 
explain what is a native cultivar and why we should use them as a second 
choice.  By using native species in a habitat rich environment, we will have a 
positive impact on our fauna, especially birds and insects.  
   Rusty is a landscape ecologist employed by Nelson, Pope and Voorhis in 
Melville, NY.  He also is an Adjunct Professor in the Horticulture Department 
at Farmingdale State College, NY. He is President of the Long Island Plant 
Initiative (LINPI).  He designs and constructs alternate ways of managing 
stormwater runoff, creating hundreds of designs for habitat restorations, 
complete restorations of ecosystems, and many rain gardens bio-infiltration 
swales, bio-retention basins and stormwater ponds, ranging in size from a small 
backyard to multi-acre projects. He co-authored three books “Plants for 
Stormwater Design”, Vol 1 and 2, and a homeowner’s guide, “ Blue Thumb Guide to 
Raingardens”.

For more information on NSAS programs and weekly walks, see 
www.northshoreaudubon.org 
 
Nancy Tognan
Publicity volunteer, North Shore Audubon Society
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[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak, Southhaven CP, Suffolk

[GQ]

Male, feeding on ground in kayak launch parking lot off the main lot, 1:40 PM

Sent from my iPhone, I think.

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Mon., April 23, 2018 - Black-and-white, Palm, & Yellow-rumped Warblers, L. Waterthrushes, B-h Vireo

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Monday, April 23, 2018
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.

Highlights: A noticeable increase in some species, like Black-and-white 
Warblers and Brown Thrashers, but fewer Hermit Thrushes and kinglets. Other 
highlight birds: blue-headed Vireo, Green Heron. Also see twitter highlights 
below.

Canada Goose - Lake & Turtle Pond
Mallard - few on Reservoir
Mourning Dove - around a dozen at feeders
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - few on Reservoir
Great Egret - flyover
Green Heron - Turtle Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents at Oven & Swampy Pin Oak
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - female Gill Overlook
Downy Woodpecker - 4 males (resident)
Northern Flicker - pair Warbler Rock
Blue-headed Vireo - Gill Overlook/Mugger's Woods
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse - 3 singing in the Ramble
Brown Creeper - Strawberry Fields
House Wren - 3 (1 Strawberry Fields, pair in Shakespeare Garden)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - female Wagner cove
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8
Hermit Thrush - 8-10
American Robin - on nest (Nell Semel) 
Brown Thrasher - 3 (2 Azalea Pond, 1 Humming Tombstone)
Cedar Waxwing - 13 north side of Upper Lobe (Vicki Seabrook)
House Finch - 8 feeders
Purple Finch - possible female Strawberry Fields 7:15am
American Goldfinch - around a dozen (feeders and Upper Lobe)
Eastern Towhee - 5 including 1 female
Chipping Sparrow - 6 (Strawberry Fields & Ramble)
Field Sparrow - 2 Turtle Pond
Song Sparrow - few
Swamp Sparrow - 6
White-throated Sparrow - fewer than yesterday
Dark-eyed Junco - east side of Oven
Red-winged Blackbird - 6 males (Oven & feeders)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Common Grackle - 10
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2 (Oven & Gill)
Black-and-white Warbler - 2 (Strawberry Fields, King of Poland (Vicki Seabrook))
Palm Warbler - 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10 (4 or 5 of these in Strawberry Fields)
Northern Cardinal - residents

Deb Allen
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Jordan Spindel reported the female Summer Tanager in the area of the SW 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Whimbrel at Breezy Point, Queens NY

[Doug Gochfeld]

Hi Brent and all,

I think that this bird looks within range for European Whimbrel (
*N.p.phaeopus*). European Whimbrels have more extensive white on the
underwings than do our American ones, and this taxon seems an okay fit for
the bird in question. The upperwing looks okay for either species, and I
don't see anything about the bird that compellingly points towards Eurasian
Curlew.

The bill looks acceptable for Whimbrel as well, with the obvious caveat
that the angle of the photos is far less than optimal for assessing shape
and length.

All this said, the quality of the photos limits the amount that we can
definitively draw from the photos provided.

-Doug




On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 11:19 PM Brent Bomkamp  wrote:

> Not to present too provocative of an opinion, but there may be an argument
> that this bird is a Eurasian Curlew.  The second photo shows significant
> barring in the secondaries extending into the inner primaries.  This
> feature is absent in both “European” and “Eurasian” Whimbrel, which show a
> clean demarcation between the secondaries and primaries, with the primaries
> being darker and only slightly barred on the inner webs of the innermost
> feathers.  This is depicted in figures 9 and 10 on p. 110 of O’Brien,
> Crossley, and Karlson.
>
> However, this feature is obvious in Eurasian Curlew as drawn in Svensson
> and Grant.  A quick Google image search shows the characteristic as well.
> Perhaps birders with greater palearctic experience could corroborate this
> conclusion.
>
> While O’Brien et al refers to European Whimbrel as a spring vagrant to the
> east coast and Eurasian Curlew as a fall visitor, records are sporadic
> enough that no trend is obvious.  In addition, on eBird most Eurasian
> Curlew records from the Massachusetts/New York area appear to be from the
> late winter-early spring time frame.
>
> Depending on one’s perspective, the sole verbal description of the bird as
> having a “...long curved bill...” could be seen as additional support for
> Curlew, as compared with the relatively shorter curved bill of Whimbrel.
> However, lacking further description by the observer including body
> coloration, structure, underwing pattern, and vocalizations, neither
> species can be conclusively supported IMO.
>
> Brent Bomkamp
> Eatons Neck
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 1:57 PM Angus Wilson 
> wrote:
>
>> Like Bob Paxton I was initially puzzled by the square shape of the white
>> wedge, especially in first image (ML94655071) but accept it looks a little
>> better in the second image (ML94655101). Is it correc to assume the dark
>> blob is the heavy barring on the upperside of the tail?
>>
>> I considered Greater Yellowlegs based on the first image but that ID
>> would be hard reconcile with seeing a decurved bill (mentioned in Cesar's
>> original posting) but with the caveat that the bill shape is hard to
>> discern from the photos accompanying the checklist. That said, I'm not
>> seeing an obvious foot extension beyond the tail, which does fit with it
>> being a Whimbrel. Are there any more photos even if not as sharp?
>>
>> So-called 'White-rumped Whimbrels' are genuine vagrants to eastern North
>> America with a handful of April and May records. Tagging such birds as
>> either 'European' or 'Eurasian/Siberian' is tricky because three subspecies
>> (N. p. phaeopus, N. p. alboaxillaris and N. p. variegatus) need to be
>> considered. Steppe Whimbrel (alboaxillaris) is no longer numerous and
>> pretty unlikely, but the other two are serious contenders, with nominate
>> 'European' Whimbrel (phaeopus) more likely perhaps in spring and the very
>> similar 'Siberian' Whimbrel (variegatus) a sensible possibility in the
>> fall. If I recall correctly, the tail and upper tail coverts of variegatus
>> are darker than phaeopus.
>>
>> Fun stuff!
>>
>> Angus Wilson
>> New York City
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Jose Ramirez-Garofalo <
>> jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It’s a European Whimbrel
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:09 Robert Paxton  wrote:
>>>
 The Eurasian Whimbrel doesn't have a white line up the back but a white
 wedge, broad at the base and narrowing up to a point in the middle back.
Bob Paxton

 On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Isaac Grant >>> > wrote:

> That Whimbrel photo seems to show a Eurasian Whimbrel. Looks like a
> white line going up the back in the one photo and barred whitish tail.
> Super cool.
>
> Isaac Grant
> Senior Loan Officer
>
> On Apr 15, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Cesar Castillo 
> wrote:
>
> I walked out from the Fishermans parking lot at Fort Tilden to Breezy
> Point jetty.  On the long march back a Whimbrel flew towards me and then
> past me.  I got some bad photos of it as it flew away, but you can still
> see the curved bill and whitish rump of this largish shorebird.  Other 
> good
> finds included a small flock of White-winged Scoters in 

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

 RBA




*New York
   
   - Syracuse
   - April 23, 2018
   - NYSY 04. 23.18




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert

Dates: April 16 - April 23

To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com

Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, 
Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex

compiled: April 23 AT 3:30 p.m. EDT

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org







Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on April 16, 
2018




Highlights:




RED-NECKED GREBE

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

SNOWY EGRET

ROSS’S GOOSE

EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL

EURASIAN WIGEON

GOLDEN EAGLE

NORTHERN GOSHAWK

RUFF

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER

SANDHILL CRANE

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

ICELAND GULL

SHORT-EARED OWL

NORTHERN SHRIKE

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH

WESTERN MEADOWLARK







Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     A number of rarities have been around longer than a week and are still 
here.

     

     WESTERN MEADOWLARK - Being seen and heard on Armitage Road in the fields 
and impoundments just west of Rt. 89 . It flies across Armitage at times giving 
it status in both Wayne and Seneca County.

     ROSS’S GOOSE - Still being seen on a berm near Eaton Marsh along the 
Wildlife Drive.

     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - Still being seen in the Main Pool.

     EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL - Seen at the Visitor’s Center up to yesterday 
but not reported today.

     4/19: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Tschache Pool.

     4/21: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Carncross Road. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was 
seen on Armitage Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Marten’s Tract.







Derby Hill Bird Observatory






     Things really picked at Derby this week. 5,609 raptors were counted. On 
4/18 a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen and the first BROAD-WINGED HAWKS arrived. By 
the end  of the week the Broad-wings started to overtake TURKEY VULTURE as the 
most numerous  bird counted. On 4/20 a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the south 
lookout. On 4/21 4 SANDHILL CRANES flew over. On 4/23 5 GOLDEN EAGLES reported 
so far today.







Cayuga county






     4/20: The REEVE or female RUFF was again seen in the wet area along Maiden 
Lane Road in Port Byron.

     4/21: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen and nicely photographed at Sterling 
Nature Center.

     4/22: A SNOWY EGRET was found at Howland Island in the Seneca River near 
the steel bridge on Howland Island Road.

 north of Port Byron.







Onondaga County






     4/19: An ICELAND GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at the 
Inner Harbor. A SNOWY OWL continues at the State Fair Entrance area.

     4/20: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Liverpool Marina . A 
RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Onondaga Lake.

     4/22: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Clark Reservation. A SHORT-EARED OWL 
was seen on the west trail on Onondaga Lake. 

     4/23: 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES were found on Gully Road north of 
Skaneateles.







Madison County






     4/22: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Woodman Pond. 







     

      







  




--end transcript




Joseph Brin

Region 5

Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 USA


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Southhaven CP earlier today

[GQ]

Can’t believe I forgot to add this to my earlier post of Blue Grosbeak this 
afternoon.
Pretty sure there was a singing Prothonotary Warbler in the same general area, 
couldn’t get my glasses on it from the car, it sounded fairly high up.
It went on for a while then stopped, then the grosbeak showed up, and then I 
had to get back to work. I’m fairly familiar with their song and I listened to 
some recordings tonight, sounded right.
Maybe somebody wants to look for it tomorrow,

Cheers,

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