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12 May HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (11 May 2008) 49 Raptors []
11 May Purple Finch Pair ["Marcia L.P. Lyman" ]
11 May hello [jay powell ]
11 May repeat of fridays birding!!!!! [jay powell ]
11 May Some different birds this weekend. ["Tom Drew" ]
11 May Interesting, guess I am lucky ["Mark Wyman" ]
11 May *Blue Grosbeak* - YES (+parking) []
11 May Please Support Me in Tour de Cure! [Tom Drew ]
11 May WNY Birds []
11 May Nations Rd. Sora []
11 May Blue Grosbeak, Dickcissel - Woodlawn State Park []
11 May Green Heron in North Chili ["B.C. French" ]
11 May Cobbs Hill Park 5/10 [Pat Martin ]
11 May Ontario Pathways ["Kyle Gage" ]
10 May Re: eBird Report - Braddock Bay Hawkwatch , 5/10/08 ["dktetlow" ]
10 May Whip-poor-wills are awesome! (& etc.) [Shilfiell Nels Rada ]
10 May HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (10 May 2008) 16 Raptors []
10 May HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (08 May 2008) 14 Raptors []
10 May late birding on Saturday [jay powell ]
10 May Fredonia - Pine Siskin []
10 May Sprague brook park []
10 May Wilson to Four Mile Creek SP, Niagara County ["Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" ]
10 May lens cap [jay powell ]
10 May Geneseo: Veery, Indigo, Mourning Warb., et al []
9 May indigo bunting ["Kyle Gage" ]
9 May Whip-poor-will and Woodcock in Webster Big Field Again ["Jim Bailey" ]
9 May BIRDING ON FRIDAY [jay powell ]
9 May 14 Columbans Warbler Species ["David Neveu" ]
9 May Buffalo Yard Birds - Ovenbird ["Joseph Mitchell" ]
9 May Shirebirds - Town of Wilson ["Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" ]
09 May HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (09 May 2008) 24 Raptors []
9 May Cattaraugus County ["Jeff Reed" ]
9 May Ellison Park and Irondequoit Bay West 5/9 [ROBERT SPAHN ]
9 May Warblers in North Ponds Park - Webster ["Jill Church" ]
9 May L. Waterthrush - Conklin's Gully ["DougDaniels" ]
9 May logging on to list [Gerry Teal ]
9 May Snowy Egret! [Gerry Teal ]
8 May Cuylerville: Marsh Wrens, Bank Swallows, shorebirds []
8 May Re: eBird Report - Braddock Bay Hawkwatch , 5/8/08 ["dktetlow" ]
08 May Odd Duck on the Reservoir at Cobbs Hill Park [Jay Greenberg ]
8 May Geneseo: sparrows, warblers, vireos, etc. [Jim Kimball ]
8 May Cobbs: warblers, eventually [Pat Martin ]
08 May Ducks []
08 May HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (07 May 2008) 102 Raptors []
8 May Birding the Finger Lakes Trail 5/7/08 Franlinville ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ]
8 May Re: A Little Off Track About "Hearing" ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ]
7 May Silver Creek Cape May ["David Neveu" ]
07 May Dunkirk Airport []
7 May Earlier Week's Birding [Greg Lawrence ]
7 May Cobbs Hill Park 5/7 [Pat Martin ]
7 May A Little Off Track About "Hearing" ["Bob Beal" ]
7 May Orioles Penfield [Carolyn Ragan ]

Subject: HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (11 May 2008) 49 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 12 May 2008 03:05:43 -0400
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              37            380           9700
Osprey                       0              6             90
Bald Eagle                   0              9             21
Northern Harrier             2              5             48
Sharp-shinned Hawk           2             35            414
Cooper's Hawk                1             19            109
Northern Goshawk             1              1              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1            118
Broad-winged Hawk            0            111           2384
Red-tailed Hawk              5             94           1028
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1             16
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              2             67
Merlin                       1              1             10
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              1             11
Unknown Buteo                0              4             57
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              2             17

Total:                      49            673          14099
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        Mike Zebehazy

Observers:        Wendy Zebehazy

Visitors:
Wendy Zebehazy


Weather:
Overcast all day with strong southeasterly winds.

Raptor Observations:
Entire day was spent at the William D. Williams ballpark site. 

N. Harrier, imm. N. Goshawk, and Merlin went past within a 15 minute
period

Non-raptor Observations:
Br. Thrasher, C. Loon, a few Gr. Blue Herons as well as several small
flocks of blackbirds and cowbirds.

Hour and a half gap in the morning was spent chasing a reported Blue
Grosbeak at Woodlawn Beach a few miles away. No luck on the first try but
thanks to the good eyes of others we were able to observe it later in the
PM.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Michael Zebehazy (zebs AT roadrunner.com)


Site Description:
This spring only "all volunteer" watch is conducted at Lakeside Memorial
Park in Hamburg, NY. It is located on flat lake plain located along the
shoreline of the east end of Lake Erie, about 12 miles south of Buffalo,
NY.  

Many North American hawk watch sites report their daily raptor counts at
www.hawkcount.org  
To see what's being seen, where and when, check it out!

For additional information contact Jim Landau at kjlandau AT localnet.com

Directions to site:
Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. is located about 12 miles southwest
of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right
after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic
light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Memorial
Park is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is
normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods. An
alternate site for easterly wind flights is at the William Williams Ball
Park, located on Rogers Rd. Take Route 20 south from Camp Rd. one traffic
light and turn right till just before the railroad crossing.

For additional information/directions contact Jim Landau at
kjlandau AT localnet.com

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Subject: Purple Finch Pair
From: "Marcia L.P. Lyman" <mplyman AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 23:51:19 -0400
This evening, around 7:30 pm, a pair of Purple Finches were present in my
yard in Greece.  They both were very tame, flitting about and communicating
with a distinct buzzy call, perching in a Burning Bush and two conifers very
near my garage.  The both of them perched in the Burning Bush, not 8' away,
watching me (as I was watching them!).  Mr. Finch then flew to the top of
the conifer.
 
I have seen the male, occasionally,  at my Black Oil Sunflower Seed feeder
for the last two-three weeks, but not a female before today.  Maybe they're
scoping out a nesting site?  I live in hope.
 
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Subject: hello
From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:47 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: repeat of fridays birding!!!!!
From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:06 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Some different birds this weekend.
From: "Tom Drew" <tbdrew AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:39:00 -0400
2 I have never seen before cannot find in my Peterson's book.

1- a sparrow sized or little bigger.  looked like a sparrow but had a black
and white mask, stayed for just a few moments and took off.

2-  Almost bronze colored. grosbeak size, did stay for a bit, cannot find
in book either

Also had Male Rose breasted Grosbeak, White Crowned Sparrows, Have Red
Bellied Woodpecker eating like crazy, male comes in 15-20 times a day but
see no nest near by...very cool, we call him Mr Big and have several hairy
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Subject: Interesting, guess I am lucky
From: "Mark Wyman" <mark AT markwyman.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:33:42 -0400
A few points: I have 16 acres of land in Bloomfield that represents many
types of habitat for birds from transitional farmland, some active farm land
(for a community garden) some young maple woods, brush (gray dogwood and all
sorts of crud), yard, etc. I maintain the styles of the areas through
culling of trees and cycling of mowing every couple of years in some areas,
and only very early spring in others. Mostly to generate bird habitat since
moving here I have been a bit obsessed about keeping things “natural”.

 

It seems to work. It has been busy at the feeder.

 

Yesterday at our feeder was weird, birds that normally don’t approach a
feeder stopped by to see what all of the hubbub was about. We had a
Tennessee Warbler (my first), a Yellow Warbler (Common, but not at the
feeder), and we even saw a hummer investigate the finch feeder, poking
around to see if finches knew something they didn’t. 

 

Then for feeder visitors we had two Indigo Buntings, two Rose-Breasted males
and one female, lots of gold finches, white-crowned and white-throated
sparrows, blue jays, cardinals, mourning doves, tree sparrows, song
sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, cow birds (grrr), several Eastern Towees
(which for us are common, we have perfect habitat), titmice, chickadees, and
grackles. This was either at breakfast and/or at lunch. Time to get the
hummer feeder up I guess.

 

Then to top it off, I was walking down the field to say hello to the farmer
turning over the land for the community garden and I scared up two
bobolinks. It looks like they may be taking up residence in our field! I am
very thrilled as I love these birds. It isn’t a big field, and luckily we
are leaving the area alone in which they are hanging about. We have several
nesting tree swallows and a few wrens, but NO BLUEBIRDS. Why do I keep
putting up houses and they keep snubbing me? I will take what I can get
though, I feel lucky to live in “bird heaven”

 

One last thing, I found a few ground nests with cowbird eggs in them while
planting a few trees. What is the recommendation here? Should I let nature
take its course, or should I oil the eggs? Right now I am letting nature
take its course, but it bothers me.

 

Only thing of concern this year is the lack of pollinating bees. Very few
bumble-bees and no honey bees. I am thinking of taking up bee-keeping now,
if I can find the time.

 

-Mark W.


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Subject: *Blue Grosbeak* - YES (+parking)
From: Jmpawli88 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:21:23 EDT
First and foremost, kudos to Dave Wheeler for finding NYS Region  1's third 
record of BLUE GROSBEAK and literally putting Woodlawn Beach State Park on the 

map of May birding spots.
 
The imm. male (=mostly brown w/blue patches on body) Blue  Grosbeak was 
relocated again early this afternoon by a small group of  people including the 
Salembiers, Zebehazys, Kesters, Peter Yoerg and Barbara  Henderson, and John 
Thill. It was seen to land for a period of time on the chain link fence between 

the sandy path and the  railroad tracks, and then flew off in a southerly 
direction and to my  knowledge was not re-located in the immediate time  
thereafter.  
 
Got there in the light rain about 5:30 p.m. this evening and searched  some 
bit with the O'Donnells and the bird eventually flew in overhead from  the 
direction of the residential street just to the east.  It briefly  landed in a 
tall poplar before flying down to the grass between the sandy  path and chain 
link fence. We all had good looks as it occasionally flew around, ranging about 

100 yards up and down the chain link fence paralleling  the grass, and at 
times perched up in the trees before returning  to the grass to feed on 
grass/weed seeds. I last left it at about 7:10 p.m. feeding loosely amongst a 
pair of 

Cardinals and a  Song Sparrow at the north end of the grass just before the 
start  of the brushy woodland.  Refer to Dave's original post for directions 
and the best techniques on finding the bird. There was also an ORANGE-CROWNED 

WARBLER foraging in the company of a Nashville Warbler  in a small orchard 
tree along the residential street to the east.
 
NOTE ON PARKING:  On my way out I spoke briefly with one of  the state park 
police who was patrolling the access roads around  the park, and he clearly 
stated that the parking lots around the Gateway office building closest to the 

area the grosbeak has been frequenting are  off limits to non-employees.  
Although he let me go, he said that they  will ticket people who park in the 
Gateway lots lacking the appropriate parking passes. How much or often they 
check 

though, he failed to mention.  The nearest parking is at the north end  of 
the state park lot directly in front of the visitor center, which  may or may 
not require you to pay the park fee at the booths. From that parking lot, walk 

the extra 150  yards north along the chain link fence and railroad tracks to 
reach the  grass the grosbeak has been frequenting.
 
Good luck.
 
 
Jim Pawlicki
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Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:11:38 -0500 (CDT)
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Subject: WNY Birds
From: jesmith AT netsync.net
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:18:18 -0400 (EDT)
On this chilly and windy morning I birded at Evangola State Park- Erie
Co -  and had my FOY VEERY which I enjoyed watching for several minutes.
Black-throated Blue, Yellow & Palm Warblers were around. A lovely Red
Fox sat in the trail.

The stunning Purple Finch pair returned to my Fredonia feeders along
with several very colorful American Goldfinch. The Pine Siskin I saw
yesterday, did not put in a return visit. Two squirrels, one woodchuck
and one deer also visited my yard.

Joanne & Tom Goetz birded the Chautquaua Co, Alison Wells Ney Trail this
morning. At the Prospect Station parking area they watched a flock of 50
AMERICAN PIPITS! On the trail they also saw 1 AMERICAN REDSTART and 1
HOODED WARBLER.

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Subject: Nations Rd. Sora
From: <ljkim AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:51:53 -0400
I was able to whistle up a Sora late this afternoon in the small marsh along 
Nations Rd., just north of Little Rd. - town of Avon. 


Jim Kimball

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Subject: Blue Grosbeak, Dickcissel - Woodlawn State Park
From: tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:23:59 -0400
Sunday early a.m. there was a Blue Grosbeak at Woodlawn State Park, plus a 
Dickcissel at the same spot.? Rather than going into the Woodlawn parking area, 
make a right turn and go north 200 yards along the railroad tracks and past the 
picnic area. 


Park in the parking lot for the tall office building.? Walk north on the 
railroad tracks (these are very active tracks for trains by the way!).? Just 
after passing the creek, make a left through the opening in the fence, then a 
quick right onto a sandy path.? The sandy path parallels the fence and the 
tracks.? Walk 50 yards up the sandy path and stop there and start looking north 
for the Grosbeak between the path and fence.? It has also been perching on the 
other side. 


The Blue Grosbeak is a first-summer male and flicks its tail constantly to the 
side when moving around.? It is feeding mostly on the ground in the spot 
described between the sandy path and the fence.? Stay on the sandy path and be 
patient!? I watched the bird for some time and it seemed to be happy there.? It 
gave a loud, metallic "tink" a few times. 


The Dickcissel was a pale female.? It was moving casually north along the 
fenceline described above, stopping, going down in the grass, but generally 
moving north and eventually I thought it jumped off the end.? One could work 
the fenceline north to the railyard, but I wouldn't go beyond that.? I 
personally would stick to areas with a fence. 


There were also two singing Prairie Warblers.? One was in a group of five 
evergreens east of the tracks and on Woodlawn Rd. in someone's front yard? The 
other was in brush farther north.? The evergreen bird was singing constantly 
and the full array of Prairie songs.? I thought there was a female with it in 
the same trees. 


A Carolina Wren is farther up, plus several Magnolia Warblers and lots of other 
stuff.? Tons of sparrows but no Harris's yet. 


David Wheeler
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Subject: Green Heron in North Chili
From: "B.C. French" <barb_french AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:33:43 -0700 (PDT)
This morning around 7 AM I saw an adult Green Heron on
the edge of my backyard pond. I don't know how common
they are around here, but it is the first time I have
seen one.

I live in North Chili across Union Street from Black
Creek Park.

...Barb

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Subject: Cobbs Hill Park 5/10
From: Pat Martin <emartin139 AT earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:59:30 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Best day yet in the park this spring both for total numbers of migrants and 
total number of species. 15 warbler species today, 13 by me, pine and palm 
reported by others. Best birds were Hooded(1), several Parula and 1-2 Cape May 
warblers. Best visual was three scarlet tanagers in the same binocular field. 
Sound was WONDERFUL. Nashville warbler noise pollution with healthy numbers of 
Black-throated green, Black-throated blue and Yellow-rumps contributing to the 
mix. Safe to say at least 2 or 3 Parula because they all had somewhat different 
songs. 

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Subject: Ontario Pathways
From: "Kyle Gage" <gagekm AT zoom-dsl.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:07:45 -0400
On a 1/2 mile walk on the Ontario Pathways trail between Rt. 96 and Griffith 
rd. in Phelps today I had several black-throated blue, chestnut-sided warblers. 
Also many yellow warblers, a couple of am. redstart, black-throated green, and 
yellow-rumped warblers, one n. parula. Other birds included an e. towhee, 
rc-kinglet, r-b grosbeak, n. oriole, e. phoebe, chimney swift, and numerous 
catbirds. 

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Subject: Re: eBird Report - Braddock Bay Hawkwatch , 5/10/08
From: "dktetlow" <dktetlow AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 23:08:03 -0400
----- Original Message ----- 
From: 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:01 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Braddock Bay Hawkwatch , 5/10/08


> 
> 
> Location:     Braddock Bay Hawkwatch
> Observation date:     5/10/08
> Number of species:     73
> 
> Canada Goose     15
> Mute Swan     6
> Wood Duck     4
> Mallard     3
> Green-winged Teal     2
> Lesser Scaup     3
> Red-breasted Merganser     12
> Common Loon     1
> Double-crested Cormorant     75
> American Bittern     1
> Great Blue Heron     2
> Green Heron     2
> Turkey Vulture     173
> Osprey     1
> Bald Eagle     5
> Northern Harrier     1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk     2
> Cooper's Hawk     1
> Broad-winged Hawk     1
> Red-tailed Hawk     16
> Peregrine Falcon     2
> Black-bellied Plover     1
> Killdeer     3
> Ring-billed Gull     80
> Herring Gull     10
> Caspian Tern     6
> Common Tern     3
> Rock Pigeon     8
> Mourning Dove     8
> Chimney Swift     10
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
> Belted Kingfisher     2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
> Downy Woodpecker     1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     3
> Pileated Woodpecker     1
> Least Flycatcher     1
> Eastern Phoebe     2
> Great Crested Flycatcher     1
> Warbling Vireo     2
> Blue Jay     60
> American Crow     15
> Purple Martin     20
> Tree Swallow     12
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow     4
> Bank Swallow     25
> Barn Swallow     20
> Black-capped Chickadee     4
> Tufted Titmouse     2
> House Wren     1
> Marsh Wren     4
> American Robin     30
> Gray Catbird     2
> Northern Mockingbird     1
> Brown Thrasher     2
> European Starling     120
> American Pipit     20
> Cedar Waxwing     2
> Yellow Warbler     6
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     35
> Black-throated Green Warbler     1
> Palm Warbler     2
> American Redstart     1
> Common Yellowthroat     2
> Eastern Towhee     1
> Chipping Sparrow     2
> Song Sparrow     4
> Swamp Sparrow     2
> White-crowned Sparrow     6
> Purple Finch     2
> House Finch     4
> American Goldfinch     30
> House Sparrow     2
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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Subject: Whip-poor-wills are awesome! (& etc.)
From: Shilfiell Nels Rada <ksucy AT eznet.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:35:24 -0400
I'd like to add my thanks to John and Norma for posting about this 
awesome bird - I was out there tonight and the bird was calling, 
calling, calling!  Quite impressive and a lifer for me, especially 
since I got to see him fly.  :)

Woodcocks were also peenting and fluttering about.  I heard no Great 
Horned Owl, but I've decided they dislike me and hide when I'm near.

Oh, and this AM after the RBA trip I caught a brief glimpse of my FOY 
Mourning Warbler on the Beatty Point - Edgemere trail.  Thanks Greg 
for the guided tour to the "good spot!"  We also saw the Red-headed 
Woodpecker fly from the Firehouse across to Goodwin Park, which I'll 
probably call Channel Park for the next decade or so.

Back at home today doing housework (bleh) I was accompanied by the 
song of my still-numerous White-Crowned Sparrow flock.  I will miss 
them when they go!  Blue Jays are still numerous, talking all 
different dialects and giving my Grackles a run for their money.

Tomorrow I'm heading near Ithaca to search for Worm-Eating Warblers. 
With luck I'll pick up my third lifer for the week, which would be 
pretty special - but I think it's the song of that Whip that'll stay 
with me longest.  I'm still jubilant!

-kimberly

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Subject: HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (10 May 2008) 16 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 10 May 2008 22:05:04 -0400
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               5            343           9663
Osprey                       0              6             90
Bald Eagle                   0              9             21
Northern Harrier             0              3             46
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1             33            412
Cooper's Hawk                0             18            108
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              1            118
Broad-winged Hawk            0            111           2384
Red-tailed Hawk              9             89           1023
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1             16
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              2             67
Merlin                       0              0              9
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              1             11
Unknown Buteo                0              4             57
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              2             17

Total:                      16            624          14050
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.25 hours

Official Counter:        Jim Landau

Observers:        Dave Feliciano, Fran Rew

Visitors:
Dave Feliciano in the morning and Fran Rew at 2 p.m.


Weather:
Sunny with light winds out of the west for the first 3 hours. Winds
increased after that.

Raptor Observations:
Not much moving, likely as a result of the wind direction and yesterday's
storm system in the south.

Non-raptor Observations:
2 Common Loons.

Predictions:
A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68.
East wind between 8 and 18 mph. Just might produce a flight!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Jim Landau (kjlandau AT localnet.com)


Directions to site:
Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. is located about 12 miles southwest
of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right
after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic
light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Memorial
Park is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is
normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods. An
alternate site for easterly wind flights is at the William Williams Ball
Park, located on Rogers Rd. Take Route 20 south from Camp Rd. one traffic
light and turn right till just before the railroad crossing.

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Subject: HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (08 May 2008) 14 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 10 May 2008 21:05:55 -0400
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              13            323           9643
Osprey                       0              6             90
Bald Eagle                   0              9             21
Northern Harrier             0              3             46
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             31            410
Cooper's Hawk                0             17            107
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            117
Broad-winged Hawk            0            109           2382
Red-tailed Hawk              1             75           1009
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1             16
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              2             67
Merlin                       0              0              9
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              1             11
Unknown Buteo                0              4             57
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              2             17

Total:                      14            584          14010
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        Fran Rew

Observers:        

Visitors:
None.


Weather:


Raptor Observations:
Not many and what there were turned out to be Turkey Vultures, plus one
Red-tailed hawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
12 American Pipits on the lawn. 1 Mockingbird, lots of White-crowned
Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, starlings, redwings, cowbirds and grackles
migrating.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Jim Landau (kjlandau AT localnet.com)


Directions to site:
Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. is located about 12 miles southwest
of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right
after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic
light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Memorial
Park is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is
normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods. An
alternate site for easterly wind flights is at the William Williams Ball
Park, located on Rogers Rd. Take Route 20 south from Camp Rd. one traffic
light and turn right till just before the railroad crossing.

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Subject: late birding on Saturday
From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:48:24 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Fredonia - Pine Siskin
From: jesmith AT netsync.net
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:44:45 -0400 (EDT)
After spending the day birding Rt 39 all the way from Rt 20 in
Chautauqua Co to Nations Road in Livingston Co, I was delighted to
return home and find a PINE SISKIN at my feeders. It didn't stay around
long - 15 minutes at the most. Then a beautiful pair of PURPLE FINCHES
showed up along with 6 Goldfinch.

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Subject: Sprague brook park
From: pbgrebe173 AT aim.com
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:38:45 -0400
Was visiting my sister at the campgrounds at Sprague park.? Had red-shouldered 
hawks, Blue-headed vireo, yellow-bellied sapsucker, louisana Waterthrush.? 
Crows were acting very quite walked over to the woods could hear begging 
sounds, crow flew away. Could not see the nest.? Linda 
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Subject: Wilson to Four Mile Creek SP, Niagara County
From: "Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" <dannapotter AT roadrunner.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:52:34 -0400
Betsy, Dave Friedrich, and I hit several spots along the lake today and
found 15 species of warblers.  The best were two ORANGE-CROWNED at the Dietz
Rd walk-in "entrance" into the park (i.e. past the gate near the lake with
the "No Trespassing" sign - I think the sign is actually intended for cars).
An abundance of gulls continue along the lake-shore in Wilson and Porter.
Today, we had three ICELAND GULLS, all first or second-year birds.

We checked out the Hulbert Rd puddle (1/4 mile north of Youngstown-Wilson Rd
on the west aide of Hulbert) and had the BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, a Semi.
Plover, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and a few Least Sand.  We then went "around the
corner" and checked another puddle on the north side of Y-W Rd, just west of
Fitch Rd.  Here we had two Dunlin, two more BLACK-BELLYS, including one in
beautiful alternate plumage, and several more Least Sandpipers.  There were
a few AMERICN PIPITS at both puddles.

Good birding!
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Subject: lens cap
From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 12:47:45 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Geneseo: Veery, Indigo, Mourning Warb., et al
From: <ljkim AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:39:09 -0400
I took a quick walk around the old railroad bed area off Riverside Dr. in 
Geneseo this morning. Birds of note included my first Veery, Mourning Warbler 
and Indigo Bunting of the season. Birds of interest included: 


GC Flycatcher
Warbling & RE Vireos
BG Gnatcatcher  several 
Veery 1
Wood Thrush
BW Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 4
CS Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
YR Warbler 4
Palm Warb. 1
Am. Redstart 2
Ovenbird 1
Mourning Warb. 1
C. Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warb. 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
WT Sparrow 3
RB Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 1

Yesterday evening I walked some of the back fields off Huston Rd. (Nations Rd. 
area). 

Bobolinks were plentiful and singing everywhere, also a couple Meadowlarks and 
Grasshopper Sparrows and a Woodcock still calling (by the Smith farm field with 
the gray shed) 


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Subject: indigo bunting
From: "Kyle Gage" <gagekm AT zoom-dsl.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 23:09:07 -0400
I had an indigo bunting, a pine siskin, and several goldfinches all on a 
thistle feeder at the same time today. First time ever for a bunting at my 
feeders. Also several white-crowned, white-throated, and a couple of chipping 
sparrows beneath the feeders. The duck species in my kestrel house turned out 
to be a wood duck. I saw her exit the box last weekend. I surmise she started 
to lay eggs in the house which made the kestrel abandoned it. I'm still not 
sure about the apparent kestrel feathers in the house though. One house of 
bluebirds is nearing the fledging stage while the other house is due to have 
the eggs hatch any day. They both have nested in PVC houses this year. Still 
only the occasional tree swallow and no sign of nest building in any of my 
houses. Two house wrens have started to stuff houses with sticks. Lots of 
yellow-rumped and yellow warblers around and there has also been an osprey 
along the Canandaigua outlet on the back of my property for a week or so. 

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Subject: Whip-poor-will and Woodcock in Webster Big Field Again
From: "Jim Bailey" <jim AT nybirds.net>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 21:55:22 -0400
My wife Judy and I decided to try out the Big Field in Webster for the birds 
mentioned in John Boettcher's earlier post. We heard around 6 American 
Woodcocks and saw one relatively close in the pathway by the parking lot, 
though it was pretty dark (around 9pm). We could also hear a Great Horned Owl 
off in the distance to the east from the trail leading to the Big Woods, as 
well as a Whip-poor-will some distance away in the same direction. 


When we got back to the parking lot, a Whip-poor-will flew into the tree in the 
northeast corner of the lot and continued to sing away loudly. It was too dark 
to see him, but he was extremely close (and loud). 


We recently moved here from Salt Lake City, Utah (last May). The Whip-poor-will 
and American Woodcock were lifers! 


Thanks to John for posting.

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Subject: BIRDING ON FRIDAY
From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:22:33 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: 14 Columbans Warbler Species
From: "David Neveu" <daveneveu AT adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 21:19:34 -0400
5/8/08

- (14 Warbler species) 2 Black and White Warblers, 1 Black Throated Blue 
Warbler, 1 Magnolia Warbler, 5 Yellow Rumped Warblers, 2 Cape May Warblers, 1 
A. Redstart, 2 Pine Warblers, 23 Palm Warblers (Several were seen near the 
Columban's Chapel. I guess that makes them Psalm Warblers), 1 Blue Winged 
Warbler, 12 Yellow Warblers, 2 Hooded Warblers, 1 Ovenbird, 3 Nashville 
Warblers, and 1 Chestnut Sided Warbler. Also, 5 Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, 6 Ruby 
Crowned Kinglets, 3 Golden Crowned Kinglets, 1 Wood Thrush, 6 Gray Catbirds, 3 
Red Breasted Nuthatches, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 White Throated Sparrows, 2 
White Crowned Sparrows, 1 Field Sparrow, 4 Chipping Sparrows, 2 American Pipits 
(flyover), 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 1 Warbling Vireo, 1 Scarlet Tanager, 1 
Caspian Tern, 8 Red Breasted Mergansers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 N. Harrier, and 
1 ad. Bald Eagle, Saint Columbans, Rte. 5, Sheridan. 


- 1 YB Sapsucker, 1 Carolina Wren, 2 White Throated Sparrows, 1 Chipping 
Sparrow, 4 White Crowned Sparrows, 1 Black and White Warbler, 1 Yellow Rumped 
Warbler, 1 Tufted Titmouse, 2 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, 1 Orchard Oriole and 2 
Mallards, our yard in Silver Creek. 


- 1 Black Throated Blue Warbler, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Cape May Warbler, 5 
Palm Warblers, 6 Yellow Rumped Warblers, 1 A. Redstart, 1 Yellow Warbler, 2 Red 
Headed Woodpeckers, 1 Wood Thrush, 1 Veery, 1 Swainson's Thrush, 5 Baltimore 
Orioles, 2 Gray Catbirds, 1 Blue Gray Gnatcatcher, 1 Warbling Vireo, 8 White 
Crowned Sparrows, 1 E. Phoebe and 1 Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Point Gratiot, 
Dunkirk. 


- 44 Caspian Terns and 54 Bonaparte's Gulls, Dunkirk Harbor.

- 14 Yellow Warblers, 1 Palm Warbler, 2 Common Yellowthroats, 1 A. Redstart, 2 
Gray Catbirds, 3 Baltimore Orioles, 1 Carolina Wren, 1 House Wren, 3 Warbling 
Vireos, 2 White Crowned Sparrows, 2 Green Herons, 2 Great Blue Herons, 1 Belted 
Kingfisher, 2 Common Terns, 8 Caspian Terns, 1 Red Tailed Hawk and 1 Cooper's 
Hawk, mouth of Cattaraugus Creek. 



5/9/08

- 7 Palm Warblers, 1 Black Throated Blue Warbler, 1 Nashville Warbler, 4 Blue 
Gray Gnatcatchers, 2 Baltimore Orioles and 1 Red Headed Woodpecker, Point 
Gratiot, Dunkirk. 


- 54 Caspian Terns, Dunkirk Harbor.

- 8 Palm Warblers, 2 Pine Warblers, 4 Yellow Warblers, 2 Yellow Rumped 
Warblers, 1 House Wren, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch, 2 Ruby 
Crowned Kinglets, 3 Gray Catbirds, 1 non-calling Empid Flycatcher, 1 Rose 
Breasted Grosbeak, and 1 ad. Bald Eagle, Saint Columbans, Rte. 5, Sheridan. 


- 1 Orchard Oriole, 3 Baltimore Orioles, 2 White Throated Sparrows, 3 White 
Crowned Sparrows, 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch, 1 House Wren, 4 Rose Breasted 
Grosbeaks, 1 Red Bellied Woodpecker, 1 Gray Catbird, 9 Yellow Rumped Warblers, 
2 Palm Warblers, 2 Yellow Warblers, 1 Ruby Throated Hummingbird and 2 Mallards, 
our yard in Silver Creek. 


David Neveu

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Subject: Buffalo Yard Birds - Ovenbird
From: "Joseph Mitchell" <rhettbutler81 AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 21:08:59 -0400
For the 4th year in a row I have had an Ovenbird visit my back yard here in 
Buffalo (Riverside). Earlier in the week I had a beautiful male Black-throated 
Blue Warbler spend most of the day here. Another first for the yard. Yesterday 
also had a Cooper's Hawk chasing a bird around before perching on the neighbors 
pool deck about 8 feet away from my window. A couple of White-throated Sparrows 
are also hanging around. 


Joe Mitchell

Buffalo

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Subject: Shirebirds - Town of Wilson
From: "Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" <dannapotter AT roadrunner.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:15:15 -0400
A quick stop at a puddle on the west side of Hulbert Road, 1/4 mile north of
Youngstown-Wilson Rd, netted seven species of shorebirds after work today.
I only had bins but I think I pulled out almost everything that was there:
25 Lesser Yellowlegs
20 Least Sandpiper
2 Semi. Plover
1 Killdeer
2 Dunlin
2 Solitary Sandpiper
1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

Old news but on Wednesday, Betsy had 16 species of warblers in the yard,
including ORANGE-CROWNED and BLUE-WINGED.  Also about 10 RB Grosbeaks,
several orioles, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, several White-throated and White-crowned
Sparrows, Blue-headed and Warbling Vireos, etc.

Good birding!
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Subject: HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (09 May 2008) 24 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 09 May 2008 18:05:25 -0400
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 09, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              15            325           9645
Osprey                       0              6             90
Bald Eagle                   0              9             21
Northern Harrier             0              3             46
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1             32            411
Cooper's Hawk                1             18            108
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            117
Broad-winged Hawk            2            111           2384
Red-tailed Hawk              5             79           1013
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1             16
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              2             67
Merlin                       0              0              9
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              3
Unknown Accipiter            0              1             11
Unknown Buteo                0              4             57
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              2             17

Total:                      24            594          14020
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:        Mike Hamilton

Observers:        Bob Andrle

Visitors:
Bob Andrle


Weather:
A strong, persistent north east wind all day with a high haze until 1:00
EST, brilliantly clear by 2:00.

Raptor Observations:
A few scattered sightings, mostly from 9:00 to 12:00 EDT.
The local Red-winged and Cooper's Hawks were very active all day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Killdeer.

Predictions:
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 62.
North wind between 5 and 8 mph. Who knows.

========================================================================
Report submitted by Mike Hamilton (mhsr AT wzrd.com)


Site Description:
This spring only "all volunteer" watch is conducted at Lakeside Memorial
Park in Hamburg, NY. It is located on flat lake plain located along the
shoreline of the east end of Lake Erie, about 12 miles south of Buffalo,
NY.  

Many North American hawk watch sites report their daily raptor counts at
www.hawkcount.org  
To see what's being seen, where and when, check it out!

For additional information contact Jim Landau at kjlandau AT localnet.com

Directions to site:
Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. is located about 12 miles southwest
of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right
after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic
light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Memorial
Park is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is
normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods. An
alternate site for easterly wind flights is at the William Williams Ball
Park, located on Rogers Rd. Take Route 20 south from Camp Rd. one traffic
light and turn right till just before the railroad crossing.

For additional information/directions contact Jim Landau at
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Subject: Cattaraugus County
From: "Jeff Reed" <jmr1 AT localnet.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 17:32:42 -0400
Hi,

Nice day for birds of prey on Wolf Run. Bald Eagle (3); Broad-winged (1); 
Osprey (2); Red-tailed (3); TV (1); Raven (2). 


Ruffed Grouse were drumming. 

Warblers were the expected ones with knockout looks at Blue-winged and 
Black-throated Green. Each year I'm struck by the shade of yellow/green on the 
mantle of the Blue-winged. Neither Sibley nor Peterson can seem to capture it. 

 
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Subject: Ellison Park and Irondequoit Bay West 5/9
From: ROBERT SPAHN <rspahn AT prodigy.net>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:27:51 -0700 (PDT)
    Only had a few minutes today between errands, so drove through theses two 
areas with brief stops, A cool north breeze kept it quiet - good mix of birds, 
but nothing new in Ellison Park. Best spot was on the road down from Empire 
Blvd to the Bay. A pocket of warblers near the bottom of the hill contained 
Nashville, Tennessee, N. Parula, Yellow, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, 
Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Cerulean, Black & 
white, Am. Redstart, and Com. Yellowthroat. Lots of Baltimore Orioles and 
Warbling Vireos. 

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Subject: Warblers in North Ponds Park - Webster
From: "Jill Church" <jachurch AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:19:04 -0400
I went to North Ponds Park Thursday night from 5:30-6:30PM (I wanted to stay
longer but a 7:00 appointment made me reluctantly leave!) and had the
following:

Blue Headed Vireo (he actually sat still long enough to get a couple
great pictures of him at eye level!) Blackburnian Warbler Ruby Throated
Hummingbird (male) Black and White Warbler Yellow Rumped Warblers Yellow
Warbler Black Throated Blue Warblers Chestnut-sided Warbler Ruby Crowned
Kinglets
2 Orioles (males) flew into the tree I was standing under, calling White
Throated Sparrows Catbirds Robins Grackles Red-winged Blackbirds
Canadian Geese

Seen other days but not last night:
Flickers
Palm Warblers
King Fisher
White Throated Sparrows
Cowbirds
Barn Swallows
Tree Swallows

This is the 3rd time I've been there this week and have had a lot of
warbler activity.  I walk along the trees/brush on the North side of the
water.  There is a lot of shrub habitat that the warblers flit around in
so you can get some good looks at them without straining your neck!

Jill
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Subject: L. Waterthrush - Conklin's Gully
From: "DougDaniels" <dougdan AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:17:02 -0400
Birded Conklin Gully and the High Tor region at the south end of Canandaigua 
Lake today. My target species was Louisiana Waterthrush. I located them in two 
different locations up into the gully. For those interested, this location can 
be accessed from Rt. 245, about 1 mile NE of Naples, opposite Parish Rd. It is 
a challenging hike -- requiring crossing the stream many times and hiking on 
shale banks. Beautiful, but wet, slippery and steep. 

Other species of interest:
    Bl. Th. Green W. - 2
    Hooded W. - many
    Ovenbird - 4
    American Redstart - many
    Nashville W. - 1
    Blue-headed Vireo - many
    Red-eyed Vireo - 2
    Wood Thrush - many singing
    Pileated Wood. - 2
My next stop was just south of Bristol Mtn. on Rt 64, state land - large field 
with brushy area then woods ascending the hill. 

    Yellow W. - many
    Chestnut-sided W. - 1
    Blue-winged W. - singing everywhere, at least 6
    Common Yellowthroat - 2
    Yellow-throated vireo - singing
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Subject: logging on to list
From: Gerry Teal <gerihatric AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 05:48:29 -0700 (PDT)
I'm somehow finding it difficult to log on for the
daily reports. I find your directions a bit to
difficult to understand. Perhaps it's because I'm
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From: Gerry Teal <gerihatric AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 03:12:56 -0700 (PDT)
Yesterday was an incredible day for kayaking and bird
photography. I got several pics of birds I've never
photographed. I'll be loading them to flickr today.
The most unusual was the Snowy Egret between Roosevelt
bridge and the Lake near the spot where I photographed
the Ross's Goose in March. 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23855157 AT NO6/2477564490/
and if the pic does not come up go to home page on the
screen to pick up my photostream. Gerry Teal


 
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Subject: Cuylerville: Marsh Wrens, Bank Swallows, shorebirds
From: <ljkim AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:38:13 -0400
I went over to the Cuylerville greenway pond area this evening just before 
sunset; new to me for the season were Marsh Wrens and Bank Swallows. Birds of 
interest included 


Ruddy Duck 1 female
GB Heron 1
L. Yellowlegs 1
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Least Sandpiper 11
Rough-winged Swallow 2
Bank Swallow 30+
Marsh Wren 2

The Canada Geese were so loud it was hard to listen for other birds. I saw my 
first Canada Goose chicks this afternoon, with parents on one if the drainage 
ponds just east of Geneseo's Wegman's plaza. 


Jim Kimball



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Subject: Re: eBird Report - Braddock Bay Hawkwatch , 5/8/08
From: "dktetlow" <dktetlow AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:10:56 -0400
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Subject: eBird Report - Braddock Bay Hawkwatch , 5/8/08


> 
> 
> Location:     Braddock Bay Hawkwatch
> Observation date:     5/8/08
> Number of species:     7
> 
> Turkey Vulture     87
> Osprey     1
> Bald Eagle     1
> Northern Harrier     1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk     18
> Broad-winged Hawk     48
> Red-tailed Hawk     17
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: Odd Duck on the Reservoir at Cobbs Hill Park
From: Jay Greenberg <conservationist AT earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:45:27 -0400
Today, May 8 at Cobbs Hill Park around 9:30 AM, I spotted a very dark 
duck on the reservoir that clearly wasn't a mallard.  It had a small 
pointy tail that was sticking up and a bit of white on the side of the 
head.  However, it was too far away to see much detail through my 
binoculars.  Therefore, I went back later with my spotting scope.  It 
was still there about 2:00 PM.  It was snoozing with its head tucked 
down.  However, I could see a whitish patch behind the dark eye.  I 
couldn't see any white in front of the eye or on the wings.  I think it 
was most likely a female white-winged scoter.  A female surf scoter 
would have a vertical white band in front of the eye, according to 
Sibley.  The white wing patches of white-winged scoters are not always 
visible.  Sibley shows all adult female scoters, but not the males, with 
their tails sticking up.

In the morning at Cobbs, it was cold and windy.  Warblers were few and 
hard to see.  However, there was some excitement when a sharp-shinned 
hawk flew over pursued by crows.  Meanwhile, a pair of kingfishers 
protested vociferously from high overhead.  Kingfishers are rare at the 
park, according to Ann Watson's 1997 checklist, but scoters are not on 
the list at all.  I once saw a male bufflehead on the reservoir (April 
6, 2005).  This is also not on the checklist.
-- 
Jay Greenberg 
Rochester, NY

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Subject: Geneseo: sparrows, warblers, vireos, etc.
From: Jim Kimball <kimball AT geneseo.edu>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:28:38 -0400
I went up to check on the Nations/Huston Rd. area yesterday evening 
and again this morning, and then later this morning the old railroad 
bed north from Riverside Drive in Geneseo.  Between yesterday evening 
and this morning 12 species of warblers, 10 of sparrows and 4 vireos. 
New birds for me for the year included Least Flycatcher, 
Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireos and Bay-breasted Warblers.
A couple special experiences along Huston Rd. included standing 
between two singing Clay-colored Sparrows.  One sang with two or 
three low buzzy notes, the other with a more rapid and higher pitched 
series of seven to ten buzzes.  I wonder which song the lady 
Clay-coloreds go for the most.
Along the new fence line between the Smith farm & McClure field I 
watched at close range while five male Bobolinks had a bubbly singing 
competition, the five of them all perched within a 10 foot length of 
fence.
Off the old railroad bed just north of Geneseo (an area locally known 
as "the Boulevard", and really the southern end of the Nations Rd. 
Important Bird Area) I experienced my first flock of warbler migrants 
of the season,  30-40 in all and mostly at eye level and close by. 
Best among them for me were 4 or 5 very handsome Bay-breasted 
Warblers.  I did not hear any Cerulean Warblers, which I usually do 
in that area.
Recent arrivals and birds of special interest included:

Least Flycatcher 1   (as every year I heard one along the 
north-running hedge row & orchard area just
                                       east of the Smith Farm - the 
white silo farm along Huston Rd.)
GC Flycatcher
E. Kingbird
BG Gnatcatcher 7
E. Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 4
BW Warbler 2
Nashville Warb.  5
Chestnut Sided Warb. 1
Magnolia Warb. 2
Yellow-rumped Warb. 20
Palm Warb. 3
Bay-breasted Warb. 5
Am. Redstart 1
Ovenbird 2
C. Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Vesper Sparrow 1
Clay-colored Sparrow 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
WT Sparrow 10
WC Sparrow 8
RB Grosbeak 2
Bobolink 40+
E. Meadowlark 8
B. Oriole 3

We still have White-crowned and at least one White-throated Sparrow 
at our feeders.  Of special interest this year is the continued 
presence of one or two Red-breasted Nuthatches.  This is well into 
their possible breeding season and it would be a first for our 
neighborhood, I think, if they stayed around.   Our Carolina Wrens 
are also regular visitors to the suet feeder.   They especially like 
to pick up bits of suet which have fallen under the suet cage.  Our 
two small dogs (poodle & snoodle) like to do the same - in fact they 
run right to that spot whenever we put them on their run out back. 
This morning the dogs were still near the suet when the wren showed 
up and neither seemed bothered by the presence of the other.

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Subject: Cobbs: warblers, eventually
From: Pat Martin <emartin139 AT earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:36:38 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Cobbs was REALLY QUIET when I first got there and for my first hour of birding 
only Yellow and Black-throated blue warblers and a FOY Scarlet Tanager, not 
singing. Other birders had gotten there before me and left. But I did a full 
circle of the place and was rewarded with a huge flurry of activity on the 
Nunda Ave. side. The lighting was lousy, that corner has lots of Norway maple 
to contend with and they were all high but I spotted the following warblers: 


Yellow, 1
Black-throated blue, several
Nashville, dozens
Black-throated green, several
Blue-winged, 1 or 2
Parula, 2
Black-and-white, several
Yellow-rumped, dozens
Bay-breasted, 1
Chestnut-sided, 2
Blackburnian, 2
Ovenbird, 1

Several each orioles and rose-breasted grosbeaks, one veery, two Great-crested 
flycatchers. 


Birds of the day were not the warblers. As I was leaving, I was buzzed overhead 
by an accipiter, carrying food, probably a mouse. Then, on the reservoir, a 
probable female surf scoter. It was a large brown bird with a couple of spots 
of white on the side of its head and a sloping, bluish beak. Over the decades, 
the only thing better up there has been a diving common loon. 


Pat Martin

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Subject: Ducks
From: <bumbles4 AT verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 09:08:08 -0500 (CDT)
There were Mallards eating the seed below my feeder this morning. This was a 
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Subject: HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (07 May 2008) 102 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 08 May 2008 10:05:41 -0400
Hamburg Hawk Watch
Hamburg, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              57            310           9630
Osprey                       1              6             90
Bald Eagle                   0              9             21
Northern Harrier             0              3             46
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             31            410
Cooper's Hawk                6             17            107
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            117
Broad-winged Hawk           13            109           2382
Red-tailed Hawk             18             74           1008
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1             16
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              2             67
Merlin                       0              0              9
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              3
Unknown Accipiter            1              1             11
Unknown Buteo                1              4             57
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               2              2             17

Total:                     102            570          13996
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Jim Landau

Observers:        Fran Rew

Visitors:
Fran Rew


Weather:
Predominantly overcast with light southerly winds and mild temps.
Intermittent rain and a humidity level that spiked briefly in the early
afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
The flight came in small bursts of activity with long stretches of no
birds.

Non-raptor Observations:
Baltimore Oriole, Chestnut-sided Warbler.

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 10 mph. 
========================================================================
Report submitted by Jim Landau (kjlandau AT localnet.com)


Directions to site:
Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. is located about 12 miles southwest
of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right
after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic
light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Memorial
Park is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is
normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods. An
alternate site for easterly wind flights is at the William Williams Ball
Park, located on Rogers Rd. Take Route 20 south from Camp Rd. one traffic
light and turn right till just before the railroad crossing.

For additional information/directions contact Jim Landau at
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Subject: Birding the Finger Lakes Trail 5/7/08 Franlinville
From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:49:21 GMT
Just before beginning my hike, Charlie Mowatt (he and Marian are Trail Angels 
shuttling folks to their get in point) and I ran into Mike DeSha. He may still 
be president of Cattaraugus Birds, and he related the many warbler species that 
he encountered that morning. I heard many warblers along the trail but 
unfotunately do not have Mike's IDing skills. 


Between the Bear Creek State Forest and NY16 in the Town of Franlinville on 
Bear Creek Road I noted a Martin house that was shared by a Purple Martin and a 
Tree Swallow. That was a first for me. 


Many good birds on the trail and the highlight was a Wilson's Snipe that I 
almost stepped on. 


In Erie county on NY16 about 1 mile north of the north juncture of NY39 and 
NY16 there is a large farm pond that I have been by at least 100 times over the 
years. It is on the east sdide of the road and the last 4 times in the last two 
weeks that I have passed this pond there were good birds in it. With Gerry 
Rising we had Blue Winged Teal. I saw a suspected Whimble and another time a 
suspected Phalarope, always Yellowlegs. I did not have god optics with me so 
was unable to make good IDs. 


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Subject: Re: A Little Off Track About "Hearing"
From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 02:57:54 GMT
Bob,

Great story.  Thanks for sharing,

Jerry Lazarczyk
Grand Island NY


Forgive me for posting this...not a sighting, but I was sharing some thoughts 
about the "Songfinder" hearing device which I use because my upper range is 
shot...I cannot hear most high frequency songs which includes most Warblers, 
but I got into a little story I thought some of you might enjoy so here 
goes....again, sorry if this seems out of place.... 


 
 I'm so used to the headset (Songfinder) I don't even think about it, but I'm 
telling you, the price is worth it.....when I put the headset on and flip the 
switch, it's like the whole world just got turned on. What takes getting used 
to is getting the volume properly adjusted because what can souind like it's 
right on top of you, may be 100 feet away. It rarely picks up any additional 
sound other than high frequency birdsong...no wind, seldom picks up your own 
feet on gravel or leaves and so forth...it's pretty much just clean bird sound. 

 I was birding a small park near Pt. Pelee about 15 years ago alone when a man 
in his 80s crossed my path...he had just gotten new hearing aids that were 
allowing him to hear warblers he had not heard well in 20 years. We talked 
about this and as we started to compare lifelists...my 500+ to his 
6,000+....his name was Norm Chesterfield, then world record holder for # of 
lifelist species. I ran into him 3 times that weekend, he finally invited me to 
stop by his home there (local celebrity)....I stood in his living room mouth 
agape as I saw original paintings done and given to him by Roger Tory Peterson, 
Robert Bateman, Arthur S. Zim, and so on....all gifts picturing and 
commemorating life bird 4,000, 5,000, 6,000...and so on. I'll never forget that 
"hearing" experience. 

 
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Forgive me for posting this...not a sighting, but I was sharing some thoughts 
about the "Songfinder" hearing device which I use because my upper range is 
shot...I cannot hear most high frequency songs which includes most Warblers, 
but I got into a little story I thought some of you might enjoy so here 
goes....again, sorry if this seems out of place.... 



 I'm so used to the headset (Songfinder) I don't even think about it, but I'm 
telling you, the price is worth it.....when I put the headset on and flip the 
switch, it's like the whole world just got turned on. What takes getting used 
to is getting the volume properly adjusted because what can souind like it's 
right on top of you, may be 100 feet away. It rarely picks up any additional 
sound other than high frequency birdsong...no wind, seldom picks up your own 
feet on gravel or leaves and so forth...it's pretty much just clean bird sound. 

 I was birding a small park near Pt. Pelee about 15 years ago alone when a man 
in his 80s crossed my path...he had just gotten new hearing aids that were 
allowing him to hear warblers he had not heard well in 20 years. We talked 
about this and as we started to compare lifelists...my 500+ to his 
6,000+....his name was Norm Chesterfield, then world record holder for # of 
lifelist species. I ran into him 3 times that weekend, he finally invited me to 
stop by his home there (local celebrity)....I stood in his living room mouth 
agape as I saw original paintings done and given to him by Roger Tory Peterson, 
Robert Bateman, Arthur S. Zim, and so on....all gifts picturing and 
commemorating life bird 4,000, 5,000, 6,000...and so on. I'll never forget that 
"hearing" experience. 


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Subject: Silver Creek Cape May
From: "David Neveu" <daveneveu AT adelphia.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:48:49 -0400
5/6/08

- 1 Cape May Warbler, 2 Palm Warblers, 1 Ovenbird, 1 Yellow Warbler, 1 Yellow 
Rumped Warbler, 1 Black Throated Blue Warbler, 1 White Throated Sparrow, 1 
Chipping Sparrow, 2 White Crowned Sparrows, 1 House Wren, 1 Carolina Wren, 4 
Baltimore Orioles, 15 Blue Jays, 1 Red Bellied Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Bellied 
Sapsucker, 1 Gray Catbird, 1 Least Flycatcher, 1 Warbling Vireo, 1 Ruby 
Throated Hummingbird, 2 Mallards and 1 A. Kestrel, our yard in Silver Creek. 


- 1 Great Egret, 1 Black Crowned Night-heron, 1 Green Heron, 2 Great Blue 
Herons, 6 Nashville Warblers, 1 Black and White Warbler, 20 Yellow Warblers, 1 
Yellow Rumped Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 2 Black Throated Green Warblers, 
1 Blackburnian Warbler, 1 Song Sparrow, 37 White Throated Sparrows, 3 White 
Crowned Sparrows, 1 Brown Thrasher, 5 Gray Catbirds, 5 Warbling Vireos, 1 Blue 
Headed Vireo, 11 Ruby Crowned Kinglets, 7 Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, 2 House 
Wrens, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 non calling Empid Flycatcher, 1 Rose Breasted 
Grosbeak, 1 Baltimore Oriole and 1 Cooper's Hawk, Tift Nature Preserve, South 
Buffalo. 


- 120 Common Terns, marina across Rte. 5 from Tift.


5/7/08

- 1 Black Throated Blue Warbler, 1 Pine Warbler, 2 Palm Warblers, 6 Yellow 
Warblers, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 2 A. Redstarts, 1 Magnolia Warbler, 1 Yellow 
Rumped Warbler, 1 Blue Winged Warbler, 4 White Crowned Sparrows, 2 House Wrens, 
1 Ruby Crowned Kinglet, 2 Great Crested Flycatchers, 1 non calling Empid 
Flycatcher, 1 Golden Crowned Kinglet, 2 Gray Catbirds, 1 Field Sparrow, 3 Blue 
Gray Gnatcatchers, 2 White Throated Sparrows, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 1 Baltimore 
Oriole, 16 Chipping Sparrows, 16 Common Mergansers, 14 Red Breasted Mergansers, 
44 Bonaparte's Gulls, 1 Red Tailed Hawk and 1 juv. Bald Eagle, Saint Columbans, 
Rte. 5, Sheridan. 


- 2 Red Headed Woodpeckers, 1 N. Flicker, 4 Purple Martins, 9 White Crowned 
Sparrows, 3 Yellow Warblers, 2 Palm Warblers, 1 Brown Thrasher, 1 Blue Gray 
Gnatcatcher, 4 Gray Catbirds, 6 Baltimore Orioles and 2 Rose Breasted 
Grosbeaks, Point Gratiot, Dunkirk. 


- 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 3 E. Towhees, 2 Wood Thrushes, 6 Yellow Warblers, 
1 A. Redstart, 1 Palm Warbler, 1 Ruby Crowned Kinglet, 2 House Wrens, 3 Song 
Sparrows and 2 Gray Catbirds, Lake Erie State Park, Portland. 


- 45 Caspian Terns and 18 Bonaparte's Gulls, Dunkirk Harbor.

- 12 Chimney Swifts, flying over Silver Creek.

- 2 Gray Catbirds, 4 Baltimore Orioles, 2 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, 6 White 
Crowned Sparrows, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 1 White Throated Sparrow, 1 Carolina Wren 
and 2 Mallards, our yard in Silver Creek. 


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Subject: Dunkirk Airport
From: <bumbles4 AT verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 20:23:49 -0500 (CDT)
 
At the Dunkirk Airport this afternoon:

Six Baltimore Orioles in the apple trees on Cook Rd.

One Eastern Kingbird

Two hairy Woodpeckers

One Eastern Phoebe

One Northern Harrier

I believe I heard the Bobwhite, and it was in the patch of woods near where I 
saw one in early March. 


Lots of Barn Swallows


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Subject: Earlier Week's Birding
From: Greg Lawrence <glawrence21 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:51:09 -0700 (PDT)
Sunday 5/4:
New trail Connected to Beatty point trail:
-2 Wood Ducks
-12 Willow Flycatcher singing (FOY)
-4 Marsh Wrens
-1 Warbling Vireo(FOY)
-8 Yellow Warblers
-many Palm Warblers
-2 CS Warblers(FOY)
-many YR Warblers
-1 Eastern Towhee(FOY)
-12 Swamp Sparrows
Firehouse Woods:
-Common Yellowthroat(FOY)
-Gray catbird
Monday 5/5 after school:
New beatty Point Trail:
-8 Wood Ducks
-1 Least Flycatcher
-1 Eastern Phoebe
-4 Marsh Wrens
-12 Palm Warblers
-10 YR Warblers
-1 RB Grosbeak
-Gray catbird
My Yard:
-1 Mourning Warbler singing
Tuesday 5/6 after school:
My Yard:
-14 Palm Warblers
-18 YR warblers
-1 Bay-breasted Warbler(FOY)
Birded with Kevin Griffith
new Beatty Point trail:
-2 Wood Ducks
-1 American Bittern
-1 Virginia Rail
-1 GB Heron
-1 Belted Kingfisher
-1 Baltimore Oriole
-4 Marsh Wrens
-3 Gray Catbirds
-8 YR Warblers
-6 Palm Warblers
-8 Swamp Sparrows
Hogan Point:
-1 Green-winged Teal
-1 Solitary Sandpiper
-1 Killdeer
Burger Park:
-3 American Wigeon
-1 Northern Shoveler
-4 American Kestrels\
-1 Hairy Woodpecker
-Bobolinks
-2 Eastern Meadowlarks
Today, Wednesday 5/7:
New beatty point trail after school:
-1 American Bittern
-1 Marsh Wren
-6 Yellow Warblers
-1 BTG Warbler
-2 BAW Warblers
-6 Common Yellowthroats
-1 Baltimore Oriole
-2 Swamp Sparrows
- 6 WT Sparrows
My Yard:
-130 Tree Swallows
-360 Barn Swallows
-45 Purple Martins
-14 YR Warblers
-8 Palm Warblers
-1 Baltimore Oriole(Probably the same one as I saw on the Beatty Point trail)
-1 Lincoln's Sparrow
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Subject: Cobbs Hill Park 5/7
From: Pat Martin <emartin139 AT earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:39:46 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Another baker's dozen of warblers at Cobbs today, with Pine making a 
re-appearance for me after a week's absence (although others have seen them) 
and Tennessee as FOY. The following are conservative estimates. I got there 
late and there was a report of a Great-horned owl that quieted everything down 
just before I got there. 


Pine 1
Nashville, 3
Yellow-rumped, many
Black-throated green, 2
Black-and-white, 2
Chestnut-sided, 2
Black-throated blue, 2
Yellow, 1
Palm, 1
Ovenbird, 1
Tennessee, 2 FOY
Blackburnian, 2
Parula, 1

Also, Warbling vireo, FOY
Several noisy orioles, at least 3 or 4
Rose-breasted grosbeaks, at least 2

Best behavior moment: Two house wrens tumbling about in the dead leaves (having 
sex or a really nasty fight?) while a third sang in the immediate vicinity. The 
tumbling about lasted at least a minute. 


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Subject: A Little Off Track About "Hearing"
From: "Bob Beal" <rbeal001 AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:00:52 -0400
Forgive me for posting this...not a sighting, but I was sharing some thoughts 
about the "Songfinder" hearing device which I use because my upper range is 
shot...I cannot hear most high frequency songs which includes most Warblers, 
but I got into a little story I thought some of you might enjoy so here 
goes....again, sorry if this seems out of place.... 



 I'm so used to the headset (Songfinder) I don't even think about it, but I'm 
telling you, the price is worth it.....when I put the headset on and flip the 
switch, it's like the whole world just got turned on. What takes getting used 
to is getting the volume properly adjusted because what can souind like it's 
right on top of you, may be 100 feet away. It rarely picks up any additional 
sound other than high frequency birdsong...no wind, seldom picks up your own 
feet on gravel or leaves and so forth...it's pretty much just clean bird sound. 

 I was birding a small park near Pt. Pelee about 15 years ago alone when a man 
in his 80s crossed my path...he had just gotten new hearing aids that were 
allowing him to hear warblers he had not heard well in 20 years. We talked 
about this and as we started to compare lifelists...my 500+ to his 
6,000+....his name was Norm Chesterfield, then world record holder for # of 
lifelist species. I ran into him 3 times that weekend, he finally invited me to 
stop by his home there (local celebrity)....I stood in his living room mouth 
agape as I saw original paintings done and given to him by Roger Tory Peterson, 
Robert Bateman, Arthur S. Zim, and so on....all gifts picturing and 
commemorating life bird 4,000, 5,000, 6,000...and so on. I'll never forget that 
"hearing" experience. 


Bob Beal
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Subject: Orioles Penfield
From: Carolyn Ragan <carolynragan AT earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 19:21:59 -0400
Today in the old apple tree I had male and female Orioles, several 
Cedar Waxwings, male and female RB Grosbeaks in the feeder of sunflower 
kernels that hangs in the tree. The nesting Chickadees were busy 
chasing away any bird big or small that got too close to its nest box. 
I have never had orange slices that lasted long enough for the Orioles 
to find. The RB Woodpecker and the squirrels love them too. Instead I 
hang a grape jelly feeder for the Orioles. Lots of fun to watch the 
babies come to try the sweet stuff later in the season. Also several WT 
Sparrows on the ground and RC Kinglets working the blossoms earlier 
and, of course, a House Wren.

Carolyn Ragan
Penfield


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