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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Marcia L._______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: hello From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:47 -0700 (PDT) _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: repeat of fridays birding!!!!! From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:06 -0700 (PDT) _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 Woodpeckers coming in to feed known as Mr Little. ok I will get a life._______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1427 - Release Date: 5/11/2008 1:08 PM _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: *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 Amherst, NY **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: Please Support Me in Tour de Cure! From: Tom Drew <tbdrew AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:11:38 -0500 (CDT) A message from Tom Drew tbdrew AT gmail.com. I recently accepted the challenge of cycling in the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure fund-raising event. The Tour de Cure is a series of cycling events held in over 80 cities nationwide. The Tour is a ride, not a race; it features different route lengths from a leisurely 10-mile course to a demanding 100-mile journey. I have joined thousands of others to pedal in support of the Association's mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. I am asking you to help by supporting my fund-raising efforts with a donation. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of more than 20 million Americans who suffer from diabetes and another 54 million people in the United States with pre-diabetes. It's fast and easy to support this great cause - you can make your donation online by selecting the "Click to Support Me" link below. Any amount, great or small, helps in the fight against this deadly disease. I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. If you want to do even more to help, please consider joining me in this great event. Our efforts will help set the pace in the fight against diabetes. More information on the American Diabetes Association, its programs and diabetes in general can be found at the Association's Web site: www.diabetes.org For more information on Tour de Cure, please visit www.diabetes.org/tour.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. Jeanine Smith Fredonia, NY _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 NSyracuse, NY (& Depew NY) Tigger64 AT AOL.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 ------------------------------------------ Barbara C. French, barb_french AT yahoo.com "Never confuse wisdom with luck." -- The 44th Rule of Acquisition _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Pat Martin _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Kyle Gage_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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: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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. For additional information/directions contact Jim Landau at kjlandau AT localnet.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. For additional information/directions contact Jim Landau at kjlandau AT localnet.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: late birding on Saturday From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:48:24 -0700 (PDT) _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Jeanine Smith Fredonia, NY _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: lens cap From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 12:47:45 -0700 (PDT) _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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) Jim Kimball _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Kyle Gage_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Jim Bailey http://nybirds.net/_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: BIRDING ON FRIDAY From: jay powell <jayghost66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:22:33 -0700 (PDT) _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 kjlandau AT localnet.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Jeff _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Bob Spahn_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 Webster _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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
Doug Daniels
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Subject: logging on to listFrom: 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 close to being certified senior! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: Snowy Egret! 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 Jim Kimball _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: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 GreenbergSubject: 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.
Jim Kimball
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Subject: Cobbs: warblers, eventuallyFrom: 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 Pat Martin _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 first. I'm not sure where they came from. _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 kjlandau AT localnet.com _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island NY _____________________________________________________________ Click here for free information on nursing degrees, up to $150/hour http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4uAB4pIVnOmcCJVQ1pWjdoKt8cv8OWZ84K116vB6DlJQMw0n/?count=1234567890 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Bob Beal Greece _____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the rental car that fits your needs. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4uHs7uPhAzRO7m2DeC5i037XJURz1CO50hue9ZIecTNYcPeF/?count=1234567890 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 Greece_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. David Neveu_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 Greg Lawrence Rochester, NY ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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. Pat Martin _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 Greece_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-lSubject: 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 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l |