15 Mar NNYBirds: St. Lawrence/Hamilton/Franklin Co. sightings ["Joan E. Collins" ]
16 Mar NNYBirds: American Woodcock at Upper and Lower Lakes ["Jeff Bolsinger" ]
15 Mar NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
15 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Common Raven [Cynthia Martino ]
14 Mar NNYBirds: Many, many, many geese ["WILLIAM P HILLS" ]
14 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Shrike [Keitha Farney ]
14 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Shrike []
14 Mar NNYBirds: Shrike [Judith Heintz ]
14 Mar NNYBirds: Carolina wren in Canton ["Tom Langen" ]
14 Mar NNYBirds: Common Raven ["stickadk" ]
14 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake + Purple Finches and RWBB's heard by McKenzie Pond [Cynthia Martino ]
14 Mar NNYBirds: correction [Eileen Wheeler ]
13 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake ["Larry Master" ]
13 Mar NNYBirds: Purple Finches in Canton [Eileen Wheeler ]
14 Mar NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake ["cynthia_martino" ]
13 Mar NNYBirds: Ausable Point Saturday ["bustedstuff55" ]
13 Mar NNYBirds: NNYA Cullman grant application ["Charlotte Demers" ]
11 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees [Dana Rohleder ]
11 Mar NNYBirds: Wood Ducks, RWBBs ["dmbirder5" ]
11 Mar NNYBirds: Ausable Pt. migrants. ["William" ]
11 Mar NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees ["Jeff Nadler" ]
11 Mar NNYBirds: Many Boreal Chickadees [Zachary Wakeman ]
11 Mar NNYBirds: Nightlife in Potsdam ["Joan E. Collins" ]
09 Mar NNYBirds: southern Gyrfalcon - no ["Jeff Nadler" ]
8 Mar NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
08 Mar NNYBirds: White Gyrfalcon sighting in southern NY ["Jeff Nadler" ]
8 Mar NNYBirds: Song sparrow ["Julie" ]
07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck [Dana Rohleder ]
7 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck []
7 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck ["Bill Krueger " ]
07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Dana Rohleder ]
7 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [William Stahl ]
07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Dana Rohleder ]
7 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Jeffery Davis ]
07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Dana Rohleder ]
7 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? []
07 Mar NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon ["Jeff Nadler" ]
06 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? [Dana Rohleder ]
6 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? ["janet akin" ]
06 Mar NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? ["Jeff Nadler" ]
6 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt. ["Julie" ]
06 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt. ["bustedstuff55" ]
06 Mar NNYBirds: Hawk Owl ["TomG" ]
05 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["TomG" ]
05 Mar NNYBirds: Common tern - thank you ["J" ]
4 Mar RE: NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ]
04 Mar NNYBirds: Tern-50/50, more photos ["J" ]
05 Mar NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split ["J" ]
04 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["TomG" ]
4 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Tern ID help ["Bennett Chris (DNREC)" ]
3 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull today? [Hope Batcheller ]
3 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help [Brian McAllister ]
03 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help [Dana Rohleder ]
04 Mar NNYBirds: Tern ID help ["J" ]
3 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl [William Stahl ]
3 Mar NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl [Peter Relson ]
02 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull and Northern Hawk Owl ["TomG" ]
02 Mar NNYBirds: Bird List ["Ellen Rathbone" ]
02 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Question on Grosbeaks and others ["Ellen Rathbone" ]
2 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull [Bill Krueger ]
1 Mar NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
1 Mar NNYBirds: Black-backed Woodpecker, near Long Lake [Lewis Grove ]
1 Mar NNYBirds: Essex County Birds [Matthew Medler ]
1 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["Bennett Chris (DNREC)" ]
1 Mar NNYBirds: File - HelpFile - PLEASE READ & SAVE!! []
28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["ConserveBirds" ]
28 Feb Re: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["Sue Stewart" ]
28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["Julie" ]
28 Feb Re: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["Sue Stewart" ]
28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull & Hawk Owl ["TomG" ]
28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["tom" ]
28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["larry master" ]
28 Feb NNYBirds: Thanks to U.S. birders ["Sheldon H" ]
28 Feb NNYBirds: recent birds in Essex []
27 Feb NNYBirds: Champlain Northern Hawk Owl ["TomG" ]
27 Feb NNYBirds: tufted duck and others [Tom Armstrong ]
Subject: NNYBirds: St. Lawrence/Hamilton/Franklin Co. sightings
From: "Joan E. Collins" <JECollins AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:11:26 -0400
3/12/10 Potsdam and Canton; 57 degrees
Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle flocks were observed throughout the
day. Wild Turkeys and Northern Cardinals were quite vocal also. On my way
home from Watertown, I stopped at Lower Lake in Canton. The water was
beginning to open above the dam. I observed two adult Bald Eagles and two
Red-tailed Hawks soaring over the lake. Ring-billed Gulls were eating fish
on the ice and a muskrat was eating something green on the ice at the edge
of the open water.
3/13/10 Long Lake; WINDY!
I traveled to Long Lake Friday night where conditions were quite different
from Potsdam. Potsdam was down to bare ground, but there was still plenty
of snow in Long Lake. I snow-shoed the Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long
Lake Saturday morning with our dogs in strong winds. I found a male
Black-backed Woodpecker right along the trail in a dead fir tree. It must
have been a productive foraging tree since we found the bird in the same
spot 1.5 hours later as we hiked out. I also observed a Brown Creeper, and
a Golden-crowned Kinglet that sang just the end of its typical song. I
drove to Ferd's Bog midday, and it was very quiet (except for the wind).
Just a note: in winter you need to drive in Uncas Road from the Eagle Bay
end since the Raquette Lake side is not plowed. The trailhead is reached in
exactly 3.4 miles. The pavement ends at the 1.8 mile mark, and conditions
were very difficult on the dirt road with snow and mud. I had to use 4WD to
get out of the trailhead parking lot. Snowshoes were also necessary at
Ferd's Bog on Saturday.
3/14/10 Sabattis Bog in Long Lake
It rained on Sunday, but by late afternoon I decided to bird in the rain and
drove to Sabattis Bog. On the drive in, I found a Barred Owl perched in a
deciduous tree along the road! Little Tupper Lake was completely frozen,
with open water only on the Round Lake outlet. At Sabattis Bog, it rained
on and off (with wind). A Pileated Woodpecker vocalized and just as I was
getting ready to leave, White-winged Crossbills were heard vocalizing as
they flew overhead.
3/15/10 Long Lake
A Brown Creeper was singing outside the house at dawn. Two Common Ravens
were observed loudly fighting - it appeared one was chasing the other away
and was successful. On Route 30 outside the Village of Long Lake, an adult
Bald Eagle was observed flying over Big Brook. I stopped in boreal habitat
along Route 30 and heard Boreal Chickadees and singing Golden-crowned
Kinglets. I drove back to Sabattis Bog, and on the drive in I watched an
otter running on the Little Tupper Lake ice and then slide into an open
water hole. At Sabattis Bog, I heard more Boreal Chickadees (in 3 different
places), a Gray Jay vocalized from across the bog, and Purple Finches were
calling.
Tupper Lake: I also stopped at the boat launch area in Tupper Lake. As
soon as I got out of the car, I spotted a Bald Eagle flying over the lake.
It was a second year bird, and landed in a dead tree. I had great scope
views. There were also several Common Mergansers - Tupper Lake had some
open water.
Sevey Corners: The biggest excitement on my drive back to Potsdam was at
Sevey Corners. I made the turn onto Route 56 and found 3 Bald Eagles
perched in a deciduous tree. I watched them for awhile and continued to
drive - I was thinking how I wished I could have photographed them. Then I
remembered that my phone takes pictures, so I turned around and drove back!
A 4th Bald Eagle was now in the tree.then a 5th Bald Eagle landed in the
tree..then a 6th Bald Eagle soared over them! Throughout the observation,
the eagles vocalized - the typical gull sounding vocalization, but one bird
made a sound that I've never heard on a recording. Four were adults, one
was a juvenile, and one was a second year bird. It was so exciting to see
10 Bald Eagles in the span of 3 days. When the 5 Bald Eagles were all
perched together in the deciduous tree, it looked like an image from Alaska!
As I arrived on our road in Potsdam, an Amer. Kestrel was observed hunting.
Over the past few days, I've observed lots of fighting between Amer. Crows
and Common Ravens. Typical March behavior!
Joan Collins
Potsdam & Long Lake
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Subject: NNYBirds: American Woodcock at Upper and Lower Lakes
From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:04:57 -0000
This evening I heard my first woodcock of the year peenting north of Irish
Settlement Road in Canton. Earlier in the day I took a one hour break from
working at home to watch some of the geese flying overhead. During that hour I
counted 2850 Snow Geese and 750 Canada Geese fly over, and I suspect that if I
had been able to count geese all day I would have come up with tallies in the
tens of thousands.
One belated report--I saw an immature Golden Eagle near Coles Creek State Park
Saturday morning.
Jeff Bolsinger
Canton, NY
Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:42:53 -0700 (PDT)
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 15, 2010
* NYSY 1503.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 08, 2009 - March 15, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:March 15 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#196 -Monday March 15, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01 ,
2009
Highlights:
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WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital)
ROSS’S GOOSE
SNOW GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
GOLDEN EAGLE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
ICELAND GULL
LONG-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Migrants this week:
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AMERICAN WOODCOCK - 3/8
GREEN-WING TEAL - 3/10
TREE SWALLOW - 3/10
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - 3/10
GOLDEN EAGLE - 3/12
CHIPPING SPARROW - 3/13 (possible overwinterer but not reported previously)
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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3/11: An estimated 100,000 SNOW GEESE were reported in the mucklands on Rt.31.
In ensuing days the numbers have dropped to “mere thousands”.
3/12: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen alont Rt.89 between East Road and Rt.31.
3/13: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the end (drivable) of VanDyne Spoor Road.
Onondaga County
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3/8: AMERICAN WOODCOCK were heard and seen along Kellog Road in the Three
Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 5 PURPLE FINCHES were seen in the Tully
Valley area.
3/14: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to hang around the Split Rock area west of
Syracuse. An ICELAND GULL was seen feeding in the Seneca River in
Baldwinsville.
Oswego County
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3/13: A LONG-EARED OWL was found at Noyes Sanctuary along Lake Ontario.
Derby Hill
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A slow week due to indifferent weather. The first GOLDEN EAGLE 3/12 and
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 3/10 were recorded. The count so far is 11 species of
raptor and 312 individuals.
Most impressive was the Goose flight on 3/14. An estimated 55,000 CANADA GEESE
and 77,500 SNOW GEESE were recorded flying over.
Extralimital
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3/11: A WESTERN GREBE was initially reported on ebird at Chimney Bluffs State
Park on Lake Ontario in Wayne County. It was relocated on 3/14 but there have
been no updates today.
--end transcript
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Common Raven
From: Cynthia Martino <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:04:55 -0700 (PDT)
Ohhhhh, the Brown Creeper!!! So jealous, I've been listening so hard hoping
to hear one in Loon Lake.
Happy Spring!
________________________________
From: stickadk
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 11:36:12 AM
Subject: NNYBirds: Common Raven
Yesterday I had a Common Raven carrying nesting material by the ski jumps in
Lake Placid. It's the earliest I've seen this behavior from ravens.
I had a few Purple Finch from Feb. on at my feeders. The numbers went up to 10
the beginning of March. Nice to have them back.
I heard Brown Creepers singing on March 6th. Nice to have the bird activity
picking up for the season,,,,,, ,,so get out and enjoy it!!
Linda LaPan
Lake Placid, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Many, many, many geese
From: "WILLIAM P HILLS" <bandmhills AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:44 -0400
Still looking for the spectacle of geese in migration, today we drove to
southern Jefferson County, near Lake Ontario, and found them, in the tens of
thousands, Canada and snow. At the edge of the hamlet of Woodville, we saw both
Canadas and snows in the corn stubble, then for more than an hour we watched
from the car a couple of hundred yards away as many thousands more arrived, in
an almost continuous flow, some leaving as more settled in. It was very near
where Sandy Creek flows through Woodville. They were still coming in as we
left. About 45 minutes later, approaching Watertown from the west, we saw the
sky again filled with geese, most pushing hard to the north. Two weeks into
mild March weather and we hadn't seen any signs of geese in migration, but
today the dam broke! Bill and Marian Hills
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Shrike
From: Keitha Farney <kj_farney AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:49:42 -0700 (PDT)
Okay. I plan to do some birding tomorrow for sure. I feel like myself at last
this evening. Keitha
--- On Sun, 3/14/10, Judith Heintz wrote:
From: Judith Heintz
Subject: NNYBirds: Shrike
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4:37 PM
Shrike on the road to the boat launch at Point au Roche about 3:30 on
Sunday afternoon. Judy Heintz
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Shrike
From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:36 EDT
We had one on Walker Rd in Whallonsberg yesterday. We probably hadn't
seen one since December.
Pat & John Thaxton
Keene, NY
In a message dated 3/14/2010 4:37:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
heintzjf AT verizon.net writes:
Shrike on the road to the boat launch at Point au Roche about 3:30 on
Sunday afternoon. Judy Heintz
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Subject: NNYBirds: Shrike
From: Judith Heintz <heintzjf AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:37:03 -0400
Shrike on the road to the boat launch at Point au Roche about 3:30 on
Sunday afternoon. Judy Heintz
Subject: NNYBirds: Carolina wren in Canton
From: "Tom Langen" <tlangen AT clarkson.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:18:53 -0400
Friday afternoon, I quit work early to enjoy the warmish weather and play with
my kids in Buck Street Park in Canton NY. While admiring the dulcet tones of
the spring's first common grackles, I was surprised to hear a Carolina wren
vigorously singing . I got great looks as it foraged through a row of trees and
brush between the park and adjacent houses. In my experience Carolina wrens
aren't very common here.
Tom Langen
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Subject: NNYBirds: Common Raven
From: "stickadk" <stickadk AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:36:12 -0000
Yesterday I had a Common Raven carrying nesting material by the ski jumps in
Lake Placid. It's the earliest I've seen this behavior from ravens.
I had a few Purple Finch from Feb. on at my feeders. The numbers went up to 10
the beginning of March. Nice to have them back.
I heard Brown Creepers singing on March 6th. Nice to have the bird activity
picking up for the season,,,,,,,,so get out and enjoy it!!
Linda LaPan
Lake Placid, NY
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake + Purple Finches and RWBB's heard by McKenzie Pond
From: Cynthia Martino <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:02:26 -0700 (PDT)
We too have had a Purple Finch here and there. My husband also thought he
heard (could not see) Red-winged Blackbirds by McKenzie Pond (SL) last week.
Spring is definitely coming!! :)
________________________________
From: Larry Master
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, March 13, 2010 11:02:25 PM
Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake
We've had both Pine Siskins and Purple Finches at our Lake Placid feeders
for the first time since December. The first Red-winged Blackbirds and Tree
Sparrows of the season also appeared on our farm this week.
Larry Master
From: Northern_NY_ Birds AT yahoogroup s.com
[mailto:Northern_NY_ Birds AT yahoogroup s.com] On Behalf Of cynthia_martino
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:52 PM
To: Northern_NY_ Birds AT yahoogroup s.com
Subject: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake
I've had quite a few Pine Siskins frequenting my feeder in the last couple
of days. I don't suspect this is unusual but I haven't seen them here until
now (could be I just didn't notice).
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Subject: NNYBirds: correction
From: Eileen Wheeler <eiwheeler AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:03:43 -0700 (PDT)
Okay, so my ravens turned out to be crows (darn)...But they looked huge! And I
didn't realize crows have such large beaks. But mostly I didn't think- sorry...
Eileen
Canton
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Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake
From: "Larry Master" <lawrencemaster AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:02:25 -0500
We've had both Pine Siskins and Purple Finches at our Lake Placid feeders
for the first time since December. The first Red-winged Blackbirds and Tree
Sparrows of the season also appeared on our farm this week.
Larry Master
From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cynthia_martino
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:52 PM
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake
I've had quite a few Pine Siskins frequenting my feeder in the last couple
of days. I don't suspect this is unusual but I haven't seen them here until
now (could be I just didn't notice).
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Subject: NNYBirds: Purple Finches in Canton
From: Eileen Wheeler <eiwheeler AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:24:23 -0800 (PST)
After their absence all winter, we were surprised with 6 Purple Finch (4 males)
at our feeders this morning. We also had a larger than usual American Goldfinch
flock of about 40- It was interesting to see the variations of plumage change
in the males as they get into their spring molt.
Another unusual occurrence- a little later I saw three Ravens foraging in the
backyard near the feeders. We hear ravens occasionally, but I don't recall
seeing them near the house before.
Looking forward to Spring,
Eileen Wheeler
Canton, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake
From: "cynthia_martino" <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:52:01 -0000
I've had quite a few Pine Siskins frequenting my feeder in the last couple of
days. I don't suspect this is unusual but I haven't seen them here until now
(could be I just didn't notice).
Subject: NNYBirds: Ausable Point Saturday
From: "bustedstuff55" <bustedstuff55 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:14:52 -0000
At Ausable Point today:
Lake side:
Scaup
Ringnecks
Goldeneyes
Hooded Mergansers
Bufflehead
Common Mergansers
Mallards
Marsh side:
Canada Geese
Green Winged Teal (8)
Red Winged Blackbirds
Adult Bald Eagle perched by the blockhouse
Kingfisher
Song Sparrow
Tom Armstrong
Peru
Subject: NNYBirds: NNYA Cullman grant application
From: "Charlotte Demers" <cdemersny AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:57:58 -0000
Northern New York Audubon is accepting applications for the Joseph and Joan
Cullman Conservation Foundation 2010 grants. Deadline is March 31st. Projects
that support Audubon's mission to conserve and restore natural ecosystems
through research and education are eligible for this grant. More information
and application procedures can be found on the NNYA web site -
http://nnya.org/conservation/cullman/
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:28:06 -0500
Jeff,
Take some sunflower seeds or granola - they'll often eat out of your
hand up there sometimes.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/11/2010 5:14 PM, Jeff Nadler wrote:
> Thanks for the report Zachary. Hoping to climb Colden in April so I will
listen for them!
>
> Jeff Nadler
>
> --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Zachary
Wakeman wrote:
>>
>> I spent last Sunday-Monday hiking/camping in the High Peaks and by far the
most abundant bird seen and heard was the boreal chickadee.
>> - Saw a pair near Avalanche Lake
>> - another 2-3 heard on Lake Colden near the Beaver Point Lean-to
>> - saw/heard at least four more on Cliff Mt (also saw an eagle soaring from
the summit)
>> - Heard a few Monday morning at the Beaver Point Lean-to again
>> - Saw and heard over a dozen as I climbed Cold Brook Pass Monday morning
>>
>> I noticed that along with most of the sightings from this trip and the
boreal chickadees I saw a month ago on Macomb Mt. that they were foraging in
sites that were disturbed by either wind or slides fairly recently in younger
trees. Is this common?
>>
>> Zachary Wakeman
>> West Monroe, NY
>> www.zacharywakemanphotography.com
>>
>>
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Subject: NNYBirds: Wood Ducks, RWBBs
From: "dmbirder5" <dmbirder5 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:25:54 -0000
No luck with the Tufted Duck (of course) at Ausable today, but I did manage to
spot 4 WOOD DUCKS at Noblewood Park late this morning. In addition, I saw many
Red-winged Blackbirds at the Magic Triangle, and several HOODED MERGS at
different stops along the lake.
I also saw a black squirrel on the Highlands Road (in Keeseville). This is
incidentally the third black squirrel I've seen in the last few months, after
not seeing any that I can recall.
Happy early spring...
Dayna
Subject: NNYBirds: Ausable Pt. migrants.
From: "William" <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:12:31 -0000
They are slowly trickling in.
Heard a Killdeer.
Many Red-winged Blackbirds
Widgeon (5) with c. geese along rt. 9
Hooded Mergansers
Canada Geese
Common Grackles
Lots of Mallards and Black Ducks acting frisky. (Locals?)
Paddled around Ausable R. delta a little. Mostly Ring-billed Gulls (50-100) on
south sand bar with 1 adult Bald Eagle. Just a few Black-backed Gulls around.
Many Goldeneye from Ausable Pt. all the way to Port Kent. Some Bufflehead and
Common Merganser mixed in. Large raft of Scaup still on lake just north of
area. Didn't look for Tufted Duck, sorry.
Also seen, Raven and Pileated Woodpecker in woods between river outlets.
Red-winged Blackbirds also seen in Wilmington. Thats what prompted me to go
down to the lake and have a look around.
Bill Stahl
Wilmington
Subject: NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees
From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:14:28 -0000
Thanks for the report Zachary. Hoping to climb Colden in April so I will listen
for them!
Jeff Nadler
--- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Zachary Wakeman
wrote:
>
> I spent last Sunday-Monday hiking/camping in the High Peaks and by far the
most abundant bird seen and heard was the boreal chickadee.
> - Saw a pair near Avalanche Lake
> - another 2-3 heard on Lake Colden near the Beaver Point Lean-to
> - saw/heard at least four more on Cliff Mt (also saw an eagle soaring from
the summit)
> - Heard a few Monday morning at the Beaver Point Lean-to again
> - Saw and heard over a dozen as I climbed Cold Brook Pass Monday morning
>
> I noticed that along with most of the sightings from this trip and the boreal
chickadees I saw a month ago on Macomb Mt. that they were foraging in sites
that were disturbed by either wind or slides fairly recently in younger trees.
Is this common?
>
> Zachary Wakeman
> West Monroe, NY
> www.zacharywakemanphotography.com
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Subject: NNYBirds: Many Boreal Chickadees
From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:18 -0800 (PST)
I spent last Sunday-Monday hiking/camping in the High Peaks and by far the most
abundant bird seen and heard was the boreal chickadee.
- Saw a pair near Avalanche Lake
- another 2-3 heard on Lake Colden near the Beaver Point Lean-to
- saw/heard at least four more on Cliff Mt (also saw an eagle soaring from the
summit)
- Heard a few Monday morning at the Beaver Point Lean-to again
- Saw and heard over a dozen as I climbed Cold Brook Pass Monday morning
I noticed that along with most of the sightings from this trip and the boreal
chickadees I saw a month ago on Macomb Mt. that they were foraging in sites
that were disturbed by either wind or slides fairly recently in younger trees.
Is this common?
Zachary Wakeman
West Monroe, NY
www.zacharywakemanphotography.com
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Subject: NNYBirds: Nightlife in Potsdam
From: "Joan E. Collins" <JECollins AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:17 -0500
3/11/10 Potsdam
At 1:45 a.m., our bedroom window was vibrating to the sound of a vocalizing
Great Horned Owl. I opened the window and also heard a calling Barred Owl
farther back in the forest. So I decided to go outside for awhile. The
Great Horned Owl continued to hoot, and there was another Great Horned Owl
calling nearby. Then, coyotes began to howl. They were particularly eerie
last night, and I wished I had recording equipment to capture the sounds
they were making. I really wish I didn't need sleep because I love the
nocturnal world.
I just spent several days in Cincinnati (not a birding trip) and on my last
night (Monday), I stayed in hotel by the airport (the Cincinnati airport is
actually in Kentucky!). I stepped outside to drive somewhere for dinner,
and Amer. Woodcocks were peenting and displaying! It was an odd location in
a small amount of habitat amid lots of large buildings and a highway! I
kept my sliding door open and they vocalized throughout the night. Amer.
Robins began to sing at 4 a.m. I also heard Northern Cardinals and Song
Sparrows singing. It was 20 degrees warmer there and it felt like spring.
It made me anxious for spring to arrive in the North Country!
Joan Collins
Potsdam & Long Lake
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Subject: NNYBirds: southern Gyrfalcon - no
From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:34:02 -0000
That southern NY bird turned out to be a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk.
I can assure you my sighting was not a hawk. The flight, wing shape, wing
pattern were a flacon and not a hawk. The vocals were a gyrfalcon. It's
probably much easier to distinguish a gyrfalcon from a leucistic Red-tailed
Hawk when viewed in flight vs. a perched bird from a distance, which is how the
southern NY bird was observed. So I guess i was very lucky!
(FYI. My son actually saw a white gyrfalcon well ahead of me, thanks to his
being based in Thule Greenland for a year. He had zero risk of it being a
falconry bird. :)
Jeff Nadler
Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:45:16 -0800 (PST)
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 08, 2010
* NYSY 0803.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 01, 2009 - March 08, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:March 08 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#195 -Monday March 08, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01 ,
2009
Highlights:
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NORTHERN SHOVELER
CANVASBACK
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
PEREGRINE FALCON
KILLDEER
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
NORTHERN HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
COMMON RAVEN
CAROLINA WREN
FOX SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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No reports this week.
Migrants seen this week
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TURKEY VULTURE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
RED-TAILED HAWK
NORTHERN SHOVELER
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
COMMON GRACKLE
KILLDEER
Onondaga County
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At Baldwinsville on the Seneca River GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, and LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen up to 3/7. None of these species were found today
3/1: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Rt.80 east of Fabius.
3/2: The Beaver Lake Nature Center was seen this day and on 3/5.
3/3: 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen alon the Erie Canal Trail On Shapp Road
near the Peru Bridge. PEREGRINE FALCON activity was seen on the webcam.
3/5: A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen along the Erie anal Trail near the Peru
bridge.
3/7: 12 species of waterfowl were seen on Onondaga Lake from the Nine Mile
Creek inlet. Highlights were CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, both SCAUP species and SWAN
species.
Oswego County
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3/3: A CANVASBACK and an ICELAND GULL were seen on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. A
COMMON RAVEN was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. A NORTHERN SHRIKE Awas seen
on Halsey Road in Mexico.
Madison County
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3/3: A PINE SISKIN continues to come to a feeder in Erieville.
Herkimer County
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3/8: A FOX SPARROW is still frequenting a feeder near Cedar Lake.
Derby Hill
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This is the first week of official Hawk counting at Derby Hill. Only three
species, TURKEY VULTURE, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and RED-TAILED HAWK were deemed to
be true migrants. The new Hawk counter is Seth Cutright. Stop up and say hi.
Extralimital
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The IVORY GULL discovered at Rouse’s Point on Lake Champlain in Clinton
County has not been seen since 3/2. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL being seen in
Champlain, also Clinton County, was last reported on 3/6.
--end transcript
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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Subject: NNYBirds: White Gyrfalcon sighting in southern NY
From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:34:52 -0000
Wow, so now there is one being seen down in New Paltz per a NYS Bird post.
Some gyr-ponderings that I have.
-Could my bird or this bird be the same, it flew south?
-Just coincidence of 2 birds within a couple days or is this the time they
migrate? But migrate from where?
-Could these birds if different be raised and released falconer birds and not
wild birds?
-If wild, where was the bird wintering that I saw? Perhaps some beach on LI or
NJ? Or perhaps in the Lake Champlain Valley right here?
(I've read that official acceptance of gyrfalcon sightings is not typical due
to releases of falconry birds.)
Jeff Nadler
Subject: NNYBirds: Song sparrow
From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:54:30 -0500
While observing the Tufted Duck at AuSable Point on Saturday, March 7th,
I also heard a Song Sparrow. The first of the season RW Blackbird showed
up at my feeder on Sunday, March 8th. Maybe this spring weather will hold
on....
Julie Lattrell
Keeseville, NY
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:44:55 -0500
All,
About 4:30 pm the TUDU was on the east side of the raft. It took nearly
20 min. to find it in the fray using IS binocs. A good scope would
probably have been better, but the black back and distinct tuft were
clearly visible at 15X. I didn't have a prayer to pick out the possible
hen reported earlier.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/7/2010 5:00 PM, JPThax5317 AT aol.com wrote:
> We saw the Tufted Duck at about 2:15 this afternoon. As described earlier
> today and yesterday, seen from Rt 9 about 100 yards N of the AuSable
> Campground entrance. The large Scaup raft was about 150 yards offshore. The
> Tufted was off the S end of the raft with only a dozen other birds. Later
> when it began diving more frequently, it mixed in with the denser part of the
> raft and was more difficult to find after diving. We had great looks for
> about 15-20 minutes. Scanning the small flock at the end of the raft, John
> spotted the prominent tuft immediately.
>
> Pat& John Thaxton
> Keene, NY
>
>
Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck
From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:00:36 EST
We saw the Tufted Duck at about 2:15 this afternoon. As described earlier
today and yesterday, seen from Rt 9 about 100 yards N of the AuSable
Campground entrance. The large Scaup raft was about 150 yards offshore. The
Tufted was off the S end of the raft with only a dozen other birds. Later
when it began diving more frequently, it mixed in with the denser part of the
raft and was more difficult to find after diving. We had great looks for
about 15-20 minutes. Scanning the small flock at the end of the raft, John
spotted the prominent tuft immediately.
Pat & John Thaxton
Keene, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck
From: "Bill Krueger " <billkrueger AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:48:13 +0000
This bird was still present at Ausable Point this morning. It took us more than
half an hour to find it. It was near the edge of the raft of scaup and seemed
to avoid the densely packed areas.
Bill Krueger
Plattsburgh, NY
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:01:45 -0500
Bill,
Yes, I suppose that is it. But jeezus, flying 1-4 thousand miles over
the course of a winter is quite an energy expenditure as well...
I suppose another part of the equation is that Gyrs are more ambush
hunters (like buteos) as opposed to Peregrines and Merlins (like
accipiters), who tend to specialize more in bird prey therefore have
more of a tendency to chase down their prey on the wing. Possibly it is
more of an issue of the nature of their preferred hunting styles as
opposed to any particular prey abundance.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/7/2010 10:29 AM, William Stahl wrote:
> Dana- I think you're right with the energy theory, trying to catch a
> gull. Where I work in AK we see them almost daily. Ptarmigan are
> their main diet up there. One interesting episode I witnessed was an
> adult Gyr. taking down an imm. Lesser Sandhill Crane! Amazing site.
> The parent cranes were not happy, and harassed the falcon for a
> bit.Awesome bird.Just thought I'd share this while we are all waiting
> for spring. Bill StahlWilmington NY
>
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
From: William Stahl <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:29:23 -0800 (PST)
Dana- I think you're right with the energy theory, trying to catch a gull.
Where I work in AK we see them almost daily. Ptarmigan are their main diet up
there. One interesting episode I witnessed was an adult Gyr. taking down an
imm. Lesser Sandhill Crane! Amazing site. The parent cranes were not happy, and
harassed the falcon for a bit.Awesome bird.Just thought I'd share this while we
are all waiting for spring.
Bill StahlWilmington NY
--- On Sun, 3/7/10, Dana Rohleder wrote:
From: Dana Rohleder
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 10:15 AM
'course on their breeding grounds they can't be quite as picky!
I was thinking more of through the winter. Why fly thousands of miles
when there are gulls aplenty along most coasts? Maybe they don't provide
enough fat or particular nutrients/enzymes that mammals can offer. Or
possibly the amount of energy required to kill a gull isn't worth the
amount of nutrients they can provide. Who knows - maybe it's just too
damn cold and they prefer the "warmer" weather...
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/7/2010 9:00 AM, Jeffery Davis wrote:
>
> Unless, of course, its an Ivory Gull! I guess they have discerning tastes! ;)
>
> http://peregrinepri nts.com/ind_ _WhatsNew. htm
>
> regards,
> jeff
>
> Downingtown, PA
>
> Checkout our bird photos at the link below:
> http://www.flickr. com/photos/ jeffamy/
>
> "Birding Like I Have Six Months To Live"
>
> ...One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't
> often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls.
> It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I
> would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull
> population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles.
>
> Dana Rohleder
> Port Kent, NY
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:15:04 -0500
'course on their breeding grounds they can't be quite as picky!
I was thinking more of through the winter. Why fly thousands of miles
when there are gulls aplenty along most coasts? Maybe they don't provide
enough fat or particular nutrients/enzymes that mammals can offer. Or
possibly the amount of energy required to kill a gull isn't worth the
amount of nutrients they can provide. Who knows - maybe it's just too
damn cold and they prefer the "warmer" weather...
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/7/2010 9:00 AM, Jeffery Davis wrote:
>
> Unless, of course, its an Ivory Gull! I guess they have discerning tastes! ;)
>
> http://peregrineprints.com/ind__WhatsNew.htm
>
> regards,
> jeff
>
> Downingtown, PA
>
> Checkout our bird photos at the link below:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/
>
> "Birding Like I Have Six Months To Live"
>
> ...One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't
> often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls.
> It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I
> would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull
> population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles.
>
> Dana Rohleder
> Port Kent, NY
>
>
>
Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
From: Jeffery Davis <jwdjwd67 AT msn.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:00:30 -0500
Unless, of course, its an Ivory Gull! I guess they have discerning tastes! ;)
http://peregrineprints.com/ind__WhatsNew.htm
regards,
jeff
Downingtown, PA
Checkout our bird photos at the link below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/
"Birding Like I Have Six Months To Live"
...One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't
often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls.
It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I
would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull
population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:44:39 -0500
Jeff,
I believe you did as well. I saw one last winter - I believe it was
around E-town or Reber somewhere flying fast & low over a fields &
hedgerows hoping to flush a meal. The white-phase Gyrs are more scarce
in this area, but again, not at all unheard of. If I remember correctly,
they are more common much further north - Greenland, etc. Gyrs seen in
this area in winter are usually greyer birds. According to Cornell's BONA:
"Although an uncommon species, the Gyrfalcon is not rare, as
frequently stated. Remoteness of habitat, fluctuations in breeding
populations and in migratory movements, variability in plumage and
behavior, and rumors of rarity have all combined to make this species
frequently misidentified or overlooked."
Another thing to keep in mind - yes, they are from the tundra, but they
tend to nest on cliffs and escarpments. It should not be considered
unusual to see them in mountainous areas. In the western states, they
are routinely seen in Idaho and Montana. They are typically not highly
specialized - seemingly comfortable anywhere they can find food -
shorelines, open areas, mountains, etc.
One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't
often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls.
It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I
would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull
population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/7/2010 7:12 AM, Jeff Nadler wrote:
> After review of internet flight videos and recorded vocalizations, I
> am confident that indeed the bird observed flying very close
> overhead but within view for only about 8 seconds was an adult white
> gyrfalcon. If only I had photos.
>
> Jeff Nadler
>
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover?
From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:02:43 EST
We have found that Phelps Mtn in the high peaks is a good place to see
raptors on a fall migration day. A few years ago we had a Gyrfalcon fly by
the summit.
Pat & John Thaxton
Keene, NY
In a message dated 3/6/2010 5:49:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jnphotonet AT yahoo.com writes:
Now this is really an ID dilemma for me. When climbing Cascade Mountain
this morning, I heard a raptor call overhead, looked up and flying over me was
a large white raptor with dark wing-tips that I have never seen before. I
only had a short lens point and shoot and the bird soon vanished so no
photo. Calendar-wise and unfamiliarity-Now this is really an ID dilemma for me.
When climbing Cascade Mountain this morning, I heard a raptor call
overhead, looked up and flying over me was a large white raptor with dark
wing-tips that I have never seen before. I only had a short lens point and
shoot
and the bird soon vanished so no photo. Calendar-wise and
unfamiliarity-wise, I was thinking Northern Goshawk all the way home. But
as I sit here
with my Sibleys book on page 132, the bird was pure white with gray-black t
ips, an exact match to the white adult gyrfalcon on page 132.
I am not sure how to conclude what I saw due to the rarity of this species
in our region. I hope someone in Lake Placid sees this bird!
Since I can't share a photo of the bird, I'll at least share a photo from
the summit of Cascade, looking at Algonquin and Colden. It was indeed the
most beautiful winter day I've ever had in the Adirondacks. If I could
somehow know it was (other sightings, photos, etc.) Gyrfacon based on Sibleys
alone, it would be an even more incredible day. Suggestions?
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Subject: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon
From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:30 -0000
After review of internet flight videos and recorded vocalizations, I am
confident that indeed the bird observed flying very close overhead but within
view for only about 8 seconds was an adult white gyrfalcon. If only I had
photos.
Jeff Nadler
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover?
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:18:18 -0500
Jeff,
In winter, Gyr's are seen in the Champlain Valley and Adirondacks
regularly, but not often. They don't stay in one spot for long, moving
from lake to field, etc. You may have seen a bird that knows where to
find snowshoe hares and grouse. The High Peaks don't have a lot of
fields, but there are a lot of timberline areas as well as frozen
ponds/lakes/wetlands that can provide food for a ramblin' Gyr.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/6/2010 5:28 PM, Jeff Nadler wrote:
> Now this is really an ID dilemma for me. When climbing Cascade
> Mountain this morning, I heard a raptor call overhead, looked up and
> flying over me was a large white raptor with dark wing-tips that I
> have never seen before. I only had a short lens point and shoot and
> the bird soon vanished so no photo. Calendar-wise and
> unfamiliarity-wise, I was thinking Northern Goshawk all the way home.
> But as I sit here with my Sibleys book on page 132, the bird was pure
> white with gray-black tips, an exact match to the white adult
> gyrfalcon on page 132. Why should I not say it was so? This is
> really not the right habitat, correct? It was flying just below the
> summit at the Porter Mtn. junction vs. tundra-like fields. (It was
> not a male adult northern harrier-I am very familiar with them!) It
> does not match a northern goshawk at all. It was large, noticably
> larger than a peregrine falcon I am not sure how to conclude what I
> saw due to the rarity of this species in our region. I hope someone
> in Lake Placid sees this bird!
>
> Since I can't share a photo of the bird, I'll at least share a photo
> from the summit of Cascade, looking at Algonquin and Colden. It was
> indeed the most beautiful winter day I've ever had in the
> Adirondacks. If I could somehow know it was (other sightings, photos,
> etc.) Gyrfacon based on Sibleys alone, it would be an even more
> incredible day. Suggestions?
>
> http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2864/cascade029.jpg
>
> Jeff Nadler
>
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover?
From: "janet akin" <jakin AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:23:26 -0500
Here in the Finger Lakes a Gyrfalcon was reported to e-bird on March 4. That
bird was seen hunting over a field of corn stubble.Also on March 2 a bird
fitting the same description was seen chasing Redheads on Coneus Lake west of
here. My friend saw that bird while goose hunting. He described a large white
predator with black wing tips soaring and diving over the lake. I showed him
the Sibleys picture today and he said it looked like what he saw. What a
mystery? Janet Akin, Seneca Castle, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Nadler
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover?
Now this is really an ID dilemma for me. When climbing Cascade Mountain this
morning, I heard a raptor call overhead, looked up and flying over me was a
large white raptor with dark wing-tips that I have never seen before. I only
had a short lens point and shoot and the bird soon vanished so no photo.
Calendar-wise and unfamiliarity-wise, I was thinking Northern Goshawk all the
way home. But as I sit here with my Sibleys book on page 132, the bird was pure
white with gray-black tips, an exact match to the white adult gyrfalcon on page
132. Why should I not say it was so? This is really not the right habitat,
correct? It was flying just below the summit at the Porter Mtn. junction vs.
tundra-like fields. (It was not a male adult northern harrier-I am very
familiar with them!) It does not match a northern goshawk at all. It was large,
noticably larger than a peregrine falcon
I am not sure how to conclude what I saw due to the rarity of this species in
our region. I hope someone in Lake Placid sees this bird!
Since I can't share a photo of the bird, I'll at least share a photo from the
summit of Cascade, looking at Algonquin and Colden. It was indeed the most
beautiful winter day I've ever had in the Adirondacks. If I could somehow know
it was (other sightings, photos, etc.) Gyrfacon based on Sibleys alone, it
would be an even more incredible day. Suggestions?
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2864/cascade029.jpg
Jeff Nadler
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Subject: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover?
From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:28:41 -0000
Now this is really an ID dilemma for me. When climbing Cascade Mountain this
morning, I heard a raptor call overhead, looked up and flying over me was a
large white raptor with dark wing-tips that I have never seen before. I only
had a short lens point and shoot and the bird soon vanished so no photo.
Calendar-wise and unfamiliarity-wise, I was thinking Northern Goshawk all the
way home. But as I sit here with my Sibleys book on page 132, the bird was pure
white with gray-black tips, an exact match to the white adult gyrfalcon on page
132. Why should I not say it was so? This is really not the right habitat,
correct? It was flying just below the summit at the Porter Mtn. junction vs.
tundra-like fields. (It was not a male adult northern harrier-I am very
familiar with them!) It does not match a northern goshawk at all. It was large,
noticably larger than a peregrine falcon
I am not sure how to conclude what I saw due to the rarity of this species in
our region. I hope someone in Lake Placid sees this bird!
Since I can't share a photo of the bird, I'll at least share a photo from the
summit of Cascade, looking at Algonquin and Colden. It was indeed the most
beautiful winter day I've ever had in the Adirondacks. If I could somehow know
it was (other sightings, photos, etc.) Gyrfacon based on Sibleys alone, it
would be an even more incredible day. Suggestions?
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2864/cascade029.jpg
Jeff Nadler
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt.
From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:15:55 -0500
Thanks for the posting Tom. After about a half hour of searching I was
beginning to doubt that I would be able to pick the tufted out from all the
other ducks. Then all of a sudden he was in my scope. What a sight.
This was a life bird for me!
Also thanks to TomG and Donna for all their postings on the Ivory Gull and for
their help when we were up there looking for it, even thought it wasn't found
that day....
Julie Lattrell
Keeseville, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: bustedstuff55
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 12:55 PM
Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt.
At 12:30 today I again found the Tufted Duck among a raft of about 200 Scaup
just north of the Ausable Point entrance road. Today I was able to single him
out with binos, about 150 yds from shore before I broke out the scope. He was
not diving as frequently as last Sunday and eventually I found a female TD (90%
certain)that seemed to be continually nearby the male.
On the Lakeshore Rd south of Great Chazy Boat Launch I found a flock of about
40 Snow Buntings with 10 Horned Larks in close proximity.
Tom Armstrong
Peru
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Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt.
From: "bustedstuff55" <bustedstuff55 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:55:01 -0000
At 12:30 today I again found the Tufted Duck among a raft of about 200 Scaup
just north of the Ausable Point entrance road. Today I was able to single him
out with binos, about 150 yds from shore before I broke out the scope. He was
not diving as frequently as last Sunday and eventually I found a female TD (90%
certain)that seemed to be continually nearby the male.
On the Lakeshore Rd south of Great Chazy Boat Launch I found a flock of about
40 Snow Buntings with 10 Horned Larks in close proximity.
Tom Armstrong
Peru
Subject: NNYBirds: Hawk Owl
From: "TomG" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:23:45 -0000
The Hawk Owl was at his favorite tree on Prospect St. at 6am this morning. Tom
& Donna Champlain NY
Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull
From: "TomG" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:59:58 -0000
We were unable to find The Ivory Gull today.We checked several times at Kelly
Bay and Stony Point. Tom & Donna Champlain NY
Subject: NNYBirds: Common tern - thank you
From: "J" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:32 -0000
Thank you to all who took their time to review my photos and reply with their
identification thoughts. I am sorry that the first posted photo was slightly
overexposed and indicated that the tern was a Forster's. I am glad that the
additional images helped positively confirm the photo as a common tern. A
summary of multiple e-mails with the same ID clincher, "The bill is perfect in
shape and color for a Common, too small and red (versus orange) for a
Forster's. And note that the wings seem to extend to or just beyond the tail
tip, normal for a Common, whereas the longer Forster's tail extends noticeably
beyond the wingtips. There are other more subtle differences (besides size)
such as the amount of white above the gape, etc."
I am appreciative that the moderator and members of Northern NY Birds provide a
website resource that is more than a list for recent bird sightings. In this
case, assisting with identification is again much appreciated.
Jeff Nadler
www.jnphoto.net
Subject: RE: NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split
From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 21:57:23 -0500
I'd go with Common Tern.
Matt
Original Message:
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From: J jnphotonet AT yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:17:37 -0000
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split
Both web and email responses are at 50/50 (4 and 4) on ID thoughts with
requests for more photos. So
here are two more images -I've kept the plumage tone as close to original
as possible. (sorry if there
are 2 posts-the first one did not seem to go through)
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/584/tern2.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7478/tern3.jpg
Please reply with your much appreciated thoughts by e-mail. Thanks.
Jeff Nadler
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Subject: NNYBirds: Tern-50/50, more photos
From: "J" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:46:07 -0000
While the website replies have offered Forster's, most of the private e-mail
replies, going into detail, state it's a common tern. (so 4 and 4 replies) Also
a request for more photos. Here are different positions and I refrained from
any Photoshop levels adjustments to avoid white-gray tones that are not
accurate. I hope these photos assist with confirming the ID.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/584/tern2.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7478/tern3.jpg
The reason I want to confirm the ID is for an Adirondack publication use. I
have read that common terns, while not breeding, do appear and summer on Lake
Champlain and Tupper Lake. Forster's would be a huge longshot. But don't let my
influence wish it to be a common.
To not fill up the website with posts on this, please reply to me via email
with yout much appreciated help.
Thank you!
Jeff Nadler
Subject: NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split
From: "J" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:17:37 -0000
Both web and email responses are at 50/50 (4 and 4) on ID thoughts with
requests for more photos. So here are two more images -I've kept the plumage
tone as close to original as possible. (sorry if there are 2 posts-the first
one did not seem to go through)
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/584/tern2.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7478/tern3.jpg
Please reply with your much appreciated thoughts by e-mail. Thanks.
Jeff Nadler
Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull
From: "TomG" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:27:44 -0000
We have been unable to locate the Ivory Gull for the past 2 days despite 8-10
hrs. of trying.We will be checking tomorrow. Tom & Donna
Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Tern ID help
From: "Bennett Chris (DNREC)" <chris.bennett AT state.de.us>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:05:54 -0500
In addition to the lack of dark in the primaries - the clean white breast and
belly is an additional field mark of Forster's Tern - displayed quite nicely on
this bird.
Nice photo!
Chris Bennett
Natural Resource Management Specialist
Environmental Stewardship Program
Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-9230
Fax: (302) 739-3817
"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What
good is it?'"
Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac
From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:28 PM
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: NNYBirds: Tern ID help
This was taken last April and I never got arround to concluding on the correct
ID, breeding Common Tern or Forster's Tern. Location-Mohawk River so migrating.
Thanks for any strong opinions on the ID.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3722/ternu.jpg
Jeff Nadler
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull today?
From: Hope Batcheller <hope.batcheller AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:42:37 -0500
Hi all,
Several birders from the Albany area are planning a trip for the Ivory
Gull tomorrow (Thursday). I've not seen any updates on the VT or NNY
lists, so please post (either positive or negative) about sightings
today.
Thank you, and good birding!
--Hope Batcheller
Petersburgh, NY
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help
From: Brian McAllister <birder64 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:54:02 -0800 (PST)
Jeff,
I would agree with Dana on this ID. A common tern would have more black, dark
gray in the primaries.
Nice shot!
Brian McAllister
www.adirondackalmanack.com
www.adirondackexplorer.org/blogs.php
--- On Wed, 3/3/10, Dana Rohleder wrote:
From: Dana Rohleder
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 8:46 PM
Jeff,
I'm liking Forster's Tern because of the white wings, bright orange of
the legs and bill tipped with a lot of black.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/3/2010 8:28 PM, J wrote:
> This was taken last April and I never got arround to concluding on the
correct ID, breeding Common Tern or Forster's Tern. Location-Mohawk River so
migrating.
>
> Thanks for any strong opinions on the ID.
>
> http://img4. imageshack. us/img4/3722/ ternu.jpg
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> Jeff Nadler
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:46:56 -0500
Jeff,
I'm liking Forster's Tern because of the white wings, bright orange of
the legs and bill tipped with a lot of black.
Dana Rohleder
Port Kent, NY
On 3/3/2010 8:28 PM, J wrote:
> This was taken last April and I never got arround to concluding on the
correct ID, breeding Common Tern or Forster's Tern. Location-Mohawk River so
migrating.
>
> Thanks for any strong opinions on the ID.
>
> http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3722/ternu.jpg
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> Jeff Nadler
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Subject: NNYBirds: Tern ID help
From: "J" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:28:21 -0000
This was taken last April and I never got arround to concluding on the correct
ID, breeding Common Tern or Forster's Tern. Location-Mohawk River so migrating.
Thanks for any strong opinions on the ID.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3722/ternu.jpg
Jeff Nadler
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl
From: William Stahl <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:40:51 -0800 (PST)
I'm planning on going to Rouse's Pt friday. I'll post what I see.
Bill StahlWilmington NY
--- On Wed, 3/3/10, Peter Relson wrote:
From: Peter Relson
Subject: NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 10:54 AM
Hoping that the Ivory Gull and Hawk Owl will still be there this weekend,
could anyone provide further detail about on which part of Prospect Street in
Champlain that the Hawk Owl has been seen?
Thank you.
Peter Relson
Ulster Park, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl
From: Peter Relson <prelson AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 07:54:30 -0800 (PST)
Hopingthat the Ivory Gull and Hawk Owl will still be there this weekend, could
anyoneprovide further detail about on which part of Prospect Street in
Champlain that the Hawk Owl has been seen?
Thank you.
Peter Relson
Ulster Park, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull and Northern Hawk Owl
From: "TomG" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:41:48 -0000
We observed the Ivory Gull and the Northern Hawk Owl today.The Hawk Owl is
still at the same location on Prospect Street in Champlain and the Ivory Gull
was observed early in the day at Kellys Bay in Vermont and later on at
Lighthouse Point Marina on the New York side of the lake. Tom & Donna Gooley
Champlain,NY
Subject: NNYBirds: Bird List
From: "Ellen Rathbone" <ejrathbo AT gw.dec.state.ny.us>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:22:36 -0500
We had some visitors in today who have been making the rounds and asked me to
report that they had two grey jays along Oregon Plains Rd. and Bigelow Rd., as
well as boreal chickadees.
Additionally, they had pine siskins on Rte. 55 just north of the fork to Oregon
Plains Road, and they heard a black-backed woodpecker along Rte. 55 at the
entrance to Begelow Road.
Ellen
Ellen Rathbone
Environmental Educator 1
Visitor Interpretive Center
5922 State Route 28N, PO Box 101
Newcomb, NY 12852
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Question on Grosbeaks and others
From: "Ellen Rathbone" <ejrathbo AT gw.dec.state.ny.us>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:16:23 -0500
Sorry, Alex - our internet was down part of Friday and all of Saturday, and we
are closed Sundays and Mondays, so this mornign is the first I was able to get
on-line. I hope you were able to find your birds, even though we were not here
to fill our feeders.
Ellen
Ellen Rathbone
Environmental Educator 1
Visitor Interpretive Center
5922 State Route 28N, PO Box 101
Newcomb, NY 12852
>>> Alexander Burdo 02/26/10 10:05 AM >>>
Ellen,
Fantastic! If I come on monday will they be full?
Alex
Alexander Burdo
Fairfield, CT
alexanderburdo AT mac.com
http://floridascrubjay.wordpress.com/
On Feb 26, 2010, at 9:21 AM, Ellen Rathbone wrote:
> Alex - so far this week the evening grosbeaks have been a sure thing
> at
> the Newcomb VIC. There are over 30 in the flock, and they have been
> waiting for us to fill the feeders when we get here in the morning.
> That's no guarantee, of course, that they will be here tomorrow or
> Sunday, but today they are here.
>
> Ellen
>
> Ellen Rathbone
> Environmental Educator 1
> Visitor Interpretive Center
> 5922 State Route 28N, PO Box 101
> Newcomb, NY 12852
> >>> Alexander Burdo 02/24/10 10:00 AM >>>
> Hi all-
>
> I'm going up to NY and VT this weekend for the hawk owls and wondering
> if there's anywhere in Northern NY that Evening Grosbeaks have been
> seen or where they're a sure thing. Also any locations for Spruce
> Grouse or other boreal species would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex Burdo
> Fairfield, CT
> alexanderburdo AT mac.com
> http://floridascrubjay.wordpress.com/
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull
From: Bill Krueger <billkrueger AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:49:17 -0500
At 9:30 this morning the Ivory Gull was on the ice between fisherman on the VT
side, south of the bridge. It gave every indication of settling in.
Bill Krueger
Plattsb urgh, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:11:01 -0800 (PST)
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 01, 2010
* NYSY 0103.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
February 22, 2009 - March 01, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:March 01 AT 1:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#194 -Monday March 01, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February
22 , 2009
Highlights:
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PEREGRINE FALCON
IVORY GULL (Extralimital)
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
SNOWY OWL
NORTHERN HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
FOX SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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2/27: A SNOWY OWL was spotted from the Thruway at the eastern end of the
Montezuma Complex.
Onondaga County
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2/22: 2 third year GLAUCOUS GULLS and a juvenile ICELAND GULL were seen in the
Seneca River at Baldwinsville. Throughout the week up to 4 GLAUCOUS and 4
ICELAND GULLS were seen, most in adult plumage. On the 26th. and the 27th. an
adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen. Today, 3/01, a fourth year GLAUCOUS
GULL was seen. The gulls are being seen from Cooper’s Marina well above the
dam to spots below the dam.
2/23: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen from Rt. 81 near Adams Street.
Oswego County
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2/23: 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES were seen in Hastings. 2 adult birds were spotted on
Cornell Road and an immature bird was seen on Baum Road.
Herkimer County
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2/27: A FOX SPARROW continues to overwinter at a feeder near Cedar Lake.
Cortland County
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2/26: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with Horned Larks and Snow Buntings on a
manure spread near the intersection of Rt.81 and Rt.281.
Extralimital
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2/28: The NORTHERN HAWK OWL and IVORY GULL continue to be seen in Clinton
County. The Owl is being seen on Prospect Street in the village of Champlain.
The Gull is being seen at Rouse’s Point on Lake Champlain a few miles to the
east.
--end transcript
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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Subject: NNYBirds: Black-backed Woodpecker, near Long Lake
From: Lewis Grove <zugunlew AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:38:19 -0500
Hey all,
Not quite as exciting as the Ivory Gull show up in the NE corner of the
state, but on Saturday morning, I spotted a Black-backed Woodpecker in a
small bog a few miles north of Long Lake, right along Rt 30.
A few miles north of that, a beautiful bobcat crossed the road in front of
my car.
Best,
Lewis
--
Lewis Grove
MS Candidate, Ecology
State University of New York
College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Department of Environmental and Forest Biology
244 Illick Hall, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210
(814) 880-5667
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Subject: NNYBirds: Essex County Birds
From: Matthew Medler <mdm2 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 05:12:27 -0800 (PST)
Hi All,
Just a quick note to pass along a few selected sightings that Jay McGowan and I
had in Essex County after heading south from the Ivory Gull on Saturday (27 Feb
2010):
Noblewood Park, Willsboro
2 Red-necked Grebe
1 White-winged Scoter
40+ Horned Grebe
12 Common Loon
Westport
1 Killdeer--this sighting is 2 days earlier than the early date listed in
Carleton and Peterson's "Birds of Essex County."
Crown Point
2 Ferries
1 Bald Eagle
No Bridge
Good birding,
Matt Medler
Ithaca, NY
Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
From: "Bennett Chris (DNREC)" <chris.bennett AT state.de.us>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:07:26 -0500
Larry,
Great photos! I was lucky enough to see the juvenile bird that showed up in
Cape May back in November - but my photos didn't come out nearly as nice. I did
have the bird fly within about 3 feet of my face however - which made the poor
photos seem a little less of a disappointing. What a beautiful bird!
Take Care.
Chris Bennett
Natural Resource Management Specialist
Environmental Stewardship Program
Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-9230
Fax: (302) 739-3817
"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What
good is it?'"
Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac
From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of larry master
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:08 PM
To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
I wanted to share some photos from yesterday morning at Rouses Point where
one of the most subtly beautiful birds in the world put on a nice display
for morning visitors under mostly cloudy but calm skies. Low resolution
images are posted at
http://www.masterimages.org/Birds/Ivory%20Gull/index.html (images #4-37 are
the Rouses Point bird). The red orbital ring is barely visible in some of
the images. The delight in seeing this rare Arctic visitor is tempered by
the knowledge that monitored breeding colonies in Canada declined 80%
between the 1980s and 2005. One has to wonder if the increase in sightings
the last two winters in U.S. waters is related to degradation of its
foraging and wintering habitat in its normal winter haunts along the
southern edge of the thinning and shrinking Arctic pack ice.
As always, if anyone would like high resolution versions of any of the
images on my web site, please email me off group.
Larry Master
Lake Placid
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Date: 1 Mar 2010 11:55:02 -0000
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull
From: "ConserveBirds" <conservebirds AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:04:30 -0500
To Donna and Tom Gooley, who continue to post updates for all of us who
wanted so badly to see this bird...
To Bob from Long Island (sorry for never getting your last name) for
discovering this well-camoflaged bird...
To all those who were scoping the area all day...
THANK YOU! What a lovely bird to have visit our state.
Mona Bearor
South Glens Falls
Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
From: "Sue Stewart" <stewart51 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:57:28 -0500
Larry Master,
I was privledged to see the Ivory Gull as well as the Tufted Duck.. Thanks
to HMBC
for the means to get there and desire to share info and scopes!
am excited about your photos-? is the red orbital ring [as in
SibleyGuide-the orbital feathers]?
Thanks,
Sue S.
Stewart51 AT verizon.net
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From: "larry master"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:08 PM
Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
>I wanted to share some photos from yesterday morning at Rouses Point where
> one of the most subtly beautiful birds in the world put on a nice display
> for morning visitors under mostly cloudy but calm skies. Low resolution
> images are posted at
> http://www.masterimages.org/Birds/Ivory%20Gull/index.html (images #4-37
> are
> the Rouses Point bird). The red orbital ring is barely visible in some of
> the images. The delight in seeing this rare Arctic visitor is tempered by
> the knowledge that monitored breeding colonies in Canada declined 80%
> between the 1980s and 2005. One has to wonder if the increase in
> sightings
> the last two winters in U.S. waters is related to degradation of its
> foraging and wintering habitat in its normal winter haunts along the
> southern edge of the thinning and shrinking Arctic pack ice.
>
>
>
> As always, if anyone would like high resolution versions of any of the
> images on my web site, please email me off group.
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>
> Larry Master
>
> Lake Placid
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull
From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:36:53 -0500
I will be trying again to find the Ivory Gull tomorrow (Monday morning). Do I
need a scope?
Wonderful pictures, Larry. Thanks for the link.
Julie Lattrell
Keeseville, NY
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
From: "Sue Stewart" <stewart51 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:06:12 -0500
sorry-- I see the 'orbital ring' in Sibley-- [bare parts of a birds head]
Sue S. previous inquirey..
----- Original Message -----
From: "larry master"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:08 PM
Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
>I wanted to share some photos from yesterday morning at Rouses Point where
> one of the most subtly beautiful birds in the world put on a nice display
> for morning visitors under mostly cloudy but calm skies. Low resolution
> images are posted at
> http://www.masterimages.org/Birds/Ivory%20Gull/index.html (images #4-37
> are
> the Rouses Point bird). The red orbital ring is barely visible in some of
> the images. The delight in seeing this rare Arctic visitor is tempered by
> the knowledge that monitored breeding colonies in Canada declined 80%
> between the 1980s and 2005. One has to wonder if the increase in
> sightings
> the last two winters in U.S. waters is related to degradation of its
> foraging and wintering habitat in its normal winter haunts along the
> southern edge of the thinning and shrinking Arctic pack ice.
>
>
>
> As always, if anyone would like high resolution versions of any of the
> images on my web site, please email me off group.
>
>
>
> Larry Master
>
> Lake Placid
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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>
>
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull & Hawk Owl
From: "TomG" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:24:13 -0000
The Ivory gull was on the south side of the breakwater on the edge of the ice
about 3:30 pm. this afternoon. Also the Northern Hawk Owl was on Prospect
Street in Champlain this afternoon.
Tom & Donna Gooley
Champlain NY
Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
From: "tom" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:18:18 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Nice to see you yesterday. You got some great photos.
Tom & Donna Gooley
Champlain NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos
From: "larry master" <lawrencemaster AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:08:16 -0500
I wanted to share some photos from yesterday morning at Rouses Point where
one of the most subtly beautiful birds in the world put on a nice display
for morning visitors under mostly cloudy but calm skies. Low resolution
images are posted at
http://www.masterimages.org/Birds/Ivory%20Gull/index.html (images #4-37 are
the Rouses Point bird). The red orbital ring is barely visible in some of
the images. The delight in seeing this rare Arctic visitor is tempered by
the knowledge that monitored breeding colonies in Canada declined 80%
between the 1980s and 2005. One has to wonder if the increase in sightings
the last two winters in U.S. waters is related to degradation of its
foraging and wintering habitat in its normal winter haunts along the
southern edge of the thinning and shrinking Arctic pack ice.
As always, if anyone would like high resolution versions of any of the
images on my web site, please email me off group.
Larry Master
Lake Placid
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Subject: NNYBirds: Thanks to U.S. birders
From: "Sheldon H" <ve2shw AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:04:18 -0000
My wife and I would like to thank all the U.S. birders for their hospitality
this past week. I had the chance to see the Ivory Gull twice, first on Monday
morning and then again yesterday with my wife, adding this excellent lifer to
our list.
To add to the excitement, we also added the Tufted Duck late yesterday morning,
another lifer.
We'd like to particularly thank three local birders (unfortunately we didn't
get their names) who we spotted on Route 9 near the Au Sable campgrounds. Their
excellent spotting skills and knowledge of the area help us to not only add the
Tufted Duck to our life list, but helped pull out a number of Redheads and a
great male Canvasback from the thousands of ducks seen at the location.
We had a great time with them, taking in the birds and comparing notes on
birding in the "your" version of the North Country, and our birding areas in
southern Quebec.
Thank you to everyone in your birding community who helped out visitors from
other parts. We hope that we can return the favour in the near future.
Sheldon and Darlene Harvey
Greenfield Park, Quebec
Subject: NNYBirds: recent birds in Essex
From: <edticknor AT sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:01:59 +0000
This morning, just before 10 am, a Northern Shrike was hunting along Middle Rd
where the School Rd meets Middle. Further along, before Whallons Bay Rd a small
flock of Snow Buntings.Continuing along on my way to Elizabethtown on 22, there
is a horse farm on the left, and more than 22 Wild Turkeys in the field across
the road, more because some were already disappearing into the treed
area.Coming back along Lakeshore Rd the usual Common Goldeneye and a few
grebes. Then, by South Farm, a large flock of American Robins, then a smaller
one of Cedar Waxwings.Nice day..........
Eve Ticknor Peregrine Falcon Watch Coordinator Ottawa Field Naturalists Club
38-9 Gillespie Cres
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V 9T5 613-859-9545
613-737-7551
The road to the future is always under construction.
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Subject: NNYBirds: Champlain Northern Hawk Owl
From: "TomG" <tomdonna AT primelink1.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:04:59 -0000
The Northern Hawk Owl was on Prospect Street in Champlain this afternoon.
Tom & Donna Gooley
Champlain NY
Subject: NNYBirds: tufted duck and others
From: Tom Armstrong <bustedstuff55 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:57:41 -0800 (PST)
On my way back from ice fishing today, I thought I'd try for the Tufted Duck
again at Ausable Point after having tried since it was first spotted. Seeing a
single woman with a scope was enough to make me turn around at the Ausable
Point Campground and set up my scope on Route 9. The duck was in with a group
Scaup about 200 yards from shore and feeding actively. I got several great
views and added it to my life list after having gotten the Ivory Gull in Rouses
Point earlier this week. By the time I left there were ten more scopes set up
and everyone was able to see the bird. And now for my next nemesis bird. . .
Tom Armstrong, Peru
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