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18 Mar Western Grebe @ Chimney Bluffs ["fiveshrimps" ] 18 Mar Brewerton Peents and Peeps ["Nature Chris" ] 17 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (17 Mar 2010) 223 Raptors [] 17 Mar KBC wildlife program [Matt Perry ] 17 Mar fYi GREAT Outdoor Info Programs [Judith Thurber ] 16 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (16 Mar 2010) 55 Raptors [] 16 Mar Wood Ducks ["brinjoseph" ] 16 Mar LOTS of Geese! [Sue March ] 15 Mar Geese! [Michele Neligan ] 15 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (15 Mar 2010) 30 Raptors [] 15 Mar Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 15 Mar Goose migration [Bill Purcell ] 15 Mar More Snow Geese ["Tressa" ] 14 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (14 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors [] 14 Mar Split Rock Shrike ["Paul Richardson" ] 14 Mar Snow Geese ["Tressa" ] 14 Mar Western Grebe at Chimney Bluffs State Park [Matthew Medler ] 13 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (13 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors [] 13 Mar TV & Fox Sparrow [Betty Armbruster ] 13 Mar Today [Ginny Alfano ] 13 Mar Chipping Sparrow ["jjhanyak" ] 13 Mar Noyes L-e Owl ["fiveshrimps" ] 12 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (12 Mar 2010) 68 Raptors [] 12 Mar HSR: Franklin Mt. (10 Mar 2010) 11 Raptors [] 12 Mar Red-winged blackbirds and grackles [Ber Carr ] 11 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (11 Mar 2010) 122 Raptors [] 11 Mar Erieville Bald Eagle [Kevin Pace ] 11 Mar Re: Great Horned Owls ["Kyle Buelow" ] 11 Mar Erroneous Franklin Mountain report [Tom Salo ] 10 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (10 Mar 2010) 38 Raptors [] 10 Mar HSR: Franklin Mt. (10 Mar 2010) 11 Raptors [] 10 Mar Lakeport ["fiveshrimps" ] 10 Mar Audubon Meeting, TONITE, 3/10/10 7 PM Beaver Lake [Judith Thurber ] 10 Mar Spring birds [] 10 Mar Wrens ["brinjoseph" ] 10 Mar Tully, Killdeer ["gwren70" ] 9 Mar todays sightings ["Kevin McGann" ] 09 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (09 Mar 2010) 16 Raptors [] 08 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (08 Mar 2010) 22 Raptors [] 09 Mar Highlights from the Tully Area. ["gwren70" ] 8 Mar Am. Woodcock [Judy Wright ] 8 Mar Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 8 Mar Fox sparrow here [Betty Armbruster ] 07 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (07 Mar 2010) 26 Raptors [] 7 Mar Derby Hill Parking [Bill Purcell ] 07 Mar Baldwinsville and Onondaga Lake [Ken & Rose Burdick ] 07 Mar Brewerton - FOS killdeer ["Nature Chris" ] 7 Mar Grackles [Thomas J McKay ] 6 Mar Re: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors ["Gerry Smith" ] 06 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors [] 06 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (05 Mar 2010) 3 Raptors [] 06 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (04 Mar 2010) Raptors [] 06 Mar HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (02 Mar 2010) 5 Raptors [] 5 Mar Beaver Lake Screech Owl; Carolina Wren near Seneca River as in past years [Judith Thurber ] 5 Mar Waxwings and Capniidae [Kevin Pace ] 04 Mar Van Buren - Rusty Blackbird [Ken & Rose Burdick ] 04 Mar Baldwinsville Gulls ["jnnbrin" ] 04 Mar 100: Hawk-art-science... ["Tom Carrolan" ] 3 Mar Waxwings on snow [Kevin Pace ] 3 Mar FW: Figura wants to know --have you seen a bald eagle lately? ["Salter, Linda" ] 3 Mar Re: City Peregrines Link to Cam [] 03 Mar Baldwinsville Gulls ["brinjoseph" ] 3 Mar City Peregrines [] 2 Mar Canvasback & Wigeon [Bill Purcell ] 02 Mar Larks, gulls, Shovelers [Ken & Rose Burdick ] 2 Mar Derby Hill Parking [Bill Purcell ] 02 Mar Baldwinsville Gulls ["brinjoseph" ] 01 Mar Call for field trips ["Paul Richardson" ] 1 Mar Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 01 Mar Another Glaucous Gull ["brinjoseph" ] 01 Mar Route 80 and 281 Horned Larks ["LisaW" ] 28 Feb Baldwinsville Gulls ["brinjoseph" ] 28 Feb Robins [Thomas J McKay ] 27 Feb Snowy Owl [Sue March ] 27 Feb Fox Sparrow [Betty Armbruster ] 26 Feb Re: Robins ["Tim Whitens" ] Subject: Western Grebe @ Chimney Bluffs From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:09:08 -0000 Chimney Bluffs SP, Wayne County 1 Western grebe present at 10:30 AM this morning. Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NYSubject: Brewerton Peents and Peeps From: "Nature Chris" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:23 -0000 I heard my first peents from an AMERICAN WOODCOCK and peeps from SPRING PEEPERS in the fields and wetlands near Oneida Shores Park last night (Wednesday). No doubt they were up late celebrating with a pint that Spring is around the corner! Chris Lajewski Northern NY Field Representative The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org/cwnySubject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (17 Mar 2010) 223 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 17 Mar 2010 21:03:52 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 27 69 69 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 14 14 Northern Harrier 2 23 23 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 7 42 42 Northern Goshawk 2 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 19 42 42 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 156 396 396 Rough-legged Hawk 7 37 37 Golden Eagle 1 4 4 American Kestrel 0 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 223 644 644 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: 8 or so people came out. Weather: Started the first hour at the North count location. The winds were very light if any. Then moved to the South location for the rest of the time. Winds went from about 4-8mph, down to 0-5mph, then back up to 7-12mph the last hour. It was sunny as it was just about 0% cloud cover most of the time. Raptor Observations: This was the best day so far. Over 100 Red-tailed Hawks. 19 Red-shouldered Hawks were also counted. This was also the highest daily total of the season so far with over 200 counted. Non-raptor Observations: A season first Carolina Wren could be heard and then later seen at the North count location. Predictions: It should be a good day. I would guess about like today. Maybe a little slower depending how much wind comes from the West vs. South. They are calling for WSW winds changing to the West, and then later back to WSW. They should be at around 10mph. It should be easier to see birds with it being partly cloudy. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: KBC wildlife program From: Matt Perry <mperry63 AT roadrunner.com> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:49 -0400 *Greetings all, T**he Sunday, March 21st meeting of the Kirkland Bird Club will feature a lecture and slide show by **Wildlife Rehabilitator, Judy Cusworth. The program is entitled "Wildlife Rehabilitation at Woodhaven Wildlife Center". This program will feature many photos and video clips of wildlife that Judy has rehabilitated over the years - including Long-eared Owl, Screech Owl and Merlin. Woodhaven Wildlife Center is a facility dedicated to the care of injured wildlife and is located in the Town of New Hartford. The Kirkland Bird Club's 2010 Conservation Award will also be presented at this meeting. * *Kirkland Bird Club lectures take place at 2:30PM in the meeting room of the Stone Church - located at the corner of Williams Street and College Street in the village of Clinton. Programs are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Matt Perry mperry63 AT roadrunner.com * [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: fYi GREAT Outdoor Info Programs From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:58:23 -0700 (PDT) Though relatively common in Central New York, the black walnut tree produces a
nut with uncommonly good taste. D. Andrew Saunders, a professor at State
College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, will present a
program on the tree, "Going Nuts, Interpreting the Natural History of the Black
Walnut."
WHEN: Sunday March 28 at 2:00 pm
WHERE: Le Moyne College Library Special Activity Room (Directions)
Our meetings are free and open to the public. Come and bring a friend!
~~~~~~~ The Buzz on Bees ~~~~~~~
I'll be giving a presentation on bees and other pollinators immediately before
the Edible Gardening CNY meeting on Saturday March 27 at 1:00 pm at Liverpool
Library. I'll be talking about why they're important and how to help these
beneficial creatures. It's free and open to the public.
And if you want to learn more about growing fruits and vegetables, you're
welcome to stay for the EGCNY meeting, too - also free and open to the public.
Janet Allen, President
Habitat Gardening in Central New York
Watch for pussy willows One of the first signs of spring is pussy willow
(Salix discolor).
This plant grows in sun or part sun and prefers moist or wet soil (though so
far mine seems to be growing well in medium soil). It will grow to be a small
tree of up to 20 feet.
The silver catkins are the male flower clusters, and bees find them to be an
attractive early nectar source.
William Cullina (in Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines) notes that the catkin's
interior heats up well above the ambient air temperature, allowing it to grow
in the cold of winter.
Don't have one? It's easy to start. Just snip a few shoots from a plant in late
winter and root it in a vase - or even stick the cut end into damp earth.
Willows are caterpillar food plants for moths and butterflies, such as the
white admiral and the mourning cloak.
Get your Lemon Queen sunflowers
If you want to participate in the Great Sunflower citizen science project this
year, be on the lookout for Lemon Queen sunflower seeds. If you don't find them
locally, you can order them for $3 from the Great Sunflower Project.
If you'd prefer, you can also monitor an expanded list of other flowers for bee
activity (see the website for a list.)
So far, the scientists have learned that on average participating gardeners
were likely to see a bee pollinate every 2.6 minutes. Surprisingly, 20% of the
observers saw no bees at all!
Join the hunt for the bees this summer and help scientists learn more about
these important insects!
Photo: Helianthus annuus Lemon Queen
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Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (16 Mar 2010) 55 RaptorsFrom: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 16 Mar 2010 20:03:13 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 42 42 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 13 13 Northern Harrier 2 21 21 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 3 35 35 Northern Goshawk 0 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 23 23 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 34 240 240 Rough-legged Hawk 0 30 30 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 0 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 55 421 421 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: 2 Weather: it was sunny at the South look out. Wind was 5-9mph then went up to about 8-14mph. It was mostly North but then changed to NW. Cloud cover went from 5% up to 35% late in the day. Raptor Observations: Mostly Red-tailed Hawks went past. For early in the season a good number of Red-shouldered Hawks also went by at 9. The seasons first Peregrine Falcon was also seen at around 12:40pm (11:40am EST) Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Might be a little better then today. Looks to be sunny and could have W, or WSW winds. If more South then it should be better then today and have more birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Wood Ducks From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:35:44 -0000 I found a pair of WOOD DUCKS this afternoon in the Seneca River where Dead Creek empties into it just west of Baldwinsville. Also, last evening AMERICAN WOODCOCK were displaying in many places along Kellog Road in the Three Rivers WMA. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: LOTS of Geese! From: Sue March <SMARCH1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:27:15 -0400 Yesterday at 5:30 PM, we saw thousands and thousands of high flying geese over Onondaga Rd. Certainly was very impressive-especially to the cub scouts that I am teaching about migration! Also saw turkey vultures-and being 6-7 year old boys-they laughed when I told them what happens when you startle roosting TV. Sue March Marcellus smarch1 AT twcny.rr.comSubject: Geese! From: Michele Neligan <gull.girl AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:13:49 -0700 (PDT) B'ville saw a major migration of geese this morning around 7:25 a.m. The
flocks filled the sky. I couldn't stop to try and count because I was taking
Michaela to school. I would estimate at least 1000 birds...
Good Birding,
Michele Neligan
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Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (15 Mar 2010) 30 RaptorsFrom: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 15 Mar 2010 20:03:35 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8 37 37 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 13 13 Northern Harrier 0 19 19 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 3 32 32 Northern Goshawk 1 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 14 14 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 15 206 206 Rough-legged Hawk 0 30 30 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 1 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 30 366 366 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Weather: Rain was kind of in the area, and passed over here just very lightly at around 11am, and then again later in the afternoon. Went to the South look out because of the NE winds at around 10mph. They could go up to about 15-25mph at times. Cloud cover went from 75% up to 95%. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: Flight was mostly slow, but still some movement to watch. They moved when it was still partly sunny, but stopped once it got more cloudy. Non-raptor Observations: More Snow Geese went over. Predictions: Because the time change, start and end times will be both later for the most part. Meaning if I start at 10/10:30/ or 11am now that was an hour earlier just a few days ago. Then however even if I start later I will, depending on flight go later, since again it was an hour earlier a little while ago. Looks to have light ~5-9mph wind from the N or NNW. It should also be all or mostly sunny. Then because of that and the passing of the clouds and rain from the past few days it should be slightly warmer too. With all of those reasons put together it should be a better flight then the past few days. Most likely will be at the South look out too. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:45:53 -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 along 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: Goose migrationFrom: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:53:07 -0400 For those who may not have seen Sunday's Derby Hill report: There was a large goose flight on Sunday at Derby Hill from about 10 AM to 4:30 PM and there were probably more after we left. The flight was constant with only a few 5-10 minute intervals when no geese were flying by. Snow Goose totals were about 77,500 and for Canada Goose about 55,000. Many came overhead from the south and southwest but even more were flying out over Mexico Bay as they streamed towards the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076Subject: More Snow Geese From: "Tressa" <tessy1970 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:04:34 -0000 At around 7:45 am I had too many to count snow geeese fly over my house into the field behind my house. It was quite spectacular. Happy birding, Tressa Krenzer Slate Hill Rd MarcellusSubject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (14 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 14 Mar 2010 20:03:58 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 29 29 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 12 12 Northern Harrier 2 19 19 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 29 29 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 13 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 7 191 191 Rough-legged Hawk 1 30 30 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 12 336 336 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: Around 10 people came out today. Weather: The weather at the South site was very light winds with 100% clouds. Only stayed a short while and went back to the North look out. There the winds were about 5-10mph and even up to around 20mph sometimes. They were also from the East all day. It was also 100% cloud cover all day too. Visibility was just OK with a gray background. Light rain moved in at around 3:00pm. Raptor Observations: Not much going on with rain around the count area, East winds, and not much sun or warmer temps. One dark Rough-legged Hawk was counted and a 3rd year Bald Eagle came by nice and close. Non-raptor Observations: Two of use who were at the count site today counted a total of ~73,000 Snow Geese, and ~ 50,000 Canada Geese. Then I was able to hear a Song Sparrow singe several times, and that was the first of the season. Predictions: Most likely rain, so likely no count, or if not raining here most likely in the area so slow anyways. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Split Rock Shrike From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:10:16 -0400 Hello all, I just got back from Split Rock this afternoon. The Northern Shrike that was seen a few weeks ago is still there. It was seen just east of the road that heads up to the rock crusher (off the end of Onondaga Blvd.). Other highlights were 1 Turkey Vulture, 3 Killdeers and dozens of Snow Geese flying over. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Snow Geese From: "Tressa" <tessy1970 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:00:15 -0000 I saw a flock of Snow Geese land in the field behind my house in Marcellus this morning. I also saw my first grackle of the season yesterday. Good birding, Tressa Krenzer http://www.pbase.com/theepicmeSubject: Western Grebe at Chimney Bluffs State Park From: Matthew Medler <mdm2 AT cornell.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:39:15 -0400 Hi All,
I just received a message from Chris Wiley to say that he and some other
Ithaca birders are currently (10:30 am, 14 March 2010) watching a
WESTERN GREBE at Chimney Bluffs State Park, located on Lake Ontario in
Wayne County. The bird is just off-shore from the parking lot area.
There are also about 30 Red-necked Grebes present, but the Western Grebe
is apparently staying to itself.
This bird appears to have "swum under the radar" for the past few days.
It was reported to eBird on 11 March 2010, and because of its rarity
in the state, triggered a report on the eBird Notable Birds Google
Gadget (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/Google_Gadget.html) for New
York. However, I have not seen any mention of it on any local listserves.
Good luck if you go!
Matt Medler
Ithaca
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (13 Mar 2010) 12 RaptorsFrom: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 13 Mar 2010 20:03:34 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 29 29 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 11 11 Northern Harrier 1 17 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 0 28 28 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 13 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 184 184 Rough-legged Hawk 1 29 29 Golden Eagle 2 3 3 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 12 324 324 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: 4 Weather: At the North Lookout it started to rain at around 10:00am until about 1:30pm. Then it started to rain again lightly on and off at around 2:30pm. It was 100% cloudy and winds were from the ESE at around 7-14mph. Raptor Observations: One good hour of movement as the rain started, and then it just shut down. It never really cleared up too long or well for them to get going again. Two more Golden Eagles went over, both seemed to be adult birds. Non-raptor Observations: Around 2,000 Snow Geese were seen by some of the early people who did show up. Predictions: Might rain tonight, and tomorrow so most likely no count or not much of one. But check the weather for sure before you come out. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: TV & Fox Sparrow From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:34:20 -0500 Saw the Fox Sparrow yesterday. Was busy today so could not watch much. Coming home from the store saw a Turkey Vulture over Washington Mills Rt. 8 Town of New Hartford. First of the uear for me. BettySubject: Today From: Ginny Alfano <jgalfano AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:07:15 -0800 (PST) A small flock of Sandhill Cranes flew over our house in Canastota early this
morning. Also, there were two mature Bald Eagles enjoying the thermals over
the Erieville area mid-morning.
Ginny Alfano
Canastota & Constableville, NY
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Subject: Chipping SparrowFrom: "jjhanyak" <jhanyak AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:56:52 -0000 Greetings: I saw and photographed a very early Chipping Sparrow at my feeders this morning. It has been back several times since then. My information (DeBenedictis) shows an early record of April 6th, although that may not be up to date. There are also several records of over-wintering birds. Dorothy Crumb tells me that she had two at her feeders all winter several years ago. Best, John Marcellus, NY jhanyak AT twcny.rr.comSubject: Noyes L-e Owl From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:58:02 -0000 1 Ruffed Grouse 1 Bald Eagle 1 Long eared Owl Good birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NYSubject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (12 Mar 2010) 68 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 12 Mar 2010 20:03:26 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 25 25 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 3 11 11 Northern Harrier 3 16 16 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 3 Cooper's Hawk 12 28 28 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 13 13 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 28 181 181 Rough-legged Hawk 10 28 28 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 1 2 2 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 68 312 312 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: Around 6 people came out today. Weather: Was at the NORTH look out today. It was a stronger ESE at around 7-14mph all day. Cloud cover was at 100%. Rain came in at around 2:00pm. Visibility was just OK. Raptor Observations: The first Golden Eagle of the season came by today right as the rain was starting. 10 more Rough-legged Hawks, both light and dark came by and were counted. Another American Kestrel was also counted. Non-raptor Observations: 6 Tundra Swans flew past in the background. Predictions: Look at the weather now when ever you read this, and then again in the day time when you decide to go out not go...things change a lot sometimes. It might rain....so will see if counting happens or not. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (10 Mar 2010) 11 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 12 Mar 2010 11:03:31 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 4 4 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 7 7 9 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 11 11 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Larry Dake Observers: Visitors: I would like to thank Sue Whitney very much for her excellent spotting all day. Thanks to John Davis for the planks over the road ditch and for visiting the watch twice. Weather: W winds; 1-6 km/h; cloud cover 10-60%. Raptor Observations: Local RTs. Non-raptor Observations: Canada and Snow Geese, Ravens, Red-wings, Goldfinch ======================================================================== Report submitted by Larry Dake () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Red-winged blackbirds and grackles From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:34:21 +0000 I had 4-5 early red-wing blackbirds on February 28 in the Town of DeWitt. Last night, there were two large mixed flocks of red-wing blackbirds and grackles in Phoenix and Clay Marsh ( estimated to be 50 and 250). This morning on Rte 481 - returning red-winged males were singing and establishing territory. Bernie Carr mycocarexathotmailcom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (11 Mar 2010) 122 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 11 Mar 2010 19:03:50 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 19 19 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 8 8 Northern Harrier 8 13 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 12 16 16 Northern Goshawk 1 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 11 11 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 65 153 153 Rough-legged Hawk 14 18 18 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 122 244 244 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: Around 10 people came out today. Weather: Warm with temps, in the 60's. Cloud cover went from around 75% down to about 30%, then back up late to 75% again. Visibility was good. Winds were ESE, SE, back to ESE, and then lastly E. Raptor Observations: This was the best day so far. 122 total were counted. Had 65 Red-tailed Hawks. 14 Rough-legged Hawks, and another Northern Goshawk. Also the first American Kestrel and Sharp-shinned Hawk went over today. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of American Crows were going by all day. Then many American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Common Grackles were also around. A few Tree Swallows also went by. A total of 47 Snow Geese were seen too, with one flock of 32 going South, and then later a mixed Canada, Snow Geese flock went over. Predictions: It might rain, most likely not much going on then. There might be a small window early from about 9-12 with no rain so movement might happen. Check the weather tonight and then again tomorrow to see what's going on. If not raining it should still be ESE winds and maybe OK. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Erieville Bald Eagle From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:03:14 -0500 A mature Bald Eagle has been feeding for about an hour on a deer carcass in one of our fields. Four Ravens showed up recently and are hopping around on the snow nearby but not getting much to eat. A light morph Rough-legged Hawk continues, most days, to hunt from various trees near the intersection of Eaton Brook Rd and Eden Hollow Rd. (was there this morning). Absent this week is a Pine Siskin that has been a regular at our feeder this winter. Kevin PaceErieville _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: Great Horned Owls From: "Kyle Buelow" <BuelowKW AT obg.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:14:31 -0500 Heard two owls calling to one another on Oran Station Road in Pompey last night. >>>Subject: Erroneous Franklin Mountain report From: Tom Salo <tomsalo AT localnet.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:44:16 -0500 Any reports from Franklin Mountain in March are data entry mistakes. Our counters are counting a transect NE of that site. The default site on hawkcount for our counters is Franklin Mountain. Sometimes they forget to change to the site they are covering. Sorry Anyone interested in the results from that counting can go to hawkcount.org and look at the active DOAS sites this season: All Road, Davis State Park and Fish Road. All are prefaced with DOAS. -- Tom Salo 5145 St Hwy 51 West Burlington, NY 13482Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (10 Mar 2010) 38 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 10 Mar 2010 21:03:23 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 9 9 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 6 6 Northern Harrier 2 5 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 25 88 88 Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 38 122 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Bill Purcell Visitors: 6 Weather: Wind started out as South at the North count location. It was light all day with it being 0-5mph. After about 2 hours it mostly stopped or changed to the North just a little. Then at the South look out it was still North and around 0-5mph. Visibility was very good, and cloud cover was 50-70% all day. Raptor Observations: It was the best day so far. Rain to the South and West most likely made the flight stop in early afternoon. A few Red-Shouldered Hawks came by and were first of the season for that species. Non-raptor Observations: With a South wind a lot of the ice on the lake was out and open. Because of that at least 14 species of ducks could be found on the lake. Many more Red-winged Blackbirds were around and going over, along with first of the spring/year Common Grackles. Also my first of the year and spring Killdeer were flying around and over along with calling. Several in fact could be heard or seen at each count location. I did not see it, but at the South location a Tree Swallow was also seen flying past. Predictions: Should be maybe a little better then today if no rain is to the South or West of here. Should be more ESE winds at least for a while. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (10 Mar 2010) 11 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 10 Mar 2010 20:03:03 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 4 4 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 7 8 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 9 9 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 11 22 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Larry Dake Observers: Visitors: I would like to thank Sue Whitney very much for her excellent spotting all day. Thanks to John Davis for the planks over the road ditch and for visiting the watch twice. Weather: W winds; 1-6 km/h; cloud cover 10-60%. Raptor Observations: Local RTs. Non-raptor Observations: Canada and Snow Geese, Ravens, Red-wings, Goldfinch ======================================================================== Report submitted by Larry Dake () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Lakeport From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:04 -0000 150 Snow Geese 100's Canada Geese Green winged Teal Am Bl Duck Mallard N Pintail Am Wigeon Ring-n Duck G Scaup C Goldeneye Bufflehead Killdeer, C Grackle and Canada Geese widespread through N Madison county Good birding Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NYSubject: Audubon Meeting, TONITE, 3/10/10 7 PM Beaver Lake From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:49 -0800 (PST) Audubon Meeting 7 PM, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY tonight.
Topic: the monitoring of toxins in bird species sampling in/around Onondaga
Lake.
All invited.
Free admission -- get "exit pass" at front desk when leaving.
Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY
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Subject: Spring birdsFrom: DCLeete AT aol.com Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:44 EST At 3:30 p.m. today I observed a flock of 300+ Canada Geese headed northwest near LaFayette. At 4:10 p.m. I observed two Killdeer in my neighbor's yard on Makyes Road. At 4:15 pm. I saw and heard five (male) red-winged blackbirds in maple trees near the radio tower on Makyes Road. Daniel Leete South Onondaga [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Wrens From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:37 -0000 I went on a Wren expedition today and succeeded in finding both CAROLINA and WINTER WREN in the same location. The location was the Erie Canal hiking path in Fayetteville, specifically a spur of the path that starts on Brooklea Drive and joins the main path east of Burdick Street. This is in my Syracuse Christmas Count area and I found both of them in December also. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: Tully, Killdeer From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:32:58 -0000 A Killdeer arrived at my home in Tully this morning at 9:30am. only to find snow covering the ground. Good Birding, Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y.Subject: todays sightings From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:25:56 -0500 A scan of Onondaga Lake this morning from the far side found many birds still at the Nine Mile Creek outlet, I could ID most except the Canvasbacks I was looking for most. This afternoon I stopped on the other side for a closer look, most of the birds Ken had on Sunday were still there except the Swans and only 4 Canvasbacks were found, a dozen or so Pintails from this morning were also gone, new to Ken's findings were 4 Wigeon a few Ringnecks and Gadwall. At Elvic Farms there was a single Killdeer at the 'pond', further up the road was a single Common Grackle and 5 R-W Blackbirds in a tree with a flock of Starlings. North of Peter Scott Swamp at a feeder were 2 more Grackles an about 50 Cowbirds Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com http://jaeger.bravehost.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (09 Mar 2010) 16 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 09 Mar 2010 18:03:03 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 6 6 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 5 5 Northern Harrier 2 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 Northern Goshawk 1 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 8 63 63 Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 16 84 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: Around 5 came today. Weather: Hardly any wind. It was only around 0-5mph and from the North. Visibility was really good, and cloud cover went from around 20% down to only 5%. Raptor Observations: Another Northern Goshawk went over today. The first of the count and season Rough-legged Hawks went by in the afternoon. They were going by at the same time from the South count location. Both were Dark Phase birds. Non-raptor Observations: The first Red-winged Blackbirds of the year/season were around. Predictions: Might be kind of odd but slow, with lighter East winds likely. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (08 Mar 2010) 22 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 08 Mar 2010 22:03:50 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 08, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 5 5 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 4 4 4 Northern Harrier 1 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 14 55 55 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 22 68 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Bill Purcell Visitors: 3 Weather: At the North count location visibility was only OK, as it was kind of foggy or gray in the background. At the South location it was good. Cloud cover went from 20% up to 50% and then down to 5% and then lastly 0%. Wind at the North site was from the West at around 10-15mph. Then at the South site it was West-Northwest for an hour, and then changed back to just West. It was around 5-10mph there. Raptor Observations: The 11-12 hour was OK with 5 total for the hour, then the 12-1 hour was the best with a total of 12. The first of the season and count, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Harrier, and Bald Eagles went by today. Non-raptor Observations: A few Great Black-backed Gulls flew past the North look out. The largest number of Canada Geese also went by with about 50 in a few different flocks. Some Eastern Bluebirds were down by the South count location. A few Killdeer flew past and were seen by a few people. Predictions: Should be about like today..maybe a little slower with winds from the Northwest. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Highlights from the Tully Area. From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:51:00 -0000 Tully Valley: Tully Farms Road
Black Duck-18
Turkey Vulture-1,soaring above the western slopes near Tully Farms
Road, one mile south of Rt.20 at 10:12am.
Horned Lark-12
Golden-crowned Kinglet-1
Eastern Bluebird-9
Purple Finch-5
Rt.11A and Banner Road:
Common Grackle-2
Notes: Two separate flocks of migrating Canada Geese, 60 at 12:54pm and 67 at
1:02pm. over the Tully Valley.
Good Birding, Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y.
Subject: Am. WoodcockFrom: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:17:46 -0500 This evening there were Am. Woodcock peenting (sp?) and flying along Kellogg Rd. in the 3 Rivers WMA, just east of Smokey Hollow Rd. in Lysander. Judy Wright wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com Baldwinsville, NYSubject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:46:32 -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: Fox sparrow hereFrom: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:22:40 -0500 The Fox Sparrow is out under my feeders and looks fine. It was probably here other days but I could not get to the feeders outside of my computer room til yesterday. I've been tossing the seed into the evergreens near my carport and I can't see the birds clearly out there. The Ruffed grouse have been here most days too. BettySubject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (07 Mar 2010) 26 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 07 Mar 2010 19:03:45 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 3 3 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 1 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 23 41 41 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 26 46 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: At least 5 people came by today. Weather: Visibility was just OK today. It was kind of gray and darker in the background areas. Cloud cover was at or near 100% all day. Wind started for a few hours at around 8-12mph then picked up to around 10-20mph later. Raptor Observations: This was the best day so far. In all 23 Red-tailed Hawks got counted, along with 1 Northern Goshawk and 2 more Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: A Pileated Woodpecker could be hear calling/ "talking" from the large woods to the West across the road and marsh area. A few Common Mergansers few past, but not much else is around yet. Predictions: Should be warm with more West wind around 8-12mph. Flight should be about the same as today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Derby Hill Parking From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:43:03 -0500 Since there's still snow on top of Derby Hill and it will take a few days to dry when it finally does melt birders are requested to park on the road below and walk up the hill until Monday, March 15. Thanks, Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076Subject: Baldwinsville and Onondaga Lake From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:23:27 -0500 There were a couple hundreds gulls still at Baldwinsville on Sunday, with only a bit of ice shelf left above the dam. A non-breeding adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and Adult Glaucous were found. Onondaga Lake is still mostly iced in at the north end, and only a few gulls were found there. At the Ninemile Creek inlet there was a large reach of water with lots of waterfowl : Canada Goose, Mallard Trumpeter/Tundra Swan 3 Canvasback 16 Redhead Counted at least 110. Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 8 Bufflehead 10 Common Goldeneye 110 Common Merganser 40 Pied-billed Grebe 2 American Coot 1 3 common gulls It was very quiet Saturday at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, but a bat was feeding over the water, and there was a Ringed-neck Pheasant under the net that protects the fish from raptors. This bird has learned to let himself in to eat the fish food. Good birding, Ken & Rose Burdick Skaneateles, NY KenBurdick AT ieee.orgSubject: Brewerton - FOS killdeer From: "Nature Chris" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:50:46 -0000 Sunday - Out for a morning jog, I heard and saw my first of the season KILLDEER heading west away from Oneida Lake. Also, a pair of bluebirds have been checking out our backyard bird box and defending their territory over the last week. Chris Lajewski Northern NY Field Representative The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org/cwnySubject: Grackles From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:11:04 -0500 The first grackles of just arrived. Spring in the city. TomSubject: Re: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors From: "Gerry Smith" <goshawk AT gisco.net> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:08:43 -0500 Had a northbound Turkey Vulture over Watertown New York at 6 PM today Same Bird ? Gerry Smith Barnes Corners NY From: reports AT hawkcount.org Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 6:03 PM To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [OneidaBirds] HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 1 1 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 10 18 18 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 12 20 20 ---------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: 9 people came by today. Weather: Visibility was good, and cloud cover went from around 25% down to only 5%. Wind was from the West mostly, but changed to West-Northwest late in the day. It was around 0-5mph early, then went to 5-10 in the middle part of the day, and then back down to 0-5 for the second last hour, and then back up to 5-10 for the last hour. Raptor Observations: First Raptor of the day was a Red-tailed Hawk. It went over at 10:12am. Later in the day two Juvenile Northern Goshawks landed in the same tree near by. I was able to get some distant photos from the count location. They left as one chased the other one. Then later one Northern Goshawk, (also a juvenile) migrated past the count location. Next at around 2:00pm a juvenile, most likely one of the two from before, was back hunting. It at one point was chasing a Morning Dove. Just before that Goshawk came by, at 1:40pm I looked to the South, and saw the seasons first Turkey Vulture. Non-raptor Observations: Not much around. Predictions: Weather should be about the same as today. The winds might be a little stronger then today but also from the West. The flight should be about the same, still kind of slow but with a few birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4921 (20100306) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4921 (20100306) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 06 Mar 2010 19:03:48 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 1 1 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 10 18 18 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 12 20 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: 9 people came by today. Weather: Visibility was good, and cloud cover went from around 25% down to only 5%. Wind was from the West mostly, but changed to West-Northwest late in the day. It was around 0-5mph early, then went to 5-10 in the middle part of the day, and then back down to 0-5 for the second last hour, and then back up to 5-10 for the last hour. Raptor Observations: First Raptor of the day was a Red-tailed Hawk. It went over at 10:12am. Later in the day two Juvenile Northern Goshawks landed in the same tree near by. I was able to get some distant photos from the count location. They left as one chased the other one. Then later one Northern Goshawk, (also a juvenile) migrated past the count location. Next at around 2:00pm a juvenile, most likely one of the two from before, was back hunting. It at one point was chasing a Morning Dove. Just before that Goshawk came by, at 1:40pm I looked to the South, and saw the seasons first Turkey Vulture. Non-raptor Observations: Not much around. Predictions: Weather should be about the same as today. The winds might be a little stronger then today but also from the West. The flight should be about the same, still kind of slow but with a few birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (05 Mar 2010) 3 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 06 Mar 2010 18:03:33 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 05, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 8 8 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 3 8 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Weather: North wind at around 10mph. Only 10% cloud cover. Good visibility. Raptor Observations: Only 3 Red-tailed Hawks. One fly over, most likely local Cooper's Hawks, and also a non-migratory ~4th/5th Year Bald Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (04 Mar 2010) Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 06 Mar 2010 18:03:59 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:30:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Weather: North-East-North wind changing to North. It was about 8-12mph. Cloud cover went from 50% up to 90%. Raptor Observations: None Non-raptor Observations: Not much around now. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (02 Mar 2010) 5 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 06 Mar 2010 18:03:27 -0400 Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 02, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 5 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 5 5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: John Moore and Bill Purcell stopped by. Weather: Hardly any wind at all, but with wind it was 0-3mph and from the North mostly. Started out with 100% cloud cover, changed to 50% for two hours, then back to 90% for the last hour. Visibility was clear and good. Raptor Observations: Five Red-tailed Hawks were the first raptors of the count season. The first one went by at 12:24pm. Non-raptor Observations: ~200-300 American Crows went by. An adult male Eastern Bluebird was sitting and singing on a nest box near the count site. An American Robin was also around. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org Directions to site: Directions from Syracuse... Take I-81 north to exit 34, which is Route 104. (From North Syracuse, where 481 joins 81, the distance is 22 miles). Turn west on 104. Drive 6 miles to the village of Mexico. Turn north at the traffic light onto Route 3. Drive north on Rt.3 for 4 miles to the intersection with Route 104b. Turn left (west) on Rt.104b and drive a 1/2 a mile to Sage Creek Drive. Turn right (north) on Sage Creek Drive. DHBO is clearly signed in both directions on Rt 104b just before the Sage Creek turn off. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Beaver Lake Screech Owl; Carolina Wren near Seneca River as in past years From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:39:26 -0800 (PST) I stopped by Beaver Lake briefly Wednesday morning and dashed in to see if the
E Screech Owl was roosting in the tree stump visible from the viewing area and
sure enough, it was. This is the bird that is written up in the most recent
Beaver Tales that many of you may have already heard about.
Carolina Wren in Shoreview vicinity off Route 57 in Town of Clay this week as
well.
Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY
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Subject: Waxwings and CapniidaeFrom: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:33:27 -0500 Referring to the insects that Cedar Waxwings have recently been eating here as snowflies was ambiguous. Being a farmer, not a scientist, I generally use common names. Here it led to confusion because I might have meant snow fleas or been referring to one of a few other insects also called snowflies. The ones the waxwings were eating are of the family Capniidae (Winter Stoneflies) and are associated with streams. Fascinating, as are any cold blooded animals that can function at or below freezing temperatures. Kevin Pace _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Van Buren - Rusty Blackbird From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:24:29 -0500 Today, I walked the section of the Old Erie Canal between Peru and Memphis. A bird near the canal was making quite a variety of sounds, and I almost passed it off as a starling. But, a visual check indicated that it was a female Rusty Blackbird, about a week early for down here. There were also Canadas, Mallards, Blacks and a flyover Bald Eagle. Ken & Rose Burdick Skaneateles, NY KenBurdick AT ieee.orgSubject: Baldwinsville Gulls From: "jnnbrin" <jnnbrin AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:37:44 -0000 This morning in Baldwinsville at Mercer Park Tony Shrimpton and I with 2 ESF students, Lewis and Joey, were able to locate GLAUCOUS, ICELAND, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. There was just a single Lesser Black-backed but multiples of the other two. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: 100: Hawk-art-science... From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:04:24 -0000 They've got the urge for going, and they've got the wings so they can go. -— Joni Mitchell Today, March 3rd: Marks the one-hundredth blog entry all about hawks, hawk migration, the art and science of hawkwatching, plus a few other diversions. All related, I think: entertaining is not informative... that's my motto. http://www.hawksaloft.com Today's post is a look back at the first 99 in terms of their arrangement in topical archives that sort the posts from the oldest to the newest ones within a topic, like "weather and climate" or "fun with accipiters." In addition to me and Joni Mitchell, you'll hear from Einstein, Thoreau, and Rachel Carson, but mostly me. Jerry Seinfeld drops in on occasion, too. Tomorrow: The Annual Ithaca Redtail Fest is still underway. Where else can you see forty Red-tailed Hawks perched, nearly shoulder-to-shoulder at times, on just a few acres... but why? You might think Cornell is cultivating the beasts for science, but these are free-ranging RTs. Check it out. Tom Carrolan Liverpool NY www.hawksaloft.com .................................................. Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts. -— Albert Einstein ..................................................Subject: Waxwings on snow From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:56:33 -0500
Yesterday and today we've had a flock of about 30 Cedar Waxwings picking little
insects (snowflies ) off the surface of the snow. They swoop down and spread
out across the snow, pick the snowflies in the area, rise up and drop again
somewhere else. Fun to watch. At noon today a Great Horned Owl called from the
woods across from our house, in response to a noisy flock of crows. There might
be a nest there but I haven't been able to locate it. A Pine Siskin was at our
feeders with a flock of goldfinches again today. It spends less time at the
feeders than it did a few weeks ago but still appears almost daily. Yesterday
two Red-tail Hawks, three Ravens and about twenty American Crows were feeding
on some animal remains in one of our fields. A recently coyote killed deer in a
different field might attract the same birds until the coyotes clean up the
remains.
Kevin PaceErieville
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Subject: FW: Figura wants to know --have you seen a bald eagle lately?From: "Salter, Linda" <lsalter AT mph.net> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:10:01 -0500 This gentleman writes the "Outdoors" column for the Post-Standard. I know there's quite a bit of activity... any contributors? Good birding, Linda Salter ________________________________ From: David Figura [mailto:dfigura AT Syracuse.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:04 PM Subject: Figura wants to know --have you seen a bald eagle lately? I'm doing a story for tomorrow's paper about a DEC report that just came out noting the state's bald eagle population is at an all-time high since the state's repopulation efforts for the bird began some 30 years ago. In Friday's Outdoors page, I'm following up with a story about where to go in Central New York if you want to see a bald eagle. I need you help on this one. Any locations or anecdotes you could supply would help. .. and please include your full name, where you live and daytime phone number if I need to get back to you for a followup question.. Thanks. - David Figura, Outdoors Editor, The Post-Standard . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: City Peregrines Link to Cam From: <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:20:32 -0500 Here you go Sue: http://www.wvtc.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=555 Judy Wright ---- Sue MarchSubject: Baldwinsville Gulls From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:37:14 -0000 White winged gulls are still lingering in Baldwinsville. Today there were 4 ICELAND GULLS and 1 GLAUCOUS GULL. All except for 1 Iceland were seen from Mercer Park. No sign of the Lesser Black-backs today. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: City Peregrines From: <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 9:37:39 -0500 Just took a quick check of the webcam for the State Tower Bldg. (Syracuse) nest box and there's a Peregrine in it moving rocks around. Judy Wright Baldwinsville, NY wryt-on AT twcny.rr.comSubject: Canvasback & Wigeon From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:33:19 -0500 Some selected birds from my travels on Tuesday: Brewerton - 1 Canvasback, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 7 Lesser Scaup and 1 Iceland Gull Salmon River at Selkirk Shores SP - 1 American Wigeon, 1 Bald Eagle, 1 territorial Common Raven Derby Hill - a few Red-tailed Hawks plus a Common Raven Halsey Road, town of Mexico - 1 Northern Shrike Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076Subject: Larks, gulls, Shovelers From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:47:28 -0500 Hi all, A robin moved into the back yard, setting up territory just before the huge snowfall. He has managed to hang on, and is still singing each day. This morning, we heard the first White-throated Sparrow adding its song to the chorus of cardinals and titmice. In the Town of Elbridge at corner of Jordan, Jordan, Gorham and Vinegar Hill Roads there is a large manure spread that has had big numbers of HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS. On the weekend, larks dominated (over 200). Today, there were more buntings and fewer larks. In Bville on Sunday, I was only able to find one 3rd cycle GLAUCOUS GULL along with the 3 common species. Other points downstream to Fulton had essentially none. The gull situation seems to be very dynamic this week. Today, there was a strong smell of Spring in the air. After work, I went to the Old Erie Canal near Peru between MacDonald Rd and Schapp Rd. almost expecting to find a shorebird. Instead, there were two male NORTHERN SHOVELERS on the canal near Schapp Rd. Good birding, Ken & Rose Burdick Skaneateles, NY KenBurdick AT ieee.orgSubject: Derby Hill Parking From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:30:20 -0500 For the time being it's requested that all visitors to Derby Hill park along Sage Creek Road and walk up the hill. Grandview Drive, the one lane dirt road, is very wet and soft right now and there is no room to park on top of the hill. The warming trend through this weekend should take care of the snow and might dry things out enough by next week. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076Subject: Baldwinsville Gulls From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:38:30 -0000 Today there were 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and 3 ICELAND GULLS in Baldwinsville. On my flickr site - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbrin/ - is a picture of an Iceland and a Lesser Black-backed Gull in the same pic. The Lesser Black-backed Gull is the preening bird two birds left of the Iceland Gull. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: Call for field trips From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:35:25 -0500 Hello all, I am making a call for field trips for the April, May and June months for the Kestrel. If you are interested in leading a field trips please send me an email with dates, times and a brief description of the trip. My goal is to get at least two trips for each month if possible. Deadline for submissions is Saturday, March 13th. Thanks, Paul Richardson OAS Field Trip Chair Vireo2 AT verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:12:20 -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
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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Subject: Another Glaucous GullFrom: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:29:30 -0000 I found a GLAUCOUS GULL this morning in Baldwinsville which I believe is a different bird from the three or so seen earlier this week. All previous birds were ID'd as third year birds having adult plumage but with a black ring around the bill. The bird I saw this morning looked to be a fourth year bird, adult plumage with yellow bill and red gonys spot. The bird was seen feeding below the dam. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: Route 80 and 281 Horned Larks From: "LisaW" <welch_m_lisa AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:52:25 -0000 Viewed three flocks of Horned Larks on Saturday and Sunday: Vincent Corners Road (8) - Thanks Fano and Fay'ville couple with the scope! Venture Farms, Route 80 (20) - Thanks Fano Route 281 and Route 11 near Song Lake Crossing Road (10 and 40) - Thanks previous Oneida Post Didn't see any Snow Buntings or Lapland Longspurs.Subject: Baldwinsville Gulls From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:43:16 -0000 There were still some Gulls in Baldwinsville this morning. An ICELAND and a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen above the dam at Mercer Park. Another ICELAND GULL was seen below the falls. All birds were in near adult plumage. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y.Subject: Robins From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:47:28 -0500 We have had flocks of robins around our neighborhood all winter. (Syracuse East side, near Nottingham High School.) But all this past week individual robins and smaller groups (2-4) have been everywhere. Either the flocks have broken up or new robins have come in. TomSubject: Snowy Owl From: Sue March <SMARCH1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:19:03 -0500 About 10:30 this morning we were on the Thruway just east of Montezuma when a snowy owl flew at car height across the highway while being mobbed by crows. I had a great look at them-and enjoyed the sight thoroughly!! Sue March Marcellus smarch1 AT twcny.rr.comSubject: Fox Sparrow From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:47:37 -0500 The Fox Sparrow was here in my yard . It made through the storm. Looks fine also. The White throated sparrow was singing its song today. Hope spring comes soon. BettySubject: Re: Robins From: "Tim Whitens" <willowcreek00 AT windstream.net> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:14:48 -0500 I also had a group vocalizing in my sugarbush on Farnam Rd., Cato (Ira). I hope they are still northern birds, as I'm not quite ready for locals to return, heralding spring! Tim Tim & Nancy Whitens Fulton, NY willowcreek00 AT windstream.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "mrbirder" |