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01 Sep Glossy Ibis continues at MNWR, +phalaropes Rte 89 overlook [] 01 Sep HSR: Franklin Mt. (01 Sep 2010) 4 Raptors [] 01 Sep Lakeport Rd Turf Farm Tuesday evening ["fiveshrimps" ] 31 Aug Wilson's Warbler [Ken & Rose Burdick ] 31 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (31 Aug 2010) 9 Raptors [] 01 Sep Out-of-State Fare: Wolfe Island Ontario ["Tom Carrolan" ] 31 Aug Eastern screech-owl, Pompey ["ccspagnoli" ] 31 Aug barred owl in Erieville ["Brian White" ] 30 Aug Sandy Pond Aug 30 [Bill Purcell ] 30 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (30 Aug 2010) 7 Raptors [] 30 Aug Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 30 Aug Saw-whet owl [joseph brin ] 29 Aug nighthawks ["Kevin McGann" ] 29 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (29 Aug 2010) 11 Raptors [] 29 Aug Onondaga Lake Sunday ["Paul Richardson" ] 28 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (28 Aug 2010) 22 Raptors [] 28 Aug McGraw Rd Shorebirds [Judy Wright ] 28 Aug Onondaga Lake - West Lakeshore Trail [Andrea Wiggins ] 28 Aug Saturday Birds ["Paul Richardson" ] 28 Aug Re: Onondaga Lake - Ruddy Turnstones [] 27 Aug Sandhill Cranes in Ellisburg [Zachary Wakeman ] 27 Aug Jamesville Reservoir, Great Egret ["gwren70" ] 27 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (27 Aug 2010) 30 Raptors [] 27 Aug Tenessee, Cape May [Bill Purcell ] 27 Aug Onondaga Lake - Ruddy Turnstones ["Paul Richardson" ] 26 Aug Call for Field Trips ["Paul Richardson" ] 26 Aug Derby Hill Jaeger [Bill Purcell ] 26 Aug Tully, Ring-necked Pheasants ["gwren70" ] 26 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (26 Aug 2010) 12 Raptors [] 26 Aug Re: Barn swallows [SUSAN THUENER ] 25 Aug Cape Mays [Bill Purcell ] 25 Aug Adath Yeshuran Cemetery ["Kevin McGann" ] 25 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (25 Aug 2010) 6 Raptors [] 25 Aug Kestrel young, red tailed hawk & screeching young, Red headed Woodpecker [Betty Armbruster ] 25 Aug Glossy Ibis on the driving range of the Erie Village Golf Course, Fayetteville ["fiveshrimps" ] 25 Aug Lakeport Rd Tuesday PM & Wednesday AM [Tony Shrimpton ] 24 Aug Bishop Road Hawks [Bill Purcell ] 24 Aug HSR: Franklin Mt. (24 Aug 2010) 3 Raptors [] 24 Aug Fairhaven [Joseph Brin ] 23 Aug Red-necked Phalaropes - Montezuma (late report) [] 23 Aug American Goldfinch, Rescued ["gwren70" ] 23 Aug Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 23 Aug Stilts [] 23 Aug Lakeport Rd Turf Farm Monday morning ["fiveshrimps" ] 21 Aug Three Rivers WMA [Joseph Brin ] 20 Aug Onondaga Lake 8-20 [Bill Purcell ] 20 Aug Stilt Sandpiper [] 20 Aug Lakeview Point Update ["Paul Richardson" ] 20 Aug Carolina wrens ["ccspagnoli" ] 19 Aug Common Nighthawk, Least Bittern and Ravens [Bill Purcell ] 19 Aug Re: Sandy Pond August 18 ["Nature Chris" ] 19 Aug Upland Sandpiper [Joseph Brin ] 18 Aug Sandy Pond August 18 [Bill Purcell ] 16 Aug Lakeport Rd Turf Farm, Monday PM ["fiveshrimps" ] 16 Aug Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 16 Aug Common Nighthawk Sighting [Judith Thurber ] 16 Aug Whimbrel ["Mickey Scilingo" ] 16 Aug Whimbrel ["Mickey Scilingo" ] 16 Aug Whimbrel ["Mickey Scilingo" ] 16 Aug Lakeport Rd Turf Farm [Tony Shrimpton ] 15 Aug Lakeport Road - American golden-plover and a bonus ["ccspagnoli" ] 15 Aug Red-headed Woodpecker [Joseph Brin ] 15 Aug Lakeport Rd Turf Farm, Saturday & Sunday (7:30 AM) ["fiveshrimps" ] 15 Aug Golden plover [] 14 Aug Derby Hill 8-14 [Bill Purcell ] 13 Aug Lakeview Point - Off Limits ["Paul Richardson" ] 14 Aug Lakeview Wildlife Management Area ["Nature Chris" ] 14 Aug Jamesville Reservoir ["gwren70" ] 13 Aug Friday 13th at Lakeport Road turf farm, Madison Co. ["bwsherpa" ] 13 Aug Barred Owl, Great Egrets [Zachary Wakeman ] 13 Aug Lakeview Pt. Onondaga Lake Shorebirds ["Paul Richardson" ] 13 Aug Barred Owl, Great Egrets [Zachary Wakeman ] 12 Aug Great Egret & Purple Martins [Bill Purcell ] 12 Aug Lakeport Rd. Turf Farm, Thursday AM [Tony Shrimpton ] 11 Aug Fish Crow ["Kevin McGann" ] 11 Aug Snow Goose [Joseph Brin ] Subject: Glossy Ibis continues at MNWR, +phalaropes Rte 89 overlook From: Tigger64 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:51:40 -0400 The Glossy Ibis continues at Mays Point in the Montezuma NWR. From the overlook on Rte. 89 (or behind the hunter check station), 3-5 phalaropes were seen in the distant mud flat. The closer ones were Red-necked; farther ones I did not have an opinion on given the distance. Plenty of yellowlegs and dabblers. Dave W. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (01 Sep 2010) 4 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 01 Sep 2010 18:09:08 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 5 Bald Eagle 1 1 6 Northern Harrier 0 0 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 18 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 31 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 29 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 5 Merlin 0 0 2 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: 4 4 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Steve Hall Observers: Weather: Sunny,hazy,hot,light SW wind. Raptor Observations: Imm BE 12:48.Local Ad BE ,RT ,CH,TV`s. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Hall () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lakeport Rd Turf Farm Tuesday evening From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:53:21 -0000 1 Am. Golden Plover Good Birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NY Subject: Wilson's Warbler From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:27:09 -0400 Late report - On Sunday near a beaver pond in Ira, there was a male Wilson's Warbler - the first certain migrant warbler I've seen this fall. He's probably in PA by now. Bluebirds were grouping up this week, and swallows and swifts appear to be mostly gone. Waiting for the next cold front! Good Birding, Ken & Rose Burdick Skaneateles, NY Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (31 Aug 2010) 9 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 31 Aug 2010 21:08:01 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 5 5 Bald Eagle 0 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 16 16 Cooper's Hawk 1 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 31 31 Red-tailed Hawk 4 28 28 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 5 5 Merlin 1 2 2 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: 9 100 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Fred Reckner Observers: Bob Shultis Visitors: None Weather: Sunny in the AM with increasing cloud cover later in the day and persistent haze throughout the day limiting visibilty. Light WNW to NW winds. Raptor Observations: Local TVs, RT, CH Non-raptor Observations: Many dragonflies, Tree Swallows(6), Chimney Swifts(4), several Hummers, Pileated WP, Ravens, and Mom and fawn cleaning up under the apple tree. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Fred Reckner () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Out-of-State Fare: Wolfe Island Ontario From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:15:01 -0000 Instead of going to the NY State Fair, I amused myself my going over to Wolfe Island from Cape Vincent NY on the little Horne Ferry -- Monday, 30 August '10 -- arriving on its southeast corner. I also took the much larger Wolfe Islander III from the other shoreline over to Kingston Ontario. As I've written and exclaimed before, the numbers of living things -- concentrated on that island -- are as impressive as along the Atlantic. As an example, I had one flock of all young Bobolinks: ninety-five of them drifting and landing in an old field and along the roadside. In theory, this would not be a good site location for a wind farm. In reality, this is now/unfortunately the case. http://tinyurl.com/2fqrwl9 Birders tend to spend their time on Wolfe and Amherst Islands this time of year along the shore and adjacent marshes where the gulls, terns, and shorebirds are found. It takes time to cover all the inland roads and it takes as much time to check out the water (its nooks and crannies); doing both is near impossible in one day, plus travel. I keep to the interior where the land birds, including the hawks, are. Hawks: 4 Turkey Vultures 9 Northern Harriers 1 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawks 37 American Kestrels 1 Merlin The lone Broad-winged Hawk was seen out over water just leaving the island. I was on the ferry back to Wolfe Island when I spotted the juvenile bird about 100m up flapping and gliding steadily with a SW tail wind. It gained enough altitude to finally start soaring and heading back to the mainland. Hawk Food: Monarch Butterflies and Green Darners (Anax junius) were very dense and uncountable in the NW quadrant of the island; Tree Swallows were everywhere in this same area and my effort to count perched and foraging birds using photos and driving counts against the flow of birds came out to just under 2K birds; 95 Bobolinks, in one group; Eastern Kingbirds likely peaked a couple of weeks ago, but I still found fifteen; with the wider roads and new/loud gravel, warblers were seen mostly from behind and briefly, but a few small groups of American Redstarts totaling 14 birds were identifiable. --- Recent Cornell grad Tom Johnson has been blogging about the morning flights at Cape May NJ. The numbers and photos are pretty neat. http://cmboviewfromthefield.blogspot.com/ Tom Carrolan Liverpool NY www.hawksaloft.com .............................................. Science is built with facts as a house is with stones--but a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house. -- Jules Henri Poincare (1854-1912) .............................................. Subject: Eastern screech-owl, Pompey From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:30:22 -0000 It seems to be owl season. About quarter to seven this morning I had an Eastern screech-owl whinny from my back property around twelve times in quick succession, hardly pausing between calls. Don't think I've heard one do that before. Also, the Carolina wren is still hanging around and has started frequenting my platform feeder. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: barred owl in Erieville From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:52:25 -0400 Hello everyone, A Barred owl was calling in the Tioughnioga W.M.A. at 8:15 pm on Monday 30 August. Good birding, Brian Brian White Chickadee Hill Wildlife Sanctuary 3375 Irish Hill Road, Erieville, NY 13061-3201 Home: 315-662-7983; Cell: 315-750-6403 bwhite AT smith.edu http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/ Brian's bird photos: http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/BirdPhotoGallery.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sandy Pond Aug 30 From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:16:14 -0400 Shorebirds at Sandy Pond Outlet on Monday morning: Semipalmated Plover 11 Killdeer 2 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Sanderling 48 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 1 I spent most of the time I was there looking at shorebirds and terns but there was a lack of swallows on the pond, I only remember seeing 1 Bank Swallow and 3 Barn Swallows. Few landbirds in the dunes either with 1 E. Kingbird and 2 Yellow Warblers accounting for the long distance migrants. Four hummingbirds were noted buzzing by as well. There is now a small portion of the central sandbar exposed and very shallow water in the immediate vicinity. There were 90+ Caspian Terns and 140+ Common Terns present along with 16 Bonaparte's Gulls. Conditions should improve through September but a new channel on the north side on the inlet will prevent foot access to the sandbar. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (30 Aug 2010) 7 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Aug 2010 18:08:27 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 30, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 5 5 Bald Eagle 0 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 15 15 Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 29 29 Red-tailed Hawk 1 24 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 5 5 Merlin 0 1 1 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: 7 91 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Steve Hall Observers: Randy Lynch Weather: Suny,light var wind. Raptor Observations: local Ad BE,SS,CH,RT. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Hall () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:14:14 -0700 (PDT) RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 30, 2010 * NYSY 3008.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 23, 2009 - August 30, 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:August 30 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #219 -Monday August 30, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 23 , 2010 Highlights: ----------- GLOSSY IBIS SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT RUDDY TURNSTONE STILT SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WESTERN SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHE LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE SAW-WHET OWL COMMON NIGHTHAWK CAPE MAY WARBLER YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/23: Nineteen species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh and the Visitor’s Center this day. Before the week was over the list would grow to twenty two. Todays list: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER KILLDEER GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS SOLITARY SANDPIPER SPOTTED SANDPIPER WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT SANDERLING PECTORAL SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER LEAST SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER LONGBILLED DOWITCHER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Also seen were PEREGRINE FALCON and SANDHILL CRANE. 8/26: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found at Benning Marsh (still off limits to the public). At Knox-Marsellus three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES continue. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was new to the marsh and a female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was an unexpected and rare find. 8/27: A WESTERN SANDPIPER was added to the mix at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/28: 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh along with19 other species of shorebird. 8/29: The BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were again seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A GLOSSY IBIS was found at May’s Point pool. 8/30: An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. The GLOSSY IBIS was again seen at May’s Point Pool. Cayuga County ------------ 8/24: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Oswego County ------------ 8/25: 7 species of raptor were seen flying over Bishop Hill Road north of Pulaski. A WILSON’S WARBLER was found in Hastings. 8/26: 6 species of warbler including 2 CAPE MAYS were seen at a private residence in Hastings. 8/27: A JAEGER species too distant to positively ID was seen from Derby Hill. 8/28: A CAPE MAY WARBLER was again seen in Hastings and also a MERLIN. Madison County ------------ 8/25: 6 species of shorebird including a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen at the Turf Farm on Lakeport Road. 8/28: 20 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were seen on McGraw Road off of Lakeport Road. Onondaga County ------------ 8/24: A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in the Early Evening at the Erie Village Golf Course on Rt. 290 near East Syracuse. It was found at 1:00 the nest day but was gone by 2:00. 8/27: 4 RUDDY TURNSTONES were found at the outlet of Nine Mile Creek on Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. 1 bird remained through the 29th. 8/29: 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen near the soccer fields on Colvin Ave in Syracuse. 2 more were seen near Klien Island near Liverpool. 8/30: A SAW-WHET OWL was heard vocalizing near Rt.31 west of Baldwinsville. Oneida County ------------ 8/25: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found near Skyline Drive in the town of Kirkland. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Saw-whet owl From: joseph brin <jnnbrin AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:52:11 +0000 A SAW-WHET OWL was tooting at 6:00 this morning as I went out to get my paper. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: nighthawks From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:23:01 -0400 after 3 empty nights at the cemetery, I decided to try the soccer fields on E.Colvin St., arriving at 5:30 I only had to wait 45 minutes and there was 4 Common Nighthawks feeding over Meadowbrook, watched them for about 10 minutes and decided to try for a closer look. I found them at Meadowbrook & Broad Rd., although fairly high up, took a few photographs, The four remained when I left at 7:30 for Klein Island in hope of a B-C Night Heron. No Night Heron but 2 more Nighthawks over the island, 2 Osprey in the trees across the river and 3 fly by Herons, which looked large enough and got my hopes up initially, but silhouette photos showed a too long, thin bill and had to conclude they were Green Herons closer than they seemed to be. Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (29 Aug 2010) 11 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 29 Aug 2010 20:08:43 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 29, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 5 5 Bald Eagle 2 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 12 12 Cooper's Hawk 1 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 28 28 Red-tailed Hawk 1 23 23 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 5 5 Merlin 0 1 1 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 84 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Fred Fries Observers: Weather: light, variable winds, sunny with summer-like warmth Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Fred Fries () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Onondaga Lake Sunday From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:33:05 -0400 Hello all, I decided to head down to the Lakeview Point area early this morning before it gets too hot. There was 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 3 Spotted Sandpipers. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15750) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (28 Aug 2010) 22 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 28 Aug 2010 19:08:44 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 28, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 4 4 Bald Eagle 0 3 3 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 11 11 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 8 24 24 Red-tailed Hawk 8 22 22 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 4 4 Merlin 1 1 1 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 73 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Steve Hall Observers: Ralph Niederlander Weather: Sunny,light NW wind. Raptor Observations: Local Ad BE,TV`s,RT`s,CH,SS. Non-raptor Observations: Raven. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Hall () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: McGraw Rd Shorebirds From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:33:06 -0400 Earlier today I saw approx. 20 Semipalmated Plovers, a Spotted Sandpiper and about 1/2 doz. Yellowlegs Sp. in flooded areas on McGraw Rd., which runs between Bolivar and Lakeport Rds, north of Chittenango. Judy Wright wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com Baldwinsville, NY Subject: Onondaga Lake - West Lakeshore Trail From: Andrea Wiggins <akwiggins AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:36:35 -0400 Hello all - Had a pleasant walk along Onondaga Lake Park's West Lakeshore Trail around 11 AM this morning, and saw: Semipalmated sandpiper - 2 Spotted sandpiper - 1 Caspian tern - 2 Great blue heron - 1 Common merganser - 2 At Barry Park yesterday evening around 7 PM, highlights included: Northern shoveler - 1 Great blue heron - 1 Belted kingfisher - 2 I've seen the belted kingfishers and the great blue heron several times at Barry Park over the last two weeks. Andrea Wiggins Syracuse, NY Subject: Saturday Birds From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:35:30 -0400 Hello all, This morning I led an OAS field trip to the Camillus Forrest Unique area. Highlights were 1 Field Sparrow, 6 Bobolinks, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, and 1 Eastern Wood Pewee. After I got home I got a call from my brother about some shorebirds in a drainage area. There were 3 Solitary Sandpipers in a drainage area in front of the Rite Aid Office-Warehouse along Buckley Road between Henry Clay Blvd. and Morgan Rd. On the way home I stopped by the Lakeview Point area and saw 1 Ruddy Turnstone along with a group of Killdeers and Spotted Sandpipers. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15750) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Onondaga Lake - Ruddy Turnstones From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:28:04 +0000 1 Ruddy Turnstone still at Onondaga Lake this morning. Parking a problem. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Paul Richardson" Sender: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:51:35 To: OneidaBirds Subject: [OneidaBirds] Onondaga Lake - Ruddy Turnstones Hello all, This afternoon I went over to the Nine Mile Creek delta to check the water level. The water is still too high to expose enough shoreline at the delta for shorebirds (I think the lake will need to drop another 4-6 inches to expose enough shore there). However the shoreline to the east of the observation area has some suitable shorebird habitat (along the western part of Lakeview Point). I saw 4 immature Ruddy Turnstones and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs in this area. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15750) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Sandhill Cranes in Ellisburg From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:52:31 -0700 (PDT) A co-worker showed me photos of a pair of Sandhill Cranes he saw on a county road earlier this week in Ellisburg. Zach Wakeman Albion, NY www.zacharywakemanphotography.com http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Jamesville Reservoir, Great Egret From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:24:42 -0000 A Great Egret was seen this afternoon at the south end of Jamesville Reservoir. Other birds of interest included a Great Blue Heron-1, Spotted Sandpiper-1 and Caspian Tern-1. Good birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (27 Aug 2010) 30 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 27 Aug 2010 19:08:31 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 27, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 3 3 Bald Eagle 0 3 3 Northern Harrier 1 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 7 7 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 14 16 16 Red-tailed Hawk 11 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 4 4 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 51 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Steve Hall Observers: Weather: Var cloud,NW wind 2-5 mph. Raptor Observations: Local SS,mRT.TV Non-raptor Observations: Raven. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Hall () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Tenessee, Cape May From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:51:17 -0400 The cold front didn't bring a lot of birds my way this morning, warblers included Blue-winged, Tennessee, Nashville, Magnolia and Cape May. The Cape May was a drab first-year female, a bird that's easy to mistake for a Yellow-rumped Warber. I was fortunate to be looking up as a Merlin came over soaring, and circling several times before heading south. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Onondaga Lake - Ruddy Turnstones From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:51:35 -0400 Hello all, This afternoon I went over to the Nine Mile Creek delta to check the water level. The water is still too high to expose enough shoreline at the delta for shorebirds (I think the lake will need to drop another 4-6 inches to expose enough shore there). However the shoreline to the east of the observation area has some suitable shorebird habitat (along the western part of Lakeview Point). I saw 4 immature Ruddy Turnstones and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs in this area. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15750) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Call for Field Trips From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:12:21 -0400 Hello all, I am making a call for Onondaga Society Field trips for the October 2010 to January 2011 Kestrel. If you are interested in leading a field trip during this period please send me your contact information as well as a brief description of the trip by September 13th. Thank you, Paul Richardson OAS Field Trip Chair Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15740) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Derby Hill Jaeger From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:27:09 -0400 A distant jaeger was seen at Derby Hill late Thursday morning - it was most likely NOT a Long-tailed Jaeger by flight style (and therefore most likely a Parasitic by date) but it was just to far out to be sure. Earlier in the morning at several nearby stops there were few migrants, one small pocket of birds included 2 Canada Warblers and a Yellow-throated Vireo. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Tully, Ring-necked Pheasants From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:16:00 -0000 A few minutes ago, I had three female Ring-necked Pheasants in my back-yard. They were traveling back and forth from my lawn to the cornfield with a fawn attempting to play tag. Its been a long time since I have seen pheasants. Good birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (26 Aug 2010) 12 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 26 Aug 2010 19:08:58 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 26, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 3 3 3 Bald Eagle 2 3 3 Northern Harrier 1 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 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: 12 21 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ron Milliken Observers: Tom Hipp Weather: Mostly cloudy, light to moderate wnw wind. Raptor Observations: Local TVs RTs. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ron Milliken () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Barn swallows From: SUSAN THUENER <SUELEE AT Prodigy.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:14:50 -0700 (PDT) The barn swallows have started to gather on the power lines outside the barn, I think they will be leaving soon as well.  Birdy Susan Thuener Mohawk, NY suelee AT Prodigy.net --- On Wed, 8/25/10, Bill Purcell wrote:   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cape Mays From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:10:23 -0400 2 Cape May Warblers were part of a flock moving through my yard late on Wednesday morning. Other birds included 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 3 Magnolia Warblers, 1 Black-throated Green Warbler, 2 American Redstarts and 1 Ovenbird. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Adath Yeshuran Cemetery From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:06:35 -0400 Spent a couple of hours at Adath Yeshuran Cemetery this evening, 0- Common Nighthawks 250- Common Grackles 1- Mockingbird 1- Coopers Hawk 1- Merlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (25 Aug 2010) 6 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 25 Aug 2010 19:08:26 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 25, 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 1 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2 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: 6 9 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Steve Hall Observers: Weather: Cloudy,light NW wind,poor vis,fog,until 9:20. Raptor Observations: Ad BE 12:28,local Ad & Imm BE`s,TV`s,RT ,CH. Non-raptor Observations: Raven,2 Kngfishers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Hall () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Kestrel young, red tailed hawk & screeching young, Red headed Woodpecker From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:52:50 -0400 Just riding around Herkimer & Oneida Co. between my brothers house & mine. I hate driving in towns & cities so take back roads to any place I can. I saw 4 different families of Kestrels. One family had 4 another 3 not sure how many in the other two. The Red-tailed Hawk and youngster were just off skyline drive in Town of Kirkland. Very noisy. The Red-headed Woodpecker was in the same area. They were not flying around too much probably because of the hawk and baby. The other birds in the area were staying low and in the weeds. The Gold Finches were easy to spot. Betty Subject: Glossy Ibis on the driving range of the Erie Village Golf Course, Fayetteville From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:15:14 -0000 Following lead from Joe Brin, at 1 PM today (and reported/seen yesterday evening). 1 imm Glossy Ibis in puddles on the driving range of the Erie Village Golf Course on Rt.290 (Bridge St) east Burdick Street, Fayetteville Good Birding Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NY Subject: Lakeport Rd Tuesday PM & Wednesday AM From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:19:00 -0700 (PDT) Sky High Turf Farm Only one interesting bird present Tuesday PM - an Immature Peregrine Falcon (perhaps not surprisingly not a single shorebird was visible). This morning: Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Baird's Sandpiper 2 L Yellowlegs 6 Semipalmated Plover Killdeer 1 N Harrier 1 ad Bald Eagle which put up some larger Shorebirds (Plovers?) from the next field (to the north) that is being "sprayed" but which is not visible from the road. Verona/Sylvan Beach ~40 Bonaparte's Gull ~50 C Tern Good Birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville NY Subject: Bishop Road Hawks From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:23:50 -0400 There was a small hawk flight at over Bishop Road west of Pulaski today. Migrants seen from 11.00 AM to 1.30 PM: Osprey 2 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 4 Broad-winged Hawk 8 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Barn Swallows and Bobolinks were also moving past. Earlier in the morning I had a Wilson's Warbler at home along with a few other species of warblers and some flycatchers. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (24 Aug 2010) 3 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 24 Aug 2010 20:08:46 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 24, 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 2 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 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 3 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Fred Reckner Observers: Visitors: none Weather: Mostly cloudy with light NE to N winds and drizzle after 3:00 pm. Raptor Observations: Local TVs, RT, SS and an adult and imm. BE. First bird was a CH AT 10:03 that flew in, circled a local imm. RT several times and then continued south. The imm. RT later had an extended battle with a local SS directly N of the site and, what looked like the same RT, got into a confrontation with a pair of Ravens shortly thereafter. A fiesty youngster! Non-raptor Observations: Catbirds, Flicker, Ravens, small flock of blackbirds flew through -- two perched in a nearby tree and turned out to Rusty BBs. ~10 Tree Swallows and ~10 Monarchs and dragon flies also flew through. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Fred Reckner () Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fairhaven From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:51:24 -0700 (PDT) I spent some time birding at Fairhaven this morning. SANDERLING, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and LEAST SANDPIPER were the only shorebirds. A pleasant surprise was a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in the oaks near the play area by the beach. No shorebirds on the west side but in the scrub I did find WARBLING VIREO, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Red-necked Phalaropes - Montezuma (late report) From: Tigger64 AT aol.com Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:56:29 EDT Apologies for the lateness of this report. Two Red-necked Phalaropes were at the mud-flat visible from behind the hunter's check-in station on Rte. 89, and also visible from the overlook pull-off just north. Seen Saturday afternoon by Dave Wheeler, Jim Pawlicki, Jay Powell, and Mike Klimeczko. They were in the closest part of the flat along with many peeps and Lesser Yellowlegs. I haven't seen any reports and it is possible they are still there. Dave W. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: American Goldfinch, Rescued From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:28:19 -0000 Late this afternoon, I noticed an American Goldfinch suspended from the fruit of a Common Burdock. It had caught itself on the outer bracts that terminate in Velcro-like hooks. At times it would struggle to free itself until I went up and gently freed the bird. It flew across Rt. 11A and landed in an Eastern Cottonwood. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:32:55 -0700 (PDT) RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 23, 2010 * NYSY 2308.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 16, 2009 - August 23, 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:August 23 AT 4:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #218 -Monday August 23, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 16 , 2010 Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK (Extralimital) MISSISSIPPI KITE (Extralimital) NORTHERN GOSHAWK SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER HUDSONIAN GODWIT UPLAND SANDPIPER WHIMBREL STILT SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WESTERN SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER RED-NECKED PHALAROPE BLACK TERN COMMON RAVEN COMMON NIGHTHAWK SWAINSON’S THRUSH Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/17: Seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh from East Road and Towpath Road. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. 8/20: Seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A WHIMBREL, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS. Black-bellied and Golden Plovers seemed to be gone. 8/22: Seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. The WHIMBREL was relocated as were the 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. New shorebirds are BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and a rare WESTERN SANDPIPER. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were found also. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Tschache Pool. 8/23: 2 HUDSONIAN GODDWITS just seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh Madison County ---------- 8/16: At the turf farn on Lakeport Road BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and LESSER YELLOWLEGS were all found 8/23: At the turf farm 6 STILT SANDPIPERS and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were found but no Plovers were found. Oswego County ---------- 8/18: At Sandy Pond SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SANDERLING, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were all found. Also seen were 4 BLACK TERNS. 8/20: 5 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in the vacinity of Co. Rt. 49 and Island Road. At the wetland on Co. Rt. 6 a LEAST BITTERN and a TRUMPETER SWAN were seen as well as good numbers of COMMON MOORHEN and GREEN HERON. Also 20 COMMON RAVENS were seen flying to roost. Shorebirds seen were LEAST SANDPIPER and WILSON’S SNIPE. Onondaga County --------------- 8/19: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at the upper parking lot at the State Fair. 8/20: At the mouth of Nine Male Creek at Onondaga Lake a STILT SANDPIPER was seen. Also found were GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and LEAST SANDPIPER. Waterfowl seen included GREEN-WING TEAL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and NORTHERN SHOVELER. At Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and a SWAINSON;S THRUSH were found. Extralimital ------------ 8/21: Successful breeding of the MISSISSIPPI KITES was confirmed at th Town of Root location in Montgomery County south of Canajoharie. The birds are best viewed near the intersection of Mapleton and Donato Roads. It is urged that you stay on the roads and do not trespass. 8/22: The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK at the Tonawanda WMA is still present. Directions to the last sighting are: DIRECTIONS: The BBWD was on NY 77, in a roadside marsh about 200 yards northwest of the Cayuga Pool Overlook (Iroquois NWR). NY 77 is a north-south highway that travels NW in the area of the refuge. Thus, the reason for the sometimes confusing directions. In any case, if you are heading north on Rt 77, Iroquois NWR and Cayuga Pool overlook are on your right and Tonawanda WMA is on your left. Note that there is an exit for Rt 77 from the NYS Thruway. The duck was on the Tonawanda WMA side of the road and likes to stay hidden in the cattails. Good birding and stay safe out there. The trucks and cars really move through the area. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Stilts From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:21:32 +0000 6 Stilt Sandpipers at the sod farm AT 4.15 PM. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Subject: Lakeport Rd Turf Farm Monday morning From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:50:10 -0000 Rain largely let up; Partially flooded fields improved diversity. 15 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Stilt Sandpiper ~80 Least Sandpiper ~ 5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Baird's Sandpiper 1 Sanderling Killdeer Good Birding Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville Subject: Three Rivers WMA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:38:36 -0700 (PDT) After striking out on the Stilt Sandpiper and Short-billed Dowitcher at Onondaga Lake this morning I went to Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville and found 2 good migrants. While observing a young Bald Eagle at the big swamp I noticed a large bird soaring overhead which turned out to be a GOSHAWK. It was close enough to see contrasting dark and light gray coloration. In the pine woods off Kellog Road (Kellog is now open for those interested) I chased down an early SWAINSON'S THRUSH. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Onondaga Lake 8-20 From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:54:28 -0400 Along with the adult Stilt Sandpiper, mostly molted into basic plumage, and the juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher there were 3 Lesser Yellowlegs and 1 Least Sandpiper near the 9 Mile Creek outlet at Onondaga Lake this afternoon. Ducks in the area included 2 Blue-winged Teal, 7 Green-winged Teal and 3 Northern Shovelers (the latter a bit of a surprise for August). Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Stilt Sandpiper From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:30:56 +0000 The Stilt Sandpiper still at Onondaga Lake at 2.30PM along with the Dowitcher. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Subject: Lakeview Point Update From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:42:51 -0400 Hello all, A week ago I sent out a message talking about the EPA assessment report for the Lakeview Point area of Onondaga Lake (which they did for the creation of a future bike trail through this area). After reading the assessment report again and looking over the path that I take to the shorebird location I have concluded that the trail has only a limited exposure to the old waste beds. As a result I plan on continuing my observations of shorebirds at the Nine Mile Creek delta. This morning there was a small group of shorebirds but the variety was pretty good.. 1 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Stilt Sandpiper 1 Dowitcher (I'm pretty sure it was a short-billed but I've never been good at telling the difference between them and the long-billed) 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 Spotted Sandpipers Oddly there were no Least Sandpipers there today however the Immature Bald Eagle is still hanging around. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15700) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Carolina wrens From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:23:52 -0000 The last several mornings I have had a Carolina wren singing in my back yard - it's been a while since the bird was last here. This morning there were at least two birds, one singing from across the road. The location is on Oran Delphi Road in the Town of Pompey, about a quarter mile north of the intersection with No. 2 East Road. I also had a mystery sound a couple of nights ago around 3 a.m. - sounded like a distorted bluebird or plover song, two-noted with the second note upslurred, but the area it was singing from was not appropriate habitat for either (and again, it was at 3 a.m.). It wasn't a flight call because it sounded off quite a number of times from the same location. Not any screech-owl or saw-whet vocalization I'm familiar with. Oh well... Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: Common Nighthawk, Least Bittern and Ravens From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:10:38 -0400 I went over to the wetland on CR 6 in Volney this evening with the intention of finding a Least Bittern and found one within minutes. Over the next hour highlights at the marsh were the single Trumpeter Swan, 140 Wood Ducks coming in after sunset, 48 Green Herons and 32 Common Moorhens. There were also 12 Least Sandpipers, 2 Wilson's Snipe, a Marsh Wren and 20 Common Ravens in groups of 13, 2, 1, 3 & 1 coming from county landfill 1.6 miles to the south and heading north over the wetland to roost. On the drive there I had 5 Common Nighthawks feeding over the open, wet woods in the vicinity of NY 49 and Island Road. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Re: Sandy Pond August 18 From: "Nature Chris" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:57:40 -0000 Just a minor correction to Bill's report. The Nature Conservancy has contracted with two dune stewards for the summer after it was determined that our partners could no longer continue the very successful and critically important program due to financial issues. The two stewards are patrolling the Eastern Lake Ontario Dune area on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (weather permitting). Cheers, Chris Lajewski Northern NY Field Representative The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org/cwny --- In oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com, Bill Purcell wrote: > > Joe Brin and I went to Sandy Pond on Wednesday and had a good day with no rarities. The central sandbar is covered with water with depths of 12-18 inches in the shallows where we paddled but the the outlet has more exposed shore than in recent years due to shifting sand. A word of caution, especially for those who prefer to go later in the day: there are no Dune Stewards this year and it's possible that people may be using the normally closed area of beach. Shorebirds were typical for this time of year and mostly juveniles. The Baird's, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers were flocking together at various times in the morning and the Greater Yellowlegs all arrived while we were there. > Gulls and terns included 11 Bonaparte's Gulls, lots of Caspian and Common Terns and 4 Black Terns. There were very few migrant landbirds in the dunes. > > Shorebirds: > > Semipalmated Plover 2 > Killdeer 5 > Spotted Sandpiper 1 > Greater Yellowlegs 9 > Sanderling 7 > Semipalmated Sandpiper 16 > Least Sandpiper 3 > Baird's Sandpiper 4 > > > Bill Purcell > Hastings NY 13076 > Subject: Upland Sandpiper From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:27:19 -0700 (PDT) An UPLAND SANDPIPER was at the State Fair parking lot in between State Fair Boulevard and Rt. 690 this morning. It was at the far right (southeast) part of the lot as you approach from the ramp off of State Fair Bvd. Many Killdeer are also present. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sandy Pond August 18 From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:27:14 -0400 Joe Brin and I went to Sandy Pond on Wednesday and had a good day with no rarities. The central sandbar is covered with water with depths of 12-18 inches in the shallows where we paddled but the the outlet has more exposed shore than in recent years due to shifting sand. A word of caution, especially for those who prefer to go later in the day: there are no Dune Stewards this year and it's possible that people may be using the normally closed area of beach. Shorebirds were typical for this time of year and mostly juveniles. The Baird's, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers were flocking together at various times in the morning and the Greater Yellowlegs all arrived while we were there. Gulls and terns included 11 Bonaparte's Gulls, lots of Caspian and Common Terns and 4 Black Terns. There were very few migrant landbirds in the dunes. Shorebirds: Semipalmated Plover 2 Killdeer 5 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 9 Sanderling 7 Semipalmated Sandpiper 16 Least Sandpiper 3 Baird's Sandpiper 4 Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Lakeport Rd Turf Farm, Monday PM From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:22:02 -0000 2 Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Killdeer 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Am Golden Plover 3 Black Bellied Plover0 Also 1 Caspian Tern 3 Horned Lark 1 jeuv. Bald Eagle sitting on the turf! Good Birding Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NY Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:19:08 -0700 (PDT) RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 16, 2010 * NYSY 1608.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 09, 2009 - August 16, 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:August 16 AT 4:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #217 -Monday August 16, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 09 , 2010 Highlights: ----------- GREAT EGRET SNOW GOOSE RUDDY DUCK BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK (Extralimital) MERLIN SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER WHIMBREL STILT SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE COMMON NIGHTHAWK RED-HEADED WOODPECKER LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE (Extralimital FISH CROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/11: At Knox-Marsellus Marsh there was good shorebird activity. Reported for the day were 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 3 WILSON’S PHALAROPES, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and STILT SANDPIPER. On 8/13 one of the RED-NECKED PHALAROPES was relocated. Madison County ------------ 8/10: At the turf farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango: PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and MERLIN. 8/13: At the turf farm: 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS and on the 15th. 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. Oswego County ------------ 8/14: 2 GREAT EGRETS were seen at the golf course on Rt.49 in West Monroe. They were seen again on the 13th.8/14: A total of 146 raptors in 9 species were seen moving at Derby Hill. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen on Mcloud Road in West Monroe. Onondaga County ------------ 8/11: A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. One FISH CROW was heard in a group of birds on Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. 8/15: One RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted in the swamp on Fenner Road. A RUDDY DUCK was seen on Beaver Lake. Cayuga County ------------ 8/16: A WHIMBREL was seen flying from West Bay Beach at Fairhaven Extralimital ------------ A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK was found at the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area (Buffalo area) on 8/11. See Geneseebirds for details. The bird has been throughout the week but has not been found today as of yet. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was found in the Binghamton area on 8/13. However, the bird is on private property and is not accessible to the public. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Common Nighthawk Sighting From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:37:45 -0700 (PDT) On a trip to Toad Harbor area to view swallows and martins at dusk Saturday, there was the special reward of a Common Nighthawk flying fairly low over the marsh on McLeod Rd. off Toad Harbor Rd.  (Year bird!! for me.)  Also Green Heron seen, a very few unidentified ducks, and LOTS of Purple Martins and Swallows!!! Judy Thurber Liverpool, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Whimbrel From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:33:17 -0400 I spent my morning birding around the Cayuga/Wayne County line near Lake Ontario, with a migrant WHIMBREL being the highlight for the day. I was birding along the West Bay Beach in Fair Haven in Cayuga County, just on the western side of Little Sodus Bay, when I heard a series of 7-10 short, repeated notes over and over again. It took me a few seconds to realize I was hearing the call of a Whimbrel. I followed the sound to eventually find the bird doing circles over the lake, looking as if it wanted to land. I watched it for a few minutes as it circled around, but instead of landing, it just kind of straightened out its path and headed south over the bay. Aside from the Whimbrel, the only other notable migrants I saw here were a few YELLOW WARBLERS. In Wayne County, driving west along Kakat Rd, some highlights included a GREEN HERON, a Red-Tailed Hawk on the ground mantling some prey alongside the road, and an immature BALD EAGLE overhead. I drove to the end of Broadway Rd and found 2 more juvenile eagles soaring over the lakeshore....and then 2 more.... for a total of 5 young Bald Eagles flying together. They stayed in the general area just cruising overhead, not really going anywhere but just enjoying riding the breeze off the lake. I backtracked east on Kakat Rd to take the next road that headed north to the lake - Howland Rd, and found an adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree along the lake shore about 1/4 mile west of the end of the road. This strengthened my suspicion that there must be a nest somewhere nearby. Its amazing to see how well this species has recovered in this sate. Also, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER literally jumped out into the road in front of me and led me 0.3 miles down the road (at speeds up to 17 MPH) before finally veering off back into the grass. Another family saved, I guess - although I would think it is a bit late for that. Who knows? I next visited the Black Creek Marsh Unit of the Lakeshore Marshes WMA at the end of Fields Hill Rd. There was a trail of beaten down vegetation from where some vehicles had gone around the barrier posts designed to keep them out, so I followed it north for a bit. About 700 feet down the makeshift path I came to an area near where a tree had fallen down, and found a nice pocket of birds, including 3 HOUSE WRENS, several CHICKADEES, an OVENBIRD, a BROWN CREEPER, 3 TOWHEES (including one kinda ugly looking juvenile), a CATBIRD, 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, a PEWEE, 2 CARDINALS, a DOWNY WOODPECKER, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, a HUMMINGBIRD and 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS. On the way home, I drove past the pony farm on Lamson Rd in Lysander (Onondaga County). There were 2 KILLDEER and 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER near the pond, and 8 more KILLDEER spread out in the grass. At the State Fair parking lots in Syracuse I counted 43 KILLDEER and 0 Golden-Plovers. Mickey Scilingo North Syracuse Onondaga County, NY mickey.scilingo AT gte.net 315-679-6299 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Subject: Whimbrel From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:33:17 -0400 I spent my morning birding around the Cayuga/Wayne County line near Lake Ontario, with a migrant WHIMBREL being the highlight for the day. I was birding along the West Bay Beach in Fair Haven in Cayuga County, just on the western side of Little Sodus Bay, when I heard a series of 7-10 short, repeated notes over and over again. It took me a few seconds to realize I was hearing the call of a Whimbrel. I followed the sound to eventually find the bird doing circles over the lake, looking as if it wanted to land. I watched it for a few minutes as it circled around, but instead of landing, it just kind of straightened out its path and headed south over the bay. Aside from the Whimbrel, the only other notable migrants I saw here were a few YELLOW WARBLERS. In Wayne County, driving west along Kakat Rd, some highlights included a GREEN HERON, a Red-Tailed Hawk on the ground mantling some prey alongside the road, and an immature BALD EAGLE overhead. I drove to the end of Broadway Rd and found 2 more juvenile eagles soaring over the lakeshore....and then 2 more.... for a total of 5 young Bald Eagles flying together. They stayed in the general area just cruising overhead, not really going anywhere but just enjoying riding the breeze off the lake. I backtracked east on Kakat Rd to take the next road that headed north to the lake - Howland Rd, and found an adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree along the lake shore about 1/4 mile west of the end of the road. This strengthened my suspicion that there must be a nest somewhere nearby. Its amazing to see how well this species has recovered in this sate. Also, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER literally jumped out into the road in front of me and led me 0.3 miles down the road (at speeds up to 17 MPH) before finally veering off back into the grass. Another family saved, I guess - although I would think it is a bit late for that. Who knows? I next visited the Black Creek Marsh Unit of the Lakeshore Marshes WMA at the end of Fields Hill Rd. There was a trail of beaten down vegetation from where some vehicles had gone around the barrier posts designed to keep them out, so I followed it north for a bit. About 700 feet down the makeshift path I came to an area near where a tree had fallen down, and found a nice pocket of birds, including 3 HOUSE WRENS, several CHICKADEES, an OVENBIRD, a BROWN CREEPER, 3 TOWHEES (including one kinda ugly looking juvenile), a CATBIRD, 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, a PEWEE, 2 CARDINALS, a DOWNY WOODPECKER, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, a HUMMINGBIRD and 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS. On the way home, I drove past the pony farm on Lamson Rd in Lysander (Onondaga County). There were 2 KILLDEER and 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER near the pond, and 8 more KILLDEER spread out in the grass. At the State Fair parking lots in Syracuse I counted 43 KILLDEER and 0 Golden-Plovers. Mickey Scilingo North Syracuse Onondaga County, NY mickey.scilingo AT gte.net 315-679-6299 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Whimbrel From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:33:17 -0400 I spent my morning birding around the Cayuga/Wayne County line near Lake Ontario, with a migrant WHIMBREL being the highlight for the day. I was birding along the West Bay Beach in Fair Haven in Cayuga County, just on the western side of Little Sodus Bay, when I heard a series of 7-10 short, repeated notes over and over again. It took me a few seconds to realize I was hearing the call of a Whimbrel. I followed the sound to eventually find the bird doing circles over the lake, looking as if it wanted to land. I watched it for a few minutes as it circled around, but instead of landing, it just kind of straightened out its path and headed south over the bay. Aside from the Whimbrel, the only other notable migrants I saw here were a few YELLOW WARBLERS. In Wayne County, driving west along Kakat Rd, some highlights included a GREEN HERON, a Red-Tailed Hawk on the ground mantling some prey alongside the road, and an immature BALD EAGLE overhead. I drove to the end of Broadway Rd and found 2 more juvenile eagles soaring over the lakeshore....and then 2 more.... for a total of 5 young Bald Eagles flying together. They stayed in the general area just cruising overhead, not really going anywhere but just enjoying riding the breeze off the lake. I backtracked east on Kakat Rd to take the next road that headed north to the lake - Howland Rd, and found an adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree along the lake shore about 1/4 mile west of the end of the road. This strengthened my suspicion that there must be a nest somewhere nearby. Its amazing to see how well this species has recovered in this sate. Also, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER literally jumped out into the road in front of me and led me 0.3 miles down the road (at speeds up to 17 MPH) before finally veering off back into the grass. Another family saved, I guess - although I would think it is a bit late for that. Who knows? I next visited the Black Creek Marsh Unit of the Lakeshore Marshes WMA at the end of Fields Hill Rd. There was a trail of beaten down vegetation from where some vehicles had gone around the barrier posts designed to keep them out, so I followed it north for a bit. About 700 feet down the makeshift path I came to an area near where a tree had fallen down, and found a nice pocket of birds, including 3 HOUSE WRENS, several CHICKADEES, an OVENBIRD, a BROWN CREEPER, 3 TOWHEES (including one kinda ugly looking juvenile), a CATBIRD, 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, a PEWEE, 2 CARDINALS, a DOWNY WOODPECKER, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, a HUMMINGBIRD and 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS. On the way home, I drove past the pony farm on Lamson Rd in Lysander (Onondaga County). There were 2 KILLDEER and 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER near the pond, and 8 more KILLDEER spread out in the grass. At the State Fair parking lots in Syracuse I counted 43 KILLDEER and 0 Golden-Plovers. Mickey Scilingo North Syracuse Onondaga County, NY mickey.scilingo AT gte.net 315-679-6299_______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l Subject: Lakeport Rd Turf Farm From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:02:04 -0700 (PDT) 4 Black bellied Plover Sunday evening. Good Birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville NY 13066 Subject: Lakeport Road - American golden-plover and a bonus From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:36:31 -0000 Stopped over to the sod farm on Lakeport Road this afternoon to get my fair share of American golden-plover, successfully. A black-bellied plover was also present. Many of the peeps and killdeer were flying over the road to bathe in puddles in the gravel parking lot of the farm headquarters. While scanning for more golden-plovers, I found a female ring-necked pheasant emerging from the tall weeds! I was quite pleased as it's been a while since I had pheasant in Central New York... Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: Red-headed Woodpecker From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:45:17 -0700 (PDT) I found only one RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the swamp on Fenner Road this morning. In a cleared field adjacent to the swamp I found KILLDEER, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, and numerous HORNED LARKS. One of the horned Larks appeared to be leucistic. It was very pale yellow but not exactly white. At Beaver Lake one RUDDY DUCK. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lakeport Rd Turf Farm, Saturday & Sunday (7:30 AM) From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:34:10 -0000 ~100 Least Sandpiper 7 Lesser Yellowlegs (Saturday)1 Sunday 3 Semipalmated Plover (Saturday) 3 Am Golden Plover (Sunday) Good Birding Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville NY Subject: Golden plover From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:00:41 +0000 Adult American Golden Plover at the sod farm on Lakeport road at 10 AM. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Subject: Derby Hill 8-14 From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:06:33 -0400 Tom Carrolan and I observed a modest dispersal flight of juvenile raptors at Derby Hill today on SSE to S winds of 15-18 MPH gusting to 27. The birds were flying from W to E in the traditional spring flight pattern and all were juveniles except for the Turkey Vultures which we did not attempt to age. Thanks to Gerry Smith for the first half hour of observations - from 10:30 to 4 PM EDT we had: Turkey Vulture 29 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 2 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 72 Red-tailed Hawk 34 American Kestrel 3 Total 146 Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Lakeview Point - Off Limits From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:49:45 -0400 Hello all, I just read a Health Risk Assessment report that was conducted by the EPA in 2009. This was done for the possible creation of a recreational bike trail through the Lakeview Point area. The report recommended that people do not do any "off trail" hiking/biking on the Lakeview Point area. As a result of reading this report I will not be hiking on the Lakeview Point area and I highly recommend that others do not as well (unless I read anything that changes my mind. Hopefully, as the lake clean up continues, we may see some environmental improvements to this area that will allow birders to enjoy this area. Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15650) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lakeview Wildlife Management Area From: "Nature Chris" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:05:28 -0000 Aug. 13 - The Nature Conservancy paddle to the Lakeview WMA via South Sandy Creek was spectacular. Three NORTHER HARRIERS hunting over the marsh, one GREAT BLUE HERON over the marsh, CORMORANTS heading south over the lake, EASTERN KINGBIRDS and TREE SWALLOWS along the creek, two LEAST SANDPIPERS and several CASPIAN TERNS and RING-BILLED GULLS at the beach. Cheers, Chris Lajewski Northern NY Field Representative The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org/cwny Subject: Jamesville Reservoir From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:24:58 -0000 After a week, the shorebird diversity declined at the south end of Jamesville Reservoir. I found only Killdeer-7 and Least Sandpiper-2. Other birds included: Wood Duck-4, American Black Duck-8, Mallard-9, Green Heron-1 and the continued presence of Caspian Tern-3. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. Subject: Friday 13th at Lakeport Road turf farm, Madison Co. From: "bwsherpa" <bwhite AT smith.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:56:08 -0000 Hello everyone, Turf was being cut and this disturbed the birds at times, making accurate counting a challenge. Most of the birds were on the west side of the road. This morning there were 4 Caspian terns in among approximately 1350 Ring-billed gulls and a handful of Herring gulls. There were at least 1000 swallows, mainly to the east and difficult to study in the rising sun. Mainly Barn and Bank as far as I could tell, but at least one Cliff swallow. Lots of Least sandpipers; I counted 49 but likely there were more than that. I counted 117 Killdeer, but again that’s probably the minimum number. Close to the road were single Lesser yellowlegs, Semi-palmated plover and Pectoral sandpiper. Also seen were 14 Crows, 10 Horned larks, 4 Mourning doves. 2 Goldfinch and at least 150 Starlings. Most interesting and amusing was what appeared to be the inaugural flight of a young Osprey. It was overhead and flapping its wings frantically and calling plaintively to a nearby adult. It was also being mobbed by a bunch of Swallows. What was interesting was that within 5 minutes it was soaring and circling around in a very mature Osprey-like fashion. Good birding, Brian Subject: Barred Owl, Great Egrets From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:15:59 -0700 (PDT) 8-12 While driving in Happy Valley WMA around 7:30 pm I had great looks at both broad-winged hawk and barred owl. 8-13 Driving by Greenview golf course I saw two great egrets hunting in a pond on the north side of the road. Zachary Wakeman Albion, NY http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lakeview Pt. Onondaga Lake Shorebirds From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:15:07 -0400 Hello all, Earlier this week I decided to work on re-opening an old foot trail along the east shore of Nine Mile Creek that allows access from State Fair Blvd. to the Lakeview Point area (parking at the Canoe/Kayak access area along Pump House Road). The walk from the car to the shorebird viewing area is about 10-15 minutes. This afternoon I decided to ride the bicycle there to look for shorebirds. In the shoreline area west of Lakeview Point along the Nine Mile Creek delta there was a group of shorebirds found. They consisted of.. 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Spotted Sandpipers 25+ Least Sandpipers 3 Killdeer 1 unknown medium sized shorebird (too far to make a good ID with Binoculars) These shorebirds can only be viewed from the Lakeview Point side due to the Phragmites infestation. Along the shoreline east of Lakeview Point there was another group of approximately 10 Least Sandpipers and 2 Turkey Vultures. Other highlights seen were 2 Osprey, 1 Immature Bald Eagle, 6 Kestrels and 2 Green Herons. Good Birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15650) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Barred Owl, Great Egrets From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:10:59 -0700 (PDT) 8-12 While driving in Happy Valley WMA around 7:30 pm I had great looks at both broad-winged hawk and barred owl. 8-13 Driving by Greenview golf course I saw two great egrets hunting in a pond on the north side of the road. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great Egret & Purple Martins From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:00:38 -0400 One of the West Monroe golf course Great Egrets was at the back of the long pond running east from Whig Hill Road on Thursday evening. Down at the McCloud Road wetland there were about 3-4,000 swallows circulating overhead and I was able to get reasonable estimates of 600 Purple Martins and 850 Barn Swallows but the cloudy sky made it difficult to see color on many of the birds. Also seen were a male Northern Harrier and 18 Green Herons. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Lakeport Rd. Turf Farm, Thursday AM From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:26:57 -0700 (PDT) ~50 Least Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Semipalmated Plover Killdeer 1 Merlin Water level down at Verona Mudflat (Tuesday) 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Plover Good Birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville NY 13066 Subject: Fish Crow From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:32:08 -0400 As I waited for the light at 1st North and Hiawatha Blvd. there was a Fish Crow calling constantly, looking around, I could see 3 other crows sitting on buildings but not vocalizing, did not see the one calling, possibly all 4 were Fish Crows Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Snow Goose From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:14:00 -0700 (PDT) A single SNOW GOOSE was in with the Mallards at Mercer Park in Baldwinsville today. I didn't observe the bird in flight but on the ground it looked physically intact. Joseph Brin brinjosepj AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]