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6/29/26 7:30 am Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walk at Montezuma Refuge this Saturday
6/26/26 3:10 am Connie HENNESSY <caseyjane369...> Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] White barn owls may use moonlight to startle prey
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6/24/26 11:25 am Jay Greenberg <thegreenjay2010...> [GeneseeBirds-L] Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) from Brickyard Trail on June 23, 2026 at 05:45 PM by thegreenjay. Swamp sparrow, red-winged blackbird, and marsh wren can also be heard as well as wind noise. · iNaturalist
6/24/26 6:44 am Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walks at Montezuma Refuge this July
6/21/26 5:57 am Mike Morgante <morgm...> [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamburg and Harris Hill BBS routes
6/18/26 11:56 am 'Lynn A. Braband' via Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...> [GeneseeBirds-L] Re: Pigeons' eyes are almost perfectly still when they're flying, study finds
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Date: 7/17/26 10:11 am
From: 'Lynn A. Braband' via Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: No-mow strategies to protect grassland bird nests may be changing

No-mow strategies to protect grassland bird nests may be changing https://share.google/UcNwpEJQt7b3FlNVc


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Date: 7/13/26 4:19 pm
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds if Hollywood (PBS Nature video about hummer rehabber
https://youtu.be/gxTYrorPDQY?is=3lMUqB4J84arWRzJ

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Date: 7/12/26 7:29 pm
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Entangled Lives walk at Montezuma Refuge
Join us as we examine some of the fascinating connections between the human
and more-than-human components of our living world. And bring a friend! See
poster for details.
Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer

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Date: 7/11/26 12:58 pm
From: Lisa Martorana <stellandme20...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Osprey nest on eagle harbor rd
There is an osprey nest on telephone pole with babies I think!!!!

Lisa Martorana

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Date: 7/9/26 1:25 pm
From: 'Lynn A. Braband' via Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Re: Climate change leaves northern tree swallows most vulnerable
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/climate-change-leaves-northern-tree-swallows-most-vulnerable

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Date: 7/9/26 7:09 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walk at Montezuma Refuge this Saturday
Join us as we examine some of the fascinating connections between the human
and more-than-human components of our living world. And bring a friend!
See poster for details.
Pete Saracino/ Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer




"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to
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Date: 7/6/26 7:23 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walk at Montezuma Refuge July 11th
Even a cursory glance at Nature reveals that life is relational. Join us as
we examine some of the fascinating connections between the human and
more-than-human components of our living world. And bring a friend!
See poster for details.
Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to
everything else in the Universe."
- John Muir

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Date: 7/4/26 11:04 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Entangled Magic
One of our many cool encounters on today's Entangled Lives Walk....we were
on the corner of the Visitor Center deck by the big spotting scope when,
across the parking lot in front of the center, then up the walk, then into
the vegetation not 20 feet away came two adult cranes with their two Colts.
They slowly ambled by giving us incredible looks and great opportunities
for asking questions about their biology, morphology and natural history. A
true gift as is the monarch that just graced a flowering plant on my porch
as I'm gratefully writing this (see attached photo).
Pete Saracino

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Date: 7/2/26 5:38 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walk this Saturday at the Montezuma Refuge
Just a reminder.
And bring a friend!
Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to
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Date: 6/29/26 7:30 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walk at Montezuma Refuge this Saturday
Even a cursory glance at Nature reveals that life is relational. Join us as
we examine some of the fascinating connections between the human and
more-than-human components of our living world. And bring a friend!
See poster for details.
Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to
everything else in the Universe."
- John Muir

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Date: 6/26/26 3:10 am
From: Connie HENNESSY <caseyjane369...>
Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] White barn owls may use moonlight to startle prey
This is interesting.

On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM 'Lynn A. Braband' via Geneseebirds <
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Date: 6/25/26 1:45 pm
From: 'Lynn A. Braband' via Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] White barn owls may use moonlight to startle prey
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-white-barn-owls-moonlight-startle.html

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Date: 6/25/26 6:36 am
From: 'Terence D Mosher' via Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...>
Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Phalaropes on Chandler Rd./Piffard
Exciting find, especially with nesting a distinct possibility! Thanks for the update.

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Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Phalaropes on Chandler Rd./Piffard

Wilson’s Phalaropes, at least 2, a male and a female, are still in the flooded spot along Chandler Rd. (near Rte. 63 between Geneseo and Piffard). Ebird hasn’t passed this info on for a week now, But they are there. Best seen early morning or evening and with a lot of patience, as significant plant growth has surrounded the pond - creating good habitat for the phalaropes to hide in or possibly nest? Watch for any young.
Jim Kimball
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Date: 6/24/26 12:32 pm
From: James Kimball <kimball...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Phalaropes on Chandler Rd./Piffard
Wilson’s Phalaropes, at least 2, a male and a female, are still in the flooded spot along Chandler Rd. (near Rte. 63 between Geneseo and Piffard). Ebird hasn’t passed this info on for a week now, But they are there. Best seen early morning or evening and with a lot of patience, as significant plant growth has surrounded the pond - creating good habitat for the phalaropes to hide in or possibly nest? Watch for any young.
Jim Kimball
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Date: 6/24/26 11:25 am
From: Jay Greenberg <thegreenjay2010...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) from Brickyard Trail on June 23, 2026 at 05:45 PM by thegreenjay. Swamp sparrow, red-winged blackbird, and marsh wren can also be heard as well as wind noise. · iNaturalist
On June 23 at about 5:15 PM, a least bittern was heard calling loud and clear at the Brickyard Trail in Brighton. Also, it vocalized for at least an hour. It was not seen.

> A sound recording can be heard at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/374983956.

Jay Greenberg
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Rochester, NY
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My photos at BugGuide.net <https://tinyurl.com/vfmt4w9>
My observations at iNaturalist.org <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/thegreenjay>
My photos at eBird.org <https://tinyurl.com/snrry3y>

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Date: 6/24/26 6:44 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walks at Montezuma Refuge this July
Even a cursory glance at Nature reveals that life is relational. Join us as
we examine some of the fascinating connections between the human and
more-than-human components of our living world. And bring a friend!
See poster for details.
Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to
everything else in the Universe."
- John Muir

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Date: 6/21/26 5:57 am
From: Mike Morgante <morgm...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamburg and Harris Hill BBS routes
I completed the Hamburg Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) on June 7th and the
Harris Hill BBS yesterday, June 20th. I've conducted the Hamburg BBS every
year since 2006 (except 2020 when the BBS was canceled due to the pandemic),
and this is my second year with the Harris Hill BBS. For anyone unfamiliar,
there are routes that were established by the U.S. Geological Survey's
Ecological Science Center in the 1960s with stops every half mile for
3-minute surveys. Each year and each route bring some interesting
observations and watching the trends in the data from year to year are very
interesting.



The Hamburg route starts in Eden, moves north and then east through Hamburg,
east through Orchard Park and Aurora, and then north through Elma and
finishing in Lancaster. It has gotten much busier with development and
traffic during the 21 years I've covered the route. This year's highlights
were the first American Redstart in seven years, a Scarlet Tanager, and only
the second Swamp Sparrow I've recorded on the route. The most numerous
species is European Starting, as it typically is each year. 54 species and
801 birds are consistent for the last few years but well down from beyond
five years ago.



The Harris Hill route starts on Wehrle Drive in Clarence, runs east through
Clarence and Newstead, and then does a circle around Pembroke and ending in
Corfu. As this is only my second year, I'm still getting to know the route.
There were a lot of similarities in the data to when I ran it last year,
with 63 total species each year and 797 and 726 individuals. Some
interesting finds this year included a repeatedly singing Alder Flycatcher
in Clarence, singing Orchard Orioles (2) in Newstead and Corfu, and a
singing Yellow-rumped Warbler in Corfu that seems to be out of range,
although I've historically had them on occasion not too far south of there.
The most numerous species was American Robin, with 79 in both years that
I've conducted the survey.



I submitted this post in the hope that more birders will participate in the
BBS. There are many vacant routes in Western NY and across New York. Check
out the following links for more info.

<https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/about/> BBS - About - USGS Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center

<https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/RouteMap/Map.cfm> BBS - USGS Patuxent
Wildlife Research Center



Mike Morgante

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Date: 6/18/26 11:56 am
From: 'Lynn A. Braband' via Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Re: Pigeons' eyes are almost perfectly still when they're flying, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-pigeons-eyes-theyre-flying.html

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Date: 6/18/26 6:08 am
From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Entangled Lives" Interpretive Walk at Montezuma Refuge this Saturday
Just a reminder. And bring a friend!
See poster for details.
Pete Saracino/ Refuge Volunteer Naturalist/New York State Master Naturalist
Volunteer

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everything else in the Universe."
- John Muir

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