Date: 3/29/23 9:18 pm From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] All male Ospreys now?
This morning at Salt Point one bird was atop the platform at the point, making frequent forays to collect sticks - fun to watch it grab at branches while flying past a tree but fail to snap it off. After a break, it flew in the direction of the railway bridge over Salmon Creek, and when I walked down in that direction, one osprey (A) was sitting atop a utility pole with a sizeable fish, while another osprey (B) was on the platform close to the railway bridge. I _think_ B was the first bird I'd been observing on the point platform, but am not sure. Anyhow, B flew to land on that same utility pole alongside A, seemingly expecting A to share some of the fish, with no sign of aggression between the two birds as far as I could tell. But A did not want to share and unceremoniously flew off with the fish, while B sat there for a while before flying back to the platform at the point, making a failed grab at a tree branch along the way.
I have photos of both birds, but don't have enough experience with the necklaces to discern male vs. female.
Date: 3/29/23 4:43 pm From: Elaina M. McCartney <elaina.mccartney...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] All male Ospreys now?
This morning an Osprey on the Union field light pole swooped down to the grass, appeared to grab something tiny, alight back on the pole, then swoop down again and appear to grab something invisible to me, and go back up onto the pole. The pole was swaying a bit in the wind.
On Mar 29, 2023, at 19:33, Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> wrote:
It’s possible that the 2 Ospreys atop the Union Fields nest were males glowering at each other or enjoying social time until the females arrive. One Osprey was on that nest this afternoon. I couldn’t check all the possible perches among other light arrays for a second bird.
Today at Allan Treman I saw a single Osprey for awhile atop the perch on the platform nearest the Hangar Theatre. I agree that’s likely a male, and I don’t know if he is just checking out sites or is trying to claim that site or actually used it last year and is very possessive. But he didn’t stay there a long time.
Then there’s the nest which has been used for many years in the field NW of the marina and closer to the lake. For awhile today there were 2 Ospreys on it side by side close together. Were they chummy, or was a second one trying to evict the first? At one point I saw fluttering which suggested copulation, but I wasn’t quick enough with the binoculars to be sure. Meanwhile a 3rd Osprey was perched in a tree nearby. And a few minutes later all 3 had flown off. It’s possible that none of these nests are actually claimed yet. But I’m letting Candace know what I - who am not an Osprey expert - observe. And I urge everyone else to do the same.
Additional observations at Allan Treman today include:
A swooping display flight high over the south end of Allan Treman State Marine Park, although the Osprey was not carrying a fish or stick as they often do in displays. My guess is it’s the same bird who was on the Hangar nest.
An Osprey eating a fish atop a tree in Jetty Woods near the north end along Cayuga Inlet while another Osprey perched atop another tree farther south but not close enough to the platform at the NW corner of Newman Golf Course to say to me that it was interested in that site.
- - Dave Nutter
On Mar 29, 2023, at 4:40 PM, Gloria Sage <gwsage...><mailto:<gwsage...>> wrote:
I think that male Ospreys come north first and prepare a nest. The females come later.
On Mar 29, 2023, at 18:39, Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> wrote:
I saw the Snow Goose a little before 2pm and a little after 6pm in the same area. It has been grazing and looks alert and healthy. I agree it is unusual to have a wild goose in such a busily populated place, but the rowing crews, the drivers, and most of the pedestrians ignore it, so the bird is tolerant. Many Snow Geese who don’t finish migration are not sick but have been wounded by hunters. Sometimes they gather into small flocks who swim around Cayuga Lake. I’d rather let it be. But if it is sick, then handling it would not be a smart idea for the people.
- - Dave Nutter
On Mar 29, 2023, at 6:19 PM, marsha kardon <mfkardon...><mailto:<mfkardon...>> wrote:
I'm wondering whether the bird should be brought to a wildlife rehabilitator or ???? Perhaps it has avian influenza? Or an injury that isn't visible when it's standing or walking? Marsha Kardon
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 4:51 PM Lanie Wilmarth <lwilmarth007...><mailto:<lwilmarth007...>> wrote:
I too, saw this bird roughly an hour ago in the exact same location, this time just sitting.
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 1:00 PM marsha kardon <mfkardon...><mailto:<mfkardon...>> wrote:
I just got back from Cass Park and saw the lone snow goose about 10 minutes ago (and 1 3/4 hours ago in a similar location) in the grass on the inlet side not far past the Childrens' Garden. I agree that it looks healthy and is walking in the grass nibbling, but it seems odd to see it there alone. Marsha Kardon
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 11:16 AM Elaina M. McCartney <elaina.mccartney...><mailto:<elaina.mccartney...>> wrote:
There was a lone Snow Goose strolling along the daffodil part of the Waterfront Trail just south of Cass Park Rink this morning. It seemed healthy although I didn't see it fly. I circled back around after a tour of three occupied Osprey nests and it was gone.
I can walk over in the morning and see if it's still there.
Elaina
On Mar 29, 2023, at 18:20, marsha kardon <mfkardon...> wrote:
I'm wondering whether the bird should be brought to a wildlife rehabilitator or ???? Perhaps it has avian influenza? Or an injury that isn't visible when it's standing or walking? Marsha Kardon
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 4:51 PM Lanie Wilmarth <lwilmarth007...><mailto:<lwilmarth007...>> wrote:
I too, saw this bird roughly an hour ago in the exact same location, this time just sitting.
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 1:00 PM marsha kardon <mfkardon...><mailto:<mfkardon...>> wrote:
I just got back from Cass Park and saw the lone snow goose about 10 minutes ago (and 1 3/4 hours ago in a similar location) in the grass on the inlet side not far past the Childrens' Garden. I agree that it looks healthy and is walking in the grass nibbling, but it seems odd to see it there alone. Marsha Kardon
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 11:16 AM Elaina M. McCartney <elaina.mccartney...><mailto:<elaina.mccartney...>> wrote:
There was a lone Snow Goose strolling along the daffodil part of the Waterfront Trail just south of Cass Park Rink this morning. It seemed healthy although I didn't see it fly. I circled back around after a tour of three occupied Osprey nests and it was gone.
Date: 3/29/23 4:33 pm From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] All male Ospreys now?
It’s possible that the 2 Ospreys atop the Union Fields nest were males glowering at each other or enjoying social time until the females arrive. One Osprey was on that nest this afternoon. I couldn’t check all the possible perches among other light arrays for a second bird.
Today at Allan Treman I saw a single Osprey for awhile atop the perch on the platform nearest the Hangar Theatre. I agree that’s likely a male, and I don’t know if he is just checking out sites or is trying to claim that site or actually used it last year and is very possessive. But he didn’t stay there a long time.
Then there’s the nest which has been used for many years in the field NW of the marina and closer to the lake. For awhile today there were 2 Ospreys on it side by side close together. Were they chummy, or was a second one trying to evict the first? At one point I saw fluttering which suggested copulation, but I wasn’t quick enough with the binoculars to be sure. Meanwhile a 3rd Osprey was perched in a tree nearby. And a few minutes later all 3 had flown off. It’s possible that none of these nests are actually claimed yet. But I’m letting Candace know what I - who am not an Osprey expert - observe. And I urge everyone else to do the same.
Additional observations at Allan Treman today include:
A swooping display flight high over the south end of Allan Treman State Marine Park, although the Osprey was not carrying a fish or stick as they often do in displays. My guess is it’s the same bird who was on the Hangar nest.
An Osprey eating a fish atop a tree in Jetty Woods near the north end along Cayuga Inlet while another Osprey perched atop another tree farther south but not close enough to the platform at the NW corner of Newman Golf Course to say to me that it was interested in that site.
- - Dave Nutter
>
>> On Mar 29, 2023, at 4:40 PM, Gloria Sage <gwsage...> wrote:
>>
>> I think that male Ospreys come north first and prepare a nest. The females come later.
>>
>> Gloria Sage
I saw the Snow Goose a little before 2pm and a little after 6pm in the same area. It has been grazing and looks alert and healthy. I agree it is unusual to have a wild goose in such a busily populated place, but the rowing crews, the drivers, and most of the pedestrians ignore it, so the bird is tolerant. Many Snow Geese who don’t finish migration are not sick but have been wounded by hunters. Sometimes they gather into small flocks who swim around Cayuga Lake. I’d rather let it be. But if it is sick, then handling it would not be a smart idea for the people.
- - Dave Nutter
> On Mar 29, 2023, at 6:19 PM, marsha kardon <mfkardon...> wrote:
>
> I'm wondering whether the bird should be brought to a wildlife rehabilitator or ???? Perhaps it has avian influenza? Or an injury that isn't visible when it's standing or walking? Marsha Kardon
>
>> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 4:51 PM Lanie Wilmarth <lwilmarth007...> wrote:
>> I too, saw this bird roughly an hour ago in the exact same location, this time just sitting.
>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 1:00 PM marsha kardon <mfkardon...> wrote:
>>> I just got back from Cass Park and saw the lone snow goose about 10 minutes ago (and 1 3/4 hours ago in a similar location) in the grass on the inlet side not far past the Childrens' Garden. I agree that it looks healthy and is walking in the grass nibbling, but it seems odd to see it there alone. Marsha Kardon
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 11:16 AM Elaina M. McCartney <elaina.mccartney...> wrote:
>>>> There was a lone Snow Goose strolling along the daffodil part of the Waterfront Trail just south of Cass Park Rink this morning. It seemed healthy although I didn't see it fly. I circled back around after a tour of three occupied Osprey nests and it was gone.
>>>>
>>>> Elaina
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I'm wondering whether the bird should be brought to a wildlife
rehabilitator or ???? Perhaps it has avian influenza? Or an injury that
isn't visible when it's standing or walking? Marsha Kardon
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 4:51 PM Lanie Wilmarth <lwilmarth007...>
wrote:
I think that male Ospreys come north first and prepare a nest. The females come later.
Gloria Sage
On 3/29/23 12:01 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Wednesday, March 29, 2023. > > 1. FOY Osprey > 2. RE: FOY Osprey > 3. RE: FOY Osprey > 4. Re: FOY Osprey > 5. Ospreys Everywhere All at Once! > 6. house finches > 7. Re: FOY Osprey > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: FOY Osprey > From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:34:41 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews. > > Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. I think March 26 was my previous early record, but I have been expecting a sighting any day for the past several. > > - - Dave Nutter > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: FOY Osprey > From: Robyn Bailey <rb644...> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:56:36 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Someone posted on the Friends of Salt Point Facebook page that a pair was visiting the platform on March 27, verified with photos. > > Robyn > > From: <bounce-127256533-15067888...> <bounce-127256533-15067888...> On Behalf Of Dave Nutter > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:35 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey > > This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews. > > Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. I think March 26 was my previous early record, but I have been expecting a sighting any day for the past several. > > - - Dave Nutter > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: FOY Osprey > From: "Colleen Richards" <clr82...> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:31:40 GMT > X-Message-Number: 3 > > There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning.Also, sadly, we saw a dead bluebird near the Children's Garden; 2 others were flying and singing in the nearby trees. Saw one lone male bufflehead swimming with many Canada Geese in the inlet along Floral Park. Colleen Richards > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Robyn Bailey <rb644...> > To: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...>, CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> > Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:56:36 +0000 > > > Someone posted on the Friends of Salt Point Facebook page that a pair was visiting the platform on March 27, verified with photos. > > Robyn > > From: <bounce-127256533-15067888...> <bounce-127256533-15067888...> On Behalf Of Dave Nutter > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:35 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey > > This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews. > > Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. I think March 26 was my previous early record, but I have been expecting a sighting any day for the past several. > > - - Dave Nutter > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > --Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!-- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: FOY Osprey > From: Ken Haas <waxwing...> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:17:56 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > At noon today saw my FOY Osprey flying along the channel beside the Wegmen’s parking lot. > > Ken Haas > > > >> On Mar 28, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Colleen Richards <clr82...> wrote: >> >> There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning. >> Also, sadly, we saw a dead bluebird near the Children's Garden; 2 others were flying and singing in the nearby trees. >> >> Saw one lone male bufflehead swimming with many Canada Geese in the inlet along Floral Park. >> >> Colleen Richards >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: Robyn Bailey <rb644...> >> To: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...>, CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> >> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey >> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:56:36 +0000 >> >> >> Someone posted on the Friends of Salt Point Facebook page that a pair was visiting the platform on March 27, verified with photos. >> >> >> Robyn >> >> >> From: <bounce-127256533-15067888...> <bounce-127256533-15067888...> On Behalf Of Dave Nutter >> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:35 AM >> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> >> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey >> >> >> This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews. >> >> >> Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. 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For the first time in three years the > nest had not been removed from the tower, so it was there to welcome the > osprey back to its summer home. An hour earlier presumably the same > bird was perched on a phone pole 1/4 mile away, picking at a fish in its > talons. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: house finches > From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:28:29 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Pair house finches on my deck today and at least one mourning dove. > > Mockingbirds appear to be thinking about nesting in a defunct multiflora rosa bush. They've nested in that bush for years. It's dead and fallen down but they're still interested. Good cover. > > Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line. > > Deb > > > > Deborah G. Grantham > Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center > Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences > Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University > > The Northeastern IPM Center is based at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. > Cornell University sits on the traditional homelands of the Cayuga Nation<https://cals.cornell.edu/american-indian-indigenous-studies/about/land-acknowledgment>. > > 100B Rice Hall, 340 Tower Road > Ithaca, NY 14853 > 607-255-8879 > www.northeastipm.org<http://www.northeastipm.org/> | Facebook | Twitter > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: FOY Osprey > From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:57:55 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > That nest on that platform over those lights over Union Fields in Cass Park had 2 Ospreys sitting on it this afternoon as I walked by on the Black Diamond Trail about 2:30pm. The birds were across from each other, not snuggling nor obviously ecstatic, but clearly they knew & accepted each other, so it looks like a mated pair has returned. > > Three hours later, when I walked south along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, the nest was not occupied, but there was an Osprey perched in each of 2 separate arrays of lights over the fields. Maybe they aren’t quite used to being together yet. Or maybe they aren’t quite used to the little kids and their parents setting up to practice soccer at what looked to me like a respectful distance from the nest. I think the Ospreys will get used to the situation and get to business quickly. At least the Fish Crows were no longer playing on the nest. > > None of the nests around Allan Treman State Marine Park had any Ospreys nearby: not the platform in the middle of the field northwest of the marina near the lakeshore, not the platform closer to Taughannock Boulevard and the Hangar Theatre, not the platform at the northwest corner of Newman Golf Course across Cayuga Inlet from the Treman boat ramp. However, I did briefly see an Osprey over the marina as I arrived and much later I heard a couple of chirps. > > Of course these observations are from the guy who yesterday walked past the west side of the Children’s Garden about the same time Duane saw an Osprey flying across the road and water on the Garden’s east side, and later failed to notice an Osprey off of Stewart Park when Suan was there. Birds are mobile and sneaky. > > - - Dave Nutter > >> On Mar 28, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Colleen Richards <clr82...> wrote: >> >> There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning. >> > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST >
I just got back from Cass Park and saw the lone snow goose about 10 minutes
ago (and 1 3/4 hours ago in a similar location) in the grass on the inlet
side not far past the Childrens' Garden. I agree that it looks healthy and
is walking in the grass nibbling, but it seems odd to see it there alone.
Marsha Kardon
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 11:16 AM Elaina M. McCartney <
<elaina.mccartney...> wrote:
Date: 3/29/23 8:16 am From: Elaina M. McCartney <elaina.mccartney...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Goose
There was a lone Snow Goose strolling along the daffodil part of the Waterfront Trail just south of Cass Park Rink this morning. It seemed healthy although I didn't see it fly. I circled back around after a tour of three occupied Osprey nests and it was gone.
There was a single Osprey on the Myer’s Hill nest in Lansing this morning when I drove by. It wasn’t there yesterday for my commute, but it could have arrived later in the day and I would have missed it. But it’s there now, and I was glad to see it.
Robyn Bailey
From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 10:58 PM
To: Colleen Richards <clr82...>
Cc: Robyn Bailey <rb644...>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey
That nest on that platform over those lights over Union Fields in Cass Park had 2 Ospreys sitting on it this afternoon as I walked by on the Black Diamond Trail about 2:30pm. The birds were across from each other, not snuggling nor obviously ecstatic, but clearly they knew & accepted each other, so it looks like a mated pair has returned.
Three hours later, when I walked south along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, the nest was not occupied, but there was an Osprey perched in each of 2 separate arrays of lights over the fields. Maybe they aren’t quite used to being together yet. Or maybe they aren’t quite used to the little kids and their parents setting up to practice soccer at what looked to me like a respectful distance from the nest. I think the Ospreys will get used to the situation and get to business quickly. At least the Fish Crows were no longer playing on the nest.
None of the nests around Allan Treman State Marine Park had any Ospreys nearby: not the platform in the middle of the field northwest of the marina near the lakeshore, not the platform closer to Taughannock Boulevard and the Hangar Theatre, not the platform at the northwest corner of Newman Golf Course across Cayuga Inlet from the Treman boat ramp. However, I did briefly see an Osprey over the marina as I arrived and much later I heard a couple of chirps.
Of course these observations are from the guy who yesterday walked past the west side of the Children’s Garden about the same time Duane saw an Osprey flying across the road and water on the Garden’s east side, and later failed to notice an Osprey off of Stewart Park when Suan was there. Birds are mobile and sneaky.
- - Dave Nutter
On Mar 28, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Colleen Richards <clr82...><mailto:<clr82...>> wrote:
There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning.
That nest on that platform over those lights over Union Fields in Cass Park had 2 Ospreys sitting on it this afternoon as I walked by on the Black Diamond Trail about 2:30pm. The birds were across from each other, not snuggling nor obviously ecstatic, but clearly they knew & accepted each other, so it looks like a mated pair has returned.
Three hours later, when I walked south along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, the nest was not occupied, but there was an Osprey perched in each of 2 separate arrays of lights over the fields. Maybe they aren’t quite used to being together yet. Or maybe they aren’t quite used to the little kids and their parents setting up to practice soccer at what looked to me like a respectful distance from the nest. I think the Ospreys will get used to the situation and get to business quickly. At least the Fish Crows were no longer playing on the nest.
None of the nests around Allan Treman State Marine Park had any Ospreys nearby: not the platform in the middle of the field northwest of the marina near the lakeshore, not the platform closer to Taughannock Boulevard and the Hangar Theatre, not the platform at the northwest corner of Newman Golf Course across Cayuga Inlet from the Treman boat ramp. However, I did briefly see an Osprey over the marina as I arrived and much later I heard a couple of chirps.
Of course these observations are from the guy who yesterday walked past the west side of the Children’s Garden about the same time Duane saw an Osprey flying across the road and water on the Garden’s east side, and later failed to notice an Osprey off of Stewart Park when Suan was there. Birds are mobile and sneaky.
- - Dave Nutter
> On Mar 28, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Colleen Richards <clr82...> wrote:
>
> There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning.
>
Date: 3/28/23 3:28 pm From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] house finches
Pair house finches on my deck today and at least one mourning dove.
Mockingbirds appear to be thinking about nesting in a defunct multiflora rosa bush. They've nested in that bush for years. It's dead and fallen down but they're still interested. Good cover.
Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/28/23 2:33 pm From: <tess...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys Everywhere All at Once!
Including one back beside the nest that is atop the cellphone tower south of Covert ~ 4:45pm today. For the first time in three years the nest had not been removed from the tower, so it was there to welcome the osprey back to its summer home. An hour earlier presumably the same bird was perched on a phone pole 1/4 mile away, picking at a fish in its talons.
There was definitely one, and possibly a second osprey on the field lights platform over the baseball diamond at the base of the Black Diamond trail this morning.Also, sadly, we saw a dead bluebird near the Children's Garden; 2 others were flying and singing in the nearby trees. Saw one lone male bufflehead swimming with many Canada Geese in the inlet along Floral Park. Colleen Richards
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From: Robyn Bailey <rb644...>
To: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...>, CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:56:36 +0000
Someone posted on the Friends of Salt Point Facebook page that a pair was visiting the platform on March 27, verified with photos.
Robyn
From: <bounce-127256533-15067888...> <bounce-127256533-15067888...> On Behalf Of Dave Nutter
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:35 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey
This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews.
Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. I think March 26 was my previous early record, but I have been expecting a sighting any day for the past several.
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Someone posted on the Friends of Salt Point Facebook page that a pair was visiting the platform on March 27, verified with photos.
Robyn
From: <bounce-127256533-15067888...> <bounce-127256533-15067888...> On Behalf Of Dave Nutter
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:35 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey
This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews.
Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. I think March 26 was my previous early record, but I have been expecting a sighting any day for the past several.
Date: 3/28/23 4:34 am From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY Osprey
This morning at 7:24am from our kitchen window I saw my first-of-year Osprey flying south over the Flood Control Channel past Inlet Island and the NYS-89 bridge, clearly hunting for fish despite the practicing rowing crews.
Despite being out at Allan Treman State Marine Park yesterday morning for nearly 3 hours, and finding 47 species, I managed to miss the Osprey which Suan observed from Stewart Park. People walking at Treman have been asking for weeks whether the Ospreys are back and when I expect them. They are our Charismatic Megafauna, although Bald Eagles are also popular. I think March 26 was my previous early record, but I have been expecting a sighting any day for the past several.
Date: 3/27/23 4:35 pm From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] owls and killdeer
Owls were calling last night just east of me (I'm on Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line) - great horned owls.
Saw a pair of killdeer in my pasture this morning.
Saw two crows chasing a raven. I could hear the two different calls and the raven was much larger than the crows.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/27/23 1:51 pm From: Stephanie P. Herrick <sph1...> Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] New CAP Request received - Help configuring new spirometer to work with import engine
Omg – a million apologies for the recipient slip-up! 😊
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Date: 3/27/23 1:50 pm From: Stephanie P. Herrick <sph1...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FW: New CAP Request received - Help configuring new spirometer to work with import engine
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Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
March 20, 2022
Highlights
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CACKLING GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
SANDHILL CRANE
OSPREY
BLACK VULTURE
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FOX SPARROW
EVENING GROSBEAK
RED CROSSBILL
COMMON REDPOLL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma
Wetlands Complex
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3/24: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from Armitage Road.
3/26: 10 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East road. An OPSREY was seen at Mays Point.
Oswego County
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3/212: A ROSS’S GOOSE and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen from Derby Hill.
3/22: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Derby Hill. 2 RED CROSSBILLS were heard at the Winona State Forest.
3/24: 3 BLACK VULTURES and a GOLDEN EAGLE were spotted at Derby Hill.A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at Ox Creek south of Fulton. BLACK VULTURES were seen at Hinman Road north of Pulaski and at Sage Creek Drive near Derby Hill.
3/27: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at Ox Creek south of fulton. 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen from Co. rt. 13 in Lacona.
Onondaga County
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3/20: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor in Syracuse.
3/26: A ROSS’S GOOSE was spotted from the Adath Jashurun Cemetery in Syracuse. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from 60 Road at three rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.
3/27: An OSPREY was seen at Muskrat Bay on Oneida Lake in Brewerton.
Madison County
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3/20: A BLACK VULTURE was seen from the Sullivan Town Park in Chittenango.
3/21: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen from Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.
3/24: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from Eaton brook Road east of Eatonville.
3/25: 17 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in flight from Indian Lookout Road north of Cazenovia.
3/26: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Ditchbank Road.
Oneida County
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3/23: A FOX SPARROW was seen in Remsen.
Herkimer County
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3/22: 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS and a SANDHILL CRANE were found at Salisbury north of Dolgeville.
3/23: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder on Ransom Street in Dolgeville.
On Mar 27, 2023, at 4:13 PM, Ken Haas <waxwing...> wrote:
Not far from John G.’s place, I had the FOY Phoebe, too and Purple Finch here in Mecklenberg this morning.
Ken Haas
On Mar 27, 2023, at 2:48 PM, John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...> wrote:
Interesting morning as we had a partially leucistic Song Sparrow, a Gray Ghost and the return of a Phoebe. The latter has an avg arrival date of April 1st per our 37 year norm here in the SW corner of the CLB.
Further away in Watkins Glen, Sandhill Cranes (nesters in Queen Catherine Marsh the last 5 years) arrived two weeks ago and the Bald Eagle pair has moved their nest site to the opposite bank (most likely due to increased activity at the new sewer plant).
Date: 3/27/23 11:49 am From: John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Eastern Phoebe
Interesting morning as we had a partially leucistic Song Sparrow, a Gray Ghost and the return of a Phoebe. The latter has an avg arrival date of April 1st per our 37 year norm here in the SW corner of the CLB.
Further away in Watkins Glen, Sandhill Cranes (nesters in Queen Catherine Marsh the last 5 years) arrived two weeks ago and the Bald Eagle pair has moved their nest site to the opposite bank (most likely due to increased activity at the new sewer plant).
Date: 3/27/23 10:59 am From: Suan Yong <suan.yong...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey @ Stewart Park
At Stewart Park this morning I heard them saw an Osprey fly by, the call both familiar and unrecognized at first as my gray matter librarian had to dust off my database of summer bird sounds that had been packed away for the winter.
A singing bluebird checked out the nestbox closest to the nw corner trailhead around the swan pen Fuertes sanctuary. Sad to see the piles remains of the mighty willow tree on the other side of the boathouse.
Suan
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Date: 3/27/23 10:32 am From: Sarah McNaull <sarahmcnaull...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Rusty blackbirds
> Rusty blackbirds were heard by the Merlin app and then by my husband and I at the kettle pond at the north end of the Lindsay Parsons Biodiversity Preserve in West Danby. Later in the afternoon one was sighted in our yard which is adjacent to the preserve.
> Wigeons, Ring necked ducks, wood ducks, common and hooded mergansers are a daily sight now too. Woodcocks are displaying nightly.
> Sarah McNaull
> West Danby, NY
Date: 3/27/23 7:06 am From: Nigel Dyson-Hudson <cavensar...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Opinion | I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake - The New York Times
PSA: For paid sites see if they have a "Give this article" link - right below the top photo for this article. NY Times allows a subscriber to share 10 articles a month. Nigel
Date: 3/27/23 6:51 am From: John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Opinion | I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake - The New York Times
Another Paywall. FYI, Wall Street Journal also hides behind a paywall. I
believe subscribers can exercise a workaround. Headline reminds of the
ecological damage when Saddam drained Iraqi wetlands.
John
On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 9:37 AM Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> wrote:
Date: 3/27/23 6:37 am From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Opinion | I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake - The New York Times
Of course, the birds suffer as the lake is ruined. Think, Aral Sea.
Date: 3/26/23 8:38 pm From: Eveline V. Ferretti <ef15...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] sandhill cranes & more at MNWR
Numbers weren't high in the windy weather at MNWR today, but some nice sights anyway!
2 Sandhill Cranes at the pond by the visitor center this AM, along with a number of Northern Pintails, Green-winged Teals, and at least one American Black Duck x Mallard. Plus of course some watchful Canadian geese.
A small flock of Sandhill Cranes landed in the water along the shore below the drive up at the Marsellus-Knox marsh just as we got there, and stayed for a good while (a small group of dabblers also there among a few Canadian geese, but the angle of the bright spring sun had them silhouetted, preventing a good look to say what kind).
Then, in the Savannah marsh, a pair of Trumpeter swans landed, also just as we got there, for a languid bit of preening in the sun. In the water beyond, a little too far for us to be able to say for sure, a pair of American Wigeons (we think) shared some late morning peace and quiet, windy weather notwithstanding.
All in all, a lovely early spring morning in the Finger Lakes.
Eveline Ferretti
Public Programs & Communication Administrator
Mann Library / Cornell University Library
<EF15...>
Date: 3/24/23 1:49 pm From: Andrew David Miller <andrew.miller...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin
We had a Merlin at our house this afternoon (full credit to my kids who saw it perched in a tree and knew it wasn't a bird they were familiar with). It stayed around for about 15 minutes before heading East towards Yellow Barn Rd. Fox sparrows have returned (3 yesterday) along with song sparrows. Our resident Barred Owl has been calling more regularly over the last few days.
Date: 3/24/23 12:59 pm From: sarah fern <fernsarah21...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Health Alert: Statement Regarding Fall Creek/Newman Golf Course Area Fox Sightings
My understanding is that this is the main time when there will be daytime
sightings of both genders of both of our fox species. Now that the kits
have been born, nocturnal hunting alone is insufficient for feeding them.
On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 9:43 AM Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> wrote:
Date: 3/24/23 9:43 am From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Health Alert: Statement Regarding Fall Creek/Newman Golf Course Area Fox Sightings
Date: 3/24/23 6:50 am From: Miyoko Chu <mcc37...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Avian flu information
Hello all,
As many of you are aware, an avian influenza outbreak has been ongoing in domestic and wild birds across North America. Additionally, the NYS DEC has announced<https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/127337.html> a possible outbreak at the Game Farm. As bird watchers, you may be among the first to notice whether local birds may be affected, so I wanted to pass this information along to you.
Avian flu H5N1 viruses have been detected in wild birds, poultry, some mammals, and in one person in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/inhumans.htm> considers the general public health risk from avian flu to be low. However, please see the information below for precautions and best practices.
* Avoid contact with birds that appear sick or have died.
* Avoid contact with surfaces that have bird feces.
* If you must touch sick or dead birds:
* Wear gloves and a face mask.
* Place dead birds in a double-bagged garbage bag.
* Throw away your gloves and facemask after use.
* Wash your hands well with soap and warm water.
Reporting
Report groups of sick or dead birds immediately. If avian influenza is suspected:
* Statewide reporting
* For poultry, call the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets<https://agriculture.ny.gov/> at (518) 457-3502.
* For wild birds, email the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Wildlife Bureau<mailto:<wildlife...> (it is helpful to submit a photo with your description if possible) or call (718) 482-4922 or (518) 478-2203.
* For sick or injured wildlife, contact a local rehabilitator. See list of rehabilitators in New York State<https://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/sls_searches/index.cfm?p=live_rehab> * Tompkins County
* Sick or injured wildlife found in Tompkins County may be reported to the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital<https://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospitals/janet-l-swanson-wildlife-hospital>: (607) 253-3060.
* Dead wildlife in Tompkins County can be reported to the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab<https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/> at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center. (<cwhl...><mailto:<cwhl...> or (607) 253-3134). The lab will provide further instruction.
Date: 3/23/23 9:21 pm From: Candace E. Cornell <cec222...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey watching 2023 not 2003 opps.
In the last few days, Ospreys were seen at MNWR and at the top of Seneca
Lake.
Next stop: Ithaca... any day. Keep your eyes to the sky.
Please contribute to a long-term study on area Osprey populations by
reporting
active Osprey nests in the Finger Lakes to me at *<cec22...>
<cec22...>*. *Thank you!*
Date: 3/23/23 5:28 pm From: Candace E. Cornell <cec222...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey watching in 2003
Friends,
In the last few days, Ospreys were seen at MNWR and at the top of Seneca
Lake.
Next stop: Ithaca... any day. Keep your eyes to the sky.
Please contribute to a long-term study on area Osprey populations by
reporting
active Osprey nests in the Finger Lakes to me at *<cec22...>
<cec22...>*. *Thank you!*
Date: 3/23/23 10:12 am From: Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] A few Spring birds
Yesterday I did some birding at Sapsucker Woods, including a midday raptor watch from Mount Sapsucker, where I scoped a distant Golden Eagle to the east circling up then gliding away to the northeast.
At the airport I found Eastern Meadowlarks foraging on the lawn beyond the northwest end of the runway. I first heard “Spring-0’-the-Year” songs from the Warren Road side, but ultimately saw the most - 5 total - from the Snyder Road side. There were also fine looks at the male & female American Kestrel using low posts near the runway.
From Burdick Hill Road I saw another Eastern Meadowlark foraging where hay had been mown. More surprising was that the pond was full of Ring-necked Ducks: I counted 188, while there were likely a few more hidden behind tree trunks & brush. A pair of Canada Geese were walking away, perhaps feeling overwhelmed. But walking toward the pond were 2 male Wild Turkeys, who then changed course and became hidden by a copse of trees. A minute later I looked back and saw the same thing happen. Either the same Turkeys circled around, or 2 more males followed the same path. When I got to the west end of the fields it made more sense. Near the edge of the woods and an apparent stream there was a gathering of 30 Wild Turkeys, mostly female, but at least 4 males, one of whom was displaying. Maybe this is a regular late afternoon event, that the males made sure to attend.
This morning on my walk to Allan H Treman State Marine Park I encountered several more personal year firsts: swimming north with the Fall Creek outflow on the east side of the White Lighthouse Jetty was a single male Blue-winged Teal all alone out in the open. Eventually he appeared to be resting northeast of the Red Lighthouse. Maybe he just showed up, but it’s possible that I overlooked him during any number of diligent scope scans of the shores of Stewart Park and Treman during the past couple weeks.
On the grass beside the gravel path along the lakeshore at Treman there were a dozen Song Sparrows visible at one time. Then, near the northwest corner of that gravel path, one sparrow was different: a Swamp Sparrow.
The lake seemed mostly devoid of ducks but I made an extra scan of the southwest part of the lake and was surprised to have a flying bird come into view but dip down to the surface repeatedly: my first Tree Swallow finding food resting on the water. Later I saw what may have been the same bird perched to preen on a snag near the shore. Does pausing indicate that it had enough food or that the pickings were so slim as to not be worth flying for? It soon flew off, but moments later I saw more typical careening swallow flight by at least 5 birds, all of whom were Tree Swallows.
When I got back home I found a Fox Sparrow foraging in the weeds alongside the deer fence at the edge of the yard.
None of these species are new for the year for the Cayuga Lake Basin list, but many were firsts for me, prompting those special Spring smiles.
Date: 3/23/23 4:57 am From: Colleen Richards <clr82...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ruffed grouse on East Ithaca Recreation Way
Apologies for a late listing. A ruffed grouse flushed from the trailside as we walked along the East Ithaca Recreation Way near the Game Farm Road end of the trail yesterday at noon. Otherwise, it was a quiet walk accompanied by tufted titmice, robins, and chickadees. Colleen Richards
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Date: 3/23/23 4:43 am From: Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOS Phoebe and Bluebirds
Hi all,
This morning in Brooktondale, our Phoebes are back! Singing and cruising around a porch. Also a male and female Eastern Bluebird were spotted going in and out of a nest box near our ponds. Spring is indeed in swing! Happy Thursday!
Date: 3/22/23 5:00 pm From: Margaret Hurley <drmargarethurley...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin for the kids
FOS purple finch at my feeder today! And at Nichol's Lake in Spencer had a group of 3rd graders out for a bird walk and we saw and heard a Merlin. He stayed in the same treetop for a good 30 minutes so we had lots of time to get a really good look. He showed up at just the perfect time as I was teaching them about the Merlin app.
Date: 3/22/23 1:03 pm From: Laura Stenzler <lms9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] new spring birds
Lots of activity under the feeders this nice spring day. Our first of the year red-breasted nuthatch, fox sparrow (singing as well as foraging under the feeders) and female red-winged blackbirds. In addition, a flock of 25 grackles has descended this afternoon. The Carolina wren that has been around all winter is visiting today and a female pileated woodpecker joined the numerous downy and hairy woodpeckers to work the suet feeders. 2 song sparrows showed up yesterday and are singing away this afternoon. Oh, and yesterday we had a visit from 8 turkeys - a species that has been absent from our yard for the last 2-3 years, whereas they were reliable visitors before that.
Happy Spring!
Laura
Laura Stenzler
<lms9...>
Hunt Hill Road, Ithaca
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Date: 3/22/23 8:48 am From: Kevin J. McGowan <kjm2...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Bird Flu Outbreak Tompkins County
From: <geneseebirds-l...> <geneseebirds-l...> On Behalf Of Michael Rizzo
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 11:02 AM
To: <geneseebirds-l...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Bird Flu Outbreak Tompkins County
The article does indicate that the game farm seems to have strong biosafety procedures in place, but this is not great news, especially during migration season.
Last year on March 22 I photographed killdeer for the first time in 2022. Today, I have once again on March 22 seen them for the first time in 2023! I have seen about 8 of them calling overhead and in the farm fields in the Skaneateles and Marcellus area. Between their alarm calls, the singing Song Sparrows and Robins, and one Belted Kingfisher near my house making its distinct sounds it feels very hopeful for the spring birding season.
Date: 3/22/23 7:32 am From: Discover Cayuga Lake <discovercayuga...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] peregrine
I'm pretty sure I just saw, and heard, a peregrine falcon high up in a tree in my neighborhood in South Hill, Ithaca. It was calling loudly and I saw another one swoop down towards it. This one had the distinct falcon wing shape. I don't know what else it could've been. They seemed to scuffle for a brief moment before the visitor flew away. The initial bird was still there when I walked by 10 minutes later, still calling. Most of what I could identify from a distance was its white chest. Can it be the case that these are peregrines?
And btw ... did you know that the word 'peregrino' in Spanish means 'pilgrim and/or migrant' as well as, oddly enough, 'strange'?
best,
*Astrid Jirka* Director of Tourism Initiatives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Cayuga Lake - "Tourism with a Mission" www.discovercayugalake.org <http://discovercayugalake.org> Tompkins Center for History & Culture, Suite 303 607-327-LAKE (5253)
Date: 3/22/23 7:01 am From: Gladys J Birdsall <gjb5...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CBC trip changed to this Sunday 3/26
Hi All,
Looking at this weekends weather, I decided to change the bird trip to *SUNDAY MARCH 26th. (Was scheduled on SAT.)*
*SUNDAY - March 26th - Half day trip, 8 AM to 12:30. Meet Gladys at 8 AM at Stewart Park, at the east side parking area. We will check for waterfowl, and other new migrants arriving this first week of Spring. We will work our way up the east side of the lake to Myers Park and Salt Point, and check some rural roads and fields. Dress for the weather and bring a snack and beverage. Call Gladys with questions at 607-280-9540.*
Take a dusk walk with us to look and listen for some of the Finger Lakes year-round residents: owls! Believe it or not, breeding is well underway for Great Horned Owls, and others like the Barred and Eastern Screech Owls are just gearing up. Join us for this guided experience to learn more about owl natural history, tips, and tricks for detecting them, and which species of owls live nearby. We will also discuss and seek out other birds and wildlife that could be present this time of year including American Woodcock, Red-winged Blackbirds, wood frogs, and spring peepers!The Owl Prowl is a family-friendly event and will be guided by Alyssa Johnson, The Bare Handed Naturalist, and Debbie Lyon of the Finger Lakes Museum. The walk will be approximately 1 mile in distance, along a relatively flat, unpaved trail that will lead us through the woods and around the wetlands. You will want to wear hiking/mud boots as sections of the trail could be wet. Please dress for the weather, and bring a headlamp or flashlight for the return walk. There is no guarantee that we will actually encounter owls, but we guarantee a wonder-filled early spring adventure!Register with the tickets link to save a spot for you and/or your family!
Where to meet:
- Townsend-Grady Wildlife Preserve
- ADDRESS:
Townsend Road
Branchport, New York 14418 United States
- ADDRESS:
- ADDRESS:
Contact Finger Lakes Museum for more information
Phone: 315-595-2200
Also be on the lookout for the pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi which is carried
by black-legged ticks, as well. It causes relapsing fever, and can progress
to meningoencephalitis. If doctors are only screening for Lyme in sick
patients, they may miss this.
I know of one person (and possibly two) who got infected by B. miyamotoi in
Danby in just the last year.
Apologies to admin if this has gotten off-topic. I thought it was
especially germane to mention since Lindsay Parsons Biodiversity Preserve
is such a hotspot for migratory birds in Danby, and also has one of the
highest black-legged tick densities in the area.
K
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 12:40 AM Upstate NY Birding digest <
<cayugabirds-l...> wrote:
Date: 3/21/23 5:08 pm From: Andrew David Miller <andrew.miller...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron Rookery
The long standing GBH rookery that is roughly half way between Freeville and Mclean (northwest side of Fall Creek Road, in a large marshy area adjacent to Fall Creek) started to repopulate yesterday and had almost every nest occupied today. Roughly a dozen birds. The birds that nest here are incredibly consistent with their timing. Although I lost a couple of years due to the pandemic, the last year I actively checked this site daily was 2019 when the birds arrived on March 19th and 20th.
Date: 3/21/23 9:46 am From: Margaret Hurley <drmargarethurley...> Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023
A good family doctor or internist is likely to be aware of it and test for
it when appropriate. It is pretty well known in the medical community and
there is lots of information out there about it, and while cases have
increased, it is still quite rare for an individual clinician to have seen
many cases. So don't be too alarmed!
On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:01 AM Upstate NY Birding digest <
<cayugabirds-l...> wrote:
Date: 3/21/23 8:15 am From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] nest building
Yesterday, saw a crow carrying a stick into the top of the spruce tree near my house. There's a group of 5 crows hanging close to each other. I've had a breeding family here for some years now.
I'm hearing lots of Carolina wrens and I think I see them but flitting too fast to tell. Merlin hears song sparrows, again flitting too fast for me to see. Lots of red-winged blackbirds, robins, and bluebirds. And a couple of blue jays that may have been around all winter.
Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/21/23 7:55 am From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] woodcock on Mt. Kendal
Last night (Monday) not long after sunset 3 of us inmates heard and saw the Woodcock doing its display flight and peenting!
I think we saw it both ascending and descending.
It seems to have quit right after 8 PM both nights I was listening/observing.
It was in the same spot on Mt. Kendal as it was Friday and Saturday.
Yesterday here, I saw a single Mockingbird again. I hope the mate shows up (pair here last fall)!
I have seen a Song Sparrow and heard a Carolina Wren, along with Cardinals and other usual bird residents.
Lots more bird singing in the morning - the start of the Dawn Chorus!
Donna L Scott
377 Savage Farm Dr
Ithaca, NY 14850
Kendal at Ithaca
Date: 3/21/23 7:45 am From: Carol Keeler <carolk441...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOS
I’ve just had my FOS male Purple Finch arrive. I’ve had about 4 Song Sparrows for a week. Luckily the number of blackbirds has diminished. Just a few bossy grackles at a time. I had a Carolina Wren a few times this winter and a Mockingbird but haven’t seen either in quite a while.
I have a starling pulling out the nesting materials in a House Sparrow nest chalet. Oh, I finally have heard a bluebird. They often nest here. That’s my spring report.
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
March 13, 2022
Highlights
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RED-THROATED LOON
CACKLING GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
SANDHILL CRANE
BLACK VULTURE
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
CHIPPING SPARROW
EVENING GROSBEAK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
RED CROSSBILL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma
Wetlands Complex
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3/17: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen at the Wilgoose field on Rt. 89.
3/18: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Howland Island. CACKLING GEESE were seen at the Visitor’s Center and at the Morgan Road Marsh.
3/19: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the Malone Marsh.
Cayuga County
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3/16: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen from Fair Haven State Park.
3/17: A blue phase ROSS’S GOOSE was seen from Rt. 31 west of Port Byron.
Oswego County
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EVENING GROSBEAKS continue to be seen in the northern part of the county in West Amboy and Redfield.
3/16: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Lake Neawahnta in Fulton. 2 CACKLING GEESE were seen from derby Hill on Lake Ontario.
3/18: an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at a feeder on Ouderkirk Road west of Pulaski. 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Derby Hill.
Onondaga County
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3/16: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen near the Marshy Spits on the west side of Onondaga Lake.
3/17: A female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was at a feeder at a residence on Sunview Drive in Elbridge. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on No. 4 Road in Fabius. A BLACK VULTURE was seen near Jamesville.
3/18: 3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest.
3/19: A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen on Comstock Road in Syracuse. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Pompey Center Road south of Jamesville. A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Rt. 81 near Jamesville. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor near Destiny.
Madison County
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3/18: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and an ICELAND GULL wereseen at Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.
Oneida County
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3/18: 3 BLACK VULTURES were see from Rt. 46 south of Rome.
Herkimer County
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3/15: 18 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near Mechanic Street in Herkimer.
3/16: 15 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Old Forge.
3/18: A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Aurther street in Little Falls. A FOX SPARROW was seen in Mohawk.
3/19: 49 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Salisbury north of Dolgeville.
Date: 3/20/23 9:22 am From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Garden Pesticide Use Harms Local Bird Populations, Study Authors Say "We Should Simply Ban These Poisons" - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Well, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of us. Let’s work to change this. Don’t leave your elected representative wondering about your feelings on this topic.
Date: 3/20/23 6:10 am From: Kate T. Finn <midwifinn...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tick disease other than Lyme.
We have Insectishield clothes and religiously use insect repellent, and do
tick checks. Any tick found can/should be sent to the Upstate Medical lab
for free testing for tick borne disease.
Date: 3/20/23 4:34 am From: Scott Brim <scott.brim...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tick disease other than Lyme.
You don't need the article. Just look up babesia / babesiosis. I had it two
summers ago along with Lyme when it was still rare here. It's a single
celled organism that attacks red blood cells and platelets, like malaria,
and is treated the same way as malaria, not Lyme or anaplasmosis (look that
up too). When I had it, no one I went to had heard of it until I got to Dr.
Macqueen, who had dealt with it in Maine. Now I'm sure the medical
community knows about it. Most people fight it off eventually, but it can
possibly kill and can definitely linger in your system. I want to praise
Dr. Macqueen and the Cayuga Center for Infectious diseases.
Scott
On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 06:43 Maryfaith Miller <merrymilkmama...>
wrote:
Date: 3/20/23 4:28 am From: Kelly Sams <tulugaqdream...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tick disease other than Lyme.
Several tick born diseases are present in the Northeast and more are coming
with changing climate and new species of tick making their way north.
The Goodman Pathogen lab at Cornell is working on a surveillance project to
collect ticks from wildlife and catalogue what they are carrying.
Also, the Thangamani Lab at Upstate in Syracuse will test any ticks the
public sends in for a panel of diseases. All it costs is shipping. Great
resource!
Kelly
On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 7:13 AM John Gregoire <johnandsuegregoire...>
wrote:
Date: 3/19/23 6:06 am From: Poppy Singer <poppysinger.ithaca...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Birding in New Orleans
I will be in the French Quarter in New Orleans the first week or two of April. If you know of any great spots in the area to see birds then and there, please let me know. Thank you! Poppy
Date: 3/18/23 6:02 pm From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcock at Mr. Kendal
Tonight after dinner in the main building here at Kendal (7:05), I walked to the small hill to the south of "campus" that we call Mt. Kendal to see if I could find the Woodcock that was reported by Nelly Farnum last night.
Finally, after it was almost dark (~7:40), I heard a relatively faint peenting from the southeast side of the hill near the bushes by the houses on Spruce Lane, Cayuga Hts. this is more towards Triphammer Road.
I walked that direction to get closer and was across an overgrown grassy area from where the bird was peenting.
Then peenting stopped &I saw nothing due to bad eyes and darkness, but soon I heard the twittery sounds the Woodcock makes as it descends from high in the sky!
I heard this several times before it seemed to be done about 7:55.
I was very cold by then, so I left to go home to 377.
Nelly Farnum and I will go there tomorrow at 7:30 to see it we can find the bird again!
Nelly 3 years ago convinced the grounds crew here to stop mowing "Mt. Kendal" except for a few grassy trails; it has grown into a nice grassy place with goldenrod, asters, tall grass, teasels, etc.
And now it has a Woodcock! Just down the road from all the malls.
Build it and they will come!
Date: 3/18/23 2:34 pm From: John Luther Cisne <john.cisne...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike in Caroline
The Northern Shrike was on Creamery Road about 100 yards south of the ridge crest around 3:45 PM, sitting on one fence pole and another between stoops to the grass.
Found it very easily. Beautiful specimen. Performed beautifully, too, coming as close as 50 yards, and turning this way and that to give an all-around view. Never got a better look at one.
From: <bounce-127226961-77975593...> <bounce-127226961-77975593...> on behalf of Anne Marie Johnson <annemariejohnson...>
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11:51 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike in Caroline
For a couple of days there's been a Northern Shrike on Creamery Road in Caroline. It's been foraging in fields on the right side of the road, coming from 79. This morning it was perching up on an isolated bush in the middle of the upper field, the one with an electric fence around it. The shrike was active and often out of sight, but it returned to that bush frequently, perching on top of the bush in various locations. It also perched on top of small fence posts near the bush a couple of times.
Also foraging over the fields was a Northern Harrier, and at least one Eastern Meadowlark was active and singing in the field. A resident Common Raven could occasionally be heard calling as well.
Date: 3/18/23 2:18 pm From: Margaret Hurley <drmargarethurley...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Cranes at Catherine Creek WMA in Montour Falls today3/18/23
Saw two beautifully colored sandhill cranes walking through the dead grasses of the marsh, close enough to get a picture with my phone. Saw them again on our return trip back to the car. This time my dog saw them too. She let out a bark and I got to hear their melodic alarm call loud and clear!
On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM Upstate NY Birding digest < <cayugabirds-l...> wrote:
> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Saturday, March 18, 2023. > > 1. Taughannock Peregrines > 2. Fox sparrow, red (taiga) > 3. Woodpecker help > 4. RE: Woodpecker help > 5. Laden Raven > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Taughannock Peregrines > From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:33:42 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > There was deep slush everywhere at my house yesterday, and it was hard > work for my elderly dog to struggle through, so I took her for a long > leisurely walk at Taughannock Point. > > There was a Snow Goose at the north point that had an injured wing. It > paddled north toward Frontenac, forestalling a capture attempt by park > staff. > > Before heading home I stopped at the dirt turnout along Gorge Road around > 5:15 pm to look across the gorge at the cliff just below the overlook > Visitors Center. As I watched, an adult Peregrine flew to a snag that hangs > downward from the cliff-top. A minute later, the second adult flew in and > settled on a ledge just behind the snag. > > -Geo > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Fox sparrow, red (taiga) > From: madonna stallmann <madonnaoftheprairie...> > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:51:42 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Dancing in the leaves under shrubs until a spunky red squirrel nearly > flattened it running away from its own shadow. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Woodpecker help > From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:58:29 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > Hey folks. > I have a "mystery" woodpecker coming to the suet. It's too big to be a > downy, but not quite big enough to be a hairy. And even its beak is an > in-betweener! > If I had to guess I suppose I'd call it a hairy, but..... > Any thoughts? Maybe just size variation within a species? Sex-size > differences? > Thank you. > Sar > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: Woodpecker help > From: "Michael S. Pitzrick" <michael.pitzrick...> > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:19:47 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > Hi Sar, > > Have you considered some of the other field marks? Here are some > comparison articles with pictures: > > https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/downy-and-hairy-woodpeckers/ > > > https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/02/a-new-clue-for-identifying-downy-and-hairy-woodpeckers/ > > > https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/03/another-clue-for-identifying-downy-and-hairy-woodpeckers/ > > -Mike > > > From: <bounce-127225857-85500741...> < > <bounce-127225857-85500741...> On Behalf Of Peter Saracino > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 1:58 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>; > <eatonbirdingsociety...> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Woodpecker help > > Hey folks. > I have a "mystery" woodpecker coming to the suet. It's too big to be a > downy, but not quite big enough to be a hairy. And even its beak is an > in-betweener! > If I had to guess I suppose I'd call it a hairy, but..... > Any thoughts? Maybe just size variation within a species? Sex-size > differences? > Thank you. > Sar > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< > http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > Archives: > The Mail Archive< > http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Laden Raven > From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:38:32 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > One of my local Ravens just flew by at window height carrying a rigid > object, which (at a guess) looked about eight inches long. I figured the > pair had eggs by now, so perhaps it was a food delivery for the incubating > female - something with a bone still in it? > > -Geo > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > >
Thank you for the tip—we saw a peregrine falcon just where you described today. It sat on the snag for several minutes, then pooped and flew off. The white on the cliff below seems to indicate that is a favorite spot.
Barbara Sadovnic
Date: 3/18/23 10:45 am From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] airport/Kendal
At about noon I was driving along Snyder Road north of the Ithaca International Airport 😊 looking for possible N. Harriers.
I saw instead the usual Red-tailed Hawk, who, annoyed at me driving slowly by it perched on the N-S eastern fence,
took off and acted like a Harrier, flying very low over the ground to a more distant place to perch on another fence.
Besides the Red-tail, I saw some A. Crows and I think I heard an Eastern Meadowlark; it sang only part of its usual song.
I did not see it.
Meanwhile, here at the old folks home, Nelly Farnum is sure she heard a Woodcock peenting over on Mount Kendal !
We are going out tomorrow at dusk to try to hear/see it. I may go tonight after dinner.
I had a pretty Song Sparrow in my “back yard” for a while yesterday.
Finally, our Kendal Screech Owl has not been seen in its perfect tree hole for over a week ☹.
Date: 3/18/23 10:21 am From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red-tails building
I saw a pair of Red-tailed Hawks at the corner of Agard Road and Willow Creek Road at 12:30. One was carrying nest material (grape vines I think), and flew south along the road several hundred yards before turning east toward the Black Diamond Trail.
Date: 3/18/23 9:03 am From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] mockingbird dance
I just watched a pair of Northern mockingbirds go through their mating dance/ritual including the aerial part and then end up on the ground where they mated.
Quite a few bluebirds right around my house in the last week and finally robins near my house, too. I've seen plenty of both in the last few weeks but near my house.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/18/23 8:50 am From: Anne Marie Johnson <annemariejohnson...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Northern Shrike in Caroline
For a couple of days there's been a Northern Shrike on Creamery Road in Caroline. It's been foraging in fields on the right side of the road, coming from 79. This morning it was perching up on an isolated bush in the middle of the upper field, the one with an electric fence around it. The shrike was active and often out of sight, but it returned to that bush frequently, perching on top of the bush in various locations. It also perched on top of small fence posts near the bush a couple of times.
Also foraging over the fields was a Northern Harrier, and at least one Eastern Meadowlark was active and singing in the field. A resident Common Raven could occasionally be heard calling as well.
One of my local Ravens just flew by at window height carrying a rigid object, which (at a guess) looked about eight inches long. I figured the pair had eggs by now, so perhaps it was a food delivery for the incubating female - something with a bone still in it?
From: <bounce-127225857-85500741...> <bounce-127225857-85500741...> On Behalf Of Peter Saracino
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 1:58 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>; <eatonbirdingsociety...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Woodpecker help
Date: 3/17/23 10:58 am From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Woodpecker help
Hey folks. I have a "mystery" woodpecker coming to the suet. It's too big to be a downy, but not quite big enough to be a hairy. And even its beak is an in-betweener! If I had to guess I suppose I'd call it a hairy, but..... Any thoughts? Maybe just size variation within a species? Sex-size differences? Thank you. Sar
There was deep slush everywhere at my house yesterday, and it was hard work for my elderly dog to struggle through, so I took her for a long leisurely walk at Taughannock Point.
There was a Snow Goose at the north point that had an injured wing. It paddled north toward Frontenac, forestalling a capture attempt by park staff.
Before heading home I stopped at the dirt turnout along Gorge Road around 5:15 pm to look across the gorge at the cliff just below the overlook Visitors Center. As I watched, an adult Peregrine flew to a snag that hangs downward from the cliff-top. A minute later, the second adult flew in and settled on a ledge just behind the snag.
Date: 3/16/23 2:35 pm From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mockingbird at my feeder
Here they are rummaging around in my juniper bushes. There are a very few berries left but also good nesting opportunities. It’s always interesting to see who wins the territorial competition: mockingbirds, doves, or others.
Deb
From: <bounce-127214945-83565122...> <bounce-127214945-83565122...> On Behalf Of Peter Saracino
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2023 5:27 PM
To: <eatonbirdingsociety...>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mockingbird at my feeder
Date: 3/16/23 9:35 am From: Sandy Podulka <sgp4...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress: Registration Still Open
Hey Folks,
You can still register for Cayuga Bird Club's Spring Ornithology with Steve Kress!!!
Classes start in just 2 weeks, and I know it doesn't look like spring, but the blackbirds know it's coming!
Info: Classes held Wednesday evenings March 29 to May 17 at Kendal at Ithaca. You can attend each class either in person OR via Zoom this coming spring! This is a great way to learn more about birds and their lives! Dr. Kress's presentations, enhanced with audio recordings, videos, and stunning photos, will include bird ID, song, behavior, migration, conservation, attracting birds, and more.
Suitable for beginners, but even seasoned birders will find their lives enriched by exploring fascinating aspects of the lives of birds they thought they knew.
Date: 3/14/23 10:51 am From: Anita Seaberg <aeseaberg...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Chemung Valley Audubon Meets Thursday March 16
Chemung Valley Audubon Society Meeting and Program
March 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
In-person: meet at Appleridge, 168 Miller St., Horseheads, NY.
By Zoom: email <windingwayhorse...> to request a Zoom invitation.
"The Motus Network for Migratory Bird Studies"
Presented by Diane Morton of Cayuga Bird Club
Chemung Valley Audubon Society meets March 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the West End Room at Appleridge, 168 Miller St., Horseheads, NY. All are welcome to attend to learn about local birds, the society's projects, and how to become involved. Appleridge is wheelchair accessible.
A 7:00 p.m. Bird Identification Workshop by Bill Ostrander is followed by a brief business meeting at 7:30. Diane Morton, visiting from Cayuga Bird Club, will offer a program on Motus Wildlife Tracking.
Developed by Bird Studies Canada, Motus allows researchers to follow the movements of birds and other wildlife that are fitted with tiny radio transmitters called nanotags. When a tagged bird flies within a few miles of a Motus receiver, its detection is logged and transmitted to motus.org to be shared throughout the international Motus network.
During the past three years, Cayuga Bird Club has established two Motus receiving stations that contribute to the array for the southern Central New York region. Diane will explain the technology, its benefits, and the process of becoming part of the Motus community.
Diane is past president and current director of Cayuga Bird Club. She is retired from Cornell University's Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, where she was a senior research associate. She enjoys leading birding field trips and traveling to see birds.
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
March 06, 2022
Highlights
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CACKLING GOOSE
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
SANDHILL CRANE
GOLDEN EAGLE
BLACK VULTURE
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
MARSH WREN
EVENING GROSBEAK
PINE GROSBEAK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
EASTERN PHOEBE
TREE SWALLOW
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
PINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma
Wetlands Complex
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3/6: An early MARSH WREN was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road.
3/10: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen near the intersection of Rt. 89 and Rt. 31 in Montezuma.
311: An early TREE SWALLOW was seen from East Road. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen for the third day at the Morgan Road Marshes.A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from Carncross Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at VanDyne Spoor Road.
3/12: 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitors Center.
Cayuga County
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3/9: A rare PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was seen from Maiden Lane just north of Port Byron.
3/10: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Nauvoo Road in Port byron.
Oswego County
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EVENIN GROSBEAKS continue to be seen regularly in Redfield and West Amboy.
3/6: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Lake Neawahnta in Fulton.
3/12: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Co. Rt. 54 north of Phoenix. GOLDEN EAGLES were seen from Hinman Road north of Pulaski and at Derby Hill.An early EASTERN MEADOWLARK was seen at Derby Hill. An ICELAND GULL was seen on Lake Neawahnta.
Onondaga County
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3/7: an ICELAND GULL was seen on Onondaga Lake at the Liverpool Marina in Liverpool.
3/10: An early EASTERN PHOEBE was heard near a residence on East Dead Creek Road west of Baldwinsville. Today one was spotted on a fence in the back yard of the same residence.
Madison County
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3/8: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on EdenHollow Road east of Erieville. Another was seen at the same location of the 11th.
3/11: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.
3/12: An ICELAND GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road
Oneida County
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3/7: 4 BLACK VULTURES were seen from Siefert Road west of Rome. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Rt. 20 west of Sangerfield.
3/9: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Jug Point Road east of Verona Beach State Park.
3/11: A SHORT-EARED OWL was again seen on Jug Point Road.
Herkimer County
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3/8: A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Rt. 167 just east of Little Falls.
3/9 4 BLACK VULTURES were seen from the McDonald’s parking lot in Little Falls. 4 were seen at the same location on the 12th.
3/11: 17 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 12 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near a residence in Salisbury north of Little Falls.
3/12: 9 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near the same residence in Salisbury.
Date: 3/13/23 12:14 pm From: Ken Haas <waxwing...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] New budget proposal vote tonight via Zoom
Good snowy afternoon to you! Here is some important information about tonight’s CBC meeting via Zoom.
In case you haven’t heard yet, we will be doing a ZOOM meeting for tonight instead of an in-person meeting. This is due to the weather and anticipated poor travel conditions tonight. To get to the Zoom link, Please see the Club Calendar <https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/calendar> for the Zoom link.
Recently Diane M. and Jody E. have have brought a budget proposal to me for the purchase of an additional Purple Martin house to be erected in a different location at Stewart Park. It has been APPROVED by the Exec. Committee and the Directors. We need the membership to vote on this tonight, so I will ask that all members who will be “attending” tonight's meeting be familiar with it ahead if time. It can be found on the CBC website under the “newsletter” link on the left hand side. Open the latest (March 2023) newsletter. Scroll down, as the proposal is near the bottom. We will let all of tonight's attendees know the procedure for asking questions and how to vote via Zoom during the meeting's broadcast. A reminder: only CBC members are allowed to vote.
Date: 3/13/23 10:03 am From: Stephanie P. Herrick <sph1...> Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Please note - 3/13 CBC club meeting
NOTE: Out of an abundance of caution related to the forecasted nor'easter, tonight's meeting will be REMOTE, only! Please see the Club Calendar<https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/calendar> for the Zoom link.
From: Stephanie P. Herrick
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 10:00 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Please note - 3/13 CBC club meeting
Regarding tomorrow's (3/13) CBC meeting... we are working on inclement weather plans to be able to do the meeting remotely. Please stay tuned for more info by 1:00pm tomorrow.
Date: 3/12/23 7:20 pm From: Gladys J Birdsall <gjb5...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Davis Road and Nut Ridge Road
I ventured up the lake after 1 pm to try and find the Snow Buntings and Horned Larks Bob reported yesterday. I first saw the manure on the field from Jerry Smith Road, but the birds were very distant, closer to Davis Road. I drove down Jerry Smith and turned south onto Davis. They were very close to Davis Road. They would swirl up and go back and forth on the field sometimes landing in the corn stubble or in the grass strip closer to Davis Road. A couple friends drove up and were looking for them too. We stayed for probably a half hour and the Snow Buntings and Horned Larks were then crossing the road to the field behind us. They were landing on the road in front and behind our vehicles. Sometimes quite close. There were definitely hundreds of Snow Buntings. Horned Larks were mixed in and constantly moving. We found we had to be really still as the birds that were close to us in the road would take off if we moved! A very enjoyable time seeing them so close and the large flocks swirling back and forth. I haven't seen that in years.
I went on a bit further to look at the ag fields on Nut Ridge Road (Bell Station). As I turned onto Nut Ridge I saw a very distant flock flying, 20-30 that appeared to be Horned Larks. Quickly I saw some Snow Geese and so stopped. They were grazing on one of the grassy strips and covered it pretty much from one end to the south end of the field. They were not far off Nut Ridge, and I had really nice views just with my binocs. I never got out of the car because I thought they would take off. There were dark adults and one I saw I believe was a white juvenile. I stayed put for a bit watching them, and then drove slowly further down towards the lake and turned around in one of the drives that enter the field. I pulled over to continue watching them and look for other field birds. Several times I saw flocks of mostly Horned Larks flying around the field. A few single birds landed on the shoulder of Nut Ridge Road. Once as a group came closer, I was able to see several Snow Buntings mixed in. Later a group of maybe 100 flew up and they crossed Nut Ridge and kept flying north. As I drove back up Nut Ridge, a car coming towards me stopped. It was Mrs. Stevens who lives down there. She was thrilled to see and hear the Snow Geese. As we talked the geese suddenly got loud and flew up and then came back down in the field, but at the south end. I estimate there was over a 1,000 Snow Geese. A small group of Snow Geese (20-25) had wandered up towards Lake Ridge road, very close to Nut Ridge, walking along and grazing!
I saw 9 Dark-eyed Juncos and four Cardinals together along the shoulder of Nut Ridge. I saw 4 Tree Sparrows on the shoulder of Lake Ridge Road. A Turkey Vulture was sitting in the road right near Nut Ridge feeding on a carcass. I thought I would chuck it (the road kill) out of the road so the TV wouldn't get hit. As I approached I saw it was a skunk. Never mind. The TV flew off and did not return. As I later drove 34B, I saw about 15 Snow Buntings fly into a field from the telephone wires. Horned Larks flew up from the secondary roads as I drove around. A nice afternoon.
Date: 3/12/23 6:59 pm From: Stephanie P. Herrick <sph1...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Please note - 3/13 CBC club meeting
Regarding tomorrow's (3/13) CBC meeting... we are working on inclement weather plans to be able to do the meeting remotely. Please stay tuned for more info by 1:00pm tomorrow.
While driving the usual airport-Neimi Rd loop for crows this evening, we saw a flock of approx. 20 Cedar Waxwings by the pond unit trees.
Sozanne BroderickIthaca
Around noon today we saw from Union Springs a large continuum of skeins across the lake land towards the opposite shore - we think - which according to google maps would be offshore from Canoga where there is no public access. When we drove back south around 2:30, we saw a few "small" islands of snow geese not too far offshore, between Dean's Cove and Thirsty Owl; we were in a hurry then so did not stop to investigate further.
Other highlights of our trip including the most cooperative snow bunting ever on Davis road, perched on a bush right by the road where we pulled over and staying out for fantastic naked eye looks by everyone before we got out of the van. We saw a few more small flocks of snow buntings and horned larks throughout the day, including on the west side of the lake coming down. A pair of merlins were at Frontenac park in Union springs as well. Good variety of waterfowl at factory street pond as well as at the MNWR visitor center where four sandhill were a big hit, especially when they started dancing.
Suan
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Date: 3/12/23 6:40 am From: Matthew Young <grosbeak787...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] n. end Cayuga Lake and Montezuma Complex
Hi all,
Yeah, I was leading the 2nd leg of my 8-part class called Nourishing Ourselves Through Nature (I'm doing it as a collab with Baltimore Woods), and I can echo what Bob McGuire said, it was a very birdy picturesque day to be out despite only seeing 1 Snow Goose. The day was about a sense of "awe" that nature brings..... we ended up having 22 species of waterfowl including the merganser and swan sweeps. We also had several Sandhill Cranes, a Merlin at Mud Lock, and several Bald Eagles and Northern Harriers around too.
Date: 3/11/23 2:32 pm From: bob mcguire <bmcguire...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Today's Trip up the Lake
I started out with one - later joined by two more - folks for the bird club trip today. Remember the adage “bad weather, good birding”? Well, today’s trip was one of the best I’ve ever been on (around here, anyway).
The lake was cold and windy, of course. Nevertheless, we had 10 American Pipits and five Killdeer at Myers park. Then a HUGE flock of some 1,000 Horned Larks and hundreds of Snow Buntings on the (distant) manure spread along Davis Road. I’m sure there was a Longspur in there somewhere, but with the distance and the fact that the flock was in constant motion, was unable to pick one out. Horned Grebes from the Aurora boathouse. A large aythya flock off Mackenzie-Childs. Wood Ducks at Factory Street Pond. And then a first-of-year (for me) Tree Swallow hawking insects over the open water at Knox-Marsellus marsh (with a Merlin perched on a phone pole next to the car). We missed the Eurasian Wigeon in the Morgan Road marshes but still had lots of ducks - and a few (first-of-year for me) Northern Shovelers.
Date: 3/11/23 1:07 pm From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Starlings & friends
I’ve had numerous Starlings visiting my feeding area with the recent snow. Joining them have been some Cowbirds, male & female, at least one Grackle, & a few male Red-winged Blackbirds.
Also, House Finches, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Titmice, DE Juncos, Mourning Doves, & Pigeons have been here.
Date: 3/10/23 11:17 am From: Diane Morton <dianegmorton...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club scholarships for youth and educators
The Cayuga Bird Club is making several scholarships available for young
people and educators for our 2023 course, *Spring Ornithology with Steve
Kress*. This eight-week course will be held on Wednesday evenings, March 29
- May 17, 2021, 7 - 9 pm, at Kendal at Ithaca or via Zoom.
We hope to make this course available to a broader audience of people who
may be interested in birds but unable to afford the course fee. Instead of
the full $125 course fee, scholarship recipients will be asked to pay $15,
which will include Cayuga Bird Club membership.
*Applications for youth and young adult scholarships are welcome from young
people ages 14-22.Applications for educator scholarships are welcome from
teachers, naturalists, and other youth mentors.*
Lectures by Dr. Stephen Kress will include discussion of habitat,
migration, courtship, bird family life, and conservation. Each weekly
presentation features a group of birds that are at the peak of their spring
migration, with beautiful photos and sound recordings. Lectures will also
be recorded and shared with participants for later viewing if they are
unable to attend a session, or if they’d just like to watch again to
review. Dr. Kress is renowned for his entertaining and engaging teaching
style, and loves sharing his extensive knowledge of bird life.
Course information and scholarship application forms are available for
download at www.cayugabirdclub.org/spring-ornithology. You may also request
scholarship application materials by emailing <dianegmorton...> The
application deadline is March 17, 2023.
Date: 3/10/23 8:54 am From: Marie P. Read <mpr5...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lotta geese Mt Pleasant
Hi everyone,
Lots of geese flocks flying high and northward over Mt Pleasant late morning today: Canadas and Snows in separate large vees.
Spring!
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY 13068 USA
e-mail <mpr5...>
Website: http://www.marieread.com AUTHOR of:
Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior
Date: 3/8/23 9:53 am From: Gary Kohlenberg <jgk25...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Winter field birds on Jerry Smith Rd.
Today, Wednesday, 12:30 pm.
There is a large mixed flock of field birds on Jerry Smith Rd. just east of Davis Rd at the power line. Snow Buntings, H. Larks, Lapland Longspur, very actively flying around field with manure or bedding spread.
Date: 3/8/23 8:58 am From: Alyssa Johnson <alyssajohnson0...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] FOY fish crow
I heard my FOY Fish Crow in Geneva this morning. I‘ve heard and seen them throughout the city and along the lake front in years past, but I was walking along Washington St when I heard (then saw) it this morning. If anyone has tips on visual ID, please share! As far as I know, there is a slight size difference between them and Americans. I always rely on what they sound like though, because I can’t tell them visually apart from American Crows.
The funny trick I learned in the orno course I took in college is to ask the crow “are you an American Crow?” And if they say “UH-UH”, they are a Fish Crow :)
Date: 3/8/23 7:47 am From: Jody Enck <jodyenck...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Update on the Children's Forest of Coto Brus visited by the Cayuga Bird Club
Hi All,
In February 2020, right before the covid pandemic shut everything down, several of us from the Cayuga Bird Club traveled to southern Costa Rica and visited Finca Cantaros, where the Children's Forest was started in 2019. See our newsletter article about the visit here: https://mailchi.mp/d51d96bd457f/cayuga-bird-club-newsletter-2020-03
Then, take a look at this brief video update from Lily Briggs, who is the owner/operator of Finca Cantaros (and past postdoc at the Lab or Ornithology): https://vimeo.com/801723758 Look at how much change has occurred in a few short years.
Of course things grow faster in a tropical climate, but Lily's message of collaboration to achieve a vision is something that the Cayuga Bird Club also embodies.
Enjoy! Jody
Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940
Date: 3/7/23 10:16 am From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cowbird musing.
I'm looking at a male cowbird on my feeder. And I realize that every time I look at a cowbird, I'm looking at a bird that some bird OTHER than a cowbird raised. Strange. Must be LOTS of foster "parents" out there. Sar
As I'd reported earlier, on Friday I could barely make out from Aurora a distant raft of Snow Geese, which I considered "small" with a guesstimate of 1000-2000 geese. Turns out I was off by an order of magnitude: there were 10,298 geese. Probably still "small" compared to the "big" gathering.
Date: 3/6/23 6:51 pm From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] great horned owls
They were calling about 2:30 am Sunday morning (Saturday night) around my house and then heading off to the west. Called for about 10 minutes. Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line.
Continue to see several bluebirds here yesterday and flocks of blackbirds everywhere I go.
More snow geese and Canada geese overhead most of the day.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/6/23 4:11 pm From: Colleen Richards <clr82...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club March meeting and speaker dinner
The March meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club will be Monday, March 13, 2023, at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Our speaker, Alli Smith, will be presenting "Behind the Scenes of Merlin Sound ID". The Merlin Bird ID app, created by the Cornell lab of Ornithology, is a global field guide and a powerful tool to help identify the birds around you. Sound ID, the newest feature added to Merlin in Spring 2021, helps you identify 1,000+ bird species by sound even when you can’t see them - but how does it work? We’ll take a deep dive behind the scenes of Merlin to learn how Sound ID was developed, and how you can help us expand Merlin to cover more species worldwide. About the Speaker: Alli Smith is the Merlin Project Coordinator at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where her work focuses on outreach and supporting birders. She graduated from SUNY-ESF with a BS in Wildlife Science in 2016 and has been bouncing around the bird conservation world since then, including working with seabirds and managing citizen science monitoring projects. Alli believes in the power of community to make a positive impact on bird conservation, and is thrilled to be able to support birders worldwide with the Merlin Bird ID app. There will be a speaker dinner before the meeting at 5:30 at Sumo Restaurant (Cayuga Mall on Triphammer Rd.). Please rsvp to Colleen Richards, <clr82...>, by noon Mon., March 13.
In-person meetings at the Lab of Ornithology start with cookies at 7 pm, the reading of the bird list* at 7:25 pm, and club business at 7:30 pm, followed by the speaker's presentation starting around 7:45 and ending by 9 pm. Colleen Richards
Cayuga Bird Club
Corresponding Secretary
* NOTE: For March, 2023, one of our standing agenda items -- the Reading of the List -- will take place at 7:25, prior to the regular business meeting, to safeguard the speakers' time while retaining a long standing tradition during the more "social" and interactive time ahead of the business meeting. Cayuga Bird Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, September through June, and are free and open to the public.
We will attempt to make presentations available virtually as a recording posted a few days later.
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Date: 3/6/23 2:08 pm From: Karen <confergoldwing...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Loyuisiana Waterthrush in Finger Lakes Land Trust Preserves
The Finger Lakes regionis named for the beautiful lakes formed in north-south valleys carved by glaciers.Subsequently, dozens of east-west streams have formed gorges as water flowedover steep declines and into these lakes. These head water streams are often surroundedby mature forests and can provide clear water to the finger lakes. Thesestreams are a prized feature of the preserves of the Finger Lakes Land Trustand they provide the very specialized habitat required by the LouisianaWaterthrush.
The LouisianaWaterthrush nests exclusively along streams in mature forests. They feed onlarge, aquatic insect larvae that live in unpolluted streams with a fast flow. Thesespecialized requirements make this bird one of the rarest songbirds routinely nestingin the Finger Lakes region. The Finger Lakes Land Trust has established manypreserves that protect this ideal habitat. A survey of Louisiana Waterthrushbreeding in land trust preserves is likely to show a large number of these uncommonwarblers.
I would like to organizea survey of Louisiana Waterthrush nesting in the preserves of the Finger LakesLand Trust. If you are interested in helping this census, please contact JohnConfer <confergoldwing...>
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
February 27, 2022
Highlights
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CACKLING GOOSE
SURF SCOTER
EURASIAN WIGEON
SANDHILL CRANE
GOLDEN EAGLE
BLACK VULTURE
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
MARSH WREN
GRAY CATBIRD
EVENING GROSBEAK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
PINE SISKIN
COMMON REDPOLL
RED CROSSBILL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma
Wetlands Complex
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3/3: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Howland Island. Another EURASIAN was seen from Carncross Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Railroad Road.
3/5: 15 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from the tower at the visitor’s Center.
3/6: A MARSH WREN was found at VanDyne Spoor Road.
Oswego County
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3/2: Up to 120 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Tryon Rpad off of Rainbow Shores Road. Smaller groups were seen on the 3rd. and the 4th. at the same area.
3/3: 5 COMMON REDPOLLS and a GOLDEN EAGLE were seef from Tryon Road.
3/4: 330 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski.
3/5: 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at the corner of Wart Road and North Church Road in the northern part of the County. 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Tryon Road. A PINE SISKIN and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen at Derby Hill.
Onondaga County
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3/1: A SURF SCOTER was seen on Onondaga Lake at the Liverpool Marina. 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the Onondaga Lake Visitor’s Center near the State Fair.
3/2: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Liverpool Marina.
3/3:
an ICELAND GULL was seen at the Liverpool Marina.
3/5: A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Jamesville Beach County Paor.A GRAY CATBIRD was seen on Taft road north of Liverpool.A RED CROSSBIL was seen at the Morgan Hill State Forest.near Shakham Road.
Madison County
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2/28: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Rt. 12 east of Poolville.
3/2: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Rt. 80 near Georgetown. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Hubbardsville.
3/3: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Indian Lookout Road north of Cazenovia.
3/5: A CACKLING GOOSE, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a GLAUCOUS GULL were all seen from Hardwood Island Road north of Canastota.
3/6: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Hawes Road near the Eaton Reservoir and on Eden Hollow Road.
Oneida County
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3/2: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Jug Point Road. A RED CROSSBILL was seen on Pennystreet Road in Rome.
3/3: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen in Waterville.
3/4: A SHORT-EARED OWL was again found on Jugpoint Road.
Herkimer County
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3/4: A PINE SISKIN was at a feeder in Dolgeville. BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and EVENING GROSBEAKS were near a residence in Salisbury north of Dolgeville. They both were seen again on 3/5.
Date: 3/6/23 1:07 pm From: <job121830...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Union Springs, NY ... Thousands of snow geese
About 2:30 p.m. my daughter, Becky, heard a gunshot & almost immediately the frantic canon-like sound of thousands of snows immediately becoming airborne. They were in the fields around Spruce Haven farm on White Rd. east of Union Springs just east of Ridge Rd..She called me & I was able from my house in Union Springs, to see the beginning flights of thousands of geese. The closer they came, the higher they flew towards the WNW The first flights were going over the west side of Cayuga Lake before the end flights came from the east. They definitely made no move to land on Cayuga Lake & perhaps were heading towards Seneca Lake.
So, YES, snows are still in the area but gunshots, whether by farmers or hunters or natural decisions seems to be keeping them on the move.
Date: 3/6/23 7:50 am From: Theresa Joseph <terrijo77...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Preventing bird-window strikes
I've used bird tape on my windows for a few years. I now have zero bird
strikes. Before that, I had decals of hawks which didn't help at all.
Bird tape REALLY works well.
Theresa J
On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 9:56 AM Jody Enck <jodyenck...> wrote:
With bird migration ramping up, many folks may be interested in making their own homes safer for birds. One of the things you can do to reduce bird mortality near your home is to help birds understand that your windows are a hard surface and not just more habitat to fly through.
Date: 3/4/23 11:12 am From: Htva Waxwing <waxwing...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] My FOY Rusty Blackbird
While out driving along Fitzgerald Road in Schuyler County this morning, I came up on a mixed species foraging flock along side the road. Closer inspection with binoculars showed many Robins, several Cardinals, a few Starlings and Juncos and, what I thought at first was a Red-winged Blackbird. While the body structure and bill were the same as a RWBL, the body plumage was all jet black and it had a yellow iris. I took a few pictures of this Rusty, which I will upload to accompany my eBird list.
Then, after driving a bit further down Fitzgerald, I came upon a few Horned Larks and one lone Snow Bunting. Pictures will be coming soon to join that eBird list.
Date: 3/3/23 11:18 am From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Canal walks for school/youth grouos
Hi folks. An FYI for any teachers/youth club/scout club leaders on the listserve. The Canal Corporation is offering free walks for youth/school-related groups along the Seneca River (Cayuga-Seneca canal) near Waterloo, NY. The walks can be as long as 2 hours, and we unpack both the cultural and natural history of that particular neck of the woods. The River has some facinating stories to tell! If you are a teacher/youth group leader and this interests you, email me off-list. In the meantime, I hope you're able to enjoy the events (both subtle and not-so-subtle) currently unfolding in the natural world, courtesy the increased "nourishment" provided by our star, the Sun. Sar
Yesterday evening I had a count of +7,000 SNGO just west of the refuge at
sunset. Many settled into a corn stubble field near me only to erupt into
a cacophony of sound and panicked flight following a volley of gunshots.
On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM Suan Yong <suan.yong...> wrote:
I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?) island of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect this is one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is located in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty much as far away from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot to raft in past years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the backdrop of Aurora's pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the east shore when in fact they probably aren't.
Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups. Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese, pintails, and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by three others for a bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all negotiate the ice, with some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll see if any of my videos turn out watchable.
Date: 3/3/23 10:28 am From: Alyssa Johnson <alyssajohnson0...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?
Hi everyone,
I’ve been out in the Complex the last 2 afternoons. Most of the marshes, including the muck flats along 31 are frozen still. I found a large flock (approximately 100,000) on Gravel Road behind the Tyre Municipality Building yesterday about 5 pm. Carncross Road was good for swans (several hundred likely mostly Tundra based on what I was hearing), and thousands of ducks including Northern Pintail, Mallard, American Black Ducks, American Wigeon… maybe more. On the south side of the road, a lot of that closest field was open. I could see beyond there must have been holes in the ice here and there where the birds were concentrating, but most of it is not easy to view because of distance and vegetation. I didn’t get to Morgan Rd, but I’m guessing the units between the parking lot and river are mostly frozen still. That’s been a good spot in years past for eagles on the ice and divers. I also didn’t make it to VanDyne Spoor Rd, but guessing similar conditions.
To anyone who isn’t familiar with Carncross and VanDyne Spoor Roads, they are seasonally maintained. So the last 2 days they were a little slushy and muddy but I made it fine. After tonight/tomorrow, I wouldn’t risk it personally. When I worked at Montezuma, occasionally I’d answer a call of “help! come save me” and all I could do was suggest Reed’s Towing.
I am about to drive the entire west side of Cayuga to see if I can find the snow goose ice burg I expect is floating out there. If the marshes stay frozen, the geese will likely continue to stage in “smaller” groups in ag fields and on the lake then move on. But if the marshes melt, especially along Route 31, I bet they will dump in there and stage in numbers north of 500k. Last year it was estimated at the muck flats, at one time, 600-800,000 snow geese, 3000 tundras, and tens of thousands of ducks!
Final thought- if anyone is interested in a guided tour, I just started working through Airbnb as an “Experience Host”! I don’t want to overstep and self promote too much here, but if you email me privately, I’d be happy to share more information about how that works and my availability.
Date: 3/3/23 9:12 am From: bob mcguire <bmcguire...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Peregrine Falcon
I was thrilled to find one of the Peregrines looking up at me from about 40 feet away - perched on a snag on the north rim of Taughannock gorge just below the visitor’s center (8:30 am). It sat preening and looking around, aware of my presence but not seeming to be distracted by it. It called occasionally, quite loud above the falling water of the falls. After about a half hour several Turkey Vultures flew up the gorge and shortly after that the Peregrine departed downstream.
Date: 3/3/23 8:34 am From: Kevin C Packard <kcp48...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Tundra swans at Jennings Pond
While not a rarity by any means (though a first for this hotspot in eBird), there are 4 tundra swans resting on the ice and paddling about Jennings Pond this morning. They are easy to see and photograph. So feel free if you are in Danby and would like to have nice views of swans. 🙂
Date: 3/3/23 8:21 am From: <job121830...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Union Springs TVs
We have had a few turkey vultures all winter but this a.m. "our" locals have returned. I counted at least 18 about 10 a.m. as they rose up from their "home" & shelter in the nearby evergreens.
Yesterday I glanced out the kitchen window just as a magnificent male pheasant came around the corner on my back sidewalk! So sad to see him all by himself with no food, friends or shelter. Hopefully he found buds on bushes or drops under a bird feeder.
Bluebirds have been in the area all winter but now are coming almost daily to check out their box on the clothesline arm. A female house finch was with them on Wed.. Yrs. ago female house finches seemed to act like friends/caretakers of the bluebirds during brooding time & after babies hatched & I rarely had a house sparrow problem. .Then the finch eye problem decimated the finch population to the point I didn't see any for maybe 5-7 yrs. & sparrows moved in.
Sounds like a nasty weather mix for tonight & tomorrow. Drive gently
Fritzie
Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the last couple of days? Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese? Looking back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for them here, but with the odd weather, who knows?
Date: 3/3/23 6:29 am From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays
Thanks, Geo, I’ll pass that along.
Deb
From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...>
Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 8:51 AM
To: Deb Grantham <dgg3...>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays
Hi Deb,
The Blue Jay is a “partially migratory” species. If you google “blue jay migration” you’ll get lots of hits that attempt in a few words (or a few paragraphs) to explain what this means. The persons who asked you to find out why they aren’t seeing Blue Jays this winter might get something (if not satisfaction) out of this one:
Date: 3/3/23 6:26 am From: Meena Madhav Haribal <mmh3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Postponing CBC trip to MNWR on Saturday to Sunday.
Hi all,
Because of weather conditions on Friday and Saturday with snow in Ithaca and Senecal Falls, CBC trip to MNWR on March 4 Saturday evening trip is postponed to Sunday March 5. Meet at the same time and same location. Look for the details on the CBC calendar. Or contact Meena at <mmh3...>
Date: 3/3/23 5:52 am From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays
Hi Deb,
The Blue Jay is a “partially migratory” species. If you google “blue jay migration” you’ll get lots of hits that attempt in a few words (or a few paragraphs) to explain what this means. The persons who asked you to find out why they aren’t seeing Blue Jays this winter might get something (if not satisfaction) out of this one:
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 10:48 PM, Deb Grantham <dgg3...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I’ve been asked by someone else to find out why they aren’t seeing blue jays this year.
Date: 3/2/23 7:48 pm From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays
Hello,
I've been asked by someone else to find out why they aren't seeing blue jays this year. I actually saw more around this winter than I've seen around here (Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line) in a long time.
Any thoughts? Do they really follow the acorn crop? Avian flu?
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/2/23 7:47 pm From: Deb Grantham <dgg3...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] snow geese and black birds and more
Yesterday afternoon, I watched as clouds and clouds of snow geese descended across Route 79, going from north to south, and appeared to land in ag fields. I think there were thousands, but there was no way to count but the process went on for 10 minutes or more. I was watching from Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line. I drove around but never could find the fields they may have landed in.
This morning, I watched a stream of black birds cross my property from the east and cross Sheffield Road to land across the street in the horse farm there. There were dozens in any cross section you might cut through the stream and it went on for over 5 minutes. I clearly saw a good proportion of grackles, could see their tails. I saw some smaller, compact birds that could have been cowbirds. But other than the grackle tails, I couldn't see anything well enough to identify species.
One interesting point was that a home fuel oil truck drove past and when it went under the stream of birds, they were clearly buffeted by the turbulence. They were about 15 or 20 feet above the truck.
And I saw 7 bluebirds in my yard today.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
Date: 3/2/23 6:51 pm From: Liz Rowland <lizzyandjoe...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bald eagle came for tea!
We had a first today: a bald eagle landed in the tree right outside our window! It stayed for a couple of minutes. We've seen him/her flying over the nearby fields a couple of times, and over the Susquehanna River recently. We're in Owego.
Around midday today while XC skiing at Bear Swamp, which had a good 6+ inches of snow cover, I flushed from a small snow-free patch of wet grassy muck a snipe or woodcock, which flew off not too far and interestingly looked to have landed on a tree branch at about eye level. Alas without binoculars it was too far to make out. As it flew off I noted a reddish tail, which would imply Wilson's Snipe, though I suppose I could've been seeing some of the reddish underparts of a woodcock.
Suan
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This afternoon, about 2 PM, I was driving North on Conlon Road in Lansing. Just past where Searles Rd extension comes into Conlon Rd. on the right - at an angle, there are cornfields on both sides. There were thousands of Blackbirds on both sides, in the road and in the surrounding treetops. As I watched the birds in the road, suddenly a Yellow-headed Blackbird (male) pops out among the crowd. I watched it for about 15 -20 seconds and the whole bunch lifted up and I was able to follow it for a bit. I thought it maybe went up into the trees. I tried to refind it but did not right away. Maybe 20 minutes later I was following a flock that had lifted up and out popped that yellow head and the white primary coverts. I followed it for several seconds till the whole bunch turned and lost it again.
This huge flock was mostly Red-winged, and I spotted some females, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and Common Grackles. Quite the spectacle and sounds!
Date: 3/1/23 8:52 am From: Marie P. Read <mpr5...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings
10:30 this morning, a flock of a couple of hundred Snow Buntings was flying around the fields at the east end of Mt Pleasant Road. They were also seen by Steve Fast and me on Sunday morning.
There's not much food up there since the fields were mowed so closely and there are very few weeds, so I can't imagine the buntings will stick around.
Marie
Date: 2/28/23 11:27 am From: Donna Lee Scott <dls9...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Starlings
While some of you have had Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds, with hawks and Crows showing off in your yards, I had about 200 Starlings and my usual 25 Pigeons & 4 Crows here , decimating my feeders in the snow today!
Good entertainment for the two indoor cats!
We did have a Rough-legged Hawk seen by a good birder here a couple days ago, but I did not see it. And the local Screech Owl has been seen in his hole off and on. He/she looks asleep, but I can tell it is looking at me from the bottom of its eye slits.
Donna L Scott
377 Savage Farm Dr
Ithaca, NY 14850
Kendal at Ithaca
Date: 2/28/23 10:16 am From: Misao Johnson <misaosj...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] A large cluster of Red-winged blackbirds
This morning we were visited by a cluster of more than 200 red-winged blackbirds at our front yard. The red-winged blackbirds would fly in and purch on our hickory and other tall trees, swoop down to feed at our feeders, then fly off together within a span of 3-4 minutes. This occurred twice this morning between 10-11am.
Date: 2/28/23 10:12 am From: Laura J. Heisey <ljh2...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] more blackbirds!
I just had a good 100 Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds in my Newfield back yard. They flew up into nearby trees after decimating the feeders. Then came a Red-tailed Hawk to perch in one of the trees, and then came 6 Crows to mob the hawk.
It's really starting to sound like spring with all that noisy activity.
The resident Ravens are becoming more active these days as well.
I saw hundreds (if not more?) flying North yesterday afternoon, visible
driving east toward Geneva on 5 and 20. It was an amazing sight. It was
late in the afternoon, just before sundown.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 9:08 PM Deb Grantham <dgg3...> wrote:
Well, I don’t have a method for estimating, so I could be very, very wrong!
Deb
From: Evelyn Weinstein <myisland3...>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 9:03 PM
To: Deb Grantham <dgg3...>
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] snow geese flying
The snow geese that I also saw today were up along Rt 89 not far from Wolffy's Grill and there must have been closer to 50,000 between those rafting on the lake and those flying overhead! Amazing!!!!!
Evie Weinstein
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 8:30 PM Deb Grantham <dgg3...><mailto:<dgg3...>> wrote:
This afternoon, between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, I saw thousands of snow geese flying south, group after group. I estimate 2,000 to 4,000 but it was extremely difficult to count!
This was from Sheffield Road, the Ithaca/Enfield town line and about ¼ mile north of Rt. 79.
I also quite a few Vs of Canada geese that were circling or doing a 180, hard to tell, I think they were mostly heading south/south-east. There were far fewer of those than the snow geese.
And I’ve been hearing red-winged blackbirds but haven’t seen them yet.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
The snow geese that I also saw today were up along Rt 89 not far from
Wolffy's Grill and there must have been closer to 50,000 between those
rafting on the lake and those flying overhead! Amazing!!!!!
Evie Weinstein
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 8:30 PM Deb Grantham <dgg3...> wrote:
This afternoon, between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, I saw thousands of snow geese flying south, group after group. I estimate 2,000 to 4,000 but it was extremely difficult to count!
This was from Sheffield Road, the Ithaca/Enfield town line and about mile north of Rt. 79.
I also quite a few Vs of Canada geese that were circling or doing a 180, hard to tell, I think they were mostly heading south/south-east. There were far fewer of those than the snow geese.
And I've been hearing red-winged blackbirds but haven't seen them yet.
Deb
Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell University
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From: <bounce-127175248-93376038...> <bounce-127175248-93376038...> on behalf of Diane Morton <dianegmorton...>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 7:53:19 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose at Salt Point
This afternoon I was at Salt Point and noticed a Goose with a pink-orange bill with white around it. The bird was bathing vigorously and showed dark barring on the belly -- Greater White-fronted Goose!
(confirmed by Jay McGowan from photos I showed him later).
I was interrupted while viewing the goose and did not refind it. It had been among the Canada Geese, not far off shore from the little Free Library, where there were also about 20 American Wigeon. There were hundreds of Canada Geese on the north side of Salt Point this afternoon, and I also found one Cackling Goose there.
Date: 2/27/23 4:54 pm From: Diane Morton <dianegmorton...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose at Salt Point
This afternoon I was at Salt Point and noticed a Goose with a pink-orange bill with white around it. The bird was bathing vigorously and showed dark barring on the belly -- Greater White-fronted Goose! (confirmed by Jay McGowan from photos I showed him later).
I was interrupted while viewing the goose and did not refind it. It had been among the Canada Geese, not far off shore from the little Free Library, where there were also about 20 American Wigeon. There were hundreds of Canada Geese on the north side of Salt Point this afternoon, and I also found one Cackling Goose there.
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
February 20, 2022
Highlights
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RED-THROATED LOON
CACKLING GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
EASTERN TOWHEE
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
EVENING GROSBEAK
PINE SISKIN
COMMON REDPOLL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma
Wetlands Complex
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2/21: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen on the Esker Brook Trail.
2/26: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen on Armitage Road. 9 SANDHILL CRANED were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road.
227: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Railroad Road in the northern complex. Another was found at Howland Island.
Oswego County
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2/21: An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder in Minetto.
2/25: 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Johnson Road south of Rt. 13 in Williamston.
2/26: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake Ontario.12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Stone Hill Road in Amboy.
2 27: 3 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen in Oswego Harbor.
Onondaga County
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2/24: An ICELAND GULL was found at the Marshy Spits on the west side of Onondaga Lake.
2/26: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Marshy Spits on the west side of Onondaga Lake. 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at a feeder on East Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville.
Madison County
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2/24: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on Borden Road in Earlville.
2/26: 36 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Hawes Road at the north end of Eaton Reservoir east of Erieville.
Oneida County
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2/26: 87 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Woodhull Road north of Forestport.
Herkimer County
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2/21: EVENING GROSBEAKS were noted near the Woodhull Mountain Fire Tower. 7 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at a residence in Salisbury north of Dolgeville.
2/22: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near Old Forge.
2/25: A NORTHERN SHRIKE, a COMMON REDPOLL, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were all seeen in the vacinity of a residence in Salisbury.
1/26: 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING remained in the area near a residence in Salisbury. A PINE SISKIN was at a feeding site on Ransom Street in Dolgeville.
Date: 2/27/23 11:12 am From: Inga Wells <ingawells...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Downy courtship
Love it!
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