Date: 6/22/17 3:41 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [cayugabirds-l] Unusually High Bluebird Mortalities in Nestboxes
I think it may also be hunger that is killing birds, due to the facts insects are scarce this year. Hot and cold weather might have messed up the emergence of the insects. Someone wrote they are seeing very few blackflies. Someone else told me that there are very few mosquitoes in the area which otherwise is infested with mosquitoes by this time. In some locations there are fewer dragonflies. So it is highly variable where the population is still healthy and where the populations have crashed.
The other day a Cardinal came inside my house while chasing a moth that had gotten into the house. He was so intent on catching it. Then for sometime he did not know how to go back. I gently moved him towards the door. This year I have seen cardinals in the grass and among garden plants in search of insects which otherwise is rare sight in my house.
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Unusually High Bluebird Mortalities in Nestboxes
Hi all,
I'm just forwarding an email that came across another listserv, that may be of interest here.
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From: Sandy Morrissey <sandym...><mailto:<sandym...>> Date: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 1:09 AM
Subject: Anyone else have lots of dead Eastern Bluebirds?
To: <BIRDBAND...><mailto:<BIRDBAND...>
I have over 300 nestboxes in Westchester County, NY, and have been banding the nesting bluebirds for the past 7 years.
This year we are experiencing a high mortality rate in the bluebirds.
Monitors open a nestbox and there is a dead adult bird in the box. The number of dead adults has risen to 18.
There is almost an equal number of dead males and females.
The birds are being tested by a laboratory at Cornell (Animal Health Diagnostic Center). While they suspect it might be a parasite, they have no answers yet.
Very strange that the birds go into the nestbox to die. I can understand if the female dies while spending time incubating on the nest, but the males seem to go into the box to die also. They are often found on eggs.
Who knows how many bluebirds have died that we don't know about. Our number of bluebird nest attempts and number of bands is down by about 40%. The rate of successful nests has crashed.
Hope no one else is having this problem, but would be most interested to know.
Sandy Morrissey
Hartsdale, NY
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Date: 6/21/17 10:39 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Unusually High Bluebird Mortalities in Nestboxes
Hi all,
I'm just forwarding an email that came across another listserv, that may be of interest here.
Andrea Patterson andrea.j.patterson-at-gmail.com
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I have over 300 nestboxes in Westchester County, NY, and have been banding the nesting bluebirds for the past 7 years.
This year we are experiencing a high mortality rate in the bluebirds.
Monitors open a nestbox and there is a dead adult bird in the box. The number of dead adults has risen to 18.
There is almost an equal number of dead males and females.
The birds are being tested by a laboratory at Cornell (Animal Health Diagnostic Center). While they suspect it might be a parasite, they have no answers yet.
Very strange that the birds go into the nestbox to die. I can understand if the female dies while spending time incubating on the nest, but the males seem to go into the box to die also. They are often found on eggs.
Who knows how many bluebirds have died that we don't know about. Our number of bluebird nest attempts and number of bands is down by about 40%. The rate of successful nests has crashed.
Hope no one else is having this problem, but would be most interested to know.
Date: 6/21/17 2:28 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-necked Stilt - Iroquois NWR
The BLACK-NECKED STILT continues at Kumph Marsh, Iroquois NWR. The bird is extremely difficult to see because of all the vegetation. Betsy and I walked Feeder Road for the entire length of Kumph Marsh and did not see it. Then, on the way back, Betsy spotted it where the vegetation was slightly lower. The bird walked left and almost disappeared behind the vegetation before making a short flight and completely disappearing for the remainder of our time there. Another person looked after we left and did not see it. So, long story short, you will need some persistence and/or a bit of luck to see this bird.
Date: 6/19/17 7:19 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Dickcissels
A message from Craig Corcoran advises that the three Dickcissels (2 males, 1 female) discovered by Ryan Griffiths were present this morning in Niagara in the small community of Fenwick, Ontario.
Directions:
From the QEW....exit at Regional Road 24 (Victoria Avenue). Drive south to Regional Road 669 (Eighth Avenue) then east to Fifteenth Street. Turn right here and continue south to the curve junction where 15th Street becomes Moyer Street. Look for the birds in flight and singing continuously from utility wires at the beginning of this curve in the road.
Date: 6/18/17 6:42 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Allegany Co Ruffed Grouse
Today I had 2 nice encounters with Ruffed Grouse families
The first was on the N/S section of Gleason Rd, Belfast. Momma was tending her young in a tall grassy lane near the road. The chicks were active testing their wings while she stood guard, constantly purring/clucking. All I saw were 2 chicks but I could tell there were more.
The second encounter was in Hanging Bog WMA on the first N-S lane east of the bog. The mother was standing in the laneway when all at once a very tiny chick ran past her to the east side. Then 3 chicks started testing their wings on the west side. Mother checked on the first one then flew back across to the other 3.
For about 1/2 hour while I was eating my lunch, she was purring/clucking to her young 10 feet from me.
Doug
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Date: 6/17/17 7:59 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Saturday's BOS Iroquois/Swamps Field Trip
Hello Genesee Birders,
Saturday's Swamps Breeding Birds field trip was well attended with 18 participants. Our first stop was on Tonawanda WMA at the Meadville and Sprout Marsh dikes, where we had 42 species, including a flyover Black-crowned Night Heron, singing Yellow-throated Vireo, an Osprey family with its nest adorned by Ox-eye Daises(!), families of Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers and very nice looks at a singing male Prothonotary Warbler on the dike between Meadville and Sprout Marshes. This location is a bit farther on than the nesting pair that have become very quiet while feeding 3 young in a nest box placed by NYS DEC. The DEC is working hard to build this small population of nesting Prothonotaries, much to the delight of the birding community! Old nest boxes have been replaced on both north and south sides of Meadville dike and were monitored by DEC on Friday, resulting in the discovery of three newly hatched young!
*An important note*, all observers are cautioned to refrain from using any recordings during breeding season, and never use them on INWR refuge property.
Our next stop highlighted the Tops Pond Purple Martin housing, where there are 20 active Purple Martin nests. We had excellent scope views of males and females. Males entertained by adding green leaves to nest cavities, with one male even catching a dropped leaf mid-air. Savannah Sparrows were heard close by this location.
On the way to Cayuga Pool, at Cinnamon Marsh, Tonawanda WMA, a large collection of Great Egrets were seen feeding.
Our third stop, Cayuga Pool, showed off 25 species, including Bald Eagle, Great Egret, Black Tern, Common Gallinule, American Coot, Virginia Rail, American Bittern, the long present pair of tagged Trumpeter Swans and a young family of Pied-billed Grebes, always a joy to see.
Next we visited Kumpf Marsh, the Cayuga sub-impoundment, which is experiencing a draw down so it can soon be groomed for fall shorebird season. Thirty-four species were seen here, including two feeding adult Sandhill Cranes, along with Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, Black Tern and the big surprise of the return appearance of the rare for the region BLACK-NECKED STILT! You've gotta wonder where this bird has been since last being seen on May 23. Be sure to post if you see this bird! Nearby Kumpf, we saw nesting Great-crested Flycatchers.
Our next stop on the north side of Roberts Road, INWR, was a large grassland field with many pairs of singing Bobolinks, each defending its territory. We were able to hear Eastern Meadowlark here, but did not actually see it until we parked close to the Roberts Road corner on Sour Springs Road. The meadowlark was perched in the hedgerow of trees, singing its 'Spring of the Year' song. Eastern Meadowlarks, like many grassland birds seem to be in short supply, a worrying trend.
Onondaga Trail did not disappoint today with 38 species and provided a cool woodland break from the by-this-time-of-day 85 degree temperature. Here we had two singing Acadian Flycatchers when we reached the Hemlock stands. Other singing notable birds were Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Scarlet Tanager, Hooded Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and distant Cerulean Warbler.
Some of us continued on to Swallow Hollow Trail after the morning and with much worthwhile neck-craning effort came up with views of a male Cerulean along the boardwalk heading south in a Swamp Oak Tree and an Ovenbird toward the back of the trail.
It is worth noting that the INWR is the only refuge in Western New York and the Friends of Iroquois do much to support the refuge mission and appreciate the bird watching community's membership support! Writing to your representatives about supporting your refuge never hurts either, as cutbacks have been quite severe.
Date: 6/17/17 10:50 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] BOS Tillman Rd. WMA Field Trip
Eli and I pre-ran the BOS trip we are leading on 7/1. The checklist is below. We did manage to see one Upland Sandpiper and two Grasshopper Sparrows.
We will meet up at 7:30 at the parking lot that is 400 feet east of the intersection of Shisler and Tillman Rds in Clarence, NY in Erie County.
The weather was quite pleasant today, with a nice breeze to moderate the heat, but not enough to ground the birds. Please plan on the possibility of it being quite hot with still air. I would plan to bring water or another cold beverage. A hat is a good idea, too. Much of the trip will be in open areas. The bugs were nearly nonexistent, today, but it can be quite buggy there in the woodsy portions of the area. Bug spray is recommended- as is sunscreen.
The trip will start off with a fairly brief walk down to where Tillman Rd cuts through the swamp to look for marsh birds.
We will then walk up the abandoned part of Shisler Rd toward the fields where the UPSA and GHSP are typically found. Today, we found a much higher number of Bobolinks than I have ever seen there before. The one target species we missed was Eastern Meadowlark and we didn't see any Savannah Sparrows today, either. Please be aware that this portion of the field trip does go briefly onto non-public lands. Many birders who go to the area go to this part and I don't know of anyone who has ever gotten in trouble for being there. Nonetheless, please be respectful.
We will then join back up with the official trail, moving through some wooded areas and more fields. We will be traveling back through the parking lot for anyone who needs to leave early.
After that, we will cross Tillman Rd and walk the trails in the northern half of the area, them wrapping up at the parking lot, again.
Today's walk was 2.9 miles. We will be going just a bit further on the trip (Eli and I were a tiny bit short on time and didn't go the marsh). The terrain is fairly moderate most of the way. This is a half-day trip, which may well wrap up between 11 am and noon.
Hope to see a number of you there!
Tillman Rd. WMA
Jun 17, 2017
8:20 AM
Traveling
2.93 miles
140 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.5.2 Build 140
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Upland Sandpiper -- Slender, long, larger Sandpiper with relatively short yellow bill and yellowish legs. Typical spot for them. Scope view- perched on white pvc pipe.
1 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Eastern Kingbird
2 Warbling Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
1 Tree Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
2 House Wren
11 American Robin
6 Gray Catbird
3 European Starling
3 Cedar Waxwing
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Grasshopper Sparrow -- Sparrow with large, pale bill, white supercilium becoming yellowish white in ft of the eye. Bright white medial crown stripe.
2 Field Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
4 Bobolink
11 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Common Grackle
2 Baltimore Oriole
9 American Goldfinch
Number of Taxa: 30
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Date: 6/16/17 10:15 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-headed Woodpecker
Just saw and heard a Red-headed Woodpecker in Webster Park near Lakeview Lodge, corner Lake Rd and Holt. Went back to try to get a picture, unable to relocate.
Date: 6/16/17 7:27 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Herons etc. at Feeder Rd.
The shelties and I took a walk at Iroquois from Route 77 onto the Feeder Rd trail early this morning, and the number of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets blew me away. Maybe this is old news to most, but since I see no high numbers of these species on recent e-Bird reports, I thought I would share.
As I first got to the road off the parking lot trail and onto Feeder, I saw a very significant number of both species off to my left and began counting. Whether it was a coincidence or my disturbance, I don't know, but most suddenly flew up. I chose to focus on counting the Great Blues and got to 98 before the swirling mass got out of sight. I suspect I missed a fair percentage of them. And as I walked north along the road, many more were flushed from the vegetation to my left, and many more flew overhead. I did not add any of these to my count, but in my gut I suspect these were not part of the 98 I had tallied. As I walked back, 24 Great Egrets remained, but I am sure that that is only a small portion of the total actually there at the outset.
Really, really impressive thing to see.
I was also surprised to find yet another Acadian Flycatcher up the road in the wet woods. I keep encountering them this year, but this was the first time I found one that was not in an obvious stand of hemlocks. Also, a Black-crowned Night-heron in almost exactly the same spot I saw one a few weeks back, flying over the road not too far south of where the road enters the woods.
Don Bemont <dbemont...>
Iroquois NWR--Feeder Rd. Trail (Genesee Co.), Genesee, New York, US Jun 16, 2017 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.2 mile(s) Comments: Walked from the parking lot just off Rt77 through the marshy area and then up along the road through the woods into the open area beyond. Far more singing on the way back. However, the highlight was the high concentration of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets when I first arrived. They were mostly to the south of where the trail from the parking lot meets Feeder Rd, towards Rt 77, but that area is only visible with considerable effort from Rt 77. Counts of the herons and egrets represent only the most I was able to see at one time, although I suspect the total number seen was considerably higher. <dbemont...> 49 species
Canada Goose 9 Mallard 34 Great Blue Heron 98 High concentration in the marshy area south of where the trail to the parking lot meets Feeder Rd. As I was trying to count them, most flew up, and the photo I snapped includes maybe half of them. I counted individually, although I know I missed some in the swirl. Then I added to the count those still visible at the water. Through much of my walk, I flushed herons from the vegetation, and more flew over, but I did not add these to the count because I have no way of knowing the extent to which these were the same birds moving ahead of me to the north. Great Egret 24 High concentration in marshy area south of where the trail to the parking lot meets Feeder Rd. I did my best to count them, but at the peak moment, I chose to focus on Great Blues and probably missed a lot of Great Egrets. Nonetheless, on my return trip there were at least 24, counted individually. Green Heron 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Flew up from near the trail just north of the S curve, prior to entering the woods. Turkey Vulture 1 Common Gallinule 3 Killdeer 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Black Tern 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Singing from the wet woods. I have been hearing them more often this year, and a couple other people have reported the same thing. But this is the first I have found where there was no obvious stand of hemlocks. Willow Flycatcher 3 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 6 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Marsh Wren 4 Veery 3 Wood Thrush 4 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 15 Cedar Waxwing 4 Ovenbird 2 Common Yellowthroat 3 Hooded Warbler 2 American Redstart 7 Cerulean Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 11 Chipping Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 9 Swamp Sparrow 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Common Grackle 1 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 10
Date: 6/15/17 7:37 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] "Shorebirds" and others, Tillman Rd WMA
Today I heard one distant Upland Sandpiper at Tillman. As mentioned earlier by David Mark, they seem to be particularly scarce in our area this year. I suspect that the habitat at Tillman may not last long, as there seems to be a great deal of Dog Strangling Vine invading the area. . .
Other shorebirds included 4 Killdeer, 2 Spotted Sandpipers and 1 American Woodcock. There were at least 5 Eastern Meadowlarks and 5 Bobolinks. Sparrows included 2 Swamp, 1 Field, 7 Song and at least 9 Savannah.
In addition 2-3 sparrows in rather short grass that I suspect were Grasshopper Sparrows, but never sang, only making short buzzy call notes.
Date: 6/15/17 3:46 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 15 Jun 2017
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 06/15/2017 * NYBU1706.15 - Birds mentioned
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LAUGHING GULL Least Bittern Merlin Acadian Flycatcher Winter Wren Blue-headed Vireo Bl.-thr. Green Warb. La. Waterthrush Hooded Warbler
- Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 06/15/2017 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
Thursday, June 15, 2017
The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound key to report sightings before the end of this report.
LAUGHING GULLS were the highlight of reports received June 8 through June 15 from the Niagara Frontier Region.
June 8, two adult LAUGHING GULLS were reported on the breakwall at Point Breeze, at the mouth of Oak Orchard Creek at Lake Ontario in Orleans County.
June 10 at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park, LA. WATERTHRUSH and three WINTER WRENS in the Eternal Flame area of the park, with 2 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 3 HOODED WARBLERS and BL.-THR. GREEN WARB.
The BOS picnic meeting and hike at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo the evening of June 14, checklisted 40 species highlighted by a LEAST BITTERN flying over the north marshes.
And, in the City of Tonawanda, a MERLIN was photographed.
The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, June 22. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting.
Date: 6/14/17 6:52 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Rose-breasted Grosbeak
We had a male RBG at the feeder a few minutes ago. We usually get one a year (passing through when the warblers are passing through). We did have one this year at the feeder (on May 11) at the same time as some yellow-rumped warblers in the yard.  June 14 seems late to me to be seeing one; is it possible that it is nesting in the area? We live in Greece (390 / Vintage Lane area).
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Date: 6/14/17 6:04 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-headed Woodpeckers in Webster NY
Lake and Whiting Road, Monroe, New York, US Jun 14, 2017 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers at 316 Whiting Road in Webster NY. See and confirmed breeding in 2015. Pair was hanging around a tree on the north side of the driveway. We believe the nest hole is facing north and we could not get a good look. 1 species
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
View this checklist online athttp://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37596389
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 6/13/17 3:55 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Need help identifying this bird
Woops! I should read more recent posts from more expert birders first.
Looks so much like"my" merlin from yard over last few years. Not this
year though
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Date: 6/13/17 3:49 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Need help identifying this bird
Oh yes! Nice Merlin! Great bird
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Date: 6/13/17 2:07 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Need help identifying this bird
Definitely a Merlin. I have not heard of any there during the breeding season before. Can you be more specific with the location?
Good birding!
Willie
From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 2:29 PM To: <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Need help identifying this bird
This bird has been around our property (city of Tonawanda) for approximately one year. I always thought it was a Cooper's hawk but today I finally got a picture and it doesn't look like a Coppers. I thought it might be a Merlin. Any ideas?
Date: 6/13/17 12:06 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Need help identifying this bird
I agree. Merlin.
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This bird has been around our property (city of Tonawanda) for approximately one year. I always thought it was a Cooper’s hawk but today I finally got a picture and it doesn’t look like a Coppers. I thought it might be a Merlin. Any ideas?
Date: 6/13/17 11:28 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Need help identifying this bird
This bird has been around our property (city of Tonawanda) for approximately one year. I always thought it was a Cooper’s hawk but today I finally got a picture and it doesn’t look like a Coppers. I thought it might be a Merlin. Any ideas?
Date: 6/12/17 4:26 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Acadian Flycatchers
Becoming more common in Chautauqua County as well.
Marty Sanden Dunkirk
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Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Acadian Flycatchers
> I have the impression that they are increasing in this area. On the scouting trip for my Bergen Swamp RBA field trip on June 2, we heard at least 3 and saw 2. I even got a photo of one <http://thegreenjay.com/My%20Recent%20Photos/album/slides/Acadian%20Flycatcher%20Bergen%20Swamp%2017-06-02.html>. I usually consider myself lucky just to hear one. Last year, I was a bit surprised to find one at the Olga Fleisher Preserve in Wayne County. > > Jay Greenberg > <conservationist...> <mailto:<conservationist...> > http://www.thegreenjay.com <http://www.thegreenjay.com/thegreenjay.com/index.html> > Rochester, NY > > > On Jun 12, 2017, at 3:00 AM, <geneseebirds-l-request...> wrote: > > > > From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> <mailto:<geneseebirds-l...>> > > Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Acadian Flycatchers > > Date: June 11, 2017 at 10:50:52 AM EDT > > To: <geneseebirds-l...> <mailto:<geneseebirds-l...> > > Reply-To: <geneseebirds-l...> <mailto:<geneseebirds-l...> > > > > > > The shelties and I took a walk through the wet woods area along Culver Road earlier this morning, and although things were fairly quiet, I was surprised to hear an Acadian Flycatcher singing. > > > > That's three locations in Orleans County in the past month -- the west end of Lakeside SP and private land on Eagle Harbor-Waterport Rd being the other two. They were seen at the latter location last year, but this makes two additional spots. (In every case among a stand of hemlocks.) > > > > Not sure whether they are more widespread this year, or just happenstance to find them. > >
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> Not sure whether they are more widespread this year, or just happenstance to find them.
Date: 6/12/17 7:20 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Honeoye Warblers
While conducting bird surveys in the Honeoye Inlet WMA (habitat restoration site) this morning, I had a singing CERULEAN WARBLER in the bottomland hardwoods near what they refer to as the North Culvert. Later on I had another singing south of the intersection of Cross Rd and Old West Lake Rd S. On my return along East Lake Road, there was a singing MOURNING WARBLER right along the road about 0.6 mi up from its intersection with West Lake Rd, a few hundred feet south of a small DEC parking area that's on the east side of East Lake Rd.
Date: 6/12/17 5:44 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Laughing Gull at Braddock Bay
A very cooperative Laughing Gull has spent at least two days hanging around the Braddock Bay area, visible from the hawk watch platform. I say cooperative because there are thousands of gulls hanging around the new breakwall at the edge of the bay, and if the bird had chosen to hang with those distant birds, it would have been much harder to pick out. Instead, whenever we did see it circling up the bay (going about as far upstream as the "eagle" tree) it was generally the closest bird to us.
The hot SW winds were favorable for a continuous trickle of Broad-winged Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures. Lots of good birding eyes on the platform but alas, no Mississippi or Swallow-tailed Kites were found.
Even with the lake levels so high, there is some sand beach developing on the inshore side of the breakwall. I have high hopes for at least some, albeit distant, shorebird habitat out there this fall.
Pat Martin > >Braddock Bay Park--Hawk Watch, Monroe, New York, US >Jun 11, 2017 8:20 AM - 1:00 PM >Protocol: Stationary >Comments: With Andy Guthrie, Jim Miles, Laurie Mattie, Nick Kachala, Brad Carlson and Joe Wing, in part >43 species > >Canada Goose 8 >Mute Swan 11 >Mallard 1 >Double-crested Cormorant 15 >Great Blue Heron 1 >Turkey Vulture 61 Exact count, and probably undercounted as well. strong SW winds and 85 degrees >Osprey 2 >Northern Harrier 1 multiple sightings of a local bird >Bald Eagle 10 >Broad-winged Hawk 15 >Red-tailed Hawk 9 >Laughing Gull 1 Gull with black hood, about the size of a Ring-billed Gull with dark wings. Wings were gray underneath with dark primary tips. No white in the primary tips. Continuing from yesterday. Found by Andy Guthrie. >Ring-billed Gull 800 estimate >Herring Gull 30 estimate >Great Black-backed Gull 1 >Caspian Tern 2 >Common Tern 4 >Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 >Mourning Dove 1 >Pileated Woodpecker 1 >Willow Flycatcher 1 >Least Flycatcher 1 >Eastern Kingbird 1 >Blue Jay 1 >American Crow 8 >Purple Martin 1 >Tree Swallow 2 >Barn Swallow 6 >House Wren 1 >Marsh Wren 1 >Eastern Bluebird 1 >American Robin 1 >Gray Catbird 1 >European Starling 9 >Cedar Waxwing 2 >Common Yellowthroat 1 >Yellow Warbler 2 >Chipping Sparrow 1 >Song Sparrow 2 >Swamp Sparrow 1 >Common Grackle 3 >Baltimore Oriole 1 >American Goldfinch 2 > >View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37539906 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 6/12/17 5:34 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Whimbrel
A couple of Whimbrel showed up a couple of days ago in Benning Marsh along the wildlife drive at Montezuma NWR. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have stayed around. Thaanks to Jim Miles for the original post.
Pat Martin > >Montezuma NWR--Benning Marsh, Seneca, New York, US >Jun 10, 2017 4:01 PM - 4:16 PM >Protocol: Stationary >9 species > >Canada Goose 5 >Mallard 47 >Northern Shoveler 1 >Green-winged Teal 1 >Pied-billed Grebe 2 >Common Gallinule 1 >Whimbrel 2 Large shorebird with striped crown and long, decurved bill. >Marsh Wren 1 >Red-winged Blackbird 4 > >View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37511648 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 6/11/17 7:51 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Acadian Flycatchers
The shelties and I took a walk through the wet woods area along Culver Road earlier this morning, and although things were fairly quiet, I was surprised to hear an Acadian Flycatcher singing.
That's three locations in Orleans County in the past month -- the west end of Lakeside SP and private land on Eagle Harbor-Waterport Rd being the other two. They were seen at the latter location last year, but this makes two additional spots. (In every case among a stand of hemlocks.)
Not sure whether they are more widespread this year, or just happenstance to find them.
Don Bemont <dbemont...>
Culver Road, Orleans, New York, US Jun 11, 2017 6:49 AM - 7:51 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.9 mile(s) Comments: Warm and windy. On the whole, rather quiet. 32 species
Canada Goose 1 Green Heron 2 Killdeer 1 Least Sandpiper 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Tree Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 1 House Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Veery 3 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 5 Gray Catbird 4 European Starling 10 Northern Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Yellow Warbler 5 Chipping Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 7 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 5
Date: 6/10/17 7:38 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chestnut Ridge County Park
I had 1 Louisiana Waterthrush, 3 Hooded Warblers, 2 Acadian Flycatchers and 3 Winter Wrens at Chestnut Ridge today. Most of the birds seen were in the vicinity of the "Eternal Flame" area of the park.
Chestnut Ridge is located on Route 277 south of Orchard Park.
Date: 6/9/17 10:04 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Laughing Gull - Hamlin Beach
Friday evening there was an adult Laughing Gull at Hamlin Beach, with the (mostly Ring-billed) gull flock on the beach in front of area 4. Perhaps one of the birds from Point Breeze. Unfortunately, shortly after I noticed it, the flock was flushed up by a beachgoer and half of them, including the Laughing Gull, disappeared and did not return. Further disruptions by walkers and dogs left the beach empty and a smaller number of gulls on the water by the time I left. The weekend will likely prove challenging for gulls hoping to find a resting spot there.
Date: 6/9/17 7:19 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
We have been using "Birds of Europe: With North Africa and the Middle East" written and illustrated by Lars Jonsson from Helm Field Guides for many years. Some of the illustrations tend to show the birds a little rounder and more compact than they might appear in the field, but overall we're satisfied with it.
You might check local bookshops when you're there. We have an Italy-specific "Peterson" guide that we found locally, and it's useful for focusing on birds that are most likely to be found in Italy.
There's also an Android mobile app called Ornithopedia Europe. It allows you to set country and language. Then you can search by name (optionally by Latin name) or appearance and bring up photos, automatically connect to xeno-canto.org for calls and connect to a variety of birding and other web sites for further information. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ornithopedia.Europe&hl=en )
Enjoy your trip. Dave and Vanna Harding Penfield NY
-----Original Message----- From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York Sent: Friday, June 09, 2017 14:37 To: geneseebirds; Geneseebirds Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. ____________________________________________ Lynn Braband NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University 2449 St. Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14617 (585) 753-2562 fax: (585) 753-2560 http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband>
Date: 6/9/17 5:40 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Chaut Co, hummers
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female, first visited my feeder this year on May 15. (First visit last year was on May 14.)
One female or one male at a time have stopped to feed sporadically since then.
Most of a half-cup of sugar-water has been consumed in the last three days by the pair of Baltimore Orioles that perch on the hummer feeder before or after stopping at the grape jelly feeder.
Twice, a hummer stopped at the jelly feeder. A pair of Gray Catbirds also use the jelly feeder and regularly stop for some suet cake.
Merlins are again active in the village of Lakewood, for at least the seventh consecutive year. The first sighting this year was February 19, when one flew over my house. I see or hear one or sometimes two Merlins on about half of the days that I am in my yard or walking in the village.
Date: 6/9/17 2:59 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] GeneseeBirds-L Digest, Vol 167, Issue 14
The Collins Bird Guide, is a good option.
Rick
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Re: European birds field guide > (Bird observations from western New York) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 18:36:42 +0000 > From: Bird observations from western New York > <geneseebirds-l...> > To: geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l...>, Geneseebirds > <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> > Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide > Message-ID: <mailman.480.1497033407.9874.geneseebirds-l...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming > September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the > Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, > hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. > ____________________________________________ > Lynn Braband > NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University > 2449 St. Paul Blvd > Rochester, NY 14617 > (585) 753-2562 > fax: (585) 753-2560 > http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu > Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband> > > > > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 16:18:30 -0400 > From: Bird observations from western New York > <geneseebirds-l...> > To: <geneseebirds-l...> > Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide > Message-ID: <mailman.487.1497039512.9874.geneseebirds-l...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I own "Birds of Europe: second addition" by Princeton Field Guides. I've > used it while in Europe and it is quite easy to learn. It's a painted > guide, so no photographs, but does have range maps, descriptions of the > birds, and tips on identifying songs. One thing that I particularly like > about it is the fact that similar species are compared on the same page > (ie. European Treecreeper vs. Short-toed Treecreeper). For the price it's a > very good buy. > > Good Luck, > > Nick Kachala > <nicholaskach...> > Rush, NY > > > On Jun 9, 2017 2:36 PM, "Bird observations from western New York" < > <geneseebirds-l...> wrote: > >> My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming >> September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the >> Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, >> hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. >> ____________________________________________ >> Lynn Braband >> NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University >> 2449 St. Paul Blvd >> Rochester, NY 14617 >> (585) 753-2562 >> fax: (585) 753-2560 >> http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu >> Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...> >> https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/private/geneseebirds-l/attachments/20170609/3bf6f90d/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 20:24:13 +0000 > From: Bird observations from western New York > <geneseebirds-l...> > To: "<geneseebirds-l...>" <geneseebirds-l...> > Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide > Message-ID: <mailman.489.1497039857.9874.geneseebirds-l...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks, Nick > ____________________________________________ > Lynn Braband > NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University > 2449 St. Paul Blvd > Rochester, NY 14617 > (585) 753-2562 > fax: (585) 753-2560 > http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu > Twitter: @LynnBraband<https://twitter.com/LynnBraband> > > > From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...><mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>> on behalf of Genesse_Birds <geneseebirds-l...><mailto:<geneseebirds-l...>> > Reply-To: Genesse_Birds <geneseebirds-l...><mailto:<geneseebirds-l...>> > Date: Friday, June 9, 2017 at 4:18 PM > To: Genesse_Birds <geneseebirds-l...><mailto:<geneseebirds-l...>> > Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide > > I own "Birds of Europe: second addition" by Princeton Field Guides. I've used it while in Europe and it is quite easy to learn. It's a painted guide, so no photographs, but does have range maps, descriptions of the birds, and tips on identifying songs. One thing that I particularly like about it is the fact that similar species are compared on the same page (ie. European Treecreeper vs. Short-toed Treecreeper). For the price it's a very good buy. > > Good Luck, > > Nick Kachala > <nicholaskach...><mailto:<nicholaskach...> > Rush, NY > > > On Jun 9, 2017 2:36 PM, "Bird observations from western New York" <geneseebirds-l...><mailto:<geneseebirds-l...>> wrote: > My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming > September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the > Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, > hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. > ____________________________________________ > Lynn Braband > NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University > 2449 St. Paul Blvd > Rochester, NY 14617 > (585) 753-2562<tel:%28585%29%20753-2562> > fax: (585) 753-2560<tel:%28585%29%20753-2560> > http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu > Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband> > > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...><mailto:<GeneseeBirds-L...> > https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/private/geneseebirds-l/attachments/20170609/cdd5b73a/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:27:53 -0400 > From: Bird observations from western New York > <geneseebirds-l...> > To: <geneseebirds-l...> > Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide > Message-ID: <mailman.491.1497040083.9874.geneseebirds-l...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > BIrds of Europe by Princeton University Press may be your best bet, but certainly want to supplement that with regional bird guides as well as something like lonely planet or rough guides so you don't miss cultural attractions. > > - sent from mobile > > Laura Kammermeier > P: 585 -730-9279 > E: <laurakamms...> > Skype: lkamms > > > > > > > > >> On Jun 9, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote: >> >> My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming >> September. 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Date: 6/9/17 2:44 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
I took Birds of the Mediterranean by Paul Sterry- it is a photographic guide-
Holly Sweeney <Rosyminivet1...> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid On Jun 9, 2017 2:36 PM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote: > > My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming > September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the > Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, > hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. > ____________________________________________ > Lynn Braband > NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University > 2449 St. Paul Blvd > Rochester, NY 14617 > (585) 753-2562 > fax: (585) 753-2560 > http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu > Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...> > https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...> https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l
Date: 6/9/17 1:28 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
BIrds of Europe by Princeton University Press may be your best bet, but certainly want to supplement that with regional bird guides as well as something like lonely planet or rough guides so you don't miss cultural attractions.
- sent from mobile
Laura Kammermeier
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> On Jun 9, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
>
> My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming
> September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the
> Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy,
> hold-in-my-hands kind of guy.
> __________________
Date: 6/9/17 1:24 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
Thanks, Nick
____________________________________________
Lynn Braband
NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University
2449 St. Paul Blvd
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 753-2562
fax: (585) 753-2560
http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu Twitter: @LynnBraband<https://twitter.com/LynnBraband>
I own "Birds of Europe: second addition" by Princeton Field Guides. I've used it while in Europe and it is quite easy to learn. It's a painted guide, so no photographs, but does have range maps, descriptions of the birds, and tips on identifying songs. One thing that I particularly like about it is the fact that similar species are compared on the same page (ie. European Treecreeper vs. Short-toed Treecreeper). For the price it's a very good buy.
On Jun 9, 2017 2:36 PM, "Bird observations from western New York" <geneseebirds-l...><mailto:<geneseebirds-l...>> wrote:
My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming
September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the
Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy,
hold-in-my-hands kind of guy.
____________________________________________
Lynn Braband
NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University
2449 St. Paul Blvd
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 753-2562<tel:%28585%29%20753-2562>
fax: (585) 753-2560<tel:%28585%29%20753-2560>
http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband>
Date: 6/9/17 1:18 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
I own "Birds of Europe: second addition" by Princeton Field Guides. I've used it while in Europe and it is quite easy to learn. It's a painted guide, so no photographs, but does have range maps, descriptions of the birds, and tips on identifying songs. One thing that I particularly like about it is the fact that similar species are compared on the same page (ie. European Treecreeper vs. Short-toed Treecreeper). For the price it's a very good buy.
Good Luck,
Nick Kachala <nicholaskach...> Rush, NY
On Jun 9, 2017 2:36 PM, "Bird observations from western New York" < <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
> My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming > September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the > Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, > hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. > ____________________________________________ > Lynn Braband > NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University > 2449 St. Paul Blvd > Rochester, NY 14617 > (585) 753-2562 > fax: (585) 753-2560 > http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu > Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...> > https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l >
Date: 6/9/17 11:36 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] European birds field guide
My wife, son, and I will be going to southern Europe this coming September. Any suggestions on a good field guide? We will be on the Mediterranean coasts of Italy, France, and Spain. I am a hard copy, hold-in-my-hands kind of guy. ____________________________________________ Lynn Braband NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University 2449 St. Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14617 (585) 753-2562 fax: (585) 753-2560 http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband>
Date: 6/8/17 6:48 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Franklin's Gull
Andy first texted the presence of the Franklin's Gull mid-morning. Five hours later, despite beach walkers, dogs, the doctor who kept me waiting a bit and all those mysterious invisible things that make gulls want to fly away, the bird was still at parking area three, right where Andy had seen it this morning. I had perhaps 15 minutes with the gull before the next mysterious invisible thing came by and the bird flew west, not to be seen again. Even got a couple of lousy, but diagnostic pictures.
Pat Martin > >Hamlin Beach SP, Monroe, New York, US >Jun 8, 2017 2:20 PM - 3:50 PM >Protocol: Traveling >0.5 mile(s) >Comments: With Andy Guthrie, in part, who found the Franklin's Gull. While we were watching, the bird flew west and could not be re-located. I searched the beaches and lake at areas 4 and 5. >23 species > >Canada Goose 3 >Double-crested Cormorant 5 >Osprey 1 >Bonaparte's Gull 2 >Franklin's Gull 1 Hooded Gull with partial hood, eye-arcs. Distinguished from Laughing Gull by broader eye arcs, shorter bill. No white on tips of primaries, but expect this on immature bird. Black primary tips neatly set off from rest of wing; in Laughing Gull dark primary tips blend into the gray of the rest of the underside of the wing. >Ring-billed Gull 400 estimate >Herring Gull 30 estimate >Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 >Great Black-backed Gull 1 >Caspian Tern 4 >Warbling Vireo 1 >Bank Swallow 10 estimate >Barn Swallow 2 >American Robin 3 >Brown Thrasher 1 >European Starling 4 >Yellow Warbler 2 >Chipping Sparrow 3 >Song Sparrow 3 >Red-winged Blackbird 6 >Common Grackle 1 >Baltimore Oriole 2 >American Goldfinch 4 > >View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37478906 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 6/8/17 6:38 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Nations Rd. IBA--Hogmire Rd., Jun 7
Ring-necked Pheasant was the target bird of the day, so it was a pleasure to hear three (finally!). Always nice to be immersed in Bobolink shenanigans and the buzzy sounds of Savannah and Grasshopper Sparrows.
Pat Martin > >Nations Rd. IBA--Hogmire Rd., Livingston, New York, US >Jun 7, 2017 7:35 AM - 8:35 AM >Protocol: Traveling >1.0 mile(s) >26 species > >Ring-necked Pheasant 3 >Mourning Dove 3 >Northern Flicker 2 >Willow Flycatcher 2 >Eastern Phoebe 2 >Warbling Vireo 1 >American Crow 6 >Barn Swallow 2 >Black-capped Chickadee 2 >American Robin 3 >Yellow Warbler 1 >Grasshopper Sparrow 2 >Chipping Sparrow 3 >Field Sparrow 2 >Savannah Sparrow 20 Estimate >Song Sparrow 2 >Northern Cardinal 1 >Indigo Bunting 1 >Bobolink 20 Estimate >Red-winged Blackbird 20 Estimate >Eastern Meadowlark 1 >Common Grackle 2 >Brown-headed Cowbird 2 >House Finch 1 >American Goldfinch 4 >House Sparrow 2 > >View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37446275 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 6/8/17 6:03 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Two Laughing Gulls at Point Breeze
This morning, Joel Strong found an adult Laughing Gull at the Point Breeze breakwall on Lake Ontario. Looking for this bird, Mike Gullo found two adult Laughing Gulls. These two birds were still there when Betsy, Gerry Teal, and I were there later in the afternoon.
Date: 6/8/17 5:28 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 08 Jun 2017
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 06/08/2017 * NYBU1706.08 - Birds mentioned
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BROWN PELICAN WILSON'S PHALAROPE American Bittern Least Bittern Bl.-cr. Night-Heron Trumpeter Swan Bald Eagle Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Semipalm. Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-r. Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Dunlin Short-b. Dowitcher L. Black-b. Gull Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Whip-poor-will Alder Flycatcher Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing Yellow-thr. Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Cerulean Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-br. Chat
- Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 06/08/2017 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
Thursday, June 8, 2017
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Highlights of reports received June 1 through June 8 from the Niagara Frontier Region.
The BROWN PELICAN on the upper Niagara River was last reported June 4, off Black Rock Park in Buffalo.
Shorebird migrants are still present. In Niagara County, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE from May 31 to June 2, along Wilson-Youngstown Road, west of Fitch Road, in Wilson. In the Town of Somerset, at Lower Lake and Burgess Roads - 12 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 285 SEMIPALM. SANDPIPERS, 1 WHITE-R. SANDPIPER, 5 DUNLIN, 7 SHORT-B. DOWITCHERS, numbers of KILLDEER and SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and a L. BLACK-B. GULL.
In Ontario, shorebirds at the Mosaic Ponds, north of Rock Point Provincial Park in Dunnville, included BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 20 SEMIPALM. SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPER and a probable BAIRD'S SANDPIPER.
Also in Ontario, heard at the Wainfleet Bog along Wilson Road, at least 6 WHIP-POOR-WILLS, YELLOW-BR. CHAT, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.
Later migrants on June 3 - GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and CANADA WARBLER in a Town of Wilson yard.
Summer residents in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area, along Owens Road, ALDER FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THR. VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO and two CERULEAN WARBLERS. At Cayuga Pool in the Iroquois Refuge, 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS, LEAST BITTERN, 15 BLACK TERNS, 14 BL.-CR. NIGHT- HERONS and 2 TRUMPETER SWANS.
Also this week - CEDAR WAXWING feeding on berries in a Cheektowaga yard. NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on River Road in North Tonawanda. And in the Lake Ontario Plains, a probable sub- adult BALD EAGLE taking prey from two adult BALD EAGLES.
The final BOS meeting of the season will be the annual picnic at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, at 6 PM on Wednesday, June 14. Bring your meal and expect an evening hike through the preserve. Visitors are always welcome at BOS meetings.
The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, June 15. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting.
Date: 6/8/17 7:19 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Sodus Point Laughing Gull
I know this was text alerted and put on bird ebird when Mike Gullo found it Saturday and this adult Laughing Gull continued on the east pier at Sodus Point at noon yesterday. Mike Tetlow
Date: 6/8/17 6:37 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Franklin's Gull - Hamlin Beach
This morning there was a subadult Franklin's Gull at Hamlin Beach - last seen loafing with the gull/tern flock on the beach just west of area 3. Looks close to a breeding adult but the black hood is incomplete (lots of white around the face) and less white in the wings than a full adult.
Date: 6/7/17 8:20 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds
After several visits at my window a week ago, I felt compelled to get a feeder up ASAP. Within 2 minutes of filling it, I had a female using it.
While I have tried to distinguish them, its pretty hard. I have had continuous visits by at least 2 females and 2-3 males. The feeder was up last Thursday, and the males showed up by Saturday.
There have not been the extended battles I recall from last year, but there have been displays and skirmishes going on a few days, although things have settled down now.
I would not suspect that visitation is lower than usual, but it is possible the count is down a few from last year.
Nearly anytime of the day until last light, I can expect a visit within a few minutes. I'm using the simplest of feeders--just four flowers on an 8 ounce reservoir--which was just enough to get through the week.
Date: 6/7/17 6:01 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummers
We have not seen the usual numbers of hummers in Holley either.  We first saw at least 1 on May 16 that has been coming sporadically to our feeders. Not sure if it is male or female since we haven't seen it in the sunlight. Â
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Date: 6/7/17 6:00 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds
We usually have 2 pair--each lives on one side of our property. They come at approximately 2pm, when I change the feeder each day. It is in the shade by then, as well. The pairs take turns through the afternoon and evening. This year we have sporatic visits after 5pm...with little or no consistency. I will continue to provide fresh feed, and cross my fingers that activity picks up. A female has been coming the past two days.
Date: 6/7/17 5:42 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: eBird Report - Eagle harbor Waterport, Jun 7, 2017
>Eagle harbor Waterport, Orleans, New York, US >Jun 7, 2017 5:00 AM - 8:00 AM >Protocol: Area >175.0 ac >Comments: The entire property is 200 acres. I covered about 3/4 of it >including 10-minute point counts at 4 different locations. The species >with numbers include the collective totals from the point counts. >42 species > >Turkey Vulture 2 Hanging around large old horse barn. Nesting site? >Mourning Dove 1 >Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 >Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 >Downy Woodpecker 1 >Northern Flicker 1 >Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 >Acadian Flycatcher 1 >Alder Flycatcher 1 >Willow Flycatcher 2 >Great Crested Flycatcher 1 >Warbling Vireo 1 >Red-eyed Vireo 3 >Blue Jay 1 >American Crow 1 >Black-capped Chickadee 1 >House Wren 1 >Eastern Bluebird 1 >Veery 2 this number was from the point counts. there were quite a >few others alos. >Wood Thrush 5 >American Robin 3 >Gray Catbird 6 >Ovenbird 3 Point counts. Others also present. >Blue-winged Warbler 5 >Common Yellowthroat 3 >Hooded Warbler X >American Redstart 1 Point count. Others also present. >Cerulean Warbler 1 Tentative. Other observers have recorded this >species here this year. >Yellow Warbler 10 >Chipping Sparrow X >Field Sparrow 3 >Song Sparrow 4 >Swamp Sparrow 1 >Eastern Towhee 1 >Scarlet Tanager 1 >Northern Cardinal 3 >Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 >Red-winged Blackbird X >Common Grackle 1 >Brown-headed Cowbird 2 >Baltimore Oriole X >American Goldfinch 2 > >View this checklist online at >http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37454761 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 6/7/17 12:28 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] hummingbirds
I had a couple of hummingbirds who were initially quite active at the feeder a couple of weeks ago in 14051. For the last two weeks it seems they are not coming to the feeder. and I haven't laid eyes on them either. This has happened before. Once my trumpet vine opens up then they are here all the time in the yard, and there are great territorial duels. This particular vine is more a late seasonal bloomer, although I do have other plantings they enjoy.
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Very few as of June 7 in my area of WNY Zipcode 14070. I did have 1 male + 1 female Hummingbird but once our weather turned chilly & rainy I have not seen them at the nectar feeders. Unusual for my yard.
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At our hummer feeders in Wilson, Niagara County, we always get some action but typically we do not get a lot in May, or even early June. I don?t notice much difference this year. Activity at the feeder seems to gradually pick up during the summer. My suspicion has always been that the hummers prefer natural food resources at this time of the year.
Good birding!
Willie
From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:38 PM To: <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though. Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them.
-----Original Message----- From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: geneseebirds-l <geneseebirds-l...> Sent: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 12:35 pm Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks
Message: 3 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 15:08:23 -0400 From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: Willie D'Anna <dannapotter...> Cc: "<geneseebirds-l...>" <geneseebirds-l...>, Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] RE: Hummingbirds Message-ID: <mailman.322.1496862511.9874.geneseebirds-l...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
I have friends in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who have fed birds in their backyard for decades. In one of their recent emails to me they mentioned they have seen very few Hummingbirds at their nectar feeder this Spring. They usually get several so this is unusual for them. Gail Russell
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> At our hummer feeders in Wilson, Niagara County, we always get some action but typically we do not get a lot in May, or even early June. I don?t notice much difference this year. Activity at the feeder seems to gradually pick up during the summer. My suspicion has always been that the hummers prefer natural food resources at this time of the year. > > Good birding! > Willie > > From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:38 PM > To: <geneseebirds-l...> > Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting > > I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though. > Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them. > > ~ Sue > > Sue Barth > Orchard Park, NY > Mobile/Text: 716-474-3657 > My Blog: http://www.ChirpsAndCheeps.com > Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/suebarth/ > Instagram: suebarth23 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> > To: geneseebirds-l <geneseebirds-l...> > Sent: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 12:35 pm > Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting > > Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks > _______________________________________________ > GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...> > https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Geneseebirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geneseebirds-googlegroup+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-googlegroup/002a01d2dfbc%24e7f5d860%24b7e18920%24%40com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/private/geneseebirds-l/attachments/20170607/498db8d5/attachment.html>
Date: 6/7/17 12:15 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds
I haven't seen my usual hummingbird numbers. I had one come to the feeder early on, and it hasn't been back. Very unusual for my yard. (south end of Conesus Lake) I have always had at least one pair, but this year it was only one lone male and he hasn't returned.
Lynne
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Very few as of June 7 in my area of WNY Zipcode 14070. I did have 1 male + 1 female Hummingbird but once our weather turned chilly & rainy I have not seen them at the nectar feeders. Unusual for my yard.
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At our hummer feeders in Wilson, Niagara County, we always get some action but typically we do not get a lot in May, or even early June. I don?t notice much difference this year. Activity at the feeder seems to gradually pick up during the summer. My suspicion has always been that the hummers prefer natural food resources at this time of the year.
Good birding!
Willie
From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:38 PM To: <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though. Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them.
-----Original Message----- From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: geneseebirds-l <geneseebirds-l...> Sent: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 12:35 pm Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks
Message: 3 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 15:08:23 -0400 From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: Willie D'Anna <dannapotter...> Cc: "<geneseebirds-l...>" <geneseebirds-l...>, Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] RE: Hummingbirds Message-ID: <mailman.322.1496862511.9874.geneseebirds-l...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
I have friends in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who have fed birds in their backyard for decades. In one of their recent emails to me they mentioned they have seen very few Hummingbirds at their nectar feeder this Spring. They usually get several so this is unusual for them. Gail Russell
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On Jun 7, 2017, at 2:35 PM, "Willie D'Anna" <dannapotter...> wrote:
> At our hummer feeders in Wilson, Niagara County, we always get some action but typically we do not get a lot in May, or even early June. I don?t notice much difference this year. Activity at the feeder seems to gradually pick up during the summer. My suspicion has always been that the hummers prefer natural food resources at this time of the year. > > Good birding! > Willie > > From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> > [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird > observations from western New York > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:38 PM > To: <geneseebirds-l...> > Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting > > I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though. > Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them. > > ~ Sue > > Sue Barth > Orchard Park, NY > Mobile/Text: 716-474-3657 > My Blog: http://www.ChirpsAndCheeps.com > Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/suebarth/ > Instagram: suebarth23 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bird observations from western New York > <geneseebirds-l...> > To: geneseebirds-l <geneseebirds-l...> > Sent: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 12:35 pm > Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting > > Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks > _______________________________________________ > GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - <GeneseeBirds-L...> > https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Geneseebirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geneseebirds-googlegroup+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-googlegroup/002a01d2dfbc%24e7f5d860%24b7e18920%24%40com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/private/geneseebirds-l/attachments/20170607/498db8d5/attachment.html>
Date: 6/7/17 12:08 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] RE: Hummingbirds
I have friends in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who have fed birds in their backyard for decades. In one of their recent emails to me they mentioned they have seen very few Hummingbirds at their nectar feeder this Spring. They usually get several so this is unusual for them.
Gail Russell
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On Jun 7, 2017, at 2:35 PM, "Willie D'Anna" <dannapotter...> wrote:
> At our hummer feeders in Wilson, Niagara County, we always get some action but typically we do not get a lot in May, or even early June. I don’t notice much difference this year. Activity at the feeder seems to gradually pick up during the summer. My suspicion has always been that the hummers prefer natural food resources at this time of the year.
>
> Good birding!
> Willie
>
> From: <geneseebirds-l-bounces...> [mailto:<geneseebirds-l-bounces...>] On Behalf Of Bird observations from western New York
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> I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though.
> Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them.
>
> ~ Sue
>
> Sue Barth
> Orchard Park, NY
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Date: 6/7/17 11:36 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds
At our hummer feeders in Wilson, Niagara County, we always get some action but typically we do not get a lot in May, or even early June. I don’t notice much difference this year. Activity at the feeder seems to gradually pick up during the summer. My suspicion has always been that the hummers prefer natural food resources at this time of the year.
Good birding!
Willie
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I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though.
Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them.
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Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks
Date: 6/7/17 10:44 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
Very few as of June 7 in my area of WNY Zipcode 14070. I did have 1 male + 1 female Hummingbird but once our weather turned chilly & rainy I have not seen them at the nectar feeders. Unusual for my yard.
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Date: 6/7/17 10:44 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
Yes, in the backyard feeding.
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Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks
Date: 6/7/17 10:37 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
I finally saw a male come to our feeders in Orchard Park this morning - and, otherwise, we've only been getting a couple of visits per day, which is very unusual. I've had several sightings in local parks and preserves, including a female on nest, though. Other than Martha's report, the few folks I've talked to have said their feeder visits have been down too. I wonder how the season will turn out overall, with a larger population study, perhaps using eBird data. At the moment from my limited perspective, it seems to be a concerning year for them.
-----Original Message----- From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: geneseebirds-l <geneseebirds-l...> Sent: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 12:35 pm Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
Has anyone seen any hummingbirds yet this season? Thanks
Date: 6/7/17 9:45 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hummingbirds - Posting
Yes, I have more this year than previous years.
Martha
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Date: 6/6/17 7:20 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-headed Woodpeckers in Monroe Ctny
At The Bird House this afternoon, interesting reports of Red-headed Woodpeckers in the county. The species has been seen at feeders (all confirmed with pictures) in eastern Penfield, Pittsford, Hilton on Payne Beach Rd and in Henrietta near Tinker Nature Park.
Date: 6/5/17 6:30 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Shorebirds - Town of Somerset and migrants in our yard
Yesterday, I bumped into Joel Strong and Jonathon Weber out at the flooded fields on Lower Lake Road and Burgess Road in the Town of Somerset. They were loaded with shorebirds! We counted:
285 Semipalmated Sandpipers
12 Semipalmated Plovers
7 Short-billed Dowitchers (6 griseus and one hendersoni)
5 Dunlin
1 White-rumped Sandpiper
Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers
1 second-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull
I also checked Youngstown-Wilson Rd in the Town of Wilson and had 16 Semipalmated Sandpipers.
This morning as I was driving up the driveway, I noticed some birds so I got out and had one SWAINSON'S THRUSH, one GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and one CANADA WARBLER.
Date: 6/4/17 5:18 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: eBird Report - Genesee Valley Greenway--York's Landing, Jun 4, 2017
Date: 6/4/17 5:16 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Pileated Woodpecker, Rochester, NY
Observed on tree in residential area immediately southeast of Strong Hospital. ____________________________________________ Lynn Braband NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University 2449 St. Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14617 (585) 753-2562 fax: (585) 753-2560 http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu Twitter: @LynnBraband <https://twitter.com/LynnBraband>
Date: 6/4/17 4:10 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] 1st year Red-throated loon still at Barcelona Harbor
6/3/17 The 1st year Red-throated Loon (still no red on throat) was again seen swimming on the west side of the pier below the lighthouse. I'm curious to see if it stays beyond the 6/5 date that is given in the 2012 BOS Verification Guide. If I continue to see it, I'll continue reporting. There is also one duck that looks like a Redhead to me (maybe a 1st year bird?? or female??) that has been there for quite some time. Carol Hardenburg Portland, NY Chautauqua County
<cjhardenburg...>
Observation start time: 11:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Dale Drexel, Mike Tetlow
Visitors: Some folks from Congo. Asia, Africa and Europe have been represented at Braddock Bay this season. Ed, Dale and Mike T stopped by.
Weather: Rain in the morning. Started count at 1145 EST. Mild E wind, overcast, high of 61.
Raptor Observations: Some local birds but no migrants.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Mostly mild N winds with rain chances diminishing as day goes on. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 6/4/17 1:37 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Macedon Least Bitterns and other marsh birds - 6/2/17
     Friday evening I did my usual Marsh Monitoring at a marsh on Magog Road between Yellow Mills Rd and Canandaigua Rd a couple of miles south of Macedon. This marsh has generally been pretty quiet other than Swamp Sparrows and occasional Virginia Rails. This year I had a first time Pied-billed Grebe calling, actually up to 3, then 3 Least Bitterns, and finally 2 Virginia Rails. This was about 7:30 PM. Not sure if the increased activity is due to high water elsewhere or to my doing this count a week to 10 days earlier than most years past.Bob Spahn, <rspahn...>
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Date: 6/4/17 11:11 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Whips, Chat - Saturday
6-3-17 -
Mosaic Property (Canada), looks like construction is done as lagoons are filled again. Nearly everything was on the new bare earth dikes -1 BB Plover?1+ Semi Plover2+ Killdeer1+ Least
~60 Semi1 Baird's??Wainfleet Bog -6+ Whip1 Chat1 YB Cuckoo1 BB Cuckoo...
Peter YoergBuffalo
<henyoe131...>
Date: 6/4/17 11:07 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Brown Pelican - Buffalo
The Brown Pelican has returned to its usual haunts on the Niagara River
today, being seen on one of the buoys by Alec Humann around 1:00 today.
DIRECTIONS:
Heading southbound on I-190, exit at Ontario Street. Turn left at the end of
the ramp, then make the first left onto Black Rock Harbor Road to access the
waterfront, just before the on-ramp to get on the I-190 northbound. Black
Rock Harbor Road takes you back under the I-190. Proceed to the right down
Aqua Lane, park, and look for the bird.
Heading northbound on I-190, exit at Austin Street. Turn right at the end of
the ramp, then immediately turn left onto Niagara Street. Drive about ½ mile
and turn left onto Black Rock Harbor Road to access the waterfront, just
before the on-ramp to get on the I-190 northbound. Black Rock Harbor Road
takes you back under the I-190. Proceed to the right down Aqua Lane, park,
and look for the bird.
Date: 6/4/17 9:54 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Geneseo & Conesus Inlet
There was a lot of Crow and Blue Jay noise this morning near University Dr. and Wadsworth St. in Geneseo; in investigating I saw Crows chasing after a Peregrine Falcon. I've seen peregrines a couple times soaring over in migration, but this a first for the immediate neighborhood.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Indian Fort Preserve I saw a single Red-winged Blackbird harassing an immature Bald Eagle, flying rather low over the adjacent farm field. other birds of special interest in the Indian Fort area included: Downy Woodpecker 3 (2 males and a female chasing about) E. Wood-Pewee 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 E. Bluebird 2 Hooded Warbler 1 Field Sparrow 2
Earlier I took a drive around the inlet swamp area of Conesus Lake. Birds of special interest included: Wood Duck 15+ Pied-billed Grebe 1 Bald Eagle 2 juveniles on the nest Common Gallinule 3 Belted Kingfisher 3 E. Kingbird 1 (sitting on a nest in one of the small islets out from the first board walkout) Cliff Swallow 8 (at the barn, Gultner & W. Swamp Rds.) Magnolia Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 (E. Swamp Rd.) Indigo Bunting 2
Date: 6/3/17 5:02 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Brown Pelican - Buffalo on Friday - Seen but only early in the day; NOT seen Saturday
As it turns out, the Buffalo Brown Pelican was seen early on Friday but apparently not afterwards. In addition, there were no reports today, though several people looked.
Thanks to those birders who provided updates.
Good birding!
Willie
From: Willie D'Anna [mailto:<dannapotter...>]
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 6:53 AM
To: <geneseebirds-l...>; 'Geneseebirds'; 'nysbirds-l'; 'David Suggs'
Subject: [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Brown Pelican - Buffalo on Friday - NOT Seen
The Niagara River Brown Pelican was not reported on Friday, as far as we are aware. If anyone has heard otherwise, please post or let me know. Thanks!
Date: 6/3/17 2:20 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (03 Jun 2017) 132 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 03, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Bridget Watts, Hugh Macmillan
Visitors: About 20 people stopped by on a nice sunny day. Bridget, Hugh, and Ann were fine company.
Weather: Moderate WNW and NW winds. Clear sky and low temp of 52, high 60.
Raptor Observations: Turkey Vulture Day. Only 3 Broad-wingeds but they were hard won by Bridget.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Good S winds but looking very wet. Check radar for any long breaks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 6/3/17 4:43 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Brown Pelican - Buffalo on Friday - NOT Seen
 several people saw it . they are putting it on Buffalo Niagara birding FB page .. not sure what times , however
From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...>
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Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2017 6:53 AM
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Brown Pelican - Buffalo on Friday - NOT Seen
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Date: 6/3/17 3:53 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Brown Pelican - Buffalo on Friday - NOT Seen
The Niagara River Brown Pelican was not reported on Friday, as far as we are aware. If anyone has heard otherwise, please post or let me know. Thanks!
Date: 6/2/17 4:14 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Wilson's Phalarope - Town of Wilson
Late this Friday afternoon, I saw this same male WILSON’S PHALAROPE again. As two days ago, it was in the closest puddle to the road. Views were frequently obstructed by grasses but by standing just opposite the puddle, I could usually see it from the road. A DUNLIN and a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were in the same puddle. Earlier in the day, around 11:30, the only shorebirds I found here were the usual Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers.
Good birding!
Willie
From: Willie D'Anna [mailto:<dannapotter...>]
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 8:37 PM
To: <geneseebirds-l...>; 'Geneseebirds'; 'David Suggs'
Subject: [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Wilson's Phalarope - Town of Wilson
Late this afternoon, I found a WILSON’S PHALAROPE on Youngstown-Wilson Road, west of Fitch Road. The bird was in the closest puddle to the road but views were still often obstructed by grass. The bird flew and I lost sight of it and could not refind it. There are a few other puddles in the field that are similarly very difficult to see into so it could still be around. There were also two Dunlin there in a further puddle and three unidentified small shorebirds in a third puddle.
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Art Tanghe, Mike Stewert, Shelly Rackovski
Visitors: Art, Joe S, Shelly, and Mike Stewert came by.
Weather: Strong WNW,W and NW winds with mostly blue sky. Low temp of 51, high 60.
Raptor Observations: Slow day for raptors. An adult Cooper's Hawk was a surprise. A male American Kestrel has been hanging just west of the platform for 4 days.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Moderate NW and WNW winds and clear with a high of 67. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 6/2/17 6:25 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] ruddy turnstones, sanderling-geneva
   Historically, the next 10 day period has brought some of the highest counts for the species noted both at the top of the Finger Lakes and passing along the south shore of Lake Ontario and stopping on beaches and piers. It also has been a good time for some wandering,rarer-here gull species.Bob Spahn, <rspahn...>
On Thursday, June 1, 2017 7:33 PM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
Geneva lakefront near the Chamber of Commerce in Geneva had 40 Ruddy turnstones & 7 Sanderlings along w/Semipalmated & Least sandpipers this afternoon around 3:30 pm. No Whimbrel.
Kyle Gage
Canandaigua
- Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 06/01/2017 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
Thursday, June 1, 2017
The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound key to report sightings before the end of this report.
Highlights of reports received May 25 through June 1 from the Niagara Frontier Region.
An immature BROWN PELICAN on the upper Niagara River off Riverside in Buffalo was the big story of the week. Present since at least May 28, the pelican has been observed from Aqua Lane and Black Rock Park, also known as the Ontario Street Boat Launch. Unlike the rare but annually occurring AMER. WHITE PELICAN, there are only four previous records of BROWN PELICAN in the past 45 years.
Back on May 22, an endangered PIPING PLOVER in the Niagara County Town of Somerset, in a field at Lower Lake and Burgess Roads. On the 25th, a FRANKLIN'S GULL at the same location.
Other shorebird highlights this week - two RED- NECKED PHALAROPES with the BLACK-NECKED STILT at Kumpf Marsh in the Iroquois Refuge. WILSON'S PHALAROPE along Youngstown-Wilson Road, west of Fitch Road in Niagara County. At the Batavia Waste Water Plant, five WHIMBRELS departed from the first pond. And five RED KNOTS, briefly stopped at the Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo.
Elusive YELLOW-BR. CHAT heard at Wilson- Tuscaurora State Park in Niagara County, and another YELLOW-BR. CHAT and eight WHIP-POOR- WILLS heard after sunset on Wilson Road, at the Wainfleet Bog in Ontario.
The Onondaga Trail at Sour Springs Road in the Iroquois Refuge is one the unique habitats in the refuge. On the 23rd, several each of BARRED OWL, YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, plus migrant LINCOLN'S SPARROW and numbers of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS.
Other reports this week - three PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area Meadville Road Marshes. YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER at Forest Lawn in Buffalo. RED- HEADED WDPKR. at the Seneca Manor in West Seneca. And, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and VEERY heard during night migration over Tonawanda.
The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, June 8. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting.
Date: 6/1/17 4:33 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] ruddy turnstones, sanderling-geneva
Geneva lakefront near the Chamber of Commerce in Geneva had 40 Ruddy turnstones & 7 Sanderlings along w/Semipalmated & Least sandpipers this afternoon around 3:30 pm. No Whimbrel. Kyle Gage Canandaigua
Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Chris Smith, Ed Sailer, Hugh Macmillan, Mike Tetlow
Visitors: Delightful school group from Quest Elementary Hilton visited the platform. Mike T and Daena were their guides.
Weather: Mostly strong NNW winds and strong gusts. Partly cloudy with midday clear. Low temp 52, high 59.
Raptor Observations: Slow day with 37 birds counted. The joy and excitement emanating from Barb the Bander more than made up for the disappointment of missing the adult Northern Goshawk that was captured and banded.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Moderately strong WNW winds, clear skies, high of 64. Probably not many birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/31/17 5:37 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Wilson's Phalarope - Town of Wilson
Late this afternoon, I found a WILSON'S PHALAROPE on Youngstown-Wilson Road, west of Fitch Road. The bird was in the closest puddle to the road but views were still often obstructed by grass. The bird flew and I lost sight of it and could not refind it. There are a few other puddles in the field that are similarly very difficult to see into so it could still be around. There were also two Dunlin there in a further puddle and three unidentified small shorebirds in a third puddle.
Date: 5/31/17 5:20 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (31 May 2017) 441 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 31, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 17:45:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Brian Herne, Bridget Watts, Chris Smith, Judy Kelly, Mike Stewert, Mike Tetlow
Visitors: A few visitors and Seth from channel 9 interviewed some folks, mostly about water issues, and hopefully got some film of eagles. Lots of good eyes on the platform to help with the high, scattered flight.
Weather: Rain in the first hour and a half. Strong SSW, WSW and W in last 2 hours with strong gusts thru the day. Mostly clear skies after the rain with cloud cover between 30 and 70%. Low temp of 59, high 74.
Raptor Observations: A high and scattered flight. Bald Eagles still moving in numbers.
Non-raptor Observations: 2 Sandhill Cranes.
Predictions: Clear with strong WNW winds and a high of 63. The count will go to June 5. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/31/17 1:37 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-throated Loon/Barcelona & Blackpoll Warbler/Portland
5/30/17Â Was glad to be greeted by a singing Blackpoll Warbler in our yard upon returning from a trip down south.
There is still a 1st-year Red-throated Loon at Barcelona Harbor. It was swimming very close to the pier.
 Carol Hardenburg Portland, NY Chautauqua County
<cjhardenburg...>
Date: 5/31/17 8:55 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Brown Pelican continues in Buffalo
The immature Brown Pelican on the Niagara
River off Niagara Street, Buffalo, as described
by Willie. 11:45 it was floating near green
buoy #7. When I arrived at Black Rock Canal
Park i saw it with an active feeding flock of
cormorants and terns, in the direction of
Strawberry Island. New species for my NY
State life list!
David
David Mark, Amherst, NY
<dmark...>
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 30, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
>
> The Brown Pelican was still at its usual haunts on the Niagara River in Buffalo this morning. It was observed on the green buoy number 5 today. It has also been seen on the more distant green buoy number 7, where a scope is helpful. If you have a little time, the bird makes rather frequent foraging flights that bring it much closer to the Ontario Street boat launch/Aqua Lane viewing site. It often feeds with or near the cormorants.
>
> DIRECTIONS:
> Heading southbound on I-190, exit at Ontario Street. Turn left at the end of the ramp, then make the first left onto Black Rock Harbor Road to access the waterfront, just before the on-ramp to get on the I-190 northbound. Black Rock Harbor Road takes you back under the I-190. Proceed to the right down Aqua Lane, park, and look for the bird.
>
> Heading northbound on I-190, exit at Austin Street. Turn right at the end of the ramp, then immediately turn left onto Niagara Street. Drive about ½ mile and turn left onto Black Rock Harbor Road to access the waterfront, just before the on-ramp to get on the I-190 northbound. Black Rock Harbor Road takes you back under the I-190. Proceed to the right down Aqua Lane, park, and look for the bird.
>
> Thanks to Canadian birder, Jeremy Bensette, looking from the Canadian side of the river, for the update.
>
> Good birding!
> Willie
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> Wilson, NY
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Date: 5/30/17 5:50 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock's Bay Bald Eagles
On May 21rst the Bald Eagle tally by Bob Baez over Braddocks Bay broke last seasons record total of 664. In the days that followed counts of 91, 90 and today's 77 have contributed to the new season total of 1012!!! No promises, but, tomorrows' forecast, if it holds, may present one of the last good flights to contribute more to this already historic total. Mike Tetlow
Date: 5/30/17 5:48 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: eBird Report - Oaks Corner, May 30, 2017
>Oaks Corner, Ontario, New York, US >May 30, 2017 5:00 AM - 8:15 AM >Protocol: Stationary >Comments: Largely stationary while turkey hunting. >27 species > >Canada Goose 1 >Wild Turkey 2 >Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 >Pileated Woodpecker 1 >Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 >Great Crested Flycatcher 1 >Red-eyed Vireo 3 >Blue Jay 1 >American Crow 3 >Black-capped Chickadee 1 >Tufted Titmouse 1 >White-breasted Nuthatch 1 >Eastern Bluebird 1 >American Robin 5 >Gray Catbird 2 >Cedar Waxwing 1 >Common Yellowthroat 2 >Hooded Warbler 1 >Chipping Sparrow 3 >Savannah Sparrow 2 >Song Sparrow 3 >Scarlet Tanager 1 >Northern Cardinal 3 >Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 >Indigo Bunting 4 >Red-winged Blackbird 3 >American Goldfinch 2 > >View this checklist online at >http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37277069 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 5/30/17 5:02 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (30 May 2017) 1019 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:15:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Bridget Watts, Mike Stewert, Mike Tetlow
Visitors: A nice woman from Illinois. Bridget, Mike T, the fifth Mike,aka Cinco, did a great job with some very high and far birds.
Weather: Mild to moderate SSW winds shifting to very light lake breeze, NNE, at 1230, then shifting to W at 1600. Lake effect hours also had the least cloud cover, 40 to 20%. Low temp 60, high 71. The NNE winds were light enough to not push birds too far S.
Raptor Observations: Another Bald Eagle day with 9 in the air right behind us at once and a stream of 6 not long after the 9 departed. The southern birds had a very good year.
Non-raptor Observations: 1 Sandhill Crane and the pleasant all day singing from the resident passerines.
Predictions: Strong WSW winds with a chance for mid-day thunderstorm. Should be a decent raptor day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/30/17 11:49 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Prothonotaries, Least Bittern, Chat, Whips...
5-29-17 -Forest Lawn -1 YB Flycatcher - singing1m Purple Finch -Â """"". Nesting here?
1 BT Green Warbler1 RedstartOntario St. Boat Launch -Mike's Brown PelicanWoodbridge Ave., Buffalo -1+ Nighthawk
5-28-17 -TWMA -1 Least Bittern -Â Meadville Marsh. Greg's bird?
2 A Bittern""""""""""""""""""""""""""""3 Prothonotary - pair at Sprout-Meadville & 1m at Meadville-Hunt Club Marshes.Kumf -4 Semi Plover6 Dunlin~10 Least/Semi1 A Bittern2 SandhillWoodbridge Ave., -1 Nighthawk
5-27-17 -Mosaic Prop., Canada -1 Semi Plover3+ Killdeer~10 Dunlin
2+ Spotty1+ Least~110 Semi1+ W Rump1 YB Cuckoo(no AW Pelican)
Rockhouse -1 BT Green Warbler2 Mag1 B'burnian1+ Redstart25+ Yellow1 Wilson's1 EagleWilson Rd., Wainfleet, -1 Chat - started singing at least by 10:50pm & still singing after 12am when I left. Being such a windless & quiet night it could be heard quite far down rd. as I left.~8 Whip - always hard to say exactly how many.1 Alder Fly - sang a couple times well after dark.
5-26-17 - EB Marina -5+ Herring Gull chicks
5-25-17, Forest Lawn -1 B'burnian1 Redstart1 young fawn curled up by tree.
<Peterhenyoe131...>
Date: 5/30/17 7:31 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Brown Pelican continues in Buffalo
The Brown Pelican was still at its usual haunts on the Niagara River in
Buffalo this morning. It was observed on the green buoy number 5 today. It
has also been seen on the more distant green buoy number 7, where a scope is
helpful. If you have a little time, the bird makes rather frequent foraging
flights that bring it much closer to the Ontario Street boat launch/Aqua
Lane viewing site. It often feeds with or near the cormorants.
DIRECTIONS:
Heading southbound on I-190, exit at Ontario Street. Turn left at the end of
the ramp, then make the first left onto Black Rock Harbor Road to access the
waterfront, just before the on-ramp to get on the I-190 northbound. Black
Rock Harbor Road takes you back under the I-190. Proceed to the right down
Aqua Lane, park, and look for the bird.
Heading northbound on I-190, exit at Austin Street. Turn right at the end of
the ramp, then immediately turn left onto Niagara Street. Drive about ½ mile
and turn left onto Black Rock Harbor Road to access the waterfront, just
before the on-ramp to get on the I-190 northbound. Black Rock Harbor Road
takes you back under the I-190. Proceed to the right down Aqua Lane, park,
and look for the bird.
Thanks to Canadian birder, Jeremy Bensette, looking from the Canadian side
of the river, for the update.
Date: 5/29/17 4:47 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (29 May 2017) 1338 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 29, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Bridget Watts, Ed Sailer, Judy Kelly, Mike Savoy, Mike Stewert, Shelly Rackovski
Visitors: Quite a few visitors and great cooperative help from many observers.
Weather: Strong SSW and WSW winds thru the day. Overcast early and dropping to 10% cloud cover at 1400 hour to 70% cover at closing. Low 63, high 73.
Raptor Observations: Bald Eagles continue to move in numbers. Broad-wingeds were back with several adults mixed in. Nice numbers for a fun day and a surprise visit from a Sharp-shinned.
Non-raptor Observations: Black Tern cruised the marsh early. Sandhill Crane.
Predictions: Moderate SSW winds and rain chances decrease as day goes on.Could be a good flight but it will depend on the rain. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/29/17 2:58 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Female Wood Duck with Ducklings
Today, there was a female wood duck with 5 ducklings at Lac de Ville, a man-made drainage pond in Brighton. It is the first time I have seen a wood duck there.
Unfortunately, there are also two Canada goose families with about 10 goslings between them. They are very messy!
Date: 5/28/17 7:23 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Birding at Four Mile Creek Preserve in Webster NY
Four Mile Creek Preserve, Monroe, New York, US May 28, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: South side of blue and red loops. 21 species
Date: 5/28/17 1:53 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (28 May 2017) 60 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Dale Drexel, Mike Stewert
Visitors: Several folks stopped by, some families and some birders.
Weather: Moderate ENE,E and NE winds.Partly cloudy with cloud cover between 50 and 70%. Low 56, high 70. Tried Grace and Truth Park from 1000 to 1100 but nothing going.
Raptor Observations: Nice Bald Eagle day. Lake effect but still some birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Warm, moderate to strong SW,WSW and W winds. Chances of thunderstorms decrease as morning rolls on. Could be a relatively good day for raptors. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/27/17 7:56 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Charlotte Snowy Egret
Quite a show at Charlotte this afternoon. Thanks to Kim Hartquist for the original Snowy Egret spot and to Andy Guthrie for the Iceland and Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
Pat Martin > >Ontario Beach and Charlotte Pier, Monroe, New York, US >May 27, 2017 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM >Protocol: Traveling >0.7 mile(s) >Comments: with Andy Guthrie, who picked out an Iceland Gull and several Lesser Black-backed Gulls, mostly first summer birds. >11 species (+1 other taxa) > >Mallard 1 >Double-crested Cormorant 50 estimate >Snowy Egret 1 White egret smaller than Great Egret and with yellow feet, dark legs and dark bill with yellow lores. Adult in breeding plumage. >Dunlin 1 >Ring-billed Gull 800 Estimate of birds sitting on Summerville Pier. Lake water is so high that the Pier is closed to human traffic, so gulls are not continually flushed. >Herring Gull 1000 Estimate of birds sitting on Summerville Pier. Lake level is so high that the pier is closed to human traffic so birds are not continually flushed. >Iceland Gull 1 Late. White-winged gull smaller than Herring Gull with delicate rounded head. Almost adult plumage but dark tip to bill so third cycle? >Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 Pictured is a First Summer gull. Distinguished from similarly-aged Herring Gull by whiter head and neck, darker, more discrete spotting on flanks and more extensive black on bill. Bird is intermediate in size between Herring Gull and Ring-billed Gull. >Great Black-backed Gull 28 >gull sp. 200 too distant to ID, plus sun shimmer >Caspian Tern 60 >Barn Swallow 2 > >View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37196865 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 5/27/17 7:17 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Big Day 5/20
Hi Everyone,
Robert Buckert and I finished our report from our Big Day in Genesee,
Orleans, and Monroe Counties last Saturday. The report can be read below,
granted that the google doc allows access to open (pdf file messes with the
format too much). All in all, we totaled 151 species for a little over 20
hours spent birding. It was a magnificent day! If anyone interested has an
trouble opening the attachment, just send me a quick email and we can
figure something out. Enjoy!!
Date: 5/27/17 3:27 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (27 May 2017) 71 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 27, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers:
Visitors: A few folks dropped by.
Weather: Mild NE wind. Early fog,and cloud cover lessened into the last hour. Storm clouds to the south slowly progressed E and were nearly passed at closing. Warm and sunny.
Raptor Observations: Raptors picked up in the 11-1200 hour as the end of the dark clouds approached. They may have been pushed N or just trying to go around. Tried Frisbee Hill and Grace and Truth Park from 0930-1030 with no raptors.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Moderate NE winds, partly cloudy and 35% chance of thunderstorm around 1500 DST. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/27/17 5:03 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-necked Phalaropes Kumpf Marsh
Hello all,
Yesterday afternoon two Red-necked Phalaropes were seen at Kumpf Marsh along with the continuing Black-necked Stilt. The phalaropes were seen from Feeder Road near the back of the sub-impoundment.
Date: 5/26/17 4:09 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (26 May 2017) 67 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 26, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Mike Stewert
Visitors: A few dropped by.
Weather: Moderate WNW wind.Low overcast with dark clouds especially to W and S. Overcast rose higher over the platform. Small flights developed late as the dark, low clouds inched E. Low 51, high 62. Early rain,then some morning drizzle.
Raptor Observations: 9 Bald Eagles in the eagle trees in the second hour.
Non-raptor Observations: Kingbird caught a ride on a crow.
Predictions: Mild NE and NNE winds, overcast, high 61. Take advantage of that cleaned barbecue. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/25/17 6:05 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Franklin's Gull, shorebirds - Niagara and Orleans Counties
After the drenching rain this morning, Joel Strong and I got out to look over the fields to see what shorebirds, if any, had dropped in.
On Youngstown-Wilson Road, just west of Fitch, there were:
75 Dunlin
11 Least Sandpipers
3 White-rumped Sandpipers
100 Semipalmated Sandpipers
18 Short-billed Dowitchers
2 Spotted Sandpipers
On the Lower Lake Road - Burgess Road join, there were:
2 American Wigeon
1 Semipalmated Plover
56 Dunlin
1 Least Sandpiper
1 White-rumped Sandpiper
46 Semipalmated Sandpipers
9 Short-billed Dowitchers
2 dowitcher species (possibly Long-billed)
The highlight here was a FRANKLIN'S GULL with a few hundred Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. Unfortunately, it did not stay long, as an immature Bald Eagle came over and all the gulls flew off. It was probably a second-cycle bird, though possibly an adult that had not yet molted in its hood. Poor photos were obtained: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37144462
On the Orleans County side of Niagara-Orleans Countyline Road, there were:
4 Black-bellied Plovers
75 Dunlin
55 Semipalmated Sandpipers
On Lower Lake Road, just east of Johnson Creek Road, there were:
- Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 05/25/2017 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
Thursday, May 25, 2017
The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound key to report sightings before the end of this report.
Highlights of reports received May 18 through May 25 from the Niagara Frontier Region.
The very rare BLACK-NECKED STILT at the Iroquois Refuge was refound on May 23 at Kumpf Marsh, at Route 77 and Feeder Road.
Also very rare, especially in spring - HUDSONIAN GODWIT, May 20, along Youngstown- Wilson Road, just west of Fitch Road in the Niagara County Town of Wilson. Other shorebirds at this location - SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SEMIPALM. SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, WHITE-R. SANDPIPER, DUNLIN and 2 SHORT-B. DOWITCHERS.
WHIMBREL are migrating on the north shore of Lake Erie. May 23, three WHIMBRELS on the lakeshore in Fort Erie, Ontario, with RUDDY TURNSTONES and SANDERLINGS.
An unexpected location for SANDERLING - the wetland at Ridge Lea and Bailey Avenue in Amherst on the 23rd, with continuing SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and LEAST SANDPIPERS.
SEMIPALM. SANDPIPERS are now being reported at the Mosaic Ponds, north of Rock Point Park in Ontario, and an AMER. WHITE PELICAN was still at the ponds on the 24th.
ORCHARD ORIOLES around the Lake Erie shores - Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg at the south end of Woodlawn Avenue, and in Ontario at Old Fort Erie, Morgan's Point and the Mosaic Ponds.
Warblers were widely reported, with BLACKPOLL WARBLERS joining the migrants on the 18th. Of note, two PINE WARBLERS near the monument at Old Fort Erie.
Also this week - RED-HEADED WDPKR. at Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island. In Buffalo, a reported PEREGRINE FALCON at the Veteran's Hospital, and at Forest Lawn, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. And, LINCOLN'S SPARROWS at several locations.
The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, June 1. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting.
Date: 5/25/17 3:36 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] little blue heron
The Little blue heron was still at Kings Bend Park, Pittsford as of 1pm this afternoon. After searching w/no luck for 10 min or so it flushed from a tree across the pond (viewing from parking area) when a train went by. It provided good binocular looks as it circled a couple times over the far shore & then it landed in a tree again w/not so good views. Kyle Gage Canandaigua
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1. GVC Nations Rd. walk this Saturday (Bird observations from western New York) 2. Little Blue Heron (Bird observations from western New York) 3. Braddock Bay (24 May 2017) 183 Raptors (Bird observations from western New York) 4. Kershaw Park in Canandaigua is now an eBird hotspot (Bird observations from western New York) 5. Re: [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Little Blue Heron (Bird observations from western New York)
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 15:52:01 -0400 From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] GVC Nations Rd. walk this Saturday Message-ID: <mailman.3091.1495655524.8180.geneseebirds-l...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I'll be leading the annual spring bird walk sponsored by the Genesee Valley Conservancy in the Nations Rd. area this Saturday morning. We'll be meeting at 7:30 am at the Jaycox Creek & culvert area, about a mile or so down hill from where Nations Rd. meets Rte. 39 (Avon Rd.). We will search that area for a little while, but then look mostly for grassland and other birds of special interest along Nations, Roots Tavern & Huston Roads and Oxbow Lane . Species of special interest may include Willow Flycatcher, Rough-winged Swallow, Bluebird, Field, Savannah, Vesper and Grasshopper Sparrows, Meadowlark, Orchard Oriole, Bobolink and many more - whatever shows up. This is always a rather relaxed trip, mostly along the roads, but we might walk short distances off road. Everyone is welcome; extra expertise and spotting scopes would be very welcome. I'll have a cell phone with me: 585-519-9211
Jim Kimball _______________________________________________
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Message: 2 Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 16:49:06 -0400 From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: <geneseebirds-l...>, <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Little Blue Heron Message-ID: <mailman.3097.1495658948.8180.geneseebirds-l...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
The Little Blue Heron that was found yesterday at Kings Bend Park in Pittsford was relocated at the same pond a few minutes ago. The bird appears to be in a healthy state as it foraged in the pond and even caught a fish. There were fishermen around, and one walked towards it, and the bird moved several times around the pond, but fortunately did not fly away.
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Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Bridget Watts, Hugh Macmillan, Mike Tetlow, Shelly Rackovski
Visitors: A frequent guest, Scott, visited.
Weather: Mild NE,NNE,ENE,ESE winds.Mostly cloudy but some sunshine. Lots of high thin cloud. Low 63, high 75.Switched to Grace and Truth Sports park around 1030 til 1330 where the majority of birds were counted.
Raptor Observations: Thank goodness for Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations: Gulls and cormorants in many feeding flocks.
Predictions: Cooler, moderate to strong E,ENE winds and lots of rain. Get the barbecues cleaned up. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Message: 4 Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 20:54:57 -0400 From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: Eatonbirds <eatonbirds...>, GeneseeBirds L <geneseebirds-l...>, "geneseebirds-googlegroup@ geneseo.edu" <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Kershaw Park in Canandaigua is now an eBird hotspot Message-ID: <mailman.3111.1495673740.8180.geneseebirds-l...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
A new eBird hotspot has been created for Kershaw Park on Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua. If you have a personal location for Kershaw, please consider merging it with the hotspot, or using the hotspot to report birds going forward. Here's a link to the page where there's a map in the upper right corner: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L971641 (I can tweak the location if needed.) The recent Ruddy Turnstone(s) was the impetus for trying to merge the data.
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Message: 5 Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 01:09:47 +0000 From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> To: Nicholas Kachala <nicholaskach...>, "<geneseebirds-l...>" <geneseebirds-l...>, "<geneseebirds-googlegroup...>" <geneseebirds-googlegroup...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Little Blue Heron Message-ID: <mailman.3113.1495674591.8180.geneseebirds-l...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I was able to get the bird around 6:30 PM and viewed the bird for over ten minutes. In that time, the bird caught at least 11 fish! So yes, the bird seems to be foraging healthily. Lets hope it is fulfilling its nutritional requirements that would usually come from fish in its normal range. It is a beautiful adult breeding plumage bird, more rare in upstate New York than immature LBHEs. Found in the second, farther back pond, on the opposite end from the parking lot. - Kings Bend Park, Pittsford, NY.
Good Birding,
Robert Buckert
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The Little Blue Heron that was found yesterday at Kings Bend Park in Pittsford was relocated at the same pond a few minutes ago. The bird appears to be in a healthy state as it foraged in the pond and even caught a fish. There were fishermen around, and one walked towards it, and the bird moved several times around the pond, but fortunately did not fly away.
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Date: 5/24/17 6:09 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Little Blue Heron
I was able to get the bird around 6:30 PM and viewed the bird for over ten minutes. In that time, the bird caught at least 11 fish! So yes, the bird seems to be foraging healthily. Lets hope it is fulfilling its nutritional requirements that would usually come from fish in its normal range. It is a beautiful adult breeding plumage bird, more rare in upstate New York than immature LBHEs. Found in the second, farther back pond, on the opposite end from the parking lot. - Kings Bend Park, Pittsford, NY.
Good Birding,
Robert Buckert
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From: Nicholas Kachala <nicholaskach...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:49 PM
To: <geneseebirds-l...>; <geneseebirds-googlegroup...>
Subject: [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Little Blue Heron
The Little Blue Heron that was found yesterday at Kings Bend Park in Pittsford was relocated at the same pond a few minutes ago. The bird appears to be in a healthy state as it foraged in the pond and even caught a fish. There were fishermen around, and one walked towards it, and the bird moved several times around the pond, but fortunately did not fly away.
Date: 5/24/17 5:55 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Kershaw Park in Canandaigua is now an eBird hotspot
A new eBird hotspot has been created for Kershaw Park on Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua. If you have a personal location for Kershaw, please consider merging it with the hotspot, or using the hotspot to report birds going forward. Here's a link to the page where there's a map in the upper right corner: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L971641 (I can tweak the location if needed.) The recent Ruddy Turnstone(s) was the impetus for trying to merge the data.
Date: 5/24/17 4:53 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (24 May 2017) 183 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Bridget Watts, Hugh Macmillan, Mike Tetlow, Shelly Rackovski
Visitors: A frequent guest, Scott, visited.
Weather: Mild NE,NNE,ENE,ESE winds.Mostly cloudy but some sunshine. Lots of high thin cloud. Low 63, high 75.Switched to Grace and Truth Sports park around 1030 til 1330 where the majority of birds were counted.
Raptor Observations: Thank goodness for Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations: Gulls and cormorants in many feeding flocks.
Predictions: Cooler, moderate to strong E,ENE winds and lots of rain. Get the barbecues cleaned up. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/24/17 1:49 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Little Blue Heron
The Little Blue Heron that was found yesterday at Kings Bend Park in Pittsford was relocated at the same pond a few minutes ago. The bird appears to be in a healthy state as it foraged in the pond and even caught a fish. There were fishermen around, and one walked towards it, and the bird moved several times around the pond, but fortunately did not fly away.
Date: 5/24/17 12:52 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] GVC Nations Rd. walk this Saturday
I'll be leading the annual spring bird walk sponsored by the Genesee Valley Conservancy in the Nations Rd. area this Saturday morning. We'll be meeting at 7:30 am at the Jaycox Creek & culvert area, about a mile or so down hill from where Nations Rd. meets Rte. 39 (Avon Rd.). We will search that area for a little while, but then look mostly for grassland and other birds of special interest along Nations, Roots Tavern & Huston Roads and Oxbow Lane . Species of special interest may include Willow Flycatcher, Rough-winged Swallow, Bluebird, Field, Savannah, Vesper and Grasshopper Sparrows, Meadowlark, Orchard Oriole, Bobolink and many more - whatever shows up. This is always a rather relaxed trip, mostly along the roads, but we might walk short distances off road. Everyone is welcome; extra expertise and spotting scopes would be very welcome. I'll have a cell phone with me: 585-519-9211
Date: 5/23/17 4:32 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] 3 Whimbrel, Ft. Erie today
5-23-17 -Across from old fort - 1 Pine Warbler - very likely same bird.Waverly Beach -1 WhimbrelWindmill Pt. - 3+ Turnstone2+ Killdeer2 Whimbrel1+ Dunlin1+ Spotty1 Peep - out on breakwall.... 5-22-17 -Erie Basin Marina -9 Turnstone3 Sanderling Forest Lawn - 1 Gray Cheek... <Peterhenyoe131...>
Date: 5/23/17 3:03 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (23 May 2017) 422 Raptors
Braddock Bay Rochester, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 23, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Baez
Observers: Hugh Macmillan, Mike Stewert, Shelly Rackovski
Visitors: A busy day with a nice group of kids from Hilton Quest School and an ornithology class from SUNY in Syracuse.Also some birders out for hawks and good weather.
Weather: Mild SSW to W winds changing to NNE in 1200-1300 hour. Mostly cloudy but warm and lots of sun.High 72,low 56. Visibility poor with haze in the A.M.
Raptor Observations: Ospreys and Bald Eagles on the move. A good flight for this time of the season but a day without accipiters brings some sadness.
Non-raptor Observations: Adult Greater Black-backed Gull on the break wall and total number of gulls increased by half. Red-eyed Vireo and Common Gallinule.
Predictions: Mild to moderate ENE winds changing to NE from 1400 to 1600 DST. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Baez (<caau99...>) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
Date: 5/23/17 12:51 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: eBird Report - Private urban wetland, May 23, 2017
>Private urban wetland, Monroe, New York, US >May 23, 2017 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM >Protocol: Traveling >2.0 mile(s) >26 species (+1 other taxa) > >Mallard 2 >Killdeer 1 >Chimney Swift 1 >Downy Woodpecker 1 >Hairy Woodpecker 1 >Northern Flicker 1 >Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 >Great Crested Flycatcher 1 >Warbling Vireo 2 >Red-eyed Vireo 2 >American Crow 1 >Wood Thrush 1 >American Robin 3 >Gray Catbird 1 >Northern Mockingbird 1 >European Starling 5 >Black-and-white Warbler 1 >Tennessee Warbler 1 >American Redstart 2 >Yellow Warbler 2 >warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1 >Northern Cardinal 1 >Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 >Red-winged Blackbird X Numerous >Common Grackle X Numerous >Baltimore Oriole 1 >American Goldfinch 1 > >View this checklist online at >http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37095693 > >This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Date: 5/23/17 12:51 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Black-necked Stilt Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
The Stilt was seen at 2:12 pm - 2:30 pm at Kumpf Marsh. Initially it was way at the north end but then it flew south (with some vocalization) and landed just opposite where the trail from the Kanyoo parking lot comes out to the gravel road.
David
David Mark
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From: Celeste Morien <celeste.morien...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 11:34 AM
To: <geneseebirds-l...>; <geneseebirds-googlegroup...>; David Suggs
Subject: [geneseebirds-googlegroup] Black-necked Stilt Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
The Black-necked Stilt has returned! It was seen just now by Paul Hess who asked me to text it out. It is located at the Kumpf Marsh which is a sub impoundment of Cayuga pool on Route 77 in Basom on Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. Good luck!
Date: 5/23/17 8:37 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] LITTLE BLUE HERON at King's Bend Park, Pittsford, May 23, 2017
in the larger pond; best seen from east end of last parking lot Dave Spier Clifton Springs, NY
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <ebird-checklist...> Date: Tue, May 23, 2017 at 11:34 AM Subject: eBird Report - US-NY-MON Pittsford--King's Bend Park hotspot, May 23, 2017 To: <ebirdfanatic...>
US-NY-MON Pittsford--King's Bend Park hotspot, Monroe, New York, US May 23, 2017 10:40 AM - 10:51 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: cirro/alto-stratus, filtered sun, 68 F. 8 species
Canada Goose 6 Mallard (Northern) 26 9 pairs +5 males +3 small ducklings Little Blue Heron 1 photos to follow; typical adult, dark-blue-gray body, reddish tinge to neck, bluish bill Mourning Dove 1 Barn Swallow 5 European Starling 4 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3
Date: 5/23/17 8:34 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-necked Stilt Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
The Black-necked Stilt has returned! It was seen just now by Paul Hess who asked me to text it out. It is located at the Kumpf Marsh which is a sub impoundment of Cayuga pool on Route 77 in Basom on Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. Good luck!
Celeste Morien
Medina, New York
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