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17 Mar NNYBirds: House wren @ Ausable Marsh [] 17 Mar NNYBirds: Field Assistant Positions ["mjglenno" ] 17 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ] 16 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck ["Bill Krueger " ] 15 Mar NNYBirds: St. Lawrence/Hamilton/Franklin Co. sightings ["Joan E. Collins" ] 16 Mar NNYBirds: American Woodcock at Upper and Lower Lakes ["Jeff Bolsinger" ] 15 Mar NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 15 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Common Raven [Cynthia Martino ] 14 Mar NNYBirds: Many, many, many geese ["WILLIAM P HILLS" ] 14 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Shrike [Keitha Farney ] 14 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Shrike [] 14 Mar NNYBirds: Shrike [Judith Heintz ] 14 Mar NNYBirds: Carolina wren in Canton ["Tom Langen" ] 14 Mar NNYBirds: Common Raven ["stickadk" ] 14 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake + Purple Finches and RWBB's heard by McKenzie Pond [Cynthia Martino ] 14 Mar NNYBirds: correction [Eileen Wheeler ] 13 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake ["Larry Master" ] 13 Mar NNYBirds: Purple Finches in Canton [Eileen Wheeler ] 14 Mar NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake ["cynthia_martino" ] 13 Mar NNYBirds: Ausable Point Saturday ["bustedstuff55" ] 13 Mar NNYBirds: NNYA Cullman grant application ["Charlotte Demers" ] 11 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees [Dana Rohleder ] 11 Mar NNYBirds: Wood Ducks, RWBBs ["dmbirder5" ] 11 Mar NNYBirds: Ausable Pt. migrants. ["William" ] 11 Mar NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees ["Jeff Nadler" ] 11 Mar NNYBirds: Many Boreal Chickadees [Zachary Wakeman ] 11 Mar NNYBirds: Nightlife in Potsdam ["Joan E. Collins" ] 09 Mar NNYBirds: southern Gyrfalcon - no ["Jeff Nadler" ] 8 Mar NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 08 Mar NNYBirds: White Gyrfalcon sighting in southern NY ["Jeff Nadler" ] 8 Mar NNYBirds: Song sparrow ["Julie" ] 07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck [Dana Rohleder ] 7 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck [] 7 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck ["Bill Krueger " ] 07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Dana Rohleder ] 7 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [William Stahl ] 07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Dana Rohleder ] 7 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Jeffery Davis ] 07 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon [Dana Rohleder ] 7 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? [] 07 Mar NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon ["Jeff Nadler" ] 06 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? [Dana Rohleder ] 6 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? ["janet akin" ] 06 Mar NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? ["Jeff Nadler" ] 6 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt. ["Julie" ] 06 Mar NNYBirds: Tufted Duck at Ausable Pt. ["bustedstuff55" ] 06 Mar NNYBirds: Hawk Owl ["TomG" ] 05 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["TomG" ] 05 Mar NNYBirds: Common tern - thank you ["J" ] 4 Mar RE: NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 04 Mar NNYBirds: Tern-50/50, more photos ["J" ] 05 Mar NNYBirds: More tern photos - 50/50 split ["J" ] 04 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["TomG" ] 4 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Tern ID help ["Bennett Chris (DNREC)" ] 3 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull today? [Hope Batcheller ] 3 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help [Brian McAllister ] 03 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Tern ID help [Dana Rohleder ] 04 Mar NNYBirds: Tern ID help ["J" ] 3 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl [William Stahl ] 3 Mar NNYBirds: Northern Hawk Owl [Peter Relson ] 02 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull and Northern Hawk Owl ["TomG" ] 02 Mar NNYBirds: Bird List ["Ellen Rathbone" ] 02 Mar Re: NNYBirds: Question on Grosbeaks and others ["Ellen Rathbone" ] 2 Mar NNYBirds: Ivory Gull [Bill Krueger ] 1 Mar NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 1 Mar NNYBirds: Black-backed Woodpecker, near Long Lake [Lewis Grove ] 1 Mar NNYBirds: Essex County Birds [Matthew Medler ] 1 Mar RE: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["Bennett Chris (DNREC)" ] 1 Mar NNYBirds: File - HelpFile - PLEASE READ & SAVE!! [] 28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["ConserveBirds" ] 28 Feb Re: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["Sue Stewart" ] 28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull ["Julie" ] 28 Feb Re: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["Sue Stewart" ] 28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull & Hawk Owl ["TomG" ] 28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["tom" ] 28 Feb NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos ["larry master" ] Subject: NNYBirds: House wren @ Ausable Marsh From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:38:03 EDT We had a house wren singing at Ausable Marsh this afternoon at about 1:00 p.m. It was on the south side of the causeway in the cattail marsh. John & Pat Thaxton Keene, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: Field Assistant Positions From: "mjglenno" <mjglenno AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:18:30 -0000 Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Characteristics of Faunal Communities Before and After Residential Development in the Adirondack Park Position: Field assistant(s), stipend available. The Wildlife Conservation Society's Adirondack Program works to promote healthy human communities and wildlife conservation in the Adirondacks through an information-based and cooperative approach to research, community involvement, and outreach. WCS is seeking 2 skilled field assistants to help with a research project examining effects of residential development on breeding birds, small mammals, carnivores, and herptiles in the Adirondacks. Job Description: Field assistants will perform wildlife surveys for several taxa at 3-5 different locations in the Tri Lakes region of the Adirondacks. Small mammals will be sampled with live trapping and released on site. Carnivores will be sampled with camera traps, and herptiles will be sampled using a variety of techniques depending on habitat characteristics at study locations. Assistants will be trained in small mammal trapping as well as camera setup and herptile survey methodologies. Assistant will also collect basic habitat data. The project will run approximately June 1 through mid-July. This position will pay $16 to $20/hr, depending on experience, for approximately 6 weeks of full time field work but dates are semi-flexible if part time work over a longer period of time is desired. Qualifications: Self-motivated, professional, able to work independently in remote locations. Prior experience with small mammal trapping and/or herp surveys is extremely helpful. Experience with songs of resident Adirondack bird species (passerines) is also very highly desired. Hiking, navigation, and GPS experience preferred. Some weekend and overnight work may be required; overall schedule is fairly flexible. Travel around the Adirondacks required; own transportation is necessary, travel costs will be reimbursed. Housing cannot be guaranteed at this time. Please send, e-mail, or fax resume and letter of interest by April 15 to: Michale Glennon Wildlife Conservation Society 7 Brandy Brook Ave. #204 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 phone: 518-891-8872 fax: 518-891-8875 email: mglennon AT wcs.orgSubject: Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:16:51 GMT .Bill,
It is a day later and I am leaving to see the Tufted Duck.
Jerry Lazarczyk
Grand Island NY
716-548-0798 cell
The bird is in our scopes as I write from the entrance road to Ausable Point.
Bill Krueger
Plattsburgh, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted DuckFrom: "Bill Krueger " <billkrueger AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:50:01 +0000 The bird is in our scopes as I write from the entrance road to Ausable Point.
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Subject: NNYBirds: St. Lawrence/Hamilton/Franklin Co. sightingsFrom: "Joan E. Collins" <JECollins AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:11:26 -0400 3/12/10 Potsdam and Canton; 57 degrees Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle flocks were observed throughout the day. Wild Turkeys and Northern Cardinals were quite vocal also. On my way home from Watertown, I stopped at Lower Lake in Canton. The water was beginning to open above the dam. I observed two adult Bald Eagles and two Red-tailed Hawks soaring over the lake. Ring-billed Gulls were eating fish on the ice and a muskrat was eating something green on the ice at the edge of the open water. 3/13/10 Long Lake; WINDY! I traveled to Long Lake Friday night where conditions were quite different from Potsdam. Potsdam was down to bare ground, but there was still plenty of snow in Long Lake. I snow-shoed the Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake Saturday morning with our dogs in strong winds. I found a male Black-backed Woodpecker right along the trail in a dead fir tree. It must have been a productive foraging tree since we found the bird in the same spot 1.5 hours later as we hiked out. I also observed a Brown Creeper, and a Golden-crowned Kinglet that sang just the end of its typical song. I drove to Ferd's Bog midday, and it was very quiet (except for the wind). Just a note: in winter you need to drive in Uncas Road from the Eagle Bay end since the Raquette Lake side is not plowed. The trailhead is reached in exactly 3.4 miles. The pavement ends at the 1.8 mile mark, and conditions were very difficult on the dirt road with snow and mud. I had to use 4WD to get out of the trailhead parking lot. Snowshoes were also necessary at Ferd's Bog on Saturday. 3/14/10 Sabattis Bog in Long Lake It rained on Sunday, but by late afternoon I decided to bird in the rain and drove to Sabattis Bog. On the drive in, I found a Barred Owl perched in a deciduous tree along the road! Little Tupper Lake was completely frozen, with open water only on the Round Lake outlet. At Sabattis Bog, it rained on and off (with wind). A Pileated Woodpecker vocalized and just as I was getting ready to leave, White-winged Crossbills were heard vocalizing as they flew overhead. 3/15/10 Long Lake A Brown Creeper was singing outside the house at dawn. Two Common Ravens were observed loudly fighting - it appeared one was chasing the other away and was successful. On Route 30 outside the Village of Long Lake, an adult Bald Eagle was observed flying over Big Brook. I stopped in boreal habitat along Route 30 and heard Boreal Chickadees and singing Golden-crowned Kinglets. I drove back to Sabattis Bog, and on the drive in I watched an otter running on the Little Tupper Lake ice and then slide into an open water hole. At Sabattis Bog, I heard more Boreal Chickadees (in 3 different places), a Gray Jay vocalized from across the bog, and Purple Finches were calling. Tupper Lake: I also stopped at the boat launch area in Tupper Lake. As soon as I got out of the car, I spotted a Bald Eagle flying over the lake. It was a second year bird, and landed in a dead tree. I had great scope views. There were also several Common Mergansers - Tupper Lake had some open water. Sevey Corners: The biggest excitement on my drive back to Potsdam was at Sevey Corners. I made the turn onto Route 56 and found 3 Bald Eagles perched in a deciduous tree. I watched them for awhile and continued to drive - I was thinking how I wished I could have photographed them. Then I remembered that my phone takes pictures, so I turned around and drove back! A 4th Bald Eagle was now in the tree.then a 5th Bald Eagle landed in the tree..then a 6th Bald Eagle soared over them! Throughout the observation, the eagles vocalized - the typical gull sounding vocalization, but one bird made a sound that I've never heard on a recording. Four were adults, one was a juvenile, and one was a second year bird. It was so exciting to see 10 Bald Eagles in the span of 3 days. When the 5 Bald Eagles were all perched together in the deciduous tree, it looked like an image from Alaska! As I arrived on our road in Potsdam, an Amer. Kestrel was observed hunting. Over the past few days, I've observed lots of fighting between Amer. Crows and Common Ravens. Typical March behavior! Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: American Woodcock at Upper and Lower Lakes From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:04:57 -0000 This evening I heard my first woodcock of the year peenting north of Irish Settlement Road in Canton. Earlier in the day I took a one hour break from working at home to watch some of the geese flying overhead. During that hour I counted 2850 Snow Geese and 750 Canada Geese fly over, and I suspect that if I had been able to count geese all day I would have come up with tallies in the tens of thousands. One belated report--I saw an immature Golden Eagle near Coles Creek State Park Saturday morning. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NYSubject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:42:53 -0700 (PDT) RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 15, 2010
* NYSY 1503.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 08, 2009 - March 15, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:March 15 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#196 -Monday March 15, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01 ,
2009
Highlights:
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WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital)
ROSS’S GOOSE
SNOW GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
GOLDEN EAGLE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
ICELAND GULL
LONG-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Migrants this week:
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AMERICAN WOODCOCK - 3/8
GREEN-WING TEAL - 3/10
TREE SWALLOW - 3/10
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - 3/10
GOLDEN EAGLE - 3/12
CHIPPING SPARROW - 3/13 (possible overwinterer but not reported previously)
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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3/11: An estimated 100,000 SNOW GEESE were reported in the mucklands on Rt.31.
In ensuing days the numbers have dropped to “mere thousands”.
3/12: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen alont Rt.89 between East Road and Rt.31.
3/13: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the end (drivable) of VanDyne Spoor Road.
Onondaga County
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3/8: AMERICAN WOODCOCK were heard and seen along Kellog Road in the Three
Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 5 PURPLE FINCHES were seen in the Tully
Valley area.
3/14: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to hang around the Split Rock area west of
Syracuse. An ICELAND GULL was seen feeding in the Seneca River in
Baldwinsville.
Oswego County
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3/13: A LONG-EARED OWL was found at Noyes Sanctuary along Lake Ontario.
Derby Hill
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A slow week due to indifferent weather. The first GOLDEN EAGLE 3/12 and
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 3/10 were recorded. The count so far is 11 species of
raptor and 312 individuals.
Most impressive was the Goose flight on 3/14. An estimated 55,000 CANADA GEESE
and 77,500 SNOW GEESE were recorded flying over.
Extralimital
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3/11: A WESTERN GREBE was initially reported on ebird at Chimney Bluffs State
Park on Lake Ontario in Wayne County. It was relocated on 3/14 but there have
been no updates today.
--end transcript
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Common RavenFrom: Cynthia Martino <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:04:55 -0700 (PDT) Ohhhhh, the Brown Creeper!!! So jealous, I've been listening so hard hoping to hear one in Loon Lake. Happy Spring! ________________________________ From: stickadkSubject: NNYBirds: Many, many, many geese From: "WILLIAM P HILLS" <bandmhills AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:44 -0400 Still looking for the spectacle of geese in migration, today we drove to southern Jefferson County, near Lake Ontario, and found them, in the tens of thousands, Canada and snow. At the edge of the hamlet of Woodville, we saw both Canadas and snows in the corn stubble, then for more than an hour we watched from the car a couple of hundred yards away as many thousands more arrived, in an almost continuous flow, some leaving as more settled in. It was very near where Sandy Creek flows through Woodville. They were still coming in as we left. About 45 minutes later, approaching Watertown from the west, we saw the sky again filled with geese, most pushing hard to the north. Two weeks into mild March weather and we hadn't seen any signs of geese in migration, but today the dam broke! Bill and Marian Hills [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Shrike From: Keitha Farney <kj_farney AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:49:42 -0700 (PDT) Okay. I plan to do some birding tomorrow for sure. I feel like myself at last this evening. Keitha --- On Sun, 3/14/10, Judith HeintzSubject: Re: NNYBirds: Shrike From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:36 EDT We had one on Walker Rd in Whallonsberg yesterday. We probably hadn't seen one since December. Pat & John Thaxton Keene, NY In a message dated 3/14/2010 4:37:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, heintzjf AT verizon.net writes: Shrike on the road to the boat launch at Point au Roche about 3:30 on Sunday afternoon. Judy Heintz [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: Shrike From: Judith Heintz <heintzjf AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:37:03 -0400 Shrike on the road to the boat launch at Point au Roche about 3:30 on Sunday afternoon. Judy HeintzSubject: NNYBirds: Carolina wren in Canton From: "Tom Langen" <tlangen AT clarkson.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:18:53 -0400 Friday afternoon, I quit work early to enjoy the warmish weather and play with my kids in Buck Street Park in Canton NY. While admiring the dulcet tones of the spring's first common grackles, I was surprised to hear a Carolina wren vigorously singing . I got great looks as it foraged through a row of trees and brush between the park and adjacent houses. In my experience Carolina wrens aren't very common here. Tom Langen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: Common Raven From: "stickadk" <stickadk AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:36:12 -0000 Yesterday I had a Common Raven carrying nesting material by the ski jumps in Lake Placid. It's the earliest I've seen this behavior from ravens. I had a few Purple Finch from Feb. on at my feeders. The numbers went up to 10 the beginning of March. Nice to have them back. I heard Brown Creepers singing on March 6th. Nice to have the bird activity picking up for the season,,,,,,,,so get out and enjoy it!! Linda LaPan Lake Placid, NYSubject: Re: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake + Purple Finches and RWBB's heard by McKenzie Pond From: Cynthia Martino <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:02:26 -0700 (PDT) We too have had a Purple Finch here and there. My husband also thought he heard (could not see) Red-winged Blackbirds by McKenzie Pond (SL) last week. Spring is definitely coming!! :) ________________________________ From: Larry MasterSubject: NNYBirds: correction From: Eileen Wheeler <eiwheeler AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:03:43 -0700 (PDT) Okay, so my ravens turned out to be crows (darn)...But they looked huge! And I
didn't realize crows have such large beaks. But mostly I didn't think- sorry...
Eileen
Canton
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Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon LakeFrom: "Larry Master" <lawrencemaster AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:02:25 -0500 We've had both Pine Siskins and Purple Finches at our Lake Placid feeders for the first time since December. The first Red-winged Blackbirds and Tree Sparrows of the season also appeared on our farm this week. Larry Master From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cynthia_martino Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:52 PM To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon Lake I've had quite a few Pine Siskins frequenting my feeder in the last couple of days. I don't suspect this is unusual but I haven't seen them here until now (could be I just didn't notice). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: Purple Finches in Canton From: Eileen Wheeler <eiwheeler AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:24:23 -0800 (PST) After their absence all winter, we were surprised with 6 Purple Finch (4 males)
at our feeders this morning. We also had a larger than usual American Goldfinch
flock of about 40- It was interesting to see the variations of plumage change
in the males as they get into their spring molt.
Another unusual occurrence- a little later I saw three Ravens foraging in the
backyard near the feeders. We hear ravens occasionally, but I don't recall
seeing them near the house before.
Looking forward to Spring,
Eileen Wheeler
Canton, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Pine Siskins, Loon LakeFrom: "cynthia_martino" <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:52:01 -0000 I've had quite a few Pine Siskins frequenting my feeder in the last couple of days. I don't suspect this is unusual but I haven't seen them here until now (could be I just didn't notice).Subject: NNYBirds: Ausable Point Saturday From: "bustedstuff55" <bustedstuff55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:14:52 -0000 At Ausable Point today: Lake side: Scaup Ringnecks Goldeneyes Hooded Mergansers Bufflehead Common Mergansers Mallards Marsh side: Canada Geese Green Winged Teal (8) Red Winged Blackbirds Adult Bald Eagle perched by the blockhouse Kingfisher Song Sparrow Tom Armstrong PeruSubject: NNYBirds: NNYA Cullman grant application From: "Charlotte Demers" <cdemersny AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:57:58 -0000 Northern New York Audubon is accepting applications for the Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation 2010 grants. Deadline is March 31st. Projects that support Audubon's mission to conserve and restore natural ecosystems through research and education are eligible for this grant. More information and application procedures can be found on the NNYA web site - http://nnya.org/conservation/cullman/Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:28:06 -0500 Jeff, Take some sunflower seeds or granola - they'll often eat out of your hand up there sometimes. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 3/11/2010 5:14 PM, Jeff Nadler wrote: > Thanks for the report Zachary. Hoping to climb Colden in April so I will listen for them! > > Jeff Nadler > > --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Zachary WakemanSubject: NNYBirds: Wood Ducks, RWBBs From: "dmbirder5" <dmbirder5 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:25:54 -0000 No luck with the Tufted Duck (of course) at Ausable today, but I did manage to spot 4 WOOD DUCKS at Noblewood Park late this morning. In addition, I saw many Red-winged Blackbirds at the Magic Triangle, and several HOODED MERGS at different stops along the lake. I also saw a black squirrel on the Highlands Road (in Keeseville). This is incidentally the third black squirrel I've seen in the last few months, after not seeing any that I can recall. Happy early spring... DaynaSubject: NNYBirds: Ausable Pt. migrants. From: "William" <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:12:31 -0000 They are slowly trickling in. Heard a Killdeer. Many Red-winged Blackbirds Widgeon (5) with c. geese along rt. 9 Hooded Mergansers Canada Geese Common Grackles Lots of Mallards and Black Ducks acting frisky. (Locals?) Paddled around Ausable R. delta a little. Mostly Ring-billed Gulls (50-100) on south sand bar with 1 adult Bald Eagle. Just a few Black-backed Gulls around. Many Goldeneye from Ausable Pt. all the way to Port Kent. Some Bufflehead and Common Merganser mixed in. Large raft of Scaup still on lake just north of area. Didn't look for Tufted Duck, sorry. Also seen, Raven and Pileated Woodpecker in woods between river outlets. Red-winged Blackbirds also seen in Wilmington. Thats what prompted me to go down to the lake and have a look around. Bill Stahl WilmingtonSubject: NNYBirds: Re: Many Boreal Chickadees From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:14:28 -0000 Thanks for the report Zachary. Hoping to climb Colden in April so I will listen for them! Jeff Nadler --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Zachary WakemanSubject: NNYBirds: Many Boreal Chickadees From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:18 -0800 (PST) I spent last Sunday-Monday hiking/camping in the High Peaks and by far the most
abundant bird seen and heard was the boreal chickadee.
- Saw a pair near Avalanche Lake
- another 2-3 heard on Lake Colden near the Beaver Point Lean-to
- saw/heard at least four more on Cliff Mt (also saw an eagle soaring from the
summit)
- Heard a few Monday morning at the Beaver Point Lean-to again
- Saw and heard over a dozen as I climbed Cold Brook Pass Monday morning
I noticed that along with most of the sightings from this trip and the boreal
chickadees I saw a month ago on Macomb Mt. that they were foraging in sites
that were disturbed by either wind or slides fairly recently in younger trees.
Is this common?
Zachary Wakeman
West Monroe, NY
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Subject: NNYBirds: Nightlife in PotsdamFrom: "Joan E. Collins" <JECollins AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:17 -0500 3/11/10 Potsdam At 1:45 a.m., our bedroom window was vibrating to the sound of a vocalizing Great Horned Owl. I opened the window and also heard a calling Barred Owl farther back in the forest. So I decided to go outside for awhile. The Great Horned Owl continued to hoot, and there was another Great Horned Owl calling nearby. Then, coyotes began to howl. They were particularly eerie last night, and I wished I had recording equipment to capture the sounds they were making. I really wish I didn't need sleep because I love the nocturnal world. I just spent several days in Cincinnati (not a birding trip) and on my last night (Monday), I stayed in hotel by the airport (the Cincinnati airport is actually in Kentucky!). I stepped outside to drive somewhere for dinner, and Amer. Woodcocks were peenting and displaying! It was an odd location in a small amount of habitat amid lots of large buildings and a highway! I kept my sliding door open and they vocalized throughout the night. Amer. Robins began to sing at 4 a.m. I also heard Northern Cardinals and Song Sparrows singing. It was 20 degrees warmer there and it felt like spring. It made me anxious for spring to arrive in the North Country! Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: southern Gyrfalcon - no From: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:34:02 -0000 That southern NY bird turned out to be a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk. I can assure you my sighting was not a hawk. The flight, wing shape, wing pattern were a flacon and not a hawk. The vocals were a gyrfalcon. It's probably much easier to distinguish a gyrfalcon from a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk when viewed in flight vs. a perched bird from a distance, which is how the southern NY bird was observed. So I guess i was very lucky! (FYI. My son actually saw a white gyrfalcon well ahead of me, thanks to his being based in Thule Greenland for a year. He had zero risk of it being a falconry bird. :) Jeff NadlerSubject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:45:16 -0800 (PST) RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 08, 2010
* NYSY 0803.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 01, 2009 - March 08, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:March 08 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#195 -Monday March 08, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01 ,
2009
Highlights:
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NORTHERN SHOVELER
CANVASBACK
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
PEREGRINE FALCON
KILLDEER
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
NORTHERN HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
COMMON RAVEN
CAROLINA WREN
FOX SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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No reports this week.
Migrants seen this week
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TURKEY VULTURE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
RED-TAILED HAWK
NORTHERN SHOVELER
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
COMMON GRACKLE
KILLDEER
Onondaga County
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At Baldwinsville on the Seneca River GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, and LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen up to 3/7. None of these species were found today
3/1: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Rt.80 east of Fabius.
3/2: The Beaver Lake Nature Center was seen this day and on 3/5.
3/3: 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen alon the Erie Canal Trail On Shapp Road
near the Peru Bridge. PEREGRINE FALCON activity was seen on the webcam.
3/5: A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen along the Erie anal Trail near the Peru
bridge.
3/7: 12 species of waterfowl were seen on Onondaga Lake from the Nine Mile
Creek inlet. Highlights were CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, both SCAUP species and SWAN
species.
Oswego County
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3/3: A CANVASBACK and an ICELAND GULL were seen on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. A
COMMON RAVEN was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. A NORTHERN SHRIKE Awas seen
on Halsey Road in Mexico.
Madison County
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3/3: A PINE SISKIN continues to come to a feeder in Erieville.
Herkimer County
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3/8: A FOX SPARROW is still frequenting a feeder near Cedar Lake.
Derby Hill
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This is the first week of official Hawk counting at Derby Hill. Only three
species, TURKEY VULTURE, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and RED-TAILED HAWK were deemed to
be true migrants. The new Hawk counter is Seth Cutright. Stop up and say hi.
Extralimital
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The IVORY GULL discovered at Rouse’s Point on Lake Champlain in Clinton
County has not been seen since 3/2. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL being seen in
Champlain, also Clinton County, was last reported on 3/6.
--end transcript
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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Subject: NNYBirds: White Gyrfalcon sighting in southern NYFrom: "Jeff Nadler" <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:34:52 -0000 Wow, so now there is one being seen down in New Paltz per a NYS Bird post. Some gyr-ponderings that I have. -Could my bird or this bird be the same, it flew south? -Just coincidence of 2 birds within a couple days or is this the time they migrate? But migrate from where? -Could these birds if different be raised and released falconer birds and not wild birds? -If wild, where was the bird wintering that I saw? Perhaps some beach on LI or NJ? Or perhaps in the Lake Champlain Valley right here? (I've read that official acceptance of gyrfalcon sightings is not typical due to releases of falconry birds.) Jeff NadlerSubject: NNYBirds: Song sparrow From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:54:30 -0500 While observing the Tufted Duck at AuSable Point on Saturday, March 7th, I also heard a Song Sparrow. The first of the season RW Blackbird showed up at my feeder on Sunday, March 8th. Maybe this spring weather will hold on.... Julie Lattrell Keeseville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:44:55 -0500 All, About 4:30 pm the TUDU was on the east side of the raft. It took nearly 20 min. to find it in the fray using IS binocs. A good scope would probably have been better, but the black back and distinct tuft were clearly visible at 15X. I didn't have a prayer to pick out the possible hen reported earlier. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 3/7/2010 5:00 PM, JPThax5317 AT aol.com wrote: > We saw the Tufted Duck at about 2:15 this afternoon. As described earlier > today and yesterday, seen from Rt 9 about 100 yards N of the AuSable > Campground entrance. The large Scaup raft was about 150 yards offshore. The > Tufted was off the S end of the raft with only a dozen other birds. Later > when it began diving more frequently, it mixed in with the denser part of the > raft and was more difficult to find after diving. We had great looks for > about 15-20 minutes. Scanning the small flock at the end of the raft, John > spotted the prominent tuft immediately. > > Pat& John Thaxton > Keene, NY > >Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:00:36 EST We saw the Tufted Duck at about 2:15 this afternoon. As described earlier today and yesterday, seen from Rt 9 about 100 yards N of the AuSable Campground entrance. The large Scaup raft was about 150 yards offshore. The Tufted was off the S end of the raft with only a dozen other birds. Later when it began diving more frequently, it mixed in with the denser part of the raft and was more difficult to find after diving. We had great looks for about 15-20 minutes. Scanning the small flock at the end of the raft, John spotted the prominent tuft immediately. Pat & John Thaxton Keene, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NNYBirds: Tufted Duck From: "Bill Krueger " <billkrueger AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:48:13 +0000 This bird was still present at Ausable Point this morning. It took us more than
half an hour to find it. It was near the edge of the raft of scaup and seemed
to avoid the densely packed areas.
Bill Krueger
Plattsburgh, NY
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Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. GyrfalconFrom: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:01:45 -0500 Bill, Yes, I suppose that is it. But jeezus, flying 1-4 thousand miles over the course of a winter is quite an energy expenditure as well... I suppose another part of the equation is that Gyrs are more ambush hunters (like buteos) as opposed to Peregrines and Merlins (like accipiters), who tend to specialize more in bird prey therefore have more of a tendency to chase down their prey on the wing. Possibly it is more of an issue of the nature of their preferred hunting styles as opposed to any particular prey abundance. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 3/7/2010 10:29 AM, William Stahl wrote: > Dana- I think you're right with the energy theory, trying to catch a > gull. Where I work in AK we see them almost daily. Ptarmigan are > their main diet up there. One interesting episode I witnessed was an > adult Gyr. taking down an imm. Lesser Sandhill Crane! Amazing site. > The parent cranes were not happy, and harassed the falcon for a > bit.Awesome bird.Just thought I'd share this while we are all waiting > for spring. Bill StahlWilmington NY >Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon From: William Stahl <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:29:23 -0800 (PST) Dana- I think you're right with the energy theory, trying to catch a gull. Where I work in AK we see them almost daily. Ptarmigan are their main diet up there. One interesting episode I witnessed was an adult Gyr. taking down an imm. Lesser Sandhill Crane! Amazing site. The parent cranes were not happy, and harassed the falcon for a bit.Awesome bird.Just thought I'd share this while we are all waiting for spring. Bill StahlWilmington NY --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Dana RohlederSubject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:15:04 -0500 'course on their breeding grounds they can't be quite as picky! I was thinking more of through the winter. Why fly thousands of miles when there are gulls aplenty along most coasts? Maybe they don't provide enough fat or particular nutrients/enzymes that mammals can offer. Or possibly the amount of energy required to kill a gull isn't worth the amount of nutrients they can provide. Who knows - maybe it's just too damn cold and they prefer the "warmer" weather... Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 3/7/2010 9:00 AM, Jeffery Davis wrote: > > Unless, of course, its an Ivory Gull! I guess they have discerning tastes! ;) > > http://peregrineprints.com/ind__WhatsNew.htm > > regards, > jeff > > Downingtown, PA > > Checkout our bird photos at the link below: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/ > > "Birding Like I Have Six Months To Live" > > ...One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't > often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls. > It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I > would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull > population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles. > > Dana Rohleder > Port Kent, NY > > >Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon From: Jeffery Davis <jwdjwd67 AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:00:30 -0500 Unless, of course, its an Ivory Gull! I guess they have discerning tastes! ;) http://peregrineprints.com/ind__WhatsNew.htm regards, jeff Downingtown, PA Checkout our bird photos at the link below: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/ "Birding Like I Have Six Months To Live" ...One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls. It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. Gyrfalcon From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:44:39 -0500 Jeff, I believe you did as well. I saw one last winter - I believe it was around E-town or Reber somewhere flying fast & low over a fields & hedgerows hoping to flush a meal. The white-phase Gyrs are more scarce in this area, but again, not at all unheard of. If I remember correctly, they are more common much further north - Greenland, etc. Gyrs seen in this area in winter are usually greyer birds. According to Cornell's BONA: "Although an uncommon species, the Gyrfalcon is not rare, as frequently stated. Remoteness of habitat, fluctuations in breeding populations and in migratory movements, variability in plumage and behavior, and rumors of rarity have all combined to make this species frequently misidentified or overlooked." Another thing to keep in mind - yes, they are from the tundra, but they tend to nest on cliffs and escarpments. It should not be considered unusual to see them in mountainous areas. In the western states, they are routinely seen in Idaho and Montana. They are typically not highly specialized - seemingly comfortable anywhere they can find food - shorelines, open areas, mountains, etc. One thing that always amazes me is that Gyrs and other raptors don't often utilize one of the most common food sources in the area - gulls. It seems nothing wants to eat a gull. (Insert funny comment here!) I would think a Gyr could spend a winter anywhere there is a decent gull population without accumulating so many frequent-flier miles. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 3/7/2010 7:12 AM, Jeff Nadler wrote: > After review of internet flight videos and recorded vocalizations, I > am confident that indeed the bird observed flying very close > overhead but within view for only about 8 seconds was an adult white > gyrfalcon. If only I had photos. > > Jeff Nadler >Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Cascade Mt. - possible white adult Gyrfalcon flyover? From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:02:43 EST We have found that Phelps Mtn in the high peaks is a good place to see raptors on a fall migration day. A few years ago we had a Gyrfalcon fly by the summit. Pat & John Thaxton Keene, NY In a message dated 3/6/2010 5:49:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jnphotonet AT yahoo.com writes: Now this is really an ID dilemma for me. When climbing Cascade Mountain this morning, I heard a raptor call overhead, looked up and flying over me was a large white raptor with dark wing-tips that I have never seen before. I only had a short lens point and shoot and the bird soon vanished so no photo. Calendar-wise and unfamiliarity-Now this is really an ID dilemma for me. When climbing Cascade Mountain this morning, I heard a raptor call overhead, looked up and flying over me was a large white raptor with dark wing-tips that I have never seen before. I only had a short lens point and shoot and the bird soon vanished so no photo. Calendar-wise and unfamiliarity- |