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8 Feb Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 07 Feb Correction ["Thomas M" ] 07 Feb Correction ["Thomas M" ] 07 Feb Oswego shoreline, 2/7 ["ccspagnoli" ] 6 Feb When to release a chickadee into the wild? ["Mark Bednarczyk" ] 06 Feb Golden eagle - Pitcher ["Thomas M" ] 06 Feb Pumpkin Hollow, ["gwren70" ] 5 Feb Shrikes [Bill Purcell ] 5 Feb GHO [Sue March ] 4 Feb Ruffed Grouse [Betty Armbruster ] 2 Feb Unusual Red-tail Hawk [Kevin Pace ] 1 Feb Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 31 Jan Oswego ["Kevin McGann" ] 31 Jan Bald Eagle Photograph [Zachary Wakeman ] 31 Jan Old Erie Canal Sunday 1/31 [Ken & Rose Burdick ] 30 Jan Re: B'ville Waterfowl [Michele Neligan ] 30 Jan Saturday gulls [Bill Purcell ] 30 Jan Fox sparrow [Betty Armbruster ] 30 Jan Horned Larks, Madison Co. ["gwren70" ] 30 Jan B'ville Waterfowl [Joseph Brin ] 29 Jan Oswego River Gulls [Bill Purcell ] 29 Jan Migratory Stopover Project [Joseph Brin ] 28 Jan Reducing aircraft-wildlife strikes at airports [Matt Kennedy ] 28 Jan Volunteers Needed ["Bob" ] 28 Jan Fw: Migratory Stopover Project [Joseph Brin ] 28 Jan Raven [Joseph Brin ] 27 Jan Ravens & Gulls [Bill Purcell ] 27 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler photos ["Leona Lauster" ] 26 Jan Wing-tagged Herring Gull [Brenda Best ] 26 Jan birds ["Richard Capella" ] 25 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 24 Jan Skaneateles WFC & half-hardies [Ken & Rose Burdick ] 24 Jan NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 24 Jan NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 24 Jan NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 24 Jan Lake Ontario Saturday ["LisaW" ] 24 Jan Merlin - B'ville [Judy Wright ] 24 Jan Syracuse merlin [Thomas J McKay ] 23 Jan madison county ["Kevin McGann" ] 23 Jan Yellow-throated warbler continues ["ccspagnoli" ] 23 Jan Otisco Lake, Tully Lakes and Fabius, Waterfowl Count ["gwren70" ] 23 Jan Howland Island Yellow-rumps [Bill Purcell ] 22 Jan Turkey Vulture in January [Von Merm ] 21 Jan Bluebird Research [Ellen Wisner ] 20 Jan Fish Crow ["Kevin McGann" ] 20 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler [Joseph Brin ] 20 Jan More GHO's [Kevin Pace ] 20 Jan G.H. owls in Cazenovia ["Brian White" ] 19 Jan Chickadees [] 19 Jan Hermit Thrush [Ian Rosenstein ] 19 Jan Pine Siskin [Kevin Pace ] 18 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 18 Jan Unusual yard bird [Betty Armbruster ] 17 Jan Shrikes [Bill Purcell ] 17 Jan NYS Waterfowl Count at Green Lakes & Fair Haven State Parks [William Gruenbaum ] 17 Jan Sunday waterfowl [Bill Purcell ] 17 Jan waterfowl count ["Kevin McGann" ] 17 Jan Baldwinsville Village [Michele Neligan ] 17 Jan Northern shrike in Cazenovia ["Brian White" ] 17 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler ["brinjoseph" ] 16 Jan green lakes state park ["jerry" ] 16 Jan Onondaga Lake [Bill Purcell ] 15 Jan Friday sightings [Zachary Wakeman ] 15 Jan Re: Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse [Thomas J McKay ] 15 Jan Brewerton Backyard Birds ["Nature Chris" ] 15 Jan Re: Great Horned Owls ["Kyle Buelow" ] 14 Jan Oswego ducks & gulls [Bill Purcell ] 13 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse ["gwren70" ] 12 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler and other birds this morning [Tony Shrimpton ] 12 Jan Tundra Swans [Brenda Best ] 12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ] 12 Jan NNYBirds: Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ] 12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ] 12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ] 12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ] 11 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:59:05 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 08, 2010 * NYSY 0802.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 01, 2009 - February 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:February 08 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #191 -Monday February 01, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 25 , 2009 Highlights: ----------- ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK MERLIN GREAT HORNED OWL HAWK OWL (Extralimital) NORTHERN SHRIKE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER SONG SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 2/1: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from the Knox-Marcellus lookout on East Road 2/2: 5 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen on Howland Island. Onondaga County ------------ The YELLOW THROATED WARBLER found is Syracuse three weeks ago was not seen this week. The last positive sighting was on January 31. 2/5: 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS were heard hooting at Baltimore Woods Nature Center. 2/6: 26 species of birds were found on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus. Highlights were PILEATED WOODPECKER, SONG SPARROW, and BLUEBIRD. 2/7: A MERLIN was spotted in Baldwinsville on the island below the dam. Oswego County ------------ 2/5: NORTHERN SHRIKES were spotted on Hogs Back road in Hastings and Morey Road in West Monroe. Extralimital ------------ 2/6: The NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Champlain was seen on Prospect Street. Champlain is in Clinton County close to the Canadian border. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Correction From: "Thomas M" <sunsetseeker78 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:45:42 -0000 My post about eagles was all confuddled. I am sorry. I meant to say in my post that I saw an adult golden eagle! I apologize for any confusion. -Tom M. Subject: Correction From: "Thomas M" <sunsetseeker78 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:40:18 -0000 My post about eagles was confuddled. Sorry! I meant to say in the post that I had seen an adult golden eagle! Sorry for any confusion. The headline was correct. -Tom M. Subject: Oswego shoreline, 2/7 From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:36:58 -0000 I stopped at Oswego Harbor, Fort Ontario, and St. Paul's Cemetery this afternoon. As has been the case generally this winter, there was not much to report. The harbor was mostly iced-in and the northerly winds had pushed a shelf of ice up to the shoreline elsewhere. Beyond the ice was an extent of open water so there was nothing to concentrate the gulls and waterfowl. Only birds of note were about a dozen long-tailed ducks (a/k/a oldsquaw) in various plumages off the cemetery. Common goldeneye were scattered in twos and threes wherever there was open water. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: When to release a chickadee into the wild? From: "Mark Bednarczyk" <voytechs AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:28:49 -0500 We rescued a chickadee (kids named him tweety) back in December. He couldn't fly and his right eye was puffed and hurt. I don't think he could see anything out of his right side. We tried to release him within a few days, but he wouldn't leave the box we kept him in. He has recovered completely and no visible signs of any injury. His sight seems to be fine. I am reluctant to release him into the cold since he might have lost his roosting nest which might mean almost certain death for him. I was going to keep him until spring. Until then he is safe in a birdcage we bought for him. I feed him regular bird feed and a twig of millet. He likes the sunflower seeds the best. He seems happy, but does have a few outbursts trying to escape. He sings for us when he sees through the window other chickadees outside at the feeder. We also rescued a Downey woodpecker last week. He slammed into our window, but he recovered quickly and was ready to go in just a few hours. We've never had a bird in the house before, so I'm just checking if my plan sounds OK. We've got a fool house now with a cat, dog, a chickadee and a rescue every month or two, fish and my 6 year old is collecting lady bugs that just won't die from the fall house invasion. Cheers, mark.... "It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments. Ideologically it belongs in the same class with political constitutions and bills of rights." Ludwig von Mises [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Golden eagle - Pitcher From: "Thomas M" <sunsetseeker78 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:05:31 -0000 On friday Feb 5 at 3:50pm, an adult bald eagle was seen soaring over the village of Pitcher, NY from St. Rt. 26. It lazily went south. The question is, is this a wintering bird, or an early migrant? Goldens start moving in late mid to late Feb. Cheers! -Tom M. Subject: Pumpkin Hollow, From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:13:29 -0000 Pumpkin Hollow is an east,west valley found in the Townships of Onondaga and Marcellus. Pleasant Valley Rd. runs parallel along the length of the valley from Marcellus to Cedarvale. Yesterday, I found 26 species from Stevens Rd. to Marcellus. Highlights include: Black Duck-1, N. Flicker-1, Pileated Woodpecker-1, Brown Creeper-2, Eastern Bluebird-2, Song Sparrow-2. Dark-eyed Juncos were in fair numbers with 28 seen. Good Birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. Subject: Shrikes From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:59:43 -0500 I had two Northern Shrikes today in the late afternoon. One was on Cornell Road in Hastings where it has been fairly consistent over the past 3 weeks. Cornell Road is shown as Hogs Back Road in DeLorme's but Cornell runs from CR 38 down to the intersection with Hogs Back and Cowen Roads. The Shrike is found in the field just east of the southern RR track crossing. The other bird was at the intersection of Morey and Whig Hill Roads in West Monroe. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: GHO From: Sue March <SMARCH1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:16:52 -0500 So nice that it is getting light earlier in the morning. This morning at 6:30 I heard 2 Great Horned Owls calling back and forth in the lower area of Baltimore Woods. The coyotes in the same area have been particularily noisy lately. Glad to be able to hear the owls instead! Sue March Marcellus Subject: Ruffed Grouse From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:58:14 -0500 It was almost dark when I spied 2 ruffed grouse in my yard. My cat was watching them out the window. I'm not sure what they like to eat but I bought a country mix that has corn and other bird seeds. I think they are hanging out in the field of evergreens across from me. When one of them was running through the snow it looked like it had a long tail as the snow was a little deep for the bird. They sure have been making my day a lot lately. Betty Subject: Unusual Red-tail Hawk From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 08:37:22 -0500 Yesterday, late morning, we had a very dark Red-tail Hawk at our farm. When it was flying low across a brushy field, my first impression was of a dark morph Rough-leg. With binoculars the red tail was obvious. Several minutes later, in a different location, I was able to view it more carefully while it was being harassed by one of a pair of resident red-tails. It appeared uniformly dark from below except for light flight feathers and red tail. From above it seemed uniformly dark except for red tail. Would this be a melanistic individual? Sign of spring: the resident red-tail pair were engaged in arial courtship when the intruder showed up. They've also been investigating possible nest sites recently. Kevin PaceErieville _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:57:59 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 01, 2010 * NYSY 0102.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 25, 2009 - February 01, 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:February 01 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #190 -Monday February 01, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 25 , 2009 Highlights: ----------- NORTHERN GOSHAWK RED-SHOULDERED HAWK ICELAND GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL GLAUCOUS GULL HAWK OWL (Extralimital) COMMON RAVEN YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER SAVANNAH SPARROW FOX SPARROW SONG SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 1/27: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was found with Tree Sparrows in the Mucklands along Rt. 31. Madison County ------------ 1/26: Two ICELAND GULLS and one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were found at the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road. On the 28th. the 2 ICELAND GULLS were relocated. Onondaga County ------------ 1/27: 6 COMMON RAVENS were seen at the Andrews road feeder canal near Rt.481in Dewitt. 1/28: 1 COMMON RAVEN was found at the Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery. 1/31 A SONG SPARROW was seen near Simm’s Store on the Erie Canal near Camillus. On Laird Road on the Erie Canal a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were found. 1/31: As of Sunday 1/31 the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was still being seen at 242 Thurber Ave. in Syracuse. A group of birders tried but missed the bird today (2/1) but it still may be in the area. Oswego County ------------ 1/29: 1 ICELAND GULL was seen in Oswego Harbor and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Lock 3 in Fulton. 1/30: An adult GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Lock 3 in Fulton. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen near Pennelville. 1/31: 1 GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on the ice in Oswego Harbor and another was found upriver at Lock 6. An ICELAND GULL was seen above the falls in Phoenix. Herkimer County ------------ 1/30: A FOX SPARROW is still frequenting a feeder near Ceder Lake. Extralimital ------------- 1/31: A NORTHERN HAWK OWL continues to be seen on Prospect Street in the village of Champlain in Clinton County near the Canadian border. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Oswego From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:18:03 -0500 still no luck on manure spreads to the west of Baldwinsville. I found 2 - 1st cycle Glaucous Gulls today, 1 on the ice in Oswego Harbor and 1 at lock 6, did not see the adult Glaucous at Fulton Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com http://jaeger.bravehost.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bald Eagle Photograph From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:15:09 -0800 (PST) Here is a shot of a bald eagle I photographed just north of Oneida Lake on Toad Harbor Road about a month ago. http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/ Zach Wakeman West Monroe, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Old Erie Canal Sunday 1/31 From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:51:18 -0500 I visited two sections of the canal today. There was very little along the Camillus Erie Canal Park section from Simm's Store to the aqueduct, but one SONG SPARROW was found along Ninemile Creek. With the aqueduct restoration complete, the water level in this section is high, and no longer good habitat for herons and dabblers. This didn't stop about 150 Mallards from crowding into the small open area near Simm's Store. The other section visited was the towpath / snowmobile trail between Laird and Bennett's Corners Roads. This streach usually has open water due to side streams feeding in. On the Bennett's Crs end (Van Buren), there were three EASTERN BLUEBIRDs, two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWs and one Myrtle YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. The yellow-rump was showing bright yellow "shoulders" and a partially yellow crown. There is not much fruit remaining in the area, and no Robins or Waxwings were found. On the othewise quiet Laird Rd. end (Elbridge), there was RED-SHOULDERED HAWK in the woods between the trail and the tracks. Good birding, Ken & Rose Burdick Skaneateles, NY KenBurdick AT ieee.org Subject: Re: B'ville Waterfowl From: Michele Neligan <gull.girl AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:34:18 -0800 (PST) And, they were still there at 4:30 this afternoon.  --- On Sat, 1/30/10, Joseph Brin wrote: From: Joseph Brin Subject: [OneidaBirds] B'ville Waterfowl To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 4:25 PM   The recent cold snap has brought back a variety of waterfowl to the Seneca River in Baldwinsville below the dam. Seen this morning were MALLARD, BLACK DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECK DUCK, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, BUFFLEHEAD, and a single RUDDY DUCK that I almost passed off as a female Hooded Merganser until I got a good look at the bill. Also present was a GREAT BLUE HERON and 2 adult BALD EAGLES in the trees. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo. com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Saturday gulls From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:33:38 -0500 A few birding observations from a trip along the Oswego River from Phoenix to Oswego and a visit to Fair Haven. In Fulton there was an adult Glaucous Gull roosting above Lock 3 along with the same adult Iceland Gull seen yesterday and a darker 1st cycle Iceland Gull than yesterday. Oswego Harbor was mostly frozen with few gulls or waterfowl. At Fair Haven the Pond was frozen but 1 Trumpeter Swan was roosting on the ice along with 6 Mute Swans and Canada Geese. Little Sodus Bay had only a little open water with some ducks, nothing unusual, shuttling back and forth between there and the open water on Lake Ontario at the end of the breakwalls. Near Pennellville there was a Northern Goshawk overhead and east of there on Bell Road there was a flock of 145 Snow Buntings with no stragglers mixed in. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fox sparrow From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:25:11 -0500 The Fox Sparrow is still in my yard. I see it mostly in the afternoon. I also have a Tree sparrow and a White throated sparrow. I have a very busy yard today. Betty Subject: Horned Larks, Madison Co. From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:50:34 -0000 This morning thirty-two Horned Larks were seen on a manure spread about 1/2 mile southeast of Sheds next to Rt.80 in the Twn. of DeRuyter, Madison Co. There were no Snow Buntings or Lapland Longspurs with them. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. Subject: B'ville Waterfowl From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:25:49 -0800 (PST) The recent cold snap has brought back a variety of waterfowl to the Seneca River in Baldwinsville below the dam. Seen this morning were MALLARD, BLACK DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECK DUCK, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, BUFFLEHEAD, and a single RUDDY DUCK that I almost passed off as a female Hooded Merganser until I got a good look at the bill. Also present was a GREAT BLUE HERON and 2 adult BALD EAGLES in the trees. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Oswego River Gulls From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:14 -0500 There's been an increase in Herring Gull numbers along the Oswego River over the past 4 days with about 250-400 in Baldwinsville, Phoenix and Oswego and about 150 in Fulton. Barely worth a mention in most winters but there's been so few this season. 3 Iceland Gulls for the day, a 2nd cycle in Oswego and a 1st cycle and an adult in Fulton. The adult had very dark gray markings in the folded primaries but too much white for a Thayer's Gull. There was one very dark 1st cycle Herring Gull in Fulton that had to be considered for a Lesser Black-backed Gull except that it was the size as other Herrings in the area. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Migratory Stopover Project From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:45:00 -0800 (PST) Bird new sites and help advance migratory bird conservation this spring! Audubon New York and The Nature Conservancy are looking for practiced birder volunteers from all around the Lake Ontario basin to help survey sites for the spring 2010 season of the Migratory Stopover Project. The project area runs along the Lake Ontario lakeshore from east of Buffalo to west of Syracuse and southward into the Finger Lakes . Audubon and TNC have been working together on a study to help identify and protect critical stopover habitats in the Lake Ontario basin of New York, as well as to improve our understanding of why birds choose to stop in certain places. You may have seen our posts before. This past spring and fall, the study team and a group of dedicated volunteers surveyed birds at an array of sites during the migrations, piloting the sampling methods and establishing the first set of study sites. Our intrepid volunteers logged over 5000 birds thus far during 172 site visits, and saw 114 species including high numbers of Blackpoll, Black-Throated Blue, and Chestnut-Sided Warblers; Ovenbirds, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, and Scarlet Tanagers. Volunteers also recorded uncommon species like Olive-Sided Flycatchers. Sampling sites are located throughout the region to test hypotheses about the relative importance of proximity to the lakeshore, landscape context (like how much forest is around a site) and habitat structure in determining migratory bird abundance and diversity. This spring, we need your help to add to that body of knowledge for the existing sampling sites as well as new ones—this is part of a multi-year, 5 migration season study. Join now to be part of an effort that will help guide conservation, and land and shoreline management for migrating birds. Why we need your help: · We are poised to expand the study to a greater number of sampling sites covering a greater geographic range (see attached map), and we need your help! More sites, more sampling, and more coverage will strengthen the dataset and improve our power to yield strongly supported guidance on where and how to protect and manage migratory stopover habitat. · We have had a successful first year, but the study has really just begun—we need your help sustaining the effort through the next year and beyond. · Our effort here in Western NY will have impacts beyond our borders, as it is one of the only projects in the Great Lakes region mounting a field-based effort to understand and better predict what stopover habitats are utilized. Lessons learned from this study will be used by related conservation efforts throughout the Great Lakes . · Volunteers serve as ambassadors for our organizations by talking to landowners and others about the projects and helping to develop a groundswell of support for our work. Why are we studying this? · Recent research indicates that migration is the period of highest mortality for neotropical migratory songbirds, and the conservation of these birds requires protecting a network of stopover sites, particularly in the highly-altered Lake Ontario watershed. · Currently, there is only anecdotal information about important stopover sites, and no tool to predict where they occur. · There are increasing demands on our shoreline (and elsewhere), and having rigorous and accepted information about how migrating birds use the lakeshore is critical for influencing shoreline management and conservation. How you can help: We are seeking experienced volunteer birders who would be available to monitor specific sites this spring, going out at least 3 times over the course of the 5-6 week migration. We will work with your schedule to find sites and sampling periods that work for you. It doesn’t matter if you have never participated in a citizen science effort before - training will be provided. Money is available to cover volunteer travel expenses associated with this study. For more information or if you or someone you know might be interested in helping with this important conservation project, please contact Laura McCarthy (lmccarthy AT audubon.org) or 518-869-9731. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Reducing aircraft-wildlife strikes at airports From: Matt Kennedy <kennedym2009 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:03:29 -0800 (PST) Dear fellow birding enthusiasts,     As a lifelong birder and professional aviator for over 16 years, I am conducting a nation-wide study on the level of community support for the mitigation measures used at airports to reduce the wildlife strike hazard to commercial aircraft.  Getting input from different regions of the country is necessary to gauge whether there are regional differences due to varying bird populations or possible high profile incidents involving wildlife strikes on aircraft.      Responses are submitted electronically to a database that does not identify users, so your answers will be completely confidential.  Findings will be released only as analyzed data or summaries in which no individual’s answers can be identified.  Please take a few moments to share your opinions and experiences.  I appreciate you taking time from your busy schedule to contribute toward this important research about community views on wildlife mitigation measures at airports.   The survey can be accessed at:   https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XTVS225   If you would like a summary of my findings, please send me your e-mail address at kennedym2009 AT yahoo.com.  Once the study is complete, I will e-mail the summary to you. Best Regards, Matt Kennedy Graduate student in Aeronautical Science Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Volunteers Needed From: "Bob" <bobphoto AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:44:55 -0000 VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP OFFERED FRIDAY MARCH 5 The Montezuma Audubon Center is looking for energetic and committed volunteers who are interested in assisting our educators one day a week for 8 weeks as they bring the For the Birds! program to schools in Central and Western New York. For the Birds! is an Audubon New York elementary education program that teaches environmental awareness and appreciation of nature through the study of birds. During an 8-week program, school children in grades two through five, learn about their natural environment through classroom lessons, outdoor field trips, a live bird program and a conservation project designed to provide bird habitat in the local community. The program is taught by Montezuma Audubon Center staff, volunteers and interns. The volunteer time commitment is 3 to 6 hours a week for 8 weeks plus travel time, prep time and training. Classroom and/or bird knowledge preferred. All applicants must pass a criminal background check before being considered for any position. Programs are scheduled for Liverpool this spring and for Seneca Falls this autumn, but the Center hopes to expand the program to other schools in the area in the future. The For the Birds! volunteer workshop is scheduled for Friday, March 5 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Montezuma Audubon Center located on Route 89 approximately two miles north of the Hamlet of Savannah, New York. The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. Registration is required. For additional information or to register please call (315) 365-3588 or e-mail cstokes-cawley AT audubon.org Visit the Montezuma Audubon Center at: http://ny.audubon.org/CentersEdu_Montezuma.html Montezuma Audubon Center 2295 State Route 89 Savannah, NY 13146 The Montezuma Audubon Center is a State-owned facility operated through a cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Audubon Society. Subject: Fw: Migratory Stopover Project From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:53:18 -0800 (PST) ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "McCARTHY, Laura" To: "McCARTHY, Laura" ; Mike Burger ; "goldtailedhermit AT aol.com" ; Joseph Brin ; "mecec AT comcast.net" ; "dougdan AT rochester.rr.com" ; "atg7929 AT rit.edu" ; Jon C. Glase ; "jayghost66 AT yahoo.com" ; "tsriley AT hughes.net" ; "rspahn AT prodigy.net" ; "summers AT frontiernet.net" ; "mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net" ; John Waud Cc: Kristin E. France ; David Klein ; Mary Pappa Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 4:36:16 PM Subject: RE: Migratory Stopover Project Dear All, Thanks to those of you who were able to help by giving input on who else you might be willing to contact and who else I can reach out to for volunteer recruitment. I wonder if any of you is on any of the following bird lists and might be willing to make a posting on our project? CAYUGABIRDS NYSBirds ONEIDABIRDS Bob S. was able to do this for us to the Genesee bird list already, as some of you may have seen, and the response was very positive. Bob, thank you very much for your help! If anyone is a member of one or more of these lists and would be willing to make a post, that would be really helpful! Attached is the short blurb that can be shortened more if needed. Feel free to explain your past involvement if you think that would help spur interest too! If you can do this, please respond all so we don’t duplicate that same list if possible. Many thanks in advance to anything you can do to send the message on (beyond these lists if you know of others is good too) Most Sincerely, Laura ________________________________ From:McCARTHY, Laura Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:13 PM To: McCARTHY, Laura; Mike Burger; goldtailedhermit AT aol.com; 'Joseph Brin' ; mecec AT comcast.net ; dougdan AT rochester.rr.com ; atg7929 AT rit.edu ; 'Jon C. Glase' ; jayghost66 AT yahoo.com ; tsriley AT hughes.net; rspahn AT prodigy.net ; summers AT frontiernet.net ; mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net ; 'John Waud' Cc: 'Kristin E. France'; ' David Klein '; Mary Pappa Subject: RE: Migratory Stopover Project Importance: High Hi again all, Happy New Year! I wanted to follow up to see if any of you had any insight on our volunteer list (which includes all people who have been considered and notes on whether they were contacted or if they had interest). Your input would be most helpful to me as I move forward with volunteer recruitment this winter for the spring. If you have a moment, please peruse this attached spreadsheet and let me know if you have more information on anyone whose information may be incomplete or if there are people you know very well who you would like to approach. Thank you in advance for this help! Also, below is a draft list of potential locations where we would like to publish an article or blurb about the project and get out the word to more volunteers. Do you have any ideas that are not already listed here? In addition, are you part of one of these lists and would you be willing to post it there for us? Since I am not a member of the bird lists, I am hoping one or more of you might be interested in posting to those you are a member of. Please let me know if you can by “replying all” to this email so that I can keep track and others can see what has been covered. I have attached the short version and a longer version with a photo of the Newsletter article/call for volunteers that I am hoping can be posted to these lists soon, published in newsletters throughout the winter, and perhaps posted on websites too. Many thanks for all you can do to help us get the word out to your networks! NYSOA – best contact for getting something out to members or in newsletter? Eaton Bird Club – Does anyone have a contact? Audubon New York Newswire – Laura Audubon New York Facebook Page - Laura Montezuma visitors List serve - Frank Friends of Montezuma Newsletter - Frank Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Mike Burger BuffaloOrnithological Society – Does anyone have a contact? RBA – Laura contacted Jay Greenburg about newsletter, Kristin contacted Amy Kahn about listserve/website GeneseeValleyAudubon – June Onondaga Audubon – Tom (already sent to Julie, editor) Buffalo Audubon – newsletter blurb sent to Paul Fehringer Lists: Would any of you be interested in posting our update (attached) to lists they are on? Please let me know, and if we are missed any other potential lists: CAYUGABIRDS-L Genesee Valley Birds NYSBirds-L: ONEIDABIRDS: Most Sincerely, Laura ________________________________ From:McCARTHY, Laura Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:39 PM To: McCARTHY, Laura; 'Mike Burger' ; 'goldtailedhermit AT aol.com'; 'Joseph Brin' ; ' mecec AT comcast.net '; ' dougdan AT rochester.rr.com '; ' atg7929 AT rit.edu '; 'Jon C. Glase' ; ' jayghost66 AT yahoo.com '; 'tsriley AT hughes.net' ; ' rspahn AT prodigy.net '; ' summers AT frontiernet.net ' ; ' mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net '; 'John Waud' Cc: 'Kristin E. France'; ' David Klein '; ' Mary Pappa ' Subject: RE: Migratory Stopover Project Importance: High Oops, of course, the attached list would be most helpful! Here that is, and thanks to those who replied letting me know I forgot it! Happy Holidays, and thanks again for all you do! Laura ________________________________ From:McCARTHY, Laura Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:14 PM To: ' Mike Burger ' ; goldtailedhermit AT aol.com ; ' Joseph Brin ' ; mecec AT comcast.net ; dougdan AT rochester.rr.com ; atg7929 AT rit.edu ; ' Jon C. Glase ' ; jayghost66 AT yahoo.com ; tsriley AT hughes.net ; rspahn AT prodigy.net ; summers AT frontiernet.net ; mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net ; ' John Waud ' Cc: 'Kristin E. France'; ' David Klein '; Mary Pappa Subject: Migratory Stopover Project Dear All (participants in Fall 09 Migratory Stopover Project), Happy Holidays! In a discussion about volunteer recruitment during the appreciation/recap event at the MAC, Kristin mentioned that several of you were interested in seeing the list of folks we had tried to contact to see if there were others you might be able to help with, or if there were people on our list that you knew personally. I compiled my lists of volunteers (including you all) from the Fall, the spring, as well as the other people who contacted me or were suggested to me by others during both recruitment time periods. Attached is that list with labeled headings for these sections. There is a column of notes where I included information on where I got the name, or if contact was made. Some of these people are not interested, but I’ve left them on here to ensure I do not contact them again accidently. Can you help? I would appreciate any new names that are not included on this list – as well as any contact information for where I am missing it. Also, are there people on here that you know well and would like to contact yourself? Please let me know. We can talk more about this in early January when the Holidays are over, but I wanted to send this out to you as soon as possible. This list is only going to you, our small volunteer group and the study leaders from the fall period, and I will not be sharing this list beyond that. Please do not share this list beyond our group in case people would rather their contact information not be shared more broadly. If you have a lot of changes to make on this sheet, please track or highlight any changes you make (or people you will take the lead on contacting) and send your updated document back to me. Also, if you have “new notes”, feel free to fill in that column with anything I should know. If you just have a few other ideas, you can email those to me – whatever works better for you! As always, your help is much appreciated as we look forward to developing the spring season! Most sincerely, Happy New Year, Laura Laura McCarthy Audubon New York 518-869-9731 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Raven From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:52:33 -0800 (PST) A mid morning walk at the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery was very quiet. I did see TREE SPARROW, JUNCO, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. The real treat was a RAVEN cronking overhead before heading south. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Ravens & Gulls From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:54:22 -0500 At the Andrews Road feeder canal in Dewitt this morning I found mostly the expected species with a few Robins and one White-throated Sparrows along with typical residents. There were 6 Mockingbirds along the mile+ length of the canal and a flock of 6 Common Ravens! flew over heading west. St. Mary's Cemetery is in that direction but after that there's only miles of Syracuse residential housing. At the Madison County landfill there were several thousand gulls but they were usually out of sight down in the landfill. There were never more than ~120 gulls on or around the pond but I did manage to pick out an adult and a second-cycle Iceland Gull in the swirling masses when they were disturbed on the landfill. In a recent post Kevin McGann wondered where these gulls were roosting since we believe they require open water. On Oneida Lake there is a little open water at Lakeport and Bridgeport although I'm not sure that 3,000+ gulls would roost there. Open water on the Finger Lakes and the Oswego River are closer to landfills in Seneca and Oswego County so gulls on those waters would probably fly the shorter distances to forage. (And there hasn't been 300 Herring Gulls on the Oswego River this winter, never mind 3,000). Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler photos From: "Leona Lauster" <leonal AT rochester.rr.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:43:02 -0500 I finally found the time to go to Syracuse for the Yellow-throated Warbler. I called Robert Burdick and Bob Guthrie and I easily found his place and his deck where he said we could wait for the bird. We only waited a short time for the warbler and it stayed long enough to get many photos. Kathy Strickland met us there. Click on the link below to see a few digiscoped photos. Leona Lauster Lyons, NY http://picasaweb.google.com/leona.lauster/YellowThroatedWarbler# [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Wing-tagged Herring Gull From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:36:40 -0500 The wing-tagged Herring Gull I found at the Madison County Landfill on 1/5/10 remains a mystery. The Bird Banding Lab advises they "cannot find authorization" for the band I reported. They asked me to confirm my sighting, which I did, and asked for photos, which I don't have. I've been back to the landfill hoping to re-find the gull, but have had no luck so far. Today, I did find the two Icelands and the Lesser Black-backed that Kevin McGann reported. Unfortunately, most of the gulls were on the partially thawed pond facing left into the wind, and the wing-tag I found appeared to be on the right wing only. On a funny note, I got a kick out of a juvenile Herring Gull "playing" with a toy football on the ice. I should have taken a picture. Lot of good captions there! Brenda -- Brenda Best Durhamville, NY 13054 bestbird AT verizon.net Subject: birds From: "Richard Capella" <rcapella002 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:01:42 -0500 Tues---01/26/10---Makyes Rd.---South Onondaga Wonderful sight on a snowy morning---5 Eastern Bluebirds sitting on my porch railing and checking out a bluebird house mounted just off the railing----. A VERY cheery sight --Mad Austrian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:23:29 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 25, 2010 * NYSY 2501.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 18, 2009 - January 25, 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:January 25 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #189 -Monday January 25, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 18 , 2009 Highlights: ----------- TUNDRA SWAN BALD EAGLE TURKEY VULTURE MERLIN ROUGH LEGGED HAWK ICELAND GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL HAWK OWL (Extralimital) FISH CROW CAROLINA WREN WINTER WREN YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Madison County ------------ 1/19: A PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder in Erieville. 1/24: 2 ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at the Madison County Landfill. Onondaga County ------------ The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER found two weeks ago was seen all week at the Syracuse location, 242 Thurber Ave. Call Robert Burdick at 315-476-3979 if you wish to some to see the bird. 1/20: A lone FISH CROW was found at Shop City in the Eastwood area of Syracuse. 1/21: A TURKEY VULTURE was spotted near the Erie Canal Trail in Fayetteville. 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen near Slate Hill Road south of Marcellus. 1/23: A MERLIN was seen near Nottingham High School in Syracuse. A CAROLINA WREN and a WINTER WREN were found along the Erie Canal Trail west of Baldwinsville on Laird Road. 1/24: A MERLIN was seen in a tree on an island in the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. 3 BALD EAGLES were seen at the south end of Cross Lake on Stevens Road. Cayuga County ------------- 1/23: 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were found on Howland Island. Oswego County ------------ 1/19: 5 TUNDRA SWANS were seen flying from the end of Rainbow Shores Road on Lake Ontario. Extralimital ------------ A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in the Town of Champlain, Clinton County near the Canadian border on 1/20. The bird was found on Prospect Street. The latest positive report was from 1/23. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Skaneateles WFC & half-hardies From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:42:02 -0500 Tom Riley, Caroline Manring and I counted Skaneateles Lake on Saturday. The weather and viewing were excellent, but there was limited variety on the lake, and a paucity of land birds. Among the water birds were 3 American Coots, 2 Common Loons, Ring-necked Ducks, American Black Ducks, Redhead, Hooded Mergansers and large numbers of Common Goldeneyes. No scaup or grebes. The best land birds were a pair of Bald Eagles at the south end - one sub-adult & one younger - and a Carolina Wren singing in the village. In Skaneateles, an unusually large number, over 700 gulls were on the ice shelf. This included over 40 Great Black-backed and an "interesting" small black-backed gull with yellowish legs. Several recent trips to Carpenters Brook Fish Hatchery produced no half-hardies. I had better luck on the Old Erie Canal between MacDonald Rd and Laird Rd Sunday. The Winter Wren was silent as it fed on the old canal bed under heavy brush. Titmice and House Finch were singing. Selected birds: Northern Flicker 1 Carolina Wren 1 Winter Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 American Robin 13 Cedar Waxwing 14 White-throated Sparrow 8 Good birding, Ken Burdick Skaneateles, NY KenBurdick AT ieee.org Subject: NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:11:20 -0500 Hello all, Please read the following about the Kingbird Journal (archive now on-line) and consider joining the New York State Ornithological Association. For those wanting to join, you can now join on-line here: http://www.nybirds.org/FedMembership.htm You can now pay via Paypal (instead of paper check via snail mail)! thanks, Matt Young NYSOA Launches Searchable Ornithological Data Base In January the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) announced a terrific new resource for ornithologists, students, and birders. The Kingbird, NYSOA�s quarterly ornithological journal, has been in print since 1950. Now anyone can go online and search a database of 57 years of The Kingbird free of charge. Being able to find specific information quickly with a computer will save researchers the countless hours of work that were previously necessary when sifting through hundreds of paper issues of The Kingbird. This unique research and educational resource, incorporating 229 issues of the journal, clearly demonstrates NYSOA�s commitment to its mission to �further the study of bird life and to disseminate knowledge thereof.� NYSOA expects that the data base will not only serve as a rich source of information for studies already underway but also stimulate new work on the birds of New York State. For birders, it is a treasure trove of information that can deepen understanding of field observations and trends�.or simply provide hours of enjoyment or reminiscence. The archive, which can be found at http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, represents a $15,000 investment by NYSOA in the future of New York State�s birds. NYSOA volunteers spent well over 100 hours working on the project. The searchable data base currently contains about 8 million words on nearly 16,000 pages comprising more than 5,200 files. In addition, there is an online library of 229 full issues and 4 ten-year indices available for download or online browsing. Four issues of The Kingbird will be added to the archive each year. With deep gratitude to past members who made bequests to NYSOA for educational purposes, and to all those who have contributed writings and observations to The Kingbird over the years, NYSOA encourages all birders and ornithologists to explore, utilize, and enjoy the archive. Check it out, even if just for fun, and spread word of it to others who share your passion for birds. For more information, contact NYSOA president Carena Pooth at president1 AT nybirds.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE � Free email based on Microsoft� Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE Subject: NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:11:20 -0500 Hello all, Please read the following about the Kingbird Journal (archive now on-line) and consider joining the New York State Ornithological Association. For those wanting to join, you can now join on-line here: http://www.nybirds.org/FedMembership.htm You can now pay via Paypal (instead of paper check via snail mail)! thanks, Matt Young NYSOA Launches Searchable Ornithological Data Base In January the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) announced a terrific new resource for ornithologists, students, and birders. The Kingbird, NYSOA�s quarterly ornithological journal, has been in print since 1950. Now anyone can go online and search a database of 57 years of The Kingbird free of charge. Being able to find specific information quickly with a computer will save researchers the countless hours of work that were previously necessary when sifting through hundreds of paper issues of The Kingbird. This unique research and educational resource, incorporating 229 issues of the journal, clearly demonstrates NYSOA�s commitment to its mission to �further the study of bird life and to disseminate knowledge thereof.� NYSOA expects that the data base will not only serve as a rich source of information for studies already underway but also stimulate new work on the birds of New York State. For birders, it is a treasure trove of information that can deepen understanding of field observations and trends�.or simply provide hours of enjoyment or reminiscence. The archive, which can be found at http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, represents a $15,000 investment by NYSOA in the future of New York State�s birds. NYSOA volunteers spent well over 100 hours working on the project. The searchable data base currently contains about 8 million words on nearly 16,000 pages comprising more than 5,200 files. In addition, there is an online library of 229 full issues and 4 ten-year indices available for download or online browsing. Four issues of The Kingbird will be added to the archive each year. With deep gratitude to past members who made bequests to NYSOA for educational purposes, and to all those who have contributed writings and observations to The Kingbird over the years, NYSOA encourages all birders and ornithologists to explore, utilize, and enjoy the archive. Check it out, even if just for fun, and spread word of it to others who share your passion for birds. For more information, contact NYSOA president Carena Pooth at president1 AT nybirds.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE � Free email based on Microsoft� Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE Subject: NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:11:20 -0500 Hello all, Please read the following about the Kingbird Journal (archive now on-line) and consider joining the New York State Ornithological Association. For those wanting to join, you can now join on-line here: http://www.nybirds.org/FedMembership.htm You can now pay via Paypal (instead of paper check via snail mail)! thanks, Matt Young NYSOA Launches Searchable Ornithological Data Base In January the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) announced a terrific new resource for ornithologists, students, and birders. The Kingbird, NYSOA�s quarterly ornithological journal, has been in print since 1950. Now anyone can go online and search a database of 57 years of The Kingbird free of charge. Being able to find specific information quickly with a computer will save researchers the countless hours of work that were previously necessary when sifting through hundreds of paper issues of The Kingbird. This unique research and educational resource, incorporating 229 issues of the journal, clearly demonstrates NYSOA�s commitment to its mission to �further the study of bird life and to disseminate knowledge thereof.� NYSOA expects that the data base will not only serve as a rich source of information for studies already underway but also stimulate new work on the birds of New York State. For birders, it is a treasure trove of information that can deepen understanding of field observations and trends�.or simply provide hours of enjoyment or reminiscence. The archive, which can be found at http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, represents a $15,000 investment by NYSOA in the future of New York State�s birds. NYSOA volunteers spent well over 100 hours working on the project. The searchable data base currently contains about 8 million words on nearly 16,000 pages comprising more than 5,200 files. In addition, there is an online library of 229 full issues and 4 ten-year indices available for download or online browsing. Four issues of The Kingbird will be added to the archive each year. With deep gratitude to past members who made bequests to NYSOA for educational purposes, and to all those who have contributed writings and observations to The Kingbird over the years, NYSOA encourages all birders and ornithologists to explore, utilize, and enjoy the archive. Check it out, even if just for fun, and spread word of it to others who share your passion for birds. For more information, contact NYSOA president Carena Pooth at president1 AT nybirds.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE � Free email based on Microsoft� Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l Subject: Lake Ontario Saturday From: "LisaW" <welch_m_lisa AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:11:04 -0000 Took a tour of the eastern and southern shore of Lake Ontario from Montario Point south to Noyes. The eastern shore was largely iced over and we saw no birds. It was, of course, very pretty. We didn't see any lake birds until we reached Derby Hill. In a few open areas we saw COMMON GOLDENEYES and RED BREASTED MERGANSERS. We then went on to Noyes for a walk and saw a small flock of LONG-TAILED ducks flying by. We also ran into a flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. We checked a few manure spreads and didn't find any Horned Larks, etc. Subject: Merlin - B'ville From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:27:03 -0500 This morning there was a female MERLIN perched a top one of the trees on the small islands below the dam in Baldwinsville. There were also 3 BALD EAGLES on the ice near the open water where the Seneca River enters and exits the Southern end of Cross Lake and approx. 500 Common, and 45 Red-breasted Mergansers on the same stretch of open water as seen from Stevens Rd. and Eno Rd., Jordan. Judy Wright wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com Baldwinsville, NY Subject: Syracuse merlin From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:09:18 -0500 Yesterday I saw a Merlin near Nottingham High School in Syracuse. While watching the perched female merlin, I got a brief glimpse of another raptor flying nearby that was probably a (male) merlin (or possibly a sharp-shin or cooper's hawk). Tom Subject: madison county From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:40 -0500 after a disappointing morning checking manure spreads around De Ruyter I headed to the Madison Landfill and found several hundred gulls sunning on the side of the landfill, there was mostly Herring and many Great Black-backed, amid the gulls I found 1 first year and 1 near adult Iceland Gulls and 1 adult LESSER BLACK - BACKED. seeing so many gulls and no open water for miles, made me wonder where they (roost?) for the night Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com http://jaeger.bravehost.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Yellow-throated warbler continues From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:20:37 -0000 Today I stopped at the Thurber Avenue location where the yellow-throated warbler has been regularly visiting feeders. The bird had been seen that morning. At the time I got there the bird was actually on one of the feeders but it immediately left so all I saw at that point was a departing bird. However, within five or ten minutes it was back for extended visits to two of the feeders, allowing long and very satisfying looks. It is very apparent when the bird is coming in to the feeders because it approaches with a volley of its distinctive sharp chips. Just listen for a bird note that is very out of place in the winter. Thanks to the homeowner for his generosity in allowing us to visit and view the bird. Remember to call ahead to get permission to visit. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: Otisco Lake, Tully Lakes and Fabius, Waterfowl Count From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:21:01 -0000 Today, Michele Neligan, her daughter Michaela and I looked for waterfowl in the frozen world of the southern highlands. Otisco Lake: (Spillway and Nine Mile Creek), Mallard-39 (Otisco Lake Park), Canada Goose-1 Tully Lake: (Inlet at the north end), Canada Goose-2, Mallard-43 Fabius: (Warm spring & channel next to Rt.80), Canada Goose-55 Mallard-35 A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers were seen not far from one another bordering the marsh and inlet of Tully Lake just south of Lake Rd. and its intersection with Wetmore Rd. Last week, I did the waterfowl count along Meadowbrook, feeder canal off of Andrews Rd. and Butternut Creek. There were only 42 Mallards. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. Subject: Howland Island Yellow-rumps From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:24:03 -0500 Joe Brin and I went to Howland Island WMA on Saturday morning and on a 4 mile jaunt around the southern half of the island we found 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers but no other half-hardy species. We heard Robins just south of the spruce grove on the old south entrance road and Golden-crowned Kinglet at the spruce grove. It was an otherwise uneventful morning and there didn't appear to be a lot of fruits and berries left for the birds to eat. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Turkey Vulture in January From: Von Merm <shudderbug62 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:20:45 -0800 (PST) Greetings! On Thursday, Jan 21, we had a beautiful lone TURKEY VULTURE soaring low over N. Burdick St. adjacent to the Links at Erie Village near East Syracuse. Earlier, we had two LIGHT MORPH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Slate Hill Rd. immediately south of Rt. 20 just south of Marcellus. Good birding! Yvonne Merriam Baldwinsville, NY Photo galleries at: http://www.pbase.com/4dabirds "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." --Michelangelo Subject: Bluebird Research From: Ellen Wisner <emwisner AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:11:39 -0500 I am in the 4th year of my Ph.D. (at Syracuse University) and do research on how anthropogenic (human caused) noise can influence communication in Eastern bluebirds, and thus influence how they choose their mates. �Last summer we had great success collecting data throughout Central New York and found interesting patterns suggesting bluebirds sing differently and have different coloration in areas that are more affected by anthropogenic disturbance. �I am writing because I am looking for more sites in New York state to conduct research this spring. �Any sites with a minimum of 3-4 pairs of bluebirds would be usable (I am looking for both relatively disturbed and undisturbed sites). �If you have any suggestions for sites (parks, wildlife refuges, trails, ect.), or have any questions, please email me (Ellen) at: emwisner AT syr.edu. Thanks! Ellen Subject: Fish Crow From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:35:37 -0500 It took about 5 minutes at noon today to confirm that at least 1 Fish Crow is alive and well at Shop City on Teall Ave. Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com http://jaeger.bravehost.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:19:05 -0800 (PST) The Syracuse YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen today in the morning and just after noon. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: More GHO's From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:16:56 -0500 Yesterday evening at about 5:00 two Great Horned Owls started calling from our woods. By the time I got to the house and back with binoculars, a third owl was giving the food begging call. I located the male and the juvenile (same approximate size as male - distinguished only by call) in the top of a spruce tree. The female sounded like she was less than one hundred yards away but I was unable to spot her. While the juvenile was perched next to him I saw no sign of aggression or rejection by the male. Eventually the juvenile flew in the direction of the female (all three continuing to call) and I lost sight of it. At one point I heard another female call from a much greater distance. The last time I heard a juvenile calling was in mid-November. This morning calling was brief and distant with no juvenile calling. Also, a Pine Siskin was at the feeder again this morning. Kevin Pace _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: G.H. owls in Cazenovia From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:18:59 -0500 Hello everyone, Late yesterday afternoon 2 Great-horned owls were calling from woodlands to the west of Tioughnioga W.M.A near the Erieville/Cazenovia town line. One of the calling owls was seen sitting on the top of a white pine tree. Earlier in the afternoon, a Pileated woodpecker flew over Irish Hill Road in Erieville. Good birding, Brian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Chickadees From: DCLeete AT aol.com Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:23:59 EST It is January 19, and both the black-capped chickadees and the red-breasted nuthatches were singing their spring (mating?) songs in my yard this morning at 7:00 a.m. Do they know something I don't know? Seems early to me.... Daniel Leete South Onondaga [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Hermit Thrush From: Ian Rosenstein <irosenst AT hamilton.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:43:52 -0500 We had a Hermit Thrush in our yard in Clinton for a short while on Sunday afternoon. It was seen in a crabapple (which had already been pretty much been picked clean of fruit) and eating both rose hips and fruit on a small winterberry shrub. It hasn't been seen again since Sunday. Ian -- Ian Rosenstein Associate Professor and Chair Department of Chemistry Hamilton College 198 College Hill Rd. Clinton, NY 13323 (315)859-4730 (315)859-4807 (fax) irosenst AT hamilton.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Pine Siskin From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:33 -0500 Hi All, At noon today we had a Pine Siskin show up in the company of about fifteen American Goldfinches. The goldfinches are regular visitors now but this is the first Pine Siskin I've seen at the feeder this winter. We also had a Great Horned Owl calling at seven this morning. And I could hear it again at ten-thirty, over the din of mobbing crows. Kevin Pace,Erieville _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:53:19 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 18, 2010 * NYSY 1801.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 11, 2009 - January 18, 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:January 18 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #188 -Monday January 11, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 11 , 2009 Highlights: ----------- TUNDRA SWAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER KING EIDER NORTHERN HARRIER MERLIN ROUGH LEGGED HAWK GLAUCOUS GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW COMMON RAVEN YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER LAPLAND LONGSPUR Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 1/17: 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were spotted at Van Dyne Spoor Road. Madison County ------------ 1/12: 2 TUNDRA SWANS were seen in Chittenango Creek at Bridgeport. 1/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on Holmes Road south of Cazenovia. Oswego County ------------ 1/15: 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Sunset Bay Park. 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a GLAUCOUS were seen at Oswego. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Co. Rt. 38 in Hastings. A dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Co. Rt. 49 at Big Bay. 1/17: 5 KING EIDERS are still present at the end of Rainbow Shores Road. 2 COMMON RAVENS were seen at the Pine Grove boat launch. NORTHERN SHRIKES were seen near Hastings and on Co.Rt. 32 in Mallory. Onondaga County ------------ 1/11: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on East Sorrell Hill Road south of Conners Road south of Baldwinsville on this day and the next. 1/12: A MERLIN was seen strafing field birds on East Sorrell Hill Road. A (the) MERLIN ws seen on Conners Road on the 13th. also. 1/16: 2 FISH CROWS were seen at the Liverpool Marina. 1/17: 2 COMMEN RAVENS were found at Green Lakes State Park. 1/11: The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER reported at the beginning of the week in the City of Syracuse has been seen regularly all week including Sunday. Again the address is 242 Thurber Street. The Homowners are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burdick and they are happy to share the bird with visiting birders. Please call ahead if you plan to visit. 315-476-3979. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Unusual yard bird From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT localnet.com> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:54:22 -0500 My computer has been in the shop for a week so I watched out my windows more than usual. I have had Ruffed Grouse in my yard under the feeders and in the weeds every day. Got a picture (not good) of three together. Great birds except when one took off right side of me and scared me. Hope you all have great birding. Betty Armbruster barm17 AT localnet.com Herkimer County South of Utica [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Shrikes From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:40:22 -0500 Just after 4 PM today I saw the Northern Shrike that Kevin McGann reported on Cornell Road in Hastings (and that's likely the same bird that Zachary Wakeman saw on Friday just to the north on CR 38). Within 10 minutes I had another Shrike 2.5 miles to the south on CR 32 in Mallory. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: NYS Waterfowl Count at Green Lakes & Fair Haven State Parks From: William Gruenbaum <bill_gruenbaum AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:02:24 -0800 (PST) On Saturday, January 16, Sue Boettger & I counted the waterfowl at Green Lakes State Park, Minoa Quarry (frozen), Limestone Creek in Fayetteville, and Butternut Creek at Ryder Park in DeWitt. Canada Goose - 2,600 (Green Lake swimming area) American Wigeon - 1 (male on the reefs where Green Lake widens) Mallard - 28 (20 at Green Lake, 8 on Limestone Creek) Redhead - 1 (male among the geese at Green Lake) Common Merganser - 1 (female feeding actively on Butternut Creek) Double-crested Cormorant - 1 (among the geese) American Coot - 2 (among the geese) On Sunday, January 17, we surveyed Fair Haven State Park and Lake Ontario from MacIntyre Bluff and from Moon Beach. The pond at FHSP was frozen except for less than an acre at the outlet. Little Sodus Bay was frozen except for a few acres at the outlet to the lake. There were no birds in either of these openings. The channel between the breakwaters was open. There were numerous ice floes all along the shore of Lake Ontario. Most of the birds had to be counted at 60x magnification to be sure of the identification. Canada Goose - 9 Mallard - 4 (all at FHSP) White-winged Scoter - 8 (2 at FHSP, 6 at Moon Beach) Long-tailed Duck - 10 (all at FHSP) Bufflehead - 4 (channel between the breakwaters at FHSP) Common Goldeneye - (20 at FHSP, 4 at MacIntyre Bluff, 4 off Moon Beach) Red-breasted Merganser - 273 (20 at FHSP, 3 at MacIntyre Bluff, 250 off Moon Beach) Bill Gruenbaum Fayetteville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sunday waterfowl From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:58:29 -0500 On Sunday I covered the Oswego River from Phoenix up to Lake Ontario for the Waterfowl Census with these results: Snow Goose 1 Oswego Canada Goose 813 Wood Duck 1 Fulton Am. Black Duck 6 Mallard 1030 Green-winged Teal 2 Oswego Redhead 9 Ring-necked Duck 1 Fulton Greater Scaup 14 Lesser Scaup 4 Long-tailed Duck 25 Bufflehead 8 Common Goldeneye 107 Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser 45 Red-breasted Merganser 148 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Oswego Horned Grebe 1 Oswego Double-crested Cormorant 2 Oswego Am. Coot 1 Oswego Unusual for me was a Northern Mockingbird singing at the Birdseye plant on Phillips Street in Fulton. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: waterfowl count From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:43:28 -0500 my section of the count is from Sandy Pond to Riker's Beach, out of 16 stops 6 were completely iced in Trumpeter Swan 4 Canada Goose 53 Am. Black Duck 1 Mallard 4 Redhead 18 Greater Scaup 586 Lesser Scaup 4 King Eider 5 Long-tailed Duck 119 White-winged Scoter 38 Common Goldeneye 126 Bufflehead 54 Common Merganser 1 R-brst'd Merganser 276 Bald Eagle 10 the Eiders were a long distance out at Rainbow Shores but with today's south wind may be closer Monday,Trumpeter Swans at Mexico Point, 2 Common Ravens at Pine Grove and a Northern Shrike in Hastings. Kevin McGann Baldwinsville, NY pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com http://jaeger.bravehost.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Baldwinsville Village From: Michele Neligan <gull.girl AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:28:02 -0800 (PST) Hi All, � Michaela & I walked to the end of Paper Mill Island today and saw a flock of about 60 to 80 Bufflehead.�� � We have also had a male Pileated woodpecker in our back yard for the past two days However, today we were treated to his sitting on a dead tree at the edge of our back yard for about 1/2 an hour.� It was�a treat to observe him�while he was hammering away at the tree.�� Michaela�counted 22 mourning doves feeding on the ground below our feeders.� That's the most I've ever seen at one time.� � Good Birding, Michele Neligan � � � [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Northern shrike in Cazenovia From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:07:50 -0500 Hello everyone, This morning around 1145, I found an adult Northern shrike in a small stream valley on the south side of Holmes Road in Cazenovia, Madison Co., approximately a quarter of a mile east of the intersection of Holmes and Coulter roads. Also, in Tioughnioga W.M.A a Brown creeper. Good birding, Brian Brian White Chickadee Hill Wildlife Sanctuary 3375 Irish Hill Road, Erieville, NY 13061-3201 Home: 315-662-7983; Cell: 315-750-6403 bwhite AT smith.edu http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/ Brian's bird photos: http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/BirdPhotoGallery.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:22:38 -0000 My wife and I observed the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER today at about 2:00. The homeowner, Bob Burdick, says the bird's visits are of shorter duration compared to the beginning of the week, perhaps due to it finding other food sources in the area. If you go to see the bird be prepared to wait, maybe as much as an hour, and be sure to thank the Burdick's for their hospitality. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. Subject: green lakes state park From: "jerry" <JCASEJR AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:21:29 -0500 A quick stop at the lake to look for anything besides the c. geese and mallards yielded a single coot and redhead duck. later on in the upper fields 2 ravens croaked as they headed in a northly direction. There were a few bluebirds, but the most numerous of the day were robins. jerry case kirkville ny 13082 jcasejr AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Onondaga Lake From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:31:31 -0500 I covered Onondaga Lake for the Waterfowl Census on Saturday, there was open water at the sewage treatment outlet (ST), Inner Harbor (IH), Nine Mile Creek outlet (9M) and the yacht club (YC). Canada Goose 221 Mute Swan 7 Gadwall 10 (ST) American Wigeon 4 (ST) American Black Duck 38 Mallard 273 Redhead 1 (ST) Lesser Scaup 3 (IH) Bufflehead 3 Common Goldeneye 38 Hooded Merganser 9 Common Merganser 73 Ruddy Duck 1 (9M) Double-crested Cormorant 3 (ST, IH) American Coot 7 (ST, 9M) Plus: Great Blue Heron 1 (ST) Bald Eagle 5 (ST) Belted Kingfisher 1 (ST) Fish Crow 2 (ST & YC) Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Friday sightings From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:27:19 -0800 (PST) Northern Shrike-1/4 mile east of state route 11 on county route 38 Hastings Cooper's Hawk- County route 32 Mallory Rough-legged Hawk (light morph)- county route 49 over field adjacent to Big Bay Creek Zachary Wakeman www.zacharywakemanphotography.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:11:21 -0500 Yellow-throated Warbler seen at same location (peanut feeder) again today (Friday) just after 11 am. Tom On 1/13/10 11:20 AM, "gwren70" wrote: This morning, Kevin McGann and I had an opportunity to see the Yellow- throated Warbler at 242 Thurber St. in Syracuse. It was seen at 9:35, but Kevin had seen it previously at an earlier time in the morning. Good Birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: oneidabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com oneidabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: oneidabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Brewerton Backyard Birds From: "Nature Chris" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:39:49 -0000 Milder weather this morning brought 3 goldfinches and 6 bluebirds to our backyard. Not uncommon but they've been absent from our yard this winter so it was fun to see our old friends again :) Chris Lajewski Brewerton Subject: Re: Great Horned Owls From: "Kyle Buelow" <BuelowKW AT obg.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:03:53 -0500 Heard two great horned owls calling to one another this morning on Oran Station Road in Pompey. A neighbor says there is a nest nearby though I have not located it. Kyle _______________________________________________________ This email, including any attachment(s) to it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender. Note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not represent those of O'Brien & Gere. O'Brien & Gere does not accept liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. ______________________________________________________ Subject: Oswego ducks & gulls From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:19:55 -0500 On a day with south winds some of the pack ice moved off the south shore of Lake Ontario allowing ducks to come in closer to shore. Nothing special from Derby Hill west to Scriba, I did see 6 White-winged Scoters at Sunset Bay, 2 adult & 1 immature Bald Eagles, and the usual Long-tailed Ducks, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Red-breasted Mergansers at most stops. Oswego was better with 2 Redhead, 2 Lesser Scaup, 11 Greater Scaup, 2 White-winged Scoters and a Hooded Merganser along with 1 Horned Grebe and 1 Am. Coot. There is still a lack of large gulls in the area but there were single Glaucous and Iceland Gulls in Oswego along with ~25 Herring and a few Great Black-backed Gulls. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:20:50 -0000 This morning, Kevin McGann and I had an opportunity to see the Yellow- throated Warbler at 242 Thurber St. in Syracuse. It was seen at 9:35, but Kevin had seen it previously at an earlier time in the morning. Good Birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler and other birds this morning From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:56:16 -0800 (PST) This morning I chased the Lapland Longspur(s) in Van Buren that Joe Brin reported; I found a single bird with the Snow Bunting and Horned Larks… all of which were very skittish … which they had good cause to be as a Merlin subsequently buzzed the field. A single American Coot, Ring necked Duck, Bufflehead, Black Duck, Common Merganser and Common Goldeneye in Balwinsville. One Canvasback, Redhead, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Red breasted Merganser, White winged Scoter and a single Pied billed Grebe in Osewgo harbor. A second Merlin on a telephone post on rt 1 just west of Shore Oaks Rd. (east of Nine mile point PS), Lake Ontario. Then I popped in to see my first NYS Yellow throated Warbler. This bird has apparently been very reliable this morning and came to the peanut feeder within a couple of minutes of my arrival. Thank you Mr and Mrs Burdick! Good birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville NY Subject: Tundra Swans From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:53:51 -0500 There are two Tundra Swans on Chittenango Creek in Bridgeport, visible from the Rt. 31 bridge. There could possibly be more, but I wasn't able to check. Brenda -- Brenda Best Durhamville, NY 13054 bestbird AT verizon.net Subject: Yellow-throated warbler From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST) A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Subject: NNYBirds: Yellow-throated warbler From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST) A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Yellow-throated warbler From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST) A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Subject: Yellow-throated warbler From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST) A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - GeneseeBirds-L AT geneseo.edu http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l Subject: Yellow-throated warbler From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST) A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:19:26 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 04, 2010 * NYSY 0401.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 28, 2009 - January 04, 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:January 04 AT 4:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #187 -Monday January 04, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 28 , 2009 Highlights: ----------- NORTHERN PINTAIL WHITE-WINGED SCOTER GOLDEN EAGLE NORTHERN GOSHAWK MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON ROUGH LEGGED HAWK PURPLE SANDPIPER GLAUCOUS GULL SHORT-EARED OWL BARRED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW COMMON RAVEN CAROLINA WREN LAPLAND LONGSPUR FOX SPARROW SCARLET TANAGER EVENING GROSBEAK PURPLE FINCH RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 1/10: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from the potato building in the mucklands along Rt. 31. Oswego County ------------ 1/4: 2 PURPLE FINCHES were seen at a feeder in Hastings. A BARRED OWL was seen in Central Square near the Rt.81 interchange. 1/6: 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a late PURPLE SANDPIPER were seen at the end of Rainbow Shores Road. A flock of 22 COMMON RAVENS were seen near Boylston. Onondaga County ------------ 1/5: 2 COMMON RAVENS were found near Tully. A BARRED OWL was seen at Split Rock west of Fairmont. 1/9: One of the downtown Syracuse PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen near the nesting area. 1/11: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found with Horned Larks and Snow Buntings on East Sorrell Hill Road just south of the Conners Road intersection in the Town of Van Buren. A SCARLET TANAGER was seen on Gaskin Road east of Baldwinsville. Madison County ------------ 1/3: The New Woodstock-Southern HighlandsChristmas Count yielded 50 species on a less than ideal day. Highlights included MERLIN, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, NORTHERN SHRIKE, EVENING GROSBEAK, RED CROSSBILL, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. 1/5: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Strain Road in the Town of Stockbridge. 1 GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Madison County landfill on Buyea Road. Cortland County ------------ 1/9: A juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted near Preble on East Clark Road. Oneida County ------------ 1/6: A CAROLINA WREN was at a feeder in Clinton. Herkimer County ------------ 1/6: A late FOX SPARROW has been frequenting a feeder near Cederville. Compilers Note - I received an email with excellent pictures of a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at a feeder. Unfourtunately the sender did not give a location. I will pass along this information as soon as I get it. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]