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16 May Fw: eBird Report - Whiskey Hollow Road, May 16, 2012 [Joseph Brin ]
16 May Phillips Point May 16 [Bill Purcell ]
15 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (15 May 2012) 228 Raptors []
16 May Common Tern ["Joe" ]
15 May Eagle Nests Madison County ["LisaW" ]
15 May Nighthawks - Monday []
15 May Phillips Point May 15 [Bill Purcell ]
15 May Cerulean Warbler ["Joe" ]
15 May Montezuma Audubon Center Photography and Birding Programs ["Chris Lajewski" ]
15 May backyard surprise ["wayne13114" ]
14 May Monday Birds [Joseph Brin ]
14 May Phillips Point May 14 [Bill Purcell ]
14 May Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
14 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (14 May 2012) 653 Raptors []
14 May Philadelphia Vireo _ Lincoln Park [Ber Carr ]
13 May Bird from Derby bird festival [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
14 May Birdathon is Saturday - sign up or sponsor a team. ["onauduboncom" ]
13 May Phillips Point May 13 -- Brant! [Bill Purcell ]
13 May Tully Farms Rd and Labrador Pond [Natalia Garcia ]
13 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (13 May 2012) 50 Raptors []
13 May Cerulean Warbler ["Joe" ]
13 May Hooded Warbler, Cazenovia, Lorenzo State Park ["jshd1200" ]
13 May Oneida Shores Park eBird report - May 13 ["Chris Lajewski" ]
13 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (12 May 2012) 365 Raptors []
12 May Phillips Point May 12 plus other sites [Bill Purcell ]
12 May Shackham Road, 5/12 ["ccspagnoli" ]
12 May Saturday a.m. [Joseph Brin ]
12 May FOS: Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5-11 [Zachary Wakeman ]
11 May Birds of Corcoran Springdale Nature trail [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
11 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (11 May 2012) 37 Raptors []
11 May Phillips Point May 11 [Bill Purcell ]
10 May Onondaga Lake [Bill Purcell ]
10 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (10 May 2012) 0 Raptors []
10 May Phillips Point May 10 [Bill Purcell ]
09 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (09 May 2012) 292 Raptors []
9 May Phillips Point May 9 [Bill Purcell ]
9 May Schiller park afternoon bird walk [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
09 May A great place to be this Saturday! ["onauduboncom" ]
09 May Wednesday's birds of interest ["fiveshrimps" ]
09 May Oneida Shores Park eBird report - May 9 ["Chris Lajewski" ]
9 May Alder Flycatcher, 3 Rivers WMA - 5/9/12 [Lewis Grove ]
09 May Butternut Creek Nature trail sightings ["Jonathan" ]
8 May Phillips Point May 8 [Bill Purcell ]
08 May sunset bay highlights ["wayne13114" ]
08 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (08 May 2012) No Count Conducted []
07 May Prairie Warbler [Natalia Garcia ]
7 May Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
07 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (07 May 2012) 519 Raptors []
7 May Phillips Point May 7 [Bill Purcell ]
7 May Oneida Shores and Beach [Joe DeVito ]
7 May Chimney Swift in our school ["Jody Hildreth" ]
7 May Green Heron [Judy Wright ]
7 May weekend feeder birds... ["Salter, Linda" ]
6 May 3- Rivers WMA [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
06 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 May 2012) 54 Raptors []
6 May 3 scarlet tanagers [Edward Williams ]
6 May Phillips Point May 6 [Bill Purcell ]
06 May Verona Beach State Park [Brenda Best ]
06 May Oneida Shores Park eBird report ["Chris Lajewski" ]
6 May Whips [Bill Purcell ]
5 May Orange-crowned Warbler [Josiah LaCelle ]
06 May American Bittern ["aglunzman" ]
5 May Phillips Point May 5 [Bill Purcell ]
05 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (05 May 2012) 58 Raptors []
05 May Saturday A.M. Non-Raptor Walk at Derby Hill []
5 May E. Kingbird [Judy Wright ]
5 May Derby Hill Friday - Swallow-tailed Kite []
05 May OAS Field Trip to Green Lakes SP - Clay-colored Sparrow, Orchard Oriole ["Paul Richardson" ]
05 May bird songs bible on sale ["wayne13114" ]
05 May FOS RT hummingbird ["sully1077" ]
05 May cape may & orchard oriole ["fiveshrimps" ]
05 May sunset bay park birds ["wayne13114" ]
05 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (04 May 2012) 4030 Raptors []
4 May 2 FOS birds, 2 places [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
04 May House wrens baCK ["gwsage" ]
4 May Fw: eBird Report - Great Bear Road, May 4, 2012 [Joseph Brin ]

Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Whiskey Hollow Road, May 16, 2012
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 11:07:24 -0700 (PDT)

1 CERULEAN WARBLER at the west end of Whiskey Hollow Road. Joseph Brin ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:03 PM Subject: eBird Report - Whiskey Hollow Road, May 16, 2012 Whiskey Hollow Road, Onondaga, US-NY May 16, 2012 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 11 species Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 2 Veery 2 Wood Thrush 6 Gray Catbird 1 Mourning Warbler 1 American Redstart 2 Cerulean Warbler 1 Scarlet Tanager 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 16
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:09:24 -0400

Fog with a hundred feet of visibility at 5:15 AM but a half mile after 10 minutes and the islands were visible by 5:40. It didn't make a lot of difference, there were just 6 Common Loons by 6:30 when I left. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (15 May 2012) 228 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 15 May 2012 23:05:45 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 72 1133 14489 Osprey 4 334 491 Bald Eagle 4 189 347 Northern Harrier 1 107 348 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1598 3788 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 360 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 132 15431 23847 Red-tailed Hawk 10 364 3323 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 122 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 1 38 199 Merlin 1 12 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 228 19411 48103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Mostly cloudy with temperatures from eighteen to twenty-one c. Light southeast wind in the morning, with a surface level lake breeze kicking in around ten-thirty, while winds up where the birds were flying seemed to continue to push them up to the lakeshore if not out over the lake. Raptor Observations: Birds were high... really high... like almost too high... Non-raptor Observations: Thirteen species of Warbler, including Hooded, Wilson's, Tennesssee, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, and Cape May. Avian highlight of the day, however, were about 1200 Brant in three-ish flocks headed north between twelve-fourty and one o'clock bird time (that's one-fourty to two daylight savings time). ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Common Tern
From: "Joe" <jaustin_carey AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:03 -0000

I took a walk down to the end of the Creek Walk this afternoon to Onondaga Lake and saw some Common Terns. They were sitting on the pilings and diving into the water trying to catch fish. I posted some pictures on my flicker account http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlejoee/ Joe Carey Syracuse NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Eagle Nests Madison County
From: "LisaW" <welch_m_lisa AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:21 -0000

I received the following request in regards to FWS environmental review for a wind project: ===================== I am reviewing a DEIS for a wind project: Rolling Uplands proposed for Madison County, Town of Madison. I have reports of eagle sitings in and around Lake Moraine and Ninemile Swamp. I do not think we have accurate nest data for this county. Can you help? ===================== Does anyone know of any bald eagle nests/data for that area? Thanks. Lisa Welch Fayetteville, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Nighthawks - Monday
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:29 -0400 (EDT)

Three Common Nighthawks flew past Mexico Pt on Monday night. Dave W. N Syracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 15
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 06:30:24 -0400

Slow this morning with 8 Common Loons from 5:15 - 6:30. Bill Purcell Hastings N Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: Cerulean Warbler
From: "Joe" <jaustin_carey AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 02:22:24 -0000

I was at Montezuma this afternoon and saw and heard a several Cerulean warbler's. One was between the rest room and the observation tower. It was in a tall cottonwood off to the right. Another was at May's point near the observation deck up in the tall trees and the last one was on Armitage rd, just off to the right in the tall trees before you go over the single lane metal bridge. Joe Carey Syracuse NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Montezuma Audubon Center Photography and Birding Programs
From: "Chris Lajewski" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 01:27:28 -0000

May 16, Wednesday, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Nature Photography Hike Join Naturalist and Nature Photographer Dave Spier for a hike around our forest, grassland and wetlands to capture the sights and sounds of spring. Dave has years of experience teaching new photographers basic techniques and experienced photographers new ways of capturing natural moments. Life has returned to Montezuma. Capture these precious moments with one of our most knowledgeable naturalists. Fee: $3/child, $5/adult, $15/family. May 17, Thursday, 8:00 AM—11:00 AM Montezuma Birding Van Tour Migrating songbirds are on the move as the spring migration season is in full swing. Hop in our van for an excursion to Montezuma's birding hotspots where dozens of warbler, vireo, and thrush and sparrow species can be seen and heard! Sandhill crane and bald eagle families are a possibility too! Participants are encouraged to bring their camera and binoculars. Expect to walk up to 3 miles. Fee: $7.50/child; $10/adult, $30/family. Space is limited. Registration required. To register or for more information about the Montezuma Audubon Center please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail montezuma AT audubon.org. Montezuma Audubon Center 2295 State Route 89 Savannah, NY 13146 Chris Lajewski Education Manager ------------------------------------
Subject: backyard surprise
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 00:44:19 -0000

this evening i took my usual walk and was surprised to see and hear and see a cerulean i managed some crummy pics i am hoping it may choose to nest here. wayne fidler mexico ny ------------------------------------
Subject: Monday Birds
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:12:43 -0700 (PDT)

A pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES were back on Perry Road in the Town of Van Buren today. I saw the female bring nesting material to a large Norway Spruce where they nested for the last five years. At Dead Creek by the Town of Van Buren Transportation Department a pair of MARSH WRENS were vocalizing. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 14
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 19:44:57 -0400

I wasn't sure if birds would be moving through the rain to our south so today's flight was a pleasant surprise. From 5:15 - 7:00 AM: Brant 1240 White-winged Scoter 25 Common Loon 13 shorebird sp. 6 probably Least but light was poor Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 16:29:55 -0700 (PDT)

RBA Â *Â New York *Â Syracuse *Â May 14, 2012 *Â NYSY 05.14.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 07, 2012 - May 14, 2012 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,Â Madison & Cortland compiled:May 14 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Â Â #304 -Monday May 14, 2012 Â Â Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 07 , 2012 Â Highlights: ----------- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BRANT EURASIAN WIGEON BLACK TERN PHILADELPHIA VIREO ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER PRAIRIE WARBLER WORM-EATING WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER CLAY-COLORED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ Â Â Â Â 5/11: An EURASIAN WIGEON and 15 BLACK TERNS were found at Tschache Pool. 14 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 15 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS and 39 DUNLIN were at Puddlers Marsh. 20 BLACK TERNS and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. Â Â Â Â 5/13: The EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen at Tschache Pool. Jefferson County ------------- Â Â Â Â 5/12: BLACK TERNS and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were found at the Perch River WMA. Onondaga County ------------ Â Â Â Â 5/8: 2 PRAIRIE WARBLERS were seen in a traditional spot on Meeker Hill Road in Tully. These are the only Prairie Warblers being reported anywhere in region 5. Â Â Â Â 5/11: 40 BRANT were seen resting on the east side of Onondaga Lake. Â Â Â Â 5/12: A late PINE SISKIN was seen on Shakham Road. Â Â Â Â 5/14: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was found in Lincoln Park in the city of Syracuse. Derby Hill ------------ Â Â Â Â Only 1916 raptors counted this week as the season winds down. However the migrant songbird sightings were spectacular this week. On 5/12 24 species of Warbler were seen including such rarities as WORM-EATING, PROTHONOTARY, and ORANGE-CROWNED. Oswego County ------------ Â Â Â Â Migrants, especially Warblers, were the story again this week. Much more diversity was in evidence this weekwith virtually every expected Warbler except Prairie being seen or heard. The best days were 5/9, 5/12, and 5/13 and the best spots were Sunset Bay State Park, Noyes Sanctuary and Derby Hill. Even toughies like CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED were easy to find. Other highlights were LINCOLNâ€™S SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,Â ORCHARD ORIOLE, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. Â Â Â Â 5/11: Late PINE SISKINS are still at a feeder in Albion. Â Â Â Â 5/12: 2 BLACK TERNS were seen at the Salmon River in Port Ontario. Â Â Â Â 5/13: As the Phillips Point Lakewatch on Oneida Lake winds down the first big push of Brant , 3040 total, was seen today. Extralimital ------------ Â Â Â Â 5/14: A MARBLED GODWIT was spotted flying in Canton (St. Lawrence County) but was not located on the ground. New Arrivals ------------ 5/7 - PRAIRIE WARBLER - Tully 5/9 - BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - Sunset Bay State Park 5/9 - ALDER FLYCATCHER - Three Rivers WMA 5/9 - EASTERN WOOD PEEWEE - Syracuse 5/12 - YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO - Derby Hill 5/12 - ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - Derby Hill 5/12 - WORM-EATING WARBLER - Derby Hil 5/13 - PHILADELPHIA VIREO - Sunset Bay State Park 5/14-BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - Derby Hill -- End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.Â 13027Â U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (14 May 2012) 653 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 14 May 2012 18:05:45 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 146 1061 14417 Osprey 10 330 487 Bald Eagle 37 185 343 Northern Harrier 7 106 347 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 1595 3785 Cooper's Hawk 2 20 360 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 387 15299 23715 Red-tailed Hawk 34 354 3313 Rough-legged Hawk 2 5 122 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 0 37 198 Merlin 0 11 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 653 19183 47875 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell Observers: Phil Taylor Weather: Light south winds gave way to a lake breeze at 12:30 EST. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Cape May, Bay-breasted and Blackpoll Warblers in the spruce trees at the north lookout. Black-billed Cuckoo called several times. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Philadelphia Vireo _ Lincoln Park
From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:39 +0000

I stopped at Lincoln Park which is located just west of Teall Ave in the City of Syracuse on my way in to work. I found 1 Philadelphia vireo, 3 magnolia warblers, 1 common yellowthroat, 1 yellow-rumped warbler, 2 bay-breasted warblers, 1 wood peewee, unid. empid, and some of our more urban species. Bernie Carr Syracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Bird from Derby bird festival
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:46:08 -0700 (PDT)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/7192615894/in/photostream We heard also many many Yellow Warblers, Redstarts Ovenbirds, as a Wood Thrush foraged on the ground.http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/7185235916/in/photostream/ Thanks to Gene Higgins for a great bird walk. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Birdathon is Saturday - sign up or sponsor a team.
From: "onauduboncom" <tmriley44 AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:20 -0000

The Onondaga Audubon Society's Birdathon is this Saturday, May 19, with the compilation picnic the following day at the Derby Hill Bird Observatory on Sunday the 20th. This event is a 24-hour birding challenge within NYSOA Kingbird Region 5 - Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Madison, Herkimer and northern Cayuga Counties. It is also an big fund-raiser for OAS. PLEASE PARTICIPATE and help make this year's Birdathon another great success. To enter or sponsor a team contact: Ken & Rose Burdick Birdathon Coordinators (315) 685-5571 OAS.BIRDATHON AT ... KenBurdick AT ... As always, many thanks to everyone who takes part. ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 13 -- Brant!
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:24:01 -0400

The Brant came in numbers today, the first 5 flocks totalling 1700 came through in 10 minutes beginning at 5:35 AM and they were finished by 6:25. Brant 3040 Am. Black Duck 12 White-winged Scoter 19 Red-breasted Merganser 10 Common Loon 56 Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Tully Farms Rd and Labrador Pond
From: Natalia Garcia <garcianet AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:42:45 -0400

Hi : Yesterday morning (5/12/12) on Tully Farms road birding was excellent with lots of song. Of note were the following : veery yellow throated vireo (at new Fishermen's Parking at the creek) warbling vireo indigo bunting (2) many yellow warblers American redstart Tennessee warbler orioles (several) white crowned sparrow And at Labrador : Northern waterthrush Canada warbler tanager bobolink (in fields across Labrador Rd) Good Birding Natalia Natalia Garcia P.O. Box 63 Tully NY 13159 garcianet AT verizon.net ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (13 May 2012) 50 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 13 May 2012 15:05:14 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 4 915 14271 Osprey 1 320 477 Bald Eagle 4 148 306 Northern Harrier 1 99 340 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1567 3757 Cooper's Hawk 0 18 358 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 33 14912 23328 Red-tailed Hawk 6 320 3279 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 1 37 198 Merlin 0 11 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 50 18530 47222 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:45:00 Observation end time: 12:45:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: not really feeling 100% of myself, so did not get out to do the hedgerows this a.m., but warblers seen/heard during the count from the south lookout and about the north lookout while filling the feeders included Tennessee, Nashville, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird, Cape May, Bay-breasted, American Redstart, and Blackpoll... not bad for not hardly trying... also, accidentally slipping my mind and not ending up in the report for 12 May, about 700 bluejays flew by in the first three hours of counting (while still at the north lookout)... Predictions: Should be good along the lakshore for a moderate to major passerine fallout in the a.m. because (a) the weather looks cooperative overnight and (b) per murphy's law, I won't be here... hawk flight tommorrow will likely again be less than stellar, but should still be stuffs on the move... ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Cerulean Warbler
From: "Joe" <jaustin_carey AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:08:31 -0000

I had some good looks yesterday afternoon at a male cerulean warbler on Howland Island . It was singing in the trees to the left just after you cross the old metal Bridge at the end of Howland Island road . Joe Carey Syracuse NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Hooded Warbler, Cazenovia, Lorenzo State Park
From: "jshd1200" <jshd1200 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:06:44 -0000

This morning at Lorenzo in Cazenovia I had a Hooded Wabler in the thicket near the grove of white pines west of the main mansion (not far from plaque about the Grover Cleavland pine). First I heard it, then was able to get some nice views, this was about 8:50 AM today the 13th. Joe Sutherland Cazenovia Sutherlandbirds AT gmail.com ------------------------------------
Subject: Oneida Shores Park eBird report - May 13
From: "Chris Lajewski" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:31:59 -0000

Highlights of the morning walk at Oneida Shores Park were Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Black-throated blue, and Black-throated green Warblers, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and lots of Scarlet Tanagers. Here is the entire list of species compiled through eBird. Oneida Shores Park, Onondaga, US-NY May 13, 2012 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: walked park road and nature trail on south side of park 34 species Canada Goose 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher X Red-eyed Vireo X Tree Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee X White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird X Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat X American Redstart X Bay-breasted Warbler 2 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler X Black-throated Blue Warbler X Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler X Chipping Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow X Scarlet Tanager X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Chris Lajewski Brewerton, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (12 May 2012) 365 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 13 May 2012 08:05:02 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 179 911 14267 Osprey 3 319 476 Bald Eagle 18 144 302 Northern Harrier 6 98 339 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 1567 3757 Cooper's Hawk 0 18 358 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 138 14879 23295 Red-tailed Hawk 9 314 3273 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 3 36 197 Merlin 0 11 39 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 365 18480 47172 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Mostly clear, with a few high stratus clouds working their ways in as the day went on (and some stonger cirrus clouds on the horrizon at count's end). Light south winds in the early morning, but had given way to a lake breeze by 9:30 bird time, with the breeze increasing in strength to gusts around 12mph for the afternoon. Temperatures hovvering around 18 to 21c most of the count period. Raptor Observations: Super high, super spread out flight, over half the b-dubs not remotely naked eye birds. More eagles seen from the north lookout after I (and the official count) had departed for the south lookout, but more b-dubs, t.v.s, and other birds prone to drift at the south lookout... half in one, six dozen in the other type of flight, and sorry to all whom it may offend, b-dubs seemed more important than eagles in my mind today. Non-raptor Observations: A two hour a.m. walk, staring around five bird time, revealed 23 species of warbler, including Prothonotary, Worm-eating, Orange-crowned, and Blue-winged. Species diversity outside of the warblers was a bit lacking, with some big misses in the Sparrows and Vireos among other places, with the walk ultimately producing 72 species of passerine and near passerine. Other highlights included first of season (for the site anyways) Eastern Wood-peewee and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Later combined lists between myself and partner in crime David Wheeler had yeilded 106 species of bird for the property for the day, additional highlights including Sora, Indigo Bunting, and a 24th species of Warbler: Cape May. Also, because I like counting them for no particular or scientific reason whatsoever, two Common Loons were seen migrating north from the south lookout. Predictions: More light west winds, likely giving way to a northwest lake breeze, but a few more clouds predicted, even though I see nothing but blue as I look out the window writing this at about seven bird time on Sunday morning.... ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 12 plus other sites
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 18:14:53 -0400

Mike Stewart, Kevin McGann and I met at Phillips Point this morning and birded various areas in Oswego County. At the point we had 51 Common Loons from 5:15 thru 6:40 and little else migrating although 70 Double-crested Cormorants did leave the lake headed NW. There were Tennessee Warblers at the point in the woods above the point ane at the fisherman's access site. We did have a Cerulean Warbler in the oaks on McCloud but no Prothonotary at the fisherman's access site. Cliff Swallows were refurbishing nests at the barn at Morey & Whig Hill Roads in West Monroe and just to the north on Whig Hill we had Am. Bittern and Alder Flycatcher. We found 17 species of warbler in Sunset Bay Park including Cape May, Bay-breasted, Hooded, Cerulean and Golden-winged. Other highlights included a young male Orchard Oriole (flew off within 10 seconds), 4 Indigo Buntings and a vociferous Red-headed Woodpecker. The wet field on CR 176 (Whitaker Road) had 17 Least Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 6 Lesser Yellowlegs and 7 Solitary Sandpipers. A Cooper's Hawk showed some interest in the shorebirds while we were viewing them. As Tony Shrimpton already noted, the field is between Shortcut and Rowlee Rds. Finally, we had 2 Black Terns on the Salmon River as seen from the Route 3 parking area. Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Shackham Road, 5/12
From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:10:44 -0000

The Shackham Road area near the Onondaga/Cortland county line yielded a fair assortment of warblers this morning, notably several singing blackburnians and Tennessees. A hoped-for winter wren also did not disappoint. The most interesting find for me, though, was a lingering pine siskin that gave a couple of quick "zreees". This is pretty late, but given the enormous number of siskins I found here over the winter, not that much of a surprise. Back at home base I had a Virginia rail grunt from the ponds. They're sporadic here; I suspect in years when the water level is right, they breed on the property. This might end up being a good year for them. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey ------------------------------------
Subject: Saturday a.m.
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:23:48 -0700 (PDT)

This morning I had a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at Beaver Lake Nature Center. The song I heard was "Bee-buzz-bee" so I spished to make certain of the ID. I am coming to the conclusion that Blue-wing and Golden-wing Warblers cannot be identified by song alone anymore. At Three Rivers WMA a SORA was vocalizing near the Bald Eagle platform. Joseph Brin brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: FOS: Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5-11
From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 05:10:47 -0700 (PDT)

Had a single ruby-throated dive at my red-orange hair yesterday afternoon in my back lawn. Also had 5 white-crowned sparrows pass through yesterday. - still have a few pine siskins around; one visits the feeders daily - at least two pair of rose breasted grosbeaks have been around for at least a week now Zachary Wakeman Albion, NY- ENE of Mapleview http://www.zacharywakemanphotography.com/ http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nynatureimages/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Birds of Corcoran Springdale Nature trail
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:10:59 -0700 (PDT)

Friday morning at the location I saw my FOS American Redstart. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/7179439012/in/photostream/ There were 2 other Warbler species Magnolia, a Bay-breasted and many Yellows. A Red-eyed Vireo, singing was perched over furnace creek. A single drab looking Sapsucker foraged briefly on a dead trunk. There were also 2 Flickers 1 Red-belly and a Downey. # Song Sparrows and a Wood Thrush foraged in the underbrush. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (11 May 2012) 37 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 11 May 2012 20:05:57 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 3 732 14088 Osprey 1 316 473 Bald Eagle 6 126 284 Northern Harrier 2 92 333 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1559 3749 Cooper's Hawk 0 18 358 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 17 14741 23157 Red-tailed Hawk 4 305 3264 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 0 33 194 Merlin 1 11 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 37 18115 46807 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Winds from the west and westnorthwest, towards the end of the count gusting above 20mph. Other than that, clear blue skies (fortunately the birds werenâ€™t too high) and temperatures ranging from nine to thirteen c. Raptor Observations: Who would have thunk a decade or three ago that on an off wind day like today Bald Eagle would be the second most numerous of eight species seen and counted as migrants? And as long as weâ€™re talking about Bald Eagles, can I tell you one of todayâ€™s birds was not following the rules laid out in the books! The body and upperwing and underwing coverts were entirely dark, with an nearly immaculately white tail with a thin dark terminal band and a smudgy/mottled off white head. Sounds decent for a subadult three bird, right? Catch was that nearly half, or at least upwards of one third of the secondaries and inner primaries were retained juvenile feathers (and I can only assume the outer primaries were also retained juv, although that gets harder to see with the spread fingers on a not supper close bird). So, subadult three bird with retarded primary and secondary molt, or subadult one or two bird with extremely advanced body molt, or at least adult ish hormones floating around an making feathers come in in colors a lot older than they should be? And why would the tail be so advanced but not the other flight feathers? A mystery wrapped in an enigma for sure! Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Clear skies and southwest winds overnight could make for a bit of a passerine fallout in the morning, but west winds predicted for the day, likely not pushing a huge swath of birds up to the lake shore... but... rumor has it there is a bird festival of sorts here tomorrow? and one of the blurbs being circulated says (and I quote) â€œ...of course, the star performers, hawks and vultures, will be gracing the skiesâ€. Well, we can hope the planners of this festival/writer(s) of the blurb will prove to be better predictors of tomorrowâ€™s flight than I? Blurb goes on to say â€œJoin us on â€œthe hillâ€ and find out how much fun hawk watching can be.â€ hmmm... ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 11
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:55:48 -0400

Another slow day with these birds thought to be migrating from 5:20 - 6:45: Gadwall 2 Northern Shoveler 2 White-winged Scoter 4 Common Loon 5 Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Onondaga Lake
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 20:04:28 -0400

This afternoon I took a walk up the east shore trail at Onondaga Lake when I had some free time. There was a flock of 40 Brant close to shore, apparently sitting out the NW winds. Also had 2 Common Loons out on the lake. I found 5 species of warbler including my first Blackpolls of the season: Common Yellowthroat 1 Northern Parula 1 Blackpoll Warbler 2 Palm Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (10 May 2012) 0 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 10 May 2012 14:05:44 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 0 729 14085 Osprey 0 315 472 Bald Eagle 0 120 278 Northern Harrier 0 90 331 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1556 3746 Cooper's Hawk 0 18 358 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 0 14724 23140 Red-tailed Hawk 0 301 3260 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 0 33 194 Merlin 0 10 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 0 18078 46770 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 12:15:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 10
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 06:57:54 -0400

Very slow morning, for 90 minutes starting at 5:25: White-winged Scoter 1 Bill Purcell hastings ny Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (09 May 2012) 292 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 09 May 2012 22:05:50 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 09, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 40 729 14085 Osprey 30 315 472 Bald Eagle 19 120 278 Northern Harrier 4 90 331 Sharp-shinned Hawk 74 1556 3746 Cooper's Hawk 4 18 358 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 388 Broad-winged Hawk 97 14724 23140 Red-tailed Hawk 15 301 3260 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 1 33 194 Merlin 0 10 38 Peregrine Falcon 2 5 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 4 145 180 Swainson's Hawk 1 2 3 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 292 18078 46770 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Haze for the first half hour of the count, with light rain from about 9:55 to 10:30ish bird time. Other than that, mostly cloudy with temperatures around eighteen to twenty centigrade and light winds from the south southwest shifting to west northwest by countâ€™s end. Raptor Observations: A slightly lighter count than some days earlier this month, and most birds were painfully high, but any day with 19 Balds and 2 Peregrines at Derb should not be scoffed at, and of course, Swainsonâ€™s Hawk number three for the season. Not much of a look, with the bird high and out over the lake, but notable not only in being a Swainsonâ€™s Hawk, but also in that there have never been more than two Swainsonâ€™s recorded in a single season at Derb. Non-raptor Observations: Despite the non visitor friendly hawk flight, a great day for birding about Derby Hill. An hour and fourty-five minute walk through the fields and back woods starting at about five after six daylight savings time this morning produced 68 species of passerine and near passerine (honestly without trying too hard). My friend and/or partner in crime (depending on oneâ€™s perspective) David Wheeler showed up there after, and between the two of us, by the end of the day we had 111 species of bird on or above the property, including 20 species of warbler. (As an aside, why could OAS birdathon not have been today, but, after a statement like that, I suppose I need to plug the event, so, Birdathon, Saturday May 19th, 2012, have fun birding and support Onondaga Audubon, everyone wins! See http://onondagaaudubon.com/birdathon/ for more details!) Back to todayâ€™s birds, not gonna list all 111 species, but highlights include both Pretty-winged Warblers in addition to Canada, Bay-breasted, and Cape May, four species of Vireo including first of season for the site Red-eyed, first of season Common Tern over the lake, Northern Shovelers, 10 species of Sparrow (including Towhee and Junco), and fly by Sandhill Crane and Red-headed Woodpecker. Included in the ten Sparrows was a singing Grasshopper Sparrow, the fourth time Iâ€™ve heard the species from the property this spring, and the third time that they (or it) have been/has been singing from one area on one of the neighborâ€™s properties. Given their scarceness as a migrant on the Lake Ontario Shore, it makes me wonder if one is trying to hold territory. Habitat aint quite ideal, but, still makes me wonder. Two Common Loons noted migrating today, and lastly worth mentioning is the dayâ€™s count of 1330 Blue Jays. Predictions: West winds and a chance of rain... again not ideal for pushing birds up to the south shore of Lake Ontario, and, while today had yesterdayâ€™s rain backing up birds and maybe making for a slightly more better flight, tomorrow will have no such component working for it, and will likely be a slightly slower day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 9
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 20:22:54 -0400

Less fog on the water this morning than on land but the good viewing didn't produce a lot of birdsfrom 5:25 to 7:00. I'm still looking for a good Brant flight. White-winged Scoter 9 Red-breasted Merganser 5 Common Loon 15 Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Schiller park afternoon bird walk
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:16:47 -0700 (PDT)

There was a Nashville Warbler at Schiller park too. Also an Eastern Wood Peewee. But my best find was a singing Wood Thrush, West side of the Summit oval down slope North side.http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/7167809164/in/photostream Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: A great place to be this Saturday!
From: "onauduboncom" <tmriley44 AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 19:31:04 -0000

Everyone is welcome to Derby Hill Bird Observatory on Saturday, May 12, for the Onondaga Audubon Bird Festival. Hawk Talks, Birding/Nature Walks, and Drawings have been scheduled throughout the day. Ron Walker from Friends with Feathers will be there to show and talk about birds of prey. Items can be bid on in a Silent Auction and there will be a vendor with hand-crafted jewelry. Delicious food prepared by Chomppers Smokin' Barbeque will be available all day long. And, of course, the star performers, hawks and vultures, will be gracing the skies. Visit onondagaaudubon.com for the schedule of events and directions to Derby Hill Bird Observatory. Join us and find out how much fun hawk watching can be. Admission and parking are free. ------------------------------------
Subject: Wednesday's birds of interest
From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 18:53:34 -0000

Birds of interest: Sunset Bay Park Warbling Vireo 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Black and White Warbler Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler 1 N Parula Yellow Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler Yellow rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler Palm Warbler Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Rose-breasted Grosbeak Scarlet Tanager 1 Great- Horned Owl 1 Bald Eagle 9 mile point Rd (Noyes) 1 Cape May Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler Whittacker Rd (county rt 176) between Rowlee and Shortcut roads 3 Least Sandpiper 2 spotted Sandpiper 2 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs Good birding! Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Oneida Shores Park eBird report - May 9
From: "Chris Lajewski" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 16:46:36 -0000

Oneida Shores Park, Onondaga, US-NY Brewerton, NY May 9, 2012 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: south side of the park along the park road and nature trail 31 species Canada Goose 4 Wild Turkey 1 Ring-billed Gull 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker X Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker X Eastern Phoebe X Red-eyed Vireo 2 Black-capped Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Brown Creeper 1 Veery 1 Wood Thrush X Gray Catbird X Common Yellowthroat X American Redstart X Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler X Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler X Yellow-rumped Warbler X Black-throated Green Warbler X Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X Scarlet Tanager X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Baltimore Oriole X American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Chris Lajewski Brewerton, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Alder Flycatcher, 3 Rivers WMA - 5/9/12
From: Lewis Grove <zugunlew AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 11:20:46 -0400

Hey all, I had a pretty good morning out training with some other ESF folks on point counting at Three Rivers WMA this morning. There weren't a lot of migrants around, but new arrivals for me for the year included an early ALDER FLYCATCHER, SCARLET TANAGER, BOBOLINK, VEERY, SCARLET TANAGER, OVENBIRD and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. The full eBird list (51 species, 10 warblers) is at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10696130. Other highlights included a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK on an early thermal being harassed by EASTERN KINGBIRDS and a flushed WILSON'S SNIPE. Arriving back home in the Westcott/Euclid neighborhood, my FOS NORTHERN PARULA was singing in the backyard; Scott Warsen reports a NASHVILLE WARBLER from the front. Good birding, Lewis -- Lewis Grove PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology President, Graduate Student Association SUNY *E*nvironmental *S*cience and *F*orestry (814) 880 - 5667 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Butternut Creek Nature trail sightings
From: "Jonathan" <jonathanecker AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 01:26:27 -0000

My wife and I walked on the Butternut Creek Nature trail of the Town of DeWitt between 5 and 6 this evening. We saw an American Redstart and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. We also heard a Wood Thrush. Jonathan Ecker DeWitt NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 8
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 20:29:57 -0400

Not much going on this morning in the rain, over an hour beginning at 5:35 there were 4 Common Loons. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: sunset bay highlights
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2012 23:03:30 -0000

after the rain stopped i stopped in a sunset bay and had a good number of birds higlights for me were magnolia warbler tenesse warbler wilsons warbler solitary sandpiper red-headed woodpecker flyover headed towards the noyes sanctuary wayne fidler mexico ny ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (08 May 2012) No Count Conducted
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 08 May 2012 18:05:47 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 0 689 14045 Osprey 0 285 442 Bald Eagle 0 101 259 Northern Harrier 0 86 327 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1482 3672 Cooper's Hawk 0 14 354 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 387 Broad-winged Hawk 0 14627 23043 Red-tailed Hawk 0 286 3245 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 0 32 193 Merlin 0 10 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 21 Unknown Buteo 0 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 141 176 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 0 17786 46478 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: Rain & Fog all day :-( Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and White-crowned Sparrows were the most glamorous of the twenty or twenty-five ish species at the feeders, but it was so wet, I did not gets arounds to doing much birdings others than lookings outs the windows todays.... Predictions: West winds, chance of rain/t-storms in the p.m. ... not the best for a great flight, but, likely a touch bit better than today? ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Prairie Warbler
From: Natalia Garcia <garcianet AT verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 22:43:46 -0400

Hi : This AM two prairie warblers were heard (and seen) off Meeker Hill Rd. in Tully. Other birds of interest were brown thrasher (2), blue winged warbler(2) yellow warbler (at least two), common yellowthroat, Nashville w. several towhees, several field sparrows, and, across the road, in a field going to brush, one bobolink. Good Birding. Natalia Natalia Garcia P.O. Box 63 Tully NY 13159 garcianet AT verizon.net ------------------------------------
Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 18:05:43 -0700 (PDT)

RBA Â *Â New York *Â Syracuse *Â May 07, 2012 *Â NYSY 05.07.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 30, 2012 - May 07, 2012 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,Â Madison & Cortland compiled:May 07 AT 7:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Â Â #303 -Monday May 07, 2012 Â Â Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 30 , 2012 Â Highlights: ----------- PACIFIC LOON SWALLOW-TAILED KITE WHIP-POOR-WILL PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER CLAY-COLORED SPARROW Compilerâ€™s Note -------------------- Â Â Â Â If you hadnâ€™t noticed, migration happened this week. Due to the extrordinary number of arrivals this week I will list a smaller number of specialties and then list the new arrivals with dates and locations although most of the warblers and other songbirds are being seen in many locations. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ Â Â Â Â Shorebird numbers are on the increase this week. PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, WILSONâ€™S SNIPE,Â and SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were reported. The visitorâ€™s center, Larues, and Benning Marsh were the best locations. Â Â Â Â 5/1: Two BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool. Â Â Â Â 5/6: Two PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS have returned to Armitage Road on the west side of the canal bridge. 7 BLACK TERNS were seen at the end of VanDyne Spoor Road. Today 12 were counted. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ------------ Â Â Â Â It was an amazing week at Derby. Over an eight day period 21,513 raptors were counted. The biggest news was a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE seen on 5/5, only the second of its kind ever recorded at Derby. The first was seen in 1976. Overshadowed by this great find was a PACIFIC LOON seen over the lake on5/6. Onondaga County ------------ Â Â Â Â 5/1: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found along the Erie Canal Trail in Fayetteville. Another was seen in the same area on 5/3. Â Â Â Â 5/5: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were found at Green Lakes State Park Oswego Couty ------------ Â Â Â Â 5/6: WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard calling from Roosevelt Road north of Oneida Lake. Oneida County ------------ Â Â Â Â 5/6: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen and nicely photographed in Camden. Â Â Â Â New Arrivals This Week ------------ A majority of these birds were initially found on the Lake Ontario shoreline in places like Sunset Bay and Noyes. They have since been seen in most areas of region 5. May 1 was the spectacular day at Sunset Bay with almost too many birds to count. 5/1 - Black Tern - Montezuma 5/1 - Bobolink - Derby Hill 5/1 - Grasshopper Sparrow - Fayetteville 5/1 - Lincolnâ€™s Sparrow - Fayetteville 5/1 - Least Flycatcher - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Veery - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Ovenbird - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Common Yellowthroat - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Magnolia Warbler -Sunset Bay 5/1 - Blackburnian Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Chestnut-sided Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/1 - Black-throated Blue Warbler 5/1 - Clay-colored Sparrow - Fayetteville 5/2 - Cape May Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/2 - Golden-winged Warbler - Fayetteville 5/2 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Fayetteville 5/3 - Baltimore Oriole - Baldwinsville 5/3 - Scarlet Tanager - Whiskey Hollow 5/4 - Indigo Bunting - Montezuma 5/4 - Blue-winged Warbler - Great Bear (Phoenix) 5/4 - Mourning Warbler - Great Bear 5/4-Tennessee Warbler - Great Bear 5/4 - Orchard Oriole - Sunset Bay 5/5 - Orange-crowned Warbler - Sunset Bay 5/6 - Prothonotary Warbler - Armitage Road 5/6-Whip-Poor-Will - Roosevelt Road 5/7 - Blackpoll Warbler - Montezuma 5/7 - Canada Warbler - Thhree Rivers Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.Â 13027Â U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (07 May 2012) 519 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 07 May 2012 20:05:35 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 225 689 14045 Osprey 9 285 442 Bald Eagle 11 101 259 Northern Harrier 6 86 327 Sharp-shinned Hawk 122 1482 3672 Cooper's Hawk 5 14 354 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 387 Broad-winged Hawk 93 14627 23043 Red-tailed Hawk 44 286 3245 Rough-legged Hawk 1 3 120 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 0 32 193 Merlin 0 10 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 18 Unknown Accipiter 1 5 21 Unknown Buteo 1 7 43 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 141 176 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 519 17786 46478 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Surface level winds out of the southeast becoming east southeast, with temperatures climbing to a mid day high of twenty-four celsius at eleven thirty bird time. Lake breeze kicked in around twelve fifteen, with temperatures dropping to about seventeen, but stronger winds (gusting above fifteen) picked up out of the south southwest starting around two fifteen. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Morning woods walk was (again) slow, with the only first of season for the site being Scarlet Tanager, and only eight species of warbler noted. A noticable diurnal migration of passerines during the count, however, with conservativly 2600 Blue Jays and at least 35 Baltimore Orioles, plus one Orchard Oriole picked out overhead. All six common Swallows noted, and seven migrating Common Loons were seen. The season's first Great Egret was seen headed east this afternoon, and a Great Egret (I want to assume the same one) was seen headed west about fourty-five minutes later, settling down in Sage Creek Marsh at the foot of the Hill. Predictions: rain... heavy rain... moderate south winds, but heavy rain... (and for any of you thinking of a passerine fallout in the morning, it's raining here now (7:43pm edst), is raining to our southwest (where nocturnal migrants would be taking off from) and it will be raining most of the night) maybe a day for the counter to catch up on everything else in life curently being neglected? or just to catch up on the sleep? hmmm.... ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 7
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 19:47:15 -0400

A few Brant on Monday morning along with some waterfowl. From 5:25 thru 7:05 AM: Brant 174 - 5 flocks Green-winged Teal 4 White-winged Scoter 22 Red-breasted Merganser 11 Common Loon 4 Red-necked Grebe 1 Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Oneida Shores and Beach
From: Joe DeVito <joebubo AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 14:57:43 -0700 (PDT)

Great day for this ROOKIE birder!!!! 6 lifers (its fun being new) 36 species overall, but the highlights were definitely EASTERN KINGBIRD, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, SHARP SHINNED HAWK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, BROWN HEADED COWBIRD..BARRED OWL (heard not seen AT oneida shores thanks Chris) don't forget to look up, Joe DeVito [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Chimney Swift in our school
From: "Jody Hildreth" <falcon AT kidwings.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 16:10:29 -0400

Hello All, Today I received a request I get at least once every spring: "There is a bird in the school - can you get it out?" They said it was in the boiler room. The female custodian who discovered it is deathly afraid of birds and let out a blood curdling scream when she saw it flying near her. I went down expecting to find a starling or house sparrow. As soon as the boiler room door was opened just a crack, the bird dashed out. I knew right away it wasn't a starling - but it looked so big. I am not use to seeing Chimney Swift's so close. It flew straight towards a first grade class marching down the hall. Needless to say, they did not stay in their nice neat lines for long. Several screamed, some hit the deck, and others plastered themselves against the wall hoping this flying creature would not touch them. After chasing it around the hallways for a few minutes, it flew into an empty room where I easily caught it as it flew into a corner. What a neat bird! The tail feathers look like they have pins sticking out the ends - obviously to help support their bodies as they cling to the sides of bricks and other vertical surfaces. The wings were amazingly long for its body sticking out way past the tail. Its mouth was short but incredibly wide stretching from one eye to the other. Once caught it was incredibly calm and let me take several photos before releasing it back outside. I am now trying to find out how it got in this room (there is a chimney attached) and hope to prevent it from happening again. This made for a great day at school! Jody Hildreth Library Media Specialist Sauquoit Valley Elementary School Webmaster: KidWings.com ------------------------------------
Subject: Green Heron
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 13:11:40 -0400

Saw my FOS Green Heron this morning. It was flying across the access road to the Van Buren Town Park at Canton St., south of Baldwinsville. Judy Wright wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com Baldwinsville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: weekend feeder birds...
From: "Salter, Linda" <lsalter AT mph.net>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 12:09:29 +0000

Good morning, This weekend we had a male indigo bunting on nyjer seed, male and female baltimore orioles on both suet and jelly, male ruby-throated hummingbirds on quince blossoms and feeders, catbirds (engaging in romantic behavior!), common yellowthroats on suet, and about 20 various rose-breasted grosbeaks.... adult males, females, and immature males... on seed and suet. The feed bill is steep, but they do pay the rent with the gift of their presence. One quick observation of a red-headed woodpecker on suet; still no new photos. I will keep trying. House wrens beginning to pack nests with sticks, beautiful chickadee nest will moss and fluff. Good birding, Linda Salter Carpenter Road, Georgetown (near Sheds) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: 3- Rivers WMA
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 23:37:54 -0700 (PDT)

It was a great day for imaging. At the Green pond lookout there were many Yellow Warblers, unusual in outnumbering Yellow-rumps. Saw my FOS House Wrens http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/7004730442/in/photostream/ across the road. Still not sure if the Eagles have had any hatches. The cabin north of the boardwalk is down, on my walk on the trail there were Cowbirds and 2 White-crowned Sparrows, and 6 White tailed Deer. At the Lake park in Liverpool, my next stop just North of the Marina at Wegmans Landing a Spotted Sandpiper. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (06 May 2012) 54 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 06 May 2012 21:05:53 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 2 464 13820 Osprey 6 276 433 Bald Eagle 8 90 248 Northern Harrier 3 80 321 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 1360 3550 Cooper's Hawk 1 9 349 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 5 387 Broad-winged Hawk 5 14534 22950 Red-tailed Hawk 12 242 3201 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 119 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 1 32 193 Merlin 0 10 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 20 Unknown Buteo 0 6 42 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 140 175 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 54 17267 45959 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: High pressure with clear blue skies and winds from the north northwest shifting to northwest, gusting above fifteen mph. Temperatures ranging from twelve to fifteen celsius. Raptor Observations: Slow day, but not unexpected. Three immature (less than one year old/no prebasic molt commenced) Balds â€“ one worn and faded and presumably summer 2011 hatched, one fresh and chocolaty colored and presumably winter 2011/2012 hatched, and the third, well, you donâ€™t expect me to see this kind of detail on every bird, do you? Also, one of the â€œlocalâ€ Turkey Vultures was distinctly dark headed, but with symmetrical primary molt with P4 being about 2/3rds of the way grown in and P5 being barely out of the shaft (yes, it was close enough and slow enough to count the primaries). Only saw the bird from below, and could not see any active molt fronts or molt limits in the secondaries (and it goes without saying, I hope, that if I could not see any molt limits, I could not speculate on whether the secondaries had all been replaced, or none had been replaced, of if it was some mixture of both with the limits being so subtle from below that I was not seeing them). Long story short, I have no idea how old the bird was, but seemed to be some interesting if not inherently conflicting details to note. Non-raptor Observations: Only one notable non-raptor, but it was a good one! Only one loon seen migrating today: a small billed, small footed/closed toed thing, flying with the head about at the horizontal (not below it), and one large, long head it was with a dark throat and a grey, almost white nape. My opinion? Pacific Loon (though it might be tricky to rule out Arctic outside of range criteria, if one is of the ilk that Arctic is a separate species anyways). ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: 3 scarlet tanagers
From: Edward Williams <ebwillia12 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 15:34:41 -0700 (PDT)

I saw three Scarlet Tanagers, 2 male, 1 female, in the Kirkland Woods at Hamilton College in Clinton about an hour ago. Eddie Williams [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 6
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 18:30:55 -0400

I thought that this would be a good morning for migrants on Oneida Lake but I was wrong. From 5:15 to 7 AM; White-winged Scoter 13 Long-tailed Duck 5 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 61 (possible migrants) Bonaparte's Gull 1 Common Tern 45+ but few birds appeared to be migrating Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Verona Beach State Park
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT me.com>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 13:40:24 -0400

Verona Beach Woods, Oneida, US-NY May 6, 2012 8:48 AM - 11:20 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments:
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.4.2 46 species Canada Goose 14 Wood Duck 5 Mallard 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 2 Mourning Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 6 Eastern Kingbird 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 21 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Two of these were taking turns excavating a nest hole Tufted Titmouse 1 Brown Creeper 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 2 Ovenbird 5 Northern Waterthrush 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 American Redstart 1 Cerulean Warbler 2 Both singing Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 20 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 3 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Common Grackle 8 Baltimore Oriole 5 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Brenda -- Brenda Best Durhamville, NY bestbird AT me.com Sent from my iPad [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Oneida Shores Park eBird report
From: "Chris Lajewski" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 13:28:47 -0000

Beautiful morning for birding at Oneida Shores Park (Brewerton, NY). Species with X were heard/seen. Oneida Shores Park, Onondaga, US-NY May 6, 2012 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: walked park road and trail on south side of park 30 species Canada Goose X Wood Duck 2 Barred Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker X Pileated Woodpecker X Great Crested Flycatcher X Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Brown Creeper 1 American Robin X Gray Catbird X Ovenbird 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Cerulean Warbler X Yellow Warbler X Black-throated Blue Warbler X Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X Scarlet Tanager X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Baltimore Oriole 6 American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Chris Lajewski Brewerton, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Whips
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 04:44:48 -0400

3 E. Whip-poor-wills calling along Roosevelt Road (Constantia) this morning. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: Orange-crowned Warbler
From: Josiah LaCelle <josiahlacelle AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 21:52:27 -0400

Had a nice ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER here in Camden at our yard this evening around 6:00PM. These seem to be very uncommon to rare 'round here. The bird was very approchable and spent a total of 45 minutes here before leaving. My brother, Joshua LaCelle, shot a few pictures of the bird and they can be found on his flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshualacelle/ . Other species of note were BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Total of 48 species this evening. Josiah LaCelle Camden NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: American Bittern
From: "aglunzman" <aglunzman AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 00:32:02 -0000

Watched an American bittern hunting at the edge of the pond behind my house. Also, there's a fat beaver living in the pond; s/he's a brand new addition. A pair of Canada geese are hanging around, but not sure if they're nesting yet. A. Lunzman Bainbridge, NY (Chenango County) ------------------------------------
Subject: Phillips Point May 5
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 19:54:30 -0400

Brant were finally moving in numbers this morning, from 5:30 to 7:30 AM: Brant 269, 4 flocks White-winged Scoter 4 Long-tailed Duck 2 Red-breasted Merganser 9 Common Loon 18 Bonaparte's Gull 18 Common Tern 35, not all migrating Bill Purcell Hastings NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (05 May 2012) 58 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 05 May 2012 18:05:30 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 28 462 13818 Osprey 2 270 427 Bald Eagle 4 82 240 Northern Harrier 0 77 318 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 1345 3535 Cooper's Hawk 0 8 348 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 386 Broad-winged Hawk 10 14529 22945 Red-tailed Hawk 1 230 3189 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 119 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 0 31 192 Merlin 1 10 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 20 Unknown Buteo 0 6 42 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 140 175 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1 Total: 58 17213 45905 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Kyle Wright Observers: Weather: parly cloudy skies with north northeast shifting to north northwest winds, gusting above 15mph, temps around 12 or 13 c Raptor Observations: low sharpies cutting into the wind at the north lookout, b-dubs and vultures drifting inland at the south lookout, bald eagles, well, trash birds were everywheres... where is a counter to count from on a day like today, and relative to the last few days, is his/her/their presence and the birds he/she/they counted even statistically significant? Non-raptor Observations: a walk about the property this morning (before the count started) revealed 66 non raptor species of bird, with highlights being a wilson's warbler, about 175 yellow-rumped warblers, and 11 other warbler species, four species of flycatcher, six species of swallow, about 50 chimney swifts, and about 25 baltimore orioles Predictions: raptors should be about like today; non raptors, probably a lot slower than today ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Saturday A.M. Non-Raptor Walk at Derby Hill
From: krw AT derbyhill.org
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 18:24:17 -0400

Nice morning about the Derby Hill property (even if the hawks werenâ€™t flying later in the day). Birds seen/heard on an hour long walk this a.m., starting at 7:00ish edt (some numbers obviously estimates): Mourning Dove â€“ x Chimney Swift â€“ 50 Belted Kingfisher â€“ x Red-bellied Woodpecker â€“ x Downy Woodpecker â€“ x Hairy Woodpecker â€“ x Northern Flicker â€“ x Least Flycatcher â€“ 1 Eastern Phoebe â€“ 4 Great-crested Flycatcher â€“ 1 Eastern Kingbird â€“ 2 Warbling Vireo â€“ 3 Blue Jay â€“ 100 American Crow â€“ x Purple Martin â€“ x Tree Swallow- x Northern Rough-winged Swallow â€“ x Bank Swallow â€“ x Barn Swallow â€“ x Cliff Swallow â€“ x Black-capped Chickadee â€“ x Tufted Titmouse â€“ x House Wren â€“ 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet â€“ 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet â€“ 15 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher â€“ 6 Eastern Bluebird â€“ 2 Hermit Thrush â€“ 1 Wood Thrush â€“ 2 American Robin â€“ x Grey Catbird â€“ 10 Brown Thrasher â€“ 2 European Starling â€“ x Cedar Waxwing â€“ x Tennessee Warbler â€“ 2 Nashville Warbler â€“ 1 Northern Parula â€“ 5 Yellow Warbler â€“ 25 Yellow-rumped Warbler â€“ 175 Black-throated Green Warbler â€“ 5 Blackburnian Warbler â€“ 5 Palm Warbler â€“ 40 Black-and-white Warbler â€“ 4 American Redstart â€“ 10 Ovenbird â€“ 1 Common Yellowthroat â€“ 5 Wilsonâ€™s Warbler â€“ 1 Eastern Towhee â€“ 5 Chipping Sparrow â€“ 20 Savannah Sparrow â€“ 1 Song Sparrow â€“ 50 Swamp Sparrow â€“ 4 White-throated Sparrow â€“ 20 White-crowned Sparrow â€“ 10 Dark-eyed Junco â€“ 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak â€“ 4 Bobolink â€“ 10 Eastern Meadowlark â€“ 4 Red-winged Blackbird â€“ x Common Grackle â€“ x Brown-headed Cowbird â€“ x Baltimore Oriole â€“ 25 Purple Finch â€“ x House Finch â€“ x American Goldfinch â€“ 50 House Sparrow â€“ x Kyle Wright Derby Hill Bird Observatory Staff Ornithologist Mexico, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: E. Kingbird
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 18:23:44 -0400

This afternoon I saw my FOS Eastern Kingbird sitting on a wire (where else?) on Emerick Rd. near Dunham Rd, in the Town of Lysander. Judy Wright wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com Baldwinsville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Derby Hill Friday - Swallow-tailed Kite
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 17:20:47 -0400 (EDT)

Just to follow up since it hasn't been cross-posted: Friday at 1:21 pm EDT, Hawk Counter Kyle Wright spotted a Swallow-tailed Kite loosely traveling with Broad-winged Hawks over the South Lookout at Derby Hill. This is possibly the same bird that passed the Hamburg Hawk Watch on Wednesday afternoon and we were "on the lookout" for it. The bird joined Broad-wings in a thermal and gave great looks over the next few minutes. I could still see it in the scope five minutes later winging north up the east lakeshore on stiff, slow wingbeats. As noted by Kyle in his Hawkcount write-up, the only previous record at Derby Hill was April 16, 1976. Dave W. N Syracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: OAS Field Trip to Green Lakes SP - Clay-colored Sparrow, Orchard Oriole
From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 13:01:49 -0400

Hello all, This morning I led 3 participants on a hike at Green Lakes State Park. A total of 47 species were seen. Highlights were a Clay-colored Sparrow along the mutual Blue-Red trail, two Orchard Orioles and a Grasshopper Sparrow (also along the Blue-Red trail). The complete list of species can be found below. Good birding, Paul Richardson Camillus, NY Vireo2 AT verizon.net Green Lakes SP, Onondaga, US-NY May 5, 2012 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.5 mile(s) Comments: Clay-colored Sparrow and Orchard Orioles along Blue-Red trail 47 species Turkey Vulture X Bald Eagle X Mourning Dove X Red-bellied Woodpecker X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X Eastern Phoebe X Great Crested Flycatcher X Eastern Kingbird X Red-eyed Vireo X Blue Jay X American Crow X Tree Swallow X Black-capped Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Red-breasted Nuthatch X White-breasted Nuthatch X House Wren X Eastern Bluebird X Wood Thrush X American Robin X Gray Catbird X Brown Thrasher X Ovenbird X Blue-winged Warbler X Common Yellowthroat X Magnolia Warbler X Yellow Warbler X Black-throated Blue Warbler X Yellow-rumped Warbler X Eastern Towhee X Chipping Sparrow X Clay-colored Sparrow X Field Sparrow X Grasshopper Sparrow X Song Sparrow X White-crowned Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco X Scarlet Tanager X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Brown-headed Cowbird X Orchard Oriole X Baltimore Oriole X American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: bird songs bible on sale
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 16:32:29 -0000

bird songs bible is on sale at barnes and nobles originaly 125 on sale for 23 dollars. wayne fidler mexico ny ------------------------------------
Subject: FOS RT hummingbird
From: "sully1077" <pjsullivan AT windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 16:01:55 -0000

I just saw a male at one of the feeders; they've been up for 2 weeks. Patrick Sullivan Pennellville / SW Hastings ------------------------------------
Subject: cape may & orchard oriole
From: "fiveshrimps" <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 06:30:17 -0000

Fayetteville while walking dog 1 male cape may warbler West end of for ditchbank rd 2 male orchard peoples "interacting" Good birding Tony Shrimpton Fayetteville NY ------------------------------------
Subject: sunset bay park birds
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 04:15:38 -0000

i spent most of friday at sunset bay park here are some of the species i had yellow rump warbler black throated blue warbler black throated green warbler palm warbler black and white warbler nashville warbler northern parula yellow warbler chestnut sided warbler american redstart ovenbird northern waterthrush blackburnian warbler blue winged warbler also 2 warblers i didnt get goodenough looks at but am fairly certain were tennesse warbler orange crowned warbler also had warbling, yellow throated and blue headed vireos many baltimore orioles and a pair of orchard orioles many other birds around also wayne fidler mexico ny ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (04 May 2012) 4030 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 05 May 2012 00:05:20 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 6 Turkey Vulture 134 434 13790 Osprey 45 268 425 Bald Eagle 24 78 236 Northern Harrier 11 77 318 Sharp-shinned Hawk 251 1333 3523 Cooper's Hawk 1 8 348 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 386 Broad-winged Hawk 3482 14519 22935 Red-tailed Hawk 54 229 3188 Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 119 Golden Eagle 0 8 71 American Kestrel 7 31 192 Merlin 1 9 37 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 18 Unknown Accipiter 4 4 20 Unknown Buteo 4 6 42 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 9 140 175 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 1 1 1 Total: 4030 17155 45847 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell, David Wheeler, Kyle Wright Observers: Bill Purcell, David Wheeler, Kyle Wright Weather: Low cloud ceiling most of the day, though the sun did start to break through around 15:30 bird time. Temperatures ranging from twelve to nineteen Celsius with winds mostly from the west northwest. Raptor Observations: Woohoo, what a day, took three official counters and broke (or as I might like to think burned through) a fourth clicker for the season. (Started out the season with eight; hawkcounters everywhere be warned these things do go bad and can goof up your data. Our continued frustrations with the clickers will soon be documented in the yet to be released NYTimes best seller â€œZen and the Art of Clicker Maintenanceâ€.) Birds were spread out, but staying reasonably low with the low cloud ceiling. The obvious big news of the day was counter number two yelling â€œSWALLOW-TAILED KITE, SWALLOW-TAILED KITE OVER FOURâ€ at around twelve-twenty bird time (need I say because, there was a Swallow-tailed Kite in the air); the bird passed the site at twelve-twenty-one. The Kite was the second Swallow-tailed in Derby Hill history, with the first being recorded on April 16 1976, before the Onondaga Audubon Society official counter era had commenced. Almost as exciting, though perhaps less obvious to a casual observer (or maybe, less obvious to anyone who does not read the old Derby Hill Reports and Newsletters as bedtime stories to all their little plush animal friends each night) is the fact that todayâ€™s flight brings the month total to 17,155 birds, making for the third highest May count in Derby Hillâ€™s History behind 1982 (18, 279 birds) and 1980 (18,041). Unlike May 1980 and May 1982, however, May 2012 still has 27 days to go. Kinda crazy. Non-raptor Observations: Good numbers of Warbler species and individuals around, though I did not get a complete list from all parties and persons about Derb today. Five Common Loons migrating (for whatever thatâ€™s worth), also migrating Baltimore Orioles and Kingbirds (Eastern of course) all seen from the south lookout. Hearing all kinds of nocturnal flight calls out the window as I write this at about eleven in the p.m. Predictions: North winds for the weekend will not make for flights like we saw the last three days, but, as I said above, hearing all kinds of stuffs out the window right now despite the wind direction, so, maybe some more songbirds falling out early in the a.m.? ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kyle Wright (krw AT derbyhill.org) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: 2 FOS birds, 2 places
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 18:39:53 -0700 (PDT)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6997521520/in/photostream/ From the West end of the Schiller park summit oval, Great Crested Flycatcher. Non vocal. Not as many birds at Cedar Bay in Dewitt today except FOS male Baltimore Oriole http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6997521520/in/photostream An Eastern meadowlark continues to serenade the surroundings. There was 1 Phoebe at 5:15PM. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: House wrens baCK
From: "gwsage" <gwsage AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 20:33:11 -0000

On Wednesday, May 2, house wrens returned to my back yard. It is always a pleasure to hear them sing. Gloria Sage ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Great Bear Road, May 4, 2012
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 10:56:19 -0700 (PDT)

The lakeshore was very active again this morning but I found more diversity at Great Bear . Joseph Brin ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Friday, May 4, 2012 1:53 PM Subject: eBird Report - Great Bear Road, May 4, 2012 Great Bear Road, Oswego, US-NY May 4, 2012 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 17 species Ovenbird 4 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 2 Mourning Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Baltimore Oriole 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------

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