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Zapata Wren,©Barry Kent Mackay

06 Nov HSR: Franklin Mt. (06 Nov 2009) 185 Raptors []
06 Nov Eastern Meadowlark, More ["gwren70" ]
6 Nov Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree [SUSAN THUENER ]
06 Nov Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree [Chris Tessaglia-Hymes ]
6 Nov Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree [joe & Diana ]
6 Nov Ring-billed Gulls in a tree ["Carolyn Jacobs" ]
6 Nov Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree? ["Kevin McGann" ]
6 Nov SV: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree? ["Eddie Chapman" ]
5 Nov Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree? ["Smith Gerry" ]
05 Nov HSR: Franklin Mt. (05 Nov 2009) 29 Raptors []
05 Nov Ring-billed Gulls in a tree? ["Mickey Scilingo" ]
05 Nov Madison County Landfill [Brenda Best ]
05 Nov Eastern Meadowlark, Tully ["gwren70" ]
5 Nov Erieville Golden Eagle [Kevin Pace ]
5 Nov RE: Woodman Pond & Chenango Canal Towpath Trail ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ]
05 Nov Northern Shrike [Brenda Best ]
05 Nov Woodman Pond & Chenango Canal Towpath Trail ["Brian White" ]
04 Nov HSR: Franklin Mt. (04 Nov 2009) 42 Raptors []
04 Nov Oneida Lake East End [Brenda Best ]
04 Nov Northern Shrike ["brinjoseph" ]
04 Nov HSR: Franklin Mt. (03 Nov 2009) 27 Raptors []
02 Nov HSR: Franklin Mt. (02 Nov 2009) 87 Raptors []
2 Nov Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
02 Nov Re: Oneida Lake [Brenda Best ]
02 Nov Oneida Lake ["Brian White" ]
01 Nov HSR: Franklin Mt. (01 Nov 2009) 124 Raptors []
1 Nov Re: Lewis Point, Madison Co. [Bill Purcell ]
01 Nov Lewis Point, Madison Co. ["Brian White" ]
01 Nov Fairhaven ["brinjoseph" ]
1 Nov today's birding ["Kevin McGann" ]
01 Nov Mexico Point swallow [Ken & Rose Burdick ]
31 Oct Brant, Inner Harbor ["gwren70" ]
31 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (31 Oct 2009) 8 Raptors []
30 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (30 Oct 2009) 7 Raptors []
30 Oct Hawks today: three nice birds... ["Tom Carrolan" ]
29 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (29 Oct 2009) 2 Raptors []
28 Oct Sylvan Beach [Bill Purcell ]
28 Oct Madison Co birds & thanks ["Brian White" ]
28 Oct RE: Screech Owl ["Kyle Buelow" ]
27 Oct RE: Great horned owl - food-begging cry ["Karl Kerster" ]
27 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (27 Oct 2009) 27 Raptors []
27 Oct Great horned owl - food-begging cry ["ccspagnoli" ]
27 Oct Cornell: Monday night was all about cutting-edge bird song info... ["Tom Carrolan" ]
27 Oct Bobolink [Robbie LaCelle ]
26 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (26 Oct 2009) 44 Raptors []
26 Oct Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
25 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (25 Oct 2009) 144 Raptors []
25 Oct Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ["brinjoseph" ]
24 Oct Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Report on Geneseebirds [Matthew Medler ]
24 Oct Fair Haven [Bill Purcell ]
23 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (23 Oct 2009) 80 Raptors []
22 Oct Siskins [Thomas J McKay ]
22 Oct Old Erie Canal, orange-rumped wazzit 10/22 [Ken & Rose Burdick ]
22 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (22 Oct 2009) 18 Raptors []
22 Oct Clay Marsh ["Mickey Scilingo" ]
22 Oct Re: Syracuse RBA [Judith Thurber ]
22 Oct Re: Eastern Meadowlark [Judith Thurber ]
22 Oct Eastern Meadowlark ["gwren70" ]
21 Oct Weds. birds [Bill Purcell ]
21 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (21 Oct 2009) 1 Raptors []
20 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (20 Oct 2009) 1 Raptors []
19 Oct Am. Woodcock [Judy Wright ]
19 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (19 Oct 2009) 55 Raptors []
19 Oct Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
18 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (18 Oct 2009) 76 Raptors []
18 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (17 Oct 2009) 184 Raptors []
17 Oct Re: todays sightings ["Tim Whitens" ]
17 Oct todays sightings ["Kevin McGann" ]
16 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (16 Oct 2009) 138 Raptors []
16 Oct Bishop Road 10-16 [Bill Purcell ]
16 Oct Re: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca [Judith Thurber ]
15 Oct Hawk Flight [Bill Purcell ]
15 Oct HSR: Franklin Mt. (15 Oct 2009) 91 Raptors []
15 Oct Re: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca ["Paul Richardson" ]
15 Oct Re: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca [Dorothy Crumb ]
14 Oct Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca [Andrew VanNorstrand ]

Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (06 Nov 2009) 185 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 06 Nov 2009 20:11:18 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               1              1            707
Osprey                       0              0            143
Bald Eagle                   2              4            134
Northern Harrier             6             19             58
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             11            555
Cooper's Hawk                1              3             87
Northern Goshawk             0              2             19
Red-shouldered Hawk          4             16             52
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           2097
Red-tailed Hawk            125            367           1599
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                46             67             91
American Kestrel             0              1            135
Merlin                       0              0             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              3             32

Total:                     185            494           5761
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:45:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        John Mueger

Visitors:
Leslie Preston,Art Gingert.


Weather:
Cloudy,2-10mph NW wind,Snow showers a.m.

Raptor Observations:
Ad BE 11:24,Imm BE 12:49.See hourly data for GE Ages and times.Imm GE at
8:10 dove on flock of turkeys west of watch.Unknown results. 

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Eastern Meadowlark, More
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:12:26 -0000
In addition to the one E. Meadowlark reported on October 21st. and on November 
5th., there are now two extra birds. All three flew up from the alfalfa field 
when a Coyote approached at 12 pm. The field is between my home and Rt.81. Good 
Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. 

Subject: Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree
From: SUSAN THUENER <SUELEE AT Prodigy.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:05:08 -0800 (PST)
This was a common behavior in my area as well.  There was a landfill on an 
adjoining road and when trucks would come in to unload the gulls would move 
off  or into trees until it was free to descend again. 


Birdy
Susan Thuener
Mohawk, NY
suelee AT Prodigy.net

--- On Fri, 11/6/09, Chris Tessaglia-Hymes  wrote:


From: Chris Tessaglia-Hymes 
Subject: Re: [OneidaBirds] Ring-billed Gulls in a tree
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 9:54 AM


I've also observed this in the past on several occasions, around this 
time of year. They will land on the tops of and walk around under 
crabapple trees to devour the berries. I've witnessed this at the Cayuga 
Mall plaza at North Triphammer Road just Northeast of Ithaca (across 
from the Shops at Ithaca Mall, formerly Pyramid Mall) and I've observed 
this in the staff/student parking lots at Ithaca College, up on South 
Hill, south of Ithaca, NY.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

joe & Diana wrote:
>   I saw a single Ring-billed Gull this summer eating crabapples in the  
> park along Skaneateles Lake. I actually tossed it some small ones and  
> watched it scramble to eat them. Didn't observe it in a tree however.  
> Diana Whiting
> On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Carolyn Jacobs wrote:
>
>   
>> At the condo where I live in Canandaigua, NY there are 4 crabapple  
>> trees
>> that drop their fruit in late summer. The gulls can be seen there  
>> every day
>> eating the fruit that measures approximately 1-2 inches. It is quite  
>> comical
>> to see a gull prancing around with a whole apple in its beak.  
>> Sometimes it
>> looks like a game of keep-away, with other gulls in pursuit, in  
>> spite of
>> hundreds of apples to choose from. There is a driveway just next to  
>> the
>> trees and the gulls take advantage of apples that have been run over  
>> by
>> automobiles. Other times, I see them pecking at the apples to break  
>> them
>> open. I've never seen them gulp a whole apple.
>>
>> I was prompted to write this today because I observed a gull land in a
>> different crabapple tree, remaining for about 30 seconds, precariously
>> balanced with outstretched wings. This tree is in an entirely  
>> different
>> location. Upon inspection with bins I discovered that the fruit  
>> remains
>> largely intact.
>>
>> Lyn Jacobs

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TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer
Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850
Voice: 607-254-2418, FAX: 607-254-2460
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Subject: Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree
From: Chris Tessaglia-Hymes <cth4 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:54:30 -0500
I've also observed this in the past on several occasions, around this 
time of year. They will land on the tops of and walk around under 
crabapple trees to devour the berries. I've witnessed this at the Cayuga 
Mall plaza at North Triphammer Road just Northeast of Ithaca (across 
from the Shops at Ithaca Mall, formerly Pyramid Mall) and I've observed 
this in the staff/student parking lots at Ithaca College, up on South 
Hill, south of Ithaca, NY.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

joe & Diana wrote:
>   I saw a single Ring-billed Gull this summer eating crabapples in the  
> park along Skaneateles Lake. I actually tossed it some small ones and  
> watched it scramble to eat them. Didn't observe it in a tree however.  
> Diana Whiting
> On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Carolyn Jacobs wrote:
>
>   
>> At the condo where I live in Canandaigua, NY there are 4 crabapple  
>> trees
>> that drop their fruit in late summer. The gulls can be seen there  
>> every day
>> eating the fruit that measures approximately 1-2 inches. It is quite  
>> comical
>> to see a gull prancing around with a whole apple in its beak.  
>> Sometimes it
>> looks like a game of keep-away, with other gulls in pursuit, in  
>> spite of
>> hundreds of apples to choose from. There is a driveway just next to  
>> the
>> trees and the gulls take advantage of apples that have been run over  
>> by
>> automobiles. Other times, I see them pecking at the apples to break  
>> them
>> open. I've never seen them gulp a whole apple.
>>
>> I was prompted to write this today because I observed a gull land in a
>> different crabapple tree, remaining for about 30 seconds, precariously
>> balanced with outstretched wings. This tree is in an entirely  
>> different
>> location. Upon inspection with bins I discovered that the fruit  
>> remains
>> largely intact.
>>
>> Lyn Jacobs

-- 
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Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
TARU Product Line Manager and Field Applications Engineer
Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850
Voice: 607-254-2418, FAX: 607-254-2460
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp mailto:cth4 AT cornell.edu
=============================================
Subject: Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree
From: joe & Diana <whitings AT adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:33:09 -0500
  I saw a single Ring-billed Gull this summer eating crabapples in the  
park along Skaneateles Lake. I actually tossed it some small ones and  
watched it scramble to eat them. Didn't observe it in a tree however.  
Diana Whiting
On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Carolyn Jacobs wrote:

> At the condo where I live in Canandaigua, NY there are 4 crabapple  
> trees
> that drop their fruit in late summer. The gulls can be seen there  
> every day
> eating the fruit that measures approximately 1-2 inches. It is quite  
> comical
> to see a gull prancing around with a whole apple in its beak.  
> Sometimes it
> looks like a game of keep-away, with other gulls in pursuit, in  
> spite of
> hundreds of apples to choose from. There is a driveway just next to  
> the
> trees and the gulls take advantage of apples that have been run over  
> by
> automobiles. Other times, I see them pecking at the apples to break  
> them
> open. I've never seen them gulp a whole apple.
>
> I was prompted to write this today because I observed a gull land in a
> different crabapple tree, remaining for about 30 seconds, precariously
> balanced with outstretched wings. This tree is in an entirely  
> different
> location. Upon inspection with bins I discovered that the fruit  
> remains
> largely intact.
>
> Lyn Jacobs
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> 



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Subject: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree
From: "Carolyn Jacobs" <jaclyn AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:04:49 -0500
At the condo where I live in Canandaigua, NY there are 4 crabapple trees
that drop their fruit in late summer. The gulls can be seen there every day
eating the fruit that measures approximately 1-2 inches. It is quite comical
to see a gull prancing around with a whole apple in its beak. Sometimes it
looks like a game of keep-away, with other gulls in pursuit, in spite of
hundreds of apples to choose from.  There is a driveway just next to the
trees and the gulls take advantage of apples that have been run over by
automobiles. Other times, I see them pecking at the apples to break them
open. I've never seen them gulp a whole apple.

 

I was prompted to write this today because I observed a gull land in a
different crabapple tree, remaining for about 30 seconds, precariously
balanced with outstretched wings. This tree is in an entirely different
location. Upon inspection with bins I discovered that the fruit remains
largely intact.

 

Lyn Jacobs



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Subject: Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree?
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:43:48 -0500
Mickey
A couple of years ago while driving through the Oswego campus I saw the same 
thing, in this case there was about 50 or 60 Ring-billed, it was a single 
Crabapple and they were devouring the fruits, I hadn't seen it before and 
haven't seen it again, It was in the dead of winter late January or February, I 
thought they were probably starving and the apples were better than nothing. 
Knowing they are opportunists, thought maybe a bird ate one and set off a 
frenzy drawing the others, and tasty or not, they were in a panic to keep the 
others from getting any, so I'm guessing that's why they were all at the same 
tree and didn't touch any of the trees near by 

Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com


 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mickey Scilingo 
  To: OneidaBirds 
  Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:51 PM
  Subject: [OneidaBirds] Ring-billed Gulls in a tree?


    
 That is the question I pondered this afternoon as I was driving down W Taft Rd 
in North Syracuse. There are 3 fruiting trees ( red fruits - possibly some sort 
of hawthorn) in front of the HSBC bank at the northwest corner of Allen Rd and 
W Taft Rd. While driving past, I noticed a group of about 25 Ring-billed Gulls 
in the parking lot and feeding in the mulch under the trees. But there were 
also 3 gulls actually perched in the trees eating the fruits right off the 
branches. Not exactly sure how they accomplished it, but there they were. Of 
course, my camera was safely in its bag at home, so there are no comical shots 
of gulls in a tree. I don't recall ever seeing a gull in a tree before, but it 
was a very interesting sight. 


  Mickey

  Mickey Scilingo
  North Syracuse
  Onondaga County, NY
  mickey.scilingo AT gte.net
  607-280-2638

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Subject: SV: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree?
From: "Eddie Chapman" <echapman AT online.no>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:41:04 +0100
Hallo all,
Mickey, here in Voss, western Norway, Common Gull (Mew Gull) have nested in
trees. I have also seen Common Gull and Black-headed Gull landing in cherry
trees to get at the fruit.

Regards,
Eddie Chapman, Voss, Norway.
http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/Norway/


Subject: Re: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree?
From: "Smith Gerry" <goshawk AT gisco.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:29:28 -0500
Ring-bills regularly perch in any standing trees that remain in breeding 
colonies but behavior is less frequent away from colonies Gerry Smith 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mickey Scilingo 
  To: OneidaBirds 
  Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:51 PM
  Subject: [OneidaBirds] Ring-billed Gulls in a tree?


    
 That is the question I pondered this afternoon as I was driving down W Taft Rd 
in North Syracuse. There are 3 fruiting trees ( red fruits - possibly some sort 
of hawthorn) in front of the HSBC bank at the northwest corner of Allen Rd and 
W Taft Rd. While driving past, I noticed a group of about 25 Ring-billed Gulls 
in the parking lot and feeding in the mulch under the trees. But there were 
also 3 gulls actually perched in the trees eating the fruits right off the 
branches. Not exactly sure how they accomplished it, but there they were. Of 
course, my camera was safely in its bag at home, so there are no comical shots 
of gulls in a tree. I don't recall ever seeing a gull in a tree before, but it 
was a very interesting sight. 


  Mickey

  Mickey Scilingo
  North Syracuse
  Onondaga County, NY
  mickey.scilingo AT gte.net
  607-280-2638

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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (05 Nov 2009) 29 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 05 Nov 2009 19:11:04 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0            706
Osprey                       0              0            143
Bald Eagle                   0              2            132
Northern Harrier             1             13             52
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1             11            555
Cooper's Hawk                0              2             86
Northern Goshawk             0              2             19
Red-shouldered Hawk          3             12             48
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           2097
Red-tailed Hawk             20            242           1474
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 4             21             45
American Kestrel             0              1            135
Merlin                       0              0             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              3             32

Total:                      29            309           5576
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:        Fred Reckner, Tom Salo

Observers:        Fred Reckner, Marilyn Leahy

Weather:
Mostly cloudy with light SE to SW winds.  Drizzle began at 14:30.

Raptor Observations:
GEs: Imm 10:52 & 11:44(2),  Ad 11:16 (attacked by Raven)

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Fred Reckner ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Ring-billed Gulls in a tree?
From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:51:33 -0500
That is the question I pondered this afternoon as I was driving down W Taft Rd 
in North Syracuse. There are 3 fruiting trees ( red fruits - possibly some sort 
of hawthorn) in front of the HSBC bank at the northwest corner of Allen Rd and 
W Taft Rd. While driving past, I noticed a group of about 25 Ring-billed Gulls 
in the parking lot and feeding in the mulch under the trees. But there were 
also 3 gulls actually perched in the trees eating the fruits right off the 
branches. Not exactly sure how they accomplished it, but there they were. Of 
course, my camera was safely in its bag at home, so there are no comical shots 
of gulls in a tree. I don't recall ever seeing a gull in a tree before, but it 
was a very interesting sight. 




Mickey



Mickey Scilingo
North Syracuse
Onondaga County, NY
mickey.scilingo AT gte.net
607-280-2638

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Subject: Madison County Landfill
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:42:43 -0500
I stopped at the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Rd. this afternoon.   
Nothing unusual.  Hundreds of gulls were on the grass on the other  
side of the fence, which made it very easy to scan through them.  Nice  
way to study the various ages/plumages of all three expected species.


Brenda
--
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Durhamville, NY  13054
bestbird AT verizon.net




Subject: Eastern Meadowlark, Tully
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:51:42 -0000
The Eastern Meadowlark continues its on and off presence in the alfafa field 
behind my backyard at 730 Banner Rd. in Tully. It was seen this morning. Good 
Birding. Gene Huggins. 

Subject: Erieville Golden Eagle
From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:27:27 -0500
About a half hour ago I watched a Golden Eagle work its way S. over the 
hillside behind our house on Eden Hollow Rd. At Sanderson Rd it crossed the 
valley and disapeared over Firetower Hill. 

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Subject: RE: Woodman Pond & Chenango Canal Towpath Trail
From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:57:36 -0500
Hello all,

Woodman Pond, as some know, is perhaps the premier inland/highland pond for
waterfowl in Madison County. It 
always produces good stuff from mid Oct to when it freezes over sometime in
early-mid December.

Great place that I'll be hitting next weekend.

Matt

Original Message:
-----------------
From: Brian White bwhite AT smith.edu
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:57:10 -0500
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Woodman Pond & Chenango Canal Towpath Trail


Hello everyone,

I spent more than two hours scoping the approximately 5500 Canada geese on
Woodman Pond and hiking the 
Chenango Canal Towpath Trail on Wednesday afternoon (4 Nov.). I found one
Snow goose, 2 juvenile Brant and 2 
Cackling geese in amongst the Canadas. Also on the lake were:
Northern pintail 4; Mallard 7; American wigeon 1; Black duck 4;
Green-winged teal 5; Ring-necked duck 48; Ruddy 
duck 2; Lesser scaup 1; American coot 8; Great blue heron 1; Ring-billed
gull 28
In adjacent trees:
Rusty blackbird 19; B.C. chickadee 9; W.B. nuthatch 1; Blue jay 1; Robin 4;
R.T. hawk 1

Good birding,
Brian



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Subject: Northern Shrike
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:51:55 -0500
I had the awesome experience of watching a juvenile Northern Shrike  
hunt in my yard for about 10 minutes this morning.  Sibley's shows the  
shrike perching at the very tip of a tree or bush.  However, this  
shrike was extremely active, flying through goldenrod stems, hopping  
all over the brush pile, flying up through tree branches.  At times,  
it would stop and waggle its wings (like a begging fledgling, but much  
slower), which I'm guessing was to lure its prey into thinking it was  
injured.  Back and forth and around and around it went, scaring up  
chickadees.  Then it flew way up into a tree and scattered the  
Mourning Doves a few times.  Then it was out of sight.  No breakfast  
here!


Brenda
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Durhamville, NY  13054
bestbird AT verizon.net




Subject: Woodman Pond & Chenango Canal Towpath Trail
From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:57:10 -0500
Hello everyone,

I spent more than two hours scoping the approximately 5500 Canada geese on 
Woodman Pond and hiking the Chenango Canal Towpath Trail on Wednesday afternoon 
(4 Nov.). I found one Snow goose, 2 juvenile Brant and 2 Cackling geese in 
amongst the Canadas. Also on the lake were: 

Northern pintail 4; Mallard 7; American wigeon 1; Black duck 4; Green-winged 
teal 5; Ring-necked duck 48; Ruddy duck 2; Lesser scaup 1; American coot 8; 
Great blue heron 1; Ring-billed gull 28 

In adjacent trees:
Rusty blackbird 19; B.C. chickadee 9; W.B. nuthatch 1; Blue jay 1; Robin 4; 
R.T. hawk 1 


Good birding,
Brian



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (04 Nov 2009) 42 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 04 Nov 2009 19:11:29 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0            706
Osprey                       0              0            143
Bald Eagle                   0              2            132
Northern Harrier             6             12             51
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1             10            554
Cooper's Hawk                0              2             86
Northern Goshawk             0              2             19
Red-shouldered Hawk          5              9             45
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           2097
Red-tailed Hawk             25            222           1454
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 5             17             41
American Kestrel             0              1            135
Merlin                       0              0             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              3             32

Total:                      42            280           5547
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        Becky Gretton, Ralph Niederlander

Visitors:
4


Weather:
Light NW wind,cloudy.

Raptor Observations:
Ad GE`s 11:39,11:41,12:34,1:36,2:16.

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Oneida Lake East End
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:10:33 -0500
11/4/09:

There is a huge raft of ducks on Oneida Lake visible from atop the  
hills in North Bay that I estimate numbers 1,000 ducks.  ID was  
difficult with these overcast/sunny skies, but I believe they are  
scaup.  There may be something else mixed in, but even at 60x it was  
hard to see field marks.

There were also Common Goldeneyes on the lake (first I've seen this  
fall).

 From Schneible's Restaurant, there were two Ruddy Ducks and 16  
Bonaparte's Gulls among other birds.  The Boney's were tending a group  
of Common Mergs; not sure how successful thieving was.  :-)


Brenda
--
Brenda Best
Durhamville, NY  13054
bestbird AT verizon.net




Subject: Northern Shrike
From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:42:03 -0000
This morning I found an adult plumage NORTHERN SHRIKE at Three Rivers WMA north 
of Baldwinsville. The bird was in a field opposite the Bald 

Eagle observation platform on 60 Road.

Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (03 Nov 2009) 27 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 04 Nov 2009 11:11:40 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0            706
Osprey                       0              0            143
Bald Eagle                   1              2            132
Northern Harrier             1              6             45
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              9            553
Cooper's Hawk                0              2             86
Northern Goshawk             0              2             19
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              4             40
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           2097
Red-tailed Hawk             24            197           1429
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             12             36
American Kestrel             0              1            135
Merlin                       0              0             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              3             32

Total:                      27            238           5505
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:15:00 
Total observation time: 8.25 hours

Official Counter:        Fred Reckner

Observers:        Bob Shultis, Leslie Preston

Visitors:
Two


Weather:
 Mostly cloudy with moderate but gusty SSW wind in the A.M. switching to
the W and NW throughout the afternoon. Scattered light showers mid day to
early afternoon and then mostly sunny.

Raptor Observations:
Ad GE  AT  13:58, Ad Be  AT  16:15, several local RTs

Non-raptor Observations:
Imm. N.Shrike having a mid afternoon meal of song bird hung from a Hawthorn
spine,  imm. White-throated Sparrow at feeder,  Ravens
========================================================================
Report submitted by Fred Reckner ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (02 Nov 2009) 87 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 02 Nov 2009 19:11:16 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0            706
Osprey                       0              0            143
Bald Eagle                   0              1            131
Northern Harrier             2              5             44
Sharp-shinned Hawk           5              9            553
Cooper's Hawk                1              2             86
Northern Goshawk             0              2             19
Red-shouldered Hawk          3              4             40
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             75            173           1405
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             11             35
American Kestrel             0              1            135
Merlin                       0              0             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              3             32

Total:                      87            211           5446
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:        Larry Dake

Observers:        Marilyn Leahy, Randy Lynch

Visitors:
Pat Roodhof, 2 others


Weather:
light NE

Raptor Observations:
RT white on wing tops, 3:00.

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Larry Dake ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:51:43 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  November 02, 2009
*  NYSY 0211.09
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
 October 26, 2009 - November 02, 2009
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:November 02 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#178 -Monday November 02, 2009
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 26 
, 2009 

 
Highlights:
-----------

RED-THROATED LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE
BRANT
EURASIAN WIGEON
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
MERLIN
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
MERLIN
RED-NECKED GREBE
SANDHILL CRANE
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
SANDERLING
DUNLIN
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
RED PHALAROPE
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
BONAPARTE’S GULL
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
BOBOLINK



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
------------

 10/27: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on Van Dyne Spoor Road. 3 SANDHILL CRANED 
were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 5 species of shorebird were seen at the 
visitor’s center including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. 

     10/29: 2 EURASIAN WIGEON were seen in Tschache Pool.


St. Lawrence County
------------

 11/1: A RED PHALAROPE was seen at Coles Creek State Park on the St. Lawrence 
River near Massena. 



Oneida County
------------

     10/26: A late BOBOLINK was seen in Camden.
 10/29: At Sylvan Beach the following were seen. 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 10 
SANDERLING, 2 DUNLIN, 11 BRANT, and 16 BONAPARTE’S GULLS. 



Onondaga County
------------

     10/30: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen near Northern Lights Shopping center.
     10/31: 15 BRANT were seen in the Inner Harbor.


Oswego County
------------

     10/31: A late  swallow, possibly a CAVE SWALLOW, was seen at Mexico Point.
 11/1: At Derby Hill the following birds were seen. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, MERLIN, and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. 



Cayuga County
------------

 11/1: At Fairhaven State Park a RED THROATED LOON, a RED-NECKED GREBE, and a 
MERLIN were all seen. 

    

     
--end transcript
 
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.


      

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Subject: Re: Oneida Lake
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:48:49 -0500
Hi Brian,

Don't despair over birding in Madison County.  I don't think you're as  
limited as you think you are.

I took a quick glance through my records.  It looks like the only  
species I've found on Oneida Lake that I have *not* found elsewhere in  
Madison County are Tundra Swan, Surf Scoter, and Barrow's Goldeneye.

>
Keep checking all the reservoirs and lakes in the southern part of the  
county (DeRuyter, Tuscarora, Eaton, etc.).  I've had Long-tailed Duck,  
Common Loon, and White-winged Scoter on DeRuyter Reservoir.  Woodman  
Pond is usually very productive; I've had Red-necked Grebe there.

Good luck!

Brenda
--
Brenda Best
Durhamville, NY  13054
bestbird AT verizon.net







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Subject: Oneida Lake
From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:31:29 -0500
Hello everyone,

Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about the northern boundary of 
Madison Co along Oneida Lake. 

The consensus is that any birds on or over the lake waters are not in Madison 
Co., but in one of the two adjacent counties to the north. 

This means that Madison Co lacks a large water body, which significantly 
reduces the potential avifauna of the county. Cazenovia Lake appears to be the 
largest water body in the county, although, so far, I haven't found it 
particularly productive. 


Good birding,
Brian



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (01 Nov 2009) 124 Raptors
From: andymason AT earthling.net
Date: 01 Nov 2009 19:11:44 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0            706
Osprey                       0              0            143
Bald Eagle                   1              1            131
Northern Harrier             3              3             42
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4              4            548
Cooper's Hawk                1              1             85
Northern Goshawk             2              2             19
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              1             37
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             98             98           1330
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                11             11             35
American Kestrel             1              1            135
Merlin                       0              0             20
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               2              2             31

Total:                     124            124           5359
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 7.75 hours

Official Counter:        Andrew Mason

Observers:        Andrea Lodovice, Becky Gretton, Fred Fries,
                  Ralph Niederlander

Visitors:
Nine, including Bill Purcell, Ajit Antony


Weather:
overcast; light NW winds

Raptor Observations:
1st--RT-8:45 a.m EST; last RT-3:20 p.m.; kettle of 12 RTs; local RTs;
several local BEs.

ad. GE--11:39, 12:00-2, 12:36, 1:25, 1:35, 2:55-3, 3:00; subad. GE--12:48;
ad. BE--2:00

Non-raptor Observations:
Ravens; White-crowned Sparrow at feeder.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Andrew Mason (AndyMason AT earthling.net)
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Re: Lewis Point, Madison Co.
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:39:38 -0500
Brian is right, the water line along the south shore is the county  
line between the 2 northern and 2 southern counties. I think I once  
read what the historical reason was but I don't remember what it was.  
As long as a bird is on or over the lake it's in Oneida or Oswego  
County.

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com




On Nov 1, 2009, at 2:33 PM, Brian White wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Although I was a frequent visitor to Madison Co. from 1993 or so, I  
> only became a permanent resident of the county less than three years  
> ago. Since then I've been trying to explore the county and record my  
> bird sightings.
> Last Friday afternoon I spent a half-hour or so at Lewis Point on  
> the south shore of Oneida Lake. While there I saw 25 Bonaparte's  
> gulls and 11 Snow buntings. Then I saw several hundred metres  
> offshore a juvenile Brant. As I had never seen this species in  
> Madison Co, I watched with interest as the bird swam steadily  
> shoreward and obligingly came ashore and walked up onto a lawn area.
> This raised the question for me as to the precise boundary between  
> Madison and Oneida counties along the south shore of Oneida Lake  
> from a species counting perspective and I'm hoping that some more  
> experienced hands will help me with this.
> It is customary in many cases where a water body separates two  
> jurisdictions for the boundary to be placed midway between the two  
> opposing shores. However, on many maps the boundary between Madison  
> and Oneida counties appears to follow the south shore of Oneida  
> Lake. If this is the case is the boundary the edge of the water,  
> which varies at least slightly depending on meteorological and other  
> factors? In the case of the Brant was it in Oneida Co til it stepped  
> ashore and thus into Madison Co? While this is a relatively easy  
> situation to observe, it could be more difficult for a bird seen  
> flying along the shore.
>
> Prior to visiting Lewis Point and encouraged by Bill's report, I  
> spent some time in the Sylvan Beach pier area. I saw 11 Brant, 2  
> B.B. plovers, one Dunlin, 5 each of Bonaparte's gull and Common  
> merganser, one Belted kingfisher and an offshore Common loon, as  
> well as the usual R.B. gulls, Crows, Starlings etc.
>
> Thanks for any input on the above boundary question.
>
> 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 email.smith.edu
> http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/
> Brian's bird photos: 
http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/BirdPhotoGallery.htm 

>
>
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Subject: Lewis Point, Madison Co.
From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu>
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:33:26 -0500
Hello everyone,

Although I was a frequent visitor to Madison Co. from 1993 or so, I only became 
a permanent resident of the county less than three years ago. Since then I've 
been trying to explore the county and record my bird sightings. 

Last Friday afternoon I spent a half-hour or so at Lewis Point on the south 
shore of Oneida Lake. While there I saw 25 Bonaparte's gulls and 11 Snow 
buntings. Then I saw several hundred metres offshore a juvenile Brant. As I had 
never seen this species in Madison Co, I watched with interest as the bird swam 
steadily shoreward and obligingly came ashore and walked up onto a lawn area. 

This raised the question for me as to the precise boundary between Madison and 
Oneida counties along the south shore of Oneida Lake from a species counting 
perspective and I'm hoping that some more experienced hands will help me with 
this. 

It is customary in many cases where a water body separates two jurisdictions 
for the boundary to be placed midway between the two opposing shores. However, 
on many maps the boundary between Madison and Oneida counties appears to follow 
the south shore of Oneida Lake. If this is the case is the boundary the edge of 
the water, which varies at least slightly depending on meteorological and other 
factors? In the case of the Brant was it in Oneida Co til it stepped ashore and 
thus into Madison Co? While this is a relatively easy situation to observe, it 
could be more difficult for a bird seen flying along the shore. 


Prior to visiting Lewis Point and encouraged by Bill's report, I spent some 
time in the Sylvan Beach pier area. I saw 11 Brant, 2 B.B. plovers, one Dunlin, 
5 each of Bonaparte's gull and Common merganser, one Belted kingfisher and an 
offshore Common loon, as well as the usual R.B. gulls, Crows, Starlings etc. 


Thanks for any input on the above boundary question.

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 email.smith.edu
http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/
Brian's bird photos: http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/BirdPhotoGallery.htm


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Subject: Fairhaven
From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:04:18 -0000
This morning at Fairhaven there were no shorebirds along the causeway. Walking 
out toward the lake there were SNOW BUNTINGS feeding on the weed seeds. At the 
end of the causeway I was able to see RED-THROATED LOON and RED-NECKED GREBE 
out on the lake. Farther down the beach a MERLIN was perched in one of the 
trees. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Subject: today's birding
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:02:12 -0500
Despite 19 KT. WNW wind there were few birds flying at Derby Hill this morning 
COMMON LOONS were the most numerous with 96, all flying in various directions 
but seemed to be migrating none the less and the only waterfowl that didn't 
seem to be there yesterday afternoon were several small flocks of 72 N. PINTAIL 
other birds seen were, WW SCOTER-5, BRANT-15, G.SCAUP-2, HORNED GREBE-1, 
DUNLIN-27, BALD EAGLE-2, In the hedgerows I found a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and 2 
- BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, at the south lookout parking lot there was a single 
LAPLAND LONGSPUR and nearby on 104b, a MERLIN, no luck on the Swallow at Mexico 
point but found 1 BROWN CREEPER. In the Elvic Farms area there was at least 10 
RED-TAILED HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER and dead SAW-WHET OWL on the side of the 
road. 


Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com
http://jaeger.bravehost.com



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Subject: Mexico Point swallow
From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org>
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:04:39 -0500
I had an unidentified swallow at Mexico Point Park on Saturday 
afternoon.  I watched it for several minutes, but couldn't get the 
key plumage details.  Unfortunately, Bill and Kevin didn't arrive 
until after the bird had left.  Based only on what was seen, the best 
possible matches are Cliff, Cave (dark) and Northern Rough-winged (very dark).

Its flight pattern was fast and low over the water, then a climb to 
near-zero speed followed by a sweep back down over the water; fast 
and agile and hard to stay on with the scope.  Top of wings brown in 
good light, with rounded tips and rounded isosceles  triangular 
shape. Underside: white belly, large dark area on throat, yellowish 
patching on the undertail/vent area.  I wouldn't think Cave possible 
because of the neck color, except for this photo found on the web: 
http://www.gos.org/sightings/44-swallows/CASW-GA-11-26-05-0147-bz.jpg

Good birding,


Ken & Rose Burdick
Skaneateles, NY
KenBurdick AT ieee.org 
Subject: Brant, Inner Harbor
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:30:16 -0000
Fifteen Brant were located on the lawn between the parking lot and the Inner 
Harbor this morning. The Inner Harbor is next to West Kirkpatrick Street in 
Syracuse. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. 

Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (31 Oct 2009) 8 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 31 Oct 2009 18:10:24 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            691            706
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   2             76            130
Northern Harrier             0             16             39
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            329            544
Cooper's Hawk                0             51             84
Northern Goshawk             0             15             17
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             22             36
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk              3            947           1232
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             24             24
American Kestrel             0             54            134
Merlin                       0              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                       8           2283           5235
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        Richard Hendrick

Visitors:
Andrea Lodavice,3 others.


Weather:
Cloudy,S wind 10-15mph,scattered showers N side of the ally.

Raptor Observations:
Ad BE`s 8:50,9:07.Imm GE 9:47.

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (30 Oct 2009) 7 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 30 Oct 2009 17:10:36 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            691            706
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   3             74            128
Northern Harrier             0             16             39
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            328            543
Cooper's Hawk                0             51             84
Northern Goshawk             0             15             17
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             21             35
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk              3            944           1229
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             23             23
American Kestrel             0             54            134
Merlin                       0              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                       7           2275           5227
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        Richard Hendrick

Visitors:
2


Weather:
Cloudy,hazy,SE wind 2-10mph.

Raptor Observations:
Ad BE`s 9:06,10:34,Imm BE 10:34.

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Hawks today: three nice birds...
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:36:00 -0000
On an overcast VerPlank Road in Clay NY, I had an American Kestrel. This was 
the very rich, filtered red variation male plumage. Not enough light for decent 
photography today. 

Nearly drove right past an interesting Redtail perched across the river in a 
wooded swamp section opposite lower Hayes Road. The bird was a very small and 
well-marked adult male just sitting on the wooded island. 

At Northern Lights, there was caterpillar-like amalgam of a few hundred 
blackbirds evading a raptor that I couldn't find. As I got closer, an adult 
Northern Goshawk came soaring into the picture. 

===

At my new Hawksaloft.com, the glue is nearly set on this blog thing. Tomorrow 
the entry will be entitled: "Golden Eagle aging, hasn't really changed", check 
it out. 

===

Jerry Liguori has commented on the Jones Beach Gyrfalcon at NYBirding... so 
that's worth a read: 

http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html#1256834081

One set of images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/4054785080/in/photostream/

Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
www.hawksaloft.com
...........................................
The secret of joy is the mastery of pain. 
   -- Anais Nin, writer (1903-1977)
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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (29 Oct 2009) 2 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 29 Oct 2009 19:10:07 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            691            706
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   0             71            125
Northern Harrier             0             16             39
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            327            542
Cooper's Hawk                0             51             84
Northern Goshawk             1             15             17
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             21             35
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk              0            940           1225
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             23             23
American Kestrel             0             54            134
Merlin                       0              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                       2           2267           5219
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Salo

Observers:        Leslie Preston, Richard Hendrick

Weather:
Damp, dark, dreary. Fog severely limited visibility the first 2 hours.
Light variable winds turned NNW after 2 hours. 

Raptor Observations:
Local RTs, NG perched by blind.

Non-raptor Observations:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-crowned Sparrow
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Salo ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Sylvan Beach
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:03:07 -0400
I went out to Sylvan Beach on Weds. afternoon in hopes of finding some  
birds grounded by the rain but I didn't turn up much. The north end of  
the beach almost all Canada Geese, several thousand, and a few  
Mallards. On the lawn at the canal outlet there were 11 Brant and out  
on the breakwall I saw 4 Black-bellied Plovers, 10 Sanderlings and 2  
Dunlin. Other birds in the area included 2 Common Loons and 16  
Bonaparte's Gulls.

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com



Subject: Madison Co birds & thanks
From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:27:15 -0400
Hello everyone,

Belated thanks to everyone who helped me with my recent posting problems. I've 
been traveling. 

Hope this works OK!

Thursday afternoon in Madison Co.

Eaton Brook Reservoir Pond: 520 Canada geese, 8 Mallard, 72 Ring-necked ducks, 
1 Red-breasted nuthatch. 


Great Swamp Conservancy: ~ 1500 Canada geese, 6 Mallard, 4 Northern shoveler, 8 
Northern pintail, 4 Green-winged teal, 3 Ring-necked duck, 2 Gadwall, one 
Pied-billed grebe, 4 House sparrows, 2 Common grackle 


Ditch Bank Road shorebird field: 7 Black duck, 7 Mallard, 4 Green-winged teal, 
7 Pectoral sandpipers, one Least sandpiper, 7 Red-winged blackbirds, 5 Great 
blue herons 


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 email.smith.edu
http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/
Brian's bird photos: http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/BirdPhotoGallery.htm


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Subject: RE: Screech Owl
From: "Kyle Buelow" <BuelowKW AT obg.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:33:33 -0400
Heard a screech owl calling at 8pm on Oran Station Road in Pompey. It called 
several times but each time I responded with a call it stopped. 


>>> "Karl Kerster"  10/27/2009 8:41 PM >>>
Chris,

In my own experience, owls including Great Horned Owls (GHO's) nest at any
odd time of year as long as the weather is not very cold. This results in
hearing, seeing, finding or having brought in to rehab centers baby owls in
each month of the year. Keep in mind that long winter nights allow these
nocturnal hunters more time to hunt, whereas diurnal hawks have their long
work hours in the long days of summer.

Karl G Kerster

 

From: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of ccspagnoli
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:45 AM
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com 
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Great horned owl - food-begging cry

 

  

Last night, at around 10 p.m., in my back yard I had what sounded very like
a young great horned owl repeatedly giving its food-begging cry.

Research online suggests that food-begging this late in October is not
unprecedented, but it certainly surprised me.

Good birding.

Chris Spagnoli
Town of Pompey





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Subject: RE: Great horned owl - food-begging cry
From: "Karl Kerster" <karl AT kerster.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:41:47 -0700
Chris,

In my own experience, owls including Great Horned Owls (GHO's) nest at any
odd time of year as long as the weather is not very cold. This results in
hearing, seeing, finding or having brought in to rehab centers baby owls in
each month of the year. Keep in mind that long winter nights allow these
nocturnal hunters more time to hunt, whereas diurnal hawks have their long
work hours in the long days of summer.

Karl G Kerster

 

From: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of ccspagnoli
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:45 AM
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Great horned owl - food-begging cry

 

  

Last night, at around 10 p.m., in my back yard I had what sounded very like
a young great horned owl repeatedly giving its food-begging cry.

Research online suggests that food-begging this late in October is not
unprecedented, but it certainly surprised me.

Good birding.

Chris Spagnoli
Town of Pompey





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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (27 Oct 2009) 27 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Oct 2009 19:10:54 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               4            691            706
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   2             71            125
Northern Harrier             0             16             39
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            327            542
Cooper's Hawk                0             51             84
Northern Goshawk             1             14             16
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             20             34
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             19            940           1225
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             23             23
American Kestrel             0             54            134
Merlin                       0              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                      27           2265           5217
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Fred Reckner

Observers:        Leslie Preston, Richard Hendrick

Visitors:
eight


Weather:
Mostly cloudy with light to moderate S to SW winds with occasional gust to
~ 30 km/hr.

Raptor Observations:
BE: AD  AT  10:02 & 11:15.  GE: AD  AT  13:45.   Three local TVs

Non-raptor Observations:
Several migrating Bluebirds, Robins, imm. White-crowned Sparrow at feeder,
Flicker, Downy WP
========================================================================
Report submitted by Fred Reckner ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Great horned owl - food-begging cry
From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:44:38 -0000
Last night, at around 10 p.m., in my back yard I had what sounded very like a 
young great horned owl repeatedly giving its food-begging cry. 


Research online suggests that food-begging this late in October is not 
unprecedented, but it certainly surprised me. 


Good birding.

Chris Spagnoli
Town of Pompey
Subject: Cornell: Monday night was all about cutting-edge bird song info...
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:54:44 -0000
I've posted some notes about last night's program at the Lab of Ornithology on 
my new Hawksaloft.com blog. 


Jeff Podos is certainly keeping the UMass Amherst bird song lab moving forward, 
after the retirement of Don Kroodsma [The Singing Life of Birds]. Very 
interesting and scientific stuff. 


Check it out, and the other recent entries over there [yet another reason to 
monitor what those kids are doing online] 


Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
www.hawksaloft.com
.....................................................
The more we see, the more are we capable of seeing.
  -- Maria Mitchell, Astronomer
       b. 1818, Nantucket MA
.....................................................
Subject: Bobolink
From: Robbie LaCelle <thebooksearcher AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:29:21 -0400
Yesterday morning (26th) my brother Joshua and I had an unexpected late
BOBOLINK that flew over our yard while we were watching for flyover
migrants.
We were were able to get great diagnostic looks while it flew over the edge
of the yard just above the trees.

Not much else. We were hoping for a good robin flight but there either
wasn't one or it was too high:
Canada Goose     68     flyover
Cooper's Hawk     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     13     mostly flyovers
American Crow     2
Black-capped Chickadee     17
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Eastern Bluebird     2
American Robin     16     flyover
Gray Catbird     1
European Starling     14     flyover
Cedar Waxwing     1     flyover
Chipping Sparrow     3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     18
Bobolink     1     *late - second latest upstate ebird record. flyover.
First spotted by my brother, Joshua, as we watched for early morning
migrants. We watched it as it flew a 150 feet away along the edge of the
yard just above the trees. We were able to get good looks. Straight
undulating flight, buffy yellow underparts (no white), white wing bars,
about bluebird sized (but different shape), pointed wings, black eyeline,
black streaking on sides, conical bill. Also it was making the call note
that would be expected for Bobolink.
Red-winged Blackbird     47     flyover
Rusty Blackbird     9     flyover
Common Grackle     2     flyover

A couple of days ago we also had several flyover Common Loons.

Good birding,

Robbie LaCelle
Camden, NY


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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (26 Oct 2009) 44 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 26 Oct 2009 22:10:32 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               1            687            702
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   6             69            123
Northern Harrier             1             16             39
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4            327            542
Cooper's Hawk                1             51             84
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          2             20             34
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             29            921           1206
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             22             22
American Kestrel             0             54            134
Merlin                       0              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                      44           2238           5190
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 15:15:00 
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Larry Dake

Observers:        Andrea Lodovice, Marilyn Leahy, Richard Hendrick

Visitors:
B. and R. Timmerman; G. Mason and friend; E. Moriarty, Patricia, A. Leahy.


Weather:
Light NE

Raptor Observations:
Ad BEs: 12:08, 3:15 (2), 3:45.
Imm. BE: 2:10, 3:15.

Non-raptor Observations:
Crow buzzed the owl.
Dragonfly: 1 and 1/2", red body, spot end of each wing.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Larry Dake ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:24:54 -0700 (PDT)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  October 26, 2009
*  NYSY2610.09
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
 October 19, 2009 - October 26, 2009
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:October 26 AT 4:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#177 -Monday October 26, 2009
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 26 
, 2009 

 
Highlights:
-----------

RED-NECKED GREBE
GREAT EGRET
WHITE IBIS (Extralimital)
EURASIAN WIGEON
SURF SCOTER
SANDHILL CRANE
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
HUDSONIAN GODWIT    
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
CAROLINA WREN
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
NELSON’S SPARROW
SNOW BUNTING
PINE SISKIN




Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
------------

     10/19: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Audubon Center on Rt.89.
 10/24: A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was spotted and photographed on VanDyne 
Spoor Road. On 10/25 the bird was relocated and seen by many observers from 
early morning to last light. As yet there have been no positive reports on 
10/26. 

 10/25: Also seen this day fron Van Dyne Spoor Road were HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 
SANDHILL CRANE, and NORTHERN SHRIKE. At Marten’s tract 2 NELSON’S SPARROWS 
were seen. At Tschache Pool an EURASIAN WIGEON was seen.At North Spring Pond 5 
GREAT EGRETS were spotted. At the Visitor’s Center 6 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS 
and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen. 



Cayuga County
------------

 10/22: 22 DUNLIN and 1 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were found at Fairhaven State 
Park. 

 10/24: 9 species of waterfowl including 10 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Fairhaven 
State Park. Also seen were 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and 10 
SNOW BUNTINGS. 



Oswego County
------------

     10/22: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Hastings.


Onondaga County
------------

 10/22: A laate EASTERN MEADOWLARK was spotted in Tully. PINE SISKINS were at a 
feeder in the est side of Syracuse. 

 10/23: 2 CAROLINA WRENS were found on the Erie Canal Trail on Bennets Corners 
Road west of Syracuse. 



Extralimital
------------

 The WHITE IBIS has returned to the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area and was 
seen as recently as 10/25. Check Genesee Birds for specific location. 

     

     
       
--end transcript
 
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.

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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (25 Oct 2009) 144 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 25 Oct 2009 21:10:13 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               5            686            701
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                  11             63            117
Northern Harrier             3             15             38
Sharp-shinned Hawk          18            323            538
Cooper's Hawk                3             50             83
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             18             32
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk            101            892           1177
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             22             22
American Kestrel             1             54            134
Merlin                       0              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                     144           2194           5146
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Fred Fries

Observers:        Andrea Lodovice, Becky Gretton, Bob Shultis,
                  Ralph Niederlander, Randy Lynch, Richard Hendrick,
                  Steve Hall

Visitors:
Numerous


Weather:
Clearing skies with light northerly winds

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Fred Fries ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:40:08 -0000
I, and many others, were able to view the SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER this 
morning on Van Dyne Spoor Road north of Savannah in the Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex. Check out a pretty good photo in Oneidabirds and/or Flikr. To get to 
this location take Rt. 89 north out of Savannah and take the first right turn, 
Savannah-Spring Lake Road. In about a mile or more turn right on Van Dyne Spoor 
Road and follow it till it turns left and pavement ends. Keep going on the dirt 
road till the barrier stops all traffic. The bird is sometimes on the power 
lines feeding and at other times in the fields hunting. Good luck. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Report on Geneseebirds
From: Matthew Medler <mdm2 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:07:50 -0400
I wanted to draw people's attention to a report on Geneseebirds of 
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher from Van Dyne Spoor Road, in the Town of 
Savannah.  There are actually two recent posts to Geneseebirds regarding 
this report:  http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/GENE.html

Matt Medler
Ithaca
Subject: Fair Haven
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:07:45 -0400
I took my time getting to Fair Haven this morning but it looks like I  
should have been there earlier because there was a lot of bird  
movement on Lake Ontario at 11:00 AM despite the south winds and rain.  
Things slowed down in the afternoon but there were some birds moving  
all day.

Brant     740     all W-E, 2 flocks seen to leave Lake Ontario heading  
S.
Trumpeter Swan     4     one w/ red neck tag "10K"
American Wigeon     21
American Black Duck     14
Ring-necked Duck     8
Surf Scoter     10
dark-winged scoter sp.  1660, birds flying W-E, too distant for  
positive ID other than a few closer Surf Scoters
Long-tailed Duck     7
Common Merganser     1
Red-breasted Merganser     43
Common Loon     3
Horned Grebe     2
Red-necked Grebe     2
Bald Eagle     3
Black-bellied Plover     1
Greater Yellowlegs     8
Dunlin     11
Bonaparte's Gull     3
Snow Bunting     10-20

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com



Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (23 Oct 2009) 80 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 23 Oct 2009 19:10:15 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              16            681            696
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   1             52            106
Northern Harrier             0             12             35
Sharp-shinned Hawk           7            305            520
Cooper's Hawk                4             47             80
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             17             31
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             41            791           1076
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 8             21             21
American Kestrel             1             53            133
Merlin                       1              9             20
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                      80           2050           5002
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        Marilyn Leahy, Richard Hendrick

Visitors:
3


Weather:
Cloudy,light NE wind,scattered showers and fog until 9:30.

Raptor Observations:
Ad BE 12:39,Ad GE`s 12:14,12:31,12:39,12:42,1:10,Imm GE`s 12:53,12:59,1:17.

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Siskins
From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:57 -0400
I had siskins joining the goldfinches at my thistle feeders today. Syracuse
east side.
A bit of a surprise.

Tom
Subject: Old Erie Canal, orange-rumped wazzit 10/22
From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:33:52 -0400
I skipped work this afternoon, and birded several miles along the Old 
Erie Canal.  There were several nice surprises, including this odd 
one that I couldn't identify.

Just 0.1 mi west of Bennett's Corners Road in the Town of Van Buren a 
small bird flew past and landed to the west of me in the top of a 70' 
ash tree, facing west.  Once the binoculars were on it, the orange 
rump was very obvious.  The color was just about pumpkin orange, but 
a bit darker and perhaps a tiny bit to the yellow side of 
orange.  The patch was quite visible, and appeared to go a bit 
further up the rump than on a Yellow-rumped warbler.  The patch was 
roughly rectangular with fairly well defined edges and the wings far 
enough out to easily see it.  About the only other thing visible were 
the tail and flight feathers which were pretty dark and featureless 
in the backlit condition - maybe slate gray.  I thought the bird was 
about the size of a Yellow-rumped or perhaps a bluebird, but hard to 
say.  It then glided down into some cover and was successful in 
evading me thereafter.

Could this be a color variant of a Yellow-rumped Warbler?  After 
that, the alternatives might be Black-headed Grosbeak or a very late 
Orchard Oriole.  None seems likely.

Other sightings included
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Carolina Wren - one singing and one seen trilling
Winter Wren - 1 singing
Wren sp. - 2 together; bad views; sounded like House Wren to me, but 
maybe Carolinas
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4
Fox Sparrow - 1
Rusty Blackbird - 1

Good birding,

Ken & Rose Burdick
Skaneateles, NY
KenBurdick AT ieee.org 
Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (22 Oct 2009) 18 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 22 Oct 2009 19:10:39 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               1            665            680
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   0             51            105
Northern Harrier             1             12             35
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            298            513
Cooper's Hawk                1             43             76
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             16             30
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             13            750           1035
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             13             13
American Kestrel             0             52            132
Merlin                       0              8             19
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                      18           1970           4922
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Salo

Observers:        Bob Shultis, Richard Hendrick

Weather:
SW winds becoming quite strong in the afternoon. Mostly sunny and warm.

Raptor Observations:
Local RT, SS, CH, BE (ad).
Male NH. GE subadult at 1:21.

Non-raptor Observations:
320 brant included a flock of 90 low and close.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Salo ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Clay Marsh
From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:25:03 -0400
I took a quick walk around the trail off Old Wetzel Rd in Clay this afternoon 
and it was fairly quiet. There was a small flock of birds feeding on grapes and 
other fruits at the parking area that included some Robins, a Cardinal, a few 
Chickadees, a Hairy Woodpecker, a Hermit Thrush and a White-throated Sparrow. 


Other than that, there were several flocks of singing Rusty Blackbirds, 
totaling around 40 birds, flying around and landing in the treetops. 



Mickey Scilingo
North Syracuse
Onondaga County, NY
mickey.scilingo AT gte.net
607-280-2638

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Subject: Re: Syracuse RBA
From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:37:08 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Joe,

Was the Snowy Owl a local bird?  Anyone have any news on the one rescued at 
Wegman's on Rte 31 this summer? 


Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY




________________________________
From: Joseph Brin 
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 23, 2009 7:08:16 PM
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Syracuse RBA



RBA

* New York
* Syracuse
* February 16, 2009
* NYSY 0902.16

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):February 09, 2009 - February 16, 2009
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 16, 3:30 p.m.. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon .org

#142 -Monday February 16, 2009

Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 
09 , 2009 


Highlights:
------------

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
SNOWY OWL
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
NORTHERN SHRIKE
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
NORTHERN HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
MEW GULL (Extralimital)

Onondaga County
------------

2/18: A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen at a feeder near Baldwinsville. 
2/22: A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were seen in 
Marcellus Park. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were at a yard in Skaneateles. A 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on Laird Road off of Rt.31 west of Baldwinsville. 


Herkimer County
------------

2/19: 10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were at a feeder near West Winfield.

Madison County
------------

2/22: A NORTHERN SHRIKE persists near a feeder in Erieville.

Extralimital
------------

2/22: yet another MEW GULL was discovered in Olcott on Lake Ontario in Niagara 
County. The location is the mouth of 18 Mile Creek. 

2/23: The Peru area NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen. The Champlain area 
NORTHERN HAWK OWL near the Canadian border was last reported on 2/18. There was 
no report of the Potsdam bird this week 


--end transcript

--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y., U.S.A.

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Subject: Re: Eastern Meadowlark
From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:56:33 -0700 (PDT)
Nice yard bird for that new yard list, Gene.   There's no E Meadowlark on mine 
yet ... and after 8 years at that.  I'll have to listen for flyovers -- my only 
real hope. 


Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY

 



________________________________
From: gwren70 
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, October 22, 2009 11:23:43 AM
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Eastern Meadowlark

  
An Eastern Meadowlark was observed in my backyard yesterday afternoon. My 
backyard is 2 acres of lawn and one acre of uncut grass and weeds at 730 Banner 
Rd. in Tully. It is good to be finally hooked up to Oneida Birds on my computer 
after moving from Syracuse. Good Birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. 






      

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Subject: Eastern Meadowlark
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:23:43 -0000
An Eastern Meadowlark was observed in my backyard yesterday afternoon. My 
backyard is 2 acres of lawn and one acre of uncut grass and weeds at 730 Banner 
Rd. in Tully. It is good to be finally hooked up to Oneida Birds on my computer 
after moving from Syracuse. Good Birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. 

Subject: Weds. birds
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:53:46 -0400
At Fair Haven on Wednesday there were 22 Dunlin and 1 Semipalmated  
Plover in the rocks behind the east breakwall. Also there were 2  
Brant. Not much on the pond in the park - 8 Ring-necked Ducks, 2  
Trumpeter Swans, 24 Mute Swans, 11 Am. Coot and 5 Pied-billed Grebes.  
Oswego Harbor had few birds, there were 6 Brant on th erocks below the  
fort. Late in the afternoon I had an Orange-crowned Warbler and a Fox  
Sparrow in the backyard.

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com



Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (21 Oct 2009) 1 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 21 Oct 2009 19:10:07 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            664            679
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   0             51            105
Northern Harrier             0             11             34
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            297            512
Cooper's Hawk                0             42             75
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             16             30
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk              0            737           1022
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             12             12
American Kestrel             0             52            132
Merlin                       0              8             19
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                       1           1952           4904
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        Richard Hendrick

Weather:
Cloudy,light SW wind.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (20 Oct 2009) 1 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Oct 2009 21:10:19 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            664            679
Osprey                       0             18            143
Bald Eagle                   0             51            105
Northern Harrier             0             11             34
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            296            511
Cooper's Hawk                0             42             75
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             16             30
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk              1            737           1022
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             12             12
American Kestrel             0             52            132
Merlin                       0              8             19
Peregrine Falcon             0             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                       1           1951           4903
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Fred Reckner

Observers:        Leslie Preston, Richard Hendrick

Visitors:
Richard & Gooper from Washington state


Weather:
Mostly cloudy with light to moderate SSW to W winds.

Raptor Observations:
(1) local RT

Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated WP, Hairy WP, ~30 A.Robins and 25 Starlings on the move.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Fred Reckner ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Am. Woodcock
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:54:52 -0400
This evening I was on Rte 176 in the Town of Ira near the intersection 
of 176 and Ira Hill Rd.  My dog was in her agility class. Right before 
we turned on the outdoor lights I heard a distinctive twitter and 
looked up to see a single Woodcock flying over the field.


Judy Wright
Baldwinsville, NY
wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com

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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (19 Oct 2009) 55 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 19 Oct 2009 20:10:34 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               1            664            679
Osprey                       1             18            143
Bald Eagle                   3             51            105
Northern Harrier             0             11             34
Sharp-shinned Hawk          12            296            511
Cooper's Hawk                0             42             75
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             16             30
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             34            736           1021
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             12             12
American Kestrel             1             52            132
Merlin                       1              8             19
Peregrine Falcon             1             14             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             10             29

Total:                      55           1950           4902
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Randy Lynch

Observers:        Becky Gretton, Fred Fries

Visitors:

Sandy Bright with her school class, Eleanor Moriarity


Weather:
cold with clear skies in the morning,warm with clear skies in the
afternoon. Little wind from the north.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by  ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:55:19 -0700 (PDT)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  October 19, 2009
*  NYSY1910.09
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
October 12, 2009 - October 19, 2009
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:October 19 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#176 -Monday October 19, 2009
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 12 
, 2009 

 
Highlights:
-----------

CACKLING GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
RUDDY DUCK
GOLDEN EAGLE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
SANDHILL CRANE
FOX SPARROW



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
------------

     10/14: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road at Knox-Marcellus Marsh.
     10/16: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from East Road.
 10/18: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Tschache Pool. 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were 
seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31. 



Onondaga County
------------

     10/12: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen from Nash Road in the Town of Elbridge.
     10/17: 2 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Beaver Lake.
 10/19: 6 or more FOX SPARROWS were found in the Three Rivers WMA at the corner 
of 60 Rd. and Kellog Road. 



Oswego County
------------

 10/15: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a GOLDEN EAGLE were among the raptors flying 
over Bishop Hill north of Pulaski. Also seen was a MERLIN and 1153 TURKEY 
VULTURES. ON THE 16TH. another GOLDEN EAGLE and MERLIN were seen. 

     10/17: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen along Rt.3 in Dexterville.

  
       
--end transcript
 
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.


      

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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (18 Oct 2009) 76 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 18 Oct 2009 18:10:24 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              14            663            678
Osprey                       0             17            142
Bald Eagle                   3             48            102
Northern Harrier             2             11             34
Sharp-shinned Hawk           5            284            499
Cooper's Hawk                3             42             75
Northern Goshawk             0             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             15             29
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             45            702            987
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             12             12
American Kestrel             0             51            131
Merlin                       0              7             18
Peregrine Falcon             1             13             19
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                1              2              6
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1             10             29

Total:                      76           1895           4847
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:45:00 
Total observation time: 6.75 hours

Official Counter:        Randy Lynch

Observers:        Carol Lynch, Ralph Niederlander

Weather:
cool,mild winds from the northeast,partly sunny

Raptor Observations:
9:50 Imm. BE., 9:55 Imm BE., 11:20 adult BE.,11:21 adult GE.

Non-raptor Observations:
Local Ravens and Rt.s
========================================================================
Report submitted by  ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (17 Oct 2009) 184 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 18 Oct 2009 09:10:56 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              57            649            664
Osprey                       0             17            142
Bald Eagle                   4             45             99
Northern Harrier             1              9             32
Sharp-shinned Hawk          11            279            494
Cooper's Hawk                3             39             72
Northern Goshawk             1             13             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          5             15             29
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             93            657            942
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 3             11             11
American Kestrel             5             51            131
Merlin                       0              7             18
Peregrine Falcon             1             12             18
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              1              5
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              9             28

Total:                     184           1819           4771
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Steve Hall

Observers:        Fred Reckner, Marilyn Leahy, Randy Lynch

Visitors:
Many.


Weather:
Cloudy,very light NEasterly wind.

Raptor Observations:
Ad BE 9:28,Im BE`s 10:47,10:47,2:01.Ad GE`s 10:12,10:50,UA GE 10:12.

Non-raptor Observations:

========================================================================
Report submitted by Steve Hall ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Re: todays sightings
From: "Tim Whitens" <willowcreek00 AT windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:13:53 -0400
Today circling high over Dexterville were two apparent Sandhill Cranes. 
Jared Caster also saw them with me.  Dexterville is located on Rt. 3 about 
halfway between Fulton and Hannibal.

Tim

Tim & Nancy Whitens
Fulton, NY
willowcreek00 AT windstream.net
Subject: todays sightings
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:22:29 -0400
Beaver Lake:
2 for sure 3 probable Ruddy Ducks
9 Ring-necked Ducks

Fair Haven SP:
200+ DC Cormorants
100+ Brant
22 Dunlin
7 Common Mergansers
1 dead Common Loon on beach

Dempster Beach:
4 Horned Grebes

at home White-throated Sparrows have made their arrival counting 20 this 
morning 


Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com
http://jaeger.bravehost.com



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Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (16 Oct 2009) 138 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 16 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              16            592            607
Osprey                       0             17            142
Bald Eagle                   6             41             95
Northern Harrier             3              8             31
Sharp-shinned Hawk          25            268            483
Cooper's Hawk               10             36             69
Northern Goshawk             1             12             14
Red-shouldered Hawk          2             10             24
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             70            564            849
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 4              8              8
American Kestrel             1             46            126
Merlin                       0              7             18
Peregrine Falcon             0             11             17
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              1              5
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              9             28

Total:                     138           1635           4587
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:        Marilyn Leahy

Observers:        John Leahy

Weather:
mostly cloudy, very cool, light winds from the N/NE. 

Raptor Observations:
am birds flying low and up-close.  pm birds flying high and distant.  Imm
BE-10:11, imm and adult BE-10:23, adult GE-11:24, adult BE-11:36, adult
BE-11:52, 2 adult GE's-12:47 directly overhead, adult GE-1:52, adult
BE-2:28. 

Non-raptor Observations:
mass exodus of robins again.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Marilyn Leahy ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Bishop Road 10-16
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:03 -0400
I got to Bishop Road at 10:15 this morning as Turkey Vultures were  
just getting into the sky. There was a nice flight for about 90  
minutes but by noon the wind switched to NW pushing birds inland. I  
moved to the east end of the road, had a trickle of birds and left at  
1 PM.

Turkey Vulture     256
Bald Eagle     2
Northern Harrier     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     116
Golden Eagle     1
Merlin     1

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com



Subject: Re: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca
From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:59:45 -0700 (PDT)
Wow, Andrew!! What a year you are having. Good work. Congratulations to you. 
Enjoy the continued travels in 2009 -- How can you miss? 


Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY



________________________________
From: Paul Richardson 
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 10:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: [OneidaBirds] Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca

   
Congrats Andrew on 500! I decided to look over my own records and was excited 
when I discovered that I had over 1000 species on my life list. That is until I 
realized I was counting in base 6. 


Congrats again!

Paul Richardson
Camillus, NY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Andrew VanNorstrand 
To: Oneidabirds 
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:59 PM
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca

Hello folks. This is a bit out of region for Oneidabirds but 
I'm still very excited so I hope nobody minds. This afternoon I met 
Jay McGowan in Ithaca and we hiked around "Hog's Hole" in Allan Treman 
State Marine Park, right along the south shore of Cayuga Lake. After 
a little searching we flushed a single NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW 
and eventually got some pretty decent looks. This was Life Bird #500 
for me and my 50th Life Bird of 2009! My year list is currently at 
424 for North America. Noah and I are headed to Arizona in a couple 
weeks and we're also visiting California and Colorado before the end 
of the year. You can check my blog for more info on our various trips 
and projects (we're currently recording a brand new studio album but 
it probably won't be available for a few months). I sure do love 
birding! Take care,

Andrew VanNorstrand
Manlius, NY
www.birdsandmusic. blogspot. com
www.myspace. com/andrewandnoa h 

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Subject: Hawk Flight
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:29:29 -0400
It wasn't looking like much of a flight day early on today so I took  
my time getting to Bishop Road (west of Pulaski) to watch hawks. The  
sky was brightening somewhat to the  north as I arrived at 11:30 AM  
but it remained cloudy to overcast where I was through the afternoon.  
The birds didn't need  need a bright sunny day to move, the light  
easterly wind was enough to put them over Bishop Road. It was a great  
Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk flight and I had my first Rough- 
legged Hawk and Golden Eagle of the season. From 11:30 to 4:30 (when  
the birds had fallen out of the sky):

Turkey Vulture     1153
Northern Harrier     7
Sharp-shinned Hawk     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     3
Red-tailed Hawk     268
Rough-legged Hawk     2
Golden Eagle     1
American Kestrel     1
Merlin     2
Common Raven     5 (honorary raptor)

also - American Pipit     115

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com



Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (15 Oct 2009) 91 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 15 Oct 2009 18:10:04 -0400
Franklin Mt.
Oneonta, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              30            576            591
Osprey                       1             17            142
Bald Eagle                   2             35             89
Northern Harrier             0              5             28
Sharp-shinned Hawk          24            243            458
Cooper's Hawk                1             26             59
Northern Goshawk             0             11             13
Red-shouldered Hawk          4              8             22
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1           2065
Red-tailed Hawk             25            494            779
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              4              4
American Kestrel             3             45            125
Merlin                       0              7             18
Peregrine Falcon             0             11             17
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0              1              5
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              9             28

Total:                      91           1497           4449
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Salo

Observers:        Bob Shultis

Visitors:
Bob Shultis and 2 others


Weather:
Light NE winds. Fog obscured areas to the east the first hour. Snow started
as flurries at 12:45. By 2:30 visibility had dropped to <.5 km. 

Raptor Observations:
BEs juvs. 10:20 & 1:06.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hundreds of agitated robins in the air all day. Was it because of the
approaching storm?

Predictions:
Winter storm watch in effect.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Salo ()
Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.FranklinMt.org



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Subject: Re: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca
From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:39:02 -0400
Congrats Andrew on 500! I decided to look over my own records and was excited 
when I discovered that I had over 1000 species on my life list. That is until I 
realized I was counting in base 6. 


Congrats again!


Paul Richardson
Camillus, NY

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andrew VanNorstrand 
  To: Oneidabirds 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:59 PM
  Subject: [OneidaBirds] Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca


    Hello folks. This is a bit out of region for Oneidabirds but 
  I'm still very excited so I hope nobody minds. This afternoon I met 
  Jay McGowan in Ithaca and we hiked around "Hog's Hole" in Allan Treman 
  State Marine Park, right along the south shore of Cayuga Lake. After 
  a little searching we flushed a single NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW 
  and eventually got some pretty decent looks. This was Life Bird #500 
  for me and my 50th Life Bird of 2009! My year list is currently at 
  424 for North America. Noah and I are headed to Arizona in a couple 
  weeks and we're also visiting California and Colorado before the end 
  of the year. You can check my blog for more info on our various trips 
  and projects (we're currently recording a brand new studio album but 
  it probably won't be available for a few months). I sure do love 
  birding! Take care,

  Andrew VanNorstrand
  Manlius, NY
  www.birdsandmusic.blogspot.com
  www.myspace.com/andrewandnoah 



  

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Subject: Re: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca
From: Dorothy Crumb <birder4 AT windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:21:06 -0400
Congratulations, Andrew. Of course we don't mind your reporting such  
a milestone and seeing such an unusual bird.
Dorothy Crumb
Subject: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Ithaca
From: Andrew VanNorstrand <andrewvannorstrand AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:59:07 -0400
      Hello folks.  This is a bit out of region for Oneidabirds but  
I'm still very excited so I hope nobody minds.  This afternoon I met  
Jay McGowan in Ithaca and we hiked around "Hog's Hole" in Allan Treman  
State Marine Park, right along the south shore of Cayuga Lake.  After  
a little searching we flushed a single NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW  
and eventually got some pretty decent looks.  This was Life Bird #500  
for me and my 50th Life Bird of 2009!  My year list is currently at  
424 for North America.  Noah and I are headed to Arizona in a couple  
weeks and we're also visiting California and Colorado before the end  
of the year.  You can check my blog for more info on our various trips  
and projects (we're currently recording a brand new studio album but  
it probably won't be available for a few months).  I sure do love  
birding!  Take care,

Andrew VanNorstrand
Manlius, NY
www.birdsandmusic.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/andrewandnoah