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Short-eared Owl,©Julie Zickefoose

8 Feb Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
07 Feb Correction ["Thomas M" ]
07 Feb Correction ["Thomas M" ]
07 Feb Oswego shoreline, 2/7 ["ccspagnoli" ]
6 Feb When to release a chickadee into the wild? ["Mark Bednarczyk" ]
06 Feb Golden eagle - Pitcher ["Thomas M" ]
06 Feb Pumpkin Hollow, ["gwren70" ]
5 Feb Shrikes [Bill Purcell ]
5 Feb GHO [Sue March ]
4 Feb Ruffed Grouse [Betty Armbruster ]
2 Feb Unusual Red-tail Hawk [Kevin Pace ]
1 Feb Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
31 Jan Oswego ["Kevin McGann" ]
31 Jan Bald Eagle Photograph [Zachary Wakeman ]
31 Jan Old Erie Canal Sunday 1/31 [Ken & Rose Burdick ]
30 Jan Re: B'ville Waterfowl [Michele Neligan ]
30 Jan Saturday gulls [Bill Purcell ]
30 Jan Fox sparrow [Betty Armbruster ]
30 Jan Horned Larks, Madison Co. ["gwren70" ]
30 Jan B'ville Waterfowl [Joseph Brin ]
29 Jan Oswego River Gulls [Bill Purcell ]
29 Jan Migratory Stopover Project [Joseph Brin ]
28 Jan Reducing aircraft-wildlife strikes at airports [Matt Kennedy ]
28 Jan Volunteers Needed ["Bob" ]
28 Jan Fw: Migratory Stopover Project [Joseph Brin ]
28 Jan Raven [Joseph Brin ]
27 Jan Ravens & Gulls [Bill Purcell ]
27 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler photos ["Leona Lauster" ]
26 Jan Wing-tagged Herring Gull [Brenda Best ]
26 Jan birds ["Richard Capella" ]
25 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
24 Jan Skaneateles WFC & half-hardies [Ken & Rose Burdick ]
24 Jan NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ]
24 Jan NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ]
24 Jan NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal) ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ]
24 Jan Lake Ontario Saturday ["LisaW" ]
24 Jan Merlin - B'ville [Judy Wright ]
24 Jan Syracuse merlin [Thomas J McKay ]
23 Jan madison county ["Kevin McGann" ]
23 Jan Yellow-throated warbler continues ["ccspagnoli" ]
23 Jan Otisco Lake, Tully Lakes and Fabius, Waterfowl Count ["gwren70" ]
23 Jan Howland Island Yellow-rumps [Bill Purcell ]
22 Jan Turkey Vulture in January [Von Merm ]
21 Jan Bluebird Research [Ellen Wisner ]
20 Jan Fish Crow ["Kevin McGann" ]
20 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler [Joseph Brin ]
20 Jan More GHO's [Kevin Pace ]
20 Jan G.H. owls in Cazenovia ["Brian White" ]
19 Jan Chickadees []
19 Jan Hermit Thrush [Ian Rosenstein ]
19 Jan Pine Siskin [Kevin Pace ]
18 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
18 Jan Unusual yard bird [Betty Armbruster ]
17 Jan Shrikes [Bill Purcell ]
17 Jan NYS Waterfowl Count at Green Lakes & Fair Haven State Parks [William Gruenbaum ]
17 Jan Sunday waterfowl [Bill Purcell ]
17 Jan waterfowl count ["Kevin McGann" ]
17 Jan Baldwinsville Village [Michele Neligan ]
17 Jan Northern shrike in Cazenovia ["Brian White" ]
17 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler ["brinjoseph" ]
16 Jan green lakes state park ["jerry" ]
16 Jan Onondaga Lake [Bill Purcell ]
15 Jan Friday sightings [Zachary Wakeman ]
15 Jan Re: Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse [Thomas J McKay ]
15 Jan Brewerton Backyard Birds ["Nature Chris" ]
15 Jan Re: Great Horned Owls ["Kyle Buelow" ]
14 Jan Oswego ducks & gulls [Bill Purcell ]
13 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse ["gwren70" ]
12 Jan Yellow-throated Warbler and other birds this morning [Tony Shrimpton ]
12 Jan Tundra Swans [Brenda Best ]
12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ]
12 Jan NNYBirds: Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ]
12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ]
12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ]
12 Jan Yellow-throated warbler [Joseph Brin ]
11 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]

Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:59:05 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  February 08, 2010
*  NYSY 0802.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
February 01, 2009 - February 08, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:February 08 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#191 -Monday February 01, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 25 
, 2009 

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

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
GREAT HORNED OWL
HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
SONG SPARROW



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

 2/1: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from the Knox-Marcellus lookout on East Road 

     2/2: 5 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen on Howland Island.


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

 The YELLOW THROATED WARBLER found is Syracuse three weeks ago was not seen 
this week. The last positive sighting was on January 31. 

 2/5: 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS were heard hooting at Baltimore Woods Nature Center. 

 2/6: 26 species of birds were found on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus. 
Highlights were PILEATED WOODPECKER, SONG SPARROW, and BLUEBIRD. 

     2/7: A MERLIN  was spotted in Baldwinsville on the island below the dam.


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

 2/5: NORTHERN SHRIKES were spotted on Hogs Back road in Hastings and Morey 
Road in West Monroe. 



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

 2/6: The NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Champlain was seen on Prospect Street. Champlain 
is in Clinton County close to the Canadian border. 





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


      

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Subject: Correction
From: "Thomas M" <sunsetseeker78 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:45:42 -0000
My post about eagles was all confuddled. I am sorry. I meant to say in my post 
that I saw an adult golden eagle! I apologize for any confusion. 


-Tom M.
Subject: Correction
From: "Thomas M" <sunsetseeker78 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:40:18 -0000
My post about eagles was confuddled. Sorry! I meant to say in the post that I 
had seen an adult golden eagle! Sorry for any confusion. The headline was 
correct. 


-Tom M.
Subject: Oswego shoreline, 2/7
From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:36:58 -0000
I stopped at Oswego Harbor, Fort Ontario, and St. Paul's Cemetery this 
afternoon. As has been the case generally this winter, there was not much to 
report. The harbor was mostly iced-in and the northerly winds had pushed a 
shelf of ice up to the shoreline elsewhere. Beyond the ice was an extent of 
open water so there was nothing to concentrate the gulls and waterfowl. 


Only birds of note were about a dozen long-tailed ducks (a/k/a oldsquaw) in 
various plumages off the cemetery. Common goldeneye were scattered in twos and 
threes wherever there was open water. 


Good birding.

Chris Spagnoli
Town of Pompey
Subject: When to release a chickadee into the wild?
From: "Mark Bednarczyk" <voytechs AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:28:49 -0500
We rescued a chickadee (kids named him tweety) back in December. He couldn't
fly and his right eye was puffed and hurt. I don't think he could see
anything out of his right side. We tried to release him within a few days,
but he wouldn't leave the box we kept him in. He has recovered completely
and no visible signs of any injury. His sight seems to be fine. I am
reluctant to release him into the cold since he might have lost his roosting
nest which might mean almost certain death for him. I was going to keep him
until spring. Until then he is safe in a birdcage we bought for him. I feed
him regular bird feed and a twig of millet. He likes the sunflower seeds the
best.
 
He seems happy, but does have a few outbursts trying to escape. He sings for
us when he sees through the window other chickadees outside at the feeder.
 
We also rescued a Downey woodpecker last week. He slammed into our window,
but he recovered quickly and was ready to go in just a few hours. 
 
We've never had a bird in the house before, so I'm just checking if my plan
sounds OK. We've got a fool house now with a cat, dog, a chickadee and a
rescue every month or two, fish and my 6 year old is collecting lady bugs
that just won't die from the fall house invasion.
 
Cheers,
mark....
 
"It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one
does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of
civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments.
Ideologically it belongs in the same class with political constitutions and
bills of rights."  Ludwig von Mises
 


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Subject: Golden eagle - Pitcher
From: "Thomas M" <sunsetseeker78 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:05:31 -0000
On friday Feb 5 at 3:50pm, an adult bald eagle was seen soaring over the 
village of Pitcher, NY from St. Rt. 26. It lazily went south. The question is, 
is this a wintering bird, or an early migrant? Goldens start moving in late mid 
to late Feb. 


Cheers!
-Tom M.
Subject: Pumpkin Hollow,
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:13:29 -0000
Pumpkin Hollow is an east,west valley found in the Townships of Onondaga and 
Marcellus. Pleasant Valley Rd. runs parallel along the length of the valley 
from Marcellus to Cedarvale. Yesterday, I found 26 species from Stevens Rd. to 
Marcellus. Highlights include: Black 

Duck-1, N. Flicker-1, Pileated Woodpecker-1, Brown Creeper-2, Eastern
Bluebird-2, Song Sparrow-2. Dark-eyed Juncos were in fair numbers with
28 seen.  Good Birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. 
   
Subject: Shrikes
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:59:43 -0500
I had two Northern Shrikes today in the late afternoon. One was on Cornell Road 
in Hastings where it has been fairly consistent over the past 3 weeks. Cornell 
Road is shown as Hogs Back Road in DeLorme's but Cornell runs from CR 38 down 
to the intersection with Hogs Back and Cowen Roads. The Shrike is found in the 
field just east of the southern RR track crossing. The other bird was at the 
intersection of Morey and Whig Hill Roads in West Monroe. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: GHO
From: Sue March <SMARCH1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:16:52 -0500
So nice that it is getting light earlier in the morning.
This morning at 6:30 I heard 2 Great Horned Owls calling back and forth in the 
lower area of Baltimore Woods. 


The coyotes in the same area have been particularily noisy lately. Glad to be 
able to hear the owls instead! 


Sue March
Marcellus
Subject: Ruffed Grouse
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:58:14 -0500
It was almost dark when I spied 2 ruffed grouse in my yard.  My cat  
was watching them out the window.  I'm not sure what they like to eat  
but I bought a country mix that has corn and other bird seeds.  I  
think they are hanging out in the field of evergreens across from  
me.   When one of them was running through the snow it looked like it  
had a long tail as the snow was a little deep for the bird.   They  
sure have been making my day a lot lately.

Betty
  
  
Subject: Unusual Red-tail Hawk
From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 08:37:22 -0500
Yesterday, late morning, we had a very dark Red-tail Hawk at our farm. When it 
was flying low across a brushy field, my first impression was of a dark morph 
Rough-leg. With binoculars the red tail was obvious. Several minutes later, in 
a different location, I was able to view it more carefully while it was being 
harassed by one of a pair of resident red-tails. It appeared uniformly dark 
from below except for light flight feathers and red tail. From above it seemed 
uniformly dark except for red tail. Would this be a melanistic individual? Sign 
of spring: the resident red-tail pair were engaged in arial courtship when the 
intruder showed up. They've also been investigating possible nest sites 
recently. 

Kevin PaceErieville 		 	   		  
_________________________________________________________________
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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:57:59 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  February 01, 2010
*  NYSY 0102.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 25, 2009 - February 01, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:February 01 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#190 -Monday February 01, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 25 
, 2009 

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

NORTHERN GOSHAWK
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
COMMON RAVEN
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
SAVANNAH SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
SONG SPARROW




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

 1/27: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was found with Tree Sparrows in the Mucklands along 
Rt. 31. 



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

 1/26: Two ICELAND GULLS and one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were found at the 
Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road. On the 28th. the 2 ICELAND GULLS were 
relocated. 



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

 1/27: 6 COMMON RAVENS were seen at the Andrews road feeder canal near Rt.481in 
Dewitt. 

     1/28: 1 COMMON RAVEN was found at the Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery.
 1/31 A SONG SPARROW was seen near Simm’s Store on the Erie Canal near 
Camillus. On Laird Road on the Erie Canal a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were found. 

 1/31: As of Sunday 1/31 the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was still being seen at 
242 Thurber Ave. in Syracuse. A group of birders tried but missed the bird 
today (2/1) but it still may be in the area. 



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

 1/29: 1 ICELAND GULL was seen in Oswego Harbor and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen 
at Lock 3 in Fulton. 

 1/30: An adult GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Lock 3 in 
Fulton. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen near Pennelville. 

 1/31: 1 GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on the ice in Oswego Harbor and another was 
found upriver at Lock 6. An ICELAND GULL was seen above the falls in Phoenix. 



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

     1/30: A FOX SPARROW is still frequenting a feeder near Ceder Lake.


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

 1/31: A NORTHERN HAWK OWL continues to be seen on Prospect Street in the 
village of Champlain in Clinton County near the Canadian border. 




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


      

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Subject: Oswego
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:18:03 -0500
still no luck on manure spreads to the west of Baldwinsville. I found 2 - 1st 
cycle Glaucous Gulls today, 1 on the ice in Oswego Harbor and 1 at lock 6, did 
not see the adult Glaucous at Fulton 

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



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Subject: Bald Eagle Photograph
From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:15:09 -0800 (PST)
Here is a shot of a bald eagle I photographed just north of Oneida Lake on Toad 
Harbor Road about a month ago. 

http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/


Zach Wakeman
West Monroe, NY


      

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Subject: Old Erie Canal Sunday 1/31
From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:51:18 -0500
I visited two sections of the canal today.  There was very little 
along the Camillus Erie Canal Park section from Simm's Store to the 
aqueduct, but one SONG SPARROW was found along Ninemile Creek.  With 
the aqueduct restoration complete, the water level in this section is 
high, and no longer good habitat for herons and dabblers.  This 
didn't stop about 150 Mallards from crowding into the small open area 
near Simm's Store.

The other section visited was the towpath / snowmobile trail between 
Laird and Bennett's Corners Roads.  This streach usually has open 
water due to side streams feeding in.  On the Bennett's Crs end (Van 
Buren), there were three EASTERN BLUEBIRDs, two WHITE-THROATED 
SPARROWs and one Myrtle YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.  The yellow-rump was 
showing bright yellow "shoulders" and a partially yellow 
crown.  There is not much fruit remaining in the area, and no Robins 
or Waxwings were found.  On the othewise quiet Laird Rd. end 
(Elbridge), there was RED-SHOULDERED HAWK in the woods between the 
trail and the tracks.

Good birding,

Ken & Rose Burdick
Skaneateles, NY
KenBurdick AT ieee.org 
Subject: Re: B'ville Waterfowl
From: Michele Neligan <gull.girl AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:34:18 -0800 (PST)
And, they were still there at 4:30 this afternoon.  

--- On Sat, 1/30/10, Joseph Brin  wrote:


From: Joseph Brin 
Subject: [OneidaBirds] B'ville Waterfowl
To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 4:25 PM


  



The recent cold snap has brought back a variety of waterfowl to the Seneca 
River in Baldwinsville below the dam. Seen this morning were MALLARD, BLACK 
DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECK DUCK, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, 
BUFFLEHEAD, and a single RUDDY DUCK that I almost passed off as a female Hooded 
Merganser until I got a good look at the bill. Also present was a GREAT BLUE 
HERON and 2 adult BALD EAGLES in the trees. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo. com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.

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Subject: Saturday gulls
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:33:38 -0500
A few birding observations from a trip along the Oswego River from Phoenix to 
Oswego and a visit to Fair Haven. In Fulton there was an adult Glaucous Gull 
roosting above Lock 3 along with the same adult Iceland Gull seen yesterday and 
a darker 1st cycle Iceland Gull than yesterday. Oswego Harbor was mostly frozen 
with few gulls or waterfowl. At Fair Haven the Pond was frozen but 1 Trumpeter 
Swan was roosting on the ice along with 6 Mute Swans and Canada Geese. Little 
Sodus Bay had only a little open water with some ducks, nothing unusual, 
shuttling back and forth between there and the open water on Lake Ontario at 
the end of the breakwalls. Near Pennellville there was a Northern Goshawk 
overhead and east of there on Bell Road there was a flock of 145 Snow Buntings 
with no stragglers mixed in. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076






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Subject: Fox sparrow
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:25:11 -0500
The Fox Sparrow is still in my yard.   I see it mostly in the  
afternoon.  I also have a Tree sparrow and a White throated sparrow.   
I have a very busy yard today.

Betty
Subject: Horned Larks, Madison Co.
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:50:34 -0000
This morning thirty-two Horned Larks were seen on a manure spread about 1/2 
mile southeast of Sheds next to Rt.80 in the Twn. of DeRuyter, Madison Co. 
There were no Snow Buntings or Lapland Longspurs with them. 

Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y.
Subject: B'ville Waterfowl
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:25:49 -0800 (PST)
 The recent cold snap has brought back a variety of waterfowl to the Seneca 
River in Baldwinsville below the dam. Seen this morning were MALLARD, BLACK 
DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECK DUCK, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, 
BUFFLEHEAD, and a single RUDDY DUCK that I almost passed off as a female Hooded 
Merganser until I got a good look at the bill. Also present was a GREAT BLUE 
HERON and 2 adult BALD EAGLES in the trees. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      

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Subject: Oswego River Gulls
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:14 -0500
There's been an increase in Herring Gull numbers along the Oswego River over 
the past 4 days with about 250-400 in Baldwinsville, Phoenix and Oswego and 
about 150 in Fulton. Barely worth a mention in most winters but there's been so 
few this season. 3 Iceland Gulls for the day, a 2nd cycle in Oswego and a 1st 
cycle and an adult in Fulton. The adult had very dark gray markings in the 
folded primaries but too much white for a Thayer's Gull. There was one very 
dark 1st cycle Herring Gull in Fulton that had to be considered for a Lesser 
Black-backed Gull except that it was the size as other Herrings in the area. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: Migratory Stopover Project
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:45:00 -0800 (PST)
 
Bird new sites and
help advance migratory bird conservation this spring!
 
Audubon New York and The
Nature Conservancy are looking for practiced birder volunteers from all around
the Lake Ontario basin to help survey sites for
the spring 2010 season of the Migratory Stopover Project.  The
project area runs along the Lake Ontario lakeshore from east of Buffalo 
to west of Syracuse and southward into the Finger Lakes .
Audubon and TNC have been working together on a study
to help identify and protect critical stopover habitats in the Lake Ontario
basin of New York, as well as to improve our understanding of why birds choose
to stop in certain places. You may have seen our posts before. This past spring 

and fall, the study team and a group of dedicated volunteers surveyed birds at
an array of sites during the migrations, piloting the sampling methods and
establishing the first set of study sites.  Our intrepid volunteers logged
over 5000 birds thus far during 172 site visits, and saw 114 species including
high numbers of Blackpoll, Black-Throated Blue, and Chestnut-Sided Warblers;
Ovenbirds, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, and Scarlet Tanagers.  Volunteers also
recorded uncommon species like Olive-Sided Flycatchers. Sampling sites are
located throughout the region to test hypotheses about the relative importance
of proximity to the lakeshore, landscape context (like how much forest is
around a site) and habitat structure in determining migratory bird abundance
and diversity.
This spring, we need your help to add to that body of
knowledge for the existing sampling sites as well as new ones—this is
part of a multi-year, 5 migration season study.  Join now to be part of an
effort that will help guide conservation, and land and shoreline management for 
migrating birds. 

 
Why we need your help:
 
·        We are poised to expand the study
to a greater number of sampling sites covering a greater geographic range (see
attached map), and we need your help!  More sites, more sampling, and more
coverage will strengthen the dataset and improve our power to yield strongly
supported guidance on where and how to protect and manage migratory stopover
habitat.  
·        We have had a successful first
year, but the study has really just begun—we need your help sustaining
the effort through the next year and beyond.  
·        Our effort here in Western NY will
have impacts beyond our borders, as it is one of the only projects in the Great
Lakes region mounting a field-based effort to understand and better predict
what stopover habitats are utilized.  Lessons learned from this study will
be used by related conservation efforts throughout the Great Lakes .  
·        Volunteers serve as ambassadors
for our organizations by talking to landowners and others about the projects
and helping to develop a groundswell of support for our work.
 
Why are we studying this? 
 
·        Recent research indicates that
migration is the period of highest mortality for neotropical migratory 
songbirds, 

and the conservation of these birds requires protecting a network of stopover
sites, particularly in the highly-altered Lake Ontario 
watershed. 
·        Currently, there is only anecdotal
information about important stopover sites, and no tool to predict where they
occur.   
·        There are increasing demands on
our shoreline (and elsewhere), and having rigorous and accepted information
about how migrating birds use the lakeshore is critical for influencing
shoreline management and conservation.
 
How you can help:
 
We are seeking experienced volunteer
birders who would be available to monitor specific sites this spring, going out
at least 3 times over the course of the 5-6 week migration. We will work with 
your 

schedule to find sites and sampling periods that work for you.  It
doesn’t matter if you have never participated in a citizen science effort 
before - training will be provided. Money is available to cover volunteer 

travel expenses associated with this study.  
 
For more information or if you or someone you know might be
interested in helping with this important conservation project, please contact
Laura McCarthy (lmccarthy AT audubon.org)
or 518-869-9731. 


      

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Subject: Reducing aircraft-wildlife strikes at airports
From: Matt Kennedy <kennedym2009 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:03:29 -0800 (PST)
Dear fellow birding enthusiasts,
    As a lifelong birder and professional aviator for over 16 years, I am 
conducting a nation-wide study on the level of community support for the 
mitigation measures used at airports to reduce the wildlife strike hazard to 
commercial aircraft.  Getting input from different regions of the country is 
necessary to gauge whether there are regional differences due to varying bird 
populations or possible high profile incidents involving wildlife strikes on 
aircraft.  

    Responses are submitted electronically to a database that does not 
identify users, so your answers will be completely confidential.  Findings 
will be released only as analyzed data or summaries in which no individual’s 
answers can be identified.  Please take a few moments to share your opinions 
and experiences.  I appreciate you taking time from your busy schedule to 
contribute toward this important research about community views on wildlife 
mitigation measures at airports. 

 
The survey can be accessed at:   https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XTVS225
 
If you would like a summary of my findings, please send me your e-mail address 
at kennedym2009 AT yahoo.com.  Once the study is complete, I will e-mail the 
summary to you. 

Best Regards,

Matt Kennedy
Graduate student in Aeronautical Science
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University


      

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Subject: Volunteers Needed
From: "Bob" <bobphoto AT verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:44:55 -0000
VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP OFFERED FRIDAY MARCH 5
 
The Montezuma Audubon Center is looking for energetic and committed volunteers 
who are interested in assisting our educators one day a week for 8 weeks as 
they bring the For the Birds! program to schools in Central and Western New 
York. For the Birds! is an Audubon New York elementary education program that 
teaches environmental awareness and appreciation of nature through the study of 
birds. During an 8-week program, school children in grades two through five, 
learn about their natural environment through classroom lessons, outdoor field 
trips, a live bird program and a conservation project designed to provide bird 
habitat in the local community. The program is taught by Montezuma Audubon 
Center staff, volunteers and interns. 

 
The volunteer time commitment is 3 to 6 hours a week for 8 weeks plus travel 
time, prep time and training. Classroom and/or bird knowledge preferred. All 
applicants must pass a criminal background check before being considered for 
any position. Programs are scheduled for Liverpool this spring and for Seneca 
Falls this autumn, but the Center hopes to expand the program to other schools 
in the area in the future. 

 
The For the Birds! volunteer workshop is scheduled for Friday, March 5 from 10 
am to 4 pm at the Montezuma Audubon Center located on Route 89 approximately 
two miles north of the Hamlet of Savannah, New York. The workshop is free and 
lunch will be provided. Registration is required. 

 
For additional information or to register please call (315) 365-3588 or e-mail
cstokes-cawley AT audubon.org Visit the Montezuma Audubon Center at: 
http://ny.audubon.org/CentersEdu_Montezuma.html 

 
 
  Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
 
 
The Montezuma Audubon Center is a State-owned facility operated through a 
cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation and the National Audubon Society. 

 
Subject: Fw: Migratory Stopover Project
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:53:18 -0800 (PST)



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "McCARTHY, Laura" 
To: "McCARTHY, Laura" ; Mike Burger 
; "goldtailedhermit AT aol.com" ; 
Joseph Brin ; "mecec AT comcast.net" ; 
"dougdan AT rochester.rr.com" ; "atg7929 AT rit.edu" 
; Jon C. Glase ; "jayghost66 AT yahoo.com" 
; "tsriley AT hughes.net" ; 
"rspahn AT prodigy.net" ; "summers AT frontiernet.net" 
; "mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net" 
; John Waud  

Cc: Kristin E. France ; David Klein ; Mary 
Pappa  

Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 4:36:16 PM
Subject: RE: Migratory Stopover Project

 
Dear All, 
 
Thanks to those of you who were able to help
by giving input on who else you might be willing to contact and who else I can
reach out to for volunteer recruitment. 
 
I wonder if any of you is on any of the
following bird lists and might be willing to make a posting on our project?  
CAYUGABIRDS
NYSBirds 
ONEIDABIRDS
 
Bob S. was able to do this for us to the Genesee bird list already, as some of 
you may have seen, 

and the response was very positive.  Bob, thank you very much for your
help! 
 
If anyone is a member of one or more of
these lists and would be willing to make a post, that would be really helpful! 
Attached 

is the short blurb that can be shortened more if needed.  Feel free to explain
your past involvement if you think that would help spur interest too!  If
you can do this, please respond all so we don’t duplicate that same list
if possible.
 
Many thanks in advance to anything you can
do to send the message on (beyond these lists if you know of others is good
too)
 
Most Sincerely, 
Laura
 
 

________________________________
 
From:McCARTHY, Laura 
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
3:13 PM
To: McCARTHY, Laura; Mike Burger;
goldtailedhermit AT aol.com; 'Joseph Brin' ; mecec AT comcast.net ; 
dougdan AT rochester.rr.com ; atg7929 AT rit.edu ; 'Jon C. Glase' ; 
jayghost66 AT yahoo.com ; tsriley AT hughes.net; rspahn AT prodigy.net ; 
summers AT frontiernet.net ; mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net ; 'John Waud' 

Cc: 'Kristin E. France'; ' David Klein '; Mary Pappa
Subject: RE: Migratory Stopover
Project
Importance: High
 
Hi again all, 
 
Happy New Year!  I wanted to follow
up to see if any of you had any insight on our volunteer list (which includes
all people who have been considered and notes on whether they were contacted or
if they had interest). Your input would be most helpful to me as I move forward
with volunteer recruitment this winter for the spring.  If you have a
moment, please peruse this attached spreadsheet and let me know if you have
more information on anyone whose information may be incomplete or if there are
people you know very well who you would like to approach.  Thank you in
advance for this help!
 
Also, below is a draft list of potential
locations where we would like to publish an article or blurb about the project
and get out the word to more volunteers.  Do you have any ideas that are
not already listed here?  In addition, are you part of one of these lists
and would you be willing to post it there for us? Since I am not a member of
the bird lists, I am hoping one or more of you might be interested in posting
to those you are a member of. Please let me know if you can by “replying
all” to this email so that I can keep track and others can see what has
been covered.  I have attached the short version and a longer version with
a photo of the Newsletter article/call for volunteers that I am hoping can be
posted to these lists soon, published in newsletters throughout the winter, and
perhaps posted on websites too.  Many thanks for all you can do to help us
get the word out to your networks!
 
 
NYSOA – best
contact for getting something out to members or in newsletter?
 
Eaton Bird Club –
Does anyone have a contact?
 
Audubon New York Newswire – Laura
 
Audubon New York Facebook Page - Laura
 
Montezuma visitors List serve - Frank
 
Friends of Montezuma Newsletter - Frank
 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Mike
Burger
 
BuffaloOrnithological Society – Does
anyone have a contact?
 
RBA – Laura contacted Jay
Greenburg about newsletter, Kristin contacted Amy 
Kahn about listserve/website
 
GeneseeValleyAudubon – June
 
Onondaga Audubon – Tom (already
sent to Julie, editor)
 
Buffalo Audubon – newsletter
blurb sent to Paul Fehringer
 
Lists:
  Would any of you be interested in posting our update (attached) to
lists they are on?  Please let me know, and if we are missed any other
potential lists:
 
CAYUGABIRDS-L
Genesee Valley Birds 
NYSBirds-L: 
ONEIDABIRDS: 
 
 
Most Sincerely, 
Laura
 

________________________________
 
From:McCARTHY, Laura 
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
1:39 PM
To: McCARTHY, Laura; 'Mike Burger' ; 'goldtailedhermit AT aol.com'; 'Joseph Brin' 
; ' mecec AT comcast.net '; 

' dougdan AT rochester.rr.com '; ' atg7929 AT rit.edu '; 'Jon C. Glase' ; ' 
jayghost66 AT yahoo.com '; 'tsriley AT hughes.net' ; ' rspahn AT prodigy.net '; ' 
summers AT frontiernet.net ' ; ' mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net '; 'John Waud' 

Cc: 'Kristin E. France'; ' David Klein '; ' Mary Pappa '
Subject: RE: Migratory Stopover
Project
Importance: High
 
Oops, of course, the attached list would
be most helpful!  Here that is, and thanks to those who replied letting me
know I forgot it!
 
Happy Holidays, and thanks again for all
you do!
 
Laura
 
 

________________________________
 
From:McCARTHY, Laura 
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
1:14 PM
To: ' Mike Burger ' ; goldtailedhermit AT aol.com ; ' Joseph Brin ' ; 
mecec AT comcast.net ; dougdan AT rochester.rr.com ; atg7929 AT rit.edu ; ' Jon C. Glase 
' ; jayghost66 AT yahoo.com ; tsriley AT hughes.net ; rspahn AT prodigy.net ; 
summers AT frontiernet.net ; mjtetlow AT frontiernet.net ; ' John Waud ' 

Cc: 'Kristin E. France'; ' David Klein '; Mary Pappa
Subject: Migratory Stopover
Project
 
Dear All (participants in Fall 09
Migratory Stopover Project),
 
Happy Holidays!
 
In a discussion about volunteer
recruitment during the appreciation/recap event at the MAC, Kristin mentioned
that several of you were interested in seeing the list of folks we had tried to
contact to see if there were others you might be able to help with, or if there
were people on our list that you knew personally.  I compiled my lists of
volunteers (including you all) from the Fall, the spring, as well as the other
people who contacted me or were suggested to me by others during both
recruitment time periods.  Attached is that list with labeled headings for
these sections.  There is a column of notes where I included information
on where I got the name, or if contact was made.  Some of these people are
not interested, but I’ve left them on here to ensure I do not contact
them again accidently.
 
Can you help?
I would appreciate any new names that are
not included on this list – as well as any contact information for where
I am missing it.  Also, are there people on here that you know well and
would like to contact yourself?  Please let me know. We can talk more
about this in early January when the Holidays are over, but I wanted to send
this out to you as soon as possible.  This list is only going to you, our
small volunteer group and the study leaders from the fall period, and I will
not be sharing this list beyond that.  Please do not share this list
beyond our group in case people would rather their contact information not be
shared more broadly.
 
If you have a lot of changes to make on
this sheet, please track or highlight any changes you make (or people you will
take the lead on contacting) and send your updated document back to me. 
Also, if you have “new notes”, feel free to fill in that column
with anything I should know.  If you just have a few other ideas, you can
email those to me – whatever works better for you!
 
As always, your help is much appreciated
as we look forward to developing the spring season! 
 
Most sincerely, 
Happy New Year, 
 
Laura
 
Laura McCarthy
Audubon New York
518-869-9731


      

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Subject: Raven
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:52:33 -0800 (PST)
A mid morning walk at the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery was very quiet. I did 
see TREE SPARROW, JUNCO, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. The real treat was a RAVEN 
cronking overhead before heading south. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      

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Subject: Ravens & Gulls
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:54:22 -0500
At the Andrews Road feeder canal in Dewitt this morning I found mostly the 
expected species with a few Robins and one White-throated Sparrows along with 
typical residents. There were 6 Mockingbirds along the mile+ length of the 
canal and a flock of 6 Common Ravens! flew over heading west. St. Mary's 
Cemetery is in that direction but after that there's only miles of Syracuse 
residential housing. 

At the Madison County landfill there were several thousand gulls but they were 
usually out of sight down in the landfill. There were never more than ~120 
gulls on or around the pond but I did manage to pick out an adult and a 
second-cycle Iceland Gull in the swirling masses when they were disturbed on 
the landfill. In a recent post Kevin McGann wondered where these gulls were 
roosting since we believe they require open water. On Oneida Lake there is a 
little open water at Lakeport and Bridgeport although I'm not sure that 3,000+ 
gulls would roost there. Open water on the Finger Lakes and the Oswego River 
are closer to landfills in Seneca and Oswego County so gulls on those waters 
would probably fly the shorter distances to forage. (And there hasn't been 300 
Herring Gulls on the Oswego River this winter, never mind 3,000). 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076






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Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler photos
From: "Leona Lauster" <leonal AT rochester.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:43:02 -0500
 I finally found the time to go to Syracuse for the Yellow-throated Warbler. I 
called Robert Burdick and Bob Guthrie and I easily found his place and his deck 
where he said we could wait for the bird. We only waited a short time for the 
warbler and it stayed long enough to get many photos. Kathy Strickland met us 
there. Click on the link below to see a few digiscoped photos. 

Leona Lauster
Lyons, NY


http://picasaweb.google.com/leona.lauster/YellowThroatedWarbler#

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Subject: Wing-tagged Herring Gull
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:36:40 -0500
The wing-tagged Herring Gull I found at the Madison County Landfill on 1/5/10 
remains a mystery. The Bird Banding Lab advises they "cannot find 
authorization" for the band I reported. They asked me to confirm my sighting, 
which I did, and asked for photos, which I don't have. I've been back to the 
landfill hoping to re-find the gull, but have had no luck so far. Today, I did 
find the two Icelands and the Lesser Black-backed that Kevin McGann reported. 
Unfortunately, most of the gulls were on the partially thawed pond facing left 
into the wind, and the wing-tag I found appeared to be on the right wing only. 


On a funny note, I got a kick out of a juvenile Herring Gull "playing" with a 
toy football on the ice. I should have taken a picture. Lot of good captions 
there! 



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




Subject: birds
From: "Richard Capella" <rcapella002 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:01:42 -0500
Tues---01/26/10---Makyes Rd.---South Onondaga

Wonderful sight on a snowy morning---5 Eastern Bluebirds sitting on my porch 
railing and checking out a bluebird house mounted just off the railing----. A 
VERY cheery sight 

--Mad Austrian

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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:23:29 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  January 25, 2010
*  NYSY 2501.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 18, 2009 - January 25, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:January 25 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#189 -Monday January 25, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 18 
, 2009 

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


TUNDRA SWAN
BALD EAGLE
TURKEY VULTURE
MERLIN
ROUGH LEGGED HAWK
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
FISH CROW
CAROLINA WREN
WINTER WREN
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
PINE SISKIN



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

     No reports this week.


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

     1/19: A PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder in Erieville.
 1/24: 2 ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at the Madison 
County Landfill. 



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

 The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER found two weeks ago was seen all week at the 
Syracuse location, 242 Thurber Ave. Call Robert Burdick at 315-476-3979 if you 
wish to some to see the bird. 

 1/20: A lone FISH CROW was found at Shop City in the Eastwood area of 
Syracuse. 

 1/21: A TURKEY VULTURE was spotted near the Erie Canal Trail in Fayetteville. 
2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen near Slate Hill Road south of Marcellus. 

 1/23: A MERLIN was seen near Nottingham High School in Syracuse. A CAROLINA 
WREN and a WINTER WREN were found along the Erie Canal Trail west of 
Baldwinsville on Laird Road. 

 1/24: A MERLIN was seen in a tree on an island in the Seneca River in 
Baldwinsville. 3 BALD EAGLES were seen at the south end of Cross Lake on 
Stevens Road. 



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

     1/23: 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were found on Howland Island.


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

 1/19: 5 TUNDRA SWANS were seen flying from the end of Rainbow Shores Road on 
Lake Ontario. 



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

 A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in the Town of Champlain, Clinton County near 
the Canadian border on 1/20. The bird was found on Prospect Street. The latest 
positive report was from 1/23. 




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


      

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Subject: Skaneateles WFC & half-hardies
From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:42:02 -0500
Tom Riley, Caroline Manring and I counted Skaneateles Lake on 
Saturday.  The weather and viewing were excellent, but there was 
limited variety on the lake, and a paucity of land birds.  Among the 
water birds were 3 American Coots, 2 Common Loons, Ring-necked Ducks, 
American Black Ducks, Redhead, Hooded Mergansers and large numbers of 
Common Goldeneyes.  No scaup or grebes.

The best land birds were a pair of Bald Eagles at the south end - one 
sub-adult & one younger - and a Carolina Wren singing in the 
village.  In Skaneateles, an unusually large number, over 700 gulls 
were on the ice shelf.  This included over 40  Great Black-backed and 
an "interesting" small black-backed gull with yellowish legs.

Several recent trips to Carpenters Brook Fish Hatchery produced no 
half-hardies.  I had better luck on the Old Erie Canal between 
MacDonald Rd and Laird Rd Sunday.  The Winter Wren was silent as it 
fed on the old canal bed under heavy brush.  Titmice and House Finch 
were singing. Selected birds:

Northern Flicker 1
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 13
Cedar Waxwing 14
White-throated Sparrow 8

Good birding,

Ken Burdick
Skaneateles, NY
KenBurdick AT ieee.org 
Subject: NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal)
From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:11:20 -0500
Hello all,

Please read the following about the Kingbird Journal (archive now on-line)
and consider joining the New 
York State Ornithological Association. 

For those wanting to join, you can now join on-line here: 

http://www.nybirds.org/FedMembership.htm 

You can now pay via Paypal (instead of paper check via snail mail)! 

thanks,
Matt Young


NYSOA Launches Searchable Ornithological Data Base 

In January the New York State Ornithological 
Association (NYSOA) announced a terrific new 
resource for ornithologists, students, and 
birders. The Kingbird, NYSOAs quarterly 
ornithological journal, has been in print since 
1950. Now anyone can go online and search a 
database of 57 years of The Kingbird free of 
charge. Being able to find specific information 
quickly with a computer will save researchers the 
countless hours of work that were previously 
necessary when sifting through hundreds of paper issues of The Kingbird. 

This unique research and educational resource, 
incorporating 229 issues of the journal, clearly 
demonstrates NYSOAs commitment to its mission to 
further the study of bird life and to 
disseminate knowledge thereof. NYSOA expects 
that the data base will not only serve as a rich 
source of information for studies already 
underway but also stimulate new work on the birds 
of New York State. For birders, it is a treasure 
trove of information that can deepen 
understanding of field observations and 
trends.or simply provide hours of enjoyment or reminiscence. 

The archive, which can be found at 
http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, 
represents a $15,000 investment by NYSOA in the 
future of New York States birds. NYSOA 
volunteers spent well over 100 hours working on 
the project. The searchable data base currently 
contains about 8 million words on nearly 16,000 
pages comprising more than 5,200 files. In 
addition, there is an online library of 229 full 
issues and 4 ten-year indices available for 
download or online browsing. Four issues of The 
Kingbird will be added to the archive each year. 

With deep gratitude to past members who made 
bequests to NYSOA for educational purposes, and 
to all those who have contributed writings and 
observations to The Kingbird over the years, 
NYSOA encourages all birders and ornithologists 
to explore, utilize, and enjoy the archive. Check 
it out, even if just for fun, and spread word of 
it to others who share your passion for birds. 

For more information, contact NYSOA president 
Carena Pooth at president1 AT nybirds.org. 


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Subject: NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal)
From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:11:20 -0500
Hello all,

Please read the following about the Kingbird Journal (archive now on-line)
and consider joining the New 
York State Ornithological Association. 

For those wanting to join, you can now join on-line here: 

http://www.nybirds.org/FedMembership.htm 

You can now pay via Paypal (instead of paper check via snail mail)! 

thanks,
Matt Young


NYSOA Launches Searchable Ornithological Data Base 

In January the New York State Ornithological 
Association (NYSOA) announced a terrific new 
resource for ornithologists, students, and 
birders. The Kingbird, NYSOAs quarterly 
ornithological journal, has been in print since 
1950. Now anyone can go online and search a 
database of 57 years of The Kingbird free of 
charge. Being able to find specific information 
quickly with a computer will save researchers the 
countless hours of work that were previously 
necessary when sifting through hundreds of paper issues of The Kingbird. 

This unique research and educational resource, 
incorporating 229 issues of the journal, clearly 
demonstrates NYSOAs commitment to its mission to 
further the study of bird life and to 
disseminate knowledge thereof. NYSOA expects 
that the data base will not only serve as a rich 
source of information for studies already 
underway but also stimulate new work on the birds 
of New York State. For birders, it is a treasure 
trove of information that can deepen 
understanding of field observations and 
trends.or simply provide hours of enjoyment or reminiscence. 

The archive, which can be found at 
http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, 
represents a $15,000 investment by NYSOA in the 
future of New York States birds. NYSOA 
volunteers spent well over 100 hours working on 
the project. The searchable data base currently 
contains about 8 million words on nearly 16,000 
pages comprising more than 5,200 files. In 
addition, there is an online library of 229 full 
issues and 4 ten-year indices available for 
download or online browsing. Four issues of The 
Kingbird will be added to the archive each year. 

With deep gratitude to past members who made 
bequests to NYSOA for educational purposes, and 
to all those who have contributed writings and 
observations to The Kingbird over the years, 
NYSOA encourages all birders and ornithologists 
to explore, utilize, and enjoy the archive. Check 
it out, even if just for fun, and spread word of 
it to others who share your passion for birds. 

For more information, contact NYSOA president 
Carena Pooth at president1 AT nybirds.org. 


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Subject: NYS Ornithological Ass. bird resource available (The Kingbird Journal)
From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:11:20 -0500
Hello all,

Please read the following about the Kingbird Journal (archive now on-line)
and consider joining the New 
York State Ornithological Association. 

For those wanting to join, you can now join on-line here: 

http://www.nybirds.org/FedMembership.htm 

You can now pay via Paypal (instead of paper check via snail mail)! 

thanks,
Matt Young


NYSOA Launches Searchable Ornithological Data Base 

In January the New York State Ornithological 
Association (NYSOA) announced a terrific new 
resource for ornithologists, students, and 
birders. The Kingbird, NYSOAs quarterly 
ornithological journal, has been in print since 
1950. Now anyone can go online and search a 
database of 57 years of The Kingbird free of 
charge. Being able to find specific information 
quickly with a computer will save researchers the 
countless hours of work that were previously 
necessary when sifting through hundreds of paper issues of The Kingbird. 

This unique research and educational resource, 
incorporating 229 issues of the journal, clearly 
demonstrates NYSOAs commitment to its mission to 
further the study of bird life and to 
disseminate knowledge thereof. NYSOA expects 
that the data base will not only serve as a rich 
source of information for studies already 
underway but also stimulate new work on the birds 
of New York State. For birders, it is a treasure 
trove of information that can deepen 
understanding of field observations and 
trends.or simply provide hours of enjoyment or reminiscence. 

The archive, which can be found at 
http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, 
represents a $15,000 investment by NYSOA in the 
future of New York States birds. NYSOA 
volunteers spent well over 100 hours working on 
the project. The searchable data base currently 
contains about 8 million words on nearly 16,000 
pages comprising more than 5,200 files. In 
addition, there is an online library of 229 full 
issues and 4 ten-year indices available for 
download or online browsing. Four issues of The 
Kingbird will be added to the archive each year. 

With deep gratitude to past members who made 
bequests to NYSOA for educational purposes, and 
to all those who have contributed writings and 
observations to The Kingbird over the years, 
NYSOA encourages all birders and ornithologists 
to explore, utilize, and enjoy the archive. Check 
it out, even if just for fun, and spread word of 
it to others who share your passion for birds. 

For more information, contact NYSOA president 
Carena Pooth at president1 AT nybirds.org. 


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Subject: Lake Ontario Saturday
From: "LisaW" <welch_m_lisa AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:11:04 -0000
Took a tour of the eastern and southern shore of Lake Ontario from Montario 
Point south to Noyes. The eastern shore was largely iced over and we saw no 
birds. It was, of course, very pretty. 


We didn't see any lake birds until we reached Derby Hill. In a few open areas 
we saw COMMON GOLDENEYES and RED BREASTED MERGANSERS. 


We then went on to Noyes for a walk and saw a small flock of LONG-TAILED ducks 
flying by. We also ran into a flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. 


We checked a few manure spreads and didn't find any Horned Larks, etc.
Subject: Merlin - B'ville
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:27:03 -0500
This morning there was a female MERLIN perched a top one of the trees on the 
small islands below the dam in Baldwinsville. 


There were also 3 BALD EAGLES on the ice near the open water where the Seneca 
River enters and exits the Southern end of Cross Lake and approx. 500 Common, 
and 45 Red-breasted Mergansers on the same stretch of open water as seen from 
Stevens Rd. and Eno Rd., Jordan. 



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


Subject: Syracuse merlin
From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:09:18 -0500
Yesterday I saw a Merlin near Nottingham High School in Syracuse. While
watching the perched female merlin, I got a brief glimpse of another raptor
flying nearby that was probably a (male) merlin (or possibly a sharp-shin or
cooper's hawk).

Tom
Subject: madison county
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:40 -0500
after a disappointing morning checking manure spreads around De Ruyter I headed 
to the Madison Landfill and found several hundred gulls sunning on the side of 
the landfill, there was mostly Herring and many Great Black-backed, amid the 
gulls I found 1 first year and 1 near adult Iceland Gulls and 1 adult LESSER 
BLACK - BACKED. seeing so many gulls and no open water for miles, made me 
wonder where they (roost?) for the night 

Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: Yellow-throated warbler continues
From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:20:37 -0000
Today I stopped at the Thurber Avenue location where the yellow-throated 
warbler has been regularly visiting feeders. The bird had been seen that 
morning. At the time I got there the bird was actually on one of the feeders 
but it immediately left so all I saw at that point was a departing bird. 
However, within five or ten minutes it was back for extended visits to two of 
the feeders, allowing long and very satisfying looks. 


It is very apparent when the bird is coming in to the feeders because it 
approaches with a volley of its distinctive sharp chips. Just listen for a bird 
note that is very out of place in the winter. 


Thanks to the homeowner for his generosity in allowing us to visit and view the 
bird. Remember to call ahead to get permission to visit. 


Good birding.

Chris Spagnoli
Town of Pompey
Subject: Otisco Lake, Tully Lakes and Fabius, Waterfowl Count
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:21:01 -0000
Today, Michele Neligan, her daughter Michaela and I looked for waterfowl in the 
frozen world of the southern highlands. 

Otisco Lake: (Spillway and Nine Mile Creek), Mallard-39
             (Otisco Lake Park),             Canada Goose-1

Tully Lake:  (Inlet at the north end), Canada Goose-2, Mallard-43

Fabius:  (Warm spring & channel next to Rt.80), Canada Goose-55
                                                Mallard-35 
A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers were seen not far from one another
bordering the marsh and inlet of Tully Lake just south of Lake Rd.
and its intersection with Wetmore Rd.
Last week, I did the waterfowl count along Meadowbrook, feeder canal
off of Andrews Rd. and Butternut Creek.  There were only 42 Mallards. 
Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y.                                       
                                           
                                                
   
Subject: Howland Island Yellow-rumps
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:24:03 -0500
Joe Brin and I went to Howland Island WMA on Saturday morning and on a 4 mile 
jaunt around the southern half of the island we found 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers 
but no other half-hardy species. We heard Robins just south of the spruce grove 
on the old south entrance road and Golden-crowned Kinglet at the spruce grove. 
It was an otherwise uneventful morning and there didn't appear to be a lot of 
fruits and berries left for the birds to eat. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: Turkey Vulture in January
From: Von Merm <shudderbug62 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:20:45 -0800 (PST)
Greetings!

On Thursday, Jan 21, we had a beautiful lone TURKEY VULTURE soaring low over N. 
Burdick St. adjacent to the Links at Erie Village near East Syracuse. 


Earlier, we had two LIGHT MORPH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Slate Hill Rd. 
immediately south of Rt. 20 just south of Marcellus. 


Good birding!

Yvonne Merriam
Baldwinsville, NY

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Subject: Bluebird Research
From: Ellen Wisner <emwisner AT gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:11:39 -0500
I am in the 4th year of my Ph.D. (at Syracuse University) and do
research on how anthropogenic (human caused)
noise can influence communication in Eastern bluebirds, and thus
influence how they choose their mates. Last summer we had great
success collecting data throughout Central New York and found
interesting patterns suggesting bluebirds sing differently and have
different coloration in areas that are more affected by anthropogenic
disturbance. I am writing because I am looking for more sites in New
York state to conduct research this spring. Any sites with a minimum
of 3-4 pairs of bluebirds would be usable (I am looking for both
relatively disturbed and undisturbed sites). If you have any
suggestions for sites (parks, wildlife refuges, trails, ect.), or have
any questions, please email me (Ellen) at: emwisner AT syr.edu.

Thanks!
Ellen
Subject: Fish Crow
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:35:37 -0500
It took about 5 minutes at noon today to confirm that at least 1 Fish Crow is 
alive and well at Shop City on Teall Ave. 

Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:19:05 -0800 (PST)
 The Syracuse YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen today in the morning and just 
after noon. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      

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Subject: More GHO's
From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:16:56 -0500
Yesterday evening at about 5:00 two Great Horned Owls started calling from our 
woods. By the time I got to the house and back with binoculars, a third owl was 
giving the food begging call. I located the male and the juvenile (same 
approximate size as male - distinguished only by call) in the top of a spruce 
tree. The female sounded like she was less than one hundred yards away but I 
was unable to spot her. While the juvenile was perched next to him I saw no 
sign of aggression or rejection by the male. Eventually the juvenile flew in 
the direction of the female (all three continuing to call) and I lost sight of 
it. At one point I heard another female call from a much greater distance. The 
last time I heard a juvenile calling was in mid-November. This morning calling 
was brief and distant with no juvenile calling. 

Also, a Pine Siskin was at the feeder again this morning.  
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Subject: G.H. owls in Cazenovia
From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:18:59 -0500
Hello everyone,

Late yesterday afternoon 2 Great-horned owls were calling from woodlands to the 
west of Tioughnioga W.M.A near the Erieville/Cazenovia town line. One of the 
calling owls was seen sitting on the top of a white pine tree. 


Earlier in the afternoon, a Pileated woodpecker flew over Irish Hill Road in 
Erieville. 


Good birding,
Brian



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Subject: Chickadees
From: DCLeete AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:23:59 EST
It is January 19, and both the black-capped chickadees and the red-breasted 
nuthatches were singing their spring (mating?) songs in my yard this 
morning at 7:00 a.m.   Do they know something I don't know?   Seems early to 
me....

Daniel Leete
South Onondaga


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Subject: Hermit Thrush
From: Ian Rosenstein <irosenst AT hamilton.edu>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:43:52 -0500
We had a Hermit Thrush in our yard in Clinton for a short while on 
Sunday afternoon.  It was seen in a crabapple (which had already been 
pretty much been picked clean of fruit) and eating both rose hips and 
fruit on a small winterberry shrub.  It hasn't been seen again since Sunday.

Ian

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Associate Professor and Chair

Department of Chemistry

Hamilton College

198 College Hill Rd.

Clinton, NY 13323

(315)859-4730

(315)859-4807 (fax)

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Subject: Pine Siskin
From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:33 -0500
Hi All,
At noon today we had a Pine Siskin show up in the company of about fifteen 
American Goldfinches. The goldfinches are regular visitors now but this is the 
first Pine Siskin I've seen at the feeder this winter. We also had a Great 
Horned Owl calling at seven this morning. And I could hear it again at 
ten-thirty, over the din of mobbing crows. 

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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:53:19 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  January 18, 2010
*  NYSY 1801.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 11, 2009 - January 18, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:January 18 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#188 -Monday January 11, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 11 
, 2009 

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


TUNDRA SWAN
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
KING EIDER
NORTHERN HARRIER
MERLIN
ROUGH LEGGED HAWK
GLAUCOUS GULL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FISH CROW
COMMON RAVEN
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
LAPLAND LONGSPUR



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

 1/17: 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were spotted at Van Dyne 
Spoor Road. 



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

     1/12: 2 TUNDRA SWANS were seen in Chittenango Creek at Bridgeport.
     1/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on Holmes Road south of Cazenovia.


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

 1/15: 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Sunset Bay Park. 2 WHITE-WINGED 
SCOTERS and a GLAUCOUS were seen at Oswego. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Co. 
Rt. 38 in Hastings. A dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Co. Rt. 49 at 
Big Bay. 

 1/17: 5 KING EIDERS are still present at the end of Rainbow Shores Road. 2 
COMMON RAVENS were seen at the Pine Grove boat launch. NORTHERN SHRIKES were 
seen near Hastings and on Co.Rt. 32 in Mallory. 



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

 1/11: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on East Sorrell Hill Road south of Conners 
Road south of Baldwinsville on this day and the next. 

 1/12: A MERLIN was seen strafing field birds on East Sorrell Hill Road. A 
(the) MERLIN ws seen on Conners Road on the 13th. also. 

     1/16: 2 FISH CROWS were seen at the Liverpool Marina.
     1/17: 2 COMMEN RAVENS were found at Green Lakes State Park.
 1/11: The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER reported at the beginning of the week in the 
City of Syracuse has been seen regularly all week including Sunday. Again the 
address is 242 Thurber Street. The Homowners are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burdick 
and they are happy to share the bird with visiting birders. Please call ahead 
if you plan to visit. 315-476-3979. 



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


      

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Subject: Unusual yard bird
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT localnet.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:54:22 -0500
My computer has been  in the shop for a week so I watched out my  
windows more than usual.   I have had Ruffed Grouse in my yard under  
the feeders and in the weeds every day.  Got a picture (not good) of  
three together.    Great birds except when one took off right side of  
me and scared me.

Hope you all have great birding.

Betty Armbruster
barm17 AT localnet.com
Herkimer County
South of Utica




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Subject: Shrikes
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:40:22 -0500
Just after 4 PM today I saw the Northern Shrike that Kevin McGann reported on 
Cornell Road in Hastings (and that's likely the same bird that Zachary Wakeman 
saw on Friday just to the north on CR 38). Within 10 minutes I had another 
Shrike 2.5 miles to the south on CR 32 in Mallory. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: NYS Waterfowl Count at Green Lakes & Fair Haven State Parks
From: William Gruenbaum <bill_gruenbaum AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:02:24 -0800 (PST)
On Saturday, January 16, Sue Boettger & I counted the waterfowl at Green Lakes 
State Park, Minoa Quarry (frozen), Limestone Creek in Fayetteville, and 
Butternut Creek at Ryder Park in DeWitt. 


Canada Goose - 2,600  (Green Lake swimming area)
American Wigeon - 1  (male on the reefs where Green Lake widens)
Mallard - 28  (20 at Green Lake, 8 on Limestone Creek)
Redhead - 1  (male among the geese at Green Lake)
Common Merganser - 1  (female feeding actively on Butternut Creek)
Double-crested Cormorant - 1  (among the geese)
American Coot - 2  (among the geese)

On Sunday, January 17, we surveyed Fair Haven State Park and Lake Ontario from 
MacIntyre Bluff and from Moon Beach. The pond at FHSP was frozen except for 
less than an acre at the outlet. Little Sodus Bay was frozen except for a few 
acres at the outlet to the lake. There were no birds in either of these 
openings. The channel between the breakwaters was open. There were numerous ice 
floes all along the shore of Lake Ontario. Most of the birds had to be counted 
at 60x magnification to be sure of the identification. 


Canada Goose - 9
Mallard - 4  (all at FHSP)
White-winged Scoter - 8  (2 at FHSP, 6 at Moon Beach)
Long-tailed Duck - 10  (all at FHSP)
Bufflehead - 4 (channel between the breakwaters at FHSP)
Common Goldeneye  -  (20 at FHSP, 4 at MacIntyre Bluff, 4 off Moon Beach)
Red-breasted Merganser - 273 (20 at FHSP, 3 at MacIntyre Bluff, 250 off Moon 
Beach) 


Bill Gruenbaum
Fayetteville, NY



      

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Subject: Sunday waterfowl
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:58:29 -0500
On Sunday I covered the Oswego River from Phoenix up to Lake Ontario for the 
Waterfowl Census with these results: 


Snow Goose 1  Oswego
Canada Goose 813
Wood Duck 1 Fulton
Am. Black Duck 6
Mallard 1030
Green-winged Teal 2  Oswego
Redhead 9
Ring-necked Duck 1 Fulton
Greater Scaup 14
Lesser Scaup 4
Long-tailed Duck 25
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 107
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser 45
Red-breasted Merganser 148
Pied-billed Grebe 1  Oswego
Horned Grebe 1  Oswego
Double-crested Cormorant 2  Oswego
Am. Coot 1  Oswego

Unusual for me was a Northern Mockingbird singing at the Birdseye plant on 
Phillips Street in Fulton. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: waterfowl count
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:43:28 -0500
my section of the count is from Sandy Pond to Riker's Beach, out of 16 stops 6 
were completely iced in 


      Trumpeter Swan 4 
      Canada Goose 53 
      Am. Black Duck 1 
      Mallard 4 
      Redhead 18 
      Greater Scaup 586 
      Lesser Scaup 4 
      King Eider 5 
      Long-tailed Duck 119 
      White-winged Scoter 38 
      Common Goldeneye 126 
      Bufflehead 54 
      Common Merganser 1 
      R-brst'd Merganser 276 
      Bald Eagle 10 

the Eiders were a long distance out at Rainbow Shores but with today's south 
wind may be closer Monday,Trumpeter Swans at Mexico Point, 2 Common Ravens at 
Pine Grove and a Northern Shrike in Hastings. 


Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com
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Subject: Baldwinsville Village
From: Michele Neligan <gull.girl AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:28:02 -0800 (PST)
Hi All, 

Michaela & I walked to the end of Paper Mill Island today and saw a flock of 
about 60 to 80 Bufflehead. 


We have also had a male Pileated woodpecker in our back yard for the past two 
days However, today we were treated to his sitting on a dead tree at the edge 
of our back yard for about 1/2 an hour. It wasa treat to observe himwhile he 
was hammering away at the tree. Michaelacounted 22 mourning doves feeding on 
the ground below our feeders. That's the most I've ever seen at one time. 


Good Birding, 
Michele Neligan





      

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Subject: Northern shrike in Cazenovia
From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT smith.edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:07:50 -0500
Hello everyone,

This morning around 1145, I found an adult Northern shrike in a small stream 
valley on the south side of Holmes Road in Cazenovia, Madison Co., 
approximately a quarter of a mile east of the intersection of Holmes and 
Coulter roads. 


Also, in Tioughnioga W.M.A a Brown creeper.

Good birding,
Brian


Brian White
Chickadee Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
3375 Irish Hill Road, Erieville, NY 13061-3201
Home: 315-662-7983; Cell: 315-750-6403
bwhite AT smith.edu
http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/
Brian's bird photos: http://www.science.smith.edu/~bwhite/BirdPhotoGallery.htm


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Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler
From: "brinjoseph" <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:22:38 -0000
My wife and I observed the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER today at about 2:00. The 
homeowner, Bob Burdick, says the bird's visits are of shorter duration compared 
to the beginning of the week, perhaps due to it finding other food sources in 
the area. If you go to see the bird be prepared to wait, maybe as much as an 
hour, and be sure to thank the Burdick's for their hospitality. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Subject: green lakes state park
From: "jerry" <JCASEJR AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:21:29 -0500
A quick stop at the lake to look for anything besides the c. geese and mallards 
yielded a single coot and redhead duck. 

later on in the upper fields 2 ravens croaked as they headed in a northly 
direction. There were a few bluebirds, but the most numerous of the day were 
robins. 


jerry case 
kirkville ny 13082
jcasejr AT twcny.rr.com



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Subject: Onondaga Lake
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:31:31 -0500
I covered Onondaga Lake for the Waterfowl Census on Saturday, there was open 
water at the sewage treatment outlet (ST), Inner Harbor (IH), Nine Mile Creek 
outlet (9M) and the yacht club (YC). 


Canada Goose     221
Mute Swan     7
Gadwall     10 (ST)
American Wigeon     4 (ST)
American Black Duck     38
Mallard     273
Redhead     1 (ST)
Lesser Scaup     3 (IH)
Bufflehead     3
Common Goldeneye     38
Hooded Merganser     9
Common Merganser     73
Ruddy Duck     1 (9M)
Double-crested Cormorant     3 (ST, IH)
American Coot     7 (ST, 9M)

Plus:
Great Blue Heron     1 (ST) 
Bald Eagle     5 (ST)
Belted Kingfisher     1 (ST)
Fish Crow     2 (ST & YC)

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: Friday sightings
From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:27:19 -0800 (PST)
Northern Shrike-1/4 mile east of state route 11 on county route 38 Hastings
Cooper's Hawk- County route 32 Mallory
Rough-legged Hawk (light morph)- county route 49 over field adjacent to Big Bay 
Creek 


Zachary Wakeman
www.zacharywakemanphotography.com


      

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Subject: Re: Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse
From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:11:21 -0500
Yellow-throated Warbler seen at same location (peanut feeder) again today 
(Friday) just after 11 am. 


Tom


On 1/13/10 11:20 AM, "gwren70"  wrote:






This morning, Kevin McGann and I had an opportunity to see the Yellow-
throated Warbler at 242 Thurber St. in Syracuse. It was seen at 9:35, but Kevin 
had seen it previously at an earlier time in the morning. 

Good Birding.  Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y.







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Subject: Brewerton Backyard Birds
From: "Nature Chris" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:39:49 -0000
Milder weather this morning brought 3 goldfinches and 6 bluebirds to our 
backyard. Not uncommon but they've been absent from our yard this winter so it 
was fun to see our old friends again :) 


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Subject: Re: Great Horned Owls
From: "Kyle Buelow" <BuelowKW AT obg.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:03:53 -0500
Heard two great horned owls calling to one another this morning on Oran Station 
Road in Pompey. A neighbor says there is a nest nearby though I have not 
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Subject: Oswego ducks & gulls
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:19:55 -0500
On a day with south winds some of the pack ice moved off the south shore of 
Lake Ontario allowing ducks to come in closer to shore. Nothing special from 
Derby Hill west to Scriba, I did see 6 White-winged Scoters at Sunset Bay, 2 
adult & 1 immature Bald Eagles, and the usual Long-tailed Ducks, Bufflehead, 
Common Goldeneye and Red-breasted Mergansers at most stops. Oswego was better 
with 2 Redhead, 2 Lesser Scaup, 11 Greater Scaup, 2 White-winged Scoters and a 
Hooded Merganser along with 1 Horned Grebe and 1 Am. Coot. There is still a 
lack of large gulls in the area but there were single Glaucous and Iceland 
Gulls in Oswego along with ~25 Herring and a few Great Black-backed Gulls. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076



Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler, Syracuse
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:20:50 -0000
This morning, Kevin McGann and I had an opportunity to see the Yellow-
throated Warbler at 242 Thurber St. in Syracuse. It was seen at 9:35, but Kevin 
had seen it previously at an earlier time in the morning. 

Good Birding.  Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y.  
Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler and other birds this morning
From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:56:16 -0800 (PST)
This morning I chased the Lapland Longspur(s) in Van Buren
that Joe Brin reported; I found a single bird with the Snow Bunting and Horned
Larks… all of which were very skittish … which they had good cause to be as 
a 

Merlin subsequently buzzed the field. 
 
A single American Coot, Ring necked Duck, Bufflehead, Black
Duck, Common Merganser and Common Goldeneye in Balwinsville.
 
One Canvasback, Redhead, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Red
breasted Merganser, White winged Scoter and a single Pied billed Grebe in 
Osewgo 

harbor.
 
A second Merlin on a telephone post on rt 1 just west of Shore
Oaks Rd. (east of Nine mile point PS), Lake Ontario.

 
Then I popped in to see my first NYS Yellow throated Warbler.
This bird has apparently been very reliable this morning and came to the peanut 
feeder within a 

couple of minutes of my arrival. Thank you Mr and Mrs Burdick!
 
Good birding!
 
Tony Shrimpton
Fayetteville NY 


      
Subject: Tundra Swans
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:53:51 -0500
There are two Tundra Swans on Chittenango Creek in Bridgeport, visible from the 
Rt. 31 bridge. There could possibly be more, but I wasn't able to check. 



Brenda
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Durhamville, NY  13054
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Subject: Yellow-throated warbler
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST)
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. 
Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please 
call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      
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Subject: NNYBirds: Yellow-throated warbler
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST)
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. 
Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please 
call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      

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Subject: Yellow-throated warbler
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST)
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. 
Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please 
call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      
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Subject: Yellow-throated warbler
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST)
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. 
Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please 
call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



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Subject: Yellow-throated warbler
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:56 -0800 (PST)
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. 
Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please 
call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



      

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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:19:26 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  January 04, 2010
*  NYSY 0401.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
 December 28, 2009 - January 04, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:January 04 AT 4:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#187 -Monday January 04, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 
28 , 2009 

 
Highlights:
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NORTHERN PINTAIL
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
GOLDEN EAGLE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
MERLIN
PEREGRINE FALCON
ROUGH LEGGED HAWK
PURPLE SANDPIPER
GLAUCOUS GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL
BARRED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FISH CROW
COMMON RAVEN
CAROLINA WREN
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
FOX SPARROW
SCARLET TANAGER
EVENING GROSBEAK
PURPLE FINCH
RED CROSSBILL



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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 1/10: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from the potato building in the mucklands 
along Rt. 31. 



Oswego County
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 1/4: 2 PURPLE FINCHES were seen at a feeder in Hastings. A BARRED OWL was seen 
in Central Square near the Rt.81 interchange. 

 1/6: 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a late PURPLE SANDPIPER were seen at the end 
of Rainbow Shores Road. A flock of 22 COMMON RAVENS were seen near Boylston. 



Onondaga County
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 1/5: 2 COMMON RAVENS were found near Tully. A BARRED OWL was seen at Split 
Rock west of Fairmont. 

 1/9: One of the downtown Syracuse PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen near the nesting 
area. 

 1/11: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found with Horned Larks and Snow Buntings on East 
Sorrell Hill Road just south of the Conners Road intersection in the Town of 
Van Buren. A SCARLET TANAGER was seen on Gaskin Road east of Baldwinsville. 



Madison County
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 1/3: The New Woodstock-Southern HighlandsChristmas Count yielded 50 species on 
a less than ideal day. Highlights included MERLIN, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, LAPLAND 
LONGSPUR, NORTHERN SHRIKE, EVENING GROSBEAK, RED CROSSBILL, and ROUGH-LEGGED 
HAWK. 

 1/5: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Strain Road in the Town of Stockbridge. 
1 GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Madison County landfill on Buyea Road. 



Cortland County
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     1/9: A juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted near Preble on East Clark Road.


Oneida County
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     1/6: A CAROLINA WREN was at a feeder in Clinton.


Herkimer County
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     1/6: A late FOX SPARROW has been frequenting a feeder near Cederville.


Compilers Note - I received an email with excellent pictures of a 
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at a feeder. Unfourtunately the sender did not give a 
location. I will pass along this information as soon as I get it. 



     

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


      

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