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| Subject | From | Date | Time |
| Lesser B-B Gulls & other sightings | Bill Purcell | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 | 7:43pm |
| Lapland Bunting, Shore Lark & Rough Legged Buzzard: Madison
County, Sunday | Tony Shrimpton | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 | 8:07pm |
| PEREGRINE FALCON/SNOWY OWL - Southern Highlands | David Wheeler | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 | 8:08pm |
| Re: Lesser B-B Gulls & other sightings | David Wheeler | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 | 8:36pm |
| Snowy Owl is back at the Mucks | gphillips | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 | 10:21pm |
| todays sightings | Kevin & Pam McGann | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 | 11:01pm |
| Robins-Lysander (Baldwinsville) | Barbara Herrgesell | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 12:32am |
| Purple Finch | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 11:56am |
| Re: Purple Finch | Dorothy | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 3:29pm |
| Re: Purple Finch | Larry H | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 3:40pm |
| Re: Purple Finch | Larry H | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 3:59pm |
| Re: Purple Finch | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 6:27pm |
| NO SNOWY OWL | Kevin & Pam McGann | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 6:35pm |
| Montezuma Mucklands Snowy Owl | Tony Shrimpton | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 6:43pm |
| Re: Robins-Lysander (Baldwinsville) | Tim Capone | Mon, 6 Jan 2003 | 8:46pm |
| Roughies/Shrike/no Snowy, but lots of snow | Matthew Young | Tue, 7 Jan 2003 | 3:02pm |
| eBirds | Dana Rohleder | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 9:37am |
| PB Grebe | Matthew Young | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 10:59am |
| Feeders | Derek | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 12:26pm |
| Hooded Mergansers | Rose Costello | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 1:11pm |
| Carolina Wren | Matthew Young | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 6:19pm |
| Ross's Goose Fair Haven SP | Tim Capone | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 7:47pm |
| Other sightings 010803 | Tim Capone | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 8:10pm |
| Eared Grebe | MattV. | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 8:13pm |
| Re: Other sightings 010803 | MattV. | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 8:19pm |
| Re: Other sightings 010803 | Tim Capone | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 | 11:08pm |
| Montezuma CBC | Bill Purcell | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 2:10am |
| Re: Other sightings 010803 | Fred Gillette | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 8:59am |
| Re: Ross's Goose Fair Haven SP | David Wheeler | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 10:08am |
| Oneida CBC Results | Brenda Best | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 10:16am |
| RESULTS OF OSWEGO CBC 2002 | gphillips | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 3:20pm |
| RTHA and PEGA | gphillips | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 3:47pm |
| Probable Long-eared Owl | Judy Wright | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 | 6:45pm |
| B'ville L.E.Owl Update ...gone? | Judy Wright | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 | 7:19am |
| Sharp-Shinned Hawk?? | Betty Armbruster | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 | 2:16pm |
| ROSS' GULL update, 12:30pm | MattV. | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 | 3:31pm |
| Southern Highlands | Matthew Young | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 | 4:07pm |
| Ross's Gull pics | MattV. | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 | 6:42pm |
| Re: Oneida CBC Results | Carolyn Keefe | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 | 8:34pm |
| Ross's Sweep | gphillips | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 12:02am |
| Fw: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 1-7, 2003 | Mickey Scilingo | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 6:41pm |
| ross's gull today? | Rick Waldrop | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 7:00pm |
| Forward: Subject: Gyrfalcon at Farley's Point | MattV. | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 7:34pm |
| Re: ross's gull today? | Tom Lathrop | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 7:39pm |
| Ross's Goose | Bill Purcell | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 7:57pm |
| Re: Ross's GOOSE | Barbara Herrgesell | Sat, 11 Jan 2003 | 8:31pm |
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Subject: Lesser B-B Gulls & other sightings
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2003 7:43pm
There were 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Oswego Harbor on Sunday,
Jan. 5. They were in with about 200 Herring and Great Black-backs on
the ice off Wright's Landing, the first one I saw was a second winter
bird with what appeared to be flesh-colored legs, a dark bill with a
pale tip and no white mirrors on the folded black primaries. The
second bird looked to be an adult although it had its bill tucked
whenever I viewed it. both birds had a lot of streaking on the head
and nape. In the back of the group of gulls was a very dark
first-winter Iceland Gull.
Otherwise, the harbor had little in the way of waterfowl - only a few
D-C Cormorants, 1 Am. Coot and a Red-breasted Merg. East of the
harbor were the usual Bufflehead, Com. Goldeneye and Long-tailed
Ducks (the phalaropes are long gone). On the Pond at Fair Haven SP
there were 4 Tundra Swans feeding and 2 more swans sleeping on the
ice. I think they were Tundras as well but they never lifted their
heads.
The Northern Shrike was seen again on Smith Road in Mexico just south
of its usual location on Sherman & South Daysville Roads and there
was one Rough-legged Hawk at Sherman Road and NY Route 3.
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Lapland Bunting, Shore Lark & Rough Legged Buzzard: Madison
County, Sunday
From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2003 8:07pm
At least One Lapland Longspur with a flock of 70
Horned Lark, on Cow Manure spread on a field on the
north east side of Cole street, about half a mile west
of Solsville (North of Madison and Southwest of
Oriskany Falls; top of Gazetteer page 62).
Also one Rough legged Hawk on Swamp Road south of
Peterboro (north of Morrisville).
Please forgive the British-name versions! This may be
my last chance as I go for my naturalization interview
in Buffalo on Monday.
Tony Shrimpton
Fayetteville, NY
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Subject: PEREGRINE FALCON/SNOWY OWL - Southern Highlands
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2003 8:08pm
A trip to the Southern Highland area of southern Madison County found an
adult PEREGRINE FALCON and a female/imm. type SNOWY OWL.
adult PEREGRINE FALCON - Perched atop a telephone pole, atop a small hill and
below a brown house, about 1 mile (didn't measure) north of Georgetown on the
east side of Route 80. The house has a Remax for sale sign down by the road.
An hour or so later the bird had departed from this spot, and I'm not sure
there's anything special about the perch to think it would return (other than
a good view of the valley). I got digiscoped pics and digiscoped video of
the bird.
SNOWY OWL - Perched atop telephone poles and the Fenner Church bell tower,
along Nelson Rd. at the intersection of Bingley Rd. (going to the west) and
East Rd. (going to the east). The Town of Fenner offices are at this corner,
as well as the Fenner Church. The bird is speckled below with a black cap on
the head. This is close to where a Snowy was seen two years ago on Peterboro
Rd. between Nelson Rd. and Bellinger Rd. Check these as well as Larkin,
Cody, and Bingley/East Rd. if the bird isn't there. Good looks can be had,
but please folks, let's be careful not to harass it.
There's a farm in Sheds (Madison County) whose trees have been playing host
to a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (it was there last year as well), and in Oswego Harbor
a PIED-BILLED GREBE. From Conners Rd. in Van Buren, in the valley, a flock
of House Finches (30-50 birds) is present, feeding on a bush with very small
berries. I didn't see any obvious Purple Finch candidates, but this is a
good place to keep checking. Cedar Waxwings and Flickers are also present.
Finally, from a feeder in North Syracuse, two CAROLINA WRENS.
---David Wheeler
NSyracuse, NY
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Subject: Re: Lesser B-B Gulls & other sightings
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2003 8:36pm
On Thursday I went through those Fair Haven swans and concluded that there
were two Trumpeters and four Tundras, the two Trumpeters frequently
separating from the others (ie., staying together) and approaching quite
close on that day.
I was there Saturday but the birds were much farther out and I didn't go
through them. Also, though I could not find it, a man there reported a white
goose he believed to be of domestic origin in amongst the Canadas.
Saturday night at the Savannah mucklands, neither Snowy Owl nor Short-Eared
Owl could be found. A male NORTHERN HARRIER was present however.
---David Wheeler
NSyracuse, NY
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Subject: Snowy Owl is back at the Mucks
From: gphillips <gphillips(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2003 10:21pm
I went to Little Sodus Bay Northern Cayuga County. Only the northern end =
of the bay was free of ice. Hunters were shooting at any ducks that came =
near.=20
On lake Ontario from Fairhaven State Park there was a Glaucous Gull =
(possible juv/1st yr, it was too distant to discern whether the mantle =
was gray?). ~35 White-winged Scoters. Many Common Goldeneye. One Common =
Loon.
The 2 Trumpeter Swans are still present at Fairhaven Pond.=20
There was a Northern Shrike on the northeast side of the intersection of =
Rt.104 and Rt.370 near the town of Red Creek.
On Rt.38, about six miles south of North Victory, there was a flock of =
32 Horned Larks (all appeared to be the practicola subspecies).
Last but not least, the Snowy Owl was back on the south side of Rt.31 at =
the Savannah Mucklands, viewed from the potato building. This appears to =
be the same bird that was last seen around December 29th and the bird =
that was nowhere to be found during the MNWR CBC last Sunday...grrrrrr.
Good Birding and Happy New Year!
Gerard
Gerard Phillips
Northern Cayuga, NY.
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Subject: todays sightings
From: Kevin & Pam McGann <pmcgann1(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2003 11:01pm
A drake Barrow's Goldeneye and 2 Black Scoters were seen on the lake =
side of Pine Grove SP( about 1.5 miles down on the left side by the big =
rocks). On return to Oswego Harbor, I was too late to see the gulls Bill =
had in the afternoon, The only other was 2 Pied-billed Grebes at their =
usual place, just north of Fulton at the wide water area.
Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville NY=20
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Subject: Robins-Lysander (Baldwinsville)
From: Barbara Herrgesell <HerPartB(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 12:32am
6 American Robins were a cheery sight on a snowy day in Lysander
(Baldwinsville) today. 15 Cedar Waxwings nearby revealed no bohemes. Common
Mergansers kept Canada Geese company on the Oswego River at the Fulton
(Oswego Cty) stop 28 boat launch but the Bald Eagles did NOT show up. Many
Red-tails along the way, but nary a Rough-leg or shrike during brief morning
birding.
Barbara Herrgesell
Baldwinsville
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Subject: Purple Finch
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 11:56am
There was a male PURPLE FINCH at my feeders this morning. First one of =
the season for me. Not very interesting amid reports of snowy owls and =
lesser black-backed gulls but still... a neat bird. #37 for my 2003 =
year list. =20
Andrew VanNorstrand
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Subject: Re: Purple Finch
From: Dorothy <dwcrumb(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 3:29pm
Andrew: This year, Purple Finch is a very exciting bird. I would love
to see one. They breed right here in my yard, but I haven't seen any
this winter feeding season. I had a Carolina Wren come in for peanuts
during the Christmas Day snowstorm, then didn't see it again until
Friday's snow storm. By then, I had melted suet and peanut butter
together and it had a feast. I haven't seen it since. I guess we need
another snow storm to bring it in.
Dorothy Crumb
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Subject: Re: Purple Finch
From: Larry H <cordovan(AT)TELENET.NET>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 3:40pm
Hi, Andrea. I have lost track of just where your feeders
are,(approximately) and have been wondering if I will have any red birds
around my feeders this season.
Larry Hogan
Thendara
There was a male PURPLE FINCH at my feeders this morning. First one of the
season for me. Not very interesting amid reports of snowy owls and lesser
black-backed gulls but still... a neat bird. #37 for my 2003 year list.
Andrew VanNorstrand
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Subject: Re: Purple Finch
From: Larry H <cordovan(AT)TELENET.NET>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 3:59pm
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From: "Larry H" <cordovan(AT)TELENET.NET>
> Hi, Andrea>
Andrew
Oops. Sorry my finger slipped up to the "w", Andy.
LH
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Subject: Re: Purple Finch
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 6:27pm
Hi again,
For those of you who have been wondering, I live just south of Fulton in
Oswego County. Near the Oswego River, about 10 min. north of Phoenix. I'll
post if Mr. P. Finch becomes a regular. Good Birding,
ANDREW (no big deal but preferably not Andy and definitely not Andrea)
VanNorstrand
vfiddle(AT)dreamscape.com
Oswego County
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From: "Larry H" <cordovan(AT)TELENET.NET>
To: <ONEIDABIRDS(AT)MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ONEIDABIRDS] Purple Finch
> Hi, Andrea. I have lost track of just where your feeders
> are,(approximately) and have been wondering if I will have any red birds
> around my feeders this season.
>
> Larry Hogan
> Thendara
>
> There was a male PURPLE FINCH at my feeders this morning. First one of
the
> season for me. Not very interesting amid reports of snowy owls and lesser
> black-backed gulls but still... a neat bird. #37 for my 2003 year list.
>
> Andrew VanNorstrand
> vfiddle(AT)dreamscape.com
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Subject: NO SNOWY OWL
From: Kevin & Pam McGann <pmcgann1(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 6:35pm
Despite 2 hours of travelling the roads in the town of Fenner, I was =
unable to locate the SNOWY OWL. I went about 2 miles in all directions =
and could not find where it was perched. A worker at the town barn =
indicated he has seen Snowys in the area of Bellanger & Mile Strip Rds. =
for about 25 years including 2 this year. (kind of strange when you hear =
the theory that most Snowys this far south don't generally make it back =
to the breeding grounds). In the field to the north of the church there =
was around fifty HORNED LARKS and 1 SNOW BUNTING and just off the edge =
of the road on Larkin Rd. there were 35 SNOW BUNTINGS, 1/2 mile south =
of the intersection, on Nelson Rd. there was a NORTHERN SHRIKE and also =
one around the Mile Strip Rd. area.
This afternoon went to Oswego Harbor and struck out again on the =
ICELAND & LBBGs
Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville NY=20
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Subject: Montezuma Mucklands Snowy Owl
From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 6:43pm
Stopped briefly on the way back from Buffalo and saw
the Snowy Owl, still present at the same location,
Monday 4:00 pm.
Tony Shrimpton
Fayetteville NY
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Subject: Re: Robins-Lysander (Baldwinsville)
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 2003 8:46pm
On Sunday I visited a friend on Gates Road in Jamesville. They had well
over 50 American Robins, probably near 100. The yard contained a number of
crab apple trees and the fruit stand variety of apple trees. There was a
large flock of Starlings present also. Other birds were about 8
White-Throated Sparrows and 4 American Tree Sparrows and Chickadees.
Tim Capone
Syracuse, NY 13219
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From: "Barbara Herrgesell" <HerPartB(AT)AOL.COM>
To: <ONEIDABIRDS(AT)MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:32 PM
Subject: Robins-Lysander (Baldwinsville)
> 6 American Robins were a cheery sight on a snowy day in Lysander
> (Baldwinsville) today. 15 Cedar Waxwings nearby revealed no bohemes.
Common
> Mergansers kept Canada Geese company on the Oswego River at the Fulton
> (Oswego Cty) stop 28 boat launch but the Bald Eagles did NOT show up.
Many
> Red-tails along the way, but nary a Rough-leg or shrike during brief
morning
> birding.
> Barbara Herrgesell
> Baldwinsville
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Subject: Roughies/Shrike/no Snowy, but lots of snow
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 2003 3:02pm
Hello,
I always find it interesting how Rough-leg morph ratios change locally
throughout the season. Anyways, early on there were 3:1 dark to light and
now it seems just the reverse. Along Rt 16 from DeRuyter to my house today
there were 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS(1 light and 1 dark). Yesterday there was a
LIGHT MORPH ROUGHY on Rt 26 just south of Georgetown and 1 LIGHT MORPH
BUZZARD at the intersection of Rt 80 and Pompey Center Rds. On my way to
check for the Snowy Owl in Fenner yesterday I had yet a third Cazenovia
area NORTHERN SHRIKE(if you count Kevin McGann's two) on Rt 20 coming down
the hill into Cazenovia. It dived on a mixed flock of 30 CEDAR WAXWINGS and
EUROPEAN STARLINGS(no success). There were also 3 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS at this
location. I struck out on the Snowy Owl, but the area does look good. The
bell tower is about 3/4 of a mile outside the New Woodstock CBC circle. Th
count circle ends right about where Munger Brook crosses Nelson Rd.
Matt Young
grosbeak(AT)clarityconnect.com
Southern Highlands
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Subject: eBirds
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 9:37am
All,
I came across this website, a joint venture between Cornell, Audubon, and
funded by the NSF, therefore, so far it's free ; )
Excerpt from birdingonthe.net:
"The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the Audubon Society have
announced eBird, an online checklist project that encourages anyone to
submit observations of any bird, any time, anywhere (in North America) to a
central database. The database can by accessed by each user to view or
summarize his or her own personal checklists or to view all of the sightings
in the database. The database will also be used by research scientists to
look for trends in distribution and abundance of all species across the
continent.
Version 1.0 of eBird can be found at http://www.birdsource.org/ebird . Give
it a try."
I apologize if this is a redundant message.
Dana C. Rohleder, O.D.
Port Kent, NY
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Subject: PB Grebe
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 10:59am
Hello,
I forgot to mention there's 8 BLACK DUCKS and a wintering PIED-BILLED GREBE
on the small mill pond in West Eaton.
Matt Young
grosbeak(AT)clarityconnect.com
Southern Highlands
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Subject: Feeders
From: Derek <dbirdwhite(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 12:26pm
While a juvenile COOPER's HAWK has been paying regular visits to
the yard (even camped out all morning one day last week) an ADULT seems
to have displaced him. We've seen the adult intermittently for the
past 3 days while we haven't seen the juvy since the adult arrived
(used to be 3-5 times per day). My wife thinks she saw both of them
here at the same time the first day.
Also, observed a NORTHERN FLICKER fly over the yard a couple of
minutes ago.
Derek J. White
Fayetteville, NY
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Subject: Hooded Mergansers
From: Rose Costello <kcostel1(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 1:11pm
Hi Everyone,
Spotted 2 male Hooded Mergansers and a possible female Hooded Merganser
at the marina new Admiral Woolsey's in Oswego this morning. Both males
had their crests up and seemed to be preening and flapping their wings
to be noticed by the female. She had her head tucked in just slightly
(so I can't be absolutely positive) and payed no attention to them.
Also about 100 Oldsquaw in the river near Admiral W. The wind was
blowing just right to see the long tails stand up.
Yesterday, while walking at St.Paul's cemetery (Oswego) during the
snowburst, a huge bird flew towards us and was going to land in a
nearby tree, but spotted us and flew to the top of a pine tree about
40-50 ft. away. I thought it was a big hawk at first, but as we
studied it further we realized it was an immature bald eagle. It
stayed in the top of the tree during the brief snowburst and flew away
when it let up.
Rosanne Costello
Oswego, NY
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Subject: Carolina Wren
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 6:19pm
Hello,
With snow pack around 2 feet a CARLOLINA WREN showed up today at my suet
feeders here at 1700 feet. They're such delightful visitors!
Also, a MALE AMERICAN KESTREL seen just down the road towards DeRuyter.
Matt Young
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Subject: Ross's Goose Fair Haven SP
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 7:47pm
If this is a domestic goose as was suggested to Mr. Wheeler with =
his 2nd hand report January 5th, then I have no idea what a Ross's Goose =
is, which could be the case, but I doubt it. This bird has black on =
the outer wings and has a white tail with peach legs and bill. The =
goose is much smaller than a Canada goose. This bird is about the size =
of a herring gull. The goose doesn't have a smile like a snow goose. =
The bill seems smaller proportionately than a snow goose. The bill did =
seem to have a darker triangle on the bill as shown in the NGS Field =
Guide. It was getting dark as I viewed the bird. At times there was =
snow and at times there was rain while sometimes there was no =
precipitation.
I would assume that a domestic goose wouldn't have the black wings. =
The bird I saw was uniformly white except for the wings. The bird was =
white on top of the head. I watched it for 10 minutes before I looked =
at a field guide. I used the Sibley's guide first, then the National =
Geographic Society's guide next.
I first spotted the bird when I arrived at the pond at Fair Haven =
at 4:20 PM and watched it till about 4:50 PM. I watched it through my =
Nikon 20-60X80 scope. The goose was at the south end of the open water =
walking the edge of the ice. As night approached, it walk farther out =
on the ice as did many of the Canada geese. What seemed funny was that =
while it went to roost, it tried to stand next to any Canada goose all =
of which were unwilling to roost next to this bird, so it stood in a =
little pocket by itself surround by other geese. (---hope that wasn't =
too much of a run-on sentence)
The goose seemed rather content, actually seemed rather cute. It =
swam along the edge of the ice and would get out occasionally walking =
between the Canada geese. =20
Tim Capone
Syracuse, NY
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Subject: Other sightings 010803
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 8:10pm
Oswego:
1st winter ICELAND GULL at Wright's Landing Marina
RED-THROATED LOON with a 3 or 4 inch green lure on at least one of it's =
wings at Wright's Landing Marina
2 male HOODED MERGANSERS at Admiral Woolsey's marina
1 buffy PIED-BILLED GREBE at Admiral Woolsey's marina
other birds included one COMMON MERGANSER, a few RED-BREASTED =
MERGANSERS, several GREATER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYE, OLDSQUAW, DC =
CORMORANTS and the three other species of gull. I might have missed the =
identification of an adult lesser black-backed gull as it flew away as I =
got my scope out. I really thought I saw yellowlegs through my =
binoculars at Wright's Landing. There was one really light colored imm. =
Herring Gull that I was scoping out for a bit too. It seemed unusual =
compared to the others.
Fair Haven:
2 TRUMPTER SWANS
BUFFLEHEAD, BLACK DUCKS, MALLARDS, CANADA GEESE, RED-TAILED HAWK - I was =
too busy scoping out the Ross's gull to look around Fair Haven much.
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Subject: Eared Grebe
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 8:13pm
Greetings! I spent my lunch break in Aurora at the boat house across
from Wells College overlooking Cayuga Lake. Within minutes, I found the
basic EARED GREBE that was diving and feeding more or less straight out
from the left side of the boat house. Canada Goose numbers were WAY
down today, and this made locating the Grebe much easier. Other
waterfowl present were 6 RING-NECKED DUCKS, ~50 COMMON GOLDENEYE, a
RICHARDSON'S type Canada Goose, and a LEUCISTIC Canada Goose. The
latter was white where it should have been brown. Thus, it had a black
neck with a white mask, and a glowing white body. Very odd!!
Two HORNED GREBES were also present, as were REDHEAD, Mallards and
Black Ducks. A dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was at work yesterday
afternoon, and both a male and female HARRIER are seen daily at work in
the fallow field...
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Subject: Re: Other sightings 010803
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 8:19pm
Tim Capone wrote:
> Oswego:
> RED-THROATED LOON with a 3 or 4 inch green lure on at least one of it's wings
at Wright's Landing Marina
I saw this Bird on 1-2-03. I thought is was a Common Loon? Much
stouter bill...
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Subject: Re: Other sightings 010803
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 8 Jan 2003 11:08pm
Matt wrote;
"I saw this Bird on 1-2-03. I thought is was a Common Loon? Much
stouter bill..."
Yeah, that's what I thought and should have relied on. The bill seemed
pretty thick to me. I was going by how pale the bird seemed to me and how
speckled the back seemed to me. Plus I thought the face was pretty white
for a common loon, but the bill was definitely thicker which left me
confused. I got an urgent phone call and had to meet someone when I sent
that last post and didn't have time to clarify that ID for myself before I
posted it. Sorry about the mistake. I'm thinking now that it was probably
a common loon as I look at my guides.
Trust me on the Ross's goose, though. I studied that one for a long
time and a just got done perusing the net for photos. I don't know what can
be mistaken for a Ross's goose.
> “If it walks like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck; it may yet be construed
a hybrid.” <<that's what's got me worried.
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Subject: Montezuma CBC
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 2:10am
The Montezuma CBC was held on January 1 2003 and 19 observers in 11
parties found a record total of 80 species, eight more than the
previous high established in 1995. Two birds, Merlin and Lesser Black-
backed Gull, were new to the count and new highs were established for
11 other species. The total individuals found was second only to
1995 when some 87,000 Starlings were found in the circle. The chief
factors contributing to the high numbers were the north end of Cayuga
Lake being mostly ice-free and some open water in and around the
Refuge. We also had observers in the right places and there were
still areas where half-hardies could find shelter despite the snow.
* new high count
*** new to count
Great Blue Heron 11
Snow Goose 5
Canada Goose 26,806
Mute Swan 2
Tundra Swan 560*
Wood Duck 6
Gadwall 26
Am .Wigeon 6
Am. Black Duck 7732*
Mallard 18,052*
N. Shoveler 6
N. Pintail 3
Canvasback 200*
Redhead 2600*
Ring-necked Duck 9*
Greater Scaup 271*
Lesser Scaup 8
Bufflehead 16
Com. Goldeneye 43
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 56
Red-breasted Merganser 22
Bald Eagle 9
N. Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 60
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Am. Kestrel 1
Merlin 1 ***
Ring-necked Pheasant 5
Wild Turkey 45*
Ring-billed Gull 934
Herring Gull 1972
Iceland Gull 2*
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2***
Glaucous Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 197
Rock Dove 842*
Mourning Dove 606
E. Screech-Owl 3
Great Horned Owl 4
Snowy Owl CW
Short-eared Owl CW
Belted Kingfisher 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 22
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 57
Hairy Woodpecker 15
N. Flicker 28
Pileated Woodpecker 5
N. Shrike 1
Blue Jay 154
Am. Crow 5537
Horned Lark 27
Black-capped Chickadee 178
Tufted Titmouse 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 33
Brown Creeper 5
Carolina Wren 6*
Winter Wren 1
Marsh Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
E. Bluebird 38
Am. Robin 390
European Starling 3697
Cedar Waxwing 77
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Com. Yellowthroat 1
Am. Tree Sparrow 347
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 27
Dark-eyed Junco 33
Snow Bunting 155
N. Cardinal 82
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 139
Am. Goldfinch 69
House Sparrow 204
Total Species 80
Total Individuals 72,551
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Re: Other sightings 010803
From: Fred Gillette <fmgillet(AT)GW.DEC.STATE.NY.US>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 8:59am
I saw it on Saturday the 4th and figured it to be a common loon with a
wing tag. I meant to post to ask if banders use 3" long chartreuse (for
that was the color) wing tags but forgot to do so.
Frederick M. Gillette, P.E.
fmgillet(AT)gw.dec.state.ny.us
>>> fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET 01/08/03 07:16PM >>>
Tim Capone wrote:
> Oswego:
> RED-THROATED LOON with a 3 or 4 inch green lure on at least one of
it's wings at Wright's Landing Marina
I saw this Bird on 1-2-03. I thought is was a Common Loon? Much
stouter bill...
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Subject: Re: Ross's Goose Fair Haven SP
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 10:08am
This is interesting. I tried to find the bird but it was apparently obscured
by Canada's on the ice. I specifically asked the guy who had seen it if it
had any black in the wings and he said "no".
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Subject: Oneida CBC Results
From: Brenda Best <jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 10:16am
I=B9m almost afraid to post the results of the Oneida CBC after seeing
Montezuma=B9s.
The Oneida CBC was held on December 21, 2002. Twelve participants in 7
parties found 48 species and 8,680 individuals. The consensus of the
participants seemed to be that birds were hard to find that day, and that
may be an understatement. Owling was successful except for Barred Owl as
the sky was clear, the moon was shining, and the winds were calm very early
in the morning. The weather began to deteriorate at dawn and got worse as
the day progressed. It clouded up early, started to snow, and was windy.
Counts for most species including the common ones were low, and some
species, such as Sharp-shinned Hawk, Snow Bunting, Horned Lark, and
Red-breasted Nuthatch, were not found at all. The lack of northern finches
was evident.
Great Blue Heron =AD 1
Canada Goose =AD 1306
Black Duck =AD 83
Mallard =AD 188
C. Goldeneye =AD cw
C. Merganser =AD 208
N. Harrier =AD 2
Cooper=B9s Hawk =AD 2
Red-tailed Hawk =AD 34
Rough-legged Hawk =AD 2
Am. Kestrel =AD 6
Ring-necked Pheasant =AD 1
Ruffed Grouse =AD 3
Wild Turkey =AD 104
Ring-billed Gull =AD 738
Herring Gull =AD 383
Iceland Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull =AD 202
Rock Dove =AD 670
Mourning Dove =AD 341
E. Screech-Owl =AD 5
Great Horned Owl =AD 2
Short-eared Owl =AD 2
N. Saw-whet Owl - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker =AD 9
Downy Woodpecker =AD 26
Hairy Woodpecker =AD 9
N. Flicker =AD 3
Blue Jay =AD 59
Am. Crow =AD 767
Black-capped Chickadee =AD 203
Tufted Titmouse =AD 11
White-breasted Nuthatch =AD 15
Brown Creeper =AD 2
Carolina Wren =AD 1
Winter Wren - cw
E. Bluebird =AD 46
Am. Robin =AD 4
Euro. Starling =AD 2609
Cedar Waxwing =AD 128
Am. Tree Sparrow =AD 85
Song Sparrow =AD 2
Swamp Sparrow =AD 1
White-throated Sparrow =AD 4
Dark-eyed Junco =AD 18
N. Cardinal =AD 14
Brown-headed Cowbird =AD 1
House Finch =AD 132
Am. Goldfinch =AD 148
House Sparrow =AD 98
Thanks to everyone who participated!
Brenda
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Durhamville, NY
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Subject: RESULTS OF OSWEGO CBC 2002
From: gphillips <gphillips(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 3:20pm
The Oswego CBC was held December 15th. Five teams participated =
comprising 11 individuals. Sixty eight species were counted. The list is =
not in exact taxonomical order.
1.. Red-throated Loon- 1=20
2.. Common Loon- 2=20
3.. Pied-billed Grebe- 1=20
4.. Horned Grebe- 2=20
5.. Double-crested Cormorant-19=20
6.. Great Blue Heron-2=20
7.. Canada Goose- 1,012=20
8.. Mallard-240=20
9.. Gadwall-1=20
10.. American Wigeon-1=20
11.. Ring-necked Duck-1=20
12.. Greater Scaup- 20=20
13.. Lesser Scaup-23=20
14.. White-winged Scoter-31=20
15.. Long-tailed Duck-18=20
16.. Common Goldeneye-77=20
17.. Bufflehead-17=20
18.. Hooded Merganser-52=20
19.. Common Merganser-154=20
20.. Red-breasted Merganser-8=20
21.. Bald Eagle-1=20
22.. Red-tailed Hawk-1=20
23.. Rough-legged Hawk-1=20
24.. American Kestrel-1=20
25.. Ring-necked Pheasant-1=20
26.. Wild Turkey-10=20
27.. American Coot-2=20
28.. RED PHALAROPE-2=20
29.. Ring-billed Gull-1,492=20
30.. Herring Gull-423=20
31.. Great Black-backed Gull-206=20
32.. Rock Dove-727=20
33.. Mourning Dove-167=20
34.. Eastern Screech-Owl-1=20
35.. Great Horned Owl-6=20
36.. Belted Kingfisher-1=20
37.. Red-bellied Woodpecker -20=20
38.. Downy Woodpecker-28=20
39.. Hairy Woodpecker-9=20
40.. Northern Flicker-9=20
41.. Pileated Woodpecker-4=20
42.. Northern Shrike-1=20
43.. Blue Jay-103=20
44.. American Crow-187=20
45.. Black-capped Chickadee-292=20
46.. Tufted Titmouse-35=20
47.. Red-bellied Nuthatch-4=20
48.. White-breasted Nuthatch-39=20
49.. Brown Creeper-3=20
50.. Carolina Wren-1=20
51.. Golden-crowned Kinglet-21=20
52.. Eastern Bluebird- 9=20
53.. American Robin-28=20
54.. GRAY CATBIRD-1=20
55.. Northern Mockingbird-1=20
56.. European Starling-452=20
57.. Cedar Waxwing-264=20
58.. American Tree Sparrow-39=20
59.. Song Sparrow-6=20
60.. White-throated Sparrow-7=20
61.. Dark-eyed Junco-18=20
62.. Snow Bunting-1=20
63.. Northern Cardinal-44=20
64.. COMMON GRACKLE-1=20
65.. Purple Finch-1=20
66.. House Finch-80=20
67.. American Goldfinch-36=20
68.. House Sparrow-128
Thanks to: Marg Rusk, Barbara Herrgesell, Chris Tessaglia-Hymes, Kevin =
McGann, Mickey Scilingo, Bill Prucell, John Moore Sr, John Moore Jr, =
Sue Boettger and Bill Gruenbaum.
Gerard Phillips
Northern Cayuga, NY.
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Subject: RTHA and PEGA
From: gphillips <gphillips(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 3:47pm
Hi,
At 11:30 this morning the adult Peregrine Falcon was seen mobbing a juv. =
Red-tailed Hawk above Syracuse Hospital.
good birding,
Gerard
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Subject: Probable Long-eared Owl
From: Judy Wright <wryton(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 9 Jan 2003 6:45pm
This evening, at about 4:45, I was headed into the house and thought I
heard a dog barking in the pines next to the house. I stopped to
listen and realized that the "wuff wuff" paused and repeated, was not
from the ground but up in the pines and very consistent in sound. The
only change was an occasional extra, shorter "wuf" at the end of the
two wuffs. My first thought was " Are long-eared owls the ones that
bark?" I could not see the owl. A friend stepped out the door out and
also heard the barking and as the door closed we saw one, quick glimpse
of a wing as the owl flew deeper into the woods and wuffed a few more
times. My impression was an owl that was of decent size, but not
anywhere near as large as a G.H. Also, the call was definitely not
Short-eared. I did come into the house then and listen to tapes and I'm
sure, from the call, that this is a Long-eared Owl. I'd love a better
look to confirm this bird. A lifer for me.
We are located in Baldwinsville. If anyone wants to try listening the
woods can be reached from the Van Buren Rd. exit on 690 N. Turn right
onto VanBuren Rd. and take the first left, Ellsworth Rd. (Town Hall on
the corner) the woods are on the left, at the bottom of a small hill,
and are just before a small bridge. If you go too far you'll come to
Canton St. Turn around and come back. A warning: The road is narrow,
and often icey near the pines. Speeders are a problem. The shoulder
near the pines is nonexistent (a ditch!). the other side can be a mud
pit so please be very careful. You will probably be treated to the
local G.H. Owl calling. We hear one or two calling every day from
deeper in the same woodlot.
Judy Wright
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: B'ville L.E.Owl Update ...gone?
From: Judy Wright <wryton(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 10 Jan 2003 7:19am
Joe Brin & Kevin McGann searched for the owl for a couple of hrs.
Thurs. evening to no avail. I listened this morning and haven't heard
it again. Kevin suggested the local G.H. Owl may have driven it off
.
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Subject: Sharp-Shinned Hawk??
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 10 Jan 2003 2:16pm
I had a Sharp-Shinned hawk setting on a bluebird house near my carport where
I have several feeders and suet containers. There were no birds naturally
but the hawk flew down to the ground near my car and I wondered if they eat
seed of any kind? The books only list small birds as there choice for food.
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Subject: ROSS' GULL update, 12:30pm
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 10 Jan 2003 3:31pm
Greetings! The 1st year ROSS' GULL was still present in Irondequoit
Bay (Rochester) as of 12:30pm. The Bird was observed in flight,
feeding, preening, and walking atop the ice. I got some digiscoped
photos, and will post them to my webpage by late tonight.
I would like to publicly thank BOB SPAHN for putting us all onto the
ROSS' GULL!!!!! Bob was kind enough to show many visiting Birders
where the Bird was today on several occasions. He also phoned in 2
reports to the CNY BirdBox. This kind behavior should be emanated by
all of us...
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Subject: Southern Highlands
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 2003 4:07pm
Hello,
Struck out while looking for the Fenner Snowy Owls yesterday but I did come
across a flock of 75 SNOW BUNTING and a COOPER'S HAWK on Larkin Rd.
On Rt 80 between Sheds and Georgetown was another flock of 15 SNOW BUNTINGS.
DeRuyter Reservoir: 1 COMMON RAVEN
RT 16 between DeRuyter and my house: 1 RED-TAILED HAWK and 1 DARK MORPH
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.
Matt Young
grosbeak(AT)clarityconnect.com
Southern Highlands
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Subject: Ross's Gull pics
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 10 Jan 2003 6:42pm
Greetings! There are many messages emanating from my mailbox urging
me to emulate someone with a better vocabulary... It was the spell
checks fault, really! Anyway... The ROSS'S GULL digiscoped shots have
now been uploaded to my webpage. The address can be found below my name
in this post. Click on BIRD PHOTOS when you arrive, and look for the
NEW! icon. I am going back to reading the dictionary now...
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
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Listowner, NYGardening-L
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Subject: Re: Oneida CBC Results
From: Carolyn Keefe <CARJK209(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 2003 8:34pm
In a message dated 1/9/2003 9:16:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20
jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET writes:
>=20
> I=B9m almost afraid to post the results of the Oneida CBC after seeing
> Montezuma=B9s.
>=20
> The Oneida CBC was held on December 21, 2002. Twelve participants in 7
> parties found 48 species and 8,680 individuals. The consensus of the
> participants seemed to be that birds were hard to find that day,
Gee, Brenda, This list looks pretty good to me!
Carolyn
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Subject: Ross's Sweep
From: gphillips <gphillips(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 12:02am
Kevin Mc Gann and I saw the out-of -region ROSS'S GULL 8:30 am this =
morning at Irondequoit Bay, Rochester . The Ross's was first identified =
by Bob Spahn.
Directions from the thruway:
Take I-590 north to Empire Blvd. Go east on Empire. Very shortly there =
is
a traffic signal at Winton St. Go through Winton but very quickly, turn
left onto Orchard Park Blvd. Stay on Orch Park as it turns right and =
heads
down toward the bay. At the bottom, go straight ahead into the =
fisherman's
parking lot. The bird was seen a little to the right of here.
We then headed to Fairhaven S.P. Cayuga County to make a 'Ross's sweep' =
for the Ross's Goose that was seen yesterday (01/09/03). We arrived late =
morning but the Ross's Goose was not there, nor were most of the Canada =
Geese that are usually present. The geese probably dispersed to feed in =
surrounding fields/areas.=20
While driving out of Fairhaven S.P. we came across a HERMIT THRUSH that =
flew from the roadside into nearby shrubs and had excellent views as it =
fed on berries.=20
Good Birding,
Gerard
Gerard Phillips
Northern Cayuga, NY.
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Subject: Fw: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 1-7, 2003
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 6:41pm
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Medler <mdm2(AT)cornell.edu>
To: Upstate NY Birding <CAYUGABIRDS-L(AT)cornell.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 1-7, 2003
>***Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 1-7, 2003
>***Covering the Cayuga Lake Basin of central New York, including
portions
>of Tompkins, Cayuga, Wayne, Seneca, and Schuyler Counties
>***Compilers: Michael Andersen and Matthew Medler
>
>Highlights: Red-throated Loon, Eared Grebe, White-winged Scoter,
>Long-tailed Duck, Merlin, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Glaucous
>Gull, Snowy Owl, Short-eared Owl, N. Saw-whet Owl, Northern Shrike,
Winter
>Wren, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American
Pipit,
>Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Lapland Longspur
>
>Welcome to the first Cayuga Lake Basin Report, a weekly summary of
the
>birding highlights from central New York's Cayuga Lake Basin. Both
the
>Ithaca Christmas Bird Count (CBC) and the Montezuma CBC were held on
>January 1, 2003, with a rather low total of 73 species recorded on
the
>Ithaca CBC and a record-high total of 80 species tallied on the
Montezuma
>count. Despite significant snowfall in the area in the week before
New
>Year's Day, both counts yielded high numbers of "half-hardy"
>species: WINTER WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
and
>SWAMP SPARROW were all seen on both counts, while HERMIT THRUSH was
seen on
>the Ithaca CBC and the Montezuma CBC included sightings of
YELLOW-BELLIED
>SAPSUCKER, MARSH WREN, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Montezuma's
record-high
>total included two new species for the count--LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL and
>MERLIN; a MERLIN was also seen in the Ithaca area the week before the
>Ithaca count. In addition to the good number of half-hardy species,
the
>Montezuma species total was buoyed by many waterfowl species enjoying
open
>water at the north end of Cayuga Lake and at Montezuma NWR. The
count
>registered record-high totals of TUNDRA SWAN (560), AMERICAN BLACK
DUCK
>(7,732), CANVASBACK (200), and REDHEAD (2,600), as well as at least
one
>individual of 16 other species of waterfowl. Also of note from the
>Montezuma count was the sighting of nine BALD EAGLES.
>
>The Ithaca CBC, by contrast, suffered from a lack of waterfowl at the
south
>end of Cayuga Lake, possibly in response to increased hunter activity
in
>the area in the week before the count. Redhead was missed on the
count for
>the first time in 25 years, while Canvasback was missed for only the
third
>time in the count's 41 year history. At the same time, though,
>GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen on the Ithaca count for only the third
time
>ever, and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was tallied for just the second time.
In the
>days following the Ithaca CBC, the south end of Cayuga Lake played
host to
>eight WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, six LONG-TAILED DUCKS, a RED-THROATED
LOON, and
>three DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, all uncommon species in the Basin
during
>the winter (KM & JM; KR).
>
>A single observer birding the north end of Cayuga Lake and Montezuma
NWR on
>January 1 separately from the Montezuma CBC found at least three
species
>not found inside the count circle: NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL,
SHORT-EARED OWL,
>and EARED GREBE (KF). The Eared Grebe was found in the Village of
Aurora,
>where an Eared Grebe has now been seen in each of four successive
>winters. This same observer found two ICELAND GULLS, a GLAUCOUS
GULL, and
>a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Cayuga Lake State Park, south of the
>Montezuma count circle; all three species were also seen on the
Montezuma
>CBC the same day.
>
>Other noteworthy sightings from the Basin during the first week of
January
>include: a NORTHERN SHRIKE at Sapsucker Woods (AW & JW), four
LAPLAND
>LONGSPURS in the Town of Dryden (JM & KM), an AMERICAN PIPIT in the
City of
>Ithaca (JM & KM), and a SNOWY OWL in the Savannah Mucklands north of
>Montezuma NWR (GP). This Snowy Owl was first seen in mid-December,
>apparently disappeared on the day of the Montezuma CBC, and then was
>rediscovered on January 5.
>
>Observers: Ithaca CBC participants, Montezuma CBC participants, Kurt
Fox,
>Jay and Kevin McGowan, Gerard Phillips, and Allison and Jeff Wells.
>
>Good birding,
>Matt Medler
>
>
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Subject: ross's gull today?
From: Rick Waldrop <REWaldrop(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 7:00pm
Hello all,
Has anyone reported seeing the ross's gull today? I was planning to fly up
there tomorrow and am trying to keep track.
Thanks.
Rick Waldrop
Cleveland, TN
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Subject: Forward: Subject: Gyrfalcon at Farley's Point
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 7:34pm
Subject: Gyrfalcon at Farley's Point
From: Steve Kelling <stk2(AT)cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 13:58:47 -0500
Hello,
This morning Wes Hochachka, Ann Redelfs, and I observed a immature grey
GYRFALCON along the beach at Farley's Pt. We first noticed the bird flying
north along the Cayuga Lake shoreline. What struck us was that it was
noticeably dark and long tailed and its flight, even against the wind, was
powerful. We refound the bird perched on a limb, and being mobbed by
Herring Gulls. We did not get a chance to view the bird perched, but as it
flew off we were impressed by the size of the bird. My overall impression
was that the wingspan approached that of the mobbing Herring Gulls, but its
body seemed much more massive and its tail much longer. I could see the
streaky dusky-white cheeks and very pale moustache. From above I could see
dusky barring on its mantle and wings. In what seemed like 2 or 3 wingbeats
the bird disappeared around the point heading North toward Union Springs.
We could not refind the bird.
We also saw several American Widgeon, Gadwall, a lone Canvasback, Tundra
Swan, and many Common Goldeneye around Farley's Point.
Farley's Point Rd is @1/2 mile South of Union Springs. But I suspect that
if the bird sticks around it could be anywhere on Cayuga Lake where there
are concentrations of waterfowl.
Steve Kelling
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Subject: Re: ross's gull today?
From: Tom Lathrop <tlathro1(AT)ROCHESTER.RR.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 7:39pm
At 05:59 PM 1/11/2003 -0500, Rick Waldrop wrote:
>Has anyone reported seeing the ross's gull today? I was planning to fly up
>there tomorrow and am trying to keep track.
I posted the following to the Geneseebirds list earlier today. No
further reports have been posted since then.
Apparently the Ross' Gull was seen at the south end of
Irondequoit Bay early this morning, but it flew off and hasn't
been relocated. The open water that it was feeding in yesterday
morning has frozen. There were no gulls at all at the south end
of the bay when I was there between 10:15 and 11:30. There's
an area of open water about a half mile north of the south end of
the bay. It was accessible from some undeveloped parkland
along Orchard Park Blvd north of the rod and gun club (keep
going past the fisherman's parking lot where the gull was seen
yesterday). There were about 20 Bonaparte's Gulls there, and quite
a few ducks, but the Ross' Gull wasn't found. A couple of birders told
me that they had been to the north end of the bay and hadn't found it
there either. When I was at LaSalle's landing park at the south end
of the bay, Steve Daniel located a first-winter Peregrine sitting on a
post in the bay. We had great looks at it, then it flew and chased a
pigeon at high speed. That might be why there weren't any gulls in
the area.
Tom Lathrop
Rochester, NY
tlathro1(AT)rochester.rr.com
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Subject: Ross's Goose
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 7:57pm
That's GOOSE not gull.
The Ross's Goose seen earlier this week at Fair Haven S.P. was seen
again on Saturday afternoon. After digging out from 16" of snow in
the morning I went to Fair Haven thinking that the goose should
return to the Pond in the evening. It wasn't there at 3 PM nor was it
on Little Sodus Bay and I returned to the State Park a little after
4:00. At 4:27 the Ross's Goose came in with a flock of Canada's and
within minutes it climbed on an ice flow. The best views I've ever
had of a Ross's at about 60 yards thru 40X.
Other waterfowl present included 1 Mute Swan and what looked to be 7
Tundra Swans on the bay (no Trumpeters), both Scaup, 100's of C.
Goldeneye - no Barrow's after three passes - Redhead and all 3 Mergs.
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
wpurcell(AT)twcny.rr.com
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Subject: Re: Ross's GOOSE
From: Barbara Herrgesell <HerPartB(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 2003 8:31pm
Late in the day must be the clue for this bird. I was at Fair Haven until 4
p.m. on Friday. Though there were many Canadas, no Ross's.
One can only dream that we could get both the goose and the gull (and mob, of
course) there!
Barbara Herrgesell
Baldwinsville
~~~~
In a message dated 1/11/03 6:57:06 PM, wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM writes:
>At 4:27 the Ross's Goose came in with a flock of Canada's and
>within minutes it climbed on an ice floe.
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