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| Subject | From | Date | Time |
| Syracuse RBA - January 11, 2003 | Mickey Scilingo | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 12:01am |
| updates on Ross's Gull | Rick Waldrop | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 3:38pm |
| Fw: [NYSBIRDS-L:9638] Ross's Gull relocated at Irondequoit
Bay | Mickey Scilingo | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 5:26pm |
| Ross's Gull | joe brin | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 7:08pm |
| want to see ross's gull/but need scope/willing to drive from
syracuse | Adam Rohnke | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 7:46pm |
| 1/12/03 sightings Fair haven and sterling | Adam Rohnke | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 8:58pm |
| Oswewgo River & Harbor | Bill Purcell | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 | 9:58pm |
| Ross', Little, Lesser black backed and Glaucous Gulls | Tony Shrimpton | Mon, 13 Jan 2003 | 9:18pm |
| when to bird Amherst Island? | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Tue, 14 Jan 2003 | 10:14am |
| Re: when to bird Amherst Island? | Andrew Mason | Tue, 14 Jan 2003 | 11:03am |
| Ross's Gull Search | Jody Hildreth | Tue, 14 Jan 2003 | 2:50pm |
| Sightings in Aurora NY, 1-14 | MattV. | Tue, 14 Jan 2003 | 6:35pm |
| Waterfowl | Brenda Best | Tue, 14 Jan 2003 | 8:28pm |
| FW: [NYSBIRDS-L:9654] Ross's Gull - Irondequoit Bay
(Rochester), NY | Brenda Best | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 | 8:07am |
| FW: [NYSBIRDS-L:9655] NYSARC 2000 Report now on-line! | Brenda Best | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 | 8:09am |
| ADMIN: Strange Messages | Jody Hildreth | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 | 11:19am |
| Purple Finches | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 | 5:08pm |
| Wild Turkey Treat | Judy Wright | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 | 6:10pm |
| Re: when to bird Amherst Island? | =?iso-8859-1?q?Chris | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 | 8:26pm |
| Birding Videos | Estelle Hahn | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 10:55am |
| Re: Birding Videos | Dorothy | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 12:08pm |
| Forward: GYRFALCON and BARROW'S GOLDENEYE | MattV. | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 2:34pm |
| [NYSBIRDS-L:9662] Forward: GYRFALCON and BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE | MattV. | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 2:39pm |
| Re: Birding Videos | Marilyn E. Pecoraro- | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 4:52pm |
| Eastern Bluebirds | Mickey Scilingo | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 7:37pm |
| Fw: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 8-14, 2003 | Mickey Scilingo | Thu, 16 Jan 2003 | 7:43pm |
| Two goodies | MattV. | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 9:03am |
| Birds and Birders on TV | Brenda Best | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 10:06am |
| Re: Birding Videos | Louis J. Esch | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 12:15pm |
| Re: Two goodies | Dorothy | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 5:33pm |
| Cayuga Lake Raptors | MattV. | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 6:45pm |
| Syracuse RBA - January 17, 2003 | Mickey Scilingo | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 7:50pm |
| Redpolls | Whitens | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 | 9:06pm |
| Barrow's Goldeneye - Phoenix | Bernie Carr | Sat, 18 Jan 2003 | 10:01am |
| Purple Finches and Bald Eagle | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Sat, 18 Jan 2003 | 1:36pm |
| Glaucous Gull | Gene Huggins | Sat, 18 Jan 2003 | 2:26pm |
| Bald Eagles - City of Syracuse | Bernie Carr | Sat, 18 Jan 2003 | 4:39pm |
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Subject: Syracuse RBA - January 11, 2003
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 12:01am
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo(AT)gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Home Page:
www.onondagaaudubon.org
=20
# 2 - Saturday, January 11, 2003
=20
A SNOWY OWL was found on Sunday, January 5, near the town of Fenner =
offices in Madison County. The dark, heavily streaked bird was seen =
atop some telephone poles and the Fenner Church bell tower along Nelson =
Rd, near where it intersects with Bingley Rd and East Rd. This is near =
where the Snowy Owl in Peterboro was seen 2 years ago. Several flocks =
of HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS can be found in the fields nearby, and =
NORTHERN SHRIKES were reported along Nelson Rd and Mile Strip Rd.
The adult PEREGRINE FALCON has been seen daily around the Civic Center =
in downtown Syracuse. On Thursday morning, it was observed mobbing a =
juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk near the hospital. Another adult PEREGRINE was =
seen along Rt 80 in Georgetown last Sunday, perched on a roadside =
telephone pole. There have been no sightings of the juvenile PEREGRINE =
in the Oswego Harbor area this week.
A ROSS'S GOOSE was found on the pond at Fair Haven State Park late in =
the afternoon on Wednesday, but was not seen on Friday around noon. =
Late this afternoon it was back at the pond, so at least for now, it =
appears that it spends its nights in the safety of the open water. =
Also, the 2 TRUMPETER SWANS can still be found at the pond. Last =
Sunday, a GLAUCOUS GULL and 35 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were present on the =
Lake, and yesterday, a HERMIT THRUSH was seen feeding on berries along =
the entrance road to the park.
A drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and 2 BLACK SCOTERS were found on Lake =
Ontario last Sunday from Selkirk Shores State Park. Follow the Pine =
Grove entrance (north entrance) about 1.5 miles to a spot where some =
large rocks can be seen on the left side of the road. Park here and =
walk out towards the lake. They were seen near this area, along with a =
dozen WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, some COMMON GOLDENEYE and some LONG-TAILED =
DUCKS. Another report from just north of Rainbow Shores has about 1000 =
LONG-TAILED DUCKS along the shoreline there.
A probable LONG-EARED OWL was heard and seen briefly in some pines along =
Ellsworth Rd in Baldwinsville on Thursday afternoon, but was not =
relocated later that evening or Friday morning.
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at Oswego Harbor last Sunday, seen on =
the ice off Wright's Landing. One was an adult bird, while the other =
was probably a third winter bird. Neither of those birds have been =
reported since. A flock of about 100 LONG-TAILED DUCKS continues near =
the mouth of the Oswego River, best seen from near Coleman's Pub. On =
Wednesday, a first winter ICELAND GULL was seen at Wright's Landing, and =
among the usual waterfowl at the harbor was a COMMON LOON with a fishing =
lure stuck in its back, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE. The lone AMERICAN COOT =
also continues at the Harbor, while further down the Lake Ontario =
shoreline, an immature BALD EAGLE was spotted near St. Paul's Cemetery. =
Two other PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen on the Oswego River just north of =
Fulton last weekend.
Several NORTHERN SHRIKE reports this week come from near Smith Rd in =
Mexico on Sunday, from the northeast corner of the intersection of Rt =
104 and Rt 370 in Red Creek on Sunday, from along Rt 20 heading down the =
hill towards Cazenovia on Tuesday, and from the Sixty Rd/Potter Rd area =
of Three Rivers WMA in Baldwinsville on Saturday.
Some other bird sightings include several flocks of AMERICAN ROBINS from =
Pompey, Baldwinsville, and the town of Fair Haven within the past week; =
A single LAPLAND LONGSPUR with 70 HORNED LARKS on a manure spread on =
Cole St in the town of Madison last Sunday; A few ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS =
spread out around Madison County; a PIED-BILLED GREBE on a small mill =
pond in West Eaton; 8 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS in Pompey on Monday and 2 =
in Baldwinsville yesterday; 2 CAROLINA WRENS at a suet feeder in =
Georgetown on Wednesday; and a male PURPLE FINCH at a feeder near =
Fulton on Monday. The only other winter finch report comes from =
Thendara, near Old Forge, where a few COMMON REDPOLLS have been =
occasional visitors to a feeding station that has also hosted a few =
COMMON GRACKLES this winter.
Finally, an out of region report, but a good one. A first-winter ROSS'S =
GULL was found at the south end of Irondequoit Bay near Rochester on =
Thursday afternoon. The directions from Syracuse are: =20
Take I-90 west to I-490 west to I-590.
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.
The final results are in for the Montezuma CBC, held on 1 January. The =
total species count was a record setting 80 species, and some highlights =
not reported last week include 11 GREAT BLUE HERONS, a new count high of =
560 TUNDRA SWANS, 6 WOOD DUCK, 6 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 3 NORTHERN PINTAIL, =
new count highs for both REDHEAD (2600) and CANVASBACK (200), 4 NORTHERN =
HARRIERS, new count high 6 CAROLINA WRENS, and 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. =
Also, a correction in the Oswego CBC results brings the total species =
for that count to 68.
=20
The next meeting of the Onondaga Audubon Society will be held on =
Tuesday, January 14 at the DeWitt Community Church. The guest speaker =
will be retired Professor Dr. Larry Van Druff from SUNY-ESF. He will be =
presenting a program about the breeding biology and the nesting ecology =
of birds. As usual, the meeting begins at 7:00 PM in the basement of =
the church, and is free and open to the public.
Mickey Scilingo
Parish, NY
mickey.scilingo(AT)gte.net
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Subject: updates on Ross's Gull
From: Rick Waldrop <REWaldrop(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 3:38pm
Hello all,
I have decided to use my frequent flyer miles to make the trip this afternoon
from Tennessee to Rochester even though odds of finding the Ross's Gull may
be slim. Tomorrow morning I will check all the places reported on previously
in hopes of finding it. This gull is one of only two nesting birds in North
America that I have yet to see. The other is Gray-headed Chickadee.
If the gull is seen today, hopefully it will be reported on onediabirds and I
will check my emails later tonight when I arrive in Rochester.
I will also have a cell phone (423-2846346) with me, so if anyone sees it
today or tomorrow and is kind enough to give me a call I will certainly
appreciate it.
Rick Waldrop
Cleveland, TN
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Subject: Fw: [NYSBIRDS-L:9638] Ross's Gull relocated at Irondequoit
Bay
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 5:26pm
-----Original Message-----
From: Willie D'Anna & Betsy Potter <dannapotter(AT)wzrd.com>
To: Geneseebirds <geneseebirds-l(AT)geneseo.edu>; NYSBirds
<nysbirds-l(AT)cornell.edu>
Date: Sunday, January 12, 2003 3:13 PM
Subject: [NYSBIRDS-L:9638] Ross's Gull relocated at Irondequoit Bay
>Greg Miller of Columbus, Ohio left a message on my answering machine
around
>12:30 this afternoon to report that he had seen the Ross's Gull three
times
>this morning at Irondequoit Bay. He saw the bird south of Rt 104,
tending
>to work more on the eastern side of the bay. He watched it from the
"green
>gated passage" (sorry, I don't know what that is) and also from the
Newport
>House Restaurant on the west side of the bay off of Newport Road
(which I
>believe comes off of Rt 104). One can also look from the Glen Edith
Inn on
>the east side of the bay. In short, look for open water - there is
not a
>lot of it.
>
>Hopefully, someone who knows the area can post more helpful
directions
>tonight.
>
>Cheers!
>Willie
>--------------
>Willie D'Anna
>Betsy Potter
>Niagara Falls, N.Y.
>dannapotter(AT)wzrd.com
>
>
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Subject: Ross's Gull
From: joe brin <jnnbrin(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 7:08pm
I finally made the trip to Rochester today and was
successful in finding the Ross's Gull. I started off
at the south end if Irondequoit Bay on Rt. 404 and
found it mostly iced over. I then proceeded west on
404 and turned right on Orchard Park Blvd., past the
Gun Club, and found cars parked and a well worn path
to the Bay. I met Bob Spahn who had the bird in his
scope and got some great looks as the sun was out.
Thanks again to Bob for having the Ross's ready and
waiting when I got there.
Joseph Brin
jnnbrin(AT)yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
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Subject: want to see ross's gull/but need scope/willing to drive from
syracuse
From: Adam Rohnke <adamtr(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 7:46pm
Hello anyone.
My name is Adam T. Rohnke. I really would love to see
the ross's gull. I'm willing to skip my classes
tommorrow and drive to rochester around 630am. I must
be back into syracuse by 1pm and no later for a lab i
cant miss. Only catch you 've got provide a SCOPE
since I dont have one. I should mention I grew up in
webster right off of empire blvd and Know the roads
around the bay.(Glen edith,newport house,orchard
park.)
Please someone email me I would hate to miss this
bird.
If anyone is going to be at irondequiot bay anyway and
has a scope I would love to meet up with you during
the morning.
Thanks
Email adamtr(AT)yahoo.com
phone 315-422-3430
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Subject: 1/12/03 sightings Fair haven and sterling
From: Adam Rohnke <adamtr(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 8:58pm
Hello every body
Took a trip to fair haven and sterling today. on the
way saw a couple Red tails along the road. Saw a
coopers hawk on telephone pole on the south side of
104A east Approx. 2miles after split off of 104
east(Also flew over on the way back to oswego on 104A)
Just about another mile or so on the south side of
104a east four beautiful E. Bluebirds on the wire.
Finally made it to Fair haven St park after three snow
squalls and a couple flocks of Tree sparrows on north
side 104AEast about two mile out side of Fairhaven
(village).
the pond had buf heads,black ducks, hood mergs,the
typical gulls,a few mallards,Canada geese but got
skunked on the ross's goose. win some lose alot.
Overall a good day and got some X-country skiing in
too.
good birding
Adam R.
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Subject: Oswewgo River & Harbor
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 2003 9:58pm
I did the waterfowl count on Sunday along the Oswego River from
Phoenix to Oswego. Along the river there were mostly Canada Geese,
Mallards, Goldeneye and Common Mergansers with 4 Hooded Mergs at 3
spots in Phoenix and single Pied-Billed Grebes between the dams in
Fulton and across from the sewage treatment plant at the north end of
Fulton.
In Oswego there was a variety of dabblers and divers, best of which
was over 150 Long-tailed Ducks in the last quarter-mile of the river,
1 Coot, 1 Horned Grebe and 1 Red-necked Grebe which was sheltering
behind the pier that has the Maritime Museum on it. Bursts of lake-
effect snow and big waves made for tough viewing outside the harbor.
Gulls included an adult Glaucous, a first winter Iceland and a
possible Lesser Black-backed which never gave us a clinching view.
There was also an odd gull that Gerard Phillips and I thought was a
first-winter Iceland when we saw it but we later realized that the
bird's bill was too large and the bird seemed to be at least as large
as the Herring Gulls. The gull had a white head and breast, a little
of the tan-sandy coloration of young Icelands on otherwise white
upper wings and primaries that seemed too dark for any Iceland.
Between the approaching darkness and the bone-chilling wind we had to
let the bird go.
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Ross', Little, Lesser black backed and Glaucous Gulls
From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 2003 9:18pm
Irondequoit Bay, Monday 13th Feb, 1:30-4:30 pm
Bernie Carr and I finally managed to have a go at
seeing the Ross' Gull, which, as reported by others,
was present at the Orchard Park Blvd site.
Earlier we had 2 or possibly 3 Glaucous gulls (at
different spots in the Bay),
2 Adult Bald Eagles (from Orchard Park Blvd site)
1 adult Little Gull (with Bonaparte's Gull at the
north end onf the Bay)
1 Lesser Black backed Gull (north end of Bay).
Tony Shrimpton
Fayetteville, NY
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Fayetteville NY 13066
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Subject: when to bird Amherst Island?
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 14 Jan 2003 10:14am
Hi everyone,
Myself and some other birders/photographers are planning a trip to =
Amherst Island Canada and we were wondering when would be the best time =
to go. We have time in January and in February. I realize this is =
quite a ways from Region 5 but if any of you have any suggestions or =
advice, I'd love to hear it. =20
In other news, last week I had two PURPLE FINCHES, a male and a =
female, at my feeders here near Fulton.
Thanks for your help,
Andrew VanNorstrand
Oswego County
vfiddle(AT)dreamscape.com =20
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Subject: Re: when to bird Amherst Island?
From: Andrew Mason <AndyMason(AT)EARTHLING.NET>
Date: 14 Jan 2003 11:03am
At 09:09 AM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
> Myself and some other birders/photographers are planning a trip to
> Amherst Island Canada and we were wondering when would be the best time
> to go. We have time in January and in February. I realize this is quite
> a ways from Region 5 but if any of you have any suggestions or advice,
> I'd love to hear it.
> In other news, last week I had two PURPLE FINCHES, a male and a
> female, at my feeders here near Fulton.
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Andrew VanNorstrand
>Oswego County
>vfiddle(AT)dreamscape.com
Andrew--
Our club took at trip to Amherst last winter--Jan. 19 & 20, 2002. We had
numerous Snowy Owls, 2 Saw-whets, 1 Short-eared, Rough-legs, Harriers,
Red-tails, and heard Great-horned Owl. There was reportedly a Long-eared
Owl sighted by others that weekend, but we missed it. There was also a
variety of waterfowl about, and I recall flocks of Snow Buntings among the
passerines.
Bill Lee of Hudson-Mohawk also lead a trip there and to Point Peninsula
that weekend.
Andy Mason, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Soc.
Andrew Mason
1039 Peck St.
Jefferson, NY 12093
(607) 652-2162
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Subject: Ross's Gull Search
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 14 Jan 2003 2:50pm
Hello All,
Unfortunately, I did not have any luck in finding the Ross's. That is not
to say it wasn't seen today - I may have just been there at the wrong time.
I took the day off from work to look for the Ross' Gull this morning,
Tuesday. I left Utica, NY last night with my 3 year old daughter and spent
the night with my parents in Rochester. We were the first to arrive at the
spot on Orchard Parkway with the first good morning light. Unfortunately,
the weather was terrible for viewing. The snow was heavy, and you could not
even see across the bay. We waited in the car for the snow to stop (thank
goodness for a VCR and Disney tapes). Four other men arrived who were from
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. During a break in the snow we were all out
looking for the bird. We looked for 20 - 30 minutes with no luck. One of
the men there had seen the bird yesterday and commented that the water was
not as open as it was on Monday. I left and went looking elsewhere around
the bay but with no luck. When I returned the other men had gone and I had
to start the return trip home. So, it may have been seen - just not by me.
This is the second time I have taken my three year old out to chase a rare
bird. The other time was for the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, also at
Irondequoit Bay - and we missed that one by one day. In my younger days I
would have come home bitterly disappointed, but now it doesn't matter so
much if we see the bird or not - it's just a good excuse to spend some time
with her, and she actually likes going!
Jody Hildreth - jody(AT)kidwings.com
Library Media Specialist
Sauquoit Valley Elementary School, New York
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Subject: Sightings in Aurora NY, 1-14
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 14 Jan 2003 6:35pm
Greetings! I took my lunch break in Aurora on Cayuga Lake today, with
hopes of finding the elusive Gyrfalcon reported from the area this
weekend. No luck. I did have an adult BALD EAGLE from the Wells
College overlook. A lt. morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was noted at Long Point
SP, as was a male N. HARRIER. A AM. KESTREL was also in the area...lots
of Raptors!!
After work, I headed home via Union Springs. Since the Bird was
originally located at Farleys Point, I figured I would try there too. I
turned on the Farley Rd. just past the intersection with Great Gully Rd.
I was most dismayed to find HUGE signs stating that Farley's Point is
PRIVATE and NO TRESPASSING. So, what gives? How were Birders able to
see the Gyr' from there. Is there some sort of permission that has been
granted, or should I simply ignore the larger-than-life No
Trespassing/Private billboard posted there???
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
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Subject: Waterfowl
From: Brenda Best <jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET>
Date: 14 Jan 2003 8:28pm
Dan Skinner and I did some checking of open water today for waterfowl.
Eastern and southern Oneida Lake is frozen up solid except for one small
opening in Bridgeport that held two Mute Swans and two Tundra Swans. A lot
of creeks are open but we found either nothing or just a few Mallards on
them, with the single exception of Sconondoa Creek at Rt. 31 in Vernon. I
counted 156 Mallards on one side of the street, we crossed over and scared
about 30 that flew back under the bridge, and found about another 300 on the
other side. The Oneida Ltd. pond in Sherrill had mostly Black Ducks, with a
few Mallards and hybrids mixed in.
Other birds seen:
One forlorn Great Blue Heron standing on the ice shelf along Oneida Creek at
Rt. 365A in Oneida.
4 Flickers examining a hole in a tree on Drake Rd. in the Town of Vernon.
Perhaps a roosting site?
Male and female Ring-necked Pheasants on Jug Point Rd. in the Town of
Verona. (Can I mark them as P in that block?!)
Brenda
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Subject: FW: [NYSBIRDS-L:9654] Ross's Gull - Irondequoit Bay
(Rochester), NY
From: Brenda Best <jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET>
Date: 15 Jan 2003 8:07am
------ Forwarded Message
> From: "Willie D'Anna & Betsy Potter" <dannapotter(AT)wzrd.com>
> Reply-To: dannapotter(AT)wzrd.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:13:03 -0500
> To: "Ontario Birds" <ontbirds(AT)hwcn.org>, "NYSBirds" <nysbirds-l(AT)cornell.edu>
> Subject: [NYSBIRDS-L:9654] Ross's Gull - Irondequoit Bay (Rochester), NY
>
> Forwarding for Bob Spahn. The Ross's Gull was not reported today, Tuesday.
> Willie
> --------------
> Willie D'Anna
> Betsy Potter
> Niagara Falls, N.Y.
> dannapotter(AT)wzrd.com
>
> This afternoon about 3:00 I checked the mid-Bay open water area
> where the gull has been since the south end froze. Nearly all that
> center section was covered with ice. Only a handful of gulls and
> a female Black Scoter were present. There is now almost no
> open water south of the Rt 104 Irondequoit Bay Bridge. At 4:30
> I looked from the North end of the Bay and found nearly the same
> story, 99% frozen, with only a few distant patches kept open by
> currents and the Mute Swan horde. The outlet is totally ice clogged
> and frozen and shore ice extends out a quarter mile or more as far
> as one can see either direction from that location. Thus the Bonaparte's
> and Little gulls present the past few days off Durand-Eastman Park and
> in the Bay are gone. One might check the mouth of the Genesee River,
> though that too often freezes with the current winds.
> I would not drive a long distance expeceting the Ross's Gull without
> new input that it is relocated. Today lake effect made visibility on the
> northern
> 2/3 of Irondequoit Bay nearly zero until after 11:00 AM. Cold and lake
> effect snow is forecast at least through this week, with moderation on the
> weekend and colder yet next week. We had nearly 10" of snow in this
> area this morning. Roads, including down along the Bay were in good
> shape this afternoon.
> Sometimes when these conditions occur, most of the waterfowl end
> up in the north end of Sodus Bay to the east near Sodus Point.
> There is also a warm water pond and outflow into Lake Ontario at
> Russell Station (a power station) a mile or so west of the mouth of the
> Genesee River along Beach Avenue, left from the end of Lake Avenue
> to a fisherman's parking lot on the left side of the road.
> Bob Spahn
>
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Subject: FW: [NYSBIRDS-L:9655] NYSARC 2000 Report now on-line!
From: Brenda Best <jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET>
Date: 15 Jan 2003 8:09am
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> From: Angus Wilson <wilsoa02(AT)med.nyu.edu>
> Reply-To: wilsoa02(AT)med.nyu.edu
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 23:21:16 -0500
> To: NYSBIRDS-L(AT)cornell.edu
> Subject: [NYSBIRDS-L:9655] NYSARC 2000 Report now on-line!
>
> This evening Carena Pooth e-mailed to say that the 2000 NYSARC Annual Report
> is
> now on-line.
>
> http://birds.cornell.edu/fnysbc/NYSARC/Reports/NYSARC2000.html
>
> The detailed report summarizes committee decisions on 145 reports involving
45
> species and forms. Highlights include first state records of Cassin’s Sparrow
> (Aimophila cassinii) and Cayenne Tern (Sterna sandvicensis eurygnatha) as
well
> as major rarities Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis), Little Stint (C.
> minuta)and Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva).
>
> Of equal interest are a Great Tit (Parus major) photographed at a private
> feeder in Oneida Co. and a fascinating chickadee that was measured and
> photographed by banders at Braddock Bay. Some features of the bird suggested
> it
> might be a Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), a species not yet
> recorded in New York, however other aspects did not match. The report reviews
> the complex arguments that went into the final NYSARC decision.
>
> We hope birders find the report stimulating and useful. The committee is busy
> reviewing submissions and is working toward the next annual report. There are
> many excellent submissions in the latest packet and the next report should be
> equally special.
>
> Please take a look at the on-line edition, even if you've studied the printed
> version in 'The Kingbird'. There are more photographs in the web version and
> all are in color! Also follow the links to explore the rest of the NYSARC web
> site and the fast growing Federation (FNYSBC) web site.
>
> Many thanks to Carena, Barbara Butler and Jeanne Skelly for assembling the
on-
> line version of the report in such as short time. Thanks also to Andy
Guthrie,
> Mike Stubblefield, Nick Leone, Leonard DeFrancisco, Rex Stanford, Gerard
> Phillips, Brenda Best, Michael Farina, Kevin McGowan, Jay McGowan, Maureen
> Staloff, Kevin Griffith and David Semple for sharing their delightful
> photographs and sketches.
>
> Cheers, Angus Wilson
> On behalf of the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
>
> -------------------------------------------------
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From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 2003 11:19am
Hello All,
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Just to let everyone know, I unsubscribe this individual so there should =
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Subject: Purple Finches
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 2003 5:08pm
Hi everyone,
During the day today I had at very least 9 Purple Finches at my =
feeders here just south of the city of Fulton. There were 5 males and 1 =
female this morning and later in the afternoon I had 4 females. I saw =
single birds and pairs all day long so there could be a few more. Noah =
got some nice photos. There have also been a pair of House Finches =
yesterday and today so I know I'm not confusing them. I'll be sure to =
keep my feeders filled and post if any more show up. Good birding,
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Subject: Wild Turkey Treat
From: Judy Wright <wryton(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 15 Jan 2003 6:10pm
Report from the Wild Turkey Airport in Baldwinsville:
We haven't seen a turkey on the property since November. However, we
were sitting in the kitchen a few minutes ago and through the pines and
up the hill, slogged about 20 - 25 turkeys. When they got to the top
of the rise they turned, and by ones and twos, charged down the
runways, between the trees, launching themselves into the air and
landing, precariously, in the pines to roost. Some had to abort their
take-offs or collide with their flock mates or the trees.
Why oh why is the video camera never charged when you need it? This
would have been worth a few bucks on America's Funniest Videos or it's
partner on Animal Planet.
Good Birding & Keep Warm,
Judy Wright
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: Re: when to bird Amherst Island?
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Chris=20Grooms?= <jaba1961(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 2003 8:26pm
Andrew
Amherst Island has good birding all year round. Right
now there are lots of hawks and snowy owls to be seen
in the fields. The owl woods in not super active right
now. Some of the small owls have been killed or driven
out by a Goshawk and this is a slower time. Later next
month there should be more owls there as the filter
back on Migration.
Chris
--- Andrew Mason <AndyMason(AT)EARTHLING.NET> wrote: > At
09:09 AM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone,
> > Myself and some other birders/photographers are
> planning a trip to
> > Amherst Island Canada and we were wondering when
> would be the best time
> > to go. We have time in January and in February.
> I realize this is quite
> > a ways from Region 5 but if any of you have any
> suggestions or advice,
> > I'd love to hear it.
> > In other news, last week I had two PURPLE
> FINCHES, a male and a
> > female, at my feeders here near Fulton.
> >
> >Thanks for your help,
> >
> >Andrew VanNorstrand
> >Oswego County
> >vfiddle(AT)dreamscape.com
>
>
> Andrew--
>
> Our club took at trip to Amherst last winter--Jan.
> 19 & 20, 2002. We had
> numerous Snowy Owls, 2 Saw-whets, 1 Short-eared,
> Rough-legs, Harriers,
> Red-tails, and heard Great-horned Owl. There was
> reportedly a Long-eared
> Owl sighted by others that weekend, but we missed
> it. There was also a
> variety of waterfowl about, and I recall flocks of
> Snow Buntings among the
> passerines.
>
> Bill Lee of Hudson-Mohawk also lead a trip there and
> to Point Peninsula
> that weekend.
>
> Andy Mason, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Soc.
>
>
> Andrew Mason
> 1039 Peck St.
> Jefferson, NY 12093
> (607) 652-2162
> fax-(209) 844-2203
> AndyMason(AT)earthling.net
>
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Subject: Birding Videos
From: Estelle Hahn <emhahn(AT)SYR.EDU>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 10:55am
I would like to get some videos to help sharpen my recognotion skills for shore
birds and hawks. The Am. Birding Assn catalog list some choices but I would like
opinions before purchasing any. I have "Watching Warblers" which has been very
helpful to me in sorting out this very confusing group. I'm hoping for this
level of quality. The ones available in the Birding Assn calalog are:
- Shorebirds: A Guide to Shorebirds of Eastern North America, by Richard Walton
and Greg Dodge
- Hawks Up Close, by Nature Science Network
- Hawk watch: A video Guide to Eastern Raptors, by Richard Walton and Greg
Dodge
Any other suggestions for particularly good videos would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Estelle Hahn
DeWitt, NY
emhahn(AT)syr.edu
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Subject: Re: Birding Videos
From: Dorothy <dwcrumb(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 12:08pm
Hi Estelle: I only have two bird videos. Watching Warblers is one,
the other is just general and not really helpful for identification,
Have you tried the library? They can usually get these videos even if
they don't have them on hand. I have tried several that way.
You probably aren't connected to NYBirds on the internet. A
notice on there would probably give some information. If you would
like, I will send out a question and see what comes back.
The other suggestion would be to call ABA and talk to them
about the tapes. Or do they have any at Wild Birds in Fayettevile?
Dorothy
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Subject: Forward: GYRFALCON and BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 2:34pm
Greetings! This is from CayugaBirds, pasted below. Cheers to Mike for
a great find and excellent ethics!!
Subject: GYRFALCON and BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
From: "Michael Andersen" <mja43 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:42:58 -0500
Hello all,
This morning, Dan Lebbin, Jesse Ellis, Tim Lenz and I birded Union Springs
south to Farleys Point in search gyr and goldeneye. On our drive up, Jesse
spotted a SHORT-EARED OWL flying south on the east side of Rte. 90 just
north
of the road to Long Point State Park.
At Union Springs, we saw the EASTERN SCREECH-OWL poking its head out of the
Wood Duck box on the small pond on Factory Lane. We checked the ice-filled
Marina to find thousands of birds just to our south. The ice edge was
between
Union Springs and Farleys Point to the south.
We proceeded out to Farleys Point with the hopes of seeing someone
outside of
whom we could ask permission. We were fortunate to have been greeted by
a woman
walking the road just beyond the "posted/private road" signs. We politely
introduced ourselves and told her we were interested in watching birds.
She was
very adamant about not wanting hunters down the road, but was very
welcoming of
us as bird watchers. We proceeded to the end of the right most culdesac
where
we set up scope to search through the thousands of _Aythyas_ and
hundreds of
goldeneye. After nearly an hour of searching we spotted the GYRFALCON
zipping
right along the near shore heading south. It cruised low over the
water's edge
pumping its wings only a few times. We had just gotten into the car at that
point so the scramble to get out and see the bird better hurt our viewing.
There is, however, no question as to the bird's identity. We spectulated
that
this may have been the bird's first flight of the morning as it _could_
have
been perched in one of the tall cottonwoods on the point. Soon thereafter,
while I was talking with the woman (who had caught up to us on her
walk), Dan
spotted the drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE fairly close in a flock of about 80
actively diving Common Goldeneye. We all got on the bird and enjoyed
prolonged
views of this spectacular bird. Other birds of note were:
40 Tundra Swans
1000+++ Redhead
50 Canvasback
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Bufflehead
1 American Wigeon
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawks
I'd like to make it very clear that we did not plan to drive out to Farleys
Point without first obtaining permission. Once we did, we felt at ease
to bird
at our leisure. It should be understood that we did not make an attempt
to gain
permission for the entire birding community to enter the road to Farleys
Point.
I feel that if the situation were approached with caution, someone could
obtain
such permission as the general sentiment of this woman (who knew some of
her
birds quite well, by the way) was anti-hunter, not anti-birder.
Cheers,
Mike
_______________
Michael Andersen
Ithaca, NY
607.253.0032
607.229.0309 (cell)
mja43 AT cornell.edu
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
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construed a hybrid.”
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Subject: [NYSBIRDS-L:9662] Forward: GYRFALCON and BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)netscape.net>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 2:39pm
Greetings! This is from CayugaBirds, pasted below. Cheers to Mike for
a great find and excellent ethics!!
Subject: GYRFALCON and BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
From: "Michael Andersen" <mja43 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:42:58 -0500
Hello all,
This morning, Dan Lebbin, Jesse Ellis, Tim Lenz and I birded Union Springs
south to Farleys Point in search gyr and goldeneye. On our drive up, Jesse
spotted a SHORT-EARED OWL flying south on the east side of Rte. 90 just
north
of the road to Long Point State Park.
At Union Springs, we saw the EASTERN SCREECH-OWL poking its head out of the
Wood Duck box on the small pond on Factory Lane. We checked the ice-filled
Marina to find thousands of birds just to our south. The ice edge was
between
Union Springs and Farleys Point to the south.
We proceeded out to Farleys Point with the hopes of seeing someone
outside of
whom we could ask permission. We were fortunate to have been greeted by
a woman
walking the road just beyond the "posted/private road" signs. We politely
introduced ourselves and told her we were interested in watching birds.
She was
very adamant about not wanting hunters down the road, but was very
welcoming of
us as bird watchers. We proceeded to the end of the right most culdesac
where
we set up scope to search through the thousands of _Aythyas_ and
hundreds of
goldeneye. After nearly an hour of searching we spotted the GYRFALCON
zipping
right along the near shore heading south. It cruised low over the
water's edge
pumping its wings only a few times. We had just gotten into the car at that
point so the scramble to get out and see the bird better hurt our viewing.
There is, however, no question as to the bird's identity. We spectulated
that
this may have been the bird's first flight of the morning as it _could_
have
been perched in one of the tall cottonwoods on the point. Soon thereafter,
while I was talking with the woman (who had caught up to us on her
walk), Dan
spotted the drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE fairly close in a flock of about 80
actively diving Common Goldeneye. We all got on the bird and enjoyed
prolonged
views of this spectacular bird. Other birds of note were:
40 Tundra Swans
1000+++ Redhead
50 Canvasback
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Bufflehead
1 American Wigeon
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawks
I'd like to make it very clear that we did not plan to drive out to Farleys
Point without first obtaining permission. Once we did, we felt at ease
to bird
at our leisure. It should be understood that we did not make an attempt
to gain
permission for the entire birding community to enter the road to Farleys
Point.
I feel that if the situation were approached with caution, someone could
obtain
such permission as the general sentiment of this woman (who knew some of
her
birds quite well, by the way) was anti-hunter, not anti-birder.
Cheers,
Mike
_______________
Michael Andersen
Ithaca, NY
607.253.0032
607.229.0309 (cell)
mja43 AT cornell.edu
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
Listowner, NYGardening-L
webpage:http://www.dreamwater.net/fickity
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Subject: Re: Birding Videos
From: "Marilyn E. Pecoraro-O'Connell, Wild Birds Unlimited, Blasdell, NY" <oconnell(AT)NETSYNC.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 4:52pm
I was very disappointed with Hawk Watch. I had hoped for upclose and
distance shots of each bird. Not worth the price.
Marilyn Pecoraro-O'Connell
Wild Birds Unlimited
Blasdell, NY
oconnell(AT)netsync.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Estelle Hahn" <emhahn(AT)SYR.EDU>
To: <ONEIDABIRDS(AT)MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: [ONEIDABIRDS] Birding Videos
> I would like to get some videos to help sharpen my recognotion skills for
shore birds and hawks. The Am. Birding Assn catalog list some choices but I
would like opinions before purchasing any. I have "Watching Warblers" which
has been very helpful to me in sorting out this very confusing group. I'm
hoping for this level of quality. The ones available in the Birding Assn
calalog are:
>
> - Shorebirds: A Guide to Shorebirds of Eastern North America, by Richard
Walton and Greg Dodge
>
> - Hawks Up Close, by Nature Science Network
>
> - Hawk watch: A video Guide to Eastern Raptors, by Richard Walton and Greg
Dodge
>
> Any other suggestions for particularly good videos would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Estelle Hahn
> DeWitt, NY
> emhahn(AT)syr.edu
>
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Subject: Eastern Bluebirds
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 7:37pm
While pushing around some of the 4+ feet of snow in the yard =
today, I had 3 Bluebirds fly overhead. I know its nothing exotic, but =
it did bring some light to a rather gloomy afternoon.
Mickey Scilingo
Parish, NY
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Subject: Fw: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 8-14, 2003
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2003 7:43pm
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Andersen <mja43(AT)cornell.edu>
To: Upstate NY Birding <CAYUGABIRDS-L(AT)cornell.edu>
Date: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:59 PM
Subject: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 8-14, 2003
***Cayuga Lake Basin Report: January 8 - 14, 2003
***Covering the Cayuga Lake Basin of central New York, including =
portions=20
of Tompkins, Cayuga, Wayne, Seneca, and Schuyler Counties
***Compilers: Michael Andersen and Matthew Medler
Highlights: =20
=20
Tundra Swan
Redhead
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Northern Goshawk
GYRFALCON
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl (NOT)
Northern Shrike (NOT)
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Lapland Longspur
Purple Finch
=20
*ROSS'S GULL (extralimital)
=20
The most intriguing report of this frigid week has been of a young =
gray-phase GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) first reported on 11 January =
from Farleys Point south of Union Springs on the east side of Cayuga =
Lake (WH, SK, AR). Since then, it has been relocated on Lake Ridge Road =
north of Long Point State Park on the 12th (JM, KM). Also there on the =
12th was a Savannah Sparrow representing a good January record for the =
Cayuga Lake Basin (JM, KM).
=20
An report of an unidentified large falcon was received from the Wells =
College boathouse in Aurora on 10 January (ML, CZ). The falcon could be =
anywhere along Cayuga Lake. Your best bet may be to position yourself =
near a large food source such as the large concentration of ducks and =
gulls along the ice edge. =20
=20
At the time of this report the ice edge has ended just to the north of =
Farleys Point resulting in a raft of Redhead (Aythya americana) =
numbering near 10,000. Other waterfowl include Tundra Swans (Cygnus =
columbianus) and a drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (Bucephala islandica). The =
Barrow's was found on 12 January (JM, KM). =20
=20
It should be advised that that Farleys Point road is a posted, private =
road. Permission should be obtained before driving out to bird from =
this vantage point.=20
=20
Gulling has proven to be rather productive in the past week, albeit =
overshadowed by the Gyrfalcon and Barrow's Goldeneye. A Glaucous Gull =
(Larus hyperboreus) was spotted on the Stewart Park ice edge on 10 =
January (TL, KR). Another Glaucous Gull was spotted, along with an =
adult Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), from Union Springs on the 12th =
(JE, DL, TL). A first-winter Iceland Gull was seen from Farleys Point =
on the 13th with another 4 first-winter birds from the town of Cayuga. =
An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) was seen from Cayuga, =
too (KR). =20
=20
On 9 January, an immature Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) was =
spotted where the East Ithaca Rec. Way intersects Honness Lane in East =
Ithaca (JE).
=20
Neither of the two Northern Shrikes reported last week were reported =
this week. They could still be at their respective locations (one at =
the Cornell Lab. of Ornithology and another at the intersection of Ellis =
Hollow Creek Road and Turkey Hill Road). =20
=20
The Rafferty Road area produced a nice collection of field birds on the =
12th including 3 Lapland Longspurs from Rte. 90 south of Rafferty. A =
White-crowned Sparrow was on Ledyard Road on the same day (S & SF). =20
=20
A Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) is among the birds visiting =
feeders at the Cornell Lab. of Ornithology on Sapsucker Woods Road (JG).
=20
A pair of Purple Finches (Carpodacus purpureus) are being seen at a =
feeder in Trumansburg (B & SMc)
=20
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The Gyrfalcon and Barrow's Goldeneye were seen from =
Farleys Point on the morning of 16 January (MA, JE, DL, TL).]
=20
We have not received any positive reports of the Snowy Owl in the =
Montezuma Mucklands. It could still be out there, though. =20
=20
Extralimitally, an immature Ross's Gull was seen from Rochester's =
Irondequoit Bay. Refer to the GeneseeBirds-L for further details. This =
and other birding listserves can be accessed via www.birdingonthe.net
Observers: Mike Andersen, Jesse Ellis, Steve and Sue Fast, Jeff =
Gerbracht, Wes Hochachka, Steve Kelling, Mindy LaBranche, Dan Lebbin, =
Tim Lenz, Bill and Shirley McAneny, Jay McGowan, Kevin McGowan, Ann =
Redelfs, Ken Rosenberg, Claudia Zan. =20
=20
=20
Good birding,=20
Mike Andersen
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Subject: Two goodies
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 9:03am
Greetings! Just this morning at the feeders, traffic was noted to be
at an all time high. Sifting through the numerous Goldfinches (my most
common Bird 35-40 individuals) I was amazed to note a female PURPLE
FINCH. On the heels of this find, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was among
the Juncos and two Song Sparrows at the ground tray. Neat!!
I have one male Junco that is quite odd. He routinely feeds aloft on
the Niger feeder. Sometimes, he also pecks at the peanut cage. No
other Juncos ever do this...
--
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Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
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“If it walks like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck; it may yet be
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Subject: Birds and Birders on TV
From: Brenda Best <jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 10:06am
Did anyone catch "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on CBS last night? Three
birders are looking at a Common Raven and one was talking about needing
Western Wood-Pewee and Solitary Sandpiper for his lifelist, and how someone
found a Dickcissel that might not still be around. Then the Raven shows up
with a human eyeball in its beak. Later they show the dissection of the
contents of the Raven's nest in the lab. I have to admit I checked my field
guide for the ranges of these birds to see if Nevada was included.
Brenda
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Durhamville, NY
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Nature Club of Central New York
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Subject: Re: Birding Videos
From: "Louis J. Esch" <lesch1(AT)NYCAP.RR.COM>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 12:15pm
I have had the 5 videocassete set of Audubon Society's VideoGuide for 5
years or more. I have never been impressed with it, and have not used it
after going through the 5 tapes once. The quality of the images is
spotty. The information provided is minimal compared to what you can get
free on many excellent web sites now (but not when I bought the guides).
Information like this on video is way behind the times. I would consider
getting something on DVD. The huge difference, of course, is that on DVD
you can jump almost instantly to anyplace on the disk (if they have set it
up properly), whereas with videotape you have to "fast" forward or back to
find a spot.
- Lou Esch
Original message:
>I would like to get some videos to help sharpen my recognotion skills for
>shore birds and hawks.
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Subject: Re: Two goodies
From: Dorothy <dwcrumb(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 5:33pm
Matt: In answer to your strange junco, I have had a Tree Sparrow for
the last couple of years that eats on the sunflower feeders. Now I
have one that eats suet. I always have a number of White-throats that
spend the winter and when we get warm spells (as we did last year)
they occasionally sing.
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Subject: Cayuga Lake Raptors
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 6:45pm
Greetings! I spent my lunch break in Union Springs looking for the
Gyrfalcon. No luck. From Frontenac Park at lunch, I had two imm. BALD
EAGLES on the ice edge by the little island. One was feeding, the other
harassing Gulls. A NORTHERN HARRIER was patrolling the parking lot
edge. Odd...
After work, I stopped again at Frontenac Park. This time, there were 3
NORTHERN HARRIERS all in a group at the ice edge by the little island.
All were eating from different kills...bird or fish? I couldn't tell.
Two were female, one was a very orange/imm. Interesting behavior, but
no target Bird...
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
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Subject: Syracuse RBA - January 17, 2003
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 7:50pm
Compiled by: Mickey Scilingo=20
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo(AT)gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Home Page:
www.onondagaaudubon.org
=20
# 3 - Friday, January 17, 2003
=20
The ROSS'S GOOSE was still on the pond at Fair Haven State Park on =
Sunday, January 12, but there have been no reports of it since. Three =
birders there on Wednesday did not mention the Goose, but they did see 2 =
PURPLE SANDPIPERS near the outlet of Little Sodus Bay late in the =
morning. The 2 shorebirds flew in and set down for about 10 minutes =
before they flew off in a southerly direction.
Participants in the waterfowl count this week had varying degrees of =
success, due to cold weather, snow and ice. On Sunday, 4 HOODED =
MERGANSERS were found in the Oswego River in Phoenix, while 2 =
PIED-BILLED GREBES were found in Fulton. At the Oswego Harbor, a =
RED-NECKED GREBE was found behind the pier near the Maritime Museum, =
while 150 or so LONG-TAILED DUCKS continue to be found near the mouth of =
the river. A HORNED GREBE and the AMERICAN COOT were also present there =
on Sunday. Most of Oneida Lake is frozen up, but a small hole of open =
water near Bridgeport was being maintained by 2 MUTE SWANS and 2 TUNDRA =
SWANS on Tuesday. On Onondaga Lake, 14 TUNDRA SWANS were seen near the =
Fisherman's Access off Rt 690 in Solvay.
The recent coldsnap and snowy weather has increased activity at many =
area feeders. In a relatively finch-less year, the 9 PURPLE FINCHES =
reported in Fulton this week is a season high for our area. A Camillus =
feeder had another PURPLE FINCH, a female, today, along with a =
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. On Monday, this same feeder had a female =
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD stop in for a visit.
In downtown Syracuse, the PEREGRINE FALCON continues, and has been seen =
recently hanging around the HSBC building.
Some other birds reported this week include a GREAT BLUE HERON along the =
Oneida Creek near Rt 365 in Oneida and a pair of RING-NECKED PHEASANTS =
along Jug Pt Rd in Verona, both on Tuesday. Back at the Oswego Harbor, =
an adult GLAUCOUS GULL, a first winter ICELAND GULL, a possible LESSER =
BLACK-BACKED GULL, and some sort of hybrid gull, possibly a white-winged =
gull X Herring Gull, were all spotted on Sunday. There was also a late =
report of an EASTERN PHOEBE seen on January 1 along Kester Rd in =
Camillus.
The ROSS'S GULL from Irondequoit Bay near Rochester was seen throughout =
the weekend and up until Monday, with no positive sightings since late =
Monday afternoon near dusk. Much of the open water in the bay is now =
frozen, but the bird may still be around anywhere along the shoreline of =
the lake.
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Mickey Scilingo
Parish, NY
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Subject: Redpolls
From: Whitens <whitens(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 17 Jan 2003 9:06pm
Saw my first Redpolls of the season today at my house in Granby, a few
miles outside of Fulton. Also, a huge-looking Cooper's Hawk was sitting
across the creek on a branch around mid-day checking out the area.
Tim Whitens
Fulton, NY
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Subject: Barrow's Goldeneye - Phoenix
From: Bernie Carr <bcarr(AT)ZHIGHWAY.NET>
Date: 18 Jan 2003 10:01am
Dan Cougar reported a quick look at a Barrow's goldeneye from the =
Phoenix bridge on Friday morning. A quick scan at lunch found several =
hundred common goldeneyes but no Barrow's. Keep your eyes out for this =
bird on the Oswego River.
Other birds in Phoenix included common migs, hooded mergs, and 1 =
green-winged teal!!!!!!!!
Bernie Carr
Syracuse, NY
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Subject: Purple Finches and Bald Eagle
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 2003 1:36pm
Hi all,
The relatively large flock of Purple Finches has been back at my =
feeders today. I saw at least 8 or 9 this morning but there seem to be =
more females now. Also, at about 12:30 an adult Bald Eagle flew over my =
house heading south towards Phoenix. Really nice looking bird - very =
low. That's all for now. Good Birding,
Andrew VanNorstrand
vfiddle(AT)dreamscape.com=20
Fulton, Oswego County
PS - Thanks for the advice on Amherst. I think we'll be heading up in =
February. =20
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Subject: Glaucous Gull
From: Gene Huggins <gwren70(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 2003 2:26pm
Gene Huggins
Syracuse, N.Y.
A first-winter Glaucous Gull was observed at Syracuse's Inner Harbor at
12:05 pm on 1/18/03 where Onondaga Creek comes into the harbor off of W.
Kirkpatrick St. Good-birding.
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Subject: Bald Eagles - City of Syracuse
From: Bernie Carr <bcarr(AT)ZHIGHWAY.NET>
Date: 18 Jan 2003 4:39pm
I did a City of Syracuse tour this morning. Found the peregrine falcon =
on the northwest corner of the HSBC building downtown. Headed over to =
State Fair Blvd. ( from Hiawatha Blvd continue straight past the =
entrance to Rte 690 and park at the dead end before the railroad =
tracks). The snow banks are tall enough here to scan the open water of =
Onondaga Lake off the outfall of the Metro sewage treatment plant. =
There were a few hundred commonmergansers packed into the open water and =
gulls on the ice edge. An adult bald eagle flew in and drove a herring =
gull off a dead fish. Shortly after this, two other bald eagles were =
chasing each other above the ducks ( courtship display?). Later, I =
spotted an eagle soaring above the outlet from Nine Mile Creek.
Bernie Carr
Syracuse, NY
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