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| Subject | From | Date | Time |
| 2 Gray Catbirds | David Wheeler | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 10:09am |
| Nations Rd (2/15) | Chad Witko | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 10:47am |
| big raptor 481 Cicero area ? | Sylvia Anglin | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 12:23pm |
| Update on Snowy Owl - Sauquoit | Jody Hildreth | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 1:55pm |
| Fenner Snowy Owl | Tony Shrimpton | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 3:36pm |
| fenner snowy owl | Bonnie Folnsbee | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 3:49pm |
| Snowy Owl | Doris Pletl (lilish | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 5:14pm |
| Rough-legged Hawks | Bill Purcell | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 7:37pm |
| Shrikes and Roughies | Matthew Young | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 8:26pm |
| 7 Bald Eagles/Wood Duck/Peregrine/Gulls | David Wheeler | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 | 10:04pm |
| Root Hawk Owl | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 12:49am |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Richard Bedient | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 11:15am |
| windmills in Oswego harbor | Molly Thompson | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 11:56am |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Andrew Mason | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 1:03pm |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Claire White Putala | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 1:26pm |
| Turkeys | Judy Wright | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 1:50pm |
| Rusty Blackbird | MattV. | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 5:34pm |
| Snowy Owl | Bill Purcell | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 7:21pm |
| Shrike | Betty Armbruster | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 8:49pm |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Tim Capone | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 | 11:32pm |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Andrew Mason | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 | 12:24am |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Tim Capone | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 | 11:03am |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Sarah Fern Striffler | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 | 11:22am |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Claire White Putala | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 | 11:43am |
| Re: windmills in Oswego harbor | Claire White Putala | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 | 11:44am |
| Sauquoit Snowy Owl - No | Jody Hildreth | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 | 8:43pm |
| Re: Sauquoit Snowy Owl - No | Betty Armbruster | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 10:33am |
| Sauquoit Snowy Owl - No Again | Jody Hildreth | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 11:42am |
| Phoenix birds | Gregg Dashnau | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 11:48am |
| Links on Windmills & Birds | Tim Capone | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 1:32pm |
| Odd Gull | joe brin | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 4:47pm |
| Snowy Owl Sauquoit | Doris Pletl (lilish | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 5:57pm |
| Snowy Owl - YES | Betty Armbruster | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 7:14pm |
| Merlin | joe brin | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 8:38pm |
| Shrike | Whitens | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 | 10:48pm |
| Hawk Owl Pellet | Jody Hildreth | Thu, 20 Feb 2003 | 3:07pm |
| Cayuga Lake Basin Report: February 12-18, 2003 | Matthew Medler | Thu, 20 Feb 2003 | 9:33pm |
| Snowy Owl -Sauquoit | Gene Huggins | Thu, 20 Feb 2003 | 9:43pm |
| WSJ Bird Feeder Report | Jim Lohre | Fri, 21 Feb 2003 | 10:51am |
| Oswego | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Fri, 21 Feb 2003 | 2:40pm |
| Snowy Owl - Sauquoit | Alex Wood | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 9:08am |
| Snowy Owl, Madison County | Dorothy | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 11:00am |
| OAS | Matthew Young | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 12:00pm |
| Re: OAS | Matthew Young | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 12:03pm |
| Madison County | Matthew Young | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 12:32pm |
| Syracuse RBA - February 22, 2003 | Mickey Scilingo | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 9:03pm |
| Spring and weasels | Derek | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 9:26pm |
| Phoenix gulls | David Wheeler | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 10:44pm |
| Re: Spring and weasels | David Wheeler | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 10:49pm |
| Re: Spring and weasels | Larry H | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 | 10:57pm |
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Subject: 2 Gray Catbirds
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 10:09am
2 GRAY CATBIRDS were present on the Erie Canal trail 3/10 mile east of the
Manlius Center Rd. crossing.
Also, 6 Bluebirds, 1 Mockingbird, and there's a Great Horned Owl in the area.
Most of the water in B'ville appears to be frozen. At Phoenix, 1 first
winter ICELAND GULL.
---David Wheeler
NSyracuse, NY
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Subject: Nations Rd (2/15)
From: Chad Witko <cjtrapper(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 10:47am
Hello all,
Yesterday (2/15), 8 of us took a small afternoon
trip to the vicinity of Nations Rd. near Geneseo.
Although our trip missed a few target species
(Red-headed Woodpecker and Northern Shrike) we did
manage to still have a wonderful time. Our first stop
at the end of South Avon Rd. near Tadmore farms
yielded us great looks at 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS actively
flying around and landing on near-bye hay bails less
than a hundred yards away, as well as a "GRAY GHOST",
an adult male NORTHERN HARRIER, floating bye. We then
traveled down Root Tavern Rd with EASTER BLUEBIRDS
being our main find there. After Root Tavern we then
traveled down Hogmire Rd. where we first found a dozen
HORNED LARKS flitting around the roadside, however
this wasn't the flock of field birds we we're looking
for. A second loop around did find us a small portion
of that flock at the corner of Hogmire Rd. and Boyd
Rd. We found a flock that consisted of appx. 30+
LAPLAND LONGSPURS with many great roadside looks as
well as 2 SNOW BUNTINGS which were quick to dissapear.
After this good find, we had the opportunity to up the
numbers with a flock of field birds on Little Rd.
estimated at 100-200 individuals, however we could not
relocate them when we arrived where we thought they
had landed. Our last stop of the day was on River Rd.,
south of Chandler Rd. to look for the Northern Shrike.
However the Shrike was not present but we did find a
notable group of Sparrows less then half a mile down
the rd. The flock was mostly consisted of
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS numbering about 8 or so but the
real surprise was to see FIELD SPARROWS, 4 that we
could count. Hopefully if anyone else is in the area
they could relocate these birds to see if there are
any other sparrow species that could be found amongst
the same flock. If anyone is traveling down there
sometime soon I could try and give a better
description of where they were last seen if they
wanted. All in all a good day of birding, in a
sunny-not Syracuse locale.
Chad Witko
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Syracuse NY
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Subject: big raptor 481 Cicero area ?
From: Sylvia Anglin <sang905(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 12:23pm
Hi, Syracuse-area birders.
I'm hoping someone else has had better looks at a very large, =
long-winged, light brown raptor that i saw yesterday fly across 481 near =
the Abundant Life Church. I also saw what i'd guess might be the same =
bird last Saturday at the 481 exit off 81N. It was in a tree being =
pestered by 3 crows. It was brown, BIG, and at that quick view i didn't =
see a difference between shoulders and head. (That confused me, but i =
thought maybe it was my angle or maybe it was an owl.)
Yesterday's bird did have a head (!) but what i noticed most was the =
wingspan and its action of very little gliding as i watched it fly all =
the way across the highway and the adjacent field. I just barely saw it =
land in the top of a tall tree before i drove out of sight of it.
I've seen Short-eared owls fly, and this bird's wings didn't have the =
floppy action that i saw the S-e's use. Also, yesterday's bird didn't =
have what i'd call an owl head, though from my angle i didn't really =
notice the head. The wingspan was larger than what i've seen before on =
a Rough-legged hawk, and they usually do the flap-flap-flap-glide =
routine.
Did anybody else see it? Does anybody have any good guesses?
Thanks!
Sylvia, very frustrated with 65 mph birding!
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Subject: Update on Snowy Owl - Sauquoit
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 1:55pm
Hello All,
I stopped by Sulphur Springs Rd. this afternoon at 12:30 to check on the
Snowy Owl. He was there, but had moved from his spot yesterday. It was a
bit more difficult finding him today. Here is the best way I can describe
it:
Across the street from the light greenish old house there are a few fence
rows. (The fences are just poles with barbed wire running between them).
At one point, there are two fence rows running parallel with each other that
are perpendicular to the road. The Snowy Owl was on the left fence row and
down on the ground again - looking like an odd shaped snow drift.
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Subject: Fenner Snowy Owl
From: Tony Shrimpton <fiveshrimps(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 3:36pm
1 Snowy Owl at top of a tree at the T-junction at the
north end of Bellinger Rd. (I'm not sure of the name
of the East-West road that Bellinger Rd intersects
with here) Sunday mid-morning.
Tony Shrimpton
Fayetteville, NY
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Subject: fenner snowy owl
From: Bonnie Folnsbee <owlbaby_2000(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 3:49pm
I too saw the same owl as I believe Tony saw today in the top of a tree at the
north end of Bellinger road, stayed at the same spot for over two hours, as I
took another pass by i noticed it had left the tree, i was driving on Bellinger
towards Peterboro Rd. and caught it fly up and away from behind a snowbank on
the side of the road, the snowbanks are very high and you cant see the fields.
It then turned around and crossed the road in front of my truck, and before i
left it afforded me two very good looks as it sat on the snow right next to the
road, both on Bellinger and I believe the T road that crosses there is Mile
Strip Rd. good day, i was pleased.
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Subject: Snowy Owl
From: "Doris Pletl (lilishihs)" <Lilshihs(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 5:14pm
The Snowy Owl, at 2:50 PM was sitting on a fencepost on the two parallel rows
of fence. I believe it was the same area that Jody saw it. We watched it a
few minutes and then it flew away over the barn.
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Subject: Rough-legged Hawks
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 7:37pm
It was suggested that I recheck the area in the towns of Mexico &
Richland in Oswego County where I had 21 Rough-legs 2 weeks ago to
see if the birds were moving through or still present. On Sunday 2/16
I found 20 Roughies (14 light, 6 dark) in the same area and while of
course birds were not at exactly the same locations, it was pretty
close, about the only difference was that I found 3 birds in areas
about 1-2 miles further south than 2 weeks ago. The area is bounded
(approx.) on the W by NY Rt 3, the N by Atkinson Rd, the W by US Rt
11 and the south by US Rt 104. Two dark Rough-legs on Frank Lacy Rd
were the exception.
The area received only about 12-18 inces of snow over the past week
but not the 3.5 to 4 feet that fell slightly south of there. I also
checked roads just north and south of the Salmon River; there is less
snow there but no Rough-legs and few Red-tails. Other raptors seen
where the Roughies are concentrated include 21 Red-tails, 1 N.
Goshawk, 2 Am. Kestrels and 1 N. Shrike.
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Shrikes and Roughies
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 8:26pm
Hello,
Well, we struck out again on the Snowy Owl in Fenner(our 5th trip and a
true nemesis bird at this point)late this afternoon-I guess it had moved by
the time we got there, but we did get 6 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 4 RED-TAILED
HAWKS AND 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES. There were 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS(1 dark and 1
light) and a RED-TAIL just outside DeRuyter on Rt 16. heading towards my
house. There was a LIGHT MORPH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK on Middle Lake Rd. Another
LIGHT MORPH ROUGHY was hanging out on PETERSBORO Rd. in Fenner. On
Colsgrove Rd., also in Fenner, A NORTHERN SHRIKE. Between Bingley and
Larkin Rds in Fenner a large flock of SNOW BUNTING and HORNED LARKS. Just
south of the intersection of Nelson Rd. and Rt 26 north of Georgetown, were
2 more ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS(1 dark and 1 light) and an ADULT NORTHERN SHRIKE.
Lastly, an ADULT NORTHERN SHRIKE on the other side of my house when we got
home at 5pm- We have 2 resident RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES hanging around as
well. 3 Shrikes in one day is a personal high, especially considering I
haven't seen too many this winter.
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Subject: 7 Bald Eagles/Wood Duck/Peregrine/Gulls
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 2003 10:04pm
Phoenix Locks:
7 adult BALD EAGLES (5 together in tree at one point)
1 female WOOD DUCK
2 1st winter ICELAND GULLS
3 WW SCOTER (1 adult male)
20 REDHEAD
1 KINGFISHER
1 BLACK DUCK
4 HOODED MERGANSER
2 BUFFLEHEAD
1 RING-NECKED DUCK
many COMMON MERGANSER and COMMON GOLDENEYE
Oswego on the Museum pier towers:
1 imm. PEREGRINE FALCON
Baldwinsville, Mercer Park area, sunset:
1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
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NSyracuse, NY
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Subject: Root Hawk Owl
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 12:49am
Hi all,
I know this bird has been reported a ton but just in case anyone =
needs to know if he's still around, the NORTHERN HAWK OWL was present =
near his usual perch in the town of Root, Montgomery County, late this =
afternoon. We were heading back to Syracuse today from a weekend of non =
stop playing and dancing (I'm a musician if you didn't already know - =
fiddle and guitar mostly) in Saratoga Springs so we decided to check up =
on Mr. Hawk Owl on the way home and see if he was still around. It was =
getting dark when we got there but in no time we found him sitting in =
the top of a tree a little ways north of his usual hang out. Not the =
greatest looks but certainly satisfactory considering what a totally =
cool bird he is. It was a lifer for almost everyone in the car. So, =
he's still around and (apparently) glad to be seen. Good birding =
everybody!
Andrew VanNorstrand
Fulton, Oswego County
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Subject: Red-bellied Woodpecker
From: Richard Bedient <rbedient(AT)HAMILTON.EDU>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 11:15am
We had a female Red-bellied Woodpecker on our suet feeder in Clinton this
morning.
Dick Bedient
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Subject: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Molly Thompson <thompm65(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 11:56am
Hi everyone,
I may have missed a general discussion about wind power in the past, but my
question on windpower is more specific. The Post-Standard had a story about
the giant windmill that is being proposed for the Oswego Harbor area, behind
the breakwall. Any opinions/facts on how that will affect the birds?
Thanks,
Molly Thompson
W. Amboy, NY
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Andrew Mason <AndyMason(AT)EARTHLING.NET>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 1:03pm
At 10:55 AM 2/17/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>I may have missed a general discussion about wind power in the past, but my
>question on windpower is more specific. The Post-Standard had a story about
>the giant windmill that is being proposed for the Oswego Harbor area, behind
>the breakwall. Any opinions/facts on how that will affect the birds?
>Thanks,
>Molly Thompson
>W. Amboy, NY
Molly--
I hadn't heard about the Oswego proposal, but wind projects are certainly
popping up across the state and beyond. Our club, the Delaware-Otsego
Audubon Soc. has been involved in reviewing two projects in central NY, and
there is presently a proposal for the shore of Lake Erie near the Ripley
Hawk Watch, and less defined talk about wind turbines off Long Island.
The Fed. of NYS Bird Clubs is just starting a process to come up with a
general position on wind projects, which I am leading. We hope to have
something for the member clubs to consider at the annual meeting this fall.
Personally, based on my own review of the literature and of existing
projects, I believe wind projects can be sited and operated without
significant impacts on birds. That does not mean that they should be
plunked down just anywhere, however. Each site should get a hard look
regarding avian impacts, and alternatives need to be considered.
The Madison project along Rte. 20 in Madison Co. is an example of a site
that will have little effect on birds--there is no particular concentration
of migrants, or significant habitats to attract large numbers of resident
or migrant birds. The Lake Erie site may be more of a problem, based on
observations by hawkwatchers and others there. That site may well warrant
being moved inland.
As for Oswego Harbor, I would think that is a questionable site--certainly
large number of birds congregate there. I'm sure part of the attraction
for the wind developers is the presence of large transmission lines from
the existing power plants.
Modern wind turbine designs do lessen threats to birds. The blades rotate
slowly, the towers do not have guy wires or other structures on which birds
can perch, and lighting is minimized. The older turbines turned so fast
the blades became nearly invisible, and they were often on lattice
towers--perfect for raptors and other birds to perch. That was a bad
combination that resulted in bird mortality.
Andy Mason
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Jefferson, NY 12093
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Claire White Putala <putala(AT)OSWEGO.EDU>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 1:26pm
Hi!
I am a faculty member at Oswego State and an OAS member as well. I serve on
an environmental committee here where we have been considering issues
regarding windmills in the area. The Post-Standard article of Sunday,
February 17th, yesterday, seemed to outline a wind power project pretty far
along in its thinking, if not yet actuality. In this long article, the
issue of bird migration was never even mentioned, let alone discussed.
Personally, I like the idea of wind power but not over a major raptor/bird
migratory path. I hope those with more knowledge than I have will offer
information. The last issue, WInter 2003, of the Audubon Advocate had an
article entitled "Criteria Needed for WInd Power Projects." Along with
stating there needed to be more involvement and information gathering on
this issue as wind power becomes public policy. The author states as a
given that wind turbines shouldn't be placed in areas of "high risk" to
birds.
I guess we need to get that word out where it matters -- close to home in
Oswego!
Good birding,
Claire Putala
--On Monday, February 17, 2003 12:02 PM -0500 Andrew Mason
<AndyMason(AT)EARTHLING.NET> wrote:
> At 10:55 AM 2/17/03 -0500, you wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> I may have missed a general discussion about wind power in the past, but
>> my question on windpower is more specific. The Post-Standard had a
>> story about the giant windmill that is being proposed for the Oswego
>> Harbor area, behind the breakwall. Any opinions/facts on how that will
>> affect the birds? Thanks,
>> Molly Thompson
>> W. Amboy, NY
>
>
> Molly--
>
> I hadn't heard about the Oswego proposal, but wind projects are certainly
> popping up across the state and beyond. Our club, the Delaware-Otsego
> Audubon Soc. has been involved in reviewing two projects in central NY,
> and there is presently a proposal for the shore of Lake Erie near the
> Ripley Hawk Watch, and less defined talk about wind turbines off Long
> Island.
>
> The Fed. of NYS Bird Clubs is just starting a process to come up with a
> general position on wind projects, which I am leading. We hope to have
> something for the member clubs to consider at the annual meeting this
> fall.
>
> Personally, based on my own review of the literature and of existing
> projects, I believe wind projects can be sited and operated without
> significant impacts on birds. That does not mean that they should be
> plunked down just anywhere, however. Each site should get a hard look
> regarding avian impacts, and alternatives need to be considered.
>
> The Madison project along Rte. 20 in Madison Co. is an example of a site
> that will have little effect on birds--there is no particular
> concentration of migrants, or significant habitats to attract large
> numbers of resident or migrant birds. The Lake Erie site may be more of
> a problem, based on observations by hawkwatchers and others there. That
> site may well warrant being moved inland.
>
> As for Oswego Harbor, I would think that is a questionable site--certainly
> large number of birds congregate there. I'm sure part of the attraction
> for the wind developers is the presence of large transmission lines from
> the existing power plants.
>
> Modern wind turbine designs do lessen threats to birds. The blades rotate
> slowly, the towers do not have guy wires or other structures on which
> birds can perch, and lighting is minimized. The older turbines turned so
> fast the blades became nearly invisible, and they were often on lattice
> towers--perfect for raptors and other birds to perch. That was a bad
> combination that resulted in bird mortality.
>
> Andy Mason
>
>
> Andrew Mason
> 1039 Peck St.
> Jefferson, NY 12093
> (607) 652-2162
> fax-(209) 844-2203
> AndyMason(AT)earthling.net
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Subject: Turkeys
From: Judy Wright <wryton(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 1:50pm
Good day to stay in and Feeder Watch. Today, along with the usuals we
have at least 45 turkeys enjoying lunch. Picture this: Most are
foraging dropped seed but, with all the snow on the ground, some have
elected to reach up and eat from the feeders. :):)
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Subject: Rusty Blackbird
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 5:34pm
Greetings! He's back... A RUSTY BLACKBIRD just showed up in my creek
in this raging snowstorm. The Bird was with a small group of CEDAR
WAXWINGS, and was eating berries and/or rose hips. He really stood out
in the bright white snow surrounding!
Over the weekend, I had a GREAT BLUE HERON in the pony pasture across
the street. Not too unusual, but this guy was hunting atop three feet
of snow in the middle of the field!! Guess he was hoping for a rodent
since most small fishing spots are frozen solid.
Off to the sunny Caribbean on Wednesday, I hope...
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Subject: Snowy Owl
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 7:21pm
The Snowy Owl in the town of Fenner was seen at 8:30 Monday morning
at the intersection of Mile Strip and Bellinger Roads.
Could not find the Catbirds along the Erie Canal east of Manlius
Center, other fructivores there included 6 Bluebirds, many Robins, 2
Mockingbirds and 6 Cedar Waxwings.
On the Oswego River at Phoenix there were 2 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls, 1 Iceland Gull, 3 White-winged Scoters and 1 Horned Grebe
along with more common waterfowl although 20 Redhead seemed like a
lot for that spot. Also had 4 Bluebirds fly down to the ice-edge for
a drink.
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Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Shrike
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 8:49pm
Town of Litchfield; All of a sudden all the birds were gone. I looked out
the window and there was a Shrike. It did not stay long enough for me to
get my bio.
Looked for the Sauguoit owl today but did not find it. Saw it yesterday
afternoon about 1:30.
Saw Horned Larks in town of Brookfield. They were in the road and on the
high snowbanks.
A raft of Mallards were on a fast flowing creek off Babcock Hill Rd.
Betty Armbruster
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 11:32pm
The Post-Standard article mentioned that the off-shore windmills would
provide a resting area for birds and may provide shelter.
I would think that gulls would most likely be effected by a windmill on the
breakwall in Oswego. I would bet that birds are smart enough to avoid the
windmills. I've seen brown pelicans avoid twine attached to high flying
kites in Florida.
Geese, crows and woodpeckers, hawks and gulls deal with the Madison County
windmills quite fine. I wouldn't think that many migrants fly directly
through the harbor. Most migrants I see on land.
I'm curious as to what type of light they use on the windmills at night.
The lights could be a problem for migrants. Does anyone know of bird kills
at the cogeneration plant or even the lighthouse?
The windmills at the harbor would probably attract sightseers. This might
cause some competition for birders and parking spots. It's hard enough
sometimes with people watching the sunsets.
I would bet that a lot of people would be very excited about this type of
energy project in Oswego. I would surmise this project would be tough to
criticize.
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Andrew Mason <AndyMason(AT)EARTHLING.NET>
Date: 18 Feb 2003 12:24am
At 01:25 PM 2/17/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I am a faculty member at Oswego State and an OAS member as well. I serve on
>an environmental committee here where we have been considering issues
>regarding windmills in the area. The Post-Standard article of Sunday,
>February 17th, yesterday, seemed to outline a wind power project pretty far
>along in its thinking, if not yet actuality. In this long article, the
>issue of bird migration was never even mentioned, let alone discussed.
>
>Personally, I like the idea of wind power but not over a major raptor/bird
>migratory path. I hope those with more knowledge than I have will offer
>information. The last issue, WInter 2003, of the Audubon Advocate had an
>article entitled "Criteria Needed for WInd Power Projects." Along with
>stating there needed to be more involvement and information gathering on
>this issue as wind power becomes public policy. The author states as a
>given that wind turbines shouldn't be placed in areas of "high risk" to
>birds.
>
>I guess we need to get that word out where it matters -- close to home in
>Oswego!
>
>Good birding,
>Claire Putala
Claire, et. al.--
It is very important that locals, especially birders, be involved in
reviewing these projects--I commend you for doing so.
Each proposal will have to receive at least an environmental assessment,
and more properly, an environmental impact statement. It is not a given
that this will happen, or that it will be done adequately, without public
participation. Don't depend on DEC or other governmental entities to
represent the interests of birds or the environment generally! Look at the
cormorants on Little Galloo Island.
Here are a couple of web sites with links to studies of wind turbines and
birds. There is still not a full understanding of these issues, but the
body of knowledge is growing. http://www.nrel.gov/;
http://www.currykerlinger.com/default.htm
Andy Mason
Andrew Mason
1039 Peck St.
Jefferson, NY 12093
(607) 652-2162
fax-(209) 844-2203
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 18 Feb 2003 11:03am
RE: Weblink provided by Andrew Mason:
http://www.currykerlinger.com/default.htm
It seems that the more windmills you have, the greater number of deaths you
have. Of coarse this makes sense when you have a few hundred windmills, it
certainly makes it harder for a bird to avoid a windmill. Some studies done
at windmills were for short periods of time and not much was found in the
way of dead birds.
I think the paper said there would be one or two windmills on the breakwall
and that there might be 3 windmills off-shore. Does anyone still have the
article?
I'm sure tired, migrating birds could be susceptible as would be predators
chasing prey. So wintering snowy owls could be at risk. I never seen much
in the way of migrating birds in the harbor in Oswego passing by the
breakwalls. I'm sure large flocks of waterfowl off-shore are at risk with
any windmills placed out there.
If each area is so different, how do you collect meaningful data to draw
conclusions for an EIS with regards to bird collisions? What should
regulators look for in a potential windmill sight? What should birders do
as far as suggestions are concerned about the windmills?
Tim Capone
Syracuse, NY
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Sarah Fern Striffler <sfernstr(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 18 Feb 2003 11:22am
My understanding is that one reason hard data about bird deaths is dicey is
that dead bodies are speedily "cleaned up" by predators. Therefore, one
suggestion for birders is to monitor an existing windmill during peak
migration, say in the hour after dawn, to try to discover any bodies that
have not yet been eaten. Perhaps even some work w/ flashlight during peak
nights would yield the best data.
Does anyone know if a simple low decibel siren powered by the turbine would
deter birds from flying too close?
Sarah Fern
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Capone" <tcapone(AT)twcny.rr.com>
To: <ONEIDABIRDS(AT)MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [ONEIDABIRDS] windmills in Oswego harbor
> RE: Weblink provided by Andrew Mason:
> http://www.currykerlinger.com/default.htm
>
> It seems that the more windmills you have, the greater number of deaths
you
> have. Of coarse this makes sense when you have a few hundred windmills,
it
> certainly makes it harder for a bird to avoid a windmill. Some studies
done
> at windmills were for short periods of time and not much was found in the
> way of dead birds.
>
> I think the paper said there would be one or two windmills on the
breakwall
> and that there might be 3 windmills off-shore. Does anyone still have the
> article?
>
> I'm sure tired, migrating birds could be susceptible as would be predators
> chasing prey. So wintering snowy owls could be at risk. I never seen
much
> in the way of migrating birds in the harbor in Oswego passing by the
> breakwalls. I'm sure large flocks of waterfowl off-shore are at risk with
> any windmills placed out there.
>
> If each area is so different, how do you collect meaningful data to draw
> conclusions for an EIS with regards to bird collisions? What should
> regulators look for in a potential windmill sight? What should birders do
> as far as suggestions are concerned about the windmills?
>
> Tim Capone
> Syracuse, NY
> tcapone(AT)twcny.rr.com
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Claire White Putala <putala(AT)OSWEGO.EDU>
Date: 18 Feb 2003 11:43am
Dear Tim and Andy,
What really thoughtful responses you both shared, covering so many
important aspects of the windmill/birding issue. I live in Oswego and
really love the place and fully appreciate the economic burdens upon it.
But as birders on a significant migratory path, we must raise these issues
as you are doing.
I hadn't even thought about the lights or other things you both drew
attention to such as parking, etc. I think actually the break wall is
important to the birds and on a good south wind in the spring, it is
possible to see birds flying relatively close to shore, at least parallel
to the break walls. Cormorants can also be seen flying parallel to it quite
frequently. And in the winter when the river is open, the waterfowl are
often cruising back and forth in both the water and the air as they change
feeding sites.
You both stress the importance of more data and that is crucial as is our
collective thinking so thanks for the web site URLs -- and the responses.
Cheers, Claire
--On Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:02 AM -0500 Tim Capone
<tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM> wrote:
> RE: Weblink provided by Andrew Mason:
> http://www.currykerlinger.com/default.htm
>
> It seems that the more windmills you have, the greater number of deaths
> you have. Of coarse this makes sense when you have a few hundred
> windmills, it certainly makes it harder for a bird to avoid a windmill.
> Some studies done at windmills were for short periods of time and not
> much was found in the way of dead birds.
>
> I think the paper said there would be one or two windmills on the
> breakwall and that there might be 3 windmills off-shore. Does anyone
> still have the article?
>
> I'm sure tired, migrating birds could be susceptible as would be predators
> chasing prey. So wintering snowy owls could be at risk. I never seen
> much in the way of migrating birds in the harbor in Oswego passing by the
> breakwalls. I'm sure large flocks of waterfowl off-shore are at risk with
> any windmills placed out there.
>
> If each area is so different, how do you collect meaningful data to draw
> conclusions for an EIS with regards to bird collisions? What should
> regulators look for in a potential windmill sight? What should birders do
> as far as suggestions are concerned about the windmills?
>
> Tim Capone
> Syracuse, NY
> tcapone(AT)twcny.rr.com
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Subject: Re: windmills in Oswego harbor
From: Claire White Putala <putala(AT)OSWEGO.EDU>
Date: 18 Feb 2003 11:44am
Sear Sara,
What an interesting slant on this issue. I have not a clue to your
question. Hope someone else does.
Cheers, Claire
--On Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:22 AM -0500 Sarah Fern Striffler
<sfernstr(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM> wrote:
> My understanding is that one reason hard data about bird deaths is dicey
> is that dead bodies are speedily "cleaned up" by predators. Therefore, one
> suggestion for birders is to monitor an existing windmill during peak
> migration, say in the hour after dawn, to try to discover any bodies that
> have not yet been eaten. Perhaps even some work w/ flashlight during peak
> nights would yield the best data.
>
> Does anyone know if a simple low decibel siren powered by the turbine
> would deter birds from flying too close?
>
> Sarah Fern
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Capone" <tcapone(AT)twcny.rr.com>
> To: <ONEIDABIRDS(AT)MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [ONEIDABIRDS] windmills in Oswego harbor
>
>
>> RE: Weblink provided by Andrew Mason:
>> http://www.currykerlinger.com/default.htm
>>
>> It seems that the more windmills you have, the greater number of deaths
> you
>> have. Of coarse this makes sense when you have a few hundred windmills,
> it
>> certainly makes it harder for a bird to avoid a windmill. Some studies
> done
>> at windmills were for short periods of time and not much was found in the
>> way of dead birds.
>>
>> I think the paper said there would be one or two windmills on the
> breakwall
>> and that there might be 3 windmills off-shore. Does anyone still have
>> the article?
>>
>> I'm sure tired, migrating birds could be susceptible as would be
>> predators chasing prey. So wintering snowy owls could be at risk. I
>> never seen
> much
>> in the way of migrating birds in the harbor in Oswego passing by the
>> breakwalls. I'm sure large flocks of waterfowl off-shore are at risk
>> with any windmills placed out there.
>>
>> If each area is so different, how do you collect meaningful data to draw
>> conclusions for an EIS with regards to bird collisions? What should
>> regulators look for in a potential windmill sight? What should birders
>> do as far as suggestions are concerned about the windmills?
>>
>> Tim Capone
>> Syracuse, NY
>> tcapone(AT)twcny.rr.com
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Subject: Sauquoit Snowy Owl - No
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 18 Feb 2003 8:43pm
Hello All,
I looked for the Sauquoit Snowy Owl late this afternoon from 4:14 - 4:45. I
could not find it anywhere. I drove around the area for a while with no
luck.
It seemed as though others may have tried for this bird today since there
were several tire tracks pulled along the shoulder of the road at the spot
where the owl had been seen. If anyone else tried for this bird would you
please post whether you saw it or not and perhaps what time you were there.
I know that sometimes people don't feel it is important to post that you did
not see the bird, but this is important information for other birders.
Thanks.
Jody Hildreth - jody(AT)kidwings.com
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Subject: Re: Sauquoit Snowy Owl - No
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 10:33am
on 2/18/2003 4:44 PM, Jody Hildreth at jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I looked for the Sauquoit Snowy Owl late this afternoon from 4:14 - 4:45. I
> could not find it anywhere. I drove around the area for a while with no
> luck.
>
> It seemed as though others may have tried for this bird today since there
> were several tire tracks pulled along the shoulder of the road at the spot
> where the owl had been seen. If anyone else tried for this bird would you
> please post whether you saw it or not and perhaps what time you were there.
> I know that sometimes people don't feel it is important to post that you did
> not see the bird, but this is important information for other birders.
> Thanks.
>
> Jody Hildreth - jody(AT)kidwings.com
> Library Media Specialist
> Sauquoit Valley Elementary School, New York
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Betty Armbruster
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Subject: Sauquoit Snowy Owl - No Again
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 11:42am
Hello All,
Tried for the owl again this morning (Wednesday) with no luck. It is
possible that the owl is sitting behind a snow drift - I noticed a few
places that could not be seen well from the road as a result of the foot of
snow the area received the other day. Hopefully it hasn't left the area.
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Subject: Phoenix birds
From: Gregg Dashnau <gdashnau(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 11:48am
Hello everyone
I checked out the river below the Phoenix dam this morning (10 am ),
most of the birds previously posted are still there. I didn't see the
scooters but did see a juvenile ICELAND GULL. When I arrived there was
one ADULT BALD EAGLE in the trees across the fisherman's parking area. A
little while later two more adults arrived and a little while after that
two more flew over and continued on up river. That makes FIVE total, 4
adults and 1 juvenile. Two of the birds had blue leg bands. One was in
the tree and one that flew over also had blue leg bands. Does anyone
know if these bands are color coded and can be "read" from a distance?
Good birding.
Gregg Dashnau
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: Links on Windmills & Birds
From: Tim Capone <tcapone(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 1:32pm
I'm betting that there will be a number of proposals to place wind =
turbines in our area. Although I don't expect there to be too much of a =
problem with windmills and birds, some areas could pose quite a problem =
as has happened in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area in Ojai, =
California. Keep this post filed somewhere so you can use it for =
reference in the future. Try to learn about windmills and birds now to =
be prepared to deal with any conflicts in the future.
Start out here:
The National Wind Coordinating Committee has had a number of National =
Avian-Wind Power Planning Meetings.
http://www.nationalwind.org/pubs/default.htm
Also go to this link provided by Andy Mason:
http://www.currykerlinger.com/default.htm
Here is an Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf) for the Convention On The =
Conservation Of European Wildlife And Natural Habitats, Strasbourg, =
December 2-5, 2002. "Wind Farms and Birds".
http://www.coe.int/t/e/Cultural_Co-operation/Environment/Nature_and_biolo=
gical_diversity/Nature_protection/sc22_inf30erev.pdf
And the following are links to environmental impact studies done at =
various locales in the United States:
All the following are Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf).
Vermont
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/28591.pdf
Washington
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/26902.pdf
Colorado
http://www.osti.gov/gpo/servlets/purl/534479-S02EVJ/webviewable/534479.pd=
f 1997
http://www.osti.gov/gpo/servlets/purl/353347-dN6cZQ/webviewable/353347.pd=
f 1999
Altamont Wind Resource, Ojai, California
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/27545.pdf
http://www.osti.gov/gpo/servlets/purl/12148-gQFiRs/webviewable/12148.pdf
http://www.osti.gov/gpo/servlets/purl/531111-giDTFa/webviewable/531111.pd=
f
Norris Hill Montana
http://www.osti.gov/gpo/servlets/purl/10137375-ORiAUi/webviewable/1013737=
5.pdf
National Avian Wind Power Planning 1994
http://www.osti.gov/gpo/servlets/purl/70750-7p0Zaa/webviewable/70750.pdf
There! No reason not to be informed.
Tim Capone
Syracuse, NY
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Subject: Odd Gull
From: joe brin <jnnbrin(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 4:47pm
I was scoping out gulls today in Baldwinsville at
Mercer Park when a gull caught my eye. It was large
and resembled a Great Black Back but the back was an
intermediate shade between Herring and Black Back. The
head was streaked, the bill yellow with the red
gonydeal spot. Although Slaty Back is a slim
possibility, after discussing the bird with Bill
Purcell we decided that a Herring/Great Black Back
cross is more likely. The bird is big, seemingly as
big as the surrounding Great Black Backs and the legs
did not seem pinker than the GBB's.
Joseph Brin
jnnbrin(AT)yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
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Subject: Snowy Owl Sauquoit
From: "Doris Pletl (lilishihs)" <Lilshihs(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 5:57pm
We have been to area everyday around ten and again at 2ish and have not seen
bird again since Sunday.
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Subject: Snowy Owl - YES
From: Betty Armbruster <barm17(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 7:14pm
Sauquoit owl:
I got on Sulpher Springs Rd. from the upper end off Doolittle Rd. Just a
short ways down Sulpher Springs Road you can see a yellow house up on the
hill to the left. Behind the house towards Doolittle Rd. there is a line
of trees. One of them is broken and looks dead. This is where I saw the
owl. What a sight with the sun shinning on it. He, she did not stay long
but flew down into the field. The snow banks are so high and my car is so
low that I could'nt see where it landed. I drove up on Doolittle road again
but rolling hills hid the landing site.
I was on my way to the dentist so couldn't spend any more time looking.
Good luck to all.
Betty Armbruster
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South of Utica, NY
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Subject: Merlin
From: joe brin <jnnbrin(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 8:38pm
While walking my dog at about 4:30 this afternoon I
spotted a bird on top of a telephone pole. It turned
out to be a Merlin with some form of prey I couldn't
make out. This was on East Dead Creek Rd., close to
two other sites I've seen a Merlin starting in August.
These locations are in the town of Van Buren in
Onondaga County.
Joseph Brin
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Baldwinsville, N.Y.
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Subject: Shrike
From: Whitens <whitens(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 2003 10:48pm
This afternoon while helping my father shovel his roof off, a Northern
Shrike landed in a tree not 40' away. It stayed almost motionless for
at least five minutes, giving me plenty of time to get binocs and the
field guide. While I'm not experienced in Shrike identification, I
believe it was probably an immature Northern. The breast seemed rather
cream/brownish in color, the lower mandible base was lighter, and it
didn't have the mask, but just a black stripe extending through the eye.
Our location is on Lakeshore Rd. in Granby, a few miles outside of
Fulton.
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Fulton, NY
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Subject: Hawk Owl Pellet
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 20 Feb 2003 3:07pm
Hello All,
This morning I went to see the Root Northern Hawk Owl again, since my
pictures from the previous trip were not very good. It was an excellent
excursion. The owl was in the tree in front of the house. The sun was
shining giving excellent lighting for pictures. While taking one photograph
the owl put its head down and opened its mouth very wide. Then it
regurgitated a pellet. A little while later the woman who lives in the
house was driving out of the driveway so I stopped and asked her for
permission to retrieve the pellet. She said that I could - so now I have a
new pellet for my Virtual Owl Pellet Dissections. (I know not many people
would be excited about finding bird barf - but where else am I going to get
a sample from a Hawk Owl - what luck!)
I hope to have some pictures posted in the next few days of the owl,
including the one as he was regurgitating the pellet. Unfortunately, we are
hosting a dinner tonight and I don't have time to put them up today. Now if
only I could get so lucky with the Sauquoit Snowy Owl.
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Subject: Cayuga Lake Basin Report: February 12-18, 2003
From: Matthew Medler <mdm2(AT)CORNELL.EDU>
Date: 20 Feb 2003 9:33pm
- Cayuga Lake Basin Report
* New York
* Cayuga Lake Basin
* 18 February 2003
* NYIT0302.18
- Birds Reported
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicencis)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
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Hotline: Cayuga Lake Basin Report
Phone number: (607) 254-2429
Dates: February 12 - 18, 2003
To Report: e-mail mdm2(AT)cornell.edu and/or mja43(AT)cornell.edu
Coverage: The Cayuga Lake Basin of central New York, including portions of
Tompkins, Cayuga, Wayne, Seneca, Schuyler and Tioga Counties
Compilers: Mike Andersen and Matt Medler
Compiled: February 20, 2003
As reported in last week's Basin Report, at least one Gyrfalcon continues
along the east side of Cayuga Lake. One was seen briefly on the 14th from
the bluffs just north of the Village of Aurora (FB). All other reports
from the week of February 12-18 come from observers traveling around the
lake on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th. A drake WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
continues from the north side of Myers Point. It was seen by many
observers on the 15th (SF, SF; TL). A COMMON LOON and an immature BALD
EAGLE were also seen at Myers on the 15th (SF, SF; MD).
Another two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were observed further north on Cayuga
Lake, between Long Poing State Park and the Village of Aurora (CBC). The
massive REDHEAD flock that has been seen on Cayuga Lake throughout the
winter was observed from both Long Point State Park and the Wells College
boathouse in the Village of Aurora (SF, SF; CBC; TL); estimates of the
flock size range from 6,500 to 10,000 birds. A RUDDY DUCK was also seen at
the boathouse on the 15th (TL). One RED-NECKED GREBE and five HORNED
GREBES were seen on the water, while 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were noted at
the bluffs south of Aurora along Lake Road on the 15th (TL). The large
pond along Route 90 in the Village of Union Springs held one HORNED GREBE
and two GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the 15th (CBC).
On the west side of Cayuga Lake, waterbird highlights included three
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, three HORNED GREBES and a RED-NECKED GREBE from
Sheldrake on the 15th (CTT-H). Red-necked Grebe is infrequently seen in
the Cayuga Lake Basin during the winter, so two sightings on opposite sides
of the lake on the same day is somewhat noteworthy. On the 16th, one drake
WOOD DUCK and five PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen from the Ithaca Yacht Club
in the Town of Ulysses (KR). An immature GLAUCOUS GULL was noted from the
Seneca Falls Landfill on Route 414 on the 15th (CTT-H).
HORNED LARKS and a few SNOW BUNTINGS were seen from Cornell Lane near the
Dryden/Harford town line on the 15th (MD). The only report of LAPLAND
LONGSPUR was from Lake Ridge Road on the 15th (CBC); this bird was picked
out of a small group of 10 HORNED LARKS, but a larger flock of 200 larks
was also seen in the area. Other field birds from around Cayuga Lake
included an impressive 80 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS at Rafferty Road in the
Town of Ledyard and 100 WILD TURKEYS near the Red Jacket Yacht Club in the
Town of Fayette.
Observers: Fred Bertram, Cayuga Bird Club, Mark Dettling, Steve & Susie
Fast, Jeff Gerbracht, Meena Haribal, Tim Lenz, Ken Rosenberg, and
Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes.
Good birding,
Matt and Mike
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Subject: Snowy Owl -Sauquoit
From: Gene Huggins <gwren70(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 20 Feb 2003 9:43pm
The Snowy Owl was observed from the Sulphur Springs Rd. across from the
green farm house this morning from 8:20 to 8:42 . The bird was feeding on
what
appeared to be the remains of a Rock Dove next to the barbed wire fence.
Thanks Jody.
Other observations include Rough-legged Hawks in the following
locations:
1. One near the intersection of Bray and Timian Rd., Twn of Paris, Oneida
Co.
(less than a quarter of a mile from the Snowy Owl.)
2. One light-phased bird north of the Loomis Rd. in a large field bordering
the
Nine Mile Swamp, Twn. of Sangerfield, Oneida Co.
3. One dark-phased bird adjacent to the Pleasant Valley Rd. near its
intersection
with the Mason Rd., Twn. of Sangerfield, Oneida Co. ( This was the same
bird
seen on Dec. 31st. in the Nine Mile Swamp.)
Gene Huggins
Syracuse, N.Y.
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Subject: WSJ Bird Feeder Report
From: Jim Lohre <jimlohre(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2003 10:51am
Bird-Lovers Go High-Tech In Squirrel-Proofing Battle
By EILEEN WHITE READ and SARAH ROBERTSON Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL
Friday, February 21, 2003, Weekend Journal Section, p. W-12
Marie Faulkner has spent $400 trying to feed the birds -- but not the
squirrels. She's tried weight-sensitive feeders that close when the
bushy-tailed rodents step on a platform, tube feeders enclosed in fine wire
mesh, even a $75 electronic device that emits a high-pitched noise to scare
them away. It worked -- for three months.
Squirrel-proof feeders? "There's no such thing," says the Alabama retiree,
who recently gave up and bought feeders just for the squirrels.
This winter, the annual tussle over the bird feeder is reaching new heights
in yards across the country. With the number of households feeding birds at
a record 34 million, according to the National Gardening Association, more
homeowners are shelling out for high-tech gadgets that block, shock and trap
marauding critters, especially squirrels. Among the bestsellers is the
$100-plus Yankee Flipper, which actually propels the rodents into the air.
In just two years, the maker says, sales have reached $25 million.
In all, Americans are now spending more than $700 million annually on
feeders, houses and baths (plus $2.6 billion on feed). And while nobody
tracks the anticritter market, the number of squirrel-proof products has
tripled in the past three years, says Ray David of Birdwatch America, the
industry's big trade show. Indeed, trap-maker Havahart now sells 75
varieties of squirrel-blocking feeders alone, up 10% in the past two years.
Meanwhile, the Flipper's sales video -- an hour's worth of squirrels being
tossed into bushes and onto the ground -- has become so popular the
company's selling it, too.
'Fun for the Whole Family'
Morris Brunton got a Flipper for Christmas, and says he's started inviting
his daughter and grandchildren over to see the squirrels take it on -- so
far unsuccessfully. Oddly enough, "it's fun for the whole family to watch,"
says the retired Georgia businessman, adding that the squirrels don't seem
to get hurt. (Maker Droll Yankees says it had the feeder vetted by local
wildlife organizations before putting it on the market.)
Squirrel Scrambler
American homeowners have been feeding the birds since Colonial times, of
course, but backyard birdwatching didn't really take off until the 1980s.
That's when baby boomers started having kids and were looking for ways to
show them wildlife -- without leaving the backyard. Birdwatching, meanwhile,
began booming in the '90s, with the nation's number of self-described
birders jumping more than 30% since 1996 alone, according to the National
Audubon Society. And bird fans have been shelling out for everything from
Bird Bistros, $225 feeders that dispense seed automatically, to special seed
mixes that supposedly attract finches, chickadees or nuthatches, and can
cost more than $3 a pound -- that's 10 times as much as regular feed.
And when they're spending that kind of money, bird lovers don't want to
share the seed with invaders, including squirrels, their chipmunk cousins
and other backyard critters. So in recent years, the battle has gone
progressively higher-tech, from simple baffles (designed to block access to
feeders) to the latest gadgets, which can cost about four times the price of
a regular feeder. That includes everything from WildBill's Electric
Squirrel-Free feeder, which shocks marauders, to the Birdseed Vault, with a
weight-sensitive perch that won't support heavy rodents. Then there's
Havahart's motion-activated sprayer, which jolts animals with a stream of
water.
Makers say that none of the devices do lasting harm to the animals, though
some homeowners aren't so sure. Elizabeth Diamond had to rescue a squirrel
stuck on her Flipper. "I could tell he was dizzy," says the Pennsylvania
teacher. The bigger issue, say animal activists, is that the gadgets
desensitize people to animal pain -- and even turn it into a source of
amusement. Besides, they note, people are the real invaders here, not the
wildlife. Indeed, Vagn Flyger, a professor emeritus of animal studies at the
University of Maryland, says the country's squirrel population isn't growing
-- it's just that squirrels are attracted to all the new birdseed folks are
putting out.
Critters Win Out
And, sooner or later, it seems, the critters win out anyway. Joan Murray
shelled out $140 for a WildBill's feeder for her Maryland yard, but the
squirrels have learned to avoid the shock by hanging on to another part of
the feeder and reaching down for a snack. And while the company says it
hasn't gotten any complaints, co-owner Brian Druzba says the squirrels in
his mother's yard will keep testing it until the batteries go dead -- then
have a feast. Washington, D.C., writer Bill Adler Jr. has tried everything
from Teflon spray (to make critters slip) to Vaseline spiked with hot
pepper. "A squirrel has a brain the size of a walnut," he complains. "We
should be able to outwit them."
Maybe so, though Professor Flyger says homeowners should consider themselves
lucky if all the critters are eating is birdseed, no matter how fancy. After
all, they could be keeping their teeth working on everything from the
telephone wires to the hoses on the gas grill. "Squirrel researchers have an
old saying," he says: "The Devil makes work for idle teeth."
Write to Sarah Robertson at sarah.robertson(AT)wsj.com
Fancy Feasts
More Americans are bird-obsessed these days, and companies have been coming
up with pricey new products to attract birds -- and keep away squirrels.
Here, some of the latest:
Product/Price What It Does Comments
Yankee Flipper
$111
www.yankeeflipper.com Twirling feeder flips marauders off When squirrel
steps on platform it activates motor, and launches animal off. Sales video
has become a cult favorite, but animal activists say it's cruel.
Bird Bistro
$225
www.sweeneyfeeders.com Automatic feeder dispenses seed up to eight times
daily Maker says sales of pricey feeder are growing by 50% annually. This
year's model comes with a "squirrel guard."
Safflower seed
$10 for 7.5 lbs.
www.petco.com Seed doesn't appeal to squirrels -- or starlings Special
seeds cost two-thirds more than the usual kind. But make sure it's the only
thing in the feeder, or critters will still snack.
WildBill's Squirrel-Free feeder
$120-plus
www.squirrel-free.com Battery-powered feeder shocks marauders Maker says
birds don't activate the shock mechanism and claims shock is mild. One
caveat: Watch the batteries -- the squirrels will. Larger model available.
Squirrel Scrambler
$28
www.wildwoodfarms.com Ferris wheel-like squirrel feeder Can't beat 'em?
Feed 'em. Company makes 50 squirrel feeders that hold seeds and ears of corn
-- a squirrel fave.
Le Grande Gazebo feeder
$120
www.whateverworks.com Super-size feeder holds 20 lbs. of seed How long
does all that seed last? "It depends," says Web retailer -- on how many
birds (and squirrels) there are to feed; comes with anti-squirrel baffle.
Updated February 21, 2003
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Subject: Oswego
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2003 2:40pm
Hi everyone,
A short trip to Oswego this afternoon had some nice birds but nothing =
too unusual. There were 4 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, two males and two =
females, underneath the second bridge (Bridge Street I think). There =
was also a large raft of Long-tailed Ducks near the mouth of the river =
and in a fairly large, mixed group of Scaup near the Marina there was a =
single, male GADWALL and Redhead. Decent numbers of most the normal =
ducks all through the harbor but I couldn't find any white-winged gulls. =
Nice day outside. Good birding,
Andrew VanNorstrand
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Subject: Snowy Owl - Sauquoit
From: Alex Wood <awood_2(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 9:08am
Greetings,
Drove the roads looking for Snowy Owl on 2-21-03, 10:15 to
11:30AM, with no luck.
AJ Wood
Oneida, NY
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Subject: Snowy Owl, Madison County
From: Dorothy <dwcrumb(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 11:00am
Beautiful day yesterday, so I decided to join the long list of people
who have looked for the Bellinger Road Snowy Owl with no success. I
have joined the list, I was unsuccessful. I also tried again for the
Gee Road Hawk Owl with no luck, but saw a Northern Shrike on the west
side of the road just before the Rod and Gun Club, It was sitting at
the very top of a tall tree in a rather distant hedge row. Scope
view. Also saw a small flock of turkeys on the north side of the road
opposite Jennings Road. Large manure spread there.
I was told that a Barred Owl was picked up dead on Gee Road about 1/4
mile north of the thruway on Thursday. So maybe there is still food
available in that area.
Dorothy Crumb
Pompey
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Subject: OAS
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 12:00pm
Derek,
I should be defending sometime during the first week of April. I can do
something for OAS sometime in May or in the fall.
Matt
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Subject: Re: OAS
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 12:03pm
Sorry, This was suppose to be a private email.
Matt
At 10:48 AM 2/22/03 -0500, you wrote:
> Derek,
>
>I should be defending sometime during the first week of April. I can do
>something for OAS sometime in May or in the fall.
>
>Matt
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Subject: Madison County
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 12:32pm
Hello,
During Monday's snowstorm there was a CAROLINA WREN at the suet feeder
while a COMMON RAVEN flew over croaking and being chased by CROWS.
Yesterday, I struck out looking for the Fenner Snowy Owl for the 6th time.
Boy! But, I did find an ADULT NORTHERN SHRIKE along East Rd. in Fenner-4th
one in a week....Now if only my snowy owl luck would change! Furthermore,
the large mixed flock of SNOW BUNTING AND HORNED LARKS along Nelson Rd.
between Bingley and Larkin Rds. continues. Lastly, a COOPER'S HAWK in
Cazenovia and a YOUNG LIGHT MORPH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK on Peterboro also in
Fenner.
Matt Young
grosbeak(AT)clarityconnect.com
Southern Highlands, Madison County
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Subject: Syracuse RBA - February 22, 2003
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 9:03pm
Compiled by: Mickey Scilingo=20
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo(AT)gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Home Page:
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# 8 - Saturday, February 22, 2003
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At least one of the SNOWY OWLS in Fenner was spotted on Sunday and =
Monday this week near the intersection of Bellinger Rd and Mile Strip =
Rd. A street sign for Mile Strip Rd does not exist here, so use a map =
for referencing the exact location when searching for the Owls. =
Unfortunately, there have been no positive sightings at this location =
since Monday. Meanwhile, the SNOWY OWL in Sauquoit was seen several =
times throughout the week along Sulphur Springs Rd. It can usually be =
found near some barbed wire fencing across the street from a =
greenish-colored house west of the golf course, but was seen at least =
once a little further down the road near a yellow house at the top of a =
hill closer to Doolittle Rd.
There have been multiple ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK sightings lately despite the =
deep snow levels throughout the Region. Twenty ROUGH-LEGS (14 light, 6 =
dark) were found in central Oswego County, mostly within the Town of =
Richland, on Sunday. Six other ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS (4 light, 2 dark) =
were observed between Georgetown and Fenner that same afternoon, while 3 =
more were seen out near Sauquoit on Thursday.
NORTHERN SHRIKES were also well reported this week, with at least 8 =
birds seen in the following locations: 1 on Colgrove Rd in Fenner on =
Sunday, an adult along Rt 26 and another along Rt 16 in Georgetown on =
Sunday, 1 still near Sherman Rd/S Daysville Rd in Richland on Sunday, 1 =
in Litchfield, Herkimer Co on Monday, 1 probable immature in Granby on =
Wednesday, 1 along Gee Rd in Canastota yesterday, and an adult along =
East Rd in Fenner today.
The 7 adult BALD EAGLES seen along the Oswego River in Phoenix on Sunday =
appears to be one of the largest groups of Eagles reported in the Region =
outside of migration in some time. On Monday, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED =
GULLS were present in Phoenix, while other birds there included a female =
WOOD DUCK, 20 REDHEAD, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 1 HORNED GREBE, 1 BELTED =
KINGFISHER, and 2 first winter ICELAND GULLS. Highlights from the =
Seneca River in Baldwinsville include 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (could =
they be the same 2 from Phoenix?) and 2 ICELAND GULLS on Tuesday, and a =
bird that is probably a HERRING X GREAT BLACK-BACKED hybrid that was =
present on Wednesday. At the harbor in Oswego, an immature PEREGRINE =
FALCON was on the museum pier tower on Sunday, while the raft of =
LONG-TAILED DUCKS was still on the river near Coleman's Pub. Other =
waterfowl present include 4 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS under the Rt 104 =
bridge, and a large group of GREATER and LESSER SCAUP that also =
contained a single GADWALL and some REDHEAD.
The fruit-bearing bushes along the Erie Canal trail in Fayetteville have =
attracted 2 GRAY CATBIRDS, 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS, 6 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, =
6 CEDAR WAXWINGS, and many ROBINS within the past week. This area can =
be reached by walking about 0.3 mile east along the trail from Manlius =
Center Rd. A GREAT HORNED OWL has also been heard in the vicinity.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD made another appearance at a feeder in Camillus on =
Monday. It was feeding on berries with a group of CEDAR WAXWINGS along =
a small creek behind a house on Bitters Rd. On Wednesday, a MERLIN was =
spotted eating prey atop a telephone pole on East Dead Creek Rd in Van =
Buren. Two NORTHERN GOSHAWK sightings this week come from the town of =
Richland on Sunday and from along County Line Rd in Granby, east of Rt =
8, on Friday. A large flock of SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS were =
between Larkin and Bingley Rds in Fenner on Sunday afternoon, while =
another flock of 20 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen in Sheds on Monday. Finally, =
a feeder in Georgetown has been hosting 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES =
lately, which have been almost non-existent here this winter.
Birders who have yet to see the NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Root, Montgomery =
County, will be happy to learn that it is still present, with several =
sightings of it coming on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Mickey Scilingo
Parish, NY
mickey.scilingo(AT)gte.net
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Subject: Spring and weasels
From: Derek <dbirdwhite(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 9:26pm
Signs of spring: many birds have started up their signing around
our house including American robins, northern cardinals, black-capped
chickadees, and house finches.
Also, this morning a large mixed flock (~50) of robins and cedar
waxwings stopped by.
Finally, my wife came home from her run this morning and told me a
baby albino squirrel was on the side of the road (vehicle collision).
Thinking, that maybe it was a red squirrel and not a baby, I went over
to see it. Turns out that it was a LONG-TAILED WEASEL in it's winter
coat. Quite beautiful.
Derek J. White
Fayetteville, NY
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Subject: Phoenix gulls
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 10:44pm
From the Phoenix lock, from under the picnic shelter:
1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (essentially an adult, but not the same bird I saw
last Sunday at B'ville)
1 ICELAND GULL (1st winter)
On Sixty Rd., north of Hencle, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was present, very wet, and
flipping his tail about.
Went through many gulls from the DPW in B'ville, but could find nothing
unusual.
---David Wheeler
NSyracuse, NY
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Subject: Re: Spring and weasels
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 10:49pm
Perhaps someone who has more experience with these can clarify. I thought it
was the Short-Tailed Weasel that has an all white winter coat. Or do both?
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Subject: Re: Spring and weasels
From: Larry H <cordovan(AT)TELENET.NET>
Date: 22 Feb 2003 10:57pm
> Perhaps someone who has more experience with these can clarify. I thought
it
> was the Short-Tailed Weasel that has an all white winter coat. Or do
both?
Heck, I thought it was the Black-tipped Ermine !
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