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| Golden Eagle/Iceland Gull/Lesser BB Gull | Matthew Young | Sun, 9 Mar 2003 | 6:43pm |
| Aythya Sweep | David Wheeler | Sun, 9 Mar 2003 | 8:43pm |
| RW Blackbirds | Matthew Young | Mon, 10 Mar 2003 | 9:55am |
| Sauquoit Snowy Owl | Jody Hildreth | Mon, 10 Mar 2003 | 5:53pm |
| Rough-legged hawk/ Bald eagle | Patrick J. Sullivan | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 | 6:41am |
| American Coot & D.C. Cormorant at Inner Harbor | Ruth Florey | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 | 4:56pm |
| Bald Eagle | Brenda Best | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 | 8:23pm |
| Red-necked Grebe Pics | MattV. | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 | 8:54pm |
| Tufted Duck/eagles/Iceland | Barbara Herrgesell | Wed, 12 Mar 2003 | 1:17am |
| Yard | Derek | Wed, 12 Mar 2003 | 2:27pm |
| Signs of spring | Alex Wood | Wed, 12 Mar 2003 | 5:24pm |
| birding today | Kimberlee VanNorstra | Thu, 13 Mar 2003 | 1:20pm |
| How to find a Tufted Duck? | Ruth Florey | Fri, 14 Mar 2003 | 1:20am |
| Re: How to find a Tufted Duck? | Bill Purcell | Fri, 14 Mar 2003 | 2:15am |
| Sauquoit Snowy Owl | Jody Hildreth | Fri, 14 Mar 2003 | 9:29am |
| Re: How to find a Tufted Duck? | Barbara Herrgesell | Fri, 14 Mar 2003 | 10:12am |
| Re: How to find a Tufted Duck? | Barbara Herrgesell | Fri, 14 Mar 2003 | 1:28pm |
| Along the Oswego River | Cheri Sassman | Fri, 14 Mar 2003 | 9:04pm |
| Syracuse RBA - March 14, 2003 | Mickey Scilingo | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 6:50am |
| Blackbirds/Carolina Wren | Matthew Young | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 12:31pm |
| Spring! | Judy Wright | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 2:01pm |
| Oswego-Phoenix | Dorothy | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 2:52pm |
| Morning Birds | Derek | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 3:29pm |
| Phoenix | Gregg Dashnau | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 4:38pm |
| Sauquoit Snowy Owl | Cheri Sassman | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 6:03pm |
| Derby Hill | Bill Purcell | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 6:24pm |
| Root Hawk Owl | Bernie Carr | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 6:42pm |
| Re: How to find a Tufted Duck? | Dana Rohleder | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 | 11:53pm |
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Subject: Golden Eagle/Iceland Gull/Lesser BB Gull
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 9 Mar 2003 6:43pm
Hello all,
At Grenadier Village in Liverpool the first winter ICELAND GULL continued
today. A bit east of Grenadier at the end of Park Bay Rd. we found the
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
At the corner of Rt 80 and Vincent Corners Rd. just east of Fabius a large
flock of SNOW BUNTINGS and a few HORNED LARKS were seen along with a
LIGHT-MORPH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Along Rt 80 were numerous RED-TAILED HAWKS
and a single SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in Apulia.
On Middle Lake Rd. the LIGHT MORPH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and the flock of ~15
HORNED LARKS continue.
Coming up the hill on Rt 16/Crumb Hill Rd we had stellar looks at the ADULT
GOLDEN EAGLE hunting over a field just 2 miles south of our house.
Matt Young
grosbeak(AT)clarityconnect.com
Southern Highlands, Madison County
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Subject: Aythya Sweep
From: David Wheeler <Tigger64(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 9 Mar 2003 8:43pm
An apparent sweep of the Aythya ducks was present at Oswego Harbor, where the
TUFTED DUCK was seen from the Port Authority pier. Single RING-NECKED DUCK
and CANVASBACK were found, with good numbers of the others.
From Fair Haven:
many COMMON GOLDENEYE
many of both SCAUP species
5 CANVASBACK
15 REDHEAD
5 RING-NECKED DUCK
20 BUFFLEHEAD
1 RB MERGANSER
3 C. MERGANSER
1 AM. WIGEON
4 N. PINTAIL
4 GADWALL
10 AM. BLACK DUCK
1 WW SCOTER
I looked through many Goldeneye but was unable to find a Barrow's.
At Phoenix, a first-winter ICELAND GULL and 15 RED-NECKED GREBES. Finally,
behind Grenadier Village, a first-winter ICELAND GULL and a MUTE SWAN.
---David Wheeler
NSyracuse, NY
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Subject: RW Blackbirds
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 10 Mar 2003 9:55am
Hello,
8 MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS here this am in Georgetown at 1700'-- First of
the season.
Matt Young
grosbeak(AT)clarityconnect.com
Southern Highlands, Madison County
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Subject: Sauquoit Snowy Owl
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 10 Mar 2003 5:53pm
Hello All,
The Snowy Owl was seen again this afternoon on Sulphur Springs Rd. despite
the high winds. It was on the ground by a fencepost - far out in the field.
Jody Hildreth - jody(AT)kidwings.com
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Subject: Rough-legged hawk/ Bald eagle
From: "Patrick J. Sullivan" <Pjsullivan253(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 11 Mar 2003 6:41am
I spent an hour Saturday afternoon watching 4 of the RL's hunting and perching
across from Caughdenoy Creek Golf Course, on Rt.33 (less than a 1/2 mile south
of NY Rt 49)in Oswego County. One bird watched me the whole time I had him
scoped.
While driving home on rt33 yesterday 3/10, a Bald Eagle was observed just north
of the feedmill (approx. 1/2 mile north of Caughdenoy dam). Following the crest
of the hill that runs east/west there, it flew very low and slow, but didn't
land while I watched it fly out of sight westbound.
It's the 1st eagle I've seen out there... nice to see especially after 8 trips
to the Phoenix locks and not seeing any eagles there!
Patrick J. Sullivan
Co Rt 33
Pennellville, NY
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Subject: American Coot & D.C. Cormorant at Inner Harbor
From: Ruth Florey <Ruth.Florey(AT)GARDNERDENVER.COM>
Date: 11 Mar 2003 4:56pm
Syracuse's Inner Harbor of Onondaga Lake 3 p.m. this afternoon.
Yeah, I know it's not very exciting except that it's further encouragement
that spring really is coming!
Ruth
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Subject: Bald Eagle
From: Brenda Best <jabbest(AT)AMERICU.NET>
Date: 11 Mar 2003 8:23pm
While scouting for an owling field trip I'm leading this Sunday, my husband
and I drove up to the Atlas blocks east of Lake Delta today. Along Rt. 46
just south of Westernville, I spotted an adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree.
Brenda
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Durhamville, NY
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Subject: Red-necked Grebe Pics
From: "MattV." <fickity(AT)NETSCAPE.NET>
Date: 11 Mar 2003 8:54pm
Greetings! I took some shots of the invading RED-NECKED GREBES last
Thursday the 6th. I finally uploaded them to my website. I never got
around to posting that day, but Fred Gillette and I counted 27
RED-NECKED GREBES from the Fisherman's access area in Phoenix on the
Oswego River. It was the highest count I can remember!!
Also note that I have moved my webpage to its final home at
FICKITY.COM, many folks were getting error messages after the last time
I added pics to the free site. I guess my reliance on free hosting is
over... You will find the format the same, follow the link below, click
Bird Photos and look for the NEW! icon. I left the NEW! bit by my last
uploads, in case you were among the many who were denied access. Enjoy,
and please report any mistakes you may find as I can't say I had an easy
time moving to the new site...
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Subject: Tufted Duck/eagles/Iceland
From: Barbara Herrgesell <HerPartB(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 2003 1:17am
Beaver Lake Nature Center Naturalist Greg Smith and I went to look for a life
Tufted Duck and a life Iceland Gull for him this afternoon (Tues. 3/11) and
lucked out.
At Oswego from the east side of the river we found the large raft of scaup
near the mouth of the river. Greg shortly found the Tufted Duck, in with
scaup and Redheads, which was close enough for good scope looks. We were
pleased to see the stark black/white coloration, yellow eyes, black "ring" on
the bill, the extensive tuft flying in the wind, and even the white stripes
on the wings when he stretched them a couple times, all in good lighting as
he swam down even further into the mouth of the river.
Going back south on the east side of the river, we stopped at Boat launch 28,
S of Fulton and found at least five eagles. Three, an adult and 2 Juvs., were
on the ice edge, not far from swimming Canadas when we pulled up. A few
minutes later I saw three in the trees and two more fly in. Because of
branches in the way, I'm not sure if two of these were different from the
ones we already had seen. There were still two down on the ice edge when we
left about 10 minutes later.
At the pulloff S of the bridge in Phoenix on the east side an Iceland Gull
very cooperatively woke up and "modelled" for us in all directions. We were
surprised to find an Iceland there when there were few gulls, maybe 30.
Hoping for a 3 life bird day for Greg, we went to Grenadier Village off John
Glenn Blvd. in Liverpool, but could find no Lesser Black-backed Gull. No
Glaucous either, but another Iceland was on some of the remaining ice edge
not far distant from us. As elsewhere, there was more open water than there
has been, and fewer gulls. Along the river in Onondaga Lake Pk. and on (still
frozen over) Onondaga L. there are several collections of gulls, but no
rarities that we could see. A Great Blue Heron stood out among the gulls at
the lake outlet.
Barbara Herrgesell
Baldwinsville
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Subject: Yard
From: Derek <dbirdwhite(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 2003 2:27pm
Among the usual birds in the yard was the first NORTHERN FLICKER I've
seen a while.
Derek J. White
Fayetteville, NY
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Subject: Signs of spring
From: Alex Wood <awood_2(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 2003 5:24pm
Greetings:
Northern Flicker and Killdeer seen today. The killdeer
looked a little lost in all this snow.
AJ Wood
Oneida, NY
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Subject: birding today
From: Kimberlee VanNorstrand <vfiddle(AT)DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Date: 13 Mar 2003 1:20pm
Hello everyone,
I was finally able to get out this morning to look for the Tufted =
Duck in Oswego. We got there sometime around 8 AM and without too much =
trouble, located the TUFTED DUCK in the large raft of Aythya ducks in =
the mouth of the harbor. We were looking from the east side of the =
river (something like Admiral Wossely's?). I don't think they would =
have been visible from Coleman's or the Marina. Very nice bird! I =
didn't get exact numbers but there were quite a few Long-tailed Ducks =
and White-winged Scoters in the harbor and the big, mixed Scaup flock =
had to be several hundred birds anyway. Also, on the way up there were =
2 adult BALD EAGLES and 3 Horned Grebes (and other stuff) at the Stop 28 =
boat launch south of Fulton on Route 57. Yesterday I counted 6 Purple =
Finches at my feeders. I think that's all for now. Good birding,
Andrew VanNorstrand
Fulton, Oswego County
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Subject: How to find a Tufted Duck?
From: Ruth Florey <rflorey(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 1:20am
To those of you who have sighted the TUFTED DUCK in Oswego:
Would you share tips on spotting? What is the "Aha!"?
We spent about an hour this afternoon trying to scrutinize an estimated 2000
scaup bobbing and diving in the choppy water looking for something obviously
different. We were focusing on the color of the back No luck. Is there a
quick identifying feature to search for?
North of Fulton we saw six GREAT BLUE HERON perched on an ice shelf on the
east shore of the river.
Thanks
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Subject: Re: How to find a Tufted Duck?
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 2:15am
On 14 Mar 2003 at 0:19, Ruth Florey wrote:
> To those of you who have sighted the TUFTED DUCK in Oswego:
>
> Would you share tips on spotting? What is the "Aha!"?
>
> We spent about an hour this afternoon trying to scrutinize an
> estimated 2000 scaup bobbing and diving in the choppy water looking
> for something obviously different. We were focusing on the color of
> the back No luck. Is there a quick identifying feature to search for?
>
The black back is the best feature, looking for the tuft first is
more difficult. The back, chest and ventral area should all be the
same color and in poor light the head looks black as well. If you
haven't done so already, try moving to different positions on both
sides of the river to get different angles on the Scaup rafts.
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Sauquoit Snowy Owl
From: Jody Hildreth <jody(AT)KIDWINGS.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 9:29am
Hello All,
The Snowy Owl was back in Sauquoit this morning at 8:00, although it was in
a slightly different location. I saw it in a row of trees that runs
parallel and in between Sulphur Springs Road and Bray Road, and you could
only see the owl from Doolittle Road. It was perched in the top of a tree.
Here are the easiest directions to get to this location: take Sulphur
Springs Rd. to the end and take a right onto Doolittle by the one room
school house. Drive a short distance until you see a row of trees running
perpendicular to Doolittle on the right hand side - the owl was in this row
of trees.
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Subject: Re: How to find a Tufted Duck?
From: Barbara Herrgesell <HerPartB(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 10:12am
Hi,
Too bad you didn't see the guy. My guess is he wasn't right there.
If there is any breeze his long "tuft" flies out for a quick ID. The black
back is the other obvious thing we found making him different from the scaup.
The other ID marks aren't so easily notcied until you have the
bird...different from Ring-necked, of which there were very few, is the white
wing stripe, but that is only seen if he lifts his wings, and is like the
Greater Scaup anyway. He had Redheads in with him when we saw him on Tuesday.
I suspect he was with a different group of Aythyas from those you were
looking at. We were on the east side of the river where there is/was better
visibility.
Good luck if you try again.
Barbara Herrgesell
Baldwinsville
~~~~~~~~
In a message dated 3/14/03 12:31:33 AM, rflorey(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM writes:
>To those of you who have sighted the TUFTED DUCK in Oswego:
>Would you share tips on spotting? What is the "Aha!"?
>We spent about an hour this afternoon trying to scrutinize an estimated
>2000
>scaup bobbing and diving in the choppy water looking for something obviously
>different. We were focusing on the color of the back No luck. Is there
>a quick identifying feature to search for?
>North of Fulton we saw six GREAT BLUE HERON perched on an ice shelf on
>the east shore of the river.
>Thanks
>
>
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Subject: Re: How to find a Tufted Duck?
From: Barbara Herrgesell <HerPartB(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 1:28pm
Another comment on the Tufted Duck:
the reason I mentioned in my last post that it might have been elsewhere with
other scaup/Redheads, is that while we were watching the TuDu, about 2/3 of
the scaup were spooked by something (Peregrine?) and flew off, not to return
while we were there. The Tufted Duck, some Redhead and some scaup
remained...luckily! There could be scaup in more than one place at any given
time, although the mouth of the river seems to be/have been the venue of
choice.
Barbara Herrgesell
Baldwinsville
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In a message dated 3/14/03 12:31:33 AM, rflorey(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM writes:
>We spent about an hour this afternoon trying to scrutinize an estimated 2000
>scaup bobbing and diving in the choppy water looking for something obviously
>different. We were focusing on the color of the back No luck. Is there a
>quick identifying feature to search for?
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Subject: Along the Oswego River
From: Cheri Sassman <CESASSMAN(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 9:04pm
Carol Adams and I birded along the Oswego River today from Phoenix to the
Oswego Harbor in sunny but cold weather. Among the species spotted:
Red-necked Grebe (17 in Phoenix)
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Redhead
Ring-necked duck
Scaup
White-winged Scoter (at least 25)
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Bald Eagle (4 immature)
American Coot
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Cheri Sassman
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Utica, NY
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Subject: Syracuse RBA - March 14, 2003
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo(AT)GTE.NET>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 6:50am
Compiled by: Mickey Scilingo=20
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo(AT)gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Home Page:
www.onondagaaudubon.org
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# 11 - Friday, March 14, 2003
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Some signs of spring have showed up in Central New York, despite the =
recent snows and cold weather. Small flocks of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS =
and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS have been reported in backyards and around =
feeders, and there was at least one report of returning PURPLE FINCHES, =
with a pair at feeders in Parish yesterday. Another early migrant, a =
KILLDEER, was seen in Oneida on Wednesday.
The male TUFTED DUCK continues at the Oswego Harbor. Much of the ice at =
the harbor near the mouth of the river has disappeared, and at times the =
raft of SCAUP can number in the hundreds to almost a thousand, so =
patience and persistence may be the key for finding him. A large number =
of LONG-TAILED DUCKS and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS remain as well, along with =
some REDHEAD, a few RING-NECKED DUCKS, the usual GOLDENEYE and =
BUFFLEHEAD, with appearances by single CANVASBACK and HORNED GREBE there =
also. Much of the same waterfowl above can be found a Fair Haven, with =
the addition of a few BLACK DUCK, 4 GADWALL, 4 PINTAIL, and an AMERICAN =
WIGEON.
Along the Oswego River, the count of RED-NECKED GREBES grew to a high of =
27 at Phoenix last Thursday, and visitors there throughout the week =
reported between 15 and 20 at various times. The ICELAND GULL was =
present on Sunday and Wednesday, and 2 immature BALD EAGLES were there =
last Saturday. Further up the river, at STOP 28 along Rt 57, at least 5 =
BALD EAGLES were present on Wednesday and 3 HORNED GREBES were among the =
waterfowl on the river on Thursday.
Behind Grenadier Village in Liverpool, at least 1 ICELAND GULL remained =
on the Seneca River through Wednesday, and the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL =
was found at the end of Park Bay Rd on Sunday.
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The SNOWY OWL in Sauquoit was seen near its usual location along Sulphur =
Springs Rd on Monday. On Friday it was seen perched in a row of trees =
parallel to Sulphur Springs Rd, but was only visible from Doolittle Rd. =
This is just a little ways north of the intersection of Doolittle and =
Sulphur Springs Rds.
An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen again flying over a field in Georgetown =
on Sunday. A few ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were found in the Fabius/DeRuyter =
area last weekend, and a mixed flock of SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS =
were at the corner of Rt 80 and Vincent Corners Rd, where a LAPLAND =
LONGSPUR was found on Saturday. HORNED LARKS were also found along =
Penoyer Rd in Fabius and East Rd in New Woodstock, while the COMMON =
RAVENS are still being found atop Muller Hill in Georgetown.
On Saturday, March 1, Gerard Phillips began this year's spring raptor =
count at Derby Hill. It's been a relatively slow start so far, but last =
Saturday afternoon's flight included 7 GOLDEN EAGLES, 2 BALD EAGLES, and =
a few each of GOSHAWKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and NORTHERN HARRIERS, plus =
single MERLIN and KESTREL. With temperatures forecast to reach 60 =
degrees by Sunday afternoon, this weekend may be first of what's hoped =
to be many busy weekends along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Some other =
raptor reports away from Derby Hill this week were 4 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS =
and a BALD EAGLE in Caughdenoy, and an adult BALD EAGLE perched =
alongside Rt 46 near Delta Lake in Westernville on Tuesday.
A few other miscellaneous sightings in the past 7 days include 45 HORNED =
LARKS on Demster Beach Rd in New Haven, an immature NORTHERN SHRIKE near =
the junction of Co Rts 1 and 6A, also in New Haven, and an adult =
NORTHERN SHRIKE on Sherman Rd near Co Rt 41 in Mexico, all on Saturday. =
At least 6 PURPLE FINCHES continue to visit a feeder near Fulton, while =
a relatively large number (for the season) of 6 GREAT BLUE HERONS were =
on an ice shelf on the Oswego River north of Fulton on Friday.
=20
The NORTHERN HAWK OWL continues in the town of Root, Montgomery County, =
with sightings of the Owl on both days last weekend, on Tuesday, March =
12, and today, March 14.
Mickey Scilingo
Parish, NY
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Subject: Blackbirds/Carolina Wren
From: Matthew Young <grosbeak(AT)CLARITYCONNECT.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 12:31pm
Hello,
One COMMON GRACKLE joined a handful of MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS here in
the yard. The CAROLINA WREN was seen again yesterday--must be one of the
highest points in the state a Carolina Wren wintered--1700'. It'll be
interesting to see where the nesting distribution for the species is across
the state this year-- Wintereing birds probably faired OK considering how
people feed birds now. Also, this particular Carolina Wren seems to
outcompete the woodpeckers and nuthatches at the suet.
Matt Young
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Southern Highlands, Madison County
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Subject: Spring!
From: Judy Wright <wryton(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 2:01pm
It sure feels great to shed a few layers of outer clothes and feel
warmth from the sun doesn't it?
Around Baldwinsville and Phoenix this morning I spied:
Phoenix: SIX BALD EAGLES (4 imm., 2 adults)
10 Red Necked Grebes (there may have been more)
Great Blue Heron
all 3 Mergs.
C. Goldeneye
C. Geese
D. C. Cormorant (a surprise!)
The usual gulls and dabblers. No white wingers.
Baldwinsville:
Hoag Rd., between East & West Sorrell Hill Rds. Van Buren Twnshp:
1
Killdeer
Am. Crows
30+ Horned Larks & 2 Lapland Longspurs
RedWinged Blackbirds (20+)
Also from nearby roads:
Numerous Wild Turkeys
Bluebirds
W.T. Sparrows
Downy Wood,
R. B. Nuthatch
W.B. Nuthatch
Cardinals
Bluejays
T. Titmouse
M. Doves
R. Doves
BC Chickadees
House Sparrow
C. Goose
Judy Wright
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: Oswego-Phoenix
From: Dorothy <dwcrumb(AT)A-ZNET.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 2:52pm
Eureka!!! Jim Throckmorton, Natalia Garcia and I tried for the Tufted
Duck in Oswego again this (Saturday) morning at 8:30. Thanks to all
of the people who said it was easier to see from the east side. We
parked at Admiral Woolsey's and looked north toward the mouth of the
river. There were hundreds of ducks. The fishermen further south seem
to keep the birds concentrated to the north. Jim put up his
binoculars and said, "There it is." I doubted anyone could see it
that fast with binoculars, but he was right. We all got our
telescopes on it for a while. Then it disappeared behind the concrete
of the river wall. It came out again and we relocated it. This time
it stayed in the same area for some time and we did see the tuft when
the wind blew. Then we decided to look over some of the other ducks.
They were approximately the same as we saw last Saturday. Many
Oldsquaw, White-winged Scoter, a few Goldeneye, Ring-necks and
Redheads and Common Mergansers. Mallards asleep on the ice, but you
don't have to go to Oswego to see those. The Oldsquaw were calling
today in what has been described to me as "Owl Om-e-lette." After
going through the other ducks, we decided to get one more look at the
Tufted Duck, but we could not relocate it.
We only saw 3 gulls, two flying and a G. Black-back standing
on the ice. A tiny amount of water open in the harbor itself, but
that will soon change.
Then we went to Phoenix on the way home. We drove down the
little road to the right after you cross the bridge. I don't know
what this area is called. There were 4 Bald Eagles. We "only" saw 14
Red-necked Grebes, but they were swimming in and out from the edge
and were out of our sight when they went behind the big snowbank. So
there could easily have been more. No White-wings while we were there.
Dorothy Crumb
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Subject: Morning Birds
From: Derek <dbirdwhite(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 3:29pm
Around 10:30 this morning 2 COMMON GRACKLEs appeared at my feeders.
Also, I took my daughter for a walk at Green Lakes State Park and
from the west side of Green lake we heard two GREAT HORNED OWLs calling
back and forth from near the golf course. My half-hearted attempt to
locate them failed. It seemed odd that they were calling back and
forth at 12:15 in the afternoon, so it wouldn't surprise me if someone
was playing a tape.
Derek J. White
Fayetteville, NY
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Subject: Phoenix
From: Gregg Dashnau <gdashnau(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 4:38pm
Hello everyone
This morning at Phoenix there were 5 Bald Eagles while I was there. They
seem to come and go, so stay for awhile if at first you don't see any.
There were 2 adults, 2 Immature and 1 emerging adult. One of the
immature ones showed me how to catch a fish with one foot. I was
impressed. Also, my first of the year KILLDEER was seen at the waters edge.
In Oswego, another Killdeer, missed the Tufted.
At Derby, a pair of Wood ducks out on the lake.
Gregg Dashnau
Baldwinsville, NY
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Subject: Sauquoit Snowy Owl
From: Cheri Sassman <CESASSMAN(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 6:03pm
I got a nice long look at the owl today about 3:15. He was on the ground
about 40 feet off the road in the field at the intersection of Doolittle and
Bray. Snowmobiles moved him about 20 minutes later to the trees behind
houses along Timian.
Cheri Sassman
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Utica, NY
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Subject: Derby Hill
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell(AT)TWCNY.RR.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 6:24pm
Spring edged it's way towards Derby Hill today with the first Red-
shouldered Hawk and Turkey Vulture of the season. There were about 25-
30 Killdeer flying past and on bare spots in the fields and Red-
winged Blackbirds singing in the marsh. Some other passeerines
included an immature N. Shrike, 100 Snow Buntings, many Horned Larks
and 4 Am. Pipits. Hawks:
Turkey Vulture 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 6
Northern Goshawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-rtailed Hawk 71
Rough-legged hawk 2
Am. Kestrel 1
Sunday should be better as stronger south winds are in the forecast.
Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076
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Subject: Root Hawk Owl
From: Bernie Carr <bcarr(AT)ZHIGHWAY.NET>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 6:42pm
I decided to try for the Northern Hawk Owl in the town of Root. It was =
on Route 7A by the farmhouse where it has spent the last few months. =
While I was there a NYS DEC vehicle pulled up and four fellows got out =
to look at the Northern Hawk Owl.. Unfortunately, one of them had to =
joke if that bird was in his front yard and all these people came to see =
it, he would shoot it. I'm not sure his unprofessional comments made a =
good impression on the family that was present. I was quite =
disappointed.
Bernie Carr
Syracuse, NY
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Subject: Re: How to find a Tufted Duck?
From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 2003 11:53pm
While certainly far from an expert, I have been able to find them a lot
easier than expected. Although, in a thousand birds, your chances are
diminished. I have been lucky by scoping the edges of the raft(s) - try
finding separations in the rafts and scan where the birds are thinner. On
the edges of the rafts you have water as a background instead of a seething
mass of quackers, which helps to increase the contrast and minimizes sensory
"confusion". If you must scan the center of the raft, try to find breaks in
the ranks and scrutinize quadrants or small fractions of the flock carefully
instead of sweeping to pick out the black back. Once you have looked over a
quadrant, don't go back to it until you have scoped the other quadrants.
I also tend to have better luck with my binocs than I do with my scope if
the group isn't too far offshore. If they are far off, I usually don't
bother, even with the scope, because the perspective is so flat that the
birds are silhouetted by each other - a terribly difficult way to find an
oddball.
While the black back and rear are more obvious, for some reason, most of the
time, it is the tuft that I spot first - I usually catch it out of the
corner of my eye while looking for black backs. I think it may be because
the extra movement by the tuft triggers the motion perceptors of the
paramacular area of the retina whereas the darker back, for me, just doesn't
get my attention as easily. However, once the bird is spotted, it is much
easier to follow it by the back color.
Dana C. Rohleder, O.D.
Port Kent, NY
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