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04 Feb NNYBirds: Jefferson County Snow Geese ["Jeff Bolsinger" ] 03 Feb NNYBirds: Noble Eagle at Noblewood ["William" ] 03 Feb NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings ["stickadk" ] 03 Feb NNYBirds: Bald Eagles ["crane43" ] 01 Feb NNYBirds: Ausable Pt. to Port Kent - waterfowl whirlwind ["William" ] 1 Feb NNYBirds: Fwd: If you see one staring to smoke...RUN! [eve ticknor ] 1 Feb NNYBirds: File - HelpFile - PLEASE READ & SAVE!! [] 31 Jan RE: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ] 31 Jan RE: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. [Bill Krueger ] 30 Jan NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 30 Jan Re: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. [Dana Rohleder ] 30 Jan NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. ["pjbobolink" ] 30 Jan NNYBirds: Birds from 3 days in High Peaks [Zachary Wakeman ] 29 Jan RE: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings in Keene & Champlain Valley sightings [Alan Belford ] 29 Jan NNYBirds: A.P. Swans, etc... [Dana Rohleder ] 29 Jan RE: NNYBirds: Cedar & Bohemian Waxwings in Saranac Lake [Alan Belford ] 29 Jan NNYBirds: Cedar & Bohemian Waxwings in Saranac Lake ["Joan E. Collins" ] 29 Jan NNYBirds: Today in Jefferson County ["Jeff Bolsinger" ] 27 Jan NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings in Keene & Champlain Valley sightings ["Joan E. Collins" ] 26 Jan NNYBirds: Fwd: Next Winter Raptor Survey - Washington County Grassland [Dana Rohleder ] 26 Jan RE: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? ["Tom A. Langen - tlangen" ] 26 Jan RE: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? [Peter Ellis Jerdo ] 25 Jan Re: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? [Brian McAllister ] 25 Jan Re: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? [Dana Rohleder ] 25 Jan NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? [Judith Heintz ] 25 Jan NNYBirds: One common Redpoll ["jsteinadk" ] 24 Jan NNYBirds: Tundra Swans ["Bill Krueger " ] 24 Jan NNYBirds: northern flicker ["pjbobolink" ] 24 Jan NNYBirds: Cumberland Head Ducks [Alan Belford ] 24 Jan NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings - Intervale Lowlands [Alan Belford ] 23 Jan NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 23 Jan NNYBirds: Whallonsburg, Sunday afternoon ["Eric" ] 22 Jan Bohemian Waxwings & other sightings ["Joan E. Collins" ] 22 Jan NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings & other sightings ["Joan E. Collins" ] 22 Jan NNYBirds: variety of birds in back yard ["Julie" ] 23 Jan NNYBirds: White-winged Crossbills in Lisbon ["Jeff Bolsinger" ] 23 Jan NNYBirds: Northern Shrike ["brian" ] 22 Jan NNYBirds: bloomingdale bog trip [] 19 Jan Re: NNYBirds: NNYA Bloomingdale Bog trip [Dana Rohleder ] 19 Jan NNYBirds: NNYA Bloomingdale Bog trip [] 19 Jan NNYBirds: job announcements ["mjglenno" ] 18 Jan NNYBirds: Re: Snowy Owl Plattsburgh ["Julie" ] 18 Jan NNYBirds: Snowy Owl Plattsburgh [] 18 Jan NNYBirds: Snowy Owls at SYR Airport-yes [Chris Moellering ] 17 Jan RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Nancy Jane Kern ] 18 Jan RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ] 17 Jan RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Nancy Jane Kern ] 18 Jan RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ] 17 Jan RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Nancy Jane Kern ] 18 Jan Re:NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Jerry Lazarczyk ] 18 Jan Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport ["Jerry Lazarczyk" ] 17 Jan Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Dana Rohleder ] 17 Jan Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Dana Rohleder ] 17 Jan Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Janet Allison ] 17 Jan Re: NNYBirds: Fw: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh [Cynthia Martino ] 17 Jan NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport [Ber Carr ] 17 Jan NNYBirds: Fwd: Next Winter Raptor Survey - Washington County Grasslands [Dana Rohleder ] 17 Jan NNYBirds: Syracuse Snowy Owls at Airport ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 17 Jan NNYBirds: St. Lawrence River waterfowl count ["Jeff Bolsinger" ] 16 Jan Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls ["Judy Read" ] 17 Jan RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls [Peter Ellis Jerdo ] 16 Jan Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls [Chris Moellering ] 16 Jan NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 16 Jan NNYBirds: snowy owls [Peter Ellis Jerdo ] 15 Jan NNYBirds: white throated sparrow ["Julie" ] 14 Jan NNYBirds: Snow Buntings in Peru ["William" ] 14 Jan NNYBirds: Robins in Canton [Eileen Wheeler ] 09 Jan NNYBirds: WW Crossbills and others ["brian" ] 9 Jan NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 09 Jan NNYBirds: Water fowl in from the frozen north to Point au Roche [Judith Heintz ] 8 Jan NNYBirds: Red-necked grebe [] 8 Jan NNYBirds: Fw: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh ["Bill Krueger " ] 08 Jan NNYBirds: Possible Eared Grebe in Jefferson County on 7 January ["Jeff Bolsinger" ] 7 Jan Re: NNYBirds: Little Gull - Essex Ferry - 12/29/11 [Linda LaPan ] 7 Jan NNYBirds: Little Gull - Essex Ferry - 12/29/11 ["Sharon Pratt" ] 07 Jan NNYBirds: Robert Moses power dam Snowy Owl ["Eric" ] Subject: NNYBirds: Jefferson County Snow Geese From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:13:31 -0000 This morning a coworker told me that a friend of his had just called to say that he saw a few hundred Snow Geese flying over Adams and Ellisburg. I had already planned on taking the afternoon off to bird along the lake, so I headed towards Ellisburg to see if I could see some of these geese. As I headed west from Adams Center on Rt. 178 I saw one flock of about 2600 Snow Geese flying south. I stopped to watch them, and as they passed I picked up another flock of around 2000 flying northwest. Later on I saw a third group of about 250 in Lake Ontario off Henderson. I would love to know whether these are late southbound migrants, early northbound migrants, or just birds moving around locally or regionally. A few other highlights from the afternoon: Rt. 152 west of Grandjean Road: my first attempt of the afternoon at pishing up songbirds in the red cedar woods brought in 19 Black-capped Chickadees and 7 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Stony Creek boat ramp, Henderson: the creek was entirely open with lots of waterfowl, including seasonally unusual Ring-necked Duck (1) and American Coot (4), and displaying Red-breasted Mergansers. My only Pine Siskin of the day flew overhead here. Windmill Road, Stony Point: hundreds of American Robins here. On one stop I pushed in another 9 Yellow-rumped Warblers plus lots of robins and Cedar Waxwings. At another stop I had a flock of 16 Purple Finches. Bridge to Hovey's Island at west end Snowshoe Road, Henderson: Still lots of Bufflehead, Red-breasted Mergansers, and goldeneye here, but some of the other birds I've been seeing here seem to have disappeared. I saw the above-mentioned flock of Snow Geese from here, and also 2 Tundra Swans. Lake Ontario off Black Pond WMA: The lake was a little rough for duck-counting, but there were easily 2000 Long-tailed Ducks in the lake here. At one time I could see 1000+ in the air and hundreds more on the water. I also estimated 240 White-winged Scoters on the water, and another 225 flew by. During a normal year you wouldn't be able to see open water from land here, but today there was no ice at all. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Noble Eagle at Noblewood From: "William" <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:37:19 -0000 Walked out to the bluff overlooking the lake and my 3 yr. old son had his first look at an adult Bald Eagle flying right in front of us for a good 30 seconds. Also many Turkey tracks there. Nothing else but B.C. Chickadees here and there. Essex ferry had 60 to 70 Mallards and maybe a dozen Black Ducks mixed in. 2 drake Ring-necked Ducks and 1 nice drake Redhead in the "lagoon" S. of ferry dock. 1 Great Black-backed Gull with 20+ Ring-billed Gulls. Just a few Common Goldeneye around close in. Small rafts (of Goldeneyes) offshore here and there at Noblewood and Essex ferry. Bill Stahl Wilmington NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings From: "stickadk" <stickadk AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:29:37 -0000 Counted 75 Bohemian Waxwings on Old Military Rd., Lake Placid, near the elementary school today. I'll post a few pictures, but they aren't staying still, as this is a heavy traffic area. I'm sure they will be around the Lake Placid area for awhile as there are plenty of fruit trees around. Nice to have it as a yard bird now! Linda LaPan Lake Placid, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Bald Eagles From: "crane43" <olsen AT northnet.org> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:55 -0000 Bald Eagles have been perched around Cumberland Bay. Jan 16, Immat at McDonalds, not a selective diner!! A mature BE flew S past Edgewater condos on the 19th. Jan 31 2 mature BE Cumberland Head in tree near windsurfing area. Feb 1 lone BE perched in same area. Probably dining on Common Mergansers. 1/28 R Legged Hawk on I 87 Exit 38 1/30 still 2 Snow Geese with mallards on E shore of Cumberland Head. 2/2 Pileated Woodpecker chopping up my Cedar Tree. ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Ausable Pt. to Port Kent - waterfowl whirlwind From: "William" <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:50:25 -0000 Ausable Pt. 2 adult and one imm. Tundra Swans on the left as soon as you get to the lake after you cross the bridge. 200 - + Common Goldeneye 27 Common Merganser 16 Hooded Merganser 11 Mallard 4 Black Ducks 1 Green winged Teal 2 Bufflehead 7 Ring billed Gull 1 Great Black backed Gull 1 Cardinal Off Wickham Marsh on lake 3-400 Common Goldeneye Off Port Kent (from "train station") 5 Horned Grebe 10 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser Didn't have much time. Times were from 2 to 3:30 this afternoon. Bill Stahl Wilmington NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Fwd: If you see one staring to smoke...RUN! From: eve ticknor <edticknor AT sympatico.ca> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:56:57 -0500 > From: Beverly Kingdon > Date: February 1, 2012 5:02:44 PM EST > To: "'Beverly Kingdon'" > Subject: FW: If you see one staring to smoke...RUN! > > I had no idea this could happen. This could set fields on fire. Farmers could lose everything. Bev. > > Subject: Fw: If you see one staring to smoke...RUN! > > > There must be a 1000 of them from Windsor to London and on Wolfe Island! > > > > > > > > > > > > Here are some photos of what happens when transmission failures occur in windmills. > > To date no gear oil has been invented to withstand the pressures produced within these transmissions. > > Most recently, the government gave Dow-Corning a big grant to work on it. > > Previously, many others had tried and failed. as they age there will be many bearing failures. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Boy, they really burn good, don't they? > > > > > > > > > > > Peggy G. 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List Administrator Northern_NY_Birds-owner AT yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:21:14 GMT Bill, How do I get the 3rd supplement? How do I get on the mailing list for ther supplements et al? Best regards, Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Paul, Charlie Mitchell and I have no plans to write a third addition of "The Birds of Clinton County". However, I have written three supplements; the latest was made available in December 2011. Print copies would be a problem, but all are available as attachments. Bill To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: paul.johnston94 AT gmail.com Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:38:41 +0000 Subject: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie AT A.P. I didn't find the tundra swans this morning when I looked for them (though I did see them yesterday). But I was surprised by a male hooded merganser and by a flock of quite brilliant eastern bluebirds. This winter is rewriting the books, at least in my neighborhood, which makes me ask: does anyone know the status of a 3rd edition of Birds of Clinton County? Paul --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Dana Rohleder wrote: > > The three Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 imm.) were still in the same place at > Ausable Point this evening. I didn't notice anything else unusual, other > than the lack of ice. Waterfowl were widely scattered - most at long > distance. > > Saturday morning in Port Kent felt like late-March. Both Chickadees and > Titmice were dusting off their breeding song repertoire in the sunshine. > Virtually no finches here this winter - just a handful of Golden > Finches. Juncos are also hanging around. > > -- > Dana Rohleder > Port Kent, NY > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. From: Bill Krueger <billkrueger AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:59:46 -0500 Paul, Charlie Mitchell and I have no plans to write a third addition of "The Birds of Clinton County". However, I have written three supplements; the latest was made available in December 2011. Print copies would be a problem, but all are available as attachments. Bill To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: paul.johnston94 AT gmail.com Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:38:41 +0000 Subject: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie AT A.P. I didn't find the tundra swans this morning when I looked for them (though I did see them yesterday). But I was surprised by a male hooded merganser and by a flock of quite brilliant eastern bluebirds. This winter is rewriting the books, at least in my neighborhood, which makes me ask: does anyone know the status of a 3rd edition of Birds of Clinton County? Paul --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Dana Rohleder wrote: > > The three Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 imm.) were still in the same place at > Ausable Point this evening. I didn't notice anything else unusual, other > than the lack of ice. Waterfowl were widely scattered - most at long > distance. > > Saturday morning in Port Kent felt like late-March. Both Chickadees and > Titmice were dusting off their breeding song repertoire in the sunshine. > Virtually no finches here this winter - just a handful of Golden > Finches. Juncos are also hanging around. > > -- > Dana Rohleder > Port Kent, NY > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:58:14 -0800 (PST) RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 30, 2012 *  NYSY 01.30.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 23, 2012 - January 30, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland compiled:January 30 AT 4:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org     #290 -Monday January 23, 2012     Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 16 , 2012   Highlights: ----------- TURKEY VULTURE SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL GLAUCOUS GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE BOHEMIAN WAXWING WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------      1/29: Although not in the complex proper, 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen on Gravel Road just east of Rt. 89. Madison County ------------      1/24: At the Madison County Landfill 4 ICELAND GULLS, 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen. The next day 6 ICELAND GULLS, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were found. Onondaga County ------------      1/26: 2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were found with a flock of Cedar Waxwings at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. The next day one of the BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was relocated. They were found in an open area along a service road east of 60 Road near the Bald Eagle nest.      1/27: An overwintering TURKEY VULTURE was spotted in Elbridge.      1/29: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found at the inner harbor near Carousel Mall.      Despite some unsuccesful reports SNOWY OWLS are still being seen at Syracuse’s Hancock Airport. Two birds were reported today. Oswego County ------------      1/28: 25+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the east side of County Rout 3 just north of Selkirk Shores State Park.      1/29: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on Fort Leazier Road north of Mexico. Cayuga County ------------      1/28:  A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen with American Tree Sparrows at the Sterling Nature Center.     End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:20:42 -0500 Paul, FWIW, I saw a total of 6 Hooded Mergs (both flavors) scattered hither & yon along the A.P. shoreline yesterday. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 1/30/2012 1:38 PM, pjbobolink wrote: > I didn't find the tundra swans this morning when I looked for them (though I did see them yesterday). But I was surprised by a male hooded merganser and by a flock of quite brilliant eastern bluebirds. > > This winter is rewriting the books, at least in my neighborhood, which makes me ask: does anyone know the status of a 3rd edition of Birds of Clinton County? > > Paul > > --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Dana Rohleder wrote: >> The three Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 imm.) were still in the same place at >> Ausable Point this evening. I didn't notice anything else unusual, other >> than the lack of ice. Waterfowl were widely scattered - most at long >> distance. >> >> Saturday morning in Port Kent felt like late-March. Both Chickadees and >> Titmice were dusting off their breeding song repertoire in the sunshine. >> Virtually no finches here this winter - just a handful of Golden >> Finches. Juncos are also hanging around. >> >> -- >> Dana Rohleder >> Port Kent, NY >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. > Subject: NNYBirds: Bluebirds, Hoodie @ A.P. From: "pjbobolink" <paul.johnston94 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:38:41 -0000 I didn't find the tundra swans this morning when I looked for them (though I did see them yesterday). But I was surprised by a male hooded merganser and by a flock of quite brilliant eastern bluebirds. This winter is rewriting the books, at least in my neighborhood, which makes me ask: does anyone know the status of a 3rd edition of Birds of Clinton County? Paul --- In Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com, Dana Rohleder wrote: > > The three Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 imm.) were still in the same place at > Ausable Point this evening. I didn't notice anything else unusual, other > than the lack of ice. Waterfowl were widely scattered - most at long > distance. > > Saturday morning in Port Kent felt like late-March. Both Chickadees and > Titmice were dusting off their breeding song repertoire in the sunshine. > Virtually no finches here this winter - just a handful of Golden > Finches. Juncos are also hanging around. > > -- > Dana Rohleder > Port Kent, NY > ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Birds from 3 days in High Peaks From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:23:18 -0800 (PST) I spent 3 days/2 nights Friday-Sunday tent camping and hiking in the High Peaks Wilderness.  Heading in from the Upper Works trailhead to a campsite on the north end of the Flowed Lands. Highlights were as follows: Friday (hiking in the pouring rain) -  Ravens - not far from the trailhead Pine Siskins - feeding in yellow birch, flock of 30 or so Probable Northern Goshawk kill site - found snowshoe hare tracks and scat, a bit of hair, and a drop of blood in the snow with a few hawk tracks appearing to walk away to take flight, no escape tracks left by hare Ruffed Grouse near Colden Dam and along Calamity Brook Saturday beginning from camp site on north side of Flowed Lands hiking around Lake Colden then around Flowed Lands Pine Siskins - everywhere, seemingly one for every tree Boreal Chickadees - saw three or four, heard several others near my tent, and along the Lake Colden shoreline White-winged Crossbills - watched seven feeding in black spruce just in front of camp on the bank of Opalescent River, heard a few calling while flying over Ravens - a pair flying near the summit of Cliff Mt. Red-breasted Nuthatch - one near camp and a couple more at Lake Colden Ruffed Grouse - near Colden dam again   Sunday - 8+" of fresh snow overnight, very windy, quick hike to Lake Colden and back out to Upper Works before leaving camp had several boreal chickadees, many red-breasted nuthatches, and a few more white-winged crossbills (feeding on red spruce), and pine siskins still dripping from trees Lake Colden had many juncos feeding at the DEC Interior Outpost   Zachary Wakeman, Town of Albion http://www.zacharywakemanphotography.com/ http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nynatureimages/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings in Keene & Champlain Valley sightings From: Alan Belford <alan_belford AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:36:48 -0500 Thanks for posting our trip Joan! Great trip! To briefly add to Joan's post, here are a few specific locations for a few of our highlights: The redhead, and some ring-necked ducks were at the Essex Ferry. We also had a couple Ring-necked ducks elsewhere, and I'm forgetting where - I think it was in Westport, but perhaps one of the others will correct me on that. Pintail - field pintail along Stevenson Rd. near Westport N. Shrike - Along Barber Rd. off of Dudley Rd. near Westport Rough-legged Hawks/Harriers - Napper-Stevenson Rds. near Westport and Clark-Cross Rd area near Whallonsburg (Magic Triangle area) We also had a couple Bohemians (the ones with the huge flock of robins) near the junction of Napper and Stevenson Rds It was a great day birding! Good Birding! Alan Belford Saranac Lake To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: Joan.Collins AT Frontier.com Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:31:39 -0500 Subject: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings in Keene & Champlain Valley sightings 1/26/12 Essex County Yesterday, Sean O'Brien, Ted Mack, Alan Belford and I traveled to the Champlain Valley. As we were driving through the village of Keene, Alan spotted a flock of birds that made our car quickly 180 in the other direction. It was a huge flock of Bohemian Waxwings at the intersection of Route 73 and Route 9N. We decided to use an estimate of 250 birds (for eBird), but felt the flock may have been closer to 300. The birds landed in a large white pine and just as Ted was going to train his scope on them, an American Crow decided they needed to leave. They flew in the direction we were headed (south), but we didn't spot them again. We found a couple more Bohemian Waxwings feeding with a large flock of Amer. Robins in the valley (town of Essex). With so many Amer. Robins still in the North Country, the Bohemian Waxwings have food competitors this winter. We wondered if the waxwings are moving in or moving through - time will tell. In yet another sign of our unusual winter, there was no snow in the Champlain Valley, Lake Champlain was wide open, and we found 48 species - in late January! It felt a lot more like late October or November. Here are some of the birds found in Westport, Essex, and Willsboro: Amer. Black Duck Northern Pintail - 1 flying over a farm among a group of Rock Pigeons; It circled a couple times, then headed in the direction of Lake Champlain! (Ted referred to it as the "barnyard pintail".) Redhead - beautiful male Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Wild Turkey Common Loon Horned Grebe Bald Eagle - 2 Northern Harrier - 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - many! Rough-legged Hawk - 7 Short-eared Owl - 1 (probably 2) at the intersection of Clark and Cross Roads (near Whallonsburg). Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike - flying after a pair of Blue Jays Common Raven Tufted Titmouse Amer. Robin - many Bohemian Waxwing - numbers above Amer. Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird - 1 near the intersection of Route 73 and Route 9N near Keene Valley Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin - interesting that they are in the Champlain Valley, but not in the St. Lawrence Valley Amer. Goldfinch Joan Collins Long Lake, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: A.P. Swans, etc... From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:31:22 -0500 The three Tundra Swans (2 ad, 1 imm.) were still in the same place at Ausable Point this evening. I didn't notice anything else unusual, other than the lack of ice. Waterfowl were widely scattered - most at long distance. Saturday morning in Port Kent felt like late-March. Both Chickadees and Titmice were dusting off their breeding song repertoire in the sunshine. Virtually no finches here this winter - just a handful of Golden Finches. Juncos are also hanging around. -- Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Cedar & Bohemian Waxwings in Saranac Lake From: Alan Belford <alan_belford AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:19:32 -0500 Thanks Joan. That may have been the same group of waxwings I had along Kiwassa Rd. in Saranac Lake yesterday morning and today. There are some heavily-laden fruit trees along Kiwassa - and the waxwings were hanging out for the most part near the intersection of Kiwassa and Riverside. I had 50 bohemians and no cedars. Kendra also found 3 robins today and the Holmlunds came by to say that a ruffed grouse was sitting in the trees as well. I first noted the grouse last Saturday (1/21) when I spooked it while shoveling and it dozed in my back yard. It was seen last Sunday by a neighbor, but I hadn't seen it since. I imagine things will be active along Kiwassa until they strip the trees bare! Directions to Kiwassa for those who don't know: From the light at the Harrietstown Hall and Little Italy, head past Little Italy and the spillway from Lake Flower to the stop sign by the Police Dept. Turn left - this road is Kiwassa and the junction with Riverside is less than a half mile up the road. Other birds of note continuing in our neighborhood of late: Tufted Titmouse (at least 1) White-throated Sparrow (at least 3 mixed in with good numbers of Juncos) 2 Hairy Woodpeckers, as well as good numbers of siskins, goldfinches, etc. Good Birding! Alan Belford Saranac Lake To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: Joan.Collins AT Frontier.com Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:22:02 -0500 Subject: NNYBirds: Cedar & Bohemian Waxwings in Saranac Lake 1/28/12 Saranac Lake Quick note: At around 3 p.m. yesterday, waxwings (at the time, ~20 Cedars and 3 or 4 Bohemians) were eating large berries in front of Pizza Hut in Saranac Lake. About 20 minutes later, in the same vicinity, a flock of 72 waxwings was perched in a deciduous tree directly across from McDonalds - with more flying around behind them that I couldn't see to count. Before I could get my scope out, they all flew off. The red berries they were eating were huge, and it was rather comical to watch them swallow the berries whole! A few Amer. Robins were in the mix also. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Cedar & Bohemian Waxwings in Saranac Lake From: "Joan E. Collins" <Joan.Collins AT Frontier.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:22:02 -0500 1/28/12 Saranac Lake Quick note: At around 3 p.m. yesterday, waxwings (at the time, ~20 Cedars and 3 or 4 Bohemians) were eating large berries in front of Pizza Hut in Saranac Lake. About 20 minutes later, in the same vicinity, a flock of 72 waxwings was perched in a deciduous tree directly across from McDonalds - with more flying around behind them that I couldn't see to count. Before I could get my scope out, they all flew off. The red berries they were eating were huge, and it was rather comical to watch them swallow the berries whole! A few Amer. Robins were in the mix also. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Today in Jefferson County From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:45:49 -0000 I spent much of the day along Lake Ontario in Jefferson County, where it felt more like a day in early November than one in late January, and that includes the birding. On my way to the lake I saw a female Wood Duck on the Indian River in Philadelphia, and as I approached the lake in Ellisburg I started seeing large numbers of Canada Geese everywhere, certainly more than is usual in Region 6 during late January. Here are a few highlights: Ray's Bay Road, Stony Point: Large numbers of birds in the red cedars. At one stop I had 275+ American Robins and 9 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Snowshoe Bay, Henderson: The bay was entirely open, but there were few ducks on the bay side of the bridge to Hovey's Island, and no sign of the large Aythya raft that was here on my last visit in early January. On the lake side of the bridge were 2 each Tundra and Mute Swans, good numbers of Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Loon, and 3 Horned Grebes. Lake Ontario from the end of the boardwalk at Black Pond WMA: No ice and still large numbers of ducks here. Wind and choppy water made duck counting difficult, but I estimated 1300 Long-tailed Ducks and 300 White-winged Scoters, plus a smattering of other ducks. Also two Bald Eagles and 75 Ring-billed Gulls, the latter a species that is usually very scarce to entirely absent in Region 6 in late January. Montario Point: Another 90+ Long-tailed Ducks and 20+ Red-breasted Mergansers. El Dorado: I had hoped to walk the trail here expecting to find more Yellow-rumped Warblers, but the trail was flooded and I didn't have appropriate boots. At the head of the trail I saw 40+ American Robins, 60+ Cedar Waxwings, and 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers. It started snowing while I was here so I packed it in for the day. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings in Keene & Champlain Valley sightings From: "Joan E. Collins" <Joan.Collins AT Frontier.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:31:39 -0500 1/26/12 Essex County Yesterday, Sean O'Brien, Ted Mack, Alan Belford and I traveled to the Champlain Valley. As we were driving through the village of Keene, Alan spotted a flock of birds that made our car quickly 180 in the other direction. It was a huge flock of Bohemian Waxwings at the intersection of Route 73 and Route 9N. We decided to use an estimate of 250 birds (for eBird), but felt the flock may have been closer to 300. The birds landed in a large white pine and just as Ted was going to train his scope on them, an American Crow decided they needed to leave. They flew in the direction we were headed (south), but we didn't spot them again. We found a couple more Bohemian Waxwings feeding with a large flock of Amer. Robins in the valley (town of Essex). With so many Amer. Robins still in the North Country, the Bohemian Waxwings have food competitors this winter. We wondered if the waxwings are moving in or moving through - time will tell. In yet another sign of our unusual winter, there was no snow in the Champlain Valley, Lake Champlain was wide open, and we found 48 species - in late January! It felt a lot more like late October or November. Here are some of the birds found in Westport, Essex, and Willsboro: Amer. Black Duck Northern Pintail - 1 flying over a farm among a group of Rock Pigeons; It circled a couple times, then headed in the direction of Lake Champlain! (Ted referred to it as the "barnyard pintail".) Redhead - beautiful male Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Wild Turkey Common Loon Horned Grebe Bald Eagle - 2 Northern Harrier - 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - many! Rough-legged Hawk - 7 Short-eared Owl - 1 (probably 2) at the intersection of Clark and Cross Roads (near Whallonsburg). Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike - flying after a pair of Blue Jays Common Raven Tufted Titmouse Amer. Robin - many Bohemian Waxwing - numbers above Amer. Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird - 1 near the intersection of Route 73 and Route 9N near Keene Valley Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin - interesting that they are in the Champlain Valley, but not in the St. Lawrence Valley Amer. Goldfinch Joan Collins Long Lake, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Fwd: Next Winter Raptor Survey - Washington County Grassland From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:10:06 -0500 FYI Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Next Winter Raptor Survey - Washington County Grassland Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:10:43 -0500 From: Theresa Swenson Winter Raptor Survey Participant, Summary results from our last survey conducted on 1/24/12 are below. Thank you to those who participated! *The target date for next survey will be Wednesday February 8th with our back up dates being the 9th and 10th*. *Please pass along your availability for all dates*.*We will be meeting at 4:45 PM at the Durkeetown Baptist Church* parking lot in Fort Edward. See attached directions. I will be sending out another e-mail prior to the survey to confirm this date or reschedule. Thank you for your interest in the Washington County Grasslands Winter Raptor Surveys! _*January 12' Bi-weekly Survey*_ *Species* *During Survey Period* *Short-eared Owl* *8 to 13* *Northern Harrier* *10 to 11* *Rough-legged Hawk* *1* *Red-tailed Hawk* *4* *Barred Owl* *0* *Great-horned Owl* *1* *Unidentified Raptor* *0* *Total No. Raptors:* *25 to 30* *Number of sites surveyed:* *8* Sincerely, Theresa Theresa Swenson, Wildlife Tech. Wildlife Diversity Unit, NYS DEC 625 Broadway, 5th Floor Albany, New York 12233-4756 Phone: (518) 402-8909 Email: tgswenso AT gw.dec.state.ny.us Catch the latest updates on New York's fish and wildlife by subscribing to Field Notes, a free online e-mail list provided by the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources. Click here to learn more and subscribe: http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/63801.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? From: "Tom A. Langen - tlangen" <tlangen AT clarkson.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:10:34 +0000 Mercury is a big topic, and yes quite a bit in the North Country is aerial deposition that comes from coal-fired power plants in the US Midwest. Just about as much mercury in the Adirondacks and St. Lawrence Valley comes from Asia (coal-fired power plants in China and some other Asian countries). Researchers at Syracuse and Clarkson Universities have been working on measuring mercury deposition and mercury amplification up the food chain. WCI has been monitoring the effect of mercury on loons http://www.wcs.org/conservation-challenges/wildlife-health/care-for-animals-in-the-wild/loons-of-the-adirondacks.aspx . There is certainly a suspicion that it affects some other bird species as well, especially fish eaters and marsh insectivores. There is public health monitoring evidence from Michigan that mercury exposure from frequent eating of wild caught fish has affected some children's brain development enough that it has affect behavior and school performance. Mercury is bad stuff, and we should do whatever we can to reduce mercury emissions in the US - unfortunately I don't know what we can do for elsewhere. Tom Langen ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? From: Peter Ellis Jerdo <pejerdo AT syr.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:24:07 +0000 Mercury from the Mid-west definitely can make it to the Northeast (elemental Hg can travel globally!). I've got a couple links for you with really great information: http://www.briloon.org/uploads/hgconnections/glmc/GLMC_FinalReport.pdf http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/lib/brochures/mdn.pdf -Peter Jerdo ________________________________ From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com [Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Brian McAllister [birder64 AT yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:36 PM To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? Here is something somewhat connected: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/science/study-finds-mercury-in-more-northeastern-bird-species.html?_r=1&ref=science Brian McAllister Saranac Lake ________________________________ From: Judith Heintz > To: NNY Birds > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:52 PM Subject: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? I found this article in the Guardian and wondered if anyone know if there are any local studies about the effect on bird life. When we get western winds, I of wonder how much from the mid west gets here. JUDY HEINTZ Toxics increase in US The amount of toxic chemicals released in the US in 2010 increased 16% over the year before, reversing a downward trend in releases since 2006, according to a report last week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The spike was driven largely by metal mining, but other sectors, including the chemical industry, contributed to the rise , according to the analysis from the annual federal Toxics Release Inventory. Air releases of dioxin, which is linked to cancer as well as neurological and reproductive problems, rose 10% from 2009 to 2010, according to the report. Other releases, such as landfi ll disposal, increased 18%. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? From: Brian McAllister <birder64 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:36:04 -0800 (PST) Here is something somewhat connected: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/science/study-finds-mercury-in-more-northeastern-bird-species.html?_r=1&ref=science   Brian McAllister Saranac Lake ________________________________ From: Judith Heintz To: NNY Birds Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:52 PM Subject: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds?   I found this article in the Guardian and wondered if anyone know if there are any local studies about the effect on bird life. When we get western winds, I of wonder how much from the mid west gets here. JUDY HEINTZ Toxics increase in US The amount of toxic chemicals released in the US in 2010 increased 16% over the year before, reversing a downward trend in releases since 2006, according to a report last week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The spike was driven largely by metal mining, but other sectors, including the chemical industry, contributed to the rise , according to the analysis from the annual federal Toxics Release Inventory. Air releases of dioxin, which is linked to cancer as well as neurological and reproductive problems, rose 10% from 2009 to 2010, according to the report. Other releases, such as landfi ll disposal, increased 18%. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:09:44 -0500 I would assume if the particulates created in the Midwest that produce acid rain here can make it, then any airborne toxins can make it to our area. But then, I am not a politician... Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 1/25/2012 5:52 PM, Judith Heintz wrote: > I found this article in the Guardian and wondered if anyone know if > there are any local studies about the effect on bird life. When we get > western winds, I of wonder how much from the mid west gets here. JUDY > HEINTZ > > Toxics increase in US > The amount of toxic chemicals released > in the US in 2010 increased 16% over > the year before, reversing a downward > trend in releases since 2006, according > to a report last week by the Environmental > Protection Agency. The spike > was driven largely by metal mining, > but other sectors, including the chemical > industry, contributed to the rise , > according to the analysis from the annual > federal Toxics Release Inventory. > Air releases of dioxin, which is linked > to cancer as well as neurological and > reproductive problems, rose 10% from > 2009 to 2010, according to the report. > Other releases, such as landfi ll disposal, > increased 18%. > > > ------------------------------------ > > All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. > Subject: NNYBirds: Is anyone looking at this increase in toxic emissions and the effect on the birds? From: Judith Heintz <heintzjf AT verizon.net> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:52:35 -0500 I found this article in the Guardian and wondered if anyone know if there are any local studies about the effect on bird life. When we get western winds, I of wonder how much from the mid west gets here. JUDY HEINTZ Toxics increase in US The amount of toxic chemicals released in the US in 2010 increased 16% over the year before, reversing a downward trend in releases since 2006, according to a report last week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The spike was driven largely by metal mining, but other sectors, including the chemical industry, contributed to the rise , according to the analysis from the annual federal Toxics Release Inventory. Air releases of dioxin, which is linked to cancer as well as neurological and reproductive problems, rose 10% from 2009 to 2010, according to the report. Other releases, such as landfi ll disposal, increased 18%. ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: One common Redpoll From: "jsteinadk" <jsteinadk AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:19:33 -0000 This afternoon I had one common redpoll come into my feeder area with several chickadees. It did not feed and only stayed briefly. This is the first redpoll I have seen this year. My feeders are in Gabriels. Janet Stein Saranac Lake ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Tundra Swans From: "Bill Krueger " <billkrueger AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:17:41 +0000 There have been three swans, 2a + 1i, at Ausable Point for the last two days. Also there was a very late Green-winged Teal there today. Bill Krueger Plattsburgh, NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: northern flicker From: "pjbobolink" <pjbobolink AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:28:22 -0000 Just spotted a northern flicker in my backyard in Peru. I also have a pretty substantial flock of robins, in addition to the expected goldfinches (many), juncos (some), chickadees and nuthatches (a couple each), crows, rock doves, and gray squirrels. ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Cumberland Head Ducks From: Alan Belford <alan_belford AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:13:11 -0500 Kendra and I went to Plattsburgh yesterday (Monday) and managed a quick stop in at Cumberland Head. Sean O'Brien had given me a hot tip on redheads and a canvasback at the ferry terminal and there they were! We had a male and female redhead (Sean said they had two females, but we didn't stay long), and one female canvasback (Hickory Quakers rock!). There were also mallards, black ducks, common mergansers, and more distant goldeneye that we didn't look through since we didn't have a scope. Good Birding! Alan Belford Saranac Lake [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings - Intervale Lowlands From: Alan Belford <alan_belford AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:07:41 -0500 On Sunday, the same day that Sean and Ted had waxwings in Saranac Lake and Joan had them up by Potsdam, I had a flock of about 35 bohemians at Intervale Lowlands (Larry's farm) in Lake Placid. The birds were near the feeders initially and then went out along the driveway toward the gate. I didn't see them after that. So keep your eyes on the fruit trees! Good Birding! Alan Belford Saranac Lake [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:41:50 -0800 (PST) RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 23, 2012 *  NYSY 01.23.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 16, 2012 - January 23, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland compiled:January 23 AT 4:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org     #289 -Monday January 23, 2012     Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 16 , 2012   Highlights: ----------- ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK PEREGRINE FALCON GYRFALCON GLAUCOUS GULL LONG-EARED OWL SNOWY OWL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------      No reports this week. Onondaga County -------------      1/18: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in downtown Syracuse near the nesting site.      1/20:  2 ICELAND and 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the Inner Harbor.      1/21: A LONG-EARED OWL was seen at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. Efforts to relocate it have been unsuccessful.      One and sometimes two SNOWY OWLS were seen daily at Hancock Airport in Syracuse. Two were seen as recently as yesterday. Oswego County ------------      1/18: A gray phase GYRFALCON was seen hunting at Oswego Harbor. Efforts to relocate were unsuccessful. Also seen was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a GLAUCOUS GULL.      1/20: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Fulton Locks south of Bridge Street in Oswego. Oneida County ------------      1/19: A dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in the Town of Paris south of Utica.                    End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Whallonsburg, Sunday afternoon From: "Eric" <edam0ur AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:22 -0000 Had a little time Sunday to check out Whallonsburg in Essex Co. and the surounding area in the late afternoon. Saw one Short-eared Owl on the ground in the field to the west of Clark Rd. It stayed on the ground while I was there and still was there when I checked back at dusk, but didn't see any others. It was windy and several of the rough-legged hawks I saw were on the ground also. Also saw in the sourounding area; 2 dark Rough-legged, 4 light Rough-legged, 1 northern Harrier 2 redtails 2 adult bald eagles (headed for the lake near dusk) 50-60 Snow buntings in two different flocks 2 Blue Birds (in a stand of Sumac) 9 common Mergansers (Whallon Bay, which were the only waterfowl) 12 Turkeys and many robins all around where I drove at least 60-80. Eric Lake Placid ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Bohemian Waxwings & other sightings From: "Joan E. Collins" <Joan.Collins AT Frontier.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:28:18 -0500 1/22/12 Afternoon trip to St. Lawrence Co. I found 2 different flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in St. Lawrence Co. today. One flock of 22 was observed along Route 56 just north of the village of South Colton at noon (Town of Colton). Another flock of 20 birds was found along Route 11 just southwest of the intersection with Stockholm Rd. (Town of Stockholm). As I've mentioned in other years, the rectangular area of Regan Rd. - May Rd. - Pleasant Valley Road - Stockholm Rd. - Route 11 - back to Regan Rd. in the towns of Potsdam and Stockholm, is a terrific place to look for this species in winter. After finding the first flock on Route 56, I decided to visit the second area to see if I'd find more. Sean O'Brien and Ted Mack also found Bohemian Waxwings today. (They were heading east toward the Lake Champlain Valley, while I headed northwest to the St. Lawrence Valley.) Sean asked me to post: They found a mixed waxwing flock of 44 birds, roughly half Bohemian and half Cedar, just north of the village of Saranac Lake (Essex Co. near the border with Franklin Co.) along Route 3 (past the brick pump house). The Bohemian flocks we found today were first-of-the-season for all of us. Also along Route 56, between South Colton and Colton, I found a flock of 25 Cedar Waxwings. American Robins were encountered throughout the afternoon. A light phase Rough-legged Hawk was found along Regan Rd. (Potsdam). A Northern Shrike was observed along Route 310 northwest of Rutherford Rd. in Madrid. Waterfowl at Hawkins Point in Massena: Canada Goose Gadwall Amer. Black Duck Mallard Bufflehead Common Goldeneye - males were doing their interesting behavior (as a group) of sticking out their head, then snapping it backwards! Hooded Merganser Common Merganser I thought about counting the waterfowl for eBird, but I was so cold that tears were running down my face and I couldn't feel my hands (with 2 layers of gloves/mittens)! I stayed long enough to scan the Common Goldeneyes for any Barrow's, and then I headed for the heated car! The Pine Siskin irruption continues to be huge in the Adirondacks and I encountered flocks throughout the early part of the drive - many gritting in the roads. Along Bancroft Rd. (off Route 3 in Piercefield), I found a Gray Jay. This road is a short half circle with interesting boreal habitat. (I drove this road on 1/16/12 and found 2 Gray Jays, 20 Pine Siskins, 2 Purple Finches and 2 Common Ravens.) Also on my drive, I stopped at the Leonard Pond Trailhead (Route 56 in the Town of Colton); I heard Purple Finches, White-winged Crossbills, and Pine Siskins. (Also heard on 1/16/12 at this location.) On a recent bitter cold day, 1/15/12, I drove to several Newcomb-Minerva locations in Essex Co. There were many Pine Siskins, and White-winged Crossbills were singing at several locations. I turned around at the Hewitt Eddy Trailhead (in Minerva on Route 28N), where I heard Pine Siskins and singing White-winged Crossbills. After I turned the car around, I spotted a dead male Red Crossbill on top of the snow bank at the side of the road. It was on top of newly plowed snow, so it probably had died that morning. As I was looking at the bird, another Red Crossbill flew over calling, and I sadly wondered if it was the dead bird's mate. It appears the Red Crossbills are continuing to stay in areas where they nested late last summer. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Subject: NNYBirds: Bohemian Waxwings & other sightings From: "Joan E. Collins" <Joan.Collins AT Frontier.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:28:18 -0500 1/22/12 Afternoon trip to St. Lawrence Co. I found 2 different flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in St. Lawrence Co. today. One flock of 22 was observed along Route 56 just north of the village of South Colton at noon (Town of Colton). Another flock of 20 birds was found along Route 11 just southwest of the intersection with Stockholm Rd. (Town of Stockholm). As I've mentioned in other years, the rectangular area of Regan Rd. - May Rd. - Pleasant Valley Road - Stockholm Rd. - Route 11 - back to Regan Rd. in the towns of Potsdam and Stockholm, is a terrific place to look for this species in winter. After finding the first flock on Route 56, I decided to visit the second area to see if I'd find more. Sean O'Brien and Ted Mack also found Bohemian Waxwings today. (They were heading east toward the Lake Champlain Valley, while I headed northwest to the St. Lawrence Valley.) Sean asked me to post: They found a mixed waxwing flock of 44 birds, roughly half Bohemian and half Cedar, just north of the village of Saranac Lake (Essex Co. near the border with Franklin Co.) along Route 3 (past the brick pump house). The Bohemian flocks we found today were first-of-the-season for all of us. Also along Route 56, between South Colton and Colton, I found a flock of 25 Cedar Waxwings. American Robins were encountered throughout the afternoon. A light phase Rough-legged Hawk was found along Regan Rd. (Potsdam). A Northern Shrike was observed along Route 310 northwest of Rutherford Rd. in Madrid. Waterfowl at Hawkins Point in Massena: Canada Goose Gadwall Amer. Black Duck Mallard Bufflehead Common Goldeneye - males were doing their interesting behavior (as a group) of sticking out their head, then snapping it backwards! Hooded Merganser Common Merganser I thought about counting the waterfowl for eBird, but I was so cold that tears were running down my face and I couldn't feel my hands (with 2 layers of gloves/mittens)! I stayed long enough to scan the Common Goldeneyes for any Barrow's, and then I headed for the heated car! The Pine Siskin irruption continues to be huge in the Adirondacks and I encountered flocks throughout the early part of the drive - many gritting in the roads. Along Bancroft Rd. (off Route 3 in Piercefield), I found a Gray Jay. This road is a short half circle with interesting boreal habitat. (I drove this road on 1/16/12 and found 2 Gray Jays, 20 Pine Siskins, 2 Purple Finches and 2 Common Ravens.) Also on my drive, I stopped at the Leonard Pond Trailhead (Route 56 in the Town of Colton); I heard Purple Finches, White-winged Crossbills, and Pine Siskins. (Also heard on 1/16/12 at this location.) On a recent bitter cold day, 1/15/12, I drove to several Newcomb-Minerva locations in Essex Co. There were many Pine Siskins, and White-winged Crossbills were singing at several locations. I turned around at the Hewitt Eddy Trailhead (in Minerva on Route 28N), where I heard Pine Siskins and singing White-winged Crossbills. After I turned the car around, I spotted a dead male Red Crossbill on top of the snow bank at the side of the road. It was on top of newly plowed snow, so it probably had died that morning. As I was looking at the bird, another Red Crossbill flew over calling, and I sadly wondered if it was the dead bird's mate. It appears the Red Crossbills are continuing to stay in areas where they nested late last summer. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: variety of birds in back yard From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:16:19 -0500 Not many in numbers, except for the juncos and gold finch, but this weekend had a few robins and cedar waxwings on the mountain ash eating the berries. Also had a few cowbirds and female redwing blackbirds at the feeders. Julie Lattrell Keeseville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: White-winged Crossbills in Lisbon From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:49:02 -0000 This morning I saw 4 White-winged Crossbills on Swamp Road in Lisbon. They were in a spruce stand where Swamp Road crosses a finger of the Lisbon Swamp about 1/2 mile north of Murphy Road in the town of Lisbon. These were the first crossbills I've seen in any lowland area of Region 6 since October. Other highlights this morning included a continuing Swamp Sparrow in the cattail marsh on the Morley-Potsdam Road between Sykes Road and the village of Morley and a flock of 300+ American Robins on Rt. 12E in Hammond. I spent most of the day along the river, where I saw lots of Common Mergansers and fewer Common Goldeneye than I expected to see, and generally low waterfowl diversity. I rarely see loons on the river after early January, so one Common Loon at Ogdensburg was nice. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Northern Shrike From: "brian" <birder64 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:35:45 -0000 A NORTHERN SHRIKE was observed this morning at the Paul Smith's College VIC bird feeding station. Waiting for a careless chickadee or a rodent to come out of the snow and grab some seed? Brian McAllister Saranac Lake ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: bloomingdale bog trip From: mruddyduck AT aol.com Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:06:34 -0500 (EST) Hello all, A few hardy souls came out in the single-digits and snow yesterday morning for the NNYAudubon walk through Bloomingdale Bog, and were aptly rewarded. While we only saw 8 species we were treated to excellent views of 2 Boreal Chickadees that exposed themselves on a bare branch and a pair of White-Winged Crossbills that posed in the top of a spruce for about 5 minutes. Other species seen included numerous flocks of Pine Siskins, a Gray Jay, Purple Finches, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Ravens, and Black-capped chickadees. To top a good day of birding I was treated to a nice surprise last night of a Barred Owl in my yard, the first we've had here in Keene. The owl was first seen at 9pm last night and was still there at 6:30 this morning. I hope he decides to stick around, as I could use a good mouser around here! Melanie McCormack Keene Trip list: 3 Common Ravens 3 Boreal Chickadees 5 Black-capped Chickadees 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches 1 Gray Jay 250 Pine Siskins 4 Purple Finches 2 White-winged Crossbills Participants: Brian McAllister, Eric Damour, Mar Bodine, and Betsy Miner [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: NNYA Bloomingdale Bog trip From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:02:35 -0500 All, Often the RR grade/trail can be very icy when there isn't much snow. You may want to consider YakTrax or Stabilicers if you have any. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 1/19/2012 4:24 PM, mruddyduck AT aol.com wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > This Saturday, January 21st, I'll be leading a Northern New York Audubon field trip to Bloomingdale Bog. Participants will hike several miles on level terrain along the old railroad bed that runs through Bloomingdale Bog to watch for boreal birds, like gray jay, boreal chickadee, and black-backed woodpecker, and perhaps some irruptives, like crossbills or siskins. Meet at the intersection of Oregon Plains and Bigelow Roads at 8am. Bring water, food, binoculars and appropriate clothing--it's going to be cold! The road should be well packed so snowshoes or skis are not necessary. Please notify me by e-mail or phone if you are interested in attending. > > > > Hope to see some of you there! > > > Melanie McCormack > mruddyduck AT aol.com > phone 518-312-6123 > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. > Subject: NNYBirds: NNYA Bloomingdale Bog trip From: mruddyduck AT aol.com Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:51 -0500 (EST) Hello everyone, This Saturday, January 21st, I'll be leading a Northern New York Audubon field trip to Bloomingdale Bog. Participants will hike several miles on level terrain along the old railroad bed that runs through Bloomingdale Bog to watch for boreal birds, like gray jay, boreal chickadee, and black-backed woodpecker, and perhaps some irruptives, like crossbills or siskins. Meet at the intersection of Oregon Plains and Bigelow Roads at 8am. Bring water, food, binoculars and appropriate clothing--it's going to be cold! The road should be well packed so snowshoes or skis are not necessary. Please notify me by e-mail or phone if you are interested in attending. Hope to see some of you there! Melanie McCormack mruddyduck AT aol.com phone 518-312-6123 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: job announcements From: "mjglenno" <mjglenno AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:18:43 -0000 Hi all, Please see below announcements for field assistant positions for summer work on a project investigating the impacts of residential development on breeding songbirds in the Adirondacks. We are seeking a field crew leader and 3 field technicians and looking for folks available May 15-Aug 15 of this year. The field crew leader position is first, followed by the announcement for technicians. Please feel free to forward to anyone you know who may have interest. Thanks! Michale Glennon, WCS Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Impacts to Wildlife from the Ecological Consequences of Exurban Development in the Adirondack Park Position: Field crew leader for breeding bird project, stipend available. The Wildlife Conservation Society's Adirondack Program works to promote healthy human communities and wildlife conservation in the Adirondacks through an information-based and cooperative approach to research, community involvement, and outreach. WCS is seeking experienced birders to help with a research project examining effects of residential development on breeding bird communities in the Adirondacks. Job Description: Field Crew Leaders will manage 3-4 field assistants working on residential private lands and undeveloped control sites. The Crew Leader will be responsible for scheduling site visits on private land and will be primary liaison with property owners. The Crew Leader will be responsible for arranging field logistics and coordinating equipment use. The Crew Leader will also conduct surveys of local bird communities using both standard point counts and nest searching methods. Ten-minute point count surveys will be conducted within local subdivisions and control areas to assist in collecting abundance and distribution data for all species of passerines detected. The Crew Leader will also conduct nest searches and nest status monitoring for a limited set of target species including American robin, red-eyed vireo, hermit thrush, white-throated sparrow, and dark-eyed junco (these targets are subject to change). In addition to bird work, the crew leader will collect additional data at study site locations including traditional habitat sampling but also including sampling of human disturbance/activity variables. This will include data collection for levels and types of anthropogenic activities, as well as assistance with acoustic and light monitoring and operation of camera traps. These positions will require 12-13 weeks of full time field work; stipend and housing availability to be determined. It may be possible to obtain institutional credit for undergraduate applicants. Qualifications: Self-motivated, professional, able to work independently in remote locations. Strong interpersonal skills desired including the ability to converse with a diversity of landowners and field questions about the study from them. Birding skills and expertise with songs of Adirondack passerine species required. Hiking, navigation, and GPS experience preferred. Some weekend and overnight work may be required. Travel around the Adirondacks required; own transportation is necessary, travel costs will be reimbursed. Potential technicians must be available between May 15 and August 15, 2012. At this time, we cannot guarantee housing availability with absolute certainty but intend to make every effort to secure housing for field staff. Please send, e-mail, or fax resume and letter of interest by Monday, February 6th to: Michale Glennon Wildlife Conservation Society 7 Brandy Brook Ave. #204 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 phone: 518-891-8872 fax: 518-891-8875 email: mglennon AT wcs.org web: www.wcs.org/adirondacks Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Impacts to Wildlife from the Ecological Consequences of Exurban Development in the Adirondack Park Position: Field assistant(s) for breeding bird project, stipend available. The Wildlife Conservation Society's Adirondack Program works to promote healthy human communities and wildlife conservation in the Adirondacks through an information-based and cooperative approach to research, community involvement, and outreach. WCS is seeking 3 experienced birders to help with a research project examining effects of residential development on breeding bird communities in the Adirondacks. Job Description: Field assistants will conduct surveys of local bird communities using both standard point counts and nest searching methods. Ten-minute point count surveys will be conducted within local subdivisions and control areas to assist in collecting abundance and distribution data for all species of passerines detected. Assistants will also conduct nest searches and nest status monitoring for a limited set of target species including American robin, red-eyed vireo, hermit thrush, white-throated sparrow, and dark-eyed junco (these targets are subject to change). In addition to bird work, assistant will collect additional data at study site locations including traditional habitat sampling but also including sampling of human disturbance/activity variables. This will include data collection for levels and types of anthropogenic activities, as well as assistance with acoustic and light monitoring and operation of camera traps. These positions will require 12-13 weeks of full time field work; stipend and housing availability to be determined. It may be possible to obtain institutional credit for undergraduate applicants. Qualifications: Self-motivated, professional, able to work independently in remote locations. Birding skills and expertise with songs of Adirondack passerine species required. Hiking, navigation, and GPS experience preferred. Some weekend and overnight work may be required. Travel around the Adirondacks required; own transportation is necessary, travel costs will be reimbursed. Potential technicians must be available between May 15 and August 15, 2012. At this time, we cannot guarantee housing availability with absolute certainty but intend to make every effort to secure housing for field staff. Please send, e-mail, or fax resume and letter of interest by Monday, February 6th to: Michale Glennon Wildlife Conservation Society 7 Brandy Brook Ave. #204 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 phone: 518-891-8872 fax: 518-891-8875 email: mglennon AT wcs.org web: www.wcs.org/adirondacks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Re: Snowy Owl Plattsburgh From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:40:28 -0500 A friend of mine who lives in Plattsburgh was walking her dog along Prospect Avenue a few days ago and she & others saw the snowy owl perched on a neighbor's roof. The crows in the area were very upset. The owl gave them quite a display by flapping its wings up and down. Later they found evidence that the owl had a feast of rabbit. We were bowling today when she relayed this information to me about the owl. Julie Lattrell, Keeseville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Snowy Owl Plattsburgh From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:23:07 -0500 (EST) We saw a snowy owl at about 4:00 p.m. from the monument in Plattsburgh--it was sitting stock still on an ice flow about two hundred yards from shore, looking like a Brancusi-smooth chunk of ice with slowly scanning eyes. John & Pat Thaxton Keene, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Snowy Owls at SYR Airport-yes From: Chris Moellering <chrispmoellering AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:01:12 -0500 Was able to see both the mature and immature birds this afternoon between 2:30 and 4:00. Even got a few pictures. Not the best...but they are pictures. http://fifthday.blogspot.com/2012/01/snowy-owls.html Grace & peace, Chris Moellering+ chrispmoellering AT gmail.com On Jan 17, 2012, at 06:32 , John and Sue Gregoire wrote: > I picked this off the CNY list for those seeking directions. > John > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > In case not everyone on the CNY listserve knows, there are two Snowy Owls > being seen for several days at the Syracuse Airport. > > I, and others, had two Snowy Owls late today, around 4 pm, at Hancock > International Airport. Both were seen on the north side of Corregidor Road. > Many thanks to Paul Richardson for picking one up and setting up his scope. > One very white and one heavily streaked. My guess would be an adult male and > an immature female, but that is purely an uneducated, looking at the book, > guess. Feel free to correct me. > Both were on the ground, then flew about in the construction area. > > After entering the main airport entrance road, take a left (heading north) on > Constellation Way North. I think this was at the corner with the state police > station. > Constellation Way North will go around a bend, pass the north side of the > control tower and then head east turning into Corregidor Road. (Just drive > toward the terminal) > Corregidor Road has a small drop off area at the north end of the terminal, > then loops around an unused parking area. On the north side of this loop > looking out over a field which backs up to houses was where the owls were this > afternoon. > > On one my several drive throughs around the airport, security came out to talk > to me, but they were very nice when I explained about the Snowies. > > Another place to try looking from, although it wasn't fruitful today, is the > passenger observation area off the South Service Road. > It's a nice spot to be able to pull into a spot to scan the lightposts on the > south side of the entrance road. Access South Service Road by turning right, > instead of left, off the main entrance road. Follow signs to the observation > area. > > If you try for these birds, be sure you scan the tops of all lightposts > throughout the entire airport. That is where they have been seen most > frequently. > > Stick to Corregidor Road and the South Observation area. There is no need to > pay for parking and you can stay warm in your car. > > Not a bad diversion from final Christmas returns. Yeah, I'm running a little > behind. > > Judy Read > Homer > ---------------------------------------------------------- > -- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Road > Burdett,NY 14818-9626 > Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ > "Conserve and Create Habitat" > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Nancy Jane Kern <kernscot AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:02:25 -0500 Thank you. I guess I grow complacent and unappreciative. I will improve my attitude. You can't have rarities every day. Nancy To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:53:40 +0000 Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Yoyr birding always seemed pretty interesting to me. Heck, I would be delighted to see the birds that you are seeing. Jerry Will let you know if we do. Right now our birding is pretty dull. Nancy To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:40:42 +0000 Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Hi Nancy, If you guys get one, I'll come see it. We have some in Buffalo and Rochester. Jer Hi Jerry- Great that you found the Snowy Owl. We keep hoping to see one in our area, but no luck for me so far. Good Birding- Nancy Kern To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com; cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu CC: sbeattie AT rochester.rr.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 +0000 Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:53:40 GMT Yoyr birding always seemed pretty interesting to me. Heck, I would be delighted to see the birds that you are seeing. Jerry Will let you know if we do. Right now our birding is pretty dull. Nancy To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:40:42 +0000 Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Hi Nancy, If you guys get one, I'll come see it. We have some in Buffalo and Rochester. Jer Hi Jerry- Great that you found the Snowy Owl. We keep hoping to see one in our area, but no luck for me so far. Good Birding- Nancy Kern To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com; cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu CC: sbeattie AT rochester.rr.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 +0000 Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Nancy Jane Kern <kernscot AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:36 -0500 Will let you know if we do. Right now our birding is pretty dull. Nancy To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:40:42 +0000 Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Hi Nancy, If you guys get one, I'll come see it. We have some in Buffalo and Rochester. Jer Hi Jerry- Great that you found the Snowy Owl. We keep hoping to see one in our area, but no luck for me so far. Good Birding- Nancy Kern To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com; cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu CC: sbeattie AT rochester.rr.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 +0000 Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:40:42 GMT Hi Nancy, If you guys get one, I'll come see it. We have some in Buffalo and Rochester. Jer Hi Jerry- Great that you found the Snowy Owl. We keep hoping to see one in our area, but no luck for me so far. Good Birding- Nancy Kern To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com; cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu CC: sbeattie AT rochester.rr.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 +0000 Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Nancy Jane Kern <kernscot AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:37:50 -0500 Hi Jerry- Great that you found the Snowy Owl. We keep hoping to see one in our area, but no luck for me so far. Good Birding- Nancy Kern To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com; cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu CC: sbeattie AT rochester.rr.com From: lazarcg1 AT netzero.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 +0000 Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re:NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Jerry Lazarczyk <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 +0000 Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY __,_._,___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: "Jerry Lazarczyk" <lazarcg1 AT netzero.net> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:31:06 GMT Doug Beattie and I went to the Syracuse airport today to see a Snowy Owl.We began at the free parking lot near the construction lot and spent about an hour visiting various spots We finally returned to the free parking and noted a very white Snowy Owl atop a tower behiind some snow dumpings. It was atop the top left of the tower and preened and stretched, oftentimes looking away from us. We wondered what the owls were eating. Shortly afterwards we noted 6 Homing Pigeons (Rock Doves) and wondered if the pigeons were the menu. Jerry LazarczykGrand Island NY Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:49:31 -0500 I'm sorry Janet, make that Janet/all. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 1/17/2012 7:47 PM, Dana Rohleder wrote: > Allison/All > > The instructions for changing email settings are on the bottom of every > email. It can either be done on the website or via email. > > Dana Rohleder > Port Kent, NY > > > On 1/17/2012 6:19 PM, Janet Allison wrote: >> Is there a way that I can just get a daily (or other) digest? This is way too many emails and I end up never looking at them. I thought that's what I signed up for but perhaps I didn't do it right or it's not available? Please let me know. Thanks, Janet Allison >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Ber Carr >> To: nothern ny birds >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:39 PM >> Subject: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport >> >> >> >> >> Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. >> Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. >> Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:47:06 -0500 Allison/All The instructions for changing email settings are on the bottom of every email. It can either be done on the website or via email. Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 1/17/2012 6:19 PM, Janet Allison wrote: > Is there a way that I can just get a daily (or other) digest? This is way too many emails and I end up never looking at them. I thought that's what I signed up for but perhaps I didn't do it right or it's not available? Please let me know. Thanks, Janet Allison > > > ________________________________ > From: Ber Carr > To: nothern ny birds > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:39 PM > Subject: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport > > > > > Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. > Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. > Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Janet Allison <jalli47 AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:19:33 -0800 (PST) Is there a way that I can just get a daily (or other) digest? This is way too many emails and I end up never looking at them. I thought that's what I signed up for but perhaps I didn't do it right or it's not available? Please let me know. Thanks, Janet Allison ________________________________ From: Ber Carr To: nothern ny birds Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:39 PM Subject: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport   Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Fw: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh From: Cynthia Martino <cynthia_martino AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:24:00 -0800 (PST) Can anyont tell me if this bird is still around / has been seen recently? ________________________________ From: Bill Krueger To: NNY Birds Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 12:46 PM Subject: NNYBirds: Fw: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: James Osborn Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 03:48:53 To: Cc: Subject: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh Hi Bill,   There was a SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk between 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM on Saturday afternoon. I didn't see it, but a whole bunch of people did.   The bird was sitting on a large stick that is stuck in the "ice" just off the mouth of the river where it flows into the bay. It was easily seen from the park area near the Monument. The bird stayed in that stick until it was chased off by an adult Bald Eagle.   When I arrived there were two Bald Eagles (Adult and Immature) and a Merlin working the area. The eagles were patrolling the ice and the Merlin was chasing birds at the feeder across the road from the Monument. I searched for the OWL with no avail. Hopefully it didn't go too far.   It was a fairly routine day for birds in Clinton County today. The duck numbers along Lake Shore Road in Beekmantown and Chazy were impressive though.   All the best!   Jim     ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: snowy owls Syracuse Airport From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:39:06 +0000 Folks - I don't know if others have responded. The snowy owls have been seen along the entrance road to the airport, near the C& S engineers building, on top of the parking garage, light poles, and the terminal building, north of the airport terminal, and on the snow piles near the runways. In short, these birds move around, so be careful when driving around the airport and be mindful of the parking regulations. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Fwd: Next Winter Raptor Survey - Washington County Grasslands From: Dana Rohleder <dcrohleder AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:56:49 -0500 FYI Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Next Winter Raptor Survey - Washington County Grasslands Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:40:43 -0500 From: Theresa Swenson Winter Raptor Survey Participant, Summary results from our survey conducted on 1/11/12 are below. Big thank you to those who participated! *The target date for next survey will be Tuesday the 24th with our back up dates being the 25th and 26th*. *Please pass along your availability for all dates*. If conducted on the 24th, our survey period will be 4:25 PM to 5:25 PM. *We will be meeting at 4:00 PM at a new location, the Durketown Baptist Church* parking lot in Fort Edward. See attached directions. I will be sending out another e-mail prior to the survey to confirm this date or reschedule. Thank you for your interest and participation! _*January 12' Monthly Survey*_ *Species* *During Survey Period* *Short-eared Owl* *6 to 10* *Northern Harrier* *13 to 17* *Rough-legged Hawk* *2* *Red-tailed Hawk* *1* *Barred Owl* *0* *Unidentified Raptor* *1 to 2* *Total No. Raptors:* *23 to 32* *Number of sites surveyed:* *9* Sincerely, Theresa Swenson Theresa Swenson, Wildlife Tech. Wildlife Diversity Unit, NYS DEC 625 Broadway, 5th Floor Albany, New York 12233-4756 Phone: (518) 402-8909 Email: tgswenso AT gw.dec.state.ny.us Catch the latest updates on New York's fish and wildlife by subscribing to Field Notes, a free online e-mail list provided by the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources. Click here to learn more and subscribe: http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/63801.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse Snowy Owls at Airport From: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:32:38 -0500 I picked this off the CNY list for those seeking directions. John ------------------------------------------------------------ In case not everyone on the CNY listserve knows, there are two Snowy Owls being seen for several days at the Syracuse Airport. I, and others, had two Snowy Owls late today, around 4 pm, at Hancock International Airport. Both were seen on the north side of Corregidor Road. Many thanks to Paul Richardson for picking one up and setting up his scope. One very white and one heavily streaked. My guess would be an adult male and an immature female, but that is purely an uneducated, looking at the book, guess. Feel free to correct me. Both were on the ground, then flew about in the construction area. After entering the main airport entrance road, take a left (heading north) on Constellation Way North. I think this was at the corner with the state police station. Constellation Way North will go around a bend, pass the north side of the control tower and then head east turning into Corregidor Road. (Just drive toward the terminal) Corregidor Road has a small drop off area at the north end of the terminal, then loops around an unused parking area. On the north side of this loop looking out over a field which backs up to houses was where the owls were this afternoon. On one my several drive throughs around the airport, security came out to talk to me, but they were very nice when I explained about the Snowies. Another place to try looking from, although it wasn't fruitful today, is the passenger observation area off the South Service Road. It's a nice spot to be able to pull into a spot to scan the lightposts on the south side of the entrance road. Access South Service Road by turning right, instead of left, off the main entrance road. Follow signs to the observation area. If you try for these birds, be sure you scan the tops of all lightposts throughout the entire airport. That is where they have been seen most frequently. Stick to Corregidor Road and the South Observation area. There is no need to pay for parking and you can stay warm in your car. Not a bad diversion from final Christmas returns. Yeah, I'm running a little behind. Judy Read Homer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: St. Lawrence River waterfowl count From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:16:27 -0000 Yesterday was the target date for the statewide waterfowl count, but poor visibility along the St. Lawrence River prevented me from running my section of the river (between the bridges in Ogdensburg and Massena) until today. Lots of steam was still rising off the water when I reached the river at 0800 this morning, and I couldn't actually see much of the river until the steam abruptly dissipated at about 0930. I therefore had to rush to hit all of my spots, but the count went relatively quickly because I had fewer ducks to count than is usually the case. Goldeneye were particularly scarce, and my tally for the day was about 25% of last year's count. In fact I often break 1000 for each Common Goldeneye and Common Merganser, but failed to for either species this year. The river remains mostly open, so I'm guessing that birds are much more spread out than usual for mid-January, but goldeneye numbers are still low. What surprised me most was that I only had 5 goldeneye at Lisbon Beach, compared to about 300 a week and a half ago. Here are my totals for the day: Canada Goose: 426 Gadwall: 4 American Black Duck: 43 Mallard: 475 Bufflehead: 3 Common Goldeneye: 377 Hooded Merganser: 44 Common Merganser: 715 Red-breasted Merganser: 3 Other notable birds included a Glaucous Gull on the ice near the aluminum plant on Haverstock Road in Massena; adult Bald Eagles at Whalen Park, Coles Creek, and Ogdensburg; and American Robins literally everywhere I went. I kept a loose tally of robins I saw or heard and came up with 70, and I'm sure if I had spent any time watching them my tally would have been much higher. This number is not that unusual for northern New York, but during the 10 years I've lived in St. Lawrence County I've never seen robins so widespread during winter. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls From: "Judy Read" <jaread AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:11 -0500 I'll add a response to Chris M's question: I, and others, had two Snowy Owls late today, around 4 pm, at Hancock International Airport. Both were seen on the north side of Corregidor Road. Both were on the ground, then one flew to a tractor trailer in the construction area. After entering the main airport entrance road, take a left (heading north) on Constellation Way North. I think this was at the corner with the state police station. The road will go around a bend, go past the control tower and then head east turning into Corregidor Road. (Just drive toward the terminal) Corregidor Road has a small drop off area at the north end of the terminal, then loops around an unused parking area. On the north side of this loop looking out over a field which backs up to houses was where the owls were this afternoon. On one my several drive throughs around the airport, security came out to talk to me, but they were very nice when I explained about the Snowies. Judy Read Homer From: Peter Ellis Jerdo Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 8:50 PM To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls I was on the service road right across from a small building. Most of the time, the snowy owls were either perched on something (sign, lampost, or even the tail of a plane) or were standing on the ground. I hope you find this helpful. Good luck! ________________________________________ From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com [Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Chris Moellering [chrispmoellering AT gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 6:33 PM To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Any particular part of Hancock International? I drive by there 4-5 times a week. Grace & peace, Chris Moellering+ chrispmoellering AT gmail.com On Jan 16, 2012, at 16:05 , Peter Ellis Jerdo wrote: > I saw a male and female snowy owl today at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, but there are supposedly three of them that have been hanging around. If any of you happen to be in the Syracuse area, I would highly recommend stopping by the airport as there have been a lot of sightings there. > > -Peter Jerdo > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: RE: NNYBirds: snowy owls From: Peter Ellis Jerdo <pejerdo AT syr.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:50:02 +0000 I was on the service road right across from a small building. Most of the time, the snowy owls were either perched on something (sign, lampost, or even the tail of a plane) or were standing on the ground. I hope you find this helpful. Good luck! ________________________________________ From: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com [Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Chris Moellering [chrispmoellering AT gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 6:33 PM To: Northern_NY_Birds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls Any particular part of Hancock International? I drive by there 4-5 times a week. Grace & peace, Chris Moellering+ chrispmoellering AT gmail.com On Jan 16, 2012, at 16:05 , Peter Ellis Jerdo wrote: > I saw a male and female snowy owl today at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, but there are supposedly three of them that have been hanging around. If any of you happen to be in the Syracuse area, I would highly recommend stopping by the airport as there have been a lot of sightings there. > > -Peter Jerdo > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: snowy owls From: Chris Moellering <chrispmoellering AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:33:14 -0500 Any particular part of Hancock International? I drive by there 4-5 times a week. Grace & peace, Chris Moellering+ chrispmoellering AT gmail.com On Jan 16, 2012, at 16:05 , Peter Ellis Jerdo wrote: > I saw a male and female snowy owl today at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, but there are supposedly three of them that have been hanging around. If any of you happen to be in the Syracuse area, I would highly recommend stopping by the airport as there have been a lot of sightings there. > > -Peter Jerdo > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:51 -0800 (PST) RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 16, 2012 *  NYSY 01.16.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 09, 2012 - January16, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland compiled:January 16 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org     #288 -Monday January 16, 2012     Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 09 , 2012   Highlights: ----------- RUDDY DUCK RED-SHOULDERED HAWK SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE COMMON RAVEN LAPLAND LONGSPUR SAVANNAH SPARROW PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------      1/11: An unusually large flock of SNOW GEESE was captured on video circling over the mucklands at Rt.31.      1 15: An overwintering SAVANNAH SPARROW was found with Tree Sparrows in a weedy area on East Road. Onondaga County ------------      At least two SNOWY OWLS continue to be seen daily at Hancock Airport in Syracuse.      1/11: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to be spotted at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.      1/14: A flock of at least 80 SNOW BUNTINGS was spotted on Banner Road in Tully.      1/15: RUDDY DUCKS were seen with other waterfowl at the north end of Otisco Lake. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen being harassed by Crows at the Inner Harbor area near Carousel Mall. Oswego County ------------      1/10: 2 COMMON RAVENS were seen on Halsey Road in the Town of Mexico.      1/11: 2 COMMON RAVENS were spotted at the Little John area north of Salmon River Redervoir.      1/13: 3 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Constantia.      1/15: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found on Atkinson Road near Selkirk Shores State Park.PINE SISKINS were seen at Derby Hill and Bishop Road north of Pulaski. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was spotted at Biddlecum Road.                   End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: snowy owls From: Peter Ellis Jerdo <pejerdo AT syr.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:05:03 +0000 I saw a male and female snowy owl today at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, but there are supposedly three of them that have been hanging around. If any of you happen to be in the Syracuse area, I would highly recommend stopping by the airport as there have been a lot of sightings there. -Peter Jerdo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: white throated sparrow From: "Julie" <mcjbird AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:04:46 -0500 This morning under my feeders there was a white throated sparrow. I've never had one in the winter before. Julie Lattrell Keeseville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Snow Buntings in Peru From: "William" <adkbunkhouse AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:43:10 -0000 On the way back from Plattsburgh today around 10:30am saw a small flock of Snow Buntings fly off the road edge into a field on Davern Rd. in Peru. Wish I had more, working lately. Bill Stahl Wilmington NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Robins in Canton From: Eileen Wheeler <eiwheeler AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:17:11 -0500 Driving rural roads this afternoon in the town of Canton, looking for winter birds- What should we find but a flock of about 14 Robins on the Sykes Road with temperatures near zero! Not much else of interest except for Tree Sparrows and 3 Red-tailed Hawks. Eileen Wheeler Canton, NY Sent from my iPad ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: WW Crossbills and others From: "brian" <birder64 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:25:23 -0000 While walking along Bigelow Road(due west of Oregon Plains Rd)toward Bloomingdale Bog, I was treated to the sighting of a flock of (singing) WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. My guess was about 20 birds, roughly equally split male/female. We in the Adirondacks should be on the look-out for nesting crossbills this winter. Also observed: a very large flock of PINE SISKINS(about 150 birds!) flying overhead. 3 GRAY JAYS 3 BOREAL CHICKADEE Brian McAllister Saranac Lake ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:07:50 -0800 (PST) RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 09, 2012 *  NYSY 01.09.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 02, 2012 - January 09, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland compiled:January 09 AT 5:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org     #287 -Monday January 09, 2012     Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 26 , 2011   Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON EARED GREBE RED-NECKED GREBE TUNDRA SWAN CACKLING GOOSE GLAUCOUS GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER COMMON RAVEN GRAY CATBIRD HERMIT THRUSH YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------      1/6: 800 TUNDRA SWANS and 1 CACKLING GOOSE were observed in the Main Pool. The Wildlife Drive is now closed.      A CACKLING GOOSE was seen flying with Canadas on Howland Island. Other half-hardies seen were SONG SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WINTER WREN, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. Oswego County ------------      1/3: 360 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Oneida Lake at Constantia.      1/7: At Oswego Harbor 3 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 1 Adult GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 COMMON RAVENS were found.           At Rice Creek Field Station 7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 1 HERMIT THRUSH were seen          A BLACK-LEGGED KITTWAKE was found at Derby Hill.   Madison County ------------      1/7: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on Muller Hill Road.              2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have been reported coming to a feeder on Carpenter Road in Sheds. Onondaga County ------------      1/6: 2 GRAY CATBIRDS were seen near the feeder canal on Andrews Road in Dewitt.      1/7: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport near the State Police Barracks. It was seen Sunday and today. People are cautioned not to exit their cars or sit too long to observe as Airport Security will quickly question what you are doing. Jefferson County ------------      1/7: A possible EARED GREBE was seen in Snowshoe Bay (Lake Ontario) in Henderson.                             End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Water fowl in from the frozen north to Point au Roche From: Judith Heintz <heintzjf AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:56:10 -0500 Driving around the lake from taking my son to the Burlington airport, I scanned the lake for water fowl. I didn't stop to count, nor did I have a spotting scope, but I observed over 400 mallards, among them at least 12 black ducks and one bufflehead. There was also one red head and one coot. There were a number of large groups of mergansers maybe 275 to 300 total or more. The ones that I scanned were all common mergansers. There was one small group of goldeneyes. Scattered along the lake were at least 26 great black-backed gulls. And at one place about 50 canada geese flew overhead. On the way over to the airport just before the ferry, a harrier was hunting one of the fields. JUDY HEINTZ ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Red-necked grebe From: JPThax5317 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:32:19 -0500 (EST) This afternoon an adult Red-necked grebe was in Col Bay along Dudley Rd in Westport.. A pair of adult Bald eagles sitting in the same tree on the lakeshore north of the Westport Boat Launch, an adult male Kestrel on Stevenson Rd, where there was also a dark-phase Roughie and an adult male Harrier. Others in the Clark/Cross/Whallons Bay and Middle Rds area: 1 more dark-phase roughie, 3 light-phase roughies, two red-tails and another Harrier. Pat & John Thaxton Keene, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Fw: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh From: "Bill Krueger " <billkrueger AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 17:46:14 +0000 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: James Osborn Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 03:48:53 To: Cc: Subject: SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk in Plattsburgh Hi Bill,   There was a SNOWY OWL at the Riverwalk between 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM on Saturday afternoon. I didn't see it, but a whole bunch of people did.   The bird was sitting on a large stick that is stuck in the "ice" just off the mouth of the river where it flows into the bay. It was easily seen from the park area near the Monument. The bird stayed in that stick until it was chased off by an adult Bald Eagle.   When I arrived there were two Bald Eagles (Adult and Immature) and a Merlin working the area. The eagles were patrolling the ice and the Merlin was chasing birds at the feeder across the road from the Monument. I searched for the OWL with no avail. Hopefully it didn't go too far.   It was a fairly routine day for birds in Clinton County today. The duck numbers along Lake Shore Road in Beekmantown and Chazy were impressive though.   All the best!   Jim     ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Possible Eared Grebe in Jefferson County on 7 January From: "Jeff Bolsinger" <jsbolsinger AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:43:51 -0000 Sorry for the tardiness of this post--I had a very long day yesterday. The grebe was in Snowshoe Bay as seen from the bridge to Hovey's Island, at the north end of Snowshoe Road in Henderson. Plumage-wise it looked good for Eared, with dingy ear coverts, white on the chin and throat that wrapped around and behind the ear coverts, and an overall less clean-cut appearance than winter Horned Grebes typically show. I was less certain that the head and bill shape were right for Eared, and I unfortunately lost the grebe before I could resolve my uncertainty. It dove actively the entire time I watched it, rarely staying on the surface for more than a few seconds, and then it simply vanished. I looked for another hour but saw no grebes of any species anywhere near where it had been. The grebe was near a large raft of ducks that included about 1900 Greater Scaup, 350 Redhead, and small numbers of 10 other species, including a few Canvasbacks. I saw good numbers of ducks in several other places, including 950+ Long-tailed Ducks and 260+ White-winged Scoters off the beach at Black Pond WMA; 350+ Long-tails and a handful of White-winged Scoters at Montario Point; and 2000+ combined Mallards and American Black Ducks in Ellisburg and Adams farm country. Barring a major cold snap it looks like we could well set new Region 6 records for several species on next week's statewide waterfowl count. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: Re: NNYBirds: Little Gull - Essex Ferry - 12/29/11 From: Linda LaPan <stickadk AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 15:50:30 -0800 (PST) Congrat's Sharon,,,Great find! It does pay to take pictures!   Linda LaPan Lake Placid, NY   ________________________________ From: Sharon Pratt To: NNY Birds Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 6:20 PM Subject: NNYBirds: Little Gull - Essex Ferry - 12/29/11   Sorry for the late post. We thought we saw a Bonaparte’s gull on the dock across from the Essex Ferry and posted it on eBird. The sighting was questioned by Matthew Medler and I sent him a picture which was identified as a Little Gull. Here are Matthew’s comments: Little Gull is a rare but regular visitor to Lake Champlain, typically in the late summer and early fall period. I am aware of at least one or two other records from the NYS side of the lake from early winter (late December or early January), but I believe that was about 30 years ago. Typically, when this species is found on Lake Champlain, it is in the company of large numbers (scores or hundreds) of Bonaparte's Gulls. It is truly remarkable that you happened to accidentally capture this individual perched on the Essex Ferry Dock at this time of year! A picture of Little Gull can be seen here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/73788715 AT N05/6654524769/in/photostream Look in the lower left corner. Good birding, Sharon Pratt Willsboro, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Little Gull - Essex Ferry - 12/29/11 From: "Sharon Pratt" <tectona AT aol.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 18:20:35 -0500 Sorry for the late post. We thought we saw a Bonaparte’s gull on the dock across from the Essex Ferry and posted it on eBird. The sighting was questioned by Matthew Medler and I sent him a picture which was identified as a Little Gull. Here are Matthew’s comments: Little Gull is a rare but regular visitor to Lake Champlain, typically in the late summer and early fall period. I am aware of at least one or two other records from the NYS side of the lake from early winter (late December or early January), but I believe that was about 30 years ago. Typically, when this species is found on Lake Champlain, it is in the company of large numbers (scores or hundreds) of Bonaparte's Gulls. It is truly remarkable that you happened to accidentally capture this individual perched on the Essex Ferry Dock at this time of year! A picture of Little Gull can be seen here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/73788715 AT N05/6654524769/in/photostream Look in the lower left corner. Good birding, Sharon Pratt Willsboro, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. Subject: NNYBirds: Robert Moses power dam Snowy Owl From: "Eric" <edam0ur AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:05:24 -0000 Before a family function in Massena this afternoon saw from the Hawkins point visitors center, a Snowy Owl on the power dam on some of the pipe railings on the very top of the dam. Eric Lake Placid ------------------------------------ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law.