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18 Jun Birding Barry park [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
18 Jun Vesper Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, Acadian Fly ["Snow Rose" ]
18 Jun Orchard Orioles [Andrew VanNorstrand ]
18 Jun Re: Syracuse RBA [Thomas J McKay ]
17 Jun Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
15 Jun Bald seen at Honeywell [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
15 Jun Fw: eBird Report - green lakes state park, Jun 15, 2013 ["jerry" ]
15 Jun Red-headed Woodpecker [Joseph Brin ]
14 Jun Orchard Oriole [Joseph Brin ]
15 Jun todays highlights ["wayne13114" ]
12 Jun Skaneateles Lake Wed 6/12 [Ken & Rose Burdick ]
12 Jun Bobolink imaged at Derby [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
11 Jun Sandy Pond June 11 [Bill Purcell ]
11 Jun Audubon Summer Field Trips ["Snow Rose" ]
11 Jun Audubon Meeting Wednesday: WORLD OF RAPTORS ["Snow Rose" ]
11 Jun Orchard Oriole [Joseph Brin ]
11 Jun Montezuma Birding Van Tour ["lajewskic" ]
10 Jun Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
10 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Beaver Lake Nature Center, Jun 10, 2013 [Joseph Brin ]
10 Jun Re: Birding the rout 6 wetland [SUSAN THUENER ]
10 Jun todays birds ["wayne13114" ]
9 Jun Birding the rout 6 wetland [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
9 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Jun 9, 2013 [Joseph Brin ]
9 Jun Re: Sandhill Crane [Rose DeNeve ]
9 Jun Sandhill Crane [Judy Wright ]
09 Jun whip-poor-will ["wayne13114" ]
08 Jun grasshopper sparrows ["wayne13114" ]
8 Jun Blue-winged warbler [Timothy Whitens ]
08 Jun golden-winged and cerulean warblers ["wayne13114" ]
08 Jun Tully, N.Y. Ring-necked Duck. (unusual) ["gwren70" ]
07 Jun Fun article on what state birds are and ought to be ["rosanneecker AT ymail.com" ]
7 Jun Fw: eBird Report - US-NY-Parish-87 Churchill Rd, Jun 7, 2013 [Joseph Brin ]
7 Jun Re: Bob Long ["Matthew Young" ]
7 Jun Re: Bob Long [Andrew VanNorstrand ]
7 Jun Tenn. Warrbler and Bob Long [Ber Carr ]
6 Jun Now the Spotted S-piper [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
6 Jun Spotted Sandpiper at Van Reselear [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
6 Jun recent feeder area birds.... ["Salter, Linda" ]
06 Jun Call for field trips (August 2013 - January 2014) ["Paul Richardson" ]
6 Jun Black Tern and Prairie Warbler [Mickey Scilingo ]
06 Jun Black Tern and Prairie Warbler ["Mickey Scilingo" ]
05 Jun route 6 wetlands e-Bird report ["wayne13114" ]
05 Jun Waterbird Survey, Tully Lakes, Mar.1st to May 31, 2013. ["gwren70" ]
04 Jun Migration news… ["Tom Carrolan" ]
4 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Otto Mills Road, Jun 4, 2013 [Joseph Brin ]
4 Jun Red-headed Woodpecker [Rosanne Costello ]
4 Jun Re: Semipalmated Plover pic [Drew Weber ]
3 Jun Semipalmated Plover pic [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
3 Jun Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
2 Jun Acadian Flycatchers [Joseph Brin ]
01 Jun HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (01 Jun 2013) 323 Raptors []
1 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Three Rivers WMA, Baldwinsville, NY, Jun 1, 2013 [Joseph Brin ]
01 Jun Yellow-billed cuckoo, Pompey ["ccspagnoli" ]
31 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (31 May 2013) 390 Raptors []
31 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (31 May 2013) 390 Raptors []
31 May Tully scrubland birds [Drew Weber ]
30 May Cedar Bay old Canal trail report [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
31 May good evening at derby ["wayne13114" ]
31 May good evening at derby ["wayne13114" ]
30 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (30 May 2013) 546 Raptors []
30 May Partners in Flight V Workshops, Birding Field Trips, Poster Sessions - Snowbird, Utah, August 25 - 28 Register Now While Low Rates Still Available [Steve Holmer ]
30 May Audubon Program Meeting, June 12: The World of Raptors ["Snow Rose" ]
30 May Tully. N.Y. Common Loon ["gwren70" ]
30 May Acadian Flycatchers [Joseph Brin ]
30 May Whiskey Hollow [Joseph Brin ]
29 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (29 May 2013) 192 Raptors []
29 May Orchard Orioles and Clay-Colored Sparrow at Montezuma Audubon Center ["lajewskic" ]
29 May Warblers [Joseph Brin ]
29 May recent feeder birds continue ["Salter, Linda" ]
28 May HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (28 May 2013) 8 Raptors []
28 May weekend birds ["jerry" ]
28 May common nighthawks ["wayne13114" ]
28 May northern mockingbird [Faith Baker ]
28 May Common Nighthawks [Joseph Brin ]
28 May Birding Pumpkin Hollow [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
28 May Willow flycatcher [D ]

Subject: Birding Barry park
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:10:11 -0700 (PDT)

There were 2 varieties of waders at Barry park in Syracuse Tuesday a Green and Great-blue Heron http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9079794693/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9082014884/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9082014884/in/photostream/ And at the Boardwalk at Butternut recreation there were both Wood Pewees and Least Flycatchers. Here is an image of what I heard, namely a Pewee. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9079836873/in/photostream/ There were also 3 Gnatcatchers 1 Carolina Wren 1 Wood-thrush(heard) and scores of Grackles and RW Blackbirds. The low drainage areas of the park are now holding much standing water. Of note, Flycatchers now seem to be vying for mates. Good Birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Vesper Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, Acadian Fly
From: "Snow Rose" <rose.deneve AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:46:39 -0000

The Tuesday Birders did a small tour of Baldwinsville today. Highlights were in and around Whiskey Hollow, which produced an Acadian Flycatcher 'singing' at the usual bend in the road. Around the corner on Perry Road, we heard and saw a Vesper Sparrow singing at the top of a tree, and the Orchard Oriole was back in the spruce tree at the big bend in Perry as we headed back toward Downer St. We did not find the Red-headed Woodpecker seen earlier at Vann and Fenner Roads. Nor did the infamous Beaver Lake Ruffed Grouse come out to greet us. However, at Three Rivers WMA, we watched as a Raven carried off a Baltimore Oriole nestling at the barrier on Potter Road; the chick's parents were harassing the Raven, but to no avail. At Green Pond, there appeared to be two young eagles in the Bald Eagle nest; we also had Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos in the trees near the viewing platform. Good birding, Rose DeNeve Liverpool, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Orchard Orioles
From: Andrew VanNorstrand <andrewvannorstrand AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:00 -0400

Hello all. I took a nice hike at Green Lakes State Park this morning. Highlight was a group of at least four ORCHARD ORIOLES seen along the Blue Trail south of the power lines. There was a single young male (greenish with black bib) that was singing a fair bit, two beautiful adult males and at least one female. Good birding, Andrew VanNorstrand Manlius, NY www.andrewandnoah.com ------------------------------------
Subject: Re: Syracuse RBA
From: Thomas J McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:35:45 +0000

I saw two black terns on Sunday morning (before the rain), June 16, at Tschache Pool. We identified 40 species at Montezuma between approximately 8 and 10:30. The only other thing that might have been unusual (for this time of year) was a black-bellied plover near what is left of what used to be the main pool along the drive. Tom From: Joseph Brin > Reply-To: Joseph Brin > Date: Monday, June 17, 2013 6:58 PM To: "oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com" > Subject: [OneidaBirds] Syracuse RBA RBA * New York * Syracuse * June 17, 2013 * NYSY 06. 17. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): June 10, 2013 - June 17, 2013 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:June 17 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #359 -Monday June 17, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 10, 2013 Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BLACK TERN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER LAWRENCES WARBLER(Hybrid) PRAIRIE WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 5/16: 5 BLACK TERNS and 1 LEAST BITTERN were found at Tschache Pool. Onondaga County ------------ 6/11: An adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE was found on Conners Road at Dead Creek west of Baldwinsville. It was seen again on 6/14 but not since. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Ceder Bay Park in Fayetteville. 6/14: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow off of West Dead Creek Road west of Baldwinsville. 6/15: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has returned to a swamp on Fenner Road north of Rt. 370 and west of Baldwinsville. It was observed again today. A walk at Green Lakes State Park yielded 46 species highlighted by an ORCHARD ORIOLE. Oswego County ------------ 6/11: A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the end of the outlet at Sandy Pond. A LEAST BITTERN was again heard at the Rt.6 wetlands north of Rt.3 in Volnay. 6/14: At least 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS were found on Darrow Road south of Mexico. A PRAIRIE WARBLER continues to be seen in Happy Valley on Churchill Road north of Rt. 69. 6/15: The hybrid LAWRENCE’S WARBLER was again found at Great Bear Recreation Area off of Rt. 57 north of Phoenix. Oneida County ------------ 6/13: 2 adult male EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported at a resicence on Sulphur Springs Road northwest of Delta Lake. Madison County ------------ 6/12: 2 BLACK TERNS were seen at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:42 -0700 (PDT)

RBA Ā * Ā New York * Ā Syracuse * June 17, 2013 * Ā NYSY Ā 06. 17. 13 Ā Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): June 10, 2013 - June 17, 2013 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, Ā Madison & Cortland compiled:June 17 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Ā Ā #359 -Monday June 17, 2013 Ā Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week ofĀ June 10, 2013 Ā Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BLACK TERN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER LAWRENCES WARBLER(Hybrid) PRAIRIE WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ Ā Ā Ā 5/16: 5 BLACK TERNS and 1 LEAST BITTERN were found at Tschache Pool. Onondaga County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/11: An adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE was found on Conners Road at Dead Creek west of Baldwinsville. It was seen again on 6/14 but not since. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Ceder Bay Park in Fayetteville. Ā Ā Ā 6/14: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow off of West Dead Creek Road west of Baldwinsville. Ā Ā Ā 6/15: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has returned to a swamp on Fenner Road north of Rt. 370 and west of Baldwinsville. It was observed again today. A walk at Green Lakes State Park yielded 46 species highlighted by an ORCHARD ORIOLE. Oswego County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/11: A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the end of the outlet at Sandy Pond. A LEAST BITTERN was again heard at the Rt.6 wetlands north of Rt.3 in Volnay. Ā Ā Ā 6/14: At least 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS were found on Darrow Road south of Mexico. A PRAIRIE WARBLER continues to be seen in Happy Valley on Churchill Road north of Rt. 69. Ā Ā Ā 6/15: The hybrid LAWRENCEā€™S WARBLER was again found at Great Bear Recreation Area off of Rt. 57 north of Phoenix. Oneida County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/13: 2 adult male EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported at a resicence on Sulphur Springs Road northwest of Delta Lake. Madison County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/12: 2 BLACK TERNS were seen at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā -- Ā end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. Ā 13027 Ā U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Bald seen at Honeywell
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:13:34 -0700 (PDT)

At 1:57PM a lone adult Eagle was seen circling West of the location. He was being followed by Red-winged Blackbirds as this is nesting season. I was at Connors Road Saturday to look for the Orchard Oriole. I saw multiple Orioles none which seemed to be. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9055111902/ There were also many Yellowthroats heard, 3 E Phoebes,Kingbirds,as Tree Barn and some Rough-winged Swallows wheeled about. At the Van Buren park I saw a pair of Tree Swallows http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9053283154/in/photostream/ Looks like a semi natural cavity nest. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - green lakes state park, Jun 15, 2013
From: "jerry" <JCASEJR AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:06:46 -0400

There were 7 of us who enjoyed birding the some of the trails in the Park this morning. Below is a list of birds seen or heard. I may of missed a couple. We could not find the Hooded or Magnolia Warblers I saw last weekend. Jerry Case Kirkville 13082 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 11:59 AM Subject: eBird Report - green lakes state park, Jun 15, 2013 > green lakes state park, Onondaga, US-NY > Jun 15, 2013 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 4.0 mile(s) > Comments: audubon field trip > 46 species > > Great Blue Heron X > Turkey Vulture X > Sharp-shinned Hawk X > Ruby-throated Hummingbird X > Red-bellied Woodpecker X > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X > Northern Flicker X > Pileated Woodpecker X > Eastern Wood-Pewee X > Alder Flycatcher X > Eastern Phoebe X > Great Crested Flycatcher X > Eastern Kingbird X > Red-eyed Vireo X > Blue Jay X > American Crow X > Tree Swallow X > Black-capped Chickadee X > Red-breasted Nuthatch X > House Wren X > Eastern Bluebird X > Wood Thrush X > American Robin X > Gray Catbird X > Northern Mockingbird X > Brown Thrasher X > European Starling X > Cedar Waxwing X > Ovenbird X > Blue-winged Warbler X > Common Yellowthroat X > Yellow Warbler X > Chestnut-sided Warbler X > Eastern Towhee X > Chipping Sparrow X > Field Sparrow X > Song Sparrow X > Scarlet Tanager X > Northern Cardinal X > Indigo Bunting X > Bobolink X > Red-winged Blackbird X > Brown-headed Cowbird X > Orchard Oriole X > Baltimore Oriole X > American Goldfinch X > > View this checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14425262 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ------------------------------------
Subject: Red-headed Woodpecker
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:07:22 -0700 (PDT)

At least one adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has returned to the swamp on Fenner Road just south of the intersection with Vann Road north of Rt. 370. This is about a mile west of Beaver Lake Nature Center. Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbrin/9050989558/ Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Orchard Oriole
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:40:10 -0700 (PDT)

A male ORCHARD ORIOLE seems to have taken up residence on Conners Road at Dead Creek in the Town of Van Buren. I first found it on Tuesday and have seen it daily. This morning Jim Tarolli and Dave Fitch were present when it appeared. This bird seems to disappear for periods of time so I'm not sure it is protecting a territory yet. I got a picture this morning which you can see on my flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbrin/9046654794/ It will appear somewhat fuzzy because of the dense fog when I took it this morning. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: todays highlights
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:35:37 -0000

checked a few spots today highlights were 3 possibly 4 cerulean warblers in 2 locations both off of darrow rd in mexico the first spot had 1 the next had a definite 2. at great bear I heard and briefly saw a black-billed cuckoo and the lawrences warbler. in oswego harbor this evening there was a interesting hybrid goose my guess is domestic graylag x canada. Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Skaneateles Lake Wed 6/12
From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:22:46 -0400

I checked at the jetty in the Village of Skaneateles today around 7 AM. The male COMMON GOLDENEYE is still hanging around, and the male Hooded Merganser has been joined by two female / juvenile types. In addition, a female BUFFLEHEAD has joined the mix. These were all on the sheltered first half mile of the west shore. All the other suspects were present except for the Snow Geese were a no-show. Link to the ebird checklist, with Bufflehead photo(s) http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14402606 Good birding, Ken Ken & Rose Burdick Skaneateles, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Bobolink imaged at Derby
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:51:49 -0700 (PDT)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9017701158/ At the South lookout East side of Sage-creek Rd. standing on a post. Better luck nesting this year! -Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Sandy Pond June 11
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:14:24 -0400

There was a White-rumped Sandpiper at the outlet of Sandy Pond on Tuesday morning, it was the only migrant shorebird seen. Two dredges are clearing the channel (which extends ~300 yards into Lake Ontario) and trucks are taking sand down the beach to fill areas where the dunes are eroded. The work should be done by July. Bill Purcell Hastings NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Audubon Summer Field Trips
From: "Snow Rose" <rose.deneve AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:37:16 -0000

Green Lakes State Park Spring and Summer 2013 Field Trips Onondaga Audubon has begun its series of summer field trips at Green Lakes State Park (GLSP). While most Central new Yorkers know about the parksā€™ two glacial lakes, few may be aware that the park also preserves the largest stand of old-growth forest in Central New York as well as extensive grassland habitat. In 2011, N.Y. State officials designated 1000 acres within the park as a Bird Conservation Area (BCA), devoted to sustaining wild bird populations and enhancing bird habitat. The GLSP BCA contains a relatively large tract of interior forest, including the old-growth stands; this area provides important breeding habitat for mature forest birds, such as Ovenbird and Wood Thrush. The grasslands within the Green Lakes BCA provide habitat for a number of regionally declining birds, including Grasshopper Sparrow (special concern) and Northern Harrier (threatened). When the Green Lakes BCA plan is fully implemented, this area will be the largest area of preserved grassland within any state park. Finally, the parkā€™s two lakes provide stopover and foraging sites for many birds dependent upon open water, including Bald Eagle, Osprey, and water birds including ducks, herons, and grebes. We invite you to join one of Audubonā€™s GLSP field trips to explore some of these unique avian habitats. Each hike takes from 3 to 5 hours (or more) depending on trail length and weather conditions. It is highly recommended that participants bring their own water and insect repellant. Please contact the hike leader for details on specific times and meeting places. Saturday, June 15th Trip Leader: Jerry Case / 315-687-9599 Saturday, June 29th Trip Leader: Paul Richardson / 315-488-5022 Saturday, July 20th Trip Leader: Paul Richardson / 315-488-5022 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Audubon Meeting Wednesday: WORLD OF RAPTORS
From: "Snow Rose" <rose.deneve AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:05:59 -0000

ONONDAGA AUDUBON PROGRAM MEETING The World of Raptors Wed., June 12, 7:00 p.m. Beaver Lake Nature Center 8477 E Mud Lake Rd Baldwinsville, NY 13027. This OAS program meeting will allow raptor lovers to get up close and personal with some of their favorite birds. Guest speaker Jean Soprano of Kindred Kingdoms Wildlife Rehabilitation in Pennellville, N.Y., will present a live raptor show and speak about raptorsā€™ special adaptations for survival. Founded in 1997 by Jean Soprano and Len Soprano, Kindred Kingdoms is a not-for-profit facility initially opened to rehabilitate small mammals and birds. Eventually the organization expanded to include black bear. In 2012, Kindred Kingdoms merged with Feathers and Friends, a facility dedicated to community education and the rehabilitation of birds of prey, and began focusing its work only on black bears and birds of prey. In an effort to provide the best medical treatment and the least amount of stress possible for injured and orphaned wildlife, Kindred Kingdoms has built several shelters on its 40-acre site, providing the animals with a natural habitat, fresh air, and the familiar sounds and smells of nature until they can return to the wild. In 2012, Kindred Kingdoms rehabbed and released five bald eagles, more than a dozen bears, and a variety of hawks and owls. ------------------------------------
Subject: Orchard Oriole
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:06:16 -0700 (PDT)

In between the raindrops I managed to find an adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE on Connors Road between Rt. 31 and West Dead Creek Road west of Baldwinsville. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Montezuma Birding Van Tour
From: "lajewskic" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:38:59 -0000

Montezuma Birding Van Tour Thursday June 20, 8:00 AM—11:00 AM Migrating songbirds, marsh birds and raptors are back on their breeding grounds and raising their young. Hop in the Montezuma Audubon Center's van for an excursion to Montezuma's backcountry birding hotspots where dozens of birds can be seen and heard! Fee: $7.50/child; $12.50/adult, $35/family. Space is limited and registration is required. Call 315.365.3588 to register. Chris Lajewski Education Manager Montezuma Audubon Center 2295 State Route 89 Savannah, NY 13146 315.365.3588 http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma ------------------------------------
Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:51:17 -0700 (PDT)

RBA Ā *Ā New York *Ā Syracuse * June 10, 2013 *Ā NYSYĀ 06. 10. 13 Ā Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): June 03, 2013 - June 10, 2013 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,Ā Madison & Cortland compiled:June 10 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Ā Ā #358 -Monday June 10, 2013 Ā Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week ofĀ June 03, 2013 Ā Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN RING-NECKED DUCK SANDHILL CRANE RUDDY TURNSTONE RED KNOT BLACK TERN EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER SWAINSONā€™S THRUSH PRAIRIE WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/6: 3 RED KNOTS were seen on the Wildlife Trail along with RUDDY TURNSTONE, PEEP and SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER. Ā Ā Ā 6/8: 6 BLACK TERNS, a SANDHILL CRANE and TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in Tschache Pool. Oswego County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/4: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were found at Sunset Bay Park in Scriba.A SWAINSONā€™S THRUSH, probably a breeding bird, was heard on Otto Mills Road north of Redfield. 2 SORA RAILS plus VIRGINIA RAILS and PIED-BILLED GREBES with young were seen in the County Rt.6 wetlands north of County Rt. 3. The TRUMPETER SWANS also have young in that location again this year. Ā Ā Ā 6/6: A PRAIRIE WARBLER has returned to Happy Valley on Churchill Road north of Rt.69 in Parish after being absent for a number of years. Up to 3 BLACK TERNS were sighted on the common Tern island on Oneida Lake in Constantia. Ā Ā Ā 6/7: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was found on Oā€™Conner Road in Scriba. 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS were found in pine ttrees on County Rt.51 in New Haven. Ā Ā Ā 6/8: 5 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were found at the south end of Main Street in Richland. An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was seen at Roosevelt Road north of Constantia. Ā Ā Ā 6/9: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on Sage Creek Road near Derby Hill. A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the County Rt. 6 wetlands Madison County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/6: A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS continues to frequent a feeder on Carpenter Road near Shedds. Onondaga County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/7: A possible early migrant RING-NECKED DUCK was seen on Crooked Lake near Tully. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā --Ā end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.Ā 13027Ā U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Beaver Lake Nature Center, Jun 10, 2013
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:29:25 -0700 (PDT)

This is the list for the Monday morning birdwalk at Beaver Lake Nature center. The highlight was a very cooperative HOODED WARBLER which everyone saw at a distance of not more than 20 feet. I've never had one sit still for so long. Also I finally got what I consicer a decent photo of one. It can be viewed on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbrin/9006397787/ Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 2:16 PM Subject: eBird Report - Beaver Lake Nature Center, Jun 10, 2013 Beaver Lake Nature Center, Onondaga, US-NY Jun 10, 2013 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 41 species Mourning Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 4 Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 3 House Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 2 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 3 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 8 Ovenbird 3 Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Hooded Warbler 5 American Redstart 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 4 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14388100 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Re: Birding the rout 6 wetland
From: SUSAN THUENER <SUELEE AT Prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:14:55 -0700 (PDT)

These babies are so cute, where on earth did "The Ugly Duckling" come from? Birdy Susan Thuener Mohawk, NY suelee AT prodigy.net ________________________________ From: Mitchell Nusbaum To: "oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com" Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 9:34 PM Subject: [OneidaBirds] Birding the rout 6 wetland At the Wetland we did see Trumpeter Cygnets http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9001297929/ Also seen were breeding Pie-billed Grebes and Hooded Mergs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9001310073/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9002502094/in/photostream/ Moorhen, or Common Gallinules were heard. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: todays birds
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:29:33 -0000

I was at great bear this afternoon when I heard and eventually tracked down a black-billed cuckoo. then later this evening Rose DeNeve and I met up first stop was Oconnor rd for the golden-winged warbler. we then went to route 6 marsh and had a few good birds highlight for me was hearing a least bittern calling almost the whole time I was there, 6 hooded mergansers with 5 of them being babies, 10 pied-billed grebes (mostly babies) and the trumpeter swan and her 6 cygnets. Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Birding the rout 6 wetland
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 18:34:52 -0700 (PDT)

At the Wetland we did see Trumpeter Cygnets http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9001297929/ Also seen were breeding Pie-billed Grebes and Hooded Mergs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9001310073/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/9002502094/in/photostream/ Moorhen, or Common Gallinules were heard. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Jun 9, 2013
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:03:09 -0700 (PDT)

My wife and I enjoyed a pleasant and birdy walk at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery near Elbridge this morning. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 3:00 PM Subject: eBird Report - Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Jun 9, 2013 Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Onondaga, US-NY Jun 9, 2013 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 33 species (+2 other taxa) Turkey Vulture 2 Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Empidonax sp. 1 Traill's type but no vocalization. Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Eastern Bluebird 1 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 4 Cedar Waxwing 6 Common Yellowthroat 2 American Redstart 3 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 warbler sp. 1 Blue-wing song but no visual. Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 6 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 2 Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 3 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 4 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14378378 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Re: Sandhill Crane
From: Rose DeNeve <rose.deneve AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 13:13:16 -0400

So glad to hear the report of the cygnets, Judy. I have been at the Rte. 6 marsh a few times this spring and not seen them, so was concerned that they would not be nesting there this year. Your report was really good news! Rose DeNeve Liverpool, NY On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Judy Wright wrote: > ** > > > I went out this morning searching for various sparrows and while driving > south on Sage Creek Rd. (Derby Hill) and scanning the grassy field across > from the driving range an adult, SANDHILL CRANE came striding over the top > of the hill. I'm an awful photographer so my only pictures show an > unidentifiable dot on the horizon. There was so much glare I could not see > what I was shooting with my I-pod's camera. I watched the crane from > 10:40 - 11:10 this morning. It was still there when I left. > > Also there were at least four fluffy CYGNETS swimming with an adult > TRUMPETER SWAN on the Osewgo County Rt.6 wetlands. > > Judy Wright > wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com > Baldwinsville, NY > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Sandhill Crane
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:34:08 -0400

I went out this morning searching for various sparrows and while driving south on Sage Creek Rd. (Derby Hill) and scanning the grassy field across from the driving range an adult, SANDHILL CRANE came striding over the top of the hill. I'm an awful photographer so my only pictures show an unidentifiable dot on the horizon. There was so much glare I could not see what I was shooting with my I-pod's camera. I watched the crane from 10:40 - 11:10 this morning. It was still there when I left. Also there were at least four fluffy CYGNETS swimming with an adult TRUMPETER SWAN on the Osewgo County Rt.6 wetlands. Judy Wright wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com Baldwinsville, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: whip-poor-will
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 03:16:32 -0000

I took my niece and nephews to try and listen for whip-poor-wills on roosevelt rd in constantia we were thrilled to actually see it flying around the sand pit and watch it land near the gate and call a few times around 8:45pm Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: grasshopper sparrows
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:43:57 -0000

I drove around this AM looking for vesper sparrows (with no luck) but did have some good birds a minimum of 5 grasshopper sparrows on the south end of main st in richland (where the rd is dirt) I also drove down mattison rd in altmar and had another singing grasshopper sparrow also heard a mourning warbler singing from the woods. Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Blue-winged warbler
From: Timothy Whitens <willowcreek00 AT windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 10:21:33 -0400 (EDT)

One vocalizing on territory on VanAlstine Rd., Camillus, near Warners. No visual to see which specie/cross-specie it might be. Location is nearing top of the hill at a new house, which is on the west side. This is the second or third year I've heard it here. Always lots of birds singing here in the excellent habitat. -- Tim Whitens Lakeshore Rd Fulton, NY ------------------------------------
Subject: golden-winged and cerulean warblers
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:28:25 -0000

I drove around checking powerline trails and other good looking habitat for golden-winged warblers I found 1 singing and seen it on the south side of the power line trail of O'Connor rd in scriba. from there I checked the county pines trail on county rt 51 in new haven I was hoping to find a canada warbler with no luck but I did hear 2 cerulean warblers singing near the stream. Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Tully, N.Y. Ring-necked Duck. (unusual)
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:57:16 -0000

A male Ring-necked Duck was actively diving among the lily pads near the east shore of Crooked Lake early this afternoon. My last observation of this species was on May 4th. Amazing, that this bird is back so soon from the north country. Good birding. Gene Huggins. Tully, N.Y. ------------------------------------
Subject: Fun article on what state birds are and ought to be
From: "rosanneecker AT ymail.com" <rosanneecker@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:53:40 -0000

http://www.slate.com/authors.nicholas_lund.html Rosanne Ecker ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - US-NY-Parish-87 Churchill Rd, Jun 7, 2013
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:32:37 -0700 (PDT)

Dave Fitch and I had no trouble relocating the PRAIRIE WARBLER reported yesterday by Mickey Scilingo on Churchill Road north of Rt.69. At Constantia we saw three BLACK TERNS but the MERLINS near Mickey's house were absent. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 1:28 PM Subject: eBird Report - US-NY-Parish-87 Churchill Rd, Jun 7, 2013 US-NY-Parish-87 Churchill Rd, Oswego, US-NY Jun 7, 2013 8:30 AM - 9:28 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments:
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.3 14 species Red-eyed Vireo 2 American Crow 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 1 Ovenbird 2 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Prairie Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Field Sparrow 3 Scarlet Tanager 3 Indigo Bunting 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14359592 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Re: Bob Long
From: "Matthew Young" <grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:00:06 -0400

A real bummer -- I remember Bob well, but didn't know him that much -- we talked on the phone and met a few times in person. We also discussed the Kingbird report a few times. If I remember correctly he was a compiler for a while (Watertown Region?). He was always helpful. Take care, Matt ---------------------------------------- From: "Andrew VanNorstrand" Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 11:17 PM To: "Oneida Birds" Subject: Re: [OneidaBirds] Bob Long I remember Bob quite well from my very first days attending OAS meetings in Dewitt. I was probably 10 years old or so. Maybe younger actually. He was incredibly kind and encouraging to me. Always listened to my enthusiastic stories of what life bird I'd just seen (probably a Green Heron or Black-throated Blue Warbler). Bob L, Dorothy, Bob A, Bill, Mary Alice, many others too of course. Folks who really got me started and I'm super grateful for that. I also remember Bob from the time or two Noah and I played tunes at the OAS Banquet. So sorry to hear he's passed away. Take care Andrew VanNorstrand Manlius, NY On Jun 7, 2013, at 4:09 AM, Ber Carr wrote: > In the era before internet listserves and ebird the best way to find a desired species was to ask an "oldtimer". Bob Long spent many mornings walking the undeveloped portions of St. Mary's Cemetery during spring migration and kept detailed records of what he saw and when. The TN.warbler is a migrant in CNY that has one of those narrow migration windows that confounds beginners. I asked Bob one late fall day where I could find one - St. Mary's May 6. Well, I was at St. Mary's on May 7 and there they were- many of them at eye level in all their subdued glory. I haven't been birding there in years, preferring to make the trek to Lake Ontario when I am looking for spring migrants. I don't think Bob ever posted on this listserve so many may not know him. He died this past week and the family requested donations be sent to Derby Hill. > Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Re: Bob Long
From: Andrew VanNorstrand <andrewvannorstrand AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 07:16:45 -0400

I remember Bob quite well from my very first days attending OAS meetings in Dewitt. I was probably 10 years old or so. Maybe younger actually. He was incredibly kind and encouraging to me. Always listened to my enthusiastic stories of what life bird I'd just seen (probably a Green Heron or Black-throated Blue Warbler). Bob L, Dorothy, Bob A, Bill, Mary Alice, many others too of course. Folks who really got me started and I'm super grateful for that. I also remember Bob from the time or two Noah and I played tunes at the OAS Banquet. So sorry to hear he's passed away. Take care Andrew VanNorstrand Manlius, NY On Jun 7, 2013, at 4:09 AM, Ber Carr wrote: > In the era before internet listserves and ebird the best way to find a desired species was to ask an "oldtimer". Bob Long spent many mornings walking the undeveloped portions of St. Mary's Cemetery during spring migration and kept detailed records of what he saw and when. The TN.warbler is a migrant in CNY that has one of those narrow migration windows that confounds beginners. I asked Bob one late fall day where I could find one - St. Mary's May 6. Well, I was at St. Mary's on May 7 and there they were- many of them at eye level in all their subdued glory. I haven't been birding there in years, preferring to make the trek to Lake Ontario when I am looking for spring migrants. I don't think Bob ever posted on this listserve so many may not know him. He died this past week and the family requested donations be sent to Derby Hill. > Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Tenn. Warrbler and Bob Long
From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:09:21 +0000

In the era before internet listserves and ebird the best way to find a desired species was to ask an "oldtimer". Bob Long spent many mornings walking the undeveloped portions of St. Mary's Cemetery during spring migration and kept detailed records of what he saw and when. The TN.warbler is a migrant in CNY that has one of those narrow migration windows that confounds beginners. I asked Bob one late fall day where I could find one - St. Mary's May 6. Well, I was at St. Mary's on May 7 and there they were- many of them at eye level in all their subdued glory. I haven't been birding there in years, preferring to make the trek to Lake Ontario when I am looking for spring migrants. I don't think Bob ever posted on this listserve so many may not know him. He died this past week and the family requested donations be sent to Derby Hill. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Now the Spotted S-piper
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:04:35 -0700 (PDT)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8971255653/in/photostream/ MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Spotted Sandpiper at Van Reselear
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:57:31 -0700 (PDT)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8944258122/in/photostream/ I think it's a Spottie, and a very cooperative female Bluebird seen Wednesday perched atop the swings at Cedar bay, http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8963970861/ and a Savannah Sparrow, http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8965171326/in/photostream/ Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: recent feeder area birds....
From: "Salter, Linda" <lsalter AT mph.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 18:57:38 +0000

We have still been seeing and hearing a small number of evening grosbeaks this week; the visits are to the sunflower seed and don't last too long. The female bird (s?) I see look careworn and a little rough. New young rosebreasted grosbeaks showed up yesterday, demanding to be fed, still tiny fluffs of down sticking out, not quite landing well but catching on. 6-10 adults at a time, as well, and older juveniles. They all eat everything, including jelly and oranges set out for orioles, and of course suet. Still a couple of siskins, also feeding new fledglings. Lots of other song and activity around; next Monday will be my last posting for a while, as I will not have internet access over the summer. Wishing everyone very good birding!!! Linda Salter Carpenter Road, near Sheds (Madison County) 662-3998 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Call for field trips (August 2013 - January 2014)
From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:05:55 -0400

Hello all, I am making a call for field trips for the next edition of the Kestrel which covers August 2013 - January 2014. If you would like to lead a trip please send along your contact information with the field trip description. Deadline will be June 28th. If you decide you would like to lead a trip and cannot give me the information before the June 28th deadline please send the information along and I will make sure that the Onondaga Audubon Society Communications Committee gets it and they will post it on the OAS Facebook page and on Oneidabirds. Thanks, Paul Richardson OAS Field Trip Chair Vireo2 AT verizon.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Black Tern and Prairie Warbler
From: Mickey Scilingo <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:39:31 -0400

The highlights of a quick birding trip this morning before the rain were a single BLACK TERN still hanging around Oneida Lake near the Common Tern colony on the islands visible from Mill St in Constantia, and a singing PRAIRIE WARBLER at the power line cut on Churchill Rd in Happy Valley WMA in Parish. Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY mickey.scilingo AT gte.net 315-679-6299 -- 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: Black Tern and Prairie Warbler
From: "Mickey Scilingo" <mickey.scilingo AT gte.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:39:31 -0400

The highlights of a quick birding trip this morning before the rain were a single BLACK TERN still hanging around Oneida Lake near the Common Tern colony on the islands visible from Mill St in Constantia, and a singing PRAIRIE WARBLER at the power line cut on Churchill Rd in Happy Valley WMA in Parish. Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY mickey.scilingo AT gte.net 315-679-6299 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: route 6 wetlands e-Bird report
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:48:16 -0000

wayne13114 Jun 4, 2013 county route 6 wetlands Traveling 0.5 miles 168 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.3 80 Canada Goose -- 75~ flying N in formation 4 Wood Duck 20 Mallard -- 10 ducklings 16 Pied-billed Grebe -- 1 adult with 8 babies, another with 4 plus 2 heard on oppisite side of rd 1 Great Blue Heron 7 Green Heron 12 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-tailed Hawk -- being mobbed by RWBL, COGR, and a single BAOR 5 Virginia Rail -- 4 adults and a single chick seen 2 Sora -- both seen near yellow house 2 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 4 American Crow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6 Tree Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 1 Veery 2 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Ovenbird 1 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 7 Common Gallinule Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: Waterbird Survey, Tully Lakes, Mar.1st to May 31, 2013.
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:53:48 -0000

Snow Goose: only five, (4 adults and 1 juvenile on Mar.30th) Canada Goose: 143 arrived on Mar. 10th, max 904 on Mar. 25th, first young on May 4th, 28 young by May 29th. Wood Duck: 2 arrived on Mar.25th, max. 14 on Apr.20th. American Black Duck: max. 5 on Mar.9th. last 2 on Mar.15th. Mallard: max. 18 on Mar.15th. Northern Pintail: only one male on Mar.15th. Ring-necked Duck: 5 arrived on Mar.11th. max. 164 on Apr. 13th. last 28 on May 4th. Lesser Scaup: max. 12 arrived on April 13th. last 10 on April 20th. Bufflehead: 4 arrived on Mar. 25th. max. and last 8 on Apr. 27th. Hooded Merganser: 2 arrived on Mar. 9th. max 13 on Apr. 13th. Common Merganser: 2 on Mar. 15th. Common Loon: one in breeding plumage on Crooked Lake Apr. 27th. one in winter plumage at the north end of Tully Lake May 15th. and at Green Lake May 29th. Pied-billed Grebe: 5 arrived on Apr. 13th. Horned Grebe: one at the north end of Tully Lake on Apr. 13th. Double-crested Cormorant: one arrived on April 13th. max. 2 on May 15th. Great Blue Heron: one arrived on Mar. 22nd. max. 8 on May 29th. Green Heron: 2 arrived on May 4th Song Lake and the south end of Tully Lake are in Cortland Co., Region 4. I don't cover those areas. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. ------------------------------------
Subject: Migration news…
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:39:32 -0000

It's an old adage: the first of the Fall migrants see the last of the Spring birds. So keep watching. You'd have to be Cuckoo to think Spring migration is over. http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l AT cornell.edu/msg00979.html http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l AT cornell.edu/msg00980.html And what of timing and flightlines? For devastation via loss of rainforest, and land use change for coffee production, it has been supposed that birds will 'adapt'. With climate change/warming, it has been supposed that birds will figure out how to arrive 'ahead of schedule' as insects hatch out sooner with warming in the homeland. Can we actually find out? Answers thru biology: At York University (Toronto), Dr. Bridget Stutchbury's group has been looking at this by following small birds from here to there and back again. She spoke about this work last Fall at the Lab of Ornithology. Below are links to a couple of published studies looking at the movements of small birds. This is hard. For large birds, pioneering work has been done by saddling an eagle with a GPS satellite transmitter, but these things are still too big for, say, a Wood Thrush. But a tiny geolocator chip storing information on daylight occurrences can track a bird just as well, mostly. For this to work you need capture a bird, put the pricetag-like chip on, then a season or two later… recapture that bird! Hey, that's when several decades of previous fieldwork finding individual birds on their nesting, and then again on their wintering, grounds pays off!! www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130603135525.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120725200332.htm http://www.yorku.ca/bstutch/papers/Stutchbury%20et%20al.%202009.pdf Stutchbury's Silence of the Songbirds -- available in a variety of formats -- is just a terrific read: written for general audiences and recapping the science leading up to this new stuff. http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Songbirds-Losing-Worlds-What/dp/B003E7ESP4 Tom Carrolan Liverpool NY www.hawksaloft.com ............................................................... The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists and other subversives. We intend to clean them out, even if it means rounding up every bird watcher in the country. -- John Mitchell U.S. Attorney General 1969-72 [Ah, if only true today. TC] ............................................................... ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Otto Mills Road, Jun 4, 2013
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 12:25:51 -0700 (PDT)

I led a Beaver Lake Nature Center field trip to Otto Mills Road in northern Oswego county this morning. We saw and heard a nice selection of birds. There were heard only SWAINSON'S THRUSHES which breed here and a great look at a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER in bright sun at the top of a hemlock. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 3:20 PM Subject: eBird Report - Otto Mills Road, Jun 4, 2013 Otto Mills Road, Oswego, US-NY Jun 4, 2013 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 30 species Mourning Dove 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Least Flycatcher 8 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 6 Blue Jay 1 Tree Swallow 3 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 1 Winter Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush 2 Hermit Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 6 Cedar Waxwing 4 Ovenbird 4 Mourning Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 American Redstart 5 Blackburnian Warbler 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 3 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Canada Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Purple Finch 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14335685 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Red-headed Woodpecker
From: Rosanne Costello <kcostel1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:24:25 -0400

This morning at Sunset Park in Scriba a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers were in the trees near the shack at the parking lot. Also a female Yellow warbler was seen with nesting material in it's beak near that area. Yesterday morning at Fort Ontario a Bobolink was spotted in the tall grass near the parking area overlooking the lake. Good birding everyone, Rosanne Costello Oswego, NY kcostel1 AT twcny.rr.com ------------------------------------
Subject: Re: Semipalmated Plover pic
From: Drew Weber <drewweber AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 09:04:43 -0400

Hi Mitchell, Perhaps someone else has already pointed this out, but this is in fact a baby Killdeer. One clue is the leg color, which would be bright orange on a Semipalmated Plover. Good birding, Drew Drew Weber drewweber AT gmail.com 484.269.6009 On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:26 PM, Mitchell Nusbaum wrote: > ** > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8944258122/in/photostream/ 1 of > 2 Plovers seen at the Creek-walk at Bear St.& Renselear. There were also 2 > Spotted Sandpipers and 6 Killdeer. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Semipalmated Plover pic
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 20:26:40 -0700 (PDT)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8944258122/in/photostream/ 1 of 2 Plovers seen at the Creek-walk at Bear St.& Renselear. There were also 2 Spotted Sandpipers and 6 Killdeer. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 16:45:29 -0700 (PDT)

RBA Ā *Ā New York *Ā Syracuse * June 03, 2013 *Ā NYSYĀ 06. 03. 13 Ā Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 27, 2013 - June 03, 2013 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,Ā Madison & Cortland compiled:June 03 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Ā Ā #357 -Monday June 03, 2013 Ā Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week ofĀ May 27, 2013 Ā Highlights: ----------- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON GLOSSY IBIS BLACK VULTURE SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WHIMBREL SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER RUDDY TURNSTONE WILSONā€™S PHALAROPE COMMON NIGHTHAWK RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER ORCHARD ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ Ā Ā Ā 5/27: SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and RUDDY TURNSTONE were found on the Main Pool.A WILSONā€™S PHALAROPE was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.100+ BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen flying over Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 1,300 DUNLIN,Ā 600 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, 250 LEAST SANDPIPERS and 270 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS were seen at the Main Pool and Kipp Island. 10 BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool. Ā Ā Ā 5/28: 2 adult and 2 young SANDHILL CRANES contunue at Carncross Road. Ā Ā Ā 5/29: 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were seen near the Audubon Center north of Savannah. Ā Ā Ā 5/31: A GLOSSY IBIS was found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. It was relocated the next day. Ā Ā Ā 6/1: 2 first summer SANDHILL CRANES were seen at VanDyne Spoor road in the marsh. Derby Hill ------------ Ā Ā Ā 1,459 raptors were counted on this last official week of the Count at Derby. A BLACK VULTURE ON 6/1 was the raptor highlight. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on 5/30. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on 5/31. The main attraction this week was COMMON NIGHTHAWK with 15 on 5/27, 19 on 5/29 and 131 on 5/31. Onondaga County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 5/28: 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen migrating over Dead Creek at the Town of Van Buren Transportation Dept . west of Baldwinsville. Ā Ā Ā 5/30: 3 recently fledged BARRED OWLS were seen in Whiskey Hollow. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was heard in back of the Town of Van Buren Tansportation Dept. It has not been relocated. Ā Ā Ā 5/31: A first summer male ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Ceder Bay Park in Fayetteville. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found on Meeker Hill Road in Tully. Ā Ā Ā 6/1: The Onondaga Audubon Field Trip to Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville found 53 species. Highlights were a WILSONā€™S WARBLER and yet another ACADIAN FLYCATCHER away from Whiskey Hollow. This bird was heard again on 6/2.Ā Madison County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 5/28: EVENING GROSBEAKS and PINE SISKINS continue to come to a feeder on Carpenter Road near Shedds. Oneida County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 5/28: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at the Turning Stone RV Park in Verona. Oswego County ------------ Ā Ā Ā 6/1: A WHIMBREL was seen on a rock outcropping near the Tern Island on Oneida Lake from Constantia. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā --Ā end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y.Ā 13027Ā U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Acadian Flycatchers
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 07:17:50 -0700 (PDT)

The ACADIAN FLYCATCHER heard Thursday in back of the Town of Van Buren Transportation Dept in Baldwinsville has not been heard on 2 subsequent tries. However, the ACADIAN FLYCATCHER heard yesterday on a wooded trail off of Potter Road at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville was vocalizing again this morning. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (01 Jun 2013) 323 Raptors
From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com
Date: 01 Jun 2013 18:06:07 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 01, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 1 4 Turkey Vulture 54 54 15948 Osprey 2 2 715 Bald Eagle 35 35 673 Northern Harrier 3 3 713 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 4780 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 371 Northern Goshawk 0 0 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 527 Broad-winged Hawk 211 211 17329 Red-tailed Hawk 12 12 5108 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 234 Golden Eagle 0 0 60 American Kestrel 2 2 677 Merlin 1 1 103 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 41 Unknown Buteo 0 0 60 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 13 Total: 323 323 47417 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell, Tom Carrolan Observers: Judy Thurber, Kevin McGann, Tom Carrolan Weather: Southerly winds and lots of clouds for background today. Raptor Observations: Black Vulture was the highlight for the day. Non-raptor Observations: Besides the Blue Jays and Cedar Waxwings there was a small mix of migrants including 1 Red-headed Woodpecker, 5 E. Kingbirds, 10 E. Bluebirds, Scarlet Tanager and 2 Indigo Buntings. Predictions: South winds but possibly wet. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Purcell (wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Three Rivers WMA, Baldwinsville, NY, Jun 1, 2013
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 12:02:16 -0700 (PDT)

I guided an Onondaga Audubon Field Trip to Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville this morning. Most of the usual suspects were found. Highlights were a WILSON'S WARBLER on Kellog Road and yet another ACADIAN FLYCATCHER away from Whiskey Hollow. This one was on a wooded trail going north off of Potter Road beyond the new barrier. Also on this trail a BEAVER was out of the water and gave us looks from no more than 50 feet. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" To: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:12 PM Subject: eBird Report - Three Rivers WMA, Baldwinsville, NY, Jun 1, 2013 Three Rivers WMA, Baldwinsville, NY, Onondaga, US-NY Jun 1, 2013 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 8.0 mile(s) 53 species Mallard 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 3 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Babies heard calling from nest. Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 New location for this species in Onondaga County. Alder Flycatcher 2 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 Veery 4 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin X Gray Catbird 3 European Starling X Cedar Waxwing 12 Ovenbird 4 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 American Redstart 4 Yellow Warbler 3 Pine Warbler 2 Canada Warbler 3 Wilson's Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 5 Field Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 4 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Bobolink 2 Common Grackle 2 Baltimore Oriole 3 American Goldfinch 8 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14305390 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Yellow-billed cuckoo, Pompey
From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:51:47 -0000

Cuckoos certainly seem to be in abundance this year. This morning I had a yellow-billed doing the "coo" call several times from my property somewhere beyond the back yard. Also, my local brown thrasher seems not to have set up territory this year as I only heard it once or twice early in the season. In about the same place I have been hearing an alder flycatcher over the last week and a half. Possibly this is the effect of the natural maturation of plant communities. There is still a thrasher singing from another traditional territory just across the road from my house. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (31 May 2013) 390 Raptors
From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com
Date: 31 May 2013 17:05:35 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 31, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 41 1870 15894 Osprey 2 323 713 Bald Eagle 37 372 638 Northern Harrier 4 179 710 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1011 4778 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 371 Northern Goshawk 0 0 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 527 Broad-winged Hawk 298 6271 17118 Red-tailed Hawk 7 503 5096 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 234 Golden Eagle 0 4 60 American Kestrel 0 41 675 Merlin 0 34 102 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 41 Unknown Buteo 0 7 60 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 13 Total: 390 10659 47094 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell Observers: Judy Thurber, Kevin McGann, Tom Carrolan Weather: Hot and humid, even the lake breeze did little to keep us cool. Raptor Observations: Mostly young Broad-wingeds, as expected. The 37 Bald Eagles put us well past the old mark of 609 for the season (a record that will undoubtedly be broken in the next few years). Non-raptor Observations: One Red-headed Woodpecker, 4 E. Kingbirds, 742 Blue Jays, 10 E. Bluebirds and 1 E. Meadowlark - all moving over the north lookout before 10 AM. Predictions: Today is the end of the "Official Season". Of course the hawks don't care and will continue to move on favorable conditions. Some of us will be there to observe and record. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Purcell (wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (31 May 2013) 390 Raptors
From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com
Date: 31 May 2013 17:05:23 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 31, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 41 1870 15894 Osprey 2 323 713 Bald Eagle 37 372 638 Northern Harrier 4 179 710 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1011 4778 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 371 Northern Goshawk 0 0 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 527 Broad-winged Hawk 298 6271 17118 Red-tailed Hawk 7 503 5096 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 234 Golden Eagle 0 4 60 American Kestrel 0 41 675 Merlin 0 34 102 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 41 Unknown Buteo 0 7 60 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 13 Total: 390 10659 47094 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell Observers: Judy Thurber, Kevin McGann, Tom Carrolan Weather: Hot and humid, even the lake breeze did little to keep us cool. Raptor Observations: Mostly young Broad-wingeds, as expected. The 37 Bald Eagles put us well past the old mark of 609 for the season (a record that will undoubtedly be broken in the next few years). Non-raptor Observations: One Red-headed Woodpecker, 4 E. Kingbirds, 742 Blue Jays, 10 E. Bluebirds and 1 E. Meadowlark - all moving over the north lookout before 10 AM. Predictions: Today is the end of the "Official Season". Of course the hawks don't care and will continue to move on favorable conditions. Some of us will be there to observe and record. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Purcell (wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Tully scrubland birds
From: Drew Weber <drewweber AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 06:40:24 -0400

On my way south for the annual PA Society for Ornithology meeting, I stopped at Meeker Hill road in Tully to look for the previously recorded Prairie Warblers. I could not find any Prairie Warblers, but I did have a single Black-billed Cuckoo and many Alder Flycatchers and Blue-winged Warblers. DrewWeber Liverpool Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------
Subject: Cedar Bay old Canal trail report
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 19:19:28 -0700 (PDT)

Thursday, 5/30 East of the footbridge. During late afternoon I saw this Oriole perched high in the Locust tree, http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8896482033/ Is this a female Orchard Oriole or maybe an out of range Scotts Oriole? Then perched on the chain-link fence surrounding the dump was this Sparrow, which I think may be a Grasshopper Sparrow, http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8896494955/ A Savannah Sparrow has a streaked breast, a Field Sparrow has rusty head stripes, a Clay-colored has a cheek patch. The Savannah Sparrow was there today too. And the Meadowlark continues there too. There were no raptors seen there today.Barn and Tree Swallows wheeled overhead. At the Butternut recreation area a Green Heron was seen overhead flying West. I heard Fowlers Toads calling from the boardwalk. Further along at the second landing Green Frogs were heard. The swamp is filled up after Wednesday and today's rain. Bluegrey-gnatcatchers Redstarts,House Wrens Willow Flycatchers and Common Yellowthroats were heard. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: good evening at derby
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 01:15:39 -0000

I went to derby hill this evening and walked the trails looking for wilsons warblers no luck there but did have some good birds highlight was 130 common nighthawks migrating along the lake shore, both species of cuckoos heard, and a singing mourning warbler. e-Bird list below wayne13114 May 30, 2013 Derby Hill Hawk Watch--North Lookout Traveling 3 miles 317 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.3 2 Canada Goose 1 Wild Turkey 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Osprey 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 American Woodcock -- flew in and almost took my head off 25 Ring-billed Gull 2 Caspian Tern 2 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Black-billed Cuckoo -- my first oswego county BBCU! heard only 130 Common Nighthawk -- migrating along lake shore counted individually likey some missed 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher -- flew out of nest 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Alder Flycatcher -- near sage creek 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 6 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Purple Martin 3 Tree Swallow 2 Bank Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 House Wren 4 Marsh Wren -- sage creek 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 5 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 28 Cedar Waxwing 1 Tennessee Warbler 7 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 American Redstart 1 Ovenbird 1 Mourning Warbler 5 Common Yellowthroat 2 Chipping Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 1 Bobolink 18 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 2 Purple Finch 4 American Goldfinch Wayne Fidler Mexio NY ------------------------------------
Subject: good evening at derby
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 01:12:46 -0000

I went to derby hill this evening and walked the trails looking for wilsons warblers no luck there but did have some good birds highlight was 130 common nighthawks migrating along the lake shore, both species of cuckoos heard, and a singing mourning warbler. e-Bird list below I spent the day looking for birds in and around my property I found most of the usual birds highlight was a single white-crowned sparrow, 1 possibly 2 mourning warblers and 2 hooded warblers. e-Bird checklist below wayne13114 May 26, 2013 88 kibby rd Traveling 6 miles 443 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.3 2 Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Mourning Dove 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Alder Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe -- eating suet 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 Warbling Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 6 Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 5 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Eastern Bluebird 6 Veery 2 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 5 Gray Catbird 4 European Starling 2 Blue-winged Warbler 5 Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 Black-and-white Warbler 5 American Redstart 7 Ovenbird 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Mourning Warbler -- heard only usual area 11 Common Yellowthroat 2 Hooded Warbler 2 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow -- seen clearly, photographed. adult 2 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 5 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Baltimore Oriole 2 Purple Finch 2 American Wayne Fidler Mexio NY ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (30 May 2013) 546 Raptors
From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com
Date: 30 May 2013 19:05:00 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 0 1829 15853 Osprey 5 321 711 Bald Eagle 28 335 601 Northern Harrier 2 175 706 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1010 4777 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 371 Northern Goshawk 0 0 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 527 Broad-winged Hawk 494 5973 16820 Red-tailed Hawk 17 496 5089 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 234 Golden Eagle 0 4 60 American Kestrel 0 41 675 Merlin 0 34 102 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 41 Unknown Buteo 0 7 60 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 13 Total: 546 10269 46704 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell Observers: Kevin McGann, Steve Kolbe Visitors: Steve Kolbe's last day at the hawk watch after a great season as counter. Weather: Hot and steamy, the lake breeze was refreshing! Raptor Observations: A nice flight for May 30 and the 28 Bald Eagles brings us to 8 short of the seasonal record of 609. Non-raptor Observations: 19 Green Herons, small numbers of Great Crested Flycatchers, E. Kingbirds and E. Bluebirds flying over. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Blackpolls on the bluff. Predictions: Another hot and steamy day! Hoping for a Kite and at least 9 Bald Eagles. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Purcell (wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Partners in Flight V Workshops, Birding Field Trips, Poster Sessions - Snowbird, Utah, August 25 - 28 Register Now While Low Rates Still Available
From: Steve Holmer <sholmer AT abcbirds.org>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 13:37:48 -0700

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Subject: Audubon Program Meeting, June 12: The World of Raptors
From: "Snow Rose" <rose.deneve AT gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 20:12:24 -0000

Onondaga Audubon Program Meeting The World of Raptors Wed., June 12, 7:00 p.m. Beaver Lake Nature Center 8477 E Mud Lake Rd Baldwinsville, NY 13027. This OAS program meeting will allow raptor lovers to get up close and personal with some of their favorite birds. Guest speaker Jean Soprano of Kindred Kingdoms Wildlife Rehabilitation in Pennellville, N.Y., will present a live raptor show and speak about raptorsā€™ special adaptations for survival. Founded in 1997 by Jean Soprano and Len Soprano, Kindred Kingdoms is a not-for-profit facility initially opened to rehabilitate small mammals and birds. Eventually the organization expanded to include black bear. In 2012, Kindred Kingdoms merged with Feathers and Friends, a facility dedicated to community education and the rehabilitation of birds of prey, and began focusing its work only on black bears and birds of prey. In an effort to provide the best medical treatment and the least amount of stress possible for injured and orphaned wildlife, Kindred Kingdoms has built several shelters on its 40-acre site, providing the animals with a natural habitat, fresh air, and the familiar sounds and smells of nature until they can return to the wild. In 2012, Kindred Kingdoms rehabbed and released five bald eagles, more than a dozen bears, and a variety of hawks and owls. ------------------------------------
Subject: Tully. N.Y. Common Loon
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 18:07:34 -0000

A late Common Loon, (still in winter plumage) was seen on Green Lake just west of the village of Tully, yesterday at 2:53 pm. The same bird was seen at the north end of Tully Lake on May 15th. Good birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. ------------------------------------
Subject: Acadian Flycatchers
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 09:33:55 -0700 (PDT)

Other sightings from this morning. Dave Fitch and I did hear and see an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER in Whiskey Hollow this morning. Earlier in the morning I found another ACADIAN FLYCATCHER along Dead Creek in back of the Van Buren Transportation Dept. It remains to be seen whether it will find a mate and try to nest. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Whiskey Hollow
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 09:04:58 -0700 (PDT)

Dave Fitch and I birded Whiskey Hollow this morning with success. Dave wanted to see a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER which we found quickly. Following a MOURNING WARBLER song we first got great looks at a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and eventually the MOURNING WARBLER. The real treat was following a noise I know well and eventually finding t juvenile BARRED OWLS in a small tree. A pic of the Owls can be seen at my flickr site. Just click on the following link. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbrin/8892112880/ Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (29 May 2013) 192 Raptors
From: wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com
Date: 29 May 2013 21:05:21 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 29, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 18 1829 15853 Osprey 1 316 706 Bald Eagle 18 307 573 Northern Harrier 4 173 704 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1010 4777 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 371 Northern Goshawk 0 0 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 527 Broad-winged Hawk 137 5479 16326 Red-tailed Hawk 12 479 5072 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 234 Golden Eagle 0 4 60 American Kestrel 2 41 675 Merlin 0 34 102 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 41 Unknown Buteo 0 7 60 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 13 Total: 192 9723 46158 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Bill Purcell Observers: Peter Davidson, Phil Taylor, Tom Carrolan Visitors: Few for the hawks, about a dozen for the evening Nighthawks. Weather: Rain through mid-morning, becoming sunny for 2.5 hours and then rain and overcast for the rest of the count. Raptor Observations: A nice flight for about 1.5 hours until the rain shut it down. Non-raptor Observations: 19 Common Nighthawks in the evening. Full eBird checklist at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14283931 Predictions: Supposed to be warm and dry, there should be some hawks on the move. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Purcell (wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Orchard Orioles and Clay-Colored Sparrow at Montezuma Audubon Center
From: "lajewskic" <lajewskic AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 19:32:23 -0000

A leisurely stroll during lunch at the Montezuma Audubon Center turned up 2 orchard orioles (a female and a 1st year male) at the edge of the walnut woodlot where the stone dust trail enters the woodlot and 1 clay-colored sparrow along the south side of the quarry. I confirmed the sparrow visually and by song. I got really good looks as it moved between a honeysuckle bush and the quarry edge. eBird list is below. Enjoy the day, Chris Lajewski Education Manager Montezuma Audubon Center Montezuma Audubon Center, Wayne, US-NY May 29, 2013 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 34 species Gadwall 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 adult soaring over the marshes Spotted Sandpiper 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Warbling Vireo 4 Blue Jay 2 Purple Martin 20 Tree Swallow 25 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 American Robin 1 European Starling 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Yellow Warbler 2 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 confirmed singing bird visually. It sang bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz several times. Clearly saw grey chest and belly, white throat, brown crown with wide central white stripe. wide white eyebrows. brown cheek. It perched on a bush in a large grassland then flew to the forest edge. Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 6 Swamp Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Orchard Oriole 2 Baltimore Oriole 2 House Sparrow 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14280940 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ------------------------------------
Subject: Warblers
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 10:28:32 -0700 (PDT)

I found some locals and migrants this morning at my home and down at the Van Buren Transportation Dept. In my back yard were BLACKBURNIAN and TENNESSEE. Down along Dead Creek were YELLOW, YELLOWTHROAT, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and WILSON'S. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: recent feeder birds continue
From: "Salter, Linda" <lsalter AT mph.net>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 14:39:11 +0000

We have continued to observe (and hear) evening grosbeaks daily, one or two at a time, both male and female. The visits are fairly short (10-15 minutes) and infrequent over the course of the day, but continue. Pine siskins in small numbers continue as well, each day (two to five at once). It is interesting to observe the differences in food preference between the rose-breasted grosbeaks, present in larger numbers, and the evening grosbeaks. The rose-breasted grosbeaks regularly eat suet and grape jam from the offerings, while the evenings seem to stick to sunflower seed and only consume suet when I place a small piece in the seed feeder pans. We had a brief visit Tuesday from a scarlet tanager male in an oriole feeder (it took some jam). Good birding to all! Linda Salter Carpenter Road,near Sheds (Madison County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (28 May 2013) 8 Raptors
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 28 May 2013 17:05:44 -0400

Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 3 1811 15835 Osprey 1 315 705 Bald Eagle 2 289 555 Northern Harrier 0 169 700 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1010 4777 Cooper's Hawk 0 20 371 Northern Goshawk 0 0 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 527 Broad-winged Hawk 1 5342 16189 Red-tailed Hawk 0 467 5060 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 234 Golden Eagle 0 4 60 American Kestrel 1 39 673 Merlin 0 34 102 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 41 Unknown Buteo 0 7 60 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 13 Total: 8 9531 45966 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Steve Kolbe Observers: Bill Purcell, Judy Thurber, Kevin McGann, Phil Taylor Visitors: A few. Weather: Fairly light SE winds, cloudy skies, and mild temperatures. Raptor Observations: Virtually nothing on the move. Non-raptor Observations: 1650 Cedar Waxwings on the move today. eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14273000 Predictions: SW winds, warmer temperatures, chance of rain/thunderstorm. Perhaps there will be some raptors moving between showers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Kolbe (kolbesr AT gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: weekend birds
From: "jerry" <JCASEJR AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 16:53:38 -0400

Camped at Turning Stone RV Park this last weekend. While birding one of their trails I was watching a RB Grosbeck I caught a bird out the corner of my eye. It was an Orchard Oriole. First one I have seen out side of Green Lakes SP. Just up rte 365 and west on Rte 31 at the marsh on the left (Vernon Marsh?) was a Great Egret. Bird was way at the back. On monday on our way home it was still there and fairly close to the road. jerry case kirkville 13082 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: common nighthawks
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 13:11:05 -0000

last evening I went to derby hill hoping to see some night hawks I spotted the first 1 at 8:03 pm and eventually ended up seeing 15 flying around beyond sage creek. Wayne Fidler Mexico NY ------------------------------------
Subject: northern mockingbird
From: Faith Baker <faith.baker56 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 05:47:53 -0700 (PDT)

For the second day in a row, there is a northern mockingbird at my bird feeders. I have seen/heard them in Williamstown on occasion, haven't had one come to the feeders. Good Birding Faith [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Common Nighthawks
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 03:30:28 -0700 (PDT)

Two COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen high above Dead Creek at the Town of Van Buren Transportation Department west of Baldwinsville yesterday evening at 8:00. Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Birding Pumpkin Hollow
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:49 -0700 (PDT)

South of Pleasant Valley Road just West of Cedarvale in a failed attempt to find the Bluebirds seen there a month ago had many interesting encounters. There were many Cedar Waxwings, flycatching. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/8863423683/in/photostream/ At dusk a Barred or Great-horned Owl was heard, the inflection was different from a Mourning Dove. 2 Pileated Woodpeckers flew across low over PV Rd. Just west of Cedarville Rd. I did see 1 male Scarlet Tanager, south side, perched 30 ft. up. No word of any nesting Waterthrushes up the curves. Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------
Subject: Willow flycatcher
From: D <runningdad AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 0:24:38 +0000

I heard two willow flycatchers calling from opposite sides of a small marsh near Butternut Creek in Jamesville. Derek J. White RunningDad AT twcny.rr.com 315-506-0769 D.J.W. Contracting - home remodeling, painting, electrical and plumbing, repairs and custom woodworking ------------------------------------

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