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White-tailed Swallow,©Tony Disley

3 Feb Lake circuit birding mission [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
3 Feb White-winged Crossbills [Bill Purcell ]
02 Feb Lab of Ornithology Class ["onauduboncom" ]
2 Feb Inner Harbor birding [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
2 Feb Snowy Owl 2Feb [Robert Asanoma ]
02 Feb 1 February 2012: Northern Onondaga County... ["Tom Carrolan" ]
1 Feb Madison County Landfill [Andrew VanNorstrand ]
01 Feb Snowy Owl - finally ["mrbirder" ]
31 Jan Tuesday waterfowl [Bill Purcell ]
31 Jan RE: Syracuse Airport 31Jan [joseph brin ]
31 Jan Syracuse Airport 31Jan [Robert Asanoma ]
31 Jan All three Snowy Owls were seen Monday... ["Tom Carrolan" ]
31 Jan Snowy Owl [Joe Carey ]
30 Jan Eastern Finger Lakes [Ken & Rose Burdick ]
31 Jan Northern saw-whet owl, 1/29 ["ccspagnoli" ]
30 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
30 Jan Monday AM Airport Snowy Owls... ["Tom Carrolan" ]
30 Jan interesting standoff ["Snyder, Bill" ]
30 Jan airport owl ["jerry" ]
30 Jan oswego co birds ["wayne13114" ]
29 Jan snowies at airport [Michele Neligan ]
29 Jan Snowy Owls 29Jan [Robert Asanoma ]
29 Jan Bald Eagle [Ber Carr ]
29 Jan Waterfowl at Sodus Bay ["gwsage" ]
28 Jan Hancock Airport Snowy Owl ["mrbirder" ]
28 Jan white crowned sparrow ["wayne13114" ]
28 Jan Madison County landfill ["Nancy Bridges" ]
28 Jan Tully, N.Y. Song Sparrow ["gwren70" ]
28 Jan Onondaga Audubon Field Trips ["Paul Richardson" ]
28 Jan Bohemian Waxwings [Bill Purcell ]
27 Jan Tully, N.Y. More Cowbirds ["gwren70" ]
27 Jan Re: Bohemian Waxwings [Joseph Brin ]
26 Jan A lot of Bald Eagles and Ravens, Tug Hill [Zachary Wakeman ]
26 Jan Bohemian Waxwings [Joseph Brin ]
26 Jan Fwd: [BIRDWG01] thayeri-kumlieni-glaucoides scale [Bill Purcell ]
26 Jan Golden-crowned Kinglet [Carla Bregman ]
25 Jan Mucks & Sodus - Tuesday []
25 Jan RE: Airport Snowy Owls ["Tom Carrolan" ]
25 Jan Lake access report [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
25 Jan RE: madison landfill [joseph brin ]
25 Jan Airport Snowy Owls [Judy Wright ]
24 Jan Re: Snowy Owls are #1... [Judith Thurber ]
24 Jan madison landfill ["Kevin McGann" ]
24 Jan Durhamville--Jug Pt. Road Cowbirds ["voma13" ]
24 Jan Tully, N.Y. Brown-headed Cowbird ["gwren70" ]
24 Jan Snowy Owls are #1... ["Tom Carrolan" ]
23 Jan Airport Snowy [Andrew VanNorstrand ]
23 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
23 Jan Re: Text message-based RBA for Central NY []
23 Jan Text message-based RBA for Central NY []
22 Jan Fwd: Up close with Snowy Owl Syracuse Airport ["Tom Carrolan" ]
21 Jan Long-eared Owl [Joseph Brin ]
20 Jan Syracuse Inner Harbor - Thursday eve []
19 Jan Rough-legged Hawk ["Jody Hildreth" ]
19 Jan Andrews Rd., Dewitt- Red-winged Blackbirds ["gwren70" ]
18 Jan Gyrfalcon - Oswego Harbor (not relocated) []
18 Jan Oswego harbor gulls ["wayne13114" ]
18 Jan GYRFALCON - Oswego Harbor []
18 Jan Re: Peregrine Falcon [Lewis Grove ]
18 Jan Peregrine Falcon [Joseph Brin ]
17 Jan Barrow's & hybrid Goldeneye - Sodus []
17 Jan Northern Shrike ["ebwillia12" ]
17 Jan Harrier ["wayne13114" ]
17 Jan Snowy Owl 17Jan [Robert Asanoma ]
17 Jan Airport Snowy Owl. [Judy Wright ]
16 Jan Snowy Owls [Mitchell Nusbaum ]
16 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
16 Jan Pine Siskins, American Tree Sparrows, Long-tailed Duck image [Zachary Wakeman ]
16 Jan Snowy Owl 16Jan [Robert Asanoma ]
16 Jan Green Lakes - Last Thursday [D ]
15 Jan lake ontario waterfowl survey ["Kevin McGann" ]
15 Jan Red-shouldered Hawk - Syracuse []
15 Jan Re: Syracuse Airport - Snowy Owls (3) - 11/15 [Lewis Grove ]
15 Jan Syracuse Airport - Snowy Owls (3) - 11/15 [Lewis Grove ]
15 Jan Oneida Lake - Waterfowl Count [Brenda Best ]
15 Jan Sunday birds Oswego co ["wayne13114" ]

Subject: Lake circuit birding mission
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:54:14 -0800 (PST)
The lake was all open water.  At Wegman's landing among the usual gulls and 
Mallards were about 2 dozen American Coots.  In Lakeland there was a Red-tail 
who hunted perch to perch.  At 9-mile Creek there were many Coots, and 2 dozen 
Common-Golden-eyes. 2 Common Mergansers and a Grebe were 
closer.http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6814664445/in/photostream  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6814664545/in/photostream  Good 
birding, Mitch Nusbaum 


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Subject: White-winged Crossbills
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:46:57 -0500
There were 5 White-winged Crossbills in on North Church Road in Boylston 
(Oswego County) this morning in the red (or white?) spruces west of the Bargy 
Road intersection. I later heard a few crossbills flyover west of Bargy Road 
but they could have been the same birds. 


On CR 189 in Lorraine (Jefferson County) I found 11 Bohemian Waxwings feeding 
near the road but given the poor quality of food there I doubt they'll stay 
there. 


In the town of Montague (Lewis County) there were at least 45 White-winged 
Crossbills on Gardner Road east of the Sears Pond Road intersection. Between 
Sears Pond Road and the open fields farther east there is an area with lots of 
spruce and larch where the birds were feeding. 



Bill Purcell
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com





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Subject: Lab of Ornithology Class
From: "onauduboncom" <tmriley44 AT gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:54:32 -0000
Registration for the Spring Field Ornithology class at the Cornell Lab of 
Ornithology is open and as an alumni I highly recommend attending. The class 
consists of Wednesday night lectures and Saturday or Sunday field trips (you 
pick which day). Most lectures are led by Dr. Stephen Kress and field trips are 
led by local birding experts. The class is perfect for all levels of birder. It 
will give the beginning birder the confidence to take their skill to another 
level as it did for me and a more advanced birder will be able to hone their 
skills and learn from an experienced staff. The field trips, most of them local 
birding hot spots, are correlated to the previous Wednesday night's lecture and 
give you an opportunity to improve your skills. The commute from Onondaga Hill 
for me was about one hour to Cornell Lab of Ornithology but it was well worth 
it. Sign up today! http://www.birds.cornell.edu/sfo  


Jason Mauro, Director Onondaga Audubon




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Subject: Inner Harbor birding
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:17:25 -0800 (PST)
2/2 Thursday,  There were 3 Gadwalls between the trestle and Hiawatha BVLD. 2 
males,1 female in the channel.  A Kingfisher was heard and glimpsed.  Several 
Mallard pairs were present.  Many Crows.  Robins were roosting in the brush 
adjoining the creek walk South of Hiawatha. Link to the Gadwalls; 
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6809017041/in/photostream  Good 
birding, Mitch Nusbaum 


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Subject: Snowy Owl 2Feb
From: Robert Asanoma <r.asanoma AT hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:37:08 -0500



One almost pure white Snowy Owl is on the snowbank on the northside of the 
terminal between the taxi stand and North Construction Gate easily seen thru 
the chainlink fence. I watched him from around 9:30am to llam and he was still 
there along with two birders when I left. Talked to another birder on the way 
out and directed him to the spot so there might be three birders there now. 
Doesn't seem to mind the dump trucks traveling between him on the snowbank and 
the fence. It was the only Snowy I saw. 


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Subject: 1 February 2012: Northern Onondaga County...
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:35:17 -0000
Maple Rd. Fields, Clay NY, Onondaga, US-NY
Feb 1, 2012 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: This area has been pretty dead after an initial visit, but today was 
semi-interesting. 

3 species

Northern Harrier  1 (AHY female)
Red-tailed Hawk  2 (juveniles)
Brown-headed Cowbird  22

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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Interior Fields: 3 Rivers WMA, Onondaga, US-NY
Feb 1, 2012 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: 50 degrees F. All the smallish birds (so not the geese, heron, 
vulture and pileated) were in one guild, where a guild is an intraspecific 
tight-knit association together for food and defense. Also one Spring Peeper 
was calling. 

14 species

Canada Goose  X
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Eastern Bluebird  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
American Tree Sparrow  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
www.hawksaloft.com
............................................................................
In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed,
miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and
ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. 
   -- Ethan Allen, revolutionary (1738-1789)
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Subject: Madison County Landfill
From: Andrew VanNorstrand <andrewvannorstrand AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:13:52 -0500
 Hello folks. I spent the morning watching gulls on the pond at the Madison 
County Landfill on Buyea Road. I was there from roughly 9am - noon. This can be 
a frustrating place because you can only see a very small portion of the birds 
present. The number of gulls at the landfill right now is really impressive but 
when they are feeding they are completely out of sight. There's an almost 
constant slow exchange with birds coming and going between the pond and the 
dump. What I did was bring a book and my laptop and do a scan through the gulls 
every 20 minutes or so. At roughly 10:00am there was a huge flight of gulls out 
of the dump. Shortly after I counted a *minimum* of seven ICELAND GULLS and one 
beautiful first winter GLAUCOUS GULL. There were two second winter Icelands; 
the rest were first winter but with a range of color variation. Don't think I 
missed any adults but as I said, only a small portion of the birds were 
visible. I also looked long and hard for a LBBG without luck. The "big flock" 
was present for about half an hour before they began heading back to the dump. 
There were at least a couple of Iceland Gulls on the pond at all times during 
my stay. There could easily be more interesting gulls at the dump and if you've 
got some time and patience it's well worth the drive. Good birding, 


Andrew VanNorstrand
Manlius, NY
http://www.birdsandmusic.blogspot.com

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Subject: Snowy Owl - finally
From: "mrbirder" <awood_2 AT hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:55:04 -0000
	
Greetings,

Made a fourth trip to Hancock at about noon and was on No. Constellation Way 
glassing the area when a Syracuse PD K-9 car stopped and asked if I had any 
luck. Said not yet and I had made three trips. He then told me that one was now 
over by the Observation area! I thanked him, he wished me good luck, and I was 
off. Number of people there, watching owl out by runway sitting on the ground. 
Very hard to see, I took few photos and left. Did some shopping and returned 
about 4pm 


Drove No Constellation Way and saw nothing and then headed for the Observation 
circle, but as we got to Air Cargo Rd we saw people standing and watching a 
Snowy sitting on a light pole right over the guard shack! Who was guarding who? 
Got so good photos and video of Owl flying down on some unseen prey on the 
ground? Then he flew to a Stop sign and then went after something else on the 
ground and then flew out of sight behind building just West of this guard 
shack. 


Some photos posted in Mr. Birder's photo album.

Good Birding
AJ
Oneida





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Subject: Tuesday waterfowl
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:06 -0500
I birded parts of Onondaga Lake today and the best variety was seen from the 
trail leading to the Nine Mile Creek Outlet. Near the outlet were 12 Gadwall, 1 
Green-winged Teal, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, 4 Pied-billed Grebes and 11 American 
Coot. Further out on the lake there were 4 Canvasback, 230 Redhead, 19 Greater 
Scaup, 6 Lesser Scaup, 90 Common Goldeneye and 1100+ Common Mergansers. 

There was a 3d year Bald Eagle at the outlet and a near-adult at the south end 
of the lake with some brown flecking in the white head. At the marina the 
highlight was 10 Fish Crows while at the end of the creekwalk I could see 
Gadwall and Black Ducks with the Mallards 

At Brewerton there were 63 Tundra Swans on Oneida Lake along 1 White-winged 
Scoter and the more common species. 


Bill Purcell
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com





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Subject: RE: Syracuse Airport 31Jan
From: joseph brin <jnnbrin AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:12:41 +0000
I saw one of the heavily barred Snowy Owls this morning at 10:00. It was on one 
of the triangle structures to the north of Corregidor Drive. 


Joseph Brin

> To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
> From: r.asanoma AT hotmail.com
> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:03:07 -0500
> Subject: [OneidaBirds] Syracuse Airport 31Jan
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2pm on the ground in the field on the left as you enter the airport. 

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Subject: Syracuse Airport 31Jan
From: Robert Asanoma <r.asanoma AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:03:07 -0500



Missed seeing any of the Snowy Owls but did see the Rough-legged Hawk about 2pm 
on the ground in the field on the left as you enter the airport. 


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Subject: All three Snowy Owls were seen Monday...
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:40:05 -0000
Last night, I got an email and photo link from Greg Craybas with a nice 
sequence taken late Monday afternoon of the well-marked young male Snowy 
regurgitating the largest owl pellet you will every see! This is one owl's 
testimony to the thousands of voles per acre at the Syracuse airport this 
winter. 

http://tinyurl.com/7kmua5e

Even though this bird has a very distinct 'vest' and a 'unibrow' it is a male. 
And you can tell this in the very first image in the set -- the wide-open tail 
is all but unbanded... not just narrow dashes or dots sort of forming bands and 
up for debate, but a nearly immaculate white tail with a few spots of brown for 
tail bands. When you see this it is sort of Snowy Owl ID 101. Perched and in 
flight this bird shows other features of a young male bird. 


Remember back to winters past when we almost always see just juvenile females. 
Those birds are so black that explaining why the bird has "snowy" in her name 
takes some doing. You can make other comparisons via this link: 

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/snowy.htm

Enjoy the owls.

Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
www.hawksaloft.com
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The more we see, the more are we capable of seeing.
  -- Maria Mitchell, Astronomer
       b. 1818, Nantucket MA
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Subject: Snowy Owl
From: Joe Carey <jaustin_carey AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:28:58 -0800 (PST)
I went to the Syracuse  airport yesterday to look for the snowy owls. I couldnt 
find them . I did see a Turkey Vulture flying over the Airport.  

 
Joe Carey
Syracuse NY 

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Subject: Eastern Finger Lakes
From: Ken & Rose Burdick <kenburdick AT ieee.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:27:39 -0500
Hi,

I checked out Skaneateles and Otisco lakes to see if any Ruddys were 
still around.  Apparently they were frozen out of the north end of 
Otisco, and have moved south (to Ithaca).  The deeper waters of 
Otisco are still wide open.  One Common Loon and some typical winter 
ducks were found.  Ripley Hill in Spafford had a dark phase roughie 
(or was it a Red Tail ???!)  Very non-obliging bird!  Note of 
caution, the driving conditions up there are very treacherous.

Today, Skaneateles Lake was still wide open in the village.  Nine 
CANVASBACK were in with the Scaup, and a raft of over 130 Redhead 
were visible from the park.  The only gull was a single immature 
Great Black-backed doing a great impersonation of a Lesser.

We also did a trip to Summerhill on Sunday, picking up the WW 
Crossbills, Redpolls, Siskins and Purple Finch on Lick St. just south 
of Hoag.  On return, a dark-phase Rough-legged Hawk was giving a 
great show, hovering near Lake Como.

Good birding,

Ken & Rose Burdick
Skaneateles, NY 



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Subject: Northern saw-whet owl, 1/29
From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:33:39 -0000
Last night about 6:15 p.m. - well after dark - I had a small owl fly across the 
road ahead of my car. It seemed pretty light on the underwings so best guess is 
it was a Northern saw-whet owl. 


It was on Henneberry Road pretty close to the intersection with Route 92 in 
Manlius. 


Incidentally, two Saturdays ago I took a couple of friends who are 
birding-interested but not yet birding-obsessed to the airport, and we found 
both the lightly marked male and the heavier marked young female fairly 
quickly. The male treated us to a long dramatic view in flight as he launched 
and soared almost over us. Cool. 


Good birding.

Chris Spagnoli
Town of Pompey



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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:59:29 -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:
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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)
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     1/29: Although not in the complex proper, 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen 
on Gravel Road just east of Rt. 89. 



Madison County
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     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
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     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
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     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
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     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.

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Subject: Monday AM Airport Snowy Owls...
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:20:11 -0000
Had 2 Snowys around 9:30a: the unmarked of the three males imaged thus far was 
on a low perch (junction box of sorts) & maybe 25 yds from the fence w/main 
terminal drop off to your immediate right; the lightly-marked male was around 
the bend on the same construction stuff as shown in the online version 
(syracuse.com) of the Post-Standard article from Friday (bird imaged on 
Wednesday). 


On Saturday at 8a, I had the well-marked young male on a light stand right at 
the observation area. 


Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
www.hawksaloft.com
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Subject: interesting standoff
From: "Snyder, Bill" <snyderw AT morrisville.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:06:59 -0500
Yesterday afternoon about 4:00 I was able to watch a light phase ROUGHLEGGED 
HAWK and a COMMON RAVEN circling each other in a large maple tree. After a few 
moments they split off. Avian détente. ;-) 


This occurred near the intersection of Preston Rd. and North Tower Rd. in 
Chenango County. Not sure of the township; it was just north of Bowman Lake. 


Bill Snyder
Morrisville



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Subject: airport owl
From: "jerry" <JCASEJR AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:44:35 -0500
I was at airport sat. morning 10-10:30 .Owl was on light pole very near parking 
garage on the north side. believe it was the adult. 


at Green lakes state park had N.shrike sat & sunday in the area of the bench at 
the top of the hill behind park office. 


jerry case
kirkville ny

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Subject: oswego co birds
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:52:12 -0000
i ran into kevin mcgann at selkirk east trail while looking for the bohemian 
waxwings that were seen there the day before no luck on them. kevin and i spent 
the day at various spots and had a few good finds most notable were the flick 
of 250 or more snow buntings on bishop rd in pulaski. a northern shrike on fort 
leazier rd by the apple orchard at the intersection of rte 3 in mexico and a 
pied billed grebe at mexico point. 

wayne



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Subject: snowies at airport
From: Michele Neligan <gull.girl AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:54:37 -0800 (PST)
Michaela and I spent about two hours at the airport today. between 2 and 4. We 
did not see any owls. 


Good Birding,
Michele Neligan


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Subject: Snowy Owls 29Jan
From: Robert Asanoma <r.asanoma AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:17:28 -0500



I was at Hancock Airport around 1pm and did three circuits of the loop from the 
south by the cargo terminals to the observation parking lot then thru the 
northside of the terminal by the taxi stand and deicing stations and control 
tower area. Lots of birders but no owls. 


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Subject: Bald Eagle
From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:10:16 +0000



An adult bald eagle was seen flying southwest over Valley Drive this morning 
headed towards the Webster Pond. Totally unexpected in thiscity neighborhood 
!!! Two snowy owls were seen at the airport yesterday morning ( second hand 
report). If you missed them - keep trying. Bernie CarrSyracuse, NY 


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Subject: Waterfowl at Sodus Bay
From: "gwsage" <gwsage AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:16:40 -0000
There were large numbers of ducks near the mouth of Sodus Bay Saturday from 
about 12:30 to 2 pm. They were generally in dense clusters with dozens of birds 
landing and taking off. The species identified included: 

Long Tail ducks - perhaps a hundred or more
White Winged Scoters - several dozens
Red Head - many
Ring-neck Ducks
Buffelhead - many
Lesser Scaup
Coots - many
Common Loon - 1
Mute Swans
Tundra Swans
Mallards
Canada Geese

There were few waterfowl at Fairhaven, a few Buffleheads and about 35 swans 
(some Tundras but the species were hard to identify since they were far away 
and most were sleeping). 


Good Birding,
Gloria Sage


 



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Subject: Hancock Airport Snowy Owl
From: "mrbirder" <awood_2 AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:56:21 -0000
Greetings,

Made our third trip to Hancock in attempt to see the Snowy Owls with no luck. 
Check N. Constellation Way and the Observation Circle without seeing the Owls. 
While at the Observation Circle did watch a American Kestrel for a while flying 
from post to post. 


These was about 1:30pm today.

AJ
Oneida, NY



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Subject: white crowned sparrow
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:54:04 -0000
there is a white crowned sparrow at the sterling nature center its hanging out 
in a brushy area behind the visitors center close to the the bird feeders. its 
hanging with 5 american tree sparrows. 

wayne



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Subject: Madison County landfill
From: "Nancy Bridges" <nancyb655 AT windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:27:22 -0500
I'd like to do some birding at the landfill.  Can someone tell me where the
best vantage point is? 

Thanks and good birding



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Subject: Tully, N.Y. Song Sparrow
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:55:01 -0000
A Song Sparrow was seen this morning along the eastern boundary of the
South Meadows Nature Area southeast of the Village of Tully. The nature area is 
one of many parcels of land owned by the Central New 

York Land Trust. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y.    



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Subject: Onondaga Audubon Field Trips
From: "Paul Richardson" <vireo2 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:16:28 -0500
Hello all,

 

Below you will find a list of four field trip for the months of February,
March and April. Please contact the field trip leaders for additional
details.

 

Thanks,

 

Paul Richardson

OAS Field Trip Chair

 

 

1) Northwestern Jefferson County

February 11, Saturday, 9 AM -3 PM

Gerry Smith 315-771-6902

 

Gerry will lead a trip to Northwestern Jefferson County for winter hawks,
open country birds and waterfowl. Short-eared Owl and Snowy Owl are possible
with other northern species likely. This trip will be primarily by car and
is weather dependent. For anyone interested an extension to dusk to seek
Short-eared Owls leaving their daytime roost may be offered. Please contact
Gerry for details.

 

*****

 

2) Beaver Lake Nature Center

February 18, Saturday

Gene Huggins 315-696-8065

 

Gene Huggins will lead a field trip to Beaver Lake Nature Center looking for
winter birds. Trip will start at the Nature Center building at 8:00 AM and
should last between 4 and 5 hours. Please contact Gene for additional
details.

 

*****

 

3) Derby Hill Bird Observatory

March 31, Saturday, 10 AM -3 PM

Gerry Smith 315-771-6902

 

Gerry Smith will lead a trip to the Derby Hill Bird Observatory and
vicinity. If weather is suitable for hawk migration we may witness the peak
of Red-shouldered Hawk and early eagle movements. Dress warmly in layers as
Derby Hill can be very cold at this time of season or very warm by
afternoon. Please contact Gerry for details.

 

*****

 

4) Bird Identification for Beginners/ Beaver Lake Nature Center

April 21, Saturday

Gene Huggins 315-696-8065

 

Gene will lead a field trip for bird identification for beginners.  Degree
of Difficulty: Easy. Please contact Gene for details.

 





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Subject: Bohemian Waxwings
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:27:24 -0500
25+ at head of trail on east side of Route 3 at Selkirk Shores SP. flew down 
into woods to the south. Lots of rose hips in area. 


Bill Purcell
Hastings NY

Sent from my iPhone

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Subject: Tully, N.Y. More Cowbirds
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:39:00 -0000
An additional five more Brown-headed Cowbirds,(all females) were seen perched 
in a Sugar Maple across from the old Banner Homestead on Banner 

Rd., northwest of Tully this morning.  This now makes six for the week.
Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y.



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Subject: Re: Bohemian Waxwings
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:17:26 -0800 (PST)
This morning I was able to locate one of the BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Three Rivers 
WMA. Although there was a large group of Waxwings close to 60 Road there were 
no Bohemians in with them. We had to walk farther in (east) to where a dirt 
road goes right off the main dirt road going east off of 60 Road. The Bohemian 
Waxwing was with a group of Cedars about 200 yards north or left of the road. 



Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.



________________________________
 From: Joseph Brin 
To: "oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com"  
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: [OneidaBirds] Bohemian Waxwings
 
This afternoon my wife and I found 2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the Three Rivers WMA 
north of Baldwinsville. They were with Ceders on the dirt road going east 
opposite the parking area where the Eagle's nest is. The road is at the north 
end of the parking area. The Bohemians were along the road about a quarter mile 
down opposite the big pond. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.


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Subject: A lot of Bald Eagles and Ravens, Tug Hill
From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:16:49 -0800 (PST)
Around 3:15pm there were 7 bald eagles (3 mature) and 10-12 ravens feeding on 3 
deer carcasses someone set out for them in a field behind their home on the 
north side of CR 39 just west of the Lewis County line. 

 
Zachary Wakeman 

http://www.zacharywakemanphotography.com/

http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/nynatureimages/


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Subject: Bohemian Waxwings
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:59:51 -0800 (PST)
This afternoon my wife and I found 2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the Three Rivers WMA 
north of Baldwinsville. They were with Ceders on the dirt road going east 
opposite the parking area where the Eagle's nest is. The road is at the north 
end of the parking area. The Bohemians were along the road about a quarter mile 
down opposite the big pond. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.


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Subject: Fwd: [BIRDWG01] thayeri-kumlieni-glaucoides scale
From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:56:30 -0500
Those of us interested in gull identification will find this interesting.

Bill Purcell
wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steve Hampton 
> Date: January 26, 2012 12:52:17 PM EST
> To: BIRDWG01 AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [BIRDWG01] thayeri-kumlieni-glaucoides scale
> Reply-To: Steve Hampton 
> 
> Anticipating the usual flood of Kumlien's-like gulls in the west and 
Thayer's-like gulls in the east, I've put together a proposed 
thayeri-kumlieni-glaucoides scoring system at 
http://www.tertial.us/gulls/tkg.htm 

> 
> It's a first draft cut to develop some consensus about how we talk about and 
evaluate these things. Feedback is welcome. (I've already got ideas to improve 
it, but I want to hear more ideas.) 

> 
> Basically, it's a 4-point scale:
> 0 = glaucoides 
> 1 = in between
> 2 = kumlieni
> 3 = in between
> 4 = thayeri
> 
> evaluating 7 different features of first cycle birds. So a maximum score of 
28 is a classic Thayer's, while a minimum score of 0 is a perfect nominate 
glaucoides. 

> 
> The key caveat is at the end: "even if we come up with a formula that 
satisfies most birders, there's still no guarantee we would be accurately 
placing birds in the correct category until further research, ideally tracking 
birds from the breeding grounds to the wintering grounds, is done." 

> 
> enjoy, 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Hampton, Ph.D.
> ________________
> Resource Economist
> Office of Spill Prevention and Response
> California Dept of Fish and Game
> PO Box 944209
> Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
> -----------------------------------
> (916) 323-4724 phone
> (916) 324-8829 fax
> 
> 
> Join or Leave BIRDWG01: 
http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwg01 

> 
> Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwg01.html



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Subject: Golden-crowned Kinglet
From: Carla Bregman <carla.bregman AT gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:21:17 -0500
A female golden-crowned kinglet, with its golden crown clearly visible,
flitted through the boughs of the Scotch pines in my front yard in Manlius
this morning at 9:30. The neighborhood's  "much larger" chickadees harassed
the kinglet as it tended southward.

First question: Isn't January 26 a little late (or early!) to be passing
through in migration (either south or north), or, alternatively, do G-C
kinglets overwinter here?

Second question: Who'd have thought that one would use the words "much
larger chickadees" in the same expression?


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Subject: Mucks & Sodus - Tuesday
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:44 -0500 (EST)
I was hoping the Savannah mucklands might have birds after a couple days of 
thawing temps. Jim Tarolli and I were surprised to find decent numbers of 
Canada Geese, Mallards, Black Ducks, gulls, and raptors. Good movement of birds 
flying around and into the mucks from other places. We couldn't find anything 
unusual. Stopping back at dusk, the roost flight was not into the mucks but to 
Cayuga Lake. Thursday through Saturday will have temps to 40F and possibly more 
will come in. 


On to Sodus Bay where the female King Eider gave good looks. We didn't see the 
Barrow's or hybrid Goldeneye but there is constant exchange with birds on the 
lake. Good numbers of everything and a modest evening flight of gulls to the 
ice edge (much more water open). 


David Wheeler
N Syracuse, NY


Savannah Mucklands (Seneca Co), Seneca, US-NY
Jan 24, 2012 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     With Jim Tarolli; recent thaw had much of the Mucks open and 
attracting birds; we checked back later but it appeared the evening roost 
flight 

was away from the Mucks rather into the Mucks (presumably birds going to Cayuga 

Lake)
15 species

Snow Goose  64
Canada Goose  400
Tundra Swan  9
American Black Duck  20     or more, estimated
Mallard  100     or more, estimated
Northern Pintail  2
Bald Eagle  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Rough-legged Hawk  3
Ring-billed Gull  150     estimate
Herring Gull  10     guesstimate
American Crow  5
Horned Lark  10
American Tree Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  1




Sodus Bay--Sodus Point, Wayne, US-NY
Jan 24, 2012 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     With Jim Tarolli; 15 kt WSW winds
24 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  75
Mute Swan  X
Mallard  10
Canvasback  10
Redhead  1000     estimated
Ring-necked Duck  6
Greater Scaup  X
Greater/Lesser Scaup  X     many
King Eider  1     female
Surf Scoter  2     females
White-winged Scoter  200     estimated
Black Scoter  1     female
Long-tailed Duck  X
Bufflehead  10
Common Goldeneye  350     or more
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Common Loon  1
Horned Grebe  3
Bald Eagle  1
American Coot  25
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  200
Iceland Gull  1    second-winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  8





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Subject: RE: Airport Snowy Owls
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:11:06 -0000
Had a chance today to conduct a mini-field trip of sorts out to the airport for 
Snowy Owls this afternoon. Kevlar was involved. 


We had the same very white, but every so lightly marked male, on exactly the 
same construction material as Judy Wright described in her post. She had the 
bird at 8:30a, I had the bird at 10:30a and then 2p for the trip... it hadn't 
moved and didn't for the hour that we were there. 


I'm making this point (although if one is not there every second...), because 
the NYTimes article restates a common Snowy Owl myth: they are diurnal. Over 
several decades of work at Boston's Logan International, Norm Smith has 
observed that Snowy Owls became increasing active after dark. So while they sit 
out in the open during the day -- and okay, may fly a bit or even kill 
something -- they are owls after all. 


The question for debate then, is what is 'day' and what is 'night' during the 
Arctic Summer? The answer when you ponder the Syracuse to Boston Winter is: day 
is day and night is for the owls. All things being equal, daylight, out in the 
open, is for roosting. Owl zen yoga. 


In addition to the one very bright male Snowy Owl near the fence -- scoping and 
image-taking was enjoyed along with shivering and snowflakes -- we had several 
Redtails and one Rough-legged Hawk... a dark adult female. 


Enjoy the owls.

Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
www.hawksaloft.com
............................................................
The difference in mind between man and the higher animals,
great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind.
 -- Charles Darwin, naturalist and author (1809-1882)
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Subject: Lake access report
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:43:23 -0800 (PST)
Wednesday 1/25 there was a Bald Eagle standing on the ice floe at the west 
limit of the open water. 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6762549853/in/photostream  There was 
also 2 Mute Swans during the late afternoon.  Good birding, Mitch Nusbaum 


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Subject: RE: madison landfill
From: joseph brin <jnnbrin AT hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:18:59 +0000
I visited the Madison County landfill this morning and had the same birds but 
slightly different numbers. 

Iceland Gull - 6 
Glaucous Gull - 1   A very white individual
Lesser black-backed Gull - 1

Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.

> To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com
> From: pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:13:33 -0500
> Subject: [OneidaBirds] madison landfill
> 
> A noontime trip to the dump found 
> 4 - first winter Iceland Gulls
> 2 - 1 first winter and 1 second winter Glaucous Gulls
> 2 - adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls
> there may be first winter lessers but I didn't see any for sure
> the Icelands ranged from pale to very dark, (possibly into the Thayer's 
range) 

> also saw 1 wing-tagged Great Black-backed Gull, couldn't get the numbers, but 
probably from the Mass study. 

> 
> Kevin McGann
> Baldwinsville, NY
> pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------
> 
> 
Subject: Airport Snowy Owls
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:15:43 -0500
I saw two Snowy Owls at the Syracuse Airport at 8:30 this morning. An immature 
was on a light post at the very end of the air freight area and the beautiful 
adult was perched on a piece of construction equipment, close to the fence, 
about 75 yards down Constellation after you make the right turn at the 
construction gate. 


Judy Wright
wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com
Baldwinsville, NY









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Subject: Re: Snowy Owls are #1...
From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:09:23 -0800 (PST)
Thx Tom.

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Subject: madison landfill
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:13:33 -0500
A noontime trip to the dump found 
4 - first winter Iceland Gulls
2 - 1 first winter and 1 second winter Glaucous Gulls
2 - adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls
there may be first winter lessers but I didn't see any for sure
the Icelands ranged from pale to very dark, (possibly into the Thayer's range)
also saw 1 wing-tagged Great Black-backed Gull, couldn't get the numbers, but 
probably from the Mass study. 


Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com




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Subject: Durhamville--Jug Pt. Road Cowbirds
From: "voma13" <voma13 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:03:38 -0000
This morning at our feeders, we had the usual numerous mourning doves, tree 
sparrows, cardinals and blue jays but also along with them had three Brown 
Headed cowbird males present. They continue to stay around so far throughout 
the day. 


Matt



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Subject: Tully, N.Y. Brown-headed Cowbird
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:59:53 -0000
An adult male Brown-headed Cowbird was seen this morning feeding on the
ground with an estimated 300 European Starlings. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, 
Tully, N.Y. 




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Subject: Snowy Owls are #1...
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:48:53 -0000
This morning, their Snowy Owl article is the most emailed link from The New 
York Times website: 


http://nyti.ms/wuOwiw

Tom Carrolan 
Liverpool NY
(sent from iPhone 4s)




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Subject: Airport Snowy
From: Andrew VanNorstrand <andrewvannorstrand AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:29:30 -0500
 Just got back this evening from California (btw, great luck birding between 
gigs out there... Arctic Loon, Falcated Duck, Spotted Owl, etc!) and on on our 
way out of the airport Sarah and I had a single SNOWY OWL perched on one of the 
last street lights before I-81. Looked cool in the glow. Good birding all, 


Andrew VanNorstrand
Manlius, NY



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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:43:26 -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
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     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.

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Subject: Re: Text message-based RBA for Central NY
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:49:21 -0500 (EST)
Just to clarify, to prevent spam we can't have any anonymous phone numbers. 
Please follow the two steps below. 

 

 1) Send a text message from your mobile phone to 41411 and for the message use 
(not case sensitive) 

               OneidaRBA

2) Send me an e-mail (Tigger64 AT AOL.com) with your name and the phone number you 
registered. 


Thanks!

Dave W.


 

-----Original Message-----
From: tigger64 
To: oneidabirds 
Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 12:04 pm
Subject: Text message-based RBA for Central NY


With help from Dave Nutter who has set up the CayugaRBA text message system, I 
have set up one for the Central NY region that roughly corresponds to the 
current OneidaBirds list. The system is only for reporting authentic rarities. 


To join:

1) Send a text message from your mobile phone to 41411 and for the message use 
(not case sensitive) 

               OneidaRBA

2) Send me an e-mail (Tigger64 AT AOL.com) with your name and the phone number you 
registered. 


To use the system to report, for example, an Archaeopteryx at Oswego Harbor, 
simply send a text message to 41411 and the first word in the message should be 
OneidaRBA. You will have about 100 characters and should include species, 
location, finder (if not self), time (if not now, since the system is near real 
time), etc, and your name. For example: 


OneidaRBA An Archaeopteryx is flying around Oswego Harbor! Viewing from bluff 
overlook at Fort Ontario. Dave Wheeler 



The word OneidaRBA is not case sensitive and could be oneidarba for example. 
The text messaging system sends the message to all those registered. One will 
incur costs associated with sending a text message, and will receive a copy of 
the message, so that is two text messages if one is the sender and a single 
text message otherwise. 


The area of coverage is intended to be NYSOA Region 5, plus anywhere in the 
Montezuma complex, Wayne County (especially the Ontario shoreline), and the 
Jefferson County shoreline. Authentic rarities outside this range are okay if 
within driving distance - for example the Western Grebe that was recently found 
at Cayuga Lake's Myers Pt. 


Dave Wheeler
N Syracuse NY

 


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Subject: Text message-based RBA for Central NY
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:04:26 -0500 (EST)
With help from Dave Nutter who has set up the CayugaRBA text message system, I 
have set up one for the Central NY region that roughly corresponds to the 
current OneidaBirds list. The system is only for reporting authentic rarities. 


To join:

1) Send a text message from your mobile phone to 41411 and for the message use 
(not case sensitive) 

               OneidaRBA

2) Send me an e-mail (Tigger64 AT AOL.com) with your name and the phone number you 
registered. 


To use the system to report, for example, an Archaeopteryx at Oswego Harbor, 
simply send a text message to 41411 and the first word in the message should be 
OneidaRBA. You will have about 100 characters and should include species, 
location, finder (if not self), time (if not now, since the system is near real 
time), etc, and your name. For example: 


OneidaRBA An Archaeopteryx is flying around Oswego Harbor! Viewing from bluff 
overlook at Fort Ontario. Dave Wheeler 



The word OneidaRBA is not case sensitive and could be oneidarba for example. 
The text messaging system sends the message to all those registered. One will 
incur costs associated with sending a text message, and will receive a copy of 
the message, so that is two text messages if one is the sender and a single 
text message otherwise. 


The area of coverage is intended to be NYSOA Region 5, plus anywhere in the 
Montezuma complex, Wayne County (especially the Ontario shoreline), and the 
Jefferson County shoreline. Authentic rarities outside this range are okay if 
within driving distance - for example the Western Grebe that was recently found 
at Cayuga Lake's Myers Pt. 


Dave Wheeler
N Syracuse NY


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Subject: Fwd: Up close with Snowy Owl Syracuse Airport
From: "Tom Carrolan" <TLC AT hawksaloft.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:21:46 -0000
This guy takes some nice images...
=====
Begin forwarded message:
From: Greg Craybas Photo 
Date: January 22, 2012 2:12:43 PM EST
To:
Subject: Up close with Snowy Owl Syracuse Airport

Good Afternoon!
Pretty good morning even though it was single digits.  Up close and
personal with the snowy owl.  Awesome eyes.  Let me know what you think.
Thanks for viewing.
Greg

http://bit.ly/wAkuVy
=====


Tom Carrolan
Liverpool NY
http://www.hawksaloft.com
......................................................
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
    -- Carl Sagan, astronomer and author (1934-1996)
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Subject: Long-eared Owl
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:18:24 -0800 (PST)
My wife and I started the day at Hancock Airport and enjoyed a great look at 
one of the SNOWY OWLS but the highlight of the day was a LONG-EARED OWL at 
Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. The bird was found earlier in 
the day and naturalists set up a map to the bird at the main building. The bird 
was on the Bog Trail, much in the same place where a SAW-WHET OWL has been seen 
recently. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.


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Subject: Syracuse Inner Harbor - Thursday eve
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:13:55 -0500 (EST)
Good numbers of gulls, not enough light.

Dave W.
N Syracuse, NY


Inner Harbor, Onondaga, US-NY
Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     15 kt south wind; good observing conditions but not enough 
time/light
9 species

Mallard  X
Hooded Merganser  8
Common Merganser  1
Wild Turkey  2
Ring-billed Gull  125
Herring Gull  200   or more
Iceland Gull  2     first-winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull  3     2 adults, 1 first-winter
Great Black-backed Gull  125     125-150


Oswego River - Fulton Locks, Oswego, US-NY
Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Breakwall south of Bridge St. from the parking area across from 
the bank
4 species

Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  5
Iceland Gull  1     very dark first-winter but thought was Iceland; probably 
should have photographed
Great Black-backed Gull  2



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Subject: Rough-legged Hawk
From: "Jody Hildreth" <falcon AT kidwings.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:14:47 -0500
Hello All,

 

This afternoon around 12:30 I had a gorgeous dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk
soaring low over Route 12 in the town of Paris.

 

Jody Hildreth

Library Media Specialist

Sauquoit Valley Elementary School

Webmaster: KidWings.com

 



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Subject: Andrews Rd., Dewitt- Red-winged Blackbirds
From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:12:06 -0000
Eleven Red-winged Blackbirds continue their presence along the feeder canal off 
of Andrews Rd. in the Twn. of Dewitt. Rose DeNeve and I were 

doing the waterfowl count when we discovered the birds flying over-head. Good 
birding. Gene Huggins, Tully, N.Y. 




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Subject: Gyrfalcon - Oswego Harbor (not relocated)
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:17:11 -0500 (EST)
Last seen going east. Subsequent check of shoreline trees east of the Oswego 
River did not find it. Probably went past Derby Hill and up the east lakeshore, 
or perhaps will come back to Oswego or maybe Sodus. Fair Haven was a big 
disappointment but another place to check. 


This particular individual is not ambiguous and does not superficially resemble 
a Peregrine beyond being a falcon. If seen perched at a distance one might 
think an imm. Bald Eagle or dark-morph Rough-leg. More description in eBird 
entry below. No falconry attachments were noticed hanging off its legs. 


I suspect the abrupt change in weather is what had it moving along the 
lakeshore, which is why I was moving along the lakeshore. 


David Wheeler
N Syracuse, NY


Oswego Harbor, Oswego, US-NY
Jan 18, 2012 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Abrupt change in weather over previous 24 hours; south winds 
followed by 40-45 kt sustained W winds overnight, subsiding to 15-20 kts NW at 
the time of observation
14 species

Canada Goose  100
Mallard  X
Redhead  2
Greater Scaup  5
White-winged Scoter  1
Long-tailed Duck  20
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Red-throated Loon  1
Red-necked Grebe  1
Gyrfalcon  1     Flew directly overhead at low altitude and commenced chasing 
gulls for ~20 seconds, then flew east flushing a Canada Goose flock on the lawn 

at Fort Ontario; well seen in binoculars and spotting scope at 25-75 yards; 
thought to be a dark morph or possibly an imm. gray morph; a huge, 
massive-bodied (like a bulging, over-pressurized 2-liter bottle of root beer) 
plain brown falcon; dark brown back and head with no hint of "mustache" or 
"sideburns"; dark eye; big tapered tail with brown/black banding; slow, 
powerful 

wingbeats; carefully observed to eliminate Peregrine but the bird bore no 
superficial resemblance to Peregrine aside from being a falcon. Suspect abrupt 

weather change is responsible for it moving along the lakeshore on this 
particular day.  No falconry attachments noticed.
Ring-billed Gull  200
Herring Gull  100
Glaucous Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  20

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Subject: Oswego harbor gulls
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:01:38 -0000
This afternoon i spent about 30 mins checking out the gulls among the normal 
ring-billed, herring and great black backed there was a lesser black backed 
gull and 1 possibly 2 first winter glaucous gulls 

Wayne



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Subject: GYRFALCON - Oswego Harbor
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:32:50 -0500 (EST)
Just passed through going east after chasing gulls. I thought it was a 
dark morph. Wiill update if it is relocated.
David Wheeler.




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Subject: Re: Peregrine Falcon
From: Lewis Grove <zugunlew AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:30:37 -0500
Hey all,

Sorry for the belated report - thought it might just a be a bird moving
through at the time - but I had a Peregrine Falcon flyover (heading south,
though not in any hurry) my apartment one week ago (1/11).  This location
is about a mile east of Syracuse University - near the Westcott/Euclid
intersection.

Keep your eyes open around the city!

Lewis

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Joseph Brin  wrote:

> **
>
>
> Yesterday (1/17) I observed a PEREGRINE FALCON in downtown Syracuse on a
> building near the State Tower nesting site.
>
> Joseph Brin
> brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
> Baldwinsville, N.Y.
>
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>
>  
>



-- 
Lewis Grove
PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology
SUNY *E*nvironmental *S*cience and *F*orestry
(814) 880 - 5667
http://zugunlew.smugmug.com


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Subject: Peregrine Falcon
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:03:31 -0800 (PST)
Yesterday (1/17) I observed a PEREGRINE FALCON in downtown Syracuse on a 
building near the State Tower nesting site. 


Joseph Brin
brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
Baldwinsville, N.Y.


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Subject: Barrow's & hybrid Goldeneye - Sodus
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:18:28 -0500 (EST)
Jim Tarolli and I hit the Geneva waterfront/Seneca Lake and Sodus Bay. Birds 
were close in at Geneva but difficult to observe with wind-blown rain. Sodus 
was loaded and three hours was hardly enough. At the 2 hour mark a Barrow's 
Goldeneye turned up followed by a hybrid Barrow's x Common. A few geese and 
gulls flew in and a Lesser Black-backed was the gull highlight. Also, two close 
Red-necked Grebe and a good raft of distant Aythya's at sunset. 


Strong WNW winds are happening Tuesday night and Wednesday. It should be a big 
day for gulls in harbors and on protected breakwalls. Cold and snow will 
probably be an issue. 


David Wheeler
N Syracuse, NY


Geneva Waterfront - Seneca Lake, Seneca, US-NY
Jan 17, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     With Jim Tarolli; 40F, light rain, south winds 10 kts; difficult 
viewing conditions due to wind-blown rain, but birds close in by usual 
standards 

at Geneva waterfront
16 species (+1 other taxa)

American Wigeon  1     close in to shore with Mallards
American Black Duck  20
Mallard  30
Northern Pintail  7
Ring-necked Duck  1
Greater Scaup  1
Lesser Scaup  1
Greater/Lesser Scaup  X
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  80     many females
Hooded Merganser  1
Common Merganser  X
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Ring-billed Gull  30
Herring Gull  20
Great Black-backed Gull  5


Sodus Bay--Sodus Point, Wayne, US-NY
Jan 17, 2012 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: With Jim Tarolli; 40F; South winds 10-15 kts; no ice seen on Lake 

Ontario (as would be expected on south winds), Sodus Bay frozen except for 
typical open water near channel
29 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  200
Mute Swan  X
American Black Duck  5
Mallard  25
Redhead  X     at least 100
Ring-necked Duck  1
Greater Scaup  X
Lesser Scaup  X
Aythya sp.  700     distant raft at sunset spotted by Jim looking west; rough 
estimate only
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  150     or more
Black Scoter  1
Long-tailed Duck  200
Bufflehead  10
Common Goldeneye  200     substantially more adult males than female/imm.
Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (hybrid)  1     adult male bird much like that 
depicted in Sibley Guide
Barrow's Goldeneye  1     stunning adult male
Common Merganser  1
Red-breasted Merganser  50
Common Loon  2
Horned Grebe  2
Red-necked Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Bald Eagle  1
Cooper's Hawk  1     deceased; floating in the water like a duck, eyes wide 
open; thought to be an imm. Cooper's but difficult to be sure
American Coot  1
Ring-billed Gull  100
Herring Gull  200
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1     adult; heavily streaked head; beautiful bird
Great Black-backed Gull  3
European Starling  3



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Subject: Northern Shrike
From: "ebwillia12" <ebwillia12 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:58:11 -0000
Hello,

My name is Eddie Williams and I go to Hamilton College in Clinton. I am a bit 
of a twitcher, and I am looking to check off some winter visiting species. 
These are the species I am looking for: 


White-winged Crossbill
Red Crossbill
Snow Bunting
White-throated Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Northern Shrike

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of recent sightings of any of these 
species. 


Thank you very much!

Eddie Williams



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Subject: Harrier
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:32:04 -0000
The past two days i have been working at a house on marsh rd in sterling and 
have seen a male harrier hunting the fields around the property 

Wayne




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Subject: Snowy Owl 17Jan
From: Robert Asanoma <r.asanoma AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:33:29 -0500



We saw a pure white, therefore male, Snowy Owl at 12:25am at the northside of 
the terminal building and across the fence on a low metal structure with a 
horizontal bar near the end of a long pile of snow. Didn't see any other Snowy 
Owls even though we circled the airport twice. 


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Subject: Airport Snowy Owl.
From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:12:49 -0500
I took a quick pass through Hancock Syracuse's Airport this morning around 
10:15 AM. I saw one immature or female snowy owl on top of a lamp post in the 
employee parking on the south side of the access road to the observation area. 
Couldn't find the others but it was pretty foggy. 


Judy Wright
wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com
Baldwinsville, NY









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Subject: Snowy Owls
From: Mitchell Nusbaum <mnusbaum25 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:30:06 -0800 (PST)
We saw a Snowy Owl in the vicinity of the open field North side of Collins 
Bvld. around 4:00PM perched atop a chain link fence structure.  This is 1 of 2 
of this species seen first time today. On the same page of the following link 
is the female perched up high. 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51058083 AT N03/6712440247/in/photostream/ Good 
Birding, Mitch Nusbaum 


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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:32:10 -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:
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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)
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     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
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     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
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     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.

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Subject: Pine Siskins, American Tree Sparrows, Long-tailed Duck image
From: Zachary Wakeman <zachnaturephotos AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:11:06 -0800 (PST)
This weekend saw a lone Pine Siskin and American Tree Sparrow show up to my 
feeders for the first time this year.   


Here is a link to a shot I captured of a pair of Long-tailed Ducks a couple of 
weeks ago http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/ 

 
Town of Albion

Zachary Wakeman

http://www.zacharywakemanphotography.com/

http://nynaturephotozw.blogspot.com/

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Subject: Snowy Owl 16Jan
From: Robert Asanoma <r.asanoma AT hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:25:27 -0500



Watched a male Snowy Owl flying at 11am and he landed on the high mast street 
lighting tower on the north side of the terminal building. There are two towers 
inside the chainlink fence and he was on the left tower. That was the only owl 
I saw after checking out the observation parking lot on the southside. 


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Subject: Green Lakes - Last Thursday
From: D <runningdad AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 7:29:45 -0500
While running around the lakes, I observed a belted kingfisher and two American 
coots, along with the usual winter forest birds. 

Sorry for the late post.

--

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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Subject: lake ontario waterfowl survey
From: "Kevin McGann" <pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:58:02 -0500
Wayne Fidler and I covered Lake Ontario from Sandy Pond to Riker's Beach for 
the waterfowl survey, nothing exciting was found. 


one additional land bird to Wayne's earlier post, and after I dropped off 
Wayne, was a Northern Shrike at Biddlecum Road and Rte. 264 




      Common Loon
     2
     
      Horned Grebe
     3
     
      Tundra Swan
     23
     
      Canada Goose
     4462
     
      Am. Black Duck
     4
     
      Mallard
     51
     
      Redhead
     3
     
      Greater Scaup
     1
     
      Scaup sp.
     2
     
      Long-tailed Duck
     97
     
      White-winged Scoter
     2
     
      Common Goldeneye
     287
     
      Bufflehead
     61
     
      Hooded Merganser
     2
     
      Common Merganser
     10
     
      Red-breasted Merganser
     273
     
      Bald Eagle
     6
     
      AGE
     4imm.1ad.1unid
     





















Kevin McGann
Baldwinsville, NY
pmcgann1 AT twcny.rr.com




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Subject: Red-shouldered Hawk - Syracuse
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:03:02 -0500 (EST)
Not too many highlights from the waterfowl count, but while checking the 
Onondaga Lake inner harbor an adult Red-shouldered Hawk came through and 
quickly picked up an escort of many crows as it left the area. 


Dave Wheeler.
N Syracuse, NY


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Subject: Re: Syracuse Airport - Snowy Owls (3) - 11/15
From: Lewis Grove <zugunlew AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:08:40 -0500
Ahh... sorry to repost, but the subject line from my previous post should
read 1/15 of course, not 11/15.

Lewis

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Lewis Grove  wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Scott Warsen, Eric Ungberg and I spent some time at the airport this
> afternoon searching for SNOWY OWLS in the sun.  We managed to confirm at
> least 3 different owls in the area - two nearly all-white birds (presumably
> older males) and one much more heavily-streaked individual.
>
> We first located the darker bird perched atop a light post in the parking
> lot contained by Corregidor Rd; it later flew south along the parking
> garage to an outbuilding south of the terminal and perched atop a small
> antenna-type thing (viewable to the SE from the small visitor parking lot
> south of the main entrance road).  We saw a second bird at this time,
> flying around over the terminal.  We later relocated this bird (probably,
> but who knows for sure...) from the east end of Corregidor Rd, perched atop
> the roof of the terminal, nearly out of view to the SE.  This individual
> was nearly all white, with barring limited to just the coverts.
>
> As we were departing, we noticed a couple of other birders parked in the
> C&S lot near the I-81 interchange; they were scoping a third owl south of
> the entrance road perched atop a light post.  This was very similar to our
> second bird - barring limited to just the coverts from what we could tell
> from a relatively quick look.  It was definitely a third individual though
> - the second bird would have had to teleport to make the timing work.
>
> Good birding!
>
> Lewis
>
> --
> Lewis Grove
> PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology
> SUNY *E*nvironmental *S*cience and *F*orestry
> (814) 880 - 5667
> http://zugunlew.smugmug.com
>
>
>


-- 
Lewis Grove
PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology
SUNY *E*nvironmental *S*cience and *F*orestry
(814) 880 - 5667
http://zugunlew.smugmug.com


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Subject: Syracuse Airport - Snowy Owls (3) - 11/15
From: Lewis Grove <zugunlew AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:06:50 -0500
Hey all,

Scott Warsen, Eric Ungberg and I spent some time at the airport this
afternoon searching for SNOWY OWLS in the sun.  We managed to confirm at
least 3 different owls in the area - two nearly all-white birds (presumably
older males) and one much more heavily-streaked individual.

We first located the darker bird perched atop a light post in the parking
lot contained by Corregidor Rd; it later flew south along the parking
garage to an outbuilding south of the terminal and perched atop a small
antenna-type thing (viewable to the SE from the small visitor parking lot
south of the main entrance road).  We saw a second bird at this time,
flying around over the terminal.  We later relocated this bird (probably,
but who knows for sure...) from the east end of Corregidor Rd, perched atop
the roof of the terminal, nearly out of view to the SE.  This individual
was nearly all white, with barring limited to just the coverts.

As we were departing, we noticed a couple of other birders parked in the
C&S lot near the I-81 interchange; they were scoping a third owl south of
the entrance road perched atop a light post.  This was very similar to our
second bird - barring limited to just the coverts from what we could tell
from a relatively quick look.  It was definitely a third individual though
- the second bird would have had to teleport to make the timing work.

Good birding!

Lewis

-- 
Lewis Grove
PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology
SUNY *E*nvironmental *S*cience and *F*orestry
(814) 880 - 5667
http://zugunlew.smugmug.com


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Subject: Oneida Lake - Waterfowl Count
From: Brenda Best <bestbird AT me.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:03:17 -0500
I birded Oneida Lake from Bridgeport around the east end to Cleveland.

Chittenango Creek, Bridgeport
Mallard  30     
Lesser Scaup  1  (female)   
Common Merganser  1   (female)  
Double-crested Cormorant  1     

Maple Bay, Bridgeport
Canada Goose  580     
Mallard  2     
Bufflehead  2    
Common Goldeneye  13    
Common Merganser  30    

Shackleton Point, Bridgeport
Bald Eagle  1  (adult)

South Shore Fisherman Access, Bridgeport
Canada Goose  700    
Tundra Swan  20    

Oneida Lake at Oneida Creek
Canada Goose  500 
Bald Eagle  4  (2 adult, 2 immature)  

Sylvan Beach Barge Canal
Mallard  200   
Bufflehead  4    
Common Merganser  6    

Drive 39, North Bay 
Canada Goose  5115     
Scaup sp.  500    
Bald Eagle  1     
(This was a tough spot. The sun was low and I was looking right into it. The 
geese and ducks were intermingled and I was wondering how I was going to count 
these guys. But timing is important in birding. All these birds were put up by 
the eagle, some going west and some going east, and then there were none.) 


Oneida Lake, Cleveland
Canada Goose  2   
Mallard  91  

  
Brenda
--
Brenda Best
Durhamville, NY
bestbird AT me.com




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Subject: Sunday birds Oswego co
From: "wayne13114" <wayne13114 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:52:56 -0000
Today i did the waterfowl count with kevin mcgann while the waterfowl was slim 
we did have some good birds its hard to write where stuff was because we 
covered 

Areas from sandy pond to scriba and a slew of back highlights were

Red head sithe energy trail in scriba
tundra swans at sandy pond
Kingfisher at sandy island sp
Coopers hawk past port ontario on 104
Pine siskins at derby hill south lookout also a flock of ~40 near bishop rd in 
pulaski 

Purple finch with the large siskin flock
Raven at mexico point sp
Roughleg hawk dark phase at bishop rd
Snow buntings on atkinson rd and a few other locations around mexico
Lapland long spur atkinson rd
Northern harrier on lakeshore rd in scriba
Wayne




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