RE: [cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon question

[Richard Guthrie]

We may be having a similar situation here in the Capital district with a
loon that we suspect to be a Pacific Loon showing up around the same time in
the same place on Tomhannock Reservoir (Troy city water supply) for several
years. In fact, it was about 10 years ago that one first showed up here.
After a long period of apparent absence (or not), the (?) bird; has been
playing a game of hide and seek with birders in the area. One problem is
that the reservoir is large and the bird seems to prefer the inaccessible
shoreline across from any decent viewing areas. But I suspect it is the same
bird returning annually. 

 

Other waterfowl and long-lived species (ie some notable gulls) have
demonstrated this sort of site fidelity over the years. It's when one is
distinctive because of rarity or physical feature that enables us to suspect
it may be the same individual. 

 

So we keep looking and cheering it on whatever the case.

 

Rich Guthrie

New Baltimore,

The Greene County

gael...@capital.net

http://blog.timesunion.com/birding

 

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From: bounce-7287856-13445...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-7287856-13445...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Nutter
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:02 PM
To: Asher Hockett
Cc: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon question

 

I suspect it's one bird who took a novel route the first time 
but found that it worked well, so it repeats the trip annually.  
I share your curiosity about what makes the Sheldrake area 
attractive to the Pacific Loon, but maybe it's just the most easy-
to-view portion of a much larger part of the lake which the 
bird uses.  
--Dave Nutter


On Nov 08, 2010, at 05:09 PM, Asher Hockett  wrote:

I may have asked this before - recycling questions for me is becoming more
frequent - so forgive if a repeat. 

Every year for 6 or so years we've had a Pacific Loon at Sheldrake. I
believe it is likely the same bird, but until one of us gets a lot closer
that will remain speculation. If it isn't then is there something about the
Sheldrake area which is particularly hospitable to errant members of its
species, and is there a set of of conditions which occur when these birds
are departing their summer grounds which is conducive to their going astray
and showing up here?

If it is the same, do the experts figure it has reprogrammed itself to
repeat the set of wrong turns it made originally, now having become
accustomed to whatever landmarks or system of navigation it uses to get
here? 

Any hypotheses?

-- 
asher

-Never play it the same way once.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon question

[Dave Nutter]

I suspect it's one bird who took a novel route the first time but found that it worked well, so it repeats the trip annually.  I share your curiosity about what makes the Sheldrake area attractive to the Pacific Loon, but maybe it's just the most easy-to-view portion of a much larger part of the lake which the bird uses.  --Dave NutterOn Nov 08, 2010, at 05:09 PM, Asher Hockett  wrote:I may have asked this before - recycling questions for me is becoming more frequent - so forgive if a repeat. Every year for 6 or so years we've had a Pacific Loon at Sheldrake. I believe it is likely the same bird, but until one of us gets a lot closer that will remain speculation. If it isn't then is there something about the Sheldrake area which is particularly hospitable to errant members of its species, and is there a set of of conditions which occur when these birds are departing their summer grounds which is conducive to their going astray and showing up here?
If it is the same, do the experts figure it has reprogrammed itself to repeat the set of wrong turns it made originally, now having become accustomed to whatever landmarks or system of navigation it uses to get here? 
Any hypotheses?-- asher-Never play it the same way once.

[cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon question

[Asher Hockett]

I may have asked this before - recycling questions for me is becoming more
frequent - so forgive if a repeat.

Every year for 6 or so years we've had a Pacific Loon at Sheldrake. I
believe it is likely the same bird, but until one of us gets a lot closer
that will remain speculation. If it isn't then is there something about the
Sheldrake area which is particularly hospitable to errant members of its
species, and is there a set of of conditions which occur when these birds
are departing their summer grounds which is conducive to their going astray
and showing up here?

If it is the same, do the experts figure it has reprogrammed itself to
repeat the set of wrong turns it made originally, now having become
accustomed to whatever landmarks or system of navigation it uses to get
here?

Any hypotheses?

-- 
asher

-Never play it the same way once.

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[cayugabirds-l] Cockatiel

[jpackard]

My neighbor down the road just called to tell me she found a cockatiel
flying around her yard. She coaxed it in the house, and was holding
on to it when she called me. I told her that her best bet was to take the bird 
to 
the Cornell vet school. I wonder if this was the same cockatiel flying around
Cornell a week ago?

Bruce Packard

Groton



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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  November 08, 2010
*  NYSY 0811.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
November 01, 2009 - November 08, 2010
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:November 08 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#229 -Monday November 08, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 
01 
, 2010
 
Highlights:
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RED-NECKED GREBE
PACIFIC LOON (Extralimital)
BLACK SCOTER
GOLDEN EAGLE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
PEREGRINE FALCON
SANDHILL CRANE
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
SNOW BUNTING
EVENING GROSBEAK
PINE SISKIN


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 11/7: 20 SANDHILL CRANES were observed in Knox-Marsellus Marsh.


Oswego County


 11/3: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was found at Mexico Point State Park. 2 
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen at Derby Hill.
 11/6: 9 Raptor species including a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were seen flying over 
Bishop Hill Road north of Pulaski. Also 2  LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on the 
ground nearby.


Onondaga County


 11/6: At Lakeview Point on Onondaga Lake 100 SNOW BUNTINGS, 200 BLACK 
SCOTERS, 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 2 COMMON LOONS, and 2 MERLINS were found. At the 
south end of Jamesville Reservoir WOOD DUCK, PIED-BILLED GREBE and 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER were seen. A PEREGRINE FALCON and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 
were seen on West Dead Creek Road west of Baldwinsville.
 11/7: A MERLIN was seen on North Street in Marcellus.


Cayuga County


 11/7: 4 DUNLIN and assorted waterfowl were seen at Fairhaven State Park.


Madison County


 11/6: 11 EVENING GROSBEAKS were found on Hunt Road at the south end of 
DeRuyter Reservoir. Also PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES were seen at many 
places in that area.
  

Extralimital


 11/7: A PACIFIC LOON was reported again near Sheldrake Point on Cayuga 
Lake.
  


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[cayugabirds-l] Marie Read-Cayuga Bird Club speaker, Nov 8, 7:30 PM

[Laura Stenzler]

Hi all,
 Tonight, Nov 8, the Cayuga Bird Club meeting will feature as our guest 
speaker, nature photographer Marie Read. In her presentation, "Sierra Sojourn," 
Marie will show us the birds of Mono Lake (an alkaline sea surrounded by 
sagebrush desert) and California's Eastern Sierra.  Check out Marie's website - 
http://www.marieread.com/

Refreshments at 7:15 pm, the meeting starts at 7:30 and the program starts 
around 8 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology auditorium. Open to the public - 
please join us!


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[cayugabirds-l] Christmas Bird Counts

[grosb...@clarityconnect.com]

Hello all,

The Cortland Christmas Bird Count will be Dec 18th and the Southern
Highlands-New Woodstock CBC will 
be Jan 2nd. If anyone would like to help please contact me at the email
above. It looks like it'll be a finchy 
winter. 

cheers,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks- Richford

[Drew Fulton]

I had two females at my feeders on Etna road in Ithaca this morning as 
well.  We had 8+ Pine Siskins about a week ago but haven't seen them 
since.  We also have had 4 Fox Sparrows that are feeding on the ground 
under the feeders for the last 3 or 4 days.  I can barely keep the 
feeders full!


Best,
Drew


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On 11/8/10 7:34 AM, David McCartt wrote:

Hi All,

We just had two female EVENING GROSBEAKS visit our feeders.  We also 
had up to nine PINE SISKINS over the weekend and as I type this a 
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET is moving around the feeder tree just 10' feet 
away!


Good Birding,
David McCartt
Richford

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[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks- Richford

[David McCartt]

Hi All,

We just had two female EVENING GROSBEAKS visit our feeders.  We also  
had up to nine PINE SISKINS over the weekend and as I type this a  
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET is moving around the feeder tree just 10' feet  
away!


Good Birding,
David McCartt
Richford

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