Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma birding

[Glenn Wilson]

The drive was closed last Friday.
Glenn

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On Mar 6, 2012, at 9:17 PM, David DiSiena  wrote:

> Thanks for all the advise that was offered.  The consensus seems to be to  
> visit in the spring and as soon as possible due to this years unusual 
> weather.  Hope to get out there soon.   Thanks again
> Dave DiSiena
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma

[Carol Keeler]

Does anyone know if the wildlife drive has been reopened?   They usually open 
about April 1st, but with this unusual weather, I was hoping that they might 
open earlier.  I think they are doing waterfowl banding right now, though.
 I was up in Oswego, Fair Haven, and Little Sodus Bay today to photograph ice.  
There were lots of Long Tail ducks everywhere I went.  The little pond at Fair 
Haven had Mute Swans and a size able group of Ring Neck ducks.

Carol Keeler

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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma birding

[David DiSiena]

Thanks for all the advise that was offered.  The consensus seems to be to  
visit in the spring and as soon as possible due to this years unusual weather.  
Hope to get out there soon.   Thanks again
Dave DiSiena

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] OOB Gray-crowned Rosy Finch

[david nicosia]

You guys made the news up there.

http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Feedback-Bird-Watchers-141632383.html 




 From: Dave Nutter 
To: cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu 
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 7:57 PM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] OOB Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
 

Today Ann Mitchell & I took the almost 3-hour trip to see the GRAY-CROWNED 
ROSY-FINCH, which was very cooperative on this 3rd day since its arrival. This 
was a life bird for both of us, and being only the second confirmed state 
record, it's a rare opportunity to see this species without trekking high into 
the western mountains. Besides, it has wonderfully subtle and unusual colors 
well worth seeing. So I hope the bird sticks around and more people get to see 
it. 

The location is in Lewis County, on NYS-12D, several miles north of Boonville 
and a short distance south of Locust Grove Road (lower left corner of p85 in 
DeLorme). Nancy Loomis, who discovered the bird on Sunday while doing a 
Feederwatch count, is graciously permitting visitors to park and scope from the 
area in front of their large separate garage/shop. The phone number to call in 
advance is 315-723-2527. The bird has been feeding on the deck, on a bird bath 
which is seasonally filled with seed, and on the ground. It also spends a lot 
of time in the nearby large deciduous trees where it often perches close to the 
trunks and can be a challenge to find, being rather bark-colored. It doesn't 
particularly associate with the numerous other birds at this busy feeding 
station - mainly HOUSE SPARROWS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, PURPLE FINCHES and 
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. Although it first showed up at 6:26 this morning, it 
was there when we arrived around 11:15
 and still there when we left at 12:40.

Form a car-pool, and good luck!

On our way back we stopped at the mucklands on NYS-31 west of the Village of 
Montezuma. It was barren except a very few scattered AMERICAN CROWS, although 
an adult BALD EAGLE was perched near its nest at northwest edge. There was also 
an adult Bald Eagle perched near the Armitage Road nest. 
>From East Road we saw some CANADA GEESE, NORTHERN PINTAILS, AMERICAN BLACK 
>DUCKS, AMERICAN WIGEON, and MALLARDS but only a handful of SNOW GEESE. 
Along Lower Lake Rd we found more waterfowl, including several TUNDRA SWANS 
(many in the distance), quite a few GADWALL, some distant COMMON MERGANSERS and 
COMMON GOLDENEYE, a small flock CANVASBACKS, a flock of REDHEADS with a few 
GREATER and LESSER SCAUP and RING-NECKED DUCKS mixed in, and at the south end 
near the intersection with NYS-89 by the Fayette/Seneca Falls town line, a 
dwindling raft of a couple thousand SNOW GEESE. As we scanned them 
unsuccessfully for a Ross's Goose, skeins kept taking off and flying northwest 
(Do they feed at night to avoid hunters?). There were also a few GREEN-WINGED 
TEAL nearby on the mud.

--Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] OOB Gray-crowned Rosy Finch

[Dave Nutter]

Today Ann Mitchell & I took the almost 3-hour trip to see the GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH, which was very cooperative on this 3rd day since its arrival. This was a life bird for both of us, and being only the second confirmed state record, it's a rare opportunity to see this species without trekking high into the western mountains. Besides, it has wonderfully subtle and unusual colors well worth seeing. So I hope the bird sticks around and more people get to see it. The location is in Lewis County, on NYS-12D, several miles north of Boonville and a short distance south of Locust Grove Road (lower left corner of p85 in DeLorme). Nancy Loomis, who discovered the bird on Sunday while doing a Feederwatch count, is graciously permitting visitors to park and scope from the area in front of their large separate garage/shop. The phone number to call in advance is 315-723-2527. The bird has been feeding on the deck, on a bird bath which is seasonally filled with seed, and on the ground. It also spends a lot of time in the nearby large deciduous trees where it often perches close to the trunks and can be a challenge to find, being rather bark-colored. It doesn't particularly associate with the numerous other birds at this busy feeding station - mainly HOUSE SPARROWS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, PURPLE FINCHES and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. Although it first showed up at 6:26 this morning, it was there when we arrived around 11:15 and still there when we left at 12:40.Form a car-pool, and good luck!On our way back we stopped at the mucklands on NYS-31 west of the Village of Montezuma. It was barren except a very few scattered AMERICAN CROWS, although an adult BALD EAGLE was perched near its nest at northwest edge. There was also an adult Bald Eagle perched near the Armitage Road nest. From East Road we saw some CANADA GEESE, NORTHERN PINTAILS, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, AMERICAN WIGEON, and MALLARDS but only a handful of SNOW GEESE. Along Lower Lake Rd we found more waterfowl, including several TUNDRA SWANS (many in the distance), quite a few GADWALL, some distant COMMON MERGANSERS and COMMON GOLDENEYE, a small flock CANVASBACKS, a flock of REDHEADS with a few GREATER and LESSER SCAUP and RING-NECKED DUCKS mixed in, and at the south end near the intersection with NYS-89 by the Fayette/Seneca Falls town line, a dwindling raft of a couple thousand SNOW GEESE. As we scanned them unsuccessfully for a Ross's Goose, skeins kept taking off and flying northwest (Do they feed at night to avoid hunters?). There were also a few GREEN-WINGED TEAL nearby on the mud.--Dave Nutter
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Song Sparrow singing

[Linda Orkin]

Me too, my first was on Sunday, slicing through the wind and snow squalls.
I always think it's so stimulating in the spring, first you're thinking,
"wait, what is that sound again.  and then the comfortable and exciting
recognition right after your brain finds the right file.

Linda Orkin

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Annette Nadeau wrote:

> I was delighted to see and hear the first Song Sparrow of the year (for
> me) singing in my yard on Burns Road in Brooktondale this morning!  
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[cayugabirds-l] Song Sparrow singing

[Annette Nadeau]

I was delighted to see and hear the first Song Sparrow of the year (for me) 
singing in my yard on Burns Road in Brooktondale this morning!

Annette


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[cayugabirds-l] Gray Crowned Rosy Finch

[Janet Akin]

The bird arrived at the feeders at 6:26 this morning. Janet Akin
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