[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma--Cattle Egret
From Genesee birds. Please post if this bird is refound. Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:13:01 -0400 From: Steve Taylor steve...@rochester.rr.com To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Montezuma NWR -Wednesday September 12th Message-ID: 20120912201301.U8PE7.142151. root@hrndva-web10-z02 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I was able to spend over four hours at Montezuma today, and it was a very pleasant day with some satisfying birding. I was at Knox Marcellus Marsh along Towpath Road from 9:00 - 11:15 am. The species count is down and the numbers of birds are down significantly from August, but the quality was good. I am listing the shorebirds in the order I identified them, along with actual counts (the low numbers) or estimates (the high rounded numbers with + signs): Lesser yellowlegs Pectoral sandpiper 100+ HUDSONIAN GODWIT 4 Semipalmated plover 25+ Least sandpiper 25+ Semipalmated sandpiper 10 Black bellied plover 2 American golden plover 14 Killdeer 8 Red necked phalarope 2 Greater yellowlegs 4 Buff breasted sandpiper 1 Spotted sandpiper 1 Also: 9 Sandhill cranes 15 Great Egrets 240+ Great Blue herons (I did try for an accurate count of these and did two full scans of the marsh. Each time I was close to the 240 number, and I am sure that there were many hidden in the vegetation.) 8 Bald eagles Over at Puddlers Marsh, there were 28 Great blue herons 12 Greater yellowlegs (no Lessers!) Over 100 ducks including Mallard, Black, Green-winged teal, Shoveller, and Pintail. At the Visitors' Center: 40+ Lesser yellowlegs 1 Greater yellowlegs At the stagnant pool before Larue's Lagoon 1 Solitary sandpiper 1 Lesser yellowlegs 1 Killdeer At Larue's Lagoon: Killdeer 25+ American golden plover 8 Lesser yellowlegs Greater yellowlegs 2 White rumped sandpiper 2 Least sandpiper 4 Semipalmated sandpiper 2 Hard to believe but I failed to find any dowitchers, snipe, stilt and Baird's sandpipers anywhere on Montezuma today. Finally Benning Marsh was flooded and held only a few Killdeer. In the deeper vegetation on the west end of the marsh was a CATTLE EGRET (fall plumaged adult) which was often out of sight as it dipped down into the deep grass and the scooped mud holes. If I had not stopped to scan for snipe, I would have driven right by this bird!!! A great way to end my visit to Montezuma!!! Good birding to all, Steve Taylor Pittsford, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] FWD: DWeber: Cattle Egret still at Benning Marsh M...
FWD: DWeber: Cattle Egret still at Benning Marsh MNWR as of 8:35am --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods Carolina Wren
Hi all, There is a very vocal CAROLINA WREN singing from the Wilson Trail just north of the Lab of Ornithology this morning. A brief walk along the first part of the Wilson trail (north) between 8:30 and 9 am was fairly quiet of birds except near the north feeders where there are many, many Goldfinches and Cedar Waxwings. Laura Laura Stenzler Lab Manager Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, New York 14850 Office: (607) 254 2141 Lab:(607) 254 2142 Fax:(607) 254 2486 l...@cornell.edumailto:l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Currently
Lone Herring Gull and Greater Black-backed Gull hanging out with the Ring-billed Gulls on Elm Beach Road spit right now. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] birds and plans for Stewart Park
Sorry I was not at the Cayuga Bird Club meeting on Monday. Perhaps this got mentioned, but I want to spread the word to others who missed the meeting as well. Rick Manning of the Cayuga Waterfront Initiative and Friends of Stewart Park has asked the Cayuga Bird Club for input about Stewart Park management generally and about a couple of proposed signs in particular. Club President Linda Orkin, Historian Jane Graves, and I will be meeting with him later this month.The sites for signs could be somewhere along the lakeshore to discuss birding on the lake, and at the entrance(s) to Renwick Wildwood such as along the curving boardwalk or where the trail along the east side of the woods emerges. Ideas for content are welcome, such as info for the general public or info for birders new to the area.Another issue is how can Stewart Park best be managed for birds as well as people. Birds and birding are recognized as important here, and park proponents want to help, not hurt, as they proceed. What practices are good? What could be better? What is valuable about the habitats? How can landscaping be optimized for birds, birding, and non-birding activities? Sometimes well-intentioned landscapers want to "clean up" places using an aesthetic which is unaware of bird habitats or ecology. Thus in recent years we have seen many shrubs bottomed out or removed,the widening of the path around the swan pond to bring in lawnmowers,a huge project to remove and grind up logs and driftwood from the lakeshore, and the removal of any tree which falla into the lagoon. There is talk of removing aquatic vegetation from the lake.What should management policies be around the Fuertes Sanctuary (aka Swan Pond)? What should policies be in Renwick Wildwood?What is your opinion as a birder?Note that there are also proposals for development in Stewart Park. The building now used by DPW next to the Large Pavilion may become a museum about the few years a century ago when it was used as a silent film studio. The concrete ramp into the lake between those buildings may become the site of an amphitheater. DPW's activities may be moved to a new building at the southeast corner of the park, just south of where the road makes a sharp turn. The path along the lakeshore and Fall Creek may be extended as a loop along the south side of Stewart Park. Again, birding concerns should be voiced.A related narrow anti-bird concern is goose feces on paths, lawns and play areas. Ideas for discouraging or limiting the areas where geese graze and defecate, or ways of cleaning up after them are welcome too.Rick has referenced his 2009 Stewart Park Rehabilitation Action Plan, which includes a fine description of birding. Although attachments are not allowed on this list serve, I may be able to send a copy to anyone who requests it. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Cattle egret
The cattle egret was still there when I left Benning Marsh at 10:00. It was by the thruway when I arrived, but flew toward me and was much closer, but quickly flew to the grassy area to the left. I often had to wait for the dust clouds to settle to get a decent view. Those trucks fly through there. There were two peregrines in the area stirring up the killdeer. I hope this goes through. I emailed from my iPhone but the server wouldn't accept it. Any ideas why? Carol Keeler Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cattle egret
Still there at 10:00. Was out by thruway, but flew towards me about half way. Then it flew into the grasses to the right. Real good looks between dust storms. There have been two peregrines all about. They kept the killdeer up at LaRues. Carol Keeler Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret still on west end of Benning at 1pm -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] BirdsEye-Montezuma NWR-2012-9-13
Observer: Wade Melissa Rowley 2012-09-13 11:22 Montezuma NWR Protocol: Traveling 3 Miles 124 Minutes Observers: 2 All birds reported? Yes 70Canada Goose 5Wood Duck 2American Black Duck 40Mallard 25Northern Shoveler 2Green-winged Teal (American) 1Double-crested Cormorant 3Great Blue Heron 1Cattle Egretwest end of banning. photos to follow 1Green Heron 4Turkey Vulture 2Northern Harrier 1Bald Eagle 1Red-tailed Hawk 2Common Gallinule 9Killdeer 1Solitary Sandpiper 1Greater Yellowlegs 6Lesser Yellowlegs 3Least Sandpiper 9Ring-billed Gull 1Great Black-backed Gull 3Caspian Tern 1Peregrine Falcon 6Tree Swallow 3Black-capped Chickadee 60European Starling 2Song Sparrow 1Swamp Sparrow 30Red-winged Blackbird This report was created and sent using BirdsEye BirdLog (httphttp://birdseyebirding.com/ :// http://birdseyebirding.com/birdseyebirding.com/http://birdseyebirding.com/) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret
Got to see the Cattle Egret up fairly close. It flew toward me. I hope it stays for a while so others can see it. I have one of my images of it here, if you are interested. http://www.pbase.com/image/146026524 The two Peregrines were cooperative too. They moved around from place to place, but finally sat for a while in one of the trees near the new shorebird area. One was noticeably larger than the other. This image is of the larger bird. http://www.pbase.com/carol_keeler_photo/image/146026758 Lots of Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs were in the Visitors pool. Lots of Killdeer other places, but not much else shorebird wise. I was looking for the Golden Plovers. The Peregrines kept stirring up the birds which didn't help. Many ducks were around, but not in the main pool. Carol Keeler -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club field trip this weekend - meet at CLO, NOT at Stewart Park
All: I am leading a field trip this Saturday. This had been scheduled to meet at Stewart Park, but I just realized that the Aids ride for life is starting from there at 7am. We will instead meet at the Lab of O parking lot and proceed from there, leaving about 7:10 or so. From there the plan is to go up the lake, returning by 4pm. Huge apologies to anyone who is inconvenienced by this last-minute change. Paul -- Paul Anderson, VP of Engineering, GrammaTech, Inc. 531 Esty St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: +1 607 273-7340 x118; http://www.grammatech.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma report Thus Aug 13th
MNWR today and had a falcon sweep-less Gyr. Two young Peregrines and an adult male merlin all sitting on the mud at the new shorebird area. Needless to say shorebirds were hard to find other than the omnipresent yellowlegs. Other than six female shovelers and as few widgeon ducks were Mallard. Towpath areas were equally sleepy and what birds were present were lost in the heat shimmer. Exceptions were the myriad of Great Blues and Great Egrets, geese and swans. Best at Puddler's were two Whimbrel. Howland Island surprise with ability to drive in about a mile beyond the new bridge construction to a new parking lot about a half mile from the first pond. All ponds on island devoid of birds and most odonates-very dry for the most part. J -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ Conserve and Create Habitat -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
