RE: [cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret(s)?

2013-11-04 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal 
Hi Dave and all,

It may be the weather pattern that brought the Cattle Egrets to the town. I 
believe there were two more Cattle Egrets in the Buffalo region in last two 
days (reported to Genesee Birds).



Meena



Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/


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Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 10:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret(s)?

The CATTLE EGRET which we saw on the east side of NYS-96 a short distance north 
of Bromka Rd in Romulus had a slight wash of blond on the forehead. The bird on 
the dock across Treman Marina was much farther away, so it was hard to see 
whether it had this wash or not, but Jay showed me a photo he took by going 
much closer (after noticing that it did not move when a guy with a big active 
dog walked along that side of the marina), and that photo showed a much whiter 
forehead. I bet the bird we saw in Romulus will come back again to the same 
field, even though the cows are a bit unwelcoming. It came back after Marty saw 
it leave yesterday. As for how crazy it is for Cattle Egrets to be around this 
late, there seems to be a pattern of them showing up in the basin well into 
autumn. I once found one at Goose Haven (along NYS-89 south of South Spring 
Pool by Montezuma NWR) in mid-December. I welcome others' theories as to 
whether these birds got blown north on the recent strong south winds or just 
happened to show up now on their way south from somewhere else.

--Dave Nutter

On Nov 03, 2013, at 03:44 PM, Ann Mitchell  wrote:

Around 11:30 a.m.Dave and I saw the Cattle Egret Marty spotted yesterday near 
Romulus. It gave us great views next to the road with 20 plus cows. The cows 
seemed to harass it a bit. It then flew to the west side of the road over some 
trees. An hour plus later one was reported at Treman Marina. We stopped to see 
that egret. It is hard to say if it was the same bird we saw up north.
Good birding,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] It's official .... LARUE'S LAGOON!!!!

2013-11-04 Thread Joe DeVito 
I was lucky enough to spend a day with Larue and Jackie while doing their 
counts about 2 years ago. 

The enjoyment in Larue's voice as he was calling off counts contained a little 
chuckle with each birds numbers. It was an absolute honor to be apart of that. 

I wish I could have been there to see the ceremony for him. And he deserves at 
the least, to have a part of MNWR named after him. 

The only thing left is to figure out which part we one day dedicate to Jackie 
Bakker. No one has had the affect on as many birders of the area than her. 
Especially this one. She is always smiling and happy to assist anyone that 
walks into that visitor center. Her enthusiasm is a brush fire that spreads 
uncontrollably. 

 I will never forget my first visit to MNWR in April 2010. She circled all the 
eagles nests on a map and directed us where to go visit and what to see there. 
But it was her very last comment that stuck with me over 3 years ago and it is 
my current sign off in dedication to her. As we were leaving the visitor center 
she said "hey, don't forget to look up."

Don't forget to look up,
Joe DeVito

On Nov 3, 2013, at 6:07 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard  
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> This afternoon John & I attended activities in the MNWR Visitor's Center in 
> which Larue St. Clair was honored for his 20 yrs. as a volunteer at 
> Montezuma. As expected, a gift was presented to him.
>  
> We all know about Larue listing his counts & in what areas of the refuge 
> birds were seen. (Jackie Bakker has been helping him as another set of eyes & 
> by doing the driving for him in the hidden areas of the refuge the last few 
> years. He will be 88 on 4 Dec.!)
>  
> These lists, for the first time, gave the refuge a written daily, weekly, 
> yearly record of when birds first arrived, their apparent departure times, & 
> also alerted birders about birds which were rarities to our area.  
> Eventually, the value of those records became known to other wildlife 
> refuges. They are now following Larue's lead, doing  counts & keeping records 
> of birds in their areas!
>  
> After the words of praise & acknowledgement of his many contributions, his 
> gift was presented. As I saw the cover begin to come off, I gasped, clapped & 
> had to fight back my tears, never expecting to see what I had hoped for.
>  
> It was an official sign soon to be erected: LARUE'S LAGOON.
>  
> Let me offer my personal thanks to all you birders who didn't accept the 
> Yellow-legs name which was originally intended for what we mule heads 
> insisted on calling Larue's Lagoon. He knows he has been honored & is 
> respected. Too many wonderful people go to their graves, never having known 
> that.
>  
> Cheers and congratulations, Larue!  Thank you to MNWR personnel for the gift.
>  
> Fritzie Blizzard
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[cayugabirds-l] Larue's honor

2013-11-04 Thread CFSchmitt 
How delightful to hear that Larue's Lagoon is now official, and Larue St. 
Clair has been honored in this way for all his efforts!
I will now proudly admit that Ron and I originated the name "Larue's 
Lagoon," in Sept. of 1995.   When that area was first created, and given such 
a pitiful name, we thought we could at least informally give Larue some 
credit for his generous volunteer work and coined "Larue's Lagoon,"   liking 
the 
alliteration.   I began to post sightings using that name and it quickly 
caught on.   
This is pleasing news!
Carol Schmitt
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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2013-11-04 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* November 04, 2013
*  NYSY  11. 04. 13
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

October 29, 2013 - November 04, 2013
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:November 04 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#367 Tuesday October 29, 2013
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
October 29, 2013
 
Highlights:
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WHITE-FACED IBIS
GLOSSY IBIS
ROSS’S GOOSE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAEK
GOLDEN EAGLE
COMMON GALLINULE
ICELAND GULL
BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE
SANDHILL CRANE
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
ICELAND GULL
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
BOHEMIAN WAXWING



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


     10/30: DUNLIN, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and WILSON’S 
SNIPE were all seen at Colvin Marsh south of the MAC on Rt. 89.
     11/2: Both the GLOSSY and WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at the Visitor’s 
Center. WHITE-RUMPED and LEAST SANDPIPER were seen at Colvin Marsh. 3 
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and a ROSS’S GOOSE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
     11/4: Both the GLOSSY and WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Larue’s Lagoon 
along the Wildlife Drive.
     No mention of the American Pelicans was seen this week.


Oneida County
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     11/3: A BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE was seen being harassed by Bonaparte’s 
Gulls from the lighthouse at Verona Beach State Park. At the parking lot of the 
park an ICELAND GULL  was spotted.


Oswego County


     11/3: Seven species of Raptor were noted at bishop Hill Road north of 
Pulaski. Highlights were 6 GOLDEN EAGLES and 4 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. anearly 
BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen in a flock of Ceder Waxwings at Derby Hill. Also 
noted were a SANDHILL CRANE and a RED-TTHROATED LOON.


Onondaga County


     10/30: This was the last positive report of the WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Van 
Buren Park in Baldwinsville. Goose numbers have increased so it still may be 
there.
     11/4: TUNDRA SWANS were reported at Beaver Lake west of Baldwinsville.


Extralimital


     11/3: A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD continues at the home of Dave Kennedy on 
Mynderse Street in Seneca Falls.

     
     
--  end report



Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cattle Egret(s)?

2013-11-04 Thread Dave Nutter 
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