Re: [cayugabirds-l] Horned grebes

[Dave Nutter]

At dusk 11 winter plumage Horned Grebes were together north of the red 
lighthouse, plus one probable transition plumage Horned Grebe with them. Also 1 
winter plumage Horned Grebe was in Cayuga Inlet with some Mallards between Cass 
Park and the south end of Newman Golf Course.  

Also a pair of Pied-billed Grebes resting on the lake near AH Treman SMP, and a 
3rd near the white lighthouse at the mouth of Cayuga Inlet.

- - Dave Nutter

> On Mar 25, 2019, at 10:36 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
> 4 horned grebes offshore here with 4 Red breasted mergansers & 
> 7 Canada geese. 
> Grebes were actively diving & popping back up to surface. Mergs just 
> swimming, not diving. 
> 
> Donna Scott
> Lansing/Cayuga Lake
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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Army Depot Birding Tours

[Chris Lajewski]

Dear Birders: 

The Montezuma Audubon Center and Seneca White Deer would like to invite you to 
a unique birding experience this spring at the former Seneca Army Depot. We 
will offer a rare glimpse into the breeding and migratory songbirds, birds of 
prey and their habitats of this Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA). For years, 
birders have wondered, “what lies beyond the fence?” Wonder no more. Now your 
birding community has the chance to find out.

We will lead birding tours on our comfortable tour bus from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
on May 6, 13, and 20, and June 3, 17, and 24. Come experience this IBA where 
over 120 species of birds either migrate through or live during the year. 
Furthermore, we proudly announce that our pair of Bald Eagles is back again for 
at least the 11th straight year!

This site encompasses approximately 10,000 acres between Cayuga and Seneca 
Lakes in the Finger Lakes region. Having formerly been maintained as a military 
base, much of the area is successional habitat. According to the NY GAP data, 
approximately 80% of the site is shrub habitat, which includes old 
field/pastures, shrub swamps, successional hardwoods, and successional shrubs. 
The site also has extensive forest and some wetland habitat, and supports a 
population of white deer.

 This relatively large early successional habitat supports characteristic 
species, including the American Woodcock, Willow Flycatcher, Brown Thrasher, 
Blue-winged Warbler, Eastern Towhee, and Field Sparrow. A Red-headed Woodpecker 
was reported in 2003.

 Besides the multitude of bird species, the tour will offer stops to look at a 
beaver dam, a personnel bomb shelter, an empty ammo bunker and a cemetery with 
the remains of colonial soldiers! In addition, you will have a chance to see 
some members of the world’s largest herd of white, whitetail deer!

 Chris Lajewski, Center Director of the Montezuma Audubon Center, will be your 
birding guide. Chris has nearly 20 years of experience guiding bird tours and 
will be a great compliment to our tour guide/driver who will talk about the 
wildlife and history of the former depot. There will be a 5-person minimum for 
each tour at a cost of $40 per person. Reservations can be made on line at 
www.senecawhitedeer.org or by calling 315-759-8220.

 Come experience the birds, the ghost deer, the military history and much more. 
There is only one place like it on our planet – the Seneca Army Depot!

 Sincerely,
 Dennis Money, President, Seneca White Deer Inc.  Chris Lajewski, Center 
Director, Montezuma Audubon Center

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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

 RBA




*New York
   
   - Syracuse
   - March 25, 2019
   - NYSY 03. 25. 19




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert

Dates: March 18 - March 25,  2019

To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com

Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, 
Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex

compiled: March 25 AT 6:30 p.m. EDT

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org







Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on March 18, 
2019




Highlights:




GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

ROSS’S GOOSE

CACKLING GOOSE

EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL

EURASIAN WIGEON

BARROW’S GOLDENEYE

KING EIDER

SURF SCOTER

BLACK SCOTER

BLACK VULTURE

PEREGRINE FALCON

GOLDEN EAGLE

SANDHILL CRANE

GREATER YELLOWLEGS

ICELAND GULL

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

NORTHERN SHRIKE

EVENING GROSBEAK










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

   




     3/19: A GREATER WHITE FRONTED GOOSE was at Carncross Road.

     3/22: The season’s first GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Carncross Road. 
One was seen on the 24th. at Carncross and in the mucklands on Rt. 31.

     3/23: An EURASIAN GREEN WINGED TEAL was seen in the marsh on Morgan Road. 
It was relocated also on the 24th. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen from East Road.

     3/24: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen from East road and at the Mucklands. An 
EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen from East Road.







Derby Hill Bird Observatory

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     1/767 raptors were counted at Derby Hill this week. 16 GOLDEN EAGLES were 
tallied. Large numbers of SNOW GEESE were seen during the week and 2 ROSS’S 
GEESE were seen also.







Oswego County






     3/19: The male KING EIDER in Oswego Harbor continues and was seen through 
the 24th. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Hellinger Road.

     3/24: A female BLACK SCOTER persists in Oswego Harbor.

     3/25: 6 TREE SWALLOWS were seen in Phoenix.







Onondaga county






     3/18: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Skaneateles Lake from the 
village and was seen through the 20th.

     3/19: A BLACK VULTURE was seen near Jamesville Beach. An ICELAND GULL was 
seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake

     3/20: 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville.

     3/21: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga 
Lake.

     3/22: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Otisco Lake from Church Hill 
Road.

     A ROSS’S GULL was seen in flight from Oakwood Cemetary in Syracuse.







Madison County






     EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at feeders on Carpenter Road in Sheds and Eden 
Hollow Road near Erieville.

     3/19: 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen on Leland Pond south of Bouckville.

     3/23: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.







Oneida County






     3/24: A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Oneida Creek south of Verona Beach 
State Park.







Herkimer county






     EVENING GROSBEAKS continue daily at a feeder on Military Road north of 
Dolgeville.




     




  End Transcript












Joseph Brin

Region 5

Baldwinsville, NY, 13027, USA




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] White-winged Turkey Vulture

[Jay McGowan]

Here are some shots from 2015:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S25748222

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:51 PM Dave Nutter  wrote:

> This morning at 9:50am as I drove east on NYS-366 through Varna, I saw
> a/the white-winged Turkey Vulture soaring rather low near the intersection
> with Freese & Mt Pleasant Roads. Since the taxi was empty, I was able to
> pull over and get a binocular view.
>
> On the right wing it only a single white feather, the outermost primary,
> that is the leading edge. All of the other flight feathers on the right
> wing were normal (silver below), and the right wing lining was also normal,
> solid blackish brown.
>
> But one the left wing all the primaries were white except a single darker
> one among them about 4th or 5th from the leading edge. Under the left wing
> there was a round patch of dark feathers at the base of the primaries
> separated by whitish from the rest of the dark normal wing lining.
>
> Just now I can’t find any photos of the white-winged Turkey Vulture from
> several years ago, but this bird reminded me very strongly of that bird. If
> anyone has photos of that bird, or recalls the last time it was sighted, or
> also saw this bird lately, I would be interested.
>
> - - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] White-winged Turkey Vulture

[Dave Nutter]

This morning at 9:50am as I drove east on NYS-366 through Varna, I saw a/the 
white-winged Turkey Vulture soaring rather low near the intersection with 
Freese & Mt Pleasant Roads. Since the taxi was empty, I was able to pull over 
and get a binocular view.

On the right wing it only a single white feather, the outermost primary, that 
is the leading edge. All of the other flight feathers on the right wing were 
normal (silver below), and the right wing lining was also normal, solid 
blackish brown.

But one the left wing all the primaries were white except a single darker one 
among them about 4th or 5th from the leading edge. Under the left wing there 
was a round patch of dark feathers at the base of the primaries separated by 
whitish from the rest of the dark normal wing lining. 

Just now I can’t find any photos of the white-winged Turkey Vulture from 
several years ago, but this bird reminded me very strongly of that bird. If 
anyone has photos of that bird, or recalls the last time it was sighted, or 
also saw this bird lately, I would be interested.

- - Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey at Stewart Park

[Ann Mitchell]

I saw an Osprey flying up the creek heading towards  Stewart Park this morning.

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[cayugabirds-l] Horned grebes

[Donna Lee Scott]

4 horned grebes offshore here with 4 Red breasted mergansers &
7 Canada geese.
Grebes were actively diving & popping back up to surface. Mergs just swimming, 
not diving.

Donna Scott
Lansing/Cayuga Lake
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