Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wisdom...the world's oldest wild bird...here's the link!

[John Gregoire]

Much too political and divisive a site and the article on Wisdom fails to
give credit to the most accomplished ornithologist of our time. Wisdom was
originally banded and her band replaced many times as it became worn by
Chandler Robbins, an ornithologist with the USF&WS and my beloved mentor.

Chan found this remarkable Albatross while doing his alternative service to
our government as he was a conscientious objector to war but loyal to
country.

Chan went on to create the Breeding Bird Survey, the US Bird Atlassing
system and so much more. Chan was in his mid-90s when he passed away a few
years ago. He maintained his office and work until shortly before his final
illness. He garnered so many international honors during his long career at
the Patuxent Wildlife Research Station in Maryland but most of all I
remember him and his Wisdom (not an accidental name) as my friend.

On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 2:41 PM Marie P. Read  wrote:

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> https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-oldest-wild-bird-wisdom.html?fbclid=IwAR1dLy3aqP-tbVmOc_k67CGNNBRhduGJZHFIUnc8IGPwArmX_vi1XcktMi4
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> THE OLDEST WILD BIRD, WISDOM
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> The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current
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> *From:* bounce-125216200-5851...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125216200-5851...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Marie P. Read <
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> *Sent:* Sunday, December 13, 2020 2:39 PM
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> Some moving words about the albatross "Wisdom", thought to be the world's
> oldest wild bird...from amazing poet, ornithologist and Cornell alumnus,
> Pepper Trail.
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[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* December 14, 2020

*  NYSY  12. 14. 20

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s):

December 07 to December 14, 2020

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: December 14 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#730 

Monday December 14, 2020

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

December 07, 2020

 

Highlights:

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RED-THROATED LOON

ANHINGA (Extralimital)

GREAT EGRET

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

CACKLING GOOSE

KING EIDER

BLACK SCOTER

PEREGRINE FALCON

SANDHILL CRANE

ICELAND GULL

GLAUCOUS GULL

SNOWY OWL

SHORT-EARED OWL

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

NORTHERN SHRIKE

BLUE-WINGED WARBLER

PINE GROSBEAK

EVENING GROSBEAK

COMMOM REDPOLL

HOARY REDPOLL

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

RED CROSSBILL










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

  




     12/7: A very late BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was photographed nicely on North 
Mays Point Road.

     12/10: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen along Rt.89 near Wilgoose Field. 3 
SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in the Morgan Road Marshes.

     12 14: 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Visitor’s Center. A 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen from VanDyne Spoor road. 234 SANDHILL CRANES were 
seen from East Road. 







Cayuga county






     1211: 11 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Fair Haven State Park.







Onondaga County






     The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD initially found on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville 
continues to come to feeders and was present today.

     12/8: A RED CROSSBILL was seen in flight on Hoag Road south of 
Baldwinsville.

     12/11: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen with Canadas on Jamesville Reservoir.

     12/12: Up to 28 RED CROSSBILLS were still present on Shakham Road in the 
Morgan Hill State Forest . 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen also. A HOARY REDPOLL 
was again seen with Common Redpolls on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake.

     12/13: An ICELAND GULL continues on the Seneca river in Baldwinsville. A 
late GREAT EGRET was present south of the Honeywell Center of Onondaga Lake.







Oswego County






     12/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Bayshore Road in Oswego county. 
EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Wheeler Road in Altmar, in Minetto, on Fraser 
Road in Mexico and in Amboy Center. A young male KING EIDER and a BLACK SCOTER 
were seen at Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake Ontario.

     12/9: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen on Selma Road in Central 
Square.

     12/11: A female KING EIDER and a RED-THROATED LOON were found in Oswego 
Harbor. 

     12/12: 7 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake 
Ontario. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario.

     12/13: A KING EIDER was again seen in Oswego Harbor. EVENING GROSBEAKS 
were seen in Willianstown.







Madison County






     12/8: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Musician Road in Earleville.

     12/10: 7 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Crumb Hill Road near DeRuyter.

     12/11: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. 11 
COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville.







Oneida county






     12/8: 43 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Durhamville. 

     12/14: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in Waterville.







Herkimer County






     12/7: A PINE GROSBEAK was see at Salisbury Corners north of Dolgeville.

     12/8: 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Salisbury Corners north of 
Dolgeville.







Extralimital






     12/13: An extremely rare for New York ANHINGA was found on the bank of 
Black Creek in Churchville Park in Churchville, Monroe County. It was still 
present today and offered close views to many birders.

            




End Report







Joseph Brin

Baldwinsville NY

Region 5



   
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[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma area birding

[Matthew Medler]

To celebrate the start of the Christmas Bird Count season, I spent the day 
today (14 Dec 2020) birding at various spots in the Montezuma CBC circle. I was 
joined at different times by Tim Lenz, Jay McGowan, and Drew Weber for 
socially-distanced birding. In a testament to the incredible birding 
opportunities in the area, we collectively tallied just over 14,000 individuals 
of 67 species.

Tim and I started the morning at Cayuga Lake State Park 
(https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S77470419), where we found 14 species of 
waterfowl. Tim also picked out 15 Bonaparte's Gulls, which were a nice 
surprise. From there, Tim headed to the NYS Chiropractic College, where he had 
650 Snow Geese, a Northern Mockingbird, and an American Kestrel. I drove up 
Lower Lake Road, where I came across a tight flock of 84 Ruddy Ducks.

After that, I headed up to the western side of Howland Island 
(https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S77478312), where I spent a few hours 
walking around on the trails. It was a woodpecker wonderland there! I observed 
all six species of regular woodpeckers (including an uncommon-in-winter 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker) with Hairy Woodpecker and Northern Flicker 
particularly vocal and conspicuous. At this point in the day, it felt almost 
balmy, so seeing five Yellow-rumped Warblers, two Belted Kingfishers, Great 
Blue Heron, and a Winter Wren fit in with the warmish weather.

>From there, I made my way to the Montezuma NWR Visitors Center 
>(https://ebird.org/checklist/S77481467), where I met up with Jay and Drew. The 
>highlights there were the large numbers of waterfowl visible on the Main Pool 
>(with the help of the scope), and the ~50 Sandhill Cranes in the pool right at 
>the Visitors Center.

At that point the weather started to get colder, and it started to really feel 
like winter. But we continued on to check several popular spots in the greater 
Montezuma area, including East Road/Knox-Marcellus (234 Sandhill Cranes, 145 
American Robins, and a late Savannah Sparrow), Armitage Road (Trumpeter Swans 
and a Rough-legged Hawk), Savannah Mucklands (another Rough-legged Hawk and an 
American Kestrel), and Van Dyne Spoor Road (more Trumpeter Swans and Sandhill 
Cranes).

We ended the day at Morgan Road, where we hoped to spot Short-eared Owls that 
have been seen between there and Carncross Road recently. Instead, we were met 
by a brief squall that made it hard to see much of anything. Eventually, 
though, it cleared up, but the Short-eared Owls never appeared. But, two Great 
Horned Owls made up for it by briefly duetting as it grew dark. All in all, it 
was a great day to be out birding!

This website contains a great tool for aggregating eBird checklists from a 
Christmas Bird Count or any other set of checklists that you might want to add 
up: http://iba.torontobirding.ca/ Our cumulative totals for the day are 
included at the end of this email.

Good birding,
Matt Medler
Ithaca

Common Name Total
Snow Goose  650
Canada Goose4080
Trumpeter Swan  16
Tundra Swan 569
Northern Shoveler   10
Gadwall 352
American Wigeon 407
Mallard 1640
American Black Duck 123
Northern Pintail39
Canvasback  38
Redhead 2450
Ring-necked Duck901
Greater Scaup   10
Lesser Scaup3
Bufflehead  15
Common Goldeneye1
Hooded Merganser16
Common Merganser86
Ruddy Duck  84
Wild Turkey 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  61
American Coot   45
Sandhill Crane  348
Bonaparte's Gull15
Ring-billed Gull66
Herring Gull150
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Great Blue Heron2
Northern Harrier6
Cooper's Hawk   1
Bald Eagle  29
Red-tailed Hawk 9
Rough-legged Hawk   2
Great Horned Owl2
Belted Kingfisher   3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  14
Downy Woodpecker4
Hairy Woodpecker9
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker15
American Kestrel2
Blue Jay18
American Crow   829
Black-capped Chickadee  25
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 14
Brown Creeper   2
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren   3
European Starling   210
Northern Mockingbird1
Eastern Bluebird13
American Robin  476
House Sparrow   4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch  46
American Tree Sparrow   21
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow  5
Savannah Sparrow1
Song Sparrow2
Swamp Sparrow   1
Brown-headed Cowbird30
Yellow-rumped Warbler   5
Northern Cardinal   7




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