[cayugabirds-l] White-winged Scoter on Dryden Lake
Presumably the same female White-winged Scoter is, surprisingly, still on Dryden Lake. The bird appears brown overall with prominent pale patches on the face, dark bill, and white secondaries. Kevin From: Jay McGowan Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 2:01 PM To: Kevin J. Cummings Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] King Eider on Dryden Lake? The third bird is a fairly worn and pale brown female White-winged Scoter, with an adult male and an immature male (mostly female looking) Surf Scoter. Jay On Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 12:23 PM Kevin J. Cummings mailto:kj...@cornell.edu>> wrote: Sorry for all the emails. More details on the possible King Eider on Dryden Lake: brownish overall, longer and bulkier than the two Surf Scoters it is associating with, pale area on face at base of dark bill, and white patch on wings visible during preening. I hope others check it out. Cheers, Kevin Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 25, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Kevin J. Cummings > mailto:kj...@cornell.edu>> wrote: > > Hi again, > > There is now an overall brownish duck hanging out with the 2 Surf Scoters and > 3 Ruddy Ducks on Dryden Lake. It is a bit longer than the Scoters. I know > this is a long shot, but it reminds me of a King Eider. Hopefully others will > take a look and weigh in. > > Kevin > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 10:22 AM, Kevin J. Cummings >> mailto:kj...@cornell.edu>> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> There is currently a pair of Surf Scoters on Dryden Lake, hanging out with a >> trio of Ruddy Ducks. >> >> Kevin >> >> >> 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 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 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] FOY. Wood pewee
First of year wood pewee calling around our pond this afternoon. Hunt Hill Rd, Dryden Laura Laura Stenzler 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] scarlet tanager yard bird
A beautiful male Scarlet Tanager is singing in my yard right now! Another work-from-home win! And although I did not see it myself, my husband reports an Eastern Screech-Owl being harassed by a robin and cardinal in the yard last evening. It's a good time to be working outside! Robyn Bailey -- 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] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 10, 2021 * NYSY 05. 17. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 10 to May 17, 2021 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: May 17 AT 4:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #752 Monday May 17, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 10, 2021 Highlights: --- RED-NECKED GREBE LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON GLOSSY IBIS WHITE-FACED IBIS WHITE-WINGED SCOTER BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER HUDSONIAN GODWIT RUDDY TURNSTONE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL LAUGHING GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO SWAINSON’S THRUSH PROTHONOTARY WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW LINCOLN’S SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 5/12: Found along the Wildlife Drive: LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, LEAST BITTERN, GLOSSY IBIS (only one), LINCOLN’S SPARROW. 8 Shorebird species including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen on the west side of Howland Island. 5/15: A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen with the remaining GLOSSY IBIS in the Wildlife trail. 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were seen from kayaks on the west side of Howland Island. 5/16: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen in the wooded area of Armitage Road.An ORCHARD ORIOLE and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW were seen on the Wildlife Drive. 9 Shorebird species including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen from Carncross Road. Onondaga County 5/11: A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen on the West Shore trail of Onondaga Lake and was seen through the 16th. 5/12: A LEAST BITTERN was heard at DewittMarsh. A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Jamesville Beach. 5/13: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Highland Forest County Park. 5/14: Last sighting of the RED-NECKED GREBE on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. 5/15: A BLACK TERN was seen at the Honeywell Center on Onondaga Lake. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at Highland Forest Park.A RED CROSSBILL and a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER were found on Woodmancy Road north of Vesper. 5/16: 2 RED CROSSBILLS were found on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State forest. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Green Lakes State Park. 5/17: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the LeMoyne College Woods. Derby Hill Bird Observatory - Only 771 Hawks were counted at Derby this week. One GOLDEN EAGLE was seen. 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were counted also. Oswego County 5/11: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen on Skyline Drive in Oswego. 5/12: A RUDY TURNSTONE was seen at Biddlecum Road Marsh north of Phoenix. A LEAST BITTERN was heard on Depot Road in West Monroe. 5/13: A LAUGHING GULL was again seen at the sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario.At sunset Bay park on Lake Ontario the following were seen: LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, EVENING GROSBEAK and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. 5/15: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at Nine Mile Point Road near Noyes Sanctuary on Lake Ontario. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen at Sunset Bay Park.A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Biddlecum Pond. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen the Sandy Pond Outlet. 5/16: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Sunset Bay park. 5/17: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW, an ORCHARD ORIOLE and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were seen at Sunset Bay Park. Madison County -- 5/12: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen on Eden Hollow Road. 5/14: 6 EVENIN GROSBEAKS continue near Eaton Reservoir. 5/15: 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at the Madison Street Impoundment north of Hamilton. 5/17: 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were seen at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Oneida County 5/12: 5/12: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen from the Mohawk River Walk in Rome. 5/13: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Verona Beach State Park on Oneida Lake. 5/15: 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lakeshore Drive at the east ene of Oneida Lake. 5/16: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at Coleman Mills Road near the Oneida County Airport. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the Lake Julia Preserve. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Brown Tract Road in Remsen. Herkimer County 5/11: An EVEN GROSBEAK was seen in Cold Brook. 5/13: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the corner of Albany and Soncody Roads south of West Winfield. 5/16: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Salisbury Corners. -End Report Joseph Brin Bal
[cayugabirds-l] Robin fledgling
While eating dinner on our deck this evening, we were briefly joined by a recently fledged robin, with a spotted chest and half a tail. The fledgling soon flew to an adult robin that was foraging nearby. I had seen a robin in the yard yesterday with a bill stuffed full of worms, and I was hoping I might find the nest, but obviously it is too late for that! Anne Marie Johnson Caroline -- 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! --
