Re: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays

[Geo Kloppel]

Hi Deb,

The Blue Jay is a “partially migratory” species. If you google “blue jay 
migration” you’ll get lots of hits that attempt in a few words (or a few 
paragraphs) to explain what this means. The persons who asked you to find out 
why they aren’t seeing Blue Jays this winter might get something (if not 
satisfaction) out of this one:

https://birdwatchingbuzz.com/do-blue-jays-migrate/

-Geo


> On Mar 2, 2023, at 10:48 PM, Deb Grantham  wrote:
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> Hello,
>  
> I’ve been asked by someone else to find out why they aren’t seeing blue jays 
> this year. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Postponing CBC trip to MNWR on Saturday to Sunday.

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Hi all,
Because of weather conditions on Friday and Saturday with snow in Ithaca and 
Senecal Falls, CBC trip to MNWR on March 4 Saturday evening trip is postponed 
to Sunday March 5. Meet at the same time and same location. Look for the 
details on the CBC calendar.  Or contact Meena at m...@cornell.edu

Thanks
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays

[Deb Grantham]

Thanks, Geo, I’ll pass that along.

Deb


From: Geo Kloppel 
Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 8:51 AM
To: Deb Grantham ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] blue jays

Hi Deb,

The Blue Jay is a “partially migratory” species. If you google “blue jay 
migration” you’ll get lots of hits that attempt in a few words (or a few 
paragraphs) to explain what this means. The persons who asked you to find out 
why they aren’t seeing Blue Jays this winter might get something (if not 
satisfaction) out of this one:

https://birdwatchingbuzz.com/do-blue-jays-migrate/
-Geo



On Mar 2, 2023, at 10:48 PM, Deb Grantham 
mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Hello,

I’ve been asked by someone else to find out why they aren’t seeing blue jays 
this year.

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[cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Cranes

[John Gregoire]

They have returned to Queen Catherine Marsh. This pair was sighted on the
west side, near the Montour Falls marina/trailer park.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Sandy Podulka]

Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park 
the last couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow 
Geese?  Looking back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the 
peak time for them here, but with the odd weather, who knows?


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[cayugabirds-l] Union Springs TVs

[job121830]

We have had a few turkey vultures all winter but this a.m. "our" locals have 
returned. I counted at least 18 about 10 a.m. as they rose up from their "home" 
& shelter in the nearby evergreens.

Yesterday I glanced out the kitchen  window just as a magnificent male pheasant 
came around the corner on my back sidewalk! So sad to see him all by himself 
with no food, friends or shelter. Hopefully he found buds on bushes or drops 
under a bird feeder.
Bluebirds have been in the area all winter but now are coming almost daily to 
check out their box on the clothesline arm. A female house finch was with them 
on Wed.. Yrs. ago female house finches seemed to act like friends/caretakers of 
the bluebirds during brooding time & after babies hatched & I rarely had a 
house sparrow problem. .Then the  finch eye problem decimated the finch 
population to the point I didn't see any for maybe 5-7 yrs. & sparrows moved in.
Sounds like a nasty weather mix for tonight & tomorrow. Drive gently
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[cayugabirds-l] Tundra swans at Jennings Pond

[Kevin C Packard]

While not a rarity by any means (though a first for this hotspot in eBird), 
there are 4 tundra swans resting on the ice and paddling about Jennings Pond 
this morning. They are easy to see and photograph. So feel free if you are in 
Danby and would like to have nice views of swans.  🙂

 Cheers,

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[cayugabirds-l] Peregrine Falcon

[bob mcguire]

I was thrilled to find one of the Peregrines looking up at me from about 40 
feet away - perched on a snag on the north rim of Taughannock gorge just below 
the visitor’s center (8:30 am). It sat preening and looking around, aware of my 
presence but not seeming to be distracted by it. It called occasionally, quite 
loud above the falling water of the falls. After about a half hour several 
Turkey Vultures flew up the gorge and shortly after that the Peregrine departed 
downstream.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Geo Kloppel]

Hi Sandy,

There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay,  SE of Dean’s Cove. Can’t 
see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my dog…

-Geo


> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
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> couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese?  Looking 
> back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for them here, 
> but with the odd weather, who knows?
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Alyssa Johnson]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been out in the Complex the last 2 afternoons. Most of the marshes, 
including the muck flats along 31 are frozen still. I found a large flock 
(approximately 100,000) on Gravel Road behind the Tyre Municipality Building 
yesterday about 5 pm. Carncross Road was good for swans (several hundred likely 
mostly Tundra based on what I was hearing), and thousands of ducks including 
Northern Pintail, Mallard, American Black Ducks, American Wigeon… maybe more. 
On the south side of the road, a lot of that closest field was open. I could 
see beyond there must have been holes in the ice here and there where the birds 
were concentrating, but most of it is not easy to view because of distance and 
vegetation. I didn’t get to Morgan Rd, but I’m guessing the units between the 
parking lot and river are mostly frozen still. That’s been a good spot in years 
past for eagles on the ice and divers. I also didn’t make it to VanDyne Spoor 
Rd, but guessing similar conditions. 

To anyone who isn’t familiar with Carncross and VanDyne Spoor Roads, they are 
seasonally maintained. So the last 2 days they were a little slushy and muddy 
but I made it fine. After tonight/tomorrow, I wouldn’t risk it personally. When 
I worked at Montezuma, occasionally I’d answer a call of “help! come save me” 
and all I could do was suggest Reed’s Towing. 

I am about to drive the entire west side of Cayuga to see if I can find the 
snow goose ice burg I expect is floating out there. If the marshes stay frozen, 
the geese will likely continue to stage in “smaller” groups in ag fields and on 
the lake then move on. But if the marshes melt, especially along Route 31, I 
bet they will dump in there and stage in numbers north of 500k. Last year it 
was estimated at the muck flats, at one time, 600-800,000 snow geese, 3000 
tundras, and tens of thousands of ducks!

Final thought- if anyone is interested in a guided tour, I just started working 
through Airbnb as an “Experience Host”!  I don’t want to overstep and self 
promote too much here, but if you email me privately, I’d be happy to share 
more information about how that works and my availability. 


Alyssa Johnson

> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
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> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the last 
> couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese?  Looking 
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> but with the odd weather, who knows?
> 
> Sandy
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Suan Yong]

I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?) island of 
snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect this is one 
of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is located in the 
middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty much as far away 
from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot to raft in past 
years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the backdrop of Aurora's 
pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the east shore when in fact 
they probably aren't.

Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups. 
Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese, pintails, 
and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by three others for a 
bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all negotiate the ice, with 
some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll see if any of my videos turn 
out watchable.

Suan


> On Mar 3, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
> 
> Hi Sandy,
> 
> There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay,  SE of Dean’s Cove. 
> Can’t see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my dog…
> 
> -Geo
> 
> 
>> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
>> 
>> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the last 
>> couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese?  Looking 
>> back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for them here, 
>> but with the odd weather, who knows?
>> 
>> Sandy
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Duane]

I had a larger raft on the water north of Taughannock this morning plus a
large flyover flock heading north.

Duane

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023, 1:53 PM Suan Yong  wrote:

> I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?)
> island of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect
> this is one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is
> located in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty
> much as far away from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot
> to raft in past years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the
> backdrop of Aurora's pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the
> east shore when in fact they probably aren't.
>
> Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups.
> Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese,
> pintails, and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by
> three others for a bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all
> negotiate the ice, with some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll
> see if any of my videos turn out watchable.
>
> Suan
>
>
> > On Mar 3, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
> >
> > Hi Sandy,
> >
> > There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay,  SE of Dean’s
> Cove. Can’t see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my
> dog…
> >
> > -Geo
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
> >>
> >> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the
> last couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese?
> Looking back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for
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> >>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Elaina M. McCartney]

I saw a field full of Snow Geese, thousands, this morning about 9:15 on Rt 34 
just south of Aurora near Fleming.

Elaina

> On Mar 3, 2023, at 13:53, Suan Yong  wrote:
> 
> I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?) island 
> of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect this is 
> one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is located 
> in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty much as far 
> away from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot to raft in 
> past years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the backdrop of 
> Aurora's pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the east shore 
> when in fact they probably aren't.
> 
> Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups. 
> Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese, 
> pintails, and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by three 
> others for a bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all 
> negotiate the ice, with some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll see 
> if any of my videos turn out watchable.
> 
> Suan
> 
> 
>> On Mar 3, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Sandy,
>> 
>> There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay,  SE of Dean’s Cove. 
>> Can’t see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my dog…
>> 
>> -Geo
>> 
>> 
 On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the 
>>> last couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese?  
>>> Looking back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for 
>>> them here, but with the odd weather, who knows?
>>> 
>>> Sandy
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese?

[Wes Blauvelt]

Yesterday evening I had a count of +7,000 SNGO just west of the refuge at
sunset.  Many settled into a corn stubble field near me only to erupt into
a cacophony of sound and panicked flight following a volley of gunshots.

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM Suan Yong  wrote:

> I was just at Aurora where I could barely make out a "small" (~1-2k?)
> island of snow geese in the distance, slightly south of due west. I suspect
> this is one of the islands Geo saw from the other side, and I believe it is
> located in the middle of the lake at the widest point of the lake, pretty
> much as far away from shore than they can get. This has been a popular spot
> to raft in past years, distantly visible from Dean's Cove against the
> backdrop of Aurora's pretty buildings, where they look to be closer to the
> east shore when in fact they probably aren't.
>
> Did not encounter any bigger flocks, just a few small high flyover groups.
> Visitor Center pool was thinly frozen over and hosting Canada geese,
> pintails, and green-winged teals, with three Sandhill Cranes joined by
> three others for a bit before three departed. It was fun watching them all
> negotiate the ice, with some nice long slidey landings by pintails. We'll
> see if any of my videos turn out watchable.
>
> Suan
>
>
> > On Mar 3, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
> >
> > Hi Sandy,
> >
> > There are some big rafts of Snow Geese in Aurora Bay,  SE of Dean’s
> Cove. Can’t see any at Cayuga Lake State Park where I’m now walking with my
> dog…
> >
> > -Geo
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 3, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
> >>
> >> Anyone been to the Savannah Mucklands or by Cayuga Lake State Park the
> last couple of days?  Are there lots of Tundra Swans and/or Snow Geese?
> Looking back on my notes, the next two weeks seem to be the peak time for
> them here, but with the odd weather, who knows?
> >>
> >> Sandy
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[cayugabirds-l] Canal walks for school/youth grouos

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks.
An FYI for any teachers/youth club/scout club leaders on the listserve.
The Canal Corporation is offering free walks for youth/school-related
groups along the Seneca River (Cayuga-Seneca canal) near Waterloo, NY. The
walks can be as long as 2 hours, and we unpack both the cultural and
natural history of that particular neck of the woods. The River has some
facinating stories to tell!
If you are a teacher/youth group leader and this interests you,  email me
off-list.
In the meantime, I hope you're able to enjoy the events (both subtle and
not-so-subtle) currently unfolding in the natural world, courtesy the
increased "nourishment" provided by our star, the Sun.
Sar

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