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16 Jan B'ville/Phoenix [Judy Wright ] 15 Jan Re: Pine Siskins [] 15 Jan Re: Pine Siskins [Sue March ] 15 Jan Re: Pine Siskins [Judith Thurber ] 13 Jan RE: Live bird webcast from B'ville ["Mark Bednarczyk" ] 13 Jan Re: Live bird webcast from B'ville [SUSAN THUENER ] 13 Jan Re: Live bird webcast from B'ville [SUSAN THUENER ] 13 Jan Live bird webcast from B'ville ["Mark Bednarczyk" ] 12 Jan Meadowlark ["Whitens" ] 12 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 13 Jan Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Winter Wren ["gwren70" ] 12 Jan Re: Fenner Snowy Owl/Take a kid birding [Bob Walker ] 12 Jan Bald Eagle mid-winter survye [Ber Carr ] 12 Jan Fenner Snowy Owl/Take a kid birding [Ber Carr ] 11 Jan Re: Snowy Owl, Cato ["Whitens" ] 11 Jan Sunday Birding [Bill Purcell ] 11 Jan Another Northern Shrike ["Josiah LaCelle" ] 11 Jan B'ville-waterfowl [joseph brin ] 11 Jan Carolina wren, 1/11 ["ccspagnoli" ] 10 Jan Pine Grosbeak [Kevin Pace ] 10 Jan Southern Highlands--Longspurs, E. Grosbeaks, Shrike, Crossbills, Siskins ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 10 Jan Southern Highlands--Longspurs, E. Grosbeaks, Shrike, Crossbills, Siskins ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 10 Jan Southern Highlands & various [Bill Purcell ] 10 Jan NORTHERN SHRIKE ["Joshua LaCelle" ] 10 Jan Pine Siskins [Ginny Alfano ] 10 Jan Pine Siskins ["Joe Carey" ] 10 Jan Snowy Owl [Judy Wright ] 10 Jan Gulls [joseph brin ] 10 Jan green lakes state park ["jerry" ] 10 Jan Old Erie Canal State Historic Park, Song Sparrow ["gwren70" ] 09 Jan Re: Snowy Owl, Cato [Bob Walker ] 9 Jan Redpolls and other Finches ["Robbie LaCelle" ] 9 Jan Re: Snowy Owl, Cato [Judith Thurber ] 8 Jan Re: Lapland Longspurs [Dorothy Crumb ] 8 Jan Lapland Longspurs [Andrew VanNorstrand ] 08 Jan More Siskins ["cesassman" ] 07 Jan Added Photos & Observation ["moosemanlive" ] 7 Jan Finches & Sunset Bay [Bill Purcell ] 7 Jan N. Shrike [Betty Armbruster ] 07 Jan Re: Siskins Galore ["Brian White" ] 7 Jan Siskins Galore ["Jody Hildreth" ] 06 Jan HSR: Franklin Mt. (06 Jan 2009) END OF SEASON [] 6 Jan Snowy Owl, Cato ["Whitens" ] 06 Jan Dark-Morph Roughleg and Northern Shrike ["cesassman" ] 06 Jan Red-winged blackbirds, 1/6 ["ccspagnoli" ] 5 Jan Dewitt & Onondaga Lake [Bill Purcell ] 5 Jan Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ] 5 Jan NW-Southern Highlands CBC additions ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 5 Jan New Woodstock-Southern Highlands CBC ["grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" ] 04 Jan Hawk Owls Were Great [Bob Walker ] 4 Jan Re: N. Hawk Owl & Photos - Another out of region report [Ginny Alfano ] 4 Jan Re: N. Hawk Owl & Photos - Another out of region report [Tom McKay ] Subject: B'ville/Phoenix From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:55:33 -0500 Gull numbers seemed down today at Baldwinsville and especially Phoenix where all the gulls were in the air. The reason may have been the two mature Bald Eagles that were soaring together making their way down the Oswego River. I'm wondering if they are a breeding pair as they were definitely together and in no hurry to get where they were going. At B'ville I found 2 Iceland and 1 Glaucous Gull as well as the regular gull species. Interestingly the GBBG's were hunkered down on the snow covered ice on the south side of the river. It seemed there was one gull behind each small snow drift. Waterfowl were those regularly reported. I finally got to see the Ruddy Ducks below the dam. Judy Wright Baldwinsville, NY wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Pine Siskins From: carjk209 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:10:48 EST I had ONE Pine Siskin at my thistle feeder Yesterday. I had one several days ago, too. Carolyn Keefe Canastota, NY carjk209 AT aol.com **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital. (http://news.aol.com/main/politics/inauguration?ncid=emlcntusnews00000003) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Pine Siskins From: Sue March <SMARCH1 AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:25:08 -0500 I have had a flock of about 20 Pine Siskins mixed in with the Goldfinches at my feeder for the past several days. Funny to watch them chase off the Titmice! Sue March Marcellus Subject: Re: Pine Siskins From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:24:36 -0800 (PST) Several at feeders at my house in Liverpool yesterday, too.� Brown Creeper also put in an appearance for 2nd time this year.� Had Carolina Wren earlier in the week, too. � Judy Thurber Liverpool, NY --- On Sat, 1/10/09, Ginny Alfano wrote: From: Ginny Alfano Subject: [OneidaBirds] Pine Siskins To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 3:00 PM First Pine Siskins of the year have finally showed up at my feeders in Canastota. � Ginny Alfano Canastota & Constableville, NY � � [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Live bird webcast from B'ville From: "Mark Bednarczyk" <voytechs AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:02:24 -0500 Glad to hear it. I mounted a squirrel feeder on the same poll today as the bird feeder. It will be interesting to watch how this goes. There is a single dominating squirrel that is taking 1 nut at a time and burying it in the snow. Usually right where I'm going to snow plow, so its cache is going to be all over the yard. Its chasing all the other squirrels away very vigorously. I hope she won't be able to climb up to the bird feeder, if so, I'll have to lower the SQ feeder down. Cheers, mark... > -----Original Message----- > From: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com > [mailto:oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of SUSAN THUENER > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:04 AM > To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [OneidaBirds] Live bird webcast from B'ville > > really enjoing your webcast. I don't miss the snow, Florida > for winter, but love to watch the birds come and go. I don't > feed in Florida, not here all year round and I am afraid the > squirrels would chew the house down if no one was here to supervise. > > Birdy > Susan Thuener > Mohawk, NY > suelee AT Prodigy.net > > --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Mark Bednarczyk > wrote: > > From: Mark Bednarczyk > > Subject: [OneidaBirds] Live bird webcast from B'ville > To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 8:25 AM > > Hello, my name is Mark Bednarczyk. I live in Baldwinsville, 1 > mile from Beaver lake. I've setup a bird feeder in my > backyard and started a webcast of the birds feeding. You can > watch all the action live all day long from about 8am until 4pm. > > http://voytechs.camstreams.com > > Video quality is good, so try going to "full" screen by > double clicking on the video window. You can see a lot more > detail that way. > > My 9 year old son studies these birds daily. The feeder is > about 20ft away from our kitchen window. He's setup an > observing station there. Binos, bird encyclopedia and log > book. We get the downy, red-bellied, hairy, sapsucker > woodpeckers all day long. We also have the pileated > woodpecker that comes around less often. He has been able to > identify every bird so far without my help :) Lots of other > birds too. Including lots and lots of chickadees (surprise, > surprise), blue birds, red cardinals and even a large female > pheasant came up to the feeder 2 days ago. > > So enjoy :) > > Cheers, > mark.... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Subject: Re: Live bird webcast from B'ville From: SUSAN THUENER <SUELEE AT Prodigy.net> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:04:06 -0800 (PST) really enjoing your webcast.� I don't miss the snow, Florida for winter, but love to watch the birds come and go.� I don't feed in Florida, not here all year round and I am afraid the squirrels would chew the house down if no one was here to supervise.� Birdy Susan Thuener Mohawk, NY suelee AT Prodigy.net --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Mark Bednarczyk wrote: From: Mark Bednarczyk Subject: [OneidaBirds] Live bird webcast from B'ville To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 8:25 AM Hello, my name is Mark Bednarczyk. I live in Baldwinsville, 1 mile from Beaver lake. I've setup a bird feeder in my backyard and started a webcast of the birds feeding. You can watch all the action live all day long from about 8am until 4pm. http://voytechs.camstreams.com Video quality is good, so try going to "full" screen by double clicking on the video window. You can see a lot more detail that way. My 9 year old son studies these birds daily. The feeder is about 20ft away from our kitchen window. He's setup an observing station there. Binos, bird encyclopedia and log book. We get the downy, red-bellied, hairy, sapsucker woodpeckers all day long. We also have the pileated woodpecker that comes around less often. He has been able to identify every bird so far without my help :) Lots of other birds too. Including lots and lots of chickadees (surprise, surprise), blue birds, red cardinals and even a large female pheasant came up to the feeder 2 days ago. So enjoy :) Cheers, mark.... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Live bird webcast from B'ville From: SUSAN THUENER <SUELEE AT Prodigy.net> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:04:10 -0800 (PST) really enjoing your webcast.� I don't miss the snow, Florida for winter, but love to watch the birds come and go.� I don't feed in Florida, not here all year round and I am afraid the squirrels would chew the house down if no one was here to supervise.� Birdy Susan Thuener Mohawk, NY suelee AT Prodigy.net --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Mark Bednarczyk wrote: From: Mark Bednarczyk Subject: [OneidaBirds] Live bird webcast from B'ville To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 8:25 AM Hello, my name is Mark Bednarczyk. I live in Baldwinsville, 1 mile from Beaver lake. I've setup a bird feeder in my backyard and started a webcast of the birds feeding. You can watch all the action live all day long from about 8am until 4pm. http://voytechs.camstreams.com Video quality is good, so try going to "full" screen by double clicking on the video window. You can see a lot more detail that way. My 9 year old son studies these birds daily. The feeder is about 20ft away from our kitchen window. He's setup an observing station there. Binos, bird encyclopedia and log book. We get the downy, red-bellied, hairy, sapsucker woodpeckers all day long. We also have the pileated woodpecker that comes around less often. He has been able to identify every bird so far without my help :) Lots of other birds too. Including lots and lots of chickadees (surprise, surprise), blue birds, red cardinals and even a large female pheasant came up to the feeder 2 days ago. So enjoy :) Cheers, mark.... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Live bird webcast from B'ville From: "Mark Bednarczyk" <voytechs AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:25:04 -0500 Hello, my name is Mark Bednarczyk. I live in Baldwinsville, 1 mile from Beaver lake. I've setup a bird feeder in my backyard and started a webcast of the birds feeding. You can watch all the action live all day long from about 8am until 4pm. http://voytechs.camstreams.com Video quality is good, so try going to "full" screen by double clicking on the video window. You can see a lot more detail that way. My 9 year old son studies these birds daily. The feeder is about 20ft away from our kitchen window. He's setup an observing station there. Binos, bird encyclopedia and log book. We get the downy, red-bellied, hairy, sapsucker woodpeckers all day long. We also have the pileated woodpecker that comes around less often. He has been able to identify every bird so far without my help :) Lots of other birds too. Including lots and lots of chickadees (surprise, surprise), blue birds, red cardinals and even a large female pheasant came up to the feeder 2 days ago. So enjoy :) Cheers, mark.... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Meadowlark From: "Whitens" <whitens AT a-znet.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:54:36 -0500 This afternoon I saw an Eastern Meadowlark on Farnam Rd., south of Ira Hill Rd. in the town of Ira. As it flew away from the road I expected it to be a Horned Lark, but as I caught up to it the yellow was evident, along with its flight pattern. Tim Tim & Nancy Whitens Willow Creek Farm Alpacas 390 Lakeshore Rd. Fulton, NY 13069 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:55:50 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 12, 2009 * NYSY 01.12.09 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):January 05, 2008 - January 12, 2009 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:January 12, 8:00 p.m.. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #137 -Monday January 12, 2009 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 05, 2008 Highlights: ------------ SNOWY OWL ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL LAPLAND LONGSPUR WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL EVENING GROSBEAK PINE GROSBEAK SHORT-EARED OWL YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER GYRFALCON (Extralimital) Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 1/6: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were found on VanDyne-Spoor Road 1/11: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from the Potato building in the mucklands along Rt. 31. 5 more SHORT-EARED OWLS were found on Wright Road near Van Dyne-Spoor Road. Cayuga County ------------ 1/06: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Short Cut Road south of Meridian. It was spotted again up to 1/10. 1/11: 3 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen on Howland Island. Oswego County ------------ 1/07: A male SURF SCOTER and 16 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. Madison County ------------ 1/08: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found on Hunt Road near DeRuyter. 1/10: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found on County Route 65 near Cazenovia. 70 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen near Ballina Road in the same general area. 1/11: A single PINE GROSBEAK was seen in Erieville. A SNOWY OWL was found near Fenner. Onondaga County ------------ 1/10: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Green Lakes State Park. 1 GLAUCOUS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED and 5 ICELAND GULLS were seen in Baldwinsville. The same group was refound the nest day. 1/11: 6 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at the Carpenter�s Brook Fish Hatchery. A CAROLINA WREN was seen at a feeder in Pompey. Herkimer County ------------ A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at a private residence south of Utica. Oneida County ------------ 1/07: a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Camden. Presumably the same bird was seen on the 11th. also. Extralimital. ------------ 1/10: A GYRFALCON was reported from Long Point State Park north of Ithaca on Cayuga Lake. No new reports of this bird have been issued since. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y., U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:oneidabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:oneidabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: oneidabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Winter Wren From: "gwren70" <gwren70 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:03:05 -0000 This afternoon, I walked along a path adjacent to the feeder canal which runs north and south of Andrews Rd. in Dewitt. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen in the woods between the outlet of Meadowbrook and Rt. 92, (E. Genesee St.) The woods are located on an embankment in back of homes that face Ambergate Rd. The Winter Wren was found south of Andrews Rd. at the end of the path on Butternut Creek. It was seen across the creek perched on Red-Osier Dogwood. Other highlights include: Great Blue Heron-1 and N. Flicker-1. The Green-winged Teal wasn't there, but maybe another day. Good Birding. Gene Huggins, Syracuse, N.Y. Subject: Re: Fenner Snowy Owl/Take a kid birding From: Bob Walker <bobphoto AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:04:50 -0500 I am glad you found the Snowy Bernie although it's too bad it had moved from it's very excess-able location to one that was a little more challenging for the children to observe it from. That's the way wildlife can be as we all know. The bottom line is that you did find it and were able to observe it so in that light it was a successful day. Then you were fortunate enough to see the Snow Buntings also, an added bonus. Good luck with your continued birding. Bob W. On Jan 11, 2009, at 9:25 PM, Ber Carr wrote: Thanks to the directions posted by others, I was able to locate the snowy owl in the the Town of Fenner today. The bird was located in the general vicinity of the other sightings, but was approximately 1/2 mile east on Mile Strip Road from the intersection of Nelson Road (AKA CR 23) and Mile Strip Road. The bird was in a hedgerow very close to one of the windmills. It was close enough for good scope views but a little far for photographers. My nieces and nephews were very happy to see the owl and its head swiveling behavior. The kids learned that you have to be patient as we drove around for over an hour before finding the bird. We also had approximately 50 snow buntings in one of wind swept fields on Peterboro Road. Bernie Carr Syracuse, NY mycocarex AT hotmail.com [ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bald Eagle mid-winter survye From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:47:29 +0000 Tomorrow, January 12 is the scheduled target date for the 31st annual bald eagle mid-winter count. If you have observations of bald eagles, the request is that you provide this data to Pete Nye(penye AT gw.dec.state.ny.us) of the NYS DEC Endangeed Species unit. Critical items include marking the location on a topo map, taking gps coordinates, or using google earth placemarks of the sighting. Keeping track of the exact time and age class of the birds is also helpful to avoid double counting. Check out the mid-winter bald eagle survey notes on the NYS DEC website. Any bald eagle sightings from December 31 to January 14 are fair game. Bernie Carr mycocarex AT hotmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fenner Snowy Owl/Take a kid birding From: Ber Carr <mycocarex AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:25:43 +0000 Thanks to the directions posted by others, I was able to locate the snowy owl in the the Town of Fenner today. The bird was located in the general vicinity of the other sightings, but was approximately 1/2 mile east on Mile Strip Road from the intersection of Nelson Road (AKA CR 23) and Mile Strip Road. The bird was in a hedgerow very close to one of the windmills. It was close enough for good scope views but a little far for photographers. My nieces and nephews were very happy to see the owl and its head swiveling behavior. The kids learned that you have to be patient as we drove around for over an hour before finding the bird. We also had approximately 50 snow buntings in one of wind swept fields on Peterboro Road. Bernie Carr Syracuse, NY mycocarex AT hotmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Snowy Owl, Cato From: "Whitens" <whitens AT a-znet.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:49:13 -0500 I've been off email for a couple days. Too bad you didn't see the owl, Bob! I went by Friday morning about 10am, and saw it on the ground on a little rise right near the original spot, which I think is where there is a corner in the fence. It was just a lump in the snow, but pretty unmistakable, I think. All the best, Tim Tim & Nancy Whitens Willow Creek Farm Alpacas 390 Lakeshore Rd. Fulton, NY 13069 ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Walker To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [OneidaBirds] Snowy Owl, Cato Hi Judy, Congratulations on having your Snowy broadcast. I went out there today being such a beautiful day but came up empty handed. Either the old eyes have failed me or the bird is moving around which I suspect. Beautiful owls just the same and fun to watching. Take care, Bob Walker [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sunday Birding From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:12:46 -0500 Some selected species for Sunday: Phoenix � 2 Iceland Gulls Baldwinsville � 6 Iceland Gulls, 1 Glaucous Gull and 2 Lesser Black- backed Gulls (similar to what Joe Brin had on Saturday). Howland Island � 6 woodpecker species including 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 2 E. Screech-Owl, 3 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 1 SWAMP SPARROW. Snow is deeper than usual for this time of year at Howland Island (about 6-8�) and I used snowshoes for a 2 mile hike. Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery - I didn't have much there at 2:15 but an employee told me that 6 PINE GROSBEAKS had been there for about a half hour earlier in the day. Onondaga Lake � from the end of State Fair Blvd. and/or Spencer Street at Butler Fence on the SW side of Onondaga Lake � 2 adult & 1 young Bald Eagle, ~500 Common Mergs, no unusual waterfowl. Long freight train stopped on tracks blocking access (which is trespassing anyway). Syracuse Inner Harbor � 3 Iceland Gulls, 3 Redhead. All of the Iceland Gulls and the lone Glaucous Gull for the day were first winter birds. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:oneidabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:oneidabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: oneidabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Another Northern Shrike From: "Josiah LaCelle" <UNYBirder AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:28:18 -0500 We (me and my brothers) seen another Northern Shrike today at 3 PM the same time as yesterday, it is most likely the same individual. It seems to arrive here between the hours of 3-4. BTW: will post my brothers photos later. Good Birding! Josiah LaCelle unybirder AT gmail.com Camden, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: B'ville-waterfowl From: joseph brin <jnnbrin AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:32:23 +0000 I looked for waterfowl today in the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. Seen below the dam at the old Lysander Town Offices (now Tawn Marie's Dance Studio) BLACK DUCK - 5 COMMON GOLDENEYE - 6 BUFFLEHEAD - 6 HOODED MERGANSER - 20 COMMON MERGANSER - 4 SCAUP SP. (A female I could not positively ID.) RUDDY DUCK - 1 COOT - 2 PIED-BILLED GREBE - 1 Seen above the dam in Mercer Park. COMMON MERGANSER - 20 REDHEAD - 2 BLACK DUCK - 6 COMMON GOLDENEYE - 6 There was also a KINGFISHER below the dam and of course both locales had numerous MALLARDS and CANADA GEESE Joseph Brin jnnbrin AT hotmail.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live�: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:oneidabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:oneidabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: oneidabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Carolina wren, 1/11 From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:02:09 -0000 A trek through the snow in my back acreage this morning produced some quick snippets of finch flight calls, which may have included one of the crossbill species, but no definite ID could be made. After I returned to the house, however, a good level of activity at my feeders brought in a Carolina wren which briefly attended the suet. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: Pine Grosbeak From: Kevin Pace <krpace AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:13:57 -0500 There was a female pine grosbeak feeding on maple buds in a tree in our yard around noon today. The bird was there for at least five minutes (that I observed) before flying NE. Looked like it wasn't sticking around, but was fun to see. Kevin Pace, Erieville _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live�: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:oneidabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:oneidabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: oneidabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Southern Highlands--Longspurs, E. Grosbeaks, Shrike, Crossbills, Siskins From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:01:59 -0500 Hello all, A trip thru the Southern Highlands of Cortland, Madison and Chenango counties yielded the following. I certainly didn't have the birds that were seen on Cayuga Lake today, but nonetheless, good birds were around. On Rte 281 Preble ~100 SNOW BUNTINGS and a flyover COOPER'S HAWK. Here at the house, a few WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 20+ PINE SISKINS being harassed by a SHARPIE. At Morgan Hill SF on Shackham some distant WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, RAVEN and a SISKIN. On Mechanic St DeRuyter ~20 PINE SISKINS. At Hunt Rd feeders 6 PINE SIKINS, 1 COMMON REDPOLL, Am. Goldfinches, House Finches and 1 COMMON GRACKLE --this feeder has had Cowbird, RW Blackbird and Grackle over the past 4 weeks. On the manure spread on Hunt/Stanton Rd ~85 SNOW BUNTINGS, 25 HORNED LARKS (mostly northern ssp but a few southern ssp as well) and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. I was there around 9:30am. I must have just missed Bill and Kevin. Carpenter Rd had 30+ PINE SISKINS and 1 COMMON REDPOLL. On Mariposa Rd ~10 EVENING GROSBEAKS in Chenango County. Not much at all on Ridge Rd Otselic despite a great cone crop, but there was 1 PINE SISKINS and 3 COMMON RAVENS. In Northwest Corners at the bed and breakfast were some more PINE SISKINS. In the Pharsalia area was a flock of flyover WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and at the feeders on Rte 10 just east of Balsim Inn was a flock of 30+ PINE SISKINS with 1 GREEN MORPH PINE SISKIN! Very nice looking bird. On Rte 7 in Pharsalia was an ADULT NORTHERN SHRIKE and on Rte 10 a roadside perched BARRED OWL. At the county landfill in Pharsalia were ~100 Crows and handful of COMMON RAVES. At Jamp Pond in German Chenango County was another flock of flyover WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and 2 COMMON RAVENS. On McFarlane Rd in Cincinnatus was a flock of 55 HORNED LAARKS and 3 SNOW BUNTINGS. On Rte 41 Solon 30 WILD TURKEYS. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com � Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft� Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail Subject: Southern Highlands--Longspurs, E. Grosbeaks, Shrike, Crossbills, Siskins From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:01:59 -0500 Hello all, A trip thru the Southern Highlands of Cortland, Madison and Chenango counties yielded the following. I certainly didn't have the birds that were seen on Cayuga Lake today, but nonetheless, good birds were around. On Rte 281 Preble ~100 SNOW BUNTINGS and a flyover COOPER'S HAWK. Here at the house, a few WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 20+ PINE SISKINS being harassed by a SHARPIE. At Morgan Hill SF on Shackham some distant WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, RAVEN and a SISKIN. On Mechanic St DeRuyter ~20 PINE SISKINS. At Hunt Rd feeders 6 PINE SIKINS, 1 COMMON REDPOLL, Am. Goldfinches, House Finches and 1 COMMON GRACKLE --this feeder has had Cowbird, RW Blackbird and Grackle over the past 4 weeks. On the manure spread on Hunt/Stanton Rd ~85 SNOW BUNTINGS, 25 HORNED LARKS (mostly northern ssp but a few southern ssp as well) and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. I was there around 9:30am. I must have just missed Bill and Kevin. Carpenter Rd had 30+ PINE SISKINS and 1 COMMON REDPOLL. On Mariposa Rd ~10 EVENING GROSBEAKS in Chenango County. Not much at all on Ridge Rd Otselic despite a great cone crop, but there was 1 PINE SISKINS and 3 COMMON RAVENS. In Northwest Corners at the bed and breakfast were some more PINE SISKINS. In the Pharsalia area was a flock of flyover WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and at the feeders on Rte 10 just east of Balsim Inn was a flock of 30+ PINE SISKINS with 1 GREEN MORPH PINE SISKIN! Very nice looking bird. On Rte 7 in Pharsalia was an ADULT NORTHERN SHRIKE and on Rte 10 a roadside perched BARRED OWL. At the county landfill in Pharsalia were ~100 Crows and handful of COMMON RAVES. At Jamp Pond in German Chenango County was another flock of flyover WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and 2 COMMON RAVENS. On McFarlane Rd in Cincinnatus was a flock of 55 HORNED LAARKS and 3 SNOW BUNTINGS. On Rte 41 Solon 30 WILD TURKEYS. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com � Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft� Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail Subject: Southern Highlands & various From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:21:24 -0500 Kevin McGann and I took a trip to the Southern Highlands (SE Onondaga County and southern Madison County) on Saturday looking for some of the birds reported there over the past week. Along Route 80 just east of Apulia we found a MERLIN perched in a roadside tree. At the Vincent Corners wetland there was too much mist in the morning to see very much but in the afternoon we found only geese and Mallards. No manure spreads on Vincent Corners Road and, as we expected, no Red-headed Woodpecker on Waters/Purcell Roads. Nothing uncommon at various feeders on the way to DeRuyter where we did have ~85 SNOW BUNTINGS and 38 HORNED LARKS on the Hunt Road manure spread. In the village we had 20 PINE SISKINS at a feeder but found no Common Redpolls or Evening Grosbeaks. On Carpenter Road there were 30 PINE SISKINS and lots of common feeder species. We drove as far as we could up the west side of Muller Hill and walked up to the four corners. We had 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS within a minute of exiting the car but only some Chickadees, Blue Jays, a Red-breasted Nuthatch and 2 Hairy Woodpeckers going up the rest of the hill. We did have a fly-over RED CROSSBILL on the trip back down. On Eaton Brook there were lots of Mallards and 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL west of West Eaton and to the east 11 AM. BLACK DUCKS. In Eaton there were 5 Mallards and 3 Black Ducks on the Chenango River and a COOPER'S HAWK in the village. We headed to Fenner in hopes of Lapland Longspur and on the way in Morrisville we found 50 PINE SISKINS at a feeder when we took a wrong turn. No field birds in the wind farm area but we had a SNOWY OWL on CR 23 between Mile Strip & Peterboro Roads. We decided to go back to Hunt Road, the most reliable spot for longspur sightings, and used the back roads hoping for something good along the way. That strategy finally paid off on CR 65 (also East Road) in the town of Cazenovia. A little south of Ballina Road Kevin noticed a few birds flying and then there was a large flock of small birds overhead. We got out and found 70 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS circling over what I assume is a Christmas tree plantation, many small spruce about 5-8 foot high with some cones. The crossbills landed in the back of the plantation and out of view. We also had a PILEATED WOODPECKER at that stop, it was using the few maples along the road in what was mostly open farm country. Further south on CR 65, where my DeLorme's shows a gap in the road, we had 110 Snow Buntings at a manure spread. The birds whirled and landed every 30 seconds or so but we finally picked out a LAPLAND LONGSPUR. On the trip home we had a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK near Fabius, a COOPER'S HAWK in Nedrow and Kevin found a PEREGRINE FALCON on the SW corner of the Verizon building in Syracuse. At 3:55 PM there were 2 FISH CROWS at the Liverpool Marina on the mostly frozen Onondaga Lake. The birds were observed for a minute before, thankfully, they called as they flew south. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: NORTHERN SHRIKE From: "Joshua LaCelle" <joshualacelle AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:35:06 -0500 This morning we had the normal numbers of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches. This afternoon we had a NORTHERN SHRIKE at our bird feeder. We also seen first of the year Snow Buntings later in the day. Joshua LaCelle *joshualacelle AT gmail.com* Camden, N.Y. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Pine Siskins From: Ginny Alfano <jgalfano AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:17 -0800 (PST) First Pine Siskins of the year have finally showed up at my feeders in Canastota. � Ginny Alfano Canastota & Constableville, NY � � [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Pine Siskins From: "Joe Carey" <jaustin_carey AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:51:38 -0000 Just this past week Pine Siskins have shown up at my Feeder in Clinton. Now have flocks of 10-20 birds. Posted Picture. Subject: Snowy Owl From: Judy Wright <wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:57:28 -0500 The Snowy Owl on Short Cut Rd in the Town of Cato, Cayuga County was present on a power pole just west of the working dairy farm at approx. 11 AM today, Saturday. It was not there on my first pass through the area so patience is suggested. Judy Wright Baldwinsville, NY wryt-on AT twcny.rr.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Gulls From: joseph brin <jnnbrin AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:30:55 +0000 Today in Baldwinsville I found the following winter gulls above the dam. GLAUCOUS - 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED - 2 ICELAND - 5 Joseph Brin jnnbrin AT hotmail.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live�: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/join (Yahoo! 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Burdick St. and Cedar Bay Rd. On the banks of Limestone Creek, I found a Song Sparrow, 4-White-throated Sparrows and several N.Cardinals. Seven American Goldfinchs were feeding on the shoots of the European Larch just before arriving at the creek. Good birding. Gene Huggins, Syracuse, N.Y. Subject: Re: Snowy Owl, Cato From: Bob Walker <bobphoto AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:29:17 -0500 Hi Judy, Congratulations on having your Snowy broadcast. I went out there today being such a beautiful day but came up empty handed. Either the old eyes have failed me or the bird is moving around which I suspect. Beautiful owls just the same and fun to watching. Take care, Bob Walker [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Redpolls and other Finches From: "Robbie LaCelle" <thebooksearcher AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:56:02 -0500 This morning we had 3 Common Redpolls among the growing numbers of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches. Pine Siskins numbers have been increasing over the last few days and we now have about 15 with about 20 Goldfinches. This year has much better than last year for Siskins but much less so for Redpolls. And this afternoon I had two flyover White-winged Crossbills and a couple of Ravens. Good Birding! Robbie LaCelle Camden, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Snowy Owl, Cato From: Judith Thurber <jathurber AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:57:50 -0800 (PST) This must be the same one someone sent a photo of to Channel 9 last night and they used it for their photo of the day at 6:29PM.� Judy Thurber --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Whitens wrote: From: Whitens Subject: [OneidaBirds] Snowy Owl, Cato To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 7:33 PM Today while driving on Shortcut Rd. near Cato/Meridian, there was a Snowy Owl on a fence post in the field to the north of the only dairy farm on that road. I wonder if it could still be the same one seen last month by Jared Caster? Tim Tim & Nancy Whitens 390 Lakeshore Rd. Fulton, NY 13069 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Lapland Longspurs From: Dorothy Crumb <birder4 AT windstream.net> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:28:36 -0500 Hi Andrew: I had a white House Sparrow one time in with a flock of regular ones. It looked bigger because it was white but the huge bill and actions settled it for me. Happy New Year to you and yours. Dorothy Subject: Lapland Longspurs From: Andrew VanNorstrand <andrewvannorstrand AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:26:25 -0500 Hello all. Despite wind and snow I had some decent birds this morning in the DeRuyter area. There were two LAPLAND LONGSPURS on Hunt Road with a group of Horned Larks. PINE SISKINS were widespread with small flocks at nearly every feeder I checked. There was an unusual partial albino bird in with a flock of House Sparrows in DeRuyter. Seemed slightly larger than the sparrows... I honestly don't know what the species was. I tried to get some photos but haven't had a chance to look at them yet. Good birding, Andrew VanNorstrand Manlius, NY www.vfiddle.com www.myspace.com/andrewandnoah www.birdsandmusic.blogspot.com Subject: More Siskins From: "cesassman" <lightpainter AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:18:19 -0000 Here in the southeast side of the city of Utica, my pine siskin numbers are up, too. I've had 11 here this morning until the latest snow squall. They seem to be very tolerant of my presence. When I was filling the feeders yesterday they allowed me to walk within 5 feet before flying into the tree--which isn't all that far, either. Nice close views of a new yard bird. Cheri Sassman Utica, NY Subject: Added Photos & Observation From: "moosemanlive" <bobphoto AT verizon.net> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:49:21 -0000 I would like to thank all those who have posted their numerous sightings of lately. My favorite has been the Snowy Owl ones. These are magnificent birds. While photographing the one in Fenner I noticed two Red-tailed Hawks paired up and thought this a little unusual. It had been my experience that the Red-tailed paired up and mated in or around March. Is this behavior unusual for this time of year? For those who might have not been able to see the beautiful Snowy Owl in Fenner here is a link to my gallery exhibiting it.... http://www.pbase.com/moosebob/snowy_owls You may care to read the captions under the images. I feel not only showing the beauty of these wonderful visitors from the north but letting the viewing public know how the images were captured is a vital part of educating viewers to the precautions and ethics involved while doing so. Many times I feel we fail to do this. Again thank you as fellow members and the forum for instilling an appreciation of birding and photographing the beautiful avians we see. Bob Walker Subject: Finches & Sunset Bay From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:03:15 -0500 I went to Boylston on Tuesday in search of crossbills but didn't find any. One Evening Grosbeak was heard flying over and there were several Pine Siskins as well. At Sunset Bay on Lake Ontario I did not find the King Eiders, Harlequin Duck or Black Scoter but the male Surf Scoter was present, diving in the waves close to shore. When I got back to the car 16 White-winged Crossbills flew in from the west, landing for a second in the Norway spruce next to the road before continuing eastward. Pine Siskins appear to be around in good numbers, I've had as many as 18 at the feeders today. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com Subject: N. Shrike From: Betty Armbruster <barm17 AT localnet.com> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:35:18 -0500 Had a N. Shrike in my "magic" trees outside the computer room windows. By the time I got back with my camera it was gone. There were 10+ Siskins, at least 6 Blue Jays, Chickadees, Gold finches, Purple Finches (pair), Downy, Hairy and Red bellied Woodpeckers, White breasted Nuthatches, Tufted Titmouse, Dark eyed Juncos, Cardinals (2 pair), Mourning Doves Yesterday at about dusk had 20+ Robins in same trees. Watching birds outside your windows is much better than driving around on these icy roads. Betty Betty Armbruster barm17 AT localnet.com Herkimer County South of Utica Subject: Re: Siskins Galore From: "Brian White" <bwhite AT email.smith.edu> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:56:28 -0500 Hello everyone, Seems to be contagious! Our Pine siskin population built rapidly last three days and now at least 50 around here. Also a recent American robin at one of our seeps and the Northern shrike is around again after being missing for a couple of weeks. Good birding, Brian >>> "Jody Hildreth" 01/07/09 11:45 AM >>> Hello All, This morning I have over 50 Pine Siskins feeding on the black oil sunflower seed I scattered under the feeders this morning. They far outnumber the goldfinches. Jody Hildreth Waterville, NY Library Media Specialist Sauquoit Valley Elementary School Webmaster: KidWings.com Subject: Siskins Galore From: "Jody Hildreth" <falcon AT kidwings.com> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:45:31 -0500 Hello All, This morning I have over 50 Pine Siskins feeding on the black oil sunflower seed I scattered under the feeders this morning. They far outnumber the goldfinches. Jody Hildreth Waterville, NY Library Media Specialist Sauquoit Valley Elementary School Webmaster: KidWings.com Subject: HSR: Franklin Mt. (06 Jan 2009) END OF SEASON From: andymason AT earthling.net Date: 06 Jan 2009 22:01:49 -0400 Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Jan 06, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 12 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 17 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:15:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Andrew Mason Observers: Weather: Mostly cloudy with very light winds. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Andrew Mason (AndyMason AT earthling.net) Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Snowy Owl, Cato From: "Whitens" <whitens AT a-znet.com> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:33:45 -0500 Today while driving on Shortcut Rd. near Cato/Meridian, there was a Snowy Owl on a fence post in the field to the north of the only dairy farm on that road. I wonder if it could still be the same one seen last month by Jared Caster? Tim Tim & Nancy Whitens 390 Lakeshore Rd. Fulton, NY 13069 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Dark-Morph Roughleg and Northern Shrike From: "cesassman" <lightpainter AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:33:09 -0000 Betty Armbruster and I did some birding today, swinging through some of the area around New Woodstock and Georgetown and ending up in the Kirkland area. Some of the highlights: NORTHERN SHRIKE on Lebanon Rd. about a mile west of the village of Lebanon. DARK-MORPH ROUGHLEG HAWK on Pleasant Valley Rd., Town of Sangerfield. BELTED KINGFISHER at the bridge in the village of Eaton. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS near the top of College Hill Rd., town of Kirkland. Although only a few birds were visible, we saw this flock recently and estimated it at 100+. Cheri Sassman Utica, NY Subject: Red-winged blackbirds, 1/6 From: "ccspagnoli" <ccspagnoli AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:16:48 -0000 Had a pair of red-winged blackbirds (male and female) visit my feeder this morning, first I've seen this season. By the way, on the New Woodstock-Southern Highlands count, the red- headed woodpecker that Bernie Carr and I found was seen from Purcell Road just north of 80. If you're at the dip in the road looking east, there's a hedgerow of tall trees, and then to the left and somewhat further out there are three trees more or less in a line. The rightmost of those more distant trees is tall enough that its crown is above the line of the far hills. That's the tree we spotted the bird in. Good birding. Chris Spagnoli Town of Pompey Subject: Dewitt & Onondaga Lake From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:05:13 -0500 At the feeder canal in Dewitt reached from Andrews Road on Monday afternoon there was a single Green-winged Teal towards the northen end of the canal as well as 4 Northern Mockingbirds and 10 White-throated Sparrows at various points. Late in the afternoon at the 9 Mile Creek Outlet on Onondaga Lake there was a variety of waterfowl including: 3 Tundra Swan, 7 American Black Duck, 1 Northern Pintail, 2 Canvasback, 78 Redhead, 14 Ring-necked Duck, 4 Greater Scaup, 28 Lesser Scaup, 5 Pied-billed Grebe and 5 American Coot. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com Subject: Syracuse RBA From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:08:17 -0800 (PST) RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 05, 2009 * NYSY 01.05.09 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 29, 2008 - January 05, 2009 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:January 05, 5:30 p.m.. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #136 -Monday January 05, 2009 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 29, 2008 Highlights: ------------ SNOWY OWL ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL MERLIN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE NORTHERN GOSHAWK LAPLAND LONGSPUR WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL RED CROSSBILL EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON SNIPE HARLEQUIN DUCK KING EIDER PINE GROSBEAK SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN HAWK OWL (Extralimital) Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/30: 7 ICELAND GULLS were seen in the mucklands along Rt.31. New Wodstock - Southern Highlands CBC ------------ 1/05: Highlights of the New Woodstock - Southern Highlands CBC include RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN SHRIKE, GOSHAWK, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLL, EVENING GROSBEAK, AND COMMON SNIPE. The count took place in parts of Onondaga and Madison Counties. Oswego County ------------ 1/02: A male HARLEQUIN DUCK and 2 KING EIDERS were found in Lake Ontario at Sunset Beach Road. The HARLEQUIN DUCK was not relocated but on 1/04 at least 1 KING EIDER and all three SCOTER species were seen at the same location. 1/04: GLAUCOUS, ICELAND, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS are still being found along the Oswego River from Oswego to Fulton and Phoenix. Onondaga County ------------ 12/31: A MERLIN was seen by 2 individuals in downtown Syracuse on James Street close to Salina Street. Sylvan Beach - Oneida CBC ------------ 1/01: Highlights of the Sylvan Beach - Oneida CBC include PINE GROSBEAK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and SHORT-EARED OWL. Madison County ------------- 1/03: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Peterboro Road near Fenner. Cayuga County ------------ 1/02: A SNOWY OWL was spotted at Fair Haven State Park Extralimital ------------ The 2 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were again seen this week, one in Potsdam and one in Peru in the extreme northern part of the state. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y., U.S.A. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: NW-Southern Highlands CBC additions From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:20:09 -0500 Hello again, Make that WILSON'S SNIPE for best bird of the count (name change occurred a few years back), and of course the bird didn't take pictures of itself. :-) Also, add 1 NORTHERN HARRIER to count tally --seen in fields nest to Tio WMA. Matt -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web Subject: New Woodstock-Southern Highlands CBC From: "grosbeak AT clarityconnect.com" <grosbeak@clarityconnect.com> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:53:55 -0500 Hello all, Yesterday was the New Woodstock-Southern Highlands CBC. This was the rescheduled date. The weather was absolutely gorgeous for winter birding --a bit cold to start around 0 with falling ICE CRYSTALS (was pretty neat), but there was no wind, lots of sun, and it warmed up nicely through the day. A record 19 participants took part in the count and we found a second highest total of 61 species with 5 count week birds --these totals are not final yet, and it'll probably take me a good bit (weeks) to get it done. The highlights so far are 2 GREEN-WINGED TEALS, 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL (pintail and teals on Eaton Brook Rd on the brook and not Reservoir in Eaton), 1 SNOW GOOSE (Caz Lake), 1 GREAT BLUE HERON (Oran Delphi area), 2 NORTHERN FLICKERS, 1** ADULT RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (across Rte 80 across from road to Highland Forest per Bernie Carr and Chris Spagnoli), 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS (1 male atop Muller Hill and 1 on Carpenter), 3 COOPER'S HAWKS, 3 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 11 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, ~50 Red-tailed Hawks, ~12 COMMON RAVENS (scattered and continue to increase), 1 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (at feeders on Edin Hollow Rd), 2 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, 7 AMERICAN ROBINS, 6 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 5-6 SONG SPARROWS, 4 GREAT-HORNED OWLS, 1 EASTERN SCREECH OWL (thanks Brian and others that live in circle for owling effort), 1 FOX SPARROW (regular at same house on Carpenter the last 4 years), 1 CAROLINA WREN (Oran Delphi area), 25 HORNED LARKS, 400+ SNOW BUNTINGS, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR (on Hunt Rd with larks), 11 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 2 BELTED KINGFISHERS and a nice finch diversity!!! The finch tally was quite good with: ~75 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (25 at Highland Forest and 25 on Muller Hill and others scattered)-this is a high count! 9-17 RED CROSSBILLS (2 atop Muller Hill(type 1's), 7 on Chapman Rd near Muller Hill and possibly another 8 on Dugway Rd --1 Red was seen on white pine with flock of 8 others, but other birds not seen) -high count 125+ PINE SISKINS (high count) 13 COMMON REDPOLLS (2 on Mariposa Rd DeRuyter and 11 on Main street in village of DeRuyter) 200+ American Goldfinches 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS (near house and feeders on Paradise Hill up hill from village of DeRuyter 1 PURPLE FINCH 71 House Finches Certainly Bernie and Chris' RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was a major highlight but my vote for best bird has to be the reliable COMMON SNIPE, with bad, but identifiable photos at Kevin Pace's farm in Erieville! Thanks Kevin for this great find! I still have a party to report and a feeder watcher to report. The count week birds are RN Pheasant, Swamp Sparrow, AMERICAN KESTREL (has been reliable most days on Purcell Rd), and RB and Herring Gulls. I did get 1 Black Duck, which is a low count. Raptor numbers in general were very high with 50+ Red-tails and a nice 11 Roughies. Turkey number were also well over 200 birds. The big miss (count week ends Wed) is Barred Owl and then another odd owl or raptor or grackle. Obviously, overall duck numbers were quite low with almost 0 open water. The GREEN-WINGED TEALS(1 male and 1 female) and NORTHERN PINTAIL (male) were a great bonus! This is the same location that a Pintail wintered last year! The highlight for Julie and I was the snowshoe up and over Muller Hill SF where were had numerous small flocks of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (24), 2 RED CROSSBILLS, 1 PINE SISKIN, 3 creepers, 1 RAVEN and a beautiful ADULT MALE NORTHERN GOSHAWK soaring over Muller Hill Road with crystal blue sky backdrop for 6-7 minutes! The cone crop on Muller Hill and in this circle is marginal and fair at best in areas. The white pine and E. larch are producing pretty good crops in areas, but spruce crop is poor. A great day to be out and a BIG, BIG thanks to all the participants!! cheers, Matt Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com � What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint Subject: Hawk Owls Were Great From: Bob Walker <bobphoto AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:50:46 -0500 Hi Ginny, I agree with you the Hawk Owl was excellent. Just great images what more can be said. Congratulations Jody and thank you for sharing. Now Ginny not to far from you there is another owl in the area (See attached). Take a look and enjoy. Bob    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: N. Hawk Owl & Photos - Another out of region report From: Ginny Alfano <jgalfano AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 17:28:53 -0800 (PST) Fantastic photos, Dana!� Thanks so much for sharing them. Ginny Alfano Canastota & Constableville, NY � � "The last word in ignorance�is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?'" � Aldo Leopold -�A Sand County Almanac --- On Sun, 1/4/09, Jody Hildreth wrote: From: Jody Hildreth Subject: [OneidaBirds] N. Hawk Owl & Photos - Another out of region report To: oneidabirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 6:09 PM Hello All, Like Andrew, I too made a dash to the north for some owl viewing. I only made a day of it and focused on a Northern Hawk Owl in Ottawa. What a splendid bird! I spent most of yesterday watching it successfully catch a few voles (and miss one), swallow one whole, cache one in a tree, cough up a pellet (collected 2), preen, and just fly around the area. I posted several photos of my days observations at: http://www.kidwings.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=93 Hope you enjoy. Jody Hildreth Waterville, NY Library Media Specialist Sauquoit Valley Elementary School Webmaster: KidWings.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: N. Hawk Owl & Photos - Another out of region report From: Tom McKay <tjmckay AT syr.edu> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 19:55:25 -0500 Jody Those are spectacular pictures. When I retire, I want to take some photography lessons from you. Tom On 1/4/09 6:09 PM, "Jody Hildreth" wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > Like Andrew, I too made a dash to the north for some owl viewing. I only > made a day of it and focused on a Northern Hawk Owl in Ottawa. What a > splendid bird! I spent most of yesterday watching it successfully catch a > few voles (and miss one), swallow one whole, cache one in a tree, cough up a > pellet (collected 2), preen, and just fly around the area. I posted several > photos of my days observations at: > http://www.kidwings.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=93 > > Hope you enjoy. > > Jody Hildreth > Waterville, NY > Library Media Specialist > Sauquoit Valley Elementary School > Webmaster: KidWings.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]