RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 4, 2005
* NYSY 0509.04
Birds mentioned -
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
RED-NECKED GREBE
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Common Moorhen
Black-bellied Plover
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Semipalmated Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
POMARINE JAEGER
PARASITIC JAEGER
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Purple Martin
American Pipit
Compiled by Mickey Scilingo
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo@gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#27 - Sunday, September 4, 2005
There was a minimal fallout of birds associated with the remnants of Hurricane
Katrina in the central New York area. At best, the storm grounded some birds and
delayed their movement for a day or two, but nothing out of the ordinary appeared.
At Fair Haven State Park on Wednesday, a total of 16 PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen
throughout the day in the distance over Lake Ontario. There were several flyby
flocks of shorebirds: 1 group of about 20 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, a group of about
75-100 "peeps," and a larger group of about 150-200 birds that were Black-bellied
Plover sized, yet unidentifiable. Some other shorebirds noted were 7 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, 31 SANDERLINGS, 6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Other birds seen included 2 COMMON
MOORHEN, a second year BALD EAGLE, 32 CASPIAN TERNS, 17 COMMON TERNS and 5 PURPLE
MARTINS.
The next day, the constant NW-WNW winds brought some more Jaegers to Derby Hill - 9
PARASITIC JAEGERS, 1-2 POMARINE JAEGERS, and 1 unidentified Jaeger. Other birds
spotted were 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 10 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and small numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS and COMMON TERNS.
There were many shorebirds at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Rd near Chittenango
on Wednesday and Thursday, with 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 49 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
5 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS among those identifiable. Most of
the shorebirds were in the back of the field, so distance and heat shimmer made
identifying the smaller shorebirds difficult. On Thursday, a MERLIN was spotted
sitting on the dirt and there were 2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen on Friday.
Other shorebird reports from the week include 8 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 LEAST
SANDPIPERS and a few KILLDEER at Ditchbank Rd in Canastota on Wednesday morning and
a RUDDY TURNSTONE at Sandy Pond on Friday.
As of Tuesday evening, August 30, there have been 112 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS counted at
South Campus during Gene Huggins' annual count. This total surpasses the totals of
the last few years, but still seems low when compared to counts from several years
ago. Two NIGHTHAWKS were seen and heard calling in trees on Onondaga Hill on
Wednesday and 5 others were seen over Camillus on Thursday evening.
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 4, 2005
* NYSY 0509.04
Birds mentioned -
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
RED-NECKED GREBE
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Common Moorhen
Black-bellied Plover
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Semipalmated Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
POMARINE JAEGER
PARASITIC JAEGER
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Purple Martin
American Pipit
Compiled by Mickey Scilingo
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo@gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#27 - Sunday, September 4, 2005
There was a minimal fallout of birds associated with the remnants of Hurricane
Katrina in the central New York area. At best, the storm grounded some birds and
delayed their movement for a day or two, but nothing out of the ordinary appeared.
At Fair Haven State Park on Wednesday, a total of 16 PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen
throughout the day in the distance over Lake Ontario. There were several flyby
flocks of shorebirds: 1 group of about 20 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, a group of about
75-100 "peeps," and a larger group of about 150-200 birds that were Black-bellied
Plover sized, yet unidentifiable. Some other shorebirds noted were 7 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, 31 SANDERLINGS, 6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Other birds seen included 2 COMMON
MOORHEN, a second year BALD EAGLE, 32 CASPIAN TERNS, 17 COMMON TERNS and 5 PURPLE
MARTINS.
The next day, the constant NW-WNW winds brought some more Jaegers to Derby Hill - 9
PARASITIC JAEGERS, 1-2 POMARINE JAEGERS, and 1 unidentified Jaeger. Other birds
spotted were 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 10 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and small numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS and COMMON TERNS.
There were many shorebirds at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Rd near Chittenango
on Wednesday and Thursday, with 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 49 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
5 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS among those identifiable. Most of
the shorebirds were in the back of the field, so distance and heat shimmer made
identifying the smaller shorebirds difficult. On Thursday, a MERLIN was spotted
sitting on the dirt and there were 2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen on Friday.
Other shorebird reports from the week include 8 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 LEAST
SANDPIPERS and a few KILLDEER at Ditchbank Rd in Canastota on Wednesday morning and
a RUDDY TURNSTONE at Sandy Pond on Friday.
As of Tuesday evening, August 30, there have been 112 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS counted at
South Campus during Gene Huggins' annual count. This total surpasses the totals of
the last few years, but still seems low when compared to counts from several years
ago. Two NIGHTHAWKS were seen and heard calling in trees on Onondaga Hill on
Wednesday and 5 others were seen over Camillus on Thursday evening.