Publication of the North Country Bird Club, Inc. Since 1948

March / April 2015 Volume 56 No. 2

The Upland Plover

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SPRING MEETINGS

Remember to note the dates of our spring meetings on your calendar. Meetings are held at Stone Presbyterian Church, 140 Chestnut St, Watertown, and begin at 7:00 pm. Spring meeting dates are:

Wednesday, March 11

Wednesday, April 8

Wednesday, May 13

ONONDAGA AUDUBON

Spring Meetings in Watertown

Onondaga Audubon will offer two programs this spring at Flower Memorial Library, Watertown.

On Wednesday, April 15, at 6 pm, DEC staff member Angelina Ross will discuss the DECs efforts to protect and enhance Spruce Grouse populations and habitat in New York.

On Wednesday, May 20, also at 6 pm, Michael Schummer of SUNY-Oswego will share his experiences working with Waterfowl in the Great Lakes Region, including pertinent information concerning waterfowl ecology and conservation in our area.

Please also note that on two Saturdays, March 21 and April 4, Gerry Smith, Onondaga Audubons Vice-President, will lead trips to the lakeshore bird observatory at Derby Hill to look for spring migrants. For details, contact Gerry at 315-771-6902.

MARCH MEETING

Wednesday, March 11 - 7 pm

Stone Presbyterian Church 140 Chestnut St, Watertown

Program: Spring Bird Census

This year we are planning to expand the scope of the Clubs May Bird Census (see article below right) to give a fuller picture of the great variety of bird species which can be seen in our area. At our March meeting, we will share the details of this new version of the Census and explain the procedure participants will follow in assisting with this survey of Northern New Yorks springtime bird population.

SPRING BIRD CENSUS

For several decades, the Club has conducted a May Bird Census, a combined effort of members and other interested birders to survey the bird life found in our area. While a wide variety of birds can be found here during May, it has been noted that some birds which summer here do not arrive by the end of May, some waterfowl which migrate through do so during March and April, and most birds wintering here have left by May. In an attempt to gain a more complete picture of the great variety of birds which can be seen in our area, we will expand our time frame, taking the Census throughout the spring, from March 20 (the Spring Equinox) through June 20. See page 3 for the procedure.

FIELD TRIPS - 2015 Season

St. Lawrence River Parks: Sat, April 18 - 8:30 am

Cornell Lab & Montezuma NWR: Sat, May 2 - 8:30 am

Common Nature Center: Sat, May 16 - 8:30 am

Limerick Cedars: Wed, May 27 - 8:00 pm

Red Lake: Sat, May 30 - 8:30 am

Chaumont Barrens: Sat, June 6 - 8:30 am

Marlowe Camp, Beartown: Sat, June 20 - 8:30 am

Rodman Trails: Sat, June 27 - 8:30 am

Annual Picnic (Brouses): Sun, July 12 - 3:00 pm

Marlowe Camp, Beartown: Sat, July 25 - 8:30 am

Perch River WMA: Sat, August 22 - 8:30 am

Upper & Lower Lakes WMA: Sat, Sept 19 - 8:30 am

Montezuma NWR: Sat, Oct 17 - 8:30 am

For detailed info about birds,

visit the website of

the Cornell Ornithology Lab

and of Cornells renowned

Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary

at http://www.birds.cornell.edu

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INFORMATION SOURCES FOR REGIONAL SIGHTINGS A list of New York State Rare Bird Numbers and list serves is available at the internet site http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/

Northern New York Birds List Serve: Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds.

Click on the Join This Group button and follow the on-screen instructions. (You will need to have or set up a Yahoo account.)

Oneida Birds List Serve (sightings in Central New York): Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/Oneidabirds.

Click on the Join This Group button and follow the on-screen instructions. (You will need to have or set up a Yahoo account.)

Cayuga Birds List Serve: Sightings of birds and birding in the Finger Lakes Region with a focus on the Cayuga Lake Basin.

E-mail Cayugabirds-L-Request@cornell.edu. In the message body put JOIN Your name (first and last name in quotes).

OFFICERS

President

Corky Marlowe 782-4705

Vice-President

Bill Haller 639-6848

Treasurer

Kathleen Killeen 628-5874

Secretary

Christine Bourquin 649-5403

DIRECTORS Richard Brouse To 5/2017

David Prosser To 5/2016

Mike Shepard To 5/2016

June Walker To 5/2017

Robert Walker To 5/2016

Field Trip Coordinator

Richard Brouse 788-6778

Census Coordinator

Bill Haller 639-6848

Historian

Robert Walker 649-2161

Newsletter Editor

Bill Haller 639-6848

A beautiful set of bird-themed notecards is given by random selection, each time the Plover is issued, to a member of our

Club whose dues are current. This is intended to provide extra incentive for members to keep memberships in good

standing. We would like to congratulate William and Marion Hills of Watertown, selected as this issues recipients.

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APRIL MEETING: Wed, April 8 - 7:00 pm

Program: Birding Sites in Northern New York

FIELD TRIP: ST. LAWRENCE RIVER PARKS

Sat, April 18th - Meet at Arsenal St Wal-Mart at 8:30 am

We will visit state parks along the St. Lawrence River, as well as some other birding sites in northern Jefferson County, to observe migrating waterfowl and arriving songbirds. This is a driving tour, with only minimal walking involved.

FIELD TRIP: RED LAKE (Theresa)

Sat, May 30th - Meet at Arsenal St Wal-Mart at 8:30 am

This is a must trip for adding spring birds to your Spring Bird Census list. The setting includes woodlands, fields, wetlands, and the lakeshore environment. As many as 50 species are possible. Dick Brouse will lead this easy walking trip along a gravel road.

FIELD TRIP: LIMERICK CEDARS

Wednesday, May 27th at 8:00 pm - Meet along the Ransom Road

We will meet in the evening at the Limerick Cedars Preserve to look and listen for Whip-poor-wills, American Woodcock, Prairie Warblers, and other spring birds. Come and enjoy the enchanting sights and sounds of twilight in the Cedars.

Limerick C

edars

Preserve

FIELD TRIP: COMMON NATURE CENTER

Saturday, May 16th - Meet at Arsenal St Wal-Mart at 8:30 am

The Minna Anthony Common Nature Center at Wellesley Island State Park is the finest facility for nature study in our region. Extensive trails take the visitor through a variety of habitats rich in wildlife. We will visit the Nature Center on a Saturday in mid-May to see and hear a wide variety of spring birds. While the trails are well maintained and not terribly rugged, be sure to wear appropriate footwear.

FIELD TRIP: CORNELL ORNITHOLOGY LAB & MONTEZUMA NWR

Saturday, May 2nd - Meet at Arsenal St Wal-Mart at 8:30 am

We will visit Cornell Universitys world-renowned Lab of Ornithology on the first Saturday in May, at the peak of the spring season. The lab facilities and the Labs Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary provide an experience available virtually nowhere else in North America. On our return trip, we will also visit the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Reservations are required before or at our April 8 meeting.

After all local morning field trips, participants are invited to join for lunch at a nearby restaurant, if their schedule permits. These gatherings always prove to be most enjoyable (and entertaining) events.

EARTH DAY will be celebrated at

the New York State Zoo

at Thompson Park

from 10 am to 4 pm

on Saturday, April 18.

This event is co-sponsored by the Zoo and the DEC.

Bring insect repellent and water on all field trips. A field trip may be cancelled due to bad weather. Call Dick Brouse at 788-6778 with any questions about our field trips.

For info on Onondaga Audubon Society field trips and programs: http://onondagaaudubon.com/

Interesting Links: An excellent guide to the details of Finch identification can be found at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site by going to http://www.allaboutbirds.org/bbimages/PDFs/ and selecting tricky finches.pdf, the last item on the list of documents. Susan Favreau reports an atlas of feathers prepared by the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service at http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/ Steve Diehl recommends an intriguing Osprey video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/nA3LtXnNIto?feature=player_embedded

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CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2014

On Sunday, December 14, members of the North Country Bird Club assisted the Onondaga Chapter of the Audubon Society

in the Societys 115th Christmas Bird Count. Twelve Club members participated in the Watertown Circle Count, in which 15 birders in 8 field parties and one feeder watcher surveyed bird species within the Circle. The Compiler for this years Watertown Count was Gerry Smith, Vice-President of Onondaga Audubon. Teams were at work counting from 7:30 am

until 4 pm. 63 species were recorded, with 19,572 individual birds observed. Club members participating included

Christine Bourquin, Dick and Marion Brouse, Steve Guy, Bill Haller, Kathy Killeen, Nick Leone, Corky Marlowe, Connie

Mason, Dave Prosser, Mandi Roggie, and Gerry Smith. Data from the Watertown Count:

GEESE, SWANS, & DUCKS: Snow Goose - 22 Tundra Swan - 75 Canada Goose - 9250 Wood Duck - 1 Gadwall - 3 Mallard - 65 American Black Duck - 9 Northern Pintail - 3 Ring-necked Duck - 3 Greater Scaup - 26 White-winged Scoter - 1 Bufflehead - 2 Common Goldeneye - 69 Hooded Merganser - 1 Common Merganser - 1 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Long-tailed Duck - 2

GALLINACEOUS BIRDS: Ruffed Grouse - 1 Wild Turkey - 225

LOONS, GREBES, & HERONS: Red-throated Loon - 2 Common Loon - 7 Horned Grebe - 7 Great Blue Heron - 1

EAGLES, HAWKS, & FALCONS: Bald Eagle - 5 Northern Harrier - 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2 Coopers Hawk - 4 Red-tailed Hawk - 52 Rough-legged Hawk - 14 American Kestrel - 1 Merlin - 1

GULLS & TERNS: Ring-billed Gull - 4 Herring Gull - 46 Glaucous Gull - 1 Great Black-backed Gull - 7

DOVES & PIGEONS: Mourning Dove - 405 Rock Pigeon - 1420 OWLS: Snowy Owl - 1

WOODPECKERS: Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6 Downy Woodpecker - 21 Hairy Woodpecker - 10 Pileated Woodpecker - 7

SHRIKES: Northern Shrike - 2 JAYS & CROWS: Blue Jay - 210 Common Raven - 32 American Crow - 2930

LARKS & SWALLOWS: Horned Lark - 16

CHICKADEES & NUTHATCHES: Black-capped Chickadee - 225 Tufted Titmouse - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 29

KINGLETS & THRUSHES: American Robin - 15 STARLINGS: European Starling - 3395 PIPITS & WAXWINGS: Cedar Waxwing - 28

SPARROWS & GROSBEAKS: Snow Bunting - 225 American Tree Sparrow - 75 White-throated Sparrow - 25 Dark-eyed Junco - 80 Northern Cardinal - 55

BLACKBIRDS: Rusty Blackbird - 1 FINCHES: House Finch - 17 Common Redpoll - 1 American Goldfinch - 80

OLD WORLD SPARROWS: House Sparrow - 345

SPRING BIRD CENSUS - PROCEDURE

The survey sheet for our Spring Bird Census is included with this issue. During the spring season (March 20 - June 20), Club members and area birders are encouraged to record the birds they see. Participants report only which species are seen during the season, not the number of birds or date. Sightings are to be only from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties, and northern Oswego County (north of Sandy Creek).

Since we have tripled the length of the reporting period this year, participants are asked to use a slightly more detailed system than in the past to record sightings: if a species is sighted before May 1, place the numeral 1 in the blank beside the species name (indicating a sighting during the first part of the spring season); if a species is sighted on or after May 1, place the numeral 2 in the blank. Any species sighted both before and on or after May 1 would therefore have 12 entered in the blank. With this simple procedure, the Census results will indicate not only which species are seen, but whether a given species is seen mainly in the early spring, arrives later, or can be seen throughout much of the season, adding significant detail to the results.

Participants are asked to forward reports to the Editor by mail or e-mail as soon as possible after June 20, using the contact info given on the last page of this issue.

COMMON REDPOLLS Theresa - February 9, 2015

Thanks to Kathy Killeen for this charming photo

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NORTH COUNTRY BIRD CLUB SIGHTINGS

Please forward notable sightings for the next issue by April 15, using the contact info on the last page.

Snowy Owls continue their presence in good number this winter. Lynn Chavoustie sighted a Snowy on 01/10 along Rt 12E near Case Rd. On 02/13, Lynn reported she had seen 4 Snowy Owls on a regular basis over the previous week along 12E, 2 just north of Chaumont and 2 just south.

On 01/13, Dick & Marion Brouse sighted a Snowy on Pt Peninsula. They sighted 6 Snowys on 01/17, 3 in the Town of Lyme and 3 in the Town of Cape Vincent. On 02/11, Dick & Marion sighted 2 Snowys, 1 in the Town of Lyme and 1 in Pamelia.

On 01/17, Lee Ellsworth reported 13 Snowy Owls, 9 on Pt Peninsula, 2 on Favret Rd, and 2 near Chaumont. Lee had a productive day on the 17th. In addition to the Owls, he sighted 4 adult Bald Eagles, 7 Rough-legged Hawks, 45 Wild Turkeys, several flocks of Snow Buntings, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker, and 14 American Tree Sparrows on Pt Peninsula, along with a female Lapland Longspur (see photo p 5). Visiting Ashland WMA that day, Lee sighted 35+ Snow Buntings, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, and 1 Rough-legged Hawk. He also sighted 4 Horned Larks near Cape Vincent. On 01/24, Lee sighted 9 Snowy Owls on Pt Peninsula. On 02/08, he reported a Snowy on Dog Hill Rd, along with 2 Rough-legged Hawks.

Steve & Vici Diehl have seen Snowy Owls regularly along Rt 11 between Philadelphia and Evans Mills, sighting a male on 01/15, a probable female on 01/19, and both a male and a female on 01/20. On 01/19, Steve & Vici sighted 4 Snowys, 2 near Evans Mills, 1 male on Dutch Settlement Rd, and 1 male along I-81 near Exit 50.

On 01/18, Dick & Marion birded with Corky Marlowe and Bill Haller. The four sighted 9 Snowy Owls, 1 near Chaumont, 4 in the Pt Peninsula area, and 4 near Cape Vincent, where they also sighted a Short-eared Owl. On 02/20, Dick, Marion, Corky, and Bill sighted 10 Snowys, 2 on Jenkins Rd, 3 near Chaumont, and 5 near Cape Vincent. Corky & Bill sighted 3 Snowys on 01/26, 2 along Rt 12E north of Chaumont and 1 on Weaver Rd near Case Rd. On 02/22, Corky & Bill sighted 7 Snowy Owls, 4 in the Pamelia area and 3 near Chaumont. Then, on 02/26, they sighted 9 Snowys, 7 in the Pamelia area and the Town of Orleans, 1 near Gunns Corners, and 1 near Chaumont. On 03/01, Corky & Bill sighted 4 Snowys in the Pamelia-Orleans area, while on 03/02 they again found only 1 near Chaumont.

On 02/10, Susan Favreau sighted a Snowy Owl on Pt Peninsula, along with a Rough-legged Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Cardinals, and Blue Jays. On 02/28, Susan sighted 2 Snowys on Pt Peninsula.

Bald Eagles have been sighted regularly in the area this winter. On 01/15, Sheree Brosk sighted a Bald Eagle along Rutland Hollow Rd. On 01/18, Diona Naklick sighted a mature Bald Eagle in southern Jefferson County. Dick & Marion sighted an adult Bald Eagle in Hounsfield on 01/20, an immature in the Town of Orleans on 01/27, and an adult in Orleans on 02/11. On 01/17, Steve & Vici sighted an immature Bald Eagle flying above the 1000 Islands Bridge. A pair of Bald Eagles has nested for several seasons along the Lower Pool at Perch River WMA, with the nest clearly visible from the Allen Rd. On 01/24, Corky & Bill sighted 2 mature Bald Eagles at the nest, then saw them again on 02/22, 02/26, and 03/02.

Hawks have also been seen regularly this winter. Both an adult and an immature Coopers Hawk have appeared many times during January and February at Dick & Marions home along Kelsey Creek in Watertown. A Coopers Hawk also visited Steve & Vici at their home in Antwerp on 01/09, and again on 01/21, when it decreased by one the population of Mourning Doves in the area. Steve & Vici note that Rough-legged Hawks appear to be in the area in good number this winter, having seen them along Rt 11 north of Evans Mills frequently over the past two months. Dick & Marion sighted 2 Rough-legged Hawks on 01/17 and 3 on 02/11 near Cape Vincent, and 4 on 01/24 in Pamelia. Red-tailed Hawks have also been seen regularly. On 01/25, Corky & Bill sighted 13 Red-tailed Hawks while

birding at Perch River WMA, in the Evans Mills area, and near Chaumont.

On 01/17, Steve & Vici sighted a dark phase Gyrfalcon being harassed by a Common Raven along Rt 37 between Dutch Settlement Rd and Silver Street Rd, certainly a rare and noteworthy sighting.

Wild Turkeys have been seen on a regular basis, also. On 12/27, Susan sighted a large flock on Pt Peninsula (see photo p 5), then again sighted Wild Turkeys there on both 02/10 and 02/28. On 01/13, Dick & Marion sighted 42 Wild Turkeys on Pt Peninsula, then 51 there on 01/18. On 01/20, they sighted 44 Wild Turkeys on Pillar Pt.

Snow Buntings are certainly one of the highlights of our winter season. On New Years Day, a Snow Bunting actually came to Lynns feeders in Three Mile Bay. Dark-eyed Juncos were also at her feeders that day. Lynn noted that the upper plumage of one of the Juncos was brown, rather than dark gray. Lynn also had a group of Snow Buntings in her driveway on 01/10 (see photo p 5). On 01/15, Corky & Bill sighted 10+ Snow Buntings on Fields Rd in Hounsfield, as well as a Horned Lark, which continued to feed along the roadside as they drove (slowly) by. Dick & Marion sighted a flock of 120 Snow Buntings in Hounsfield on 01/16, along with 2 Horned Larks. On 01/17, they sighted 9 Horned Larks and 3 Lapland Longspurs in Cape Vincent. Birding on Pt Peninsula on 01/18, Dick & Marion sighted 15 Snow Buntings. On 01/21, they sighted 7 Horned Larks in Hounsfield. Bill & Corky sighted 8 Snow Buntings on Pillar Pt on 01/30. On 02/11, Dick & Marion sighted 125 Snow Buntings and 53 Horned Larks in Cape Vincent. On 02/28, Susan sighted a small flock of Snow Buntings on Pt Peninsula.

Common Redpolls have come into the area in some numbers this year, after being seen only rarely last winter. Redpolls first visited Bills feeders in Dexter on 01/27. On 02/03, he counted 34 battling for position to access the nyjer seed. They continued to appear regularly, and Bill counted 30 at the feeders on 03/02. Dick & Marion sighted 5 Common Redpolls at their feeders on Kelsey Creek on 02/06 and 6 on 02/14. On 02/09, a flock of Redpolls visited Kathy Killeens feeders in Theresa (see photo p 3).

Lee reported on 01/17 that an adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker had visited his feeders in Watertown several times during the previous week. Bills feeders in Dexter have also been visited regularly this winter by a Red-bellied Woodpecker, last sighted on 03/04. A Northern Flicker visited Dick & Marion at Kelsey Creek on 01/10 and 01/27.

While waterbirds are not common here during a winter this harsh, Sheree sighted a Great Blue Heron at Rutland Pond on 01/14. Steve & Vici also sighted one on 01/17 at Muskellunge Creek, with Mallards and Black Ducks. On 01/24, Lee sighted a Wood Duck drake with 3 Mallards at the Dexter Boat Launch. On 01/30 Bill & Corky sighted 2 female Northern Shovelers in a stream along Ashland Rd. Dick & Marion sighted 8 Mute Swans and 14 Tundra Swans in Orleans on 01/24, then 6 Mutes and 5 Tundras there on the next day.

Northern Cardinals are another striking bird of our winter season. On 02/05, Beverly Hardie reported that 5 male Cardinals had been at her feeders in Lowville. Corky has had multiple Cardinals at her feeders in Glen Park throughout the winter.

Dick & Marion report a variety of Sparrows appearing at Kelsey Creek. They sighted 15 White-throated Sparrows on 01/09, 18 on 01/14 and again on 01/15, with an average of 8 per day through the winter. American Tree Sparrows have been at their feeders throughout January and February, with as many as 18 being sighted at a time. Dick & Marion sighted a Song Sparrow on 01/15. A bevy of Mourning Doves has appeared regularly at Kelsey Creek over the winter, with as many as 55 at a time visiting the feeders. Dick & Marion also report sighting a Common Raven in the Town of Clayton on both 01/10 and 01/23.

LAPALND LONGSPUR (female) Pt Peninsula - January 17, 2015

Thanks to Lee Ellsworth for this photo of an uncommon winter visitor to our area

GREAT GRAY OWL - January 29, 2005 Our thanks to photographer Diane Bowes

for permission to publish this incredible photo NORTHERN SHRIKE Theresa - February 9, 2015

Thanks to Kathy Killeen for this fine photo

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MIGRATION FORECASTS

The Cornell Ornithology Lab now offers predictions of bird migration patterns. Track migrations and find out what birds should be moving through our area as the season progresses at http://birdcast.info

Consider joining the New York State Ornithological Association, (our Club is a member organization). Membership includes a quarterly journal (Kingbird) and a newsletter (New York Birders). Details at www.nybirds.org.

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ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK Pt Peninsula - February 10, 2015

Thanks to Jackie Badour for this striking photo

SNOW BUNTINGS Three Mile Bay - January 10, 2015

Thanks to Lynn Chavoustie for this charming photo

WILD TURKEYS Pt Peninsula - December 27, 2014 Thanks to Susan Favreau for this reminder of our snowless Holiday Season (now a distant memory!)

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SNOWY OWL Pt Peninsula - January 24, 2015

Our thanks to Lee Ellsworth for this beautiful photo