Rochester and the Genesee Region RBA
March 26, 2004
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:27:33 EST
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] Rochester NY Hotline; 3/26/04; Eurasian Wigeon, Barrow's
Goldeneye, Ross's Goose
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-RBA
*New York
*Rochester
*March 26 2004
*NYRO0403.26
-Birds mentioned
American Woodcock
Bald Eagle
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Blue-winged Teal
Bohemian Waxwing
Canada Goose
Common Loon
Common Redpoll
Eastern Phoebe
EURASIAN TEAL
EURASIAN WIGEON
Glaucous Gull
Great Blue Heron
Green-winged Teal
Horned Lark
Iceland Gull
Lapland Longspur
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Pintail
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-shouldered Hawk
ROSS'S GOOSE
Ruddy Duck
Saw-whet Owl
Snow Bunting
Snow Geese
Thayer's Gull
TUFTED DUCK
Tundra Swan
-Transcript
Hotline: Rare Bird Hotline for the Rochester Birding Association
Date: 3/26/2004
Number: 585-425-4630
To Report: Same
Compiler: Mike Tetlow
Coverage: Monroe and surrounding counties
Transcriber: Kelly Dockery (kvndock@aol.com)
Web: www.rochesterbirding.com
Braddock's Bay: March 25 - 1175 Hawks were counted including large numbers
of RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and several BALD EAGLES. A COMMON EURASIAN TEAL was
found on the Salmon Creek side of the bay along with GREEN-WINGED TEAL.
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, RUDDY DUCKS, and GREATER YELLOWLEGS were also reported.
COMMON LOONS have been seen migrating over Braddocks on the 24th and 25th and
were also reported over Perinton on the 24th.
A male EURASIAN WIGEON was in a flooded field in Hamlin on the 25th off of
Priam Rd just north of Jacobs Rd.
Fairhaven: The TUFTED DUCK was still at Fairhaven State Park on the 20th.
Greece/Lake Ontario Parkway: AMERICAN WOODCOCK and SAW-WHET OWL were been
reported in Greece on the 24th. Also on the 24th, EASTERN PHOEBE was spotted
along the Lake Ontario Parkway, 5 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were at Shore Acres off the
Parkway, and 2 PIED-BILLED GREBES were at Buttonwood Creek along with large
numbers of PINTAIL.
At Bosch Security off Perinton Parkway, gulls on the ice included a 1st year
GLAUCOUS GULL on the 25th and a 1st year THAYER'S GULL, 2 adult LESSER-BLACK
BACKED GULLS and an ICELAND GULL on the 20th.
90 TUNDRA SWANS flew over downtown Rochester along with 40 CANADA GEESE
heading west, on the 24th.
11 COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder in Penfield on the 25th. 30 COMMON
REDPOLLS were seen along the "Ho-Jack" Trail off Holt Rd in Webster on the 20th
and 10 GREAT BLUE HERONS were seen along the lake in Webster that day.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still being seen from the small parking lot 2
miles west of the Kendall exit off the Lake Ontario Parkway. Up to 5800 SNOW
GEESE and 1 or 2 ROSS'S GEESE have also been seen from there this week.
SNOW GEESE are also being seen in the fields at west Kendall and Bridge Rds
in Kendall or on Center Rd 1/4 mile south of Lakeshore Rd. A ROSS'S GOOSE was
among them on the 22nd. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen flying over in Kendall
on the 24th. Off Carr Rd. in Kendall on the 20th there were 100+ HORNED
LARKS and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. On Lakeshore Rd. west of Rt 37 there were 2
LAPLAND LONGSPURS among approx 100 SNOW BUNTINGS that day.
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