Bird Survey for November 29, 2022

by | Nov 30, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

     We didn’t survey Tuesday, November 22 because most of the units were iced over with few birds. Last Friday Linda filled in for me to survey with Pete so I could celebrate Christmas with my family last weekend.  Even though the ice had melted there were relatively...

Bird Survey for November 15, 2022

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

     We have WATER!!  YAY!!  The rains did indeed refill our units!  I believe I heard a collective sigh of relief afterwards from humans, wildlife and the soil!!  However, the Canal system has lowered the Erie Canal in the areas around the Refuge.  It is usually done...

Bird Survey for November 11, 2022

by | Nov 12, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

     I am hopeful that the recent rains help rewater our units.  They were truly water starved!!  When I left the VC yesterday around 4PM, in the waning light I could see a shimmer of moisture in the VC Wetlands!!  I just received a text from Pete, who is roving...

Bird Survey for November 08, 2022

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

Sorry, there was no report yesterday.  Instead, I was at the Refuge and met the woman, Tina Millburn Morris, who was the graduate student from Cornell University who created the bald eagle hacking program in 1976 and ran it for two years before passing it on to the...

Bird Survey for November 04, 2022

by | Nov 5, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

     Every few years we do a flush count at the Refuge to try to get a better idea of how many ducks and geese are concealed in the vegetation in the Main Pool.  It was planned for yesterday.  A few extra watchers and recorders were on hand, and the airboat was...