Bird Survey for June 23, 2023

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Bird Counts, Cattails

We participated in a black tern survey yesterday.  The Refuge staff was hoping to get an overall number of terns in the Main Pool by paddling out and having us count from the Wildlife Drive. It was great in theory but due to the high vegetation out in the Main Pool...

Bird Survey for June 21, 2023

by | Jun 22, 2023 | Bird Counts, Cattails

Yesterday was a nearly cloudless, exceptionally comfortable, First Day of Summer!! Happy Solstice to all!! Holy Cow, that means our days will be getting gradually shorter now.  The good news is that it won’t feel like it for a while. The Main Pool had our usual,...

Bird Survey for June 16, 2023

by | Jun 17, 2023 | Bird Counts, Cattails

  Lately, we have had an unusual collection of ducks in the Main Pool.  A male lesser scaup, a male redhead (we have, in past years, had females with ducklings; I found 1 mama w/ 1 duckling on June 5), two ring-necked ducks (there were two females with them a few...

Bird Survey for June 13, 2023

by | Jun 14, 2023 | Bird Counts, Cattails

     OODLES of babies were at the Sandhill Crane Unit, especially at the eastern end of Van Dyne Spoor Road. The two, large, dark brown, soon to fledge, eaglets were still in the nest east of Benning Marsh.  Black terns, a critically endangered species in NYS, were...

Bird Survey for June 09, 2023

by | Jun 10, 2023 | Bird Counts, Cattails

My apologies for the lack of information earlier this week. It seems I picked up a stomach bug from my grandkids and had to “call in sick” on Tuesday. So, yesterday we surveyed all the public access areas to get up-to-date info for you!!  Allyn Paul is going to be...