Great Egret Excursion Program
This year’s Great Egret Excursion was held on the evening of September 7. Thirty people met at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge at the Cayuga Pool Overlook for this exciting program....
Category: Birding
Iroquois Observations Bald Eagle Watch 2019
Although the adult Bald Eagles were sitting on the nest at the Cayuga Overlook at end of March, by April sixth it was apparent that the nest site would be...
2018 Cavity Nesting Birds at Iroquois NWR
Some of the cavity nesting birds at Iroquois Refuge had a good season this year. Nesting season is over but there is still work to do. Nest boxes and martin...
2018 Heron Nest Surveys
Did you know that herons nest in colonies that are called rookeries? Well, technically they are called heronries, but that term has never really caught on in the U.S. A...
Black-necked Stilt at Iroquois!
On the sunny spring morning of May 8, I set out to do some birdwatching at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. I arrived at the Cayuga Pool sub-impoundment known as Kumpf...
Iroquois Observations Eagle Watch Highlights of 2017
Short yet to the point, the Eagle Watch sign along Route 77 has drawn in a few more first time viewers to the Bald Eagles nesting at Cayuga Overlook. The...
The “Nest Ecosystems” of Cavity Nesting Birds
Purple Martins, Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows are all examples of cavity nesting birds which readily (or even exclusively in the case the Purple Martin) use man-made nest boxes. The...
Cavity Nesters at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in 2013
Cavity nesters at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge had moderate results in 2013. Due to the cold wet spring most of the birds had a hard time raising their young...
The 2012 Iroquois Observations Great Egret Event
The event was held from 5:00 until 7:45 PM at the Cayuga Pool overlook platform. Twenty-four participants were able to see 280 egrets come to roost. An early highlight was...
Keeping an Eye (or Ear) on the Refuge’s Woodcock Population
Every year about this time, on calm rain-free nights, Refuge staff and volunteers go out and stand along the roadside in the fading light of day. This may seem like...