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Life in the Finger Lakes • Volume 22, Number 2 • March/April 2022

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A Mini Field Guide to

Herons of the Finger Lakes

A Long Awaited Homecoming For Peregrine Falcons in the Finger Lakes

By Andy Johnson

By Bill Banaszewski

Cover: Peregrine falcon at Taughannock Falls State Park.

Photo by Andy Johnson

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Foggy in the Finger Lakes

By Fred Bertram

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Off the Easel

Artist Claudia Lambdin

my own words letters happenings delicious dishes advertisers

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finger lakes regional map

Do It Yourself

Nooks & Crannies

Gourd Birdhouses

A Finger Lakes Bonding

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People in the Know Allison & Jeff Caves

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Food

Salt-Rising Bread

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46 Cassoulet with Dry White Wine

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my own words

This is For the Birds

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his issue is for the birds – literally! Some of us love to have hobbies that involve our local birds. From feeding to watching them, they can occupy a lot of our time, and that is time well spent. The relaxation benefits can be very good for our mental well being. And there’s nothing that compares to seeing a beautiful red cardinal flying across the yard, in stark contrast to that fluffy white stuff that seems to keep falling from the sky as I’m writing this.

Great blue herons are quite common in the Finger Lakes, especially since there are so many water sources for them in which to hunt for their food. Did you know that there are 11 kinds of herons that are in this region, at least during a portion of the year? (See page 22). The white egrets especially stand out from the crowd when viewed in a local marsh or wetland.

It can be quite a challenge to try and spot and record all of the different kinds this year. If you do, we’d love to hear about it!

The peregrine falcon has become quite a success story, especially in the Finger Lakes Region (page 32). Some years ago, we published an article about them inhabiting nesting sites in urban areas like Rochester, Syracuse and Elmira. The tall

buildings and deep spaces between them mimic the canyons that these falcons normally call home. This issue brings to light a homecoming of sorts, in the deep ravines and gorges that are near the shores of the Finger Lakes. Taughannock Falls State Park is home to several of them, and writer/photographer Andy Johnson and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have studied and recorded these particular peregrines over the past few years.

I can’t wait to visit the gorge just to possibly get a glimpse of these beautiful birds.

And let’s not forget making birdhouses out of gourds (page 8). This is a DIY project that is fun and also helpful for songbirds looking for a home.

Last but not least, artist Claudia Lambdin features birds sometimes in her beautiful collages (page 16).

We’d love to see your photos and hear any extraordinary bird stories from our readers. Enjoy the early spring!

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I grew up in the Town of Huron and lived there before the bluffs became a state park.

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People living near the bluffs have a Wolcott mailing address and others in the town have a North Rose mailing address, but they all live in the Town of Huron.

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Along with the fulfillment of making something fun, you’re also helping out local songbirds with their housing situation. These birdhouses can last for years.

Step 1 The gooseneck gourds are the best because they hang easily and they have enough room in the bottom for the nesting area. There are also other varieties to experiment with if you prefer. Enjoy them as decoration for the fall. Then, instead of throwing them out, leave them in a garage or breezeway to sit and mold, called seasoning. Don’t touch them.

They’ll look ugly but they won’t once they go through that awkward stage.

Step 2 In early April, brush off some of the white mold that has formed on the outside. You’ll see patterns emerge and then you can determine which ones look best to you. Once satisifed with your chocies, drill a 1-1/4-inch to a 1-3/8 inch hole on one side, in the largest section of the gourd. After drilling the hole, shake any dried up seeds out of it. You may plant the seeds or dispose as you see fit.

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A Finger

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Corey Bond Bauman and Mark Barriere Photos courtesy The Bond 1835

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or longtime residents, the magnetism of Finger Lakes territory is undeniable. Those drawn away from “home,” for whatever reason, frequently return. First time visitors are drawn back again and again.

The region’s allure is perceptible, certain. Corey and Mark will attest to that!

In 1990, Syracuse native Mark Barriere headed for opportunities in sunny California, but always carried with him images of Skaneateles, the beautiful lake and village not far from home. Corey Bond Bauman was a native Californian, forever busy and content with life in the “Golden State.” Corey had never visited upstate New York, but in 2016 planned a college visit to Syracuse with her daughter. “Don’t miss Skaneateles,” her guy Mark urged. “Stay there – you won’t regret it.” For Corey one glimpse of Skaneateles was all it took. “Love at first sight.”

Fast forward a short 18 months and by chance Corey then had two kids in New York (a son in New York City and a daughter at Syracuse University). The time was right. Why stay in California? By late 2017, with images of Skaneateles in their minds, Corey and Mark had pulled up stakes and arrived. From corporate to retail, both had pursued successful careers in California, but the enticing Finger Lakes environment called for something fresh and new. What adventure would come next?

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Corey had years of experience in hotel employment as well as meetings and event management. When she saw an 1835 farmhouse on the market, already operating successfully as a bed & breakfast, something clicked. They acquired the keys in April of 2018 and undertook the huge task of renovating every inch of the historic home.

Of course, there were problems to overcome, but worn carpet once removed unveiled classic original floors, scraped wallpaper uncovered rustic old beams. Corey’s vision was to retain the integrity and charm of the structure but add amenities and update the timeworn for the comfort of future guests. Her sense of style, design, and décor was a perfect fit for the task ahead.

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Choosing a name for the enterprise, The Bond 1835, was an easy task. The year 1835 is a tipof-the-hat to construction of the classic farmhouse perched on a hill overlooking Skaneateles Lake. Family name Bond honors generations of Corey’s California kin, including Grandfather Johnny Bond, one of Walt Disney’s original 13 animators.

The Bond 1835 opened July 12, 2018, keeping Corey and Mark bustling ever since, their lives “hectic but gratifying.” Challenging work demands support. They insist on sharing any success so far with their “respected and accomplished” staff of friends and neighbors – “absolutely great people.”

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baked goods to décor is as much fun as it is work. Fresh local produce, dairy products, and regional wines are staples at The Bond. “We try to incorporate a Finger Lakes touch into everything we do at The Bond.”

Mark and Corey have endeavored to achieve their original goal of “What would we want in visiting a bed & breakfast?” The formula seems to have worked in blending the past with the comfort of up-to-date amenities. They’ve created a charming atmosphere for visitors throughout.

Guests are matched to cozy rooms and breakfast is exceptional, along with striking views of Skaneateles Lake at the doorstep. The Bond 1835’s setting is made for relaxation – wooded parklike grounds, a pleasant patio, even an antique swing hanging from a sturdy tree.

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Bond’s five-star rating. Oft“A perfect escape.” mentioned plusses are Corey’s “impeccable taste” and Mark’s 2498 East Lake Road “ever-entertaining banter.”

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Corey and Mark’s life in the Finger Lakes looks bright. They’ve settled into a lakefront home just a stone’s throw from The Bond. Its location allows them to enjoy all that Skaneateles has to offer and affords privacy for their guests. Yet, the hosts remain close enough to be on call if any issues arise. Asked to ponder the future, their answers seem clear.

After so many years away, Mark is home again, for good. As for Corey, “Skaneateles is now ‘home’ as well – the Finger Lakes have pulled me in… permanently.”

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You are in a lush green garden. Small smiley gnomes dot the landscape. A scarlet breasted bird perches atop a rustic bird house. Below, a rabbit peeks shyly out from a charming fairy house. Nearby, a vintage Little Red Riding Hood figurine stands sentry. Suddenly you spot a shiny fish gliding overhead by a stained glass window.

Wait, what?! Literally a fish out of water! Are you dreaming?

Nope. You are gazing at one of Claudia Lambdin’s dreamy paper collages: a visual tapestry of disparate images that somehow, when arranged together, make perfect sense.

Left: “In the Spirit of the Owl” Below: Lambdin at work at home

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“Collage is a wonderful, whimsical way of expressing myself and my spirit,” says Lambdin, an Auburn artist and crafter who returned to the artistry of collage in 2017.

Since then, by her own count, she has produced over 500 works. Each is a seamless kaleidoscope of animals, birds, nature, food, objects and architecture. And while each is one-of-a-kind, they all share one commonality: there is always a fish in the mix. It’s both her signature and her spirit animal, guiding Lambdin through her intuitive process of collage making. Plus it’s always fun to find the fish in her compositions!

“Her style is whimsical and imaginative. It is incredible and fun. Sometimes it’s serious with such purpose but mostly it is just fabulous and a reflection of herself,” says Skaneateles artist Georgia Yokum who owns several collages, including a custom piece created just for her. “I always joke with people that I have more of her art in my home than my own.”

A Crafty Childhood Lambdin, one of six siblings, grew up in Lowville, and later Fulton. Her parents, of the Depression era, were thrifty and crafty. “My parents brought us up to be conscious of recycling and reusing and to do our part in the world,” she says. As a child, Lambdin made artistic and functional items from found objects and nature, explored a variety of crafts, painted with watercolor and acrylics, knitted, and created collages. As a teenager, Lambdin completely covered her bedroom walls with collage much to the consternation of her parents. Although she was normally encouraged to express herself creatively, this was a bit too much!

Lambdin attended Oswego State University but left before graduating to work with people with mental disabilities. She was eager to pursue a career that would make a difference. In 1984, she met her future husband Tom Lambdin when they both worked at the Lexington chapter of The Arc New York. She went on to work as a substance abuse counselor at another agency while Tom completed his Master’s of Computer Science degree.

They married in 1987 and bought their dream house, an 1826 cobblestone in Lyons. Lambdin enthusiastically set her sights on restoring their home to its original glory. After taking historic arts classes and joining the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, she focused on home design projects such as painting murals, reverse glass clocks and stenciling walls – all meticulously executed in period style.

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Left, clockwise: “Poppy Bird,” a collage purchased by potter Sallie Thompson, led to Gallery 54 representing Lambdin’s work.

“A Horse Named Magic” The Little House Gallery, Auburn “Georgia on my Mind,” a custom piece Lambdin created for artist Georgia Yokum

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Lambdin’s collages start with an inspiration image. In The Magic of the Forest, the Little Red Riding Hood figurine directed the rest of the piece. An 11-by-14-inch sheet of watercolor paper is placed in a tray and Lambdin begins to leaf through a stack of recycled magazines and books, many of which are given to her by friends and family. She may have the television on or music playing as she cuts out images that intuitively appeal to her, working with two to three different trays at a time.

Once a number of images have been chosen, Lambdin arranges them to see if they work well together. If not, she sets it aside for another day. A collage can take hours to days to complete. If the selected images click cohesively, Lambdin uses a permanent glue stick to make a new collage which always includes her signature fish.

Lambdin shares new works with an informal focus group of family and friends which includes her husband and daughters. Their feedback helps determine which pieces have more universal appeal and therefore may sell better. This would merit making additional prints from an original collage.

After their daughter Allison was born in 1997 and then Mary in 1999, Lambdin stayed at home with their children.

Her creative energies were directed to imaginative projects and crafts with the girls. The family re-located twice after Lyons for Tom’s career as a software engineer. In 2001, they moved to Auburn where the couple still lives.

The Third Eye While Allison was attending New York University in 2017, Lambdin visited and they went to The Guggenheim museum. After viewing Marc Chagall’s famous Paris through the Window painting, Lambdin was inspired to return to making collages. “I loved the colors, the whimsical feel, the animals, things upside down,” says Lambdin. Her daughter later surprised her with a print of the painting. “I was off on a mission. I knew what I was supposed to do. I guess you could call it a spiritual intervention because I have not stopped yet.” She believes that God lead the way.

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Lambdin took a deep dive back into collage and quickly amassed a large body of work. She named her burgeoning business Ahjnae Collage.

“Ahjnae” is the phonetic pronunciation of Ajna, one of the seven chakras which, in Hinduism, are part of a connected energy system within the body. The Ajna Chakra, also called Third-Eye Chakra, is the center of perception, consciousness and intuition. It’s a fitting description of Lambdin’s intuitive process of selecting unrelated images that come together in surprising, unplanned harmony.

“Claudia’s work has a mystical quality to it. I have watched her work and she never has a preconceived notion of what she is going to do,” says ceramic artist Terry Askey-Cole, one of the owners of Gallery 54 in Skaneateles where Lambdin’s work was sold.

Gallery 54 began representing Lambdin in February 2018 after another owner, potter Sallie Thompson, brought her collages to the attention of the other owners. Lambdin was featured in a solo gallery show later that year – impressively early in her new art career. More recently, The Purple Painted Lady shop in Palmyra began to carry Lambdin’s work and her collages were the focus of a month long exhibit this past February at The Art Store in Syracuse.

In January 2020 Lambdin launched her own website. The couple also purchased and renovated a small house near their residence to serve as Lambdin’s gallery, which has space for workshops and accommodations for artists-in-residence. The Covid-19 pandemic dashed most of her plans for opening the gallery up to the public and other artists but on May 21, 2022 Lambdin is finally hosting an open house at her Little House Gallery. Her artwork will be on sale and Lambdin will demonstrate her collage techniques. Visitors can also enjoy sweet treats by Sundaes Best and live music by Merlyn Fuller.

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Story and photos by Bill Banaszewski

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am neither a professional ornithologist or an expert birder.

However, since childhood I have had a fascination with all wildlife, including birds. After graduating from college, I was asked to develop the Environmental Conservation program in 1970 at CCFL, now FLCC. Following my near 40-year teaching career and into retirement, I continue to explore and photograph wildlife in my travels and here in the Finger Lakes.

Years ago I sat in an Ornithology class taught by the late Dr. Christopher White, a environmental conservation colleague of mine at the college.

He began by saying, “All egrets and bitterns are herons.” I remember thinking – could he have misspoken?

He went on to explain that birds, like all living organisms, are classified by a system that reflects similarities between species. Herons, egrets, and bitterns share many characteristics: they are all medium to large wading birds with long legs and necks, spearlike bills, and their necks are held in an “S” shape in flight. As such, they are classified together in the Heron family, Ardeidae.

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Late in the 19th and early 20th centuries some herons, particularly the Great and Snowy Egrets, were nearly brought to extinction. Plume hunters relentlessly slaughtered and sold the birds for the millinery market. Back then it was fashionable for women to wear hats adorned with feathers, wings and even entire birds. The fine breeding plumes, the aigrettes, of both the Snowy and Great Egrets were immensely valuable. Snowies were pursued the most by hunters because their plumes were particularly delicate.

Further they were easily taken because they were less shy and more plentiful than the Great Egret. Adult birds were killed during the breeding season, leaving nestlings to starve, and the populations plummeted.

As a result of this senseless slaughter the American conservation movement was formed, and groups like the Audubon Society succeeded in having Congress establish laws to stop the killings and to protect critical habitat for herons and other species.

Although there is growing pressure to drain wetlands for development and agriculture, the current status of most

herons is generally good.

Eleven different herons are now known to spend part of their year here in the Finger Lakes. Perhaps this guide can help you hone your observation and identification skills.

Great Blue Heron (1) (Ardea herodias) The great blue heron is the largest and most common heron in the Finger Lakes with recorded sightings yearround. It has gray-blue feathers, a white crown with black plumes, dark legs, and a large, yellowish, dagger-like bill. They stalk their prey or still-hunt, feeding on almost anything that comes their way including snakes, mice and even squirrels. When they are startled they bark like a dog. The great blue heron is a stately bird, graceful in its movements and is often seen as a statuesque feature in a wetland landscape.

Herons nest in colonies known as rookeries, and while many herons migrate south to nest, there are numerous great blue heron breeding rookeries here in our region. One large rookery at the Sterling Nature

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2 Center in northern Cayuga County near the shores of Lake Ontario is well worth a visit. Thirty or more large stick nests sit high atop dead trees in this wetland preserve. During June and July it is a raucous place. Young herons clamor to be fed. On one of my visits a bald eagle circled overhead, and the screaming and squawking of the adults was ear-piercing. Strength in numbers that comes with nesting in rookeries deterred the eagle that day.

Little Blue Heron (2) (Egretta caerulea) Adult little blue herons have purple-maroon heads and dark blue bodies. Unique among herons, a juvenile has all white plumage; at this stage they are often mistaken for snowy egrets. Smaller than a great blue, they are stealth stalkers wading in shallow waters in search of fish, but also feeding on crayfish and insects.

Their range has expanded north into the Finger Lakes since the 1970s, but they are only seen occasionally.

Tricolored Heron (3) (Egretta tricolor) Formerly called the Louisiana heron, the tricolored has dark slate colors on its head, neck and back; white under parts; and reddish brown stripes on its face and neck. It is the

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3 only dark colored heron with white under parts. About the same size as a little blue, they seem larger because of their long slender necks and long yellowish bills.

While feeding, the tricolored wades into water sometimes up to its belly. Pursuing prey in shallow water they dash about – wings flapping and raised; and then they swiftly change directions to capture small fish that are confused by their antics. Like the little blue they are occasional visitors in the region.

Green Heron (4) (Butorides virescens) The green heron is actually more blue than green. It has a rusty colored neck, a dark cap and a bright yellow eye. They are short, stocky birds with short legs. Sometimes they appear not to have a neck at all as they hold their heads tucked close to their bodies.

Green herons hunt motionlessly, partially concealed by vegetation in shallow water or from overhanging branches. I watched one hanging vertically from a branch with its bill poised just above the surface of the water. With lightning speed it plucked an unsuspecting fish from just below the surface. Greens have been observed using “tools” to attract fish, their primary food source, by placing

4 small feathers, leaves or insects on the water. When a fish swims in to check it out, it will likely be captured.

They are vocal birds and when alarmed and flushed, they let out a bold “kuck-kuck” sound. Next to the great blue, greens are the most common here in the Finger Lakes.

Black-crowned Night-Heron (5) (Nycticorax nycticorax) Black-crowned night herons are stocky, medium sized birds. They have, as their name indicates, a black cap and black-gray upper wings, a white face, head, and neck, and a distinctive red eye. They feed on a typical heron diet but also consume eggs, young birds, and even plant material. Despite being “night-herons” they can be seen during daylight hours feeding or roosting in trees.

On several occasions I have spotted juvenile black-crowned night herons at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. At this stage their feathers have brown-gray streaks and spots, and their eyes are yellow, making them difficult to distinguish from American bitterns. They have been recorded here year-round, but are most likely to be spotted in late summer.

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (6) (Nyctanassa violacea) The yellow-crowned night-heron is a short-necked, stocky bird with a gray streaked body, large black head, yellowish forehead, white cheeks and yellow eyes. They are active all hours of the day and night in wetlands, along creeks and sometimes in wet fields. Their extensive diet includes fish, tadpoles, snakes, turtles, worms, leeches, snails, insects, eggs, young birds and small mammals.

Their population expanded north in the early 20th century before contracting in the 1950s. They are occasionally seen between March and October in the Finger Lakes.

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Great Egret (7)

(Ardea alba) The great egret, also known as the common egret, is the tallest and most stately of the egrets. They have yellow bills, black legs, and all of their feathers are white. Typically they stand still and hunt alone in shallow water, but with their long legs they can also search for prey in deeper water.

During the breeding season great egrets develop long, graceful and beautiful plumes on their backs and tails. When I observe this stunning display in Florida, I only wish such beautiful sights were available to folks in the Finger Lakes.

Each year they wander far north of their breeding grounds, and with warming temperatures they are hanging around later into the fall months. They are common at Montezuma.

Snowy Egret (8)

(Egretta thula) The snowy egret is a dainty, graceful bird with pure white, delicate plumage. The snowy’s black legs and bill, yellow eyes, and golden slippers create quite a contrast.

They are very active when feeding – running, dancing, and sometimes wiggling one foot in flowing water to startle and capture fish. They also feed in small flocks, sprinting through shallow water and herding fish for the kill. They have been recorded here from late March into early November, but they are considered rare.

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Cattle Egret (9)

(Bubulcus ibis) Cattle egrets are small, stocky birds with generally white bodies, yellow to orange bills and dark green to black legs.

They are considered the misfits of the heron family because they are the most terrestrial, seldom foraging in water.

Here in the Finger Lakes I have seen them following cows, horses and other livestock – feeding on the insects that are uprooted. I have also seen them perch on the backs of cows and then fly off to follow working tractors as they till up grubs. They have adapted well to modern machinery in their environments.

The expansion of the cattle egret range has been well documented. Colonized throughout the United States, populations were increasing into northern ranges. More recently their numbers have declined to the point where they are only occasionally seen in our area, notably in October or November.

American Bittern (10)

(Botaurus lentiginosus) The American bittern is stocky and mostly brown streaked with a thick neck, short legs and a yellow bill. It is a shy and solitary bird of marshes. When alarmed it tries to conceal itself by pointing its bill skyward, sometimes swaying its head back and forth mimicking vegetation blowing in the wind. My first encounter with an American bittern occurred when I heard a pumping-like sound coming from a small wetland in my woodlot, “punk-a-lunk, punk-alunk.” I followed the sound, and then it stopped. I was just about to give up when I noticed the bittern with its head pointed upwards. Its light and dark brown vertical streaking made it barely discernible among the cattails. I watched as it captured water beetles off the surface of the pond. Although not often seen they are fairly common in the region.

Least Bittern (11)

(Lyorychus exilis) The least bittern is the smallest member of the heron family. Their whitish underparts are streaked; their crown, rump and back are glossy black; and their bills are yellow.

They have buff inner wing patches which are visible in flight.

The least is more often heard than seen. Of all of the eleven herons here in the Finger Lakes, I have heard its hard “kak-kak” sound from the thick marshy vegetation at the Conesus Lake Wildlife Management Area, but I have never seen one in the Finger Lakes. Knowledge of their vocalization will help alert you to this secretive bird.

Like the American bittern, its larger cousin, the least is shy and freezes with its head pointed skyward to avoid detection. They can perch deftly several feet above water on slender cattails because of their small size, long toes, and narrow bodies. This would be a rare sight.

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A Long-Awaited for Peregrine Falcons in the Finger Lakes Part 1 of 2

story and photos by Andy Johnson

This article was originally published in the Autumn 2021 issue of Living Bird, the membership magazine of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Montage: a young peregrine falcon and Taughannock Falls.

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steadfast, even as the film’s long exposure captures the water rushing by.

Her gaze is transfixing, even through the sign’s grainy, faded ink and the century that now separates us.

The photograph was taken at Taughannock Falls in the 1930s by renowned Cornell University ornithologist and Cornell Lab of Ornithology founder Arthur Allen. A few short decades after that photo, Top to bottom: however, the cliffs In March 2020, Peregrine Falcons at Taughannock were documented breeding in the were empty – and Taughannock Falls gorge near peregrine falcons Ithaca, New York, for the first time in were nearly over 70 years. wiped from A new day begins at Taughannock. the continent altogether.

The gorge is hundreds of feet deep A nationwide Just a few miles north of Ithaca, New York, Taughannock and often shrouded in mist, giving it recovery effort, an otherworldly feel.

Creek (pro-nounced tuh-GAN-uck) carves between the centered at the sheer rock walls of a 400-foot gorge, dropping toward Photos by Andy Johnson Cornell Lab of Cayuga Lake in a free-fall curtain of water taller than Niagara Ornithology, ensued to Falls. There’s a state park trail up this gorge, with a sun-faded deliver the peregrine falcon sign at the trailhead that bears a mono-chrome photograph of a back to the wild later in the 20th peregrine falcon perched by her cliffside nest, hulking protectively over three century.

But even after a remarkable downy white chicks. Framed by the white waters of the Taughannock cataract, population rebound in North America, the peregrine mother is a picture of power: her velocity-hewn teardrop shape is

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and after peregrines were delisted from the Endangered Species Act, falcons were still missing from Taughannock on my earlymorning walks there in the spring of 2020.

It was the early weeks of COVID’s sweep across the United States, in March 2020, and I sought respite on walks along Taughannock’s ice-chocked creek, passing that familiar trailhead sign as I went.

Taughannock’s walls – with the slanting sun revealing their rugged contours and myriad ledges – practically begged for those cliff-dwellers from Allen’s photograph.

And then on one brisk afternoon walk, craning to peer up at the looming gorge overhead, I saw peregrine falcons again.

In the wake of receding glaciers some 10,000 years ago, peregrine falcons occupied cliffside aeries across northern latitudes. In eastern North America, home range of the anatum subspecies, the peregrine’s likeness was repeatedly invoked in the artwork and lore of the Mississippian civilization (which prospered for nearly a thousand pre-Columbian years). More than a

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century ago, in 1913, Arthur Allen penned a detailed account of a nesting pair at the Taughannock gorge for the academic magazine Bird-Lore, after “a peregrine falcon espied this cleft in the earth and chose it for his aerie.”

In the following decades, Allen and his friend and colleague, the eminent ornithological painter Louis Agassiz Fuertes, documented the falcons breeding at Taughannock in evocative writings, paintings, and photographs. Their depictions are definitive renderings of the species, capturing their kinship with the craggy ledges high above Cayuga Lake, and the echoing of their screams between canyon walls.

“One forgets everything in the excitement of that scream, which announces the return of the provider,” Allen wrote. “Every bird in the covert crouches and freezes immovable when he hears it.”

That unbroken line of anatum falcons, captured at their zenith in the family portrait on the park sign, unraveled in mere decades. In the late 1940s, as postwar America was beginning to boom, the nation’s agricultural engine boomed, too – and it began exhaling dichloro-diphenyltrichloroethane: the notorious DDT. After shielding millions of troops from mosquitoborne illness during the Second World War, DDT flourished commercially in the United States as a pesticide to protect gardens, pets, orchards, croplands, and livestock. Ironically, the new insect killer was canonized as a life-saving technological marvel, even earning its discoverer the 1948 Nobel Prize in medicine. But the poison entered soils, leached into waterways, and climbed up the food chain meal by meal. Upon reaching the tissues of apex birds of prey – peregrine falcons and bald eagles most prominent among them – DDT thinned the shells of the eggs they laid.

Nests failed consistently, and populations fell precipitously.

The last nesting pair of peregrine falcons in Taughannock gorge was recorded in 1946. By the mid-1960s, there wasn’t a single nesting pair east of the Mississippi River.

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Timeline, above: In 1909, Arthur Allen and Louis Agassiz Fuertes documented peregrines breeding at Taughannock Falls gorge. But 1946 marked the last peregrine nest at Taughannock in the 20th century. By the mid-1960s the species no longer bred east of the Mississippi in the U.S. In 1970 the species was listed as endangered.

In 1972 DDT was banned, and by 1975 only 324 nesting pairs remained in North America. By the late 70s, Dr. Tom Cade and The Peregrine Fund were innovating new ways to raise peregrines in captivity and releasing them from hacking sites around North America. The species was delisted in 1999, after more than 6,000 captive-raised young falcons had been released in all. In 2020, Andy Johnson discovered peregrines had returned to nest at Taughannock for the first time in more than 70 years.

Timeline graphic by Jillian Ditner, graphics editor, Living Bird magazine.

Another decade later, some 90 percent of peregrine aeries along the Pacific Coast also lay silent. By 1975, there were only 324 known nesting peregrine pairs across all of Louis Agassiz Fuertes in North America. front of one of Rachel Carson spoke out about the lethal his peregrine dangers of DDT. In a nationally broadcast television drawings. interview after the 1962 publication of her book Photo courtesy of the Division Silent Spring, she said: “We have now acquired a of Rare and Manuscript Collections, fateful power to alter and destroy nature. But man is Cornell University. a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.” If left unregulated, Carson warned, this chemical marvel DDT would become our undoing.

But it wasn’t too late. An environmental awakening quickly found traction, beginning with multiple Senate hearings on pesticides within a year of Silent Spring’s to the farthest corners of North America to find peregrine publication. The Endangered Species Conservation Act of falcon aeries that still lay beyond the insidious reach of 1969, which paved the way for the present-day Endangered DDT. Near Alaska’s Colville River, on rocky tundra headlands, Species Act, listed the peregrine falcon in 1970. The biologists collected young peregrines from healthy, wild Environmental Protection Agency, formed that same year, nests. These birds, along with others contributed from banned the use of DDT in 1972. around the world by a tight-knit and passionate network Meanwhile, in the quieter hills of Ithaca, New York, of falconers, were the beginning of an audacious effort another movement was rallying in support of the dwindling to breed peregrines in captivity and reintroduce them to falcons. A Cornell University expedition in 1967 ventured bolster wild populations.

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for Peregrine Falcons

Dr. Tom Cade, a zoology professor at Cornell University and research director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, co-founded what became The Peregrine Fund in 1970.

The work of captive-rearing and wild reintroduction of falcons that Cade and his colleagues pioneered was widely thought to be impossible. But the team leaned on centuries of accrued knowledge from falconry, adapting old techniques to suit present needs.

Hack towers – elevated platforms traditionally used to give young falcons flight experience before training with lures – were employed to give captivebred falcons a jump start in the wider wild, once the time came to fledge.

In the 1970s, 50 captive-reared peregrines successfully fledged A peregrine falcon female and her nestlings in the Taughannock gorge, 1930s.

Photo by Arthur Allen.

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from hack sites across the Northeast. Over the next two decades that tally rose to 1,600. By the end of the 20th century, more than 6,000 young falcons had been released into the wild across North America by The Peregrine Fund and other academic and nonprofit groups, as well as state and federal agencies. The reintroduction efforts met with unexpected success and gained traction with proud local communities in metropolitan centers like New York City, Minneapolis, and Chicago where falcons took to the gravelly ledges of high-rise buildings and bridges.

In 1999, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service press release heralded landmark news: “Today, the world’s fastest bird soars off of the Endangered Species list.” As one of the Endangered Species list’s inaugural members, the peregrine falcon’s removal from its ranks Read was an acknowledgment of an unprecedented Part 2 in the recovery, and a culmination of the act’s grand experiment. Conservationists rang in the new May/June millennium on a high note.

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FOGGY in the

Finger Lakes

story and photos by Fred Bertram

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hen I head out in early morning to photograph nature I don’t expect to find fog, but when I do it opens up new photographic opportunities and creative possibilities.

It can be very localized, often due to warmer ground and bodies of water after a particularly cold night. Fog creates a mystical world where detail and distance are hidden and ephemeral scenes lie in front of you. You often have to catch the image before the sun gains strength and dissipates the fog.

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ome of my favorite places to photograph fog in the Finger Lakes include Letchworth State Park, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, the overlooks at Harriet Spencer Park near Honeoye Lake and from the scenic overlook to Canandaigua Lake on Route 12 between Naples and South Bristol. Don’t forget to get there early for the best shots.

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Allison and Jeff Caves CabAve Kitchens, Clifton Springs

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What inspired you to start CabAve Kitchens?

Coming from the Caves Family lumberyard, we had the opportunity to do lots of different types of projects. From building stairs to replacement window casing, there was a huge assortment 1111 Stryker Road of projects that we would work on. But Jeff and I really liked doing Clifton Springs, NY kitchens the most because they are bigger projects – you can always take a lot of pride in transforming a space for someone. Taking an old cabave.com kitchen and turning it into something that’s just right for that family is a more rewarding type of project than doing window repairs. We took the business in that direction because we enjoyed it – simple as that. The whole reason we started CabAve was because we wanted people to have a more “a la carte” way of purchasing their cabinetry, countertops, appliances, flooring, etc. instead of having to get everything strictly under one place. We wanted them to have a broad array of choices and be able to get the absolute best deal they possibly could.

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What do you enjoy most about running your business?

Making people’s lives better. It sounds corny because it’s just a kitchen. It’s not like we’re curing cancer. But having a kitchen that’s super functional and beautiful, every time someone walks into it, they let out a sigh of relief and say, “I just love this kitchen.” And it’s really exciting to grow and open our first CabAve Sample Center in Canandaigua very soon. We have such a great crew of dedicated people that make it all possible. They really put so much care into every single project.

What is the best part about owning and operating a business in the Finger Lakes Region?

I feel like we have really nice people here. It’s interesting because we have people who live here all year round, but then there’s also people who have a wonderful lake house to come to seasonally. It’s a good mixture of people you get to talk to. Plus, the local businesses around here are always supporting one another. It’s just a great place to be in!

Do you have a favorite recent project that you completed?

That’s so unfair, it’s too hard to choose just one. But if I have to, it’s probably one of the wine rooms we recently completed. These homeowners were so excited about it and had waited so long.

We designed it, our Caves Millwork Cabinetry brand built it, it was installed, and the homeowners were just absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. It looks amazing, it stores all their stuff, and it’s such a proud showpiece for them. So, it was fun being a part of that.

What are some of your latest challenges, especially with supplies and materials?

Things are definitely getting back to normal but cabinet lead times are longer than we’ve ever been used to, and that is painful. At least when the cabinet suppliers tell us they’re going to deliver, we actually get the cabinetry. That said, some great things have come out of these latest challenges. We have been able to offer online video meetings. And we have even had some people tell us that if we didn’t have that option, they wouldn’t have done their project this year. It was challenging at first, but we’ve taken those challenges and turned them into company wins.

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Salt-Rising Bread

by Ryan Hallstrom

I woke up

to the sound of dishes clanging and eggs sizzling on the old cast-iron skillet. I opened my eyes and waited for them to acclimate to the sunlight that snuck into the room through the open window.

As I walked down creaky stairs into the kitchen, I smelled the pungent aroma of salt-rising bread wafting from the toaster.

I sat down at the table and looked out at the barn where I knew my grandfather was feeding the cows, just as my ancestors had done every morning for hundreds of years. Grandma Jean cheerfully asked me how I slept as she handed me a plate of eggs, bacon, and the best part of the meal – two slices of salt-rising bread. Although I ate quickly (as all 8-year-old boys do) I relished every bite. Breakfast at the farm was always a special treat. After gulping down a glass of orange juice with a banana blended in, I bounded outside to “help” Grandpa with the chores.

Ten years later I was in another country, far from home. Until this point, I had never spent more than a few days at a time outside

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of the Southern Tier. Now I was in Russia on a two-year volunteer assignment. Everything in St. Petersburg, from the language, to the bright city lights, to the subway, to the money, was new to me.

During that first dark winter in Russia, I longingly looked for something to remind me of home. I searched in several local bakeries trying to find salt-rising bread. I never could find my cherished funky-smelling bread. Little did I know that it can only be found in a few rural communities in America.

Instead, I found scores of different varieties of rye bread. Slowly over the course of the two years, as I became more familiar with the Russian people I learned to love the powerful taste of Russian rye.

Soon, the two years were over and I was back home in New York. My mother asked what kind of foods I’d missed the most. “Salt-rising bread!” was one of the first things I blurted out. With some difficulty, my mom found a loaf of my favorite bread.

Just weeks later, I was thrust into yet another unfamiliar situation – college. Each time I came home on vacation from school out West, my Mom would ask the same question: “What do you want to

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PREP 15 mins

BAKE 35 to 40 mins

TOTAL 14 hrs 15 mins

YIELD 1 loaf

INGREDIENTS Starter 1 1/4 cup (57g) milk 2 tablespoons (14g) yellow cornmeal 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Starter 2 1 cup (227g) hot water (120°F to 130°F) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

Dough 4 tablespoons (57g) soft butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups (270g to 300g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

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INSTRUCTIONS • To make Starter 1: Heat the milk until it’s nearly but not quite boiling; small bubbles will form around the edge of the pan (or microwave container), and you might see a bit of steam. This is called “scalding” the milk.

was in. Let it rest until very bubbly and doubled in size, 2 to 4 hours. If it’s not showing any bubbles after a couple of hours, move it somewhere warmer. If it still doesn’t bubble after a couple of hours, give it up; you’ll need to start over.

• Cool the milk until it’s lukewarm, then whisk together the milk, cornmeal, and sugar in a small heatproof container.

The container should be large enough to let the starter expand a bit. Whisking vigorously will help prevent lumps.

• Transfer your bubbly starter to a larger bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer (or your bread machine bucket).

• Cover the container with plastic wrap, and place it somewhere warm, between 90°F and 100°F. We find our turned-off electric oven, with the light turned on for about 2 hours ahead of time, holds a temperature of 95°F to 97°F, perfect for this starter.

• Let the starter rest in its warm place overnight, or for 8 to 12 hours. It won’t expand much, but will develop a bubbly foam on its surface. It’ll also smell a bit fermented. If it doesn’t bubble at all, and doesn’t smell fermented, your starter has failed; try again, using different cornmeal, or finding a warmer spot.

• To make Starter 2: Combine the hot water (120°F to 130°F) with the salt, baking soda, and sugar, stirring to combine. Add the flour, stirring until everything is thoroughly moistened.

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• Stir in the soft butter, salt, and flour.

Knead until smooth; the dough will be soft, and fairly elastic/stretchy.

• Shape the dough into a log, and place it in a lightly greased 8 1/2” x 4 1/2” loaf pan.

• Cover the pan, and place it back in its warm spot. Let the loaf rise until it’s crowned about 1/2” to 3/4” over the rim of the pan, which could take up to 4 hours or so. This won’t form the typical large, domed top; it will rise straight up, with just a slight dome.

• Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.

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• Bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes, until it’s nicely browned. Again, it won’t rise much; that’s OK.

• Stir Starter 1 into Starter 2.

• Remove the bread from the oven; if you have a digital thermometer, it should read about 190°F to 200°F at its center. Wait 5 minutes, then turn it out of the pan onto a rack to cool.

• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and place it in the same warm spot Starter 1

• Store cooled bread at room temperature for 5 to 7 days; freeze for longer storage.

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eat that you can’t get at school?” Invariably, the answer was “salt-rising bread.”

Then, living in Boston, I once again embarked on a quest to find my favorite bread, and, once again, my search was in vain. Frustrated at coming home empty-handed, I decided to learn more about this cherished, yet elusive delicacy.

I called James Beiler, whose family runs Kum Essa, a bakery in Andover, NY, and Hillary Clovis, owner of Rising Creek Bakery in Mt. Morris, PA, and learned that saltrising bread is a uniquely American invention with origins shrouded in mystery.

No one knows exactly where the recipe or the name for this unique bread came from. The only clues to its origins come from what we know about the early American settlers.

It seems that the recipe was created out of necessity by pioneers in the region who didn’t have the luxury of storebought ingredients. Without a source for yeast, settlers devised another way to make bread rise. The result was saltrising bread.

Unlike ordinary bread, salt-rising bread depends on the growth of “wild” bacteria found in the potato or cornmeal starter, rather than yeast, to rise. Since this bacteria can behave unpredictably, even professional bakers find that

there’s no guarantee that a salt-rising starter (also called a “raisin”) will result in a successful batch of bread.

“Salt-rising is the most complicated bread to make there is. Our ability to make payroll depends on a science experiment every night,” Clovis told me matter of factly.

Beiler had a similar opinion: “Nobody can perfect it.”

Seemingly everything – the barometric pressure, slight changes in temperature, and the type of cornmeal used – can affect whether or not the starter will rise correctly. “It’s mind-blowing to think there’s not one other bread, not one other, that’s anything like it…,” I remember Clovis said.

With all of the complexities involved in the daunting, 18hour process required to make a batch of bread, it’s not hard to imagine why baking salt-rising is becoming a lost art. The people with the experience and discerning eye necessary to bake salt-rising are dwindling in numbers.

Every time I come back to the familiar hills of the Southern Tier, I scour the shelves of grocery stores and bakeries, trying to gather ingredients to replicate the experience of early-morning breakfast with Grandma. I know it’s impossible. I know that it’s gone – the happy childhood days, the family farm, the creaky stairs, the cows, Grandma and Grandpa – all of it.

Except for, of course, salt-rising bread.

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Cassoulet

with Dry White Wine story and photos by John Nevadomski

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hearty and filling provincial classic, cassoulet was originally just a simple bean casserole from the rural wine making regions of the south of France that has evolved over time to become synonymous with any vaguely French baked bean dish. There are endless variations on the basic concept, most involving white beans and fatty preserved or smoked meats such as pork, goose or duck, even salmon makes a curious appearance in some iterations.

The dish also often contains smoked sausages of all kinds along with winter root vegetables, making it comfort food with a sophisticated feel.

Some variations on the dish call for tomatoes or tomato paste, others have a bread crumb topping, but I prefer a paired down simple preparation. I have found that my favorite core ingredient to use for a fall/winter cassoulet is a smoked pork jowl, but this can be substituted with any smoked or preserved meat like a simple pork hock, turkey neck bones or confit duck legs. I also have found that the choice of sausage is of particular importance when making a good

cassoulet, your sausage selection should be lightly smoked and have a fair amount of garlic bite, like a Linguiça or Kielbasa.

The best kitchen equipment to use for cooking this casserole is an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven, which is versatile enough to be used on the stove top to start and later on in the oven to finish.

This particular regional version of

cassoulet is something I have spent a few winters working on and I think has the perfect balance of everything that is good about cassoulet. It fills a cold winter night like nothing else, features familiar flavors, and pairs perfectly with any good crusty fresh bread and a glass of crisp, bright Finger Lakes white wine.

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Cassoulet Serves 6-8 Prep time: 30 min Cook time: Roughly 3 hours

You will need: • 1lb bag dry great northern beans (any white beans can be used) • 2-4 links of local smoked sausage (cut into 1-inch pieces) • 1 Smoked Pork Jowl • 1 bay leaf • 1 bunch fresh Thyme (separated from stems) • 1 cup dry Fingerlakes white wine • 2 medium to large yellow cooking onions (large dice) • 2-3 cloves hard neck garlic (roughly chopped) • 3-4 Large Carrots ( peeled and large, rustic dice) • 4-8 cups Water (as needed) • Olive Oil (as needed) • Salt & Pepper (to taste)

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Start by soaking the dry beans overnight in water. When ready to cook the following day, drain and rinse the beans under cold water and pour them into large Dutch oven or other heavy bottomed cooking pot. Add in the pork jowl, bay leaf and a dash of pepper. Fill the pot with water until all of the beans and the pork are completely covered.

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Place on stovetop on high heat until boiling then reduce to a low simmer for about an hour.

After an hour remove the bay leaf (discard) and the pork jowl (set aside, letting the jowl cool enough to be handled). Add additional water to cover the beans if necessary and continue to simmer on a low heat while preparing the second step.

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Part 2 Take the cooled jowl and remove the skin from the meat, discard the skin and shred or chop the meat into bite sized pieces and set aside. Heat a large pan on the stovetop to medium high heat, add in enough olive oil to thinly coat the pan. Once the oil begins to lightly smoke, add in the garlic, onion, thyme and lightly sauté until just starting to color.

Add in the shredded pork jowl, smoked sausage, and carrots and sauté a few minutes more until everything starts to color nicely.

Turn to high heat and deglaze the pan by pouring in the white wine, stir thoroughly and bring to a rapid boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for roughly 15 minutes until the wine begins to reduce and thicken. Add the wine/onion/pork mixture from the pan into the Dutch oven and thoroughly mix with the beans.

Part 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place the Dutch oven on a middle rack and bake uncovered for two hours or until the Cassoulet has thickened, browned and is bubbling.

Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving warm with crusty fresh bread and plenty of crisp Fingerlakes regional white wine.

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Singer

Danielle Ponder

Soul Searching

by Nancy E. McCarthy

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Right: Ponder kicked off the 2021 concert season at Point of the Bluff Vineyards on Keuka Lake.

Left: Ponder’s performance at Anthology in Rochester, May 2018.

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n Valentine’s Day 2021, Rochester soul singer Danielle Ponder received an unexpected phone call.

The caller was Chris Douridas, a Los Angeles-based radio show host and Grammy-nominated music supervisor and consultant for film and television projects.

“While searching for new music for an upcoming radio show, I came across a song by the (Australian) band Karate Boogaloo, but was transfixed by Danielle’s guest vocal on the song,” Douridas explains. Then he listened to some of her own releases and decided to contact Ponder to see what she was currently working on.

That spontaneous conversation quickly led to a professional partnership and then a recording contract with Future Classic – her first with an established record label. When the Some of Us Are Brave CD is released in March 2022, Ponder will already be on the road, performing at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas opening for a Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit concert, followed by several dates on the southwestern leg of the St. Paul and The Broken Bones’ tour.

“We couldn’t be more excited about Danielle,” says Douridas who now comanages her career with Tom Windish, a senior executive at Wasserman Music.

“We expect 2022 to be a great year for her.”

Ponder is excited, too. Her overnight success story is actually many years in the making and she’s more than ready.

Setting the Stage Ponder’s earliest introduction to music was church gospel music. She was the sixth child of seven born in Rochester to Pentecostal pastor Elijah Ponder and his wife Loretta, a social worker. Although Ponder sang in the choir, her musical tastes were more wide-ranging: alternative rock, hip hop and the blues. She would eventually claim soul music as her preferred vocal style – an intense combination of gospel, blues with a little funk on the side.

In 1997, when Ponder was sixteen, her father gave her a guitar and taught her how to play it. She began writing her own songs and joined Black August, a family soul band comprised of cousins and her younger brother. That same year one of her older brothers was convicted of a robbery and sentenced to 20 years. Ponder was shocked and devastated. Although this mandatory minimum sentence was the law, to her, the length and harshness of the punishment did not fit the crime.

It was her brother’s injustice within the justice system that fueled her desire to pursue a career as a lawyer.

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Funk performing outdoors to a massive crowd during the 2010 Rochester International Jazz Festival.

Ponder graduated from the Northeastern School of Law in 2011. She returned to Rochester to work for the Monroe County Public Defender’s office. At that time, she was the only Black lawyer on staff. The majority of clients Ponder represented were indigent people of color accused of minor offenses. Some suspects were held in jail simply because they couldn’t afford bail. Helping them to navigate the court system was heartbreaking and eye-opening.

Public defender by day and musician by night, weekends or any time off, Ponder struck out on her own as Danielle Ponder and The Tomorrow People. She was named Top 10 Bands to watch by CITY Newspaper and won the 2015 and 2016 “Best Band” Roc awards. Ponder also toured in Europe, building up a solid fan base in Hamburg, Germany and released an EP. Ponder’s first appearance at Anthology, a popular Rochester concert venue, was in October 2016. “The first time I met Danielle at our offices at Anthology she sang for me acapella on the spot, and I knew she was special,” says promoter Phil Fitzsimmons. “Her composure, the timbre

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Her advocacy for marginalized people spilled outside of the courtroom and onto the stage. In 2017, Ponder created and performed in For the Love of Justice, a live multimedia show addressing thought-provoking subjects such as criminal and racial justice, liberation, and love through songs, stories and images. Love is a reoccurring theme in Ponder’s songs: self-love, romantic love and love for others which, to her, is justice.

“She is someone who can sing about important issues while still having fun and expressing joy,” says Fitzsimmons.

Soul Searching Ponder was riding a wave and all signs were pointing her toward a successful singing career. In 2018, she made the gutsy decision to make music her full-time job and left her position in the Public Defender’s office. Some of us are brave, indeed.

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Ponder would survive but she grieved the loss of the stage and the live connections with her audiences. How could she not?

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The following year, in June 2021, Ponder kicked off the return of live concerts at Point of the Bluff Vineyards on Keuka Lake.

It seemed fitting to Obbie that Ponder, his last concert experience pre-lockdown, was now his first one post-lockdown. Although the atmosphere was lively, her vocals were anguished during a haunting cover version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” “Lots of artists cover this one,” says Obbie. “But I’ve never heard a deeper, more evocative version, where she almost whispers, ‘What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here.’ In her hands, the song transforms from one about alienation to one about empathy – the spirit inside her music and her community work.”

Ponder’s last day as diversity and inclusion officer was on New Year’s Eve 2021. She left behind an indelible legacy at the Monroe County Public Defender’s office as she strode confidently toward the world’s stage to make her mark there, too.

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20

Aurora

Naples

From Jamestown

Fayetteville Manlius

Skaneateles

1

5

4

Dansville

10

Syracuse 481

10

3 2

690

Marcellus 5

90

Clifton Springs Phelps 20

Solvay

Weedsport

20A

390

Nunda

20

90

Newark

From Utica

481 90

Jordan

3

Manchester Shortsville Canandaigua

Bloomfield

Livonia Hemlock

1

LIVINGSTON

Victor

Clyde

Lyons

Palmyra

90

90

North 11 Syracuse

WAYNE

Fairport

490

From Buffalo

81

Rochester

490

Oneida Lake

Wolcott

104

104

Spencerport

From Watertown

4 5 6 7

Honeoye Canandaigua Keuka Seneca

86

From Binghamton

17

8 9 10 11

Cayuga Owasco Skaneateles Otisco

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The gentle, comforting ripple of warm saltwater has an invigorating effect — especially during aqua-aerobics class. And, for Kendal residents Sara, Carol and Joann, the exercise is a fun, refreshing way to get fit — and get together.

Living on the 105-acre campus at Kendal not only keeps them involved in the lifestyle they love, but connected to any future care they may need. And, from here, the story just keeps getting better.

Come for a visit and tell us your story. Call 1-800-253-6325 or go to kai.kendal.org to learn more.

2230 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850

A not-for-profit continuing care retirement community serving older adults in the Quaker tradition. ©2014 KENDAL

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