RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* July 12, 2010
* NYSY 1207.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
July 05, 2009 - July 12, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:July 12 AT 1:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#212 -Monday July 12, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 05 ,
2010
Highlights:
-----------
LEAST BITTERN
GREAT EGRET
TRUMPETER SWAN
TUNDRA SWAN
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
SANDHILL CRANE
MISSISSIPPI KITE (Extralimital)
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
BLACK TERN
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
------------
7/6: 6 species of Shorebird including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at
Knox-Marcellus Marsh. Also seen were 2 SANDHILL CRANED and 3 GREAT EGRETS.
7/7: 3 BLACK TERNS were seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. BLACK TERN was
reported
here throught the week.
7/10: A TUNDRA SWAN continues to be seen at Tschache Pool. A rare for the
area ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found at May’s Point Pool. Also seen was the
TRUMPETER SWAN family. At Knox-Marcellus marsh 7 species of duck including
BLUE-WINGED TEAL were found. Also seen here were 24 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS! At
VanDyne Spoor Road a LEAST BITTERN gave a rare good look.
Onondaga County
------------
7/9: LEAST SANDPIPER was found at the south end of Jamesville Resivoir.
7/10: Two adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at the swamp on Fenner
Road. Also found at that location was GREAT EGRET, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a
mother WOOD DUCK with young. At the Pony Farm on Church Road a SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER was seen.
Oneida County
------------
7/9: 5 species of shorebird including 8 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were found
at the Verona Marsh on Rt.31 west of Verona.
Oswego County
------------
7/9: South winds at the end of last weeks hot spell (they were not south
for most of the heat) brought a small group of late migrating raptors. Four
species (BALD EAGLE, TURKEY VULTURE, RED-TAILED HAWK, KESTREL) flew by which
were deemed not to be local breeders.
Extralimital
------------
Only one report of the MISSISSIPPI KITES was received this week. It was on
7/5 and mentioned only one bird seen on Donato Road. The most reliable spot to
see the Kite(s) has been on Donato Road at the intersection with Mapleton Road.
This is in the Town of Root, Montgomery County south of the Thruway at
Canajoharie.
--end transcript
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
--
Cayugabirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html
3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
--
