RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 20, 2012 * NYSY 02.20.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 13, 2012 - February 20, 2012 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:February 20 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #293 -Monday February 20, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 13 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital) SNOW GOOSE GOLDEN EAGLE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Extralimital ------------ One WESTERN GREBE continues to be seen at the south end of Cayuga Lake from the East Shore Park. It was reported today. Onondaga County ------------ 2/14: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found at Green Lakes State Park on the Rolling Hills Trail. A (the) Shrike was seen again of 2/18. 2/18: An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen south of Lynden Corners in Manlius. 2/19: A kettle of 20 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in Fayetteville, possibly migrants and not the overwintering birds from Jamesville. 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on an ice shelf near the outlet of Onondaga Lake. A single SNOWY OWL was reported from Hancock Airport on 2/14 and 2/18. Oswego County ------------ 2/17: 200 SNOW GEESE were seen flying in the vicinity of Sunset Bay Park in Scriba. 2/18: 5 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found on Bargy Road north of North Church Road in Boylston. 2/19: A NORTHERN SHRIKE and a BALD EAGLE were seen from County Route 39 south of Redfield. 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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
