RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 26, 2012 * NYSY 03.26.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 19, 2012 - March 26, 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:March 26 AT 5:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #298 -Monday March 26, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 19 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
TRUMPETER SWAN EURASIAN WIGEON OSPREY SANDHILL CRANE SNOWY OWL BARRED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW BOHEMIAN WAXWING Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/20: AMERICAN BITTERN and COMMON GALLINULE were calling at Marten’s Tract 3/24: 5 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen from Morgon Road. Jefferson County ------------ 3/20: BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were found again at Robert Wehle State Park in Henderson. They were seen again on 3/24. Derby Hill ------------ 1867 Raptors were counted flying over Derby Hill Observatory this week. The seasons first OSPREY was seen on 3/20. Other highlights were FOS RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET on 3/21 and VESPER SPARROW on 3/21. On 3/25 a FISH CROW and a BARRED OWL were heard calling. Oswego County ------------ 3/22: A FISH CROW was heard at Phillips Point on Oneida Lake, very unusual for this location. Onondaga County ------------ 3/21: The EURASIAN WIGEON previously reported at Three Rivers WMA was last reported this day. 3/22: A darkly barred SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. also seen was a NORTHERN SHRIKE. 3/24: A very white and obviously different SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. 3/25: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on the Blue Loop Trail at Green Lakes State Park. New Migrants reported this week ------------ 3/20: AMERICAN BITTERN - Montezuma 3/20: OSPREY - Derby Hill 3/21: RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - Derby Hill 3/21: CHIPPING SPARROW - Camden 3/22: PINE WARBLER - Three Rivers WMA 3/22: BONAPARTE’S GULL - Skaneateles Lake 3/23: EASTERN TOWHEE - Three Rivers WMA 3/24: VESPER SPARROW - Derby Hill 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/ --
