RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 30, 2012 * NYSY 04.30.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
April 23, 2012 - April 30, 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:April 30 AT 7:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #302 -Monday April 30, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 23 , 2012 Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN GREAT EGRET BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BRANT SANDHILL CRANE SORA DUNLIN ICELAND GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER FISH CROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR GRASSHOPPER SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 4/25: A SANDHILL CRANE was observed at VanDyne Spoor Road. 4/26: Both YELLOWLEGS were seen at the Visitor’s Center. WILSON’S SNIPE and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen in LaRue’s Lagoon. 76 DUNLIN were seen at Benning Marsh. These species continued to be seen throuout the week. The number of DUNLIN at Benning was up to 100 today. At Muckrace Flats both YELLOWLEGS and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER were found. At Towpath Road 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen. Cortland County ------------ 4/24: FISH CROWS have now expanded to the city of Cortland. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ------------ 5,225 raptors were counted at Derby Hill this week. The big days were 4/26 with 2,706 birds and 4/28 with 2,220 birds. On both days BROAD-WINGED HAWKS made up the bulk of the numbers with over 2,000 counted each of those days. Other highlights were 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on 4/24 and a SANDHILL CRANE on 4/28. Phillips Point (Oneida Lake) Lakewatch ------------ The first BRANT was seen on 4/26. 127 COMMON LOONS were counted on 4/30. A FISH CROW continues to be heard. More COMMON TERNS were seen this week. Madison County ------------ 4/25: A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen on Bee Bee Bridge Road near Canastota. An ICELAND GULL was seen at Ditchbank Road and 15 PIPITS were seen at the turf farm above Chittenango. 4/29: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at a feeder on Carpenter Road in Georgetown. Onondaga County ------------ 4/25: A GREAT EGRET was seen on Dead Creek west of Baldwinsville. 4/26: A SORA was heard at Dewitt Marsh on Fisher Road. 4/29: A LEAST BITTERN was heard at Dewitt Marsh on Fisher Road. New Arrivals This Week ------------ 4/25 - NORTHERN PARULA - Baldwinsville 4/25 - BLACK and WHITE WARBLER - Mexico 4/26 - BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Montezuma 4/26 - BRANT - Phillips Point Oneida Lake 4/27 - GREEN HERON - West Monroe 4/28 - CHIMNEY SWIFT - Derby Hill 4/29 - LEAST BITTERN - Dewitt Marsh 4/29 - ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - Georgetown 4/30 - GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER - Three Rivers WMA 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/ --
