RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 22, 2014
* NYSY 09. 22. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September 15, 2014 - September 22, 2014
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: September 22 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#410 Monday September 22, 2014
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
September 15, 2014
Highlights:
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HUDSONIAN GODWIT
SANDERLING
STILT SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
NORTHERN WHEATEAR
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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At the end of the week there were 16 species of shorebirds reported. The
HUDSONIAN GODWIT is gone as of the 15th. Other shorebirds seen were:
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
WILSON’S SNIPE
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
SANDERLING
STILT SANDPIPER
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
KILLDEER
LEAST SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Most birds were observed from East Road and Towpath Road with others found
along the Wildlife Drive and the MAC on Rt.89.
Oneida County
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9/17: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Spring Farm Nature Preserve near
Clinton.
Cayuga County
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9/19: AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, LEAST SANDPIPER,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER and AMERICAN PIPIT were all found at the West Barrier
Park in Fair Haven.
Onondaga County
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Warblers were once again in abundance this week. 20 species were counted
found mostly at Beaver Lake Nature Center, Three Rivers WMA and the area north
of Hancock Airport on General Irwin Road south of Taft Road. PHILADELPHIA
VIREOS and LINCOLN SPARROWS are being found also in the same places.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have continued all week including last night at Three
Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville
Oswego County
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9/20: The fall’s first confirmed ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was spotted on the
trails near Lake Neahtawanta in Fulton.
Jefferson County
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9/17: The only PRAIRIE WARBLER reported was located at Fort Drum.
9/21: An extremely rare for New York NORTHERN WHEATEAR was found on
Whitney Road in the Town of Henderson. The bird was seen and photographed again
today and is very cooperative with birders as is the land owner. If you go for
this bird please be mindful of both and say thank you.
-- end report
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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