RBA * New York* Syracuse* December 15, 2014* NYSY 12. 15. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 08, 2014 - December 15, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: December 15 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #421 Monday December 15, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 08, 2014 Highlights:----------- RED-THROATED LOONBRANTNORTHERN SHOVELERSANDHILL CRANEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSNOWY OWLMERLINRUBY-CROWNED KINGLETEVENING GROSBEAKPINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 12/13: 35 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road, down from the numbers last week. Onondaga county------------ 12/9: A BRANT was seen at Wegman’s Landing on Onondaga Lake near Liverpool. This may be the same individual seen in the area since early October. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was again found at the Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery near Elbridge. 12/13: An immature NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at the north end of Tully Lake. Another NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen the next day on Onondaga Lake at Willow Bay. 12/15: A MERLIN and about 20 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. Madison County------------ 12/9: 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 12 PINE SISKINS were seen at a private residence on Carpenter Road near Sheds. Oswego county------------ 12/14: 76 species were recorded on the Oswego Christmas count. There were new high counts for 15 species. Highlights include RED-THROATED LOON, GLAUCOUS GULL, and SNOWY OWL. Oneida County------------ 12/15: 6 ICELAND GULLS and 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were found on Oneida Lake at south Bay. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, 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/ --
