RBA * New York* Syracuse* May 11, 2015* NYSY 05. 11. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):May 04, 2015 - May 11, 2015to 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: May 11 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #442 Monday May 11, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 04, 2014 Highlights:----------- LEAST BITTERNLITTLE BLUE HERONGLOSSY IBISBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONLEAST BITTERNEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERICELAND GULLFORSTER’S TERNBLACK TERNWHIP-POOR-WILLCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERPHILADELPHIA VIREOSWAINSON’S THRUSHPROTHONOTARY WARBLERCLAY-COLORED SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLE
As expected a huge push of passerines occured this week. All warblers except PRAIRIE and ORANGE-CROWNED were reported. Also no GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH or OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER have been seen yet. Everything else is there for the taking. A small number of shorebirds have shown up also. Get out and enjoy. Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 5/7: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER has returned to Armitage Road on the west side of the bridge. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen flying from Mays Point pond toward the main pool. It was not relocated. 5/8: LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, DUNLIN and both YELLOWLEGS were seen at the visitor’s center and along the Wildlife Trail. A male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the main pool. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has returned to the dead trees along Mays Point Road.A GLOSSY IBIS, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and a FORSTER’S TERN were al seen in the corn field on Carncross Road. 5/9: 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at the beginning of Towpath Road. 5/10: A BLACK TERN was seen along the Wildlife Drive. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was spotted on Eskerbrook Trail. Derby Hill------------ A very slow week at Derby except for Saturday which was the big bird festival. A great day with 2,148 Hawks made for a very successful experience for everyone. Other highlights were a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on 5/5, another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on 5/8 and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW on 5/9. Oswego County------------ 5/4: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Phillips Point on Oneida Lake. 5/6: A GOLDEN-WINGED and LAWRENCE’S type hybrid WARBLER were seen at Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. 5/7: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at Roosevelt Road north of Constantia. 5/10: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen in flight in Constantia. A L;EAST BITTERN was noted at the Rt. 3 Bridge over the Salmon River in Constantia. Onondaga County------------ 5/6: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found on the yellow trail at the power lines in Green Lakes State Park. It was refound on the 7th. A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Three Rivers WMA in Baldwinsville. 5/7: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at St. Mary’s Cemetary in Syracuse. Madison County------------ 5/5: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Woodman Pond. New arrivals----------------- SORASEMI-PALMATED PLOVERBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERLEAST SANDPIPERBLACK TERNYELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOBLACK-BILLED CUCKOOCOMMON NIGHTHAWKCHIMNEY SWIFTRUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDEASTERN PEEWEEWILLOW FLYCATCHERPHILADELPHIA VIREOBLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERSWAINSON’S THRUSHPROTHONOTARY WARBLERTENNESSEE WARBLERMOURNING WARBLERHOODED WARBLERCAPE MAY WARBLERBAY-BREASTED WARBLERCHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERBLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERCANADA WARBLERWILSON’S WARBLERBLACKPOLLCLAY-COLORED SPARROW -- 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/ --
