* New York* Syracuse - June 12, 2017 * NYSY 06. 12.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 05, 2017 - June 12, 2017to 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: June 12 AT 2 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 05, 2017. Highlights-------------- LEAST BITTERNBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONLITTLE BLUE HERONBUFFLEHEADWHIMBRELSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERUPLAND SANDPIPERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERACADIAN FLYCATCHERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERSWAINSON’S THRUSHPROTHONOTARY WARBLERGRASSHOPPER SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Only 6 species of Shorebirds were reported from the complex this week highlighted by the 2 WHIMBRELS found on 6/10 at Benning Marsh along the Wildlife Trail. 6/7: A late staying BUFFLEHEAD was seen along the Wildlife Drive. 6/8: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the Wildlife Drive. 6/9: A rare for our area LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen on Carncross Road. it was seen again on the 10th. and 11th. A LEAST BITTERN and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were reported from Howland Island. 6/11: A LEAST BITTERN was found at the Visitor’s Center. 6/12: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues in the forested area on Armitage Road just west of the one lane bridge. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues on Carncross Road. Cayuga County------------ 6/7: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen on the bluff camping area at Fair Haven State Park. An adult and juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were reported coming to a feeder at a home near the State Park. Onondaga County------------ 6/7: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen along the Erie Canal Trail. 6/9: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. 6/11: A LEAST BITTERN continues in the marsh south of Potter Road at the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. Oswego County------------ 6/6: Two SWAINSON’S THRUSHES were heard at Otto Mills Road north of Redfield. Two were heard again and one was seen at the same location the next day. A REDHEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Sandy Island State Park on Lake Ontario. An adult FRANKLIN’S GULL was found on the north side of Rt. 49 in West Monroe. It was found again briefly the nest day but not seen since. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen in Hastings on Co. Rt. 84 at the Carley’s Mills Cemetery. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found at Noyes Sanctuary in the Town of Scriba. Madison County------------ 6/8: A first summer male ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen from Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County------------ 6/6: A late YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. 6/8: An upland sandpiper was seen at the Deerfield Grasslands south of Poland. Herkimer county------------ 6/6: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen on Barnes Road in the Town of Stratford. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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/ --
