* New York* Syracuse - June 19, 2017 * NYSY 06.19.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 12, 2017 - June 19, 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 19 AT 4 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 12, 2017. Highlights-------------- LEAST BITTERNBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONLITTLE BLUE HERONRING-NECKED DUCKNORTHERN GOSHAWKSANDHILL CRANEPIPING PLOVERUPLAND SANDPIPERBLACK TERNACADIAN FLYCATCHERPROTHONOTARY WARBLERPRAIRIE WARBLERYELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 6/13: A LITTLE BLUE HERON and an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER were both found at Carncross Road. 6/16: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was spotted along the Wildlife Drive. 6/17: The ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was again found at Carncross Road. 2 LEAST BITTERNS were seen at Brooder’s Pond on Howland Island. 6/18: 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS continue in the forested area on Armitage Road on the west side of the one lane bridge. A SANDHILL CRANE was heard in flight at the same area. A LEAST BITTERN was seen along the Wildlife Drive. Oswego County------------ 6/12: A BLACK TERN was seen from the Rt. 3 Bridge at Port Ontario. A LEAST BITTERN was found at the marshy area of Selkirk Shores State Park. 6/14: A rare PIPING PLOVER was seen at Sandy Island State Park on Lake Ontario. 6/17: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at Derby Hill. Decent flights of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and TURKEY VULTURES are still occuring at Derby. Onondaga County------------ 6/15: 4 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen at Green Lakes State Park. 6/16: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. 6/17: A PRAIRIE WARBLER continues at Green Lakes State Park. It was found at the Meadow View parking area. Madison County------------ 6/14: A RING-NECKED DUCK continues to linger at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Oneida County------------ 6/14: A very rare for the region YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was spotted and photographed at a private residence on Jug Point Road east of Verona Beach State Park. Unfortunately it has not returned. 6/16: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was again found at the Deerfield Grasslands south of Poland. 6/17: A PRAIRIE WARBLER was found on River Road north of Camden. ---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/ --
