* New York* Syracuse - October 10, 2017 * NYSY 10.10.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 02, 2017 - October 10, 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: October 10 AT 3:30 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 02, 2017. Highlights-------------- COMMON LOONBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONBRANTCACKLING GOOSEEURASIAN WIGEONSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERPARASITIC JAEGERGULL-BILLED TERNORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERNELSON’S SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Shorebird species numbers were down this week but there were still 15 species reported including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and BAIRD’S SANDPIPER. 10/4: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was seen at the Visitor’s Center. 10/8: A NELSON’S SPARROW and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were seen along the Wildlife drive. 4 EURASIAN WIGEON were seen in the Main Pool. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was reported from the Morgan Road Marsh. A late BANK SWALLOW was seen at Howland Island 10/9: A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen along the Wildlife Road. A single BRANT was seen in the Main Pool. Onondaga Lake------------ 10/7: A COMMON LOON was seen on Onondaga Lake. Oswego County----------- 10/9: A PARASITIC JAEGER was reported from Oswego Harbor. Madison County------------ 10/8: 10 BRANT and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen at Woodman Pond. 10/9: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen on Irish Hill Road south of Cazenovia. Oneida County-------------- 10/2: 4 Species of Shorebirds including a Dunlin were seen on Hinkley Reservoir. Also seen were 2 COMMON LOONS. Cayuga County------------ 10/6: 2 MERLIN were seen at Fair Haven State Park. 10/9: 10 BRANT were seen at Fair Haven State Park. ---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/ --
