* New York* Syracuse - January 08, 2018 * NYSY 01.08.18 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 01, 2018 - January 08, 2018to 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: January 08 AT 3:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 015, 2018. Highlights-------------- TRUMPETER SWANKING EIDERGOLDEN EAGLEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKELAPLAND LONGSPURFOX SPARROWSAVANNAH SPARROWPINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)---------------- 1/3: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen on East Road near the airport. Onondaga County------------ 1/1: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen near Cowles Settleman Road in Fabius. 1/7: A continuing SNOWY OWL was spotted near the State Fair entrance. A FOX SPARROW was seen at a feeder in the Town of Clay.A KING EIDER was seen on the Onondaga County side of the Oswego River in Phoenix. An ICELAND GULL and 3 TRUMPETER SWANS continue in Baldwinsville on the Seneca River below the dam. Oswego County------------ 1/3: A female KING EIDER was spotted in Oswego Harbor. It was seen again on the 4th. An ICELAND GULL was seen in the harbor and a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Lock 6 just upriver. Madison County------------ 1/2: A FOX SPARROW was seen on Bonney Hill Road east of Hamilton. 1/3: A SNOW OWL was seen in the area of the Fenner wind Farm and has been seen through the 7th. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. 1/7: 10 PINE SISKINS were seen on Eden Hollow Road Oneida County------------ 1/4: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Skinner Road west of Westmoreland. Herkimer County------------ 1/2: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Barto Hill near Fairfield. 1/3: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Murphy Road in the town of Manheim. ---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/ --
