RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 29, 2014
* NYSY 09. 29. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September 22, 2014 - September 29, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled: September 29 AT 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#411 Monday September 29, 2014
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
September 22, 2014
Highlights:
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CACKLING GOOSE
SANDERLING
STILT SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
GRAY CHEEKED THRUSH
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
PINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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9/23: 19 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Towpath Road.
9/27: 15 species of Shorebird were seen on a field trip to the Complex.
Most were seen from Towpath but some others were seen along the Wildlife Trail.
Two other species were seen at other times bringing the total to 17. Birds
ween were:
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER
KILLDEER
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
STILT SANDPIPER
DUNLIN
LEAST SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
WILSON’S SNIPE
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
SANDERLING
Also on the 27th. 7 CACKLING GEESE were spotted at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
Onondaga County
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COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have continued each evening this week at Three Rivers
WMA north of Baldwinsville. WARBLER numbers are down from last week but are
still being seen at locations such as Beaver Lake, Three Rivers WMA and the
Creekwalk. LINCOLN’S SPARROWS are being seen in those places also.
9/25: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found in the brushy area west on the
Inner Harbor on Van Rensselaer Street. Many Sparrows and Palm Warblers were
noted also.
Oswego County
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9/24: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was spotted at a private residence in Hastings.
PINE SISKINS (singles) were reported from near Mexico and Constantia this
week. Come on Finches!
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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