RBA * New York* Syracuse* May 18, 2015* NYSY 05. 18. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):May 11, 2015 - May 18, 2015to 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: May 18 AT 6:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #443 Monday May 18, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 11, 2014 Highlights:----------- LEAST BITTERNGLOSSY IBISBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONLAUGHING GULLICELAND GULLFORSTER’S TERNCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERACADIA FLYCATCHERSEDGE WRENCLAY-COLORED SPARROWBLUE GROSBEAK
As hoped for this week saw the big migration push, especially for passerines. Virtually every expected Warbler was seen on 5/17 during the Region 5 Birdathon. Most were seen at Sunset Bay park on lake Ontario. Good numbers of Shorebirds were noted at Montezuma this week also. Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 5/13: LEAST SANDPIPER, both YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER and SPOTTED SANDPIPER were noted along the Wildlife Drive. 5/15: An singing SEDGE WREN was reported on Carncross Road near Howland Island. 5/16: A single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, a single SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were added to the mix on the Wildlife Drive. Also BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, BLACK TERN and ORCHARD ORIOLE. 5/17: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at the Mays Point Road location. 12 Shorebird species including an estimated 3,000 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen along the Wildlife Drive. Cayuga County------------ 5/11: 13 GLOSSY IBIS were seen in flight at Fair Haven State Park. Also seen were RUDDY TURNSTONE, DUNLIN and LEAST SANDPIPER. 5/12: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has returned to West Barrier Beach Park at Fair Haven. A second bird was seen on the 15th. Onondaga County------------ 5/14: 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 5/15: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found at the corner of Kellog and 60 Roads in Three Rivers WMA. 5/16: The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was refound in Three Rivers and another was refound in Green Lakes State Park. 5/17: A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen at the corner of Conners Road and East Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville. So far no success in relocating it. 5/18: The ACADIAN FLYCATCHER has returned to Whiskey Hollow in the Town of Van Buren. Oswego County------------ 5/12: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at Derby Hill. 5/13: An ICELAND GULL was found at the Oswego Yacht Club on Lake Ontario. 5/14: An Adult LAUGHING GULL was seen at the Oswego Yacht Club. It was seen again on the 15th. but not since. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
