* New York* Syracuse* November 30, 2015* NYSY 11. 30. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):November 23, 2015 - November 30, 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: November 30 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #468 Monday November 30, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 23, 2015 Highlights:----------- ROSS’S GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSECACKLING GOOSEROUGH-LEGGED HAWKRED-SHOULDERED HAWKSANDHILL CRANELONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSNOWY OWL
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 11/27: 2 ROSS’S GEESE and 1 CACKLING GOOSE were found in the Mucklands on Rt.31. 53 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 11/28: 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was still lingering at the Visitor’s Center. 11/30: SANDHILL CRANE numbers were down to 33 at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. also noted were good numbers of TUNDRA/TRUMPETER SWANS and at least 1000 SNOW GEESE. Onondaga County------------ 11/27: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen again at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. Madison county------------ 11/30: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE is still being seen at Woodman Pond. Herkimer county------------ 11/28: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Cole Road north of Little Falls. Oswego County------------ 11/26: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Kibby Road south of Mexico. 13 PINE SISKINS were seen on Bishop Road north of Pulaski. Cayuga County------------ 11/25: A SNOWY OWL was seen on the east break wall at Fair Haven State Park. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5 -- 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/ --
