* New York* Syracuse - January 04, 2016 * NYSY 01. 04. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 28, 2015 - January 04, 2016to 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: December 28 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 28, 2015. Highlights-------------- CACKLING GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLBLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKESHORT-EARED OWLMERLINFISH CROWGRAY CATBIRDLAPLAND LONGSPUREVENING GROSBEAK
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 1/2: 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Wilgoose field on Rt.89. 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen from East Road.3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31. Onondaga County------------ 1/2: 2 FISH CROWS were seen in Liverpool. 1/3: A MERLIN was seen on coon Hill Road north of Skaneateles. 1/4: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found on Gulf Road south of Manlius. Oswego county------------ 12/30: A MERLIN was seen at Oswego Harbor. 1/2: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from Bush Road on Oneida Lake 1/3: An ICELAND GULL and a late BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE were seen from the overlook at Derby Hill. Madison county------------ 12/29: 2 ICELAND GULLS were found at the Madison County landfill. 1/2: An ICELAND GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were all found at the Madison County landfill. Oneida county------------ 12/29: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Sylvan Beach. 1/1: A SHORT-EARED OWL was found on the Oneida Christmas Count. No specific location was given. 1/3: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Oneida Lake from Lewis Point. An ICELAND GULL was seen where Oneida Creek enters Oneida Lake. 1/4: A GRAY CATBIRD was seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary. Herkimer county------------ 12/29: 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were soon on Cole Road north of Little Falls. Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 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/ --
