* New York* Syracuse - June 13, 2016 * NYSY 06. 13. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 06, 2016 - June 13, 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: June 06 AT 3:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 06, 2015. Highlights--------------BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONBLUE-WINGED TEALGARGANEYACADIAN FLYCATCHERPHILADELPHIA VIREOSWAINSON’S THRUSHPROTHONOTARY WARBLERCERULEAN WARBLERGRASSHOPPER SPARROWNELSON’S SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ The GARGANEY, first reported on 6/5 was seen throughout the week up to yesterday at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. There have been no reports negative or positive yet today. 10 species of Shorebirds and a Phalarope species were reported from the complex this week. Among them were BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. 6/10: A NELSON’S SPARROW was seen and nicely photographed along the Wildlife Trail. 6/11: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen along the Wildlife Trail. 6/12: The PROTHONOTARY WARBLER at the Armitage Road wooded area was seen again. An ORCHARD ORIOLE and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were found on VanDyne Spoor Road. Cayuga County------------ 6/9: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues to be heard and seen at Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County------------ 6/13: A CERULEAN WARBLER was heard and seen at eye level on the Lake Loop Trail at Beaver Lake Nature Center. Oswego county------------ 6/9: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was heard on Otto Mills Road north of Redfield. 6/11: 3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were found on Main Street in Richland. Herkimer County------------ 6/6: Two adult and 11 young BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen and photographed in a pond on McKoon’s Road northeast of Richfield Springs. --end report 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/ --
