* New York* Syracuse - - August 01, 2016 * NYSY 08. 01.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):July 25, 2016 - August 01, 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: July 25 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 25, 2015. Highlights-------------- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERRED-HEADED WOODPECKERORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 13 species of shorebirds were reported from the complex this week. Nothing new and the Baird’s Sandpiper was nowhere to be seen. Knox-Marsellus is pretty dry and most birds are being reported along the Wildlife Drive and Mays Point Pool. Best birds were LONG BILLED DOWITCHER at the Wildlife Drive and STILT SANDPIPER at Mays Point Pool. 7/29: 3 immature CANVASBACKS were seen at the Sandhill Crane Unit. 7/30 3 REDHEADS were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 7/31: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and 3 SANDHILL CRANES including a young bird were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS including a young bird were seen on Mays Point Road. Onondaga County------------ 7/27: 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at Jamesville Beach State Park. Oneida County------------ 7/28: 6 species of shorebirds including a Pectoral Sandpiper were seen at Delta Lake. Many shorebird areas in region 5 are reporting good numbers of LEAST SANDPIPER, some SOLITARY and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS and both YELLOWLEGS but not too much else. --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/ --
