* New York* Syracuse - December 12, 2016 * NYSY 12. 12.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 05, 2016 - December 12, 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 12 AT 5 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 05, 2015. Highlights-------------- CATTLE EGRETSANDHILL CRANECACKLING GOOSEPEREGRINE FALCONLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERGLAUCOUS GULLICELAND GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEGRAY CATBIRDORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERPINE SISKINEVENING GROSBEAK
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)----------- Two CATTLE EGRETS are hanging on and were seen through yesterday on East Tyre Road. 12/6: A SNOWY OWL was seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca River 12/7: 2 late LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen on Armitage Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen along the wildlife drive. 12/11: 89 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the fields on Armitage Road. Cayuga County------------ 12/6: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County------------ 12/7: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 12/11: 3 very late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen and photographed. along the creek walk near Destiny in Syracuse. Another was seen today at the end of the creek walk at the south end of Onondaga Lake. Oswego County------------ 12/6: A PEREGRINE FALCON and a GLAUCOUS GULL were found at Oswego Harbor. 12/8: A late and possibly overwintering GRAY CATBIRD was seen on Thompson road south of SUNY Oswego. 12/11: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Derby Hill. 12/12: An ICELAND GULL and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen in Phoenix near the Oswego River. Madison County------------ 12/10: An ICELAND GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the south end of Cazenovia at the boat launch. Oneida County------------ 12/6: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at Spring Farms Nature Center south of Clinton. 12/11: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Miller Road south of Willianstown. Herkimer County------------ 12/5: A PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder on Military Road north of Dolgeville. 12/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen hunting at a feeder on Military Road north of Dolgeville. --end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
