* New York* Syracuse - January 23 2017 * NYSY 01.23.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 16, 2017 - January 23 2017to 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: January 23 AT 3 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 16, 2017. Highlights-------------- RED-THROATED LOONKING EIDERCACKLING GOOSEHARLEQUIN DUCKLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLGLAUCOUS GULLICELAND GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLGYRFALCON - ExtralimitalNORTHERN SHRIKEMARSH WRENPINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 1/19: An apparent overwintering MARSH WREN was heard at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County------------ 1/21: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the West Barrier Park area at Fair Haven. Onondaga County------------ A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was seen throughout the week on the Bog Trail at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. On Saturday two were found. Yesterday one was still present but today neither was found despite extensive searching. 1/16: A BLACK SCOTER was seen from the west shore of Onondaga Lake. A WHITE-WINGED was seen from the pull off on the Parkway on the east side of Onondaga Lake. 1/17: A SNOWY OWL was seen at the Dewitt Wegman’s. 1/21: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the end of the Creek Walk at the south end of Onondaga Lake. 1/22: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. Oswego county------------ 1/16: A KING EIDER was seen in Oswego Harbor. 1/17: Two different HARLEQUIN DUCKS were seen, one from Noye’s Sanctuary and one from Mexico Point State Park. Both were seen on the 18th. but on the 19th. only the one at Mexico Point was seen. No reports since. 1/18: ASNOWY OWL was again seen in the Oswego Harbor area. It has been seen daily including today. 1/19: At Phoenix Dam and Lock 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS and 17 (no typo) ICELAND GULLS were counted. 1/20: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Clark Road North of Port Ontario and east of Rt. 3. 1/21: Only 2 ICELAND GULLS were at Phoenix and today only 1. 1/22: A RED-THROATED LOON and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen at Oswego Harbor. Oneida County------------ 1/19: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Poppleton Road near the trail parking lot near Verona Beach State apark. Herkimer County------------ 1/20: The only PINE SISKIN in recent reports continues to come to a feeder in Dolgeville. Extralimital------------ The GYRFALCON reported last week continues to be seen this week. Although missed one or two days this week it was reported and photographed yesterday. The location is south of Seneca Falls at the corner of North Hoster and Canoga Roads in Seneca County. It seems to be hanging around and roosting at a quarry at that location. -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/ --
