* New York* Syracuse - July 10, 2017 * NYSY 07.10.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):July 04, 2017 - July 10, 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: July 10 AT 4 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 04, 2017. Highlights-------------- LEAST BITTERNBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONRUFFSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERSTILT SANDPIPERUPLAND SANDPIPERRED-HEADED WOODPECKERACADIAN FLYCATCHERSWAINSON’S THRUSHDICKCISSEL (Extralimital)
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Eleven species of shorebirds were noted at the complex this week highlighted by the continuing male RUFF and also SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and STILT SANDPIPER. All three birds were seen at Kipp Island although the RUFF also made another appearance at Eaton Marsh on Saturday but was only seen by two people. 7/12: A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at Kipp Island. 7/14: The last report of the RUFF at Kipp Island although there may be other reports not on ebird. 7/15: The RUFF was seen at Eaton Marsh at about 11:30 but did not stay long and was not relocated the rest of the day . A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at KippIsland. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and probably a family group continues at the end of Mays Point road on the south side in the cottonwood tree. Numerous people reported seeing a LEAST BITTERN on the WildlifeTrail near Larue’s Lagoon. Onondaga county------------ 7/14: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow Nature Preserve west of Baldwinsville. Oswego County------------ 7/12: A GREAT EGRET was south of Co. Rt. 49 west of Central Square. 7/14: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found on Otto Mills Road in north of Redfield. A LEAST BITTERN was seen at Derby Hill. an UPLAND SANDPIPER continues at the Oswego County Airfield on Howard Road. Madison County------------ A pair of RING-NECKED DUCKS continue at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Extralimital------------ Two DICKCISSELS were found at a stakeout on Kingdom Road south of River road between Seneca Falls and Waterloo in Seneca County. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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/ --
