* New York* Syracuse - August 14, 2017 * NYSY 08.14.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):Aygyst 07, 2017 - August 14, 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: August 14 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 August 07, 2017. Highlights--------------LEAST BITTERNSNOWY EGRETBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONWILSON’S PHALAROPELITTLE GULLCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERHENSLOW’S SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 15 species of Shorebirds were reported at the complex this week. Highlights were WILSON’S PHALAROPE and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. 8/8: 11 species of shorebirds including the WILSON’S PHALAROPE were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/12: A SNOWY EGRET was found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. One adult and two juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were again seen at the end of Mays Point road. A LEAST BITTERN was seen along the Wildlife Drive. 8/13: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was still being seen at Carncross Road near the parking area. Away from Montezuma Shorebirds are being reported in areas such as Waters road north of Rt. 80 east of Fabius, Sandy Island State Park and Jamesville Beach. Ten species were reported this week. Onondaga County------------ 8/8: The HENSLOW’S SPARROW reported last week at Green Lakes State Park was again heard and has been reported through the 13th. 8/11:An adult and a juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were seen near the Hiawatha Boulevard Bridge near Destiny Mall in Syracuse. Oswego County------------ 8/8: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at Oswego Harbor. Madison county------------ 8/13: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was spotted on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County------------ 8/7: The last report of the LITTLE GULL at Sylvan Beach. 8/8: 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at the north end of Forest Ave. at Verona Beach State Park. Two were seen the next day. ---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/ --
