* New York* Syracuse - August 21, 2017 * NYSY 08.21.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):Aygyst 14, 2017 - August 21, 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 21 AT 2:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 14, 2017. Highlights--------------LEAST BITTERNBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERRED KNOTSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERRED-NECKED PHALAROPEWILSON’S PHALAROPELITTLE GULLCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERDICKCISSELRED CROSSBILL
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ A great week for shorebirds. 18 species were reported at the complex with most being seen Saturday and Sunday. Viewing Knox-Marsellus Marsh from East Road was where a majority of the birds were reported. Highlights were both Dowitchers, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, Wilson’s Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope and Black-bellied Plover. 8/19: 15 species of Shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Pool including 3 WILSON’S PHALAROPES and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. 8/20: 14 species of Shorebirds were reported from Knox-Marsellus. Both Phalarope species were still present. A DICKCISSEL, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and a LEAST BITTERN were all seen near Knox-Marsellus Pool. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at the buildings on Carncross Road. 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue on Mays Point Pool Road. Onondaga County------------ 8/15: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Raddison River Park (private) along the seneca River south of Phoenix. 6 species of Shorebirds including 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at Jamesville Beach. 8/16: 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. More Nighthawks were observed on the 17th. from the same location. Oswego County------------ 8/14: A LEAST BITTERN was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. 8/18: 6 shorebird species including a RED KNOT and a RUDDY TURNSTONE were seen at the south spit of Sandy Pond. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen also. 8/20: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported from a private residence in New Haven. Madison County------------ 8/14: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Oneida County------------ 8/15: 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were again seen at the north end of Forest Ave. in Verona Beach State Park. 8/16: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on the Black River Canal Trail in Boonville. 8/18: 3 adult LITTLE GULLS in non breeding plumage were seen at Sylvan Beach. Herkimer County------------ 8/16: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Moss Lake north of Eagle Bay. 8/18: A RED-CROSSBILL was reported at Sunday Lake near Stillwater Reservoir. 8/20: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen in the village of Mohawk. ---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/ --
