[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2016-09-19 Thread Joseph Brin 
*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - September 19, 2016
*  NYSY  09. 19.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):September 12, 2016 
- September 19, 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: September 19  AT 5:00 
p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: 
www.onondagaaudubon.org  Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for 
the week of September 05, 2015.
Highlights--
BROWN BOOBY (Extralimital)YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONEURASIAN WIGEONAMERICAN 
GOLDEN PLOVERWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERWILSON’S 
PHALAROPELESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLCOMMON NIGHTHAWKYELLOW-BELLIED 
FLYCATCHERGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER

Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)  
     Another good week for SHOREBIRDS with 17 species being reported from the 
complex. In addition to the more common species STILT SANDPIPER, LONG and SHORT 
BILLED DOWITCHER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and WILSON’S PHALAROPE were all found. 
All 17 species were seen either at the Visitor’s Center or along the Wildlife 
Trail. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and STILT SANDPIPER were also noted at the Morgan 
Road Marshes.
     9/15: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found on the Esker Brook Trail.     9/16: 
A late COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen along the Wildlife Trail.     9/17: An 
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen on the Esker Brook Trail. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULL was reported on the Wildlife Trail. An EURASIAN WIGEON was found at Mays 
Point Pool. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen in the wooded area of VanDyne Spoor 
Road.

Onondaga County
     9/12: 2 late COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville.     9/15 A rare for upstate YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was found 
on the widewater area of the Erie Canal east of Burdick Road in Fayetteville. 
The bird is a juvenile and is being seen where the feeder canal comes in by the 
aquaduct. It was reported again today!

Madison County
     9/19: 9 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at the Sky High Sod Farm on 
Lakeport Road north of Chittenango.

Oneida County
     9/15: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at the Spring Farm Nature 
Sanctuary south of Clinton.

Extralimital
     9/17: A BROWN BOOBY, sighted at the north end of Cayuga Lake on August 28 
but absent since then, was refound in the same area on Saturday. It seems to 
favor Green Bouy 49. It was seen extensively yesterday from both sides of the 
lake but mostly from Lower Lake Road on the west side and was reported again 
today on the same bouy.      A question. Which county is this bird in when it 
is on the bouy?
   

 --end report 
    
Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027  U.S.A.  
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[cayugabirds-l] Brown Booby still here

2016-09-19 Thread Diane Morton 
Brown Booby still seen from Harris Park, town of Cayuga, 10:30 am Monday.
The bird was on Buoy 47, then flew to Buoy 49. Scope essential for viewing
from this spot.

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches

2016-09-19 Thread Kevin J. McGowan 
Red-breasted Nuthatches are periodically irruptive species out of the boreal 
forest. They tend to go south months before other irruptives, usually first 
showing up in August. It looks like this is going to be an irruption year.

From: bounce-120802766-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-120802766-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Asher Hockett
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:01 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches

Carol's post reminded me that we have had RB Nuthatches visiting our feeder for 
most of the summer. Lately it's been two (at least) at a time. These birds are 
not flustered in the slightest by my presence near the feeders. We take them 
down every night to discourage raccoon visits, and the nuthatches and 
chickadees will keep coming for seed even as I am taking the feeders off the 
hooks.

My guess is that the RB's like the Hemlock Forest we live in, as they were a 
rarity at Comfort Rd only 4 miles away, where we were on the edge of a mixed 
hardwood forest with a meadow adjoining.

We also still have Purple Finches and RB Grosbeaks daily, as well as the usual 
suspects including the audible local Ravens and Red-shouldered Hawks

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[cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatches

2016-09-19 Thread Asher Hockett 
Carol's post reminded me that we have had RB Nuthatches visiting our feeder
for most of the summer. Lately it's been two (at least) at a time. These
birds are not flustered in the slightest by my presence near the feeders.
We take them down every night to discourage raccoon visits, and the
nuthatches and chickadees will keep coming for seed even as I am taking the
feeders off the hooks.

My guess is that the RB's like the Hemlock Forest we live in, as they were
a rarity at Comfort Rd only 4 miles away, where we were on the edge of a
mixed hardwood forest with a meadow adjoining.

We also still have Purple Finches and RB Grosbeaks daily, as well as the
usual suspects including the audible local Ravens and Red-shouldered Hawks

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[cayugabirds-l] Red Breasted Nuthatch

2016-09-19 Thread Carol Keeler 
Just had my first RB Nuthatch at my house near Auburn.  I've never had one here 
in the 17 years I've lived here.  My friend down the lake in Skaneateles has 
them yearly.  I had them in Syracuse too.  I hope it becomes a regular though 
it probably was just passing through.

Few Hummingbirds coming now.  I suspect the ones I am getting are migrants.

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