RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 21, 2009
* NYSY2109.09
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September14, 2009 - September 21, 2009
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:September 21 AT 8:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#172 -Tuesday September 21, 2009
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September
14 , 2009
Highlights:
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GREAT EGRET
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
PEREGRINE FALCON
SANDHILL CRANE
LEAST SANDPIPER
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
SANDERLING
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
GREAT HORNED OWL
BARRED OWL
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
COMMON RAVEN
SWAINSON’S THRUSH
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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9/14: 2 SANDHILLCRANES, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and an astounding 68
GREAT EGRETS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh on East Road.
From 9/18 to 9/20 up to 7 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen in the
mucklands along Rt. 31. Also seen was a PIPPET.
9/20: 6 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Knox-Marcellus Marsh.
Madison County
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9/15: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was found at the turf farm on Lakeport Road.
9/18: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was found on Ditchbank Road.
9/19: At Ditchbank Road A PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW, 2
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, and 6 Warbler species were found.
9/20: 16 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were found at the turf farm.
Oswego County
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9/16: 7 species of Raptor were seen in a flight over Bishop Hill Road
north of Pulaski. 605 BROADWING HAWKS were the largest number of any 1 species.
9:20: Nearly 1000WOODDUCKS were seen flying into a marsh on McLoud Road
north of Oneida Lake. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, BARRED and GREAT
HORNED OWL were all found at Amboy.
Onondaga County
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9/16: 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a COMMON RAVEN were among the birds found
at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.
9/18: An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERwas seen with the Killdeer at the upper
parking lot at the State Fairgrounds.
Oneida County
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9/20: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near Waterville.
Cayuga County
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9/20: At Fairhaven 4 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, 6 SANDERLING, and 1 LEAST
SANDPIPER were seen
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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