RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 28, 2009
* NYSY2809.09
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September21, 2009 - September 28, 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 28 AT 1:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#173 -Monday September 28, 2009
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September
21 , 2009
Highlights:
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GREAT EGRET
WHITE IBIS (Extralimital)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
SANDHILL CRANE
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
RUDDY TURNSTONE
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
SWAINSON’S THRUSH
CAPE MAY WARBLER
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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9/26: At the Visitor’s Center a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a ROSS’S
GOOSE were spotted. At Tcchache Pool an EURASIAN WIGEON was found. At
Knox-Marsellus Marsh 6 SANDHILL CRANES were found. At May’s Point Pool 2
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen.
Madison County
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9/22: 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at
the turf farm on Lakeport Road. These birds were seen through 9/25.
9/26: 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were spotted along
Ditchbank Road.
Oneida County
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9/23: 3 RUDDY TURNSTONES were reported from Sylvan Beach
9l/24: 2 of the RUDDY TURNSTONES were relocated at Sylvan Beach and a CAPE
MAY WARBLER was seen in a group of migrants at Verona Beach State Park.
Oswego County
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9/23: 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at Sandy Pond.
9/25: 3 SANDHILL CRANED were seen from Bishop Hill Road north of Pulaski.
9/27: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Ivens Road in Richland and an
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at the south end of Sandy Pond.
Onondaga County
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9/24: 7 species of Warbler were seen in the Three Rivers WMA. also seen
were a SWAINSON’S THRUSH AND both Kinglets.
9/27: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW were found in the Three
Rivers WMA.
Extralimital
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A rare for upstate WHITE IBIS has been located in the Tonowanda state WMA
which is in both Niagara and Genesee Counties. It was first reported on 9/24 on
the net but was found earlier. It was seen as recently as yesterday (9/27).
Directions to the location are contained in the following excerpt from Genesee
birds.
After listening to Dave Sugg's message on the BOS one-call around 6 pm
this evening (Thurs, Sept. 24), I met up with Dave Wheeler and we were able to
make it to the Tonawanda WMA in time to watch the juvenile WHITE IBIS
roosting amongst the 80-100 Great Egrets. As noted in the WNY Dial-A-Bird, the
bird was originally found and well photographed back on September 20 by
Mark Pearce. The location is best accessed by heading east on Owen-Bartel
Rd. from Ditch Rd. and then parking on the north side of the road just
opposite the second firing range. From there walk the dike separating "Wood
Marsh East" and "Hunt Club Marsh" north about 3/4 mile to the first
intersection and then continue west (right) about 1/4 mile--the actual roost
location
is on the south side of the dike (actually named Wagoner Rd. on Google
Maps) near the Heron rookery, and should be obvious. Timing-wise, anywhere
from 6-7 pm should be best, as the Egrets probably start flying in sometime
around 6:30.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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