RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* April 11, 2011
* NYSY 1104.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
April 04, 2010 - April 11, 2011
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:April 11 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#250 -Monday April 11, 2011
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 04 ,
2010
Highlights:
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RED-THROATED LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE
EURASIAN WIGEON
COMMON (EURASIAN) TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
SURF SCOTER
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
EVENING GROSBEAK
HOARY REDPOLL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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4/6: 10 species of waterfowl including a EURASIAN WIGEON were seen at the
Montezuma Audubon Center. The COMMON TEAL was seen at the Visitor’s Center up
through the 8th. but has not been reported since.
4/8: 2LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at Tschache Pool. GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
AMERICAN BITTERN, and WILSON’S SNIPE were seen at Marten’s Tract. 2 TRUMPETER
SWANS were seen at Railroad Road.
4/9: The EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen at the Montezuma Audubon Center.
4/10: 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at Tschache Pool. Also seen
there was a possible AMERICAN /EURASIAN WIGEON HYBRID. 17 LAPLAND LONGSPURS
were
seen flying over at East Road.
Oswego County
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4/5: A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was found in Peter Scott Swamp and was seen the
next two days.
4/6: A late NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on Tubbs Road in Mexico.
Oneida Lake Lakewatch - Phillips Point
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A normal week with waterfowl moving through. Highlights were SURF and
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, RED-NECKED GREBE, BONAPARTE’S GULL.
Derby Hill
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A good week for raptors. The total, not including today, is 3465 birds.
Todays tally is not ready yet but according to Bill Purcell “there were too
many
birds for one person to count”. You will have to wait till next week for the
number.
On 4/9 a HOARY REDPOLL frequented the feeders.
Onondaga County
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4/5: A male EURASIAN WIGEON was found at the Eagle Pond in Three Rivers
WMA. It was seen on the 6th. and 7th. but has not been reported since.
4/7: 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were found at the Pony Farm on Lamson Road and
were
still present today.
Madison County
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4/10: A HOARY REDPOLL continues with Commons at a feeder of Carpenter Road
in Georgetown. Also found were 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS.
Cayuga County
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4/9: 1 RED-THROATED LOON and 10 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at Fairhaven
State Park
New Arrivals
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4/6: HERMIT THRUSH - Noye’s Sanctuary
4/6 - WINTER WREN - Noye’s Sanctuary
4/7-SWAMP SPARROW - East Monroe
4/7 - VIRGINIA RAIL - Railroad Road (Montezuma)
4/8 - SAVANNAH SPARROW - Baldwinsville
4/9 - PINE WARBLER - Three Rivers WMA
4/9 - EASTERN TOWHEE - Three Rivers WMA
4/9 - CASPIAN TERN - Fairhaven State Park
4/10 - CHIPPING SPARROW - Gerogetown
4/11 - NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - Baldwinsville
4/11 - RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - Syracuse
4/11 - PALM WARBLER - Camillus
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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