RBA * New York * Syracuse * July 11, 2011 * NYSY 0711.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): July 04, 2010 - July 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:July 11 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #262 -Monday July 11, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 04 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER SANDERLING DUNLIN BAIRD’S SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S PHALAROPE BLACK TERN PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 7/9: A large influx of migrating shorebirds was noted at Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s marshes from both east Road and Towpath Road. Initial reports listed a very large number of LESSER YELLOWLEGS (approaching 1,000), KILLDEER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SANDERLING, DUNLIN, LEAST SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWICHER. Also noted were 7 species of waterfowl, SANDHILL CRANE, and BLACK TERN. Later in the same day other observers were able to add WIILSON’S PHALAROPE, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, and STILT SANDPIPER. An earlier ebird report also listed BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER. Most of the afore mentioned species were found the next day. This brings the total to 15 species in the last two days. Ken Rosenberg noted that the ideal habitat of the marshes is the main reason for the large numbers at this time of year. 4 fledgling PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were seen on Armitage Road beyond the Canal Bridge. Onondaga County ------------ 7/02: An Onondaga Audubon Field Trip to Green Lakes State Park yielded 42 species of bird including ORCHARD ORIOLE and YELOW-BILLED CUCKOO. 7/06: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER is still being heard in Whiskey Hollow. 7/07: RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Morgon Hill State Forest and Muller Hill State Forest in the southern part of the county. Oswego County ------------ 7/08: Only 4 species of Shorebird, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and KILLDEER , were found at Sandy Pond. High water is covering the habitat needed to lure migrating shorebirds as opposed to the conditions at Montezuma as noted above. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
