RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 03, 2011 * NYSY 03:10.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 26, 2010 - October 03, 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:October 03 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #273 -Monday October 03, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 26 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON BRANT CACKLING GOOSE PURPLE GALLINULE (Extralimital) BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET HUDSONIAN GODWIT RED PHALAROPE SWAINSON’S THRUSH LINCOLN’S SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 9/29: Over 200 SNOW GEESE including some Blue Phase were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh along with 16 GREAT EGRETS and 2 SANDHILL CRANES. At Puddler’s Marsh SANDERLING, DUNLIN, and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were found. 9/30: 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Puddler’s Marsh. The AMERICAN AVOCET was seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Large numbers of GREEN-WINGED TEAL, PINTAIL, and AMERICAN WIGEON were spotted in Tschache Pool. 10/1: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found on VanDyne Spoor Road. A SANDHILL CRANE was at Muckrace Flats. 10/2: 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at Puddler’s Marsh. A CACKLING GOOSE was found in a large number of Canadas at Knox-Marcellus Marsh. 10/3: The 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were relocated in Puddler’s Marsh. The AMERICAN AVOCET continues there also along with some DOWITCHER species and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. Onondaga County ------------ 9/28: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW and 2 COMMON RAVENS were at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 10’/1: BLUE PHASE SNOW GEESE were seen in the Tully area. 10/2: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was spotted along the Erie Canal Trail in Fayetteville. 10/3: 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen in the Syracuse State Fair parking lot. Oswego County ------------ 10/1: A RED PHALAROPE was seen from the bluff at the fort in Oswego. Also a group of close to 30 HUDSONIAN GODWITS was seen flying north. That same group was seen an hour later flying past Derby Hill.Also seen at Derby were 175 BRANT. At Sandy Pond MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen. Oneida County ------------ 10/2: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDERLING, and DUNLIN were reported from Sylvan Beach. Migrating Warblers continue to be seen in the area. 12 species were reported this week. No Orange-crowned yet. Extralimital ---------- A juvenile PURPLE GALLINULE was found injured at Sodus Point earlier this week and brought to a rehaber. It has since died. A photo from the rehaber has confirmed the identification. I will try to get more specific information this week. --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/[email protected]/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/ --
