RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 27, 2012 * NYSY 02.27.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 20, 2012 - February 27, 2012 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:February 27 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #294 -Monday February 27, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 20 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital) RED-SHOULDERED HAWK NORTHERN GOSHAWK GOLDEN EAGLE MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON KILLDEER SNOWY OWL YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Extralimital ------------ Two WESTERN GREBES were seen at Myers Point north of Ithaca on Cayuga Lake on 2/23. On 2/27 one WESTERN GREBE was seen from Stewart Park at the south end of the lake. Oswego County ------------ 2/26: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying near the Oswego River in Phoenix. 2/27: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen flying in Hastings. Derby Hill ------------ Although the official opening of the Hawk Count at Derby Hill is March 1 an unofficial count was held on 4 days this week with a small number of birds recorded. After a two year hiatus we welcome back Syracuse’s own Kyle Wright as Hawk Counter. Species seen this week were: BALD EAGLE NORTHERN HARRIER RED-SHOULDERED HAWK RED-TAILED HAWK ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK GOLDEN EAGLE AMERICAN KESTRAL Oneida County ------------ 2/20: A MERLIN was spotted in the Town of Marshall. Madison County ------------ 2/20: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was spotted in the Town of Brookfield south of Rt. 20 on Fairgrounds Road. Jefferson County ------------ 2/21: 50+ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, probably overwintering birds, were seen at Stony Point. 2/22: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Point Peninsula. Onondaga County ------------ 2/23: A number of PURPLE FINCHES in both sexes are still being seen at Beaver Lake Nature Center wast of Baldwinsville. 2 SNOWY OWLS were reported at Hancock Airport. This was the only report this week. 2/27: First of the season KILLDEER were seen in Tully and at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 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/ --
