RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 20, 2012 * NYSY 0820 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):August 13, 2012 - August 20, 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:August 20 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #316 -Monday August 20, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 13 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
GREAT EGRET BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE EURASIAN WIGEON MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER RED KNOT BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WESTERN SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE SANDWICH TERN WHIP-POOR-WILL COMMON NIGHTHAWK OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/17: 14 species of Shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Highlights were BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, and WILSON’S PHALAROPE. Also seen were 9 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS. 8/18: New to Knox-Marsellus this day were 4AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS and 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. SANDHILL CRANES were also noted. At Carncross Road an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen. 8/19: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, and WILSON’S PHALAROPE were the highlights at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Also found was an EURASIAN WIGEON and a WHIP-POOR-WILL which was heard from Towpath Road. Oneida County ------------ 8/14: 8 species of Shorebirds were seen at Delta Lake. A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was the best bird. Raptor patrol included BALD EAGLE, MERLIN, and PEREGRINE FALCON. Oswego County ------------ 8/15: At Sandy Pond 13 species of shorebirds were found highlighted by RED KNOT, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, and WESTERN SANDPIPER. Also the SANDWICH TERN is still present. 8/17: 11 species of shorebirds continue at Sandy Pond including the RED KNOT and BAIRD’S SANDPIPER. Also found was an early GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 8/18: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from Lillymarsh Road in the Town of New Haven. Onondaga County ------------- 8/16: 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen west of Baldwinsville at Dead Creek near the Seneca River. 5 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen from Banner Road in Tully. 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen on the east side of Onondaga Lake. Jefferson County ------------ 8/19: 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were found at El Dorado State Park on Lake Ontario. -- 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/ --
