RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 03, 2012 * NYSY 0903 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):August 27, 2012 - September 03, 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:September 03 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #318 -Monday September 03, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 27 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
SANDHILL CRANE MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE JAEGER SPECIES COMMON NIGHTHAWK OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO LINCOLN’S SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/30: Six species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh including both species of Dowitcher. also seen were SANDHILL CRANE and MERLIN. 9/1: Both species of DOWITCHER were seen at the Visitor’s Center. At Towpath Road the following were spotted. RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPE, BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, PEREGRINE FALCON and MERLIN. 9/2: At Towpath Road a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 1 WILSON’S PHALAROPE, 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS, 4 STILT SANDPIPERS and 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in a Warbler flock. another PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on Esker Brook Trail. Oswego County ------------ 8/28: A JAEGER, too distant to be positively identified, was seen at Oswego Harbor. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen in the Town of New Haven. 8/29: SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS were seen at the wetland on Co. Rt. 6 in Volnay. 8/31: 8 species of shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were found at Sandy Pond. 9/1: 9 species of shorebirds including WHITE-RUMPED and STILT SANDPIPER were found at the Redfield Resivoir at the Co. Rt. 17 birdge. 9/2: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at the Co. Rt. 6 wetlands. 9/3: A family group of 2 adult and 5 young TRUMPETER SWANS continue to do well at the Co. Rt. 6 wetlands. Oneida County ------------ 8/30: 7 species of shorebirds were seen at Delta Lake. Also seen were GREAT EGRET, BALD EAGLE, PEREGRINE FALCON and MERLIN. Onondaga County ------------ 9/1: 8 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen flying at Banner Road in Tully. 9/3: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was spotted at the South Meadows Nature Area in Tully. -- end report 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/ --
