RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 04, 2013 * NYSY 03. 04. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 25, 2013 - March 04, 2013 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:March 04 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #344 -Monday March 04, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 25 , 2013 Highlights: ----------- TUNDRA SWAN TUFTED DUCK SURF SCOTER BARROW’S GOLDENEYE NORTHERN GOSHAWK RED-SHOULDERED HAWK GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON GLAUCOUS GULL SLATY-BACKED GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SHORT-EARED OWL BOHEMIAN WAXWING TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE (Extralimital) HERMIT THRUSH
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/2: 6 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen from Morgan Road in the northern part of the complex. 5 were seen the next day. Onondaga County ------------ 2/26: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on West Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville. 2/28: 32 TUNDRA SWANS and a GLAUCOUS GULL were among the birds seen at the mouth of Nine Mile Creek on Onondaga Lake. 3/1: A HERMIT THRUSH continuse to be seen at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery near Elbridge. 3/2: 25 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Green Lakes State Park. Derby Hill ------------ Although the official opening of “The Hill” is 3/1 the best flights this week occured on 2/26 (61 hawks) and 2/28 (53 hawks). Highlights were season first GOLDEN EAGLES, a single RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and NORTHERN GOSHAWKS. 24 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on 2/28. Oswego County ------------ 2/28: A SLATY-BACKED GULL was found and ultimately positively identified at Oswego Harbor. Unfortunately it could not be relocated. The TUFTED DUCK and the SURF SCOTER were also seen and have continued through the week. 3/1: 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on County Rt.14 where Ox Creek crosses south of Fulton. Madison County ------------ HOARY and GREATER REDPOLLS are still being reported at the feeder on Carpenter Road near Deruyter. A late report (2/24) of a pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS was received also. 3/3: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen watching feeders in Erieville. Cayuga County ------------ 3/2 A female or possible young male BARROW’ S GOLDENEYE was found at Fairhaven State Park. It was also relocated the next day. Extralimital ------------ 3/3: The TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE is still being seen at Sampson State Park on the west side of Seneca Lake off of Rt.96B in Seneca County. -- 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/ --
