RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 18, 2013 * NYSY 03. 18. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 11, 2013 - March 18, 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 18 AT 8:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #346 -Monday March 18, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 11 , 2013 Highlights: -----------
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE TUFTED DUCK EURASIAN WIGEON BARROW’S GOLDENEYE SANDHILL CRANE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SHORT-EARED OWL YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD PINE SISKIN Migrants this week ------------ TREE SWALLOW FOX SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/15: A SHORT-EARED OWL was found at the end of Carncross Road. It was relocated on 3/16 and 3/17. 3/16: 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Morgan Road. Derby Hill ------------ A slow week at Derby Hill with only 683 hawks counted. The first TREE SWALLOW of the season was seen on 3/11. Oswego County ------------ 3/12: As EURASIAN WIGEON was found at Big Bay Marina off of Camic Road in Brewerton on Oneida Lake.. This bird was seen again on 3/13 and 3/15. 3/15: A drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Big Bay Marina on Oneida Lake. 3/17: 19 species of waterfowl including a CACKLING GOOSE were seen at Big Bay Marina on Oneida Lake. 3/18: A very rare for Region 5 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was found in a field on Rt .264 just south of Biddlecum Road North of Phoenix. The bird flew with Canada Geese to another location on Co. Rt.54 off of Rt. 264 and was eventually refound again on Co. Rt. 10 north of Bell Road near Pennelville. The bird appeared to be an adult. Cayuga County ------------ 3/12: A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was found at Fairhaven State Park on Lake Ontario. Onondaga County ------------ 3/13: An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Tully. 3/16: PINE SISKINS and a FOS FOX SPARROW were seen at a feeder in Pompey. Oneida County ------------ 3/14: A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen at a residence in Clinton County. It returned the next day but has not been seen since. Jefferson County ------------ 3/17: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the bay in Point Peninsula near Watertown. It was also seen the next day. -- 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/ --
