RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 01, 2013 * NYSY 03. 25. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 25, 2013 - April 01, 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:April 01 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #348 -Monday April 01, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 25 , 2013 Highlights: -----------
ROSS’S GOOSE GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE PINK-FOOTED GOOSE BLUE-WINGED TEAL BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE VIRGINIA RAIL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE BOHEMIAN WAXWING RED CROSSBILL Migrants this week ------------ COMMON LOON OSPREY VIRGINIA RAIL FIELD SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/25: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road before the railroad tracks. 3/26: A (the) PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was seen from East Road as it landed with Canadas in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. It was also seen on 3/27 in Larue’s Lagoon on the Wildlife Drive where it was reported to have an injured leg. Thanks to the previously mentioned rarities, 16 species of waterfowl were seen throughout the Complex this week including BLUE-WING TEAL and all three SWANS. 3/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Tschache Pool. It was refound on 3/31. 3/30: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Mays Point Pool. 3/31: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on the Wildlife Drive. A FOS FIELD SPARROW was found on Towpath Road. Derby Hill ------------ Things improved this week on Derby Hill with our first 1,000 plus day ( 3/31 with 1528 hawks) and a grand total of 4,030 Hawks counted. The first BLACK VULTURE was seen on 3/26 and the first OSPREY was seen on 3/29. Other than rarities only Broad-wings remain to be counted but they are not due for a while yet. Other highlights were 2 ROSS’S GEESE ON 3/25, 35 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on 3/27 and SANDHILL CRANES on 3/28 29 and 30. Madison County ------------ 3/29: A FOS OSPREY was seen at the intersection of Tag and Gee Roads ( same date as Derby Hill) north of Chitenango. Oswego County ------------ 3/29: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Lilly Marsh Road in New Haven. 4/1: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying over the Fulton area Wal-Mart. Onondaga County ------------ 3/30 A FOS VIRGINIA RAIL was heard at the Dewitt Marsh on Fisher Road south of Bridge Street in Syracuse. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also found . 6 RED CROSSBILLS were found at Highland Forest Park on the main road just past the sawmill buildings. -- 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/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/ --
