RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 10, 2014 * NYSY 02. 10. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
February 03, 2013 - February 10, 2014 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: February 10 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #381 Monday February 10, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 03, 2014 Highlights: ----------- RED-NECKED GREBE TRUMPETER SWAN CANVASBACK SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER GLAUCOUS GULL ICELAND GULL THAYER’S GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL SAW-WHET OWL YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER PEREGRINE FALCON GRAY CATBIRD WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Onondaga County ------------ 2/4: A THAYER’S GULL was spotted among the large group of Gulls at the Inner Harbor off of West Kirkpatrick Street in Syracuse. Also sees were 16 ICELAND GULLS, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 1 RED-NECKED GREBE. The THAYER’S GULL has not been subsequently seen but all the other gulls and the Grebe have been seen daily. The best time to look is just before dusk as the Gulls congregate on the ice adjacent to open water. 2/7: A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was found at Green Lakes State Park. 2/8: A GRAY CATBIRD continues to be seen at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery near Elbridge. 2/9: A SAW-WHET OWL also continues to be found at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. Look for it on the Bog Trail in the Cedar Trees. 2/10: 4 adult male CANVASBACKS were seen in the Seneca River in Baldwinsville below the dam. Waterfowl numbers are increasing at this location with 11 species being seen today. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. Cayuga County ------------ 2/4: A BLACK SCOTER and 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen at Fair Haven State Park. Oswego County ------------ 2/4: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Phoenix above the dam. 2/6: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen with Snow Buntings near Oswego Harbor. 2/8: A male SURF SCOTER was found among WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, LONG-TAILED DUCKS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and a very large number of GREATER SCAUP. A PEREGRINE FALCON was also spotted. Herkimer County ------------ 2/9: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW continues at a feeder near Dolgeville. A SNOWY OWL was found near the intersection of Rts. 29 and 170 north of Middleville. Madison County ------------ 2/4: 2 ICELAND GULLS and 1 GLAUCOUS GULL were seen at the Madison County Landfill. 2/9: A SNOWY OWL was seen near the Wind Farm in Fenner. 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found on Thurber Road east of New Woodstock. -- 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/ --
