RBA * New York * Syracuse * June 23, 2014 * NYSY 06. 23. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
June 16, 2013 - June 23, 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: June 23 AT 5:30 a.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #398 Monday June 23, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 16, 2014 Highlights: ----------- COMMON LOON SANDHILL CRANE BLACK TERN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE CLAY-COLORED SPARROW HENSLOW’S SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 6/18: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was again seen in the wooded area on Armitage Road. 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in the dead trees on Mays Point Road. 6/19: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. 6/20: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Snox-Marsellus Marsh. 6/22: Both PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were found in the wooded area on Armitage Road. A CERULEAN WARBLER was heard also. Onondaga County ------------ 6/21: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continues to be found at GreenLakes State Park. 6/22: A CERULEAN WARBLER continues to sing in Whiskey Hollow. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was discovered on a nest in Whiskey Hollow. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was again seen at Green Lakes State Park. Oswego County ------------ 6/17: A BLACK TERN was seen at Sandy Pond. 6/21: A rather out of place COMMON LOON was seen flying in the Constantia area. Madison County ------------ 6/19: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Ditchbank Road. Jefferson County ------------ 6/23: 3 HENSLOW’S SPARROWS were found on Doghill Road, a known location for this rarity. -- 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/ --
