RBA * New York* Syracuse* August 24 2015* NYSY 08. 24. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 17, 2015 - August 24, 2015to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: August 24 AT 4:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #456 Monday August 24, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 17, 2015 Highlights:----------- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERWILLET (WESTERN)WHIMBRELBUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERWILSON’S PHALAROPERED-NECKED PHALAROPEFORSTER’S TERNCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERCAPE MAY WARBLERWILSON’S WARBLER
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Again this week nineteen species of Shorebirds were reported from the complex. 8/21: Thirteen species of shorebirds were found along the Wildlife Drive. A WILLET was seen for most of the day at LaRue’s Lagoon. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at the second Thruway Pond. Unfortunately neither of these birds were seen the next day. 8/22: Nine species of shorebirds were found at Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes. Highlights were both WILSON’S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen in the morning and again in the evening at VanDyne Spoor Marsh. 8/23: Both PHALAROPES were relocated at Knox-Marsellus Pond. 2 adult and 1 juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at the nesting site on Mays Point Road. The YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was again seen at VanDyne Spoor Marsh Onondaga County------------ 8/22: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at the South Meadow Nature Area in Tully. 8/23: 3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen from Jamesville Ave. in Syracuse. 8/24: 8 species of Warblers including a WILSON’S were seen at the confluence of the Oneida and Seneca Rivers on River Road south of Phoenix. Oswego County------------ 8/22: A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Hastings. Madison County------------ 8/23: 16 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in flight over the village of Hamilton. Oneida county------------ 8/22: Six species of Shorebirds including two SANDERLINGS were seen at Delta Lake. Herkimer County------------ 8/17: 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at the McKoons Wetland south of Richfield Springs. Cayuga County------------ 8/21: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at Fair Haven State Park. 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen going to a nest at West Barrier Beach in Fair Haven. 8/22: A WHIMBREL was seen in flight at Fair Haven State Park. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldw -- 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/ --
