* New York* Syracuse - February 22, 2016 * NYSY 02. 22. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):February 15, 2015 - February 22, 2016to 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: February 22 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 15, 2015. Highlights-------------- ICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSHORT-EARED OWLRED-HEADED WOODPECKERMERLINPEREGRINE FALCONNORTHERN SHRIKEBOHEMIAN WAXWINGSAVANNAH SPARROWRED-WINGED BLACKBIRDRED CROSSBILL
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 2/17: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was again seen in the Knox-Marcellus/Puddlers Marsh area. One was seen again on the 18th. and 3 were reported on the 20th. 2/20: 1 SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Morgan Road near the dyke. 2:21: 16 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen at the Audubon Center on Rt.89. Onondaga County------------ 2/19: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor near Kirkpatrick Street in Syracuse. 2/20: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor. An ICELAND GULL was spotted along the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A MERLIN was seen on the creekwalk near Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. 2/21: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in downtown Syracuse. 2/22: A MERLIN was seen at Willow Bay on Onondaga Lake. Madison County------------ 2/20: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Gee Road north of Chittenango. Oswego County------------ 2/22: 42 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the East Trail of Selkirk Shores State Park. Herkimer county------------ 2/18: 6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on North Lake Road in Attwell. On the 20th. the number rose to 8. Cayuga County------------ 2/21: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Fair Haven State Park. --end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 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/ --
