* New York* Syracuse - November 20, 2017 * NYSY 11.20.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):November 14, 2017 - November 20, 2017to 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: November 20 AT 3:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 14, 2017. Highlights-------------- RED-NECKED GREBECATTLE EGRETGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEKING EIDERBLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKEICELAND GULLSNOWY OWLSHORT-EARED OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEFOX SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 11/14: A CATTLE EGRET continued at the Wilgoose fields and was seen as recently as 11/20. 11/17: A SNOWY OWL was seen near the end of the Wildlife trail. It was seen in the same area on the 18th. and on the 19th. presumably the same bird had moved to Rt. 89 at the Wilgoose fields. 11/19: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen from East Road. Also seen was a previously reported GWF Goose hybrid, other bird unknown. Onondaga County------------ 11/17: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at Three Rivers WMA east of 60 Road near the Eagle’s nest. Oswego County------------ 11/19: 3 KING EIDERS and 3 BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKES were seen at Derby Hill. Madison County------------ 11/14: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at DeRuyter Lake 11/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road nera Erieville. Oneida County------------ 11/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Poppleton Road near the Conners Horse Farm. Herkimer County------------ 11/15: A late FOX SPARROW was seen at a private residence north of Dolgeville. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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/ --
