* New York* Syracuse - December 18, 2017 * NYSY 12.18.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 11, 2017 - December 18, 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: December 18 AT 1100 a.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 11, 2017. Highlights-------------- BRANTCACKLING GOOSEAMERICAN WOODCOCKBLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKELESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSNOWY OWLSHORT-EARED OWLGRAY CATBIRDHERMIT THRUSHYELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERWHITE-CROWNED SPARROWPINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)---------------- No reports this week. Onondaga County------------ SNOWY OWLS were seen in many places this week. on 12/15 one was seen in downtown Syracuse , on 12/16 one was seen at Hancock Airport and on 12/17 another was seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 12/13: 2 BRANT were seen at the Inner Harbor near Destiney. 12/14: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. 12/16: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. A GRAY CATBIRD was seen behind the Dewitt Wegmans. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen at Cicero Swamp. 12/17: A BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE was seen on Onondaga Lake from the Honeywell Visitor’s Center. Oswego County------------ 12/15: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Bishop Road north on Pulaski. It was seen again on the 17th. 12/16: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Oneida Lake from Joseph William Park. 12/17: A HERMIT THRUSH and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were seen at Rice Creek Biological Station south of Oswego. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen onOswego Street in Hannibal. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. Madison County------------ 12/12: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Lake Road near Erieville. 12/16: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Eden Hollow Road south of Cazenovia. Oneida county------------ 12/14: A HERMIT THRUSH was seen at Spring Farm Nature Center south of Clinton. Herkimer County------------ 12/16: A PINE SISKIN was seen at Eagle Bay. ---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/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/ --
