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*New York - Syracuse - February 18, 2019 - NYSY 02. 18.19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: February 11 - February 18, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: February 18 AT 3:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on February 11, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER RUDDY DUCK TURKEY VULTURE MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW EASTERN PHOEBE HERMIT THRUSH EASTERN TOWHEE VESPER SPARROW WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON REDPOLL PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 2/11: A SNOWY OWL was seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31 just west of the Seneca River. It was reported again on 2/16 and 2/17. Onondaga County ------------ 2/11: An EASTERN PHOEBE continues at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on Warren Street in Syracuse. 2/14: A FISH CROW was seen on the Onondaga Creek Creek Walk north of Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. A VESPER SPARROW continues on Banner Road in Tully. 2/15: The EASTERN PHOEBE continues at Three Rivers WMA. A MERLIN, a NORTHERN SHRILE and a RED-THROATED LOON were all seen along the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake. 2/16: An unprecedented 31 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were found at the swimming area at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were reported in three locations in the area. An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder south of Manlius. 2/17: The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were again seen at Green Lakes. Also seen were a CACKLING GOOSE, a CANADA/SNOW GOOSE hybrid and a HERMIT THRUSH. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 3 ICELAND GULLS were seen on Vincent Corners Road near Highland Forest. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Great Northern Mall. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Waters Road near Fabius. Oswego County ------------ The male KING EIDER and up to 6 SURF and BLACK SCOTERS continued through the week at Oswego Harbor. 2/17: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from Fort Ontario in Oswego. An ICELAND GULL and a RED-THROATED LOON were seen in Oswego Harbor. Madison County ------------ EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at feders on Carpenter Road in Sheds and Eden Hollow Road in Erieville. 2/13: A TURKEY VULTURE was spotted in Chittenango. 2/17: A MERLIN was seen on Gee road north of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 2/17: EVENING GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at a feeder in Boonville. Herkimer county ------------ EVENING GROSBEAKS continue daily at a feeder on Militery Road north of Dolgeville. 2/12: 3 RUDDY DUCKS were seen in the West Canada Creek north of Herkimer. 2/16: 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder in Cedarville. 2/17: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder north of Richfield. 2/18: 2 MERLINS were seen near Salisbury center. ---- End Transcript ---- Joseph Brin Region 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/ --
