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* New York * Syracuse * August 11, 2020 * NYSY 08. 11. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 03 2020 to august 11, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: August 11 AT 12:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #715 Monday August 11, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 03, 2020 Highlights: ----------- LITTLE BLUE HERON SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Extralimital) SANDHILL CRANE SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER HUDSONIAN GODWIT SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER RUDDY TURNSTONE DUNLIN BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER SANDERLING WHIMBREL WILLET BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER RED-HEADED WOODPECKER SEDGE WREN PINE SISKIN RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/4: 9 Shorebird species including STILT SANDPIPER were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 8/6: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Helmer Marsh north of Rt. 31. 8/8: 9 Shorebird species including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and STILT SANDPIPER were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.11 Shorebird species including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 8/9: A DUNLIN was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/10: AN immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen just after 7:00 am. at VanDyne Spoor Road and at 5:00 p.m at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Same bird? A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and a HUDSONIAN GODWIT were seen at Knox Marsellus Marsh. 8/11: The HUDSONIAN GODWIT continues at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Cayuga County ------------ RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at the camping area at Fair Haven State Park. 8/s: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was again seen at West Barrier Bar park. Onondaga County ------------ RED CROSSBILLS were see again many times at Shakham Road at Herlihey Road in the Morgan Hill State Forestnear the Cortland County line. 8/4: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. 8/5: At least one SEDGE WREN continues in the Big Fields area of Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. One was heard again of the 7th. Oswego County ------------ 8/4: A WHIMBREL and a WILLET along with 2 SANDERLINGS were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. 8/9: 2 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS were seen at the Pond on Biddlecum Road north of Phoenix. Madison County ------------ 8/5: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen at the Great Swamp Conservancy north of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 8/8: 5 Shorebird species including SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were seen at Delta Lake at the Main Street Fishing Access area. 8/10: 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Verona Beach State Park on Oneida Lake. Herkimer County ------------ 8/8: 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were seen at Carter Road near the bridge north of Old Forge. Extralimital ------------ 8/9: 2 SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were found after local reports were followed up at the corner of Kendall Creek Road and County Line Road in Albion , Orleans County. They were present yesterday and have been again reported today. ---- End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/ --
