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* New York * Syracuse * February 22, 2021 * NYSY 02. 22. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 15 to February 22, 2021 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: February 22 AT 12:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #740 Monday February 22, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 15, 2021 Highlights: ----------- WOOD DUCK NORTHERN SHOVELER KING EIDER SURF SCOTER TURKEY VULTURE PEREGRINE FALCON GLAUCOUS GULL ICELAND GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET SAVANNAH SPARROW FOX SPARROW BROWN THRASHER YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER RUSTY BLACKBIRD EVENING GROSBEAK PINE GROSBEAK HOARY REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 2/19: 1 SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Loop Road north of Rt. 31 near the Hamlet of Montezuma. 2/21: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen from Loop Road. Cayuga County ------------ 2/15: 6 HOARY REDPOLLS were seen in a group of over 900 Common Redpolls on Maiden Lane Road north of Port Byron. Also seen there was a SAVANNAH SPARROW. 2/18: A FOX SPARROW was seen near Rt. 34 south of Cato. 2/22: 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS on Jordan Road north ofJordan. Onondaga County ------------ An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continues at Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. A HOARY REDPOLL continues frequently at the Marshy Pits area on Onondaga Lake south of the Honeywell Center. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS continue at many locations throughout the county. 2/16: An ICELAND GULL was seen from Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. 2/17: A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen from the Marshy Spits area. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse. 2/18: A pair of WOOD DUCKS continue at the Inner Harbor on Onondaga Creek north of Kirkpatrick Street in Syracuse. 2/21: 5 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen at Radisson river Park (private) on River Road north of Rt. 31 in Baldwinsville. 3 PINE SISKINS were seen at Harrington Road in Syracuse. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. 2/22: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was again seen near Barry Park in Syracuse. Oswego County ------------ 2/18: Up to 3 KING EIDERS and an adult male BLACK SCOTER were seen from Fort Ontario Park in Oswego Harbor. They were seen through the 21st. 2/20: A SURF SCOTER was seen in Oswego Harbor. It was relocated on 2/21. 2/19: A BROWN THRASHER was seen on West Lake Road in Oswego.A GLAUCOUS GULL, a RED-THROATED LOON and an ICELAND GULL were seen in Oswego Harbor. 2/21: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near Oswego Harbor. Madison County ------------ 2/17: A TURKEY VULTURE and a COMMON GRACKLE were seen at Sullivan Town Park in Chittenango. 2/18: a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road east of Erieville. A SNOWY OWL was again seen on Bellinger Road near the Fenner Wind Farms. 2 PINE SISKINS were seen on Skyline Drive in Morrisville. Oneida County ------------ 2/16: 4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen from Kellog Street in Clinton. 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Potato Hill Road in Boonville. Herkimer County ------------ 2/15: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen on Dropp Road north of Richfield Springs. 2/16: 7 PINE GROSBEAKS and a HOARY REDPOLL were seen at a feeding area in Salisbury Corners north of Dolgeville. 2/18: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Salisbury Corners. ----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/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/ --
