RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 22, 2021 * NYSY 03. 22. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 15 to March 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: March 22 AT 4:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #744 Monday March 22, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 15, 2021 Highlights: -----------
EURASIAN WIGEON ROSS’S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE BLACK SCOTER BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE BOHEMIAN WAXWING AMERICAN PIPIT PINE SISKIN HOARY REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/17: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/19: An early FOX SPARROW was seen on East Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/20: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3.21: 2 early AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca river. 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County ------------ 3/17: 1 PINE SISKIN was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. 3/22: 1 COMMON REDPOLL was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County ------------ RED CROSSBILLS continue daily in numbers on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3/17: An early FOX SPARROW was see at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3/18: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. 3/20: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the Adath Yeshuren Cemetery in Syracuse. 3/21: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Harrington Road in Syracuse. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA. It was seen again today. 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville. 3/22: A SANDHILL CRANE was heard in flight at Three Rivers WMA. Derby Hill Bird Observatory. ------------------------------------ 735 Hawks were counted at Derby this week. 3 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on 3/17, 5 were seen on3/21 and so far 1 was seen today. 3 CACKLING GEESE were seen with the Canada flights also. Oswego County ------------ 3/16: A CACKLING GOOSE and a SANDHILL CRANE were seen on Godfrey Road in Pennelville. A HOARY REDPOLL was seen in Palermo. 3/17: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen on Lake Ontario at Sunset Bay Park. 3/19: 3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Oswego Harbor. Madison County ------------ 3/17: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Burleson Road in Oneida. 3/20: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen on Rondo Ave. in Chittenango. Oneida County ------------ 3/16: An early FOX SPARROW was seen in Clinton. 3/21: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Verona Beach State Park. Herkimer County ------------- 3/15: A PINE SISKIN was seen in Dolgeville. 3/16: A HOARY REDPOLL was see at Salisbury corners . 3/18: 49 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Salisbury Corners. 3/19: 3 BLACK VULTURES were seen at the Rotary Park in Little Falls. 3/21: 2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in the Town of Schuyler east of Utica.A SNOWY OWL was seen at Salisbury Corners. 3/22: 2 early FOX SPARROWS were seen on Soncody Road south of West winfield. ----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/ --
