RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 25, 2021 * NYSY 05. 25. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 17 to May 25, 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: May 25 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #753 Tuesday May 25, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 17, 2021 Highlights: -----------
LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON WHITE-FACED IBIS BRANT BLACK VULTURE WILSON’S PHALAROPE RUFF WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER RUDDY TURNSTONE WHIMBREL MARBLED GODWIT LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL COMMON NIGHTHAWK WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO SWAINSON’S THRUSH GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH SEDGE WREN LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH PROTHONOTARY WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT PRAIRIE WARBLER CAPE MAY WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW LINCOLN’S SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 5/18: The WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Carncross Road and Howland Island. No further reports after this day. 5/19: A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found on South Spring Pond Trail and was relocated up to today. 3 WILSON’S PHALAROPES were seen from Carncross Road. 5/20: 5 BRANT were at the Visitor’s Center. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen on the Wildlife Drive. 5/21: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found in the wooded area of Carncross Road and was found through the 24th. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on South Spring Trail. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen from Carncross Road. 5/22: A female RUFF was seen at the Visitor’s Center.A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found at Esker Brook Trail. 5/23: CERULEAN WARBLER was found at Howland Island and Armitage Road.A LEAST BITTERN was heard at Tschache Pool. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues at the forested area of Armitage Road.A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen on the South Spring Pond Trail. 3 WILSON’S PHALAROPES , a RUDDY TURNSTONE and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at the Visitor’s Center. 5/24: 6 WILSON’S PHALAROPES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. A WILSON’S WARBLER was seen on Towpath Road. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. Onondaga County ------------ 5/18: A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at Green Lakes State Park. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 5/19: A SEDGE WREN was seen in the big fields area of three Rivers WMA. A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Jamesville Road near Rt. 481. 5/21: 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were seen from a boat at the south end of Cross Lake. 5/22: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Green Lakes State Park. 5/23: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen from the north end of the Creekwalk near Destiny in Syracuse. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the Dewitt Landfill. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was seen at the Tioghnioga WMA and the Mason Hill Preserve. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from Oran Delphi Road. 5/24: A LEAST BITTERN was seen at Ladd marsh near Oneida Shores Park. Oswego County ------------ 5/18: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. 5/19: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Derby Hill and Nine Mile Point Road on Lake Ontario. 5/20: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at the Roosevelt Road Sand Pit north of Oneida Lake. 5/22: A SEDGE WREN was found on Hellinger Road north of Rt. 40 in West Monroe. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found on Searles Road in Parish. A FORSTER’S TERN, a RED KNOT, a MARBLED GODWIT and a WHIMBREL were seen at Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. Madison County ------------ At least 25 RED CROSSBILLS continue at the Tioghnioga WMA near Erieville. 5/18: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lyon Road south of Cazenovia. 5/20: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen on Peterson Hollow Road near Erieville. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Woodman Pond north of hamilton. 5/22: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Yorton Road in Canastota. 5/24: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen on Indian Lookout Road north of Cazenovia. Oneida County ------------ RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Verona Beach State Park on Oneida Lake. 5/15: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard of Preston Hill north of Oneida Lake. 5/19: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Brown tract Road north of Remson. Herkimer County ------------ 5/17: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on Castle Road near Middleville. 5/23: A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen near Twitchell Lake north of Old Forge. -----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/ --
