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* New York * Syracuse * December 27, 2021 * NYSY 12. 27. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 20 to December 27, 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: December 27 AT 2:30 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | | | | | | | | (no title) Visit the post for more. | | | #784: Monday December 27 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 20, 2021 Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON CACKLING GOOSE GREEN-WINGED TEAL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK TURKEY VULTURE ICELAND GULL HERMIT THRUSH YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW FIELD SPARROW COMMON GRACKLE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD SNOW BUNTING COMMON REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL PINE GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/20: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from East Road. 12/22: 5 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in the forested area of Armitage Road. Cayuga County ------------ 12/26: A FIELD SPARROW was seen at Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County ------------ 12/20: A COMMON GRACKLE was seen near Homer. A PINE GROSBEAK was again found in the rolling Hills area of Green Lakes State Park. It was located again on the 21st. 12/21: A TURKEY VULTURE was seen on Watervale Road south of Manlius. 12/23: A COMMON GRACKLE was seen at the Dewitt Marsh. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Green Lakes State Park. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 12/25: 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen along the west side of Onondaga Lake south of the Honeywell Visitor’s Center. A SNOWY OWL was seen in the same area. 12/26: A SNOWY OWL was seen on the West Shore Trail north of the Visitor’s Center. Oswego County ------------ 12/21: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Lock 2 on the Oswego River in Fulton. 12/24: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Stubbs Road in Mexico. 12/26: 2 CACKLING GEESE and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen at Lake Neatahwanta in Fulton.A HERMIT THRUSH and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen at Rice Creek Field Station in Oswego. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in Oswego Harbor. Madison County ------------ 12/24: 2 CACKLING GEESE were seen at the south end of Cazenovia lake. A SNOWY OWL was found at Andrews Shore Road north of Bridgeport. 12/27: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen and photographed from Indian Lookout Road north of Cazenovia. s5 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Bruce Road in Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 12/26: 13 species of Waterfowl including all 3 MERGANSERS plus GREATER and LESSER SCAUP were seen at south bay on Oneida Lake. Herkimer County ------------ 12/20: 2 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen of Westgate Dreve north of Frankfort. 12/24: 6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen near Moss Lake north of Eagle Bay. 12/25: 6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Limekiln Lake. 12/26: A HERMIT THRUSH was seen on Cronkhite Road in Fort Plain. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- 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/ --
