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* New York * Syracuse * May 09, 2022 * NYSY 05. 09. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 02, 2022 to May 09, 2022 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 09 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #801: Monday May 09, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 02 2022 Highlights: ----------- RED-NECKED GREBE LEAST BITTERN GLOSSY IBIS WHITE-FACED IBIS BLACK VULTURE SWALLOW-TAILED KITE GOLDEN EAGLE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL BLACK TERN WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER SEDGE WREN SWAINSON’S THRUSH PROTHONOTARY WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER CAPE MAY WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE GRASSHOPPER SPARROW HENSLOW’S SPARROW PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 5/3: Up to 6 GLOSSY IBIS were seen along the Wildlife Trail near the Eagle Statue. They were reported up to today. 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS and 2 GLOSSY IBIS seen at Guy Baldassarre Marsh and were seen up to 5/6. 5/6: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen in the forested section of Armitage Road. 5/8: CERULEAN WARBLER was seen on Armitage Road, Montezuma Heritage Park and at Tschache Pool. Cayuga County ------------ 5/2: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Sterling Nature Center. 5/3: Up to 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at both Faih Haven State Park and at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair Haven. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ------------ 3,099 Raptors were sighted this week at Derby. The highlight was a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE seen on 5/3. Other highlights were 2 continuing RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, 9 GOLDEN EAGLES and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. Oswego County ------------ 5/5: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Baum Road north of Central Square. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Carley’s Mills north of Central Square. 5/8: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen on Hawk Road in Oswego. Onondaga County ----------- 5/2: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on East Genesee Street near Nottingham Hifh School in Syracuse. 5/3: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Willumae Drive in Syracuse. 5/4: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake. A BLACK TERN was seen at Jamesville Lake. 5/6: A HENSLOW’S SPARROW was found in the Big Fields area of Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. It continues to be seen and heard up to today. 5/7: A SEDGE WREN was found at the Big Fields Area of Three Rivers WMA and continues to be heard and seen up to today. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was also found in this area. 5/8: A LEAST BITTERN was heard in the Ladd Road Marsh in Brewerton. 3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. Madison County ------------ 5/2: A BLACK TERN was seen feeding on a Pond on Vrolyk Road near Eaton. 5/7: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 5/5: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at a traditional location at Verona Beach State Park. 5/6: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen on top of a building on Rt. 46 about one mile south of Rt. 69 in Rome. One was seen again on the 7th. ---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/ --
