RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 12, 2009 * NYSY1210.09 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 05, 2009 - October 12, 2009 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:October 12 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #175 -Monday October 12, 2009 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 05 , 2009 Highlights: -----------
SANDHILL CRANE PARASITIC JAEGER SWAINSON’S THRUSH ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER NELSON’S SPARROW LINCOLN’S SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 10/08: 4 NELSON’S SPARROWS were found at Martin’s Tract. 10/09: A NELSON’S SPARROW was found and photographed on Van Dyne Spoor Road. 10/10: 8 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Rt.31 looking south at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 89. Onondaga County ------------ 10/06: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen along with other migrants on McDonald Road near the hamlet of Peru near Rt.31. 10/09: am ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen with other migrants at the Town of Van Buren Transportation Department west of Baldwinsville. Madison County ------------ 10/07: 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were seen along with other migrants on Ditchbank Road east of Lakeport Road. Oswego County ------------ 10/07: 10 PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen from Derby Hill. Also seen were 9 species of Ducks, mostly PINTAILS. 4 PHALAROPE species were seen but were too far out on the lake ti be positively identified. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --