RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 18, 2010 * NYSY 1801.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 11, 2009 - January 18, 2010 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:January 18 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #188 -Monday January 11, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 11 , 2009 Highlights: -----------
TUNDRA SWAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER KING EIDER NORTHERN HARRIER MERLIN ROUGH LEGGED HAWK GLAUCOUS GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW COMMON RAVEN YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER LAPLAND LONGSPUR Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 1/17: 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were spotted at Van Dyne Spoor Road. Madison County ------------ 1/12: 2 TUNDRA SWANS were seen in Chittenango Creek at Bridgeport. 1/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on Holmes Road south of Cazenovia. Oswego County ------------ 1/15: 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Sunset Bay Park. 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a GLAUCOUS were seen at Oswego. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Co. Rt. 38 in Hastings. A dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Co. Rt. 49 at Big Bay. 1/17: 5 KING EIDERS are still present at the end of Rainbow Shores Road. 2 COMMON RAVENS were seen at the Pine Grove boat launch. NORTHERN SHRIKES were seen near Hastings and on Co.Rt. 32 in Mallory. Onondaga County ------------ 1/11: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on East Sorrell Hill Road south of Conners Road south of Baldwinsville on this day and the next. 1/12: A MERLIN was seen strafing field birds on East Sorrell Hill Road. A (the) MERLIN ws seen on Conners Road on the 13th. also. 1/16: 2 FISH CROWS were seen at the Liverpool Marina. 1/17: 2 COMMEN RAVENS were found at Green Lakes State Park. 1/11: The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER reported at the beginning of the week in the City of Syracuse has been seen regularly all week including Sunday. Again the address is 242 Thurber Street. The Homowners are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burdick and they are happy to share the bird with visiting birders. Please call ahead if you plan to visit. 315-476-3979. --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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --