RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* January 03, 2011
* NYSY 0301.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 27, 2010 - January 03, 2011
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 03 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#237 -Monday January 03, 2011
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December
27
, 2010
Highlights:
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KING EIDER (Extralimital)
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
MERLIN
SNOWY OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FISH CROW
MARSH WREN
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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12/29: A late MARSH WREN was found near the observation tower just past
the
Visitor’s Center.
Jefferson County
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1/1: The TOWNSEND’S SPLITAIRE was found at it’s usual spot on Point
Peninsula On State Park Road just off of Co.Rt. 57. There were no reports for
the 2nd. or 3rd. so far. Also seen in the area were NORTHERN GOSHAWK, NORTHERN
SHRIKE (6), and BARROW’S GOLDENEYE (2).
Onondaga County
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12/28: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was refound on Connors Road just west of
Rt.
31 in the Town of Van Buren. Today (1/3) two individuals were found in the same
spot. Another is coming to a feeder in Liverpool.
12/31: 6 BALD EAGLES were observed on Cross Lake from Farnham Road on the
east side of the lake.
1/03: A FISH CROW was heard at the inner harbor (Syracuse) and a NORTHERN
SHRIKE was seen at the fisherman’s access near the State Fair on Onondaga Lake.
Madison County
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!2/29: Highlights of the New Woodstock Christmas Count were EVENING
GROSBEAKS (125) in three different locations, COMMON REDPOLLS (very numerous),
3
LAPLAND LONGSPURS, NORTHERN SHRIKES, and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
Oswego County
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1/01: An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lakeview Road on Lake
Ontario at the Bible Camp.
1/02: A SNOW OWL continues to be seen on the breakwalls at Oswego. 5
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on City Line Road south of Rt. 104 in Oswego.
Oneida County
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1/01: A MERLIN was seen on Randall Road in the Town of Verona during the
Oneida Christmas Count.
Extralimital
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The last positive sighting of the KING EIDER at Stewart Park in Ithaca was
12/29.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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