RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 07, 2011
* NYSY 0703.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
February 27, 2010 - March 07, 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:March 07 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#246 -Monday March 07, 2011
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February
28
, 2010
Highlights:
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TUNDRA SWAN
GOLDEN EAGLE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
NORTHERN SHRIKE
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL
HOARY REDPOLLPINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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No reports this week.
Onondaga County
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3/1: 30 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Shakham Road at the
Onondaga/Cortland County line.
3/5: 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen in Tully. 5 KESTRELS were seen in the
Town of Van Buren in the Jack’s Reef/Plainville area.
Oneida County
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2/26: A belated report of 2 to 4 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on Graffenberg Road in
New Hartford.
3/4: 1 PINE SISKIN was seen with Common Redpolls at a feeder in Waterville.
Cortland County
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3/5: At least 2 HOARY REDPOLLS were seen in with Common Redpolls at a
feeder in Scott.
Oswego County
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3/1: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Leihigh Road south of Pulaski.
3/6: 64 TUNDRA SWANS were in the fields at the Elvic Farm on County Rt. 54
north of Phoenix.
Derby Hill
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The Hawk Watch at Derby Hill is now officially started. Seth Cutright has
returned for a second season as the Hawk Counter. Hawks were counted on three
days this week, 3/1 3/3 and 3/5. 11 species and 237 individuals were counted.
Species seen this week were TURKEY VULTURE, BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER,
SHARP-SHIN HAWK, COOPERS HAWK, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK,
RED-TAILED
HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, and KESTREL.
Jefferson County
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The TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was seen on three occasions this week, 2/28 3/3
and 3/4. The location is the same, State Park Road just off County Rt.57 on
Point Peninsula.
New arrivals - The following birds are what I believe to be migrants up to this
point and not overwintering birds.
RED-THROATED LOON - possible overwinterer
RED-NECKED GREBE
GADWALL
AMERICAN WIGEON
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
CANVASBACK
KILLDEER
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
COMMON GRACKLE
Migrating raptors will be listed in the Derby Hill section unless they turn up
elswhere.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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