RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 24, 2014 * NYSY 02. 24. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
February 17, 2013 - February 24, 2014 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: February 24 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #383 Monday February 24, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 17, 2014 Highlights: ----------- RED-NECKED GREBE NORTHERN SHOVELER HARLEQUIN DUCK NORTHERN GOSHAWK GOLDEN EAGLE AMERICAN WOODCOCK SNOWY OWL SAW-WHET OWL LONG-EARED OWL SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER New Arrivals ------------ AMERICAN WOODCOCK - Town of Albion NORTHERN GOSHAWK - Derby Hill GOLDEN EAGLE - Derby Hill Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/8: A SHORT-EARED OWL was spotted at the mucklands on Rt. 31. 3/9: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were spotted at the mucklands. Oneida County ------------ 3/6: A SNOWY OWL was spotted near Waterville. Onondaga county ------------ 3/3: A SAW-WHET OWL continues at Beaver Lake Nature Center near Baldwinsville. It was spotted every day this week on the Bog Trail. 3/7: 2 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on the Creekwalk on Onondaga Creek near Carousel Center. 3/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Connors Road south of Baldwinsville. A BARRED OWL was spotted in Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen on the Creekwalk. 3/9: A GREAT HORNED OWL and a LONG-EARED OWL were heard at Three Rivers WMA. Oswego County ------------ 3/4: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was spotted on Hellinger Road. 3/7: The HARLEQUIN DUCK in oswego at Lock 6 was relocated behind Bridies Manor. Unfortunately it died on 3/9, probably of starvation. 2 early AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were seen in the Town of Albion. 3/8: 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen on Brown Road near Hannibal. 2 female BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen from the northern fishermans access on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. One of them was relocated the next day. Derby Hill ------------ The Derby Hill season officially started on 3/1 in spite of Arctic conditions. On 3/6 the first GOLDEN EAGLE was counted. On 3/7 7GOLDENS and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were recorded. -- end report 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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
