RBA * New York * Syracuse * July 07, 2014 * NYSY 07. 07. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
July 01, 2013 - July 07, 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: July 07 AT 8:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #400 Monday July 07, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 01, 2014 Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON AMERICAN AVOCET WHIP-POOR-WILL ORCHARD ORIOLE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 7/4: At least 5 LEAST BITTERNS were seen flying along the Wildlife Drive near the end of Larue’s Lagoon. The two adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were observed feeding a fledgling on May’s Point Pool Road. They were seen throught the week including today. 7/5: 2 adult and 2 young SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the marsh on VanDyne Spoor Road. 2 LEAST BITTERNS were seen in the marsh on Morgan Road. 7/7: 4 LEAST BITTERNS were seen in the marsh on Morgan Road. 2 DOWITCHER SPECIES were seen distantly. At least 2 LEAST BITTERNS were seen along the Wildlife Drive, again at the end of Larue’s Lagoon. 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at the Deep Muck Mitigation Marsh near Savannah Spring Lake Road. Onondaga County ------------ 7/5: 3 ORCHARD ORIOLES were spotted at Green Lakes State Park. Oswego County ------------ 7/2: An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at the mouth of the Salmon River. 7/4: 2 WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard on Lily Marsh Road in the Town of New Haven. -- 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/ --
