RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* October 6, 2014
* NYSY 10. 06. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September 29, 2014 - October 06, 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: October 06 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#412 Monday October 06, 2014
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
September 22, 2014
Highlights:
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CACKLING GOOSE
AMERICAN AVOCET
STILT SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
SNOWY OWL
SAW-WHET OWL
GRAY CHEEKED THRUSH
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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19 species of Shorebirds were found on the complex this week highlighted
by the 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS found yesterday at Puddlers. They are being seen
again today in Knox-Marsellus Pool. The other species were seen at
Knox-Marsellus and along the Wildlife Drive and are:
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
WILSON’S SNIPE
LEAST SANDPIPER
SPOTTED SABDPIPER
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
KILLDEER
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
DUNLIN
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
STILT SANDPIPER
10/5: A CACKLING GOOSE was found along the Wildlife Drive. An
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen along Towpath Road.
Onondaga County
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COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have continued to appear in the early evening at Three
Rivers WMA although only 2 were seen last evening in the drizzle.
The SNOWY OWL is still being seen at the Target shopping area along Rt. 31
in Clay. It was last reported on 10/4.
9/30: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen along the Creekwalk north of Hiawatha
Blvd. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen along the Creekwalk in the Franklin
Square area.
10/2: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO wa spotted at the Hancock Airpark area south of
Taft Road. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen under the powerlines at Three
Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.
Oswego County
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10/1: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen on Kibby Road south of Mexico.
10/5: A SAW-WHET OWL was found at Great Bear Recreation Area north of
Phoenix.
Cayuga County
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10/4: 5 species of shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER were seen at the West Barrier Park in Fair Haven.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html
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