RBA * New York* Syracuse* October 27, 2014* NYSY 10. 27. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 20, 2014 - October 27, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: October 27 AT 6:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #414 Monday October 27, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 20, 2014 Highlights:----------- EARED GREBEGLOSSY IBISEURASIAN WIGEONSURF SCOTERGPLDEN EAGLEAMERICAN AVOCETLITTLE GULLICELAND GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLFORSTER’S TERNSAW-WHET OWLPARASITIC JAEGERPEREGRINE FALCONLAPLAND LONGSPURVESPER SPARROWEVENING GROSBEAKPINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Shorebirds still linger in the complex. Seen this week : SANDERLING, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, AMERICAN AVOCET, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, WILSON’S SNIPE and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. 10/22: An EARED-GREBE is still present, seen at the first open area along the wildlife drive. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen along the Wildlife Drive. The two AMERICAN AVOCETS were again present at Knox-Marsellus Pool. 10/26: An IBIS, initially called GLOSSY but being scrutinized for WHITE-FACED, was seen at Eaton Marsh on the Wildlife Drive. 5 ROSS’S GEESE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Pool. An EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen in the main pool.
Cayuga County------------ 10/23: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Madison County------------ 10/24: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. 10/26: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen at the Sod Farm north of Chittenango. Onondaga County------------ 10/24: Two SURF SCOTERS were seen on Beaver Lake. The SAW-WHET OWL was seen at Beaver Lake on the Bog Trail but has not been relocated. a late VESPER SPARROW was seen on Banner Road is Tully. Oswego County------------ 10/23: Nine species of Raptor, including 4 GOLDEN EAGLES, were seen om Bishop Road north of Pulaski. 10/24: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Oswego Harbor. 10/26: An ICELAND GULL, 3 LITTLE GULLS and 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen at Derby Hill. Herkimer County------------ 10/26: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Little Falls. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, 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/ --
