RBA * New York* Syracuse* November 17, 2014* NYSY 11. 17. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):November 10, 2014 - November 17, 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: November 17 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #417 Monday November 17, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 10, 2014 Highlights:----------- RED-THROATED LOONAMERICAN BITTERNGLOSSY IBISROSS’S GOOSECACKLING GOOSEAMERICAN AVOCETGLAUCOUS GULLSAW-WHET OWLNORTHERN SHRIKENORTHERN PARULACHIPPING SPARROWLAPLAND LONGSPUREVENING GROSBEAK
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ There were actually more species of shorebirds, 7 reported this week than last, 5. They were ; WILSON’S SNIPE, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER and DUNLIN. 11/11: An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen again this week along the Wildlife Trail. 11/12: The AMERICAN AVOCET has continued at Eaton Marsh this week up to yesterday (11/16). 11/14: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A RED-THROATED LOON was found in the Main Pool. 11/15: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found at East Road. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 11/16: 3 ROSS’S GEESE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Onondaga County------------ 11/15: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville in with a group of field birds that included SNOW BUNTINGS, PIPITS and HORNED LARKS. A CACKLING GOOSE was see near South Meadows Nature Area in Tully. A late NORTHERN PARULA was seen in the Onondaga Hill area. Oswego County------------ 11/12: A late PARULA NORTHERN PARULA was again seen at Derby Hill. 11/15: A late CHIPPING SPARROW was at a feeder in Constantia. Madison County------------ 11/14: 15 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. 11/15: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road south of Nelson. Cayuga County------------ 11/16: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Fair Haven State Park. -- 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/ --
