RBA * New York* Syracuse* June 08, 2015* NYSY 06. 08. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 01, 2015 - June 08, 2015to 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: June 08 AT 6:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #445 Monday June 08, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 01, 2014 Highlights:----------- BLUE-WINGED TEALEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERUPLAND SANDPIPERRUDDY TURNSTONEWILSON’S PHALAROPECOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERSWAINSON’S THRUSHHENSLOW’S SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 6/2: At Knox-Marsellus Marsh SANDHILL CRANES (2 adult, 1 colt) SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, KILLDEER, DUNLIN, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS and 2 WILSON’S PHALAROPES were seen. 6/3: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue on May’s Point Road 6/6: 15BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER and 1 RUDY TURNSTONE were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 6/7: 17 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS were seen along the Wildlife Trail. Oswego County------------ 6/2: A Beaver Lake Field Trip to Otto Mills Road in northern Oswego County found 32 Species. Highlights were 13 species of Warblers and SWAINSON’S THRUSH. 2 REDHEADS continue in the Oswego River in Phoenix. 9 SANDERLING, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 5 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS were seen at the outlet at Sandy Pond. 6/5: 2 BLACK TERNS were seen on the islands north of Constantia on Oneida Lake. 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS continue at the airport on Howard Road near Fulton. Onondaga County------------ 6/4: A few COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are still lingering at 100 acre Marsh in Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. Some were seen as recently as the 7th. 6/6: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Green Lakes State Park. another was seen on Conners Road west of Baldwinsville. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at Three Rivers WMA. Madison County------------ 6/6: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on Irish Hill Road south of Cazenovia. Oneida County------------ 6/2: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was found at Sylvan Beach. 6/3: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on the Rayhill Recreational Trail in New Hartford. Herkimer County------------ 6/4: A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen on McCoons Pond . Cayuga County------------ 6/2: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the West Barrier Beach Park in Fair Haven. 6/4: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found at Sterling Nature Center. 6/5: A RUDDY TURNSTONE and 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at West Barrier Beach Park in Fair Haven Jefferson County------------ 6/7: A HENSLOW’S SPARROW was founf on Dog Hill Roadwest of Watertown -- 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/ --
