RBA * New York* Syracuse* August 10 2015* NYSY 08. 10. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 03, 2015 - August 10, 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: August 10 AT 4:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #454 Monday August 10, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 03, 2014 Highlights:----------- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERSTILT SANDPIPERUPLAND SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERRED-NECKED PHALAROPERED-HEADED WOODPECKERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 19 species of shorebirds were reported from the complex this week. 8/6: 13 species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus/Puddlers from East Road and Towpath Road. Highlights were 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS, 6 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and 1 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. Also seen here were 5 GREAT EGRETS, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and 7 SANDHILL CRANES. A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was reported in the marsh on VanDyne Spoor Road. 8/9: 15 species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus/Puddlers from the dykes and Towpath Road. Highlights were 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. 8/10: An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and a SANDERLING were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Onondaga County------------ 8/5: One adult and two juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen from the Onondaga Creek creek walk near the Hiawatha Street Bridge in Syracuse. 5 DUNLIN were found on the rocks at the Liverpool Marina on Onondaga Lake. Oswego County------------ 8/5: 2 BLACK TERNS were seen from Derby Hill. 8/8: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at a private residence in Hastings. Herkimer County------------ 8/3: 7 species of shorebirds were seen at the McKoon’s Road Wetlands north of Richfield Springs. Included were SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS and SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS. Cayuga county----------- 8/4: 2 adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen bringing food to a nest at the West Barrier Beach Park in Fair Haven. They were seen again on 8/9. -- 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/ --
