RBA * New York* Syracuse* August 31 2015* NYSY 08. 31. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 24, 2015 - August 31, 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 31 AT 5:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #457 Monday August 31, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 24, 2015 Highlights:----------- SANDHILL CRANEAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERSANDERLINGBUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERWILSON’S PHALAROPERED-NECKED PHALAROPEBLACK TERNCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 8/25: A SANDERLING was seen near the Visitor’s Center. 8/27: 9 species of shorebirds including BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, WILSON’S PHALAROPE and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at the Knox/Marsellus and Puddler’s Marsh area. 8/28: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from the May’s Point Road area. 8/29: A juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was observed at the Mays Point Road nesting site. 8/30: 15 species of shorebirds including BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at the Knox/marsellus and Puddler’s Marsh area. Onondaga county------------ 8/27: 8 species of shorebirds including SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at Jamesville Beach. Oswego County------------ 8/30: 10 species of warblers including 3 CAPE MAYS were seen at a private residence in Hastings. Madison county------------ 8/27: A SANDHILL CRANE was spotted on Gee Road north of Chittenango. 8/30: 8 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at the Sky High Sod Farm north of Chittenango. Oneida County------------ 8/25: 5 species of shorebirds including a SANDERLING were seen at Delta Lake. Cayuga County------------ 8/27: 5 BLACK TERNS were seen at West Barrier Park in Fair Haven. 8/28: 2 adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were again seen bringing food to a nest at West Barrier Beach in Fair Haven. -- 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/ --
