* New York* Syracuse* November 02, 2015* NYSY 11. 02. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 26, 2015 - November 02, 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: November 02 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #464 Monday November 02, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 26, 2015 Highlights:----------- BRANTCACKLING GOOSEEURASIAN WIGEONCINNAMON TEAL (Possible Hybrid)SANDHILL CRANEBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERLAPLAND LONGSPUR
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 10/27: 2 CACKLING GEESE were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 10/31: 32 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 11/1: A bird initially identified as a CINNAMON TEAL was found in Larue’s Lagoon just past the Visitor’s Center. The possibility of it being a hybrid Cinnamon/Blue-wing Teal are now being studied and discussed. Anyone with good photos is being asked to submit them to ebird. The bird was seen today also. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the Main Pool. Onondaga county------------ 10/30: 2 BRANT were seen along the Liverpool Parkway. They were seen again the next day. Oswego county------------ 10/27: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen in Phoenix in the grass near the liftbridge. Madison County------------ 10/27: Lingering shorebirds seen were LEAST SANDPIPER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the turf farm north of Chittenango and a SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER in West Eaton. Oneida County------------ 1027: A BRANT was found at Sylvan Beach Cayuga County------------ BONAPARTE’S GULLS, DUNLIN and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at the state park in Fair Haven throughout the week. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 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/ --
