* New York* Syracuse - March 21, 2016 * NYSY 03. 21. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 14, 2015 - March 21, 2016to 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: March 21 AT 3:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 21, 2015. Highlights-------------- NORTHERN GOSHAWKGOLDEN EAGLEOSPREYSANDHILL CRANEGREATER YELLOWLEGSSHORT-EARED OWLLONG-EARED OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEWESTERN TANAGER (Extralimital)
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 3/16: A SHORT-EARED OWL was observed from East Road. 3/17: A FOY OSPREY was seen at the Visitor’s Center. 3/20: 2 SANDHILL CRANES and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen from Carncross Road. Also seen here was a FOY GREATER YELLOWLEGS. Derby Hill------------ 2,065 Raptors were recorded this week. On 3/15 the season’s first NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen. On 3/17 3 GOLDEN EAGLES and 4 SANDHILL CRANES were counted. Oswego County------------ 3/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Co. Rt. 64 southwest of Mexico. Onondaga County------------ 3/14: A LONG-EARED OWL was again seen and this time well photographed at Beaver Lake Nature Center. One was seen again on the 16th. but that was the last report. 3/16: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at Three Rivers WMA near the duck blind east of Smokey Hollow Road. 3/19: The region’s first OSPREY was seen at the end of the Creekwalk at the south end of Onondaga Lake. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Lamson Road just west of Fenner Road. Madison county------------ 3/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Rt. 20 just east of Cazenovia. Extralimital------------ A WESTERN TANAGER is still being seen on the Cornell Campus at a location known as Wee Stinky Glen near Day Hall. Migrants reported this week.------------------------------------- OSPREYGREATER YELLOWLEGS .--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/ --
