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*New York - Syracuse - March 18, 2019 - NYSY 03. 18. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: March 11 - March 18, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: March 18 AT 12:30 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on March 11, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE EURASIAN WIGEON BLUE-WINGED TEAL BARROW’S GOLDENEYE KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER PEREGRINE FALCON GOLDEN EAGLE NORTHERN GOSHAWK SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/15: 13 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Millenium Marsh. 3/16: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in flight at Howland Island. Also seen were 56 COMMON REDPOLLS and a drake EURASIAN WIGEON. Onondaga County ------------ 3/11: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. 3/12: This was the last report of the BARROW’S GOLDENEYE on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor on West Kirkpatrick Street in Syracuse. 3/16: A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen on the west shore trail on Onondaga Lake. 3/17: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Jamesville Beach County Park. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ------------ 463 raptors were counted at Derby this week. The first NORTHERN GOSHAWK and another GOLDEN EAGLE were recorded. Other highlights were ICELAND GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL and a CACKLING GOOSE. Also the first big push of SNOW GEESE. Oswego County ------------ 3/12: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Mexico Point on Lake Ontario. 3/15: The last reports of SURF SCOTER and KING EIDER were recieved this day in Oswego Harbor. A RED-THROATED LOON was was seen in Oswego Harbor.A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Bishop Road north of Oulaski. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Rt. 481 near Battle Island State Park. 3/16: 2 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Oswego Harbor. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. 3/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 3/18: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near Williamstown. Madison County ------------ EVEN GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. 3/16: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near a feeder on Eden Hollow road. An ICELAND GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road near Canastota. 3/17: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Woodman Pond near Hamilton. Oneida County ------------ 3/12: 25 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Hawkinsville Road in Boonville. 3/13: An ICELAND GULL was seen near Barnevald. 3/15: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Happy Valley Road near Verona. Another GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. 3/16: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE wa seen at Verona Swamp near Turning Stone. Herkimer County ------------ 3/12: A WILSON’S SNIPE was again seen on Miner Road west of Dolgeville. 3/15: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Mill Wood Hill Road near Hinkley. Migrants reported this week ------------ TREE SWALLOW EASTERN PHOEBE AMERICAN PIPIT RUDDY DUCK GREEN-WINGED TEAL BLUE-WINGED TEAL NORTHERN SHOVELER WOOD DUCK RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD COMMON GRACKLE EASTERN MEADOWLARK SNOW GOOSE AMERICAN WIGEON SWAMP SPARROW AMERICAN WOODCOCK FOX SPARROW SONG SPARROW NORTHERN PINTAIL RUSTY BLACKBIRD RED-SHOULDERED HAWK NORTHERN GOSHAWK GADWALL. ---- End Transcript ---- Joseph Brin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
