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* New York * Syracuse * August 24, 2020 * NYSY 08. 24. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 18, 2020 to August 24, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: August 24 AT 12:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #717 Monday August 24, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 18, 2020 Highlights: ----------- BROWN BOOBEY (Extralimital) SANDHILL CRANE WILSON’S PHALAROPE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER RUDDY TURNSTONE WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT MARBLED GODWIT BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER SANDERLING COMMON NIGHTHAWK RED-HEADED WOODPECKER CAPE-MAY WARBLER WILSON’S WARBLER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/17: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen from East road. 8/18: A MARBLED GODWIT, reported last week, was seen again this week up to the 21st. It seemed to be hopping back and forth between VanDyne Spoor Road in Wayne County and Knox-Marsellus Marsh in Seneca County. It was also reported once on Wright Road near VanDyne Spoor Road. Also seen from Towpath Road on the 18th. were 11 shorebird species including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and both DOWITCHERS. 8/20: 14 species of Shorebirds including the afore mentioned MARBLED GODWIT, STILT SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and WILSON’S PHALAROPE were seen from Towpath Road at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/24: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were reported from Towpath Road. Cayuga County -------------- 8/19: A WHIMBREL was seen at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair Haven. 8/22: A WHIMBREL was again seen at West Barrier Bar Park along with a RUDDY TURNSTONE and 3 SANDERLING. Onondaga County ------------ RED CROSSBILLS continue at Shakham Road and Herlihy Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3 were seen on the 20th. and 11 were seen on the 21st. 8/21: A rare for our area YELLOW THROATED WARBLER was seen at a private residence in Manlius. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from Jamesville Ave in Syracuse. 8/22: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Bardeen Road in Fabius. Oswego County ------------ 8/19: 9 species of Shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. 8/23: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Noyes Sanctuary on Lake Ontario in the Town of New Haven. Madison County ------------ 8/18: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen on Fyler Road in Kirkville. 8/21: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from the Thruway near Chittenango. 8/22: A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER were found at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. They have been reported each day since including today. Oneida county ------------ A CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported from Lakeshore Road at the northeast end of Oneida Lake. 8 species of Warblers including a Wilson’s were seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. Extralimital ------------ The BROWN BOOBY reported last week at Indian Lake in Hamilton County was relocated again this week. It was seen from the 19th. through the 22nd. Best Viewing was from the Indian Lake Marina or better yet from a boat which didn’t seem to disturb the bird. ---- End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
