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* New York * Syracuse * October 05, 2020 * NYSY 10. 05. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 28, 2020 to October 05, 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: October 05 AT 7:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #723 Monday October 05, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 28, 2020 Highlights: ----------- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BRANT CACKLING GOOSE EURASIAN WIGEON BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER RUDDY TURNSTONE HUDSONIAN GODWIT WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL PARASITIC JAEGER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER LINCOLN’S SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 9/29: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen along the Wildlife Drive. A HUCSONIAN GODWIT was at the Visitor’s Center. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at VanDyne Spoor Road. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON wa seen at Marten’s Tract. 10/1: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was found along the Wildlife Drive. 10/3: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. 11 Warbler species including an ORANGE-CROWNED were seen on Howland Island. 9 Shorebird species includingSTILT SANDPIPER, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen at the Visitor’s Center. A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen along the Wildlife Drive. Cayuga County ------------ 9/30: A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from West Barrier Bar in Fair Haven. 10/1: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a RUDDY TURNSTONE were seen from West Barrier Bar in Fair Haven. 10/2: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW and 130 BRANT were seen from West Barrier Bar in Fair Haven. 10/4: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on the west break wall in Fair Haven State park. Onondaga County ------------ 9/29: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse. 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were seen from the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. 9/30: A BLAK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at Jamesville Beach County Park. 10/2: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Jamesville Beach State Park. An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at the “Marshy Spits” which in the south west area of Onondaga Lake. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen in Oakwood Cemetery. 10/3: 10 RED CROSSBILLS continue in the Morgan Hill State Forest on Shakham Road near the Cortland County line. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen in the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at Oneida Shores County Park in Brewerton. also seen here were 32 BRANT. 10/4: A DUNLIN was seen at Oneida shores County Park. A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at the Marshy spits area on Onondaga Lake. Oswego County ------------ 9/28: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on Baum Road is Hastings. 9/29: 9 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. as of today there were still 2 presents. 10/1: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on Baum Road in Hastings. 10/2: 8 BRANT were seen from Derby Hill Hawk Watch. 10/3: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen on Baum Road in Hastings. An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen at the outlet of Sandy Pond on Lake Ontario. Oneida County ------------ 9/28: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Kirkland Town Park. 10/1: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. 10/4: A late BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen at Spring Farms Nature Center south of Clinton. Herkimer County ------------ 9/28: An early RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen on the Military Road north of Dolgeville. 10/1: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW were seen at Salinbury Corners north of Dolgeville. ----End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY -- 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/ --
