RBA * New York * Syracuse * August16 2021 * NYSY 08.16. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 09 to August 16, 2021 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 16 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #765 Tuesday August 16, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 09, 2021 Highlights: -----------
LITTLE BLUE HERON ROSEATE SPOONBILL WOOD STORK NORTHERN GOSHAWK PIPING PLOVER BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE WILLET SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER DUNLIN STILT SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER RED KNOT WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER SANDERLING RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER SWAINSON’S THRUSH PROTHONOTARY WARBLER PRAIRIE WARBLER WILSON’S WARBLER Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ The ROSEATE SPOONBILL and the WOOD STORK have continued throught the week up to and including today at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/11: A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/13: One WILSON’S PHALAROPE and and two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at Knox-Marsellus. 8/14: A STILT SANDPIPER and both DOWITCHERS were seen at the Thruway Pools. 8/15: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen from Towpath Road. 8/16: A WILSON’S PHALAROPE, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a WILSON’S WARBLER were seen from Towpath Road. Cayuga County ------------ 8/16: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County ------------ 8/14: A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen on the Marshy Spits of Onondaga Lake on the west shore. Also seen were RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, DUNLIN and SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER. Oswego County ------------ One PIPING PLOVER (juvenile) continues at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. 8/11: A WILLET and a BLACK TERN were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. The WILLET was seen up to today. 8/14: A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. 8/15: 16 Shorebird species including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 3 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS, 10 SANDERLINGS, 6 RED KNOTS, the afore mentioned PIPING PLOVER and 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were all found at the Sandy Pond Outlet. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a CAPE MAY WARBLER were seen on Baum Road in Hastings. The CAPE MAY WARBLER was spotted again today. Madison County ------------ 8/15: A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County ------------ 8/15: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues on Lakeshore Road on Oneida Lake north of Sylvan Beach. 8/16: A juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK was spotted on State Dam Road in Forestport. Herkimer County ------------ 8/10: Six species of shorebirds including SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were seen at the McKoons Road Wetland north of Richfield Springs. 8/15: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at Cascade Lake north of Inlet. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at Salisbury Corners north of Middleville. -----end report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, New York 13027 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/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/ --
