RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 23 2021 * NYSY 08.23. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 16 to August 23, 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 23 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #766 Tuesday August 23, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 16, 2021 Highlights: -----------
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON ROSEATE SPOONBILL WOOD STORK PIPING PLOVER BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE WILLET STILT SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER RED KNOT WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER SANDERLING BLACK TERN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Extralimital) RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ The last sighting of the WOOD STORK at Knox-Marsellus Marsh was 8/17. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL was still present yesterday at the same location. 8/17: 9 shorebird species including a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen on the Wildlife Drive. 8/19: A STILT SANDPIPER was seen from East Road. 8/20: A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen from Towpath road. 8/21: 11 shorebird species including both DOWITCHERS and 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. also seen in the area were two CAPE MAY WARBLERS. Onondaga County ------------ 8/17: The following birds were seen from the Marshy Spits of Onondaga Lake to the south west end of the lake and also south of the tracks. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SANDERLING, WILSON’S PHALAROPE. 8/18: A BLACK TERN was seen at the Marshy Spits on Onondaga Lake. 8/20: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Marshy Spits. 8/21: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Raddison River Park (private) on the west side of the Seneca River.A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Goodrich Road in Fabius. 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in Manlius. 8/22: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was seen at Muskrat Bay on Oneida Lake. Oswego County --------------- At least one PIPING PLOVER is still being seen at the outlet of Sandy Pond on Lake Ontario. also seen numerous times this week at that location were RED KNOT and WHIMBREL. 8/18: A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Sandy Pond. 8/19: 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at Sandy Pond. 8/20: A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at Sandy Pond. 8/21: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 8/22: A WILLET was seen at Sandy Pond. 8/23: At Sandy Pond today: SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, RED KNOT, STILT SANDPIPER, SANDERLING, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED SANDPIPER and both YELLOWLEGS. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. Madison County ------------ 8/17: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen at the Sky High sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. The BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were relocated again the next day. 8/18: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER were seen on Marsh Mill Road. The OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was relocated the next day. A CAPE MAY WARBLER and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were seen at Chapman Park west of Lakeport. 8/19: SANDERLINGS were seen on Ditchbank road north of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Verona Beach state Park and on Lakeshore Drive at the north east side of Oneida Lake. 8/21: COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen over Clinton. Herkimer County ------------ 8/17: 8 Shorebird species including a RED KNOT were seen at the McKoons Road Wetlands north of Richfield Springs. 8/20: an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at the General herkimer Home Park east of Little Falls. 8/22: 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were again spotted on the south side of Little Falls. Extraliminal ------------ 8/23: A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was found today in Yates County near the corner of Stryker Road and Briggs Road west of Penn Yan. -----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/ --
