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* New York * Syracuse * February 28, 2022 * NYSY 02. 28. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 21, 2022 to February 28, 2022 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: February 28 AT 10:30 a.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | | | | | | | | (no title) Visit the post for more. | | | #792: Monday February 28, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 14, 2022 Highlights: ----------- ROSS’S GOOSE WHITE-WINGED SCOTER BLACK VULTURE KILLDEER LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE RUSTY BLACKBIRD COMMON REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 2/23: A ROSS’S GOOSE was spotted with Snows in the mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca River. 50 SNOW GEESE were see in the Morgan Road Marsh. Cayuga County ------------ 2/24: 15 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Fair Haven State Park. Oswego County ------------ 2/21: A lone SNOW GOOSE was seen from Constantia. 2/22: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Tryon Road off of Rainbow Shores Road. 2/24: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. A KILLDEER was seen in Minetto. 2/26: A RUSTY BLACKBIRD seen first in the 26th. is still at a feeder today on Hinman Road. Onondaga County ------------ 2/22: 250 SNOW GEESE were seen on Fischer Road south of Rt. 290. 2/24: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 2/26: At least one RED CROSSBILL was seen on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen Estey Road in Manlius. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south of Onondaga Lake. It was relocated on the 27th. 2/27: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was spotted at the Inner Harbor. At least one BLACK VULTURE continues at the OCCRA site off of Rt. 91 south of Jamesville. 2/28: An ICELAND GULL was spotted in the Inner Harbor. Madison County ------------ 2/21: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Chittenango Falls Park. Oneida County ------------ 2/24: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the old site of the Griffis Air Base in Rome. 2/28: 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Forestport. Herkimer County ------------ 2/21: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Salisbury Corners. 2/24: 8 RED CROSSBILLS and 11 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at the north end of the Gray-Wilmurt Road near the Hinkley Reservoir. 2/28: 3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on North Lake Road near Forestport. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- 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/ --
