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* New York * Syracuse * March 07, 2022 * NYSY 03. 07. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 28, 2022 to March 07, 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: March 07 AT 12:30 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | | | | | | | | (no title) Visit the post for more. | | | #793: Monday March 07, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 28, 2022 Highlights: ----------- GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE EURASIAN WIGEON BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE NORTHERN GOSHAWK SANDHILL CRANE EASTERN WOODCOCK LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE BOHEMIAN WAXWING RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/2: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Carncross Road. 3/4: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca River. 3/5: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Audubon Center on Rt. 89. 3/6: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the mucklands. 5 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK were heard fron the Rt. 89 Overlook. Onondaga County ------------ 2/28: An apparent overwintering EASTERN TOWHEE was again seen at the corner of River Road and Haney Road west of Baldwinsville. 3/2: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Marshy Spits area on the west shore of Onondaga Lake south of the Honeywell Center. 3/3: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south of Onondaga Lake. 3/5: A GOLDEN EAGLE and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. A GOLDEN EAGLE seen from Dunham Road near Beaver Lake may have been the same individual. An ICELAND GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at the Inner Harbor. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Shackham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3/6: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen from Rt. 11 north of Cicero. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was heard at Three Rivers WMA. Oswego County ------------ The Hawkwatch at Derby Hill Bird Observatory started this week. Highlights were GOLDEN EAGLES seen on 4 days, BLACK VULTURE and NORTHERN GOSHAWK. Non-raptor highlights were COMMON REDPOLL, CACKLING GOOSE, NORTHERN SHRIKE and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. Away from Derby a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Tryon Road on 3/6. Madison County ------------ 3/5: A SANDHILL CRANE and 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on Hardwood Island Road north of Canastota. 3/6: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the end of Lake Road ib Lakeport. Oneida County ------------ 3/1: 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Woodgate south of Old Forge. 3/2: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in flight at Barneveld. Herkimer County ------------ 3/1: A RED CROSSBILL was seen in Old Forge. 3/3: 2 RED CROSSBILLS and 16 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the Newport-Gray Road north of Newport. 3/6: 3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Old Forge. ---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/ --
