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* New York * Syracuse * March 28, 2022 * NYSY 03. 28. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 21, 2022 to March 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: March 28 AT 12:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #796: Monday March 28, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 21, 2022 Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON BLUE-WINGED TEAL RUDDY DUCK EURASIAN WIGEON BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER GRAY CATBIRD HERMIT THRUSH VESPER SPARROW FOX SPARROW AMERICAN PIPIT RED CROSSBILL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/22: A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen on Loop Road north of Rt. 31. PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in the Mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca River. 3/26: A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen at the Mucklands. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Guy Baldassarre Marsh. Cayuga County ------------- 3/22: A VESPER SPARROW was seen on Irwin Road in the Town of Sterling. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ----------------------------------- 2,184 Raptors were counted at Derby this week. On 3/22 A BLACK VULTURE was seen. On 3/24 the lone GOLDEN EAGLE of the week was seen. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the feeders throughout the week. Oswego County ------------ 3/21: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Sandy Island State Park on Lake Ontario. It was present through the 25th. 3/22: A FOX SPARROW was seen at Sandy Island State Park. 3/23: A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Hinman Road north of Pulaski. Onondaga County ------------ 3/22: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Oneida Lake from Joseph William Park. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3/23: 2 GRAY CATBIRDS were seen in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse. 3/24: A RED CROSSBILL was seen on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. 3 PINE SISKINS were seen at Green Lakes State Park. 3/25: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. 3/26: an early HERMIT THRUSH was sen at Oneida Shores County Park in Brewerton. 3/27: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south of Onondaga Lake. Madison County ------------ 3/21: A FOX SPARROW was seen at Lake Moraine. 3/24: A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Lenox Ave in Oneida. 3/25: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Bellinger Road in Cazenovia. 3/26: 6 ICELAND GULLS and an amazing 22 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on Hardwood Island Island north of Canastota. Most of the Lesser Black-backs were adults. Oneida County ------------ 3/21: A RUDDY DUCK was seen at Utica Marsh WMA. 3/24: A FOX SPARROW and a BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at Utica Marsh WMA. Herkimer County ------------ 3/23: 7 RED CROSSBILLS and 1 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Atwell north of Forestport. 3/24: A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Dolgeville. 3/25: 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Old Forge. 3/27: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen in Dolgeville. ---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/ --
