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* New York * Syracuse * April 17, 2023 * NYSY 04.17.23 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):April 10, 2022 to April 17, 2023 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: April 17 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | Onondaga | | | #837: Monday April 17, 2023 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 10, 2022 Highlights ------------ ANHINGA GLOSSY IBIS BLACK VULTURE UPLAND SANDPIPER RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD EVENING GROSBEAK Migrants reported up to this date this spring YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, LEAST SANDPIPER, HERMIT THRUSH, ALL SWALLOWS plus PURPLE MARTIN, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BOTH YELLOWLEGS, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, OSPREY, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK’ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, EASTERN PHOEBE, FIELD SPARROW, KILLDEER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, TREE SWALLOW, CASPIAN TERN, BARN SWALLOW, EASTERN TOWHEE, CHIPPING SPARROW, BROWN THRASHER, NORTHERN and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, BLACK TERN, GREEN HERON, WILSON’S SNIPE, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, COMMON GALLINULE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, GREEN HERON, NASHVILLE WARBLER, COMMON TERN, DUNLIN, CHIMNEY SWIFT, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, SORA, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, GRAY CATBIRD, GREAT EGRET Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma Wetlands Complex ---------- 4/19: A GLOSSY IBIS first seen near East Road continued along the Main Pool through 4/23. 4/21: A BLACK VULTURE was seen from the Wildlife Drive. 4/22: A BLACK TERN was seen from the Wildlife rail. Cayuga County ------------ 4/21: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Sterling Nature Center. Oswego County ------------ 4/21: 6,116 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were counted at Derby Hill. A possible SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was also seen. 4/22: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen from Derby Hill. Onondaga County ------------ A PINE SISKIN was seen on River Road east of Baldwinsville. Madison County ------------ 4/19: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. 4/22: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHTHERON was seen at Woodman Pond. 4/23: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. Oneida County ------------ 4/22: An unprecedented 22 ANHINGAS were discovered on Muck Road in Rome. As of today at least 8 are still being seen. 4/23: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Verona Beach State Park. An early CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at Lock 22 on the Barge Canal. 2EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Muck Road in the Anhinga location. Herkimer County ------------ 4/22: At least one BLACK VULTURE continues to be seen from the McDonald’s in Little Falls. ---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/ --
