[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 22, 2021 * NYSY 03. 22. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 15 to March 22, 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: March 22 AT 4:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #744 Monday March 22, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 15, 2021 Highlights: --- EURASIAN WIGEON ROSS’S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE BLACK SCOTER BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE BOHEMIAN WAXWING AMERICAN PIPIT PINE SISKIN HOARY REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/17: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/19: An early FOX SPARROW was seen on East Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/20: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3.21: 2 early AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca river. 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County 3/17: 1 PINE SISKIN was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. 3/22: 1 COMMON REDPOLL was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County RED CROSSBILLS continue daily in numbers on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3/17: An early FOX SPARROW was see at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3/18: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. 3/20: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the Adath Yeshuren Cemetery in Syracuse. 3/21: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Harrington Road in Syracuse. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA. It was seen again today. 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville. 3/22: A SANDHILL CRANE was heard in flight at Three Rivers WMA. Derby Hill Bird Observatory. 735 Hawks were counted at Derby this week. 3 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on 3/17, 5 were seen on3/21 and so far 1 was seen today. 3 CACKLING GEESE were seen with the Canada flights also. Oswego County 3/16: A CACKLING GOOSE and a SANDHILL CRANE were seen on Godfrey Road in Pennelville. A HOARY REDPOLL was seen in Palermo. 3/17: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen on Lake Ontario at Sunset Bay Park. 3/19: 3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Oswego Harbor. Madison County 3/17: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Burleson Road in Oneida. 3/20: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen on Rondo Ave. in Chittenango. Oneida County 3/16: An early FOX SPARROW was seen in Clinton. 3/21: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Verona Beach State Park. Herkimer County - 3/15: A PINE SISKIN was seen in Dolgeville. 3/16: A HOARY REDPOLL was see at Salisbury corners . 3/18: 49 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Salisbury Corners. 3/19: 3 BLACK VULTURES were seen at the Rotary Park in Little Falls. 3/21: 2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in the Town of Schuyler east of Utica.A SNOWY OWL was seen at Salisbury Corners. 3/22: 2 early FOX SPARROWS were seen on Soncody Road south of West winfield. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 22, 2021 * NYSY 03. 22. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 15 to March 22, 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: March 22 AT 4:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #744 Monday March 22, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 15, 2021 Highlights: --- EURASIAN WIGEON ROSS’S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE BLACK SCOTER BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE BOHEMIAN WAXWING AMERICAN PIPIT PINE SISKIN HOARY REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/17: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/19: An early FOX SPARROW was seen on East Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/20: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3.21: 2 early AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca river. 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County 3/17: 1 PINE SISKIN was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. 3/22: 1 COMMON REDPOLL was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County RED CROSSBILLS continue daily in numbers on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3/17: An early FOX SPARROW was see at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3/18: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. 3/20: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the Adath Yeshuren Cemetery in Syracuse. 3/21: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Harrington Road in Syracuse. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA. It was seen again today. 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville. 3/22: A SANDHILL CRANE was heard in flight at Three Rivers WMA. Derby Hill Bird Observatory. 735 Hawks were counted at Derby this week. 3 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on 3/17, 5 were seen on3/21 and so far 1 was seen today. 3 CACKLING GEESE were seen with the Canada flights also. Oswego County 3/16: A CACKLING GOOSE and a SANDHILL CRANE were seen on Godfrey Road in Pennelville. A HOARY REDPOLL was seen in Palermo. 3/17: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen on Lake Ontario at Sunset Bay Park. 3/19: 3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Oswego Harbor. Madison County 3/17: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Burleson Road in Oneida. 3/20: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen on Rondo Ave. in Chittenango. Oneida County 3/16: An early FOX SPARROW was seen in Clinton. 3/21: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Verona Beach State Park. Herkimer County - 3/15: A PINE SISKIN was seen in Dolgeville. 3/16: A HOARY REDPOLL was see at Salisbury corners . 3/18: 49 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Salisbury Corners. 3/19: 3 BLACK VULTURES were seen at the Rotary Park in Little Falls. 3/21: 2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in the Town of Schuyler east of Utica.A SNOWY OWL was seen at Salisbury Corners. 3/22: 2 early FOX SPARROWS were seen on Soncody Road south of West winfield. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fish Watching for Birders
Besides birding, I also participate in other citizen science projects. Seatuck Environmental Association is has a citizen science project monitoring Long Island streams for spawning fish, eels and alewives. Volunteers watch streams for fish coming upstream to spawn and fill out a short online form. They also ask about birds seen while watching for fish. This project has been ongoing throughout Long Island for several years. I have gone to Massapequa Creek for it. There are sites all around Long Island. This year Seatuck would like information about Queens, namely Alley Creek in the Alley Pond Environmental Center section of Alley Pond Park and Gablers Creek in Udalls Cove Preserve. These are new sites for the project, and birders who can also watch the streams for fish would be a big help. If anyone is interested information about the project is here: https://seatuck.org/volunteer-river-herring-survey/ -- Joseph O'Sullivan -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fish Watching for Birders
Besides birding, I also participate in other citizen science projects. Seatuck Environmental Association is has a citizen science project monitoring Long Island streams for spawning fish, eels and alewives. Volunteers watch streams for fish coming upstream to spawn and fill out a short online form. They also ask about birds seen while watching for fish. This project has been ongoing throughout Long Island for several years. I have gone to Massapequa Creek for it. There are sites all around Long Island. This year Seatuck would like information about Queens, namely Alley Creek in the Alley Pond Environmental Center section of Alley Pond Park and Gablers Creek in Udalls Cove Preserve. These are new sites for the project, and birders who can also watch the streams for fish would be a big help. If anyone is interested information about the project is here: https://seatuck.org/volunteer-river-herring-survey/ -- Joseph O'Sullivan -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) - B.-h. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, O.-c. Warbler, some migration, etc.
New York County, including Manhattan & Randall’s Island, & waters & sky surrounding them A Black-headed Gull in adult-alernate (breeding-type) plumage was seen & photo’d (D. Aronov) off Randall’s Island, northern part of the East River, but had flown off (unknown direction) after some feeding that brought it & Ring-billed Gulls close to the w. edge of Randall’s. It’s possible this was one of the individual Black-headed seen earlier this past winter in the county, including at Randall’s, & it’s also possible this bird would be in the area for some while longer. Also of interest as seen from Randall’s, a slight build-up of Common Goldeneye (as is typical, far east off the island, in other county’s waters), perhaps the start of staging for a departure of that & other waterfowl spp. The Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) Western Tanager continued, and also an Orange-crowned Warbler there, each seen & photo’d (K. Fung; and add’l. obs'. of tanager) Sunday 3/21, with patience often part of the key to sightings; the tanager there again visiting a feeder array just inside the park near East End Ave., south of 86th St., by the n.w. corner of the Catbird Playground; the Or.-cr. Warbler seen around the hedges s. of Gracie mansion’s park-side entry which is guarded by NYPD at all times; this warbler is more-often seen in a.m. hours, and may wander the north fringe of the park, as well as ‘disappear’ in the (off-limits) grounds of the mansion. The less-reported, & seemingly more-difficult Chelsea-area W. Tanager (also in female plumage) was seen Sunday, after a many-hours search, and then just briefly, at the edge of a roof-top on West 22nd St. (n. side) a bit east of Tenth Ave., which was where this bird was first reported. Where this tanager is spending most of its’ time is not clear, partly for having been far less-reported for much of the later part of winter. Migration has been occuring, esp. overnight on Sat. 3/20, although (not unusually) a great many of the nocturnal migrants flew onwards past at least N.Y. County, if not also beyond the city to points north. Perhaps most evident of local arrivals were American Robins, which had so far been gradually increasing, but will grow further. Some waterfowl movement has continued, with Snow Geese having been passing thru many parts of the region; at the same time, some duckage has also lingered on in the county. Pine Warbler had a 1st-of-spring appearance on the northern part of Manhattan, at Inwood Hill Park, by Sun. 3/21. Lincoln’s Sparrows continued singly at 2 locations where they overwintered: Bryant Park, and at Central Park’s compost area. Both kinglet species were seen, still just in low no’s. More E. Phoebes were starting to show, in slightly more locations. A good number of Slate-colored Juncos and also Song Sparrows have continued, with other sparrow spp. also noted, some increased a bit. Common Ravens have been near-regular in some areas of Manhattan, including at first-light with ‘croaks’ heard, also seen. Bald Eagles have continued to be seen, including multiple individuals over Central Park, thru Sunday, 3/21. Vultures also were still moving, a majority being Turkey Vultures. ... Mammals that have been seen even prior to spring (over this month) in & from N.Y. County (including Manhattan & its surrounding waters) have included Harbor Seal (N.Y.C. harbor), Eastern Coyote (including those in Central Park, as well as less-publicized individuals), Virginia Opossum, Muskrat, Eastern Cottontail (rabbit), Groundhog (a.k.a. “Woodchuck”), Eastern Raccoon, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Chipmunk, and White-footed Mouse. There are other species seen often as well, & we can keep eyes open for (native) bats, esp. E. Red Bat, which may be active in the area by now or could be soon. Happy spring and good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) - B.-h. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, O.-c. Warbler, some migration, etc.
New York County, including Manhattan & Randall’s Island, & waters & sky surrounding them A Black-headed Gull in adult-alernate (breeding-type) plumage was seen & photo’d (D. Aronov) off Randall’s Island, northern part of the East River, but had flown off (unknown direction) after some feeding that brought it & Ring-billed Gulls close to the w. edge of Randall’s. It’s possible this was one of the individual Black-headed seen earlier this past winter in the county, including at Randall’s, & it’s also possible this bird would be in the area for some while longer. Also of interest as seen from Randall’s, a slight build-up of Common Goldeneye (as is typical, far east off the island, in other county’s waters), perhaps the start of staging for a departure of that & other waterfowl spp. The Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) Western Tanager continued, and also an Orange-crowned Warbler there, each seen & photo’d (K. Fung; and add’l. obs'. of tanager) Sunday 3/21, with patience often part of the key to sightings; the tanager there again visiting a feeder array just inside the park near East End Ave., south of 86th St., by the n.w. corner of the Catbird Playground; the Or.-cr. Warbler seen around the hedges s. of Gracie mansion’s park-side entry which is guarded by NYPD at all times; this warbler is more-often seen in a.m. hours, and may wander the north fringe of the park, as well as ‘disappear’ in the (off-limits) grounds of the mansion. The less-reported, & seemingly more-difficult Chelsea-area W. Tanager (also in female plumage) was seen Sunday, after a many-hours search, and then just briefly, at the edge of a roof-top on West 22nd St. (n. side) a bit east of Tenth Ave., which was where this bird was first reported. Where this tanager is spending most of its’ time is not clear, partly for having been far less-reported for much of the later part of winter. Migration has been occuring, esp. overnight on Sat. 3/20, although (not unusually) a great many of the nocturnal migrants flew onwards past at least N.Y. County, if not also beyond the city to points north. Perhaps most evident of local arrivals were American Robins, which had so far been gradually increasing, but will grow further. Some waterfowl movement has continued, with Snow Geese having been passing thru many parts of the region; at the same time, some duckage has also lingered on in the county. Pine Warbler had a 1st-of-spring appearance on the northern part of Manhattan, at Inwood Hill Park, by Sun. 3/21. Lincoln’s Sparrows continued singly at 2 locations where they overwintered: Bryant Park, and at Central Park’s compost area. Both kinglet species were seen, still just in low no’s. More E. Phoebes were starting to show, in slightly more locations. A good number of Slate-colored Juncos and also Song Sparrows have continued, with other sparrow spp. also noted, some increased a bit. Common Ravens have been near-regular in some areas of Manhattan, including at first-light with ‘croaks’ heard, also seen. Bald Eagles have continued to be seen, including multiple individuals over Central Park, thru Sunday, 3/21. Vultures also were still moving, a majority being Turkey Vultures. ... Mammals that have been seen even prior to spring (over this month) in & from N.Y. County (including Manhattan & its surrounding waters) have included Harbor Seal (N.Y.C. harbor), Eastern Coyote (including those in Central Park, as well as less-publicized individuals), Virginia Opossum, Muskrat, Eastern Cottontail (rabbit), Groundhog (a.k.a. “Woodchuck”), Eastern Raccoon, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Chipmunk, and White-footed Mouse. There are other species seen often as well, & we can keep eyes open for (native) bats, esp. E. Red Bat, which may be active in the area by now or could be soon. Happy spring and good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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/ --
