[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* February 27, 2023

* NYSY 02.27.23

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s): February 20, 2022 to February 27, 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: February 27  AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#830: Monday February 27, 2023 

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

February 20, 2022

 




Highlights






RED-THROATED LOON

CACKLING GOOSE

EURASIAN WIGEON

NORTHERN GOSHAWK

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

ICELAND GULL

NORTHERN SHRIKE

EASTERN TOWHEE

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

BOHEMIAN WAXWING

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER

EVENING GROSBEAK

PINE SISKIN

COMMON REDPOLL







Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma

Wetlands Complex

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     2/21: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen on the Esker Brook Trail.

     2/26: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen on Armitage Road. 9 SANDHILL CRANED were 
seen from VanDyne Spoor Road.

     227: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Railroad Road in the northern complex. 
Another was found at Howland Island.







Oswego County






     2/21: An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder in Minetto.

     2/25: 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Johnson Road south of Rt. 13 in 
Williamston.

     2/26: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake 
Ontario.12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Stone Hill Road in Amboy.

     2 27: 3 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen in Oswego Harbor.







Onondaga County






     2/24: An ICELAND GULL was found at the Marshy Spits on the west side of 
Onondaga Lake. 

     2/26: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Marshy Spits on the west 
side of Onondaga Lake. 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at a feeder on East 
Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville.







Madison County






     2/24: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on Borden Road in Earlville.

     2/26: 36 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Hawes Road at the north 
end of Eaton Reservoir east of Erieville.







Oneida County






     2/26: 87 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Woodhull Road north of Forestport.







Herkimer County






     2/21: EVENING GROSBEAKS were noted near the Woodhull Mountain Fire Tower. 
7 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at a residence in Salisbury north of Dolgeville.

     2/22: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near Old Forge.

     2/25: A NORTHERN SHRIKE, a COMMON REDPOLL, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 12 
EVENING GROSBEAKS were all seeen in the vacinity of a residence in Salisbury. 

     1/26: 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING remained in the area near a residence in 
Salisbury. A PINE SISKIN was at a feeding site on Ransom Street in Dolgeville.

     



















     

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Region 5







Joseph Brin

Baldwinsville, NY

13027

 


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Possible Western Meadowlark - Kings county, NY

[Ryan Mandelbaum]

Quick credit update - it was Josh who flagged the photos this AM and Andrew
Baksh who'd first spotted the bird :)

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 1:06 PM Ryan Mandelbaum 
wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> In the interest of transparency, there's a possible western meadowlark
> being regularly seen at Bush Terminal Piers Park in Kings County, NY. The
> bird was first photographed yesterday by Josh Malbin (though a meadowlark
> has been seen regularly at the park since December) and flagged by Doug
> Gochfeld this AM. Close-ups of the tail seem to show horizontal barring,
> rather than a dark vertical stripe with ribbing, and dark edging on all of
> the tail feathers.
>
> You can find Josh's photos here
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S129688926
>
> i have close-ups of the tail pattern here
> https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/540172271
>
> Looking forward to seeing more photos and further confirmation from
> others. Good luck if you go.
>
> --
> Ryan F. Mandelbaum
> Science Writer | Nerd
> [Placeholder for future accolades]
> ryan.f.mandelb...@gmail.com
> http://ryanfmandelbaum.com 
>
>

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[nysbirds-l] Possible Western Meadowlark - Kings county, NY

[Ryan Mandelbaum]

Hi all -

In the interest of transparency, there's a possible western meadowlark
being regularly seen at Bush Terminal Piers Park in Kings County, NY. The
bird was first photographed yesterday by Josh Malbin (though a meadowlark
has been seen regularly at the park since December) and flagged by Doug
Gochfeld this AM. Close-ups of the tail seem to show horizontal barring,
rather than a dark vertical stripe with ribbing, and dark edging on all of
the tail feathers.

You can find Josh's photos here
https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S129688926

i have close-ups of the tail pattern here
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/540172271

Looking forward to seeing more photos and further confirmation from others.
Good luck if you go.

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Science Writer | Nerd
[Placeholder for future accolades]
ryan.f.mandelb...@gmail.com
http://ryanfmandelbaum.com 

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[nysbirds-l] Save the Dates: New York Birders Conference, Sep 22-24, 2023

[Anne Swaim]

The New York State Birders Conference will be held Friday, September
22 through Sunday, September 24, 2023 in Tarrytown, New York.
Registration opens April 1, 2023.  Preview conference website:
https://www.nybirders.org

Details below. HIGHLIGHTED LINKS:
Call for Paper/Poster Sessions for undergrad/grad/post-grad
https://www.nybirders.org/research
Call for Vendors, including artisans & agencies
https://www.nybirders.org/vendors

Conference Overview
Details at https://www.nybirders.org

Gather with birders and birding leaders from across the Empire
State—as well as birding friends from Connecticut, New Jersey and
beyond—for a weekend celebrating the birds and birders of New York.

This 2023 annual meeting of the New York State Ornithological
Association (NYSOA) will include a wealth of birding activities—field
trips, special speakers, research updates, and vendors—as well as a
gathering of delegates from among the 40+ bird clubs and Audubon
chapters affiliated with NYSOA.  (More about NYSOA:
https://www.nybirds.org)

The 2023 New York Birders Conference / NYSOA Annual Meeting is being
hosted by Saw Mill River Audubon at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel &
Conference Center in Tarrytown. Some Friday night activities will also
be held at Croton Point Park.

2023 Conference Highlights

* Saturday night banquet speaker will be David Allen Sibley, renowned
bird artist and field guide author.

* Tom Stephenson, co-author of The Warbler Guide will be our workshop
keynote presenter on Saturday afternoon.

* Birding field trips on Saturday and Sunday mornings will visit
locations along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound focused on NYS
Important Bird Areas, with good timing for the fall migration of many
neotropical migrants, shorebirds and raptors.

* Additional Saturday afternoon workshop topics will include birding
skills, bird photography skills, advocacy and the arts.

* Saturday afternoon paper/poster sessions will present research
topics in ornithology. Undergrad, graduate and post-grad researchers
are invited to apply now for paper or poster presentations:
https://www.nybirders.org/research/

* Vendor invitation is here: https://www.nybirders.org/vendors with a
call for individual artisans, not-for-profits, small and large
businesses, and agencies related to birds and birding, other wildlife,
bird habitats, and outdoor recreation.

* Delegates for the New York State Ornithological Association annual
meeting will gather Saturday afternoon. All are welcome to attend this
meeting.

* Are you a NYSOA delegate for a bird club or Audubon chapter that has
a current NYSOA organization membership? This will entitle you to
reduced conference registration. Individual NYSOA members will also
receive a conference benefit. Join or renew your NYSOA membership as
individual or on behalf of your chapter/club here:
https://nysoa.wildapricot.org/

* Friday night activities at Croton Point Park will include a bird
quiz for all ages run by the NYS Young Birders Club, and a
birding-themed campfire and night birding for young birders.

* Low cost cabin camping at Croton Point Park will be offered first to
members of the NYS Young Birders Club and their families, and then to
other conference participants, space permitting.  (Join the NYS Young
Birders Club here: http://www.nysyoungbirders.org/)  We have reserved
all the cabins at Croton Point for the NYSOA weekend and reservations
will only be through the conference website starting April 1st.

* Croton Point Park tent and RV camping will also be an option for all
conference participants, space permitting, with reservations open now.
Call Croton Point Park at 914-862-5290.

* The conference venue is a 45-minute train ride along the Hudson
River to Grand Central Station. Conference hotel rates at the Sleepy
Hollow Hotel & Conference Center can be extended to Thursday and/or
Sunday nights for you to add some NYC to your NYSOA weekend.

* Please do not make hotel reservations at our conference venue before
April 1st. The conference rates will not be available until April 1.

* CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN April 1, 2023. Preview conference
website here: https://www.nybirders.org


Anne Swaim
Saw Mill River Audubon
www.sawmillriveraudubon.org

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