* New York* Syracuse
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- August 29, 2016
* NYSY 29. 08.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 22, 2016 -
August 29, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY
counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson,
Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: August 29 AT 5:00 p.m.
(EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 22, 2015.
Highlights--
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERSANDERLINGBUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERCOMMON
NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERBOREAL CHICKADEE
Just a heads up to you birders. Songbird migration has started as evidenced by
reports this week of WILSON’S WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex
(MWC)
14 species of shorebirds were reported at the complex this week, mostly
along the Wildlife Drive since Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s are still dry.
Highlights were both DOWITCHERS (Morgan Road Marsh), STILT SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER and I believe the first AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. 8/27: 4
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (2 adult, 2 juveniles) were seen on May’s Point Road. An
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on Howland Island.
Onondaga county
8/23: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at Oneida Shores Park. 8/24: 9
species of Shorebirds including a SANDERLING were seen at Three Rivers WMA off
of Smokey Hollow Road. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was also seen. 8/27: A
SHORT-BILED DOWITCHER was seen at Three Rivers WMA. 8/28: A BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER was found along Rt.31 west of Bridgeport across from the Alex Lyon
and Son business.
Oswego County
8/28: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Fort Ontario in Oswego.
Madison County
8/27: 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were found at
the Sky-High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. 5 BUFF-BREASTEDS
were counted on the 28th.
Oneida County-
8/22: 6 species of Shorebirds including 2 SHORT-BILLE DOWITCHERS were seen
at Delta Lake. One of the Dowitchers was seen again on the 24th.
Herkimer County
8/22: A BOREAL CHICKADEE was seen on Bald Mountain off of Rt. 28 between
Old Forge and Eagle Bay.
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Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027 U.S.A.
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