RBA * New York * Syracuse * December 05, 2011 * NYSY 12.05.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 28, 2010 - December 05, 2011 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:December 05 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #282 -Monday December 05, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 28 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
RED-NECKED GREBE TUNDRA SWAN BLACK SCOTER SURF SCOTER OSPREY PURPLE SANDPIPER ICELAND GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Cayuga County ------------ 11/29: Two PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at their usual location along the breakwall at Fairhaven State Park. By 12/3 the number had grown to three and all three were seen on 12/4 also. Oneida County ------------ 11/30: At Sylvan Beach 3 BLACK SCOTERS, 3 SURF SCOTERS, 4 RED-NECKED GREBES, and a late OSPREY were found. At Fisher Bay, also on Oneida Lake, 16 TUNDRA SWANS were seen. Madison County ------------ 11/30: A first year ICELAND GULL was seen at the Madison County Landfill. It was again located on 12/2. 12/4: An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 first year ICELAND GULLS were seen at the Madison County Landfill. Oswego County ------------ 12/5: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in the fields in back of the south lookout at Derby Hill. Onondaga County ------------ 12/1: A bird, first tentatively identified as a YELOW -THROATED WARBLER was positively identified on 12/ 3. The location is the northern most end on the new Syracuse Creekwalk along Onondaga Creek where it ends at Onondaga Lake near Carousel Mall. The bird has been seen through today. It tends to hang around the railroad bridge in search of insects. Also seen here was a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a late YELLOW WARBLER. End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
