RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* December 26, 2011
* NYSY 12.26.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 19, 2010 - December 26, 2011
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Comple
On Sunday morning, I too walked around the Star Stanton/Hammond Hill area.
Not too many birds. However, along the ridge top, in an area of Norway
spruce, I came upon some CROW feathers--11 flight feathers and half a dozen
tufts of small body feathers. One of the flight pinions had a dollop of
dri
Last Saturday I decided to explore the north end of Hammond Hill SF,
an area I almost never visit. As noted then, my reward was a pair of
White-winged Crossbills flying over and stopping for the briefest of
moments. Today I walked a different route: north on the ATV track
(Star Stanton Road