RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* January 06, 2020
* NYSY 01. 06. 20
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 30 2019 to January 06, 2020
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: January 06 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#684 Monday December 31
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
December 30
Highlights:
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RED-THROATED LOON
CACKLING GOOSE
WOOD DUCK
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
CACKLING GOOSE
PEREGRINE FALCON
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
SNOWY OWL
SHORT-EARED OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FISH CROW
WINTER WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
1/1: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in the marsh between Morgan and
Carncross Roads. One was seen the next day.
1/2: A male WOOD DUCK was seen from Armitage Road and has been present
through today.
Onondaga County
12/30: A WOOD DUCK was seen near Vincent Corners Road south of Fabius.
1/1: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in the Inner Harbor in Syracuse.
1/2: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the corner of East Sorrell Hill and
Conners Roads south of Baldwinsville.
1/3: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from Shepps Corner Road in Minoa. A WINTER
WREN was seen at Beaver Lake nature Center west of Baldwinsville.
1/5: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of
Baldwinsville. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport.
1/6: A FISH CROW was seen at the Western Lights Shopping Area in Syracuse.
Oswego County
1/2: A RED-THROATED LOON and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen in Oswego Harbor.
Madison County
1/1: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Ditch Bank Road north of
Canastota.
1/2: A GLAUCOUS and an ICELAND GULL were seen at Ditchbank Road. A
NORTHERN SHRIKE was found at the corner Eaton Brook and Eden Hollow Roads.
1/3? An ICELAND GULL was seen at Ditchbank Road.
1/6: A GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen near West Eaton.
Oneida County
1/1: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at Verona Beach State Park and
were present through the 3rd. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen at Lock 21 of the
Erie Canal East of Verona Beach. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the State
Office Building in Utica. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Germany Road north of
Vernon.
End Report
Joseph Brin
Baldwinsville NY
Region 5
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