RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* February 03, 2020
* NYSY 02. 03. 20
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 27 2020 to February 03, 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: February 03 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#688 Monday February 03
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
January 27, 2020
Highlights:
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RED-THROATED LOON
HARLEQUIN DUCK
RUDDY DUCK
BLACK SCOTER
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
SNOWY OWL
SHORT-EARED OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
COMMON GRACKLE
DICKCISSEL
SAVANNAH SPARROW
FIELD SPARROW
CHIPPING SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
PURPLE FINCH
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
1/28: A SNOWY OWL was seen in the mucklands on Rt. 31 west of the Seneca
River.
Onondaga County
1/28: This was the last sighting of the DICKCISSEL on Limeledge Road in
Marcellus.
1/30: A CHIPPING SPARROW continues in Manlius.
1/31: A FIELD SPARROW was seen on the Creekwalk north of VanRenselear
Street in Syracuse.
2/1: This was the last sighting of the BLACK-HEADED GULL at the Liverpool
Marina on Onondaga Lake. also seen there were an ICELAND GULL, a LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and a PEREGRINE FALCON.
2/2: A COMMON GRACKLE continues at Melo Circle in Clay. A GLAUCOUS GULL
was seen at the Liverpool Marina. An ICELAND GULL was seen on the West Shore
Trail of Onondaga Lake. A RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Inner Harbor on West
Kirkpatrick Street in Syracuse. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport.
Oswego County
The LARK SPARROW at Hinman Road north of Pulaski is present today for the
28th. consecutive day.
1/28: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Oswego Harbor.
1/30: The adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK was again seen from Fort Ontario Park
at Oswego.
2/2: A BLACK SCOTER and a RED-THROATED LOON were seen at Oswego Harbor. A
FIELD SPARROW continues at a feeder in Constantia.. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen
from Rt. 481 north of Fulton. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Bishop Hill Road
north of Pulaski.
Cayuga County
1/31: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Fair Haven State Park.
Madison County
2/1: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and an ICELAND GULL were
all found at the Madison county Landfill south of Canastota. A NORTHERN SHRIKE
was seen at the intersection of Eatonville Road and Eaton Hollow Road east of
Erieville.
Oneida County
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2/2: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, uncommon so far this winter, was seen from Rt. 8
south of Poland.
Herkimer County
1/29: A PURPLE FINCH was seen at a feeder on Military Road north of
Dolgeville.
End Report
Joseph Brin
Baldwinsville NY
Region 5
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
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