RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 30, 2020
* NYSY 03. 30. 20
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 23 2020 to March 30, 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: March 30 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#695 Monday March 30 2020
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
March 23, 2020
Highlights:
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RED-THROATED LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE
WHITE PELICAN
AMERICAN BITTERN
EURASIAN WIGEON
BLACK VULTURE
GOLDEN EAGLE
BONAPARTE’S GULL
VIRGINIA RAIL
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
MARSH WREN
EASTERN TOWHEE
FOX SPARROW
CHIPPING SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
3/25: Seen at Carncross Road: GREATER YELLOWLEGS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, ICELAND
GULL, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS.
3/28: 3 MARSH WRENS and a VIRGINIA RAIL were found near the Main Pool.
3/29: 2 AMERICAN PELICANS were seen at the Morgan Road Marshes. By today
they had moved and were found at the north end of Seneca Lake. They were seen
from Mud Lock but seemed to be in Seneca County.
3/30: One MARSH WREN and one VIRGINIA WREN were again heard at the
Viritors Center near the Main Pool.
Onondaga County
3/24: 2 SANDHILL CRANED were seen at Oxbow Road in Kirkville.
3/25: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in flight at the north end of
Skaneateles Lake.
3/26: An AMERICAN BITTERN and a SHORT-EARED OWL were spotted from the West
Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A BLACK VULTURE was seen near the Erie Canal
Trail in Fayetteville.
3/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE and a GOLDEN EAGLE were seen at Three Rivers WMA
north of Baldwinsville.
3/29: A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Peck Road in Kirkville. The bird was
seen in flight going toward Adams Street in Kirkville giving the fortunate
observer a chance to list it in Madison County also.
Derby Hill Bird Observatory
Derby Hill had 6,186 raptors counted this week. 3/26 and 3/27 were the
first days to have over one thousand raptors counted. 3/26 had 1,718 and 3/27
had 1,874. As is normal for this time of year a vast majority of hawks counted
were Turkey Vultures.
Other highlights were 5 SANDHILL CRANES ON 3/26 and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ON
3/27.
Oswego County
The LARK SPARROW at Hinman Road north of Pulaski continues! Today is
day 84.
3/27: 11 RED-NECKED GREBES were found at Philips Point on the north shore
of Oneida Lake.
3/28: A male EURASIAN WIGEON was found with a wide variety of waterfowl on
Ox Creek at Co. Rt. 14 south of Fulton.
3/30: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GUL was found at Toad Harbor Road south of Rt.
49.
Cayuga County
3/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen at Fair Haven State Park on
Lake Ontario. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen with Ring-billed gulls at the
wet area on Maiden Lane Road north of Port Byron.
Madison County
3/23: A PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen from Ditchbank
Road north of Canastota.
3/24: 5 SANDHILL CRANES were seen on Hamilton Street south of Hamilton.
3/27: A GOLDEN EAGLE was see near the Madison Street Impoundment north of
Hamilton.
3/29: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.
Oneida county
3/23: An early EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in Oriskiny.
Herkimer county
3/26: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again see near Salisbury Corners north of
Middleville.
End Report
Joseph Brin
Baldwinsville NY
Region 5
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