[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 20, 2020 * NYSY 04. 20. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 13 2020 to April 20, 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: April 20 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #698 Monday April 20, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 13, 2020 Highlights: --- SURF SCOTER ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK BROAD-WINGED HAWK GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE SORA SPOTTED SANDPIPER DUNLIN PECTORAL SANDPIPER LITTLE GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER BANK SWALLOW CLIFF SWALLOW BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER BROWN THRASHER DICKCISSEL VESPER SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 4/17: A DUNLIN was seen on the Wildlife Drive. 4/18: A MARSH WREN was again heard on the Wildlife Drive. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Audubon Center. 4/19: 42 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in the Main Pool. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen on Esker Brook Trail. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the Wildlife Drive. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen from East Road. A PEREGRINE FALCON, a COMMON GALLINULE and a SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen at Carncross Road. 4/20: A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen on Armitage Road. Cayuga County 4/15: A LITTLE GULL was seen at West barrier Bar park in Fair Haven. Derby Hill Bird Observatory It was a slow week at Derby. Only 1,778 Hawks were counted and no day had over a thousand Hawks. Only 1 GOLDEN EAGLE was seen. Other highlights were 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SAVANNAH SPARROW. Oswego County A m,ale and female SURF SCOTER were seen together at Three Mile Bay on Oneida Lake. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at Oswego Harbor. 4/19: A VESPER SPARROW was seen in Williamston. 4/20: BANK SWALLOWS and CLIFF SWALLOWS were seen over the Oswego river in Phoenix. Onondaga County 4/14: A SORA was heard at the Ladd Road Marsh in Cicero 4/15: A female DICKCISSEL is still being seen at a home on Limeledge Road in Marcellus. 4/18: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen at Cedar Bay Park in Fayetteville. 2 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS and a COMMON GALINULE were seen at 3 Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 4/19: 2 BROWN THRASHERS were seen at Green Lakes State Park. A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A SPRA was again found at the Ladd Road marsh in Cicero. Madison County 4/17: A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen on Ditchband Road north of Canastota. 4/19: 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen on Ditchbank road. Oneida County 4/18: A late ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Poland. Herkimer County 4/15: A BROWN THRASHER was seen at Salisbury Corners north of Middleville. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 20, 2020 * NYSY 04. 20. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 13 2020 to April 20, 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: April 20 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #698 Monday April 20, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 13, 2020 Highlights: --- SURF SCOTER ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK BROAD-WINGED HAWK GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE SORA SPOTTED SANDPIPER DUNLIN PECTORAL SANDPIPER LITTLE GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER BANK SWALLOW CLIFF SWALLOW BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER BROWN THRASHER DICKCISSEL VESPER SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 4/17: A DUNLIN was seen on the Wildlife Drive. 4/18: A MARSH WREN was again heard on the Wildlife Drive. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Audubon Center. 4/19: 42 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in the Main Pool. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen on Esker Brook Trail. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the Wildlife Drive. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen from East Road. A PEREGRINE FALCON, a COMMON GALLINULE and a SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen at Carncross Road. 4/20: A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen on Armitage Road. Cayuga County 4/15: A LITTLE GULL was seen at West barrier Bar park in Fair Haven. Derby Hill Bird Observatory It was a slow week at Derby. Only 1,778 Hawks were counted and no day had over a thousand Hawks. Only 1 GOLDEN EAGLE was seen. Other highlights were 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SAVANNAH SPARROW. Oswego County A m,ale and female SURF SCOTER were seen together at Three Mile Bay on Oneida Lake. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at Oswego Harbor. 4/19: A VESPER SPARROW was seen in Williamston. 4/20: BANK SWALLOWS and CLIFF SWALLOWS were seen over the Oswego river in Phoenix. Onondaga County 4/14: A SORA was heard at the Ladd Road Marsh in Cicero 4/15: A female DICKCISSEL is still being seen at a home on Limeledge Road in Marcellus. 4/18: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen at Cedar Bay Park in Fayetteville. 2 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS and a COMMON GALINULE were seen at 3 Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 4/19: 2 BROWN THRASHERS were seen at Green Lakes State Park. A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A SPRA was again found at the Ladd Road marsh in Cicero. Madison County 4/17: A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen on Ditchband Road north of Canastota. 4/19: 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen on Ditchbank road. Oneida County 4/18: A late ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Poland. Herkimer County 4/15: A BROWN THRASHER was seen at Salisbury Corners north of Middleville. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/ --
