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*New York - Syracuse - February 11, 2019 - NYSY 02. 11.19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: February 04 - February 11, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: February 11 AT 1:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on February 04, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER SNOW GOOSE GOLDEN EAGLE RED-SHOULDERED HAWK PEREGRINE FALCON KILLDEER GLAUCOUS GULL ICELAND GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER HERMIT THRUSH CHIPPING SPARROW VESPER SPARROW EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 2/6: A SNOWY OWL was seen in the Muckland s along Rt.31 just west of the Seneca River. It was seen again on the 10th. 2/8: 80 SNOW GEESE were seen at Tschache Pool. 2/10: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the Mucklands. Cayuga County ------------ 2/4: 3 SURF SCOTERS were seen in Little Sodus Bay near Fair Haven. 2/9: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near the intersection of Rts. 104 and 38 in Martville. It was seen again on the 11th. 2/10: A HERMIT THRUSH was seen along the entrance road to Fair Haven State Park. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in flight at Fair Haven State Park. An ICELAND GULL was seen on West Bay Road in Fair Haven. Onondaga County ------------ 2/4: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 2/5: A KILLDEER was seen from Erie Boulevard near Shoppingtown in Syracuse. 2/6: A VESPER SPARROW continues on Banner Road in Tully. A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen from the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake. 2/9: A CHIPPING SPARROW continues at a feeder on Comstock Road in Syracuse. 2/10: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the end of the Creek Walk of Onondaga Creek near Destiny Mall in Syracuse. Oswego County ------------ An adult KING EIDER, up to 3 SURF SCOTERS and up to 2 BLACK SCOTERS have been seen during the week at Oswego Harbor. The Eider and Surf Scoters were seen today but so far the Black Scoters are a no show. 2/4: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Whig Hill Road in West Monroe. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again at the north end of Nine Mile Point Road on Lake Ontario. 2/10: GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL and a RED-THROATED LOON were all seen in Oswego Harbor. Madison County ------------ 2/4: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again found on Eaton Brook Road. 2/8: 26 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road. 2/10: 15 EVENING GROSBEAKS were again seen at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. Herkimer County ------------ EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Military Road north of Dolgeville. Lewis County ------------ 2/9: 15 BALD EAGLES and 3 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen at the intersection of Rts. 26 and 12 north of Constableville. ---- End Transcript ---- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, NY, 13027, USA -- 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/ --