RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* November 09, 2009
* NYSY 0911.09
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
November 02, 2009 - November 09, 2009
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:November 09 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#179 -Monday November 09, 2009
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November
02 , 2009
Highlights:
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TRUMPETER SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
GOLDEN EAGLE
SANDHILL CRANE
NORTHERN SHRIKE
PALM WARBLER
FOX SPARROW
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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11/7: 1 CACKLING GOOSE and at least 1 ROSS’S GOOSE were seen from East
Road. At Van Dyne Spoor Road and Armitage Road a total of 31 TRUMPETER SWANS
were counted. Also at Van Dyne Spoor Road 2 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted.
11/9: A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen at the Visitor’s Center and a NORTHERN
SHRIKE was seen at East Road.
Onondaga County
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11/4: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found at Three Rivers WMA north of
Baldwinsville.
11/5: At Green Lakes State Park 3 FOS SPARROWS and 1 PALM WARBLER were
found among a number of birds.
11/6: 3 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen in Tully.
11/8: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in with the many Canadas in Van Buren Park
in Baldwinsville.
Madison County
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11/5: 2 CACKLING GEESE were found among 13 species of waterowl on Woodman
Pond. AGOLDEN EAGLE was seen near Erieville.
Oneida County
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11/5: A juvenile NORTHERN SHRIKE was observed hunting in Durhamville.
Cayuga County
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11/8: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found in a pond along Rt.370 east
of Meridian near the Sunoco gas station.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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