RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* February 22, 2010
* NYSY 2202.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
February 15, 2009 - February 22, 2010
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 22 AT 1:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#193 -Monday February 22, 2010
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February
15 , 2009
Highlights:
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NORTHERN HARRIER
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
IVORY GULL (Extralimital)
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL
BARRED OWL
SCREECH OWL
HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FISH CROW
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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2/20: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from the mucklands along Rt. 31. Also
seen were ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN HARRIER
2/21: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Van Dyne Spoor Road. Also seen were
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN HARRIER.
Onondaga County
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2/16: A FISH CROW was seen near Shiller Park in Syracuse.
2/20: A MERLIN was seen at the Syracuse Regional Market near Carousel
Mall. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found at Split Rock near Fairmount.
2/22: A SCREECH OWL was found at Oakwood cemetart near Syracuse
University. Also seen were YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, MOCKINGBIRD and
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Cayuga County
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2/17: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with Snow Buntings and Horned Larks
along Rt.34 about one and one half miles south of Cato.
Oswego County
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2/21: Seen in Oswego Harbor were GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, and LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL. Waterfowl seen were Long-tailed Duck, Greater Scaup,
Redhead, and White-winged Scoter.
Madison County
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2/21: A BARRED OWL was seen on Hall Road in the Town of Nelson.
Extralimital
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The Champlain (Clinton County) NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen. A
positive report came in today. Not more than five miles from this bird is a
report of an IVORY GULL at Rouses Point on Lake Champlain. It was first
reported on 2/19 and has been reported positively already today (2/22).
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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