RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 026, 2012 * NYSY 04.02.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 26, 2012 - April 02, 2012 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 02 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #299 -Monday April 02, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 26 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
RED-NECKED GREBE WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital) EURASIAN WIGEON BLACK VULTURE SANDHILL CRANE VIRGINIA RAIL CASPIAN TERN SNOWY OWL SAW-WHET OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW BOHEMIAN WAXWING RUSTY BLACKBIRD Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 3/27: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Towpath Road. 3/28: A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was spotted at the headquarters pool at Howland Island. Derby Hill Observatory ------------ 5,570 raptors counted this week. The best day was 3/28 with 3,027 birds and a new count day record of 2731 TURKEY VULTURES. 3/26 had calling SAW-WHET OWL and FISH CROW. 3/30 had a SANDHILL CRANE. 3/31 had SAW-WHET OWL again and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. This just in! 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen today (4/2). Onondaga County ------------ 3/25: 1 SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock airport. On 4/1 2 were seen. 3/29: 11 COMMON LOONS were seen flying at Skaneateles Lake. 3/31: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Onondaga Lake. 4/1: 42 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen from the Marina in Liverpool on Onondaga Lake. In addition 8 species of waterfowl and 2 FISH CROWS were seen. 4/2 : 25 avian species were found at Three Rivers WMA including 79 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Oswego County ------------ 3/29: 6 species of migrants were seen at Phillips Point on Oneida Lake including RED-NECKED GREBE and BONAPARTE’S GULL. 3/30: 16 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at the old railroad trail in West Monroe. 3/31: The seasons first CASPIAN TERNS were seen at Sandy Pond. 4/1: 9 species of migrants were seen at Phillips Point including 23 RED-NECKED GREBES and 265 LONG-TAILED DUCKS. Madison County ------------ 3/30: The season’s first VIRGINIA RAIN was found at Marsh Mill Road in the Town of Sullivan. Jefferson County ------------ 4/1: At least 30 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are still lingering with the Ceders at Stony Point in the Town of Henderson near Lake Ontario. Extralimital ------------ After no reports last week the two WESTERN GREBES on Cayuga Lake were seen again. On 3/31 and 4/1 the pair was observed from Lake Road in Harris Park. New migrants reported this week ------------ 3/27: FIELD SPARROW - Town of Van Buren 3/30: VIRGINIA RAIL - Town of Sullivan 3/31: CASPIAN TERN - Sandy Pond End Transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
