RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 29, 2013 * NYSY 04. 29. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
April 22, 2013 - April 29, 2013 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 29 AT 1:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #352 -Monday April 29, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 22, 2013 Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN SANDHILL CRANE MERLIN UPLAND SANDPIPER WHITE-EYED VIREO YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW EVENING GROSBEAK Migrants this week ------------ NASHVILLE WARBLER BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER HOODED WARBLER AMERICAN REDSTART YELLOW WARBLER BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER WARBLING VIREO BLUE-HEADED VIREO BLACK TERN BOBOLINK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 4/27: A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen along Towpath Road but was not refound later in the day. A FOS HOODED WARBLER was found on Esker Brook Trail. VIRGINIA RAIL. AMERICAN BITTERN and SORA were all found at Marten’s Tract. 4/28: A LEAST BITTERN was heard at Marten’s Tract. FOS BLACK TERNS were spotted at Tschache Pool. Shorebirds reported from the complex this week included LEAST SANDPIPER, WILSON’S SNIPE, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and DUNLIN. Derby Hill ------------ A great weel at Derby Hill this week all but two days had over a thousand birds and two days had over two thousand birds. The grand total was 11,460. Other highlights were 7 EVENING GROSBEAKS on 4/26. Onondaga County ------------ 4/25: SORA and VIRGINIA RAIL were heard from a marsh off of Potter Road at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 4/26: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW found at Three Rivers WMA off of Potter Road was seen again. Note that this the same spot as the Rails were heard. 4/28: A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen briefly at the end of Potter Road in Three Rivers WMA. It was not refound. A COMMON GALLINULE was found at Dewitt Marsh. Oswego County ------------ 4/27: MERLINS were seen in Constantia. 4/29: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying near the intersection of Winks Road and County Road 54 near Central Square. Highlights of the Lakewatch at Phillips Point on the north shore of Oneida Lake were WHITE-WINGED and SURF SCOTERS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RED-NECKED GREBE and BONAPARTE’S GULL. Oneida County ------------- 4/24: MERLINS were observed at Verona Beach State Park. 4/28: 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen on Walker Road off of Poppleton Road east of Verona Beach State Park. Madison County ------------ 4/26: EVENING GROSBEAKS are still present at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. Small numbers od Wood Warblers are showing up lately. Warm weather this week could trigger more migration. They could be anywhere but the lakeshore of Lake Ontario is usually the best. Try to get to Sunset Bay Park or Noyes Sanctuary for the best viewing. -- end report 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/ --
