RBA * New York * Syracuse * November 18, 2013 * NYSY 11. 18. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
November 11, 2013 - November 18, 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:November 18 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #369 Monday November 18, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 11, 2013 Highlights: ----------- GLOSSY IBIS SANDHILL CRANE SORA ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SHORT-EARED OWL RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD NORTHERN SHRIKE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 11/16: At least 37 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. A large number of TUNDRA SWANS were present also. A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at the Visitor’s Center. Oswego County ------------ 11/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was spotted at the intersection of Sherman and South Daysville Roads near Mexico. 11/18: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen from Fort Ontario in Oswego. Onondaga County ------------ 11/14: an ICELAND GULL was seen at the end of the Creekwalk on Onondaga Lake. 11/16: A late SORA was seen along the Creekwalk near Carousel Center in Syaracuse. 11/18: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on Caughdenoy Road south of Brewerton. Madison County ------------ 11/17: An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and three ICELAND GULLS in various stages were seen at the Madison County Landfill. Extralimital ------------ 11/16: The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD on Mynderse Street in Seneca Falls was banded and reportedly was back at the feeder in half an hour. -- 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/ --
