RBA * New York * Syracuse * December 30, 2013 * NYSY 12. 30. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
December 23, 2013 - December 30, 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:December 30 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #375 Monday December 30, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 23, 2013 Highlights: ----------- BLACK VULTURE PEREGRINE FALCON SNOWY OWL SAW-WHET OWL SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE LAPLAND LONGSPUR Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/24: SNOWY OWLS seen at the mucklands along Rt. 31just into Wayne County. Also seen on the 27th. 12/29: A SNOWY OWL was see at the winery where Rt. 98 intersects with Rts. 5 and 20. Oneida County ------------ 11/23: A SNOWY and SHORT-EARED OWL were reported in the Rome area. Onondaga County ------------ 12/24: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found on #2 East Road in Pompey. A SNOWY OWL and a large flock of SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 12/25: A SNOWY OWL was seen near Wal-Mart on Rt. 31 in the Town of Clay. 12/26: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Conners Road south of Baldwinsville. 12/27: 3 SNOWY OWLS were seen at Hancock Airport. 2 were seen on the 29th. so the airport remains the most reliable place to see them. 12/28: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near the intersection of Conners Road and East Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville. Probably the same bird was seen nearby the next day. 12/29: A SAW-WHET OWL was seen at a residence in Pompey. 12/30: 2 BLACK VULTURES were found on Manlius Center Road in East Syracuse. Madison County ------------ 12/24: A SNOWY OWL was found on Mile Strip Road 12/27: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Buyea Road south of Canastota. 12/28: A SNOWY OWL was seen at the sod farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. Oswego County ------------ 12/26: A SNOWY OWL was found on Red School House Road near Palermo. 12/28: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Mitchell Street in oswego. 12/30: A SNOWY OWL was found in Willianstown. -- 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/ --
