RBA * New York* Syracuse* December 08, 2014* NYSY 12. 08. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 01, 2014 - December 08, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: December 08 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #420 Monday December 08, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 01, 2014 Highlights:----------- RED-THROATED LOONTUNDRA SWANCACKLING GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSESANDHILL CRANESAW-WHET OWLSNOWY OWLTOWNSEND’S SOLITAIREEVENING GROSBEAK
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 12/2: A SNOWY OWL was on Rt.89 just south of East Tyre Road. 950 TUNDRA SWANS were seen from the Visitor’s Center. 49 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 12/4: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen from Est Road. 82 SANDHILL CRANES were seen coming into Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 85 were counted the next day. 12/6: 4 CACKLING GEESE were seen from East Road. Onondaga County------------ 12/4: A SAW-WHET OWL was found on the Bog Trail at Beaver Lake Nature Center. 12/6: 6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were found in corn stubble on East Sorrell Hill Road just north of Conners Road in the Town of Van Buren. 12/7: 6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, most likely the same birds from yesterday, were seen in the pond at Van Buren Park south of Baldwinsville. 5 CACKLING GEESE were also seen in the pond. 12/8: A SNOWY OWL is again being seen at the Rt.31 shopping area in Clay. This one was photographed atop a Wal-Mart sign. Madison County------------ 12/2: The TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE found on Irish Hill Road south of Cazenovia was relocated. It was found throughout the week but was not seen today. 12/3: A SNOWY OWL was seen south of the Fenner Community Church on Bingley Road. 12/4: 8 EVENING GROSBEAKS were again at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. Smaller numbers were seen throughout the week up to yesterday. Oswego County------------ 12/3: 2 RED-THROATED LOONS and a SNOWY OWL were seen from Oswego at the harbor. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5 -- 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/ --
