RBA * New York* Syracuse* January 05, 2015* NYSY 01. 05. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 29, 2014 - January 05, 2015to 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: January 05 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #424 Monday January 05, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 29, 2014 Highlights:----------- TRUMPETER SWANNORTHERN GOSHAWKSANDHILL CRANEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLSAW-WHET OWLSHORT-EARED OWLSNOWY OWLHERMIT THRUSH RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETWHITE-CROWNED SPARROWLAPLAND LONGSPUREVENING GROSBEAKCOMMON REDPOLL I’d like to wish all you birders a happy new year and encourage you all to get out and get those new year lists going. Actually you are all already doing a great job. I’ve been out every day and I can’t seem to break into the top 100 yet. Just wait till spring!
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 12/30: 21 SANDHILL CRANES still being seen from East Road. 1/4: 2 TRUMPETER SWANS and a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31. Madison County------------ 12/30: Highlights of the Madison County - Southern Highlands CBS were 700+ SNOW GEESE on Cazenovia Lake, 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS on East Road above New Woodstock and 7 EVENING GROSBEAKS and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK at the feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds. 1/3: 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at the Madison County Landfill. Onondaga County------------ 1/1: 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were found at the intersection of Kingdom and Lynch Roads in the Town of Van Buren. The SAW-WHET OWL was seen at Beaver Lake Nature Center on the Bog Trail. 1/2: A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and a HERMIT THRUSH were found at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery. 1/4: The RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and the HERMIT THRUSH were relocated and were the highlight of the Skaneateles CBC. Other highlights were a MERLIN and a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen at Hancock Airport near the car rental area. Oneida County------------- 1/1: A SHORT-EARED OWL was found on Jug Point Road east of Sylvan Beach. Herkimer County------------- 12/29: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Thompson Road west of Dolgeville. 1/2: 7 SHORT-EARED OWLS were again seen on Cronkhite Road south of St. Johnsville. Jefferson County------------ Several SNOWY OWLS were reported from Jefferson County this week. Sightings were from Evans Mills, Dexter, LaFargeville, Chaumont Bay and Point Peninsula. -- end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, 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/ --
