RBA * New York* Syracuse* June 15, 2015* NYSY 06. 15. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 08, 2015 - June 15, 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: June 15 AT 5:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #446 Monday June 15, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 08, 2014 Highlights:-----------LEAST BITTERN GLOSSY IBISBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONSANDHILL CRANEBLUE-WINGED TEALBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERUPLAND SANDPIPERBLACK TERNCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERPROTHONOTARY WARBLERHENSLOW’S SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLEPINE SISKIN
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 6/12: SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, KILLDEER and SOLITARY SANDPIPER were all seen on the Main Pool. These are virtually the only shorebird species seen anywhere on the complex this week. 6/14: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues on Mays Point Pool Road. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen from East Road. 2 adult and one young SANDHILL CRANES were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A LEAST BITTERN was seen in the Deep Muck and Mitigation area south of Savannah Spring Lake Road. 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were see in a kayak trip around Howland Island. Many CERULEAN WARBLERS were also noted. BLACK TERNS, CERULEAN WARBLERS and BLUE-WING TEAL were also noted in the Complex this week. Onondaga County------------ 6/9: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Three rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 6/11: 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are still being seen at the Hundred Acre Marsh at Three Rivers WMA. 8 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS were seen in a wet area on East Sorrell Hill Road south of Conners road in Van Buren. 6/13: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on Potter Road in Three Rivers WMA. 5 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen at Green Lakes State Park. Oswego County------------ 6/9: A BLACK TERN was seen on Lake Ontario from Rainbow Shores Road. 6/13: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen on McDougall Road. Oneida County------------ 6/10: 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen on Harris Road in the Town of Deerfield Herkimer County------------ 6/9: A PINE SISKIN was seen near Dolgeville. Jefferson County------------ 6/12: A GLOSSY IBIS was seen from Vaadi Road at the Perch River WMA 6/14: A HENSLOW’S SPARROW was seen at the Perch River WMA. ------------ -- 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/ --
