* New York* Syracuse - April 04, 2016 * NYSY 04. 04. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 28, 2015 - April 04, 2016to 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: April 04 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 28, 2015. Highlights-------------- GREAT EGRETGLOSSY IBISEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK VULTUREGOLDEN EAGLESANDHILL CRANEBLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERPINE WARBLERPALM WARBLERWESTERN TANAGER (Extralimital)
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 3/30: 6 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. 4/1: A GREAT EGRET was seen from East Road. An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen along the Wildlife Drive. 4/2: A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31. Possibly the same one(s) were seen from Carncross Road. Derby Hill------------ A strange week. Thousand birds plus days were interspersed with days of 100 or less. 2,016 raptors were counted on 4/3. 6,167 were counted in all. A BLACK VULTURE was seen on 4/1, only the second one of the season. The season’s first PALM WARBLER was found today, 4/4. Onondaga county------------ 4/2: Early PINE WARBLER, FIELD SPARROW and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER were found at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. Extralimital------------ A WESTERN TANAGER is still being seen on the Cornell Campus at a location known as Wee Stinky Glen near Day Hall. The last positive report was on 4/3. Migrants reported this week.------------------------------------- NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWGREAT EGRETBLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERPINE WARBLERFIELD SPARROWHERMIT THRUSHPALM WARBLERAMERICAN PIPIT .--end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 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/ --
