* New York* Syracuse - April 18, 2016 * NYSY 04. 18. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):April 11, 2015 - April 18, 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 18 AT 1:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 11, 2015. Highlights-------------- RED-THROATED LOONEURASIAN WIGEONUPLAND SANDPIPERICELAND GULLSHORT-EARED OWL Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 4/13: An ICELAND GULL was spotted along the Wildlife Drive. 4/16: an EURASIAN WIGEON was seen from the platform at Tschache Pool. A SHORT-EARED OWL wa seen along the Wildlife Trail
Derby Hill------------ A slow week at Derby with no day with over 1,000 birds. The first BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were seen on 4/15. In all 4,019 raptors were counted. Oswego County------------ 4/17: The first of the season UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at the Oswego County airfield. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Oneida Lake just north of Rogues Roost Golf course. Onondaga county------------ 4/18: A pair of TRUMPETER SWANS continues to be seen at the big marsh at Three Rivers WMA and may possibly breed there. Herkimer county------------ 4/13: A FISH CROW was seen and heard at Young Lake along Rt. 20 east of Richfield Springs. Migrants reported this week.-------------------------------------- UPLAND SANDPIPERSORACASPIAN TERNLOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHCLIFF SWALLOWMARSH WRENAMERICAN BITTERNLEAST FLYCATCHER .--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/ --
