* New York* Syracuse - April 10 2017 * NYSY 04.10.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):April 10, 2017 - April 17, 2017to 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 17 AT 5 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 10, 2017. Highlights-------------- RED-NECKED GREBEAMERICAN WHITE PELICANBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONEURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEALEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK VULTURESWAINSON’S HAWKGOLDEN EAGLELITTLE GULLICELAND GULLNORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 4/11: The EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was again seen at the Visitor’s Center and was seen throughout the week including today. 4/13: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the Mucklands along Rt. 31 west of the Seneca River. Derby Hill Bird Observatory------------ Only two days with raptors in the thousands but a great week nontheless. The total for the week was 6,681 hawks counted. Highlights were 2 SWAINSON’S HAWKS on 4/15 and 1 SWAINSON’S HAWK, 2 GOLDEN EAGLES and 1 BLACK VULTURE on 4/16. An ICELAND GULL was also spotted on 4/16. Oswego County------------- 4/13: A LITTLE GULL was seen from Phillips Point on the north shore of Oneida Lake. 4/15: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen from Phillips Point. Onondaga County------------ 4/11: A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard on DeMong Street in Syracuse. 4/13: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the confluence of the Oneida and Seneca Rivers south of Phoenix. 4/14: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen near the outlet on Nine Mile Creek on the west side of Onondaga Lake. It was not located the next day. 4/15: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen from the pull off on the east side of Onondaga Lake south of Liverpool. Madison County------------ 4/16: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Woodman Pond. Oneida County------------ 4/14: An ICELAND GULL was seen on the break wall at Sylvan Beach. Herkimer County------------ 4/12: Rare for the area REDHEAD and LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen at the McKoons Road Marsh north and west of Richfield Springs. Migrants reported this week------------ HOUSE WRENMARSH WRENBROWN THRASHERSORAPALM WARBLERLOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHBLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERPINE WARBLERVIRGINIA RAILSOLITARY SANDPIPERCLIFF SWALLOWNASHVILLE WARBLER -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/ --
