* New York* Syracuse - November 14, 2017 * NYSY 11.14.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):November 06, 2017 - November 14, 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: November 14 AT 3:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 06, 2017. Highlights-------------- RED-THROATED LOONGREAT CORMORANT (Extralimital)CATTLE EGRETBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK SCOTEROSPREYSANDHILL CRANEDUNLINWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERRED PHALAROPELITTLE GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLGLAUCOUS GULLNORTHERN SHRIKECAVE SWALLOWSAVANNAH SPARROWLAPLAND LONGSPUR
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 11/7: A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen on the Wildlife Drive. 11/10: An EURASIAN WIGEON continues in the main pool.A CATTLE EGRET continues at Wilgoose on Rt. 89. A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen on the Wildlife Drive 11/11: 16 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh from East Road. Up to 6 were seen the next day. 11/12: 54 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road.Numbers of both TUNDRA and TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in the flooded fields on Armitage Road. 11/13: A late SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen on Armitage Road. 2 DUNLIN were seen on the Wildlife Drive. Cayuga County------------ 11/11: A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 6 DUNLIN and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen along Rt.38 in Conquest. 11/7: A CAVE SWALLOW was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County------------ 11/7: A BLACK SCOTER and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were seen at the end on the creek walk along Onondaga Creek near Destiny in Syracuse. 11/8: A GREAT EGRET was seen near Wegman’s on Rt. 11 inNorth Syracuse 11/11: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on the East Shore of Onondaga Lake in Liverpool. 11/12: A GREAT EGRET was seen along the Creek walk near Destiny in Syracuse. Oswego County------------ 11/7: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen in Oswego Harbor. 11/9: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Derby Hill. 11/10: A LITTLE GULL and a RED PHALAROPE were seen at derby Hill. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Oswego Harbor. 11/11: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Derby Hill. 11/12: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Sandy Pond from Green Point. Madison County------------ 11/9: A late OSPREY, a TUNDRA SWAN and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen at Woodman Pond. 11/12: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road. Extralimital------------ A juvenile GREAT CORMORANT found on Sunday at the south end of Seneca Lake in Watkins Glen was reported again today.It was last seen on pilings at the base of a metal tower at the west end of a concrete breakwater. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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/ --
