* New York* Syracuse - January 22, 2018 * NYSY 01.22.18 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 16, 2018 - January 23, 2018to 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: January 23 AT 12:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 16, 2018. Highlights-------------- GREAT CORMORANT (Extralimital)GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEBLACK SCOTERSURF SCOTERICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSLATY-BACKED GULLMEW GULLSNOWY OWLYELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERLAPLAND LONGSPURCOMMON REDPOLL
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)---------------- 1/17: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen at Martens Tract. Onondaga County------------ 1/17: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen at the Moon Library on the ESF campus in Syracuse. One ands sometimes two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS have been seen from Mercer Park in Baldwinsville on the Seneca River. These birds have been reported through the 20th. 1/20: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen from Pump House Road near the State Fair. A BLACK SCOTER was seen on Skaneateles Lake near Spafford. 1/21: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near Rock Cut Road in Jamesville. 2 SNOWY OWLS continue near the State Fair entrance in Syracuse. 1/22: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on West Sorrell Hill Road just north of Conners Road south of Baldwinsville. Cayuga County------------ 1/20: A SNOWY OWL was seen on the breakwall at Fair Haven State Park. Madison County------------ 1/18: A SNOWY OWL was seen near the Fenner wind Farm south of Canastota. It was seen also on the 19th. Oswego County------------ 1/16: A very rare for the region SLATY-BACKED GULL was found at Lock 6 in Oswego on the Oswego River. It was seen through the 19th. at that location and at Minetto but was not refound after that date. 1/17: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Minetto. 1/18: A very rare for the region MEW GULL was discovered at Minetto on the Oswego River. It was refound at the same location on the 19th. but not refound since. 1/20: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Indian Point on the Oswego River north of Fulton. A female SURF-SCOTER was seen in Oswego Harbor. 2 SNOWY OWLS were seen at Oswego Harbor. 1/22: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Indian Point. Extralimital------------ 1/19: A GREAT CORMORANT was found at Sodus Point in Sodus Bay (Wayne County). It was seen through 1/21 and was viewed looking south from the Coast Guard Station. ---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/ --
