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*New York - Syracuse - April 09, 2018 - NYSY 04.09.18 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: April 02 - April 09 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: April 09 AT 2:30 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on April 02, 2018 Highlights: ROSS’S GOOSE EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL EURASIAN WIGEON COMMON GALLINULE SABDHILL CRANE GREATER YELLOWLEGS DUNLIN LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL SHORT-EARED OWL FOX SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 4/2: The EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL continues to be seen at the Visitors Center up to today. 4/4: An EURASIAN WIGEON was sen at Martens Tract. 4/5: An EURASIAN WIGEON and an ICELAND GULL were seen along the Wildlife Trail. A ROSS’S GOOSE was found on the berm at Eaton Marsh and has been present through today. 4/6: A first of the year COMMON GALLINULE was found at the Visitors Center and has been seen up to 4/8. 4/7: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at the Rt. 89 overlook. One SANDHILL CRANE was at VanDyne Spoor Road. Up to 32 BALD EAGLES were seen in a boil (kettle) along the Wildlife Trail, some seen talon grasping. 8 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the end of the Wildlife Trail. Cayuga County ------------ 4/7: 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a DUNLIN were seen along Maiden Lane in Port Byron. Up to 20 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen the next day. Onondaga county ------------ 4/2: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen from Valley Drive in Elbridge. 4/6: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the Inner Harbor. 4 were counted on 4/8. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ------------ 6,833 raptors were counted at Derby Hill this week. Most were seen on 4/2 (3,819) and most all week were TURKEY VULTURES only 2 GOLDEN EAGLES seen this week. Oswego County ------------ 4/7: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Peter Scott Swamp and was relocated on the 8th. Oneida County ------------ 4/7: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen along Jug Point Road east of Verona Beach. They were seen again the next day. Herkimer County ------------ 4/2: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen on Miner Road west of Dolgeville. --end transcript Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 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/ --
