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* New York * Syracuse * December 14, 2020 * NYSY 12. 14. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 07 to December 14, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: December 14 AT 6:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #730 Monday December 14, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 07, 2020 Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON ANHINGA (Extralimital) GREAT EGRET GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE KING EIDER BLACK SCOTER PEREGRINE FALCON SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD NORTHERN SHRIKE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER PINE GROSBEAK EVENING GROSBEAK COMMOM REDPOLL HOARY REDPOLL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/7: A very late BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was photographed nicely on North Mays Point Road. 12/10: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen along Rt.89 near Wilgoose Field. 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in the Morgan Road Marshes. 12 14: 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Visitor’s Center. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen from VanDyne Spoor road. 234 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. Cayuga county ------------ 1211: 11 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County ------------ The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD initially found on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville continues to come to feeders and was present today. 12/8: A RED CROSSBILL was seen in flight on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 12/11: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen with Canadas on Jamesville Reservoir. 12/12: Up to 28 RED CROSSBILLS were still present on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest . 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen also. A HOARY REDPOLL was again seen with Common Redpolls on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. 12/13: An ICELAND GULL continues on the Seneca river in Baldwinsville. A late GREAT EGRET was present south of the Honeywell Center of Onondaga Lake. Oswego County ------------ 12/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Bayshore Road in Oswego county. EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Wheeler Road in Altmar, in Minetto, on Fraser Road in Mexico and in Amboy Center. A young male KING EIDER and a BLACK SCOTER were seen at Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake Ontario. 12/9: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was again seen on Selma Road in Central Square. 12/11: A female KING EIDER and a RED-THROATED LOON were found in Oswego Harbor. 12/12: 7 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake Ontario. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. 12/13: A KING EIDER was again seen in Oswego Harbor. EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Willianstown. Madison County ------------ 12/8: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Musician Road in Earleville. 12/10: 7 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Crumb Hill Road near DeRuyter. 12/11: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. 11 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. Oneida county ------------ 12/8: 43 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Durhamville. 12/14: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in Waterville. Herkimer County ------------ 12/7: A PINE GROSBEAK was see at Salisbury Corners north of Dolgeville. 12/8: 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Salisbury Corners north of Dolgeville. Extralimital ------------ 12/13: An extremely rare for New York ANHINGA was found on the bank of Black Creek in Churchville Park in Churchville, Monroe County. It was still present today and offered close views to many birders. ----End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/ --
