RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 01, 2012 * NYSY 10.01.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 24, 2012 - October 01, 2012 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:October 01 AT 6:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #322 -Monday October 01, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 24 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET RED-NECKED PHALAROPE FORSTER’S TERN RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD PHILADELPHIA VIREO ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER CAPE MAY WARBLER NELSON’S SPARROW YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 9/25: A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at the Visitor’s Center. BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at La Rurs and at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8 SANDHILL CRANES and the AMERICAN AVOCET were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. The AMERICAN AVOCET was positively reported up to and including yesterday. It seems to hop back and forth between Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s. 9/26: A (the) RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at La Rue’s Lagoon. 9/29: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen at Tschache Pool. 9/30: 2 different parties found NELSON’S SPARROWS this day. One was seen earlier in the morning and two were seen later. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was found at in the reeds on the south side of VanDyne Spoor Road. Onondaga County ------------ 9/24: The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was again seen at a residence on Pendergast Road in Phoenix. The last positive report was on 9/29 but it may still be there. 9/28: A FOS WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen among 39 species at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 9/29: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at the Liverpool Marina on the rocks at the boat launch. Oswego County ------------ 9/25: Good numbers of Warblers including CAPE MAY were seen on a trail near Lake Neatahwanta in Fulton. 9/26: 61 species including 19 Warbler species were found at Sunset Bay Park. Highlights were SCREECH OWL, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, CAPE MAY WARBLER and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. 9/30: A SORA continues at the Rt. 6 wetland north of Rt. 3. 7 late EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were flushed by a Coyote at the Oswego County Airport. -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
