* New York* Syracuse - March 14, 2016 * NYSY 03. 14. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 07, 2015 - March 14, 2016to 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: March 14 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 07, 2015. Highlights-------------- ROSS’S GOOSECACKLING GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK VULTURENORTHERN GOSHAWKGOLDEN EAGLESANDHILL CRANEICELAND GULLSHORT-EARED OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEWESTERN TANAGER (Extralimital)
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 3/9: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen in flight near the Main Pool. 3/11: 6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh from East Road. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Carncross Road. 3/12: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the mucklands north of Rt. 31 near the potato building. 3/13: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. Onondaga County------------ 3/13: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at Three Rivers WMA east of Smokey Hollow Road near the duck blind. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in flight at Beaver Lake Nature Center. Derby Hill------------ A slow week at Derby with only 406 raptors counted. However the seasons first GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on 3/9. Also a ROSS’S GOOSE was seen on 3/7. Oswego County------------ 3/12: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the intersection of Rt. 264 and Biddlecum Road north of Phoenix. 3/13: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the intersection of Rt.264 and Biddlecum Road. Madison County------------ 3/11: 2 EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County------------ 3/7: 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen from Rt. 12 south of Barneveld. 3/13: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the Oriskany WMA. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Poppleton Road east of Verona Beach State Park. Herkimer County------------ 3/13: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Little Falls Extralimital------------ A WESTERN TANAGER continues to be seen at an area called Wee Stinkey Glen on the Cornell University Campus in Tompkins County. Migrants reported this week. EASTERN PHOEBE NORTHERN GOSHAWK TREE SWALLOW EASTERN MEADOWLARK .--end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 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/ --
