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* New York * Syracuse * February 07, 2022 * NYSY 02. 07. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 31, 2022 to February 07, 2022 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: February 07 AT 5:30 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #790: Monday January 31, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 07, 2022 Highlights: ----------- GADWALL ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK RED-SHOULDERED HAWK NORTHERN GOSHAWK TURKEY VULTURE BLACK VULTURE PEREGRINE FALCON SNOWY OWL LONG-EARED OWL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL HERMIT THRUSH EASTERN TOWHEE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW PINE SISKIN RED CROSSBILL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 2/6: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County ------------ No reports this week. Onondaga County ------------ 1/31: A GADWALL was seen near Mercer Park in Baldwinsville on the Seneca River. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was see at the Marshy Spits on the west side of Onondaga lake south of the Honeywell Visitor’s Center. 2/1: An EASTERN TOWHEE was again seen at the intersection of Haney and River Road west of Baldwinsville. It was refound on 2/7. 2/3: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen on Indian Hill Road in Pompey. 2/5: A LONG-EARED OWL was spotted and photographed on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. A BLACK VULTURE was seen near Jamesville Beach park. An ICELAND GULL was seen in the Inner Harbor of Onondaga Lake. 4 PINE SISKINS were seen on Citation Drive in Pompey. 2/6: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen from Washington Street in Syracuse. Oswego County ------------ 2/1: A HERMIT THRUSH was seen near Rt. 89 south of Oswego near Rice Creek. 2/6: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near Rt. 104A in Sterling. Madison County ------------ 2/2: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. 2/6: A PEREGRINE FALCON and an ICELAND GULL were seen on Harwood Island Road north of Canastota. 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were found on Colton Road north of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 2/1: A TURKEY VULTURE was seen in Clinton and was seen through 2/5. 2/5: A SNOWY OWL was seen from Peremeter Road on the old air base in Rome. 2/6: A TURKEY VULTURE was seen in Clayville. Herkimer County ------------ 2/2: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and up to 20 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on North Lake Road and at Atwell north of Forestport. 1/5: 19 RED CROSSBILLS and only 1 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were seen in the same area north of Forestport. 2/7: 3 RED CROSSBILLS and 1 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were seen on Bald Mountain Trail north of Old Forge. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
