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* New York * Syracuse * February 21, 2022 * NYSY 02. 21. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 14, 2022 to February 21, 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 21 AT 4:30 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | | | | | | | | (no title) Visit the post for more. | | | #791: Monday February 21, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 14, 2022 Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON NORTHERN PINTAIL AMERICAN WIGEON RED-SHOULDERED HAWK BLACK VULTURE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER LAPLAND LONGSPUR COMMON REDPOLL PINE SISKIN RED CROSSBILL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Onondaga County ------------ 2/14: NORTHERN PINTAIL and AMERICAN WIGEON were seen at Lakeview Point on the west side on Onondaga Kaje. 2/15: A BLACK VULTURE was spotted at the Jamesville OCCRA site on Rt. 91. Nearby on Sweet Road 3 more BLACK VULTURES were seen in Flight. 2/16: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen from Rt. 80 east of Tully. 2/18: An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor south of Onondaga Lake. 2/19: A PINE SISKIN was seen at Citation Drive in Pompey. 6 ICELAND GULLS and a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen at the Inner Harbor. 2/20: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Inner Harbor.A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at the Marshy Spits area on the west side of Onondaga Lake south of the Honeywell Visitor’s Center. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 2/21: At least 20 species of waterfowl were seen from Lakeview Point on the west side of Onondaga Lake. Oswego County ------------ 2/16: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen on Schilly Road north of Central Square. 2/19: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at Derby Hill on Lake Ontario. A COMMON REDPOLL was seen in Williamstown. 2/20: A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was found on Lake Ontario near the NIMO EIC area.A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in Oswego harbor. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Tubbs Road in Mexico. Madison County ------------ 2/19: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Ridge Road in Cazenovia. 2/20: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a PEREGRINE FALCON and 4 ICELAND GULLS were seen on Harwood Island Road north of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 2/15: 5 RED CROSSBILLS and 2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in the Woodhull State Forest north of Forestport. 2/20: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Maple flats Road in Cleveland. Herkimer County ------------ 2/20: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen in Old Forge. 2/21: 16 RED CROSSBILLS, 5 PINE SISKINS and 1 COMMON REDPOLL were seen in 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/ --
