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* New York * Syracuse * December 26, 2022 * NYSY 12. 26. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 19, 2022 to December 26, 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: December 26 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #821: Monday December 26, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 19, 2022 Highlights: ----------- BLACK VULTURE LITTLE GULL ICELAND GULL CALIFORNIA GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL NORTHERN GOSHAWK PEREGRINE FALCON BOHEMIAN WAXWING EASTERN TOWHEE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW PINE SISKIN COMMON REDPOLL EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/21: An extremely rare CALIFORNIA GULL was found at Van Cleef lake in Seneca Falls. It was seen on the 22nd. at Van Cleef lake and at Lower Road on the west side of Cayuga Lake. 12/23: An EASTERN TOWHEE seems to be overwintering on McDonald Road just east of the complex. 12/26: The CALIFORNIA GULL was relocated on Lower Lake Road on Cayuga Lake. Oswego County ------------ 12.20: A PINE SISKIN was seen near the intersection of Rt. 104 and Fred Haynes Boulevard. 12/21: 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Kibbe Lake Road north of Constantia. 18 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Willianstown. 12/23: 25 EVENIN GROSBEAKS were at a feeder in West Amboy. 12/25: A rare LITTLE GULL was found in Oswego Harbor. It was relocated today along with a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Onondaga County ------------- 12/20: 2 BLACK VULTURES continue to roost on McClennan Drive in Fayetteville. 25 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Rowley Jerome Road north of Fabius, 12/23: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was at a feeder on Fenner Road north of Baldwinsville. A PINE SISKIN was seen on Bradbury Street in Syracuse. 12/25: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville. A COMMON REDPOLL was seen on Lawrence Road west of Marcellus. Madison County ------------ 12/20: 1 EVENING GROSBEAK was seen on Earlville Road in Poolville 12/21: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen from Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. An ICELAND GULL was seen from hardwood Island Road north of Canastota. 28 EVENING GROSBEAKS, 3 COMMON REDPOLLS and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were seen near a residence on Carpenter Road near Sheds. 12/22: An EVENING GROSBEAK and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen on Eden Hollow Road east of Erieville. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from Kayser Beach Road in Sylvan Beach. 12/23: 24 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue on Hawes Road near Eaton Reservoir. Oneida County ------------ 12/21: 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS, down from 24 the day before) were at a feeder on Boak Road in Holland Patent. 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Jones Road in Remsen. 12/22: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from Kayser Beach Road in Sylvan Beach. Herkimer County ------------ 12/22: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen from Creek Road east of Little Falls. 12/23: 37 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and 62 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeding station in Salisbury north of Dolgeville. 2 PINE SISKINS were seen in Little Falls. ---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/ --
