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* New York * Syracuse * February 20, 2023 * NYSY 02.20.23 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 13, 2022 to February 20, 2023 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 20 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | Onondaga | | | #829: Monday February 20, 2023 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 13, 2022 Highlights ------------ BRANT PINK-FOOTED GOOSE GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE BARROW’S GOLDENEYE BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE WINTER WREN SHORT-EARED OWL EVENING GROSBEAK EASTERN TOWHEE PINE SISKIN RED CROSSBILL COMMON REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma and Montezuma Wetlands Complex -------------------------- 2/15: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the Visitor’s Center. 2/18: A GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted at the corner of Armitage Road and Rt. 89. A WINTER WREN was found at Marten’s Tract. 2/19: 4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. Oswego County ------------ 2/15: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Minetto. 2/16: A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was again seen in Lake Ontario from St. Pauls Cemetery north of Oswego.A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Lake Neatahwanta in Fulton. 2/18: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Lake Neatahwanta in Fulton. 2/19: 200 were seen settling in a field at the corner of Rts. 13 and 30 in Williamston. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen in Ox Creek south of Fulton. It was seen again on the 20th. An ICELAND GULL was seen from Lock 2 in Fulton. Onondaga County ------------ 2/14: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Hamlin Marsh in the Town of Clay. 2/15: A rare for our area PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was seen and photographed on Woodland Reservoir in Syracuse. 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen from Clark Reservation. 2/16: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen at Jamesville Reservoir. 15 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Herlihy Road south of Apulia Station. 2 17: An apparent overwintering EASTERN TOWHEE was photographed at a feeder St. John Drive in Syracuse. 2/19: 2 CACKLING GEESE and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen from Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville.Also seen were Horned Larks and Snow Buntings. Madison County ------------ 2/15: A COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder on Indian Lookout Road in Cazenovia. 2/16: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Caphe Hill Road south of Cazenovia. 2/18: 19 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Musician Road in Earleville. 24 EVENING GROSBEAKS were again at a feeder on Hawes Road at the north end of the Eaton Reservoir. 2/19: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road north pf Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 2/17: 24 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Potato Hill Road south of Boonville. Herkimer County ------------ 2/14: 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in OLD FORGE. 2/18: 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Salisbury north of Dolgeville. 2/20: 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at South C Shore Acres Road 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/ --
