RBA * New York * Syracuse * November 29, 2010 * NYSY 2911.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 22, 2009 - November 29, 2010 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:November 29 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #232 -Monday November 22, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 22 , 2010 Highlights: -----------
RED-NECKED GREBE TUNDRA SWAN KING EIDER RED PHALAROPE PURPLE SANDPIPER SANDHILL CRANE POMERINE JAEGER LITTLE GULL GLAUCOUS GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE SHORT-EARED OWL BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE CAVE SWALLOW GRAY CATBIRD PINE WARBLER BOHEMIAN WAXWING EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 11/26: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on VanDyneSpoor Road 11/28: 8 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. Upwards of 300 TUNDRA SWANS were found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 26 SANDHILL CRANES are still being seen at Knox-Marsellus also. Cayuga County ------------ 11/22: 2 CAVE SWALLOWS were found at Fair Haven State Park on the beach. They were also present the next day but no reports since. 11/26: A PURPLE SANDPIPER was seen in its usual location at the west end and on the south side of the breakwall at Fair Have State Park. It was also seen the next day but not since. Onondaga County ------------ 11/21: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was spotted with Ceders in the Bradford Heights section of Dewitt. 11/24: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Otisco Lake Park. 11/26: A late GRAY CATBIRD was seen along the Erie Canal Trail in the Jordan area. 11/28: 13 species of waterfowl were seen from the village of Skaneateles on the lake including, unusual for the area, LONG-TAILED DUCK. Oswego County ------------ 11/26: 16 species of waterfowl including a KING EIDER were seen at Derby Hill. Also of note were a RED PHALAROPE and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE. 11/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Peter Scott Road west of Phoenix. A late PINE WARBLER was seen at a feeder if Constantia. At Derby Hill 3 BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKES, 1 LITTLE GULL, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, and 1 POMERINE JAEGER were seen. Madison County ------------ 11/28: 2 COMMON REDPOLLS were found near DeRuyter Reservoir. 15 EVENING GROSBEAKS were on Paradise Hill near DeRuyter and an adult LITTLE GULL was seen on Bradley Brook Reservoir. Herkimer County ------------ 11/28: 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and a MERLIN were found on Third Lake Creek Trail near Old Forge Oneida County ------------ 11/28: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Fuller Road west of Remsen. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --