RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 03, 2011 * NYSY 0301.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 27, 2010 - January 03, 2011 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:January 03 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #237 -Monday January 03, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 27 , 2010 Highlights: -----------
KING EIDER (Extralimital) BARROW’S GOLDENEYE NORTHERN GOSHAWK MERLIN SNOWY OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW MARSH WREN TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE BOHEMIAN WAXWING YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/29: A late MARSH WREN was found near the observation tower just past the Visitor’s Center. Jefferson County ------------ 1/1: The TOWNSEND’S SPLITAIRE was found at it’s usual spot on Point Peninsula On State Park Road just off of Co.Rt. 57. There were no reports for the 2nd. or 3rd. so far. Also seen in the area were NORTHERN GOSHAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE (6), and BARROW’S GOLDENEYE (2). Onondaga County ------------ 12/28: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was refound on Connors Road just west of Rt. 31 in the Town of Van Buren. Today (1/3) two individuals were found in the same spot. Another is coming to a feeder in Liverpool. 12/31: 6 BALD EAGLES were observed on Cross Lake from Farnham Road on the east side of the lake. 1/03: A FISH CROW was heard at the inner harbor (Syracuse) and a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the fisherman’s access near the State Fair on Onondaga Lake. Madison County ------------ !2/29: Highlights of the New Woodstock Christmas Count were EVENING GROSBEAKS (125) in three different locations, COMMON REDPOLLS (very numerous), 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, NORTHERN SHRIKES, and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK. Oswego County ------------ 1/01: An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lakeview Road on Lake Ontario at the Bible Camp. 1/02: A SNOW OWL continues to be seen on the breakwalls at Oswego. 5 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on City Line Road south of Rt. 104 in Oswego. Oneida County ------------ 1/01: A MERLIN was seen on Randall Road in the Town of Verona during the Oneida Christmas Count. Extralimital ---------- The last positive sighting of the KING EIDER at Stewart Park in Ithaca was 12/29. --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/ --