RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* May 23, 2011
* NYSY 2305.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
May 16, 2010 - May 23, 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:May 23 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#256 -Monday May 23, 2011
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 16 ,
2010
Highlights:
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WHITE-FACED IBIS
BRANTBLUE-WINGED TEAL
SWAINSON’S HAWK
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
WHIMBREL
MARBLED GODWIT
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
BLACK TERN
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
SWAINSON’S THRUSH
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
ORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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5/16: A WHITE-FACED IBIS ws seen at the new shorebird area along the
wildlife drive. Unfortunately it was not relocated.
5/17: 7 species of shorebird including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen
along the wildlife drive. 3 BLACK TERNS were also present. A GREAT EGRET was at
Tschache Pool. 4BLACK TERNS were seen at the end of VanDyne Spoor Road and 9
TRUMPETER SWANS were seen from Carncross Road.
5/18: A female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was spotted at the new shorebird area.
5/21: A MARBLED GODWIT was seen along the wildlife drive. neither the
Phalarope or the Godwit were relocated.
5/22: DUNLIN, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, and SEMI-PALMATED
PLOVER were all seen at Tschache Pool.
Phillips Point (Oneida Lake) lakewatch
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After a slow week today (5/23) there was more action. At least 100 BRANT,
7
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 2 COMMON LOONS, 58 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 11 WHIMBREL, and
145 DUNLIN were counted as the flew by.
Derby Hill
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1543 Raptors were counted this week. A Sharp-shined Hawk on 5/20 was
recorded as the 35,000th. Hawk of the season.
5/18: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen.
5/19: 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were seen.
5/21: 40+ BRANT and 6 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were spotted.
5/22: The season’s second SWAINSON’S HAWK was found.
Oswego County
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5/16: 14 species of warbler including an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were seen
at Sunset Bay Park. SWAINSON’S THRUSH was also spotted.
5/20: A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at the “Mosquito Station” which is on
West
Road off of Lower Road on the north shore of Oneida Lake.
Madison County
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5/16: 10 species of shorebirds were seen at Ditchbank Road north of
Chittenango. 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at the intersection of Colton and
Warners Road north of Canastota.
5/18: A male RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at Ditchbank Road. 2 ORCHARD
ORIOLES were also seen in the area. The Phalarope ws not seen the next day.
Oneida County
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5/16: A BLACK TERN was seen at Verona Beach.
Onondaga County
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5/17: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of
Baldwinsville. 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were also seen.
5/17: 11 species of warblers including GOLDEN WINGED and BAY-BREASTED were
seen at Schiller Park in Syracuse. 11 species were again seen the next day at
the park along with a SWAINSON’S THRUSH.
5/22 A BLACK TERN was seen at Three Rivers WMA near the Eagle’s nest.
Jefferson County
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5/20: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on the South Sandy Creek Trail.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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