RBA * New York * Syracuse * June 27, 2011 * NYSY 0627.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): June 20, 2010 - June 27, 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:June 27 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #260 -Monday June 27, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 20 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
LEAST BITTERN GREAT EGRET BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON SANDHILL CRANE DUNLIN WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER GLAUCOUS GULL BLACK TERN WHIP-POOR-WILL ACADIAN FLYCATCHER COMMON RAVEN CERULEAN WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 6/21: 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS and 1 CERULEAN WARBLER were seen at the Armitage Road location on the west side of the canal. 6/23: A GREAT EGRET was spotted at May’s Point Pool. At Knox-Marsellus Marsh 5 species of Shorebird including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and DUNLIN were found. Also seen were 11 species of waterfowl including BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 6/25: At Morgon Road - 2 SANDHILL CRANES. At VanDyne Spoor Road - both BITTERNS, 8 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and BLACK TERN. At East Road - 2 SANDHILL CRANED, DUNLIN, and BLACK TERN. At Armitage Road - BARRED OWL, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER. At the Audubon Center - 2SANDHILL CRANES. Onondaga County ------------ 6/22: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was again heard at the Three Rivers WMA. This time from 60 Road on the East side near the power lines. 6/23: Probable fledgling COMMON RAVENS were heard on potter Road at the Three Rivers WMA. 6/27: A lone female ACADIAN FLYCATCHER remains at Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. Also found were 2 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS. Oswego County ------------ 6/24: A first summer GLAUCOUS GULL was found in Oswego Harbor. It was relocated on 6/26. 6/25: 1 BLACK TERN and a SCAUP species were seen on Oneida Lake from shore in Constantia. --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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --