RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 26, 2011 * NYSY 26:09.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 19, 2010 - September 26, 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:September 26 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #272 -Monday September 26, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 19 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHR HERON BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET RED-NECKED PHALAROPE SEDGE WREN CONNECTICUT WARBLER DICKSISSEL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 9/20: The ANERICAN AVOCET continues at Puddler’s Marsh. Also seen there were 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and 2 SANDHILL CRANES. 9/23: The AVOCET was again present in Puddler’s along with 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. At May’s Point Pool BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, both YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMI-PALMATE SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were all seen. 9/24: This day was the last positive report of the AMERICAN AVOCET at Puddler’s Marsh although no negative reports have been given either. 9/26: An ebird report listed a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a SEDGE WREN in the vacinity of Puddler’s Marsh. Onondaga County ------------ 9/25: 2 DICKSISSELS were reported at a feeder in Harrington Road in the city of Syracuse. Migrating warblers continue to be seen in the area but in smaller numbers and less diversity than in the past 2 weeks. WHITE-THROATED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS are starting to show up. --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/ --
