RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 24, 2011 * NYSY 10:24.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 17, 2010 - October 24, 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:October 24 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #276 -Monday October 24, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 17 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
RED-THROATED LOON RED-NECKED GREBE GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE GOLDEN EAGLE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET HUDSONIAN GODWIT LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER PARASITIC JAEGER POMERINE JAEGER LITTLE GULL PURPLE MARTIN ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER NELSON’S SPARROW LINCOLN’S SPARROW PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 10/18: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was observed at the Visitor’s Center. A NELSON’S SPARROW was seen at Martens Tract. 10/23: The HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen at the Visitor’s Center. Also seen there were a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, a CACKLING GOOSE, and a late PURPLE MARTIN. 7 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen in the Main Pool. 10 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were found at May’s Point Pool. 4 NELSON’S SPARROWS were seen at Martens Tract. The AMERICAN AVOCET is still at Puddler’s Marsh. Madison County ------------ 10/16: 8 PINE SISKINS were spotted near Sheds. 10/22: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Kiley Road near New Woodstock. Onondaga County ------------ 10/18: 6 PINE SISKINS were seen at Highland Forest. 10/23: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was found at the Skaneateles Conservation Area. Oswego County ------------ 10/21: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS, A LITTLE GULL, all 3 SCOTERS, a RED-THROATED LOON, and a RED-NECKED GREBE were all seen at Derby Hill 10/22: 14 species of waterfowl including all 3 Scoters and a CACKLING GOOSE were all seen at Derby Hill. 10/23. A POMERINE JAEGER was seen at Derby Hill. 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/ --
