RBA * New York * Syracuse * November 14, 2011 * NYSY 11.14.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 7, 2010 - November 14, 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:November 14 AT 4:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #279 -Monday November 14, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 7 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ROSS’S GOOSE GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER POMERINE JAEGER NORTHERN SHRIKE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 11/7: 6 species of Shorebirds were seen from the Visitor’s Center to Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marsh. Highlights were LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER abd BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. 14 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted at Puddler’s Marsh. 11/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was spotted along Towpath Road. 11/13: At Puddler’s Marsh a ROSS’S GOOSE, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a PEREGRINE FALCON, and 14 SANDHILL CRANES were seen. At Benning Marsh DUNLIN, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen. In all 8 species of shorebirds were seen at the Montezuma Complex this week. Species seen were DUNLIN, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LESSER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Onondaga County ------------ 11/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. Oswego County ------------ 11/11: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Derby Hill. 11/12 : 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/ --
