RBA * New York * Syracuse * December 26, 2011 * NYSY 12.26.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 19, 2010 - December 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:December 26 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #285 -Monday December 26, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 19 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
NORTHERN HARRIER MERLIN SHORT-EARED OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/21: SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at two locations. One was in the fields in back of the Montezuma winery at the corner of Rts. 5/20 and Rt. 89. The other was in the backe section (restricted) of Tschache Pool. 12/22: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to be seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. Onondaga County -------------- 12/19: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again seen at Three Rivers wma on 60 Road north of Baldwinsville. He is seen in the fields across from the Eagle viewing platform and was observed multiple times this week. 12/20: A MERLIN was seen at the corner of West Sorrell Hill and Conner’s Road in the Town of Van Buren. 12/25: 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were seen along with RED-TAILED HAWKS in fields on Maple Road in the Town of Clay south of Rt. 31. Oswego County ------------ 12/23: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was found along Lake Ontario between Port Ontario and Derby Hill. No specific location was given. 12/25: 9 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen on the White Trail at Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. 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/ --
