RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 09, 2012 * NYSY 04.09.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
april 02, 2012 - April 09, 2012 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:April 02 AT 5:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #300 -Monday April 09, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 02 , 2012 Highlights: ----------- RED-NECKED GREBE WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital) BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON EURASIAN WIGEON SWAINSON’S HAWK BLACK VULTURE SANDHILL CRANE SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW BOHEMIAN WAXWING RUSTY BLACKBIRD Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 4/7: An EURASION WIGEON was found at Marten’s Tract. A SORA RAIL was also heard. At Benning Marsh DUNLIN, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER and WILSON’S SNIPE were seen. The same group of shorebirds was found the next day also. 4/8: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Marten’s Tract. A FOS PURPLE MARTEN was seen at the Audubon Center. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Carncross Road. GREEN WING and BLUE WING TEAL, GADWALL, NORTHERN SHOVELER and AMERICAN WIGEON continued throughout the week at the Visitor’s Center. Phillips Point (Oneida Lake) Lakewatch. ------------ Migrating waterfowl seen this week include WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, SURF SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK DUCK, NORTHERN PINTAIL, COMMON MERGANSER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, COMMON LOON, BONAPARTE’S GULL, HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, and GREAT BLUE HERON. A FISH CROW continues to be heard. Derby Hill Observatory ------------ A total of 5,045 raptors were counted at Derby Hill this week. Two BLACK VULTURES (reported last week) were seen on 4/2. Also seen that day were the first SWAINSON’S HAWK of the season and a SANDHILL CRANE. On 4/5 an exceptionally large number (up to 300) of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were counted. On 4/8 came the season’s first BROAD-WINGED HAWK. Onondaga County ------------ 4/3: One SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. 4/4: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was found on the Onondaga Creek Creekwalk. The bird was spotted just north of the Bear Street overpass. Two were seen on 4/5 and one individual was seen as recently as yesterday in the same location. 4/5: 43 COMMON LOONS were seen migrating over Skaneateles Lake. 4/9: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Clay Marsh. It was seen from the handicapped access duck blind on Wetzle Road. Cortland County ------------ 4/5: A RED-NECKED GREBE was spotted on Little York Lake. Oswego County ------------ 4/3: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on Biddlecum Road just est of Rt. 254. Jefferson County ------------ 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen on Rt.178 in Adams. Small numbers of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are still being seen at Robert Wehle State Park in the town of Henderson. Extralimital ------------ 4/8: The two WESTERN GREBES are still being seen from Harris Park at the south end of Cayuga lake. 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/ --
