RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 06, 2012 * NYSY 0806 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):July 23, 2012 - July 30, 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:August 06 AT 1:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #315 -Monday August 06, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 30 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN GLOSSY IBIS SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WHIMBREL STILT SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER SANDWICH TERN ORCHARD ORIOLE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/2: 10 species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh including STILT SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and BLACB-BELLIED PLOVER. 2 BLACK TERNS were also seen. 8/4: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen at Tschache Pool. Herkimer County ------------ 7/30: A GLOSSY IBIS, found last week, was still present on McKoon Road south of Mohawk west of Rt.28. It was last reported on 8/03. Oswego County ------------ 7/30: A SANDWICH TERN, found last week on a sand bar near Carl Island at Sandy Pond, was still present. 7/31: Joining the SANWICH TERN today were 8 species of shorebirds including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and SANDERLING. 8/2: 6 of the common species of shorebirds were seen at Biddlecum Road and Rt.264 north of Phoenix. 8/3: The SANDWICH TERN and the shorebirds were still present at Sandy Pond and were joined by a WHIMBLEL. 8/4: Today and the next day 7 local raptor species were seen at Derby Hill. Onondaga County ------------ 8/4: An Onondaga Audubon field trip to Green Lakes State Park yielded 26 species highlighted by ORCHARD ORIOLE. -- 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/ --
