RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 27, 2012 * NYSY 0827 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):August 20, 2012 - August 27, 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 27 AT 2:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #317 -Monday August 27, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 20 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
SANDHILL CRANE MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT CURLEW SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER WILSON’S PHALAROPE SANDWICH TERN COMMON NIGHTHAWK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/23: A juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPER was found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. In all 15 species of shorebirds were located. Other highlights were BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and SANDHILL CRANE. 8/24: The CURLEW SANDPIPER was relocated at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Also found there were BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDHILL CRANE and three PEREGRINE FALCONS. At Benning Marsh 12 species of Shorebirds were found. At the Visitor’s Center LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILED DOWITCHERS were seen. 8/26: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found at the Visitor’s Center. 8/27: 17 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were found along the Wildlife Drive. At Knox-Marsellus Marsh BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and SANDHILL CRANE were found. Oswego County ------------ 8/21: The SANDWICH TERN continues on the big sandbar at Sandy Pond. Also seen this day were STILT SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, LEAST and SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. 8/23: BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER joined the SANDWICH TERN and the rest of the group at Sandy Pond. 8/26: Two WHIMBRELS were seen in the mix at Sandy Pond. The SANDWICH TERN continues. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper did not. Five COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen moving over a residence in Hastings Oneida County ------------ Six species of Shorebirds including BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen at Delta lake. also seen were two MERLIN and a BALD EAGLE. Oonodaga County ------------ 8/26: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and a MERLIN were at a wet spot along New Seneca Turnpike north of Skanateles Jefferson County ------------ 8/22: Six species of shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen at El Dorado State Park. -- end report 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/ --
