RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 08, 2012 * NYSY 10.08.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 01, 2012 - October 08, 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:October 08 AT 6:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #323 -Monday October 08, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 01 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BRANT SURF SCOTER SANDHILL CRANE SORA VIRGINIA RAIL BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET RED PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE PARASITIC JAEGER FRANKLIN’S GULL RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD WESTERN KINGBIRD ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER NELSON’S SPARROW YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 10/2: The AMERICAN AVOCET continues at Knox-Marsellus Marsh along with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. The YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was relocated on VanDyne Spoor Road. A NELSON’S SPARROW was seen at the beginning of the dyke there also. 10/5: Up to 3 NELSON’S SPARROWS were seen at various times at Marten’s Tract in the weeds south of the dirt road. The YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was also seen at different times in the marsh on the south side of VanDyne Spoor Road. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was spotted also. The bird of the day was a WESTERN KINGBIRD found on VanDyne Spoor Road just north of Railroad Road. Unfortunately the bird moved on in less than two hours. 5 Warbler species and the AMERICAN AVOCET were seen at Towpath Road. 5 Shorebird species including LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen in LaRue’s. 10/7: An adult FRANKLIN’S GULL was found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. The AMERICAN AVOCET, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and SANDHILL CRANE were also seen. 10/8: The FRANKLIN’S GULL continues at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Oneida County ------------ 10/2: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found on Miller Road in the Town of Blossvale. Oswego County ------------ 10/2: A PARASITIC JAGER was seen at Derby Hill. Also seen were 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS and a MERLIN. 10/4: 2 VIRGINIA RAILS and a SORA were found at the County Route 6 wetland north of County Route 3. 10/6: A RED PHALAROPE was seen at Derby Hill. 10/7: A flock of 940 BRANT was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen om Halsey Road. 10/8: 50 PINE SISKINS were seen in Williamstown. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found in Hastings. Another was found in Mexico Onondaga County ------------ 10/3: 2 GREATER SCAUP were seen on Onondaga Lake 10/6: 14 RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen on Tully Lakes. 10/7: 50 PINE SISKINS were seen on East Sorrell Hill Road south of Baldwinsville. The same group was observed today. 10/8: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found under the power lines at Three Rivers WMA norht of Baldwinsville. -- 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/ --
