RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 25, 2014 * NYSY 08. 25. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
August 18, 2013 - August 25, 2014 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 25 AT 8:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #407 Monday August 25, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 28, 2014 Highlights: ----------- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER RUDDY TURNSTONE SANDERLING STILT SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER FORSTER’S TERN SNOWY OWL COMMON NIGHTHAWK RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/20: An astounding 390 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS were counted at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/23: 2 SANDHILL CRANES, 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 1 SANDERLING, 30 LESST SANDPIPERS, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 30 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and 5 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen at Knox-Marsellus marsh. 8/24: Somewhat fewer shorebirds this day but a rare FORSTER’S TERN was seen at Knox-Marsellus. Onondaga county ------------ COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported from all parts of the county this week. The best day was 8/23 when 119 were counted at Three Rivers WMA in Baldwinsville. The SNOWY OWL at the Rt. 31 shopping area near Home Depot was reported on an almost daily basis. It seems to be eating well. 8/23: A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found by one lucky birder at the Eagle’s Nest Overlook at Three Rivers WMA but could not be relocated. Madison County ------------ 8/23: AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, BAIRDS SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLE DOWITCHER and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were all seen at the Sky High Sod Farm north of Chittenango. On the 24th. 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS arrived but the Buff-breasted was not seen. Cayuga County ------------ 8/25: One adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at West Barrier Beach at Fair Haven. 2 SANDERLING and 1 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS were also seen, -- 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/ --
