RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 29, 2014 * NYSY 09. 29. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 22, 2014 - September 29, 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: September 29 AT 7:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #411 Monday September 29, 2014 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 22, 2014 Highlights: -----------
CACKLING GOOSE SANDERLING STILT SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER COMMON NIGHTHAWK GRAY CHEEKED THRUSH LINCOLN’S SPARROW PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 9/23: 19 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Towpath Road. 9/27: 15 species of Shorebird were seen on a field trip to the Complex. Most were seen from Towpath but some others were seen along the Wildlife Trail. Two other species were seen at other times bringing the total to 17. Birds ween were: GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS PECTORAL SANDPIPER SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER KILLDEER SOLITARY SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER DUNLIN LEAST SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S SNIPE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER SANDERLING Also on the 27th. 7 CACKLING GEESE were spotted at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Onondaga County ------------ COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have continued each evening this week at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. WARBLER numbers are down from last week but are still being seen at locations such as Beaver Lake, Three Rivers WMA and the Creekwalk. LINCOLN’S SPARROWS are being seen in those places also. 9/25: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found in the brushy area west on the Inner Harbor on Van Rensselaer Street. Many Sparrows and Palm Warblers were noted also. Oswego County ------------ 9/24: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was spotted at a private residence in Hastings. PINE SISKINS (singles) were reported from near Mexico and Constantia this week. Come on Finches! -- 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/ --