* New York* Syracuse - June 27, 2016 * NYSY 06. 27. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 20, 2016 - June 27, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: June 27 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 20, 2015. Highlights-------------- LEAST BITTERNEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK-NECKED STILTUPLAND SANDPIPERPEREGRINE FALCONACADIAN FLYCATCHER.GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERCLAY-COLORED SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Only eight species of shorebirds were reported from the complex this week. However one of them was a BLACK-NECKED STILT so that made it very exciting. Unfortunately the last sighting was on 6/21. Also there have been no new reports of the Gargeny. 6/21: A male EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen from East Road. 6/23: LEAST BITTERNS were seen on Towpath Road and VanDyne Spoor Road. 6/24: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. Onondaga County------------ 6/25: 6 ORCHARD ORIOLES were found at Green Lakes State Park on an Onondaga Audubon Field Trip. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found at Whiskey Hollow, about a month later than usual. Oswego County------------ 6/25: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen along the power lines near O’connor Road in the Town of Scriba. Oneida county------------ 6/22: 4 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen near the Seneca Street Park in Utica. 6/23: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was again seen at the Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. --end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 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/ --
