* New York* Syracuse - - August 08, 2016 * NYSY 08. 08.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 01, 2016 - August 08, 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: August 08 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 01, 2015. Highlights-------------- LEAST BITTERNAMERICAN WIGEONGREATER SCAUPRUDDY TURNSTONESANDERLINGSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Shorebirds picked up this week with 16 species being reported. New were RUDDY TURNSTONE in the Main Pool and SANDERLING at the Visitor’s Center. Both birds were reported on 8/3. However the greatest numbers and diversity seems to be at May’s Point Pool. 8/3: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on the Wildlife Drive.A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found at May’s Point Pool. 8/7: A STILT SANDPIPER was again seen at May’s Point Pool. A LEAST BITTERN was seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. Onondaga county------------ 8/6: 10 species of Shorebirds were seen at Three Rivers WMA from the Smokey Hollow Road access including PECTORAL SANDPIPER and SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER. 6 GREAT EGRETS were there also. 8/8: A female AMERICAN WIGEON was seen in the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. Oneida County------------ 8/2: 9 species of Shorebirds were seen at Delta Lake including SANDERLING and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. 8/6: 10 species of Shorebirds including the SANDERLING and the WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were again seen at Delta Lake. 19 GREAT EGRETS were also counted. --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/ --
