* New York* Syracuse - September 19, 2016 * NYSY 09. 19.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):September 12, 2016 - September 19, 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: September 19 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 September 05, 2015. Highlights-------------- BROWN BOOBY (Extralimital)YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONEURASIAN WIGEONAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERWILSON’S PHALAROPELESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLCOMMON NIGHTHAWKYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Another good week for SHOREBIRDS with 17 species being reported from the complex. In addition to the more common species STILT SANDPIPER, LONG and SHORT BILLED DOWITCHER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and WILSON’S PHALAROPE were all found. All 17 species were seen either at the Visitor’s Center or along the Wildlife Trail. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and STILT SANDPIPER were also noted at the Morgan Road Marshes. 9/15: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found on the Esker Brook Trail. 9/16: A late COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen along the Wildlife Trail. 9/17: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen on the Esker Brook Trail. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported on the Wildlife Trail. An EURASIAN WIGEON was found at Mays Point Pool. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen in the wooded area of VanDyne Spoor Road. Onondaga County------------ 9/12: 2 late COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 9/15 A rare for upstate YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was found on the widewater area of the Erie Canal east of Burdick Road in Fayetteville. The bird is a juvenile and is being seen where the feeder canal comes in by the aquaduct. It was reported again today! Madison County------------ 9/19: 9 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County------------ 9/15: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at the Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. Extralimital------------ 9/17: A BROWN BOOBY, sighted at the north end of Cayuga Lake on August 28 but absent since then, was refound in the same area on Saturday. It seems to favor Green Bouy 49. It was seen extensively yesterday from both sides of the lake but mostly from Lower Lake Road on the west side and was reported again today on the same bouy. A question. Which county is this bird in when it is on the bouy? --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/ --
