* New York* Syracuse - October 10, 2016 * NYSY 10.10.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 03, 2016 - October 10, 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: October 10 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 October 03, 2015. Highlights-------------- CACKLING GOOSEBRANTSANDHILL CRANEWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERBLACK-HEADED GULLGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Only 11 species of shorebirds were reported this week. Highlights were STILT SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. An interesting report of 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at the Visitor’s Center was posted today. As usual all birds were reported from the Visitor’s Center and the Wildlife Trail although a juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was reported from Kip Island. 10/9: 6 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted from the tower at Tschache Pool. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Howland Island.
Onondaga County------------ 10/4: A very rare for the region BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen and photographed at Oneida Shores Park. Unfortunately it has not been relocated. 10/8: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Beaver Lake. 10/9: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was heard calling in the South of Syracuse. Oswego County------------ 10/6: 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were seen feding on the ground at a residence in Constantia. Madison County------------ 10/7: A Blue Phase SNOW GOOSE was seen on Woodman Pond. Cayuga County------------ 10/4: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDERLING and DUNLIN continue at Fair Haven State Park. Also 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were heard in flight. 10/9: The season’s first report of BRANT (29) were seen at Fair Haven State Park. --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/ --