* New York* Syracuse - September 18, 2017 * NYSY 09.18.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):September 12, 2017 - September 18, 2017to 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 18 AT 10:30 a.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of septamber 05, 2017. Highlights--------------RUDDY TURNSTONESTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERPHILADELPHIA VIREOGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 16 species of Shorebirds were reported at the complex this week. Highlights will be listed below. 9/15: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen along the Wildlife Drive. A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at the Audubon Center. 9/16: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found at the Audubon Center. BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was reported at Martens Tract and Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 9/17: 2 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen along the Wildlife Drive. Onondaga county------------ 9/15: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Radisson River Park (private) on the Seneca River south of Phoenix. 9/17: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Radisson River Park. An early WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was sees in Manlius. Oswego County------------ 9/14: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on O’connor Road in the Town of Scriba. 9/15: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was see at Noyes Sanctuary on Lake Ontario. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Hastings. Madison County------------ 9/15: Six species of shorebirds including a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen at the Madison Street impoundment north of Hamilton. 9/17: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on Bonney Hill Road east of Hamilton. Oneida County------------ 9;14: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Sylvan Beach. 9/16: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Verona Beach Woods 9/17: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were seen at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. Herkimer County----------------- 9/13: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Carlson Road north of Dolgeville. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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/ --
