* New York* Syracuse - February 26, 2018 * NYSY 02.26.18 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):February 19 2018 - February 26, 2018to 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: February 26 AT 12:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 19, 2018. Highlights-------------- ROSS’S GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEEURASIAN WIGEONSURF SCOTERBLACK VULTUREICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLSNOWY OWLSHORT-EARED OWLSAW-WHET OWLNORTHERN SHRIKE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)---------------- 2/20: A ROSS’S GOOSE was found among many Snow Geese at the Mucklands on Rt.31 at the potato building. It was relocated the next day also. 2/21: A EURASIAN WIGEON and 4 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at the Mucklands. 2/24: A great day at Carncross Road. Large numbers of NORTHERN PINTAIL and AMERICAN WIGION and early sightings of NORTHERN SHOVELER and WOOD DUCK. Rarities were 11 GREATER WHITE FRONTED GEESE, an EURASIAN WIGEON and ROSS’S GOOSE. Later in the evening 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen hunting. 2/25: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen from East Road.An EURASIAN WIGEON and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Carncross Road. Onondaga County------------ 2/23: 3 ICELAND GULLS and 1 GLAUCOUS GULL were seen at the end of the Creek Walk near Destiny in Syracuse. 2/25: A BLACK VULTURE was again seen at the OCCRA sight in Jamesville. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Watervale Road near Pompey. A SNOWY OWL continues near the State Fair entrance in one of the parking lots. A SAW-WHET OWL has been seen and heard on Mirage Lane in Clay. Oswego County------------ 2/21: A SNOWY OWL continues at Oswego Harbor. 2/22: A SURF SCOTER continues in Oswego Harbor. 2/23: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Co. Rt. 54 north of Phoenix. Madison County------------ 2/20: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. ---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/ --
