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*New York - Syracuse - May 06, 2019 - NYSY 05. 06. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: April 29 - May 06, 2019 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: May 06 AT 2:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on April 29, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON RED-NECKED GREBE EURASIAN WIGEON NORTHERN GOSHAWK GOLDEN EAGLE BLACK VULTURE SANDHILL CRANE PIPING PLOVER BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER RUFF STILT SANDPIPER UPLAND SANDPIPER LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL GLAUCOUS GULL ICELAND GULL BLACK TERN SNOWY OWL WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER PHILADELPHIA VIREO TOWNSEND’S WARBLER CLAY-COLORED SPARROW LINCOLN’S SPARROW GRASSHOPPER SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK This week was the big migration week for our area. It looks like a great majority of the neo-tropical migrants arrived sometime during the week. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 5/1: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at the Visitor’s Center. 5/4: A RUFF was seen with Yellowlegs along the Wildlife Drive. Also seen was a STILT SANDPIPER. 20 BLACK TERNS were seen at VanDyne Spoor Road along with 11 Warbler species. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER has returned to the forested area of Armitage Road. It crosses the road and can be recorded in both Wayne and Seneca County. 5/5: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Howland Island. An EURASINA WIGEON, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and a BLACK TERN were all seen along the Wildlife Drive. Cayuga County ------------ 5/2: A mega rare TOWNSEND’S WARBLER was found on West Barrier Bar Park in Fair Haven. Unfortunately it has not been seen again since that day. Along with 7 other Warbler species a SEDGE WREN, a GLAUCOUS GULL and an ICELAND GULL were also seen. 5/3: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found at Sterling Nature Center. It was seen again on the 4th. and the 5th. 5/5: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Derby Hill Bird Observatory ------------ This week it was feast or famine at Derby. Finally yesterday there was a good flight with 5,670 raptors counted.It all 10,591 Hawks were counted and again BROADWINGS made up the overwelming majority. Highlights were 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 2 GOLDEN EAGLES, the second BLACK VULTURE OF THE SEASON, an ORCHARD ORIOLE, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and a SANDHILL CRANE. Oswego County ------------ 4/29: 14 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Mill Street in Orwell. 4/30: 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and an ICELAND GULL were seen in Oswego Harbor. 5/3: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and a late SNOWY OWL were found at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. 5/4: 2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at the outlet of Sandy Pond. Onondaga County ------------ 5/1: A BLACK TERN was seen on the Erie Canal at Poolsbrook near Green Lakes. 5/4: 2 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen on the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake. One was seen on the 5th. also. 5/5: A BLACK TERN was seen on the West Shore Of Onondaga Lake. 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were seen at Green Lakes State Park. Madison County ------------ EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at feeders on Carpenter Road in Sheds and Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. 5/3: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at a feeder on Bonney Hill Road near Hamilton. 5/5: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. 5/6: 6 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on Woodman Pond near Hamilton. Oneida county ------------ 4/30: UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen on Harris Road south of Poland. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen also. 5/4: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near Ava and boonville. 5/5: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were found in the woods near Verona Beach State Park. Herkimer county ------------ EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Military Road west of Dolgeville. 4/29: An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on Castle Road north of Fairfield. ---- End Transcript ---- Joseph Brin Region 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/ --
