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* New York * Syracuse * May 04, 2020 * NYSY 05. 04. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 27 2020 to May 04, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: May 04 AT 11:00 a.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #700 Monday May 04, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 27, 2020 Highlights: ----------- RED-NECKED GREBE AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN LEAST BITTERN LITTLE BLUE HERON BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON SURF SCOTER GOLDEN EAGLE BLACK VULTURE PIPING PLOVER WILSON’S PHALAROPE UPLAND SANDPIPER LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL FORSTER’S TERN BLACK TERN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER SEDGE WREN PROTHONOTARY WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER SWAINSON’S THRUSH GRASSHOPPER SPARROW PINE SISKIN CLAY-COLORED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE This seemed to be the week the passerines returned. 18 species of Warblers plus Vireos and Flycatchers were reported. Now if it will only stay warm for more than a day. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 4/29: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and a colorful female WILSON’S PHALAROPE were seen at Carncross Road. 5/2: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen on Howland Island. 6 Shorebird species including DUNLIN were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 26 BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool. 5/3: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen from West Loop Road north of Rt. 31. 3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen in flight from the Wildlife Drive. A CERULEAN WARBLER was found on Howland Island. Onondaga County ------------ 4/27: A SURF SCOTER was seen on Onondaga Lake from the West Shore Trail. It was seen the next day also. 4/28: A BLACK VULTURE was seen near a residence on Jamesville Avenue in Syracuse. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Onondaga Lake from the West Shore Trail. 5/3: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in Coulter Park in Syracuse. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen along the Butternut Creek Trail in Dewitt. A rare for our area adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was found at the Hamlin Marsh on Old Wetzel Road in the Town of Clay. It was seen and photographed by many observers. Also heard here was a LEAST BITTERN. Derby Hill Bird Observatory. ------------ Derby Hill came to life this week. On the 2nd. 13,753 Hawks were counted a majority of which were BROAD-WINGS. In all 32,909 Hawks were counted this week. Only 1 GOLDEN EAGLE was seen this week. Other highlights were RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, GLAUCOUS GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, SURF-SCOTER and WHIP-POOR-WILL. Oswego County ------------ 4/29: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. 5/1: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Lake Road near Sunset Bay Park. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Sandy Island State Park. A SEDGE WREN was heard at the Oswego County Airport . 5/2: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was heard on Toad Harbor Road in Cicero.A PIPING PLOVER was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. A PINE SISKIN was seen at a residence in Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 5/3: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the Greenview Golf Course in West Monroe. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen near the SUNY Oswego Campus. A LEAST BITTERN was found at Crossroads Park in Central Square. A BLACK VULTURE was seen from Rt. 3 just north of the end of Rt. 104A east of Texas. Madison County ------------- 5/1: A BLACK TERN was seen at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. 5/3: 2 FORSTER’S TERNS were seen at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at Chapman Park west of lakeport and near Erieville. Oneida County ------------ 5/3: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen on Harrris Road south of Poland. Herkimer County ------------ 4/28: 4 PINE SISKINS were seen near Gray Lake south of Old Forge. ---- End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/ --
