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* New York * Syracuse * October 12, 2020 * NYSY 10. 12. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 05, 2020 to October 12, 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: October 12 AT 4:30 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #724 Monday October 12, 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 05, 2020 Highlights: ----------- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BRANT CACKLING GOOSE EURASIAN WIGEON SANDHILL CRANE AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER HUDSONIAN GODWIT WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER SORA PARASITIC JAEGER LONG-TAILED JAEGER PHILADELPHIA VIREO GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH AMERICAN PIPIT ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER LINCOLN’S SPARROW NELSON’S SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 10/5: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on East Road. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Marten’s Tract. 3BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were found at the Morgan Road Marshes. 10/8: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen along the Wildlife Drive and was found the following day. 10/9: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen along the Wildlife Drive. 44 SANDHILL CRANES and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were seen at East Road. 10/10: A NELSON’S SPARROW was found on Howland Island. A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was reported at the Visitor’s Center. 53 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 10/11: ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen at the visitor’s Center and Towpath Road. Cayuga County ------------ 10/5: 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on the break wall at West Barrier Bar park in Fair Haven. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Fair Haven State Park. 10/11: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Fair Haven State Park. A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen also. Onondaga County --------------- 10/9: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the creek walk between Hiawatha Blvd. and Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. 10/10: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen on Bennet Ave. in Syracuse. 10/11: An IBIS found at Lakeview Point on Onondaga Lake still cannot be positively ID’d as GLOSSY or WHITE FACED. A late SORA was also seen at Lakeview Point. Upwards of 15 RED CROSSBILLS are still present on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 2 CACKLING GEESE and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were found at Van Buren Park in Baldwinsville. A large number of AMERICAN PIPITS numbering in the hundreds were seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. They were present again today. Oswego County ------------ 10/5: At the outlet of Sandy Pond on Lake Ontario 7 species of shorebirds were seen including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER HUDSONIAN GODWIT and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. 10/6: A SNOW GOOSE was seen from Bishop Road north of Pulaski. 10/7: A stellar day at Derby Hill with a LONG-TAILED JAEGER, 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS and 2 RED PHALAROPES being recorded. 10/9: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT continued at the Sandy Pond outlet. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Derby Hill. 10/10: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen in Hastings at a private residence. 10/11: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at the fishingnaccess site in Brewerton. 19 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen on Bishop Road. Oneida County -------------- 10/9: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Delta lake State Park. 10/10: 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at Delta Lake State Park. Herkimer county ------------ 10/9: An EVENING GROSBEAK was at a feeder in Salisbury Corners north of Dolgeville and was seen through the 11th. 10/11: 3 SNOW GEESE and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were seen at Bubb Lake near Eagle Bay. ----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/ --
