RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* November 23, 2009
* NYSY 2311.09
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
November 16, 2009 - November 23, 2009
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:November 23 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#181 -Monday November 23, 2009
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November
16 , 2009
Highlights:
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RED-NECKED GREBE
CACKLING GOOSE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SANDHILL CRANE
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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11/21: At the Knos-Marsellus overlook the following birds were seen. 2
ROSS’S GEESE, 1 CACKLING GOOSE, 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, and 14 SANDHILL
CRANES. At VanDyne-Spoor Road 16 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted and at the
mucklands along Rt. 31 10 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen.
11/22: At the mucklands a ROSS’S GOOSE and a CACKLING GOOSE were spotted.
From the Knox-Marsellus overlook a ROSS’S GOOSE was found.
Onondaga County
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A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE found last week at Van Buren Park south of
Baldwinsville was seen daily up to 11/20 but has not been seen since.
Madison County
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11/19: A RED-NECKED GREBE was found at Woodman Pond.
Oneida County
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11/22: A large group of up to 4000 SCAUP was observed at Sylvan Beach. The
group is mostly (90%) LESSER SCAUP. Also seen were a pair of REDHEAD and a pair
of WHITE-WINGED SCOTER.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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