RBA * New York * Syracuse * November 30, 2009 * NYSY 3011.09 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 23, 2009 - November 30, 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 30 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #182 -Monday November 30, 2009 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 23 , 2009 Highlights: -----------
CACKLING GOOSE SANDHILL CRANE PURPLE SANDPIPER JAEGER Sp. LITTLE GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 11/29: 16 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at VanDyne-Spoor road. Cayuga County ------------ 11/28: A PURPLE SANDPIPER (finally) and a JAEGER species were seen at Fair Haven State Park. The PURPLE SANDPIPER was refound on the 29th. also. Onondaga County ------------ 11/25: In the Town of Van Buren south of Baldwinsville a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Connors Road and a CACKLING GOOSE was seen in Van Buren Park. 11/26: A LITTLE GULL was reported on Oneida Lake at the intersection of South Bay and Lakeshore Roads. 11/29: A FISH CROW was found at Western Lights Shopping Center in the city of Syracuse. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --