RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 30, 2010 * NYSY 3008.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 23, 2009 - August 30, 2010 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:August 30 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #219 -Monday August 30, 2010 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 23 , 2010 Highlights: -----------
GLOSSY IBIS SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT RUDDY TURNSTONE STILT SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER WESTERN SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHE LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER WILSON’S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE SAW-WHET OWL COMMON NIGHTHAWK CAPE MAY WARBLER YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 8/23: Nineteen species of shorebirds were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh and the Visitor’s Center this day. Before the week was over the list would grow to twenty two. Todays list: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER KILLDEER GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS SOLITARY SANDPIPER SPOTTED SANDPIPER WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT SANDERLING PECTORAL SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER LEAST SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER LONGBILLED DOWITCHER SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Also seen were PEREGRINE FALCON and SANDHILL CRANE. 8/26: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found at Benning Marsh (still off limits to the public). At Knox-Marsellus three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES continue. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was new to the marsh and a female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was an unexpected and rare find. 8/27: A WESTERN SANDPIPER was added to the mix at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 8/28: 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh along with19 other species of shorebird. 8/29: The BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were again seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A GLOSSY IBIS was found at May’s Point pool. 8/30: An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. The GLOSSY IBIS was again seen at May’s Point Pool. Cayuga County ------------ 8/24: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Oswego County ------------ 8/25: 7 species of raptor were seen flying over Bishop Hill Road north of Pulaski. A WILSON’S WARBLER was found in Hastings. 8/26: 6 species of warbler including 2 CAPE MAYS were seen at a private residence in Hastings. 8/27: A JAEGER species too distant to positively ID was seen from Derby Hill. 8/28: A CAPE MAY WARBLER was again seen in Hastings and also a MERLIN. Madison County ------------ 8/25: 6 species of shorebird including a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen at the Turf Farm on Lakeport Road. 8/28: 20 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were seen on McGraw Road off of Lakeport Road. Onondaga County ------------ 8/24: A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in the Early Evening at the Erie Village Golf Course on Rt. 290 near East Syracuse. It was found at 1:00 the nest day but was gone by 2:00. 8/27: 4 RUDDY TURNSTONES were found at the outlet of Nine Mile Creek on Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. 1 bird remained through the 29th. 8/29: 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen near the soccer fields on Colvin Ave in Syracuse. 2 more were seen near Klien Island near Liverpool. 8/30: A SAW-WHET OWL was heard vocalizing near Rt.31 west of Baldwinsville. Oneida County ------------ 8/25: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found near Skyline Drive in the town of Kirkland. --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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --