RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* May 02, 2011
* NYSY 0205.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
April 25, 2010 - May 02, 2011
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 02 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#253 -Monday May 02, 2011
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 25 ,
2010
Highlights:
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IBIS SP.
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
SANDHILL CRANE
BLACK VULTURE
GOLDEN EAGLE
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
ORCHARD ORIOLE
MIGRANTS!
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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4/30: 16 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at the beginning of Towpath
Road. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found in the mucklands along Rt.31. SORA,
VIRGINIA RAIL, AMERICAN BITTERN, and a possible LEAST BITTERN were found on
Railroad Road.An IBIS species was seen flying in the area of the main pool to
Tschache Pool.
Derby Hill
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Derby Hill had its best week of the season and its best day on 4/27. In
all
11,234 raptors were counted. On 4/26 a PROTHONATORY WARBLER was seen and at the
end of the day a flight of over 1,200 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS was seen. 4/27 was
the best day of the season so far with 6,319 raptors counted. Highlights were
the seasons second BLACK VULTURE and an all time one day high count of 26
GOLDEN EAGLES. Also 4,901 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and 4 SANDHILL CRANES. 4/28 and 29
had a PRAIRIE WARBLER in the vacinity.
New Arrivals
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Rather than try to go into detail, I will just list the large number of
new
birds seen this week. 4/26 was a rather eventful day with 17 new birds being
reported.
4/24: BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Muller Hill State Forest
4/25: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - Syracuse
4/25: COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - Syracuse
4/26: NASHVILLE WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail
4/26: PARULA WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail
4/26: GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail
4/26: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail
4/26: HOUSE WREN - Erie Canal Trail
4/26: WARBLING VIREO - Erie Canal Trail
4/26: YELLOW WARBLER - Derby Hill
4/26: BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Camden
4/26: ORCHARD ORIOLE - Camden
4/26: BLUE-HEADED VIREO - Syracuse
4/26: ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - Syracuse
4/26: BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER - Derby Hill
4/26: WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - Georgetown
4/26: CHIMNEY SWIFT - Derby Hill
4/26: CLIFF SWALLOW - Derby Hill
4/26: PROTHONOTARY WARBLER - Derby Hill
4/26: EASTERN KINGBIRD - Derby Hill
4/27: OVENBIRD - Whiskey Hollow
4/27: BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - Whiskey Hollow
4/27: GREEN HERON - Baldwinsville
4/27: LEAST FLYCATCHER - Derby Hill
4/27: SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Sunset Bay, Lake Ontario
4/28: GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER - Noyes Sanctuary
4/28: PRAIRIE WARBLER - Derby Hill
4/28: WOOD THRUSH - Sunset Bay, Lake Ontario
4/29: SOLITARY SANDPIPER - Chittenango
4/29: REDSTART - Montezuma
4/29: MARSH WREN - Montezuma
4/29: BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - Syracuse
4/29: LEAST SANDPIPER - Chittenango
4/30: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - Hastings
4/30: WHIP-POOR-WILL - Cleveland (Oswego Co.)
4/30: YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - Peter Scott Swamp, Schroeppel
4/30: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - Montezuma
4/30: CERULEAN WARBLER - Howland Island
4/30: SCARLET TANAGER - Howland Island
5/1: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER - West Monroe
5/1: BOBOLINK - West Monroe
5/1: RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - Baldwinsville
5/2: MOURNING WARBLER - BeaverLake Nature Center
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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