RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 17, 2011 * NYSY 10:17.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 10, 2010 - October 17, 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:October 17 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #275 -Monday October 17, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 10 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
AMERICAN BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER RED PHALAROPE PARASITIC JAEGER FRANKLIN’S GULL FORSTER’S TERN NELSON’S SPARROW EASTERN MEADOWLARK PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 14 species of shorebirds including the AMERICAN AVOCET were reported this week. No new species from weeks past. The AVOCET has been seen throughout the week. There have been no reports today of any kind from the refuge. Shorebird list BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER KILLDEER AMERICAN AVOCET GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS SANDERLING DUNLIN PECTORAL SANDPIPER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER LEAST SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 10/11: The GREATER WHITE0FRONTED GOOSE was again seen at the Visitor’s Center. 10/12: 2 NELSON’S SPARROWS were found at Martens Tract. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at May’s Point Pool. 10/13: A NELSON’S SPARROW was again reported from Martens Tract. 10/15: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at Larue’s Lagoon. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at May’s Point Pool. SANDHILL CRANES and 8 species of shorebirds were seen at Puddler’s March. 10/16: The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was again seen at the Visitor’s Center. Madison County ------------ 10/11: A PINE SISKIN was heard on Ridge Road Onondaga County ------------ 10/13: 6 late EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen in a field in the Tully area. 1/16: A late RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was at a feeder in East Syracuse. Oswego County ------------ 10/15: A PARASITIC JAEGER and a FORSTER’S TERN were seen at Derby Hill 10/16: 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS, A LITTLE GULL, and a FORSTER’S TERN were seen at Derby Hill. Also seen were all 3 SCOTERS. 10/17: A FRANKLIN’S GULL was seen at Derby Hill. Jefferson County ------------ 10/16: A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen at Southwick State Park. A RED PHALAROPE was found at El Dorado. -- 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 http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
