RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 09, 2012 * NYSY 01.09.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 02, 2012 - January 09, 2012 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:January 09 AT 5:30 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #287 -Monday January 09, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 26 , 2011 Highlights: -----------
RED-THROATED LOON EARED GREBE RED-NECKED GREBE TUNDRA SWAN CACKLING GOOSE GLAUCOUS GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE SNOWY OWL SHORT-EARED OWL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER COMMON RAVEN GRAY CATBIRD HERMIT THRUSH YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 1/6: 800 TUNDRA SWANS and 1 CACKLING GOOSE were observed in the Main Pool. The Wildlife Drive is now closed. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen flying with Canadas on Howland Island. Other half-hardies seen were SONG SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WINTER WREN, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. Oswego County ------------ 1/3: 360 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Oneida Lake at Constantia. 1/7: At Oswego Harbor 3 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 1 Adult GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 COMMON RAVENS were found. At Rice Creek Field Station 7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 1 HERMIT THRUSH were seen A BLACK-LEGGED KITTWAKE was found at Derby Hill. Madison County ------------ 1/7: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on Muller Hill Road. 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have been reported coming to a feeder on Carpenter Road in Sheds. Onondaga County ------------ 1/6: 2 GRAY CATBIRDS were seen near the feeder canal on Andrews Road in Dewitt. 1/7: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport near the State Police Barracks. It was seen Sunday and today. People are cautioned not to exit their cars or sit too long to observe as Airport Security will quickly question what you are doing. Jefferson County ------------ 1/7: A possible EARED GREBE was seen in Snowshoe Bay (Lake Ontario) in Henderson. 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 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/ --
