RBA * New York * Syracuse * June 25, 2012 * NYSY 06.25.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s):
June 18, 2012 - June 25, 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:June 25 AT 6:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #309 -Monday June 25, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 18 , 2012 Highlights: ----------- LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON VIRGINIA RAIL SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER RUFF SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 6/24: A male RUFF in molt was found and photographed at Puddler’s Marsh. It was relocated and seen well today at the same location. It is still being seen at 6:00. Also seen were LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and PEEP. Oswego County ------------ 6/18: A CERULEAN WARBLER was found on Co. Rt. 51 near Mexico. 6/19: A late SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was seen at Sandy Pond. 6/24: 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, a LEAST BITTERN, four COMMON RAVENS and 2 VIRGINIA RAILS were seen on the County Rt.6 wetland north of Route 3. Oneida County ------------ 6/24: One RED CROSSBILL was found at the intersection of Rt.28 and Hawkinsville Road. Four more RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Lake Julia Road. -- 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/ --
