RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 17, 2012 * NYSY 0917 . 12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): september 10, 2012 - September 17, 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:September 17 AT 8:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #320 -Monday September 17, 2012 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 10 , 2012 Highlights: -----------
SANDHILL CRANE CATTLE EGRET MERLIN BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER AMERICAN AVOCET WESTERN SANDPIPER BAIRD’S SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER HUDSONIAN GODWIT SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER RED-NECKED PHALAROPE COMMON NIGHTHAWK RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER PHILADELPHIA VIREO SWAINSON’S THRUSH DICKCISSEL EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 9/12: 4 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were found at Puddler’s Marsh. More recently they have moved of Knox-Marsellus Marsh where they have been seen up to and including today. 9/13: 13 species of shorebirds including AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,AMERICAN AVOCET, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. A CATTLE EGRET was found at Benning Marsh. Except for a short trip to Puddler’s he continues to be seen (and missed) at Benning including an afternoon sighting today. 9/14: A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in one of the new impoundments along the wildlife drive with SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. 9/16: 9 species of shorebirds including BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Another RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen in the new shorebird area alnog the Wildlife Drive. 9/17: The 4 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and 1 or possoble 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. As stated previously, the CATTLE EGRET was spotted in the afternoon at Benning Marsh after being missed in the morning. Oswego County ------------- 9/11: PHILADELPHIA VIREO and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen on Winks Road in Palermo. 9/13: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Kibby Road in Mexico.. 9/15: 2 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES were seen at Kibby Road in Mexico. 9/17: A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at Derby Hill. An EVENING GROSBEAK was at a feeder in Constantia. Cayuga County ------------ 9/12: A MERLIN, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 2 AMERICAN PIPPITS were seen on the west side at Fairhaven State Park. 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH were found along the entrance to the park. Oneida County ------------ 9 species of shorebirds including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen at Delta Lake. Onondaga County ------------ 9/11: A DICKCISSEL was found on Pompey Center Road just south of Rt. 20. 9/15: 10 warbler species and SWAINSON’S THRUSH were found at Long Branch Park. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 9/16: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Shiller Park in Syracuse. ------------ -- end report 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/ --
