RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 08, 2014
* NYSY 09. 08. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September 01, 2013 - September 08, 2014
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 08 AT 6:00 p.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#408 Monday September 08, 2014
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of
September 01, 2014
Highlights:
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SNOW GOOSE
MISSISSIPPI KITE
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
WILLET
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
RUDDY TURNSTONE
SANDERLING
STILT SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
LITTLE GULL
PARASITIC JAEGER
LONG-TAILED JAEGER
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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9/2: A WILLET and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were seen at Knox-Marsellus
Marsh
9/3: 17 species of shorebird including the WILLET, 4 HUDSONIAN GIDWITS
and a WILSON’S PHALAROPE were found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
9/6: A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found in a plowed field at the corner
of Armitage Road and Rt. 89. The WILLET, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and a
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
Cayuga County
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9/4: SANDERLINGS, SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, and a
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were found on the causeway at West Barrier Bay Park in Fair
Haven.
9/6: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was at West Barrier Bay Park
Oswego County
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9/5: A MISSISSIPPI KITE was photographed flying past Derby Hill.
9/6: Two PARASITIC JAEGERS and two LONG-TAILED JAEGERS were seen at Derby
Hill.
9/7: A LITTLE GULL was seen at Derby Hill
14 species of WARBLER plus YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and PHILADELPHIA
VIREO were recorded at various parts of the county.
Onondaga County
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9/1: A lingering SNOW GOOSE is still being seen onSkaneateles Lake in the
village.9/29/7: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were found
at Three Rivers WMA. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are still being seen at Three Rivers
through 9/7. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continues on the Creekwalk on Spencer
Street in Syracuse.
Oneida County
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9/5: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Spring Farm Nature Center in
Clinton.
9/7: 18 species of Warbler including CAPE MAY plus a PHILADELPHIA VIREO
were at a private residence near Durhamville.
Madison County
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9/2: 8 species of Warblers including a CAPE MAY were found at Tinsley Hill
Road south of Cazenovia.
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A.
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