* New York* Syracuse - April 10 2017 * NYSY 04.10.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 27, 2017 - April 10, 2017to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: April 10 AT 4 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 03, 2017. Highlights-------------- RED-NECKED GREBEEURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEALEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK VULTUREGOLDEN EAGLELESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSNOWY OWL Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ 4/7: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Tschache Pool. 4/9: The EURASIAN or COMMON TEAL continues at the Visitors Center.
Derby Hill Bird Observatory------------ Another Great week at Derby with 13,646 raptors counted. 4/5 was the biggest day with 4,684 raptors counted. BLACK VULTURES on 4/3, 4/5 and 4/8. Two GOLDEN EAGLES and the first BROAD-WINGS on 4/9. Oswego county------------ 4/7: A male EURASIAN WIGEON was found in a wet spot at the Revelle Farm along Rt. 49 east of Central Square. 4/8: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found at Oswego Harbor. It was relocated the next day also. Onondaga county------------ 4/4: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. 4/9: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. Madison County------------ 4/8: A RED-NECKED GREBE was found at Woodman Pond. Migrants reported this week.-------------------- COMMON GALLINULESAVANNAH SPARROWSWAMP SPARROWNORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWBARN SWALLOWBROAD-WINGED HAWKRUDDY DUCKAMERICAN BITTERNSPOTTED SANDPIPER PECTORAL SANDPIPERGRAY CATBIRD -end report Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
