* New York* Syracuse - April 24 2017 * NYSY 04.24.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):April 17, 2017 - April 24, 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 24 AT 5 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 17, 2017. Highlights-------------- RED-NECKED GREBECATTLE EGRETAMERICAN WHITE PELICANMUTE SWANEURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEALEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK VULTURESWAINSON’S HAWKGOLDEN EAGLEAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERBLACK-NECKED STILTLITTLE GULLAUDUBON’S YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ This was an all time week for Montezuma. BLACK-NECKED STILT was found at the Potato Building in the Mucklands on Thursday and continued in the area through Sunday although there is a second hand report it was seen today. AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, one and occasionally two, were also seen in the Mucklands on Monday the 17th,Thursday, Friday and Saturday although again there is a second hand report it was seen in the area today also.Two LITTLE GULLS were also seen on the Mucklands on Tuesday, Saturday. One only was seen again today. Rare for the area MUTE SWANS were seen in the Mucklands and the Wildlife Drive throughout the week. An EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL. was again seen at the visitors center and at the Mucklands and it is thought there are two individuals. One was seen every day except Wednesday. One and sometimes twoTUNDRA SWANS were seen throughout the week at the Mucklands. A rare for April AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at the Mucklands on Saturday only. and finally two EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen at the Mucklands during the week. Derby Hill Bird Observatory------------ After a slow start the BROAD-WINGED HAWKS showed up in force on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday and Sunday were 5,000 hawk days with Broad-wings being a large majority of the birds. In all 13,003 Hawks were counted this week. Other highlights were another SWAINSON’S HAWK on Friday, a GOLDEN EAGLE on Thursday and SANDHILL CRANES on Friday and Sunday. Oswego County------------ 4/21: An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at the Oswego County Airfield on Howard road.4/24: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from South Daysville Road north and east of Mexico. Cayuga County------------ 4/23: An AUDUBON’S or western form YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen at the Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County------------ 4/18: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was again seen at Onondaga Lake near the Nine Mile Creek outlet. It was seen again on the 19th. A GREAT EGRET was also seen at the outlet of Nine Mile Creek. 4/20: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Onondaga Lake from Restoration Way in Liverpool. Oneida County------------ 4/23: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen on Gleasman Road in the Town of Ava. Extralimital------------ 4/21: A CATTLE EGRET was found at the New York State Chiropractic College Campus in Seneca Falls. It was relocated on the 22nd. but not reported since. Migrants this week------------ BLACK TERNYELLOW WARBLERBLACK and WHITE WARBLERCHIMNEY SWIFTEASTERN PEE WEE -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/ --
