* New York* Syracuse - July 31, 2017 * NYSY 07.31.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):July 24, 2017 - July 31, 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: July 24 AT 12:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 17, 2017. Highlights--------------AMERICAN WHITE PELICANLEAST BITTERNBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONPEREGRINE FALCONSANDHILL CRANERUDDY TURNSTONEWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERSANDERLINGRUFFLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERLITTLE GULLBLACK TERNACADIAN FLYCATCHERBAY-BREASTED WARBLERGRASSHOPPER SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLE
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Thirteen Shorebird species were reported at the complex this week. The RUFF was seen last on 7/24. Both DOWITCHERS and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen. 7/24: The RUFF was seen one last time along the Wildlife Drive. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen and reported through 7/27. 7/29: 2 BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool. 7/30: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Pool and along the Wildlife Drive. LEAST BITTERNS were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. Cayuga County------------ 7/27: 1 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 2 SANDERLINGS were seen at West Barrier Beach in Fair Haven. Onondaga County------------ 7/26: A GREAT EGRET was stt at the outlet of Nine Mile Creek near the State Fair, 7/31: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow Nature Preserve in Baldwinsville. Madison County------------ 7/25: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County------------ 7/24: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on Summitt Road south of Saquoit. 7/30: A LITTLE GULL continues to be spotted at Sylvan Beach. Oswego County------------ 7/27: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. 7/29: An early migrant BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was spotted in West Monroe. Herkimer county------------ 7/27: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on Mixter Road south of Jordanville. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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/ --
