* New York* Syracuse - August 28, 2017 * NYSY 08.28.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):Aygyst 21, 2017 - August 28, 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: August 21 AT 10:00 a.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 21, 2017. Highlights--------------BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONBLACK VULTURERUDDY TURNSTONEBLACK-BELLIED PLOVERWHIMBRELMARBLED GODWITRED KNOTSTILT SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERSHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERRED-NECKED PHALAROPEWILSON’S PHALAROPECOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)------------ Shorebird numbers picked up this week with 21 species being reported. Highlights were AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, RED KNOT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, REED-NECKED PHALAROPE and STILT SANDPIPER. Most birds were fund in Knox-Marsellus Marsh although a fair number are seen along the wildlife Drive. 8/22: 13 Shorebird species including RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen along the Wildlife Drive. 8/24: 13 Shorebird species including RED KNOWT were seen from East Road. 6 Shorebird species including BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen at Kipp Island. 8/26: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Marten’s tract. 8/27: 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen in the dead trees along Mays Point Road. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Towpath Road. 13 Shorebird species including RUDDY TURNSTONE, WILSON’S PHALAROPE and RED KNOT were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. Onondaga county------------ 8/21: 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen along Onondaga Creek on the Creekwalk near Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen in Oakwood Cemetary in Syracuse. 8/22: 11 species of Shorebirds including RUDDY TURNSTONE and STILT SANDPIPER were seen along the south west end on Onondaga Lake. 8/27: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at Radisson River Park (private) south of Phoenix. Oswego County------------ 8/22: A STILT SANDPIPER was seen on Halsey Road north of Mexico. 8/23: A WHIMBREL was seen at derby Hill. A MARBLED GODWIT was seen at the yacht club in Oswego Harbor. A RUDDY TURNSTONE and a SANDERLING were seen at Fort Ontario in Oswego. 8/25: 8 Shorebird species including RUDDY TURNSTONE were seen at Sandy Island State Park. 8/27: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was see at a private residence in Hastings. Madison County------------ 8/24: an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at the Sky High sod Farm north of Chittenango. 8/26: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was seen at the sod farm. It was seen on the 27th. also. Herkimer County------------ 8/22: A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Little Falls. ---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/ --
