* New York* Syracuse - January 29, 2018 * NYSY 02.05.18 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 29 2018 - February 05, 2018to 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: February 05 AT 2:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 22, 2018. Highlights-------------- BLACK VULTUREICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSLATY-BACKED GULLPEREGRINE FALCONSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEYELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERRED CROSSBILLPINE SISKINCOMMON REDPOLL
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)---------------- 1/29: A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was again seen at South Spring Pool. Onondaga County------------ LESSER BLACKED GULLS, ICELAND GULLS and GLAUCOUS GULLS continue to be seen daily in the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. On 2/3 16 ICELAND GULLS were counted. The best place to view the Gulls is from Mercer Park. 1/31: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Downtown Syracuse near East Genesee Street. 2/1: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen near the fisherman’s access to Jamesville Reservoir is Jamesville. 2 were seen again on 2/3. 2/2: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. Oswego County------------ 1/31: The SLATY-BACKED GULL was refound at Oswego Harbor. However this was the last report up to now. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found at the Phoenix dam and locks. A SNOWY OWL was seen from Camic Road in Brewerton. 2/2: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on County Rt. 5 west of Pulaski. 2/4: A GLAUCOUS and an ICELAND GULL were seen at Oswego Harbor. Oneida County------------ 2/2: A PINE SISKIN and a COMMON REDPOLL were seen on Lachausse Road east of Boonville. Herkimer County------------ 2/1: A RED CROSSBILL was seen on Stillwater Road east of Lowville. ---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/ --
