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*New York - Syracuse - December 10 2018 - NYSY 12.10.18 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: December 03 - December 10, 2018 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: December 10 AT 3:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on December 03, 2018 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON RED-NECKED GREBE SANDHILL CRANE TUNDRA SWAN TRUMPETER SWAN CACKLING GOOSE GOLDEN EAGLE ICELAND GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL FISH CROW RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET CHIPPING SPARROW EASTERN TOWHEE FOX SPARROW BALTIMORE ORIOLE EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON REDPOLL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/7: 10 TRUMPETER SWANS and 20 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Armitage Road. The Swans were seen in varying numbers after this day. Also ween were 18 SANDHILL CRANES. 12/9: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Armitage Road. Onondaga County ------------ Due probably to more people posting, more reports of EVENING GROSBEAKS were recieved from Onondaga County than any other area. They were seen every day and from as far south as Shakham Road to Baldwinsville. Other areas reporting EVENING GROSBEAKS were Jamesville Beach and Green Lakes State Park. 12/4: An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder in Manlius. A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Onondaga Lake. 12/7: A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in Oakwood Cemetary in Syracuse. 12/10: 3 FISH CROWS were seen inBaldwinsville. Oswego County ------------ 12/4: EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported at feeders in Williamstown,Fulton and Oswego. Some were active throughout the week. 12/7: COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at a feeder on Hinman Road. 12/10: 5 REDPOLLS and a late TURKEY VULTURE were seen at Bishop Hill north of Pulaski. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found in Oswego Harbor. 12/9: A PINE SISKIN was at a feeder north of Hastings. An ICELAND GULL was seen in Oswego Harbor. Madison County ------------ 12/4: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen throughout the week at Hamilton, Erieville and on Carpenter Road in Sheds. A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continues at the feeder on Carpenter Road. 12/5: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Woodman Pond. 12/10: COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder near Erieville. Oneida county ------------ 12/3: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at a feeder in Bridgewater. 12/4: A FOX SPARROW was at a feeder in Waterville. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in flight near Waterville. 12/8: A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen at a feeder in Utica. 12/9: 16 SNOW GEESE were seen in Proctor Park. Herkimer county ------------ EVENING GROSBEAKS continued throughout the week at a feeder north of Dolgeville. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 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/ --
