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*New York - Syracuse - February 25, 2019 - NYSY 02. 25. 19 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: February 18 - February 25, 2019 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: February 25 AT 2:00 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 February 18, 2019 Highlights: RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER HARLEQUIN DUCK TURKEY VULTURE PEREGRINE FALCON WILSON’S SNIPE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW AMERICAN PIPIT EASTERN TOWHEE VESPER SPARROW FOX SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK HOARY REDPOLL PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ No reports this week. Cayuga County ---------------- 2/23: A possible HOODED MERGANSER/BUFFLEHEAD hybrid was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County ------------ An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder south of Manlius. A VESPER SPARROW continues at a feeder on Banner Road in Tully. 2/19: A CACKLINg GOOSE was again seen at Green Lakes State Park. It was also reported on the 24th. 2/20: A FOX SPARROW was seen on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. 2/22: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found with Horned Larks on Number 5 Road near Fabius. 31 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were again found at Green Lakes State Park. They were again seen on the 23rd. 2/23: A FISH CROW was seen in Baldwinsville. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 2/24: A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen near the Thruway interchange at Rt. 81. Oswego County ------------ The male KING EIDER, SURF SCOTERS and BLACK SCOTERS were seen throughout the week at Oswego Harbor. 2/22: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Derby Hill. 2/23: 22 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 2/24: An immature male HARLEQUIN DUCK was found in Oswego Harbor. Also seen were a continuing RED-THROATED LOON and 6 AMERICAN PIPITS. An ICELAND GULL was seen at Derby Hill. Madison County ------------ 2/18: Up to 39 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue daily at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road near Erieville. 2/24: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Hardwood Island Road north of Canastota. A TURKEY VULTURE was seen from the village of Canastota. Oneida County ------------ 2/19: TURKEY VULTURES were seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton and on Westmoreland Road west of Whitesboro. 2/22: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen on Jug Point Road west of Verona Beach State Park. 2/24: 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen on Walker Road quite near the goose seen on Jug Point Road. A CACKLING GOOSED was reported from Lakeport on Oneida Lake. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Utica. Herkimer County ------------ 2/20: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen along the Thruway near Herkimer. Up to 51 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Military Road 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/ --