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* New York * Syracuse * April 13, 2020 * NYSY 04. 13. 20 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 06 2020 to April 13, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: April 13 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #697 Monday April 13 2020 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 06, 2020 Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON RED-NECKED GREBE AMERICAN BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON ROSS’S GOOSE GREAT EGRET AMERICAN BITTERN SURF SCOTER BROAD-WINGED HAWK BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE VIRGINIA RAIL SORA DUNLIN LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL BAND SWALLOW NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH EASTERN TOWHEE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW LARK SPARROW VESPER SPARROW PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 4/9: A BLACK VULTURE was seen on the Wildlife Trail. 4/11: DUNLIN, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WILSON’S SNIPE, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, VESPER SPARROW and SANDHILL CRANE were all reported on the Wildlife Trail. A BANK SWALLOW was seen on East Road. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen on Carncross Road. 4/12: An EASTERN TOWHEE was found at South Spring Pond Trail. 4 SANDHILL CRANED were seen at VanDyne Spoor road. 4/13: A NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW was seen on the Wildlife Drive. Derby Hill Bird Sanctuary ------------ 4,417 Raptors were counted at Derby Hill this week . On 4/12 the first BROAD-WINGED HAWKS (22) were reported. Other highlights were 3 SANDHILL CRANES and 2 ROSS’S GEESE. Oswego County ------------ The LARK SPARROW at Hinman Road north of Pulaski was seen up to 4/22. It has now been present for 97 days. 4/7: a pair of SURF SCOTERS were seen at Phillips Point on Oneida Lake. 4/8: 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS were seen at Deer Creek Marsh near Rainbow Shores Road. 4/10: An early GREAT EGRET was seen on County Rt. 58 north of Colosse. 4/11: A VESPER SPARROW was seen at Sandy Island Beach state Park. Onondaga County --------------- 4/6: A LESSER BLACK BLACKED GULL was seen at the Liverpool Marina on Onondaga Lake. 4/7: A VIRGINIA RAIL was found at the Dewitt Marsh off of Fisher Road in Syracuse. A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was found at Cedarvale Road east of Marcellus. 4/10: A PINE SISKIN wa aeen at a feeder on Lawrence Road in Marcellus. 4/11: A GOLDEN EAGLE wa spotted from Fox Road in Marietta. 4/12: A GOLDEN EAGLE, a VESPER SPARROW and an EASTERN TOWHEE were all seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was found on the West Shore Trail on Onondaga Lake. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen near Syracuse University. Madison County ------------ 4/8: A SORA was seen at the MADISON STREET IMPOUNDMENT north of Hamilton. 4/10: An AMERICAN PIPIT was seenat Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. 4/11: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an ICELAND GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and a FISH CROW were all found on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota. A RED-THROATED LOON was found at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Oneida county ------------ 4/9: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at Belle Ave. in Utica. 4/12: A VESPER SPARROW was found on Black Hollow road in Remsen. Herkimer County ------------ 4/6: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Hinckley Reservoir. ---- End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- 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/ --
