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* New York * Syracuse * December 19, 2022 * NYSY 12.19. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 12, 2022 to December 19, 2022 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: December 19 AT 3:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org | | | | Onondaga | | | #820: Monday December 19, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 12, 2022 Highlights: ----------- RED-THROATED LOON SANDHILL CRANE RUDDY DUCK GREEN-WINGED TEAL BLACK VULTURE ICELAND GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL PEREGRINE FALCON SHORT-EARED OWL EASTERN PHOEBE GRAY CATBIRD RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET WINTER WREN BOHEMIAN WAXWING HERMIT THRUSH EASTERN TOWHEE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW COMMON REDPOLL EVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) ------------ 12/13: A late CHIPPING SPARROW was seen on East Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Carncross Road. 12/14: 41 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. 12/17: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Carncross Road. 12/18: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen Armitage Road. 12/19: 2 HERMIT THRUSHES were seen on Howland Island. An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen on McDonald Road just east of the complex. Oswego County ------------ 12/14: 1 EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at Rice Creek Field Station south of Oswego. 12/18: A RUDDY DUCK and a RED-THROATED LOON were spotted at Oswego Harbor. An ICELAND GULL was at the Rt. 6 wetland north of Rt. 3. A WINTER WREN was spotted at the Rice Creek Field Station. Onondaga county ------------ 12/13: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 12/17: 79 species of birds were recorded at the annual Syracuse Christmas Count. Highlights were RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GRAY CATBIRD HERMIT THRUSH and BLACK VULTURE which was winner of best bird of the count. It was the first time a Black Vulture was ever recorded on this count. 12/19: A late CHIPPING SPARROW was at a feeder in Manlius. Madison County ------------ 12/13: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on ditchbank Road north of Canastota. 12/14: An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen in Earlville. An ICELAND GULL was seen from Lewis Point at the east end of Oneida Lake. 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS and a COMMON REDPOLL were seen at a feeder on Carpenter Road east of Sheds. Oneida County ------------ 12/16: 16 species of waterfowl including BLACK SCOTER and GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at South Bay at the east end of Oneida Lake. Also seen there were a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an ICELAND GULL. Herkimer County ------------ 12/13: 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Spencer Road east of Dolgeville. 12/16: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Old forge. 12/18: 8 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 8 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in salisbury north of Dolgeville. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- 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/ --
