[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2010-11-29 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  November 29, 2010
*  NYSY 2911.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
November 22, 2009 - November 29, 2010
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:November 29 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#232 -Monday November 22, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of November 
22 
, 2010
 
Highlights:
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RED-NECKED GREBE
TUNDRA SWAN
KING EIDER
RED PHALAROPE
PURPLE SANDPIPER
SANDHILL CRANE
POMERINE JAEGER
LITTLE GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE
SHORT-EARED OWL
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
CAVE SWALLOW
GRAY CATBIRD
PINE WARBLER
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 11/26: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on VanDyneSpoor Road
 11/28: 8 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. Upwards of 300 
TUNDRA SWANS were found at Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 26 SANDHILL CRANES are still 
being seen at Knox-Marsellus also.


Cayuga County


 11/22: 2 CAVE SWALLOWS were found at Fair Haven State Park on the beach. 
They were also present the next day but no reports since.
 11/26: A PURPLE SANDPIPER was seen in its usual location at the west end 
and on the south side of the breakwall at Fair Have State Park. It was also 
seen 
the next day but not since.


Onondaga County


 11/21: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was spotted with Ceders in the Bradford Heights 
section of Dewitt.
 11/24: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Otisco Lake Park.
 11/26: A late GRAY CATBIRD was seen along the Erie Canal Trail in the 
Jordan area.
 11/28: 13 species of waterfowl were seen from the village of Skaneateles 
on 
the lake including, unusual for the area, LONG-TAILED DUCK.


Oswego County


 11/26: 16 species of waterfowl including a KING EIDER were seen at Derby 
Hill. Also of note were a RED PHALAROPE and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE.
 11/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Peter Scott Road west of Phoenix. A 
late PINE WARBLER was seen at a feeder if Constantia. At Derby Hill 3 
BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKES, 1 LITTLE GULL, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, and 1 POMERINE JAEGER 
were seen.


Madison County


 11/28: 2 COMMON REDPOLLS were found near DeRuyter Reservoir. 15 EVENING 
GROSBEAKS were on Paradise Hill near DeRuyter and an adult LITTLE GULL was seen 
on Bradley Brook Reservoir.


Herkimer County


  11/28: 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and a MERLIN were found on Third Lake 
Creek Trail near Old Forge


Oneida County


 11/28: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Fuller Road west of Remsen.

 


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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.


  
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[cayugabirds-l] 6 gull species at compost

2010-11-29 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I spent an hour at the Cornell compost facilities yesterday (Sunday, 28 Nov 
10).  Few crows to be seen, but I did see single individuals of

ICELAND GULL - A rather robust, dirty-looking 1st cycle that has been around 
for a few weeks; France Dewaghe had it at Stewart Park on the 12th or so, and 
it's been at the compost the last 3 weekends.  The wingtips are quite plain 
white with only a little shading.

GLAUCOUS GULL - A dirty-looking 1st cycle that appears to have some dusky on 
its wingtips.

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - Adult.

Kevin

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[cayugabirds-l] Myers this afternoon?

2010-11-29 Thread Gordon Bonnet
I'm going to give another (this'll be four & counting...) try for the  
King Eider today -- won't be able to get down to Myers till 4 PM or a  
little after, but wondering if anyone else will be out that way &  
maybe we can pool our efforts?


cheers,

Gordon

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