Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):May 6, 2008-May 12, 2008
To report by e-mail: brinjoseph@yahoo.com
Covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and MontezumaWetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
Compiled:May 6, 5:00 p.m.. (EST)
Compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

#103 -Tuesday May12, 2008

Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 6, 2008

Highlights:

SANDHILL CRANE
GREAT EGRET
BLACK TERN
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
WHIP-POOR-WILL

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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On 5/8 2 SANDHILL CRANE colts (young) were seen with the adults on Carncross Road.

Oswego County
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On 5/8 a GREAT EGRET was spotted in the swamp On Peter Scott Road east of Phoenix.
On 5/8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BRANT, and a BLACK TERN were seen from Phillips Point on the north shore of Oneida Lake.
On 5/9 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at the end of Nine Mile Point Road near Noyes Sanctuary.

Onondaga County
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A late report this week included a picture of a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL seen at a feeder in Westvale on the west side of Syracuse on 5/2.
On 5/8 a late SNOW GOOSE was seen on a pond on Pine Grove Golf Course west of Syracuse.
On 5/9 and 10 a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen and heard on Gully Road which is off of New Seneca Turnpike west of Marcellus. An attempt to find it on 5/11 was unsuccessful.
On 5/11 a WHIP-POOR-WILL was spotted off of Potter Road in the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.

Fort Drum (Jefferson County)
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On 5/8 19 species of warbler were seen on the grounds of Fort Drum near Watertown. For those not familiar, Fort Drum has some of the best birding in our area. However you must get a permit to get into the area. For those interested contact Jeff Bolsinger for information on birds and obtaining a permit.

New Migrant seen this week:

LEAST SANDPIPER
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
WHIP-POOR-WILL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
MARSH WREN
PRARIE WARBLER
HOODED WARBLER
WILSON’S WARBLER
SCARLET TANAGER
INDIGO BUNTING

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):Apri28, 2008-May 6, 2008
To report by e-mail: brinjoseph@yahoo.com
Covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and MontezumaWetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
Compiled:May 6, 5:00 p.m.. (EST)
Compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

#102 -Tuesday May 6, 2008

Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 28, 2008

Highlights:

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER (Extralimital)

At least 3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were reported on a beach in between Southwick Beach and El Dorado State Park on Lake Ontario on 5/4. The birds were not relocated.

Not much in the way of rarities this week but migration is now the big story. New arrivals this week include:

BRANT
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER
BLACK TERN
RED-EYED VIREO
BANK SWALLOW
CLIFF SWALLOW
VEERY
SWAINSON’S THRUSH
WOOD THRUSH
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
NORTHERN PARULA
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
AMERICAN REDSTART
OVERBIRD
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):Apri21, 2008-April 28, 2008
To report by e-mail: brinjoseph@yahoo.com
C covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and MontezumaWetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
Compiled:April 28, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

#101 - Monday April 28, 2008

Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 21, 2008

Highlights:

SANDHILL CRANE
EVENING GROSBEAK

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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On 4/26 DUNLIN, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and LEAST SANDPIPER were seen in the main pool.

Madison County
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On 4/26 30+ EVENING GROSBEAKS were still being seen on Paradise Road in southern Madison County. There may be a possibility for breeding.

Derby Hill
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Derby Hill had some big days this past week. 4/26 produced 4105 hawks and 4/26 had 3976, mostly BROAD-WINGED HAWKS. 4/21 and 25 had a SANDHILL CRANE.

Oswego County
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The lake watch at Phillips Point on Oneida Lake was slow this week but still has SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS in small numbers.

Migrants arriving this week:
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This was a very active week for new arrivals including RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD in 2 locations. The others are: COMMOM MOORHEN, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, CHIMNEY SWIFT, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, GRAY CATBIRD, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and BOBOLINK.

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):Apri14, 2008-April 21, 2008
To report by e-mail: brinjoseph@yahoo.com
Covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and MontezumaWetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
Compiled:April 21, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

#100 - Monday April 21, 2008

Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 14, 2008

Highlights:

SANDHILL CRANE
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
UPLAND SANDPIPER
BLACK VULTURE

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
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A single SANDHILL CRANE has been reported from Carncross Road throughout the week. No sign of the mate yet.
On 4/17 an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was spotted along State route 90 (not the Thruway) south of the hamlet of Montezuma off on Rt. 31.
On 4/18 17 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen flying over Carncross road.

Oswego County
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The lake watch from Phillips Point on Oneida Lake this week had all 3 SCOTERS and RED-NECKED GREBE as well as the more common waterfowl.
On 4/18 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS returned th the Oswego County Airport.

Derby Hill
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Flights were very good this past week. The BROAD-WINGED HAWK flight is in full flight and GOLDEN EAGLES are seen regularly. Unusual species were BLACK VULTURE on 4/16 and 2 SANDHILL CRANES on both 4/17 and 4/18.

Migrants returning this week include:
RED-NECKED GREBE, GREEN HERON, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA RAIL, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, UPLAND SANDPIPER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BROWN THRASHER, PALM WARBLER.