RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* July 10, 2006
* NYSY 0607.10
hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert
date(s): July 03 - July 10, 2006
RBA BirdBox: (315)-637-0318
to report by e-mail: fickity AT netscape DOT net
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.
compiled: July 10 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Matt Victoria
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#25 - Monday, July 10, 2006
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the
week of July 10, 2006.
Highlights:
CATTLE EGRET
SANDHILL CRANE
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
WHIP-POOR-WILL
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
SEDGE WREN
PRAIRIE WARBLER
ORCHARD ORIOLE
DICKCISSEL
VESPER SPARROW
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
RED CROSSBILL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex
(MWC)
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A single SANDHILL CRANE was sighted in the south field of the
Carncross Rd. area on the afternoon of the 10th. If searching for the
Cranes, other areas to check are the cut corn field along the south side
of Carncross Rd., or try to find the Cranes by scanning from the DEC
Parking Area at the end of Morgan Rd. Keep in mind a few attempts may be
necessary.
Refer to page 74, Grid D1 in the NYS DeLorme.
A CATTLE EGRET was discovered feeding in Larue's Lagoon, a wetland
located along the Wildlife Drive Auto Loop on the 9th. Relocation
efforts have not been successful thus far.
Cayuga County
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A single male GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was singing from the edge of the
field just north of the road as it left Rt 90 on Lake Road (south of
Long Point SP) on the 9th. Lake
Rd./Long Point SP is located on Lake Rd. south of Wells College and
is accessed from NY-90 (not I-90, aka the Thruway) just outside the
Village of Aurora, Town of Ledyard, NY. Refer to page 60 in the
Delorme NY State Atlas and Gazetteer.
A secretive female RED CROSSBILL was observed at the corner of Lick and
Hoag (seasonal use road) where white spruce plantation is in the
Summerhill area
on the 5th. Refer to page 60 in the
Delorme NY State Atlas and Gazetteer.
Onondaga County
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A singing male PRAIRIE WARBLER was found in the
Day Use Area, property of the College of Environmental Science and
Forestry, near Heiberg Forest. The location is @ about 2.2 miles from the
Village of Tully off Tully Truxton Rd. The Day Use area is on the east
side of the road just before Maple
Ridge Rd which leads to Heiberg Forest. A gate leads to a wide, moved trail
and you start hearing the bird after about 1/4 mile (the singing is pretty
continuous). No parking at the gate. The habitat is a young spruce
(Norway?) plantation; tree heights range from about 4 ft to 12 ft or higher.
See DeLorme pg 61; sect. B-6.
Oswego County
- - - - - - - - - - -
A single female DICKCISSEL was still being seen from the Howard Rd.
area near the grounds of the Oswego County Airport as of the 7th. The
male previously present has gone unreported since the 24th. The female
DICKCISSEL (when present) perches atop fences on either side of Howard
near the go-cart area.
PLEASE NOTE: there are NO RECORDS of nesting Dickcissels for Oswego
County. If traveling to this site, please DO NOT play tapes or
otherwise molest the Dickcissels in any way. Stay behind the fences and
watch from the roadside. See DeLorme pg. 74, Grid B-3.
Images of the DICKCISSELS can be found here:
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/photos
NOTE: You must be a registered member of OneidaBirds to view this photos.
Madison County
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A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was discovered feeding along Ditchbank Rd. in the
Town of Lenox on the morning of the 5th. DeLorme pg. 76.
Jefferson County
- - - - - - - - - - -
A field trip to Fort Drum on July 3rd from 12:45 pm
and 9:15 pm. gave the following highlights:
1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
3 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (singing males)
2 HENSLOW'S SPARROW (singing males)
2+ SEDGE WREN (singing males)
1 ORCHARD ORIOLE (singing male)
many COMMON NIGHTHAWK (booming and calling, starting about 8:20 pm)
many WHIP-POOR-WILL (started calling about 8:55 pm)
many GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
many VESPER SPARROW
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was near the latrine on the west side of
the South
Tank Trail that runs up the west side of the airfield. ORCHARD ORIOLE in the
same area, but a little back on the sandy road where I was looking for
snakes
and more R-H Woodies. CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were a little farther up the
Tank
Trail, and one on the north side of the airfield.
HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were about a hundred yards apart, on the south side of
Poagland Rd. about 0.8 miles west of the Antwerp Rd. - there are two
tall trees
there and one has a large limb down. SEDGE WRENS were on the Antwerp Rd. at
Poagland, and again 0.3 miles south.
Fort Drum is an open military
installation, meaning that it is accessible to the public subject to
certain regulations. Those interested can find more detailed information
on the Fort Drum Fish and Wildlife Program's web site:
http:www.drum.army.mil/garrison/pw/FishAndWild.html
Getting onto Fort Drum for recreational purposes involves two steps:
first you obtain an access pass from the Natural Resources Permit Office
near the village of Great Bend. This office has very limited hours
(currently Thursday and Friday afternoon and Saturday 8 to 4), which
essentially prevents first-time visitors from driving to Fort Drum for a
one-day birding trip. A pass costs $5 and is good for the federal fiscal
year (October through September), so once you have a pass there is just
one more step. Before you enter Fort Drum, you must call the Sportsman's
Hotline, which will list the areas on the installation that are open for
recreation and then allows you to register your access pass number. You
can only enter the Training Areas (as they are called) that are listed
on the Sportsman's Hotline. The hotline is updated daily at 6 pm,
meaning that the earliest you can learn whether a particular area is
open is the night before you plan on arriving on Fort Drum.
Please see the Fort Drum Fish and Wildlife web site for directions to
the permit office, hours it is open, the hotline number, and more
specific details on obtaining a pass.
-- --
Migrants reported from this past week include:
Both Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped, and Least Sandpipers,
and Short-billed Dowitcher.
-- --
Compilers Comments: Regretfully, I am moving west Monday, July 17th.
This marks my last RBA as compiler. Joe Brin has asked to take helm,
and should be the author of next week's report. Thanks to all of you
who wrote and wished me well, and thanks for all the compliments. I
wish I had time to thank you all individually, but time grows short...
Long Days, Pleasant Nights...
--end transcript
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
MattV-scapes, specializing in Bird and Butterfly Garden design and
installation.
webpage: http://www.fickity.net
"If it walks like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck; it may yet be
construed a hybrid."
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* New York
* Syracuse
* July 10, 2006
* NYSY 0607.10
hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert
date(s): July 03 - July 10, 2006
RBA BirdBox: (315)-637-0318
to report by e-mail: fickity AT netscape DOT net
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.
compiled: July 10 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Matt Victoria
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#25 - Monday, July 10, 2006
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the
week of July 10, 2006.
Highlights:
CATTLE EGRET
SANDHILL CRANE
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
WHIP-POOR-WILL
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
SEDGE WREN
PRAIRIE WARBLER
ORCHARD ORIOLE
DICKCISSEL
VESPER SPARROW
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
RED CROSSBILL
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex
(MWC)
- - - - - - - - - -
A single SANDHILL CRANE was sighted in the south field of the
Carncross Rd. area on the afternoon of the 10th. If searching for the
Cranes, other areas to check are the cut corn field along the south side
of Carncross Rd., or try to find the Cranes by scanning from the DEC
Parking Area at the end of Morgan Rd. Keep in mind a few attempts may be
necessary.
Refer to page 74, Grid D1 in the NYS DeLorme.
A CATTLE EGRET was discovered feeding in Larue's Lagoon, a wetland
located along the Wildlife Drive Auto Loop on the 9th. Relocation
efforts have not been successful thus far.
Cayuga County
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A single male GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was singing from the edge of the
field just north of the road as it left Rt 90 on Lake Road (south of
Long Point SP) on the 9th. Lake
Rd./Long Point SP is located on Lake Rd. south of Wells College and
is accessed from NY-90 (not I-90, aka the Thruway) just outside the
Village of Aurora, Town of Ledyard, NY. Refer to page 60 in the
Delorme NY State Atlas and Gazetteer.
A secretive female RED CROSSBILL was observed at the corner of Lick and
Hoag (seasonal use road) where white spruce plantation is in the
Summerhill area
on the 5th. Refer to page 60 in the
Delorme NY State Atlas and Gazetteer.
Onondaga County
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A singing male PRAIRIE WARBLER was found in the
Day Use Area, property of the College of Environmental Science and
Forestry, near Heiberg Forest. The location is @ about 2.2 miles from the
Village of Tully off Tully Truxton Rd. The Day Use area is on the east
side of the road just before Maple
Ridge Rd which leads to Heiberg Forest. A gate leads to a wide, moved trail
and you start hearing the bird after about 1/4 mile (the singing is pretty
continuous). No parking at the gate. The habitat is a young spruce
(Norway?) plantation; tree heights range from about 4 ft to 12 ft or higher.
See DeLorme pg 61; sect. B-6.
Oswego County
- - - - - - - - - - -
A single female DICKCISSEL was still being seen from the Howard Rd.
area near the grounds of the Oswego County Airport as of the 7th. The
male previously present has gone unreported since the 24th. The female
DICKCISSEL (when present) perches atop fences on either side of Howard
near the go-cart area.
PLEASE NOTE: there are NO RECORDS of nesting Dickcissels for Oswego
County. If traveling to this site, please DO NOT play tapes or
otherwise molest the Dickcissels in any way. Stay behind the fences and
watch from the roadside. See DeLorme pg. 74, Grid B-3.
Images of the DICKCISSELS can be found here:
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/photos
NOTE: You must be a registered member of OneidaBirds to view this photos.
Madison County
- - - - - - - - - - -
A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was discovered feeding along Ditchbank Rd. in the
Town of Lenox on the morning of the 5th. DeLorme pg. 76.
Jefferson County
- - - - - - - - - - -
A field trip to Fort Drum on July 3rd from 12:45 pm
and 9:15 pm. gave the following highlights:
1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
3 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (singing males)
2 HENSLOW'S SPARROW (singing males)
2+ SEDGE WREN (singing males)
1 ORCHARD ORIOLE (singing male)
many COMMON NIGHTHAWK (booming and calling, starting about 8:20 pm)
many WHIP-POOR-WILL (started calling about 8:55 pm)
many GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
many VESPER SPARROW
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was near the latrine on the west side of
the South
Tank Trail that runs up the west side of the airfield. ORCHARD ORIOLE in the
same area, but a little back on the sandy road where I was looking for
snakes
and more R-H Woodies. CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were a little farther up the
Tank
Trail, and one on the north side of the airfield.
HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were about a hundred yards apart, on the south side of
Poagland Rd. about 0.8 miles west of the Antwerp Rd. - there are two
tall trees
there and one has a large limb down. SEDGE WRENS were on the Antwerp Rd. at
Poagland, and again 0.3 miles south.
Fort Drum is an open military
installation, meaning that it is accessible to the public subject to
certain regulations. Those interested can find more detailed information
on the Fort Drum Fish and Wildlife Program's web site:
http:www.drum.army.mil/garrison/pw/FishAndWild.html
Getting onto Fort Drum for recreational purposes involves two steps:
first you obtain an access pass from the Natural Resources Permit Office
near the village of Great Bend. This office has very limited hours
(currently Thursday and Friday afternoon and Saturday 8 to 4), which
essentially prevents first-time visitors from driving to Fort Drum for a
one-day birding trip. A pass costs $5 and is good for the federal fiscal
year (October through September), so once you have a pass there is just
one more step. Before you enter Fort Drum, you must call the Sportsman's
Hotline, which will list the areas on the installation that are open for
recreation and then allows you to register your access pass number. You
can only enter the Training Areas (as they are called) that are listed
on the Sportsman's Hotline. The hotline is updated daily at 6 pm,
meaning that the earliest you can learn whether a particular area is
open is the night before you plan on arriving on Fort Drum.
Please see the Fort Drum Fish and Wildlife web site for directions to
the permit office, hours it is open, the hotline number, and more
specific details on obtaining a pass.
-- --
Migrants reported from this past week include:
Both Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped, and Least Sandpipers,
and Short-billed Dowitcher.
-- --
Compilers Comments: Regretfully, I am moving west Monday, July 17th.
This marks my last RBA as compiler. Joe Brin has asked to take helm,
and should be the author of next week's report. Thanks to all of you
who wrote and wished me well, and thanks for all the compliments. I
wish I had time to thank you all individually, but time grows short...
Long Days, Pleasant Nights...
--end transcript
--
Matt Victoria
Zone 5
Camillus, NY 13031 USA
MattV-scapes, specializing in Bird and Butterfly Garden design and
installation.
webpage: http://www.fickity.net
"If it walks like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck; it may yet be
construed a hybrid."
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