RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 17, 2005
* NYSY 0509.17
Birds mentioned -
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Virginia Rail
Sora
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Veery
Wood Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
DICKCISSEL
Bobolink
Compiled by Mickey Scilingo
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo@gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#28 - Saturday, September 17, 2005
The weather conditions of the last 2 weeks have been almost perfect for both
migrants and birders alike. The cool, clear nights have provided ideal travel
conditions for migrants, while the dense morning fog that has occurred almost daily
in some places, has grounded multiple mixed species flocks. Going back to September
4, the Verona Beach Woods had 9 species of warbler including TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE,
MAGNOLIA, YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM, plus 4 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, 8 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, BROWN CREEPER and a VEERY. That same day, Howland Island had 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and 11 species of warbler including NORTHERN PARULA,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL, and WILSON'S WARBLER.
On Monday, September 5, a migrant flock in Durhamville, Oneida County consisted of
many RED-EYED VIREOS, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, singles of BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and WILSON'S WARBLER, 2 SCARLET TANAGERS and
a HOUSE WREN. Along the shore of Lake Ontario, birds found between Sunset Bay Park
and Selkirk Shores State Park included TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2
YELLOW WARBLERS (at Mexico Point), CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER, while an EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen in
Parish.
On Friday, September 9, Three Rivers WMA had 4 WOOD THRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, SWAMP SPARROW, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and many RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES. Among the birds found along Dead Creek near the town of Van Buren
Highway Dept were 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, a HOUSE WREN and a
SCARLET TANAGER. Along Kingdom Rd, just west of Whiskey Hollow, was an EASTERN
BLUEBIRD family, a PALM WARBLER, and a VESPER SPARROW.
Some of the migrants grounded in Camillus on Friday and Saturday mornings, September
9 and 10 were several PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, a NORTHERN PARULA, a BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, a HOODED WARBLER, 5 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, an INDIGO BUNTING and a
SWAMP SPARROW.
The migrant fallout was particularly spectacular on Saturday, September 10 on
Howland Island. During the overnight, many, many migrants were heard calling
overhead, including hundreds of thrushes that included GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, VEERY and WOOD THRUSH. Due to the 9th annual Montezuma Muckrace
being held on this day, there were multiple teams of people birding Howland Island
in the morning, and they produced an almost endless list of birds that included BALD
EAGLE, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, MERLIN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, multiple PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, WINTER WREN, MARSH
WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, over 20 species of warblers including BLUE-WINGED,
TENNESSEE, YELLOW, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM, BAY-BREASTED,
BLACKPOLL, OVENBIRD and WILSON'S WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK,
INDIGO BUNTING and BOBOLINK. In addition, a DICKCISSEL was heard calling in
migration from somewhere just southeast of Howland Island.
The only shorebirds that could be found at Delta Lake on Sunday afternoon were found
near the Fisherman's Access point on Stokes-Westernville Rd and consisted of a few
GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 STILT SANDPIPER and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
On Monday, September 12, at least 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a FIELD SPARROW were
found in Hannibal. On Thursday, September 15, some migrants found near Sandy Pond
were 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 2 BROWN THRASHERS, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 2 NORTHERN
PARULAS, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
There are still a few RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS around visiting feeders, so don't
pack them a way just yet.
Some highlights from the Utica Marsh include a MERLIN and numerous RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS on Wednesday, and a SORA and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on Friday.
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 17, 2005
* NYSY 0509.17
Birds mentioned -
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Virginia Rail
Sora
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Veery
Wood Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
DICKCISSEL
Bobolink
Compiled by Mickey Scilingo
RBA BirdBox: 315-637-0318
E-mail: mickey.scilingo@gte.net
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
#28 - Saturday, September 17, 2005
The weather conditions of the last 2 weeks have been almost perfect for both
migrants and birders alike. The cool, clear nights have provided ideal travel
conditions for migrants, while the dense morning fog that has occurred almost daily
in some places, has grounded multiple mixed species flocks. Going back to September
4, the Verona Beach Woods had 9 species of warbler including TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE,
MAGNOLIA, YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM, plus 4 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, 8 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, BROWN CREEPER and a VEERY. That same day, Howland Island had 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and 11 species of warbler including NORTHERN PARULA,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL, and WILSON'S WARBLER.
On Monday, September 5, a migrant flock in Durhamville, Oneida County consisted of
many RED-EYED VIREOS, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, singles of BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and WILSON'S WARBLER, 2 SCARLET TANAGERS and
a HOUSE WREN. Along the shore of Lake Ontario, birds found between Sunset Bay Park
and Selkirk Shores State Park included TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2
YELLOW WARBLERS (at Mexico Point), CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER, while an EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen in
Parish.
On Friday, September 9, Three Rivers WMA had 4 WOOD THRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, SWAMP SPARROW, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and many RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES. Among the birds found along Dead Creek near the town of Van Buren
Highway Dept were 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, a HOUSE WREN and a
SCARLET TANAGER. Along Kingdom Rd, just west of Whiskey Hollow, was an EASTERN
BLUEBIRD family, a PALM WARBLER, and a VESPER SPARROW.
Some of the migrants grounded in Camillus on Friday and Saturday mornings, September
9 and 10 were several PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, a NORTHERN PARULA, a BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, a HOODED WARBLER, 5 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, an INDIGO BUNTING and a
SWAMP SPARROW.
The migrant fallout was particularly spectacular on Saturday, September 10 on
Howland Island. During the overnight, many, many migrants were heard calling
overhead, including hundreds of thrushes that included GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, VEERY and WOOD THRUSH. Due to the 9th annual Montezuma Muckrace
being held on this day, there were multiple teams of people birding Howland Island
in the morning, and they produced an almost endless list of birds that included BALD
EAGLE, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, MERLIN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, multiple PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, WINTER WREN, MARSH
WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, over 20 species of warblers including BLUE-WINGED,
TENNESSEE, YELLOW, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM, BAY-BREASTED,
BLACKPOLL, OVENBIRD and WILSON'S WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK,
INDIGO BUNTING and BOBOLINK. In addition, a DICKCISSEL was heard calling in
migration from somewhere just southeast of Howland Island.
The only shorebirds that could be found at Delta Lake on Sunday afternoon were found
near the Fisherman's Access point on Stokes-Westernville Rd and consisted of a few
GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 STILT SANDPIPER and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
On Monday, September 12, at least 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a FIELD SPARROW were
found in Hannibal. On Thursday, September 15, some migrants found near Sandy Pond
were 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 2 BROWN THRASHERS, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 2 NORTHERN
PARULAS, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
There are still a few RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS around visiting feeders, so don't
pack them a way just yet.
Some highlights from the Utica Marsh include a MERLIN and numerous RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS on Wednesday, and a SORA and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on Friday.