Onondaga Audubon reports rare birds and events
Highlights from the latest Central New York birding report include a Forster's tern at Far Haven State Park in Cayuga County on Oct 5, six parasitic jaegers and a pink-footed kittiwake at Derby Hill Oswego County, and a merlin on Morgan Road in Clay. Also noted are a Eurasian wigeon at Wilson Hill in St. Lawrence County, plus December recycling stats and local notices including a Styrofoam recycling reminder.
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Slain cop tied to Fulton and Atlanta police career
Christine Roth learned her son John Richard Sowa 28 a three year Atlanta patrol officer was shot to death while responding to a domestic dispute in Buckhead. The Fulton officer had a humane motive and a background in sports and security work in Massachusetts before pursuing policing.
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Public hearing planned on incinerator waste increase in Onondaga
More than 400 comments prompted a state public hearing on Ogden Martin Systems request to raise the incinerator permit from 299000 to 336000 tons per year in Onondaga County. DEC will decide on a hearing date within 30 days. Public support and opposition cited by OCRRA and county officials reflect concerns over recycling, waste reduction, and economic impacts.
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Earthweek Touches Global Peril From Fires to Quakes and Storms
Fresh winds eased Southeast Asia wildfire smoke but wildlife suffered. nearly 2000 elephants in central Sumatra faced respiratory distress and orangutans starved after mothers were shot fleeing flames. Tigers fled to villages, and songbirds fell silent across Indonesia and Malaysia. Strong quakes rattled Iran, Italy, Japan, and the Philippines, triggering injuries and property damage. Tropical storms Pauline and Fabian lashed Mexico and the Atlantic, while Ruapehu erupted in New Zealand. In Brazil, Amazon fires scorched vast lands raising respiratory illness in Manaus. fires also hit South Africa’s Northern Province, killing livestock and three rhinos.
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Endangered animals saved as drought and war loom
In Indonesia and Vietnam emergency aid moves to famine areas where thousands face starvation. Drought has destroyed crops in central Vietnam, prompting authorities to urge reliance on forest fruits. In Russia's Vologda region wolf dog hybrids threaten wildlife as locals report aggressive crossbreds and predation.
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Bird tour at Montezuma Refuge led by FLCC instructor
A free guided bird tour begins at 9 am Saturday from the refuge visitor center at 3395 Routes 5/20 East in Seneca Falls. John Van Ned, natural resources instructor at Finger Lakes Community College, will lead participants to several birding hot spots. For information, call 568-5987.
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