The shorebird habitat northeast of Rt 77 and Griswold Rd (Niagara County) remains excellent. Today, I had about 10 each of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Stilt Sandpipers, 2 Least Sandpipers, and 2 juvenile Long-billed Dowitchers. Note that I and others have gone here and found almost no shorebirds so they must have somewhere else they go but I suspect this is their favorite area. The viewing/lighting in the afternoon is fabulous and the birds are not far away if you walk along the dike.
Nearby, about 1/4 mile east of Griswold on Rt 77, on the south side of the road, a large impoundment held many geese, ducks, coots, and a few Moorhens. Eight CACKLING GEESE were the highlight but there were many Wigeon and Coots, Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal (5-10), Gadwall, and Shovelers. Betsy and I also looked for the Ross's Goose reported by Doug Beattie yesterday in the Town of Alexander, Genesee County. Although we had hundreds of geese, all we could identify were Canadas. A PINE SISKIN with Goldfinches flew over a field that contained several dozen AMERICAN PIPITS on Peaviner Road. Good birding! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
