Hi everyone. I am posting this on behalf of my wife Melissa Mance-Coniglio who found a probable RUFF when we were out walking this evening at Iroquois NWR in Genesee County. I thought this might be of interest given the rare nature of this species. The location is roughly an hour's drive from the border crossings. Here is her Genesee Birds post below. I'll add some directional details here:
For those with navigation devices the location of the bird in Kumph Marsh is 43.11923 deg North, 78.43249 West, and the location of the parking lot Melissa mentioned is 43.11688 North, 78.43142 West (sorry I'm a geographer) Google Street View map of parking lot location - when parking make sure to take the mowed trail behind the welcome building, NOT the Kanyoo trail that starts across the parking lot from the building and heads into the woods... <http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2Fmaps%3Fq%3D Alabama%252C%2BNY%26hl%3Den%26ll%3D43.116147%252C-78.431439%26spn%3D0.002753 %252C0.002993%26sll%3D42.746632%252C-75.770041%26sspn%3D5.671023%252C6.13037 1%26hnear%3DAlabama%252C%2BGenesee%252C%2BNew%2BYork%26t%3Dh%26z%3D18%26laye r%3Dc%26cbll%3D43.116098%252C-78.431698%26panoid%3D4rP_kjde8iiGlHao5VY5Aw%26 cbp%3D12%252C348.43%252C%252C0%252C11.69&h=IAQGgxctP> http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2Fmaps%3Fq%3DA labama%252C%2BNY%26hl%3Den%26ll%3D43.116147%252C-78.431439%26spn%3D0.002753% 252C0.002993%26sll%3D42.746632%252C-75.770041%26sspn%3D5.671023%252C6.130371 %26hnear%3DAlabama%252C%2BGenesee%252C%2BNew%2BYork%26t%3Dh%26z%3D18%26layer %3Dc%26cbll%3D43.116098%252C-78.431698%26panoid%3D4rP_kjde8iiGlHao5VY5Aw%26c bp%3D12%252C348.43%252C%252C0%252C11.69&h=IAQGgxctP This evening at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in the Kumpf Marsh I spotted a male transitional plumage RUFF. The photo is on the link below (it was sunset so the light is not great). Hopefully the bird sticks around for more to enjoy! It is on Feeder road, if you park at the trail head and walk to feeder road turn right the bird was on the left hand side in among many other pipers. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=246238175515704 <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=246238175515704&set=a.2343149933746 89.1073741828.234306910042164&type=1&theater> &set=a.234314993374689.1073741828.234306910042164&type=1&theater Good luck! Melissa Mance-Coniglio Wildlife Artist www.themancegallery.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melissa-Mance-Coniglio-Artist/234306910042164 ?fref=ts _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
